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A preview of the new features for the seventh version of the clothing tool appeared a few months ago. Now Marvelous Designer 7 is officially available. The software is part of many pipelines and projects such as “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” or “52 Hz” by Cornelius Dämmrich, who also received an animago trophy for his still last year. More projects realised with the tool can be seen here and in the showreel. Here is a brief overview of the new features.
New Features
- Flattening function for drawing lines directly on the 3D object and obtaining the flattened 2D patterns in just a few steps.
- Segment Darts can be created and adjusted on outlines by right-clicking.
- Internal Lines can be created quickly with a number, offset and distance between two selected curves.
- Modular Mode for quickly swapping finished parts in order to test different design ideas.
- Zips can now be added and moved.
- Seams can be created with real geometry in Marvelous Designer for a higher level of detail and added to the clothing.
- Pin Animation
- Wind Animation
- Python Support
Virtual Fashion Inc has compiled a playlist on its YouTube page that shows in detail what the new functions look like. Here is the playlist. To help users get started with the software, the company also provides online documentation, which you can find here.
Price & Availability
You can choose between three variants for the software: a monthly subscription for the equivalent of €42, an annual subscription for €255 or a perpetual licence for €408. You can find more information about this here.
