CAD/CAM Course Outline

 This fantastic course has been made possible with funding from City Fringe Partnership and will be extremely beneficial to young designers and their businesses.

Olivia Adamou who is one of the lucky participants commented: ‘This opportunity is truly amazing. To gain this training and knowledge of the CAD/CAM software really will help me with my future business. I am so grateful to both Fashion Enter and City Fringe Partnership. We are leaning so much and will take away some great expertise from this FREE course.’

The course continues in The Workshop and there is still chance to apply. For details please contact jenni@fashion-enter.com

Here is the outline of the course structure:

Section 1

1.  Overview of system

• Capabilities of system
• Objectives for students
  

2. Construction lines, contour lines and cut pattern pieces.

3. Drawing area operation. Menus and icons.  

4. Basic Functions

• Straight lines
• Curved lines
• Cutting and joining

 
5. Moving lines, points and curves.

6. Exercise

• Draft a skirt block from measurements.

Section 2

1.  Functions

•   Notches and drill holes
•   Measuring
  

 
2.  Digitizing        

3. Generating Pieces

4. Hemming Pieces

5. Exercises

• Apply above skills to previously drafted skirt
• Digitize bodice or skirt blocks

Section 3

1. Exercise

• Draft a Bodice from measurement

2. Pattern Transformation Functions

• Pleats
• Darts
• Changing and extending lines

3. Facings and buttons
 

Section 4

1. Exercise

• Apply pattern transformations and previously learned functions to previously drafted skirt and bodice.

Section 5

1. Grading

2. Printing

3. Marker Making

4. Exercise

• Finish all patterns.