PDS:Toolbars Reference Guide

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Contents 1 General Toolbar 2 Contour Toolbar 3 Piece Toolbar 4 Insert Toolbar 5 Edit Toolbar 6 Grading Toolbar 7 Darts Toolbar 8 Views Toolbar 9 3D Toolbar 10 3D Flattening Toolbar General Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Select Tool		Z	Selects pieces, points, or objects, and moves pieces by clicking and dragging or using the space key
New File		Ctrl+N	Creates a new file
Open File		Ctrl+O	Opens an existing file
Save File		Ctrl+S	Saves a file
Print		Ctrl+P	Prints pieces on the working area
Plot		Ctrl+L	Plots the pieces on the working area
Arrange For Plot Arrange On Board Arrange on Board with Large Gap Arrange for Plot Direct Arrange All Arrange Two Overlapped Pieces		Ctrl+K	Arranges and spreads the pieces currently in the piece list on the working area Arranges for plot with a standard gap, only for pieces currently on the working area Arranges for plot with a large gap, only for pieces currently on the working area   Arranges for plot with a standard gap, for all pieces in the file Arranges for plot all the pieces in the file Arranges parts and spreads overlapping pieces, two at a time
Report To Excel			Exports the current file information to an Excel report
Digitize			Digitally inputs a paper pattern
Zoom By Rectangle Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom All Zoom Real Zoom Selection		Ctrl+Num+ Numb+ Numb- Home   Ctrl+Home	Drags rectangle around area to be zoomed into Zooms in when clicked Zooms out when clicked Zooms so that all pieces are visible Selects an area to zoom in real scale Zooms to show selected piece
Undo		Ctrl+Z	Undoes the Last action; Undoes by history, by clicking the chevron
Redo		Ctrl+Y	Reverses the Undo; Redoes by history, by clicking the chevron
Cut		Ctrl+X	Cuts the selected piece(s) and stores it (them) on the clipboard
Copy		Ctrl+C	Copies the selected piece(s) and stores it (them) on the clipboard
Paste		Ctrl+V	Pastes piece(s) saved to the clipboard.
Replace Old Refresh Old Remove Active Save Active As New Separate Piece Swap Pieces		F9	Removes selected pieces from the working area and saves them to the Pieces window Refreshes selected piece(s) in the Pieces window according to the changes done on the working area Removes selected piece(s) from the working area without saving changes Saves selected piece as a copy and removes it from the working area Removes all but the selected pieces Replaces selected edited piece(s) on the working area with the original piece(s) on the Pieces window
Help Index		F1	Opens the Help menu

Contour Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Round Corner		Ctrl+R	Transforms an angular corner into a rounded corner
Align Points Align Horizontal Align Vertical Align By Line		G	Aligns multiple points vertically, horizontally or by a specified angle Aligns objects horizontally, according to a selected object Aligns objects vertically, according to a selected object Aligns objects on a selected line
Smooth			Reshapes a line by deleting unnecessary support points, to end hold Shift on last click
Join Internal Contours Split Internal Contour		Shift+J	Connects two non-closed internal contours Splits an internal contour into separate segments
Extend Contour As Curve			Extends the selected contour line while maintaining its curved shape
Circle To Contour			Transforms a circle into a contour supported by a selected number of points
Extend Internal Object		E	Extends an internal line, dart or circle up to the contour, or by a specified length
Trim		Shift+T	Cuts off an internal line up to a meeting point with another line
Trace And Trim		Ctrl+Shift+T	Cuts off two internal lines at their intersection point
Lines Between Segments			Adds a specified number of lines between two existing lines
Hole Overcut			Creates an overcut on a closed internal to allow cutting access

Piece Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Walk		W F11 F12 Ctrl+F12 Shift+F12	Walks pieces together Flips walking direction Adds notches to rotating and stationary pieces Adds a notch to a stationary piece Adds a notch to a rotating piece
Measure		Ctrl+D	Measures the distance between two points, or along a straight or curved line
Join Pieces		J	Joins two pieces into one piece
Cut Cut Along Internal		C Ctrl+Shift+C	Drafts a cut line on a piece and splits it to two pieces Cuts a piece along an internal line
Build Piece Trace Segments Trace Pieces Build Zone Trace Zone Swap Zone Segment		B Ctrl+B Ctrl+Shift+B Ctrl+Shift+Z Shift+Z	Automatically builds a new piece from selected sections of existing piece(s) Builds a new piece by following along segments in/of a piece/overlapping pieces Builds a new piece out of overlapping pieces Builds a new zone in a selected section of a piece Builds a new zone in a piece by following along segments Swaps between internal lines to determine the border of a zone
Fold Out Fold In Point To Point Fold		Ctrl+Shift+F Shift+F	Folds out a facing or lapel line or any selected internal line Folds in a part of a piece along a selected internal line Folds in a part of a piece along two selected points

