Leathercraft CAD Introduction, A Free CAD software for Leather Craft for Windows and macOS

[@foozmanagement6513]

You are truly amazing on all levels but mostly for making this software available for free. Thankyou!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you! Providing Leathercraft CAD free of charge is a part of my volunteer activities. Please let me know if you have any issues or suggestions, requests.

[@hichembenyahmed6769]

I wanted to extend my deepest gratitude for your incredibly generous donation of Leathercraft CAD to leathermakers. Your selflessness and dedication to supporting everybody are truly inspiring.

[@Wolf-vj4ho]

Thanks for this software, it's absolutely incredible. It needs a big promo in the right places because I stumbled upon it by complete accident. This is a wet dream come true. Thanks again :)

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for finding Leathercraft CAD. I have been intentionally growing this software at a slow speed by limiting access only from Japan for the first 6 months or so until it gets relatively stable. And I just released the English version a few months ago. I hope more people will find this and see values in it in the future as you did :-)

[@Wolf-vj4ho]

@@coffee-and-craft I spread this software like plaque because is really unique and helpful. And I'm loving it. BTW on Mac ARM version is save menu in Japanese 😃

[@chang-chingchen467]

Thank you so much for your generosity and detailed introduction, this will be a great benefit to all leathermakers.

[@scroozz]

just discovered this, it looks amazing. Ive downloaded it and im looking forward to learing it, thank you for developing this for the community

[@chrisdavis5718]

I am so happy you created this software. I'm really looking forward to English tutorials. I've tried other programs, but gave up due to their complexity. This looks like it will be fairly easy to learn (I'm not very computer literate).

[@nortonsleather]

From someone that struggles with AI, this is a God send!!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Haha, I am one of those too! Thank you for your feedback!

[@metamorfoz5126]

Thanks for the program. As someone who has just started the leather hobby, I was trying to find such a program. After the videos I was looking for a few days ago, you suddenly landed on my home page. You really need better advertising. If I open a channel, you can rest assured that I will support you in my videos. You are a Legend.

[@coffee-and-craft]

It has been fun to see how this software has been getting recognized worldwide with Google Analytics. It’s been only a few months since I released the English version of Leathercraft CAD. I am pretty sure your help will accelerate the recognition :-)

[@JBSLeathercrafts]

Thank you for the CAD software!! I will try it out tomorrow evening and let you know how it turns out!!

[@NikkiConstantine]

Loving this first taste, following you on 'X'. Massive thanks.

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for finding Leathercraft CAD!

I started testing it yesterday and I was already able to draw with a nice pattern and print it, I am very happy

[@coffee-and-craft]

Congratulations on your first pattern with Leathercraft CAD. My desire is to make it easy enough for ordinary leather crafters like me! Any suggestions are appreciated.

[@dougmichel798]

I have just learned about this software. I will be giving it a try.

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions, requests.

[@yoyoyoblahblahblah5727]

I have been looking for exactly this software for so long!

[@kud108]

Will try it tomorrow. Was struggling making designs in Adobe Illustrator. Thank you so much!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for finding leathercraft CAD! Please watch the tutorial at least the first three tutorials videos. You can access tutorial videos from the right top link in the Leathercraft CAD application. Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions or requests!

[@jstudios2698]

Holy crap this is amazing. I just lost my adobe illustrator and now i have an alternative thanks to you!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for using Leathercraft CAD! I just uploaded the latest version 1.2.8 today. I will make the release video in a few days but if you are interested in the new features (shape rotation features, etc.) please download the latest.

[@chiking4839]

You are a hero, no cap. Amazing work!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you!

[@danpost4755]

This looks amazing! Thank you for your hard work on this and for sharing it. Wonderful!

[@louistaljaard4460]

Dude this is amazing! Thank you so much!

Hey, this is awesome! Great work, I will check it out soon

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you! Please let me know if you have any issues, suggestions or requests.

I tried to install on MacOS Sonoma with M2 chip and got a message "Apple cannot check the file, Ask the developer to update" :( @@coffee-and-craft

[@kornelg.6491]

Looks great! I am going to test it coming days! Thanks!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions or requests.

