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1. C D 8 Using the Offset command draw a line parallel to AB at a distance of 22 00 Re peat the command and draw a line parallel to AC at a distance of 4 25 A G B C D 9 Using the Trim command trim the line running parallel to AC as shown in the fig ure 42 R04 Pattern creation 10 Using the Spline command draw the armhole curve specifying the points in the approximate positions shown in the figure the curve passes through the midpoint of the line running parallel to AC 11 Once the curve has been drawn adjust its shape using the grips Using the Erase command delete the previously drawn parallel lines A G B D 12 Draw a line parallel to AC at a distance of 2 00 Rot 43 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 13 Using the Line command draw a line between F and the intersection of the parallel line with CD C D 14 Using the Erase command delete the parallel line A B 7 Cc D 15 Draw a line parallel to BD at a distance of 9 75 and another parallel to CD ata distance of 17 00 44 R04 Pattern creation 16 Draw two more parallel lines one on either side of the vertical parallel line at a distance of 1 50 D 17 Using the Line command draw the waist dart as shown in the figure
2. Curved balance marks 1 Select the Curved balance mark command via the tablet menu The following request is displayed in the command window straight Line Undo lt Curved balance mark gt Start point gt Digitalice the point en the que the piquete conecta con the boundary exterior 2 Curved balance mark gt Next point or ENTER to finish Digitize the intermediate points needed to draw the balance mark then press cur sor button n 1 to finish 3 Press button n 1 again to end the command or continue adding balance marks 25 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 26 Alternating between straight and curved balance marks After adding a balance mark and having not yet exited the command the balance mark type may be changed by selecting it via the tablet menu without having to re select the pattern Start point precision When digitizing the first point of a balance mark the program automatically searches for the point on the boundary that is closest to the digitized point so it is not neces sary to specify this point exactly to ensure that it is properly connected to the bound ary However it may be the case that you need to add a balance mark at a grading point for which the Endpoint object snap should be selected via the tablet menu Observation Digitization is a very quick way of adding balance marks to the pattern However if the pattern that was digitized had deteriorated or the balanc
3. ONLY AVAILABLE IN PRO VERSION Contains the commands applicable to Manual and Automatic Markers Command Function Name Page Prepare Piece Preparing a pattern for the Manual marked MA_GRABAPAT 117 Create Fabric Creates a fabric for the marked Manual Parametrically MA_CREAT 120 Insert Piece nserts of patterns in marked Manual MA_INSPAT 122 Automatic Marker t manages the automatic marked MA_AUTO 135 Find collisions Find the pieces that collide in a marked MA_BUSCOL 125 Hide collisions Disable the highlighting of the pieces with collisions MA_OCULCOL 127 Export to DXF Exporting a marked to format DXF MA_DXF 2 Show hide filled pieces It displayed the pieces with stuffing MA_VERSOLIDO 127 Utilities Toolbar Contains utility commands with various functions Command Function Name Page rz Information Displays information about a pattern piece or marker UT_INFO 141 x Length of elements Shows the length of elements de un pattern UT_LONELEM 145 Distance betweem 2 points Displays the distance between two points UT_DISDOS 145 A Angle Displays the angle defined by four points UT_ANGULO JA Convert arc to spline Converts an arc entity to a SPLINE UT_CONARC 145 Ol Export patterns Copy patterns for insertion into another drawing UT_EXPORT 146 Import patterns Inserts copied with patterns of export patterns UT_IMPORT 146 ss Blocks library Save frequently used patterns UT_B
4. The Numbering command inserts text fields showing the numbering of the grading points of the pattern To display the numbering of a pattern select the Numbering command via the Con struction menu or toolbar and then select the pattern The size of the numbers de pends on the option chosen in the PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 options com mand More information about this command can be found in chapter 9 Utilities To erase the numbering the commands Erase component or Erase groups may be used both of which are described in the Adaptations chapter 63 5 Editing The menu and toolbar Editing contain a series of commands to perform operations with complete patterns such as erase move rotate etc Observation All editing commands also work with pieces of marked and some with fab rics In the chapter of marked is described this operation 5 1 Individual and multiple designation The editing commands can be applied on a single or a set of patterns The mode of operation and the options available vary with the method of appointment e Individual designation is the default option Once activated the command designating the pattern by any of the elements of its outer contour e Multiple designation the user must choose the option Multiple The com mand will request you to designate objects The designation must include mini mum one element of the external contour of each pattern that you want to in clude in the set You can des
5. Disables the selected layers and active the rest of the layers of the drawing Active all the layers from the list Observation This command automatically removes the empty layers Thus if you have deleted all the patterns of the same model and size or you changed them the data their previous layers already not must appear in the list However if a layer is any object although it is not a pattern the command cannot de lete it and will continue to show 115 8 1 R04 8 Marker Making ONLY AVAILABLE IN PRO VERSION Manual marker making The process of the marked Manual is performed in three steps 1 Preparation of the pieces 2 Creaci n of the fabrics 3 Insertion of pieces on the fabric 8 1 1 Preparation of pieces The preparation of the pieces is a process by the which PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 creates a copy of the pattern oriented thread Mirror options Depending on the option of Mirror assigned in the data of the pattern the generation of the piece or pieces is done the following way e None option only generates a piece thread oriented MODELO 888 TALLA 36 PIEZA DELANTERO CANT 1 TINYO OY31NWI130 WZ3ld 9 VTL 888 O1300N L 117 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual e Create piece option generates the original piece as well as an independence symmetrical piece MODELO 888 TALLA 36 PIEZA DELANTERO CANT 1 S S VINY OY3INVI30
6. Q 1 Select the Circle command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Specify center point for circle or 3P 2P Ttr tan tan radius Specify the point where you wish to place the center of the circle 3 Specify radius of circle or Diameter Specify the radius of the circle or specify a point through which it will pass 34 R04 Pattern creation Point Creates a point object Point objects are normally used as auxiliary entities marking points of reference used during the drawing of other objects x X X x Observation PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 configures BricsCAD so that point objects are displayed as a cross This is no more than a representation of a dimen sionless object and should not be treated as if it were made up of line segments Point objects can be visualized in different ways as well as being occulted The Point Style command on the BricsCAD Format menu allows you to establish the point object style To draw a point object 1 Select the Point command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Specify a point Specify the point where you wish to situate the point object Point at distance Draws a point object at a specified distance from the end of a line or spline either over it or along its prolongation Ls 35 RO1 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Observation This command uses for spline curves the direction of the end tangent to the curve to calculate its prolongation That is i
7. Select pattern Select any element of the pattern boundary 3 Specify insertion point of the spot or Row Select the Row option by entering R and pressing ENTER or by right clicking the mouse to display the context menu and select it from there 55 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Specify start point of the row of spots Specify the start point of the row At this point you can create the row in three ways A Indicating the distance between spots and the total number of spots the length of the row will be calculated from these parameters Specify second point for direction and or length of row Specify a point that with the start point will define the direction and the sense of the row Specify distance between spots or ENTER to calculate auto matically Specify the distance between spots Enter number of spots Enter the number of spots in the row Indicating the total length of the row and the distance between spots the com mand will calculate and insert the number of resulting spots If the distance be tween spots is not an exact multiple of the length of the row the resultant row will have a length slightly less than that specified Specify second point for direction and or length of row Specify the end point of the row Specify distance between spots or ENTER to calculate auto matically Specify the distance between spots Enter number o
8. This button displays a dialog box similar to the sizing Tabas com mand in the which can add modify and delete carvings 40 e Load table allows you to load a previously created with the Tables of Sizes general sizing table command Press the button displays a dialog box where you can choose the sizing table 104 R04 Grading R01 Grading table Grading Model 1 Size 40 Piece AA Mode Proportional Differential Sizes Displacements Order Desig Color Point Horizontal Vertical White 1 White 2 Modify White 2 displacement White 4 y White Modify sizes Load table Once defined the sizes at least one additional size in addition to the base size acti vates the list by displacements and you can begin to create the table of scaling itself From this point the procedure differs according to choose the proportional mode or differential e In Proportional mode the list of sizes is disabled and the displacements are ap plied to all the carvings alike e In Differential mode activates the list by carvings and the displacements are ap plied only to the carvings that are selected at the moment of establishing them Warning Differential mode you must take into account the displacement as signed to a particular size are the that will be applied to create the fol lowing size For example the increments to create the size 46 must be set to the size 44 Beca
9. than or equal to 2 The command creates the number of point objects equivalent to the number of divisions minus one Measure Places point objects at measured intervals along the length or perimeter of an object If an open object is being measured such as a line or spline the point objects will be positioned starting from the object endpoint closest to the selection point For circles they are positioned starting from the BricsCAD angle origin That is to say from the right hand quadrant the 3 o clock position and in an anti clockwise direction In all cases the number of point objects to be placed over the object will depend on the length or perimeter of the object and the specified interval 1 Select the Measure command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Select object to measure Select the object over which you wish to position point objects 3 Specify length of segment or Block Enter the separation distance between the point objects Rot 37 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Text Creates text objects 5 z LA Cortar patr n por la l nea superior S 2 O 5 UT cS Gre a 5 an OS oe O You can add text lines to your drawings either as independent objects or as objects associated to a pattern via the Supplementary components command 1 Select the Text command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Current text style Standard Text height 3 0 Specify start point of text or Justify Style S
10. are made by carvings so only a small number of pieces the Manual is included in each marked marker making is more effective than the automatic R04 Marker Making 8 2 2 The Automatic marker making command The Automatic marker making command displays a dialog box from the which can perform all the operations required for the definition and drawn from a marked Archive No name Open Save Save as Draw Create fabric O Use existing fabric Options Fabric Dimensions Width E Specify height Margins Top i Bottom Left Right Pieces Minimum separation o Number of pieces Model Quant Rep Symmetry Orientation Repetitions File section In this section are the buttons required for the management of the files of definition of marked DFM as well as the Draw button to draw marked the New This button is used to create a new sharp The dialog box is initial ized to the presslo Open Opens an existing DFM file Save Record the data from the dialog box If it is the first time that is rec orded it will be necessary to indicate the name of the DFM file Once recorded the file name appears in the line above the buttons Save as It allows to record the file data of a marked with another name Rot 135 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Draw Description Marked the draw When this button is pressed the closes the dialog box and the program solicitous to indi
11. lt Exit gt Select the object from which you wish to create a parallel object Objeto designado o 4 Specify point on side to offset or Exit Undo lt Exit gt Specify a point on the side where you want to create the new object Rot 31 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Punto precisado z X Distancia To create offset objects that pass through a point 1 Select the Offset command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Specify offset distance or Through lt 1 0000 gt Select the Through option To do this enter T in the command window or click the right mouse button and select the option from the displayed context menu 3 Select object to offset or Exit Undo lt Exit gt Select the object from which you wish to create a parallel object Objeto designado e 4 Specify through point or Exit Undo lt Exit gt Specify a point through which the parallel object must pass Punto precisado a 32 R04 Pattern creation In both modes the requests are repeated so that the user may create various parallel objects To finish the command press ENTER at the request Select object to offset or whereever the default Exit option is provided Bisector Draws the bisector of an angle specified by three points 2 O 1 Observation This command draws the bisector of the angle that goes from the first point to the second point in the posi
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13. patterns This can be done through a window so that at least one element of the outer boundary of the patterns that you want to select is within the window Press ENTER to finish designate 3 Once appointed the pattern or patterns it begins the process of storing pieces This may take some time if you have selected several pieces Wait for that in the command line reappears the request Command Rot 119 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 8 1 2 Create fabric PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 have a command to create fabrics Parametrically and store the parameters for later use To create a fabric start the Create command via the z fabric making menu or toolbar Fabric creati Fabric Select New fabric Fabric boundary Height Width Color Options 7 Dividing line Color In the figure following shows the dimensions and elements of a fabric Largo l Margen superior Margen izquierdo Margen derecho Ancho e de encaje Margen inferior Punto de inserci n de la tela The lace line is drawn if you select the corresponding option from the dialog box Its purpose is to facilitate the printing of marked on plotters of width less than the width of the fabric 120 R04 Marker Making Maintenance of the fabric collection A name is can assign to the set of parameters that define a fabric In this way it is possible to create a collect
14. point position the cross of the tablet cursor viewfinder over the point and click the main button usually numbered 0 Exterior boundary To digitize the pattern s exterior boundary activate the Boundary command via the tablet menu The program will request the initial point in the command window Start point The first point of the exterior boundary will be digitized 2 lt gt SORES RRI RRIS RS RRR KR RK ESO KKK RLL XX Tablero Pantalla After which the following request is displayed curVe Undo Close pattern Exit lt End point of line gt R04 Pattern creation Line option This is the default option when the Boundary command is activated It simply digi tizes the endpoint of a straight line element and displays the newly created element on the screen The program then displays the same request again Tablero Pantalla Curve option To digitize a curved element activate the Curve option via the tablet menu On do ing so the program will display a cross on the screen indicating the start point of the curve which coincides with the endpoint of the previous element or with the start point of the pattern if the curve is the first element CONTORNO Tablero Pantalla The following request is displayed in the command window straight Line Undo Exit lt First intermediate point of th
15. rotation The Ortho mode also auto matically turns off Unlike the operation with patterns turning pieces there the options reference or thread If you perform a multiple designation the pieces can be rotated by forming a group or individually If they turn on group will require the base of the rotation point and the angle If you choose the option of turn individually you specify on ly the angle turning each piece around the center of its bounding box Copy This command allows you to designate both pieces and fabrics If you designate a piece individually the duplicate piece is dragged by the point of appointment and must be specified only the point of destination If you designate a fabric without pieces requested the point basis and the dis placement of the mirrored fabric destination point R04 Marker Making RO1 e If you designate a fabric with pieces the command allows you to choose between copy only the fabric only the pieces or both In any case the points are requested base and destination of the displacement of the duplicate objects e The multiple designation will only include the pieces In contrast to the designa tion of an individual piece prompted the two points of displacement Mirror This command does not allow designate fabrics e The symmetry of a piece is performed automatically with respect to a horizontal axis that passes through the center of the bounding box e If you perform a mult
16. that appear to the right The horizontal cursor allows you to modify the hori zontal offset value and the vertical cursor the vertical scrollbar The sliding cursors allow you to specify displacements between 10 and 10 cm in increments of 0 1 cm If it requires one greater displacement more precision you can specify this by using the Modify button or double clicking on the point to move it will show a dia log box in the that you can set the values You can modify the displacements of several points at the time making a multiple selection in the list of points To do this mark the different points while holding down the CTRL key Can also select a group of points adjacent to marking the first and the last while holding down the SHIFT key Once specified the trips press OK to perform the adaptation 72 R04 Adaptations RO1 Set the scroll graphically Times are not known a priori the values for the displacement corresponding to the adaptation to be carried out Using the Select button can specify displacement graph ically for the following cases a When you want to extend or acut an element b When the horizontal and vertical offset values are not known but points of refer ence can be taken The following examples of each case Example A you want to lengthen the shoulder of the pattern of the figure 3 2 4 1 Select the Move Points via the Adaptations command menu or toolbar Select the pattern 2 In the d
17. the first element of the pattern and its numbering will be such that grading point 1 will be the endpoint nearest to the se lection point If you press ENTER the command will establish for itself the first element and the direction of numbering You can change these later using the Origin and Direction command When you create pattern objects using the Form pattern command you must bear the following in mind e The Form pattern command only allows LINE ARC and SPLINE entities to be used Any ARC entities will be automatically converted into SPLINE entities Observation When the Form pattern command converts an ARC to a SPLINE it assigns a number of points to it that is dependent on the angle be tween the endpoints such that 1 point is positioned every 12 degrees For example an 180 arc will be converted into a SPLINE with 16 points This is necessary so that the element conserves its shape when it is graded or if certain adaptations are carried out upon it R04 Pattern creation RO1 If you wish the resultant SPLINE to have a different number of points you must convert the ARC to a SPLINE before applying the Form pat tern command To do this use the Convert arc to spline command as described on 145 The elements must be properly connected together at their endpoints They may together form a pattern with either an open or closed boundary but cannot in clude separated elements Normally you can select the e