Insert Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Add Point On Contour Point		O Shift+O	Adds a point along a line Adds a point outside of a contour line; the contour line will shift towards the new point
Notch Notch On Point Add Points To All Notches Grade Notch		N Shift+N Ctrl+Shift+N	Adds a notch on a segment Adds a notch on a corner point to place it on the previous/next segment Adds a point to any existing notch Displays and sets grading of a single notch relative to a selected grading point for all sizes
Seam Remove Seam Remove Seam On Segment Cut Seam Angle Copy Seam Paste Seam Replicate Seam Match Seam		S Shift+S Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S	Adds/changes seam allowance Removes the seam allowance from the entire piece Removes the seam from a selected segment Customizes a corner for a seam allowance Copies the seam from a selected segment Pastes a copied seam to a selected segment Replicates the seam shape from one piece to another Places one piece over another and matches the shape of their seam
Dart Add Fullness Create Dart By Pivot Points Close Dart By Pivot Points Edit Dart By Pivot Points Cutting Dart By Arc		Ctrl+Alt+D	Drafts a dart, shifts a dart, or shifts a dart Apex Slashes and spreads a piece at a selected area to add fullness Slashes and spreads a selected area in the piece to set a dart Closes a dart while maintaining two fixed pivot points Adjusts a dart while maintaining two fixed pivot points Arcs dart legs and cuts out selected dart
Circle Circle By Three Points		Ctrl+Alt+C	Selects a center and diameter to define a circle Selects three points to define a circle
Button Add Several Buttons Add Several Lines		Ctrl+Alt+B	Creates a button or a drill hole Adds several buttons in a row Adds several lines in a row
Text Text Direction		T	Allows you to type additional text on a piece in any location Sets the text location and direction in the piece
Pleat		L	Adds a pleat between two selected points
Pleat Line		Shift+L	Draws pleat lines (axis lines) from which to create pleats
Arc		A	Creates an internal arched line or reshapes a contour as an arched line
Wave			Creates an internal waved line or reshapes a contour as a waved line

Edit Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Delete		Backspace	Deletes objects such as points, internal lines, pleats, darts or buttons
Draft Two Circles Tangent		D Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C	Drafts contours and internal lines. Hold down the SHIFT key to draft curved points. Creates a line that runs between two selected points on two circles
Move Point Move Point Along Contour Move Points Proportionally Move Fixed Segment Move Points Multi Move Move Sub-Segment Rotate Sub-Segment		M Shift+M Ctrl+Shift+N Ctrl+M Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+Alt+M	Moves a selected point Moves a single point along an existing line Reshapes and trues a line by moving its points proportionally Moves a line of selected points equally and in the same direction, thus maintaining the length of the line Moves a chain of points using DX, DY, Distance and Angle values for each point Moves several points and internal objects from a single piece or multiple pieces Moves a segment without changing a specified sub-segment (a smaller segment) Rotates a sub-segment without changing a specified segment
Move Piece Move Piece On Piece Move And Copy Internal		Space bar   I	Moves a selected piece across your work area Places one piece over another according to matching segments Moves internal elements on the same piece, or copies elements from one piece to another
Select Internals Tool		Shift+I	Selects multiple internal lines or elements. This helps to clean up patterns
Rotate Piece Rotate Contour Or Text		R	Rotates a piece around a center point Rotates a contour or text
Rotate			Rotates a piece or several pieces, internal objects or the baseline by a specified number of degrees
Rotate Segment Tool			Rotates a segment around a pivot point
Rotate To Horizontal Rotate To Vertical		( - ) Shift+( - )	Rotates a piece horizontally to a selected line Rotates a piece vertically to a selected line
Rotate Clockwise Rotate Counter Clockwise		( ] ) ( [ )	Rotates a piece in a clockwise direction Rotates a piece in a counter-clockwise direction
Flip Horizontal Flip Vertical Flip Along Line		Shift+( = ) ( = ) Ctrl+( = )	Flips a piece from left to right (Y axis) Flips a piece from top to bottom(X axis) Flips a piece along a selected line
New Baseline Rotate To Initial Baseline Set Baseline Direction Set Baseline Perpendicular Direction		Ctrl+/ Shift+/ /	Redraws and centers the baseline Rotates the piece so that the baseline is horizontal Rotates the baseline parallel to two selected points Rotates the baseline perpendicular to two selected points
Set Half Set Mirror Line Open Half Close Half		H Ctrl+Alt+H Shift+H Ctrl+H	Creates a mirrored half of a piece along a selected segment Creates a mirrored piece for the piece's contour alone along a selected segment Opens a halved piece and protects it from changes Reverses the Open Half
Swap Segments			Swaps an internal segment with an external contour
Create Parallel		P	Creates a line parallel to the selected line
Extend Parallel		Shift+P	Extends the selected line in a parallel motion

