Browzwear Optitex or Clo3D Which 3D Fashion Design Software is Best?

[@383design]

Are you using 3D fashion design software? Which one do you think is best?

[@NomanJohan]

CLO 3D and MD

[@frederikdiamond]

CLO3D is definitely my favorite!

[@383design]

@@frederikdiamond You seem to be echoing a lot of designers! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@SHIVDONT]

I'm using browzwear last two year and i think it's better than other software.

[@mahfoozahmadedrisi889]

Not using faishion Designing i am use optitex 15 pattern making & I want 3D complete tutorial

[@mewmew5125]

The best option is Clo3D, it is pattern making, grading, manual marker making,3D fitting and animation fashion show, friendly user interface smooth strong realistic render engine is it just perfect option for any one work in the fashion industry

[@383design]

Hi, Mew Mew. Thanks for watching and commenting! It seems like it's definitely between Clo and Browzwear. There's been comments praising both! I'm still learning them so I can't offer which I prefer yet. Hope to have a better opinion by next month! Thanks for your feedback!

[@polkunus]

There are limitations in clo3d that make it really difficult to transfer to real world sampling.

[@harmanjit2806]

HEY IS THERE ANY CRACK AVAILABLE OF CLO3D?

[@AmaguqChannel]

I am SO HAPPY I found your channel honestly 🙏🏽

[@383design]

Thank you so much for watching and for your comment! I appreciate you:)

[@1020aaron]

I am a sportswear product developer and I do all my pattern making, grading, and rendering on Clo3D at work all day long! My company focuses on dye sublimation so the colorway and graphic features are amazing. Exporting into illustrator is a little cumbersome, but I make it work. Going on about a year with it and the updates keep making it better! The one I most excited for is the marker making type addition coming to Clo 6. We’re getting a laser cutter in and I’m excited to see how compatible and easy it will be to send .dxf files to it! Another plus side is rendering for tech packs. I’ve done away with 80% of creating tech flats in illustrator. I’ll render my garments in grayscale colors and make toptitching extra big and black so production stuff can read the details clearly. I’ll spend more time in making my renders look exact to my specifications rather than building another view in illustrator and it’s amazing. Saves me so much time in the end. Great video!

[@383design]

Aaron Carmona Thank you for sharing your experience with CLO, especially your experience with tech packs. Very interesting! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@syedafzalhussain2663]

Hi Aaron, hope you are getting well. as you mentioned you are the experience one in CLO practically , i have few curries can you give my your email mine one is [e-mail]. plz share , waiting for your response....

[@brittanyy27]

Hey aaron would you mind sharing what brand/model computer you're using / or recommend to run clo? Ive read that macs are actually not the best for it ..

[@lenalyman9526]

Woa, thank you for sharing this. I was previously wondering if Clo had that capability and was having trouble finding answers until I stumbled across this comment. It is really cool that you can do all that on one software

[@1020aaron]

@@brittanyy27 Sorry for late reply. Mac are absolutely NOT the best for anything 3D. I switched over Windows after using Clo on Macs, and it was the best decision ever. I'm currently running it on a i9, 10 core system with a Nvidia RTX 3070 graphics card. Brand doesn't really matter. But I do prefer MSI. ALMOST runs like butter. However, I do not use clo anymore for all patterning. I export the patterns I made from Clo to DXF, and import that into a separate pattern making CAD program. (: Now lately, I've been using Browzwear more and more with Alvanon forms.

[@moniquerene1504]

It’s me Lanadeene. Thanks for doing the video on Tuka. I’m actually considering Clo3d now

[@383design]

Nice!

[@Tenchinu]

I learned CLO, rather than Browzwear because the flow within the pipeline with other programs. With Marvelous Designer (the partner of CLO) not only can you pose your manequine and animate it with the clothes you design, but it allows you to create UV maps for the clothes. That saves you so much time I coudnt even begin to think how to work without it. Is true that you can create good clothes throught CLO, but for commecial purposes, that is simply the first step in the production line.

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting, and thank you for your feedback. From the feedback I've been getting, it does seems like CLO is better for the presentation portion of your designing and Browzwear is better for taking your design to production. Although I've gotten feedback directly from CLO that you can use it for production: the patterns, I think they just introduced something to make the marker. So we'll see. They've been steadily improving and adding new functionality over the past year.

[@Tenchinu]

It would be great if I can translate pattern blocks directly into CLO, but for what I’ve seen, they don’t really look the same. Would be afraid to show a client a render and promise them the proto would look exactly like that. Also... the Animation feature in CLO and MD is insanely useful to pose the mannequin. Cannot love that feature enough! I think Browzwear cannot animate tho...

