TENADO Builds Its Metal 3D with Inventor OEM from Tech Soft 3D to Provide Industry-Leading Tools to Metalworkers
TENADO & Tech Soft 3D
TENADO, from Revalize, offers a variety of industry-specific tools that provide users with tailored products that meet the design needs of their unique use cases. Its METAL 3D product offers intuitive drawing tools for metalworkers, particularly those involved in working with staircases and railings. Built specifically for industry challenges, this product provides the power of 3D CAD without the unnecessary features and cost of a generalized CAD suite.
“We didn’t have to build any of the CAD functionality, we could just focus on what we’re really good at…We’ve made CAD technology accessible to the average metalworker.”
Karlos Palmer - Senior Director, Product Management
In creating and scaling this product, the TENADO team sought a development foundation that could support long-term growth, provide access to modern capabilities with a robust foundation, and offer customization to build the product they envisioned.
The ideal platform would allow them to deliver powerful CAD functionality without adding unnecessary complexity. According to Karlos Palmer, “These are not people who want to spend eight hours a day designing in CAD, they want to go out to the shop and build.”
The key requirements for a platform for TENADO were:
A proven CAD foundation with broad industry adoption
The ability to move quickly without building core CAD functionality from scratch
Support for localization across regions, including languages, units, and components
Platform scalability alongside product expansion
A simple, accessible user experience
Autodesk Inventor OEM, licensed through Tech Soft 3D, was able to offer the foundation TENADO needed.
The Benefits of Working with Autodesk Inventor &Tech Soft 3D
By using the foundation of Inventor OEM, TENADO was able to shift focus away from recreating the core features of a CAD tool. Instead, its developers were able to concentrate on creating niche functionality that served the market: making it easier for metalworkers to design stairs and railings.
“We needed to make advanced CAD functionality simple and accessible for metalworkers.”
Karlos Palmer - Senior Director, Product Management
Inventor OEM supported TENADO in its effort to scale their product across regions, allowing the team to tailor their offerings to the industry-specific components, measuring systems, and languages of the market. As the product moved from Germany to broader European markets and to the United States, the Autodesk Inventor OEM foundation made this process easier.
“Moving from metric to imperial, and between languages, was relatively seamless.”
Karlos Palmer - Senior Director, Product Management
One of the biggest selling points of Inventor OEM is the opportunity to work within the Autodesk ecosystem. By choosing this option, TENADO’s product became part of one of the world's largest communities of CAD tools, data, and users. From the perks of standard file formats and integrations to a shared development experience, TENADO’s product benefited from being a part of this system.
“We’re not just contributing to the ecosystem, we’re also benefiting from participation in it.”
Karlos Palmer - Senior Director, Product Management
While customization and the scale of Autodesk are big selling points, the underlying features and performance of Inventor form the backbone of the benefits to OEM users. For TENADO, features like point cloud integration being available out of the box opened up new workflows without additional development effort. As Inventor improves through its constant maintenance and updates, TENADO’s products reap the benefits without constantly investing their development resources in core technology.
“We don’t have to constantly innovate on the base, we can focus on our product while benefiting from ongoing improvements.”
Karlos Palmer - Senior Director, Product Management
TENADO & Tech Soft 3D Fast Facts
Industry:
Manufacturing / Metal Fabrication
Solution:
Autodesk Inventor OEM via Tech Soft 3D to provide a scalable CAD foundation
Results:
Faster development by eliminating the need to build core CAD functionality
Improved accessibility for end users with simplified workflows
Seamless localization support across regions
Ongoing product improvement through platform updates
Stronger positioning within the Autodesk ecosystem
