Designing concepts and modern apparel CAD software details are listed with this presentation.

2. • Design is the human power to conceive, plan, and realize products that serve human beings in the
accomplishment of any individual or collective purpose.
• Design may be defined as any arrangement of lines, forms, colors, and textures.
• A good design shows an orderly arrangement of the materials used and in addition creates beauty in the finished product.
Two Kinds of Designs.
1. Structural Designs.
2. Decorative Designs
Requirements for good Design:
• It should be suited to the purpose and in addition give beauty to the garment.
• It should be simple and propositioned
DESIGN

3. What happens when designing?
 When beautiful designs are seen by our eyes or created,
neurons are secreted in the body which activated the
nerves and gives a sense of happiness and internal bliss
 While designing the right side brain which is the centre
of creativity gets activated and results in internal
satisfaction

5. Designs according to the End use
 Home Textile & Made-Up Designs.
 Saree design-Printing and Jacquard
 Upholstery Designs
 Shirting Design
 Knit Wear Designs
 Ladies wear Designs
 Carpet Designs
 Embroidery Designs

6.  Floral
 Geometric
 Abstract
 Animal and Bird designs
 Natural sceneries designs
Types of Designs

7. Lines and Dots

8. Curves & Zigzag

9. What designs reflect?
 Designs reflect the evolution, Period, Time, Culture etc of the People.
 Conventional designs reflects the Man’s way of living, Culture, the type of
environment he had those days, life style etc.,
 He wants design every where from socks to the cap he needs design in it to show
his taste and attitude

10. PERSONALITY
Personality can be defined as the total characteristics that distinguish an individual,
especially his or her behavior and emotional tendencies.

11. How is CAD involved with Fashion …?
 Computer-aided design (CAD) is increasingly
being used in the fashion design industry.
Although most designers initially sketch designs
by hand, a growing number also translate these
hand sketches to the computer.
 CAD allows designers to view designs of
clothing on virtual models and in various colors
and shapes, saving time by requiring fewer
adjustments of prototypes and samples later.

12.  Computers are the user friendly tool for designing.
 The more you know about your ignorance.
 So strain your brain till it pains to gain for internal satisfaction.
 Shows prototype and makes it easier for the designer to make a change before
producing the new design.
 Develop newer design ideas and Time savings
 Making it easier to ensure that designs are flowing together in a collection.
 To improve quality of the design
Need of CAD

13. According to national Knitwear Association of US declared as
 65% use of CAD to create color ways
 60% use of CAD to create printed fabric design
 48% use of CAD to create merchandising presentation
 41% use of CAD to create Knitwear designs

14. WATER COLOURED
EFFECT

16. Designing Tools
 Creativity
 Shapes
 Colours
 Design References
 Design Creating Media
 File saving Formats

17. Image Types
 Pixel (or) Raster images - Russell Kirsch(Inventor)
* Pixel is a contraction of the words Picture & Element
* Raster is a term for all images that fit inside this model
 Vector images - Ivan Sutherland (Inventor)
* First vector drawing program was called Sketchpad

21. 1. Textile design systems
2. Knitted fabrics
3. Printed fabrics
4. Illustrations/ Sketch Pad Systems
5. Texture Mapping: 3D Draping Software
6. Embroidery systems
Types of CAD

22. Textile Design Systems:
Woven textiles are used by designers and merchandisers for fabrics for home furnishing
and to men-women-children wear. Most fabrics whether yarn dyes, plain weaves,
jacquards or dobbies can be designed and in fact are invariably used abroad using a
CAD system for textiles. Similarly embroideries are also developed at CAD
workstations.
Knitted Fabrics:
Some systems specialize in knitwear production and final knitted design can be viewed
on screen with indication of all stitch formation. For instance a CAD program will
produce a pullover graph that will indicate information on amount of yarn needed by
colour for each piece. Another example of the new technology in the industries using a
yarn scanner, which is attached to the computer scans a thousand metres of yarn and
then simulates a knitted/ woven fabric on-screen. This simulation will show how the
fabric will look like if woven from that yarn.

