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Web-based design software for industrial insulation cladding. From the site survey through flat patterns and material lists to the cutting machine program, in one system.

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Flattenings where the site needs them.

The MADisoCAD editor: an insulated pipework network in 3D with a valve cover, next to it the flat pattern of a bend with a star flattening
Flattenings and cut-outs

The site decides. The software follows.

Two supports side by side, another pipe next to them. Until now the flat pattern either failed in such cases or had to be corrected by hand in the workshop. In MADisoCAD the flattening goes where the obstacle requires it, and the flat pattern is still accurate.

  • Overlapping flatteningsTwo or more flattenings can overlap. The software calculates the flat pattern including the overlap.
  • Mounting position inside a flatteningThe mounting position of the cladding can even fall inside a flattening if the site requires it.
  • Star flattening in and outOne element can carry several star flattenings, placed anywhere on the circumference in 15° steps.
  • Cut-out from the flatteningOn flange and valve covers a cut-out can be made from the flattening, together with the flat patterns of its parts.
Six-segment bend in MADisoCAD: flattening positions selectable every 15 degrees around the circumference, two star flattenings on one segment, next to it the flat pattern of the segment with the star flattening fans
Two star flattenings on one segment of a bend (165° out, 225° in). The blue circles are the flattening positions available every 15°. On the right, the flat pattern of the same segment.
Difficult cases

Where drawing by hand takes hours.

Angled, offset saddle cut on a curved pipe section, next to it the flat pattern fitted to the intersection
Angled, offset saddle cut180° rotation, 42° tilt, −60 mm offset, with a star flattening. The flat pattern fits the intersection exactly.
Valve cover on a DN100 gate valve with a cut-out for the handwheel stem, next to it the 14 flat-pattern parts of the cover
Valve cover with cut-outGate valve cover with a 135° cut-out for the handwheel stem. All 14 parts unfolded, end plates included.
Stepped bolted box in 3D with dimensions, next to it all 19 unfolded sheet parts with identifiers
Stepped bolted boxIrregular multi-level cladding box with an 800 × 600 × 700 mm envelope. The software unfolds all 19 sheet parts, with identifier and area (3.5 m² in total).
Material take-off

The drawing becomes an order list.

No cutting up and counting, and no running out of screws on site. The software totals the fasteners used on the drawing sheet, with manufacturer description and part number.

Counts from the hole layout

The quantity comes from the actual fixing points, not an estimate.

Groups by part number

Latches, rivets, screws and bands by type, bands in linear metres.

Does not invent numbers

If a value is missing, it says so and does not print an unreliable total.

Fixed at release

The released drawing sheet also keeps the totals, so they can be looked up later.

A4 production drawing sheet created by the software: isometric with item numbers and dimensions, insulation and cladding data in the title block, fastener totals and area calculation on the right
Close-up of the right-hand column of the drawing sheet: 54 Goebel DIN 7976 galvanised sheet-metal screws, part number 2019148160; net area 2.45 m², 2.76 m² with allowances, 54 holes
Close-up of the right-hand column of the drawing sheet. The number of screws comes from the actual hole layout, with the manufacturer part number.
From survey to cutting machine

One drawing goes all the way.

The surveyor, the designer, the project manager and the workshop see the same drawing. No redrawing, no separate spreadsheet, and no phone calls to ask whether it is ready.

  1. Surveyed fitting covers in the 3D editor with dimensions and position numbers, next to the cover and pipe-section parameters

    Survey

    On a tablet, drawn by finger, on site. Dimensions entered on its own numeric keypad.

  2. Valve cover in 3D next to the flat-pattern preview of all 9 parts, with the allowances highlighted

    Flat pattern

    You can view the unfolded drawing of any cladding element while you are still editing it, with the allowances clearly highlighted.

  3. Isometric sheet with three insulated cladding boxes, dimensions, position numbers, fastener list and area calculation

    Isometric sheet

    The survey documented with a bill of materials and revision tracking. Every issued revision is stored as a PDF.

  4. Nesting on a sheet: arcs, star-cut parts and panels fitted into each other by their true contours, with a numbered cutting order

    Nesting

    Parts go on the sheet by their true contours, fitted closely into each other, with a numbered cutting order.

  5. Printed sheets with the drawing number: parts with IDs, sheet size and area

    Machine program

    The cutting program includes micro-joints, lead-ins and lead-outs. Output formats: DXF, LXD and G-code that fits most older plasma machines.

Direct output:DXFCypCut .lxdAIR-WORKS .MPEsprit/Arrows .TXTPDF
Cut aluminium sheet on the cutting machine table: the cladding parts held in the sheet by micro-joints
The result: a cut sheet on the machine table. Micro-joints hold the parts in place until they are lifted out.
On site

Works in basements and boiler houses too.

