Guides for every part of the studio

A first-run walkthrough of Niche Studio AI: brand kit, your first AI-generated design, and where each production step lives.

How the AI Chat Designer turns a written brief into an editable 3D garment with a part-by-part design tree.

A guide to Niche Studio's 2D pattern editor: flattening 3D designs into cuttable pieces, editing curves, and preparing pieces for grading and export.

How seam allowance, notches, and darts work in Niche Studio's pattern tools, with typical allowance widths by seam type.

How Niche Studio's XPBD cloth engine simulates drape, self-collision, and fit heatmaps on a parametric avatar.

How measured fabric data works in Niche Studio: U3M and Vizoo digital material files, and what physical properties they carry into simulation and rendering.

Non-linear grading rules for building a size run, and marker nesting for measuring fabric efficiency before cutting.

What belongs in a Niche Studio tech pack — flats, BOM, measurements, construction detail — and how to generate one from a finished design.

How and when to export pattern pieces as DXF for pattern cutters and CAM/plotter systems, versus SVG for lighter-weight sharing.

Using the PLM Hub to track samples, approvals, and costs from first proto to production-ready style.

How to send a finished tech pack to manufacturers inside Niche Studio, request quotes, and understand MOQ and lead time.

Every export format available in Niche Studio — renders, patterns, heatmaps, and zipped spec bundles — and when to use each.

Team roles, shared projects, and single sign-on for studios and brands rolling Niche Studio out to a larger team.

Common keyboard shortcuts in the pattern editor and simulation views, plus fixes for the most common simulation and export issues.