Knitted products hold tremendous potential for providing innovative design solutions for aesthetic and performance challenges in applications such as fashion, medical, industry and military apparel. Computerized flat knitting is one of the textile technology used for fabric manufacturing, being characterized by its higher process flexibility and greater fabric structure variety, at low manufacturing costs. Design and production of knitted products, especially for advanced engineered garments, requires a comprehensive system for design and production, supported by a knowledge base system that supports the translation of concept to final product. Computer Aided Design is a preparatory stage of the patterns, aimed to design the knitting programs in a specific language, readable by the machine. This activity, as an ‘intelligence consuming’ one, requires cumulative knowledge of knitted fabrics structures, machine mechanisms and computer skills. This stage of pattern preparation requires a sustained training, adapted to the individual learning rhythm of each student. More, an assessment stage of the knowledge acquired is necessary, in order to indicate the level of the activity deep understanding. The paper presents a set of on-line tests concerning the self-assessment of computer aided design knowledge and pattern design activity. The tests were developed by using QuizCreator program, which offers a great flexibility in creating various types of questions, and provides the media area to insert images, audio and video files. The users can initially pass through the tests designed for knowledge setup and then through the ones with a limited time and for knowledge evaluation. They can independently use it at home, without being connected necessarily with the CAD laboratory and the pattern station. The program allows the automatic results sending to the tutor.

Computer aided design, knitting, pattern station, on-line assessment