The surveyor downloads the drawing in advance and can work on it without signal. When the tablet is back on the network, the changes are uploaded.

  • Android app, browser on tablet and computer.
  • Saves every five seconds to the device, so no work is lost.
  • On a conflict neither version is lost if someone else changed the drawing in the meantime.
A laptop, a tablet and a phone side by side, all showing the same pipework drawing in MADisoCAD, each in its own layout
The same drawing on computer, tablet and phone.
Set up for your company

It works with your own standards.

The basic data is set up once. After that every drawing, flat pattern and material list uses it.

Overlap
30 · 40 · 50 mm, seam direction reversible per element
Bead rollers
V00, V0 … V5 with the company’s own values
Allowances
Tabs, swages, hole edge lengths, bend tangent lengths
Materials
Sheets and insulation materials from your own stock
Fasteners
Latches, screws, rivets from a catalogue, with part number
Raw pipe standards
DN size ranges, to the standard the company uses
  1. draft
  2. ready for production
  3. assigned
  4. in production
  5. completed

Roles from the surveyor to the workshop. During production the drawing geometry is locked, so the workshop always cuts the released version. Each company’s data is kept in a separate database, and the software can also be installed on the company’s own server.

Mihály Madár in a suit, office portrait
Mihály Madár, founder.
Zoltán Antali in his office, monitors with an ERP application and a code editor behind him
Zoltán Antali, IT manager.
The 2005 thesis program: a star flattening on a mitre, with parameters, construction drawing and the unfolded segments
2005 The thesis program: one bend, one flattening, one mounting position. This work gave rise to the vision that MADisoCAD delivers today.
Mihály Madár in a safety helmet on top of an industrial chimney
Százhalombatta Surveying on top of a 100-metre industrial chimney.
About us

Built from the trade.

MADisoCAD is not the product of an ordinary software house. Mihály Madár is a software engineer who worked in industrial insulation cladding for twenty years: he surveyed, designed, clad and managed projects. So he knows exactly what is needed on site and in the workshop. He is currently managing and operations director, head of sales and owner of Halmos Kft.

He is supported in development by his old friend Zoltán Antali, with whom he went through college. Zoltán is a software developer and head of system operations, currently developing and running systems at PlanDoc Kft., which makes plan and document management software for construction projects. For twenty years he has been building and running web and business systems, from the user interface through the backend to the servers. That is how software and the cladding trade came together in one team.

“It would become possible to store the complete design made for each job in a database. This would be a unique solution within the trade.”

Mihály Madár’s thesis, College of Dunaújváros, 2005

  • 2005Thesis: star flattening unfolding program for an industrial plasma cutter. It cut the time of manual layout to a tenth.
  • 2006FESI European Championship, Dubrovnik: 3rd place among industrial insulation craftsmen, with competitors from ten countries.
  • 2008–09Co-author of a company standard for isometric surveys, project manager on industrial insulation projects in Hungary and abroad.
  • TodayMADisoCAD: what he described in 2005 now works from the surveyor to the cutting machine.
Insulators fitting aluminium cladding on a large horizontal cylindrical tank

Cladding a horizontal tank on a plant construction project abroad. This is the work the software supports.

Launch

Launching soon.

MADisoCAD is currently in closed testing: insulation professionals are using it on real jobs. It will soon be available to everyone.

After launch, this is how we start with a new company:

  1. DemoWe show you the software online on a real pipeline.
  2. SetupWe enter the materials, the allowances and the cutting machine output.
  3. TrainingFor surveyors on the tablet, for the workshop in nesting and machine output.

Shall we tell you when we launch?

We send a single email at launch. No newsletter.

Frequently asked questions

Questions

Do I need internet for surveying?

No. Downloaded drawings can be drawn and edited offline. Creating a new drawing, unfolding and nesting need a network connection.

What devices does it run on?

In the browser on computers and tablets, and as an Android app. Surveying is most comfortable on a tablet in landscape orientation.

Which cutting machines can it be used with?

With any CAM software that accepts DXF. Direct output is available for CypCut (.lxd), AIR-WORKS (.MP) and Esprit/Arrows (.TXT) controllers. If you work with a different machine, let us know.

How does the software know how many screws and rivets are needed?

From the fixing method given on the drawing and the actual fixing points. Fasteners are selected from the company’s catalogue, so the drawing sheet shows the manufacturer part number.

Where is our data stored?

Each company’s data is kept in a separate database that no other company can access. On request, the software can also be installed on the company’s own server.

How much does it cost?

It depends on the number of users and the functions used. We will give detailed information at launch.