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1. When you have your patterns on the screen that you want to print there are a few simple steps to follow gt Unless you have access to a plotter or a banner printer all your pattern pieces will not fit on complete sheets With a A4 printer PatternMaker automatically breaks the pattern up in multiple pages Select your printer Decide what you want to print Arrange your patterns on the pages Preview the print Print the pattern Selecting the printer First you have to define with which printer and size of paper you want to print out the patterns in PatternMaker Select Print Setup from the File menu From the drop down list select the printer you want to use Normally your default printer is selected If you want to install a new printer you must do so prior to this step Every Windows printer can be used for printing the pattern Select also the size of paper you want to use depending on the used printer and the portrait landscape orientation 8 2 Arranging the pattern We advise you when you want to print your patterns to arrange your pattern pieces first to get an efficient use of your pages PAGE GRID Turn on the page grid with the F12 key On the screen you will see the pages in blue lines that will fit your paper size You can see how your patterns are arranged on the pages the page lay out You can switch from portrait orientation to landscape by selecting Print Setup from the Print menu Dependi2. In the folder Leena you will find information about measuring and posture difference needed for using Leena s Pattern Collections in PatternMaker 16 Quick Start manual V7 5 7 COMMANDS 7 COMMANDS The following commands are available in the Basic version of PatternMaker When you have a higher version see for more instructions into your User s manual 7 1 Save command SAVE a drawing The SAVE command is used to save your pattern This can be a pattern made with a Pattern Collection run a macro or it can be an own drafted pattern made with the Draw and Edit commands in your version you need to have at least the DeLuxe version of PatternMaker First Run a macro as described before A drawing appears at the screen e Select the Save command with the Save icon of in the File Save menu e The Save file form opens By default the folder Patterns in My Documents PatternMaker Personal files will be opened Note In this example we wil save the pants pattern that was made before X Save File Pe Je Fez Eugenie Loak irr Patterns Large Icon 8 la Picture field Click at it to add own jpg picture pat Created on 14 5 2013 Based on Pants pleats or darts NOTES field Information about the pattern Date creation Which macro Style options Measure table PANTS STYLE Pants with Darts HIF EASE Normal 1 Sin 4crm WAISTBAND T
3. No points are magnetic Ctrl F3 Snap Endpoint Every point blue or green is magnetic Ctrl F5 Snap Ortho It wants to be horizontal or vertical Ctrl F6 Snap Midpoint The center point between two blue points is magnetic At any time you can select a different snap function Sometimes it is necessary to change from one snap function to another snap function to be able to select the right point in your drawing See the manual for more information View For getting a better vew zoom and pan at your pattern you can use some hotkeys on your keyboard Zoom lt End gt Zoom All to see the entire pattern lt Home gt Zoom to mouse to zoom at a specific section Place the mouse cursor on the place to zoom in and click Home lt Page Up gt Zoom out to view further away lt Page Dn gt Zoom in to vew closer Pan lt A gt Pan up view up patterns down lt gt Pan down view down patterns up lt gt Pan left vew to the left patterns to the right lt gt gt Pan right view to the right patterns to the left Help In the menu Help you can find all the necessary documentation about the program When you select Help you will find the Help section of the program You can search for information about any topic in PatternMaker When you select Manuals the documentation folder in PatternMaker will be opened where you will find the PDF files of the manuals for each version of PatternMaker a different one
4. to create reference sheets The Fit to Page option is great for printing a fabric layout diagram on one page Turn on the checkbox Yardage Grid if you want to see the red yardage grid lines on the print PRINT OPTIONS TAB testo UN A The Print Options tab lets you specify whether page labels O Pot and alignment marks are printed and specify whether to print er C Cen rows first or columns first default is rows Y Include File Name Check before printing if it is set right When you are satisfied with the Print Preview just click at the Print button and your printer will start printing the pattern ROWS COLUMNS Each page that you print is optionally labeled with alignment marks a dd J and row column indicators Row 1 of amp 4 Rows are horizontal running across the pattern from left to right Ma one ee Columns are vertical running from top to bottom A A u rg Sir Baer Le Together they help you assemble your multi page pattern quickly and u easily a The name of the file being printed is also included The row and column indicators tell you where a particular sheet of paper should be placed in the layout E 8 PRINTING THE PATTERN COLUMN COLUMN COLUMN 1 2 3 The pages are printed in order of row or column left to right and top are row 1 of 2 to bottom see illustration left so if you assemble them straight from column 1 of 3 column 2 of 3 column 3 of 3 the pri
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6. Outside Seam measurement to make shorts or ee pants of any length teren _ Note A seam allowance of for instance 1 cm will draw an offset tan around the pattern of 1 cm When you wish to have a pattern without seam allowance added enter O as seam allowance Note The shown Style Options and Custom Measurements are different for each Pattern Collection and depend on the style options the designer has programmed in the macro e PatternMaker calculates your pattern based on your body and custom measurements and it appears on the screen in the size and style you specified File Draw Edit Points View Symbol Grade Marker Settings Help gt g p Dew E ol ae EE 17349 1576cm SNAP O p MIE Si gt When you save the pattern see chapter Commands EA the information about the selected macro the 9 selected style options and measure table will be Ez saved to the pattern in a txt file Pals Hays Se e All the PatternMaker Collections work using the same principle You may use any of the other collections in the same way to create other patterns I 6 GENERAL 6 GENERAL Read the Users Manual and use the Help file to find answers to your questions The pdf file of the Users manual can be found through the Help Manuals command 6 1 Mouse Using the mouse effectively is very important in this program With using left mouse or right mouse clicks you give the program instructions
