Design2Fab

RATING:

3.0

(1)
Overview

About Design2Fab

Brought to you by the cutting experts with 50 years of experience and more than 160 cutting technology related patents to their name. Design2Fab is so easy to use, even a beginner to the sheet metal trade can immediately start making fittings with a complete range of templates. Engineered to dramatically reduce the time it takes to develop and lay out flat patterns, Design2Fab gives sheet metal fabricators, HVAC shops, and MEP contractors the ability to create complex custom fitting layouts in minutes, rather than hours. Design2Fab also helps ensure perfect fit-up when installing parts in the field, contributing to increased productivity and lower operating costs – so you’ll be able to accomplish more, while increasing profitability...Try it free for 7 days.

Design2Fab Pricing

Perpetual 1 time purchase, +monthly/1&3-year subscriptions also available.

Starting price: 

$79.99 per month

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

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Design2Fab Reviews

Overall Rating

3.0

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

3

Customer Support

1

Value for money

3

Functionality

2

Most Helpful Reviews for Design2Fab

1 Review

Buddy

Machinery, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

2

Reviewed March 2021

maybe 3 stars

It is a sheet metal program with potential, but at this time taking too long to accomplish our needs. Training should be available.

PROS

Fairly easy to operate. Gets job done, slowly.

CONS

Gored elbows. Can not make full height end gores and still use Pre-Nest Pattern. We do more elbows than anything. Programming the elbow takes 30 seconds. Then 5 to 7 minutes to modify it so the laser can cut it. We have to dxf these elbows out, then spend 5 minutes if lucky to change bendline name, bendline color for etching, moving the bend lines off of the part. Makes our laser go crazy. All other fittings are the same, lots of work after the simple job of programming them. We spend tooooo much time re-doing the dxf's/dwg's. About a year ago I ask your techs about the elbow issues, the blowbox program that is not available that i have been using with SDS for 25 years. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] has helped me more than anyone. Your tech dept. did fix an issue with exporting and reporting gored elbows. Spacing setting makes to big of flat spots on fittings. We have to adjust this with the spacing setting in the fitting, but still when i can i replace with arcs. Laser runs much, much faster when i do this Sq to Round transitions. Same issues. Tapered pipe Same issues.

Reason for choosing Design2Fab

Balance of cost and ease of use, and hopefully service and training.