CAD & CAM Software Opinions
Tormach’s CAD and CAM offerings have been carefully selected so we can offer an affordable and versatile design solutions for our customers, regardless of their CAD and CAM experience.If you already have a CAD system, SheetCAM is a very affordable CAM program for 2.5D milling and drilling.
For basic planar geometries (2.5D) TurboCAD/CAM is an affordable integrated solution. TurboCAM also supports lathe programming.
Alibre is affordable 3D parametric CAD. Alibre Design Expert includes an integrated CAM plug-in with basic 3D functionality. Alibre does not support lathe programming.
SprutCAM is an affordable but powerful 3D stand-alone CAM. It is a good choice to consider if you already have a 3D CAD program. If not, we recommend a combination of Alibre Design Standard for CAD and SprutCAM Master for CAM. SprutCAM Master supports lathe programming.
For a more in-depth explanation of CAD and CAM technologies, we strongly encourage you to read our CAD & CAM Whitepaper.
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Product
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2 1/2 D
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3 D
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Stand-Alone CAM
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SheetCAM |
SprutCAM Master
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Integrated CAD/CAM
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TurboCAD/CAM |
Alibre Design Expert
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Product
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Mill
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Lathe
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4th Axis
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SheetCAM
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Yes (2 1/2 D) |
No
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No
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TurboCAD/CAM
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Yes (2 1/2 D) |
Yes
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No
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Alibre Design Expert
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Yes (3 D) |
No
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No
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SprutCAM
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Yes (3 D) |
Yes
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Continuous
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*TurboCAD, Alibre Design Standard, and Alibre Design Professional are CAD only.