7. has a Xand a Y coordinate we note this as XY X comma Y The X defines the horizontal place on the drawing area the Y the vertical place on the drawing area the comma separates the X from the Y When PatternMaker is opened the Base point 0 0 which means X 0 Y 0 is at the left bottom corner of the screen You can verify this by moving the mouse cursor to the left bottom corner In the status bar the mouse coordinates are shown Moving the mouse cursor will give the following results the X coordinate moving to the right is positive moving to the left is negative see picture the Y coordinate moving up is positive moving down is negative see picture KM Quick Start manual V7 5 6 GENERAL X and Y coordinates In PatternMaker we work a lot with relative coordinates coordinates measured from another point For instance when you want to move an object 5 cm to the right you have to tell PatternMaker the place to start the move and the distance you want to move The place to start the move is selected as the Start point You can select the Start point with a LM click when you want to select a certain object or point on the screen The distance of the move is the Destination You can select the destination with a LM click or when the destination should be calculated from the selected Start point you can use the keyboard to enter precise coordinates Example Type in as destination r5 0 lt Enter gt r mean
8. is set On you will get a menu to choose from Select Done Se lecting The prompt on the command line says Rotate about what point To select the right point it is very helpful to turn on first the Snap Endpoint in the Status bar If you want to cancel the command select Cancel Command instead of Done Selecting 4 Click with LM on the point you want the pieces to rotate around like the center of a clock here select the end of the grain line The prompt on the command line says Rotation angle or base point of rotation Ei Quick Start manual V7 5 7 7 7 COMMANDS 5 You can enter the rotation angle in one of three ways a b c Angle Type in the number of degrees you want to rotate the object s To rotate the objects 45 degrees counterclockwise left type 45 and press lt Enter gt To go 45 degrees clockwise right type 315 or 45 and press lt Enter gt There s no cursor on the command line and you don t hawe to click there just type the numbers After you press lt Enter gt the pieces rotate and you are done with the command See figure 2 Base point and end point The base point is like a handle that you use to pick up the object s Click with LM at the sleeve cap point to indicate the base point Next move the mouse around and watch the object s rotate around the center point As you do this you will see two cyan bluish lines which indicate the angle of rotation between the two points Wh
9. select the command Macro Do above by default on start from the File menu Display Tip of the Day 5 Exit e The Open Garment dialog box appears We will show you the steps to draft a Pants pattern from the Collection Free Stuff of the designer Leena e Select the designer Leena and click the Open button e Select the folder Free stuff and click the Open button e Select the file Pants pleats or darts and click the Open button Select a garment to open Ps e a a gt tSelecta Lookin Deiner o a ver a a a 5 a _ Es In te opi an 5 X Select a garmen tto open roe Vs Basic Blocks Collections me BL 2 Select a gt on I Collection 1 R ete Ku u Nil H Each designer Zu ASS t has a folder esanean 3 a paper ns Look in Free Stuff amp E Large Icon v fi aa ree Easy Steps O _ i ba AI A 1 Select a designer Free Stuff N 2 Select a garment collection Fitting bodice Interchangeable Pants pleats or ed sloper mac collars mac arts mac Select a pattern oO Free Patterns include Raglan Si A fitting bodice for checking measurements Show Explorer tree File name ladies several collars O Women 1 v Pants with pleats or darts set in or elastic waist Show Explorer tree File name five pocket options OAE NANen File name Pants pleats or darts v Tip At the left side of the forms
10. selection window Select with LM the diagonal point of the first point so at the right bottom corner of the rectangle around the objects point B All the objects within the selected area will be selected and highlighted e After that you have to confirm your selection with RM and PatternMaker will ask the next question of the command With the Zoom Window all the objects that are within the rectangle are selected at once It is therefore a very handy tool with selecting when objects are not grouped together like the pattern the grain line the text etc Tip You can activate the Zoom Window command by typing a won your keyboard Ma ZOOM ALL To select everything on the screen at once you can use the Zoom All icon that appears in the icon bar when in the middle of a command also activated by typing the a instead DESELECTING OBJECTS When you want to deselect an object or point that was selected you place the mouse cursor at the object or point and click at again with LM The selected object will be deselected again it is not highlighted anymore 6 4 X and Y coordinates In PatternMaker we use the Xand Y coordinates a lot It seems complicated but it is not a big deal When you want to mowe an object or a point a certain distance you have to work with the coordinates PatternMaker needs to be told how much from where you want to mowe the object Every point on the drawing screen
11. the most recent command lf the command appears in green you have to finish the command before selecting another or you have to cancel the command if you do not want to go further by hitting the ESC button and select Cancel command in the RightMouse menu that appears ICON BAR The most used commands are shown in the icon bar at the left side You will only see the icons which can be used at the moment The icon bar changes constantly depending on the command Just click on an icon and the first prompt of the command will appear in the command line DRAWING AREA By default the drawing area is set to white When you would rather draw with a black background you can change this in Settings Configure default A black background shows better the lines and points at the screen When you change the background PatternMaker will change the drawing color black for the first layer automatically to white COMMAND LINE PatternMaker la nd Sa File Draw Edit Points View Symbol Grade Marker Settings Help Daw MW 1 Er 1 Laver MM 2366 7254cm SNAP OFF y 0 00 meters Pattembaker gt PatternMaker Copyright PatternMaker 1994 2013 Command Command line at top Dbl click at line to change the line from top to bottom or vv NA OR De 2 3 Check the command line for information on what the program is expecting you to do Each selection of a command is followed by certain program p
