Offset
We will add a ½" offset (seam allowance) to the sleeve. We will add it to the Long Sleeve style.
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From the panel, select the Object tab and then Edit. Open the Sleeve by double clicking at it or select Sleeve and click the Edit button.
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Click the "Advanced" button at the right top.
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Type “0.5” in the Value field. (we set an default offset of 0.5) and click OK.
Note : when you fill in anything in the measure or Value field of the Offset the arrange box will get checked automatically. *
See Arrange the patterns for more information.
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Back in the Sleeve object click “OK” to save the changes to Advanced.
Once again, the offset doesn’t show up anywhere except running the macro in PatternMaker. The object and its offset (seam allowance) are automatically grouped together in PatternMaker.
When you test PM and select the Long Sleeve you will see the drawn seam allowance.
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If you want also an offset for the Short Sleeve style, you have to add the Offset in that style to the Sleeve object.
We have made an offset of 1/2" which is always automatically drawn. When you want the user have a choice in an offset and how much instead of filling in value field with 0.5 you can make a prompted measure Seam allowance which is selected in the Measure field in the Advanced box.
In PatternMaker a prompted measure Seam allowance is showing to fill in.
IMPORTANT!
At the moment when you you add an offset to a parent style which has children MacroGen will give you a warning message after you to clicked OK to save the change to the object.
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Selecting "Change Children" will reset all children to the changed parent.
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Selecting "Keep children" will only make the change to the parent.
This means that it is not possible to add the offset to parent and children at once without resetting the children back to the parent.
Save your project.