18. the original patterns and update them on the marked by us ing the Refresh option of the Insert pieces command In any case the collisions of pieces that are not within a fabric will be de tected Is possible to select a piece a set of pieces or all the pieces of a marked Select fabric piece or Multiple e Select the boundary of the fabric to find the collisions of all the pieces of a marked e Select directly a piece to check if it collides with any other piece of the marked or the margins e Use the Multiple option to designate a group of pieces and find their collisions with the margins or any other piece of the marked not only with the designated Observation When the command checks for collisions of several pieces the process may take some time depending on the number of pieces the complexity of the same and the power of the computer In the command line mes sages indicating the progress of the search operation will be showing Always wait until the process is complete and reappears the request Command in the command line 125 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Configuration The PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 Options command in the Utilities toolbar or menu allows you to set options for the operation of the command Patroneo Options Form pattem Default color i Green Numbering Height of screen size of pattem size Find collisions Precision lal V Find auto
19. 013 User Manual 142 Pattern information Observations The bounding box of the pattern is expressed as width x height and they correspond to a rectangle that encompasses the pattern as it appears on the screen If you flip the pattern the dimensions of the bounding box will vary In an open pattern the perimeter does not consider the distance be tween the first and the last point of the pattern grading Piece information Piece Information Identification Model 1 Size 46 Piece AA Marker Quantity Symmetry Orientation Direction 1 NONE ON GRAIN ONE WAY Properties Bounding box Area Perimeter Shrinkage comp Warp Weft 122 5x 140 3 8659 7 381 2 0 0 0 0 e Observations The bounding box of the piece is expressed as width x height and they correspond to a rectangle that covers the piece as it appears on the screen If you flip the piece the dimensions of the bounding box will vary R04 Utilities Marker information Marker Information exa Fabric Dimensions Pieces Infomation Height x Width Sum of areas 8660 Total 300 0 x 145 0 Sum of perimeters 381 Avail 296 0 x 141 0 Model Size Piece Quantity Inserted Magra 1 46 AA 1 1 Top 20 Bottom 2 0 Left 2 0 Right 2 0 Area Total 43500 Avail 41736 Total 1 1 1 Fabric dimensions used Yield Height x Width 122 5x 140 3 Used fabric Height Width Area Area 17194 Over t
20. 18 Delete the parallel lines used to draw the dart Also delete the lines AB and AC 19 Using the Trim command trim the lines BD and CD as shown in the figure B ge Na R01 45 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 46 20 Apply the PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 command Form pattern to the objects that make up the pattern boundary The functionality of this command is described in the following section 4 2 4 Forming a pattern When a pattern is constructed manually or through digitization the result is a Pattern Object That is to say a set of BricsCAD entities that PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 considers to be a single unit Most of the PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 commands work with pattern objects and do not recognise entities that do not belong to one of them Conversely when a pattern is drawn using BricsCAD s own tools a set of entities is created that for the user represent the pattern but which to PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 are still not recognised as a single unit To convert them into a pattern object it is necessary to apply the command Form pattern to them The following sequence is used to form the exterior boundary of the pattern Select the Form pattern command 2 In response to the request Select objects select the entitites that will make up the exterior boundary of the pattern To finish press ENTER 3 The command then requests Select first element or ENTER The element that you select will become
21. 3 1 Pattern components To PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 a pattern is a set of related straight or curved segments That is to say that once a pattern has been formed PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 recognises this set as a single unit and any PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 specific commands used will be applicable to the whole pattern Observation The straight segments are LINE entities and the curved segments are SPLINE entities The components that make up the pattern geometry are e Pattern bounary elements these make up the exterior boundary of the pattern in cluding any exterior open darts e Auxiliary line elements these make up the interior boundaries or lines such as interior darts pockets button fitting lines etc The auxiliary line elements are grouped together into Sets A set of auxiliary lines is formed by one or more con tiguous elements together having either an open or closed boundary e Spots these are used to mark points on the pattern such as drill holes e Balance marks e Grading points these are not entities as such but are simply the extremes of each element making up the pattern outline the auxiliary lines and the points defined by spots The extremes of a balance mark are not gradeable points even though a balance mark may be situated on top of one A pattern may have other components associated with it as well as those compo nents that make up its geometry or form e Grain line an arrow indicating the ori
22. ATTERNING KEY ST 2013 commands as well as those BricsCAD commands required to work with it Also several examples have been included to illustrate the most important working practices and also the most complicated commands For more information PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 includes another manual the Tutorial in which one develops step by step and in full detail a complete tutorial covering pattern making grading and marker making It is highly recommended that this tutorial is carried out or at the very least consult the tutorial to familiarize yourself with the working prac tices of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 and with the use of the commands Alternatively in the Frequently Asked Questions section of our blog page http computerized pattern blogspot com you will find up to date information about specific aspects of the installation and use of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 1 1 1 2 R04 1 Installation Installation of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 To install PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 correctly do the steps indicated in the document PatterningKey ST 2013 README supplied by the supplier Installation of peripherals 1 21 Plotter PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 can use any plotter supported by BricsCAD Consult your plotter and BricsCAD installation manuals to carry out the installation and con figuration of your plotter 1 2 2 Digitizing Tablet BricsCAD and therefore PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 supports digitizing tablets via Wintab controller for
23. ERNING KEY ST 2013 Rot 155 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual General Toolbar This toolbar contains a selection of the commands and BricsCAD tools most useful for the users of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 It has no equivalent in the dropdown of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 all the commands can be found in the menus of BricsCAD DEES e Slorce WReEQRe SPY XP 97s From left to right this bar contains the following commands or tools Command Menu Command win Page dow New File NEW Error Marcador no definido Open File OPEN Save File SAVE Plot File PLOT Undo Edit U Error Marcador no definido Redo Edit REDO Error Marcador no definido Layer Format LAYER Color Control En ga Pan Realtime View PAN Zoom Realtime View ZOOM ENTER Error Marcador no definido Zoom Window View ZOOM W Error Marcador no definido Error Marcador no definido Zoom Previous View ZOOM P Error Marcador no E Zoom Extension View ZOOM 156 R04 Appendix A Summary of Commands RO1 Zoom Drop Down Toolbar Snap to Endpoint Snap to Midpoint Snap to Intersection Snap to Nearest Snap to Node Snap to Parallel Snap to Perpendicular Ref Drop Down Toolbar Context menu CAPS left button idem idem idem idem idem Idem idem END MID INT NOD PAR definido Error Marcador no definido Error Marcador no def
24. ERNING KEY ST 2013 However to digi tize patterns you must CALIBRATE the tablet each time that BricsCAD is started 10 R04 2 Work Environment 2 1 BricsCAD and PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 BricsCAD is a Computer Aided Design CAD application whose scope covers a multitude of disciplines such as Arquitecture Engineering Mechanical Design and in general any activity that uses technical drawings as its representation system as is the case with Industrial Pattern Making As a general use CAD application BricsCAD is not specifically orientated to any particular activity In this way it is a very flexible application basing its power in its capacity to be adapted to many different tasks BricsCAD includes a numerous collection of technical drawing commands and tools such that by itself it makes a much more efficient alternative to the manual methods of many of the pattern making tasks The PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 application is an add on or Vertical Application module which adds functionality to BricsCAD which is specific to Industrial Pattern making automating a large part of the tasks that otherwise would be very laborious PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 has been designed so that it is possible to use with very little prior knowledge of BricsCAD Therefore the PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 commands are simple to use for carrying out the majority of the fundamental pattern making tasks Warning Those users with prior knowledge of BricsCAD should b
25. IBLIO Management of elements Copy delete and rename tables UT_GT 149 lx PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 options Sets options for multiple commands 151 UT apeinnice R04 Appendix A Summary of Commands Tablet Menu Command Equiv ln command window Description undary COFA ATRON Aine Option RECTA Curve Option CORVA Es Option SER CERRAR undo Option DESHACER Auxiliary Lines Mw INAUX Straight balance mark ur Arcu IQ Culved balance mark VAR TQ C Spot AREAMAR Onelway fabric SENTIDA ILO O Fwolway fabric IMARAILO T Citole C RCAL IR Pa Snap to Endpoint ND Shap to Intersection INTERSASCI N Shap to Nearest CENERO ESGcel Lealibrate CAMBRARTALTAB Zoom Tablet ARTAR OOMTAB Zoom ee Close Boundary Option Command for digitizing exterior boundaries The option commands contour and auxiliary lines to digitize a straight segment The option commands contour and auxiliary lines to digitize a curve The option commands contour and auxiliary lines to complete the command The option commands contour and auxiliary lines to close a boundary Option of the contour and line auxiliary commands to delete the last element or digitized point Command to scan auxiliary lines Command to scan a straight picket C
26. PATTERNING KEY 2013 User Manual Revisi n del manual 04 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 is a product of POWERED BY APASARA FASHION TECHNOLOGY APASARA Francos st 43 11403 Jerez Cadiz Spain FASHION Contact Ignacio Trigo Caparrini TECHNOLOGY Ph 34 620 794 920 itt edaformacion com Website www apasarafashiontechnology com R04 Table of contents TO UCA sees eciesateasieenceusaetaas eas sandasietons leis saesisistand bis eas ais made 7 T Installation ii A An ra aii 9 1 1 Installation of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 00 00 eseeessesssseseesssesseseseeeeeeeessseeeeeeeeeeeeee 9 1 2 Installation OF penpheral Sucursal a a a E 9 1 2 1 Plotter nn ETA 9 1 2 2 Digitizing Tablet anida ccoo 9 2 Work EMvVirOnme int asii iii 11 2 1 BricsCAD and PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 0cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 3 Fundamentals of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 113 3 1 The design cycle with PATTERNING KEY ST 20138 sessssssesssseeeeesssseeeeeseseeees 113 3 1 1 Pattern CreatiON oooonnnncnccccnnnncccnnnnconnnnnnnccnnnnn nn cnn cnn cnn nan rn nn rra nn r anna nr nn rra annnnr ne 113 3 1 2 AdaptatlonSuurntato da tata tal da dd dt de ats 114 3 1 3 A a O AS 114 3 1 4 Marker Making cacaos 114 3 2 Units of moasur Mba a Sia 15 3 3 Pattern geometry sh Srase educa os reas Gator Beene Ea Sheed vasa R Seta ele usd eee t
27. RNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Creation of a new Table of Sizes Type the name of the new table into the New Table box 2 Enter in the section Sizes the designations of the sizes of the table To do this use the controls in the following way e To add a new name type the name in the Edit box and click the Add button The new name is added to the end of the list e To insert a name between the already existing select from the list the designa tion before the which you want to insert the new Type the name in the Edit box and click Insert e To change a denomination already included select the denomination to modi fy This will appear in the edit box Modify it and click Modify e To delete a name select from the list and click Delete e To change the color associated with a size click the color control and select the color from the dialog box shown The changes you make will be reflecting on the list ARES AS Tables of Sizes Table Select 36 56 New Table Save Sizes Order Designation Color White White White White White White White White White White 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 3 Click Save 100 R04 Grading Modification of a Table of Sizes 4 Select the Table of Sizes to modify via the Select drop down list 5 Modify or add the names of the carvings 6 Click Save Deletion of a Table of Sizes 1 Select the Table o
28. ST 2013 distinguishes between them and you can in fact observe that the grain line which has asymmetric ar rows reflects each distinct case This difference affects the operation of the marker in the manual marker the pattern is orientated by default the way you have chosen it to be in the automatic marker the same occurs although the command can change the piece s direction if it will improve the distribution of the pieces R04 Pattern creation 4 3 6 Labels The Labels command allows you to set up a series of data that affect the operations of the marker and which uniquely identify each pattern The Labels command first requests that you select the pattern to which you wish to associate labels The dialog box of the command is displayed as shown below Pattern labels Identification Model f e Size e Piece Description Quantity Orientation No pieces Labels Symmetry Y Insert Headers None Height Create piece gt Unfold Cancelar Identification In this section we introduce the data that uniquely identify the pat tern Apart from being informative the identification is necessary for the operations of both manual and automatic markers The identifying labels may be any combination of characters except blank spaces full stops and underscores The maximum length of each label is e Model 11 characters e Size 4 characters e Piece 11 charac
29. Select the Auxiliary Lines command via the Construction menu or the toolbar 2 Select pattern Select any pattern boundary element 3 Select objects to form a new group of auxiliary lines Select objects Select the elements which will form a new group of auxiliary lines and press EN TER to finish Observation You must use the command for each group of auxiliary lines that you wish to add to the pattern 4 3 2 Balance marks The Balance marks command allows you to create balance marks parametrically that is to say through the specification of their attributes Balance marks Full mode On element Characteristics Start point ao y Length 4 Element length 92 8 Orientation Select lt 9 Perpendicular Balance marks Rapid mode Up Position Orientation Position Down 0 Perpendicular Distance y Right By distance gt Parallel 4 A Left Other Parallel 9 From start Other Characteristics Draw balance marks From end Draw balance mark Lae Indicate point lt s Rapid mode The Balance marks command consists of two modes called Rapid mode and Com plete mode which correspond respectively to the two dialog boxes displayed 49 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Complete mode The various parameters of this mode are described below Element This is the number of the exterior boundary
30. To view the pieces of a model enter the name and press ENTER To view the pieces of a certain size enter an asterisk followed by the size and press ENTER Click the View all button to disable the filter e Delete pieces This button removes the piece or pieces selected The accumula tion of pieces prepared can increase the time it takes to showse in the list when the command is activated Therefore it is convenient delete periodically the pieces that are not already in use In case to need them again be reused to pre pare drawings of the patterns from the Observation The Delete button pieces only clears the list the pieces Does not af fect the previously inserted pieces R04 Marker Making RO1 8 1 4 Collisions between pieces The Find collisions command allows you to easily find the pieces of a marked that are mounted with each other or with the margins of the useful fabric When a colli sion is detected the command highlights the piece showing the boundary with dis continuous stroke such as the selected objects are displayed normally Warning The Find collisions command only works with pieces created with the revision 8 of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 The pieces created with previ ous revisions will be ignored and their possible collisions are not detect ed However if you want to use the command with a marked made with earlier versions of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 will need to prepare the pieces from
31. WZAld 9 SWIVEL 888 O1300N 9 VTL S L INYO 888 01300N OY3INVI30 VZAld e Unfold option a single result ID is generated for the symmetry on the original piece MODELO 888 TALLA 36 PIEZA DELANTERO CANT 1 9 VTL 888 O1300N OY31NWI30 WZAld 118 R04 Marker Making Naming of pieces To prepare a pattern it is necessary having identification data I PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 saves the patterns prepared as BricsCAD blocks to the which assigns a name composed of the following form Normal or unfolded piece lt model gt _ lt size gt _ lt piece gt Mirrored piece lt model gt _ lt size gt _ lt piece gt _S Example Pattern data Name of piece Name of mirrored piece Model 888 888_36_FRONT 888_36_FRONT_S Size 36 Piece FRONT The blocks of the prepared pieces are stored in the folder C PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 MARCADA DWG assuming that the installation folder for PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 is CAPATTERNING KEY ST 2013 To prepare one or more patterns follow the following steps 1 Select the Prepare piece command via the Marker making menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern or Multiple You can designate a pattern or a group of them e To prepare a pattern only designate any one of the elements of the outer boundary e To prepare a group of patterns use the Multiple option enter m in the line of commands and designate all the
32. Windows The tablet connection and the installation of the Wintab controller is dependent on the tablet model Consult the digitizing tablet installation manual to carry out this step Configuring menu areas and pointing area The template menus supplied with PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 must be used to carry out this step Observation These templates come in sizes of 38 x 2 cm being adequate for large digi tizing tablets A1 or larger If you wish to use templates of a different size they can be plotted from the file Menu tablero dwg included in PATTERN ING KEY ST 2013 s DWG directory PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Follow these steps 1 Stick the three template menus onto the tablet as shown in Figure 1 1 The tem plates must be situated within the active area of the tablet just inside the border The active area of a digitizing tablet is marked or printed upon it and is the part of the tablet that receives the cursor signals we Pointing area l 2 Menu 1 area K E a E Menu 3 area T 5 B B E E E R E 3 Active area ___ S indicators a E Menu 2 area WZ IRS IIIA Jesh ele Figure 1 1 2 Configure the tablet consult the user manual of BricsCAD These operations only need to be carried out once the tablet will thereafter remain configured whenever it is used by PATT
33. an change the parameters that define the fabric Are basically the same set out to create a fabric but added a few options to facilitate your modifi cation Increment These options allow you to alter the length and the width of the fabric by specifying an increase on the current values The increase can be positive or negative Adjust These options allow you to alter the length and the width of the fabric making that they fit the pieces inserted in it If the fabric contains no pieces these options are not available Marker descrip Lets you set an informative text associated with the fabric This de tion scription will be displayed in the dialog box of marked Information and the corresponding report Warning All of the editing commands that allow you to designate a fabric regarded as pieces inserted therein to those pieces that are completely within the boundary 133 RO1 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 8 2 134 Automatic marker making 8 2 1 Introduction Description of the process The process of Automatic marker making brings together in a command all the oper ations for the creation of a strong including the only link with the AutoNest module for the automatic distribution of the pieces in the fabric An automatic marked is normally performed in two steps e Marker definition It consists of the specification of all the parameters of the marked dimensions of the fabric including pieces options of d
