CAD and technical flats (colourways and callouts)
What this service is
CAD and technical flats (colourways and callouts) is a fashion manufacturing service that turns design intent into factory clear technical drawings. We create professional apparel CAD and technical flats (garment flats) with accurate proportions, construction detail callouts, and clean colourway artwork so factories can quote, sample, and produce correctly. Clear flats reduce sampling delays, prevent misinterpretation, and keep your tech packs consistent for e-commerce drops and reorders.
Where brands use it
New collection development, first production runs, supplier onboarding, uniform and teamwear programs, and styles with complex trims or construction details. It is especially useful when you need multiple colourways, contrast panels, print placements, or hardware variations to stay consistent across SKUs.
What you receive
A production ready CAD file set: front and back technical flats (plus side views where required), colourway variations, and clear callouts for construction, stitching, panels, trims, and artwork placement. Callouts can include topstitch type, seam finishes, pocket shapes, rib and cuff specs, zipper and snap positions, label placement, and branding zones. Files are delivered in formats suitable for supplier communication and tech packs (for example PDF and vector artwork) with clean naming and version control so only one current version is live.
How delivery works
We confirm your style scope first (silhouette, key details, construction points, and colourway count). Then we build the base CAD flat, add production critical callouts, and generate the full colourway set aligned to your range plan. If the style includes prints or placements, we align flats to the placement specs so sampling matches the intended layout. The final files are delivered ready to insert into your tech pack and use for RFQ and sampling.
What we need from you
Your design references (sketches, inspiration, photos, or sample images), garment category and end use, key details to include (pockets, trims, finishing), your colourway list and naming, and any branding rules (logo zones, label placement, sponsor layouts where applicable). If you already have a tech pack template, we format the outputs to match it.
FAQ
What are technical flats? Clean, proportional garment drawings used by factories to understand construction and components. They reduce miscommunication and speed sampling.
Why do colourways matter? Colourway flats remove guesswork by showing how each SKU should look, including panel breaks, contrast details, trims, and artwork zones.
What are callouts? Production notes that highlight critical details like stitching, seam finishes, pocket builds, trims, and placements so factories execute consistently.
Can you include print and placement callouts? Yes. We align flats with artwork placement specs so sampling and bulk match the approved layout.
Does this help reorders? Yes. Locked flats and callouts become part of the repeat standard so future runs stay consistent.