E-LEARNING TOOLS APPLIED IN TEACHING ADVANCED DESIGN MODULE OF CAD SYSTEM
E-LEARNING TOOLS APPLIED IN TEACHING ADVANCED DESIGN MODULE OF CAD SYSTEM

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, the fashion trends, types of fabrics, technology and consumer needs are more and more complex and diversified. The new models must be manufactured in a short time, in small orders but in many sizes. On the market, the apparel companies are dealing with similar competitors and with sophisticated and educated consumers, who are looking for individual products, specially designed for their lifestyle and social level. This problem is solved by using specialized IT applications, which by their accuracy and efficiency offer important assistance in manufacturing processes. These applications require special technical equipment and a high level of qualification for the users. In garment manufacturing processes, the pattern making is the first stage in the development of a new model for a product. A person who is doing this activity must have a good deal of knowledge about fashion, about fabric properties, anthropometry and manufacturing technology. If this activity is done manually, it takes a lot of time. If it is done by using advanced IT applications for the clothing field, it requires special skills and abilities, in order to choose the proper tools to design the patterns. The software companies from the apparel field have developed advanced modules for designing 2D or 3D patterns and for this reason, the users must acquire new knowledge in a correct and accurate manner, either with tutors or by themselves. This paper presents an interactive lesson about teaching advanced modules of CAD from apparel industry (the Made to Measure Module from Gemini CAD Systems) for students from Faculty of Textiles, Leather and Industrial Management, who attend a master program that is linked with garment pattern making. The users must have the basics information about designing process, in order to be able to understand and use the functions of this module. This demonstrative lesson is also suitable for all the persons who are developing individual and customized production (Made to Measure) from garment industry.

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