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MPANEL
MPanel Software Solutions Inc.
www.mpanel.com
This boat cover was constructed using
software from MPanel Software Solutions
Inc. Photo: Straightline Canvas in
Kimberling City, Mo.
W
hile Van Damme chose ExactFlat, MPanel is
a company that offers similar software for 3D
design fl attening. In fact, says Timothy Akes,
representative for the Americas at MPanel Software Solutions
in St. Louis, Mo., " Sometimes we're a better fi t; sometimes
ExactFlat might be a better fi t-it depends on what products
the fabricator is making. "
MPanel's fi rst product was designed for complex tensile
fabric architecture structures, but MPanel Production,
released about a decade ago, is a vertically-focused
solution devoted to marine fabrication.
" Some of our industry software evolves from other
products, such as for upholstery, and fi ts well for that, " Akes
says. " Because of where ours came from, it uses form-fi nding
to make covers and enclosures that fi t really, really well. "
Also, Akes says, " It's important to note that this is not a
simple 'projection to ground plane' or an 'unroll.' It's a rather
complex algorithm that creates a true pattern. "
For more information, visit:
www.marinefabricatormag.com
Search " digital patterning "
they'll be able to do what we're learning
now, step by step. "
This article includes a brief overview
of the products that Marine Tops has
been using, with some comments by
the product representatives. This is
by no means an exhaustive list, and
Van Damme doesn't claim that the
purchasing decisions his shop made are
the same that every shop should make-
everybody has their own needs, and how
they can be met should be determined
by a company's own research.
Jeff Moravec is a freelance writer based
in Brooklyn Park, Minn.
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