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Import Memorized Draft

What it Does​

Builds a new draft from a file made with Export Memorized Draft. PMP repeats every step in the file, using the measurements you choose. This is how you redraw a master pattern in a new size.

Use this when you have an exported memorized draft file and want a copy of the pattern. To learn how memorized drafts work and what to do when one fails, see Memorized Drafts.

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If a draft is open, PMP first asks you to confirm that importing closes it and that anything you have not saved is lost. Select Cancel in that message to stop. The workspace and the open draft are only closed after you choose a file, so closing the file window changes nothing.

How to Use​

  1. Select File > Memorized Draft > Import Draft from the main menu
  2. Your browser opens its own file window. Select the exported file. These are .json files
  3. In the PMP toolbox, titled Restore Memorized Draft, check the Name box. It starts as the original draft name followed by "Restore". Change it if you like
  4. If the draft used measurements, select a set from the Available Sets drop-down, then select Continue. Go to "If the Draft Used Measurements" below. The set can be in a different unit from the original draft. PMP converts the values for you
  5. If the draft used no measurements, select Restore. Go to "Rebuild the Draft" below

You can select Cancel in the toolbox at any step to stop. Nothing is kept.

If you have no measurement sets and the draft needs one, the toolbox tells you so. Select Cancel, create a set with Add Measurement Set or Import Measurement Set, then import the draft again.

If the Draft Used Measurements​

The toolbox changes to a table titled Map Measurements. The draft needs a value for every measurement it used. This table pairs each one with a measurement from your set. Only the measurements the draft actually used are listed, not the whole set.

The left column, Imported Draft Measurements, lists the names from the file. PMP looks for a measurement with the same or a similar name in your set. The right column, Your Measurements, shows what it found. Each row has these parts:

  • A small icon. A green check means the names match exactly. A yellow icon means PMP found a close match and you should check it. A red stop icon means it found no match, or only a weak guess. Check these rows first.
  • The name and value found. The value is in the unit of your chosen set, not the unit of the draft. Type values in the set's unit.
  • A value box. You can type any number here. Rows with no match start at 0.
  • A drop-down labeled Set. Select a different measurement from your set. Its value fills the value box.

For each row you can accept it as it is, pick another measurement from the Set drop-down, or type your own value. If you type a value, the row shows the imported name and the drop-down goes back to Set.

When every row looks right, select Accept All & Create Set. If a value box is empty or is not a number, a message says one or more measurements are missing values, and you can fix it and try again.

PMP saves a new measurement set named after your draft, with " Measurements" added. It uses the unit of the set you chose. Your own set is not changed, and values you typed are saved only in the new set.

Rebuild the Draft​

The toolbox is now titled Recall Methods. Save Draft is not available yet. Choose how to rebuild:

  1. Select Run Complete Draft to rebuild every step at once, or Step Through Draft to rebuild one step at a time
  2. If you chose Step Through Draft, read the message after each step. It names the item that was added and the tool that was used. Select Next Step to continue. Use this method to find where a draft goes wrong
  3. When the last step finishes, the toolbox is titled Recall Complete and says your draft has been restored. Check the workspace
  4. Select Save Draft to keep it, or Cancel to discard it

If a step fails, the toolbox is titled Error in Draft. It names the tool and version that failed, and the item it was making, if there is one. Steps before the failure are in the workspace. Select Save Draft to keep the draft as it is, or Cancel to discard it. See "Finding the Problem with Step Through" in Memorized Drafts, because the real cause is often a few steps before the one named.

If you select Cancel, the new measurement set made for this import is deleted too.

Things to Know​

  • The saved draft is version 1. The import does not create a history.
  • The new draft is not memorized, so it can't be exported again as a memorized draft.
  • It works like any other draft. You can keep drafting on it.
  • The new draft uses the unit of the original draft. Its measurement set is named at the top of the toolbox and appears in the Measurements menu like any other set. See Load Set for Active Draft.
  • Tracing images, PDFs and logos are not memorized, so they are not in the new draft. If you changed one with a layer tool, such as its opacity or name, that step is skipped
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If a draft used no measurement set, Continue and the mapping table are skipped. The only choice is the name.