Site measurement
Capture edges, diagonals, tagged corners and optional reductions in a field-friendly interface.
ShadeCAD features
Built around the way
shade sails are made.
Purpose-built tools for the information that moves through a shade sail job—from site measurements and geometry through pattern development, material layout and installation reference.
Core capabilities
Everything centred on the job geometry.
Sail geometry
Work with 3, 4, 5 and 6 point sails using the diagonals appropriate to each shape.
Corner reductions
Apply individual reductions while retaining the original measured dimensions for reference.
Curved edges
Control edge curve values in millimetres and review the resulting pattern geometry.
Midpoints
Add a measured midpoint on an edge with its own reduction and independent curve percentages on either side.
Pattern views
Move between plan, pattern and clean fabrication layouts without losing the underlying job data.
3D reference
Review post heights and sail geometry spatially without changing the 2D pattern dimensions.
Job files
Save and reload job information including material product and colour for later use.
PDF output
Produce job sheets with inputs, pattern drawings, clean pattern layouts and optional 3D information.
Measurement + geometry
Start with what was actually measured.
ShadeCAD is designed so measured dimensions remain meaningful throughout the workflow. Measured diagonals can be distinguished from calculated diagonals, while reductions and curve development are applied to the pattern.
- Measured versus calculated diagonals
- 3–6 point sail support
- Shape-specific diagonal selection
- Impossible geometry validation support
Measured geometry first.Edges and measured diagonals remain the foundation of the developed pattern.
Clean pattern + material layout.Fabrication view showing the sail shape together with material rectangles and required area.
Pattern development
Turn measurements into workshop information.
Pattern View brings reductions, curves and dimensions together visually. Clean Pattern focuses on fabrication, showing a true shade sail form together with material layout rectangles and annotations where required.
- Corner reductions on/off
- Independent curve % either side of a midpoint
- Curve reduction values shown on the pattern
- Clean pattern material layout
- View-specific annotations
- Duplicate and offset material rectangles
Site Measure
Keep the field interface simple.
ShadeCAD Site Measure is intentionally focused on the information needed on site. It can be used for a new measure and later as a read-only reference for installers returning to fit the sail.
- Mobile-friendly measurement entry
- Tagged corner and reductions
- Calculated diagonal feedback
- Midpoint position and reduction
- Load saved ShadeCAD job data
ShadeCAD Site Measure
JOB DETAILS
MEASUREMENTS
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Output + job management
Keep the job together after the drawing is done.
Save jobs for later, carry material details with the file and produce multi-page PDF information for workshop or records.
Save + reload
Store job geometry, material details and settings in a reusable job file.
Print to PDF
Create input, pattern, clean pattern and optional 3D pages from the current job.
Spatial reference
Use post heights, rotation and elevation controls to review the sail in 3D.
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