Software support for 3D concrete printing hardware has been almost unavailable. Where research and development departments rely heavily on the flexibility of skilled CAD modelers and Grasshopper specialists to quickly test new hardware features, manufacturers that are looking for consistent, reliable and easy to use software have found themselves without any good options.
From the experience in robotic manufacturing software and a three-year development process for a custom printing application for Bruil Prefab Printing, Dutch software vendor RAP Technologies has now consolidated its knowledge in a product for a wider audience: RAPCAM Concrete.
For Industrial 3D Concrete Printers
Where many companies are still relying on software that has been built for DIY plastic printers, the RAPCAM Concrete software package is an industrial manufacturing software completely dedicated to the high-volume production of large-scale concrete printed objects. To deliver on this promise RAPCAM offers its users much more than just a slicer.
Utilizing cloud-based standards
One of the most fundamental architectural features is the cloud-based Project Management Environment. Although common in any cloud storage provider like Google Drive or Dropbox, keeping track of files, versions, machine instructions and log files isn’t just a nice-to-have anymore. For reliable manufacturing of it has become essential.
RAPCAM allows its users to manage tasks and files across projects, and processes them in a standardized, controlled fashion. At any moment in the process users can quit and their progress will be stored in the task they were working on.