Overview

U4ia for Apparel Design is a user-friendly manual that illustrates the tools and techniques needed to become proficient in using Lectras computer aided design (CAD) program, U4ia 6.0. U4ia 6.0 is a product visualisation software programme currently used by many apparel and textile manufacturers and retailers, including Liz Claiborne and The Gap. This book, with accompanying CD-ROM, provides detailed instructions on how to use U4ia from creating a new canvas to using special shortcut tools.

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Author:   Kathryn E. Koch ,  Tanya Domina
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Fairchild Books
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.254kg
ISBN:  

9781563672903

ISBN 10:   1563672901
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   01 May 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

* Introduction * The Basics of U4ia * Getting Started * Flat Drawings * Flat Fill Fabric Prints to a Flat Drawing * Creating New Prints * Colour Palettes * Electronic Storyboards * Fabric Recolours * Continuous Tone Prints * Advanced Print Development * Plaids, Stripes and Weaves * Segment and Gridding * Creating Catalogue Pages * Technical Design * Beyond Clothing and Textiles * Printing Integrating and other Software Programmes TEXT FEATURES * Clear and thorough discussion of U4ia tools and techniques * Step-by-step instructions with sample screen images to guide readers through decision processes * Multiple assignments for practical application of each new skill CD-ROM FEATURES * Sample files to supplement the learning process * Motifs and line drawings to create exercises for users

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Kathryn E. Koch is a professor of Apparel Design at Central Michigan University. Koch is a member of the International Textile and Apparel Association, the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Computer Integrated Textile Design Association. Tanya Domina is a professor at Central Michigan University where she teaches courses in fashion merchandising, textiles and apparel. She is a member of the International Textile and Apparel Association, the National Economic Association and the American Collegiate Retailing Association.

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