Tensile Structure Design Software

MPanel  incorporates a set of design tools into a user friendly interface to assist tensile fabric designers. MPanel works inside AutoCAD as a floating tool bar, and manipulates your AutoCAD drawing from the initial relaxation of a mesh to the final production panels for you to send to your plotter or cutter.

MPanel was developed to assist tensile fabric structure designers, but works equally well on other projects, such as tents, awnings, exhibition stands, and inflatable structures.

MPanel is a very flexible tool, used in different ways on different jobs, but a typical job could go through the following steps:

                 Start AutoCAD and MPanel.

                 Draw the model in AutoCAD using specified entities.

                 Relax the model using MPanel.

                 Produce Visualizations for client approval.

                 Use MPanel to estimate a materials bill.

                 Do a rough stress estimation using MPanel.

                 Create the panels using MPanel.

                 Use MPanel to compensate the panels.

                 Use MPanel to apply a seam allowance.

                 Productionise the panels using MPanel.

                 Output the panels.

Go to 5 8 cone tent to view an illustration of using MPanel.

To enable you to evaluate MPanel we can send you a  fully functional copy of MPanel that you can try for 30 days. Please fill in this 5 7 form with your details to receive a demo copy of MPanel with some tutorial notes and drawings.

Contact us with any questions you may have about MPanel. We will be happy to discuss your software requirements and help you to determine if MPanel is the product for you.

We recently participated with the editorial staff of the Industrial Fabrics Review magazine on this months feature article covering the use of CAD systems and technology in the industrial fabrics industry.  Several MPanel models were used including the cover.

You can see the images and read the article here:  IFAI Review Magazine