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Arrange Layout Tool

What it Does​

Lets you move, label, rotate, flip and remove the pattern pieces on a layout. A layout is a picture of your fabric where you arrange pieces to see how much fabric you need. See Calculating Fabric Needed.

As you move pieces, the fabric gets longer or shorter to match the lowest piece. The workspace shows Fabric Required in yards or meters, to match your units.

Use this after you have added pieces with the Add Pattern to Layout Tool.

How to Use​

  1. Activate the tool by clicking the Arrange Layout icon
  2. Select the layout to arrange from the list
  3. Hover over a pattern piece to highlight it
  4. Click and drag a piece to move it. Click a piece to select it and show its options
  5. With a piece selected, you can use any of these:
    • Label: type a label in the box, then select Apply. The text is added to the piece. Apply a new label to replace the old one
    • Rotate 45 °: turns the piece 45 degrees. Select it again to keep turning
    • Flip Pattern: flips the piece left to right and gives it the Wrong Side background. Select it again to flip it back
    • Delete Pattern: removes the piece from this layout. The layout pattern is not deleted, so you can add it to a layout again
  6. Select another piece to work on it, or select Save to keep your changes. Select Close to leave without saving
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Circles cannot be flipped or rotated. A message tells you so.

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To save a picture of the finished layout, see the Export PNG Tool.

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If the layout you select is hidden, it is shown so you can see the pieces you arrange.