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More than patterns
CreativeSTUDIO helps you shorten the time to market, reduce costs and be ready for e-commerce by digitizing the entire product development process.
Start free today!
More than patterns
CreativeSTUDIO helps you shorten the time to market, reduce costs and be ready for e-commerce by digitizing the entire product development process.
Let's redefine CAD
None of the above is news for you, they are part of your usual product development process today.
Our goal is to help you do all these activities in a digital, integrated, collaborative environment, and this is Gemini CreativeSTUDIO, seamlessly integrated with APOGY Cloud.
From now on, CAD will stand for
Computer-Aided Development.
From pattern design to fully digital product development
CreativeSTUDIO
This is a tool not just for pattern-makers
CreativeSTUDIO and APOGY Cloud are intended to enhance the productivity of many other people in a fashion company except the pattern makers.
Who are you and what CreativeSTUDIO can do for you?
Fashion Designer
Enhance your creations by pleats design idea, directly into an intuitive and easy-to-use environment
Bring your creations to the next level by incorporating digital printing and get instant visual feedback using AutomART
Check how embroideries can enhance your product, choose threads color combinations and positioning
Harness the newest effects using laser engraving and easily pre-visualize the results on the product
Get a clear image on how the product will be manufactured and cooperate with the process engineer to choose the best sewing and finishing operations to meet the design requests within the capabilities and limitation of manufacturing process
Make visible your contribution and progress on models and keep the entire collection within the planned calendar
Decide what the buyer can customize on your digital decoration design, manage the dialog and interaction with the client
Browse through thousands of fabrics, search exactly what you need and see the how the fabric looks on your creation
Choose the right accessories and trimmings for your creation and pass the information seamlessly to engineering and manufacturing
Store and backup your models in the cloud, where they are safe and accessible for you and your collaborators
Share models with other contributors or partners and manage what each one can see or do
Fine tune your product by choosing from hundreds of stitches, seams and hems which can be executed by your manufacturing and see how they look on your creation
Choose the best avatar pose for your creation and see in real time how it looks
Get access to how your new creation will be presented to the consumer
Decide what the consumer will see and learn about your new creation in the e-Shop
Check how repetitive prints on the fabrics must be placed on your new creation and pass this information seamlessly to engineering and manufacturing
Assign various fabrics combination and define color alternatives for your new creation
Define what the consumer will be able to customize on your new creation in the e-Shop
Get instant visual feedback on how your new creation will look throughout the entire development process and use 3D simulation to negotiate with other contributors
Digital Decoration Designer
Grade the dimension and position of your artwork to match pattern gradings
See how the digital artwork flows over seams and check positioning and dimensions for each size
Use CreativeSTUDIO as an imposition app and place your artwork directly on the product using AutomART
Place and visualize the original embroidery machine files, choose threads colors and position
Place and visualize the original laser engraving machine files, choose their position and dimension for each size and previsualize the results for each fabric
Plan how digital decoration will be executed and harmonize with other manufacturing steps
Make visible your contribution and progress on models and keep the entire collection within the planned calendar
Experiment and make changes on the artwork positioning and content without any fear, you can go back in time and recover the model at any stage in its development
Decide what the buyer can customize on your digital decoration design, manage the dialog and interaction with the client
Check how embroidery, digital printing and laser engraving will look on each fabric used in the model
Store and backup your models in the cloud, where they are safe and accessible for you and your collaborators
Share models with other contributors or partners and manage what each one can see or do
Define what the consumer will be able to customize on the model’s artwork in the e-Shop
Get instant visual feedback on how the digital artwork looks on the model and use 3D simulation to negotiate with other contributors
Pattern Maker
Get the most from you pattern making skills by harnessing the most powerful pattern design app on the market
Automate pattern design by using linked pieces functionality for all similar patterns
Exchange data and import patterns and models from various sources
Make your patterns smart and ready for MTM and automatic grading by developing them using geometric methods with parametric formula
Measure and check your patterns and make adjustments with real-time feedback
Make visible your contribution and progress on models and keep the entire collection within the planned calendar
Experiment and make changes on your patterns without any fear, you can go back in time and recover the model at any stage in its development
Get access to standard body dimensions and use them during the development of your patterns, in parametric formula or as reference
Cooperate with the designer for choosing and assigning fabrics to your patterns and pass all relevant information further to manufacturing
Store and backup your models in the cloud, where they are safe and accessible for you and your collaborators
Share models with other contributors or partners and manage what each one can see or do
Get automatic properties of seam allowance and corners by using seams, hems and stitches from the standardized collection
Collaborate with the designer in a visual intuitive environment to decide the best placement of plaids, checks or other repetitive fabric prints on the product and pass this information to cutting and manufacturing
Get instant visual feedback on the fitting and draping of the product and use 3D simulation to negotiate with other contributors
Grading Specialist
