Step-by-step tutorials for fashion product teams
The Workflows section of ATFT How-To.
A digital product passport for a denim SKU demands far more structured data than a standard tech pack. Here is what production teams need to gather, field by field, before the regulation lands.
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A step-by-step guide for production planners running two or more seasons simultaneously: how to build a backward-planned milestone calendar from your salesman sample ship date all the way back to the creative brief.
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Late tech packs, missing material approvals, siloed costing data — these six bottlenecks stall nearly every design-to-production handover. Here is how to clear each one without rebuilding your whole stack.
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From event agendas to broader governance debates, this week's signals reveal a widening gap between AI ambition and production readiness in fashion. Here is what production teams need to know.
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A production calendar built backwards from your delivery date is the single most reliable way to catch schedule risks before they become missed launches. This guide walks you through every milestone, from design brief to final shipment.
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Onboarding a new supplier into your tech pack workflow does not have to mean months of back-and-forth. This guide walks production teams through every step, from access permissions to revision sign-off, so the first sample request runs smoothly.
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A missed sign-off before bulk cutting can cost you an entire fabric roll or a shipment delay. Work through this 12-point checklist to make sure every gate is cleared before the knives go down.
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A 3D render is a promise. A real garment on a real body is the proof. Here's what falls through the gap — and how to close it before your marketing shoot.
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A step-by-step guide for production and 3D development teams on scanning fabric swatches with Vizoo xTex, calibrating the output, and exporting files that work in 3D simulation tools like Browzwear VStitcher.
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Body scan data from fit panels can do more than inform size charts — it can stress-test your grade rules before bulk. Here's how production teams are making that connection work.
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A poorly structured factory brief guarantees a second (or third) round of quoting. This guide walks production and sourcing teams through every section of a brief that gets it right the first time.
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The EU's digital product passport is coming for apparel, and the data it demands lives in your BOM and tech pack right now. Here's what production teams need to capture — and how to structure it before the deadline pressure hits.
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3D garment simulation can cut physical sampling costs and compress development timelines — but only when you apply it to the right categories at the right stage. This guide helps production teams make that call.
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Costly mid-sampling changes almost always trace back to the same root cause: the handover from design to production was incomplete. Here is the full checklist your team needs to clear before a sample order is placed.
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A PLM system turns scattered spreadsheets and email threads into a single product record that every team—design, sourcing, and production—reads from and writes to in real time. Here is how that connection actually works, and what it still does not solve.
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From first lab dip to bulk sign-off, colour approval is where production wins or loses margin. This guide walks your team through every stage, with the documentation habits that keep deviations traceable.
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Physical sampling eats time, budget, and material. This tutorial walks production teams through integrating 3D garment simulation into the sampling cycle — from prep to factory handover — so you can validate fit and drape before a single metre of fabric is cut.
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A structured agenda and annotation checklist for remote sample review calls — covering measurements, construction, and colour — so your factory comments are clear, actionable, and revision cycles stay short.
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A practical step-by-step guide to exporting DXF pattern files from CAD software, setting up layers and naming conventions factories expect, and checking file integrity before handover so your cutting room can nest and cut without errors.
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A practical walkthrough for production patternmakers: from choosing your base size and placing grade points to validating your nest and handing off clean DXF files to the factory.
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A practical, step-by-step guide to organising fit sessions and pre-bulk QA checks — so your team approves only samples that are truly ready for production.
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AI can generate a compelling fashion concept in seconds — but the road from that image to a finished garment runs through tech packs, DXF patterns, fabric sourcing, fit sessions, and QA. Here's what that pipeline actually looks like.
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