Visualization software APEXFiz®

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Overview
APEXFiz® is a subscription-based fashion design software platform from SHIMA SEIKI that links planning and design to virtual sampling, production conversion and e-commerce workflows. It creates realistic virtual fabrics from yarn data and enables realtime 3D pattern and colorway editing to reduce sampling time and improve production handoff.

Key benefits

• High-fidelity virtual fabrics generated from actual yarn data to reduce reliance on physical samples.
• Realtime 3D pattern creation and colorway editing with immediate visual feedback.
• Export of design data to production-ready machine data for qualified knit manufacturers.
• Supports digital transformation (DX) of planning and design and facilitates sustainable manufacturing practices.

Common problems addressed

• Finished products that do not match the specifications provided.
• Long lead times and costs associated with physical sampling.
• Challenges in implementing or demonstrating sustainable manufacturing.
• Poor quality or unreliable 3D virtual samples.

Related services and features

• yarnbank®: a global web service to search and view yarn information; yarn data can be used to generate realistic virtual samples.
• Integration of yarnbank® data with APEXFiz® for realistic fabric rendering and production linkage.
• Demo and customer testimonial videos that demonstrate colorway editing, virtual sampling and production linkage.

News
Latest version V-09 released 19 January 2026; previous release V-08 on 18 August 2025.

Technical specifications

• Product name: APEXFiz®
• Manufacturer / Brand: SHIMA SEIKI
• Product type: Fashion design software (subscription service)
• Key functions: virtual sampling from yarn data; realtime 3D pattern and colorway editing; conversion of design data to production machine data
• Integration: import and use of yarnbank® data for realistic fabric rendering and production linkage
• Objective: digital transformation (DX) of planning and design to enable sustainable manufacturing
• Demo / multimedia: demo videos and customer testimonials available on the product page
• Recommended browsers for yarnbank®: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari
• Version history (selected): V-09 (19/Jan/2026), V-08 (18/Aug/2025)