Dart

Purpose:

Support for inserting dart, editing dart, deleting dart, trace as a dart, and setting as a dart 

Operation Path:

Home ▶ Rectangle Drop-down Menu ▶ Dart

Operation Instructions:

Insert Dart

• Simply click on the "Dart" tool along the outline to insert a dart, which will then prompt a pop-up dialogue  

• Depth & Width: allow to adjust the depth and width of the dart  

• Sewing: Checking this option automatically adds sewing lines to the dart  

• Fold Reverse: Adjusts the orientation of the dart. 

Edit Dart  

• Use the Move & Edit Pattern or the Dart tool to select the dart  

• Right-click and choose "Edit Dart" to reset the dart parameters

Delete Dart  

• Use the Move & Edit Pattern or the Dart tool to select the dart  

• Right-click and choose "Delete Dart" to restore the pattern to its original state

4.Trace as Dart  

When use trace tool selecting two baselines, right-click supports "Trace as Dart"  

In the following conditions, a popup will display "Failed to trace as dart. Please check the relevant shapes"  

• If the number of selected baseline is not 2

• If the selected object contains internal lines or outlines

• If two vertices close to the outline are not on the outline

• If two edges do not share a vertex

• If the lengths of two edges are not equal  

Note: The conditions for successfully outlining as a dart are strict and generally apply only to dart structures imported from pattern-making software

Set as Dart 

Use Edit Pattern, selecting two connected outlines (excluding holes) will enable the 'Set as Dart' in the right-click menu  

A popup dialogue will appear indicating 'Set as Dart' failure under the following conditions:

• When the number of selected outlines is not 2

• When the selected objects include internal lines

• When the lengths of the two lines are not equal (with a difference exceeding 1mm)