Top 6 Plate'n'Sheet Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

Sheet metal software for developing and unfolding plate, sheet, and components.

1. Cone Layout

Cone Layout Cone Layout is a program to unfold a frustum of a cone and generate a sheet cutting layout or flat pattern projection that can be rolled or bend up into a truncated cone shape. Either side of the truncated cone can be tilted. To help you visualise the cone you......

2. CALDSoft

CALDSoft CALDsoft performs automatic unfolding calculations based on the required items dimensions, with easy creation of drawings for budgeting and manufacture, included weight calculations. In order to use the program the user does not require extensive design knowledge. All that is needed are the dimensions of the required piece.......

3. Sheet Lightning

Sheet Lightning Sheet Lightning the 3D CAD pattern unwrap software for duct, chute, flues,chimneys etc. Create and unfold sheet metal duct, structural steel and fabrication designs for manufacture. Includes a predefined parametric library. Libraries can be extended by creating new and original parametric designs from CAD designs.......

4. Autopol

Autopol Sheet metal software for design, unfolding and press brake simulation.......

5. Waybe for Google SketchUp

Waybe for Google SketchUp Waybe is the fastest and easiest way to create 3D paper modelsWaybe is a Google SketchUp plug-in that you can use to quickly bring your 3D Sketchup models into the real world.......

6. TouchCAD

TouchCAD TouchCAD is a combined 3D modeling and unfolding program focusing on the ability to generate complex 3D shapes, and converting them into models possible to build physically.TouchCAD can be used for a wide range of tasks such as marine design, production of soft material based objects such as tents, blimps,......