New Draft

What it Does

Starts a new, empty pattern project. A draft is one pattern project. It holds everything you draw, along with its saved versions. A version is a saved step in a draft, and you can go back to an earlier one with Undo.

Use this when you want to begin a new pattern from scratch.

How to Use

1. Select File > New Draft from the main menu.
2. In the toolbox, type a name in Draft Name.
3. Select a unit from Draft Unit. You can choose Inches, Millimeters (mm) or Centimeters (cm).
4. Optional: Check Memorize this draft. if you want PMP to remember your steps so you can repeat them later. See Memorized Drafts.
5. Optional: If you have saved measurement sets, select one from Available Sets:. The set is loaded and its values are converted to the unit you chose. If you have no saved sets, this list does not appear.
6. Select Open Draft to create the draft, or Cancel to stop.

If you leave the name empty, a message tells you a draft name is required. If you leave the unit on Select a unit, a message tells you a unit is required. Fix the entry and select Open Draft again.

The workspace is empty after the draft opens. The details at the top of the toolbox show the draft name, the version (0), the unit, the selected layer (Draft Layer), the measurement set and whether the draft is memorized.

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A new draft is not stored in the browser until you use at least one tool and select Save. If you close the browser or open a different draft before that, the new draft is lost.

Point of No Return

You cannot change the unit after the draft is created.