3D CAD systems for the clothing industry

The approaches for designing virtual garments may be categorised as ‘2D to 3D’ and ‘3D to 2D’. The former refers to draping flat digital pattern pieces on a virtual mannequin, and the later indicates the development of clothing design on a realistic body and subsequent flattening into 2D pattern pieces. Several computer-aided design (CAD) systems for garment visualisation in space from flat patterns have already been introduced into the clothing industry. Any industrial application of the pattern flattening technique is yet to be made, due to the non-availability of an appropriate CAD system on the market. This article reviews the historical developments of 3D CAD systems for the clothing industry, and assesses the features of currently available systems on market

Web based public participation in visual impact assessment of urban landscape.

Zhang Zongyu.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-108).Abstracts in English and Chinese.ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH --- p.i-iiABSTRACT IN CHINESE --- p.iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv-vTABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi-viiiLIST OF TABLES --- p.ixLIST OF FIGURES --- p.x-xiChapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTIONChapter 1.1 --- Landscape and landscape Assessment --- p.1Chapter 1.1.1 --- The descriptive inventory approach --- p.2Chapter 1.1.2 --- Public preference models --- p.4Chapter 1.2 --- Urban Landscape --- p.5Chapter 1.3 --- Relationship between professional and public --- p.8Chapter 1.3.1 . --- Inherent conflicts --- p.9Chapter 1.3.2. --- Roles of both sides --- p.9Chapter 1.3.3 --- Collaboration between professionals and the public --- p.10Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTChapter 2.1 --- The needs for visual impact assessment --- p.13Chapter 2.2 --- The visual impact assessment process --- p.16Chapter 2.3 --- The information inventory in the visual impact assessment --- p.19Chapter 2.3.1 --- Landscape simulation --- p.20Chapter 2.3.2 --- Visual impacts identification --- p.22Chapter 2.4 --- Public participation --- p.23Chapter 2.4.1 --- Public preference in the urban landscape --- p.24Chapter 2.4.2 --- Public accessibility to the urban landscape planning process --- p.28Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- CAPTURING THE SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONSChapter 3.1 --- General considerations --- p.30Chapter 3.1.1 --- Function requirements --- p.30Chapter 3.1.2 --- Project management --- p.32Chapter 3.1.3 --- User interface --- p.33Chapter 3.1.4 --- Web access --- p.34Chapter 3.1.5 --- Qualification of public participation in urban planning --- p.35Chapter 3.2 --- Envisioning the proposed web based system --- p.37Chapter 3.2.1 --- Proposed virtual collaboration --- p.38Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Improving participants' access to the web based visual impact assessment --- p.39Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Capturing the public appreciation --- p.41Chapter 3.2.2 --- Collaboration between planners and public --- p.43Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- SYSTEM DESIGNChapter 4.1 --- Main software or tools for developing the proposed web based system --- p.45Chapter 4.1.1 --- Arcview 3.1 or Arc/Info with 3D analyst and Internet mapping server extensions --- p.46Chapter 4:1.2 --- VRML 2.0 and Java --- p.49Chapter 4.1.3 --- Java3D API --- p.52Chapter 4.2 --- System configuration --- p.55Chapter 4.2.1. --- System architecture --- p.55Chapter 4.2.2. --- Data management --- p.57Chapter 4.2.2.1 --- Urban landscape information management --- p.57Chapter 4.2.2.2 --- Public participation --- p.64Chapter 4.2.3. --- User interface design --- p.69Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- PROTOTYPE SYSTME AND PILOT STUDYChapter 5.1 --- General description --- p.74Chapter 5.2 --- Implementation --- p.75Chapter 5.2.1 --- Connecting the two-dimensional world with a three-dimensional virtual urban environment --- p.75Chapter 5.2.2 --- Data flow of the system for interactions between the GIS and the VRML browser --- p.77Chapter 5.3 --- Data preparation --- p.81Chapter 5.3.1 --- Constructing the terrain model --- p.81Chapter 5.3.2 --- Retrieving the landscape themes --- p.87Chapter 5.4 --- Public oriented user interface design --- p.88Chapter 5.5 --- Participation log --- p.96Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- CONCLUSIONAPPENDI

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