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# Design2Fab

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> Brought to you by the cutting experts with 50 years of experience and more than 160 cutting technology related patents to their name. Design2Fab is so easy to use, even a beginner to the sheet metal trade can immediately start making fittings with a complete range of templates. Engineered to dramatically reduce the time it takes to develop and lay out flat patterns, Design2Fab gives sheet metal fabricators, HVAC shops, and MEP contractors the ability to create complex custom fitting layouts in minutes, rather than hours. Design2Fab also helps ensure perfect fit-up when installing parts in the field, contributing to increased productivity and lower operating costs – so you’ll be able to accomplish more, while increasing profitability...Try it free for 7 days.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **3.0/5** by 1 users. Top-rated for **Ease of Use**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **3.0/5** | 1 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 1.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 2.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 20% | (2/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Hypertherm
- **Founded**: 1968

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$79.99
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Perpetual 1 time purchase, +monthly/1\&3-year subscriptions also available.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English, French, Spanish
- **Available Countries**: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands and 48 more

## Features

- Quotes/Estimates

## Integrations (1 total)

- ProNest

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support

## Category

- [HVAC Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1552/hvac/software)

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## Reviews

### "maybe 3 stars" — 3.0/5

> **Buddy** | *29 March 2021* | Machinery | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Fairly easy to operate.
Gets job done, slowly.
> 
> **Cons**: Gored elbows.

     Can not make full height end gores and still use Pre-Nest Pattern.   We do more elbows than anything.
     Programming the elbow takes 30 seconds. Then 5 to 7 minutes to modify it so the laser can cut it.
     We have to dxf these elbows out, then spend 5 minutes if lucky to change bendline name, bendline 
     color for etching, moving the bend lines off of the part. Makes our laser go crazy.

All other fittings are the same, lots of work after the simple job of programming them. We spend tooooo much time re-doing the dxf's/dwg's.

About a year ago I ask your techs about the elbow issues, the blowbox program that is not available that i have been using with SDS for 25 years. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] has helped me more than anyone.
Your tech dept. did fix an issue with exporting and reporting gored elbows.

Spacing setting makes to big of flat spots on fittings. We have to adjust this with the spacing setting in the fitting, but still when i can i replace with arcs. Laser runs much, much faster when i do this

Sq to Round transitions. 
Same issues.

Tapered pipe
Same issues.
> 
> It is a sheet metal program with potential, but at this time taking too long to accomplish our needs.
Training should be available.

## Links

- [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/248193/design2fab-r)

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