Workflow Simplified
With New RADAN 2020.0
Automated and refined processes save time and admin
With user experience as a top priority, the new
release of RADAN is set to make this leading
CAD/CAM software for the sheetmetal industry
easier to use than ever before. A further
reduction in mouse clicks and improvements to
nesting and reporting allows customers to see a
real increase in efficiency, saving both time and
costs.
Olaf Körner, Product Manager for RADAN says:
“After introducing a strong enhancement to our
nesting engine last year, users have increased their
operation of the automatic nester. The reporting
is really powerful, and the number of mouse clicks
needed has been reduced by around half, to use
automatic nesting, or to work on a 3D model – the
workflow is so much easier.”
punching tool type. Punching plays an important
part of the manufacturing process, and he says
customers are getting more creative with their
tooling for punch presses, to set them apart from
lasers. Now there’s a new tool type for flattening
features in the tool editor.
Radtube sees further improvements to the popular
common line cutting feature, added in the previous
release. Users can now optimise the nest either by
material usage or by cycle time. When optimising the
cycle time, the nest starts looking for common cuts
more aggressively. “It doesn’t sacrifice all the material
usage, but does look harder for opportunities to
use common line cutting. This gives the customer a
choice between using as little material as possible or
optimising the cycle time.
The new quick nest mode in RADAN 2020.0 provides “As common line cutting is becoming increasingly
a more visual interface, with limited upfront setup
popular, customers asked us to allow their old legacy
for projects. And a redesigned new project dialog
parts to be nested for it, too. They want RADAN to
allows users to ‘get nesting quicker’. Time benefits
assume those parts can be common cut, if it’s safe. So
can also be achieved with machine specific projects
we’ve brought in automatic common cut selection on
and templates. Olaf Körner says: “If a user wants
legacy parts, giving more automatic common cutting.”
to begin nesting quickly, we’ve made it much easier
to get started, with fewer questions and machine
Radtube reporting has also been improved to
specific templates. The template contains automation include QR codes, bar codes and images, making the
– for example, a fiber laser template will switch to
recognition of parts simpler and more accurate. The
your correct laser machine and put in all the settings reports can be outputted automatically and in the
needed.”
required format.
As well as a quicker start to projects, it is also easier
for users to pick up on previous projects. The new
streamlined mode benefits from reduced mouse
travel and an autosave function so that work is never
lost. The ease of use ensures the software is simple
to learn and allows more complex projects to be
completed efficiently.
Complex projects can also be achieved using the new
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In this release, Radquote has been enhanced with
many updates; a highlight being the new nesting
engine for material calculations. This feature has the
ability to increase the number of orders won due to
its accurate and achievable estimates. As soon as a
quote turns into an order, Radquote automatically
exports all the information needed, in the form of
a PDF file for records; for emailing to the customer