Features
What PatinaCAD can do for your leatherwork
PatinaCAD is free leather pattern software that runs in your web browser. Draw the pieces of a wallet, a card holder or a bag, lay out stitching holes for the irons you own, then print the pattern at actual size or send it to a laser cutter or 3D printer.
Stitching
Holes laid out for the irons on your bench, seams that line up from piece to piece, and a look at the finished stitching before you pick up a needle.
Stitching holes that match your irons
Choose a diamond, French, flat or round iron, or add your own. The holes are evenly spaced, with one on every corner.
Stitching holesYour irons, built in or your own
Common irons are built in, and you can add the ones on your bench with their spacing, blade size and prongs.
Pricking ironsGussets that line up
Copy a panel's holes onto its gusset, so the two pieces match hole for hole.
Gussets and box stitchSee the stitches before you sew
Preview the stitching as thread, front and back, in the colours you plan to use.
Stitch previewDrawing and sizing
Start from an old paper pattern, size pockets against real cards and banknotes, and catch the small drawing slips that spoil a cut.
Start from an old pattern
Redraw an old paper pattern from a photo, a scan or a PDF at its real size.
Tracing patternsPockets that fit
Size wallet and card holder pockets against real bank cards, banknotes and coins before you cut.
Card and banknote sizesCatches tiny gaps before you cut
Catch gaps a tenth of a millimetre wide, and fix them in one click.
Pattern checkPrinting and cutting
Get the pattern off the screen: paper at actual size, files for a laser or cutting machine, and templates you can 3D-print.
Prints at actual size
Every printout has a 100 mm ruler to check with a steel rule. Big patterns spread over A4 or Letter pages.
Printing patternsReady for your laser cutter
Export your pattern for laser and cutting machines, with outlines and stitch holes kept apart.
Laser cuttingTemplates and jigs you can 3D-print
Turn a pattern into a sturdy template to trace around, or a jig that holds the piece while you work.
3D-printed templatesLearn it at your own pace.
The PatinaCAD user guide explains every tool and option, starting with a first pattern in ten steps. The free leatherworking tools work out hole spacing and check your printer without opening PatinaCAD, and the leatherworking how-to articles cover the methods behind the features. Still wondering? Read the frequently asked questions.
Free to use
Start your next pattern.
Open PatinaCAD and explore the demo card holder, or start from a blank page.