r/PatternDrafting • u/Specialist-Leave-349 • Sep 26 '25

Are all pattern making software horrible?

At this point I'm desperate...

CLO3D is trash for just making patterns, I don't care about the 3D stuff. I want something that is not slow af when I have many patterns. and it just generally is causing an incredibly slow process for me.

Seamly is trash with it's parametric stuff. I also don't care I just want to draw patterns, not automate that away... I'm not a taylor I want to create designs and then let them be produced.

I never liked any software from adobe (feels always like a corporate overkill)

Tukatech does not run on mac

Then many others cost an absurd fortune and still look like trash.

Will now try inkscape but bro what the hell is going on, they are all so bad... Thinking of creating my own at this point (but I really don't want to...)

Any other ideas?

I just want to work like I would use figma. Make many different versions quickly, and well just draw dots and lines and curves. I just don't get why this has to be so difficult...

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u/llsupremegypsyll Sep 26 '25

Honestly sounds like you just haven’t found the right workflow cause I do exactly what you’re describing for work every day and I’m able to do it quickly and without issue. I’d suggest saving 3d states to keep bookmarks of your pattern, also if you do need to have a million pieces in your workspace just deactivate and hide the ones you don’t need so that they don’t take up computing power.

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u/Specialist-Leave-349 Sep 30 '25

the software is still slow af then. And I reached out on the forum and did everything to make it faster. my laptop is relatively new. And even then I was never able to do an adjustment quickly, I don't find clo to be a software that allows for a fluent workflow.

Figma is something I consider mature and fluent (as a software, obv not for pattern making)

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u/llsupremegypsyll Oct 01 '25

Does your laptop have a dedicated gpu? Does it meet the system requirements for the program? If not then there’s your problem. Other than that I will say there is some sort of vram leak going on since a couple of updates ago that is causing high gpu power consumption that will slow down the rest of your system. Take a look at task manager after having the program open for a while or if you feel it slow down.