Fashion Institute of Technology Summer LiveGerber Technology Computer Program Paper
...a natural setting for a designer’s work area. It provides methods and design tools that are commonly used when manually creating patterns. The designer is also supplied with such forms of pattern creation, as draping and full-scale drafting, while working in a familiar environment. Computer automation is also included within the Accumark program, allowing designers to use their individual techniques and preferred tools. If it is not clear by now, the Accumark Silhouette program provides a fast and easy service to the designer, as it is a powerful necessity for the designers of today. Designers are eradicating the once monotonous and time consuming traditional creation processes, and replacing it with the unproblematic and simplistic Accumark program. Within the walls of limitations of the Accumark Silhouette program, the designer is not limited to only a few choices, but is supplied with a varied list of possible ways to produce their pattern. To start with, the designer’s skills and experience, as well as capabilities, are enhanced through working with the program. The designer is also capable of pinning garments to the tabletop and tracing patterns into the system. Patterns are immediately acces...