RADAN

At a glance

• Editor score
  Not yet scored
• Pricing
  Pricing on request
• Best for
  Sheet-metal shops programming cutting and bending
• Facts checked
  24 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • Covers punching, profiling, bending, tube cutting and quoting workflows
  • True-shape nesting helps plan sheet utilization
  • 3D tube-cutting simulation includes collision warnings

• Where it doesn't

  • Runs as a desktop application on Windows
  • Capabilities vary by the RADAN modules purchased
  • Pricing requires contacting sales

Our verdict on RADAN

RADAN is Hexagon’s CAD/CAM suite for sheet-metal fabricators and manufacturers. It brings programming for punching, profiling and bending together with true-shape nesting, tube and profile cutting, quoting and CAD import. The product is aimed at organizations ranging from small shops to large OEMs that need CNC output for cutting and forming equipment, rather than a general-purpose machining package. Its desktop deployment is suited to production environments where programming is tied closely to machine workflows.

The published product scope emphasizes broad sheet-metal coverage. Users can work with SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge, STEP, IGES and DXF data, then create programs through machine-supplied or configurable post-processors. Offline press-brake programming includes bending simulation, while quoting uses manufacturing data. Pricing is handled through a contact-sales process, and RADAN is organized as a suite of modules, so the available functions depend on the selected configuration. That modular structure can fit shops with different process needs, but buyers should map required operations to the appropriate modules before purchase.

Simulation is a notable focus for production planning. RADAN provides toolpath and machine simulation, including 3D simulation of tube-cutting NC programs with collision warnings. This is relevant for teams that need to review programs before sending them to equipment, especially when tube or profile cutting introduces complex motion. Support is available through tickets and documentation. RADAN should suit sheet-metal operations seeking one environment for design import, nesting, cutting, forming and quoting. Organizations needing cloud deployment, non-Windows access or turning and mill-turn workflows should evaluate alternatives that center those requirements.

RADAN pricing

RADAN fact sheet

RADAN integrations

RADAN lists 6 integrations on its own site.

• SolidWorks
• Autodesk Inventor
• Solid Edge
• STEP
• IGES
• DXF

Alternatives to RADAN

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• SXSprutCAM XWindows CAM software for CNC and robotic toolpaths, simulation, and G-code verification.3.8
• TTebisA deep Windows CAM suite for complex machining teams that can justify a €23,500 package.4.0

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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