Pattern Editor

In the Pattern Editor, you can create new patterns or edit existing patterns. Approximate patterns can be edited to become the exact patterns you want.

Opening The Editor

To bring a pattern into the editor, double click inside it on the Project View portion of the Project Screen. To create a new pattern, double click in empty space in the Project View area of the Project Screen.

Alternatively, you can select the pattern you want to edit and click the Pattern Editor button on the Project Window Patterns Tab or press F5.

Pattern Editor Window

1. Quick Access Toolbar: Shortcut to Undo, Redo, Zoom All, and Clear Originals. You can add or remove items on the Quick Access Toolbar. Right-click on the toolbar to remove or move the toolbar. Right-click on any tool to add it to the toolbar. 

2. Ribbon Bar: Gives access to the Pattern Editor functions found on the File, Design, Perimeter, Cut Ready, and View tabs. 

3. Patterns Window/History Window:

• The Patterns window allows you to change between the patterns you are editing by clicking on the pattern you want to edit. If you have not saved changes before changing the pattern you are editing, it will ask if you want to save before changing patterns. Use the Toggle button to switch between Preview and List modes. List mode makes is more compact and allows you to see longer pattern names.

• When in Preview mode you can see the full pattern name by hovering over the pattern name.

• The History window allows you to see the historical actions of the current editor session (also called the Undo Stack). Click on any entry to move forward and backward to that point. Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y will perfrom Undo and Redo. **NOTE** If you move backward and then start taking new actions, the list will be reset to that point and the actions after that will be erased. 

4. Toolbar: Control Selectors, Attributes, and Seam Allowances.  

5. Bottom Controls: Controls for the grid and guides. 

6. Status Bar: On the left side, all of the available keys will be listed. Hovering over one of the keys will provide you with information on how to use that key. On the right side, there is information about the element(s) selected. 

7. Element Explorer: Displays information about all the elements in the current pattern. The columns in Element Explorer can be configured to display different information as shown below.

8. Search: Activates the Search Tool Window where you can search for specific elements. You can also access this function by pressing Ctrl + F.

File Tab

The File Tab contains a Help and Preferences sections. These are both identical to the pages in the Project Window. A New pattern can be created as well as access to the Done and Cancel.