CAD Pattern Making

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CAD Pattern Making

Our Computer Assisted Design (CAD) Pattern Making lessons, created in partnership with Tukatech, will teach you how to make digital patterns on your personal computer. Click on any lesson picture, below, to learn more about that lesson. Note: You'll learn the most from our lessons by doing exactly what the teacher is doing using your own software and supplies.

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Recommended Lesson Order
We recommend watching the lessons, below, in the order shown. These lessons feature TUKAcad, an inexpensive, easy-to-learn Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) software package. TUKAcad can be installed on both Windows- and Apple-based computers. You can get an amazing $19 a month deal on the TUKAcad Learning Edition if you go to tukaweb.com/subscriptions.

Introduction to TUKAcad-#1
Introduction to TUKAcad-#1
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Getting Started with TUKAdesign-#2
Getting Started with TUKAdesign-#2
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Operating TUKAdesign-#3
Operating TUKAdesign-#3
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Exercise 01 – Pocket Draft-#4
Exercise 01 – Pocket Draft-#4
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Exercise 02 – Back Draft-#5
Exercise 02 – Back Draft-#5
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Exercise 03 – Basic Grading-#6
Exercise 03 – Basic Grading-#6
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Tip 1 – How to Make a Flare Skirt
Tip 1 – How to Make a Flare Skirt
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Tip 2 – How to Access Menu Functions Without the Mouse
Tip 2 – How to Access Menu Functions Without the Mouse
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Tip 3 – How to Create a Back Rise Seam and Template
Tip 3 – How to Create a Back Rise Seam and Template
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Tip 4 – How to Change Princess Seams to Darts and Dart Manipulation
Tip 4 – How to Change Princess Seams to Darts and Dart Manipulation
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Tip 5 – How to Smooth and Balance Joining Segments
Tip 5 – How to Smooth and Balance Joining Segments
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Tip 6 – How to Work Faster Without the Dialogs
Tip 6 – How to Work Faster Without the Dialogs
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Tip 7 – How to Create a Radiating Grommet Neckband
Tip 7 – How to Create a Radiating Grommet Neckband
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Tip 8 – How to Create Custom Buffers
Tip 8 – How to Create Custom Buffers
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Tip 9 – How to Evenly Distribute Sleeve Ease
Tip 9 – How to Evenly Distribute Sleeve Ease
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Tip 10 – How to Retrieve a Lost Pattern
Tip 10 – How to Retrieve a Lost Pattern
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Tip 11 – How to Make a Double T-Notch
Tip 11 – How to Make a Double T-Notch
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Tip 12 – How to Show Pattern Changes
Tip 12 – How to Show Pattern Changes
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Tip 13 – How to Spec Out a Pattern
Tip 13 – How to Spec Out a Pattern
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Tip 14 – How to Trace Artwork onto Pattern Pieces
Tip 14 – How to Trace Artwork onto Pattern Pieces
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Tip 15 – How to Engineer a Plaid Marker with Front Logo Placement
Tip 15 – How to Engineer a Plaid Marker with Front Logo Placement
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Tip 16 – How to Grade a Multi-Piece Contour Waistband
Tip 16 – How to Grade a Multi-Piece Contour Waistband
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Tip 17 – How to Import and QC a Pattern
Tip 17 – How to Import and QC a Pattern
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Tip 18 – How to Save a Layout and Paper When Plotting
Tip 18 – How to Save a Layout and Paper When Plotting
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How to Create a Half-circle Skirt-plus TUKA3D Simulation
How to Create a Half-circle Skirt-plus TUKA3D Simulation
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