What clothink is, key terms, and how the app is organised.
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clothink helps you take a clothing idea from first sketch to factory-ready paperwork. You work in one place instead of juggling image tools, spreadsheets, and PDF templates.
Most people use two areas of the app. Design is creative work: sketches, colours, and mockups. Production is spec sheets: styles and tech packs.
You do not have to use them in a fixed order. Start wherever your project needs it.
Mockup — A photoreal image of how a garment might look, generated from a front sketch or CAD, or from a written description of the garment, plus fabric, colour, and scene notes. A sketch is optional, and gives a closer match.
Sketch — A drawing of the design: coloured, flat (line art, sometimes called a CAD), or fashion illustration. clothink can generate these with AI.
Style — A folder for one product (for example one jacket). It holds the mockups and sketches for that product, and one active tech pack.
Tech pack — The detailed document you send to a factory: sizes, How to Measure, fabrics, trims, construction notes, sketch callouts, and product images. It lives inside a style.
BOM (bill of materials) — The list of everything needed to make the garment: fabric, thread, labels, zips, and so on.
Collection — A folder that groups work for a season, capsule, or drop (many products reviewed together).
Model — A saved person you reuse on on-model mockups so the face stays the same. Starter models work on any plan. See “How do I reuse the same person on mockups?”.
Tokens — What AI images use (mockups, sketches, patterns, graphics, and video). Colour palettes and PDF export do not use tokens. Auto-Complete is included on paid plans; on the Free plan the first run is free, then each run uses 3 tokens. Uploading photos for a Model is free. Describe a person costs 1 token for one face. Finish model costs 4 tokens. Using a saved Model on a mockup does not add a token.
Workspace — Your account’s working area. You can work solo or join a team workspace to share work with colleagues.
You do not have to follow a fixed path. Many people begin with a mockup or sketch, then organise the approved design under Production.
A smooth route that avoids retyping the same details:
1. Sketch the design (or import a CAD).
2. Create a mockup from that sketch.
3. From the approved sketch or mockup, tap Create tech pack — a style is created for you if needed.
4. Draft the pack with Auto-Complete, or type the steps by hand. Auto-Complete does not start on its own.
5. Check the whole document in Preview, then download the PDF with Download PDF.
If you are planning a whole range, Collection brief can suggest pieces first, then generate palettes, sketches, and mockups into one collection folder.
Design is where you create visuals: sketches, colour palettes, artwork, and photoreal mockups. Production is where you prepare factory documents: a style (one product folder) and its tech pack (measurements, materials, construction notes, PDF). Most people start in Design and move to Production when a design is ready to spec.
No. Start wherever makes sense — many people go straight to mockups or tech packs. If you want the least duplication, a common path is: sketch → mockup → Create tech pack, so images and specs stay linked to the same product. A style is created for you if needed.
Treat them as a draft. Check measurements, How to Measure lines, sketch callouts, materials, and construction against your sample and any legal or compliance rules for your market. clothink speeds up the paperwork; you sign off on what ships.
Results depend on your written description, reference images, and sketch quality. Try a clearer prompt or a sharper flat drawing. For tech packs, better mockups and flats first usually improve Auto-Complete — including How to Measure lines and sketch callouts.