Editing Pieces
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Duplicate stitches for symmetry creation
In the 2025.1 version and beyond, stitches will automatically duplicate when creating symmetry. This enhancement applies to both Inner ...
Creating Garment Pieces
There are several ways to create garment pieces.
Copy an Existing Piece
To copy an existing piece:
On the Main toolbar, cli...
Moving, Resizing, and Rotating a Piece
You can easily move, resize or rotate a piece in VStitcher.
To resize a piece:
On the Main toolbar, click Select.
On the Hor...
Piece Rotation by Edge
This feature allows you to rotate a piece vertically or horizontally using the piece edges. You can rotate the piece by selecting one ...
Attaching a Piece
The Attach feature allows you to attach one pattern piece to another without having to stitch the pieces together. Because you are atta...
Seam Allowances
In VStitcher, you can set the seam allowance for an edge, and also the format for a seam corner.
To set a seam allowance and format:
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Adjusting the Grain Line
To adjust the grain line:
On the Main toolbar, click Select.
On the Horizontal contextual menu, ensure Pieces is selected.
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Wire
The wire feature allows you to add wire to your garments. Typically, wire is used in bras.
Adding Wire to a Garment
To add wire to ...
Creating a Symmetrical Copy
If you create a symmetrical copy of a piece, the effect is to link the two pieces so that edit actions done on one piece are automatica...
Dividing a Piece
Instead of slicing a piece in two, if there is more than one line inside a piece, you can use these lines to divide the piece into mult...
Creating Internal Symmetry
To create internal symmetry, the piece must be symmetrical to start with.
To create internal symmetry:
On the Main toolbar, click ...
Cancelling Symmetry
When you create a symmetrical copy of a piece, the pieces are linked by that symmetry. If you decide you no longer want the pieces to b...
Cloning Internal Elements by Offset
Cloning internal elements allows you to quickly and accurately reproduce these elements. For example, after adding one button to a gar...
Clone by Offset Use Cases
This section describes several clone by offset use cases, giving more information about how the feature works with internal lines. The ...
Creating Holes and Slits
VStitcher 2021.3.1 and newer
This feature allows you to create holes and slits, for example for use with pocket zippers and as belt h...
Merging Pieces
You can merge two pieces along a common edge into one piece.
To merge two pieces:
Move the pieces so they are in edge to edge contac...
Editing Draping Properties
To edit the draping properties of a piece:
On the Main toolbar, click Select.
On the Horizontal contextual menu, ensure Piec...
Slash and Spread Overview
This feature digitally replicates the pattern-making technique of slash and spread, allowing you to add or subtract fabric to or from a...
Using Slash and Spread
This topic describes one use case involving darts and the Slash and Spread feature.
if the Slash and Spread touches either of the dart ...
Slash and Spread Workflow
The following diagram shows the typical workflow for adding slash and spread to a pattern piece.
Adding Slash and Spread
You can easily add slash and spread to your garments.
To add slash and spread to a pattern piece:
On the Main toolbar, click Insert....
Editing Slash and Spread
At any time before you implement the spread, you can edit the configuration of the slash and spread.
To edit slash and spread:
O...
Grouping Elements
The group feature allows you to group internal elements together. Once grouped, you can do actions on the group. For example, you migh...
Locking Elements
The lock feature allows you to lock elements. Once locked, such elements cannot be selected and so cannot be changed. The lock protect...
Hiding Elements
You can hide elements in the 2D window or the 3D window or both.
An element hidden in the 2D window is automatically hidden in the ...
Naming Elements
By naming elements of shapes, the application makes it easier and quicker to identify them, which helps, for example, when using autom...
Element Layer Ordering
The element ordering functionality allows you to set the relative layer order of each element.
There are the following ways to access ...
Reducing Points
This feature allows you to reduce the number of intermediate points on a line, thus helping to improve simulation performance.
You ca...
Slicing a Piece
If a piece has an internal line which goes from edge to edge, you can use that line to slice the piece. Once you have sliced a piece, y...
Padding SimulationAvailable in VStitcher 2025.2 and newerYou can simulate padding inside garments—such as bras, suits, or shoulder pads—to better visualize ...
Creating an Extension of a Piece
You can create a symmetrical extension of a piece using edge symmetry. The new part of the piece and the original piece are combined in...
Understanding the Grid
3D simulation of garments in VStitcher uses a grid overlay to help with fabric physics and the drape of the garment on a body.
You can ...
Adding a Finish Effect
You can add a finish effect to a line. The line must be an edge without stitches.
To add the effect:
On the Main toolbar, click Sel...
Piece Protection
Piece edges are protected from being edited in some cases. This is sometimes referred to as protection mode.
Protection mode is an auto...