12. the question to answer Read carefully the command line to be able to give a good answer to the questions that are asked by the prompts Every command has his own prompts that will be shown ACTIVE COMMAND Check the right side of the status bar to see the current command or most recent command A command name appears in green if it is active the current command and appears in purple if it is inactive the most recent command lf the command appears in green you have to finish the command before selecting another olalla SNAP OFF O 208 meter FattemMaker Ka Quick Start manual V7 5 6 GENERAL When you want to select another command while another command is active you have to cancel the current command by hitting the ESC button and select Cancel command in the RightMouse menu that appears The last command will appear in purple again at the Status bar COMMAND IS GREY If a command is grey in a drop down menu or its icon is not visible the previous command is still active or the command can not be used at that time you can only edit an object after you have drawn something on the screen Finish the active command or select the lt Esc gt button to cancel the active command In the chapter Commands we explain the commands that are available in the basic viewer of PatternMaker CANCEL THE COMMAND If you do not want to go further with the active command you have to cancel the comman
13. you always will find a picture of the selected folder file wth a short description for instance a pants picture and a short description of the Pants macro with the offered style options 5 RUN A MACRO STYLE OPTIONS e The macro will offer you now several style options that apply to the pants like the pants style the hip ease the waistband type waistline cut and choice of pockets 7 PANTS STYLE X HIP EASE PANTS STYLE ae HIP EASE nae Normal 1 5in 4om did Minimum 0 75in 2 cm O Maximum 2 5in 6 cm Y WAISTBAND TYPE e amp WAISTBAND TYPE Normal Waistband Elastic Waistband Y WAISTLINE CUT WAISTLINE CUT Normal Round abdomen CHOICE OF POCKETS o JE CHOICE OF POCKETS No pockets In seam pockets Double welt pockets Straight hip pockets Round hip pocket e Make a choice in each box and click the Next button After the last option Choice of Pockets click the Next button e An Open Measurement Table dialog box opens Only those measurement tables that connect with the used macro will show Y Open Measurement Table les jer jes Eugenie Look in Measurel ables Large Icon y amp Leena_women_42 Suzy mtb Created on 14 5 2013 Based on Leena_default_women Suzy Show Explorer tree File name e Select the measurement tab
14. MMANDS Tip Only one pattern can be opened at the time PatternMaker asks if you want to save a pattern even when you only had a blank page open Move command MOVE an object The Move command allows you to move pattern pieces on the screen It is useful when you want to arrange your pattern pieces more economically for printing when you want to make a fabric lay out or when you need to move overlapping pattern pieces The Move command applies to whole objects pattern pieces You have to use the Move point command to move single points in an object only available in DeLuxe version or higher MOVE COMMAND PROCEDURE Run the macro Fitting bodice from the designer Leena to exercise the Move command Start with a blank screen Then select the Macro con Open the folder Leena Free stuff and select the Fitting bodice Select the option Bust Dart to side seam When the measure table is asked click the Skip button Your bodice pattern will appear at the screen We will move the front part of the bodice a little bit to the left as a exercise Follow the lines in the command bar and answer the last line 1 Click on the Move icon at the left side with LM or select Move from the Edit menu The command name MOVE will appear in green on the right side of the status bar The prompt on the command line says Select object selection done is RightMouse Command Mowe select object selection done is Rightlouse 2 Click LM
15. Patte Mo ker Software PatternMaker Version 7 5 Quick Start manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 STARTING PATTERNMAKER 3 Chapter 2 REGISTRATION 4 Chapter 3 THE PATTERNMAKER SCREEN 5 Chapter 4 CREATE A MEASURE TABLE 7 Chapter 5 RUN AMACRO 9 Chapter 6 GENERAL 12 1 MOUSS ta a 12 2 COMMANA ue 12 3 Selecta ODI OCS uti dadas 13 A Xand Y coordinates uri di 14 D gt Snap MINCH ONS in tl lic 16 O VIEW ee doo cs 16 ono A URN SPEER NEE ER 16 Chapter 7 COMMANDS 17 1 Save command cc ee ee 17 2 NEW CON Mandela are unteren 18 3 BU Command ware eisen 18 4 Open command riadas 18 D Move command coseno a ee 19 6 Rotate Command 20 ERASE Command z B ee enge 21 8 Undo Redo Command 22 Chapter 8 PRINTING THE PATTERN 23 w Selecting the printer a 23 2 Arrang ng the pattern sinian a a N 23 S PIINUNgG nia 24 A Prnt Previ W ica ee nee dai 25 Chapter 9 YARDAGE GRID 27 2 Quick Start manual V7 5 1 STARTING PATTERNMAKER 1 STARTING PATTERNMAKER To start PatternMaker double click on your desktop your PatternMaker 7 5 shortcut icon El P tternlaker 7 5 You may also go to Start gt Programs gt PatternMaker Software gt PatternMaker 7 5 and select PatternMaker 7 5 MEASUREMENT UNITS PatternMaker allows you to use either centimeters or inches as measurement units When you start PatternMaker for the first time you will be asked which units you want to use Select the preferred option from the Unit
16. YPE Normal Waistband WAISTLINE CUT Normal CHOICE OF POCKETS Round hip pocke Waist circumberence 75 Hip circumberence 102 Wrarst Hip 19 Crotch depth 26 8 Zipper length 20 Outside team length 106 Cutt circumference 38 2 Seam Allowance 1 Type Mame file C Show Explorer tree File name ee ki e Type the name ofthe file in the Name field at the bottom e Click at the left top at the pat picture You can browse to add your own jpg picture to the file e At the left bottom side is the Notes field o When you have run a macro you will see in the Notes field all kind of information about your NOTES selected macro ie pe your own notes belonging to your Creation date which macro is used your style options the used measure table or measurements You can also add own information Just type it in the notes field o When Saving an own drawn pattern the Notes field is still blank Just type your own notes in this field e Select Save The file will be saved as a pat file The notes will be saved as a txt file the same name TYPE HERE E Show Explorer tree 7 COMMANDS SAVE AS With the Save as command you can save your file with a different name The original file is not overwritten with the changes Use this command to save different versions of your drawings Tip When you want to save your file somewhere else as the default patterns folder check the Show Explorer tree box Win