[@383design]

@@Tenchinu Interesting! Thank you for that insight! Always helpful to hear the feedback straight from a user instead of the company. Looks like I'll have to stay on the track of learning both!

[@houseofshon1638]

Love your videos! Optitex, Browzwear, and Clo are defiantly the top 3! Didn't know Clo 3D had a free 30 day trial, $50 monthly, or yearly subscription for under $500. I'm going to try the free trial! Optitex I find great for patterns and fit like you said, and Browzwear is more user friendly when it comes to virtual sewing. Now I just need to master Clo 3D.

[@383design]

Thanks for your feedback, and thanks for watching and commenting!

[@HumidGreen]

Your voice is almost identical to the lady on the “empressive channel” ... however that’s not why I’m here lol this video is a great help sis. Thank you!

[@383design]

Lol! I’ll have to look her up now! Glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting:)

[@KrissyHuffman]

Thank you for this video. My company works with Tuka and it doesn’t work well with other softwares but not that many people use Tuka so now we’re considering switching to something else, I didn’t know it literally doesn’t work with patterns that aren’t Tuka 😅

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Yeah, that was always my issue with Tuka. They're software is proprietary, even their patterns. I think there's a way to convert to .dxf, but I remember asking a rep about it, and it sounded very involved. I know there are things about CLO and Browzwear that are specific to their software and may 3d designers talk about issues with software not working well with others, but they at least play a lot more nicely with more common file types.

[@forsale7009]

Great job Ms.Mikelle Drew. Glad I came across your channel.

[@383design]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and commenting:)

[@tommiespriggs9606]

This was a great video on 3D software for the fashion designer. I am learning to use Vstitcher while in college. Thanks for introducing me to other 3D platforms.

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting:)

[@EugenioTrainer]

So nice to see you Mikelle, I hope you are doing great!!

[@383design]

Hey, Eugenio! I'm great! Hope you are doing well, too!

[@tigressisaverb]

Oh and thanks for highlighting zero waste fashion reform principles!!!

[@tundem638]

Thanks for the video, quite clear and informative. Before watching the video, I was unsure, but now I might just consider CLO 3D.

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate you, and I'm glad it was helpful:)

[@tundem638]

@@383design Decisions are much easier to make when people like you share your experiences. I have you to thank!

[@rodcav3]

Love your stuff Mikelle and the way you present it....might add that Blender can do everything Rhino can do...and its free

[@383design]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! And thanks for the tip! Some of my colleagues use Blender to create their avatars and to render. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm excited to! And Rhino is one that I often recommend for my footwear and jewelry students. It's the OG and still a great program! Thanks for the reminder:)

[@tatianawatkins7827]

Can you please do a tutorial for beginners using clo, I have no experience at all with fashion design like never went to school for it or anything like that and the current tutorial videos out there kinda just gloss over everything with the assumption that the user has some sort of experience which makes it hard to grasp. I'm not handicapped to technology but beginner beginners tutorial videos on clo would be nice 🤗

[@383design]

Hi, Tatiana! Thanks for watching and commenting! CA beginner's CLO tutorial is the goal. I'm still learning it myself, and not really comfortable yet to do a clear, comprehensible tutorial:) But I'm hopeful I can do one in the next month or so!

[@imiljijohno8729]

Wow I did Not even know about these software thank for sharing your brilliance!

[@383design]

It's really cool, right?!?!? (The software, I mean! LOL;) Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@lenalyman9526]

Super helpful, thank you. Also, I like your channel

[@383design]

Thank you so much for the feedback about the channel! And thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate you!

[@designershad]

Definitely awesome video. I learned a lot of. Thanks

[@383design]

Awesome! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@FashionProfessor]

What a great video!! Thank you for this! ❤️

[@383design]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting:) I appreciate you!

[@GimicksTV]

I have not yet took the time the learn any 3-D software, but since doing research I will definitely check out CLO as that would make the most sense for me, I was always curious about rhino3D.

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting, Yolanda! CLO is a good one, particularly for independent designers.

[@GimicksTV]

@@383design Yeah looking very forward to learning this software.

[@maeybee4354]

Thanks needed this.

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate you:)

[@HauteChaud]

Thank you for your information!

[@383design]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@tigressisaverb]

This was/is a great informative vid!

[@383design]

Thanks so much! And thanks for watching and commenting:)

[@ramsfan18500]

Hi, I really enjoyed this video and it was very informative. Do you know how these softwares get the fabrics correct? What if a deisgner uses a fabric that isn't in the software?