34. anel the pattern that you want to modify Click the Modify button The dialog box is hidden pa IS LAIAR If you want to change the shape of the pattern designate the new pattern Other wise press ENTER 5 If you want to change the data make the relevant changes in the Block Data dia log box 6 Click OK to return to the dialog box Deleting patterns from the library Select the Block library command 2 Select in the list or the picture panel the pattern that you want to delete You can perform a multiple selection desired 3 Click the Delete button and confirm the operation if you are unsure of this 148 R04 Utilities 9 5 Management of elements This utility allows diverse operations to be carried out upon the following elements Tables of sizes Grading tables Sets of sizes Fabric definitions Blocks The operacions that can be carried out are the following Rename Change the name of an element Delete This operation allows to delete elements one to one or group Export Copy elements to other folders or drives with the purpose of transfer ring them to another computer or backup Import Add to the installation of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 elements from another computer or restore backups of the same Reconstruct This operation rebuilds the index of the files different elements of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 Will only need to use it if observed abnormalities using the elements Functionality of the co
35. ase the operation of these commands with pieces differs from the operation with patterns 127 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 128 Erase This command allows you to designate both pieces and fabrics If you designate a piece this is deleted immediately If you designate a fabric without pieces the fabric will be deleted immediately If you designate a fabric with pieces the command allows you to choose between erase only the fabric only the pieces or both The multiple designation applies only to the pieces in any case to the fabric Move This command allows you to designate both pieces and fabrics To designate a piece is taken automatically as the base point of the designation of the piece point displacement It will only be necessary since clarified the point of destination If you designate a fabric without pieces requested the point basis and the destina tion of the offset point If you designate a fabric with pieces the command allows you to choose between move only the fabric only the pieces or both In any case the points are request ed base and target of displacement The multiple designation will only include the pieces In contrast to the designa tion of an individual piece prompted the two points of displacement Rotate This command does not allow designate fabrics If you designate individually a piece is automatically taken as the base point of the center of the bounding box of the piece
36. ated as if the patterns match that point regard less of how they are located to make automatic scaling the If Default is selected in the list of points shall be fixed point the cen ter of the bounding box of the pattern Save gradingin This option is enabled when fires Create grading table and makes each pattern that the created table is stored in the internal data of all the patterns If it is disabled only stored in the lower base pattern 114 R04 Grading 7 5 RO1 Selective visualization of sizes The Visualization models sizes command is a utility for management of layers which facilitates the selective visualization of the patterns of a given model and one particular size The command displays the following dialog box Select layers Show Hide Show only selected Hide only selected Show all Visualization of models sizes Select layers Visible YES YES YES YES YES Options Show selected only Hide selected only Show Hide 5 Show all Canes Select on this list the layers with the who wants to perform some operation Can select more than one layer by pressing the CTRL key while you click with the mouse on the name This option activates all the selected layers This option disables all the selected layers This option activates the selected layers and disable the rest of the layers of the drawing It is the typical option to display a specific size of a model
37. ative nature of the grain line symbol PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 uses it to orient the patterns on the marker For this PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 recognises two types of fabric grain e One way the symbol is a single headed arrow and indicates that on the marker the piece may only be laid in one direction e Two way the symbol is a double headed arrow On the marker the orientation of the pattern will be along the arrow line but may be laid in either of the two di rections Sentido nico Doble sentido The Grain Line command begins by requesting that a pattern is selected The dialog box of the command is then displayed as shown below Grain line Orientation Type Up o One way D Down Two way gt Right Arow i Left Diagonal Select points Align Cans 59 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 60 Orientation Allows the selection of one of the possible orientations of the grain line e Up Down Right and Left sets respectively the directions 90 270 0 and 180 e Diagonal sets the grain line direction to 45 e Select points Align allows the direction to be set by selecting two points or by alignment with a pattern element Type Allows the type of fabric grain to be selected Length Sets the length of the grain line It is not applicable to the Select points Align orientation Once the dialog box options have been set up click OK The command will request the start
38. ayed Enter an option angle reference 5 Choose the option to turn writing online commands the initial letter of the name of the option or by pressing the right button of the mouse to select on the shortcut menu e Angulo option the program prompts to enter the rotation angle e Reference option this option allows you to rotate the pattern by reference to two points of the same for example the extreme of an element or a couple of points of scaling First point of the reference direction Specify the first point in the direction you are going to take as a reference R04 Editing Second point Select another point to define the address New angle Move the cross cursor around the point base until the pattern is in the chosen orientation and designate a point e Line option it works similarly to the reference option automatically taking the program as a reference the address of the thread mark Multiple designation 1 Select the Rotate command via the Editing menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern piece or Multiple Choose the option Multiple and designate a set of patterns Press ENTER to com plete the designation 3 Provide option to turn set of patterns group Individual Select one option e Group option this option turns the set of patterns in group This prompts a base point and an angle e Individual option this option only works on patterns with thread mark The command requests t
39. bed in the rotation If it is positive the rotation is contrary to the needles of the clock If it is negative in favour 76 R04 Adaptations e Chord length of the rope by the arc described in the rotation If it is positive the rotation is contrary to the needles of the clock If it is negative in favour r e Reference needed two points of reference which together with the point base they determine the rotation 1 punto Ref Punto base gt 2 punto ref Functionality of command Rotate components 1 Select the Rotate command via the Adaptations components menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern You must designate the pattern whose components you want to rotate RO1 77 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 78 Select components to rotate Select objects Select the components to rotate You can designate elements of the boundary spots and auxiliary lines You can also designate objects that do not belong to the pattern Press ENTER to finish Select components to copy at the giro Select objects Select the components of the that you want to make a duplicate rotated You can designate objects that do not belong to the pattern Press ENTER to finish If you don t want to copy any object simply press ENTER Select components to delete Select objects Select the components that you want to delete after the rotation Press ENTER to finish If you don t want to delete any obje
40. cate the marked the insertion point or to select an existing marked as you have selected the Cre ate fabric or Use existing fabric option as described below Then launches the process of calculation of distribution of the pieces showing the following dialog box an AutoNEST NestPRO lel ES Nesting in Process martem 22 The duration of the calculation depends on the number of pieces included in the marked and the complexity of the same Once finis hed the program draws the marked In this box you can optionally specify a descriptive text of the marked Create fabric Use existing fabric If you select the Create option marked the fabric will be drawn into a new fabric with the dimensions specified in the Fabric section dimensions When you draw a marked with this option the program prompts to indicate the point of insertion of the marked Insert point lt 0 0 gt The indicated point will be located the corner bottom right of the fabric 136 Punto de PN R 04 Marker Making If you select Use existing fabric marked the is drawn in the same fabric of a marked drawn previously The controls of the Fabric section dimensions are deactivated and their values are ignored When you draw a marked with this option the program requests that he is designat ed the fabric in the which is to be Select fabric You must designate the boundary of a fabric previousl
41. circumstances Decrease the value if it notes that they are not detected properly the collisions for example if you are working with pieces with very tight curves Less than 0 01 values are not recommended in any case Increase the value if you want to reduce the time of calculation of the colli sions for example if your computer is not very powerful Values greater than 0 2 are not recommended Warning The decomposition of the curves is done on preparing the pieces by which the changes of this parameter does not affect the pieces al ready inserted or prepared prior to the change Hide collisions The highlighted by a piece in the collisions detected disappears when you move or rotate the piece to a position in the that already not collides with none or with the margins of the fabric if you activated the automatic search for collisions If you want simply to delete the highlighted without changing the position of the pieces use the Hide collisions command 8 1 5 Show filled in pieces The Show Hide filled pieces command switches between the display mode only the boundary of the pieces and the mode in the display with a color fill 8 1 6 Movement rotation and other operations with pieces and fabrics All of the Editing menu and toolbar commands can be used with pieces of marked and in some cases with the fabric This last can be a modification of the own fabric marked the or the pieces contained therein In any c
42. ct simply press ENTER Enter an option angle arc rope reference Enter the desired option to specify the rotation Specify the rotation base point Specifying the basis of the rotation point Specifying the value or points requested according to the option chosen in the step 6 Observations The command does not ensure the integrity of the outer boundary of the pattern once made the rotation The user shall if necessary retouch points or add components to close the boundary Duplicate the by performed by the command elements do not belong to the pattern The user must addlos if necessary R 04 Adaptations 6 3 Move components This command moves components of one pattern leaving others fixed Its purpose is to facilitate adaptations such as flare or tableados Move components you must indicate the following e Components to move are the components of the pattern elements of the bounda ry spots etc that will be displaced e Components to copy are the scroll but preserving the original You can also copy objects that do not belong to the pattern To perform a displacement of components you must appoint at least one element of the outer boundary as components to move the components to copy are optional and can designate none Functionality of command Move components 1 Select the Move command via the Adaptations components menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern You must designate the
43. ct grading point Indicate the point to delete by designating its number 6 9 Erase groups This command deletes groups of components of a pattern 1 Select the Erase groups command via the Adaptations menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern or Multiple Select the pattern or patterns of the that you want to erase the components groups 3 Select in the dialog box the group or groups that you want to delete and press OK Erase components Groups Labels E Grain line Balance marks Aceptar Cancelar Rot 95 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 6 10 Undo seam This command allows you to recover the original pattern in those patterns whose boundary has been created with the command Seam Activate the command Undo seam via the menu or toolbar Adaptations and select the pattern Warning To undo the seam of a pattern are automatically deleted all the balance marks 6 11 Show hide original boundary This command allows you to display the original boundary on those patterns created with the command Seam If you reapply the command to the pattern is hidden the original pattern 96 R04 7 Grading 7 1 Basic concepts of grading with PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 7 1 1 Grading of points The scaling in PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 is based on the displacement of the points of scaling of the pattern and the consequent adaptation of the elements of the same The displacement of the scaling poi
44. dary as the auxiliary lines and the position of the spots Grading point displacements To adapt a pattern you must specify the displacements in horizontal and vertical of the scaling points corresponding to the elements or spots that you want to modify The values of the displacements can be positive or negative depending on the coor dinate system used by BricsCAD 1 e e Horizontal displacements positive towards the right and negative towards the left e Vertical displacements positive towards up and negative toward down When you move a grading point of an element that element will adapt according to the displacement as well as the element adjacent if any R04 71 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual If the element or elements balance marks these were adapted move stood on the new element Each picket moves by keeping its distance from the end nearest the original element Funtionality of Move points command The Move points command prompts first designating the which is going to adapt Below shows the dialog box for the command Move points Displacements Point Horizontal Vertical 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 Modify 0 00 0 00 displacement In the list appear as many points as points of scaling makes the pattern You must then indicate the displacement corresponding to the adaptation to be carried out To modify the values of a point select it from the list and operate with the sliding cursors
45. dge of BricsCAD s basic drawing and editing tools is required 3 1 3 Grading Once the base pattern has been completed it can be graded to obtain the correspond ing patterns for all of the required sizes PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 includes three grading systems Proportional Grading the same grading table is used to generate all of the re quired sizes The grading table contains the displacements of the extremes ends of all of the elements lines and curves that make up the pattern boundary and its internal lines Differential Grading a similar grading table is used but one which allows for different displacements between each of the sizes of a pattern Automatic Grading this is carried out using two base sizes of the same pattern calculating by interpolation the corresponding increments to be applied to all in termediate smaller or larger sizes required 3 1 4 Marker Making The Marker Making of patterns is only included in PATTERNING KEY PRO 2013 R 04 Fundamentals of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 3 2 3 3 RO1 Units of measurement PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 is designed for use with the Decimal Metric System using the centimeter as its base unit The maximum precision is 0 005 cm rounding all measurements to 0 01 cm 0 1 mm Warning The use of other measurement systems or base units other than the cen timeter may cause loss of precision in PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 opera tions Pattern geometry 3
46. e curve gt 21 RO1 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Digitize the first intermediate point of the curve Pantalla Tablero R04 Close pattern Undo lt Next intermediate point or ENTER to finish Now the program requests the next point of the curve curve gt 22 Pattern creation Digitize the remaining intermediate points of the curve and the endpoint A cross is displayed on the screen at each digitized point PS ER XX XX PKR ERK KK KS RISISTE RRR MRK KKK RR Pore Coe RK om cS PO IS 0 os Re Tablero Pantalla To finish the curve click on cursor button 1 equivalent to pressing ENTER The curve is then displayed on the screen Pulsar bot n n 1 Tablero Pantalla Once a curve has been finished the Curve option remains active so the program re displays the request straight Line Undo Exit lt First intermediate point of the curve gt If the next element is another curve you may immediately start to digitize its points If the next element is a straight line you must activate the Line option via the tablet menu Rot 23 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Observation Try not to digitize more intermediate points than necessary to correctly de fine the curve Too many points can be counter productive and could trans fer any pattern imperfections or imprecis
47. e marks were not cleared marked it may be more convenient to use the Balance marks command via the Construction menu or toolbar and cre ate them by introducing their measurements Undo option If you have not yet exited the Straight balance mark or Curved balance mark commands you can erase any added balance marks using the tablet menu Undo op tion Grain The pattern s grain direction and sense can be digitized and the corresponding sym bol inserted into the digitized pattern Apart from providing useful information to the user regarding the pattern grain PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 also uses this information when positioning patterns on the marker For this PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 recognises two types of fab ric e One way fabric the symbol is a single arrow and indicates that on the marker the piece can only be positioned in one way e Two way fabric the symbol is a double arrow On the marker the pattern orien tation will be along the line of the arrow but can be positioned either way around Both commands have the same sequence of steps R04 Pattern creation RO1 Select either the One way fabric or Two way fabric command via the tablet menu The following request will be displayed in the command window Select pattern or ENTER to select previous Digitize a point of the pattern s exterior boundary lf you press ENTER or tablet cursor button n 1 the previously selected pattern boundary will b
48. e entities in this Assembly as boundary for cut the command consid ers him as a hollow with the result corresponding to separate the pieces In the example in the figure the inner clamp consists of auxiliary lines The line that goes from the caliper to the shoulder is indifferent to whether it is or not although in case of it should not belong to the same set as the clip The pattern has been desig nated by the Party of the right and as cutting boundary have been selected the enti ties that appear in dashed line 84 R04 Adaptations 6 5 Unfold When a pattern has an axis of symmetry we can create a half and then complete it with the command of Unfold 1 Select the Unfold command via the Adaptations menu or toolbar Select pattern 2 Select the pattern by an element point by the which you want it to unfold Observation If the pattern is opened is unfolda by the part regardless of the el ement opened by the who to be designated 6 6 Join patterns The command Join patterns allows to form a unique pattern from two patterns This command is especially useful for scanning large patterns that do not fit in the digitiz er Board integers Rot 85 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Select the Join patterns command via the Adaptations menu or toolbar 2 Select first pattern Select the first pattern in the element by the which you want to perform the union or any element if the patte
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50. ear in mind that the use of certain BricsCAD commands on entities created by PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 may produce unexpected or erroneous results In this man ual these restrictions are clearly indicated but as a general rule no Bric sCAD command should be used where its basic function is carried out by a specific PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 command R04 17 3 1 R04 3 Fundamentals of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 The design cycle with PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 In this section the operations carried out using PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 are de scribed in their logical sequence as applied to the methods used in the dress making industry 3 1 1 Pattern creation The first step of the design cycle is the creation of patterns in digital format These can be created from an existing collection of patterns on paper carton or whatever material is normally used or even created directly using the computer In the case where patterns already exist there are two systems for converting them to digital format on the computer e Digitalization carried out using a digitizing tablet and is without doubt the most rapid and efficient method e Measurement in the case where no digitizing tablet is available it is possible to recreate patterns by taking their measurements and then drawing them with the drawing tools If you wish to create new patterns directly using the computer there are two systems available e Construction by means of the drawi
