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Why SigmaTUBE
SigmaTUBE is a complete tube and pipe cutting software that operates seamlessly inside SOLIDWORKS. Custom modules help you optimize material usage and get the most out of your tube cutting machine. Supported machines include Mazak FabriGear, Trumpf, BLM, Bystronic, Amada and more.
The World's Best Tube Cutting Software
SigmaTUBE operates seamlessly inside SOLIDWORKS, generating nests and NC code with any external programs. Using SigmaTUBE, you can create your own parts from a library of standard shapes or import parts and assemblies from a wide variety of 3D CAD systems.
- SOLIDWORKS
- Inventor
- Siemens NX
- Parasolid
- PTC Creo
All nesting and toolpath data is generated and stored within SOLIDWORKS, making it easy for you to program your tube cutting machine from one seat of software.
- Automatic feature recognition
- Advanced automatic and manual nesting
- Multi-profile nesting
- Automatically separate and nest assemblies based on tube type, shape, and material
- Generate NC code without exporting parts or leaving SOLIDWORKS
- Toolpath generated by part or by nest
- Programmable tube supports
- Realistic toolpath simulation
- Contour segmentation
- Automatic toolpath generation and sequencing
- Automatic geometry compensation for 4 and 5-axis machines
- Quickly create new parts using the standard shapes library:
- Round tubes
- Rectangular tubes
- Square tubes
- General convex tubes
- Extruded sections
- Angle irons
- Channels
- I-Beams
- Automatically and easily add features to newly created shapes:
- Miters
- Holes
- Cutouts
- Copes
- Chamfers
- Fillets
- Tabs and notches
- Marking/etching
- SolidCAD Geometry Supported
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SigmaTUBE operates seamlessly inside SOLIDWORKS, generating nests and NC code with any external programs. Using SigmaTUBE, you can create your own parts from a library of standard shapes or import parts and assemblies from a wide variety of 3D CAD systems.
- SOLIDWORKS
- Inventor
- Siemens NX
- Parasolid
- PTC Creo
- SigmaTUBE Nesting
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All nesting and toolpath data is generated and stored within SOLIDWORKS, making it easy for you to program your tube cutting machine from one seat of software.
- Automatic feature recognition
- Advanced automatic and manual nesting
- Multi-profile nesting
- Automatically separate and nest assemblies based on tube type, shape, and material
- Generate NC code without exporting parts or leaving SOLIDWORKS
- SigmaTUBE Rotary Cutting
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- Toolpath generated by part or by nest
- Programmable tube supports
- Realistic toolpath simulation
- Contour segmentation
- Automatic toolpath generation and sequencing
- Automatic geometry compensation for 4 and 5-axis machines
- Tube, Beam, and Feature Recognition
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- Quickly create new parts using the standard shapes library:
- Round tubes
- Rectangular tubes
- Square tubes
- General convex tubes
- Extruded sections
- Angle irons
- Channels
- I-Beams
- Automatically and easily add features to newly created shapes:
- Miters
- Holes
- Cutouts
- Copes
- Chamfers
- Fillets
- Tabs and notches
- Marking/etching
SigmaTUBE Features
New tutorials to assist with easy, step-by-step programming
TrueShape nesting maximizes material utilization and enables common-line cutting
Auto Task automatically groups parts by machine, material, and profile type for easy nesting.
SigmaTUBE Packages
From small job shops with a single machine to large manufacturing companies with hundreds of machines, SigmaNEST offers a complete, custom solution that meets or exceeds your business needs.
Success Stories
Virtual Design & Construction
“SigmaNEST allows you to enter various sheet stock sizes and nests accordingly in the most efficient way.
From the outset, we recognized that we needed the right nesting software. From geometry and nesting all the way to data management, SigmaNEST was instrumental in the success of the project.”
John Cerone
Director of Virtual Design & Construction
CRD Manufacturing
“SigmaTUBE allows us to meet the rigid time and quality requirements that our customers have come to expect.”
Tim Carroll
Owner
Tampa Bay Steel
“SigmaNEST allows us to focus on our core business while entrusting CAD/CAM nesting to the experts.”
Dave Carpenter
Engineering Manager