CAD Pattern Making
Production-ready digital patterns for clothing, built from your sketch, sample, or hand pattern.
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Development Services
Tech Pack & Digital Pattern Making Services for Apparel Brands
GenXport builds tech packs and digital patterns with CAD pattern making, automatic pattern grading, and marker optimization - production-ready development that lowers fabric waste and keeps sizing consistent for fashion brands worldwide.
CAD patterns ready for production
Consistent grading across sizes
Marker optimization for yield
Worldwide brand support
CAD Patterns
Production-ready & gradable
Auto Grading
Consistent across your size set
Marker Yield
Optimized to lower fabric waste
Worldwide
Serves brands globally, USA priority
Development Partner
Tech Pack & Digital Pattern Making Services Under One Roof
The development bridge between your design and a clean, repeatable production run.
GenXport provides tech pack and digital pattern making services for fashion and apparel brands worldwide. We turn a sketch, sample, or hand pattern into precise CAD patterns, grade them across your size set, optimize the marker for yield, and document everything in a tech pack - so your style reaches sampling and bulk production without surprises.
Because pattern making sits upstream of sampling and cut and sew, getting it right is what keeps fit, sizing, and cost consistent later. We run CAD, automated grading, and marker making in-house, so the pattern that develops your sample is the same one that drives your bulk cut.
If you are not sure whether you need a tech pack, a digital pattern, or both, that is one of the most common questions we get - and we explain the difference clearly below so you order exactly what your project needs.
Plain-Language Explainer
What Is Digital Pattern Making?
A plain-language explainer, because buyers often search this before they buy.
Digital pattern making converts a garment design into precise, production-ready patterns built on CAD software. Instead of paper patterns that are hard to copy and scale, a digital pattern is a clean computer file that defines every panel, notch, and seam allowance.
It can be graded across sizes, nested into a marker, plotted for cutting, and exported in standard formats - so the same accurate pattern can drive a sample today and a 10,000-piece run later.
The benefit is repeatability. A hand pattern that is not production-ready or not gradable causes fit drift and rework. A digital pattern locks the geometry, so every size and every reorder cuts the same.
Key terms
Select a term01
Digital / block pattern
What it means
The CAD pattern that defines each garment panel and seam allowance
Service Scope
Our Development Services
Pattern making, grading, marker optimization, and tech pack development - order one or all.
Pattern Grading
Automatic pattern grading across your size set so fit stays consistent in every size.
Marker Making & Optimization
Tight nesting that lifts yield and lowers fabric waste in bulk production.
Tech Pack Development
Full spec sheet: measurements, BOM, construction notes, colourways, and branding placements.
Digitize & Convert
Convert a sketch or reference sample into a clean, gradable CAD pattern.
Plotting & Export
Plotted patterns and standard file exports ready for sampling and cutting.
This is a pattern grading and marker making service as much as a pattern and tech pack service - the three work together. See how it connects to our wider capabilities and manufacturing process.
Output Package
What You Get: Tech Pack Deliverables
A clear package a factory can sample and produce from without guesswork. A GenXport tech pack is the blueprint for your garment. When we build one, you typically receive:
01
Graded measurement spec
Points of measure for every size, so sampling and bulk match your intended fit.
02
Bill of materials (BOM)
Fabrics, trims, threads, zips, and labels with placements and quantities.
03
Construction & stitch notes
Seam types, stitch counts, and finishing details.
04
Colourways
Colour references and combinations for each style.
05
Branding placements
Logo, label, hang tag, and care-label positions and sizes.
06
Digital pattern files
The production-ready, gradable CAD pattern, plotted and exportable.
That package removes the two most common development failures: hand patterns that are not gradable, and missing specs that cause inconsistent sizing across the range.
From here, your style is sample-ready and production-ready.
How Tech Pack Development Works - Step by Step
A documented flow from your idea to a production-ready pattern and spec.
- 1
Step 1 - Brief & References
We review your sketch, sample, measurements, and intended fit and fabric.
- 2
Step 2 - Digitize / Draft Pattern
We draft or digitize a clean CAD pattern with correct panels and seam allowances.
- 3
Step 3 - Grade the Size Set
We grade the base pattern across all sizes for consistent fit and proportion.
- 4
Step 4 - Marker & Yield
We nest the graded pieces and optimize the marker to reduce fabric waste.
- 5
Step 5 - Tech Pack & Spec
We document measurements, BOM, construction, and branding placements.
