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Overview

PatternSmith

4.0

(92)

Pricing

Starting at $4,000.00 one time

About PatternSmith

Designed for small to large businesses in retail, manufacturing, furnishing, food & beverage, fashion and other industries, PatternSmith is an on-premise product lifecycle management platform that helps create, draw, customize and organize 3D and 2D design patterns. Key features include pattern nesting, QR scanning, pre-made templates, alignment adjusting, machine control and image rotation.

PatternSmith provides a hideshot function that enables manufacturers to streamline furniture-making operations through flaw detection, automated/manual nesting and pattern outlining. It allows users to customize design dimensions, add attachment details to figures, adjust slicing placement, develop gore patterns, scan product barcodes and rotate designs to get a complete view. Additionally, PatternSmith helps users create designs for various objects such as tents, covers, inflatables, balloons and donuts. The platform also offers support via email and phone.

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PatternSmith Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $4,000.00 one time

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$4,000.00

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PatternSmith Features

Popular features found in Apparel Management
Billing & Invoicing
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Materials Management
Production Management
Product Management
Purchasing & Receiving
Reporting & Statistics
Returns Management
Shipping Management
Supplier Management
Supply Chain Management
More features of PatternSmith
CAD Tools
Color Matching
Compliance Management
Cost Tracking
Data Import/Export
Design Management
Document Management
EDI
Fashion Illustrations
Lifecycle Management
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Pattern Grading
Pattern Layout/Print/Cut
Product Data Management
Product Lifecycle Management
Requirements Management
Textile Pattern Design

PatternSmith User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.0

Ratings Breakdown

38%

33%

26%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.0

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.6

Functionality

3.8

Dustin C.

Verified reviewer

Textiles

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Patternsmith Allowed us to Grow

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use and the ability to have multiple people in our learn how to use and operate. I really like that talks directly to the cutter and there is not an in-between software.

Cons:

There are some features that I wish were in that I was used to in other CAD software.

Scott H.

Textiles

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2017

PatternSmith is a powerful CAD program that is flexible to work with a variety of cutting machines.

Ease of use. Flexible.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

PatternSmith is very easy to use. It has powerful tools in the editor mode that can be easily set up for your own specifications. We also export all of programs as .nc files that can be used for a variety of cutting machines. It also incorporates a material library much like other more expensive software platforms. When used in conjunction with AutoMetrix cutting tables the result is smooth, fast cutting with the ability to change the nesting area as needed for specialty fabrics and recuts. I would recommend Patternsmith to anyone who does high volume programming with multiple machine formats.

Cons:

I would like to see some dimensioning capabilities in future releases. There are also problems associated with the back button and the software locking up. This usually occurs when there are a lot of radiuses or complex math equations working in the background. Saving to polylines often results in broken pieces such as a square having only three sides after saving it, At this time users are not able to set up a que for programs. They need to load each program individually for cutting.

Vendor Response

Hi Scott - thanks for your detailed feedback! Jordan has a current service contract, so you guys can upgrade to our newest PatternSmith version 8 at any point. We'd recommend it, and see if it improves your experience! We also have some products in the works right now that address some of your feature requests - so stay tuned! Feel free to reach out to me directly if you'd like to know more...

Replied August 2017

Jay G.

Verified reviewer

Textiles

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

PatternSmith

runs our manufacturing

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Works great, very intuitive. Incredible tech support.

Cons:

Can't think of anything. We have been using it since 1993 and all of the updates were great.

Verified

Reviewer

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2018

Great User Interface

The software has helped our fashion and design company in nesting more efficiently. We have been able to make varying and attracting iterations with ease.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

1.The software is user friendly. It helps you in organizing files and executing cuts easily. 2.Its new version (Version 8) has a very intriguing look. It provides a current windows program as compared to previous versions which were outdated 3.Efficient while performing huge programming requiring multiple formats.

Cons:

1.The software crashes quite often 2.It has been difficult to execute simple commands like extensions and trimming while using PatternSmith. 3.Not compatible with AutoCAD

Vendor Response

Hi There - thanks for the honest feedback! We're sorry to hear you're experiencing software crashes - we've got a team of software developers right here in house constantly working to improve our software, so please don't hesitate to reach out with questions. We also consistently update our software - so head over to our website and download our newest version and see if you experience improved reliability. If not, contact Customer Service and they'll walk you through some logs our way so we can determine the issue and work to fix it!

Replied June 2018

Jack k.

Verified reviewer

Sporting Goods

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

PatternSmith Review

It has been good. Like all programs it takes a while to get good at it. I do not run the cutting machine, but the people that do have given me very good feedback on what sort of ways I should do the designs. What we should write in the seam allowances and that sort of thing.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

THe way it interfaces with te cutting machine.. The way you can use measure poly lines.

