Scan to Pattern with Peel 3D and ExactFlat

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3D scanners are more affordable and easier to use than ever. If you want to make better patterns faster, in this video we show you how to go from 3D scans to 2D sewing patterns. The video shows how to do this in 3 phases and we have room at the end for a lively Q&A with the audience.

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0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Setting Up the Workspace
2:19 – Scanning
6:08 – Eliminating the Redundant Parts
7:02 – Cleaning the Mesh
8:07 – Smoothen the Mesh Edges
8:56 – Create a Symmetry Plane
9:56 – Cut by Plane
10:42 – Cut by Curve
12:42 – Pick and rename Patches
17:18 – Sew the Patches Together
20:18 – Combine the Patches in a Single OBJ File
22:53 – File Import in ExactFlat
24:30 – Weld the Vertices
25:24 – The Adaptive Remesher
27:18 – Mesh Flattening
28:48 – The Mesh Strain and Seam Allowance
29:41 – The Pre-flatteners
30:32 – Optimizing the Mesh – Material Properties
32:56 – Find the Neighbouring Pieces
33:57 – Apply Notches

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ExactFlat is software to make better patterns faster using 3D to 2D digital pattern making.

Start with 3D CAD in Rhino 3D or SolidWorks 3D, or
Import a supported 3D file type, or
3D Scan your physical parts and import into ExactFlat.
Create accurate cut ready flat patterns from 3D to 2D in minutes.

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