3D CAM and Nesting Software
Advanced CAD/CAM software for designing, nesting, simulating, and programming CNC tube, pipe, profile, and beam cutting machines.
Almacam Tube is a complete 3D CAD/CAM solution for programming CNC tube, pipe, profile, and beam cutting machines. It brings 3D design, CAD import, automatic section recognition, tube nesting, cutting preparation, machine simulation, and NC programming together in one integrated environment.
The software can import individual 3D parts or complete assemblies, automatically retrieve quantities, recognize tube sections, and prepare parts for production. Users can also design tubes and profiles directly, modify imported geometry, unfold or unbend parts, and create assembly connections such as notches.
Almacam Tube automatically prepares cutting trajectories, operation sequences, and cutting conditions according to the capabilities of the target machine. It can also support machines combining thermal cutting with mechanical processes such as drilling, milling, tapping, and flow drilling.
Advanced nesting optimizes tubes and profiles of different section types, supports nesting in reusable offcuts, and manages common cuts. Before production, realistic machine simulation validates cutting feasibility against axis travel, speeds, accelerations, and collision risks. Final NC programs are generated using machine-specific post-processors.
Key features
Design tubes and profiles with standard or custom sections, holes, and complex end cuts, or import complete 3D parts and assemblies. Almacam automatically recognizes tube sections and can retrieve quantities from assembly data, reducing repetitive engineering preparation.
Automatically generate optimized cutting trajectories, operation sequences, and suitable cutting conditions. Complex extremity cuts can be prepared automatically, while trajectories are adapted to the actual capabilities of the selected machine.
Define and manage connections between tubes and profiles for complex fabrication requirements. Almacam Tube helps prepare accurate cutting geometries for joints, intersections and assemblies, supporting advanced tube cutting applications.
Automatically unfold tubes and profiles to generate accurate flat patterns for production, inspection or downstream manufacturing processes. This simplifies geometry preparation and helps reduce manual design work.
Automatically optimize parts across tubes, pipes, profiles, and beams of different cross-sections. Almacam supports nesting in reusable offcuts and common-cut strategies to improve raw-material utilization and reduce unnecessary stock consumption.
Simulate the real cutting machine before production and validate axis ranges, speeds, accelerations, sensing operations, and potential collisions. Almacam can simulate complex machine configurations, including multi-mandrel systems, before generating machine-specific NC programs and workshop documentation.
Benefits
Use cases
Program round, square, rectangular, open, and custom profiles for frames, structures, machinery, and fabricated assemblies.
Import complete 3D assemblies, retrieve quantities, recognize sections, and prepare notches and connections between intersecting tubes or profiles.
Program machines combining laser cutting with drilling, milling, tapping, flow drilling, sensing, and other mechanical operations.
Manage different 3-, 4-, and 5-axis tube cutting machines and robotized cutting cells from one consistent Almacam environment.
Program round, square, rectangular, open, and custom profiles for frames, structures, machinery, and fabricated assemblies.
Import complete 3D assemblies, retrieve quantities, recognize sections, and prepare notches and connections between intersecting tubes or profiles.
Program machines combining laser cutting with drilling, milling, tapping, flow drilling, sensing, and other mechanical operations.
Manage different 3-, 4-, and 5-axis tube cutting machines and robotized cutting cells from one consistent Almacam environment.
Program round, square, rectangular, open, and custom profiles for frames, structures, machinery, and fabricated assemblies.
Import complete 3D assemblies, retrieve quantities, recognize sections, and prepare notches and connections between intersecting tubes or profiles.
Program machines combining laser cutting with drilling, milling, tapping, flow drilling, sensing, and other mechanical operations.
Manage different 3-, 4-, and 5-axis tube cutting machines and robotized cutting cells from one consistent Almacam environment.
Compatibility
Bodor
Bystronic
Cutlite Penta
Cy Laser
Daihen Varstroj
DNE
Ficep
Gasparini
Han’S Laser
Huagong
Mazak
Müller Opladen
Nukon
OMP
Oxyser
Silber Do Brasil
SLTL
Soco
Soitaab
Tecnopampa
Tecoi
Trumpf
Wardjet
Yawei
Bodor
Bystronic
Cutlite Penta
Cy Laser
Daihen Varstroj
DNE
Ficep
Gasparini
Han’S Laser
Huagong
Mazak
Müller Opladen
Nukon
OMP
Oxyser
Silber Do Brasil
SLTL
Soco
Soitaab
Tecnopampa
Tecoi
Trumpf
Wardjet
Yawei
Bodor
Bystronic
Cutlite Penta
Cy Laser
Daihen Varstroj
DNE
Ficep
Gasparini
Han’S Laser
Huagong
Mazak
Müller Opladen
Nukon
OMP
Oxyser
Silber Do Brasil
SLTL
Soco
Soitaab
Tecnopampa
Tecoi
Trumpf
Wardjet
Yawei
FAQ
Common questions
Almacam Tube is a complete 3D CAD/CAM solution for programming CNC tube, pipe, profile, and beam cutting machines. It covers 3D CAD import and design, part preparation, automatic nesting, cutting and machining operations, machine simulation, and machine-ready NC program generation.
Almacam Tube can process round, square, rectangular, open, and other standard or custom sections. It is designed for a wide range of tubes, pipes, profiles, and structural sections.
Yes. Complete 3D assemblies can be imported to identify tube and profile components, recognize sections, retrieve quantities, and prepare individual parts for downstream programming and production.
Industries
Insights
Voices
“Thick-plate programming used to take a full day. Now it's an hour. The plasma post-processor is rock solid.”
James O'Brien
CEO · Northern Ironworks
“We respond to RFQs same-day now. Our largest OEM customer named us a preferred supplier last quarter.”
Priya Iyer
Plant Director · Tier1 Auto
“Material scrap is down 12%. That alone paid for the software in five months. The scheduler is icing on the cake.”
Marcus Chen
Production Manager · BlueRidge HVAC
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