- 6
Step 6 - Sample-Ready Handoff
Files plot and export, ready for sampling and bulk - with us or your factory.
Need a production-ready tech pack and pattern?
Send your sketch or sample and your size set. We confirm scope, deliverables, and a clear price.
- CAD patterns
- Grading included
- Marker optimization
Tools & Outputs
CAD Software & File Formats We Work With
Industry-standard tools and exports, so your patterns travel anywhere.
Formats
CAD / tool
Used for
Gerber, Optitex, Lectra
Pattern making, grading, marker making
CLO3D / Browzwear
3D fit visualization and virtual sampling (where used)
DXF / AAMA export
Standard pattern files for cutting and exchange
Plotted patterns (PDF / HPGL)
Full-scale plots for sample rooms
We confirm the exact software and export format with you so the files drop straight into your workflow.
Pricing
Pricing, Turnaround & Working Worldwide
Clear scope, fast development, and global delivery.
Pricing model
Flat fee per style or collection scope
Typical turnaround
About 3 to 7 working days per style
Included scope
Grading and markers included
Delivery
Digital files worldwide, sampling optional
Clear Development Timing for Styles, Size Sets & Files
Per style
About 3 to 7 working days
Scope & timing
Tech pack and pattern pricing depends on garment complexity, the number of styles, and your size set. A single straightforward style is quoted as a flat development fee; a collection is quoted per style with volume scope.
No surprises
We confirm everything before we start, so there are no surprises. Files are delivered digitally worldwide, and we can roll straight into sampling and bulk if you want one accountable partner.
Delivery snapshot
Typical development turnaround is about 3 to 7 working days per style for patterns and tech packs, with grading and markers included.
Accuracy & QC
Quality, Accuracy & Certifications
Patterns checked against spec so sampling and bulk hold their fit. Every pattern is checked against the tech pack spec and the intended fit before handoff, and grading rules are verified across the size set. When development feeds our own sampling and production, the same files carry through.
Pattern checked against the tech pack specGrading rules verified across the full size setSame files can carry from sample to bulk production
ISO 9001
Quality management
OEKO-TEX 100
Tested for harmful substances
WRAP / SEDEX
Ethical & social compliance
GOTS
Organic lines (where used)
Downstream Flow
Where Patterns Fit in Your Production Workflow
Development is step one - here is how it connects to everything downstream.
Clothing Sampling
Patterns feed the sample room with clear, repeatable specs.
Cut & Sew
Approved patterns drive cutting and assembly without fit drift.
Private Label
Brand-ready specs and graded patterns move straight into labeled production.
White Label
Shared pattern systems keep reorder programs fast and consistent.
Sportswear
Performance fits rely on stable grading and accurate pattern geometry.
Activewear
Stretch styles need precise pattern balance before they scale.
Patterns feed sampling; approved samples drive bulk; private and white label production uses the same graded patterns. Keeping all of it under one roof is what removes the handoff errors that cause fit and yield problems later.
Proven Results for Apparel Brands
Real outcomes from brands that rely on GenXport from development through bulk.
Sports Clubs
Team Kits
150+ teams served
- On-time delivery
- 100%
- Reorder rate
- 95%
Activewear Brand
Bulk Production
50K+ units produced
- Cost savings
- 30%
- Quality score
- 98%
E-commerce Brand
Product Drops
200+ products launched
- Return rateยท lower is better
- <5%
- Restock time
- 7 days
Client Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
"GenXport turned our sketches into clean, graded patterns and a proper tech pack. Sizing stayed consistent into bulk, and there were no surprises at production."
Activewear Brand Founder
USA
"Having pattern making, grading, and production with one partner removed the fit drift we used to get between vendors."
Fashion Brand Owner
USA
"GenXport turned our sketches into clean, graded patterns and a proper tech pack. Sizing stayed consistent into bulk, and there were no surprises at production."
Activewear Brand Founder
USA
"Having pattern making, grading, and production with one partner removed the fit drift we used to get between vendors."
Fashion Brand Owner
USA
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Need a production-ready tech pack and pattern?
Send your sketch or sample and your size set. We confirm scope, deliverables, and a clear price.
Digital pattern making turns a design into precise, production-ready patterns on CAD software. The pattern defines every panel and seam allowance, then it is graded across your size set and laid out in a marker for cutting. Digital patterns are repeatable, gradable, and ready for sampling and bulk production.
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GenXport offers tech pack and digital pattern making services: CAD pattern making, automated grading, and marker optimization that lower fabric waste and make apparel production-ready for fashion brands worldwide.
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