Can I add construction details (stitching, labels) afterwards?

Yes — open the SVG in Illustrator and add stitch lines, callouts, label positions, and POM references using your firm's tech-pack template. PhotoCAD provides the clean garment outline; you layer the construction information on top.

Will factories accept these files?

Yes. The SVG and DXF formats are universally accepted in apparel manufacturing — they import into Lectra, Gerber Accumark, Optitex, and the design tools your factory's CAD team uses. As always, include a written spec alongside the visual flats.

Does it work for footwear too?

Yes. Photograph sneakers, dress shoes, or boots from the side and top, and PhotoCAD generates clean line drawings of the upper, sole, and key seam lines. Ideal for cut-and-sew references and footwear tech packs.

Convert Fashion Photos to Editable Vector Drawings

Q: What angles should I photograph for fashion flats?

Lay the garment flat on a plain background and shoot directly overhead with even, diffused lighting. PhotoCAD interprets seams, darts, plackets, and topstitching from this view. Capture front and back separately as two flats, plus the side view if your tech pack requires it.

Original photo of Nike Air Max DN Sneaker

Turn runway shots, handcrafted samples, footwear references and sketches into editable vector drawings — ready to drop into Illustrator, CLO3D, Browzwear or Optitex. Build tech packs, design briefs, exploded views and size variants in minutes.

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How it works

Photograph

Lay the garment flat on a plain background and shoot from directly above with even lighting. Capture front and back as separate shots.

Convert

PhotoCAD interprets seams, darts, plackets, and topstitching, generating clean fashion flats with consistent line weights.

Detail

Import the SVG into Illustrator. Add stitch lines, callouts, and POM references on top of the flat outline, then send the tech pack to your factory.

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Fashion design moves through dozens of visual deliverables — runway translations, sample sheets, accessory flats, footwear views, exploded breakdowns, tech packs, size variants — each one traditionally drafted by hand in Illustrator. 30 to 60 minutes per drawing adds up to days of repetitive vectoring per collection before any creative thinking begins.

PhotoCAD's vision AI reads the construction in your photo: seams, darts, plackets, topstitching, panel splits, exploded components, multi-view footwear detail. It doesn't trace pixels — it interprets the garment or product as built, then outputs clean DXF and SVG with consistent line weights and accurate seam placement that factories read correctly the first time.

Drop the SVG into Adobe Illustrator, CLO3D, Browzwear or Optitex and layer stitch callouts, POM references and size variants on top. Output also imports into Lectra and Gerber Accumark for pattern-making teams. From runway capture, studio sample or designer sketch to manufacturing-ready drawing in minutes — not hours.

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Fashion designers, apparel brands, sneaker and accessory designers, and pattern makers turning photos into editable vector drawings — for runway flats, tech packs, design briefs, exploded views and size variants. Output integrates with Adobe Illustrator, CLO3D, Browzwear, Optitex, Lectra, and Gerber Accumark.