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Main Toolbar Details

Note We are constantly updating and improving the user interface. As such, some icons in the software may display with slight differences ...

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Note

We are constantly updating and improving the user interface. As such, some icons in the software may display with slight differences from the versions shown in the Help Center. Note that you can also choose a light or dark user interface. For more information, refer to Appearance.

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The Main toolbar features are described in the following table.

Icon

Description

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The icon on the far left of the toolbar is the workspace selector. The icon automatically matches the workspace you are using. Click the icon to change workspace.

Click

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to display the Workspaces menu.

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The Workspaces include:

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Animation Workspace - Select to display the Animation workspace. Note: Different toolbar icons display when using this workspace.

For more information, refer to Working with Animation.

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Colorways Workspace - Select to display the Colorways workspace.

For more information, refer to Colorways in VStitcher

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Fold & Hang Workspace - Select to display the Fold & Hang workspace. Note: Different toolbar icons display when using this workspace.

For more information, refer to Fold & Hang Overview .

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3D Review Workspace - Select to display the 3D Review workspace. Note: Different toolbar icons display when using this workspace.

For more information, refer to 3D Review Workspace .

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  • Click

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    to display a file explorer window. Navigate to the file you want to open, select it, and click Open.

  • Click

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    to display a list of recent files. Click a file to open it.

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Save the file.

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Undo, history, and redo.

  • Click

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    to undo an action.

  • Click

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    to redo the last undo action.

  • Click

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    to view the action history. The action history is displayed.

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To step back to a particular point in the history, click it. The file is updated according to the selection. You can view the history again and switch between different actions.

Version 2024.2: As of this version, the names of the actions appear next to the Undo/Redo option in the Edit menu.

The Undo/Redo feature supports actions related to 2D operations and the following actions related to 3D operations:

  • 3D Styling

  • Fold and Hang

  • Editing avatar measurements

  • Editing avatar poses

Note:

  • Saving your edits of avatar measurements automatically clears the Undo history of those edits.

  • Saving your edits of an avatar pose automatically clears the Undo history of those edits.

  • Undo/Redo is not available in the following cases:

    • Assigning avatar anchor points

    • When editing an avatar’s measurements, changes done before enabling Lock

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For a quick view of the feature in action, check out the video: History.

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Integrated Search

Click this icon to search articles and material inside the help center without exiting VStitcher.

You may also open the search engine from the Main menu.

Go to Main menu > Help > Integrated Search

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Or

Use the keyboard shortcut Control + I (for PC) and Command + I (for Mac).

Search Results

You can view one hundred search results at once. Click the

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at the top right of the results window to view all the results in the help center.

Any result that you select redirects you to the article inside the help center.

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The Search results include:

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Article results

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Community results

Recent Views

When you open the search engine, your recent views are displayed.

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To exit the integrated search feature, simply click anywhere else on the screen.

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Upload to Stylezone. For more information, refer to Uploading Styles With Lotta or VStitcher.

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Select a piece, line or point.

Configurable according to the options selected in the Horizontal Contextual Menu Details.

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Texture tool to work with materials.

With this tool selected, hold the mouse down to drag the material within the pattern piece.

Configurable according to the options selected in the Horizontal Contextual Menu Details.

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For a quick view of the feature in action, check out the video: Texture Tool

  • Enhanced Texture Tool Movement

    You can now use the texture tool to drag seam materials.

    To drag the material:

    1. In the 2D window (or 3D window) click the edge or line with the seam to select it.

    2. Hold down and move the mouse.

    Note that the seam movement is constrained to the seam line as shown in the following image.

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Stitch tool to sew pieces using single or multi-stitching. For more information, refer to Stitching Overview .

Configurable according to the options selected in the Horizontal Contextual Menu Details.

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Assign tool to apply materials to the garment pieces or lines. For more information, refer to Introduction to Materials.

Configurable according to the options selected in the Horizontal Contextual Menu Details.

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Insert tool to add shapes, points, darts, pleats, and so on.

Configurable according to the options selected in the Horizontal Contextual Menu Details.

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Pen tool. For drawing lines and shapes. For more information, refer to Pen Tool Overview

Configurable according to the options selected on the Horizontal Contextual Menu Details.

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Click this icon to view, add, or edit annotations. The Annotations pane is displayed.

Note: If there are unread annotations, the icon displays the number of such annotations.

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For more information, refer to 3D Annotations.

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Arrange mode. Use this mode to specify where each piece goes on the avatar. You must arrange pieces before you use prepare mode. For more information, refer to How to Arrange Pieces.

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Size selector. Use this tool to view and manage the size range on a graded garment, and pair to an avatar set, or single avatar.

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Snapshot selector. For more information, refer to Snapshots.

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Colorways selector. Create and view garment colorways. For more information, refer to Colorways Overview.

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Prepare mode. Use this mode to check the general position of pieces on the avatar, and the accuracy of the stitching. For more information, refer to Preparing the Garment on the Avatar .

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Start 3D simulation. For more information, refer to Dressing the Avatar.

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End 3D simulation.

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Undress the avatar after 3D simulation.

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Click to display the 3D styling tools. For more information, refer to 3D Styling.

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