Tel +39 02 430019169 | Email: info@nextfashionschool.com
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Digital design is a key tool today; the CAD Patternmaker course using the LECTRA® system enables students to acquire operational skills on the software most widely used in the clothing sector. Through the Modaris and Diamino applications, students learn digital pattern construction, pattern adjustments, grading and digital marker making.
The use of CAD allows for the precise management of variants, corrections and production workflows, improving processing times, data control and the organisation of the collection development process.
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Ancona, 12 February 2027
News:Enrolment has been extended until November. There's still time to start your journey in fashion.
A dedicated course for patternmakers who want to translate their working method into digital format. Digitising pattern construction and management is now an essential step in order to work in the industry.
The course introduces the use of CAD software for clothing, teaching how to create patterns, grade sizes and produce digital markers for manufacturing.
The course prepares students to work in the fashion and manufacturing sectors, focusing on pattern and size development, garment industrialisation, and collaborating with fashion designers and prototypists.
This professional can work in companies, patternmaking bureaux or operate as a freelancer, possessing both technical and design skills.
Main outgoing role: CAD Patternmaker.
The course programme provides the patternmaker with the CAD skills required to create, transform and industrialise the various elements of a garment's paper pattern. Students learn how to precisely manage digital blocks, correctly complete size charts for grading, and prepare marker files destined for production.
The course enables participants to acquire methodology, precision and operational independence. The subject matter is CAD Patternmaking, with a technical, practical approach oriented towards the fashion industry's production processes.
Next Fashion School invests in talent. Every year we provide scholarships and fee reductions, measures designed for those with motivation and merit who need financial support to embark on their fashion journey.
Dedicated concessions are available for this course, find out all the details on the page.
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