[@aikoner]

Thank you very much! This is what I've been looking for for so long

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for using! Please let me know if you have any questions or requests. I am doing this project alone so there is a limitation but I would like to contribute to leather crafters in the world as much as possible :-)

[@raimondantony2484]

Keep going brother. This video is very helpful 😊

[@obkf-too]

Hello, This is really amazing, but we need a LINUX version as well. Don't leave us in the dark :( . I will try running it using WINE for now (I hope it works). If you want icons for the software, let me know, I can help with that.

[@coffee-and-craft]

I know there are more Linux users in Europe but I have never met anyone using it in Japan or U.S. except for those IT related business people. I am making this Leathercraft CAD alone as a personal side project on top of my full time job so it's a bit hard for me to support even the macOS version... I will consider when I retire. But thank you for your feedback!

[@suslikkreal]

Yes, its need Linux version.!

[@zulfikrichemahmud9132]

Great work. I will make sure to donate if got the money. This is huge for me.

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for your comment. I’m glad you liked it!

[@raymondcuda5906]

I really like this software and would like to send you a donation. where can I send it? Please keep working on this! Thanks Ray

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you, Ray! If you click on the "About Donation..." link at the right top of the application window, you will see details. Currently I only accept crypto currencies from people outside Japan, but I will soon start KZbin membership program and that will be the easiest way to contribute to this project. Stay tuned!

[@nathanarrowsuch5014]

Amazing ! This will quicken up my design process 😢 thank you 🙏 🎉

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for your feedback! That encourages and also motivate me to continue developing this software :-)

[@aaliyahraks]

thank you for sharing ... very generous

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions, requests.

[@HARU2022]

英語ペラペラでカッコイイ✨ 海外の方にも広がるといいですね！ 私も海外の方の動画を参考にしてます(*^^*)

[@cher-inque5201]

This is so amazing 🤩. Love this app so much. I just wish there was an alignment option 😢. Unless i’m missing something…

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for your feedback! No you didn’t miss anything. There is no alignment features yet. But those will be supported near future so please stay tuned.

[@АнжейГлор]

Thank you very much! Great work.

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for finding and using Leathercraft CAD!

[@ScottFree45]

Thank you!

[@cheffs6598]

This is super useful!!

[@ODDwayne1]

I appreciate your work and your presentation. Can you try to improve audio quality ? Many providers ignore their audio quality and they lose some viewers that way. Thank you for all though.

[@coffee-and-craft]

I checked the audio quality but I did not notice any big issue except the volume was a little lower than other videos. There is a slight static back ground noise from the air conditioner in this room, is that the one? Or Maybe you are talking about my Japanese English accent, haha. Anyway, please let me know the detail of the quality issue? If that is noise related, it will be great if you could give suggestion how to improve the quality. For recording, sometimes I use MacBook air or a studio microphone with audio interface. I forgot which one I used for this video though. Thank you!

[@raysalter6456]

Can you design holsters and knife sheaths with this Thanks

[@patrikzaujec9750]

Thank you for this great software. Could you tell me what kind of software you use for development? I would like to get involved or at least familiarize myself with the underlying development stack in case you decide to open source the project in the future. I work full time in IT and leather is my hobby.

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you! I’m somewhat similar to you. I work full time in Biotech and leather is my hobby. But I don’t write codes at work. It’s also my hobby, so I would be embarrassed if a professional coder see my codes. I have to clean up my codes before making it as an open source project, haha. I’m using Embarcadero Delphi to build Leathercraft CAD for Windows and Mac. The tool supports multiple OS platforms with their FireMonkey framework called FMX. They have community edition license which is free for personal projects in some conditions. The platform also supports iOS, Android, Linux, but you will need a commercial license to compile and build apps for Linux.

[@chang-chingchen467]

I've just started to use the software, my first question is that, can I import PDF files or do I need to convert PDF to SVG? Thank you.

[@colinmarshall7553]

Hello, has anyone figured out what file type something needs to be to add it to the repository? I'm trying to make my own designs and add them as a template instead of a file I just open and print or add as a PDF every time. Thank you!

[@77noahd]

really good work, thanks you very much, i can use normally on my PC windows but i cant open on my macOS running monterey 12.5 macbook pro 13" 2015

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you, too! About the macOS version, it’s working on my iMac w/ macOS Monterey. Please make sure you download the version for Intel CPU. Please let me know if it still doesn’t work with the Intel version of Leathercraft CAD. Thanks!