17. atternMaker will center the selected region on the page for printing 3 Print Select This will print one or more specific pieces 1 Select Print Select from the File menu 2 Left click to select the object s you want to print 3 Right click to stop selecting EJ Quick Start manual V7 5 8 PRINTING THE PATTERN 4 The Print Preview window opens see next chapter Print Preview 257 You can use print Select if you want to print or re print specific parts of your pattern Note lt will also print other objects laying on the pages to print Note PatternMaker will center the selected pieces on the page for printing 8 4 Print Preview When you have selected one of the print commands the Print Preview window opens PRINT AREA TAB The yellow grid lines across the drawing represent the printed pages A page counter in the lower right 7777 yyy corner shows you how many sheets of paper will 4222222 be needed The preview shows you if any critical part of the pattern will fall on a page intersection By default all pages in the drawing are selected to print Shaded pages are not printed Gh You can click on individual pages to select or GDU R 22 EEE unselect specific pages that you want to print Print Printer Setup Print By Layer Print scale Scale options are available if you want to print a reduced version of your drawing scale 50 25 or user scale Use Fit to Page
18. criptions carefully Do not type 20 5 comma but type 20 5 El Mramaceaoal Table 3 Save Measurement Table o amp s Shared Files Eugenie Look in MeasureT ables Details v al File Modified Size KS Leena_women_32 mtb 2013 03 14 15 38 915 Leena_women_34 mtb 2013 03 14 15 38 907 Ay Leena_women_36 mtb 2013 03 14 15 39 916 A Leena_women_38 mtb 2013 03 14 15 39 914 A Leena_women_40 mtb 2013 03 14 15 41 916 Ay Leena_women_42 mtb 2013 03 14 15 41 915 Leena_women_44 mtb 2013 03 14 15 40 916 Leena_women_46 mtb 2013 03 14 15 40 915 A Leena_women_48 mtb 2013 03 14 15 40 917 Leena_women_50 mtb 2013 03 14 15 39 917 211 Leena_women_52 mtb 2013 03 14 15 39 916 oe E Show Explorer tree File name File type Measurement Table mtb v Created on 10 5 2013 Based on Leena_default_women Save Measurement Table Hark Copie Mauss rd ki pa a ee ll he biis r Create Measurement Table e When you are finished click the OK button PatternMaker will automatically open the right folder MeasureTables to save your table e The Save Measurement table form opens In the File name field type your name and click the Save button Your measure table will be saved as Suzy mtb You can create as many measure tables for as many different people as you wish e EDIT MEASUREMENT TABLE When you want to edit your saved measurements use the Edit Measurements command in the menu S
19. d Just hit the ESC button and select Cancel command from the menu Help Continue Every object on the screen consists of one or more lines Every line consists of vertex or points You can make the points visible with the lt F5 gt key 6 3 Selecting objects The blue crosses are the start and end points of lines segments The green crosses are the curve points the place of the curve point defines the shape of the curve A curve consists always of a Start point blue cross a curve point green cross a endpoint blue cross When an object is selected it is highlighted The object has thicker lines as before Look at this carefully when you are selecting objects if all objects you wanted to select are highlighted You can select one by one the objects or points you want to select until you are finished and then click RM ZOOM WINDOW To select everything at once in a specific area you can use the Zoom Window icon or activated by typing a w instead e First select the command at the icon bar with LM for instance Move e Then select the Zoom Window icon in the icon bar this icon will only appear in the in between menu which appears when you are in a command e The command bar asks Select the first point of the selection window se 6 GENERAL Select with LM at a place at the left top of the rectangle you want to draw around the objects point A e Select the second point of
20. dows Explorer wil open and you can scroll to the folder you want 7 2 New command O Select yhe NEW FILE icon If you want to empty the drawing area and get a new blank page or select the New page icon or go to the File menu and select New The program will ask whether you want to save the current page pattern Click Yes to save or No to discard the page without saving 7 3 Exit command za To EXIT PATTERNMAKER close after saving your work select File Exit or click the cross icon at the right hand corner of the PatternMaker screen If you have not saved the latest changes on your work PatternMaker will ask you to save your file before exiting d Ecs 7 4 Open command The OPEN command will open a saved pattern Select the Open command with the Open file icon or via the menu File Open e The Open file form opens By default the folder Patterns in My Documents PatternMaker Personal files will be opened X Select a file to open Eugenie Look in Patterns List PA Anny Bodice pat ial Ruby pat BA Suzy Pants pat ya Suzy Bodice pat pal NOTES You can Wipe pour own notes belonging to your pattern TYPE HERE Show Explorer tree File name Ruby Fle Une Patom Fies pal z e Select the file you want to open When you select a file you will see at the Notes field the saved notes for that file e Select the Open button and the pattern will show at the screen 18 Quick Start manual V7 5 7 9 7 CO
21. e Bolt Width field For example if your 60 fabric will be folded in half enter 30 for the bolt width When you want to change this width for a certain layout just click the yardage indicator field in the status bar and change thenumber of fabric width 0 Set Fabric Width Fabric width Fabric Width fo 20 les ee i A Cancel Status bar Configure default YARDAGE GRID Turn the Yardage grid on and off with the Hot Key lt Ctrl gt F12 button The yardage grid will display a rectangular shape that is as wide as the number you entered in the Fabric Width field The yardage is represented in the drawing area by a red dotted dashed line Keep in mind that the initial arrangement of pattern pieces drawn by the macro will not represent a realistic fabric layout arrangement Some pieces may overlap and you will almost certainly find that one or more pieces extend past the first width of fabric automatically adjusts e Use the MOVE command to move all pieces into one column of fabric e Arrange your pattern pieces so that they fill one width and extend downward The yardage grid will automatically change shape as you arrange pieces and add objects to your drawing see right picture When you are satisfied with the arrangement of the patterns on the fabric check the yardage indicator on the status bar This will give you the amount of yards cm needed for the fabric lay out A O
