Applications of CAD in the Modern Garment Industry

Abstract:

In recent years, the Computer Aided Design (CAD) technology is being utilized in the textile and clothing industry, thus simplifying the overall process and shortening the cycle from design to manufacturing. This greatly improves the manufacturing efficiency and also the garment quality. This paper presents the trend of 3D Garment CAD technology, analyzes the intelligent apparel CAD systems, including parametric design, Combination of artificial intelligence and CAD and the closely relationship between CAD and the Internet.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 152-154)
• Pages: 1505-1508
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.152-154.1505
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Wei Cheng, Zhi Li Cheng
• Keywords: 3D CAD, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Fashion Industry, Parametric Design

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