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Operations

AdaCAD offers over 50 operations that you can build into dataflows to generate drafts. This page groups operations by their function, previews their design, and links to the full details of each operation (which you can also find on the left sidebar).

Structure

A weave structure is the order or pattern of interlacement between the warp and weft threads. There are different families of woven structure that share core properties, such as plain weave, twill, and satin. Each of the operations is capable of generating structures that obey the rules of a given family

Transformation

Takes an input structure or draft and transforms it in some way.

Cloth

Describes the arrangements of pattern regions in an overall draft or cloth. Regions defined by the cloth design parameters can be filled with input drafts.

Compound

Describes operations that support joining different structural elements together compound weave structures characterized by the use of multiple weft and warp systems and/or layers.

Dissect

Describes operations that split apart a single input draft into multiple outputs according to some criteria.

Compute

Applies different forms of computational, binary, and/or mathematical functions to the production and modification of drafts.

Helper

Describes common drafting techniques to ensure good woven and cloth structure.

Color Effects

Supports the specification of materials in order to describe different color effects on the woven cloth

Drafting Styles

Supports the conversion of one style of drafting to another, based on the requirements of specific equipment