February 5, 2010 | 
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Part 3 Pattern Drafting from Ralph Pink on Vimeo.
Wow… this is a long one.
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This tutorial will show you the concept behind Digital pattern cutting using illustrator. this is a must see if you wish to edit and produce your own digital patterns.
P.s. sorry it’s so long, but it’s all necessary..
*UPDATE*
A huge thank you to Patrick (see below) for suggesting a plugin for Ai that allows you to measure curves (handy for that dreaded armhole measurement) please see the link below. To say thank you please check out Patrick’s Site:
Snap measure Plugin: http://www.nineblock.com/downloads.html
Patrick’s site: http://www.path-mode.co.uk/ Awesome!
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Tags: catwalk, design, digital pattern cutting, drafting patterns, fashion, pattern cutting
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… Please check your work. I just wasted 16 hours trying to learn from this to find out the block shown in XLS sheet numbers are wrong…
Or is it a sick joke?
Hi Dcknives… Thank you for your comment. I’m sorry you had problems using Xl document, if you would explain the issue more clearly I will try and resolve it for you or make up for your time loss in some way.
All the best
Ralph Pink
This is amazing! Thank you so much, can’t wait to use it. Going to be so much easier now – I share your frustration with maths and have little space to pattern cut in, so this is vital. for both accuracy and to avoid crawling about on the floor with an enormous sheet of paper and a ruler. Brilliant, thanks for taking the time
P.S. Sorry about the all caps. my computer is displaying only all caps in the submit comment textbox.
–elizabeth
This is GREAT! i ALWAYS FIGURED ILLUSTRATOR COULD BE USED FOR THIS BUT DIDN’T KNOW HOW. NOW I DO! THANK YOU SO MUCH.
i TRIED DOWNLOADING PATRICK’S PLUGIN, BUT THAT PAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. IS THERE ANOTHER DOWNLOAD FOR IT SOMEWHERE?
THANKS, AGAIN.
–ELIZABETH
Wooow!!!i’d like to thank you for these video tutorials!!!Today I printed my first DIGITIZED patterns .I’ts very significant… It was pleasure to listen to you…. you have got very sexy voice;-) I owe U some beer!!!! Thank you a lot and starting to going through you website!
u sooooo saved my life. thank you!
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