Simplify grading of similar patterns by using Linked Pieces functionality
Get the most of your grading skills by harnessing the power of Gemini Grading System, the state-of-the-art grading system in industry
Grade your product on all sizes and on any standard for any distribution channel in seconds by enabling automatic grading on a parametric constructed model
Measure and check your patterns on all graded sizes and make adjustments with real-time feedback
Define the rules by which the product will be altered to match custom dimensions
Increase the quality of your products by applying grading to digital decoration artwork. Cooperate with the designer and digital decoration specialist and ensure the best matching of prints, embroideries and engravings with pieces geometry on all sizes
Increase the quality of your products by applying grading to digital decoration artwork. Cooperate with the designer and digital decoration specialist and ensure the best matching of prints, embroideries and engravings with pieces geometry on all sizes
Increase the quality of your products by applying grading to digital decoration artwork. Cooperate with the designer and digital decoration specialist and ensure the best matching of prints, embroideries and engravings with pieces geometry on all sizes
Make visible your contribution and progress on models and keep the entire collection within the planned calendar
Experiment and make changes on gradings without any fear, you can go back in time and recover the model at any stage in its development
Store and backup your models in the cloud, where they are safe and accessible for you and your collaborators
Share models with other contributors or partners and manage what each one can see or do
Process Engineer
Get ready-to-use information on how pleats should be folded, manage folds notches and generate visual content for the product Tech Pack
Retrieve critical checking measurements and include them in the product Tech Pack to be used in manufacturing and Quality Control
Reduce time to manufacture and quality problems by automatically including digital decoration visuals in product’s Tech Pack. Help people in manufacturing to understand how prints, embroidery and engraving will look on the sewn product
Reduce time to manufacture and quality problems by automatically including digital decoration visuals in product’s Tech Pack. Help people in manufacturing to understand how prints, embroidery and engraving will look on the sewn product
Reduce time to manufacture and quality problems by automatically including digital decoration visuals in product’s Tech Pack. Help people in manufacturing to understand how prints, embroidery and engraving will look on the sewn product
Create dynamic label containing all relevant information of each part or the product, needed during manufacturing, packaging or distribution
The One-Stop app to define from A to Z how the product will be manufactured step by step. Include all needed parameters about each operation, from stitch thread tension to ironing temperature and allocate the appropriate equiment. Pass the content to manufacturing floor included in the teck pack, and provide all needed information for sourcing and costing
Enhance quality, reduce time to launch manufacturing by creating the most comprehensive Tech Pack documentation for your products. Include automatically generated visuals and written content and keep it in sync with the model if the design is updated
Make visible your contribution and progress on models and keep the entire collection within the planned calendar
Get easy access to all fabrics properties needed for planning cutting, sewing and finishing. Automatically retrieve fabrics profiles and include them in product Tech Pack and in cutting-room planning
The One-Stop app to manage all trimmings used in your product, in direct cooperation with designer and sourcing specialist. Identify the right equipment needed, set-up parameters and reduce the time to launch production by automatically Generating the tech-pack with visual content for machine operators
Identify and allocate the right sewing machines, cutting and finishing equipment for manufacturing your products. Harmonize designer’s request with actual manufacturing capabilities and limitations
The One-Stop app to manage all sewing operations on the product, define machine settings, stitch and thread parameters, in direct cooperation with designer and sourcing specialist. Reduce the time to launch production by automatically Generating the tech-pack with visual content for machine operators
Enhance the quality of your products by passing information about matching to your colleagues in manufacturing. Easily include in product’s Tech Pack visual description about fabric matching and positioning on parts, with indication of critical matching points
Automatically fill product’s Tech Pack with all needed information about the fabrics, their properties and allocation on parts. Simplify cutting room planning by automatically using fabrics information embedded in the model
Get instant visual feedback on the fitting and draping of the product on each size and use 3D simulation to negotiate with other contributors. Help your colleagues in manufacturing to understand in advance how the sewn product will look
e-Commerce Specialist
Simplify publishing on multiple platforms and shops by making your products available from one unique depositary using specific APIs for each service
Make your product photo galleries look neat and automate content generation using predefined scenes for 3D rendering
Streamline publishing your new products to your e-Shop on multiple platforms (Magento, Shopify, WooCommerce, etc.) directly from development. Keep your products updated automatically if changes occur. Automate order processing and link to manufacturing
Define in details what the consumer will see and do on your product page. Generate automatically the visual content and advanced customization dialogues, without being a web programmer, directly from product’s CAD project
Reduce returns by providing a Size Chart extracted from the real product. Choose what body dimensions and product measurements are relevant for the consumer and select how to publish and explain them. Enhance the shopping experience and confidence of the consumer by provide them a size advisor which will indicate not only the best size but also the deviations from, ideal fitting
