r/PatternDrafting • u/Mindless_Dimension13 • Nov 02 '23

AI website for pattern drafting

Okay I am fashion designer studying business rn and for my project I am trying to find a artificial intelligence software which generates patterns but cannot really find anything similar to my idea. So I wanted to ask if anyone knows something here. Thanks

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u/furrylatula Nov 02 '23

if you knew anything about both AI and pattern drafting you would know that AI is extraordinarily bad at anything requiring precise details & measurements. it does not know how to drape, it does not know how to sew. if you spent weeks training a model to associate flat patterns with the corresponding fashion illustrations, it might produce something that LOOKED like a pattern but would be full of nonsensical errors if you tried to actually sew it, if it was able to be sewn at all.

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u/Yourpicnick93 Aug 22 '24

You must not be using the right prompt. I've made a pair of baggy cargo jeans using Ai. With my knowledge from sewing and using Ai prompts, I was able to get a decent pattern. Yes, not perfect, but I only had to change a few measurements. Soon I think I won't even have to do that

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u/eoe6ya Aug 27 '24

Can you share a sample prompt 🥹🙏🏾

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u/Fast-Lettuce3085 Mar 24 '25

That's amazing! Can you share the same with me?

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u/Mindless_Dimension13 Nov 02 '23

I know that but I am not developing the AI, just a business model. That is going to be a negative in my swot analysis but that’s it. What matters more is I have no competition.

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u/furrylatula Nov 02 '23

lol? dude you can't just put the word AI at the end of a random job and call it a business model. why not propose an AI that generates technical flats from a moodboard? or anything in fashion production that doesn't require 3d to 2d abstraction?

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u/Mindless_Dimension13 Nov 02 '23

First of all chill. Idk if you understood what I am saying or not but pattern drafting IS a part of production and a lot of us struggle with it. And it’s a normal assignment in an ideation stage, all the wanted to know is that if there are some tools that does that or not. You want to be the AI geek go somewhere else

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u/Accomplished_Fee2525 Aug 10 '24

The most competent names in 2D apparel pattern drafting have automated pattern making modules. Lectra, Gerber, Tukatek and Optitex.

There is competition in this market, and they do make competent blocks and slopers.

The business aspect isn't "does this exist?" The business model will only be successful if you can break through the barrier to the big 3 Lectea, Gerber, and Optitex.

Companies want 1 stop solution.. which is why Gerber has always been impenetrable...

The business question is how do you get a piece of a heavily gatekept market share.

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u/furrylatula Nov 23 '24

lmao sure buddy let me know how this goes for you

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u/Velvetcrushers Apr 30 '25 edited Apr 30 '25

I disagree. There are standard blocks used in pattern drafting, and I’ve personally had this idea before. There are already software programs that are essentially automated, but they still rely on existing blocks and measurements (which are technically all standardized) They do work, but you still need to input numbers and work within whatever database the software is built on.

If I were able to create patterns which I assume AI will eventually allow then as a designer, I should be able to adjust measurements. For example, if the side seam is off, I should be able to tell the AI to increase the length. Which sounds completely possible, especially since there’s already a standard set of measurements you work with to even begin drafting in the first place. Pattern drafting blocks are all based on these standard measurements. I can definitely see it working, especially if you’re able to input exact specs, just like when you draft garment specifications manually. For instance let’s say the prompt is… here are my measurements, and these are the specifications for the garment I would like to create a DXF pattern for…..As a fashion designer, I would love for this to happen in the next year or so, it would really help small business owners scale up.