Computer Aided Design in Clothing and Textile

On completion of the course, the student should be able to: 1. know computer software packages used in fashion illustration; 2. know the methods required to create and clothe a Croquis; 3. understand the processes required in the making motifs for fabric design; 4. know the importance of a well-prepared Technical Specification Sheet for production purposes; 5. know how to compile a comprehensive specification pack for production purposes; 6. know the processes required in the making of motifs for fabric design; 7. know how to use CAD to establish a design idea; 8. know how to apply computer technical skills to produce digital fashion illustrations/images and apply textures to them; 9. know how to apply computer technical skills to produce flat drawings for garments; 10. know how to produce industry standard technical information for spec sheets, design sketches and line plan; and 11. know how to effectively apply design concepts to create professional quality portfolio content using appropriate software.

Basic equipment and software used in CAD: Adobe Creative Cloud, Optitex, Graphic pad (wacom pads), Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw. Interface Toolbox Basic Shapes Advance shapes Perfect Shapes Editing tools. Application of CAD in the Garment Production process: -illustration -flats/technical drawing -specification drawing -presentation and storyboards. The process of scanning and retouching illustrations: scan, clean, colour, and render paint hair, fabric, make seamless repeating patterns, work, with pattern fills, add texture. Vector illustration, techniques used to correct and enhance digital photographs. Photographic illustrations, photomontage/ compositing style fashion illustration. Illustration of the use curve lines, mirror objects, rotate objects and curve objects to create a skirt, blouse or t-shirt. Methods required creating and clothing a croquis. Construction of a male/ female/ children’s croquis using measurement and scanned images. Application of computer technical skills to produce flat drawings for garments, the use of the vector software for creating flats. Different techniques employed in pattern design using CAD. Production of industry standard technical information for spec sheets, design sketches and line plan. Definition a Technical Pack, the components of a technical specification pack- flat sketch, measurement chart, order quantity cart, written description, Bill of Material (BOM), list of stitches and seams, list of embellishment, Branding Artwork (labels, care instructions), Measurement charts (grading), points of measurement diagram, Headers on every page, List for tracking change. The importance of a technical pack in production. Compilation of a technical spec pack for collection of styles, application of design concepts to create professional quality portfolio content using appropriate software. Professional fashion design portfolios, portfolio page layout basics including composition, type, and multiple colour presentation formats. 300 Level