[@383design]

Josh Nathanson I know that both CLO and Browzwear have a tool that reads the drape and characteristics of your fabric so that you can get an accurate rendering. For Optitex, I believe they can do it for you if you believe you have something extremely unique, but I was told that they have an extensive network of fabrics and can also tweak things within their system (like thread count, yarn size, etc.) to adjust for drape. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@valentinaguzman5836]

This is a great video! My first language is not English so I have one question for you. What’s best if I’m only looking for something that helps me make patterns? I love sewing but I’m not good at pattern making and was hoping to find an app that I could just kind of sketch on and it would deliver me patterns. I don’t know if that’s a thing

[@383design]

Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! I would recommend using CLO3d. I'll leave a link to another video where I talk about this, but they have a tool where you can draw directly in the 3d window, either directly on an avatar or on an avatar dressed in a garment. Then, it will autogenerate a pattern for you. There's definitely some tweaking you'd have to do to the pattern, but it does a pretty good job and it's a good starting point. Here the link to the video I mentioned earlier: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3-kkH9tbdV6rck

[@CeeSunny]

Hello! Im so glad I came across your channel and this video! I am a technical designer and want to expand my skillset. Which of the programs that you mentioned in this video do you think is best for a technical designer in apparel? I know that FIT has the Browzwear V stitcher class but I wanted to know which program(s) were most relevant for tech design. I am reading a lot about how these programs are beneficial for designers but I don't see much about technical design. Any advice or insight would be much appreciated! Thank you!

[@383design]

Hi, thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate you! 3D would be an excellent choice for a tech designer. In fact, when the plan to roll out 3D was happening at my last job, the plan started with the Tech team, not Design because 1) you have to start with a pattern and 2) to the higher ups, where they saw the most savings and use for this technology was not so much designers doing these elaborate presentations, but technical designers being able to hold virtual fittings and communicate directly with the overseas tech teams. So tech is normally included when the 3D talks happen at companies. In terms of which program, CLO and Browzwear are definitely implemented the most on a corporate level (even though Optitex is focused much more on what you would do as a TD in terms of fit, fit comments, patterns), and you'll probably see Browzwear more than CLO (although I'm starting to see more companies using CLO as well.) If you are in a corporate environment and you want to choose one, I would go with Browzwear. And even if your company or wherever you go next has something different, you'll probably still have less of a learning curve. Enjoy learning your new program!

[@LifeofaSeamstress]

Great Info ! May I pls know which among these would be best to create real life patterns with real measurements and seam allowance and do grading and see the 3D version ?

[@383design]

Hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! You should be able to create true to life size patterns in all of the programs. I know (from working with others and directly talking to the reps) that you definitely can do this with Browzwear and Optitex, but you should also be able to do this with CLO3D as well.

[@andreja9425]

I think with Clo you’ll have to add seam allowances yourself as they’re not accounted for in program. The “seams” in clo are the exact edges of the pattern pieces abutted together. It’s not too big a deal Id say, you could just get the fit right within the program and then add seam allowances and other markings in a cad program/by hand. Grading should be possible though and I’m not sure about the other programs

[@WerWagtNicht]

Hi Mikelle, thx alot for the helpfull videos! Question: Which 3D fashion software has in your opinion the most realistic render or animation options? Thx and greetings Martin

[@383design]

Hi, Martin! Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate you:) At one point, I thought I would firmly say CLO, but Browzwear has been moving up in the world, and they have a great render engine. I think CLO has better looking avatars, but you can always bring in custom avatars to either, and I believe they both use similar render engines. Having said all that, I think I would still choose CLO if it came down to just the visual presentation.

[@WerWagtNicht]

@@383design thank you very much for the quick and detailed answer. This helps me a lot! my dream goal would be some kind of small digital fashion show and i'm also trying to find out which of these fashion programs would be better for further animation in other programs like blender, cinema 4d, unreal engeine etc.?! If you have any experience here as well, i am really looking forward to your opinion. Best regards Martin

[@383design]

@@WerWagtNicht Cool! I worked with freelancer a few years back while I was at Champion. She worked in CLO, and her partner worked in Cinema 4D. They were both in other countries so I can't tell you more than that, but they presentation they created for us was pretty seamless.

[@WerWagtNicht]

@@383design WOW! Thank you very much for your time, opinion as well as experience and that you have shared it with me. looking forward to your next videos and have a nice sunday!

[@yessenya6450]

Thank you for this! Any thoughts on starting off in autocad? Do you think there is sufficient overlap from autocad into these other software programs? Or would you say it's better to be trained in these specific programs and skip autocad?