51. ecify a fixed length for the fabric The fabric will be drawn of the length stated regardless of the area occupied by the pieces i If you disable this option draws a fabric whose length is equal to the area occupied by the pieces Margin Lets you specify a margin on the edges of the fabric not used for the pieces Rot 139 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 140 Pieces section This section indicates the pieces to be included in the marked Minimum separa tion List of pieces Insert Delete Specifies the minimum separation that the program should be left between the pieces to calculate its distribution If you specify a value of 0 the boundaries of the pieces can touch This list shows the data of the pieces included in the marked The pieces appear in the order in the which have been included This order does not affect the calculation of the distribution of the pieces This button allows you to add pieces to the marked When clicked the dialog box is hidden and the program prompts that will desig nate the pattern to include Once selected it returns to the dialog box showse and the piece appears in the list Can select multiple patterns with the Multiple option Lets you delete the marked pieces To do this select the ID of the list and press the button 8 2 3 Quantity and orientation of the pieces The amount of each piece and its orienta
52. ecome re selected Start point Digitize the start point of the grain line Second point Digitize the other end of the symbol For one way fabric this second point will set the direction 27 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 4 2 28 New pattern creation 4 2 1 Introduction This section describes the BricsCAD and PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 commands for drawing patterns directly on the computer The drawing tools enable the drawing of entities such as lines curves circles etc with which the geometry of a pattern is built These tools are completely neutral with respect to the employed pattern making system meaning that it is possible to draw any pattern according to the pro cedures and measurement tables of the pattern making system being used Specifying points and measurements When drawing entities the program requests that the user specifies all of the required information These data are basically points and measurements Specifying points is one of the most common operations in BricsCAD The simplest way of doing this is to position the crosshair cursor where desired and press the left hand mouse button This method is only valid when precision is not required on des ignating a particular point for example when selecting Zoom Window or when in dicating the point at which to start drawing a pattern To specify points situated on an entity or at a set distance from one Object snaps should be used as describ
53. ed later in this section The measurements are basically lengths and angles The lengths such as line lengths radii of circles or displacements are specified by writing in the command window the value in centimeters and then pressing ENTER Observation To enter data in the command window it is not necessary to click the cursor on the command window beforehand Whenever a command requests data the command window will become active ready to accept input via the keyboard Angles are specified in the same way expressed in degrees and using sign to indicate sense negative if clockwise and positive if anti clockwise R04 Pattern creation 4 2 2 Drawing objects An object is one of the basic drawing elements that make up whatever we draw for example a pattern The objects that are used when working with PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 are lines or more appropriately line segments splines or curves cir cles and points which we will refer to here as object points to distinguish them from positional points The functionality of the commands that draw objects is described below All of them are included in the Draw menu and toolbar Line This command creates straight line segments 1 Select the Line command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Specify first point Specify the start point of the first segment 3 Specify next point or Undo Specify the end of the first segment 4 Specify next point or Undo Speci
54. eir dis placement must load a table of overall design that includes all the carvings like for example 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 calculate then the displacements of the carvings in termediate dividing the which had loaded the set of carvings For example the dis placement of the size 38 will be the by the jump of the 36 to the 42 divided by 3 R04 Grading RO1 Carrying out the grading Once complete the table of scaling click the Grade button to create the new pat terns The following dialog box will be displayed Size Selection Sizes Order Designation Color a Save grad in each pattem Accept Cancel By default appear selected all the sizes but you can select only those that you are in terested in climbing by To do this click with the mouse on the first size that you want to select and then click the others by holding down the CTRL or CAPS LOCK key You should always select at least one size other than the base size The All but ton selects all sizes If you select the option Save grading in each pattern the scaling of the size table base will be saved in the internal information of all the created patterns It is not nec essary to activate it unless you need to work independently with the scaling by any of the new patterns 7 3 2 Behaviour of curves and balance marks during grad ing Grading of curves When sca
55. elect pattern Select any element of the pattern boundary RO1 57 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 3 Select object Select the object to add The following dialog box will be displayed Add supplementary component Unfold F Associate with grading pt 4 Activate or de activate the options required and click OK 5 You may continue adding objects until you press ENTER to finish the command Options The options available when adding a supplementary component are detailed below Unfold If you activate this option a mirrored object will be created by the Unfold and Prepare pieces commands in this second case if the Unfold symmetry option has been selected via the Labels com mand Associate to gra This option controls the displacement of the supplementary compo ding point nent when a pattern is graded 58 Activated the supplementary component is maintained at the same distance from the selected grading point De activated the displacement of the component depends on the grading type e Grading command the component maintains the same position as that of the original pattern e Automatic Grading command the component maintains the same distance from the center of the pattern s bounding box R04 Pattern creation R01 4 3 5 Grain Line This command allows you to specify the direction and sense of the grain line of the pattern and to insert the corresponding symbol Apart from the inform
56. element on which the balance mark is to be situated Balance marks on element 4 4 5 Balance mark on element 2 Balance mark on element 5 Position Reference point The endpoint grading point of the element with respect to which the balance mark will be situated Reference Via point Start 5 Reference point End 50 R04 Pattern creation RO1 Distance The distance between the reference point and the point on the element where the bal ance mark will be situated The distance is measured along the element That is to say in a straight line if the element is a line and along the curve if the element is a spline 3 Distance between P the balance mark and the reference point Length The length or depth of the balance mark Orientation The direction of the balance mark It may take one of these values 51 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Right Up Left or Down these options correspond with the directions 0 90 180 y 270 respectively Perpendicular to the element Parallel to the element adjacent to the balance mark s element If the ele ment to which it is parallel is curved the resultant balance mark will also be curved Other a direction that the user defines by specifying a point Perpendicular balance mark Functionality of full mode Balance mark Parallel to element 3 Balance mark orientated to the Left The Balance
57. ent of pieces The following diagram shows the funcionality of the commands Insert pieces Move Rotate Copy and Mirror according to the state of the Find options auto matically and Activate on collision detection of the PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 Options dialog box COMMAND Insert piezas Move Rotate Copy Mirror Automatically find collisions Find activated collisions No No Yes Display collisions No Adjust Yes la pieces automatically activated Y END COMMAND ADJUST PIECES 131 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 8 1 7 Properties The Properties command of the Editing menu and toolbar also allows you to change the properties of pieces and fabrics Change the properties of pieces If you designate a piece or a set of them with the Multiple option the command displays the following dialog box Change the properties of a fabric If you designate a fabric with pieces the command allows you to choose between changing the properties of the pieces or the fabric If you choose the Pieces option the operation is the same as if the pieces had been appointed directly The following dialog box will be displayed if an empty fabric or the Fabric option is chosen Top Bottom Let Right Color E Options F Labels E Fit line Color Marker Description 132 R04 Marker Making In this dialog box you c
58. entation of the piece with respect to the warp of the fabric 15 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual e Numbering of Grading Points these are textual and indicate the number of each grading point e Identifying Labels these are textual and display data identifying the pattern Warning As a general rule DO NOT use the BricsCAD ERASE command to erase any of the components of a pattern as this may then cause errors when working with the pattern PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 provides its own specific commands for erasing each type of component An example of a pattern with all of its component types is shown in Figure 3 2 be low Spot MODELO 455 TALLA 42 PIEZA DELANTERO CANT 1 S gt Balance mark 7 6 Q g LN Supplementary Auxiliary lines components 13 fS Grading points Grain line LINEA DE CENTRO Figure 3 2 16 R04 Fundamentals of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 3 3 2 Numbering of grading points and elements PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 automatically numbers the grading points of a pattern starting with the first endpoint extreme of the first element of the pattern boundary The direction or sense clockwise or anti clockwise of the numbering depends on the order in which the pattern boundary elements were created The user may at any time change the start element or the pattern direction The elements are numbered starting with the grading point that coincides with the patt
59. ern s first endpoint For example element number 2 will be the one situated be tween grading points 2 and 3 3 3 3 Limitation in the number of sets of auxiliary lines A pattern may have up to 20 sets of auxiliary lines although each set may have as many elements as required 3 3 4 Open and incomplete patterns An open pattern is one in which its first and last elements are not connected 9 PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 treats all open and closed patterns in the same way except for the commands Unfold and Join Patterns that take into account if the pat tern is open and the command Cut Add which does not work for open patterns RO1 17 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual An incomplete pattern is one in which one or more of its boundaries exterior or aux iliary line has contiguous elements that are not connected together not counting the case of the first and last elements Incomplete patterns are the result of the erasure of one or more elements normally during the carrying out of an adaptation The PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 com mands that operate upon the boundary of the pattern balance marks seam grading etc do not work with incomplete patterns 18 R04 4 Pattern creation 4 1 Pattern digitization 4 1 1 Preliminary operations Tablet calibration Pattern preparation Before digitizing you must stick the patterns to the tablet For this you must bear the following in mind e The pattern must be po
60. ern is digitized from several parts 24 R04 Pattern creation RO1 Auxiliary lines To digitize groups of auxiliary lines select the Auxiliary lines command via the tab let menu This command functions exactly like the Boundary command and therefore the procedure to create auxiliary lines is identical The only difference is that when creat ing a group of auxiliary lines you must indicate which pattern it belongs to For this the Auxiliary lines command first requests Select pattern or ENTER to select previous Digitize a point on the exterior boundary of the pattern If you press either ENTER or tablet cursor button n 1 the previously selected pattern will be reselected Once the pattern has been selected the command continues with the same requests as the Boundary command The options are the same and are selected using the same tablet menu icons Balance marks PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 allows straight line and curved balance marks to be digitized Straight line balance marks 1 Select the Straight balance mark command via the tablet menu The following request is displayed in the command window Curve Undo lt Straight balance mark gt Start point gt Digitize the point where the balance mark connects to the exterior boundary 2 Straight balance mark gt End point Digitize the other end of the balance mark 3 Press button n 1 to finish the command or continue adding balance marks
61. ertion of the matrix by pieces following which these are inserted in multiple rows depending on the number of selected pieces Once inserted you can move one to one to the desired position on the fabric In both cases the dialog box returns to showse to continue inserting pieces Finally click the Exit button Once inserted the pieces are removed automatically from the list If you want to keep them select the Retain list option in The inserted pieces can move and turn many times necessary to optimize the marked using for this purpose the commands for Editing as shown later in this chapter Properties In this section of the dialog box you specify the properties of the pieces before insert ing them Color Shrinkage com pensation RO1 Lets you specify the color of the pieces to be inserted e Select If this option is activated the pieces will be inserted with the selected color by clicking on the adjacent color box e Original the pieces will be inserted with the color of the original patterns Allows you to specify percentage increases in the pieces to offset the shrinkage envisaged in operations subsequent to the Court of the pieces for example the stained garment The increase is specified independently in two directions e Warp the grain of the piece If the piece comes from a pattern without thread mark is considered the horiz
62. f Sizes to delete via the Select drop down list 2 Click Delete 7 3 Grading by increments The climbed by increments is based on the creation of tables scaling containing the displacements of the points of the pattern to create the sizes The climbed by incre ments has two modes of operation e Proportional Grading create major and minor that the base size carvings apply ing to all the same table scaling Pattern graded proportionally Rot 101 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual e Differential Grading allows you to specify different desplazamientos for each size Or group of carvings Pattern graded differentially 102 R04 Grading 7 3 1 The Grading command The Grading command allows scaled by both proportional and differential incre ments Firstly must designate the pattern to scale or size basis the which shall have identification data Once designated it automatically displays the numbering of the pattern and then the following dialog box 9 Proportional Displacements Order Desig Color Point Horizontal 1 40 Green N A Modify N A N A displacement Modify sizes Load table Save Definition of sizes Both for proportional scaling the differential the first step is to define the sizes that to scale Initially the list of sizes only appears in the base size Can add the rest of carvings of two forms Rot 103 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual e Modify sizes
63. f spots or ENTER to calculate automatically Press ENTER so that the command automatically calculates the number of spots required C Indicating the total length of the row and the total number of spots the com 56 mand will automatically calculate the distance between spots so as to distribute them equally along the specified length Specify second point for direction and or length of row Specify the end point of the row R04 Pattern creation 6 Specify distance between spots or ENTER to calculate auto matically Press ENTER so that the command automatically calculates the distance be tween spots 7 Enter number of spots or ENTER to calculate automatically Enter the total number of spots in the row 4 3 4 Supplementary components This command allows any object to be added to a pattern The objects are added as supplementary components which do not fit into any of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 s typically used categories such as auxiliary lines balance marks spots labels etc Several examples are shown in the following figure MODELO 112 TALLA 16 PIEZA TRASERO CANT 1 MODELO 112 ALLA 16 PIEZA MANGA CANT 1 Before using the Supplementary components command you will need to create the objects to be added using the drawing tools To add the objects once created 1 Select the Supplementary components command via the Construction menu or toolbar 2 S
64. fy the endpoint of the next segment or ENTER to finish the command Observation You can create a segment or a series of connected segments although each segment is considered as an independent line object Rot 29 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Line command options Observation The majority of the commands have options that can be selected during their execution These options appear in the command window requests as one or more words within square brackets with each option separated by a slash character To select a command option either enter the letter or letters that appear in capitals within the option name and then press ENTER or press the right hand mouse button to display a context menu of the available options and select the option required Undo Erases the last line segment to have be drawn If this option is used repeatedly each of the line segments to have been drawn since the start of the command is erased in turn until there are no more left Close This option is only available when at least two line segments have been drawn When selected it closes the shape drawn by drawing a line segment between the last and the first segments and then fin ishes the command Spline A spline is a smooth curve that passes through a set of defined points BricsCAD employs a type of spline known as a Non Uniform Rational B Spline NURBS curve This type of curve produces smooth curves between the specified point
65. grading point of the outer boundary When you delete a grading point the program replaces the two elements that separates the point by a single element Punto a Wa eliminar 5 In principle delete can any daub scaling of the pattern although the results will de pend on the elements that come together in the point It shall take into account the fo llowing e If the two adjacent elements are straight they are replaced by a straight element that goes previous to the deletion point to the rear Point to delete Lous 94 R04 Adaptations e If the adjacent elements are curves or a curve and a straight line they are re placed by a curve If the elements are not tangent to each other the way the new element can considerably alter the shape of the pattern e If the adjacent elements has balance marks these are relocated from the follow ing mode el equilibrio del elemento anterior al punto eliminado se sit an respecto al punto inicial del nuevo elemento de marca the balance back to the point element marks are placed with respect to the final point of the new element To erase a grading point follow the following sequence of operations 1 If the pattern is not numbered numbered with the command Number pattern 2 Select the Erase grading point command via the Adaptations menu or toolbar 3 Select pattern Select the pattern by designating any element of the outer boundary 4 Sele
66. h to position the balance marks They will be situated at the specified distance from the end nearest to the point of selection Length The length of the balance mark is specified in this section Orientation The orientation of the balance mark is specified in this section Once all the parameters have been set up click the Draw balance marks button The dialog box will be occulted and the command then requests e If the Select point option is active Specify point You must specify a point on the pattern boundary using object snaps e If the By distance option is active Select element Select the element on which to position a balance mark The request is repeated allowing various balance marks to be positioned Press EN TER or right click the mouse to return to the dialog box R04 Pattern creation RO1 4 3 3 Spots This command allows you to add gradeable spots to the pattern The spots can be added one by one or in a row Add spots one by one 1 Select the Spots command via the Construction menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern Select any element of the pattern boundary 3 Specify insertion point of the spot or Row Specify the point where you wish to insert the spot 4 You can continue inserting spots until you press ENTER to finish the command Add a row of spots This option creates a row of spots at regular intervals 1 Select the Spots command via the Construction menu or toolbar 2
