First steps

How to make your first pattern - seven short steps. In the program the same list opens from the "Help" menu or with F1. Hover over any button to see a hint; the line at the bottom of the window tells you what to do next in the current tool.

1. Draw a contour

   On the left, in the "Drawing" section, pick "Rectangle" (hover over the shapes button to pick another one) and click two corners - or type the width and height into the fields at the cursor: Tab - next field, Enter - done. Smooth shapes are drawn with "Contour".

2. Make it a piece

   Select the contour with a click and press "Piece" on the ribbon. The piece card on the right holds its name, quantity and material.

3. Add a seam

   With the piece selected, press "Seam" - a line of stitch holes runs along the whole edge. For a seam along only part of the edge, switch to "Edges" mode 2 above the drawing, select the edges you need (Shift - add) and press "Seam". The punch or iron, pitch and offset are changed in the seam card on the right.

4. Link the seams that are sewn together

   Click the stitch line of one seam, Shift+click the stitch line of the other and press "Link": both sides get the same number of holes. For a piece laid over a base, such as a pocket on a panel, use "Link partly", "Flat overlay": the holes line up on top of each other.

5. Add marking and hardware

   If needed: alignment notches and dimensions are in the "Marking" section on the left, snaps and rivets are on the "Workshop" tab on the right, button "Place".

6. Save the drawing

   Ctrl+S.

7. Print

   "File" - "Export" - PDF. Print at 100 % scale, without "Fit to page", and before cutting check the 50 × 50 mm control square with a ruler. For a laser or a plotter, SVG and DXF are there too.