CAD.Able - CABLING 4D

What CAD.Able - CABLING 4D does

CAD.Able S.r.l. is a Turin-based Italian software company founded in 1997 that develops and markets CABLING 4D, a specialized CAD application for electrical harness and cable design built on the AutoCAD platform. The company employs five people and operates as both a technological and commercial partner of SDProget Industrial Software, the developer of SPAC Automazione — a leading Italian CAD package for the electrical sector. CABLING 4D is sold as a modular platform consisting of a core 2D/3D harness design engine plus roughly 15 add-on modules addressing production output (cut/strip/crimp machines from Komax, Schleuniger, KM Trade), testing (WeeTech interfaces), estimation, panel design, PDM integration, and migration from legacy drawings. The software generates wire lists, bills of materials, cutting tables, and test programs directly from harness drawings, with documented efficiency gains such as a 50% reduction in drawing time from the VIRTUAL module.

CAD.Able serves manufacturers in the automotive, earth-moving, agricultural, industrial automation, nautical, aeronautics/aerospace, and railway sectors, as well as contract harness producers and companies already using SPAC Automazione. Revenue is generated through one-time perpetual software licenses, customization services, and the sale of add-on modules, with no public pricing disclosed and a quote-based enterprise sales model. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales with a co-marketing arrangement through SDProget; marketing channels include the company website (with Italian and English versions), LinkedIn, YouTube, free eLearning courses, and annual participation in the SPS Italia trade fair in Parma. The company has released a new version of CABLING 4D annually since 2004, with the most recent major release being CABLING 4D 2026.

The business is privately held with no external funding rounds, no parent company, and no disclosed management team beyond founder operation. Geographic reach is primarily Italy and broader Europe, with an English-language website indicating international intent. Product investments in 2024-2026 have focused on user-interface modernization, centralized database architecture (CABLING SUITE), mobile/on-board cable design, and improved interoperability with SPAC Automazione and production machinery, signaling continued niche specialization rather than market expansion.

Name

CAD.Able - CABLING 4D

Legal name

CAD.Able S.r.l.

Website

https://cadable.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CAD.Able is a Turin-based software firm (5 employees, founded 1997) that develops CABLING 4D, a modular AutoCAD-based CAD platform for electrical harness and cable design, sold to automotive, industrial automation, aerospace, and railway manufacturers via perpetual licenses co-marketed with SDProget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Turin

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: CABLING 4D is sold as software licenses with annual new versions released. The product is commercialized in synergy with SDProget. Perpetual licenses with optional maintenance/upgrades.
2. Software Customization: CABLING 4D is customizable according to customer requests, including custom Bill of Materials formats for specific management systems.
3. CABLING 4E Estimation Module: Module for calculating production times of harnesses, creating Excel reports for estimates including materials and production times.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CAD.Able develops and sells CABLING 4D, a CAD application built on the AutoCAD platform that specializes in electrical harness and cable design. The software provides 2D and 3D harness drafting, a centralized materials database, automated generation of wire lists, cutting tables, and bills of materials, and integrates with production machinery (Komax, Schleuniger, KM trade), testing systems (WEETECH), and the SPAC Automazione electrical CAD. It is sold primarily as perpetual software licenses, with optional add-on modules for production, testing, panel design, 3D, estimation, and customization services.

Product overview

CAD.Able's CABLING 4D is a modular CAD software platform built on AutoCAD for electrical harness and cable design, development, and production management. The core platform CABLING 4D provides 2D/3D harness drawing, materials database management, and diverse output generation (wire lists, bills of materials, cutting tables, test programs). The product line is organized around the core CABLING 4D / CABLING for DESIGN platform supplemented by specialized modules: CABLING for SPAC (integrates with SPAC Automazione electrical CAD), CABLING for PRODUCTION/4P (manages cut/strip/crimp automated machines), CABLING for ESTIMATION/4E (calculates production times), Modulo 3D (3D harness visualization from STEP/IGES/DWG), Modulo PANEL DESIGN (2D electrical panel design), Modulo TESTING/4T (generates test programs for WEETECH systems), Modulo WIRE LIST FILE/WLF (generates outputs from Excel data), Modulo VIRTUAL (virtual harness layout definition), Modulo NAVIGATOR (navigates multi-harness systems), Modulo BRIDGE (converts legacy DWG/DXF/PDF drawings), Interfaccia PDM (project management with PDM systems), INTERCONN DIAGRAM (interconnection schematics), PDF Navigabile (interactive PDF export), and CABLING On-Board (mobile cable installation design). CABLING SUITE (2025) provides centralized database management. Annually released since 2004, the platform serves automotive, electronics, industrial automation, agricultural, nautical, aeronautical/aerospace, and railway sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CABLING 4D: Main software product for electrical harness and cable design on AutoCAD platform
• CABLING for DESIGN
• CABLING for PRODUCTION (CABLING 4P)
• CABLING for SPAC
• CABLING for ESTIMATION (CABLING 4E)
• Modulo 3D
• Modulo PANEL DESIGN
• Modulo TESTING (CABLING 4T)
• Modulo BRIDGE
• Modulo WIRE LIST FILE (WLF)
• Modulo VIRTUAL
• Modulo NAVIGATOR
• Interfaccia PDM
• INTERCONN DIAGRAM
• CABLING On-Board
• PDF Navigabile
• CABLING SUITE