Define what the consumer will be able to customize on the model’s artwork in the e-Shop. See and feel in advance how the consumer will interact with the questions asked and options offered. Provide the visual and written explanatory content to improve consumer experience, enhance conversion rate and reduce returns
Increase visitor conversion and reduce returns on your e-Shop, reduce time to market and costs by providing state-of-the-art 3D visualization of the product, including AR placement, photo-realistic rendering
Customization Specialist
Provide the best fitting to your clients, even for the most demanding made-to-measure products by harnessing the power of parametric geometric pattern construction. Fully automate custom order processing by make your products respond well even for off-the-chart client dimensions
Reduce your effort to create and publish new customizable products by linking seamlessly the alteration rules with the content published to the consumer. Automatically process bulk or individual orders and feed the cutting and manufacturing flow
Enhance clients experience by providing them with customized product labels. Ensure traceability of each individual product and order throughout the entire manufacturing process, quality control, packaging and delivery by using the automatic barcode system
Choose how clients can customize the prints, embroideries and laser engravings on the products, provide alternative artwork and define the restrictions and limits, in order to ensure a full automation of decorating, cutting and manufacturing flow
Define in details what the consumer will see and do on your product page. Generate automatically the visual content and advanced customization dialogues, without being a web programmer, directly from product’s CAD project
Reduce returns by providing consumers a Size Advisor based on real product measurements, which will indicate not only the best size but also the deviations from ideal fitting which can be subject to customization
The One-Stop module for all customization options (size, style, decoration). Define what the consumer will be able to customize on the model’s artwork in the e-Shop. See and feel in advance how the consumer will interact with the questions asked and options offered. Provide the visual and written explanatory content to improve consumer experience, enhance conversion rate and reduce returns
Quality Assurance Specialist
Improve quality by getting access to critical product measurements and ensure compliance on all sizes
Track and trace products and QA activities throughout the entire process using unique products identifiers such as dynamic labels or barcodes
Plan your QA activities by inserting them into the Manufacturing Flowchart at key steps where QA activities are needed and specify the check-list and properties to be measured or observed
Improve and simplify QA activities by getting access to all relevant information about the product, such as critical dimensions, positioning of trimmings, digital artwork placement and alignment, fabric matching, etc.
Easily back-track quality problems to the point where they might originated during product development and help improve the future projects
Reduce returns and ensure a better fitting by getting access to standard body dimensions which are critical for the quality and fitting of your products
Simplify QA process by providing 3D simulations of the final product
Sourcing Specialist
Source all raw material Just-In-Time by knowing the progress on each product in the collection. Make you contribution visible and sync with other contributors.
Change the way you go shopping for fabrics. Find the right fabrics and the right suppliers and harmonize designer’s requests with market availability
Change the way you go shopping for zippers, buttons and other trimmings. Find the right products and the right suppliers and harmonize designer’s requests with market availability
Costing Specialist
Simplify costing by getting all manufacturing and raw materials information. Keep cost updated automatically if design changes occurs
Sustainability Specialist
Provide total traceability for each individual product, its components and its journey from design to consumer
Get a clear view on the manufacturing process of your products and offer to your consumer transparency on your social and environmental responsibility including labor, technology, consumables and equipment used
Get access to all relevant technical information needed for assessing recyclability and environmental impact of your product
Increase your capacity to provide your consumer with all relevant information about fabrics used in the product, their composition, origin and certifications, recyclability and sustainability
Increase your capacity to provide your consumer with all relevant information about all trimmings used in the product, their composition, origin and certifications, recyclability and sustainability
Logistics – Operations Specialist
Understand in advance what is needed for manufacturing and handling your future products and collections: sourcing, special equipment, labeling, packaging
Get a clear view on the progress of products and collections, help various contributors to sync their efforts, identify bottle necks and allocate the right resources to ensure a short time-to-market
Manager
Get a clear, centralized view on the technical information, composition, raw materials, manufacturing process of any product in your company
Get a clear view on the progress of products and collections, identify bottle necks and allocate the right resources to ensure a short time-to-market
Learn who did what, when and why on the products under development. Track and trace changes and interventions on models and keep the contributors aware of their responsibility
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Learn in‑depth details about Gemini CreativeSTUDIO
How does CreativeSTUDIO work?
With CreativeSTUDIO anybody is able to create new garments without formal training in pattern construction or grading, publish their creations in an online store and bring their collections to life by manufacturing sustainably.
Build products and patterns with half the effort
Gemini CreativeSTUDIO knows how to build the patterns you need with just a few clicks. You can start by using the free product library and make alterations.
High efficiency and profitability
When producing decorated garments with CreativeSTUDIO, you can save up to 30% fabric and ink, 40% decorating time, and obtain up to 98% efficiency when cutting difficult print-patterns. All these thanks to all included features and Add Ons.
