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Fabricator is a new product in CAD, which analyses dobby woven
fabric samples and produces the construction details, in electronic
data format, for that sample. Fabricator can be used to convert
your fabric archive to computer data format or to analyse single fabric
samples as required. Fabricator represents the culmination of over
18 months research and development supported by the SMART
Award presented to ScotWeave in November 2001.
Scanning
Fabricator uses a standard Windows®-compatible scanner
to scan the dobby fabric and create a high resolution image in memory
for subsequent processing. Place the fabric on the scanner table
then scan the fabric. Once scanned, the fabric image will be displayed
on the screen and you can check and adjust the alignment of the
image to ensure best possible result.
Fabric
Analysis
Fabricator uses complex mathematical algorithms, devised
at ScotWeave, to analyse the fabric and to recognise thread sequences
in the fabric. This process is fully automatic and requires no input
from the user. Once a fabric has been analysed, Fabricator
will generate warp and weft pattern sequences, end and pick density
(setting) values and even suggest a weave structure for the fabric.
Some basic pattern and weave edit tools are provided if any fine
adjustments of the analysed fabric are required.
Output
The fabric analysis information generated by Fabricator can
be displayed on the screen and printed out in the form of a basic
loomcard. The loomcard option gives basic production instructions,
which can be used to recreate the fabric.
Link
to Dobby Designer
Fabricator can be used as a standalone product with only
printed loomcard output or it can be linked to the ScotWeave
Dobby Designer program so
that fabrics analysed by Fabricator can be passed electronically
into Dobby Designer and then simulated on the screen. Once Dobby
Designer has captured the design, it is exactly the same as any
other design file and can be stored, printed, and modified as required.
Uses a standard
Windows®-compatible scanner - no special hardware required
Fully automatic
operation
Output of production
details to loomcard
Import
fabric details into ScotWeave Dobby Designer
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