Products and services

• CABLING 4D (CABLING for DESIGN) Core CAD platform built on AutoCAD for 2D and 3D electrical harness and cable design, including constructive and functional drawings, materials database management, automatic generation of wire lists/cutting tables/bills of materials, and output to production and testing systems. Sold as perpetual software licenses with annual new versions. Targeted at automotive, industrial automation, agricultural, nautical, aeronautical/aerospace and railway manufacturers.
• CABLING for PRODUCTION (CABLING 4P) Standalone Windows application that manages production orders for electrical harnesses, generates cutting tables based on machine configuration and mini-applicators, and produces output compatible with Komax, Schleuniger and KM trade cut/strip/crimp automatic machines. For harness manufacturers and contract producers.
• CABLING SUITE Windows-based external suite introduced in 2025 that contains CABLING applications and provides a centralized database for enterprise-wide management of harness design, materials and projects with strengthened integration to industrial environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces harness drawing times by 50% on average with VIRTUAL module
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature15 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WeeTech ItalycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017WeeTech Italy provides testing systems for harnesses and cables. CABLING 4T is the specific module for interfacing CABLING 4D with WeeTech testing systems, generating test programs directly from harness drawings and PIN tables.
• SDProget Industrial SoftwarecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2004SDProget is a leading Italian company in the design and development of CAD software for the electrical sector. CAD.Able is both a technological and commercial partner of SDProget. CABLING 4D is commercialized in synergy with SDProget and integrates with SPAC Automazione CAD software. Through CABLING for SPAC, SDProget's SPAC AUTOMAZIONE integrates with the world of cable and wiring production and maintenance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SPAC Automazione (SDProget Industrial Software): SDProget's SPAC Automazione is the leading Italian ECAD software for electrical schematics and is CABLING 4D's primary technology and commercial partner. Both target electrical design users in Italy but address different layers (schematic vs. harness design), making them direct comparables and tight partners in the same customer workflow.
• Zuken: Zuken's E3.series is a direct competitor in electrical harness and cable design, serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers with comparable 2D/3D formboard and harness functionality. Same product category, similar target verticals, and overlapping customer base.
• WSCAD: WSCAD is a German electrical CAD (ECAD) vendor serving industrial machinery, panel building, and building automation. Comparable niche CAD/ECAD product positioning with similar SME and enterprise manufacturing customer base.
• Trace Software International: Trace Software (including the elecworks and SEE Electrical product lines) is a direct European competitor in electrical CAD for industrial machinery and panel builders. Comparable target customers and overlapping workflows.
• EPLAN (Friedhelm Loh Group): EPLAN is a major European ECAD vendor offering electrical schematic, panel layout, and harness design functionality. Overlaps with CAD.Able in industrial and machinery builders, with comparable workflows for engineering documentation.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software (Capital): Siemens Capital (formerly Mentor Graphics Capital) is a leading electrical harness and systems design tool used by major automotive and aerospace OEMs. Targets the same customer pain point (complex harness design-to-production) with a broader enterprise PLM ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk (AutoCAD Electrical): AutoCAD Electrical is Autodesk's native ECAD offering on the same AutoCAD platform that CABLING 4D extends. As the platform incumbent, Autodesk is both a critical dependency and a potential competitor for electrical design customers.
• Dassault Systèmes (SolidWorks Electrical / CATIA Electrical): Dassault offers SolidWorks Electrical and CATIA Electrical as part of broader MCAD/PLM platforms. They compete in electrical design but bundle with broader 3D design and PLM, addressing manufacturing SMEs and large OEMs.

Others

• Schleuniger: Schleuniger is a global supplier of cut/strip/crimp machines and a CABLING 4D integration partner. Comparable production-machine-and-software ecosystem relationship, though not a direct CAD/ECAD competitor.
• Komax: Komax is a leading manufacturer of automated wire processing machines and a CABLING 4D integration partner (via CABLING 4P). Not a direct competitor, but an ecosystem participant whose machines' data flows into CABLING 4D's production workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCb_omV-V8oTw6G3JW375miw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cad-able

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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