CAD, CAM and machine control that actually talk to each other.
Most shops juggle a drawing app, a CAM package and the controller software — and the mistakes live in the gaps between them. M-FAB is all three, so the gaps don't exist.
Draw it like you'd build it.
Drop parametric parts from a searchable catalog of 80+ real fab shapes — brackets, gussets, flanges, trailer parts — then edit dimensions, bolt patterns and slots directly. Or draw from scratch with CAD-grade snapping.
- Pin what matters — lock a part or a bolt pattern red and it survives every edit around it.
- Bend-aware — press-brake bend lines with K-factor math and a 3D fold preview.
- Import anything — DXF, SVG, PDF, or trace a photo of an old part.
A CAM cockpit that reads like a work order.
Every pierce, lead and cut in the exact order the machine will run it — grouped by part, with warnings pinned to the exact operation they belong to and one-click fixes next to them.
- Cut-Readiness Score — ~20 shop-floor checks. Failures block export. ⚡ Fix automatically takes a messy job from 30% to 96% in one click.
- Smart Holes — small holes cut first, slower, THC locked. Automatically.
- Simulate from anywhere — watch the virtual torch run the path before the real one does.
Smart Pierces
A live green/amber/red safety map shows where it's safe to fire the torch — and warns when a pierce sits next to a small part that could tip up.
Nesting, remnants, multi-sheet
True-shape auto-nest, a remnant library that remembers your drops, and jobs that overflow the sheet export as one program per sheet.
Live machine control
On Centroid CNC12, M-FAB is the operator screen: live DRO, jog, cycle start, THC volts, air pressure, consumable counters and a per-job notes pad.
G-code you can read
Commented, verified output with a ✓ Verify button that checks the program against your controller's conventions before it ever reaches the machine.
Cut reports & part labels
A printable shop traveler with utilization, cautions and operator sign-off — plus auto part labels engraved right on the metal.
Tested like it matters
116 built-in regression tests run in the app itself, and the native CNC12 output is locked byte-identical by a golden-hash test. Sheet metal isn't cheap.