Tradesman in a Box TM is a revolutionary product designed for operation on the shop floor, to aid in laying out patterns and complex developments. Tradesman in a Box TM includes a special version of our FastSHAPES® & FastCAM® Drawing Editor programs, which are geared entirely for the workshop that does not have CNC/NC machinery.

Output is in printed format allowing the person on the shop floor to layout from a list of co-ordinates. The detailed printout makes it simple to loft and cutout by hand, or printout at a 1:1 scale and use with an Optical Machine.

Tradesman in a Box ^TM comes in 2 completely different versions:

1. Education Version (only sold to Education facilities) - which includes an appropriate package of various 'learning' shapes, and the
2. Retail Version - which includes a more complete range of profiling shapes.

Features & Benefits include:
Loft patterns directly from a printout
Comprehensive drawing system included
Complete library of Shape Developments
Simple to operate

All common developments are included; Square to Rounds, Lobsterbacks, Cones, Pipe Branches...
Available in:
Inch & Metric
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