67. he Seam command allows the user to designate the elements that should be treated as a clamp To create the new boundary the command closes the clamp and drew with two balance sheet marks the extension of the same and a branded its vertex Processing of a dart Seam fit The Seam command allows the user to specify those margins of sewing must fit the pattern to fold over as the case of the is hems In the figure following shows this treatment in the hem of a sleeve at Seam fit Rot 87 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual You can combine the effects of the treatment of a clip with the option fit Couture In these cases the result is the figure shown in the following Functionality of command Seam The command Seam begins requesting the pattern which is going to create the seam allowance Then displays the dialog box Seam cr ation Fit 88 R04 Adaptations RO1 Elements Darts Margin Seam allowances This section shows a list with all the elements of the pattern desig nated as well as the characteristics of the seam allowance at each The column margin indicates the seam allowance allocated to each element The word Clip is displayed in the elements designated as tweezers The fit column indicates whether the element has been designated to fit your sewing The following values may appear Begin has been appointed as the initial end of the element End has been app
68. he angle you need to take the thread mark Each pattern is rotated to point based on the center of its bounding box 5 5 Copy This command allows you to create a duplicate copy of a pattern or a set of patterns with all its components Individual designation 1 Select the Copy command in the Editing menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern piece fabric or Multiple Select a pattern 3 Destination point Specify a point to place the new pattern The pattern is dragged by the point of designation Rot 67 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Multiple designation 1 Select the Copy command in the Editing menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern piece fabric or Multiple Choose the option Multiple and designate a set of patterns Press ENTER to com plete the designation 3 Specify point base Specifying a point basis for the displacement of the copy 4 Specify destination point Specifying the destination point The copy of the patterns will be placed according to the vector defined by the two designated points Observations The Copy command does not copy the data from the original patterns 5 6 Mirror This command converts each selected in its symmetric pattern MODELO 400 TALLA 46 bb PIEZA DELANTERO PIEZA DELANTERO CANT KS CANT 1S MODELO 400 TALLA 46 1 Select the Mirror command in the Editing menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern piece or Multiple Select directly a patte
69. he dialog box that appears type in the Import from box the path from the which you want to copy elements either click the inspect button to selectla in a dialog box If the selected location there are elements of the type being exported shown in the list 3 Select from the list the element or elements that you want to import and click OK 9 6 PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 options This command allows you to set options that affect the operation of several com mands from PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 Patroneo Options Form pattem Default color p Green Numbering Height of screen size of pattem size of selected element length Find collisions Precision 4 V Find automatically Adjust pieces Increment V Activate on collision detection Aceptar Cancelar The options are described in the sections dedicated to each command R01 151 153 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 154 R04 Appendix A Summary of Commands Appendix A Summary of Commands This appendix describes the toolbars of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 and the num ber of the page of this manual is included in the which is the information about each command I PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 also has a drop down menu in the that you can find all the commands grouped according to the same criteria and in the same order as in the toolbars At the end of the appendix you will also find the description of the menu of Board of PATT
70. ia the Adaptations menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern Select any element of the boundary of the pattern R04 Adaptations 3 Select element to add Select the new element The command again to request that he is designated an element to add If you don t want to add more press ENTER to finish 6 8 2 Add grading point This command part an element in two by inserting a new point grading Punto designado The command Add grading point begins asking designate the pattern in the which will insert the point Designated once shown the picture of dialog of the command Id grading point On element Position Start point Distance 4 Element length 112 From start From end Indicate point lt Cancelar R01 91 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 92 On element Position In this section you can select the element in the which to insert the point At the beginning of the command the element that was drawn to designate the pattern appears Can select an element by selecting it from the drop down list or by using the Select button and selecting on screen This section is shown also as informative data the length of the se lected element so that it can serve as a reference to locate the point This section allows you to specify the status of the new point in the element This can be done by indicating the distance and the point of reference or using the button indicate point
71. ialog box select from the list the point 4 and press the Select button The dialog box is hidden and the prompts for command line Select element or Points Select the shoulder at some point in the corresponding to the 4 point half 3 4 Enter the length of the increase Indicate the length in the which want to lengthen the shoulder 5 The dialog box will show the values of displacements for the point determined by the obliged points 4 Press OK to perform the adaptation As you can see in the example this option is select the element that you want to ex tend or acut The end which will elongate or acuta is the nearest to the point of des 73 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual ignation If you enter a positive increment the element is extended If the value is negative it shortens Observation This command finds as an extension of a Spline curve is the direction of the tangent to the curve at the end from which the point lies as if the spline should continue in a straight line Example B Figure you want to adapt the neckline of the pattern so that the point 3 is located at the point half shoulder 3 2 4 1 Select the Move Points via the Adaptations command menu or toolbar Select the pattern 2 In the dialog box select from the list the point 3 and press the Select button The dialog box is hidden and the prompts for command line Select element or Points Choose the option Points 4 S
72. ignate one by one or to use a window To finish the designation press ENTER 5 2 Erase This command erase one or more patterns and all of its components Simply active the command and select the pattern or the set of patterns R04 65 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 9 3 5 4 66 Move This command move in the drawing area one or more patterns with all its compo nents 1 Select the Move command in the Editing menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern piece fabric or Multiple Select directly a pattern or a set of patterns with the option Multiple 3 Specify point base point Need a base for the offset point 4 Specify second point of displacement Specify the destination point The pattern or patterns will move according to the vector defined by the two designated points Rotate This command allows you to rotate one or more patterns and all its components If the pattern has thread mark it also allows direct it with reference to this The operation differs according to the designation to be individual or multiple Individual designation 1 Select the Rotate command in the Editing menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern piece or Multiple Select a pattern 3 Specify point base Specifying the point around which you want to rotate the pattern 4 If the pattern has thread the following request is displayed Enter an option angle reference thread If you don t have thread mark the request will be displ
73. il If the Insert option is active the command enables the insertion of labels into the pattern to visualize the pattern data The labels are inserted with the following format MODEL lt Model gt SIZE lt Size gt PIECE lt Piece gt QUANT lt No pieces gt lt symmetry gt The text QUANT No pieces displays the number of pieces to be generated followed by the text S if the option Create piece has been activated By de activating the Headers option only the actual labels will be inserted This option is useful when printing patterns on a pen plotter as lengthy text labels prolong the plot time considerably The height of the labels on the drawing can be controlled by chang ing the value of Height Once all of the label data has been entered click OK If the Insert option has been activated the command requeststhe insertion point for the labels If the label data of a pattern that already has identifying labels is being modified you can press ENTER to conserve the previous position MODELO P 669 TALLA 36 PIEZA ESPALDA CANT 1 S Con cabeceras Sin cabeceras R04 Pattern creation RO1 Identifying labels Observation The pattern stores the label data regardless of whether they are inserted into the pattern or not This enables the labels to be occulted whenever convenient Modifying the labels of a set of patterns The Labels command includes a Multiple opti
74. ing others fixed STRETCH Lengthen Change the length of an object LENGTHEN RS AEBGrs HFP EL CORN 2 Trim Deletes parts of objects by reference to others TRIM Extend Extends objects to other objects of reference EXTEND a Split Converts an object to two other starting with a point DILPARTE age Modify text Modifying the content and the height of a text DI_MTEXTO jError 158 R04 Appendix A Summary of Commands RO1 Construction Toolbar They contain the commands used for the construction of patterns and all its compo nents Command Function Name Page R Form pattern Shape pattern from entities CO_FORPAT 46 E Auxiliary Lines Add auxiliary lines to a pattern CO_LINAUX 48 rz Balance marks Add balance marks to a pattern CO_PIQ fee Spots Add spots to a pattern CO_MARCA 55 Bi Supplementary components Add any object to a pattern CO_CACC 57 rz Grain line Sets the direction and direction of the thread CO_HILO oe Labels Adds and modifies the data of a pattern CO_DATOS rz Number pattern Displays numbers in the scaling points CO_NUM 63 E Blocks for women Optional module CO_BASES_S BR Blocks for children Optional module CO_BASES_ The optional modules will only be operative if they have been installed and are available from the corresponding license acquired apart from PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 159 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Adap
75. inido Error Marcador no definido Error Marcador no definido Error Marcador no definido Error Marcador no definido Error Marcador no definido Error Marcador no definido 157 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Draw Toolbar They contain the necessary commands for drawing and editing to draw patterns di rectly on the computer Most of the commands are original BricsCAD although the operation of some has changed to facilitate the design of patterns and added other specific PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 Command Function Name Page Line Draw line segments LINE 29 Spline Draw curves from a series of points SPLINE 30 Offset lt draws parallel to one given objects OFFSET Bisector Draw the bisector of an angle DI_BISEC 33 Rectangle t draws a rectangle from the measures DI RECTANGULO 34 Circle Draw a circle indicating the Centre and the radio CIRCLE 34 Point It draws an auxiliary point POINT 35 Point at distance Draws a point on a line or spline DI_PUNTODIS Divide It divides an object by placing points on the DIVIDE Measure Draw points on an object with a given separation MEASURE Text Draws text objects TEXT 38 Erase Delete objects ERASE Move Move objects MOVE Rotate Rotate objects ROTATE Copy Copy objects COPY Error Mirror Create symmetrical objects MIRROR Stretch Move points of objects while maintain
76. ion of fabrics with the more usual measures to draw them whenever needed without having to specify the parameters Below shows such as add modify and delete the collection fabrics Creation of a new fabric Type the name of the new fabric in the box New Fabric Specify the measures colors and options of the fabric Click Save e O No2 Click Draw if you want to draw the fabric The dialog box is hidden and the com mand prompts Indicate point of insertion of the fabric Point to the point where you want to place the corner bottom right of the fabric Modification of a fabric 1 Select the fabric to modify from the Select list 2 Modify the measurements colors and options of the fabric 3 Click Save Deletion of a fabric 1 Select the fabric to delete from the Select list 2 Click Erase Observation The modifications that you make to the collection of fabrics with these pro cedures do not affect the drawings of the fabrics made previously Drawing a fabric To draw a fabric use the Draw button The dialog box is hidden and the command prompts Specify lower right corner of the fabric Point to the point where you want to place the corner bottom right of the fabric Rot 121 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 122 8 1 3 Insertion of pieces Once prepared the pieces and created the fabric you can proceed to perform itself marked the The Insert piece command allows you to insert the b
77. ions to the computer Determine the correct number of points according to practice As a general rule position intermediate points in those places where there is a notice able change in curvature Undo option Used to step back through the digitization sequence cancelling the last point or the last element digitized e If the Line digitization mode is active or the Curve mode is active but no inter mediate points have yet been digitized Undo will erase the previous element completely e If the Curve digitization mode is active and at least one intermediate point has been digitized Undo will erase the last point to have been digitized Close option This option is used to close the boundary such that the next digitized point is the same as the first point of the boundary To close a boundary using a straight line element 1 If the curve mode is active select the Line option 2 Select the Close option To close a boundary using a curve element If the line mode is active select the Curve option 2 Digitize the intermediate points of the curve You must digitize at least one other wise you will not be able to close the pattern using a curve element 3 Select the Close option Exit option The Exit option is used to finish the boundary without closing it This may be the case when only half of a pattern is being digitized such that afterwards it will be completed using the Mirror command or when a patt
78. iple designation the symmetry is done piece by piece Adjust pieces This command allows you to move one or more pieces in the horizontal and vertical axes and at a distance previously established Its main purpose is to perform short manoeuvres when a piece of the marked collides with other This facilitates a quick adjust the pieces complementary or alternative form in some cases to the Move command combined with the modes of reference to objects The Adjust pieces command allows you to designate a piece or a set of them Once selected it automatically displays a toolbar with the options of the command The Up Down Left y Right buttons they move the piece in the indicated direction 129 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 130 The PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 Options command in the Utilities toolbar or menu allows you to set options for the operation of the command Patroneo Options Form pattem Default color ge Green Numbering Height Y gt of screen size of pattem size of selected element length Find collisions Precision 4 i V Find automatically Adjust pieces Increment a 4 Activate on collision detection The Increment parameter sets the distance that moves the piece ever used one of the scrolling options This value depends on the pieces are more or less ad justed The Activate on collision detection option establishes that Adjust the pieces command
79. is activated when it is a collision in the orders Insert pieces Move Rotate Copy and Mirror Observations about the use of the Adjust pieces command Use the Adjust pieces command to make small adjustments in the position of the pieces when it detects its collision with other pieces or the margins of the fabric Is not a substitute for the Move command but a complement to it The Adjust pieces command provides a quick method of adjust the pieces up to a maximum spacing which is the established in the parameter length If you want a more accurate setting you must use the Move command combined with the modes of reference to objects Set a length of ScrollBar that enables you to make satisfactory adjustments For ex ample If you set a length of 0 2 means that the pieces adjusted with the command will be maximum to 2 millimeters of the pieces with the which collided above R 04 Marker Making RO1 However note that if you set a very small value you must perform more displace ments until the piece in a correct position Use the command in conjunction with the automatic search for collisions To do this you must have enabled this option in the PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 Options dialog box In this way you can check after each shift 1f the piece still collides and continue sliding until you do Combining the commands Insertion of pieces and Editing with the Automatic collision finding and the automatic activation of the adjust m
80. is button works identically to the Move the command points See the paragraph dedicated to this command for detailed information and examples Multiple selection select can be several points to edit them or delete them at the time To do this hold down the CTRL key while selecting the points of the list You can also select a series of points consecutive scoring the first and later with the capitals and hold the last key To add a point to the end of the list or an empty list click the Add button To insert a new point in the middle of the list select the point before which you want to insert the new point and click Insert The new point is inserted by mov ing all the below it To delete one or several points select from the list and click Delete Other operations Save This button saves the table of scaling in the internal information of the pattern Clean Deletes the table of scaling of the pattern including sizes and off sets Grade Performs the scaling This operation is described in detail later in this section R04 Grading RO1 Switching between Proportional and Differential modes You can begin to establish the displacement in proportional mode and then switch to differential The values set are retained and will be the same for all the sizes From them you can now modify them size by size or by groups of carvings Instead if you have created a table of differential scaling and change to proportional mode must
81. l areas of all the pieces included e Sum of perimeters the sum of the is individual perimeters of all the pieces in cluded This value provides an orientation to the cutting length of the marked e List of pieces This list shows the main data of the pieces included The Quanti ty column displays the original of the pattern data while that the Inserted col umn displays the actual number of pieces included in the marked The latter will appear followed by an asterisk if both values differ Also in the total appearing in the bottom of the list it will be displayed in the same way the discordance be tween the total values Yield This section shows various values marked the performance e Busy fabric shows the percentages of the length width and area of the fabric oc cupied with respect to the corresponding values in the total fabric and the fabric useful e Sum of areas of pieces shows the percentage of the sum of the individual areas of the pieces included with respect to the areas of the total fabric and the fabric useful 9 1 2 Length of elements This command calculates the sum of the length of the lines and designated splines 9 1 3 Distance between 2 points User shows the distance in a straight line between two points any designated by the 9 1 4 Angle User shows the angle less than or equal to 180 formed by the lines defined by four points designated by the Other utilities 9 2 1 Convert arc to spline Co
82. lements that will form the pattern boundary in any order or via a selection window However when an element s endpoint connects with two or more elements it becomes necessary to select the elements in a par ticular order An example is shown in the following figure 47 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 4 3 48 General tools for constructing patterns In the previous sections three methods for creating patterns were described In this section a series of tools that can be used with any of these patterns are described re gardless of how they were created 4 3 1 Auxiliary Lines The Auxiliary Lines command enables groups of auxiliary lines to be added to the pattern Before using the Auxiliary Lines command you must create the entities that will form these groups using the BricsCAD drawing tools These entities must meet the following conditions e They can only be LINE SPLINE or ARC entities Any ARC entities are auto matically converted into SPLINEs e Each group can contain one or more entitities If there are various they must be inter connected via their endpoints to form either an open or closed boundary Two entities that are not connected by their endpoints cannot form part of the same group of auxiliary lines they must be added to the pattern as separate DA Patterns with auxiliary lines R04 Pattern creation R01 To add a group of auxiliary lines 1
