In development
CadCraft
2D drafting & documentation
Command-line drafting with layers, blocks, dimensions and layouts that plot. Opens and saves DWG and DXF.
Steel & rebar detailing Planned
DetailCraft
Model it once. Every shop drawing follows.
DetailCraft is a detailing model for the people who turn a structural design into something a fabricator can cut, drill and bend. Place beams, columns and braces, add bolted and welded connections, and lay out rebar with its bends and laps. Shop drawings, assembly drawings and bending schedules come out of the model, NC files go to the machines, and IFC keeps the model in step with BimCraft.
If you detail steel or rebar in Tekla, DetailCraft will feel familiar.
Planned for macOSWindowsLinux
What's inside
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Members and profiles
Beams, columns, braces and plates from standard profile catalogs, placed on grids and levels.
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Connections
Bolted and welded connections with their plates, holes and weld symbols, copied to every similar joint.
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Rebar placement
Bars, sets and meshes placed in concrete with bend shapes, laps and cover checked as you go.
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Bending schedules
Bar marks, shapes, lengths and counts scheduled straight from the model, ready for the bending shop.
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Drawings from the model
Shop drawings, assembly drawings and general arrangements generated from the model and updated when it changes.
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NC and IFC out
DSTV NC files for cutting and drilling machines, and IFC exchange with BimCraft and the rest of the team.
Concept drawings
Drawn for this page to show what DetailCraft is being built to do. They are concept drawings, not screenshots: there is no software to screenshot yet.
Sheet1 of 3
Title
Moment connection
StatusConcept drawing
ScaleNot to scale
A beam-to-column moment connection with end plate, bolts and fillet welds called out.
Sheet2 of 3
Title
Beam shop drawing
StatusConcept drawing
ScaleNot to scale
One beam with its holes, cuts and part marks dimensioned for the fabricator.
Sheet3 of 3
Title
Rebar in a footing
StatusConcept drawing
ScaleNot to scale
Bottom mat and starter bars in a pad footing, with bar marks keyed to the bending schedule.
Formats
Open formats in and out, so a drawing made in DetailCraft never needs us to open it.
| Format | Planned support |
|---|---|
| IFC | Import and export |
| DSTV NC | Export for CNC machines |
| DWG and PDF | Export shop drawings |
| CSV | Export bending schedules and bills of materials |
Get DetailCraft
There is no public build of DetailCraft yet, on any platform. Pick yours and we will email you when there is one.
DetailCraft for macOS
No public build yet
DetailCraft is planned. Work starts after the apps ahead of it on the roadmap, and there is no build yet.
Planned minimums (all platforms)
- System
- macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Processor
- Apple silicon or 64-bit Intel
- Memory
- 8 GB (target for every app)
- Graphics
- Metal-capable GPU
Get the first DetailCraft build for macOS by email.
DetailCraft for Windows
No public build yet
DetailCraft is planned. Work starts after the apps ahead of it on the roadmap, and there is no build yet.
Planned minimums (all platforms)
- System
- Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11, 64-bit
- Processor
- x86-64 or Arm64
- Memory
- 8 GB (target for every app)
- Graphics
- DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.2 GPU
Get the first DetailCraft build for Windows by email.
DetailCraft for Linux
No public build yet
DetailCraft is planned. Work starts after the apps ahead of it on the roadmap, and there is no build yet.
Planned minimums (all platforms)
- System
- 64-bit distribution with glibc 2.31 or later (Ubuntu 20.04, Fedora 36 or newer)
- Processor
- x86-64 or Arm64
- Memory
- 8 GB (target for every app)
- Graphics
- Vulkan 1.2 or OpenGL 4.5 GPU
Get the first DetailCraft build for Linux by email.
Build DetailCraft from source
Source not public yet
DetailCraft will be open source under a permissive license. Its repository opens before its first build, with build instructions for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Follow CadCraft on GitHub to see the repositories as they open.
Hear when the DetailCraft repository opens.
The family
Every app in the lineup shares the same rules, file formats and command habits. See the whole lineup.
- In development
BimCraft
BIM authoring
Parametric walls, doors and windows on levels and grids, with views, schedules, sheets and clash checks from one model.
- Planned
ModelCraft
3D modeling for design
Fast push/pull modeling with groups, components, guides and inference snapping, for massing and early design.
- Planned
MarkupCraft
Drawing review & markup
Open a PDF plan set, mark it up from a saved tool chest, compare revisions and run punch lists with the whole team.
- Planned
TakeoffCraft
Quantity takeoff & estimating
Calibrated linear, area and count takeoff from PDF plans, with assemblies, cost columns and quantities that export.
- Planned
CivilCraft
Civil & site design
Surfaces from points and breaklines, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading and pipe networks. LandXML in and out.
- Planned
PartCraft
Parametric parts & assemblies
Constrained sketches, feature history, assemblies with joints and drawings with GD&T. STEP in and out.
Help shape DetailCraft.
Tell us your role and the drawings you make, and you will hear first when DetailCraft has a build to try.