Generation of Improved Clothing Models

1 . A method of transforming a garment into a garment model and rendering a depiction of the garment, comprising:

generating a body shape, the body model representing an approximation of the user's shape for presenting a garment model, the body shape including a plurality of landmarks, the landmarks defining locations with which guide points on the garment model are associated;

creating a garment model for simulation, the garment model including at least one guide point; and

generating a depiction of the garment model on a body shape, wherein the garment model is positioned based on at least one landmark and an associated guide point.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

removing identifying characteristics from the body model to create a neutral body model.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

utilizing statistical data to complete missing measurements from the body model.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein statistical data is adjusted based on a known target demographic.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

animating the body model enable the creation of modeling stances, the animation utilizing a rig skeleton.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the animating utilizes semantic constraints.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

addressing pinching between body parts of the body model by one or more of: modifying the shape of a body part, altering a pose, and reducing a compliance of the body part.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

addressing fabric warping by calculating a geometric strain on the fabric adjusted by a changed rest configuration of warped elements of a garment.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

defining a macro, the macro representing a complex garment element having a plurality of consistent characteristics; and

utilizing the macro by applying the macro to a garment.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

utilizing STN vectors to define an embellishment on the garment, the embellishment attached to the garment.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a point association between two points of a garment across a line or plane of symmetry, wherein the association forces the two points to remain in symmetry.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

using a barrier to define an area that the garment cannot enter, the barrier used to constrain movement of the garment.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the barrier is associated with a part of the body shape and moves with the body shape.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying a soft constraint on a design, wherein the soft constraint is on one or more of: a point association to force approximate symmetry, a barrier to constrain movement, landmarks, and guide points;

wherein the soft constraint allows some flexibility in element relationships based on a stiffness of the soft constraint.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

Applying a hard constraint on a design, wherein the hard constraint is where the hard constraint attaches the cloth to a specified location, on the body shape or on the cloth, to force the points to remain coincident.

16 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

Up-sampling a portion of a garment to represent a more detailed garment geometry without distortion.

17 . The method of claim 16 , where up sampling is accomplished with physics-based optimization.

18 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

down-sampling of a garment to represent the garment using less data, to reduce memory use and/or reduce computation.

19 . The method of claim 18 , where down sampling is accomplished with physics-based optimization.

20 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a deformation model for the body shape, the deformation model using a finite element deformation model of the body shape in which a garment can compress a portion of the body shape.

21 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

performing a coupled body model simulation and cloth simulation, on the deformation model, utilizing the deformation model for the body shape and fabric mechanical characteristics, to determine a change in a body model shape as a result of compression due to the garment, and a change in the fabric mechanical characteristics and fabric visual characteristics as a result of stretch due to the body model.