3D Cap Mockups: 5-Panel and 6-Panel
ThreadCam lets you place a logo on a 3D 5-panel or 6-panel cap and see it from every angle, which is the quickest way to check a front-panel logo before you order samples. Both caps are part of ThreadCam Pro.
5-panel or 6-panel?
A 5-panel cap has a single wide front panel, so a logo can sit in the middle without a seam behind it. A 6-panel cap has a seam down the centre of the front, which is why most 6-panel logos are compact and centred or placed off to one side. Pick the model that matches the blank you will buy.
How to make a cap mockup
- Open the Headwear category and select 5 Panel Cap or 6 Panel Cap.
- Choose a crown colour from the fabric swatches.
- Add your logo and scale it well down; cap fronts are small.
- Use the Top-Down Spin camera move to show the crown, or Detail Breather to push in on the logo.
- Export a photo or a video.
A note on print files for caps
Cap print areas differ from t-shirt print areas. Use your printer's template for the exact cap and decoration method; a t-shirt canvas is not a cap template. A mockup can show your logo's placement, but it cannot replace an embroidery sew-out or a printer's file review.
Cap print areas are only a few inches wide. The print file checker shows how many pixels a cap front needs and how many pixels per inch your logo has at that size.
Questions
Does ThreadCam simulate embroidery on caps?
No. Artwork is shown as a flat print on the 3D cap. AI Design Studio can restyle a logo so it looks like an embroidered patch, but raised stitching is not simulated.
Related
Compare this with the other garments on 3D clothing mockups by garment, browse all ThreadCam mockup features, see how ThreadCam compares with Kittl, Canva and Printful, or get help with the app on the ThreadCam support page.
Features described here are from the iOS app. ThreadCam is also on Google Play; the Android version may not have every feature yet.