Guidelines
This feature allows you to create and move guidelines in the 2D window to help in garment creation. Guidelines are not part of any pattern piece.
Creating a Guideline
You can create a guideline in the 2D window using one of the following methods:
You can create multiple copies of a guideline using Clone By Offset.
Dragging From a Guideline Ruler
To create a guideline by dragging:
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On the 2D window toolbar, ensure guideline rulers are enabled.
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When enabled, guideline rulers display in the 2D window: one vertical and one horizontal.
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Drag your mouse from the horizontal guideline ruler to create a horizontal guideline.
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Drag your mouse from the vertical guideline ruler to create a vertical guideline.
The following image shows the creation of guidelines by dragging from the guideline rulers.
Using Two Existing Points
To create a guideline by using two existing points:
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Select both points.
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Right-click one of the points. A menu is displayed.
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Click Create Guideline. The guideline is created across the 2D window passing through both points.
The following image shows the creation of guidelines by using two existing points.
Using an Existing Line
You can use an existing line which is an edge or an internal line, so long as it is not closed, to create a guideline.
To create a guideline by using an existing line:
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Right-click the line. A menu is displayed.
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Click Create Guideline. The guideline is created.
For more information, expand the following:
You can move a guideline by any of the following methods:
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Dragging it.
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Selecting it, then using the available transformations in the Context view. For more information, refer to Guidelines.
You can lock guidelines in place to prevent accidental movement.
To lock guidelines:
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In the 2D window, right-click away from any pattern piece. A menu is displayed.
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Click Lock Guidelines. The guidelines are locked.
To unlock guidelines:
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In the 2D window, right-click away from any pattern piece. A menu is displayed.
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Click Unlock Guidelines. The guidelines are unlocked.
You can make changes to a guideline in the Context view.
To change a guideline:
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Select the guideline.
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Go to the Context view.
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Use the appropriate transformation or action, as required.
Transformation or Action
Description
Move
Move a guideline along the X or Y axis by typing in a distance, or clicking
up or down as required.
Rotate
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Rotate a guideline by typing in a value for Angle, or clicking
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Click 90° to rotate the guideline by that amount.
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Click Flip to flip the guideline symmetrically through the Y axis.
Click to add one or more copies of the guideline which are parallel to the guideline being cloned by offset.
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Spacing: either drag the slider or type in a value to set the spacing between the copies of the guideline.
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Copies: type in the number of guidelines you want to create.
After setting Spacing and Copies, click Apply. The additional guidelines are created.
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You can select the color of your guidelines by editing your Preferences.
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