Before you can simulate a garment, you must arrange the layout of the pieces on the avatar. This is how you tell VStitcher where the various pieces belong.
Note
This is sometimes referred to as arrange mode.
Syncing Arrange Mode
When creating a garment, before using arrange mode and starting to put the pieces into clusters, you may prefer the pieces to be laid out similarly to how they are in the 2D window. With this feature, you can sync the arrange mode display so that it shows the pattern pieces in the same general layout as in the 2D window.
To sync the arrange mode display:
On the Main toolbar, click Arrange.
The Arrange window is displayed.
On the Main menu, click View.
Click Sync Layout. The available options are displayed.
Click By 2D window. The pattern pieces are displayed in arrange mode to conform with the same general layout in the 2D window.
Arranging Pattern Pieces
Arranging the pieces includes:
Arranging the Layout
To arrange the layout:
If the Arrange window is not already displayed, on the Main toolbar, click Arrange.
The Arrange window is displayed with the following avatar perspectives:
Right (R)
Front (F)
Left (L)
Back (B)
If pieces are displayed upside down, or at an angle, you can adjust this using the gizmo. If you want a refresher, refer to Enabling the Gizmo and Using the Gizmo.
Drag each piece to the appropriate location. As you drag pieces over the views, names of the locations are displayed. This helps ensure proper arrangement of the pieces.
The available locations are:
Head
Neck
Shoulders
Arm (right and left)
Wrist (right and left)
Torso
Low Waist
Skirt
Leg (right and left)
Foot (right and left)
Sole (right and left)
Save the file: on the Main toolbar, click
.
Arranging the Clusters
Clusters are groups of pattern pieces. For more information, refer to Clusters.
To arrange clusters:
For an introduction, check out the video: Arranging Pattern Pieces.
Note
VStitcher 2021.3.1 and newer
You can now arrange pieces into cluster using the 3D window. For more information, refer to Arranging Clusters in 3D
2023.2 and newer
In the Main toolbar, use the Link piece position between sizes check box to arrange the pieces of each size individually or have the positioning of pieces automatically linked between the sizes.
When the Link piece position between sizes is enabled, any change to the position of pieces inside the clusters of a certain size is automatically applied to the position of that piece on all sizes.
When the Link piece position between sizes is disabled, you can change the position of pieces in clusters for each size individually.
Exiting Arrange Mode
To exit arrange mode, on the Main toolbar, click Select.