The Shape of the Future - How technology will change the way clothes are made...This presentation is an educational seminar to instruct patternmakers on the latest CAD technology in the Market; from pattern making techniques using the most efficient tools to achieving global fit through variation grading and 3D fit.Topics we will cover are:
-how to design a new style from a block
-measuring and specification creation
-variation grading
-slashing and spreading
-creating and manipulating darts
-creating facings
The presentation will also include everything to do with 3D relating to fit, sample creation, and design. We will also touch on how to create a 3D sample and send it for correction, how to use 3D for style creation and colorways, and finally, how to implement 3D throughout a company. Finally, we will have an introduction to Animation for online presentation or in-house marketing assets with CAD.
Presenter: Julia Shaw, National US Technical Support/Demonstration Manager at OptiTex.
Julia has been working in the Apparel Industry her entire career and has watched Computer Aided Design begin and develop from the days of DOS to today's sophisticated Virtual 3D technology. Julia attended the University of Delaware where she studied Fashion Design and Art, receiving a Bachelor of Arts with a Degree of Distinction. She then studied abroad in Helsinki, Finland at the University of Industrial Arts which was one of the first universities to implement Computer Aided Design. She continued to pursue a career as a CAD Specialist/Manager while learning from company owners, production room managers, pattern makers, graders, and designers.
*This webinar is complimentary. Please, register by clicking the "Register Now" link.
Date: Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. (PST)
Event Fee: Members FREE Non-Members FREE
Presented By: Julia Shaw / OptiTex
