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Using ICT in Textiles

The use of CAD/CAM in the textile industry is widely used

Whatever the job a certain degree of ICT knowledge is essential

Design, layplanning, cutting through to sales, marketing, purchasing and accounts

Using ICT in Textiles

Design- CAD (Computer Aided Design)

Using ICT in Textiles

Layplanners- Lectra,Gerber,

Assyst Bulmer etc

Cutting- computerised cutting table

Using ICT in Textiles

Management, sales, costings, purchasing, warehousing, accounts- word, excel and PowerPoint

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Using ICT with students

Research Internet- access to a

wide range of information

CD ROMs- Clotex, ICT Activities for Textiles

Using ICT with students

Recording & Presenting

Annotation using word The use of digital

cameras Pie charts, spider charts Costing sheets- word &

Excel PowerPoint presentations

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CAD and Students

Design Skills-There are many ways you can use ICT in design depending on the package available

Specification drawings with added annotation

Scanned images with added colour- ways

The designing of corporate identities and logos

The use of clip art The creation of storyboards www.speedstep-schools.com www.cadinschools.org/home/ www.data.org.uk

Pattern generation with students

Patterns can be created using the computer to simulate industry.

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Printing on to fabrics and hard substrates

Using various printing techniques available to students

Printing onto unusual materials

Suppliers of printing equipment