22. e L nl F Picture 1 Unselected object Picture 2 Selected object Picture 3 Moved from A to B 7 6 Rotate command The Rotate command rotates one or more objects around a center point It is useful when you want to arrange your pattern pieces more economically for printing when you have to rotate a pattern for the fabric lay out or when you want to edit your pattern The Rotate command applies to whole objects pattern pieces You have to use the Rotate point command to rotate single points in an object only available in DeLuxe version or higher ROTATE PROCEDURE To exercise the Erase command we will use the patterns of the Fitting bodice from the designer Leena drawn with the Run macro command Read the command line carefully for the questions to answer 1 Click the Rotate icon or select Rotate from the Edit menu The command name ROTATE will appear in green on the right side of the status bar The prompt on the command line says Select object selection done is RightMouse 2 Click LM on the object s to rotate here select inside the sleeve You can select and unselect as many objects as you want by repetitive clicking The command line will Keep you informed as objects are selected and unselected If you want to rotate a whole pattern piece be sure to select all of its pieces i e darts in a bodice piece grainline in a sleeve etc 3 Ifyou are done with selecting objects click RM lf the Right mouse Context menu
23. ect Create Measurements from the Settings menu X Open Master Measurement Table o amp amp Shared Files Eugenie Look in MeasureT ables Details ca File Modified Size Hoodtable mmt 2013 04 08 22 30 106 e Leena_default_babies mmt 2012 05 25 17 33 691 Leena_default_children mmt 2012 05 25 17 33 699 Leena_default_dog mmt 2013 03 24 16 21 586 qa Leena_default_juniors mmt 2013 03 13 12 25 866 Leena_default_men mmt 2013 03 28 19 01 728 Leena_default_women mmt 2013 03 13 12 04 1006 a Leena_default_youths mmt 2013701724 12 36 755 wrenaissance mmt 2010 09 13 20 06 774 A Master Measurement Table is a template to show you what measurements are required for patterns from a particular designer Different Designers use different measurement tables Select the measurement table mmt of the desired Designer From the Designer Leena for women Leena_default_women mmt Leena_default_women v Show Explorer tree File name 4 CREATE A MEASURE TABLE e Open the file Leena_Default_women mmt This is the template file containing the default measurements for women of the designer Leena e Enter your name in the field labeled Measurement Table For e Enter the requested measurements from your measurement form You can go down with the Tab button or the Arrow keys on your keyboard e Each measurement will show a picture and a description how to measure Follow these des
24. en the object has rotated as much as you want click LM to end the rotation and drop the objects s See figure 3 Hint Using Snap To Endpoint or Snap To Grid when you select the start and end points will allow you to rotate objects to align with each other or with a horizontal or vertical line Base point and distance Click with LM at the sleeve cap point to indicate the base point red circle then type a number here 5 and lt Enter gt The number represents either inches or centimeters depending on the Units you are working in Typing in a positive number will rotate counter clockwise Typing in a negative number will rotate clockwise See figure 4 You don t have to select the above choices from a list Just start entering the information and PatternMaker will figure out which method you are using 5 cm 45 degrees rotated counterclockwise rotated with base and endpoint No rotation rotated with base and 5 cm distance Erase command You may erase unwanted objects pattern pieces with the Erase command This command applies to objects and not to points You have to use the Delete point command to delete single points in an object only available in DeLuxe version or higher To exercise the Erase command we will use the patterns of Leena s Fitting bodice drawn with the Macro command 1 Click on the Erase icon or click Erase on the Edit menu The command name ERASE wil
25. ettings Select the saved table you want to edit and open it Change the measurements you want to edit and save the table again When you want to save the table with another name select the Copy Measurements from the Settings menu You can edit the saved table and save it with another name KN Quick Start manual V7 5 5 RUN A MACRO RUN A MACRO In PatternMaker you can use a pre designed garment this means you run a pattern collection macro to make garments made to measure When you use the Basic Viewer of PatternMaker or try out a demo of a higher version you will get 3 pattern collections of the designer Leena free installed with the program In the Free Stuff folder you will find a fitting bodice a pants pleats or darts a collar collection To use one of the installed Pattern Collections follow the steps below Z o ASUSE First open PatternMaker with the PatternMaker icon on your desktop or via the Start bar gt Programs gt PatternMaker Software gt PatternMaker 7 5 and select PatternMaker 7 5 You can run a macro in PatternMaker in 2 ways pa Welcome to PatternMaker e Select Use a pre designed garment macro in the Start form Select Use a pre designed garment macro Open a blank drawing area or re pem e Select Open a blank drawing area in the Start D View What s New in Version 7 5 form 0 View the Quick Start Manual o Select the Macro icon from the icon bar at the left or
26. ge appears if you want to allow Edit with Vim opening PatternMaker Spybot Search amp Destroy gt Click Yes O Norton Security Suite PatternMaker will open gt TeraCopy bi i i WinMerge Select in the Welcome form blank drawing area and e pias click OK Pin to Start Menu When you want to register without selecting the Run as Back Up administrator option you wil get a message about the Restore previous versions way you need to register are 7 PatternMaker Registration Cut Copy To register First exit PatternMaker then restart PatternMaker with Create horom Right Mouse click selecting Run as administrator Delete Rename A AAA md us 3 Select in the menu Settings gt Register The Register Z Register PatternMaker O X dialog box opens Name 4 Type in your name email address and the serial number Emal you received when purchasing PatternMaker or when you Seriel Number asked for a demo 5 Click Ok 6 You will get a message that you are successfully registered and that it is necessary to exit the program and start it again After restarting PatternMaker will have the required features You can open PatternMaker in the normal way without the Run as administrator option selected You have two on line registrations this means you are allowed to install the software on two computers for own use When the registration could not successfully be done eg because you have no registrations left or you do n
