Sizes & Grading
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Flipping Grading Values
You can swap, or flip, grading values so they go from a positive value to a negative value, and the other way around. For example, this...
Grading and Sizes OverviewGrading is the process of creating patterns of different sizes for a garment.
You start from the base size garment.
When you are sati...
Copying Grading Values
For a faster grading workflow, you can copy the X, Y, or X and Y grading values from one grade point and paste to one or more other gra...
Changing Garment Size
If your garment includes multiple sizes, you can change the size of the garment in the application.
To change the garment size:
On ...
Using the Increment Tool
You can manually grade all sizes simultaneously, by a fixed amount, using the Increment tool.
To use the Increment tool:
If it is ...
Viewing the Sizes and Grading Pane
The Sizes and Grading pane displays important information about sizes and grading.
To view the pane:
On the Main menu, click Tools.
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Grade Points
To grade a garment, you use the grade points on the base size. The outline of the pattern pieces for the other sizes are plotted by ref...
Clearing a Grade Point
You can clear grade points to set all the values to zero.
To clear grade points:
If it is not already open, open the Sizes and Gradi...
Setting a Static Grade Point
You can set a grade point so that it is static. This means that the values of this point will become 0/0 ("zero point") and all other p...
Using Design in Sizes
To use this feature:
First you define or import a grouping of sizes. You can also save groupings of sizes for future use.
Then you...
Manually Grading
You can grade sizes manually and precisely, using the Sizes and Grading pane to configure the grade points.
Version 2024.1: This versio...
Disabling a Grade Point
You can disable a grade point so that it no longer functions as a grade point.
Note
This is a different action from setting grade poin...
Edit Non-Base Size While Grading OverviewIn VStitcher 2025.2 and newer, you can now edit grade points directly on non-base sizes.Previously, grading adjustments could onl...
Visually Grading
You can grade sizes visually, using your mouse.
Note
Before grading, ensure all the required sizes are available. For information abou...
Adding a Size
You can add sizes to be graded.
To add a size:
If it is not already open, open the Sizes and Grading pane.
To add a new size -…
Changing the Base Size
You can set any size you want as the base size.
To change the base size:
If it is not already open, open the Sizes and Grading pane....
Renaming a Size
You can rename sizes to conform to your own naming convention.
To rename a size:
If it is not already open, open the Sizes and Gradi...
Configuring Points as Grade Points
Points on the base size that are not grade points can be configured as grade points.
Version 2023.3
When adding a new point and defini...
Deleting a Size
You can delete sizes.
To delete a size:
If it is not already open, open the Sizes and Grading pane.
In the Sizes and Grading pane,...
Adjacent Edges
When working in the Sizes and Grading pane and you select a single point, the Adjacent Edges section is displayed.
Note
Version 2024....
Using Other Grading Features
You can use grading features in VStitcher to do the following:
Copying grading settings to one or more grade points. For more inform...