In screen printing, the difference between a smooth production run and a costly mistake often comes down to one thing: clarity.

Production teams need exact specifications. Sales teams need fast approvals. Customers need confidence in what they’re ordering.

And yet, in many print shops, tech packs are still built manually. They’re pieced together from mockups, notes, emails, and screenshots.

It’s slow, inconsistent, and it leaves room for error.

This guide shows how to create production-ready tech packs for screen printing using a modern, visual workflow with SEDDI Decorator, turning what used to take hours into something that takes minutes.

A tech pack is the instruction set for production.

It tells your print team exactly how to execute the job, including:

• Garment style and brand
• Artwork placement and size
• Print locations (left chest, full front, sleeve, etc.)
• Ink colors (can include Pantone references)
• Decoration method (screen print, DTF, embroidery, etc.)
• Any custom notes or instructions

The problem? Most tech packs are created after the mockup, which means someone needs to manually translate visuals into instructions.

That disconnect is where mistakes happen.

The core issue is simple:
Your mockup and your production instructions are not connected.

With SEDDI Decorator, the tech pack isn’t a separate step.

It’s generated directly from the same 3D product used for selling and approvals.

That means:

• No rebuilding
  
• No guesswork
  
• No translation errors
  

Everything flows from a single, accurate visual source of truth.

Start by selecting a blank from Decorator’s Style Library.

Every style is built from real garment specs of leading brands, giving you an accurate 3D representation of fit, structure, and print areas.

This ensures:

• Correct fit and proportions
  
• Color visual accuracy
  
• A vivid preview of the fabric texture
  
• Accurate print regions
  
• Real-world production alignment

Artwork is placed on digital versions of real apparel styles, so you can trust what you see on the screen.

Before designing, name your product and add it to a Collection for your customer’s order.

This helps:

• Keep projects organized
  
• Build structured collections
  
• Maintain clarity across teams
  

It also ensures your tech pack is tied to a clearly defined product from the start.

Upload your artwork and place it directly onto the apparel.

Decorator allows you to:

• Snap designs into standard print regions
  
• Adjust size and positioning visually
  
• Instantly preview placement across the product with an interactive, 360° view
  

Because placement is tied to real garment data, what you see is aligned with production reality.

Fine-tune your design by adjusting colors directly within the platform.

You can:

• Recolor artwork in seconds
  
• Assign exact Pantone values
  
• Ensure consistency between design and print
  

This eliminates the need to manually document color specs later.

Choose how the design will be applied.

Decorator supports visualization of techniques such as:

• Screen printing (plastisol, water-based)
• Puff ink
• Embroidery
• Glitter
• High density
• Heat transfer
• Direct to garment
• Patch
  

…or customize the technique instructions. These selections become part of the production instructions.

Before generating your tech pack, you can add:

• Company or client logo
  
• Custom notes and instructions
  
• Special production considerations
  

This allows you to standardize documentation while tailoring it to each order.

With everything defined visually, simply click:

Create → Techpack

Decorator automatically generates a production-ready tech pack that includes:

• Garment details
  
• Artwork placement and scale
  
• Print locations
  
• Color specifications
  
• Decoration techniques
  
• Custom notes
  

All pulled directly from the product you created.

No manual rebuilding required.

In traditional workflows, the process looks like this:

Mockup → Rebuild → Document → Clarify → Produce

With Decorator, it becomes:

Design → Approve → Generate → Produce

One system. One product. One source of truth.

Creating production-ready tech packs for screen printing doesn’t need to be manual, repetitive, or error-prone.

With SEDDI Decorator:

• You start with real apparel
  
• Design in true-to-reality 3D
  
• Capture every detail visually
  
• Generate tech packs instantly
  

The result is faster workflows, clearer communication, and more confident production.

• Tech packs should be generated from the product, not built separately
  
• Real-world apparel data ensures production accuracy
  
• Automated tech packs eliminate manual work and reduce errors
  
• A single visual source of truth keeps teams aligned
  
• Faster workflows lead to faster production and better customer experiences