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DRESS MAKING - CITS

MODULE 2 : Essential for the Trade

Lesson 6 & 7 (1) : Trade Knowledge & Role of CAD in Garment
Industry

Objectives

At the end of this lesson you shall be able to
• understand the origin of Clothing
• impart knowledge of clothing communication and fashion expression
• understand the importance of CAD in Fashion and Garment industry
• understand the roles of Various Departments in the Garment Industry.

Clothing has been manufactured in essentially the same way since the invention of the sewing machine in the
mid-nineteenth century. Old-fashioned, labor-intensive methods are still used by some small manufacturers and
designers of custom-made apparel because they cannot afford technical upgrades. Personal computers and
inexpensive software are changing apparel design, and even small manufacturers can afford computer-assisted
apparel production applications.
India is the world’s second-largest producer of textiles and garments. It is also the fifth-largest exporter of textiles
spanning apparel, home and technical products. Moreover, India is the world’s 3rd largest exporter of Textiles and
Apparel.
This reality has accelerated use of computer-assisted apparel production methods and the Internet. In the 1970s,
grading and marker making was computerized, followed in the 1990s by large computer-aided design (CAD)
systems taking over patternmaking, fabric design, and design graphics.
Today, even the smallest manufacturer can rent hardware and software to assist the design and production
processes. Computer-generated patterns, markers, specifications, and cost sheets can be sent via the Internet to
factories located around the world. Though some jobs have been lost, designers, patternmakers, marker makers,
graders, and cutters are still needed in this fast-paced business. Computer companies offer seminars for students
and current manufacturing employees to keep them updated on new technology.

Fashion schools have added computer-assisted technology courses to their curriculum. Computer Aided Design
(CAD) has been a boon for designing and manufacturing industry allowing efficiency and productivity which a
normal pen-paper design can never compare with. The CAD system and its tools have become an essential
component of garment manufacturing - fast fashion makers, designers, even traditional fashion manufacturers
now own a CAD system.

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CITS : Apparel - Dress Making - Lesson 6 & 7 (1)