CLO3D is a digital garment software that lets us build and visualize your styles in 3D before you invest in physical samples. It helps us refine fit, proportions, and design details early, so you can make more confident decisions and reduce trial-and-error in development.

Yes. CLO3D is a powerful tool for visualization, fit exploration, and design refinement, but it doesn’t fully replace real-world sampling. Instead, it helps us get closer to your ideal design beforehand, so your physical samples are more intentional and require fewer rounds of changes.

I’ll need your design ideas (sketches, references, or a rough line plan), your target customer and intended fit, plus any fabric direction you already have. If you have existing patterns or tech packs, those are helpful but not required — we can discuss what you have and what we need to build.

We can use CLO3D to explore how silhouettes and style lines might translate across different sizes, and to think through fit decisions with your real customer in mind. It’s a useful way to test proportions and shapes before you commit to a full size run in sampling.

CLO3D works well for many ready-to-wear categories, especially when you care about how the garment hangs, drapes, or shapes the body. If you’re working on very complex or specialized pieces, we can talk about what’s realistic to build digitally and where digital development will add the most value.

CLO3D and technical development projects start at $850, with final investment depending on your product type, number of styles, and the level of detail required. Once I understand your collection and goals, I’ll provide a clear estimate so you know what to expect.

Timelines depend on the number of styles, complexity, and the amount of clarity you have surrounding your product, but CLO3D often speeds up early development by helping us make decisions faster.

Some technically advanced partners can, but most will prefer 2D pattern files (like DXF) plus a tech pack and measurement specs. CLO3D helps us get to a strong base pattern and clear visual direction, and then those files are prepared in a way your factory or patternmaker can use.

Right now, I support you on the development and production-readiness side, but I do not act as a full production manager or factory liaison. I can help you prepare clearer materials for your factory and think through what they’ll need from you to move forward smoothly.

Not by default. CLO3D patterns usually need finishing steps like seam allowance, grainlines, notches, labeling, and other annotations before a factory can reliably use them. I focus on setting you up with well-developed patterns and visuals, and your production partners may add their own refinements based on their machinery and standards.

Yes. You’ll receive digital visuals you can use to communicate design intent to patternmakers, technical designers, or future manufacturing partners. These materials help everyone get on the same page visually before you move into sampling.