TUKATECH's TAPE to Offer Apparel 3D Prototyping Curriculum
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DELHI,
India, June 20, 2008 - The Tuka Academy of Pattern Engineering (TAPE) has
formally announced that this year’s curriculum will include classes on 3D
design and digital prototyping for garment development. Never before has 3D
design and prototyping been offered as a career option in an apparel
institute anywhere in the world.
Virtual Fit Model with digital garment, made in e-fit
Simulator by Tuka
Outsourcing 3D prototyping and 3D CAD in the engineering, architectural,
and construction/planning industries has grown tremendously in India due to
Western outsourcing. Recently, the garment industry has followed their lead.
In the face of increasing demand for better fitting garments and faster
turnarounds, apparel manufacturers quickly started to embrace 3D prototyping
for garment manufacturing and design to save cost and increase quality.
3D prototyping of garment samples, visualization of a garment, and
verification of its construction elements are becoming critical to reducing
development stages and going to production more quickly. "Designers in the
US often have to wait weeks to get a physical sample of a garment,” noted
Iva Sareen, founder of TAPE and president of TUKATECH. “They often find that
the fit or balance of the garment is not right on the first sample sent. A
new sample is made and shipped again, and the process can be quite laborious
and time consuming. It’s like a civil engineer building a prototype house,
then shipping it overseas for comments on whether to move the windows. 3D
prototyping on computer systems allows Asian vendors the ability to send a
digital image or movie of a 3D prototype via email, speeding up
communication between the buyers and vendors."
TAPE Directors were quick to realize that knowledge of 3D prototyping is
a vital addition to a strong career in product development, and decided to
integrate TUKATECH’s e-fit Simulator software into TAPE’s coursework. "We
have found in the industry that there is an increasing need for pattern
makers and designers to learn how to engineer garments in a 3D virtual
environment. As a leader in teaching pattern making, grading, and marker
making for many years, we took action," said Ila Mittal, principal of TAPE.
About TAPE
TAPE was founded in 2006 by TUKATECH to provide training to students of
all types and economic backgrounds in the art of pattern making, to address
the growing need for this skill in India. The new course includes both
theory and hands-on practical knowledge of how to develop sample patterns,
add grading, and make markers using TUKAcad software. All students are
taught how to develop a pattern and drape it electronically on a 3D virtual
model. The students are also taught conversational English as part of the
curriculum, so they can communicate competently in the global apparel
industry.
Sambit Nayak, a recent graduate from TAPE, learned 3D prototyping on
e-fit Simulator. “TAPE placed me at Timex garments in Sri Lanka where
TUKATECH had implemented 3D technology. It was perfect for me because I was
already working on 3D systems at TAPE, and I easily found success making 3D
prototypes in addition to making patterns on CAD.”
Placement services, including assistance in job interviews with leading
export houses in Asia, are offered to all candidates.
For more information about TAPE, visit
http://www.tukatech.com/tape.html
About TUKATECH
TUKATECH is the world leader in providing affordable product development
solutions to the apparel industry worldwide.
The company was founded in California in 1997 and quickly achieved world
recognition with its innovative approach to solving the process problems
faced by the apparel industry.
For more information, visit
www.tukatech.com.
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