Bing Zi Wang’s research while affiliated with Shanghai University of Engineering Science and other places

In this paper, the present situation of the application of 3D printing on fashion industry and the characteristics of 3D clothing were analyzed and summarized; the effect of 3D printing technology on the clothing design and manufacturing was discussed, and a new design and production process was put forward; besides, this paper described the limits of 3D printing clothing and made a predictive analysis of the application of 3D printing future vision in the field of clothing. As the revolutionary change to the textile and garment industry brought by the invention of sewing machine in nineteenth Century, 3D printing technologies applied in the clothing will bring changes to this industry as well.3D printing technology broke the original frame and brought new creative space and possibilities whether from the perspective of fashion design thinking or production practice.

Mainly from the perspectives of technology, design and application, this paper studied how to take use of digital printing technology to make silk garments feature more modern aesthetic value, and expand the application space of silk fabrics in modern clothing. Through the investigation of the whole production process currently, this paper gave a summary of the status quo and existing problems of digital positioning printing on cutting pieces, and put forward an optimization of the overall design and production process. A simulating practical production process in CAD software is applied to verify the optimized process. It is considered that the rise of digital printing technology pulls the direction of fashion design toward the Eastern from the Western system, the former one focusing on decorative patterns and the later on perspective and structure. The aim of this paper is to promote new thinking and develop silk fabrics and silk clothing, which have more modern aesthetic value, through the investigation of the application of digital printing technology in modern silk clothing, so as to make silk the symbol of Chinese civilization recover its vitality.