Design Patterns of Soft Products Using Surface Flattening

Abstract

In this paper, we present a pattern development method for soft product design. We utilize a surface fattening method based on a mass-spring model to create 2D patterns unfolding from a three-dimensional (3D) model. Multilevel meshes are proposed to expedite the flattening process, and a boundary optimization method is employed to guarantee 2D patterns can be sewn well. We apply the proposed method to the design of real soft products. Experimental results show that it can deal with complex surfaces efficiently and robustly, and manufactured products are satisfactory.