Design and Production of Garments
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1. A method of producing a garment comprising:
- establishing a base garment design which comprises a plurality of pattern pieces and is a desired fit on a given body model;
providing a body model of a customer using a body scanner;
automatically comparing the body model of the customer with the given body model to derive difference values;
modifying the pattern pieces using the difference values;
manufacturing a garment using the modified pattern pieces.
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Abstract
A customer body scan is used to produce a body model. The body model is matched to the best fitting one of a family of standard body models. In one arrangement, that family is a series of standard size models. In another arrangement, the family is a series of body shapes. In both cases, difference values are derived which are used to modify standard pattern pieces. Closed manifold mesh models may be used throughout to simplify computation.
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1. A method of producing a garment comprising:
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establishing a base garment design which comprises a plurality of pattern pieces and is a desired fit on a given body model; providing a body model of a customer using a body scanner; automatically comparing the body model of the customer with the given body model to derive difference values; modifying the pattern pieces using the difference values; manufacturing a garment using the modified pattern pieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11)
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8. A method of making a garment comprising:
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comparing a representation of a customer body with a family of body models; determining the best fit body model from the family of body models; automatically identifying shape differences between the customer body and the best fit body model; modifying pattern pieces which define a garment having a desired fit to the best fit body model using the shape differences; and manufacturing the garment using the modified pattern pieces. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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9. A garment production system comprising:
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means for comparing a representation of a customer body with a range of body models and identifying a body model with a closest fit; means for determining shape differences between the customer body and the closest fit body model; means for using the differences to modify garment pattern pieces of a garment which fits the closest fit body model; and a manufacturing module for manufacturing the garment using the modified pattern pieces.
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