GRAFIS is a modern CAD software for pattern design and marker making. It offers creation and modification of pattern pieces, grading and output to printers and plotters as well as export of the finished pattern in several data formats. In addition GRAFIS contains a marker making software, which enables placement of completed styles and subsequent plotting. Export to cutters is also possible. GRAFIS is used in industry, craft and schools.
In particular, the interactive basic blocks open up a new world of flexible and user-friendly pattern creation and grading, helping save time and cost, making GRAFIS the perfect tool for made-to-measure patterns.
Pattern design
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GRAFIS works with the construction principle as a standard procedure. Body measurement charts are used to draft basic blocks which are then, modified into styles and production patterns. These measurement charts can represent standard sizes and / or individual sizes. The structure of the measurment charts depends on the measurement system. In addition to the existing measurement systems, company-specific measurement systems can be incorporated. The interactive basic blocks delivered with the Grafis software relate to the measurement charts. The production patterns are developed for one measurement chart while GRAFIS records the individual construction steps. Then, the patterns can be generated for the size range required (off-the-peg) or for individual measurement charts (made-to-measure).
Pic. 3: Individual measurement chart Pic. 3: Individual measurement chart
The large number of interactive basic blocks delivered with GRAFIS such as bodice, trousers, skirt, sleeve, collar, pockets and others contain drafting instructions which are recalculated with the selected measurement charts. These interactive basic blocks can easily be altered through click and drag or numerical entry offering a wealth of options for fit optimisation and style modification.
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Grading
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All steps of the style development are logged in a construction record and can then be recalculated with the body measurements of the related measurement chart. Thus, grading in Grafis is not incremental grading but a recalculation of the complete construction instructions. Subsequent modification to the style development is possible via simple alteration of the parameters. All values which have been set up as parameters or are existing parameters of the interactive construction can be altered.
Pic. 7: Modification Pic. 7: Modification
During grading individual points can be influenced through adjustment of break sizes. As Grafis works with a hereditary structure, connections between parts are created automatically. Alteration of a development part leads to recalculation of all parts and therefore, adjustment of all dependent pattern pieces. This dependency achieves effective and fast creation of style variations.
Grade rule grading
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As an alternative to grading via automatic processing of the construction record it is possible to grade with grade rules. This grading technique is applied to digitized or imported patterns in particular. Using functions such as the grade rule library simplifies the grading process.
Marker making / Layplanning
Pic. 9: Marker making / Layplanning Pic. 9: Marker making / Layplanning
The layplanning software offers a large number of settings relating to material, pieces and sizes. Apart from the common functions for butting pieces together including rotation, mirror and adjustment of buffers and allowances, Grafis offers functions for special applications. These include matching points for laying checks and stripes, use of marker templates, automatic generation of fusing blocks, consideration of material flaws and shrinkage and many more. Special layplanning options for folded lays or tubular material and step-lays can be selected. Pieces can be selected from different styles to assemble a layplan. In addition to the layplanning software, a module for automatic layplan optimisation is available.
