From Wireframe to Production Patterns
In One Click
The first parametric design tool that automates 95% of the engineering for marine canvas and tension structures. Draw the frame, tag the edges, hit solve.
The “100-Step” Headache
Traditional tools like MPanel and ExactFlat force you to model every surface, mesh, and seam manually. It's slow, repetitive, and if you make one mistake in your measurements, you often have to start from scratch.
Design the Skeleton. We'll Build the Rest.
Fabricator is the first parametric design tool that automates 95% of the engineering required for marine canvas and tension structures. You focus on the design; our solver handles the physics.
Three steps to production-ready patterns
Draw or Import Your Wireframe
Draw directly in our 3D Constructor using precision snap tools, or load a point cloud (XYZ, TXT, PTS, ASC) and trace over it. Working in Rhino? Use our Rhino 8 Plugin to send geometry directly from your existing workflow.
Tag the Edges
Don't build meshes. Simply assign a role to each edge: rail, cable, zipper, seam, or boundary. These tags tell the solver the physics of your design.
Choose Your Solve
Run a quick 3D preview, generate 2D patterns only, or trigger the full pipeline. The solver handles:
- Automatic Surface Detection: Finds every panel in your wireframe.
- Physics-Based Form-Finding: Simulates real fabric tension and sag.
- Precision Flattening: Converts 3D shapes into accurate 2D patterns.
- Production Output: Panels, notches, alignment marks, reinforcements, and pocket cuts — all generated automatically.
Start From a Scan, Not a Blank Canvas
Load industry-standard point cloud files with full color support. Navigate the cloud in 3D, then snap-draw your wireframe directly on the scanned geometry. Perfect for retrofit and replacement projects where you need to match existing structures.
- XYZ
- TXT
- PTS
- ASC
Deep Rhino 8 Integration via Yak
Our Grasshopper plugin connects Rhino to the Fabricator solver. Send geometry from your Rhino layers, retrieve 3D surfaces and 2D patterns, and bake results back — all within your existing Rhino workflow. Distributed via the Yak package manager for easy install and updates.
True Parametric Agility
If a client changes their mind or a measurement was wrong, don't panic. Just move a point on your initial wireframe and re-solve in seconds. The entire output — 3D model, 2D patterns, seams, and notches — regenerates from the updated geometry.
Think of traditional CAD like tailoring a suit by hand-stitching every single thread; Fabricator is like a 3D body scanner where you simply choose the style, and the perfectly sized patterns are printed out for you automatically.
The difference is night and day
See how Fabricator compares to traditional tools like MPanel and ExactFlat.
| Feature | Standard ToolsMPanel / ExactFlat | FabricatorRecommended |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow | ✕Surface-by-surface (100+ steps) | ✓Wireframe + One-Button Solver |
| Form-Finding | ✕Manual per surface | ✓Automated physics simulation |
| Revisions | ✕Manual redo of all parts | ✓Move a point, re-solve in seconds |
| Output Detail | ✕Manual notching and marking | ✓Panels, notches, marks, reinforcements — all automated |
| Starting Point | ✕Blank canvas only | ✓Point cloud import + native drawing |
| Rhino Integration | ✕Manual import/export | ✓Live plugin (Yak) + DXF export |
Think of it this way: If traditional CAD is like hand-weaving a net knot-by-knot, Fabricator is like a loom where you set the dimensions and the machine weaves the entire net for you.
Choose the plan that fits your workshop
Free
Validate the engine on a real job before committing
- 3 solver runs/month
- 1 project
- DXF export
- 7-day history
Starter
For shops running a handful of jobs each month
- 8 solver runs/month
- 5 projects
- DXF + 3DM export
- 30-day history
- Extra runs at €9.99/run
Pro
Unlimited projects and priority queue for high-volume professionals
- 30 solver runs/month
- Unlimited projects
- Full history
- Priority queue
- Custom templates
- Extra runs at €7.99/run
Workshop
Built for busy fabrication shops that run jobs daily
- 80 solver runs/month
- Everything in Pro
- Priority compute
- API access
- Bulk DXF export
- Extra runs at €5.99/run