igus CAD Library
Provider：igus
igus CAD library covers cable carriers, drylin linear and polymer bearings; free STEP/IGES/DWG downloads with no registration and Click2CAD direct push — L1, not redistributable.
At a glance
- Readiness
- L1 · Rigid-body ready
- Rationale
- 2D/3D CAD for cable carriers, linear guides, polymer bearings and cables, explicitly free to download without registration; mass properties are extractable but friction coefficients, life models and drive parameters are absent and redistribution is not allowed — hence L1.
- Scale
- Covers e-chain cable carriers (long travel, rotary/circular motion and triflex 3D robot motion), drylin linear guides and lead screws, iglidur plain bearings, xiros ball bearings, igubal spherical bearings, slewing ring bearings, chainflex cables and readycable harnesses; on-demand generation for lead screw nuts, sliding elements, gears and racks is also offered. (Product family list from igus official online tools and CAD library pages; igus publishes no total model count, so coverage is stated by product family. Checked 2026-10-25.)
- License
- Proprietary but free — The CAD library is free and requires no registration, offering STEP, IGES, DWG and other 2D/3D formats plus 3D PDF; the Click2CAD toolbox pushes models into CAD systems without installation. Use is limited to selecting, designing and purchasing igus products; redistribution as a general parts library is not permitted. Custom part services (3D printing, injection molding, CNC) are separate and not free.
- Access
- Open
- Formats
- step · iges · stl · other
- Runtimes
- other
- Physics properties
- Collision geometryMass / inertia
- Domain
- Solid / Structure
- Published
- 2026-10-25
- Updated
- 2026-10-25
Why it is listed
igus is the reference vendor for energy chains and self-lubricating polymer motion parts, and it is one of the few industrial suppliers whose CAD library is genuinely open: no registration, no paywall, no install required.
Readiness assessment
The library produces configured models for cable carriers — including unsupported and gliding installation, rotary and circular motion, long travel, and triflex dresspacks for robots — plus drylin linear axes and bearing families. Downloads come as STEP, IGES, DWG and 3D PDF, so mass properties are extractable and the models drop into an assembly, which is L1. Friction coefficients, wear behaviour and life models live in the separate expert tools rather than in the asset itself.
Practical notes
The Click2CAD toolbox runs without installation and inserts the current configuration straight into your CAD program. Share a configuration as a URL so colleagues can review the exact same model. Service-life calculators for e-chains and chainflex cables can issue a 48-month guarantee certificate, which is worth keeping alongside the geometry for a machine-twin project.
A useful pairing for robotics work: the robot dresspack configurator targets three-dimensional motion on specific robot makes and models, so the cable carrier geometry matches the actual arm rather than a generic stand-in.
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License and usage terms are those of the official source — verify before use. No asset file is hosted or mirrored on this site.