SPI SheetMetal for AutoCAD Advantage

SPI SheetMetal AutoCAD® brings sheet metal manufacturing knowledge up front into the design process, introducing dramatic productivity gains and cost savings in the design and manufacture of sheet metal parts. This is achieved through a unique combination of specialized sheet metal design capabilities. SPI leads to significant increase in ready-to-manufacture products and makes the design process instant, resulting in drastic time savings between conceptualization and the testing of actual parts. After all SPI drastically decreases the time-to-market.

Numerous designers all over the world use SPI Sheet Metal SPI SheetMetal solutions enable you to design and unfold sheet metal like no other software. Users all over the world from Iceland to Cape of Good Hope in more than 35 countries in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Americas swear on it: "It will only take you about two days to gain full control of the software. I believe that this is the best investment that we have ever made. It‘s very time-saving to design and unfold sheet metal with SPI." (Icesteel LTD, Iceland)

	100% compatible SPI SheetMetal AutoCAD is 100% integrated with current AutoCAD® systems. Results in seconds 3D-Solids are created based on a basic plate or profile by adding flanges and profiles, through profiles "sweep along path" or by shelling.The flat pattern of the 3D model is calculated in seconds, the designer can start the unfold command at any time to control the unfold process. Automatic dimensioning and a bend line table complete the work.

	Transferable At the prototyping or pre-production stage, SPI - in just a few seconds - leaves a flat pattern transferable to e. g. laser or punch CAM programs and press brake control systems (special interface for Delem and Cybelec included) and to bending simulation software. Upgradable It is used for conventional, non-parametric design and unfolding of sheet metal parts and assemblies. An upgrade to parametric is with SPI Sheetmetal Inventor is available.