Sometimes it is necessary to make sure that the patterns on the fabric align properly when pieces are put together. This can prevent rotations of pieces as well. Is this a consideration?
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Alex Rufon <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > I've been working on a project on and off for a few months now regarding > garment patterns. > > Well, my client has been using these CAD software where they would create a > pattern which would be used to cut fabrics to create a garment. Well, one of > the features of this software is to optimized the number of sizes of > patterns that can be cut from a certain fabric. > > So the process is: > > 1. User draws a pattern for each of the parts of a garment by sizes. > So if the sizes are S, M and L, there will be 3 patterns for the left sleeve > of a polo shirt. > > 2. They will then leave the software running overnight so that it > will come up with the best ratio and position of the patterns for a certain > length and width of a fabric. > > 3. Print this pattern out and cut the fabric with it. > > I oversimplified it but I was thinking of maybe doing something similar > using J. Well, I actually thinking of using J to compute for intersections > between the patterns. The layout is 2D and the objects aren't squares. > > What I do have for data are the vectors of each points of the patterns and > since its 2D, I just need to know if the patterns intersect and keep moving > the patterns apart until there's no intersections. > > Well, since I am a total n00b ... can anybody suggest reading materials, > related topics and theories (ex. Sweep Line Algorithm), ideas, concepts that > I should look into? > > I would appreciate any help/pointers. > > Thanks. > > r/Alex > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
