Automatic digitization of garment patterns

A system for digitizing shapes, said system comprising:

• a memory arrangement including thereon a computer program;
• and
• a processing arrangement which, when executing the computer program is configured to:
• receive at least one data representing at least one shape;
• identify at least one outline of the at least one shape in the at least one data, wherein the outline has a curvature;
• and
• identify at least one corner having a relatively large average curvature of the at least one outline wherein said corner is identified by calculating the curvature of the outline in a neighborhood of a point on the outline and determining whether the curvature is at least a pre-defined minimum value.

Software stored in a storage medium which, when executed by a processing arrangement, is configured to digitize shapes, said software storage medium comprising:

• a first module which, when executed, receives at least one data representing at least one shape;
• a second module which, when executed, identifies at least one outline of the at least one shape in the at least one data, wherein the outline has a curvature;
• and
• a third module which, when executed, identifies at least one corner having a relatively large average curvature of the at least one outline wherein said corner is identified by calculating the curvature of the outline in a neighborhood of a point on the outline and determining whether the curvature is at least a pre-defined minimum value.