For Fashion Designers

Digitize your Patterns
in Minutes, not Hours

Photograph your paper pattern and get an automatically scaled digital version.

  • True to scale, no tracing or rescaling
  • Contours and notches detected automatically
  • Keep working in Illustrator, CAD or CLO3D
  • Snap it with your phone, edit it in your browser
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Woman working with paper pattern sheets and red fabric on a table
Woman pinning red fabric onto a dress form
I use a projector for my patterns and want to digitise a few of my paper patterns. This it really clever! I have introduced to several friends who say they are not computer savvy and they can do it as well. Do not worry, everybody can use this smart software. The calibration can be tricky but keep going and it will work out.
Anne
Denmark
Denmark
I liked that there are several options for exporting files. And the wonderful support!
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Mir hat gefallen, dass es mehrere Möglichkeiten der Dateiausgabe gibt. Und der wunderbare Support!
Stefanie
Pattern technician
Germany
Germany
I'm digitising my paper sewing patterns. It's an incredibly easy process, and I'm absolutely thrilled.
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Jeg digitaliserer mine papir symønstre. Det er en utrolig nem proces, og jeg er vildt begejstret.
Bente
Denmark
Denmark

Digitizing patterns took ages

Not because it was complicated, but because of all the manual steps. Here is the difference.

Woman looking frustrated at her laptop while digitizing a pattern
Before

Everything by hand

  • ✕Fixing perspective distortion by hand
  • ✕Scaling the pattern by hand
  • ✕Tracing every line and transferring every notch
  • ✕No live measurements in Illustrator
Smiling woman holding a laptop that shows a digitized pattern with measurements
After

PatternScan Pro does it for you

  • ✓Automatic perspective correction
  • ✓Automatic scaling
  • ✓Automatic contour detection, notches included
  • ✓Lengths and angles measured live

Your new Digitizing Workflow

PatternScan Pro handles distortion correction, scaling, and contour detection automatically. Go straight from photo to usable digital pattern.

Photograph Your Pattern

Place your pattern on a dark surface and photograph it from above. PatternScan Pro uses reference tiles to automatically scale and correct perspective.

Guide: How to Photograph Your Pattern

Guide: Printing and Using the Reference Sheet

Check the Contour and Finish Your Pattern

No manual tracing needed. PatternScan Pro detects pattern contours automatically, notches included. Adjust individual control points if needed, then set the grain line and add seam allowance in the editor. All lengths and angles display in real time.

Your digitized Pattern is Ready

Export with one click as PDF, SVG, DXF or PACX.
Ready for Illustrator, Grafis, CLO3D, and other CAD software.

What You Can Do with Digital Patterns

Use your digitized patterns for whatever comes next: grading, CAD, 3D simulation, projecting, or your archive.

Pattern curves opened in Adobe Illustrator

Vector Editing & Grading

Open your SVG files right in Illustrator, Affinity, or Inkscape. Every curve stays editable for grading and adjustments.

Trouser pattern pieces in pattern CAD software on a desktop monitor in a studio

CAD Software Integration

Import your patterns into GRAFIS and other CAD software as DXF. Scale and measurements arrive correct, no rework needed.

3D avatar wearing a simulated purple t-shirt in CLO3D

3D Simulation in CLO3D

Export as PACX and open your pattern directly in CLO3D for 3D simulation and fitting. Curves stay editable inside CLO3D.

PatternScan Pro editor on a laptop showing a digitized pattern piece

Sewing Pattern App for Phone and Browser

Photograph your pattern with your phone and edit it in your browser, true to scale as PDF, SVG, DXF or PACX.

Tailor fitting a made-to-measure jacket on a dress form, client patterns hanging on hooks behind

Digitize Made-to-Measure Patterns

Digitize your clients' custom patterns and reuse them for every adjustment. Each one stays documented and ready.

Yellowed vintage trouser pattern piece on a dark surface, continued as its digitized contour with seam allowance

Digitize Vintage Patterns

Digitize your cut vintage patterns and preserve them for good. Every rare piece stays usable without wearing out the original.

Projector above a cutting table projecting sewing pattern pieces with seam allowance and grain lines onto fabric

Project Your Patterns

Turn your paper patterns into digital ones and project them at true size with Beam.

Stacked file folders with a scissors icon for digitized patterns

Organize Your Patterns

Digitize your patterns and file them as clean, true-to-scale files on your computer. Never lose a pattern again.

Designer and pattern maker side by side at a worktable, looking at a paper pattern piece next to a desktop monitor

Team Collaboration

Share digital patterns with your team, your pattern cutter, or outside partners. Everyone works from the same accurate measurements.

Latest news about PatternScan Pro and from the world of sewing

News, trends and insights about sewing, DIY and PatternScan Pro.

November 5, 2026

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Behind the Scenes

Our sewing pattern app is here: digitize sewing patterns with your phone, now on the App Store and Google Play

Our app for iPhone and Android is ready. What it does, how it works with your computer, and a big thank you to everyone who tested it with us.

November 3, 2026

Learn

How to Scan Sewing Patterns: Flatbed, Copy Shop or Photo? And How to Get a True-to-Scale File

From a home scanner and the copy shop to an app: which ways there are, what they cost and when a scan becomes a true-to-scale file.

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PatternScan Pro in Action

This tutorial shows how to digitize your pattern and use PatternScan Pro's editing features.

