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Introduction to CAD (pattern making) in apparel

• Introduction to the Trade
• Role of computer in garment industry
• Introduction to CAD (Pattern Making) in Apparel

• Pattern Drafting, Layout planning (marker making), Grading, Digitizing.

Introduction to the Trade
Fashion design and technology is an interdisciplinary field that combines creative design with technical skill
to develop innovative clothing and accessories.it involves understanding fashion trends, materials, garment
construction technique and process fashion designer in this field often utilize software for design, pattern making
and digital prototyping alongside traditional technique. The trade encompasses a wide range of roles, from
designing haute couture to creating ready to wear collection, and it plays a significant role in shaping the global
fashion industry.
Role of Computer in Garment Industry: Computer has influenced every sphere of human life. Life has become
easier and comfortable with the use of computer.In the field of garment industry computers help to design, analyses
and manufacture the product within a short span of time. The first step of garment production is designing. The
designers do hand sketches or drape fabric in a dress form. CAD software has begun to make inroads into the
world of fashion and textile industry, enable mass customization, develop more designs and facilitate to make
frequent changes in stylus and production. Computer added designing software not only provides the possibility
to speed up the process of putting a new model into production and improve the quality of the product, but also
reduces material cost and labor intensity.
Types of CAD systems
• Textile design system
• Knitted fabrics
• Printed fabrics
• Illustration Sketchpad systems
• Embroidery systems
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, Jacquard or dobbins can be designed and in fact
are invariably used abroad using a CAD system for textiles. Similarly embroideries are also developed at CAD
workstations.(Fig 1)
Fig 1

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 me will produce a pullover graph that will indicate information

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