83. ling a curve PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 takes into account the increases set out in the table of scaling for their extreme points scaling and calculates auto matically increments to the intermediate points This calculation is performed by av 109 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual eraging the increments in the end according to the position with regard to these from each intermediate point When scaling curves whose curvature is constant or does not vary too much scaling the maintains the shape of the curve But if the curve has accused curvature changes the result can be a deformation of the same In the figure following shows an exam ple of this case It can also happen that although the scaling does not change the shape of the curve it is not this the result desired by the user but precisely by the specific features of its system of scaling or the pledge to scale you need that the shape of the curve it evolves In both cases the solution is to insert one or more points of scaling within the curve With this the curve we divide into two or more parts which allows us by assigning the values appropriate to the new points of scaling control the overall shape of the set The following figure shows the pattern of the previous example to which has been added a grading point at the position in the which the curve had deformed more In 110 R04 Grading RO1 the table of scaling is inserted a
84. locks corresponding to the pre pared pieces You can also refresh on the marked the corresponding modified pat terns pieces It is possible to insert or refresh pieces one by one or in a group The Insert piece command displays the following dialog box Management of Mark arker Pieces Select Piece CP VER 0521_42_DEL2 CP VER 0521_42 MANGA CP VER 0521_42 MANGA_S CP VER 0523_42 COSTDEL CP VER 0523_42 DEL CP VER 0523_42 DELPECHO CP VER 0523_42 DELPECHO_S CP VER 0523_42 MNGDEL CP VER 0523_42 MNGDEL_S CP VER 0523_42 VISTDEL CP VER 0523_42 VISTDEL_S CP VER 0523_42 VIVOCOST CP VER 0523_42 VIVODEL Insert pieces Retain in list Refresh pieces Refresh properties Properties Color Select 9 Original Shrinkage compensation Warp 4 Weft To facilitate the search the list the pieces appear in sorted alphabetically by model size and name of piece Insert You can insert the pieces one by one or in groups e To insert a single piece select it and click the Insert button Move the piece to the desired position and mark the insertion point e If you want to insert a group of pieces you must perform a multiple selection To do this mark the pieces while holding down the CTRL key It can also select a group of pieces adjacent to marking the first and the last while holding down the R04 Marker Making CAPS LOCK key On clicking Insert the command will prompt the point of in s
85. lso a point between the 4 and the 5 and you have been assigned the same horizontal scroll to the point 4 with the result that shows Grading of balance marks The position of a picket in the resulting patterns of scaling depends on its position in the original pattern e If the picket is located in the middle of an element its distance to the nearest point grading will be kept fixed e If the picket is located on a point grading will keep this position in the new pat terns As you can see the second case is not more than a consequence of the first since if a picket is located just above a point grading this is obviously the closest This behavior is enough to resolve the cases in the which the balance marks indicate positions that do not vary with the escalation as the seam margins or the position of fixed size pieces In other cases thus positioning the balance marks can not give the required result Consider the case of the following figure ay dh 111 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual The picket of the pattern of the figure is located closer to the 2 to 1 point Therefore keeps his distance to the same in the resulting patterns of scaling But this result may not be accurate if for example the picket bring a position measured from the point 1 To solve this problem need to add a grading point right in the position will be of the picket In the table of scaling a new point i
86. ltiple selection by holding down the Cirl key while you select the patterns None image is in this case not high lighted Description Displays the description of the selected pattern If the selection is multiple it does not show any information Pictures panel Displays the images of the stored patterns If there are stored more than twelve patterns the that fit in the panel the images are distrib uted in pages On the bottom are the buttons for up and down the pages of pictures e lt shows the first page e lt lt Displays the previous page e gt gt Displays the following page e gt Displays the last page If you click with the mouse over an image the corresponding pattern is selected in the list R04 Utilities Operation but They are the buttons located below the list of patterns lts operation tons is described in the following sections Operations Adding a new pattern to the library 1 Once created the pattern as you want it to store select the Block library com mand 2 In the dialog box click the New button The dialog box is hidden so that you can designate the pattern 3 Select the pattern that you want to add 4 In the Block data dialog box that appears enter the data of the new pattern The identification data can be any combination of characters except space in white the point and the script low _ The maximum length of each data is e Cloyh 11 characters e Size 4 charac
87. mark directly on the pattern When a point is selected the Distance box displays the new dis tance from the selected point to the nearest end of the element In the same way when a distinct element is selected the values in this section are updated to reflect the new position The length of the balance mark is specified in this section The orientation of the balance mark is specified in this section Once all the parameters have been set up click the Draw balance mark button to create the balance mark If the orientation is Other the command requests that a point is specified which indicates the direction of the balance mark from the selected point on the element Once the balance mark has been drawn the command re displays the dialog box so that more balance marks can be added Click Exit when all required balance marks have been added to the pattern Functionality of rapid mode Rapid mode is designed to create various balance marks with the same parameters in a simple way Lenath Balance marks Rapid mode Position Orientation O Perpendicular By distance Parallel Other p Characteristics Draw balance marks Full mode 53 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 54 Position The balance mark positions can be set up in two ways e Select point indicating points on the pattern boundary e By distance indicating the distance beforehand and then se lecting the elements on whic
88. marks command starts by requesting that the pattern to which the bal ance marks are to be added is selected Once selected the dialog box Balance marks Rapid mode is displayed Click the button Full mode to view the dialog box in this mode Balance marks Full mode On element Start point Element length Select lt Position Distance 4 9 From start From end 36 0 Characteristics Length 0 5 cy ay b Orientation Perpendicular Up 5 Down Right Left gt Parallel Other Indicate point lt Draw balance mark Rapid mode 52 R04 Pattern creation RO1 On element Position Length Orientation In this section the element on which the balance mark is to be situ ated can be selected When this command is activated the number of the element which was used to select the pattern is displayed You may select an element from the drop down list or click the Se lect button and select a pattern element on the screen This section also displays the length of the selected element which can be useful when positioning the balance mark This section allows you to specify the position of the balance mark on the element This can be done by either indicating the distance along the element from a point of reference or by clicking the Indi cate point button which allows you to select the insertion point of the balance
89. matically Adjust pieces Increment Y Activate on collision detection Cancelar e Find automatically If you activate this option the search for collisions will take place automatically in the commands that change the position or orientation of pieces These commands are Insert pieces Move Copy Rotate Mirror and Adjust pieces Thus you can go by detecting the collisions to measure which puts the pieces in a marked You can disable this option if you want to delete the small delay that means find the collisions at the end of one of the above commands e Precision lets you set the precision with the estimated the collisions in the curved parts of the piece 126 R04 Marker Making RO1 To calculate the collisions PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 converts the curves in a set of straight segments The value of this parameter sets the maximum gap be tween each segment and the portion of the curve to the which replaced The smaller the value most will adapt the polygonal line to the curve but more time will be used in the calculations to find the collisions Observation The decomposition of the curves is internal and does not affect the viewing and printing of the same A value of 0 05 the maximum separation between a segment and the curve will be half millimeter is usually sufficient to properly detect the collisions of the majority of the pieces You will only need to change this value in the following
90. mmand Management of elements This command displays the following dialog box Management of Elements A EN Tables Operations Type Tables of Sizes y ename Element 36 56 38 42 Delete 38 46 LETRAS NUEVA lt lt Import Filter Reconstruct Rot 149 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual In the Type drop down list select the type of element with the who are going to work The current elements of the selected type are displayed in the Element list The following describes the operation of the different operations Rename 1 Select from the list the element that you wish to rename 2 Click the Rename button Rename Tables of Sizes New name Aceptar Cancelar 3 Write the new name and click OK Delete 1 Select from the list the element or elements that you wish to delete 2 Click the Delete button and confirm the operation Export 1 Select from the list the element or elements that you wish to copy to another folder or drive 2 Click the Export button Export Tables of Sizes a Export to Examine 150 R04 Utilities 1 Type in the Export to box the path in which you want to copy the elements either click the Browse button for selectla in a dialog box If the selected location already maintains elements of the type being exported are shown in the list 2 Click OK Import 1 Click the Import button 2 In t
91. mmetric to the by the original part Creates a new table of scaling by combining the by the two United patterns The union points prevail the displacements of the main pattern The size chart is taken from the main pattern Adds or inserts into the table the scaling points corresponding to the added elements Adds or inserts into the table the new grading point and shows a dialog box with options to set their journeys It rearranges the table of scaling to match it with the new distribu tion of the points Deletes from the table the points corresponding to the components deleted from the boundary elements stains and auxiliary lines Deletes from the table the points corresponding to the deleted spots Deletes from the table the corresponding point 107 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 108 Rotate pattern Calculates the equivalent displacement in the new orientation of the pattern Thus if the pattern is scaled turned the result will be the same Mirror Calculates the equivalent displacement for the symmetrical pattern to scale in the same way When by effect of any command points are added to the table of scaling and the command does not automatically calculate their displacement shown a dialog box warning of this and giving the show the table scaling option to allow the user to enter the appropriate changes Conversion of tables created by previous versions of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 In the earlier ve
92. nd should have drawn the boundary for cut which is the entity or entities that determine the cut or the part to add The entity or entities that form the boundary of court should meet the following con ditions e They can be LINE SPLINE or ARC entities e The auxiliary lines of the pattern can be used as a boundary for cut either alone or in conjunction with other independent entities e The ends of the boundary of court must reach or exceed the boundary of the orig inal pattern 81 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual e If it consists of multiple entities these must be connected among themselves by their ends Designation point The command Cut Add begins requesting that he is designated the pattern on the performed the adaptation The point of the boundary by the which is designated is es sential so that the operation is successful as shown below If you are using one of the Extract options Cut or Delete shall designate the pattern by any point of the boundary corresponding to the part that you want to remove cut or add If you are using the Add option shall designate the pattern by any point of the part to the that is added You must do so on the part of boundary to be removed to add the new part Below are examples of boundaries of cut and the designation points corresponding to the different options Designacion A Designacion Designacion Eliminar A adir Extraer C
93. nes or spots It is the option by default and you can choose by pressing just ENTER Auxiliary lines the command prompts that he is designated an auxiliary line In this way you can change the origin and or the sense of a group of auxiliary lines according to the same system used for the boundary You can change several groups of auxiliary lines until you press ENTER to end Spots using this option you can designate the spots in the order that you want to set Observation Itis not possible to change the order of the spots created automatically by the command Seam 6 8 4 Erase components This command clears any component of the pattern individually 1 Select the Erase components command via the Adaptations menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern Select the pattern by designating any element of the outer boundary 3 Select component Select the component to erase 4 You can then continue designating components or press ENTER to finish To erase components shall take into account the following e If you delete an element from the boundary are automatically deleted all the bal ance marks located on the element except the located on the ends if they are connected to another element e If you select any text in the numbering clears the complete numbering e If you select any one of the identifying text clears all the Group Rot 93 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 6 8 5 Erase grading point This command removes a
94. ng in each pattem cane In this list you select the sizing table applied in scaling the It is only active if the minor pattern has identification data The table of selected design must include the size of the smaller pattern and the by the largest if it has identification data This section specifies the number of carvings to create If the minor pattern has identification data the number of sizes of each type may not be greater than the that can be generated depending on the selected size table Whenever possible the program will automatically set the number of carvings to create based on the smaller and larger size and the siz ing table If this option is enabled the generated patterns will take the color associated with the size in the size table If cleared the patterns will be generated in white If you activate this option is saved in the pattern data base lower the table scaling calculated from the smaller and larger patterns and the intermediate sizes This list is enabled when it is activated the option Create table scal ing and affects the way of calculating the table of scaling You must 113 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual select the grading point of reference for calculating the displace ments In the figure following shows two different possibilities The arrows indicate the fixed point ae The calculated displacement for the fixed point will always be 0 and the rest will be calcul
95. ng tools to use this system you must be familiar with the basic BricsCAD and PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 drawing and editing tools Once a pattern has been drawn the Form pattern command is used to convert it into a set of entities recognized by PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 13 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 14 Blocks a series of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 optional modules PAT TERNING KEY ST 2013Bases that automatically create blocks based on a ta ble of measurements The modules Blocks for Women and Blocks for Children are currently available Observation The PATTERNING KEY ST 2013Bases modules require a separate user license apart from that of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 Although they are included on the PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 CD ROM and can be installed they cannot be used without the corresponding acti vation codes supplied when a license is purchased 3 1 2 Adaptations Once the patterns have been created the necessary adaptations for each model can be carried out We differentiate between two categories of adaptation Simple adaptations these entail the modification deletion and addition of ele ments lines and curves that make up the pattern boundary and its interior lines These adaptations do not require any additional knowledge to that given in this manual Complex adaptations these entail the reconstruction of the pattern geometry for example the opening or moving of darts To carry out these adaptations knowle
96. nnncnnannannnncnnnncnnnnnn ona rcnnnnnnnnnnns 98 7 1 3 Grading deletion nann eae in oe ae ea aR e 98 T2 Tables of SIZES idad 99 7 2 1 General tables Of SIZOS oonoooocccnnnccincnocccccconcnnonannnannncnnnncnnnnnnnn nn nana n cnn nnn rn nn cc cnn nnnnnns 99 T3 A NAS i 101 7 3 1 The Grading COMMAN A ieicroioct tt aias 103 7 3 2 Behaviour of curves and balance marks during gradinQ ooococnnnnnnnnccccccccnnnnananno 109 TA PUIOMIATIC GRACING tr E a 112 7H Selective Visualization of sizes cmo 115 Marker Making ONLY AVAILABLE IN PRO VERSION ccccccccccccccccccccccccncnnannnnns 117 8 1 Manual Marko makina e 117 8 1 1 Preparation of pieces ee 117 8 1 2 ATENE O 120 8 1 3 Insertion OF PISCES iinan iana aaa anaana eiaa aa aaa a eaa ia oka aaia 122 8 1 4 Collisions between pieces pieitat anionin neat aeiaai aatia aaia aai aineid 125 8 1 5 Show filled in pieces ooonnococccnnnnncnnnnnccconccccnncnnnnnnannnccnnn nn craneo nn cnn rca 127 8 1 6 Movement rotation and other operations with pieces and fabrics 127 8 1 7 Propeni eo o o 132 8 2 Automatic marker MAKING carecer rt 134 8 2 1 Introducir 134 8 2 2 The Automatic marker Making COMMANO occocncccnnccccccccnnnccnnnonn nn cn nnnncnnannn nn cnc 135 8 2 3 Quantity and orientation of the pieceS oooccccnnnnnnnnicccncccnnncoconanarnnccnnn rra naar rr nn 140 Utiliti S uc ra AS 141 9 1 Reference commandS surtir aa 141 9 1 1 INFORM di 141 9 1 2 A teeter eee eeecaeee sees eeete
97. nts is measured in its horizontal scroll or its verti cal scroll deltaX and deltaY ERE dX 0 0 dY 1 5 dX 0 8 dY 1 4 dX 3 0 dY 0 0 dX 0 8 dY 0 0 dY 0 0 dY 0 0 dY 0 0 dY 0 2 yeas dX 0 8 dX 0 0 dX 0 8 R04 97 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 98 7 1 2 Grading of patterns with labels If the pattern has identification data model size and piece in the operations of scal ing PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 performs a series of automatic operations Assignment of The new patterns created in the operation of scaling are assigned identifying labels automatically the identification new patterns 10 BWP Model the same as the size base e Size the corresponding size in the order scaling according to the sizing table used e Piece the same as the size base Distribution of The new patterns are placed in layers according to its size Thus sizes by layer you can view or hide the carvings that you want using the Visualiza tion models sizes command that is described in the page 173 The name of these layers will be a combination of the name of the model more the size In this way all the pieces of the same model and the same size are located in the same layer 7 1 3 Grading deletion The patterns generated by scaling the are of the same type than any other To delete them use the Erase command pattern If he has scaled many carvings it can facilitate the deletion of scaling with the fol lowing
