DesignConcept is an all-in-one virtual prototyping, preliminary costing, product development and pattern preparation solution that enables you to quickly manufacture high quality products without going over budget. It offers unique flexibility for optimizing styles, generating technical specifications and controlling manufacturing costs.
What is DesignConcept?
DesignConcept 3D/2D
With DesignConcept 3D, designes can simultaneously create virtual models, evaluate feasibility constraints, calculate preliminary manufacturing costs and share this key decision-making information with stakeholders before producing the first physical model.
Using DesignConcept 2D in association with DesignConcept 3D offers a unique level of flexibility for designing and optimizing patterns.The documentation functions in DesignConcept 2D allow you to quickly create sewing plans, technical documentation for the frame and a Bill of Materials. These specifications are automatically updated whenever changes are made to the original model.
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Benefits of virtual prototyping and product development software
Enhanced style development capabilities
- Parametric modeling of the 3D model from sketches
- 3D simulation of all upholstered furniture types, including tufting and buttoning
- Simultaneous development of models, variants and options
- Photo-realistic 3D upholstered furniture renderings and 3D PDF file creation
- Collaborative development between multiple teams
Faster time to market
- Concurrent foam, frame and upholstery development cuts industrialization time by 30%
- 3D design changes automatically transferred to 2D ready-to-cut patterns
- Create and manage product variants and high volumes of pattern-making information
- Automatic creation of technical specifications and cutting plans for pre-production
Reduced prototyping and manufacturing costs
- Virtual prototyping lowers number of physical prototype iterations by up to 50%
- Costing of fabric and leather use early in the furniture development process
- Automatic nesting of patterns on fabric for costing and physical prototyping
- Remote design reviews
Guaranteed pattern quality
- Assess design and cover viability by taking material characteristics into account
- 3D pattern making for fabric and leather
- 2D flat pattern fine-tuning tool applies shape modifications and ensures accuracy
- Definition of fabric grain lines and leather quality zones for better quality
Optimal user experience and fats solution learning
- Easy to use styling interface and modeling features, regardless of experience
- Smart contextual menus ease design process with useful feature suggestions
- Customizable styling, modeling, upholstery, and rendering templates
- Quick ramp-up with Professional Services and customized training session
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