23. Printed Fabrics:
The process involves use of computers in design, development and manipulation of
motif. The motif can then be resized, recoloured, rotated or multiplied depending on
the designer’s goal. The textile design system can show color ways in an instant rather
than taking hours needed for hand painting. New systems are coming which have built-
in software to match swatch color to screen color to printer color automatically
i.e. what you see is what you get.
Illustrations/ Sketch Pad Systems:
These are graphic programmes that allow the designer to use pen or stylus on
electronic pad or tablet thereby creating freehand images, which are then stored in the
computer. The end product is no different from those sketches made on paper with
pencil. Different knit and weave simulations can be stored in a library and imposed
over these sketches to show texture and dimensions.

24. Texture Mapping: 3D Draping Software:
This technology allows visualization of fabric on the body. Texture mapping is a process
by which fabric can be draped over a form in a realistic way. The designer starts with an
image of a model wearing a garment. Each section of the garment is outlined from seam
line to seam line. Then a swatch of new fabric created in textile design system is laid
over the area and the computer automatically fills in the area with new
Embroidery systems:
The designs used for embroidery can be in corporate on the fabric for making garment.
For this special computerized embroidery machines are used. Designers can create their
embroidery designs or motifs straight on the computer. All they need to do is design
color and stitch to different parts of the design.

25. Apparel industry and computer
1. Digitizing systems
2. Grading systems
3. Marker making systems
4. Cutting operations
5. Marketing integration using computer
6. Internet and information explosion

27. Men’s APPAREL
FORMAL CASUAL LOUNGE INNER INSTITUTIONAL ACCESSORIES
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28. Women's APPAREL
FORMAL CASUAL LOUNGE INNER INSTITUTIONAL ACCESSORIES
ETHNIC
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29.  Easily create and edit recurrent elements
Technical illustrators create custom symbols,
use them repeatedly in many designs and
modify an original symbol just once to reflect
the change in each symbol instance.
 Efficient and precise seam placement
It takes significant time to align and distribute
intricate design items, such as buttons and stitching
marks. New specialized drawing features, such as
enhanced line styles get increases.
APPAREL SOFTWARE
SELECTIONS

30.  From design to production compatability
Seamless integration of the creative and the technical
sides of apparel design. Take advantage of creative
tools to create patterns fills, use artistic media brushes
and much more.
 Easy color management
Color is a crucial element in apparel design.
With integrated color management and new
color control tools. New Color Harmonies so
that you can easily produce recurring designs
with varying color schemes.

31. FABRIC REPRESENTATIONS

32. ACCESSORIES SELECTION

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34. Portfolio

35. PRESENTATIONS
TECHNIQUES

38. TWO TYPES OF CAD SYSTEMS:
1. 2D CAD System
2. 3D CAD System
2D CAD System
 In Fashion design and Textile design sector
the 2D CAD System is generally used.
 2D CAD System also used for pattern making
in apparel sector.
AVAILABLE 2D CAD SYSTEMS FOR
CLOTHING INDUSTRY:
 CAD Assyst from Assyst (GERMANY).
 Modaris from Lectra (FRANCE).
 Accumark from Gerber Technology (USA).
 PAD Pattern design from PAD System Technologies Inc.
(CANADA).
 TUKACAD from Tukatech USA).
 GRAFIS from Software Dr. K. Fridrich (GERMANY).
 Audaces Apparel Pattern from Audaces (BRAZIL).
 COAT from COAT-EDV System (GERMANY).
 Fashion CAD from CAD CAM Solutions (Australia).
Apparel CAD System

39. Marker making is the process of determining
a most efficient layout of pattern pieces for
a style, fabric and distribution of sizes.
Factories those don’t have CAD system
perform this process manually. In manual
marker making to make an efficient marker
one need time, skill and concentration.
Now-a-day Marker making is mostly done by
CAD systems which give accuracy, increase
control over variables and reduces time
required in making markers.
PATTERN MAKING

43. 3D CAD System
 3D modeling and 2D pattern
unwrapping.
 3D simulation of 2D patterns.
 2D sketch-based 3D simulation.
Combined Techniques.
 Reactive 2D/3D design technique.
 Digital draping.
Available 3D CAD Systems
for the clothing industry:
 Virtual fashion from Reyes Infografica.
 Modaris 3D Fit from Lectra.
 Vstitcher from Browzwear.
 Accumark Vstitcher from Gerber.
 Haute Covture 3D from PAD System.
 eFit Simulator from Tukatech.
 Vidya from Assyst-Bullmer.
 3D Runway from Optitex.
 Design concept from Lectra.

