Journal of Textile Research ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (06): 178-187.doi: 10.13475/j.fzxb.20251005301

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3 D simulation of fully-fashioned knitted garments based on surface mapping

CHI Chuanbei, JIANG Gaoming(), CAO Ye, LI Bingxian, LIU Haisang   

  1. College of Textile Science and EngineeringJiangnan University, WuxiJiangsu 214122, China
  • Received:2025-10-23 Revised:2026-03-16 Online:2026-06-15 Published:2026-08-21
  • Contact: JIANG Gaoming E-mail:jgm@jiangnan.edu.cn

Key words: fully fashioned flat knitting, knitted apparel, matrix, surface mapping, 3-D simulation

CLC Number: 

  • TS941

Fig.1

Apparel products categorization"

Fig.2

Knitting direction and knitting pattern. (a) Longitudinal knitting sequence;(b) Crosswise knitting sequence;(c) Knitting patterns for different parts of knitted garments"

Fig.3

Meshing of panel"

Fig.4

Pattern diagram"

Fig.5

2+2 rib bottom-starting structure diagram"

Fig.6

Knitting diagram"

Fig.7

Geometry of loop"

Fig.8

Stitch loop grid model.(a) Grid boundary points as coil control points; (b) Grid center points as coil control points"

Fig.9

Stitch loop models.(a) Tuck stitch model;(b) One-stitch left shift stitch model"

Fig.10

Analysis and modeling of loop needle displacement changes.(a) Geometric relationship diagram for different right shift stitch counts;(b) 3-D simulation effects for different movement stitch counts"

Fig.11

Loop models of five types of forming processes"

Fig.12

Model of bottom loop.(a) Front view;(b) Top view"

Fig.13

Geometric relationship diagram between a triangle and grid points.(a) Graph of positional relationship between grid points and triangles; (b) Vector representation of triangles"

Fig.14

Transformation from 2-D plane to 3-D space"

Fig.15

3-D simulation and virtual presentation of sleeveless knitted apparel.(a) 3-D simulation of knitted vest;(b) virtual presentation of sleeveless knitwear"

Fig.16

3-D Simulation and virtual presentation of a knitted garment with sleeves.(a) 3-D Simulation of knitted garment with sleeves;(b) Virtual presentation of knitted garment with sleeves"

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