98. nverts an ARC entity an entity SPLINE with the number of points specified by the user It is very useful for those users that they build patterns with arches and want to check in advance which will be the result when they can build a pattern with the Form object pattern command 145 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 9 3 9 4 146 Copying patterns between drawings The Export and Import patterns commands allow you to transfer patterns from one drawing to another Their functionality is similar to the Cut and Paste commands of Windows To transfer one or more patterns follow the following steps Display the drawing where the patterns that you want to transfer Select the Export patterns command Select a pattern or a set of them with the Multiple option 4 2 3 4 Display the drawing you want to transfer the patterns 5 Select the Import patterns command 6 Need a point to place the copied patterns Block library This utility allows to store those patterns which are frequently used as a point of de parture for the creation of different models In this way they are more accessible to the time to insert them into a drawing The Block library command displays a dialog box that are centralized all the opera tions of this utility Pattern This list displays the names of the stored base patterns If you select a pattern in the images panel is highlighted with a red border the image of the pattern You can make a mu
99. oca tere aint 15 3 3 1 Pattern COMPONENIS eecceeee ee eeceeeee eee ee eee eeecceee sete eee teecaaaeeeee ee eeeeccaaaeeeeeeeeeeeenaaaes 15 3 3 2 Numbering of grading points and elementS ooooccccnnnccnnnicccccccnnnanonnnan ono cnnn rca nannnn nn 17 3 3 3 Limitation in the number of sets of auxiliary lines ooonnmniniiinnnndininncononcconnccnnncan cnn 17 3 3 4 Open and incomplete patterMS coonnnnonncccnnnnccnnnconnncnnnnncnnnnnannnncnnnncnnnnnn nn nn cnnnncnnnnnns 17 a S iaaeao a Pe E E 19 4 1 Pattern o AAA A neret 19 4 1 1 Preliminary OperatlONS criar triada aantal 19 4 1 2 Digitization operations nameno A AA a E NA 20 4 2 New pattern creation vc 28 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 4 2 1 introduction A O O ae ER 28 4 2 2 Drawing OD Siles 29 4 2 3 Pattern creation example ooococccccnnnccconccooncccnnnnnnonnnnnnncnnnnncnnnnnn nn nn cnn nn nan nnnn rn nn cn nan cnnnnnns 39 4 2 4 Forming UPM cta al lila 46 43 General tools for constructing patter S oooonnnnnccccccnnnnccncnonnccnnnnnnnnnnnnanannnnnnnnnnnanannnns 48 4 3 1 Auxiliary LINCS 200 eee eee eect e eect ee eae e eee e eee a aaa ents sere tee ea aaae sees rr 48 4 3 2 Balance Marks rat teo rr ill rd 49 4 3 3 SOUS ito taacod 55 4 3 4 Supplementary COMPONONES cccoocccoccccccnncoconanonnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnn nn n nn n rn nn nr rana nrr anne 57 4 3 5 A aa i a a E E E a a Eaa 59 4 3 6 E AAA EE E EE a 61 4 3 7 O 63 Edo 65 5 1 Individual and
100. ointed as the final end of the element Both both ends of element have been designated In this section there are the controls for the treatment of the twee zers Using the button Select the pairs of elements that form the tongs of the pattern can be indicated To the presslo the dialog box is hidden and the program prompts Select the first element of the dart Select the second element of the dart You must designate two contiguous elements after which returns to the dialog box showse Repeat the operation for each clip of the pattern So a couple of elements designated as Clip no longer living it give one of them a seam allowance In the Long box Balance marks specifies the length of the balance marks the command automatically falls to mark the clamp This length shall be applied in all the clips of the pattern In this section are the controls to set the seam margins The box size specifies the margin size that applies with the following buttons assign or match The Assign button allows to apply the specified margin indicating each element The presslo the dialog box is hidden and the program prompts Select element Select the elements to the that you want to apply the margin and press ENTER to return to the dialog box or the The equalize button applies the specified margin to all the elements of the pattern When you assign a margin to an element the program draws a par allel to it to the elemen
101. ommand to scan a curved picket Command to scan spots Command to scan the thread of unique address mark Command to scan the thread of double direction mark Command to scan circles Option to digitize a point capturing one end of another entity Option to digitize a point capturing the point of intersec tion of two entities Option to digitize a point capturing one point any other entity Cancels the command in execution Is equivalent to the press of the ESC key Command for the automatic calibration by digitizer Board Sets the viewing area on screen to the corresponding to all the active area of the Board Sets the viewing area on screen to the bounded by a rectangle defined by two points 163
102. on for selecting a set of patterns This option facilitates the simultaneous modification of the label data of various patterns When a multiple selection is made the following must be taken into account e A multiple selection can only include patterns with label data Any patterns with out label data are ignored e Any data that is identical across all the selected patterns is displayed all others are left blank e Ifa value is applied to a blank data field this value is applied to all of the se lected patterns Do not change any data field where you wish to maintain any of the previous label values of a pattern in the selection e With this option it is not possible to change the Piece or Description data items Patterns and layers On setting up or modifying pattern labels the Labels command automatically posi tions the pattern in its corresponding layer creating it if necessary The positioning of patterns with labels in layers enables the selective visualization of patterns corre sponding to a particular model size via the command Visualization models sizes described on page 115 The layer name corresponds to the pattern such that it is a combination of the Model and Size data fields For example a pattern whose model name is PV 345 and whose size is 42 is positioned in a layer called PV 345_42 In this way all the patterns of the same size and the same model are stored in the same layer 4 3 7 Numbering
103. ontal direction of the inserted id e Weft It is the direction perpendicular to the thread 123 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 124 Refresh This button allows to reflect modifications to the patterns in the marked the If you modify a pattern and want the changes to apply in the marked where it will be included follow the following steps Apply the Prepare pieces command to the amended pattern 2 Open the drawing that contains the marked and activate the Insert pieces com mand 3 Select in the list the piece corresponding to the amended pattern and click the Refresh button The refresh the pieces must take into account the following e All the inserts of the piece in the drawing will be updated e The updated pieces retain their properties unless you select the Refresh proper ties option in which case take the properties set in the dialog box e The modification of the value of the data Quantity does not change the number of insertions of a piece e A pattern whose data Symmetry has the value Create piece generates two marked pieces If this data is changed and updated the piece is automatically de leted the symmetrical piece e If you change the data Symmetry to Create piece is only updated the piece corresponding to the original pattern the symmetrical piece must insert with the Insert button Auxiliary operations e Filter lets you select the pieces displayed in the list For example
104. ortar Functionality of command Cut Add 1 Select the Cut Add command via the Adaptations menu or toolbar 2 Select pattern You must designate the pattern by a point proper as indicated in the previous par agraph R04 82 Adaptations 3 Select boundary for cut Select objects Select the entity or entities that make up the cutting boundary You can designate one or use Windows of designation Press ENTER or the right mouse button to complete the selection 4 Enter an option remove Cut delete Add Select the desired option 5 Destination Point This request appears only when you select the options Remove or Cut Indicate the point where you want to place the new pattern that is generated by these op tions Observation The Cut Add command does not cut auxiliary lines If a set of auxiliary lines is crossed by the boundary of court will remain entirely in the main part of the pattern except in the case described in paragraph the following Special cases Absence of cut boundary In some cases the Court is not defined by any object but a point of the boundary common to both parts of the pattern In this case when the command requested the designation of the Court boundary it will respond simply by pressing ENTER Rot 83 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Internal darts If the pattern has a set of auxiliary lines closed for example an internal clip and used some of th
105. otal fabric 40 8 96 8 39 5 Remaining fabric avail Over available fabric 41 4 99 5 41 2 Top 6 1 SEs Sa aliom 68 um of areas of pieces Left 143 4 Over total fabric 19 9 Right 0 1 Over available fabric 20 7 Editor Exit To view information you must select the fabric marker The following sections explain the information displayed in the dialog box Title bar The title bar of the dialog box displays the description of the marked This descrip tion is set by using the Properties command Fabric dimensions e Total fabric This is the rectangle defined by the boundary of the fabric Tela total 143 R01 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual e Available fabric This is the rectangle defined by the margins of the fabric If all of the margins are 0 it will coincide with the total fabric Fabric dimensiones used The used fabric is defined by the rectangle surrounding all of the inserted pieces on Tela ocupada the marker Pieces information This section displays information about the pieces included on the marker Warning The Information command considered pieces included in the marked to those that are entirely within the boundary 144 R 04 Utilities 9 2 RO1 e Sum of areas is the sum of the individua
106. pattern whose components you want to move 3 Select components to move Select objects Select the components to move You can designate elements of the boundary spots and auxiliary lines You can also designate objects that do not belong to the pattern Press ENTER to finish Rot 79 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 4 Select components to copy on the displacement Select objects Select the components of the desired offset duplicate You can designate objects that do not belong to the pattern Press ENTER to finish If you don t want to copy any object simply press ENTER 5 Specify base point of the displacement Specify the first point to define the vector of displacement 6 Specify second point of displacement Specify the second point to define the vector of displacement Observation Duplicate the by performed by the command elements do not belong to the pattern The user must addlos if necessary 6 4 Cut Add The Cut Add command allows you to isolate part of a pattern or add a new part Specifically the options are the following e Extract option separates a part leaving equal the original pattern Ae e Cut option It separates a part and the deletes from the original pattern z 80 R04 Adaptations RO1 e Delete option Removes the part of the original pattern e Add option adds a new part to the pattern Cut boundary Before use the Cut Add comma
107. pecify base point of the displacement With the final Point reference specifying the point 3 5 Specify second point of the displacement With the final Point reference specifying the point 3 6 The dialog box will show the values of displacements for the point determined by the obliged points 3 Press OK to perform the adaptation 74 R04 Adaptations 6 2 Rotate components This command allows you to rotate a pattern components leaving others fixed Its purpose is to facilitate adaptations as transfers of tweezers drapes etc Rotating components must be the following e Components to rotate are the components of the pattern elements of the bounda ry spots etc that will be rotated e Components to copy are the that will turn on but preserving the original You can also copy objects that do not belong to the pattern e Components to delete are the which disappear in the rotation Rotate Duplicate wer a Erase Rot 75 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual To perform a rotation of components you must appoint at least one element of the outer boundary as components to rotate the components to delete or copy are op tional and can designate none Options to specify the rotation The rotation may require four forms e Angle angle of rotation If it is positive the rotation is contrary to the needles of the clock If it is negative in favour e Arc length of the arc descri
108. pecify the point where you wish to start the text line 3 Specify height lt 3 0000 gt Specify the text height or press ENTER to accept the default value this value is the height of the last text line created Alternatively you can indicate the height by designating a point on the screen The height will then be the distance from this point to the start point specified earlier 4 Specify rotation angle of text lt 0 gt Specify the angle of the text line or press ENTER to accept the default value this value is the angle of the last text line created You can also indicate the angle graphically by designating a point on the screen 5 Write text Write the line of text and press ENTER 6 Write text After completing the first line the request is repeated You can write another line of text underneath the previous one or press ENTER to finish the command 38 R04 Pattern creation 4 2 3 Pattern creation example An example of the process of creating a pattern using the drawng tools is shown be low Warning The proposed example does not purport to define a method of pattern con struction from a Pattern making system point of view lt is simply a straight forward example illustrating the use of the drawing tools described in the previous section It aims to help the user understand how to use these tools to construct patterns using their own preferred system The following figure shows the diagram for the constr
109. point of the grain line Specify start point of the grain line If you have selected an orientation other than Select points Align the symbol will be drawn from the start point specified in the selected direction and with the specified length If you have selected the Select points Align orientation the command also requests Specify second point or Align to which you can respond by e Indicating a second point the grain line will be defined from the start point to this second point e Selecting the Align option To do this enter A in the command window and press ENTER or right click the mouse to select the option from the context menu This option allows you to specify two points such that the grain line is drawn from the start point but in a parallel direction to the line defined by these two points In this way the grain line can be aligned for example with a pattern element or in the direction determined by two grading points Specify first alignment point specify a point Specify second alignment point specify another point Specify length or lt ENTER gt Enter a length or specify a second point to determine it If you press ENTER the length will be the same as the distance between the two alignment points Observation It may appear that when two way is selected the orientations Up and Right are equivalent respectively to Down and Left Although conceptually this is the case PATTERNING KEY
110. procedure 1 With the Visualize command models sizes select the original size and choose the Hide option selected With this it hides the size that should be conserved Delete the patterns with the Erase command using the Multiple option Again use the command Visualize models sizes and choose the Show all option R 04 Grading 7 2 RO1 Tables of Sizes The sizing tables are used to enable scaling a pattern the designation of the size of the PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 to determine new patterns The sizing tables are sequences of designations of sizes for example e 38 40 42 44 46 48 e XS S M L XL Also in the sizing tables you can set a color associated with each size that will be as signed to the patterns in the scaling Observation The denominations of the carvings may have a maximum of four charac ters and cannot include spaces points or underscores The sizing tables can be created directly when you create the table of each pattern scaling either General sizing tables can be created to apply them later to several dif ferent patterns 7 2 1 General tables of sizes The creation and modification of General sizing tables is performed through the Ta bles of Sizes via the Grading command menu or toolbar This command displays the following dialog box Tables of Sizes Table Select New Table Save Sizes Order Designation Color 99 PATTE
111. rawing etc These parameters are stored in a file s definition of marked files DFM Marked definition file can be opened and modified many times is necessary This allowed between include patterns stored in different drawings e Marker drawing from the definition of marked the process draws the marked the fabric creating and distributing the pieces in the same Installation of the Automatic Marker Making module Automatic marker making is an optional module of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 If you purchase this module a wrench for additional protection that enables the will be delivered process execution All the files needed for the Automatic making marker is installed when you install PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 but will only be possible to use them if you have the protection key Therefore the only step necessary for the installation of the module is the connection of the wrench below the keys PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 and BricsCAD Automatic marker making vs Manual marker making The Automatic marker making can not be strictly considered as an alternative to the Manual automated marker making longer than the Automatic marker making is only effective when following circumstances the e The need to perform a large number of marked when prevails the factor time in front of the optimal use of material e The realization of marked that include a large number of pieces If you search for an optimal use of material and Furthermore the marked
112. rn Convert a complete pattern into its mirror image MO_SIM Adjust pieces Move marker pieces orthogonally MO_DESINC 129 a 9 2 B bl e Pattern properties Change the color and the layer of a pattern MO_PROP 69 160 R04 Appendix A Summary of Commands RO1 Adjust pieces Toolbar ONLY AVAILABLE IN PRO VERSION Contains the options for the command Adjust pieces Observation This toolbar is automatically displayed when you use the Adjust com mand pieces and hidden when the command is complete lt is not neces sary or should be to anchor it permanently as the rest of the bars Option Function Abbreviation Page 4 Up Moves the piece an increase toward up U 129 4 Down Moves the piece an increase down D 129 EX Left Moves the piece an increase towards the left L 129 Right Moves the piece an increase toward the right R 129 x Exit Ends the command and hidden the toolbar ENTER 129 Grading Toolbar Contiene la para comandos el escalado y los de tablas de gesti n Command Function Name Page Tables of sizes lt manages the sizing tables the scaling LA_TALLAS 99 Grading Scale patterns by increments LA_ESCALP 103 Automatic grading Scale patterns from two base lengths LA_ESCALA 112 Visualization models sizes Utility for the management of layers LA_VISCAP 115 al All 161 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 162 Marker making Toolbar
113. rn is open 3 Select second pattern Select the second pattern at the union element or any element if the pattern is open When joining two patterns should be considered the following e Override the data and thread mark of the pattern designated in the first place The data and the second pattern thread mark are ignored in any case e The open patterns are always joined by the open regardless of the designated el ement part 6 7 Seam The Seam command allows to add to a pattern a margin for sewing thus creating a new outer boundary This command provides the following cases e Allocation of different margins for each element of the boundary e Close of the clamps e Creation of symmetrical for its fit for folding margins PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 also has command Undo Seam that allows to retrieve the boundary prior to the creation of the seam and the Show hide original pattern command that displays at the same time the original boundary and the boundary with seam Seam margins The seam margins can be specified for each element or all the elements of the pat tern In the figure following shows a pattern with different margins in their elements 86 R04 Adaptations Please note as particular case that this pattern has no seam allowance in the center line has assigned a margin of O cm As for bass has been divided into two elements to be able to assign different margins on each side Processing of darts T
114. rn or a set of patterns with the option Multiple 68 R04 Editing 3 If an individual pattern has been designated the request will be displayed Enter an option Vertical Horizontal thread Points If he has been designated a set of patterns the request it will be Enter an option Vertical Horizontal e Vertical option the symmetry occurs with respect to a vertical axis which passes roughly through the center of the pattern e Horizontal option the axis of symmetry is horizontal and passes approximate ly through the Centre of the pattern e Grain option the axis of symmetry is parallel to the direction of the thread and passes approximately through the Centre of the pattern e Points option the axis of symmetry is defined by two points specified by the user 5 7 Properties The Properties command allows you to change the color and the layer of a pattern or a set of patterns Once designated the pattern or the set of patterns the following dialog box is dis played Pattern Properties Color Layer Color Select the color by clicking on the colored square The standard box of BricsCAD for the color selection will be activated Level Select a layer from the drop down list Rot 69 6 Adaptations 6 1 Move points The Move points command allows you to modify a pattern specifying orthogonal displacements at their points of scaling In this way it is possible to modify both the outer boun
