Pen Tool Options

Edit Points

Enable to allow you to edit points on a line.

Symmetry

Enable to draw a line in a piece with symmetry, when you want the line to be duplicated according to the symmetry of the piece. You can only enable this option if the piece being drawn on has symmetry. If Symmetry is enabled, Cross is automatically disabled.

For example, the left and right sides of the piece shown in the following image are symmetrical. If you enable symmetry, when you draw a line on one side of the piece, it is automatically duplicated on the other side.

Left and right sides are symmetrical:

Line drawn on one side with symmetry enabled:

Line drawn on one side with symmetry disabled:

Cross

Enable to allow you to draw a line in the 3D window from one piece to another piece to which it is stitched. For example, you might use this option to draw a line that loops round from the front to the back of the garment and back to the front again. If Cross is enabled, Symmetry is automatically disabled.

Cut Mark

Enable to make the line a cut line.

Note: The default setting for the pen tool is to have Cut Mark selected. For more information, refer to Cut Mark Setting.

Snap to

Select which of the options you want the tool to snap to: Point, Edge, Center, Grid, and Guideline.

Snap to Guideline is available in 2020 May Edition and newer.

Snap to Center is available in 2019 August Edition and newer. This feature makes it easy to draw a line to or from the center of an edge or another line.

To draw a line from the center of a line or edge:

Notes:

Trace

Enable to use magnetic trace. For more information, refer to Pen Tool Magnetic Trace.