#Software

2014-07-08

Optitex is introducing expanded 2D and 3D capabilities and production enhancements with new version 12.3

Optitex, a leading provider of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM and virtual prototyping software solutions for sewn products, announced the release of Version 12.3 of its software. This latest version includes several major developments: a new tool within Optitex PDS that significantly improves the design and development workflow for garments that use printed fabrics; and a new add-on module to Optitex CutPlan that enables improved inventory utilization.

The new Printed Fabric Tool , now integrated into Optitex Pattern Design Software (PDS), facilitates the accurate positioning of style pieces on printed fabric. From within Optitex PDS, designers and pattern makers can see how the printed image will lie on the garment, make adjustments and immediately view the effects of every change. With Optitex 3D Suite, users can make changes on the 2D pattern or 3D model and see the results simultaneously in both. This greatly increases pattern design accuracy for any garment that utilizes printed fabric, and eliminates the time and costs of creating physical samples. Full 3D visualization also facilitates communication and speeds the approvals process.

Roll Management is a new optional module available for Optitex CutPlan that enables cutting room managers to integrate roll inventory data into their order cutting process, in order to optimize utilization of inventory fabric according to user-defined priorities. With this new module, individual rolls of different widths are automatically assigned to specific markers to meet the requirements of the order while supporting inventory management goals. Usage data from the Roll Management module can be exported to a spreadsheet to update the inventory control system.

"The new capabilities we are introducing with Version 12.3 are based on the needs of our strategic customers, answering real-world challenges that fashion companies on both the design and production ends of the industry face every day,” said Gil Almog, VP Products and Technology. “Our close cooperation with major customers is a defining element in our success in providing cutting edge 2D and 3D software solutions that optimize the garment design, development and production processes and take virtual prototyping to a new level.”

Pic: Fully digital development workflow for any printed fabric garment. Users make adjustments in either view and immediately see the effect both on the 2D pattern laid on top of the printed fabric and on the 3D draped garment.

Coats Digital appoints Himanshu Mehrotra as Managing Director to lead next phase of cloud and AI-driven innovation

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Tunicotex Group boosts OTDP to 85%, cuts planning time by 25% & expands production capacity by 40%

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Suzhou Tianyuan boosts costing accuracy to 98% with Coats Digital’s GSDCost

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Barmag and Neumag showcase innovations across all manmade fiber processes

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Walter Reiners Foundation Prize awarded to three ITA graduates

Sabina Dann, Lukas Balon and Annegret Storm from the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University were awarded the Walter Reiners Foundation Prize by the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) for their master’s and bachelor’s theses. Peter Dornier, Chairman of the Walter Reiners Foundation, presented the awards during Techtextil at the VDMA stand in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.