What you can start from
You can start from a hand sketch or a CAD flat drawn in Illustrator or an iPad drawing. Artifax reads the drawing and drafts the pack from it.
A photo of a finished garment is a different starting point. This page is about the sketch.
From sketch to tech pack, step by step
This is the path from a drawing to a pack the factory can sew.
Tech packs in the factory's format is how the last step works. The product is Artifax.
Upload the sketch Add the hand sketch or the CAD flat or the iPad drawing.
Read the draft Artifax fills in measurements and construction callouts and a bill of materials.
Check every field Your technical designer reads the draft and edits anything that should change.
Export for the factory Send the pack in the vendor's own template.
What the AI drafts and what your team checks
The draft covers measurements and construction callouts and a bill of materials. A person still checks it. Any field can be changed before the factory sees the pack. A pack takes a few minutes.
Thousands of tech packs have been drafted this way. The check stays with your team.
Using your own blocks and past styles
Your own blocks and your past styles give the draft a better sense of how your house builds a garment. The result lands closer to your standards. You can add those as you go.
Sending it to the factory in their format
When the pack is checked you export it in the vendor's template. The factory receives the layout it already knows and the numbers your team signed off.