[@383design]

Hi, thanks so much for watching and commenting. I can't answer this question with certainty because I've never used autocad so I can't compare it. I will say that they programs, particularly Browzwear and Clo, are the two programs the majority of the industry are buzzing about and looking for designers with these skills so if you're going to spend your time learning a 3d progam, I would suggest you skip autocad and go right to Browzwear or CLO.

[@davidpachecogarcia]

Autocad is more for architecture. However if you are laser cutting, you’ll most likely end up with a dwg file which is an autocad file. But you can also open a dwg in illustrator.

[@pamelacarreracastillo8178]

Hi there! how are you? Could you explain more in-depth why 3d design is more sustainable? Thanks

[@383design]

Probably the biggest way it's more sustainable is that it cuts down on the number of samples you would normally be requesting, and for all digital only items, there's no sample at all so there's no pollution or textile waste generated at all.

[@EricaMeriggi]

thank you!

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting, Erica! I appreciate you!

[@necdetklcparlar3501]

How do we compare the 3D Sample and finished real garments quality? Thanks

[@383design]

Hello. Thanks for watching and commenting! Not exactly sure what kind of answer you're looking for. Usually, you're still choosing physical materials, and when you're using the 3d program, you're adding the materials (or similar materials) to the program to create your 3d rendering. In theory, the garments should be relatively close. Eventually, you will get an actual garment to review and fit, and you can review the 3d garment next to physical garment to compare how realistic your rendering is. But the quality of the materials will be compared with the actual materials you chose and usually you already have physical samples of fabric and trim to allow you to compare the quality. I hope that answers your question.

[@pradeepranni]

Hi, I want to learn brownswear, can you pls suggest me a better course or place for it?

[@383design]

Have you gotten the software yet? Browzwear comes with Browzwear University so I would try that first before you enroll in a class. Otherwise, check your local colleges and universities. I believe the site Motif also has a Browzwear course.

[@jonathandaniel9025]

whether the iPad pro can use the 3D clo application, please answer me

[@383design]

Hi, Jonathan. You cannot run CLO on an iPad. You need the power of a laptop or (preferably) a desktop computer.

[@liordn]

hey there. is clo can make real pattern for real figures? the 3d simulation fit looks to real to be true for real world garment. is that so?

[@383design]

Hi, there! Thanks for watching and commenting! I apologize for not responding sooner. I haven't tried it myself, but I've been told by the company and others that the pattern created for the 3D simulation can be used to create the actual garment.

[@HP-pn8jr]

Is there any software open source free kind of option :) if you know please suggest

[@383design]

Hi, HP. Thanks for watching and commenting! To be honest, I haven't seen any, at least not any that will do what these do as far as patternmaking and allowing you to design a garment that can be manufactured from the pattern created in the program. There's definitely open source 3D software that could help you create an avatar and dress it. In fact, one of the most famous 3D models, Shudu, was created with open source 3D software, Daz3D.

[@HP-pn8jr]

@@383design thanks I'll check it out

[@AB-qv9ku]

Do you know if this software can be transferred or used in the meta verse? Are the pieces compatible in the gaming world?

[@383design]

Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, I believe you can. I'm still learning about how to take my designs and use them in gaming, but I believe you can use any 3d software to design the garments. I can't tell you if there's a particular format or anything like that, though. And I know Marvelous Designer (CLO's sister software) is used very often in gaming.

[@sophies6439]

Are there any good 2D/3D softwares for shoe marking? Thank

[@383design]

Yes, there is one. I mention it and details about it at the end of the video. Thanks for watching and commenting:)

[@nyxnext5601]

How about Lectra Modaris? Is it similar to clo 3D? If yes, which one is better?

[@383design]

Unfortunately, I can't really give you an honest assessment of that question. I've never used Lectra Modaris, and I don't hear many people talking about the software currently. That may be different in the realm of technical design, but even there, I hear more people talking about Optitex. Gerber is still highly used, but in the world of 3D programs, Lectra Modaris hasn't been in any of the conversations I've had recently.

[@May9ninth]

Do you do freelance work

[@383design]

Hey, thanks for watching and commenting! It depends on the kind of freelance work. If you're looking for 3D, I'm not there yet, but each of the sites (for Browzwear and CLO) have a database of designers who use their respective programs. And the last person I worked with that was a CLO designer was found (by a colleague) on Instagram.

[@May9ninth]

@@383design I own a clothing line call invisible appeal, filed paperwork for legal structure September 2020 but it has not went anywhere, and I discovered CLO and I would like some help designing digital clothes, and making it a reality, but if you don't mind me asking , what do you Kno how to do in CLO?

