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US 2014/0195203 A1Published application
System and method for aligning design elements on a garment
AssigneeR.B. III Associates Inc
InventorMatthew Lehrer
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to garment design. In particular, embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods configured to assist a garment designer in applying graphics and artwork across the seams of a garment.
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A system for aligning design elements across the seams of a garment, the system comprising:
- a seam allowance module comprising physical memory storing instructions that cause the seam allowance module to:
- provide a user interface to a user;
- receive design input from said user, wherein said user places a digital representation of a design element on a digital representation of a garment;
- align said digital representation of a design element across a seam in said digital representation of a garment;
- divide said digital representation of a design element across said seam of said digital representation of a garment, wherein in said digital representation of a design element is split into two or more design element parts;
- and
- determine an allowance for said two or more design element parts;
- wherein said allowance is an amount of material added to said two or more design element parts to ensure proper alignment across said seam during garment assembly.
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A method for aligning design elements across the seams of a garment, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a user interface to a user via a seam allowance module;
- receiving design input from said user, wherein said user places a digital representation of a design element on a digital representation of a garment;
- aligning said digital representation of a design element across a seam in said digital representation of a garment;
- dividing said digital representation of a design element across said seam of said digital representation of a garment, wherein in said digital representation of a design element is split into two or more design element parts;
- and
- determining an allowance for said two or more design element parts;
- wherein said allowance is an amount of material added to said two or more design element parts to ensure proper alignment across said seam during garment assembly.
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