September 23rd, 2022

3D Avatars in PLM: Centric Software and Alvanon Team Up for the Perfect Fit

Integration between Alvanon 3D avatars and Centric PLM® will streamline more realistic and accurate 3D design

CAMPBELL, Calif., September 26, 2022 – Centric Software®, the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market leader, is proud to announce its collaboration with 3D avatar pioneer, Alvanon. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.

Centric Software has achieved an industry first with the integration of Alvanon’s 3D avatars into Centric PLM 3D workflows, for a true and complete end-to-end 3D process. Since 2001, Alvanon has used the latest technology and body shape data to enable the world’s leading apparel brands and retailers to improve garment fit, reflecting modern-day consumers.

“This ground-breaking collaboration with Alvanon will empower designers who use Centric PLM to access 3D avatars while working seamlessly in a familiar environment,” says Ron Watson, VP of Product at Centric Software. “Centric’s open API enables complex integrations with different technologies, streamlining processes while leveraging information from many sources so that users can work faster and more efficiently on a single platform rather than in multiple siloed applications.”

“At Alvanon, we believe that the 3D journey begins with the 3D avatar. Not just any avatar, but the fit standard that represents the brand’s target customers’ body shapes and sizes. We are pleased to team up with Centric PLM, to enhance their customers’ design capabilities, and the overall user experience. It’s via close collaboration with leading solution providers such as Centric PLM that we can deliver our range of virtual avatars and provide the fit accuracy that brands and retailers demand,” says Jason Wang, COO of Alvanon.

Centric PLM users can store, search and download Alvanon avatars (virtual AlvaForms) directly from Centric PLM. The integration between Centric, Alvanon, CLO3D and GoVise makes it possible to use Alvanon 3D avatars from Centric PLM libraries in Clo3D design.

“We are excited to take advantage of this feature,” says Karen Keane, Senior Manager IS – Product and Brand and Nancy Fedoruk, 3D Creative Lead at Arc’teryx. “It will allow us to house the Avatar library in Centric in a visual, searchable UI, that is also available in CLO3D. Avatar’s are the true starting point for 3D Product Development – it’s great to leverage the custom integration between our three partners, Centric PLM, Alvanon, and CLO 3D.”

“We are delighted to announce our collaboration with Alvanon, who stands at the forefront of physical and virtual body shape visualization for the fashion industry,” says Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software. “Led by the needs of our customers, Centric pursues an ‘open platform’ strategy to integrate Centric PLM with other technologies that are used by the world’s most innovative brands and retailers.”

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Alvanon (https://alvanon.com/)

Alvanon’s founder was both a doctor and a garment manufacturer.

After failing to sell clothing online in 2001, he began looking at other ways to help standardize the selling of apparel online. He said, “let’s look at the body that we are actually designing the goods on.” The result were mannequins based on real human anatomy, created with an understanding of pattern making and garment production in mind, to help brands, designers and retailer ensure their products achieve the best possible fit.

Today, Alvanon is a fashion technology company that helps apparel brands improve their fit to reflect modern-day consumers. It has developed a unique and innovative body data-driven approach, with a consumer-scanning element, to solving the challenges of sizing and fit inherent in the fashion industry. Since 2001, Alvanon has used the latest body size, shape data and technology to advise and execute the best fit and sizing strategy for brands worldwide.

Centric Software (https://www.centricsoftware.com/)

From its headquarters in Silicon Valley, Centric Software® provides a Product Concept to Replenishment Digital Transformation Platform for fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor, consumer electronics and consumer goods including cosmetics & personal care and food & beverage. Centric’s flagship Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, Centric PLM®, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, quality and product portfolio optimization innovations specifically for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric’s Visual Boards offer highly visual digital board experiences for collaboration and decision-making. Centric Planning is an innovative, cloud-native solution powered by Armonica Retail S.R.L., that delivers an end-to-end retail planning process designed to maximize retail business performance. Centric Software pioneered mobility, introducing the first mobile apps for PLM, and is widely known for connectivity to dozens of other enterprise systems including ERP, DAM, PIM, e-com, planning and more as well as creative tools such as Adobe® Illustrator and a host of 3D CAD connectors. Centric’s innovations are 100% market-driven with the highest user adoption rate and fastest time to value in the industry. All Centric innovations shorten time to market, boost product innovation and reduce costs.

Centric Software is owned by Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the world leader in 3D design software, 3D digital mock-up and PLM solutions.

Centric Software has received multiple industry awards and recognition, including being named by Red Herring to its Top 100 Global list in 2013, 2015 and 2016. Centric also received various excellence awards from Frost & Sullivan in 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2022.

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