27. gned garment macro C View What s New in Version 7 5 Do above by default on start Every time you open PatternMaker a Tip of the day is showed You can hide these by unchecking the checkbox 2 REGISTRATION 2 REGISTRATION When you load PatternMaker it will run as the Basic Viewer The Basic Viewer will run and print the pre designed made to measure patterns It has some commands for arranging the print layout see the chapter Commands lt does not have any other drawing or editing features for making your patterns You have to register when you want to try a free 30 day demo of a higher version DeLuxe Professional or Grading Studio or when you have bought one of these higher versions which will give you access to more features When you ask for a demo or have bought the program you will receive by mail a serial number that you need for registration PROCEDURE 1 Registering is done on internet therefore you will need an internet connection for registering If you do not have an internet connection on your computer laptop please contact us for manual registration 1 Registering can only be done when you run PatternMaker Open as an administrator Troubleshoot compatibility Click with your RightMouse on the icon of PatternMaker Open file location on your desktop or via the Start menu Run as administrator Tai Co rt Video Select Run as administrator is a Edit with Notepad A Windows messa
28. l appear in green on the right side of the status bar The prompt on the command line says Select object selection done is RightMouse Click LM on the object s to erase Here the front part of the bodice The selected front part will be highlighted If you select another object by accident just click on it again to un highlight it You can select and unselect as many objects as you want by repetitive clicking EA 7 COMMANDS 3 If you are done with selecting objects here you have selected the front part click RM If the Right mouse Context menu is set On you will get a menu to choose from Select Done Selecting The object s you selected will be erased Tip When you want to erase one or more objects check if everything you wanted to erase is highlighted Tip You may use the Zoom Area icon during the selecting of objects when you want to erase more than one object See Selecting objects 13 7 8 Undo Redo command UNDO a mistake If you make a mistake or want to return to the precious stage of work you can use the Undo command Click the Undo icon or select Edit Undo The Undo icon appears only after you have drawn something on the screen REDO With the Redo command you can go forward again after you have used the Undo command Click the Redo icon or select Edit Redo The Redo icon appears only after you have used the Redo command 2 Quick Start manual V7 5 8 1 8 PRINTING THE PATTERN PRINTING THE PATTERN
29. le you have created before and click Open or double click the right measurement table Notice at the left side in the Notes box the notes that are automatically made when you saved the measurement table Created on 14 05 2013 Based on Leena_default_women This shows the date of creation and the used template measurement table mmt 10 Quick Start manual V7 5 5 RUN A MACRO LADIES PANTS yiana I e f you click Skip in this Open measurement table dialog oo 2 box you can continue the macro without using a Crotch depth SEA measurement table e The macro will prompt you to enter the body measurements for the pants manually or you can use the default measurements Read the illustrated dialog boxes for measuring instructions e After entering the measurements click the OK button Waist Circumference Measure waist at the elastic tape ee 3 CUSTOM MEASUREMENTS e e The final dialog box Custom Measurements will show PP a In this box you will enter garment measurements that are not Aia 28 dependent on your body measurements These can change o from garment to garment When you click a measurement it will turn blue which means the measurement will be replaced by your typed value A picture and a description will explain the measurement You can click the Tab button to go to the next measurement e When you are finished entering your custom measurements click the OK button Note Use the
30. ng on the pattern this may change the number of used pages By using the Move and Rotate command you can re arrange the patterns on the pages see chapter Commands Movel 191 and Rotatel 207 When you move all the patterns in a column of 2 or 3 pages wide you will need less pages for printing 8 PRINTING THE PATTERN e o o mm patterns arra nged next to each other Tip When moving and rotating the patterns turn off the snap functions turn on Snap Off We advise you also to turn off the points with lt F5 gt patterns arranged under each other 8 3 Printing There are print commands for the whole drawing selected area selected objects 1 Print Click the Print icon or select File Print This will print all the objects in the drawing using as many pages as necessary This command opens directly the Print Preview window see next chapter Print Previewl25 2 Print Region This will print a rectangular area of the drawing 1 Select Print Region from the File menu 2 Left click to specify one corner of the print area the left top corner 3 Move the mouse to the opposite corner 4 Left click to specify the opposite corner of the print area 5 The Print Preview window opens see next chapter Print Preview 25 You can use print Select if you want to print or re print specific parts of your pattern Note lt will also print other objects laying on the pages to print Note P
