Clothing CAD Technician Science & Engineering Technicians
SaveWhat Does a Clothing CAD Technician Do?
Clothing CAD technicians use software to create design plans for clothing products. They work in 2D design which is known as surface modelling, or 3D design which is called solid modelling. They use surface modelling to draw a flat representation of the clothing product. In solid modelling, they create a 3D display of a structure or component in order to take a virtual look of the clothing product.
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Where Do I Start?
CAD For Garment Manufacturing
Softwares of computer aided design for garment manufacturing which allow create 2 or 3 dimensional drawings.
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Skills You Need to Become a Clothing CAD Technician
Essential Skills
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EssentialCAD For Garment Manufacturing knowledge
Softwares of computer aided design for garment manufacturing which allow create 2 or 3 dimensional drawings.
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EssentialApparel Manufacturing Technology knowledge
Traditional and advanced apparel manufacturing technologies. Technologies including processes, machinery, etc. in order to compile and design pattern requirements, contribute to product costing and finalise assembly sequence and quality assurance …
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EssentialHistory Of Fashion knowledge
Costumes and the cultural traditions around clothing.
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EssentialManufacturing Of Made-up Textile Articles knowledge
Manufacturing processes in wearing apparel and made-up textiles. Different technologies and machinery involved in the manufacturing processes.
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EssentialManufacturing Of Wearing Apparel knowledge
The processes used to fabricate wearing apparel and the different technologies and machinery involved in the manufacturing processes.
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EssentialStandard Sizing Systems For Clothing knowledge
Standard sizing systems for clothing developed by different countries. Differences among the systems and standards of different countries, the development of the systems according to the evolution of the shape …
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Essential3D Body Scanning Technologies knowledge
The principles and usage of technologies for 3D body scanning used to capture the size and shape of the human body.
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EssentialMarker Making knowledge
Marker diagram of a precise arrangement of pattern pieces for a specific style and the sizes to be cut from a single spread. Markers can be made by manually tracing …
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EssentialCreate Patterns For Garments skill
Create patterns for garments using pattern making softwares or by hand from sketches provided by fashion designers or product requirements. Create patterns for different sizes, styles, and components of the …
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EssentialDraw Sketches To Develop Textile Articles Using Softwares skill
Draw sketches to develop textiles or wearing apparel using softwares. They create visualisations of the motives, patterns or products in order to be manufactured.
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EssentialInspect Wearing Apparel Products skill
Inspecting and testing products, parts and materials for conformity with specifications and standards; discarding or rejecting products, materials, and equipment not meeting specifications.
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EssentialMake Technical Drawings Of Fashion Pieces skill
Make technical drawings of wearing apparel, leather goods and footwear including both technical and engineering drawings. Use them to communicate or to convey design ideas and manufacturing details to pattern …
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EssentialOperate Computerised Control Systems skill
Operate electronic or computerised control panels to monitor and optimise processes, and to control process start-up and shut-downs. Monitor and inspect equipment and systems to detect malfunctions.
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EssentialPrepare Production Prototypes skill
Prepare early models or prototypes in order to test concepts and replicability possibilities. Create prototypes to assess for pre-production tests.
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EssentialGrade Patterns For Wearing Apparel skill
Grading patterns by performing processes of resizing initial patterns in order to create nest of patterns to fit various body types and sizes.
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EssentialPerform Process Control In The Wearing Apparel Industry skill
Perform process control to wearing apparel products in order to assure mass production in an uninterrupted production manner. Control processes to ensure that processes are predictable, stable and consistent.
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OptionalProperties Of Fabrics knowledge
The influence of chemical composition and molecular arrangement of yarn and fibre properties and fabric structure on the physical properties of textile fabrics; the different fibre types, their physical and …
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OptionalAnalyse Scanned Data Of The Body skill
Analyse 3D scanned data for the development of prototypes, of avatars, for the creation of size charts, the garment pattern modification, alteration and manipulation, and for testing fit.
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OptionalManage Briefs For Clothing Manufacturing skill
Manage briefs from clients for the manufacturing of wearing apparel. Collect customers' demands and prepare them into specifications for the production.
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OptionalUse 3D Scanners For Clothing skill
Use different 3D body scanners and softwares to capture the shape and size of the human body in order to produce 3D body model for the creation of avatars and …
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