IronCAD Reviews & Product Details

IronCAD has several ways of doing the same thing so it is super easy to learn even for people with no previous CAD experience. Power users can when needed use the same technique as in the competitor's programs so it's not limited to just one way of working. I have stayed with IronCAD for 23 years and I have seen over the years how the competitors mimic things that have always been possible in IronCAD. It can do everything we need at our company, including the creation of advanced corrugated boxes with correct consideration of inside loss and more. We have also started using it for design of thermo formed trays and it works quite well. There is some improvements needed in this area but IronCAD is working hard to create those improvements. The programming API is well developed and we have created a large number of plugins ourselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It doesn't have as many options to offer as the competitors when it comes to solution partners for CAM, FEA and so on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Today you have to be prepared to iterate your design even in the long run. To be able to have all the geometries in one (1) file, combined with a huge forgiveness when shifting and deleting in the "constructing tree" is then a bliss. Also there is a real interest from the company to listening to users. On wish-list has stood a form of "inheritance" - think one Grandma object, with children, and grandchildren with further evolutions of their own. You change Grandma and that will echo down the family. So Cool and practical when having, for example, a 180 dgr revolved half-shell that will be put together with another, slightly different, half-shell to a whole symmetrical 360 dgr shell. Later in the design process you have to change the revolving object that defines the two.... Well - just change GrandMa then :-) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much to dislike....besides the 2D-editor (for example, defining an extruded body) which implements some standard commands, like "rotate", in an odd non-standard way. Funny because you have all the "standard moves" in their CAXA program for 2D draft. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once learned it becomes fast and efficient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not enough resources for trying to get around a problem. Unlike most other CAD products, but it is getting better - slowly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fast & easy to use 3D design tool for concepts with various configurations. As powerful as older 3D CAD tools for much less cost. Single scene 3D workspace is far superior to all of the multi-file mgt time wasted @ other cad systems. Yearly software updates & improvements are based upon user requests. Very good dealer / tech support. Annual subscription maintenance for upgrades & support is reasonably priced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The 2D drawings package is still a bit clunky as compared to other brands. Ironcad still struggles when placing structured BOMs & Parts Lists for multi-level assembly models onto drawings. There are acceptable work-arounds when saving linked external files to the master 3D scene. Ironcad should provide more written instructions & current video "how to" examples. Much of Ironcad's online info is outdated - from previous software releases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Program with clear menu and easy HUD navigation. The multitude of training materials available on the Internet allow even an amateur to achieve proficiency. Definitely on the plus side, the program can be used in many industries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lacks some features that SolidWorks, for example, has. Some things have to be done manually one at a time instead of automatically on a group of objects. Sometimes the arrangement of elements (buttons) is unintuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve, intuitive use and development of IronCAD. Where other cad software lags behind, IronCAD goes along with the possibilities and developments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's nothing I don't like. IronCAD meets my expectations in its entirety Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The unified design environment. No headache if I start with a part or an assembly. Just open a scene and start the design. The structure can later be adjusted and saved to external files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The sketcher could be better and it takes some time to get used to the new design approach if you come from a traditional design package like SW or IV. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Triball makes things easy to mirror, duplicate, move around and navigate and do changes seamlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't found a downside yet. There are a few things that I found easier in Solidworks but I just need to learn the IronCad equivalent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The configurable aspect of the software makes things faster for the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Initially, much slower than another software, requires perseverance to become more efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Relatively simple to use, generally quick to get to the finished outcome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No actual weld forms, that could be switched on or off with associated symbols. It would be nice to have the ability to generate NC codes for Lathes, Mills etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.