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Key Concepts

AdaCAD leverages the shared histories of weaving and computing by offering an explicitly programmatic way of making weaving drafts.

Parametric Design

AdaCAD allows you to use parametric design to create woven structures and drafts. Specifically, the designer can make dataflows to produce drafts obey specific rules and relationships. They can play with the parameters within that dataflow to playfully explore variations and streamline edits. more...

    Dataflow

    We use the term dataflow to describe the chain of seed drafts and operations that manipulate and generate new drafts. more...

      Seed Draft

      A seed draft is a draft that was not generated by an operation. Instead, it was created directly by the user using the draft editor more...

        Operation

        An operation is a little draft generating or manipulating machine. Operations like twill encode common practices for making drafts. Other operations, like random explore unconventional draft making methods. more...

        Advanced Concepts

        Advanced concepts are those that are well suited to support complex weaving techniques.

        System

        In this context, we use the term `system` to describe groupings of warps (e.g. warp systems) or wefts (e.g. weft systems) that will form specific design relationships. more...

          Layer Notation

          Layer notation is a structure-agnostic string of letters and numbers that can represent how different warp and weft systems should separate into layers. more...