Rotary Tube Pro 3

Rotary Tube Pro™ makes it fast and easy for anyone to design and cut tube and pipe parts. Designed for mechanized rotary cutting, it supports stand-alone units and cutting table add-ons, including plasma, laser, waterjet, and oxyfuel machines.

In addition to CNC tables, several Hypertherm partners make plasma tube cutters and plasma pipe cutters that are designed to work seamlessly with Hypertherm’s Rotary Tube Pro software.

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Benefits

Machine manufacturers choose Rotary Tube Pro

Leading industry experts, including machine manufacturers, distributors, and system integrators, choose to offer Rotary Tube Pro to their customers for use on their tube and pipe cutters. These experts recognize this software has the process expertise to match the power and capabilities of today’s most advanced machinery. This is true for plasma tube cutters as well.

Breakthrough technologies

Rotary Tube Pro is the only rotary software that provides full support for Hypertherm’s SureCut™ technologies, including True Hole^® and bevel cut charts based on True Bevel™ technology making it an excellent choice for plasma tube and pipe cutters.

Ease of use

Import files from 3D CAD or use the parametric input to easily create tubes and branches with no 3D CAD experience required.

Automatic tube and pipe nesting

Efficiently place multiple parts on a single piece of stock tube or pipe.

Unlimited technical support

Unlimited access to technical support, training, and software updates is included with your purchase.

Machine manufacturers choose Rotary Tube Pro

Breakthrough technologies

Ease of use

Import files from 3D CAD or use the parametric input to easily create tubes and branches with no 3D CAD experience required.

Automatic tube and pipe nesting

Efficiently place multiple parts on a single piece of stock tube or pipe.

Unlimited technical support

Unlimited access to technical support, training, and software updates is included with your purchase.

Supported applications

Cut process support

Plasma – high definition
Plasma – conventional
Laser
Oxyfuel
Waterjet

Machine applications

Bevel machine*

*Requires optional module

Cut process support

Plasma – high definition
Plasma – conventional
Laser
Oxyfuel
Waterjet

Machine applications

Bevel machine*

*Requires optional module

Standard features

Comprehensive machine support

All major brands/manufacturers/models
Stand-alone units and cutting table add-ons

Detailed reporting

Report containing detailed job information and 3D part graphics
Export report directly to PDF

SureCut™ technology and built-in process expertise

True Hole^® technology capable
Automated job set up on the EDGE^® CNCs
Material type, thickness and class-based process parameters:
- Separations for cutout and pierce spacing
- Kerf compensation and feedrate
- Lead-in/out
- Cutting techniques
Cut sequencing – automatic or manual
Automatic tabbing / micro-joints
Ability to cut without rotation

Easy part creation and development

Create round or rectangular tube parts with parametric input
Standard tube sizes and schedule pipe parameters (including wall thickness, corner radius, etc.) are provided for common materials, or input your own custom sizes
3D model of tube is updated in real time as you work, can be freely moved and rotated
- 2D layout view is also available
Branches can be added to define interiors using standard or custom tube sizes
- Set branch intersection type: front outer, front inner, pass-through
- New main tubes can be created from existing branches
Cutouts can be added to define interiors, including layout arrays in rectangular and polar orientation
- Select cutouts from a list of commonly used parametric shapes
Support for a variety of end cuts
- Straight
- Miter
- Pipe intersection
Edit lead-in/out position and properties
Control cut direction and cut sequencing on a part-by-part basis

Simplified costing

User-defined machine and labor production costing
Automatic calculation of part production costs and part/nest utilization

Automatic nesting

True shape or rectangular

Common line cutting

Included as standard, cut two or more parts that share a common edge

CAD/CAM import and conversion

Import DXF files to use as cutouts, allowing interiors of virtually any shape
Import DXF text for cutting
STEP file import for 3D CAD

Choice of output

Advanced post-processor, for perpendicular cutting, with NC output
Scribe support
DXF output

Comprehensive machine support

All major brands/manufacturers/models
Stand-alone units and cutting table add-ons

Detailed reporting

Report containing detailed job information and 3D part graphics
Export report directly to PDF

