3D simulations of live model

While the 3D is being commoditised (Tukatech’s 3D garment library), most of the commercially available solutions that simulate a quilted multi-layered jacket today are a mix of reality and extrapolative guesswork. Figure 4 shows how a multi-layered jacket looks on a live model in comparison to 3D simulation by two commercial solutions available; same jacket, but not quite similar! We need the last hurdle to be crossed, that is the simulation of elasticated fabric and multi-layered garment.

In contrast to the decade old traditional practice of 2D to 3D solution in a design-make-sell environment, the current on-demand manufacturing scenario expects 3D to 2D approach where the process goes like sell-design-make. In my next part of the series, When Avatars Precedes the Real, I will discuss how newer players like TrapDoor Creative, VNTANA, ExactFlat, StyleScan, Bold Metrics, Perfitly and others are addressing the issue from 3D to 2D armed with latest technology, as a whole new ball game. Stay tuned