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US 2018/0263324 A1Published application
System and method for precisely tailoring clothing for individuals
OwnerGiovonnae F. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A method for creating a clothing construction sloper customized to an individual's measurements, including capturing the individual's body dimensions data using a 3D scanner, extracting and storing the captured measurement data using a sloper program, and developing a printed or digital master pattern used to fit existing garments to the person.
Claims18
A method for creating a customized clothing construction sloper for a clothing customer, comprising the steps of:
- (a) manually placing physical landmarks on the customer;
- (b) scanning the customer using a 3D body scanner;
- (c) providing a computer having permanent and temporary memory and a processor;
- (d) loading a sloper program on the computer, wherein when executed the sloper program performs the steps of:
- (d1) generating scanning landmarks using the scanned data;
- (d2) aligning the scanning landmarks to the physical landmarks;
- (d3) testing for alignment of the scanning landmarks with the physical landmarks;
- (d4) moving the scanning landmarks as needed to match the physical landmarks;
- (e) extracting customer measurements from the body scan;
- (f) geometrically drawing a custom sloper using the extracted measurements;
- (g) draping the sloper onto the 3D body scan;
- (h) testing the fit of the sloper to identify individual fit characteristics of the customer;
- (i) modifying the sloper as needed using alteration principles to make the fit more accurate;
- (j) passing the sloper back to the draping step and repeating steps (g) through (i) until the sloper fits the customer;
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- (k) adding seam allowances and closures as needed.
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