SureCut™ technology and built-in process expertise

True Hole^® technology capable
Automated job set up on the EDGE^® CNCs
Material type, thickness and class-based process parameters:
- Separations for cutout and pierce spacing
- Kerf compensation and feedrate
- Lead-in/out
- Cutting techniques
Cut sequencing – automatic or manual
Automatic tabbing / micro-joints
Ability to cut without rotation

Easy part creation and development

Create round or rectangular tube parts with parametric input
Standard tube sizes and schedule pipe parameters (including wall thickness, corner radius, etc.) are provided for common materials, or input your own custom sizes
3D model of tube is updated in real time as you work, can be freely moved and rotated
- 2D layout view is also available
Branches can be added to define interiors using standard or custom tube sizes
- Set branch intersection type: front outer, front inner, pass-through
- New main tubes can be created from existing branches
Cutouts can be added to define interiors, including layout arrays in rectangular and polar orientation
- Select cutouts from a list of commonly used parametric shapes
Support for a variety of end cuts
- Straight
- Miter
- Pipe intersection
Edit lead-in/out position and properties
Control cut direction and cut sequencing on a part-by-part basis

Simplified costing

User-defined machine and labor production costing
Automatic calculation of part production costs and part/nest utilization

Automatic nesting

True shape or rectangular

Common line cutting

Included as standard, cut two or more parts that share a common edge

CAD/CAM import and conversion

Import DXF files to use as cutouts, allowing interiors of virtually any shape
Import DXF text for cutting
STEP file import for 3D CAD

Choice of output

Advanced post-processor, for perpendicular cutting, with NC output
Scribe support
DXF output

Modules

Rotary Bevel Interface

For users operating a cutting machine equipped with a programmable bevel head, the Rotary Bevel Interface provides a seamless solution for creating the desired NC output. It generates a 3D model with true intersecting branch angles and end cuts. The module allows for weld prep cuts to be added, and supports output of multi-axis, machine specific, bevel code. (Requires one Rotary Bevel Machine Post Processor.)

System requirements

CPU	1.4 GHz x64 processor or faster (3 GHz recommended)
Memory	4 GB RAM or higher (8 GB recommended)
Display	VGA display with at least 256 colors and a resolution of 1024 x 768
Disk space	1 GB minimum
Microsoft^®Windows^®operating system	Windows 11, Windows 10 (64-bit OS only)
Spreadsheet program	Microsoft Excel^® 2010 or later is recommended for editing spreadsheets.

Resources

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Automotive manufacturing

Plasma, tube cutting

"It’s hard to believe, but it’s the truth. We transferred an employee from the manufacturing floor to the design lab, and now that person is programming complex jobs in addition to operating the machine." – Borla
3D cutting with precision and speed

Pipe and tube cutting

"With Rotary Tube Pro the nesting is quite simple… one button and it’s nested, ready to go." – Fought & Company
Fabrication for specialty parts

Tube cutting

“If you want to create production quantities of tube parts, Rotary Tube Pro enables it. We use it all the time, any chance we get."

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Rotary Tube Pro 3

Software information

Benefits

Machine manufacturers choose Rotary Tube Pro

Breakthrough technologies

Ease of use

Automatic tube and pipe nesting

Unlimited technical support

Machine manufacturers choose Rotary Tube Pro

Breakthrough technologies

Ease of use

Automatic tube and pipe nesting

Unlimited technical support

Supported applications

Cut process support

Machine applications

Cut process support

Machine applications

Standard features

Comprehensive machine support

Detailed reporting

SureCut™ technology and built-in process expertise

Easy part creation and development

Simplified costing

Automatic nesting

Common line cutting

CAD/CAM import and conversion

Choice of output

Comprehensive machine support

Detailed reporting

SureCut™ technology and built-in process expertise

Easy part creation and development

Simplified costing

Automatic nesting

Common line cutting

CAD/CAM import and conversion

Choice of output

Modules

Rotary Bevel Interface

System requirements

Resources

Manuals and documents

See who is using Rotary Tube Pro

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