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Fabric Structure Professional, previously known as MPanel-Pro, is our flagship CAD-based solution for fabricators, engineers and architects tackling all tensile and general fabric structure projects.
It provides a comprehensive set of tools for modeling, form-finding, paneling, and preparing patterns for production. Working as a floating toolbar inside AutoCAD, Rhino, or our new MPCore environment, it enables teams to create membrane structures quickly and accurately. From shaping a concept through to production-ready flat panels, this software is trusted worldwide for projects ranging from simple shade sails and canopies to complex architectural fabric structures.
“Because of the software's versatility, I have three different classes of employees - my engineers, guys out in the field and guys cutting fabric - all using MPanel products to tweak what they need, and getting to the same goal and achievement. For any small to medium-sized business in the shade industry, MPanel is the ultimate choice.”
Ernesto De Oliveira
VP of Engineering & COO
Apollo SunGuard
What Fabric Structure Professional Software is & how it works
Fabric Structure Professional combines advanced 3D form-finding tools with precise panel flattening and production workflows. Users can model cable-supported or fixed edges, apply tension, and refine the fabric mesh to simulate the final form of the fabric structure.
With a single click, you can convert those forms into flat 2D panels, apply pre-stress compensation, then seam allowances and alignment marks. Finished patterns can be exported as DXF files to drive CNC plotters and cutters, or as tabular dimensions for manual production.
MPCore, included free with every purchase, is our lightweight CAD engine designed to save you thousands on annual licensing if you don’t already use AutoCAD or Rhino. It’s simpler to learn, so your team can get productive faster or train another CAD operator without additional licensing fees.
Key features & benefits of Fabric Structure Professional
Form-finding in 3D
Accurately model complex tensile shapes and membrane surfaces.
Panel flattening & splitting
Create flat patterns with control over panel direction, width, and size.
Material compensation
Adjust for stretch and shrinkage across different fabric types.
Custom seam allowances
Save reusable seam templates with marks, guides, and styles.
Production outputs
Export DXF files directly for CNC cutting, or use simple tables or plots for manual workflows.
Nesting integration (optional)
Arrange panels to minimise waste and speed up production.
Custom seam CAD-native interface
Works inside AutoCAD, Rhino, or MPCore (included free).
Membrane structure design software:
Purpose-built for tensile architecture, unlike generic CAD tools.
Who is Fabric Structure Professional for?
Our trusted tensile fabric software is used worldwide to reliably deliver projects, and is designed for:
- Architects and engineers working on tensile architecture projects
- Fabric structure fabricators producing large-scale canopies and shade structures
- Construction firms delivering advanced membrane roofs or custom tensile projects
- Teams needing a direct link between design and production-ready patterns
- Engineers performing concept-level form-finding and feasibility modelling to be used with Fabric Structure Analysis
How hard is this software to learn and become proficient with?
Learn more about Support & Training ->Comparing Fabric Structure Professional to other solutions
Alternative products are often more difficult to use and require more time to produce results. Others, focus on flattening functions but lack tensile structure specific tools such as form-finding.
When evaluating other software, be sure to compare each handles the fabric structures you actually design and fabricate in your business. There is often a gap between marketing and functionality, so be sure to test!
Fabric Structure Professional is different:
- Designed specifically as professional tensile design software, balancing power and usability.
- Provides tensile-specific tools that generic CAD or FEA platforms cannot.
- Integrates seamlessly with Fabric Structure Analysis.
Is Fabric Structure Professional the tool you really need?
Click here to find out ->Book a live Fabric Structure Professional demo
Book a demo to arrange a time to have one of our team take you through the software, or get started immediately by purchasing. We have monthly billing and no ongoing commitment; you can scale your usage as your projects demand!
Fabric Structure Professional FAQs
You can use AutoCAD or Rhino, but every purchase also includes MPCore, our free lightweight CAD environment. MPCore is easier to learn and saves you thousands in licensing if you don’t already use those platforms.
You can use AutoCAD or Rhino, but every purchase also includes MPCore, our free lightweight CAD environment. MPCore is easier to learn and saves you thousands in licensing if you don’t already use those platforms.
You can use AutoCAD or Rhino, but every purchase also includes MPCore, our free lightweight CAD environment. MPCore is easier to learn and saves you thousands in licensing if you don’t already use those platforms.
