CLO 3D Fashion Pros and Cons

Clo3D is very intuitive software to use for 3D garment design. The interace feels familar like other design programs and the tools are straight forward and easy to understand. Clo3D produces some of the most realistic renders out there. Clo3D also is easier to use with other 3D software, where you need to import custom avatars or export the garment to complete in third party software.

The new addtion of easier import of Daz 3D avatars is a huge plus. I can now easily import a custom Daz avatar and have the hair and shoe seperate so they can be used interchangably with other daz avatars. Some improvements are needed but it's going in the right direction.

As a company Clo listens to the users. When we have technical issues or features requests, they respond quite quickly. Often the features we request will be in the next big update, if there is enough interest. The recent updates with AI studio has been a big improvement. Instead of swaping the avatar face, just the final image replaces the avatar with a human.

With Clo3D there is a freedom in designing. While having a background or knowledge in pattern making and garment construction produces the best results, you can use the software and produce convincing garments without such experience and with some practice.

Since Clo3D is very accessible to anyone, from large companies to indivdual freelancers, there is a wealth of tutorials available on the internet. This makes it easy to find instructions for any technique or garment type.

One of the best things about Clo3D is that the license structure is more transparent than any other out there. The pricing for students and indivdual freelancers is a reasonable price and stated clearly on the website. As a subsriber you have full control on managing your account, payment method. You can do a monthly or yearly subscription and you can cancel or re-subscribe anytime on your own. Larger companies need to inquire for pricing, but this is expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simulation in Clo3D is faster than others but it could be improved. Once you have lowered particle distance and have many layers, complex fabric physics and fitting simulation it slows down greatly.

I also wish it was a bit easier to convert custom avatars into Clo avatars. There is a tool today but these converted avatars get their shape changed if you want to keep size editing and no version of a converted avatar is compatible with Clo avatar shoes, hair and other smart accessories. This limits how these converted avatars can be rendered and usually they are only useful for fitting and then exporting the garment into other software for rendering.

Though it is easier to import Daz avatars into Clo, there are still some issues with the shoes. If you changed the avatars pose the shoes become distrorted and this is also the case if you import the avatar and make it size editable.

The new AI studi for final renders is an improvement but still needs some work. It needs more training with darker skintones and to make weird changes with the hair styles. The AI seems to get confused between the avatars hair and hte reference photo's hair style and tries to unsuccessfully blend the two.

Another feature we are missing is AI enhancement to the garment. Style3D iWish does this to add more realism to the garment but adding more random wrinkles and small imperfections you would find in rea life. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software is easy tou use to make fashion show or presenting a fashion collection or also fashion project to know better way an also define how to over imagine lookes in real world Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software are some time leggy on working prosses and hang at that middel of the movement Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It limits the time of samples and fit issues because both parties can look at the changes and apply anything that is needed without having to send samples and measure and then send feedback, we can just work with the pattern files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The huge learning curve. There are lots of videos and even training sessions that CLO sets up/posted but it is still not enough for little details. The help email is not much of a help and there are lots of unanswered questions that needs to be worked out internally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part about CLO 3D is that anyone can start designing garments for their character whether they have a background in 3D cloth designing or not. Although it would require one to get familiar with the tools and work discipline. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Though I don't have any complaints about the software, I think they can improve the cloth fidelity when it comes to simulation. Much often it conflicts with the avatar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a huge time saver when it comes to size testing. I love how easy it is to create patterns, adjust them, and to create digital examples. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It seems it can't fold fabric over curved fold lines. The price is pretty steep for an indie pattern designer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is really easy to sew the parts in the 2D environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like The draping process in the 3D Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.