Cons:

I Also design with Solid works, so when I use both I get a very powerfull combination. yet patternsmith can do things in 2D that solid works can not, and of course we can unfold products in solid works, and export the DXF files. I really have no complaints except that it has taken me a long time to learn how to use both. Years ago, if I was on the road, and I needed to work on patternsmith, the program would not let me use it because it would recognize a different IP adress or something like that. We went bac to 2005, 7.6 and everything worked out fine. We continue to use 2005 7.6 today.

Reasons for choosing PatternSmith

My competitors use it.

Sampath R.

Verified reviewer

Textiles

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Improvement and suggestion

Software get crash most of the time, it need to be saved every steps and this is a difficult to use continuously. Zoom function is not good, both drawing interface and pattern nesting interface. Snap function need to improve lot. Measurement tool need to be improved. “Start of perimeter “function is not good and it need to be improved.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Mostly I like this software is for pattern nesting

Cons:

Pattern drawing options are very poor , support to draw and measurement it weak.

Reasons for choosing PatternSmith

Pattern nesting

Vendor Response

Hello Sampath, Thank you for sharing your PatternSmith experience with us. It looks like you are using an old version of PatternSmith. You will find improved drafting and measuring tools in our current version of PatternSmith along with a very stable platform. The 'Start of perimeter' function has also been reworked! Feel free to download a FREE 30 day trial from our website. If you have any additional questions you can always direct them to software@autometrix.com

Replied August 2019

William M.

Apparel & Fashion

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2017

Disappointed the software releases are not coordinated and that functionality issues persist.

Ability to use the cutting table and export as .dxf files.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is inexpensive overall and performs well with the cutting table we purchased. Very simplistic, however, could be enhanced simply by creating larger dialogue windows (currently looks like Windows 98) to allow for ease of use. Simple things need to be updated to today's standards in software GUI.

Cons:

It is dated and updates are lacking and uncoordinated. Should follow more common tool selections coming from Solidworks or Illustrator or similar programs. Overall, it is a basic program that has a lot of functionality issues that do not seem to get addressed in a timely fashion.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your honest feedback, William - and we apologize for the lack of communication of software updates. We are continually working to update our software, and as you may be aware, we have released PatternSmith 8 as our current platform, which addresses many of your issues. You're a user of TailorMade, however, which we're currently working to update to work seamlessly with PS8. Bear with us while we finish that up! If you're interested in seeing PS8 in action, please reach out to support@autometrix.com and we'll demo it. You're also free to download it at any point! http://www.autometrix.com/resources/software/

Replied August 2017

Will M.

Verified reviewer

Consumer Goods

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

Patternsmith Review

Overall I would say good

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It seems to be easier to use than other products on the market

Cons:

Low level functionality. It is good for cutting premade dxf files but bad at making changes to those files. Also there seems to be an issue with layers even after much discussion with autometrix on the correct ways to set those up and import/export

Reasons for choosing PatternSmith

Easier for employees to learn

Vendor Response

Thanks for the honest feedback, WIll - our records show you're still working with an older version of PatternSmith. As DXF files have become more and more common as the "non-native file type of choice", we've put a lot of effort into better tools for handling DXF files within PatternSmith. We'd definitely recommend checking out PatternSmith 9 and seeing if it solves some of your frustrations!

Replied August 2019

jonathan p.

Verified reviewer

Business Supplies and Equipment

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2018

Good product, easier to use in new version, but no language choice

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

new design easier to understand, user friendly

Cons:

parametric files don't exist, can't use a part in many markers and then change one and auto updates on next open in another marker. also not possible to put software in french.

Vendor Response

Hi Jonathan - thanks for your feedback! Glad to see you guys are enjoying the new version. We'll continue to work to make the system more flexible for all the different use cases, but the primary reason we don't have parametric type patterns as a standard is because of how it affects each separate marker. If you change a pattern, it's unlikely that the nested marker can remain the same without running into overlap issues. We DO have another product, Templates, that is a powerful plugin for PatternSmith allowing parametric pattern templates to be built, and then resized patterns are generated and ready for nesting. If you think that might be of interest, please let us know and we can set up a demo! We are also working to support more languages in the future - we'll make sure French is on the list.

Replied August 2018

Cody Y.

Verified reviewer

Aviation & Aerospace

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2018

Good Software for the Money

Good software for the money. Easy to pick up on and learn but lack some of the functionality that other more expensive softwares offer.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Software works for what its intended for. Little cost compared to the typical programs that do the same thing.

Cons:

Software crashes a lot if trying to do too much at one time. Updates sometime break things more than fix. Best to find a version that works for you and stick with it.

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