3D CAD systems for the clothing industry

Abstract

The approaches to designing virtual garments may be categorised as "2D to 3D" and "3D to 2D". The former refers to draping flat digital pattern pieces on a virtual mannequin, and the later indicates the development of clothing design on a realistic body and subsequent flattening into 2D pattern pieces. Several CAD systems for garment visualisation in space from flat patterns have already been introduced into the clothing industry. Any industrial application of the pattern flattening technique is yet to be made, due to the non-availability of an appropriate CAD system on the market. This paper reviews the historical developments of 3D CAD systems for the clothing industry, and assesses the features of currently-available systems on market.

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