Before making clothes, try them on on the screen first? Background of the emergence of CAD system in the fashion industry and current status of 3D CAD utilization

What if you could try clothes on a virtual model and tweak the design before even cutting the fabric? The material explains CAD as a representative computer technology in the fashion industry used to produce clothing patterns and develop grading based on design drawings. Let's organize it in order, from the background of its appearance to its current status of use and future direction.

Why did CAD enter the fashion industry?

As it became difficult to compete with Southeast Asian production bases with cheap labor costs, domestic companies chose to produce a small number of different types. The data says that the tool that supported this transition was textile design CAD, which was first developed overseas and first introduced in the 1980s.

The first generation equipment was difficult to operate, the quality of printouts was poor, and the price was high. It was only after the 1990s, when the operating system changed to Windows and Mac, that it became an easily used tool for practitioners.

What kind of program is there?

The four programs are responsible for different stages from fabric planning to the shape of the finished clothes, so the data is summarized as being widely used by large and small clothing companies as well as related universities and fashion academies.

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How are they used in each field?

• Children's clothing: There is a lot of character and color work, so some places use one for each designer. Yes
• Casual/golf wear: For changing patterns and colors while keeping the basic shape
• Sportswear: Mainly using the drawing function
• Underwear: Started late because it was centered on sewing, but gradually expanding
• Outdoor: Demand for schematics is increasing as new brands increase

The fact that even the same CAD has different functions that it focuses on depending on the characteristics of the subject is different depending on the field of assignment. This is a good point to use as a key basis when creating a comparison table.

What does 3D CAD and DTP change?

Using 3D CAD, you can apply a pattern to an avatar on the screen and check the silhouette and fit without a sample. As an example, the fast fashion platform created by the Busan Design Center with government funds of 3.2 billion won was unveiled at the CHIC 2016 exhibition.

DTP is a technology that is paired with CAD in that it produces less waste water than existing printing and can respond quickly to small orders because it imprints the pattern on the screen directly onto the fabric.

What is the future direction?

The money needed for planning and CAD’s greatest contribution is that it saves people and time. However, as Chinese companies move beyond custom production to direct design, the challenge remains to create differentiation in the development of new materials and designs and in combination with the Korean Wave. User-centered ideation methods can be referenced in the Design Thinking document.

In the conclusion of the task, the question of what kind of design competitiveness will be created with the technology rather than the introduction of the technology itself When presented together, it becomes a highly complete article containing industry outlook.

References: Aldrich, W. (2015). Metric pattern cutting for women's wear (7th ed.). Wiley Blackwell. The one on the screen becomes the one in the market.