Case Study: SmartTribes streamlines multi-CAD product development with IronCAD

CAD Solution That Manages Everything from Concept to Production

SmartTribes, a Silicon Valley design and manufacturing consultancy, needed a single CAD platform that could handle concept design, multi-CAD collaboration, tooling, packaging, and production without the chaos of managing many disconnected files. As a small team working on global-scale projects, they also needed to iterate quickly, import and edit client files easily, and generate convincing visuals to win approvals faster.

IronCAD provided the solution with its unified CAD environment, dual-kernel multi-CAD support, and KeyShot integration for photorealistic rendering. Using IronCAD, SmartTribes managed everything from the GoGOLF product design to packaging, tooling, and factory bring-up in China within one application, improving collaboration, reducing errors and software sprawl, and helping them operate with the efficiency of a much larger company.

SmartTribes

Bob Fullerton

Founder