Digital Design And Manufacture 1.7

Question 1

Virtual modelling

Answer 1

Virtual prototype digital body scanners allow for customisation of standard designs
3D body scanner used to collect customer’s measurements body from produced
Customer selects fabric style design feature and garments virtually modelled
PDs create individual pattern based on measurements

Question 2

Pattern design system PDs

Answer 2

Used to present images and virtual prototypes
Catalogues of garments and product ranges can be but together but designer to show client
Allows for customised fit for individual order
Simulates texture dropping fit by displaying on virtual for of human

Question 3

Computer controlled printing to produce sample fabric length

Answer 3

Possible to print short length of fabric from computer design programme
Allows designer to experiment with patterns and colour with min cost and time
Can show samples to client

Question 4

Electronic data interchange EDI

Answer 4

allows computer to computer exchange of documents in standard format between business partners
Removes paper documents
Use of barcodes to represent data
Barcodes attached to most products sold in retail scanned at checkout
Cash register transmits barcode number to shops central point of sale sends price to checkout
(Electronic point of sale EPOS)
Info transferred to shops stock list records when item is sold decides when and what to reorder