Virtual digitising and plotting system to help designers working from home

30/04/2020
A fashion technology provider has developed a virtual digitising and plotting/printing system for the apparel industry designed for use at home. 

According to Tukatech, users can access the pattern making and grading system to trace physical patterns using a flat screen monitor in place of a digitising board. Digital photos or scans of patterns can also be imported.

The printing tool breaks the pattern pieces across a grid of standard-sized pages and a layout guide shows where to join the pages, at which point the pattern pieces can be cut out with scissors. 

"As people continue to work from home due to covid-19, these new features become significant for designers and pattern makers. They can easily equip themselves with a complete end-to-end solution without the bulk,” said Sean Kim, director of technical services. “One CAD system, a monitor and a printer are all you need."