“OptiTex offers students a thorough design experience, whilst affording them the ability to explore new innovative digital approaches to producing and displaying tangible products such as garments through the creation of virtual catwalks and virtual fit.” Sharon Blackford, Senior Lecturer of CAD/CAM at LCF.

As the industry standard, OptiTex is a cornerstone of design training with installations in universities and educational centers worldwide (follow the link for a partial).

The forward-thinking institutions include Cornell University, Parsons School of Design (New York) in the US; SENA, in Colombia; Swaran's Pattern Institute, in India; Suzhou Art & Design Technology Institute, in China; Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer - Catégorie des Arts Appliqués, in Belgium; IFTH/CNNITH in France; IHK Coburg in Germany; Instituto Superior de Comunicação, in SãPaulo, Brazil and London College of Fashion, UK, among others.

Cloth Animation clips by students at London College of Fashion, using OptiTex technologies.

Click on each image to watch clip.

 Courtesy of Martin Van Heusden