A computer system and process for scanning apparel items for generation of three-dimensional (3D) reproduced representations of scanned apparel items having folding line indications. An electronic scan is created of at least one apparel item by an imaging device. Point clouds are determined from the at least one scanned apparel item and at least one high polygon 3D model is determined from the point clouds. 3D translation and rotational camera reference images are generated which are associated with the at least one scanned apparel item. Next, a mannequin pose estimation and correction is determined utilizing the generated 3D translation and rotational camera reference images and mannequin detection and removal is then determined relative to the at least one scanned apparel item. Information (data) for indication of fold lines for folding the at least one scanned apparel item is the determined.