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Futura Next
Pontoglio (BS), Italy
What it is
Futura Next is a Windows CAD suite for fashion, upholstery and technical textiles, spanning pattern work through cutting-room production. Its workflow connects Pattern, Manager, Marker/Automarker, Smart Plan and cutting, with PDM/PLM for product data and bills of materials. Pattern tools include drawing, transformation macros, automatic size development, seam checks and simulation. Marker and Automarker support manual or automatic placement optimization, multi-cut management and constraints for ratio, fiber direction and defects. PDM/PLM centralizes product documentation, bills of materials, cycles and master records, with traceability and two-way data exchange. The MTM module uses customer measurements and rules to turn basic models into parametric ones, then generates variants, placements and consumption for the cutting room. Manager indexes models, parts, placements and attachments on SQL Server and offers search, previews, consumption reports and exports, alongside permissions and audit trails. The suite supports DXF, ASTM, HPGL and ISO exchange formats and is based on Windows and Microsoft SQL Server. Caledonia offers customized demos on request; pricing is not displayed. Its listed modules also include Converter and 3D.
For and against
For
- Connected tools cover pattern work through cutting
- Includes manual and automatic placement optimization
- PDM/PLM supports traceability and two-way data exchange
- Manager includes permissions, activity logs and versioning
- Customized demo available on request
Against
- Windows platform only
- Pricing is available on request
- SQL Server backups rely on customer IT procedures
The verdict
Futura Next brings pattern, product-data and cutting-room workflows together for several textile sectors. Ask for a customized demo and clarify how its SQL-based backup procedures fit your IT setup.
Who it suits
Futura Next is aimed at pattern makers, product managers and cutting-room teams in fashion, upholstered furniture and technical textiles. Its MTM tools are also intended for brands and manufacturers offering made-to-measure products.
Plans and prices
Futura Next
Custom demo available on request; suite modules include Pattern, Manager, Marker/Automarker, PDM/PLM, MTM, Converter, Smart Plan and 3D
Read 8 Oct 2026 · caledoniagroup.it
On the record
- 3D
- Futura Next 3D turns CAD models into digital prototypes with materials, textures and seams, and supports variant previews and render exports.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Commercial access
- The product page offers a customized demo on request and does not display a price.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data controls
- Manager supports permissions, roles, activity logs and versioning, and its backups rely on the customer’s SQL IT procedures for retention and restore.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Demo and support
- Caledonia offers customized demos on request and describes installation, training, after-sales and custom development services.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- File formats
- The suite supports DXF, ASTM, HPGL and ISO formats for data exchange with ERPs and machines.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Manager lists integrations with Futura Next Pattern, Marker/Automarker, PDM/PLM, Smart Plan and MES/ERP for codes, orders and feeds.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Interoperability
- It supports DXF, ASTM, HPGL and ISO formats for data exchange with ERPs and machines.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Made to measure
- Futura Next MTM turns basic models into parametric models governed by customer measurements and rules, then generates variants, placements and consumption for the cutting room.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Caledonia Group is the brand grouping the production divisions of Caledonia Technology Italia s.r.l.; it reports more than 30 years of experience.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Manager archive
- Futura Next Manager indexes models, parts, placements and attachments on SQL Server and provides search, previews, consumption reports and exports, with permissions and audit trails.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Marker optimization
- Marker and Automarker provide manual or automatic placement optimization, including multi-cut management and constraints for ratio, fiber direction and defects.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- MTM audience
- The maker says MTM is for brands and manufacturers offering made-to-measure clothing, sofas, cushions or seating.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Nesting
- Marker and Automarker support manual and automatic placement optimization with fabric constraints such as ratio, fiber direction and defects.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pattern design
- Futura Next Pattern provides drawing tools, transformation macros, automatic size development, and seam checks and simulation.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pattern tools
- Futura Next Pattern includes drawing tools, transformation macros, automatic size development, seam checks and simulation.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Platform and database
- The maker describes Futura Next as based on Windows and Microsoft SQL Server.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Futura Next is a multilingual CAD suite for fashion, upholstery and technical textiles, covering pattern making through cutting room production.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product data
- Futura Next PDM/PLM centralizes product documentation, bills of materials, cycles and master records, with traceability and two-way data exchange.caledoniagroup.it · read 8 Oct 2026
