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CAD system for world of fashion design
CAD in industry Prices for the 4315, 4316, and 4317 are £9250, £17 500, and £17 500, respectively. Tektronix also announced the latest releases of Plot 10 STI (Standard Tektronix Interface) and TCS (Terminal Control System) - Plot 10 STI 2.0 and TCS 5.0. The STI release is a high speed, high performance graphics software toolkit for building 2D and 3D applications in C or Fortran. It accommodates
features such as panels, 2D and 3D
image transforms, double buffering, lighting and translucency, hidden line and surface removal, shading, and text. Three dimensional stereoscopic viewing parameters can be adjusted for terminals and workstations with stereoscopic support. The TCS release features support for RS232, DMA, LAN and shared memory interfacing, and can be used for developing 2D applications.
Plot 10 STI 2.0 costs £3705 for minicomputers and mainframes and £1386 for workstations. Plot 10 TCS 5.0 costs £2777 for minicomputers and mainframes and £1108 for workstations.
(Tektronix UK Ltd, Fourth A venue, Globe Park, Marlow, Buckinghamshire SL 7 1 YD, UK. Tel: (06284) 6000. Tx: 847277. Fax: (06284) 74799)
CAD system for world of fashion design A CAD system has been launched for the world of fashion design. The system makes use of graphics computers from Silicon Graphics and software from Computer Design Inc. (CDI). The system is called Quick Response Fashion Design System and is an integrated graphics turnkey system aimed at addressing all aspects of the design cycle from initial concept to manufacture. According to David Knopfler, Director of UK operations for CDI, the system offers two advantages the ability to generate a fiat pattern from a 3D image and the ability to drape garments according to fabric type. According to Silicon Graphics, the system offers wider choice and greater time/resource savings. Experimentation no longer requires resketching and repainting, but can be done onscreen. The single user system enables fashion designers to develop and create 3D garments onscreen and superimpose the garment on a mannequin in any style, colour, fabric, and texture. The 2D part of the system meets the needs of the prototyping and creative design stages of the cycle; the 3D part fulfils the needs of the manufacturing design stage. In the 2D area, once the initial image has been scanned into the computer, the curve pattern mapping capability in the 2D system allows the contours of the cloth to be represented as though following the shape of the body. The garment can be altered and costed onscreen, and colour photographs of the finished garments produced. In the 3D area, once the initial outline has been created, colours, tex-
tures, shapes and shading added, the image can be rotated and weave pattern effects, stripes, and textures changed. The CDI software provides video input, a paint box, fabric design and rendering, and image processing. Other features include database retrieval functions for stored images, support for video output devices, antialiasing, mixing of colours, and colour correction routines for accurate colour output on film. Software options include colour designing, production of four colour separations, pattern engineering, and pattern grading. The system and software can be changed according to the needs of the application. A palette of 16.7 million colours is available, or colours can be stored as standard palettes (e.g. 'Spring '88').
The Silicon Graphics Iris 4D 70 workstation has a performance of 10 MIPS (million instructions/s) and can perform 140000 3D floating point transformations/s, achieved by coupling RISC-(reduced instruction set computer) based central processing units with a Silicon Graphics graphics subsystem. The monitor has a resoluttion of 1280 x 1024 pixels. The Quick Response system is available for between £50 000 for silk screen applications and £200 000 for the full 3D design and manufacture capabilities.
(Silicon Graphics Ltd, The Litten, Newtown Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7BB, UK. Tel: (0635) 37425) (Computer Design Inc., 1466Broadway, New York, NY 10036, USA. Tel: (0101) 212 575 2060)
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features such as panels, 2D and 3D
image transforms, double buffering, lighting and translucency, hidden line and surface removal, shading, and text. Three dimensional stereoscopic viewing parameters can be adjusted for terminals and workstations with stereoscopic support. The TCS release features support for RS232, DMA, LAN and shared memory interfacing, and can be used for developing 2D applications.
Plot 10 STI 2.0 costs £3705 for minicomputers and mainframes and £1386 for workstations. Plot 10 TCS 5.0 costs £2777 for minicomputers and mainframes and £1108 for workstations.
(Tektronix UK Ltd, Fourth A venue, Globe Park, Marlow, Buckinghamshire SL 7 1 YD, UK. Tel: (06284) 6000. Tx: 847277. Fax: (06284) 74799)
CAD system for world of fashion design A CAD system has been launched for the world of fashion design. The system makes use of graphics computers from Silicon Graphics and software from Computer Design Inc. (CDI). The system is called Quick Response Fashion Design System and is an integrated graphics turnkey system aimed at addressing all aspects of the design cycle from initial concept to manufacture. According to David Knopfler, Director of UK operations for CDI, the system offers two advantages the ability to generate a fiat pattern from a 3D image and the ability to drape garments according to fabric type. According to Silicon Graphics, the system offers wider choice and greater time/resource savings. Experimentation no longer requires resketching and repainting, but can be done onscreen. The single user system enables fashion designers to develop and create 3D garments onscreen and superimpose the garment on a mannequin in any style, colour, fabric, and texture. The 2D part of the system meets the needs of the prototyping and creative design stages of the cycle; the 3D part fulfils the needs of the manufacturing design stage. In the 2D area, once the initial image has been scanned into the computer, the curve pattern mapping capability in the 2D system allows the contours of the cloth to be represented as though following the shape of the body. The garment can be altered and costed onscreen, and colour photographs of the finished garments produced. In the 3D area, once the initial outline has been created, colours, tex-
tures, shapes and shading added, the image can be rotated and weave pattern effects, stripes, and textures changed. The CDI software provides video input, a paint box, fabric design and rendering, and image processing. Other features include database retrieval functions for stored images, support for video output devices, antialiasing, mixing of colours, and colour correction routines for accurate colour output on film. Software options include colour designing, production of four colour separations, pattern engineering, and pattern grading. The system and software can be changed according to the needs of the application. A palette of 16.7 million colours is available, or colours can be stored as standard palettes (e.g. 'Spring '88').
The Silicon Graphics Iris 4D 70 workstation has a performance of 10 MIPS (million instructions/s) and can perform 140000 3D floating point transformations/s, achieved by coupling RISC-(reduced instruction set computer) based central processing units with a Silicon Graphics graphics subsystem. The monitor has a resoluttion of 1280 x 1024 pixels. The Quick Response system is available for between £50 000 for silk screen applications and £200 000 for the full 3D design and manufacture capabilities.
(Silicon Graphics Ltd, The Litten, Newtown Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7BB, UK. Tel: (0635) 37425) (Computer Design Inc., 1466Broadway, New York, NY 10036, USA. Tel: (0101) 212 575 2060)
Quick Response fashion design system from Silicon Graphics and CDI
volume 20 number 1 january/february 1988
55