[@77noahd]

@@coffee-and-craft finally i can open your software on my macbook pro, the problem is the system language, mine was vietnamese, it's need to be set in ENG, you shuold note that and inform people if they have the same problem, thank you so much for making it free,

[@coffee-and-craft]

@@77noahd Thank you for your feedback. There are many people using Leathercraft CAD on macOS with non-English/non-Japanese language settings and I have never heard this problem before, so this could be a rare case. I wanted to test it with my MacBook to see if you will be able to reproduce the same issue when I switch the language settings to Vietnamese but I couldn't find "Vietnamese" in the system language selections. Could you let me know which one should I choose for testing?

[@77noahd]

@@coffee-and-craft do u consider writing plugin for illustrator. Stitching mode and box stitching functions. The only thing i find difficult to use Ai is stitching holes

[@Cpt_Adama]

Wow this is awesome, ありがとう

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for your feedback! どういたしまして！

[@yvettec7650]

I tried to download the program on my Mac OS. The system said it couldn't be opened because Apple can't check for malicious software. It said the software must be updated by the developer.

[@johnnyc.5979]

Great work, and great idea. But how do I center two objects to themselves like Illustrator? How do I rotate a rectangle? Where's the scale button? This CAD is a good start but missing so much, and I see no English tutorials. I would buy this CAD but the only thing it seems to be good at is stitching lines.

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for your feedbacks! Yes, this Leathercraft CAD is just released about a month ago, so it's like a baby right now. I will be adding more features based on the feedbacks from users like you. It may be a slow process since this is a personal project but hopefully I will be able to contribute to leather crafters all over the world. The alignment features and scale feature are already in my todo list. Please stay tuned! By the way, I have just released v1.1.0 today. I will start uploading English tutorial videos in a few days.

[@najamsaqibofficial1686]

why there is not any exe file??? I am continuously trying to install the app but it's not responding correctly.

[@doughboylsog]

Can I make leather knife sheaths and holsters

[@MrMeddle2243]

first off this is a great program, thank you so much and I will be making a donation to you for it, Want to ask is their a way to upload other templets to the program if so what is the format to use for them

[@coffee-and-craft]

You convert your CAD drawings into a template. For example, draw a line and a circle and an arc on the work area. Then select all of them and right click to open the popup menu. Choose "Resister as a template to repository". That's it!

[@handypath1500]

Hello, thank you very much for your development and videos. I'm a leatherworker (maroquinier) and I would love to use it, but unfortunately I only use Linux. Would it be possible to compile CAD software for Linux? The Flatpak format is universal and could easily be installed on all Linux distributions. Thank you so much!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for your comment! and here's the latest status of Leathercraft CAD for Linux. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZyYXnyEbpemsLM It runs to some extent I think, but there are more things to do and I don't have time for that now. But as you can see in above video, it may not be too far. I don't know anything about Linux. First time to hear about Flatpak. I hope I will have some time to work for Linux version development next year. Anyway, please watch the video from the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZyYXnyEbpemsLM

[@hillbillygibbons7552]

I downloaded. Great progrom. I plan to donate. Is there a way to change the units from metric to Imperial? Im UsA AND INCHES WOULD BE AN AWESOME ADDITION. tHANKS

[@coffee-and-craft]

Currently there is no way to change the unit from mm to Imperial. I frequently used inches and feet for woodworking when I was in the US, but never used inches for leather crafting even though I started it when I was still in the US. Very interesting. So I started this Leathercraft CAD project under the assumption that the majority of US people are using metric for leather working, but I noticed that assumption might not be true. I still don't know which one is the majority but it seems there are many people working in Imperial unit in this area too. That's what I figured out recently. It might take long to support Imperial unit since all the functionalities are based on mm unit, but I will see what I can do in the future.

[@MrMeddle2243]

how are you zooming in and out? I see on your screen their is a magnifier glass that is not on the one I downloaded

[@coffee-and-craft]

You can zoom in/out using the mouse wheel. If you are using touch pad then usually it's two-finger swipe up or down but it depends on your device settings for scroll up/down.

[@louistaljaard4460]

Is there something like an eraser tool? To delete certain sections?