Grading Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Previous Grading Point		Left Arrow	Selects previous grading point
Copy Grading		Shift+C	Copies X & Y Grading values in order to paste them on a different grading point
Paste Relatively			A mode in which the grading values will be pasted relatively to the piece center (flips grading around the piece center)
Paste Grading		Shift+V	Pastes both X and Y grading values to a selected point
Paste X Grading		Shift+X	Pastes only the X grading values to a selected point
Paste Y Grading		Shift+Y	Pastes only the Y grading values to a selected point
Paste Grading Around			Pastes the diagonal distance value (dd) to a selected point
Clear Grading			Clears all grading values in the selected grading point
Flip X Grading			Flips the grading values from + to – along the X axis
Equal X Grading			Equals X grading for all sizes
Clear X Grading			Clears the X grading values for selected points
Flip Y Grading			Flips the grading values from + to – along the Y axis
Equal Y Grading			Equals Y grading for all sizes
Clear Y Grading			Clears the Y grading values for selected points
Graded Nest			Stacks separate pieces to create a graded nest
Grade Proportionally			Grades the intermediate points between two grading points proportionally
Stack Point			Stacks grading on a selected point
Next Grading Point		Right Arrow	Selects the next grading point

Darts Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Dart Add Fullness Create Dart By Pivot Points Close Dart By Pivot Points Edit Dart By Pivot Points Cutting Dart By Arc		Ctrl+Alt+D	Drafts a dart, shifts a dart, or shifts a dart Apex Slashes and spreads a piece at a selected area to add fullness Slashes and spreads a selected area in the piece to set a dart Closes a dart while maintaining two fixed pivot points Adjusts a dart while maintaining two fixed pivot points Arcs dart legs and cuts out selected dart
Multiple Darts			Creates multiple darts between two selected points
Create Dart			Creates a dart between two selected points
Copy Dart			Copies selected darts to the clipboard
Paste Dart			Pastes copied darts on to the selected point
Close Darts			Closes the selected darts
Fix Dart			Equals the length of dart legs and corrects its fold

Views Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Style Set		4	Opens the Style Sets Info window
Grading Table		2	Opens the Grading table
Rules Library		Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R	Opens the Rules Library window
Compare Length		5	Opens the Compare Length window
Calculator		Shift+1	Opens the Calculator window
3D View		7	Opens the 3D Model window
Stitches Window		0	Opens the Stitch List window
3D Properties		8	Opens the 3D Properties window
Ruler		Ctrl+Shift+Num+	Shows/hides the Rulers around the working area
Pattern Shaders			Shows/hides the 3D Shaders over the pattern pieces
Fabric Full Screen			Shows/hides the Fabric Texture over the working area
Clip Fabric Pattern			Shows/hides the Fabric Texture over the pattern pieces
Control Points			Shows/hides all grading and non-grading points

3D Toolbar

Tool Name	Tool Icon	Tool Shortcut	Tool Description
Clear Cloth Clear Lines		Ctrl+`	Removes pieces and garment from 3D Model window Removes lines, text, measurements and patches from 3D Model
Place Cloth		Shift+`	Places pattern pieces around the model
Simulate Draping		`	Sews the 3D pieces and calculates fabric behaviour
Stitch		U	Stitches pattern pieces together
Show Stitch Mode		Shift+U	Selects stitches to set up or delete parameters
Move Texture		Ctrl+Arrows Ctrl+Alt+Arrows Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Arrows	Moves texture of fabric Scales texture of fabric Rotates texture of fabric
Model Properties Tape Measure Circumference Measure			Opens Model Properties window to adjust parametric model measurements and shape Measures distances between two points in the 3D Model window Measures girths in the 3D window
3D Move Piece 3D Rotate Piece 3D Scale Piece			Moves selected 3D objects Rotates selected 3D objects Scales selected 3D objects
Simulation Properties Zoom All Auto Rotate Tension Map Lighting Editor Display Shadows Show Or Hide Model		Ctrl+Shift+`	Opens the Simulation Properties window Zooms to view the whole 3D scene Rotates the camera around the model continually Displays and inspects colored maps of tension, stretch and distance of garment in relation to the model Opens the Lighting Editor window to change light source position and intensity Casts and obstructs light to display shadow effect Shows/hides the model in the 3D Model window
Load Model Save Model Snapshot Print Model			Opens OptiTex Model and Cloth files and imports models to OptiTex 3D Saves OptiTex Model and Cloth files and exports models to other 3D standard formats Saves an image of the 3D scene Prints out current view of model