It is also at this stage that patterns can be exported to digital textile printing machines, and prototype garments produced.Ħ. In these systems, garments can be virtually stitched together, tested for fit in a virtual environment, and then even visualized on virtual runways. Garment sampling: At this stage, the pattern created in the PDS can be modelled in both physical patterns and 3D virtual systems. It is in these systems that the pattern is generated for a garment.ĥ. Pattern design: This is divided into two areas, one being the specification drawings, the second at PDS (pattern design systems).
This type of software allows tracking of the workflow and identification of the status of an individual garment at any one time.Ĥ.
Production data management: The ability to use product data management (PDM) software to control the whole production cycle of a garment. Design creation/ideation: Through image/mood boards, designs, virtual fabrics/clothing, flats.ģ. Connectivity: The need for companies in design (buyers, designers, suppliers), production (manufacturers) and retailing (e-commerce/e-tailing) in the design and production chain to communicate in a global market.Ģ. All CAD/CAM systems can create, save, store, retrieve, amend, and correct designs created on the CAD system used.įunctions of CAD/CAM in Textile and Garment Industry:įunctions of the CAD/CAM process in the textile and garment industry are described below:ġ. It is the combination of CAD, CAE, and CAM that make up computer-integrated manufacture (CIM) – otherwise referred to as CAD/CAM.Ī CAD/CAM system may also link the production stages to orders, sales, production planning and scheduling and sales analysis, etc., via a secure server through an electronic data interchange (EDI) system. The analysis of design and their translation for the manufacturing system is carried out by equipment that is part of computer-aided engineering (CAE). CAD helps in design and product development and CAM helps in controlling the operations steps of production and equipment. CAD/CAM is a term often used to cover three areas of activity controlled by a linked computerized system: design, analysis, and manufacture in textile and garment industry.ĬAD/CAM systems assist in automating tasks within design and manufacturing. CAM has become an integral part of the design and production systems that exist in fashion and textiles. Once the design is completed, it can be imported as a digital file to the CAM system. Some are generic, while others have been specifically developed for the fashion industry. Computer-aided design, also known as CAD, has extended the media choices for des thanks to a wide range of vector and bitmap graphics programs.
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