With Gerber AccuMark, users can visualize designs, create accurate patterns and optimize their markers while seamlessly sharing data throughout the supply chain. Gerber AccuMark empowers fashion brands to accelerate time to market, improve fit, and maximize material utilization.
Gerber pattern making examines every aspect of pattern making and grading using Gerber AccuMark Pattern Design software (V13) and focuses on specific job responsibilities often assigned to apparel pattern makers and graders.
Rather than focus solely on software commands, this class incorporates invaluable insight gained from the professor’s extensive experience as an industry insider. Lessons, exercises, and quizzes focus not only on teaching the software, but also on preparing students to be successful industry professionals.
This module also covers pattern creation, drafting, digitizing, plotting, knock offs, data conversion, technical specification sheets, and costing of markers. Some manual pattern making experience is recommended to take this course.

10.2.3 Technology and garment fit
Body scanning for automated measurement extraction and virtual simulation of avatars for garment design and fit and pattern technology is fast developing (D’Apuzzo, 2007; Kirstein et al., 1999; Stylios, 1999; Chittaro and Corvaglia, 2003; Fontana et al., 2005; Krzywinski and Rodel, 2005; Volino et al., 2005; Paquet and Viktor, 2007; Decaudin, 2006; Petrac and Rogale, 2006; Petrac et al., 2006; Wang et al, 2007; Daanen and Hong, 2008; Wang and Tang, 2008, 2010; Wang et al., 2010). Industry leaders majoring on virtual prototyping and fit, and 2D CAD made to measure (MTM) pattern design systems (PDS) include Lectra, Gerber Technologies, Browzwear, Optitex, Dressingsim, Ffitme and Assyst Bullmer. Virtual garment prototyping is highly valuable in reducing time/cost constraints and also has ecological benefits. This technology is intended to increase customer confidence in purchasing a garment appropriate for their body shape and fit preferences but Apeagyei and Otieno (2007) suggest it has some way to go before it can become an accurate fitting tool.
Although virtual avatars allow the consumer to visualise the suggested fit, fabric drape and simulated movement, it is difficult to successfully apply this technology for MTM custom fit garment design. Custom fit PDS are predominantly based on computerised hand pattern production methods. A style pattern, nearest in size to the client’s own, is adjusted by substituting the client’s measurements at just a few cardinal (primary) points on the pattern profile. 2D pattern pieces that have been adapted using just a few of the customer’s length measurements and one-dimensional circumferential measurements (for example bust, waist and hips) are wrapped and seamed together onto a virtual parametric mannequin for fit evaluation. The resulting 3D pattern fitting process does not automatically transpose parametric variations in body shape to the 2D pattern pieces without some considerable behind-the-scenes manipulation. Without this physical intervention, garment fit will not be a true custom fit but a coincidental fit.