(Unsure which is the best board for the links to these products/resources/tools so parked under Tools but mods please move if there is somewhere more appropriate.)
A thread for links to pattern making software and tools for a domestic or small enterprise setting rather than a large scale manufacturing setting, plus links to practical and useful information or reviews about them.
Notes to bear in mind
* Patternmaking tools are not a magic solution to fitting issues. The software packages/applications work in different ways and incorporate different levels of sophistication. The key differences for the user experience is how the user can tweak the 'drawing', eg. change the numbers in a table or click on a node and drag it to a new position, WYSIWYG and so on. Some are more flexible than others and a package must both suit your needs and your preferred way of working.
* Software packages are tools that can be used to best effect when the user already has an understanding of pattern making and fitting
All packages have limitations and once the user knows how to operate the system the trick is to learn how to make the package draw what you want rather than what it wants to give you.