115. rsions to the 3 2 the proportional scaling tables and the set of carv ings for scaling differential were kept in external files In PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 internal pattern data is saved in the Is no longer necessary therefore copy by separate the tables of scaling or the set of carvings when patterns are transferred to another computer To upgrade to PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 from a previous version adhere to the tables of scaling files and set of carvings that would have When you apply the command scaling on a pattern of the previous version PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 searches if there are files of scaling for this pattern In this case loading it and converts the scaling information to the new format and the stored in the internal data Warning The proportional scaling tables by the versions earlier than the 3 2 do not include information of sizes Therefore when converted to the new format only appears the base size and the list of displacement will be disabled You must add at least one size in addition to the base the list to be active and be able to see the displacement This does not happen with the set of carvings since these do include information of sizes If a set of carvings of the earlier versions had jumps between sizes for example 36 42 44 50 58 to convert them to the format of PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 only include those sizes in the table of scaling To create the intermediate sizes and calculate th
116. s 1 Select the Spline command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Specify first point or Object Specify the start point of the curve 3 Specify next point Specify the second and subsequent points of the curve Press ENTER to finish 4 Specify start tangent Press ENTER to accept the default value 5 Specify end tangent Press ENTER to accept the default value 30 R04 Pattern creation Observation When drawing a spline you can specify the directions of the start and end tangents This adds possibilities for controlling the shape of the resultant curve However bear in mind that in the majority of cases PATTERNING KEY ST 2013 ignores these parameters when grading or adapting a pattern PAT TERNING KEY ST 2013 only takes the direction of the tangents into con sideration when two contiguous elements have the same tangent at their intersection point Offset Creates objects whose shape parallels that of another object It is possible to create objects that are offset by a given distance or by specifying a point through which it must pass To create objects offset by a given distance 1 Select the Offset command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Specify offset distance or Through lt 1 0000 gt Enter the distance at which you wish to create the parallel object If the default distance displayed is the distance required simply press ENTER 3 Select object to offset or Exit Undo
117. s inserted between the 1 and the 2 and would be him assigned the same vertical displacement which to point 1 The result would be the which is shown below J J 910 IT 7 4 Automatic Grading The Automatic Grading is done from two base patterns Based on the differences be tween the two patterns and the number of intermediate sizes that you specify the program calculates of automatically the displacements of the points of scaling It is possible to create intermediate sizes smaller than the smaller pattern and larger than the largest pattern AN Patterns graded automatically 112 R04 Grading R01 To use the Automatic Grading the two base patterns must have the same number of elements and the scaling points must be in the same direction and with the same origin The identification data of the new patterns are taken from the smaller pattern if it is this the has The data of the pattern increased if the has these are ignored except for the size The Automatic Grading command requested firstly designating the minor pattern and then the larger pattern Designated once the dialog box is displayed Table of sizes Sizes to create Apply colors Create grading table Fixed grading point Automatic grading Table of sizes Table Sizes to create Smaller Intermediate Larger Options Y Apply colors 7 Create grading table Save gradi
118. sitioned inside the tablet s pointing area If it doesn t fit you must digitize it in two or more parts e You may position the pattern for digitizing in the way that is most convenient for you as this orientation is not the one that will be used later for grading or other operations After digitizing the pattern you will be able to rotate it so that it is more suitably orientated e Stick the patterns with adhesive tape or any other suitable material such that they do not move while being digitized g E ia is E E in in ie ial al a E RI R B Pa a a IS El El R04 CARNE EES 19 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 20 Once the pattern has been fixed in place it is useful to study the pattern for a mo ment to determine which parts of its boundary will be considered to be straight lines and which parts to be curves and which grading points will be required to grade it afterwards If necessary mark or annotate the pattern before digitizing it Zoom tablet Before digitizing activate the Zoom tablet command via the tablet menu In this way you will establish an BricsCAD drawing area view that displays the drawing space area corresponding to the tablet pointing area 4 1 2 Digitization operations The digitization operations basically consist of digitizing points on the tablet To digitize a
119. t is as if the spline contin ues from its endpoint in a straight line until reaching the new point 1 Select the Point at distance command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Specify distance lt 1 00 gt Enter the distance at which you wish to locate the point object If the distance is the displayed default value simply press ENTER 3 Select line or spline or over Prolongation Select a line or spline The point will be situated over the designated object at the specified distance from the object endpoint closest to the selection point If you wish to position points over the object s prolongation select the option over Prolongation The command repeats the request allowing you to position more point objects on the same or other objects or to switch between the over Prolongation and over Entity options Press ENTER to finish Divide Places point objects at equal intervals along the length or perimeter of an object Observation This command does not break an object down into a number of smaller ob jects it simply shows the locations of the divisions so that they can be used as points of reference 1 Select the Divide command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Select object to divide Select the object over which you wish to place the point objects 3 Enter the number of segments or Block 36 R04 Pattern creation Enter the number of divisions that you wish to create the number must be greater
120. t specified distance These new elements are not connected with the other until the command is not completed This section is the Select button using the which we designated the elements whose seams we want to fit When you press the Select button the dialog box is hidden and the program prompts Select end You must designate the element near the end that you want to fit If 89 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 6 8 90 we fit the two ends we will point out the element twice each time in one of its ends Everytime we designated an end the program trace a new element symmetrical to the adjacent to the designated end element These new elements are not connected with the rest until the command is not completed To assign a normal margin to an end again simply designate again that end Modifying the pattern boundary Adaptations have a series of commands that allow us to add and delete elements and points of scaling of a pattern in the menu and toolbar 6 8 1 Add element This command allows you to add new elements to the main boundary of a pattern or a group of auxiliary lines Obviously you can only add elements to patterns that have boundaries open or in complete Be Before you use the Add command element must create the new element line or SPLINE which must be connected at least by one end to an open point of the boundary you want to addlo 1 Select the Add element command v
121. take into account all the carvings will come into the movement of the base size so the which has established differentially for other sizes will be lost Change of differential mode to proportional displays a notice warning of this fact Modification of patterns with grading table Although it is recommended that you create the table of scaling when the pattern is totally complete sometimes it may be necessary to modify it later The majority of the Construction Adaptations and Editing commands take into account if the pattern has scaling table and make the necessary changes in it to keep the coherence with the geometry of the pattern Below is a list of these commands and their effect on the chart scaling Command Auxiliary lines Spots Rotate components Cut Add Unfold Join patterns Add element Add grading point Origin and direction Erase components Erase groups Erase grading point Modifications made to the table Adds or inserts into the table the scaling of the new group points Add new spots in the table the scaling of the points If designated elements to delete deleted in the table the corre sponding scaling points Deletes from the table the scaling points corresponding to the cut or eliminated from the pattern parts Adds or inserts in the table the points corresponding to the parts added to the pattern Adds the scaling points corresponding to the party unfolded and assigns them displacements sy
122. tations Toolbar Contains commands to adapt the geometry of the patterns Command Function Name Page Move points Adapt a pattern by moving points CO_TRANSP Rotate components Turning part of a pattern CO_GIRACOM 75 Move components Moves part of a pattern CO_DESPCOM 79 Cut Add Extract cuts removes or adds a part of a pattern CO_CORTE 80 Unfold Complete the symmetrical half of a pattern CO_DES Join patterns t unites two patterns forming one single CO_UNIR 85 Seam Create a margin for sewing CO_COSTURA RIADADIDIDIAVSID I 2A Add element Adds an element to the pattern CO_ELEMEN 90 Add grading point Inserts a point grading CO_INSPUN 91 Origin and direction Changes the origin and direction of the numbering CO_ORIGEN 92 Erase components Delete components individually CO_BORCOM 93 Erase groups Delete groups of components CO_BORDAT 95 Erase grading point Deletes a point grading CO_BORPESC 94 Undo seam It eliminates the seam allowance CO_DESCOS 96 Show Hide original boundary Displays the boundary without sewing CO_VERPATOR 96 Edit Toolbar Contains commands for modifying complete patterns and marker pieces Command Function Name Page Erase pattern Erase a complete pattern MO_BORRA Move pattern Move a complete pattern MO_ DESPLAZA Rotate pattern Rotate a complete pattern MO_GIRA Copy pattern Create a copy of a pattern MO_DUPLICA Mirror patte
123. ters The description is optional It has no limitation as to which characters may be entered nor to how many Quantity The quantity determines the number of pieces of the pattern that will be inserted onto the automatic marker Orientation This option is only active if the grain line has previously been set up using either the Grain line command or via digitization e On grain option if this option is active when the pattern is pre pared for the marker the piece is automatically orientated in the direction and sense of the fabric grain e Off grain option if this option is active the piece is prepared for the marker with the position that it has in the drawing area even R01 61 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 62 Symmetry Labels if it has a grain line symbol These options control the way the patterns are generated for the marker e None option the pattern is generated just as it is constructed e Create piece option on preparing the pattern for the marker an independent mirror piece is also generated e Unfold option on preparing the pattern for the marker the pat tern is unfolded to create a single piece containing the original pattern and its mirror image The mirror image is created by tak ing as the axis of symmetry the line that joins the first and last grading points on the pattern boundary In section 8 1 1 Preparation of pieces the outcome of selecting this option is described in more deta
124. ters e Piece 11 characters The description is an optional data It has no limitation as to the characters that can contain nor to the number of them Block Labels Identification Garment Size Piece Description Properties Color B Green Aceptar Cancelar 5 If desired select a color for the new base pattern 6 Click OK Redisplays the Block Library dialog box with the new pattern added Inserting blocks into a drawing 1 Select the Block Library command 2 Select in the list or the picture panel the pattern that you want to insert 3 Press the Insert button The dialog box is hidden Rot 147 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 4 Specifying a point on the screen to locate the pattern Once located turns to show the dialog box 5 Press the Exit button if you do not want to insert more patterns Other forms of insert patterns are the following e You can insert a pattern by double clicking on its name in the list or its image in the images panel e You can insert several patterns at the same time making a multiple selection in the list and clicking the Insert button Modifying patterns in the library Using this procedure you can modify the form of the stored pattern its data or both If you want to modify the shape of the pattern you must first create the pattern with the modifications Select the Block library command Select in the list or the picture p
125. tion to the thread are determined based on the data of each pattern in the following way Each piece is inserted as many units as directed the data QUANTITY If the data is active the Symmetry option are inserted as many units of the sym metrical piece as he directed the data QUANTITY If the data is in selecting the On grain option the piece if you insert with your thread brand in the longitudinal direction of the fabric As to the meaning be tak en into account the following If it 1s one way thread the piece is inserted with the thread facing the left mark If it is Double Entendre thread the piece can be inserted in the two senses ac cording to the criteria of optimum use of the calculation of distribution of the pieces If the piece has more than one it may happen that units of the same in senses opposites have R04 9 Utilities 9 1 Reference commands 9 1 1 Information This command displays information about a pattern a piece or a marker Identification Model Size Piece Description Marker Quantity Symmetry Orientation Direction Characteristics Boundary Type Elements Points Auodliary lines Elements Points Spots Grading points R04 1 NONE ON GRAIN ONE WAY Non scalable elements CLOSED Balance marks 4 Suppl components 4 Labels Original boundary Grading table Dimensions Bounding box 140 3x 122 5 Area 8659 7 Perimeter 381 2 141 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2
126. tive direction as per the BricsCAD system That is to say in an anti clockwise direction To create a bisector 1 R01 Select the Bisector command via the Draw menu or toolbar Angle origin Specify the angle origin in the example shown in the figure the point 0 First point Specify the angle start point in the example the point 1 or any other point situated on the horizontal line Second point Specify the angle endpoint in the example the point 2 or any other point situated on the vertical line Enter length or ENTER Specify the length of the bisector line You can enter an amount in the command window or specify a point in which case the bisector length will be the distance between this point and the angle origin lf you press ENTER the length will be set to the distance from the origin point to the first point 33 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual Rectangle Creates a rectangle from width and height measurements The rectangle created with this command is no more than a set of four line segments 1 Select the Rectangle command via the Draw menu or toolbar 2 Specify first corner of rectangle Specify the bottom left hand corner point of the rectangle 3 Specify rectangle width or Corner Specify the width or length of the base of the rectangle 4 Specify rectangle height Specify the height of the rectangle Circle Draws a circle
127. uction of a back block A E G B H G E F F L C M KK K D The required measurements for the construction of this example are included in the following table AB 22 00 EE 3 00 AC 43 00 AF 22 00 BG 200 KD 9 75 GB 7 25 KL 17 00 GH 13 00 K K 3 00 AE 4 25 CM 2 00 Rot 39 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual A B Cc D 1 Using the Rectangle command draw the rectangulo ABCD with base 22 and height 43 2 Using the Offset command draw a line parallel to BD at a distance of 7 25 Repeat the command to draw another line parallel to AB at a distance of 2 00 3 Using the Spline command draw the neckline curve specifying the points in the approximate positions shown in the figure 40 R04 Pattern creation 4 Once the curve has been drawn adjust its shape using the grips Using the Erase command delete the previously drawn parallel lines A B Cc D 5 Draw a line parallel to AB at a distance of 3 00 using the Circle command draw a circle centred on G and with radius 13 00 A G B 6 Using the Line command draw a line between points G and H the intersection of the circle with the parallel line al G B H RO1 41 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 7 Using the Erase command delete the circle and the parallel line
128. use of this if you select the last size turns off the list by displacement 105 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 106 When you create a table be scaled differential can set the displacement size by size or select a group of carvings In this case once established the displace ments of various carvings jointly can then modify them separately This is espe cially useful to take advantage of the values that are the same in all the sizes and set only by separate the which are different Establishing displacements The displacement deltaX horizontal and vertical deltaY is be set forth in the table scaling with the proper value and sign to define the step from one size to the next higher The points of scaling of the pattern are shown in list the displacements It has a series of controls to manage this list To modify the displacement of a point select it from the list and operate with the sliding cursors the horizontal the horizontal displacements and the vertical cursor to the vertical displacement The sliding cursors allow you to set values between 5 and 5 cm in minimum increments of 0 05 cm If precise values greater or increments more little ones can set them with the Modify button The Select button allows you to set displacement graphically when unknown the deltaX and deltaY as for example when the offset is the address of an element of the boundary of the pattern that is neither horizontal nor vertical Th
129. which allows you to designate the new grading point directly on the pattern When the point is designated the box distance is updated with the distance from the point to the nearest element end Similarly when you designate a different element the values in this section are updated depending on the point of designation Once introduced the parameters or designated the point press OK to insert the new grading point 6 8 3 Origin and Direction This command allows you to change both the first element as the sense of numbering of the boundary of the pattern the groups of auxiliary lines and the spots The command requested first to select an element of the boundary of the pattern Select element of the exterior boundary Once appointed the operation depends on whether the pattern has auxiliary lines spots or both types of components If the pattern has no auxiliary lines or spots is changed directly the origin and or the sense of the boundary so that the end nearest to the point of designation will be the first grading point and the other end will be the second Punto de designaci n R04 Adaptations e If the pattern has auxiliary lines or spots displays a request so that the user specify which components you want to modify Enter an option contour Auxiliary lines Spots lt contour gt Boundary If you choose this option the command works as in the case that there is no auxiliary li
130. y created with the module of automatic marked Then the program requests the inclusion of the new marked point This point must be located on the bottom line of the fabric in the position from the which you want to start the new marked Punto de inserci n n Designar tela Rot 137 PATTERNINGKEY ST 2013 User Manual 138 Options This button displays a dialog box in the that you can specify a range options to draw marked the Handles Fit line for dra wing Colors o Automatic Marker Making Options Auxiliaries Y Handles V Fit line for drawing Colors Ea Fabric O Margins 13 Fit line Pieces gt Fixed 9 Random Cancelar This option draws the margins of the fabric in the case that specified a value other than 0 for the same The margins are drawn as a das hed line Draw a horizontal line that divides in two the marked the fabric Its purpose is to facilitate the printing of the marked on plotters of width less than the width of the fabric Lets you specify the color of each of the components of the marked The Random option from the color of the pieces draws each piece other than a different color R04 Marker Making Fabric dimensions section This section specifies the dimensions of the fabric of the marked Width Specifies the width of the fabric Specify height If you activate this option always sp

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