If you need more information check out our guides on how to use the app.

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Speed up your Pattern Making

Whether you sew for yourself or for a living: unlimited digitizations on every plan.

Yearly

-33%

Monthly

For myself

Solo

If you sew for yourself.

€6

/month

Billed yearly, €72 a year

  • Unlimited digitizations

  • Camera calibration

  • All export formats

Test Free for 14 Days

Professional

Atelier

If patterns and sewing are your job.

€12

/month

Billed yearly, €144 a year

  • Everything in Solo

  • Grading

  • Seam matching

  • More pro features coming

Test Free for 14 Days

Organization

Organization

If you need several accounts.

On request

 

  • Everything in Atelier

  • Several accounts

  • Personal onboarding

Send a request

For myself

Solo

If you sew for yourself.

€9

/month

Per month, billed monthly.

  • Unlimited digitizations

  • Camera calibration

  • All export formats

Test Free for 14 Days

Professional

Atelier

If patterns and sewing are your job.

€19

/month

Per month, billed monthly.

  • Everything in Solo

  • Grading

  • Seam matching

  • More pro features coming

Test Free for 14 Days

Organization

Organization

If you need several accounts.

On request

 

  • Everything in Atelier

  • Several accounts

  • Personal onboarding

Send a request

Student discount

If you're a student, you get all Atelier features for half the Solo price. That's 75% less than the regular Atelier price. Just email us from your university address.

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Questions & Answers

Have more questions? Feel free to contact us.

What is PatternScan Pro and who is it for?

PatternScan Pro is a web app for automatic digitization of paper sewing patterns. It is built for pattern makers, ateliers and fashion designers who work between paper and digital, and for everyone who wants their paper patterns as precise digital files.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

How do I get started with PatternScan Pro?

Getting started is easy: create an account, print the Reference Tiles, photograph your pattern with PatternScan Pro Mobile or upload photos on the desktop together with a calibration profile, let it digitize automatically, and export it in your preferred format.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

Which image formats and file sizes are supported?

PatternScan Pro accepts the most common image formats JPEG, PNG, and HEIC. The maximum file size is 15 MB, and image dimensions should be between 300 and 10,000 pixels.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

Do I need special equipment or is my smartphone enough?

Your smartphone is perfectly sufficient! For professional workflows, you can optionally use a DSLR camera, but for most use cases, a modern smartphone already delivers excellent results.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

Do I need additional paid software to use my patterns?

No, you don't need any additional paid software! PatternScan Pro automatically creates export-ready files that you can download and use directly. PNG files can be used as schematics, and SVGs can be printed or opened in free programs like Inkscape or Affinity. Only if you want to further edit your patterns in professional software like CLO3D or Grafis, you simply choose the appropriate format when exporting.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

How do I photograph my pattern for best results?

For optimal results, ensure even lighting without harsh shadows, lay your light pattern on a dark, even surface, place the four Reference Tiles around it and photograph from directly above so the perspective is correct.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

What are the Reference Tiles and the checkerboard for?

PatternScan Pro uses two printed references. The four Reference Tiles frame your pattern in every photo and give the app its exact scale. The checkerboard reference is only used once, to create a calibration profile for desktop uploads. Our reference guide explains both.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

How accurate are the digitized patterns?

Accurate to the millimeter, as long as the photo is right: even lighting, sharp focus, shot from directly above, and all four Reference Tiles lying flat and fully visible around your pattern. For desktop uploads, a well-made calibration profile matters too. All our measurement tests confirm it, and you can check it yourself by measuring a known length.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

Do I need to create a separate calibration profile for each smartphone/camera?

Yes, each device has different optical properties such as focal length and distortion, which is why a separate profile is necessary for each device. Once created, your profile is permanently usable. Note: you only need a calibration profile for desktop uploads. PatternScan Pro Mobile works without one.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

Can I edit the detected contours afterwards?

Yes. Adjust the curves precisely with control points. PatternScan Pro detects notches automatically, and you add more with a click on the outline. Set the grain line and seam allowance in the editor, and measure lengths and angles with the measuring tools. You can undo or redo every step.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

In which formats can I export my patterns?

PDF as print sheets on A4, US Letter or A0, with a check square. SVG as a vector graphic for Illustrator, Affinity or Inkscape. DXF for pattern CAD like Grafis, AutoCAD or Lectra, also as AAMA/ASTM. PACX, the CLO3D format with editable curves. PNG as an image for presentations and documentation.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

Can I cancel my subscription at any time?

Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time before the renewal of your subscription.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

My pattern isn't being recognized correctly, what can I do?

If your pattern isn't being recognized correctly, it's usually due to photo quality. Ensure even lighting without harsh shadows, use a dark, high-contrast background, avoid blurry or shaky photos, and make sure all four Reference Tiles are fully visible in the image. Please contact us if you need support.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

Which browsers are supported?

PatternScan Pro works with all current browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari. You can use macOS, Windows or Linux. If a browser is ever not supported, you'll automatically see a warning.

Guide: Getting Started

How to start with PatternScan Pro

Guide: How to Photograph Sewing Patterns

How to take the right photo

Guide: Exporting and Opening Your Files

How to open your files in any program

Made-to-measure paper pattern on an atelier table with a dress form

Digitize sewing patterns without tracing.

Test PatternScan Pro free for 14 days with the full feature set. You need your smartphone, a printer and one pattern you always wanted digital.

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