Generate production files
CreativeSTUDIO’s eCommerce integrations allow you to develop and visualize production-ready models on a 3D Avatar. Then send them to the your eCommerce platform or straight to the production line. Or both.
Key Features of CreativeSTUDIO
User assistance with step-by-step functions. The complex functions are split into discrete steps; the user receives requests to express its options, to input values or to indicate elements on screen until completely applying the desired function.
Visual tools like SVG drawing or 3D sketches, for better understanding complex geometrical or technical elements.
A better user experience, advanced interaction gadgets, better ways to indicate or select elements, context responsiveness and guidance.
The possibility to point magnetically to a wide range of elements (geometrical or technical, persistent or volatile) and to place these elements into an excited state (Indicated) in order to be able to refer to these elements in functions or formulas.
Perform any other alteration function on the pieces, including changing the base size and performing grading adjustments, while keeping them in Marry or Walking position. The functions maintain their correct behavior in extreme cases too, like on big number of sizes in a set or on combined size sets which include grade, drop, spec, extra.
Time savings due to the simplified editing process, based on the bidirectional connection between linked pieces; in the same time, the increased productivity in pattern development stage and the improved product quality can lead to costs savings at the entire manufacturing process level.
Developing articles with multiple layers: for example, jackets with lining and fusing, or other models that require to preserve the connection between the patterns corresponding to different fabric layers, for automatically update the adjustments made on the patterns.
Easily observe all the steps in the fold during editing with the added a 3D viewer. An automatic supervisor marks in real time any step which is invalid (because of its width or direction) and guides the user how to fix it.
Folds from one model can be easily copied and applied in another model or another pattern.
Facilitated use of corners by a detailed visual description of the corners’ geometry and a simple tool to customize the values in the drawing, to obtain the desired results.
Easily hide or show all the gradings, change the base size, change the grading group of a piece and visualize the entire grading system of the model in all working modes.
Having this feature at hand all the time makes all the checking operations much easier and helps the user to maintain perfect control over the grading issues.
Integrated with Apogy Swatchbook solution, keeping all the information regarding the fabrics, accessories, types of stitching, etc. in a single depository file and sharing it with the other manufacturing departments, the designers can avoid human errors during the product development cycle and the final products’ quality is protected.
Manage several branches of design evolution of a product, including differentiated access rights for different users on these branches, all within one single model file.
Enables a faster developing process and exchange of information.
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FAQs
Find answers for common questions about CreativeSTUDIO and all Gemini CAD tools.
To open the PatternDESIGNER application, from the splash the user must log in with the Gemini account by clicking Log in to the Gemini account button In the opened window please input the account credentials: email and password also the verification token. After this information are introduced, on the splash will be displayed the button Start using PatternDESIGNER as user name, click on this button to open the PatternDESIGNER application.
If you don’t have an already-existing user account, you need to create one. To do this, start by accessing https://mycad.geminicad.com, and, then, click on Sign up now. On the page that opens, you need to enter real and valid information about yourself and about the company you work for. As soon as you have entered the required information, and clicked on Register, you will receive a confirmation email at the email address you used to register. To do this, you need to access your email address, open the email and click on Confirm account to complete the registration process. On the Confirm your email page, you can change the language in which the platform’s interface is to be displayed through a click inside the case and selection of the language. After the confirmation, the user needs to enter a password. After confirming the password, the user needs to click on Link, to be able to connect to his/her account.
PatternDESIGNER is user friendly and has the complete environment that covers the entire model developing workflow. PatternDESIGNER features all the options for the shape construction, depending on user’s preferences: free, assisted or parametric methods, or any combined approach. We offer trainings and premium support for the guaranteed period in which whenever there are questions of functionality we help the user.
If you installed PatternDESIGNER on multiple workstations, we advise you to update and install the latest version of the software on all workstations. This is the only way we can guarantee full compatibility between applications and the lack of downtime in the product development process. The dongle is a hardware device (current electronic device) that gives the user the right to use the software (applications) in full license mode, based on paid licenses, and therefore we recommend that the dongle be used on a the only workstation.
The installation kits for all of our latest versions can be found in the Installation Kits in my MyCAD account.
Users of Gemini applications receive full support throughout the warranty period. If the user is no longer in the warranty period, he must purchase a subscription that can be made from his MyCAD account.
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If you cancel your Update Subscription, you will revert to the “latest allowed version” you purchased before subscribing to the Software Update. You can check the “latest allowed version” for each license in your organization on the License page in MyCAD. You can find installation kits of your lifetime license in the Installation kits section of MyCAD. Please note that files created with the new version of the software are not readable by old versions, so we strongly advise you to save your models with Save as compatibility mode functionality. The functionality will allow you to save your files (models, orders) in a software version of your lifetime license and keep important data intact.