PLM: Tech Packs - How to Create a PROTO Tech Pack (Design Types: Woven, Sweater, Cut & Sew Knits)
When creating a PROTO Development Tech Pack, (for design types: Woven, Sweater, Cut & Sew Knits,) follow below steps.
1. Identify the design you will be working in.
-
Ensure information in overview is correct/ current.
- Design Name
- Season
- Department
- Size Range Name
- Allowed Sizes
- Partner
- Design Main Material
- Reference Design/ Style/ Pattern No.
-
Ensure Notes section is updated to include accurate SMS Request information.
-
E.g.
- 1x PROTO (Size 4) in color: NAVY

- Ensure Images are in order of which you would like them to populate in SMS Tech Pack.
-
Ensure all PROTO Design Colorways are "ACTIVE".


-
Ensure the PROTO DEVELOPMENT BOM is:
-
Correctly named (PROTO DEVELOPMENT)
-
Has all materials and relevant information filled out.
- Placement
- BOM Comments
- Yield/ QTY
- UOM
- Partner
- RM Item Size
-
Has PROTO Design Colorway "showing."
-
Has Material Colors selected for materials (as needed,) under each Design Colorway.
- Ensure the measurements are up to date.
- Ensure the Proto Sample Request has all relevant comments, measurements, images.
2. Click "Tech Pack Section" of design.

3. Click "Create Tech Pack" (at top right of screen.)

4. Select the Template:
- OPTION A: DEV: DEVELOPMENT TP - PROTO This is to be selected if you wish to ONLY INCLUDE MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES.

- OPTION B: DEVELOPMENT TP - PROTO (Measurements in CM & Inch - Sweaters) This is to be selected if you wish to INCLUDE MEASUREMENTS IN CM & INCHES.

5. Ensure all SMS Design Colorways are selected.

6. Click next.

7. At the next page, ensure:
- Under Section "BOM Colorway" - Only "PROTO DEVELOPMENT" BOM is selected. (There should only be 1 option.)
-
Under Section "Image" - Only the images you wish to include in your tech pack are selected. (Deselect non-relevant images as needed.)
-
Under Section "Construction Images" - The correct images are selected. (Deselect non-relevant construction images as needed.)
-
Under Section "Sample Request with Images" - Only the PROTO sample request is selected. (There should only be 1 option.)

8. Click "Create Tech Pack"

You have now successfully created a PROTO TECH PACK. To view your tech pack, click the download button.
