Measurement Methods
3D Validation
Material Digitization Service
Material Digitization Services will help you digitize your material library, provide organization of digital materials via swatchbook or CLO-SET, and allow you to fully utilize your digital supply chain with the assistance of our expertise in digitization.
Material data management via swatchbook or CLO-SET
By having your proprietary material digitized with our 3D experts you can be assured of a 1:1 conversion, allowing you to use CLO to its fullest potential.
How is fabric measured and digitally created?
Weight
Thickness
Physical Property
Texture Scan
CLO zFab Kit
The zFab Kit utilizes CLO AI technology and vast amounts of fabric data to make digital fabrics with high accuracy. It reduces on errors that happen during manual measurements, which streamlines the analysis of a fabric's physical qualities. This ensures that the digital versions in CLO are precise and reliable for use in design and production.
Why is 3D validation important?
3D validation process with the most updated device and algorithms minimize human errors, and provide more accurate digital fabrics.
How is 3D validation done?
We verify the fabric physical properties via a process called the Drape Test.
1. Each physical and digital fabrics are cut into the same sample size (50 x 50 cm) and placed on an identical size physical and virtual cylinder.
2. Validating Height: We measure and compare the height between the floor and each corner of the drape.
If the height varies by less than or equal to one(1) centimeter, the digital twin is considered to be accurately reflecting the physical properties.
If the height varies by more than one(1) centimeter, we manually adjust specific parameters until the difference is less than one(1) centimeter.
3. Validating No. of Flares: We measure and compare the number of flares from the top view.
If the number of flares are less than eight(8): The number of flares should be identical for both the physical and digital twin fabric.
If the number of flares is equal to or more than eight(8): The difference of the number of flares should be less than or equal to one(1) flare.
If the difference in the number of flares does not meet the requirements stated above, we manually adjust specific parameters until the requirements are met.
Service Process
swatchbook subscribers
swatchbook non-subscribers
Contact swatchbook to place an MDS order
Create order via CLO website
Your order will be comfirmed by swatchbook
Once your order is confirmed, a quotation will be available on the website
Prepare and send your labeled material to the swatchbook Digital Lab
Material quantity and quality will be confirmed by swatchbook
Material quantity and quality will be confirmed by swatchbook. The invoice will then be issued on the website.
Digitization
Estimated Lead Times from the date after fabrics arrive at swatchbook Digital Lab
1~10 materials
Up to 5 working days
11~50 materials
Up to 10 working days
51~150 materials
Up to 20 working days
151~300 materials
Up to 30 working days
301~450 materials
Up to 50 working days
You can download the zFab files from either CLO-SET or swatchbook
Note
Material Digitization Service(MDS) is an ancillary service provided only to companies.
The company must qualify for the CLO Business plan, which one-person companies are not eligible to use.
If you have any questions about MDS, reach out to our global support team. We're here to help!
