US 12,339,643 B2
Method and system for automating 3D to 2D custom fit pattern making
Eaton Donald, Toronto (CA); Luke Niwranski, Sudbury (CA); and Mark Jewell, Sudbury (CA)
Assigned to Tri-D Technologies Inc., Toronto (CA)
Appl. No. 18/288,946
Filed by Tri-D Technologies Inc., Toronto (CA)
PCT Filed Apr. 13, 2022, PCT No. PCT/CA2022/050573
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 30, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/226629, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/182,487, filed on Apr. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0201653 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. A41H 3/04 (2006.01); G05B 19/4097 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/4097 (2013.01) [G05B 2219/45196 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating 2D patterns for use in clothing manufacturing, the method comprising:
(a) receiving body measurements of a specific person, said specific body measurements being specific to a piece of clothing of interest;
(b) receiving a desired style for said piece of clothing of interest;
(c) generating a 3D model for said piece of clothing, said 3D model being generated by:
(c.1) generating a plurality of planar cross section curves based on said measurements received in step (a) and based on said desired style received in step (b), wherein each curve of said plurality of planar cross section curves corresponds to a region of said piece of clothing;
(c.2) connecting a first curve of said plurality of planar cross section curves to a second curve of said plurality of planar cross section curves, wherein said first curve corresponds to a first region of said piece of clothing, said second curve corresponds to a second region of said piece of clothing, and said first region is adjacent to said second region; and
(c.3) repeating step (c.2) until each of said plurality of planar cross section curves is connected to at least one other of said plurality of planar cross section curves, such that said plurality of planar cross section curves connected together forms said 3D model;
(d) converting said 3D model into separate 2D models, each 2D model corresponding to a section of said 3D model and to a pattern for use in manufacturing said piece of clothing;
(e) adjusting each of said 2D models to account for manufacturing needs; and
(f) finalizing each of said 2D models to result in 2D patterns suitable for clothing manufacture of said piece of clothing.