31. nter you will find that it is an easy task to keep them organized Align the pages as described below and tape them together with cellophane tape N PER MO AS Use plenty of tape and be sure to apply tape at the points where the border of a pattern piece crosses from one page to another ROW 2 ALIGNMENT MARKS The alignment marks appear on the pages as shown in the illustration Each corner of the page represents one quarter of a circle Match the corners together with the adjoining pages to form a complete circle Do not overlap the marks simply match them together Every four page intersection should resemble the illustration far right Here s a hint for assembling pages at home use a picture window or glass door as a light table By sticking the pages on the window as you align them you can see through two pages to get the alignment marks together This is especially important if your printer leaves white margins around each page PRINTING BANNER PAPER When your printer is able to print banner or in columns you can use the special banner paper for it This will decrease the amount of pages to tape together only columns need to be taped together When you use banner printer you have to set that option in the Print Setup form otherwise your printer does not know that you use banner paper Also in Print Options the Columns first has to be checked to print the pattern in columns Then count the necessary amount of pages y
32. on the object s to move You can select one or more objects simultaneously by repetitive clicking Unselect a selected object by clicking again at it objects as you want The command line will keep you informed as objects are selected and unselected A selected object is highlighted see picture 2 If you want to move a whole pattern piece be sure to select all of its pieces i e darts in a bodice piece grain line marks etc 3 To stop selecting objects click RM you are finished selecting objects or points The RM help menu will be opened Choose Done Selecting The prompt on the command line says Base point 4 The base point the start of the move is like grabbing a handle on the pieces to move Simply click LM somewhere within the selected object s or you can select a specific point with the snap endpoint turned on A in picture 3 The command line will now ask for Destination 5 Move the mouse around to move the piece s or enter a destination by typing a position in coordinate format You will see a light blue line showing the origin and destination of the piece s See picture 3 Note Do not click and drag Click once short where you want to start moving the pieces base point release the mouse button and then click again where you want them to end up destination 6 When the pieces reach the desired location click LM to release them and set the destination B in picture 3 7 COMMANDS ee A al
33. ot have internet connection you will get a message for the reason When this reason is not helpful please contact us by mail If you buy a new computer you can contact us also for a new on line registration support patternmakerusa com ES Quick Start manual V7 5 3 THE PATTERNMAKER SCREEN THE PATTERNMAKER SCREEN To use PatternMaker effectively it is important to know the following about this program e First you select the command and then you select the objects or points e In the command line the blue bar you communicate with the program Every command has several steps to go Read the command line carefully after each step of the command e Do not click and drag your mouse PATTERNMAKER SCREEN You open PatternMaker by clicking on the needle and thread icon on your desktop or by clicking Start Programs PatternMaker Software PatternMaker 7 5 When you choose for Open a blank drawing area you will see the following screen xi PatternMaker z Starx File Draw Edit Points View Symbol Grade Settings Help WT 4 1 Layeco E 17739510 none 0 00 yards Mowe menu bar status bar drawing area command line Command Noone Command PatternMaker screen MENU BAR In the menu bar you will find all the commands to select Which menus and commands you will see depends on the version you are using after registration Just click on a menu and a pull do
34. ou will need rip them and put them in your printer Printing Tips 1 Use the Move and Rotate commands to arrange pieces close together to use the paper most efficiently Move pieces you don t want to print to a different layer and turn it off Select or unselect specific pages in the Print Preview window Print a layout reference sheet with the Print to Single Page option Use Print Select to print one or more specific pattern pieces Use Print Region to print everything within a rectangular area of the drawing When you want to use banner paper select from your Print Setup the right paper settings for banner How you set this will depend on your printer type Look in your printer help manual Check in the Tab Print Options the option Columns first YN 0 0 Eh W N Ei Quick Start manual V7 5 9 YARDAGE GRID YARDAGE GRID PatternMaker can help you with the calculations in determining yardage but it is still up to you to make certain decisions such as how many times each piece will be cut which pieces need to be placed on a fold and whether the fabric will be laid out in a single or double layer DEFINE THE FABRIC WIDTH From the Settings menu select Configure Defaults and then click on the Program Settings tab In the field labeled Bolt Width enter the width of fabric you wish to use by default If your pattern pieces will be normally laid out on double layers of fabric enter half the fabric width in th
35. own measurements This means that a specific measurement table has to be used with Pattern Collections of that designer Read always the instructions of the designer for the Pattern Collection and create the right measurement table using the right measuring instructions When running a macro of designer A PatternMaker will show only measurement tables made with the template Measure Table of designer A it is not possible to connect other measure tables Note even experienced tailors should follow measuring instructions as some of the measurements could be taken differently to what you are used to TAKE YOUR MEASUREMENTS e Use the right measuring instructions for the macro you want to run For the free macros in PatternMaker you have to use the Leena_ default women Measuring instructions If you don t have a printed copy use the PDF version that is installed with PatternMaker To open this PDF file Open PatternMaker and select Open a blank page in the Start screen Select Create Measurements from the Settings menu Select just left click the file Leena_Default_women mmt A View PDF button is showing Click this button and the PDF file of the measuring instructions form will be opened You can print out this form and or fill it in e Follow carefully the instructions and the diagrams to take your measurements as described CREATE A MEASUREMENT TABLE e Open PatternMaker Select Open a blank page in the Start screen e Sel
