// Wholesale · Product development

CAD + Product Development

One place to build every product before you buy it: the CAD, colorways, specs, factory costs and margin, sample status, and which buyers picked it from your line sheet.

Spec · CAD + Product Development
Problem
CADs, specs and factory quotes live in email threads and folders.
Platforms
Web
Stack
Angular · Django · Azure Blob · PDF export
Size
Medium: several connected parts

// Live demo

Try it yourself

A working sample of the app, set up for a made-up company. Click around the way your team would.

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// What we would build

Features

CAD library

Every design with its renderings, versions and colorways, searchable by season, category, factory and status.

Development stages

Concept, sampling, approved, ordered. See where every style stands and what is holding it up.

Specs and tech packs

Dimensions, materials, packaging and labeling kept with the design and exported as a PDF tech pack for the factory.

Factory quotes and margin

Compare quotes from several factories with landed cost, duty and freight, against your wholesale and retail price.

Line sheets for buyers

Build a line sheet from approved CADs, share it with buyers, and see which styles and colorways they select.

From selection to PO

Buyer selections roll up into quantities per style, ready to turn into factory purchase orders.

// Connects to

Works with what you already use

  • Adobe Illustrator (export)
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
  • NetSuite
  • QuickBooks
  • Excel

Using something else? Most systems with an API, a database or a scheduled export can be connected.

// FAQ

Common questions

Do designers have to change how they work?

No. Designers keep working in Illustrator or their CAD tool and upload exports. The system organizes versions, colorways and approvals around those files.

Can buyers see our line before samples exist?

Yes. That is the point of selling from CADs: you share a line sheet of approved designs, collect selections and commit quantities before you place the factory order.

Does it replace a full PLM system?

For most wholesalers and importers it covers what they use a PLM for, without the cost and setup. If you already have a PLM, we can connect to it instead.

// Next step

Need a cad + product development?

Tell us how the work gets done today. We will tell you plainly what we would build, how long it would take and what it would cost.

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