1 – Overall aims of course
Gerber pattern making examines every aspect of pattern making and grading using Gerber AccuMark Pattern Design software (V14) and focuses on specific job responsibilities often assigned to apparel pattern makers and graders.
Rather than focus on software commands, this class incorporates invaluable insight gained from the professor’s extensive experience as an industry insider. Lessons, exercises, and quizzes focus not only on teaching the software, but also on preparing students to be successful industry professionals.
This course also covers pattern creation, drafting, digitizing, plotting, data conversion, technical specification sheets, and costing of markers. Some manual pattern making experience is recommended to take this course.


This course is designed to help students to learn Gerber AccuMark PDS, a computerized pattern design program. The basics of system management, digitizing, plotting, and pattern development are introduced using Gerber AccuMark PDS.


2 – Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs)
a- Knowledge and understanding:
 List the output and input of pattern making system.
 Define the CAD and CAM system.
 Differentiate between CAD and CAM system.
 Distinguish between the advantages and the disadvantages of CAD system.
 Understand Gerber AccuMark sequence of operations.
 Learn Data Input – How pattern shapes are digitized and entered in the pattern making system.
 Understand menu, sub-menus and functions to develop pattern making in the system.
 Understand data management, import/export and moving/deleting data.
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b- Intellectual skills
o Research for types of pattern making system.
 List the system requirements of the computer for the Gerber AccuMark software.
o Create a storage area in Gerber AccuMark software.
o Define the main five elements created by default in new storage area.
o Define the model and the order in Gerber AccuMark software.



c- Professional and practical skills
 Draft basic styles using various PDS functions and develop pattern pieces
 Alter pattern pieces to add various design details
 Digitize draped pieces or hand pattern pieces into the system
 Do basic grading and marker making
 Convert data and export the pattern for other CAD programs
 Work with Gerber menu items to develop, modify, check and finalize pattern pieces.
 Create models to industry standards and run them through the AccuMark processes.
CREATING, SAVING, DIGITIZING & BACKING UP
• 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
• Be able to edit grade point
• Creating offset line, shortening or lengthen an internal line, creating Drill hole


d- General and transferable skills
d1- Set tasks and manage their time and jobs as well as acquire self and long-life learning.
d2- Use new technological available tools, informant & communication technology.