Glossary
Glossary
Listed here are terms used in Seamly2D. The Term column is sortable.
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Draft | First phase of a Seamly2D pattern, created using the Point, Line, Curve, Arc, and Circle tools in Draw Mode. |
Workpiece | Second phase of a Seamly2D pattern, created with the Detail tool in Draw Mode. Add seam allowances, labels, grainlines, passmarks, internal paths, and join Workpieces together in Detail Mode. |
Layout | Final phase of a Seamly2D pattern, created with the Layout tools in Layout Mode. For large format printers, select the paper size of the printer which must be able contain the largest Workpiece in your pattern. For desktop printers, select any paper size which can hold all of your pattern pieces, then print your Layout as a Tiled PDF onto A4 or Letter sized paper. |
Vocabulary Update
Up until the version 0.6.0 of Seamly2D, some of the english vocabulary was wrong throughout the source code and the UI.
Here is a list of the uncorrect words and their correction.
Uncorrect english Term | Correct english Term |
---|---|
Passmark | Notch |
Printer fields | Printer margins |
Increments | Ease (or Variable, depending on how we want to use them, or Parameter)
(nb. Ease is just one use for these) |
Detail | Pattern piece |
Pattern piece | Draft / Drawing |
Priority Translation Request
The following table contains a specialized list of terms specific to pattern drafting. Many of these terms are difficult to translate using tools like Google translate. Forum users are invited to add special terms in their language and suggest translations.
English | español | Deutsch | Italian | Français | Português | Dutch | Finnish | Russian |
pivot point
a point around which a group of objects can be rotated |
pivot point | Pivotpunkt | pivot point | Point de pivot | ponto de rotação | draaipunt | Ivpivot-piste | Ivpivot point |
dart | Abnäher | |||||||