Integration of CAD Technology for Fast and Customized Production of Apparels

Abstract

The innovation in the field of Custom fit apparel and the demand of the day to beat the challenge of the competition in fashion world, the 3D Scanners and the CAD/CAM have made the show. The design and sizing attributes to a fast and custom design of costumes to the customers and the models is the latest trend and demand of the day. The availability of various3D capture software and scanning techniques have simplified the procedure and led to the development and fast procurement of custom fit apparel design The approaches to designing virtual garments may be categorized 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 visualization 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 work reveals the importance of CAD and the virtual platform for the final customized apparel designing