Design 2 Fab HVAC
Heating & Air Ductwork Software
For users who need to create HVAC duct fitting layouts, try Design2Fab®, a stand-alone MTC software application that may be used in conjunction with NestMaster, TurboNest or ProNest. Whether the application is HVAC duct, Mechanical, Kitchen, Industrial, Roofing or specialty, Design2Fab is known for its superb versatility. Complex custom fitting layouts may now be created in minutes not hours! In fact, Design2Fab is so easy-to-use, even a beginner to the trade can make fittings!
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Design2Fab Foreman Edition offers the following:
- Complete library of shapes – square, rectangular, round, oval, transitions, elbows, pipe, specialty.
- Accounts for metal thickness on bend allowance.
- Shear lists and Labels
- Seamless integration with Estimating module
- Production reports for metal, cleats, lining, vanes, hangers etc.
- Scaled 3D/2D views of fitting and patterns
- Fast, easy data entry with pop-down menus
- Designed with industry standards
- Shop standards all easy to customize to fit your shop
- Works with Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Works with standard PC hardware
- Metric or Standard measurements: inches, centimeters, millimeters 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, .01, .001, .0001
- Customized country currencies
- Automatic gauge selection features
- Square footage and weights
- Customize all data bases and parameters
- Production Labels
- Shear lists (manual layout)
- Technical calculator built-in
- User control of round and curved edges
- Comprehensive library of shapes for pattern layout and fabrication
- Patterns: DXF pattern export into TurboNest, ProNest or other software ready for automated nesting and cutting and view
- Patterns: Print and view
- Pattern fabrication reports
- Full-scale patterns to plotter ready for cutting
- XY or True length coordinates
- Shear list, blank sizes calculated
- Labels, production stickers w/ fabrication details
- Shop standards fully customizable
- SMACNA standards
- Fitting List: Quick list of fittings in job
- Detail List: Shop ticket format, shows fitting, details and dimensions
- ECalc: Calculator for quick trig, triangle, circle, fraction math solutions
- Metal Summary report: Summary of total metal usage, including # of sheets
- Metal Piece report: Detail metal usage for each part.
- Cleat List: List cleats to fabricate, organizes them by type, size, etc.
- Lining List: Lists lining to cut for fabricated parts by type, size and dimension for each pattern piece
- Wrap report: Lists total wrap usage
- Vane Piece report: Lists each part that has vanes
