Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, has launched Modaris® V8 to facilitate collaboration during the fashion industry’s product development process and unleash creativity. Modaris, the most widely used 2D/3D pattern making and grading solution worldwide, has been adopted by most well-known brands in fashion and apparel.

Faced with the complexities of an extended product development process and constant pressure for new, high-quality products to reach the market quickly, the industry now has an upgraded solution to meet these challenges with Lectra’s newest version of Modaris. Improving product approval processes and digital file exchange, Modaris V8 speeds up creation, accelerates sampling, and faciliates teamwork, all of which are increasingly necessary as today’s product development teams rarely work under one roof.

And as Céline Nonat, Senior Patternmaker at Création Chantal Thomass Chantelle Group says, thanks to Modaris V8, it now takes them half the time to finalize lace positioning. A Lectra customer for over 25 years, French lingerie entity Chantelle Group has adopted Lectra product development, design and production solutions across the world.

Many manufacturers are now taking on prototyping and creative product development activities for brands and retailers in addition to the traditional services of grading, industrializing patterns and processing production orders. Brands and retailers increasingly outsource pattern creation based on product specifications simply initiating the pattern making process giving feedback to suppliers and making the crucial approvals.

The clear benefits delivered in the latest version of Modaris V8 include the ability to create and fine-tune products more easily for faster approval; to industrialize patterns faster for a smoother assembly process and to position and grade logos and graphics in 2D and 3D simultaneously. lectra.com 2/2 including over 300 fabrics in the on-line library and Alvanon® standard or customized 3D mannequins, Modaris V8 makes sampling even faster. Users can now personalize their own environment for more productivity and increased comfort.