TUKAcad

TUKAcad is Tukatech's fashion CAD pattern making software, and the company around it is what makes it distinctive. Tukatech sells not only software but cutting and spreading machinery, and even turnkey smart factories, so a manufacturer can source pattern making, marker making, spreading and cutting from one supplier with the pieces designed to work together. The company reports more than 20,000 installations across 42 countries, and, tellingly, more than 10,000 replacements of competitive systems.

The software line covers the CAD room end to end. TUKAcad handles pattern making and grading. SMARTmark handles marker making. TUKAstudio covers design work, TUKA3D provides virtual fit and sample making, and TUKA3D Designer Edition serves designers specifically. TUKA APM and TUKAcloud extend into product management and cloud access. On the hardware side sit TUKAjet for printing, TUKAspread for spreading, and TUKAcut in standard, rotary and laser variants.

What genuinely sets Tukatech apart is that it will do the work for you. Services include data conversion, pattern making, grading, marker making and 3D sample making, so a manufacturer without an experienced pattern master can buy the output rather than the capability. Data conversion in particular removes the largest obstacle to switching CAD systems, since an existing pattern library trapped in a competitor's format is what usually prevents a move. Training is extensive and published openly, with online courses covering getting started with TUKAcad, pattern making for fashion design, TUKA3D and TUKAcloud, plus fashion education and career connection programmes. TUKAcad supports multiple languages. Subscriptions are available and pricing is not published.