CAD system for Japanese kimono

Abstract

A yukata is the same shape regardless of the wearer's height or weight. An arrangement of its texture pattern becomes an important factor for designing the yukata. It is desirable to draw the cutting pattern so that the yukata is set up for the wearer. Because drawing the cutting pattern requires great skill, it causes difficulties for beginners. In this paper, the authors propose a CAD system that support designers for drawing cutting patterns: (1) by using this CAD system, beginners can draw cutting patterns of yukatas which are in harmony with the wearer's personality; (2) by the texture analysis of the striped pattern and the stencil pattern, the cutting pattern is drawn semi-automatically.