Third-Party Software Drives Interoperability and Workflow in 3D Concrete Printing
CAMADA, a Portugal-based company that "seems to have launched in 2022," is offering third-party slicing and simulation software that claims to convert 3D models to GCODE for robotic arms and gantry 3D concrete printers.
A Portugal-based company named CAMADA is now presented as a third-party software option for 3D concrete printing, offering a one-stop workflow from model to machine. CAMADA’s product copy on Fabbaloo states, “From 3D model to GCODE, CAMADA is the only software you need for 3D concrete printing. Our powerful slicers optimize print paths for any robotic arm or gantry system printer, while our intuitive interface makes it easy to simulate your prints.” The Fabbaloo piece identifying CAMADA ran under the byline “By Kerry Stevenson on March 3rd, 2026 in news, Software.”
Kerry Stevenson frames the emergence of CAMADA as a visible sign of a broader shift in 3DCP. Stevenson writes, “I’ve been following 3D print tech for almost two decades now, and I’ve seen how there’s a natural sequence of steps that happens while a technology matures.” Stevenson’s main observation is explicit: “Today I noticed another step forward, which, honestly, may have taken place a while ago and I didn’t notice: there is third-party software for preparing 3DCP print jobs. At least one company is now providing that option for equipment operators.”
Stevenson draws a deliberate historical analogy to fused filament fabrication to frame the significance. “In the case of FFF 3D printing, we’ve seen it move from a single-supplier proprietary solution to today’s worldwide highly capable equipment that services everything from casual desktop use to massive life-size polymer prints,” the article states, and uses that template to argue that third-party software ecosystems could similarly broaden use cases and scale in concrete printing.
The Fabbaloo story preserves a cautious tone about CAMADA’s provenance and claims. The company is described specifically as “CAMADA, a Portugal-based operation, which seems to have launched in 2022.” The page offers no independent verification of the launch year, no contact or personnel names, no pricing or version numbers, and no customer case studies or technical specifications beyond the quoted marketing language. The article therefore presents CAMADA’s capabilities as company claims rather than confirmed field-proven facts.
The Fabbaloo page itself carries site metadata that readers and practitioners should note: the article ran March 3, 2026 and the page includes the affiliate disclosure, “We are a participant in affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to affiliated site,” alongside the copyright statement “© Copyright Terran Data Corporation 2026.” The page also repeats the headline and opening paragraph and lists tags including “3dcp, camada, concrete, design, slicer, slicing,” with adjacent headlines such as “Tikkun Olam Makers Opens New Innovation Center in New York City” and “From Harbor Views to Hard Truths: The Future of 3D Printing on Display.”
If CAMADA’s claim of converting models to GCODE for “any robotic arm or gantry system printer” proves accurate in independent demonstrations and customer deployments, the field could see quicker interoperability between arm and gantry platforms. Stevenson’s piece positions that possibility as the start of a software-led phase in 3DCP development, but the article makes clear that further verification of CAMADA’s launch date, technical specs, and field use is needed to confirm whether this is a one-off vendor announcement or the opening salvo of a wider third-party software ecosystem.
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