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Knitting Skeletons: A Computer-Aided Design Tool for Shaping and Patterning of Knitted Garments

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Alexandre Kaspar,

Liane Makatura,

Wojciech MatusikAuthors Info & Claims

UIST '19: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3332165.3347879

Published: 17 October 2019 Publication History

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This work presents a novel interactive system for simple garment composition and surface patterning. Our approach makes it easier for casual users to customize machine-knitted garments, while enabling more advanced users to design their own composable templates. Our tool combines ideas from CAD software and image editing: it allows the composition of (1) parametric knitted primitives, and (2) stitch pattern layers with different resampling behaviours. By leveraging the regularity of our primitives, our tool enables interactive customization with automated layout and real-time patterning feedback. We show a variety of garments and patterns created with our tool, and highlight our ability to transfer shape and pattern customizations between users.

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Knitting Skeletons: A Computer-Aided Design Tool for Shaping and Patterning of Knitted Garments
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces

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