44. Virtual Garmenting Technique
DATA ACQUISITION:
 Modeling of the person. (e.g. from 3D scanning)
 Definition of the different cloth items.
(e.g. from 2D CAD patterns)
 Definition of the color/texture of the fabric. (e.g. from pictures,
graphic design or drawings)
 Definition of the characteristics of the fabric. (e.g. density, elasticity,
etc.,)

45. Creation of AVATAR

47.  The entire engineering world has been using 3D software for about a decade to
design 3D prototypes of everything from cars to computer chips, and this
technology has finally come to the apparel industry.
 Instead of building physical samples from real fabric and shipping them to the
design house, manufacturers and designers can work digitally to make a 3D virtual
sample of the garment.
 Draped pieces of 3D fabric are sewn together inside of the 3D software, and a
fabric simulation is applied to realistically reproduce the proper drape and fit.

48. TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED
 Modelling human bodies based on statistically significant parameters
 Libraries of representative virtual 3D mannequins
• Facilitate the interpretation of fit in terms of garment volume & allowance.
• Control the size gradation process.
• Facilitate designing for Mass Customisation.
 Library of fabrics
• Enable new experiences on comfort & well-fit prediction using 3D CAD systems.
• Enable the prediction of fabric behaviour to improve the manufacturing process.
• Develop tools to estimate the cost impact of different design selections (e.g. fabric)
on product.

49.  Direct 3D garment design
• Enable the manipulation of contour lines in 3D.
• Enable the manipulation of properties of any garment surface (physical
characteristics, textures, colour, etc…).
• Automatic Flattening into 2D patterns.
 Virtual prototyping components:
• Generate animatable 3D bodies taking into account body deformations influenced
by body composition data.
• A new retargeting method that will handle not only the skeletal animation, but also
the skin deformation of the character.
• Real-time cloth simulation integrating a body and cloth-sizing module.

51. 3D Software features you quickly:
 Visualize designs created as a 2D pattern on a 3D virtual model
 Show how changes on the 3D design affect the 2D pattern
 “Peel off” parts of a product modeled in 3D and create them as a 2D pattern

52. Electronic body scanning Advanced CAD for e-Commerce
Why we need 3-D body
scanning for e-Commerce?
 A new trend in customizing clothing
 After scanned, customers could
used the measurement information
for internet shopping

53.  Retail E-Commerce
 Apparel Industry
 Clothing Design
 Anthropological Studies
 Automotive Design
 Ergonomic Research
 Computer Game Development
 Medical Applications
 Personal Fitness Industry
Applications for 3-D body scanner

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56. Uses of ERP In Apparel Industry:
• Production Planning & Control
• Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)
• Material Requirement Planning(MRP)
• Bill of Material (BOM)
• Warehouse Management
• Inventory Management
• Cost Reporting/Management
• HR Management
• Plant Maintenance
• Service Management
• Finance Management
• Purchase Order Management
• Quality Management

60. What are the careers involved in creating a collection?
 Fashion Designer
 Textile Designer
 Fashion Illustrator
 Pattern Cutter
 Fashion Photographer
 Fashion Journalist
 Public relations consultant
 Fashion Buyer
 Stylist
 Fashion Model etc.,

62. References
 http://www.tenlinks.com/CAd/PRODUCTS/TEXTILE.HTM.
 http://fits.me/try-it-now/tryitnowfa/
 http://www.henrilloyd.com/ava-dress-w45111-blk
 http://www.just-style.com/analysis/3d-cad-and-product-lifecycle-
management_id123931.aspx
 http://rhizome.org/editorial/tags/fashion/
 http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/
 http://www.gerbertechnology.com/enus/solutions/apparelretail/productdesign/accum
ark.aspx

63. Thank You