A composite part forming system configured to form a composite part, wherein the composite part forming system comprises: a computer-aided design system operable to generate CAD data that includes an authoritative part definition for the composite part; a forming system operable to form the composite part based on numerical control data; an inspection system operable to inspect the composite part before, during, or after formation of the composite part and generate inspection data that relates to inspection of the composite part; and a part analysis tool for analyzing aspects of a composite part, the part analysis tool comprising: a verification control unit configured to compare the numerical control data to the CAD data, whereby numerical control data used to control operation of a forming system that is used to form the composite part is converted into a geometry that may be interpreted by a CAD system, wherein the numerical control data comprises structural and geometric data of the composite part, and determine whether the numerical control data is within one or more conformance thresholds related to the CAD data to validate the numerical control data before the forming system is used to form the composite part; and an inspection control unit configured to compare inspection data of one or more plies of the composite part to the CAD data, wherein the inspection control unit is configured to determine whether the inspection data is within the one or more conformance thresholds related to the CAD data; wherein if the numerical control data does not conform to the CAD data, the part analysis tool is configured to transmit revisions or suggested revisions to part programming system, forming part of composite part forming system, which is configured to then modify the numerical control data; and wherein the system is configured to initiate a forming process of a composite part if the numerical control data does conform to the CAD data. a computer-aided design system operable to generate CAD data that includes an authoritative part definition for the composite part; a forming system operable to form the composite part based on numerical control data; an inspection system operable to inspect the composite part before, during, or after formation of the composite part and generate inspection data that relates to inspection of the composite part; and a part analysis tool for analyzing aspects of a composite part, the part analysis tool comprising: a verification control unit configured to compare the numerical control data to the CAD data, whereby numerical control data used to control operation of a forming system that is used to form the composite part is converted into a geometry that may be interpreted by a CAD system, wherein the numerical control data comprises structural and geometric data of the composite part, and determine whether the numerical control data is within one or more conformance thresholds related to the CAD data to validate the numerical control data before the forming system is used to form the composite part; and an inspection control unit configured to compare inspection data of one or more plies of the composite part to the CAD data, wherein the inspection control unit is configured to determine whether the inspection data is within the one or more conformance thresholds related to the CAD data; wherein if the numerical control data does not conform to the CAD data, the part analysis tool is configured to transmit revisions or suggested revisions to part programming system, forming part of composite part forming system, which is configured to then modify the numerical control data; and wherein the system is configured to initiate a forming process of a composite part if the numerical control data does conform to the CAD data. a verification control unit configured to compare the numerical control data to the CAD data, whereby numerical control data used to control operation of a forming system that is used to form the composite part is converted into a geometry that may be interpreted by a CAD system, wherein the numerical control data comprises structural and geometric data of the composite part, and determine whether the numerical control data is within one or more conformance thresholds related to the CAD data to validate the numerical control data before the forming system is used to form the composite part; and an inspection control unit configured to compare inspection data of one or more plies of the composite part to the CAD data, wherein the inspection control unit is configured to determine whether the inspection data is within the one or more conformance thresholds related to the CAD data; wherein if the numerical control data does not conform to the CAD data, the part analysis tool is configured to transmit revisions or suggested revisions to part programming system, forming part of composite part forming system, which is configured to then modify the numerical control data; and wherein the system is configured to initiate a forming process of a composite part if the numerical control data does conform to the CAD data.