From clothing CAD patternmaker to clothing CAD technician
11 of the 17 essential skills of a clothing CAD technician are already essential for a clothing CAD patternmaker — about 65% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from clothing CAD patternmaker in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 6
- would be new
- 65%
- of the target job covered
- 17
- essential skills of a clothing CAD technician
What a clothing CAD technician does
Clothing CAD technicians use software to create design plans for clothing products. They work in 2D design which is known as surface modelling, or 3D design which is called solid modelling. They use surface modelling to draw a flat representation of the clothing product. In solid modelling, they create a 3D display of a structure or component in order to take a virtual look of the clothing product.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- 3D body scanning technologies
- CAD for garment manufacturing
- create patterns for garments
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
- examine sample garments
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- inspect wearing apparel products
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- prepare production prototypes
- standard sizing systems for clothing
What would be new
6 skillsEssential for a clothing CAD technician and not for a clothing CAD patternmaker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from clothing CAD patternmaker
2 roles- clothing sample machinist10 skills in common
- clothing product grader10 skills in common
← clothing CAD patternmakerclothing CAD technician →The other way round
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How far are you from being a clothing CAD technician?
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