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PDS Preferences - Notch

The Notch menu allows you to set your Notch preferences.

Dialog Explanation

Setting

Add A Grading Point When Creating A New Notch

Creates a Grading Point at the base of a new notch.

1. Original Piece

2. Notch with grading point option enabled

3. Notch without grading point option disabled

Use The Notch's Minimum Screen Size

Defines the smallest possible pixel size of the notch as it appears on screen.

Minimum Notch Screen Size

4. Zoom Out

5. Zoom In

Notch Length For Dart And Pleat

Sets the default length of the dart's and pleat's notches.

Keep the Seam Notch On The Grading Point, Regardless Of Its Angle

If a Notch is connected to a point with Ratio it will remain on the grading point of the seam, even after changing its angle.

6. Original Pieces

7. Disabled

8. Enabled

Set The Notch Direction On A Corner Point

Sets the default corner type of a Direction notch that is added on a corner of two segments.

Show Special Notch Types When 'U' Notch is Selected

Determines whether to show the U notch special forms in the notch properties.

Correct The Notch Direction After 'Build' or 'Trace' tools

After Build Piece from an internal with a notch, the notch will be turned to the inside of the new piece.

9. Original Piece with notch

10. Piece With Build tool

11. After build, the Piece Notch is Same Direction option is disabled

12. Option is enabled: both notches are inside the piece

Show Warning for Large Notch Ratio

Displays a warning when notch Ratio exceeds 1 or falls below 0.

13. Warning for Large Notch Ratio

Notch Type

Type

Sets the type (shape) of a notch.

Set Last Used Type As Default

Creates notches of the same type as the most recently used notch.

Plotting And Cutting Time

Sets the default cutting or plotting time for the notch.

Before The External Contour

The notch will be cut before the contour.

While Cutting

The notch will be cut together with the contour.

After The External Contour

The notch will be cut after the contour.

Dimensions

Sets the default depth and width of a notch.

14. Depth (I notch)

15. Width (V notch)

16. Length (T notch)

Depth

Sets the depth of the notch.

Width

Sets the width of the notch.

Angle

Set the angle of the notch.

Command

Sets the Command to be applied at plot and cutting time, e.g., Draw, Cut, Punch, None.

Grading Type

Sets the default type of relationship between notch and point. The notch's position can be represented by three different types of relationship; Proportional, From previous point and From next point.

Related Subjects

PDS:Preferences (Notch)

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