TRASH 3D

PATTERN MAKER

What is this?

A fully manual pattern making creative suite. No AI, no auto-generation. Pure craft. Draw your pattern pieces, import sketches from your notebook, and preview them draped on a 3D mannequin.

Modes

PATTERN - Draw and edit pattern pieces on a 2D canvas
TRACE - Import a photo of your notebook sketch, trace over it
3D - Preview pattern pieces draped on a mannequin

Pattern Tools

Line (L) - Draw straight line segments
Curve (C) - Draw bezier curves (click start, drag control, click end)
Rectangle (R) - Quick rectangular pieces
Freehand (F) - Freehand drawing for organic shapes
Polygon (P) - Click to place points, close shape
Seam (S) - Add seam allowance to selected piece
Grainline (G) - Mark fabric grain direction
Notch (N) - Mark alignment notches
Dart (D) - Add dart markers
Measure (M) - Measure distances between points

Keyboard Shortcuts

V Select tool H Pan canvas L Line tool C Curve tool R Rectangle tool F Freehand tool P Polygon tool M Measure tool Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+S Save project Space Hold to pan Del Delete selected Scroll Zoom in/out

Touch Controls

One finger - Use active tool
Two finger pinch - Zoom in/out
Two finger drag - Pan canvas
Long press - Context menu

Open Source Credits & Inspiration

TRASH 3D is a handcrafted tool built with love for DIY fashion. Inspired by and grateful to the open source sewing and pattern making community:

Seamly2D (formerly Valentina) - Open source parametric pattern design software by the Seamly community. Inspired our approach to precise, measurement-based pattern construction. Licensed under GPL v3.

FreeSewing - An open source platform for made-to-measure sewing patterns by Joost De Cock and contributors. Inspired our pattern piece management and measurement systems. Licensed under MIT.

Three.js - 3D JavaScript library by Ricardo Cabello (Mr.doob) and contributors. Powers our 3D mannequin preview. Licensed under MIT.

MakeHuman - Open source tool for creating 3D human characters. Inspired our parametric mannequin approach. Licensed under AGPL v3.

TauPattern - Pioneering web-based pattern drafting tool. Inspired our browser-first approach to pattern making.

TRASH 3D is built for TRASHED GOODZ - an independent brand by makers, for makers. No generative AI is used in this tool. Every line you draw is yours.