Stratasys has officially launched GrabCAD Print Pro 2025, the latest evolution of its advanced additive manufacturing software. And for manufacturers focused on tooling and fixture production, this update brings a major breakthrough: the full integration of fixturemate, the powerful application designed specifically to streamline fixture creation.
Whether you’re printing soft jaws, assembly aids or custom jigs, this update gives you greater speed, precision and control in getting functional fixtures onto the shopfloor, fast.
As the UK’s dedicated Platinum Partner of Stratasys, SYS Systems is supporting UK manufacturers to take full advantage of this enhanced capability for in-house production tooling.
fixturemate: A smarter way to create production-ready fixtures
One of the standout additions in GrabCAD Print Pro 2025 is the integration of fixturemate, a purpose-built application that automates the process of creating fixtures directly from CAD files.
Instead of manually designing fixtures from scratch, users can now:
- Create production-ready fixtures without CAD tools or licenses, reducing fixture design time by up to 80%.
- Apply 3D textures directly in GrabCAD Print Pro, enhancing grip, fit and aesthetics while avoiding file size issues from traditional CAD workflows.
- Use insert and void body tools to improve part functionality and reduce support material and post-processing.
- Run multiple print prep sessions in parallel, scaling set up across print jobs and increasing overnight/weekend utilisation.
- Consolidate multiple software licenses into a single platform with support for all five Stratasys technologies and select third-party powder bed fusion (PBF) and stereolithography (SL) systems.
Victor Gerdes, Vice President of Software, Stratasys, said: “GrabCAD Print Pro 2025 reflects our platform approach to additive manufacturing, focused on eliminating workflow barriers while expanding material and printer support.
“We’re addressing real-world constraints, like labour shortages and software complexity, with tools that put more capability into the hands of the people running the printers. This release gives manufacturers the flexibility and scale they need to move faster.”
Manufacturers increasingly rely on additive manufacturing to improve agility on the factory floor, but many still face bottlenecks caused by fragmented software workflows and the need for skilled engineering labour.
GrabCAD Print Pro 2025 shifts the work of fixture design from design engineers downstream to AM operators, enabling GrabCAD Print Pro users to independently create fixtures within GrabCAD Print Pro instead of the traditional way of using different CAD tools by different users with specialised design skills. Simplifying this process reduces creating new fixtures from days to hours.
Jeff McGarry, Managing Partner at Automation Intelligence, said: “Before GrabCAD Print Pro ’25, even a simple fixture might take a day or more and require CAD skills and a manufacturing engineer.
“With GrabCAD Print Pro ’25 and fixturemate, we’ve dramatically accelerated our design workflow, turning concepts into printable CAD models faster than ever before.”
Dive deeper into fixturemate for GrabCAD Print Pro 2025 here.