PDS:Walk Options

Location

• PDS:Menu: Piece> Walk> Walk options (Ctrl+W)

Dialog Explanation

Step On Stationary Piece

Determines the distance of every move when using the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Set Notch On Point

Determines whether a notch is added to the pieces' points at the intersection of the two stationary pieces.

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3. Walking on a second stationary piece. Set Notch On Point is disabled

4. Set Notch On Point is enabled

Skip Darts

When Skip Darts is disabled, the dart width is also walked on. In this example the piece's segments don't match.

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7. The segments of both pieces do not match

8. The segments of both pieces match

Skip Open Pleats

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11. The segments of both pieces do not match

12. The segments of both pieces match

Ratio

Determines the Ratio between the moving and stationary pieces' segments.

13. * Moving = 20
* Stationary = 10
Turns automatically to: * Moving = 2
* Stationary = 1

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Direction

Determines the direction of the moving pieces – clockwise or counter clockwise. If a walked piece seems to move in a 'strange' way, just change its direction.

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Support Notch

Type

Determines the Notch Type that is added on when the moving piece passes the intersection of one stationary piece with another.

Command

Set the Command type of the added notch.

Ratio

20. * Moving length = 40
* Stationary length =20
* Ration is 2:1

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Distance

Indicates the distance from the starting point of the moving and stationary pieces.

24. * Moving = 0
* Stationary = 0

25. * Moving = 20cm
* Stationary = 10cm

26. * Moving = 40cm
* Stationary = 20cm

Reconnect

Allows you to change the walking Ratio while walking.

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29. In the second section the ratio is set to 2:1, and the Reconnect button is pressed

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31. The segments match

32. If the Reconnect button had not been pressed, the ratio of 2:1 would have been calculated from the starting point of the walking. In this case the segments would not have matched

Advanced INI Setting

Don't restore piece location after walking 

Determines whether the "Do you want to restore the walking piece position" dialog will pop up or not. By default, the dialog appears.

Change this setting through Optitex10 INI

[OptiTex PDS]
NoRestorePieceLocationAfterWalking=0

Related Subject

• Walk Tool