[@coffee-and-craft]

There was no eraser tool or trimming tool available when I published this video last year, but as of today version 1.8.7, there is a trimming feature that you can trim/erase an excess part of line, circle, arc or Bezier curve just by clicking on it. You can find the trimming button at the left tool box, the 4th button from the bottom. (Or hotkey "!")

[@jasoniannelli8050]

Will not work on my MacBook - error message states it needs security updates by developer. Any suggestions? Would love to use this software.

[@coffee-and-craft]

Please click below link (FAQ) and read the "Software Installation on macOS" section. coffee-craft.net/en/leathercraft_cad/faq If it still doesn't work, re-download and install and see what happens please. I hope this helps.

[@wingednomad8423]

This is a great concept. But So far I haven't been able to make more than a rectangle before the program freezes. Any tips??

[@coffee-and-craft]

Hello. I haven’t heard this issue from anyone yet. Which platform are you using? (Windows10? 11? 32bit, 64bit, macOS? Version, CPU type, language?, RAM size?). A little more details may help solving the issue.

[@wingednomad8423]

@coffee-and-craft I'm running windows 11. I7-8750 processor, 4gb graphics card, 24gb memory, 1tb storage. I cleared a bunch of storage and got all my updates. Tried re installing the CAD program several times with no luck. It still freezes

[@L3gitttt]

Software doesnt run once unzipped..

[@kunnpower3586]

"Hello, this is an amazing program, I quickly got acquainted with it and realized it's a very good tool, it just needs some practice and it becomes clear. I have a question for you, can this software be ported to Linux? I myself use Linux Mint, it would be awesome if this open-source program could work on an open-source platform. Thank you very much for this software and I'll keep an eye on its development!"

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you! Regarding Linux version, it's a bit hard for me to support Linux version on top of Windows and macOS since I am doing this project alone by myself and I don't have much knowledge about Linux. Sometime in the future I may make this software open-source so that someone will be able to port it to Linux.

[@kunnpower3586]

Thank you for responding and paying attention to my comment, it's a great honor! Yes, I understand that you are doing this software out of your own free time, as an interest and hobby. If you ever attempt to compile this software for Linux, I look forward to it and am willing to test its functionality. I understand that testing software to verify the functioning of its features takes a lot of time. Thank you for creating this intelligent software!@@coffee-and-craft

[@pouya200225]

Great work.

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you!

[@cklatt7]

Hello, My Mac will not allow me to open the program. Is there anything I can do?

[@coffee-and-craft]

Hello! Thank you for finding Leathercraft CAD. You can enable a downloaded application from the Privacy & Security in the Settings. Please refer to the below link for more details and instruction: support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491

[@cklatt7]

Thank you @@coffee-and-craft

[@joekovacs1174]

I just found your software and very excited to give it a try on my Mac. I found out though that "Leathercraft_CAD_v1.4.3_macOS_Intel" does not run on macOS Sonoma 14.2.1. It gives an error on launch: "LeathercraftCAD" can't be opened because apple cannot check it for malicious software. Please advise. Thank you!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Thank you for finding Leathercraft CAD! Please read an article about macOS installation issue on the FAQ page: coffee-craft.net/en/leathercraft_cad/faq This should solve the issue.

[@anne-mariestavert9654]

Can I use this programme with an iPad Pro?

[@coffee-and-craft]

Unfortunately currently it runs on Windows and macOS only.

[@pumpboy1987]

i juar learned about this program, but cant get passed windows defender...is there a way to do that?

[@coffee-and-craft]

You can disable Windows Defender from the right bottom task icons. Right click on the Windows Defender and select "Open security dashboard". From there, you can disable Windows defender. I have been checking all the installers with superior security software (Webroot) and confirmed there is no threats.

[@louco2815]

I try to download but the zip closes immediately

[@coffee-and-craft]

If you are using Windows with Windows Defender that might be the cause. It sometimes recognizes Leathercraft CAD installer as a malware. I always check the installers with other more reliable security software (Webroot) for both Windows and Mac and make sure they are safe. If you turn off Windows Defender before unzipping and turn it back on when the installation is done, you are ready to go.

