Manage Pieces

Adding and configuring the pieces that compose the model

Add a piece

In the Import section of the model editor:

1. To add a piece to the model, click the Add Piece button on the left sidebar

2. In the dialog enter the piece name and set the quantity, number of sections, the coefficient and optionally the desired rounding.

3. Confirm by clicking the Add Piece button.

After adding the pieces the editor will show the list of pieces in the left sidebar and in the center area a text box with as many rows as the number of sections specified.

List of pieces with their sections

Import the area values of pieces/sections

Make sure you select the desired size from the size list before entering the area values.

For each created piece in the list on the left, the center of the screen displays a text box with a number of numbered rows corresponding to the sections specified when the piece was created.

• In each of these boxes, enter the area value (in cm²) of each section. If the piece has only one section, only one row is shown where the total area of the piece should be entered.

Section numbering

When entering area values for pieces with more than one section it is important to always start from the lowest section of the piece, or the leftmost one, depending on its shape and the CAD layout.

For example:

• For a back piece, section 1 corresponds to the first section at the bottom, i.e. the hem; section 2 is immediately above it and so on.

• On a sleeve, section 1 corresponds to the first starting from the cuff.

• On a hood band, section 1 is the one joined to the facing.

• For a collar, section 1 corresponds to the leftmost section.

Tips

• You can enter the area values manually, typing them row by row, or by copy and paste from a table, text file or Excel document. In this case make sure the row order matches the order of the sections for that piece.

• Immediately to the right of the left sidebar there is a column with an empty text box called Help Import. This box can be useful during data import because you can copy all the area values from an Excel or text file here and then cut and paste them into the respective sections, avoiding the need to switch applications.

Edit a piece

1. To rename or modify an existing piece, click the Edit button next to the piece name in the left sidebar.

2. Confirm by pressing the Save button in the edit window.