PDS:Notch Tool
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Use the Notch tool to add a notch to a piece’s contour . This tool provides an easy way to add or edit notches .
- A notch is a marking point positioned on the boundary of a piece and is used to accurately align one piece to another piece indicating how pieces are sewn together. There are three parameters that define a notch location on the piece’s boundary and the size of the notch. These parameters are depth, width, and angle. The Notch’s parameters are defined and can be changed in the Notch Properties.
- Notches are also used to define stripe adjust points for stripe matching on the Marker.
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Icon & Location
Operation
- Select the Notch tool.
- Place the tool where the notch is to be applied.
- Click the mouse button.
- The Notch Properties opens and allows specifying different paramtters of the notch, such as the type, size, and exact placement of the notch.
Common Usage Example
1. A notch is placed on the side seam of a back piece of a skirt
2. Notch was added on a piece that is set to half. The notch was Automatically to the reflected side of the piece
3. In the Notch Properties the notch was placed exactly in the middle of the side seam. Even if the side seam length will change, the notch will stay automatically in the middle
4. A matching notch was added on the side seam of the front piece
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Alt – open 'Notch Properties' pane (In case it is disabled in the preferences).
- Ctrl – Disregard the snap definition.
- Shift – When clicking on an already existing notch, and the Notch properties pane is closed – it will open it, showing the properties of the selected notch. Same thing can be achieved by double clicking on the notch with the Select Tool.