[@1yunicha421]

初めまして、素晴らしいCADなのでダウンロードしましたが開けませんでした。どの様にしたらこのCADを使用できるか教えてください。私のパソコンmac,M1,Sonoma14.6.1で使用です。お返事お待ちしとえります。

[@coffee-and-craft]

こんにちは。Mac版のインストールに関するよくある質問と回答がありますのでこちらをご覧ください。 coffee-craft.net/leathercraft_cad/faq

[@coffee-and-craft]

こんにちは。Mac版のインストールに関するよくある質問と回答がありますのでこちらをご覧ください: coffee-craft.net/leathercraft_cad/faq

[@1yunicha421]

@@coffee-and-craft ご連絡ありがとうございます。素晴らしいソフト開発お疲れ様です。Amazonギフト券送らせていただきました。これからも頑張ってくださいとよろしくお願いいたします。

[@louco2815]

I can download leather craft cad have you a place to download tank you. I come from Canada

[@coffee-and-craft]

Hello. You can download Leathercraft CAD (for Win/Mac) from here: coffee-craft.net/en?pvs=25

[@MerryPoppinsluxuryleather]

Unable to download

[@heinrichsiples966]

A Linux version would be good. You can run windows products via a program called wine. But it really is not efficient. Other wise this looks incredibly cool game changer.

[@coffee-and-craft]

I might support Linux in the future but sorry, as a personal project on top of a full time job, supporting Windows and macOS is the maximum that I can do for now. But thank you for being interested in Leathercraft CAD!

[@heinrichsiples966]

Thank you for reply. I did try it on WINE also tried it on Playonlinux but both are glitchy or do not work. I did like it though. 👍 Keep up your fine work.

[@Hawkeye0918]

Im not able to get a twitter account made. It wont let me send you a message. I am having trouble importing an SVG. Part of it seems to be the correct size while most of it is completely way to small. Can you do a tutorial on this please? Thank you

[@coffee-and-craft]

If your SVG is exported in inches or any units other than mm then it may require typing in the width multiplied by 25.4 when you imported an SVG file. If the default width say 10 then input 254. Other than that I can’t say anything without seeing the actual SVG. If you send me a SVG file by email I can take a look. My email address is written in the license agreement or the release note.

[@Hawkeye0918]

@@coffee-and-craft thanks the reply I went back and checked and has only changed the display units in Inkscape. Thanks!

[@alfher22]

I downloaded the software and my antivirus shows it is malware.

[@coffee-and-craft]

As it’s written in the download page, some antivirus software such as windows defender recognizes Leathercraft CAD as a malware but I confirmed it’s a false alarm. I always scan installer file and Leathercraft CAD executable file with WEBROOT SecureAnywhere before uploading them. Just make sure that the MD5 hash of your downloaded file matches to what’s written on the download page. If yours shows different MD5 then that means someone had modified the installer.

[@MerryPoppinsluxuryleather]

So it works on mac only i dont have mac

[@coffee-and-craft]

Hi @@MerryPoppinsluxuryleather Actually, it works on Windows and Mac (but not on Linux).

[@MerryPoppinsluxuryleather]

@coffee-and-craft yeah thanks got download to my window system finally thanks for responding very quickly

[@car_enthusiasts_club]

Good job but there is a problem, svg file conversion is not successful!

[@coffee-and-craft]

Which way wasn’t it successful? Import or export?

[@car_enthusiasts_club]

Export. Error when opening svg file on laser machine

[@car_enthusiasts_club]

@@coffee-and-craft In general, it exports the svg file, but the file is incorrect

[@coffee-and-craft]

I use LightBurn for my laser engraver and never had an issue with the exported files from Leathercraft CAD. But it doesn't necessary mean that there is no error. CTRL + clicking on the line type pallet of the top right of the application allows you to show/hide which line type to show. It is also effective to SVG export. You might want to try hiding things and which one is causing the error. Alterably, you can import the exported SVG into InkScape app and re-export from there. I never had an issue with InkScape before so there is high chance that your SVG will be able to imported into InkScape. In anycase, please let me know if you identified the root cause. I will fix it if the issue is on my end.

[@car_enthusiasts_club]

@@coffee-and-craft I am using the program with Windows. I use the lightburn program for my laser machine but when I import the svg file nothing appears. I will try the method you mentioned with inkscape.ğ

[@mikekyiv]

Thank you!