Gerber Pattern Making & Grading

Course details

TERM: 16 WEEKS X 18 HRS/WEEK = 288 HOURS

WEEKLY: LECTURE 5 HOURS/WEEK. LAB 13 HOURS/WEEK

The Basics

• Understand Gerber AccuMark sequence of operations.
• Learn Data Input - How pattern shapes are digitised and entered in the pattern making system.
• Work with Gerber menu items to develop, modify, check and finalise pattern pieces.
• Understand menu, sub-menus and functions to develop pattern making in the system.
• Understand data management, import/export and moving/deleting data.
• Create models to industry standards and run them through the AccuMark processes.

• Create new pieces through the Create Piece Menu.
• Group existing pieces together and create a new Model File Editor in Pattern Design.
• Determine piece identifications for digitized pieces.
• Create a Grade Rule Table for digitizing purposes.
• Practice Digitizing a Closed Piece and a Mirrored Piece.
• Verify Digitized Data and view pieces in Pattern Design.
• Seam allowance and notches.
• Label a cut line for production
• Edit grade point
• Offset line
• Shorten or length an internal line
• Drill hole

• Create new pieces from drafting
• Create piece by Trace function
• Darts manipulation
• Get to know all measuring tools
• Rotation pieces and line
• Flip pieces
• Create straight line, curve line, and flatten line segment
• Assign rule table
• Snap to Geometry
• Trace asymmetrical pieces
• Grading map
• Grading Rule table data
• Marker order
• Calculate yield/ efficiency/ block facing/ bump line
• Split/combine marker
• Scale
• Shrinkage
• Remove grading
• Resizing
• Mini marker
• Export zip
• Convert data
• Costing chart
• Measurement chart