IDES is a Digital Fashion Studio providing 3D assets and tutorials for use in CLO 3D. Founded by a former CLO employee and technical designer, IDES incorporates technical pattern making into 3D fashion.
I teach 3D garment construction that is realistic for fit and visual and make traditional pattern making techniques easy to execute in CLO.
**Stay tuned for IDES Courses launching in early 2024 that will help those of you who may be starting from scratch in 3D.
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Hi, just playing around with this some more. At 5:27 you mention advanced options eg the Dress Form pull down etc. I don't have these but it seems if I hit the gear icon I can see and select all the advanced measurements. Im using 2024.1 so wonder if in the latest update Clo dispensed with these menu drop downs and just allow users to select what specific measurement datums they want to use?
Hi there, yep. This video is in an outdated version of CLO. They’ve made quite a few updates to the avatar editor and I plan to make an updated version of this soon!
This is interesting. I played around with Clo in 2018 for a while with a view to patterning corsets. This type of very close fitting garment had its challenges in Clo. Back then the avatars were quite basic and it seems they have made improvements as lots of users wanted to get something closer to their own measurements. I also played around with DAZ Studio and ended up making an avatar there and fro memory I think I saved it as an Obj file then imported it into Clo. Was much easier to morph the model in DAZ without distortions. It seems cup size is still something out of reach for the Clo user though. I use overbust measurement and bust circumference when patterning womens clothing. I feel it gives a better indication of cup size. The problem with DAZ was that detailed measuring metrics are a paid plug in whereas the Clo measuring tools are great. Its a shame though that you have to jump to and from different platforms to achiecve a better result.
They've recently updated the avatar editor and it is supposedly much better. I need to play around with it and potentially make and updated version of this. But yes, the bust is one area CLO has always struggled with. That and rises/heights of things. Browzwear probably does the best job for fit currently, but I hate the interface.
Hi I am using add dart and would like to know how to keep the dart shape in the pattern after deleting the main pattern (leaving only the seam allowance and reference lines)
Do you not use illustrator? The PDF export from CLO really needs a bit of cleaning up in illustrator if possible. You can probably print them the same way in Acrobat, but I'm not sure you'll be able to easily move things around and organize them optimally.
This was so healpful but I hope you don't mine a few questions. 1) will this work in MD? Because thats what I have and I've been trying to figure out how to make belts and suspenders for a week now 2)speaking of suspenders could this be used to make them even thought it's a bunch of different strips of fabric instead of one long piece? 3) can you still animate in the program with the loop as an avatar? Like, if I animate the human avatar will the metal buckle follow
1) I believe all these same tools exist in MD and it should be fine. 2) You can absolutely make suspenders like you'd make a belt, it's just a bit different process, but same idea. I'll add it to my list of tutorials if you like. 3) I am not an animation expert, but I believe you'll have to add the buckles as a trim, not an avatar, in order for it to move with the garment. It's a bit more finicky and I know it can give you some issues, but people do it, so try watching some videos on animation. Sorry I just don't really touch animation! It's not in my wheelhouse.
So I got a tip from the CLO community. There is no actual tool for this, BUT the internal ellipse tool- specifically the baseline one- defaults to a 5mm circle which seems to be the perfect size for a punch hole marking. You can just add one of these on the pattern and then drag it by hand to the place you want it. (which can be outside the pattern on the seam allowance) It's not perfect, but should do the trick! Let me know how you go.
I recently downloaded clo3d. You say in the video that each avatar has its own folder.. but mine doesn't. It also only has 3 avatars and I understand there should be 6. Any ideas where I could learn to trouble shoot this?😊
I've just downloaded the latest version to understand the issue and it seems there are only 3 female avatars now. I will check with CLO, but likely they have only made these 3 avatars compatible with all the new functions. The folder layout is also different, they don't each have their own folders anymore, but within some of the folders you will find subfolders with their names on it. Like for texture, you will find each different avatar's texture. Hope this helps!
Hello I’m trying to learn how to draft and grade my own patterns. What software are you using and how do you lock and secure your patterns to sell so no one will edit or copy them?
Hi there. I use CLO 3D for pattern making and 3D design. I sell my patterns on my website as PDFs and working CLO files. I basically secure them by copyright and asking people not to share or resell them. It's honestly just an honor system that I hope my users respect my work enough not to redistribute my patterns or make money off my work without their own contribution. So far nobody has exploited me or my work as far as I know 😊
It’s super easy! Just go to clo3d.com and in the top right corner click “free trial.” If you have trouble I believe it’s explained in the playlist Beginner’s Guide To CLO on CLO’s RU-vid channel.
I created custom avatars for different sizes, but I can't really change the poses for them, the avatars distorts when I do so. Also this only happens when the avatar is wearing any garment.
It’s best to change the pose without any clothes on. Just use your blank avatar, can be any size, and pose how you like. Then go to file>save as>pose. It’ll save a .pos file. Put that in a folder you’ve added to your library. Then open your file with your garment on the avatar and double click the pose file and your avatar’s pose will change.
When I select Mesh Box, I don't see my Waistband to be in different colour and I am not able to identify & select the Waistband extension with Mesh tool. Instead when I do it, it's pulling the Waistband extension like how Hand does after Simulation. I tried to bring the Right side (not right side of wearer but on screen) of Waist band to Layer 1, but that is also not working to bring the Pant to a finish.
If it's pulling with the hand tool it sounds like maybe you're trying to use select mesh with simulation turned on? You need to turn simulation off when using select mesh. I recommend selecting in the 2D window to get exactly what you want and then click once on the green that you see in 3D and use the gizmo to move it. Let me know if this helps. It's really difficult to know exactly what you mean when I can't see what's happening on your screen in real time, but I'll do my best to help!
This method should work the same if the pattern edge is a straight line. But if the band is already folded, do you need a hem? Or is the band your finishing?
Wow thanks for the tips! This is brilliiant - and so needed!! Been so often frustrating with my attempts at editing the CLO avatars.. messing up the corresponding measurements when going in the wrong order or playing with the height measurements..
Hi there, they'll hopefully be available for download soon on my website, but in the meantime you can email me at hello@ides.studio and I will be happy to send them to you. Otherwise, they come with any of the garments available on my website.
Like you want to sew it closed at the top or sewing the sides together? If you want to discuss your specific file I'm happy for you to email me at hello@ides.studio and give me more details and I will try to help! :)
Good question. I imagine you might be able to access similar print settings through Adobe Acrobat, which i believe is free. It could be a bit of trial and error to get it right. What program do you normally open a PDF in?
