Estimating Cloth Simulation Parameters From a Static Drape Using Neural Networks

We present a neural network learning approach for estimating a set of cloth simulation parameters from a static drape of a given fabric. We use a variant of Cusick’s drape, which is used in the fashion textile industry to classify fabric according to mechanical properties. In order to produce a large enough set of reliable training data, we first randomly sample simulation parameters using a Gaussian mixture model that is fitted with 400 sets of primary simulation parameters derived from real fabrics. Then, we simulate our modified Cusick’s drape for each sample parameter set. To learn the training data, we propose a two-stream fully connected neural network model. We prove the suitability of our neural network model through comparisons of the learning errors and accuracy with other similar neural network and linear regression models. Additionally, to demonstrate the practicality of our method, we reproduce the drape shapes of real fabrics using the simulation parameters estimated from the trained neural networks.