PDS:Join Pieces Tool

Use the Join Pieces tool to combine two pieces into one along a shared segment. If the two pieces have the same length and angle, they are joined perfectly. If they do not have the same length and angle, and if the line segments are not parallel, the pieces are joined, but their junction is not perfect. You may need to edit the intersecting lines on the newly joined piece. You can cut and rejoin patterns as often as necessary.

Icon & Location

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• Toolbar: Piece
• Toolbox: Build & Cut

Operation

1. Invoke the Join Pieces tool.
2. Click on the shared point of the first piece
3. Click on the matching point on the second piece to join the pieces together.
4. In the Join Pieces Alongside dialog, uncheck the Move Pieces Along Side Only option to combine the pieces into a single piece.
5. Click OK to accept the joining.

Common Usage Example

1. Both pieces have one common contour segment

2. Mark both the pieces to be joined

3. The pieces are combined into one piece

Dialog Explanation

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Change Direction

Check this option to shift the direction of the segments. The highlited lines mark how the pieces will be joined.

5. Change Direction is not enabled

6. Pieces are not joined properly

7. Change Direction is enabled

8. Pieces are joined properly

Delete Seam

Check this option to remove the seam between the joined pieces, and combine the two pieces into one.

9. Two pieces with seam are joined

10. Disabled – seam is not deleted

11. Enabled – seam is deleted

Move Pieces Alongside Only

Check this option to move the pieces next to each other, without deleting the seam in-between the pieces. The two pieces remain separate.

12. Two pieces which are joined

13. Disabled – the pieces are joined

14. Enabled – the pieces are only moved next to each other

Related Subjects

• Cut Tool
• Trace Segments Tool
• Trace Pieces Tool