Due to the diversity of designs and the use of flexible materials, there are still many unresolved issues in the textile industry that require deep research. This paper proposes a theoretical investigation of an innovative method of developing and creating a virtual gallery of fabric samples by digitization with an x-Tex scanner. The advantage of this process for companies in the industry is the reduction of time lost for the delivery of samples to the customer, the costs of execution, and the reduction of the consumption of storage space of materials with a positive impact on the environment. Although published research on digital libraries has increased, it focuses mainly on technical issues and models of using the digital library. Existing methods are limited only to fabrics that have a small geometric structure, if this method is used on a larger geometric scale errors are ensured. All these limitations have encouraged the research process in order to obtain a much larger study on the transposition and characteristics of materials in digital images. In order to improve the design of existing and future digital libraries, it is necessary to identify what criteria should be applied in the evaluation process. When the goal is to implement a more cost-effective, productive, secure, and sustainable way of studying materials, the answer is obvious: digital materials. Thus, in order to achieve the expected efficiency, it is necessary to go beyond the existing notion of digital material. Most research is focused on digital graphics at the level of structure and thread of textiles, little research has been done at the overall level of rendering a physical sample, which indicates the interest of research to obtain a set of rendering parameters of protective textiles: color, rough surface, porosity, gloss, and draping.

Digital protective materials appearance, Scanning, Rendering.