[@383design]

@@May9ninth Not much at the moment. I started my 3D training on Browzwear.

[@DerekFizzey]

nice reminder that Macs can run windows but windows can't run Mac. So if you have a Mac you can choose the operenitng system you want when you power it on OR run windows at the same time

[@Conniesan]

There's a free program as alternative?

[@383design]

Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. There are some free 3D options like Daz, but it doesn't do what these do. I think Daz is better for creating Avatars. CLO3D does have a 30 day free trial, and if you sign up with the indie program with Browzwear, you do get to try the program for a limited time. But once that trial is over for both Browzwear and CLO, you do have to pay a fee.

[@rmalhas9718]

What is best option for 3d for lingirie and swim weart

[@383design]

I can't really give you a good answer for that. My first instinct would be Browzwear because I feel like you can customize the avatar a bit more (which in theory would give you that much better fit), but I've known and seen plenty of designers using CLO for lingerie and swim.

[@akay3787]

Is it possible to learn CLO3D without pattern making knowledge? I bought a basic book on patterns that Im reading now, but my knowledge of pattern is extremely basic

[@383design]

Hi, Are Kay. Yes, it is possible, but the learning curve is a little steeper. The nice thing about, CLO, though, is that they have a lot of templates/pre-existing styles you can start with. So maybe you can start by playing around and making some simple modifications on those first. That'll get you going while you are learning the program and can visually see pattern shapes and what different modifications do to a design.

[@akay3787]

@@383design Thanks a lot, I will get started with it!

[@GIGATRON11]

Interesting

[@syedafzalhussain2663]

hi 383 , i have been using CLO for the last 6 month for denim industry. my measure issue is the file sizes which take half GB just to complete a single project. here my question is that do other 3D softwares take that my size??? i.e Gerber 2D 13 years data sizes is just 4to 5GB having more than lakh styles in it.

[@383design]

Hi, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, all 3D software create large files. It’s just the nature of the technology. You’ll notice that all companies will recommend you have a desktop computer and at least 16G of RAM. It’s because the software needs that power to run seamlessly. Your Gerber program you mentioned was only a 2D program, so it makes sense that the files were smaller.

[@mahfoozahmadedrisi889]

Can you provide optitex15 3d complete tutorial ?

[@383design]

Unfortunately, no. I don't use Optitex and don't use it for what I do everyday. I know more technical designers using Optitex, and I am more on the apparel design side.

[@diegofernandezherrero3433]

Good video, but a mac is still a PC, the different is between Windows and MacOS

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Jayy_fuentes]

Does anyone know why it asks me for an ID to sign up for clo?

[@383design]

You might want to check with their customer service, but I know I have to use an ID to get into the program every time I use it.

[@ArvindKumar-yu2uj]

Hii... I have downloaded optitex but after installing ..it is written that hasp plug falure... Can you help me please. Thank you.

[@383design]

Hi, Arvind. I'm not sure what that could be. You may want to contact optitex to find out what the problem is.

[@ArvindKumar-yu2uj]

@@383design okay... But actually I had seen your comment in another one's video with same issue...so that I thought to ask you. Thank you 😊.

[@383design]

@@ArvindKumar-yu2uj Really? I'm so sorry. I don't remember that at all, but I hope they are able to help you. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ArvindKumar-yu2uj]

My pleasure 😊.

[@deliabontea7464]

Assyst Vidya is much better than Tuka. But of course you didn't have access to all 3d softwares

[@383design]

Hi, Delia. Appreciate you mentioning this one. I've never even heard of this software. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@sohanurmia5389]

HI

[@HumidGreen]

Question: is clo best if you can’t draw etc?

[@383design]

Hi, there. Thanks for watching and commenting! Actually, what’s more important for any of these programs is a working knowledge of pattern making. Since the program renders a 3D image, it’s less important to know how to draw.

[@mahfoozahmadedrisi889]

Hello Caption add also hindi

[@cenawu5782]

I have both used optitex and clo ,to be honest ,optitex is a piece of ****

[@383design]

Hi, Cena. Thanks for watching and commenting! There seems to be an overall consensus that CLO is the preferred software:)

[@jwg780]

Optitex is the worst. That company really needs to start some other business.

[@383design]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I've heard mixed reviews about Optitex. I've heard several people complain about Optitex, but I've also had friends who think the software works really well for them. I guess it depends on the user.

[@shank3464]

Thank you so much.

[@383design]

Thank YOU! I appreciate you watching and commenting:)