Study on Calculating Methods of Young Women Body Circumferences Based on 3D Point-Cloud Data

In this research, 425 female students were selected as the research objects. Point clouds were obtained by 3D body scanner , then the characteristics of female lower body parts’ (waist, abdomen, buttock) section shapes were identified .And the sizes of the width and thickness were measured by a data acquisition software named Imageware.The front and back circumferences were analysed by software of SPSS16.0.This research is main to provide a new method to divide and calculate body front and back circumferences, laying the foundation for fitting of women clothes.