My process usually starts on a clean block in CLO 3D, where I build the silhouette, before making it sewing-ready and production-adapted in 2D CAD software such as Gerber or Lectra. I sometimes use AI to visualize a realistic image of my CLO design — photographing the actual fabric swatch and applying it onto the render. Going from sketch to a lifelike-looking sample this way is fast, and working like this has saved us a few rounds of physical sampling. The designer I've most recently worked with has really valued this way of working, since it makes it possible to develop a wide range of product without producing physical samples.