36. rompts Read these prompts carefully and respond by selecting a command an object or point s or by typing in numbers The prompt returns to Command when the previous procedure command is completed The last prompt is always the question to answer Change the position of the command line by double clicking on it The command line can be placed on top just under the status bar or at the bottom of the screen When you double click on it the position changes e Quick Start manual V7 5 4 CREATE A MEASURE TABLE CREATE A MEASURE TABLE Before you can start creating patterns you need to get correct measurements of the person And these measurements need to be entered into PatternMaker s Measurement Table PatternMaker Collections use measurements tables to store different sets of measurements Both standard size tables and personal custom measurement tables can be used with PatternMaker collections Standard size tables are already included with the program but to make garments that fit you perfectly you need to store your own measurements in a measurement table inside the program Once a measurement table is created your measurements are stored permanently so that you do not need to keep entering them every time you want to create a new pattern You can make as many measurement tables as you want to be able to make garments for different persons Every Designer of Pattern Collections can use his own pattern drafting system with his
37. s form and click OK PatternMaker will remember this setting To change your personal preference for the current drawing go to Settings gt Configure gt Measurement units and choose the right option from the roll down menu Click OK to apply the change for this drawing only If you want the program to remember your change of preferred units go to Settings gt Configure default gt Measurement units and choose the right option from the roll down menu Click first the Apply button and then click OK You can check your units settings in the Status bar The position of the mouse coordinates will show the used units START FORM When you open PatternMaker a Start form Welcome to PatternMaker will open x You can select what you want to do e use a pre designed garment this means you run a collection macro e open a blank drawing area a blank page Open a blank drawing area When you select Open a drawing area you can use all User ceed retin available features in PatternMaker e open a saved pattern a saved drawing in a file A a ida E view the Quick Start manual len ne EP MA In the Quick Start manual we will teach you how to use PatternMaker and his basic commands e Exit the program When you always want to use the same option you can set M Display Tip of the Day this by checking the box Do above this by default on start Welcome to PatternMaker Select f Use a pre desi
38. s that distance is calculated from the selected Start point 5 X 5 5 cm to the right seperates X from Y 0 Y 0 0 cm up or down Enter After entering numbers on the keyboard always click the lt Enter gt button this indicates you are done entering numbers Note When you have to type in the coordinates and you do not use the r before you type the X Y values the point wil go to the real X Y place at the screen which is not what you wanted E 6 GENERAL 6 5 6 6 6 7 Snap functions Using Snap functions in PatternMaker is very important to be able to draw very precisely It is a very handy tool to use with the commands in PatternMaker Snap means that a point is made magnetic When you want to start a line at precisely the endpoint of another line you can only do that by turning the snap Endpoint on Click in the Status bar at the Snap Off field and select Snap Endpoint then move with your mouse over the points of an object See how the color of those points changes it can become purple or it is showing yellow crosses depending on the used Snap function The points become magnetic and can be easily selected now You can activate the snap functions in The In Between Menu In the Status bar Shar LFF SHARP OFF GRID EHD FOIMT NEAREST ORTHO MID POINT INTERSECTION OFFSET MEASURED DISTANCE You can also select a snap function with the Ctrl F keys Examples of this are Ctrl F1 Snap Off
39. to go on with the next prompt of a command This means that you should be very careful with clicking your mouse and do not click too fast after eachother If not you can activate the last used command without knowing it Do not click and drag with your mouse PatternMaker does not work this way Left click the mouse LM When left clicking the mouse you start select a command or select things These things can be object s segments point s or start or destination points When you select an object or point it will get highlighted Right click the mouse RM When you are done selecting objects or points right click the mouse to finish the selection If the right mouse help menu is turned on you will get a special menu from which you can select what your next step will be Help Cancel Command Continue Selecting y RightMouse help menu RM help menu When you click the right mouse the program opens a RightMouse help menu You can decide if you are finished done with selecting things want to cancel the command or if you want to continue with the selection When you do not want the help of the right mouse help menu anymore you can turn it off in Configure default Settings 6 2 Command In PatternMaker you first select a command then you will select the object s or point s to which the command will be applied In the command bar you are asked questions about the commands which you have to answer The last line is
40. wn menu will be opened to select your command If a command is greyed out it can not be selected at the moment because you are in the middle of another command or nothing is drawn yet to edit Edit menu The edit commands affect entire objects Move Rotate Cut Erase etc Points menu not visible in Basic version The points commands affect editing individual points Delete Vertex Move Vertex Rotate vertex etc STATUS BAR Laver MI 26 50 1 68in lo 00 yards Courier New y mode color fill pattern Y line width layer mouse position snapmode yardage font command line style In the status bar is defined how you are drawing your patterns With which color which line type on what layer etc In Settings configure you can change the default settings for the present drawing When you want to change the setting of the current drawing you can also click on a pull down menu in the status bar and select another option If you want to change and save your settings for future drawings go to Settings gt Configure default gt Settings Change the items you want by selecting the right option from the roll down menu or by typing in the A 3 THE PATTERNMAKER SCREEN numbers Then click first the Apply button and then click OK Check the right side of the status bar to see the current command or most recent command A command name appears in green fit is active the current command and appears in purple if it is inactive
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