UserManual:Creating Layouts

To export a pattern, first create a layout. Valentina supports the automatic creation of layouts.

All that is required is to create workpieces in the Detail section and set creation options.

Paper format: this is a dropdown box from which you can choose the format of the paper size used by your printer.

However: If you want to print on a simple A4-printer you must NOT choose A4. The program thinks it has to print it all on a single A4 paper and since this is usually not possible it doesn't work.

Instead you choose A0,Custom or Roll.

(I don't know the difference between A0 and Custom).

Then in the fields Width and Height you have to fill in the minimum size of your biggest pattern piece or/and multiply the size of A4 so that it reaches this minimal size needed for your biggest pattern piece.

(I have not figured out if it is important to use the largest hight or width).

(also not the effect of choosing portret or landscape)

Then there is the section of the printer:

Some options need more detailed explanation.

• Rotate workpiece. Help avoid situations with workpieces that have convex shape. Those shapes can't be handled by basic algorithm. Rotation value sets angle value for single workpiece rotation around vertex point. For example: 180 means two rotations by 180 degree each. Numbers of rotations can be calculated from the expression 360/angle_value. Warning. Increasing rotation number will increase time for searching best position for workpiece.
• Layout width. Width of space around workpiece, ie, layout allowance. To calculate width between two workpieces multiply current value by 2.
• Shift length. Shift length value helps create additional points on workpieces edge. If length of edge is less than shift program then the left edge is untouched. These additional points Valentina uses for moving workpiece along contour edge. The more points on an edge the more chance to find best position. Warning. Sub-optimal length (too small) will increase time for searching best position for workpiece.

All calculation program do in pixels.

1. Create or open file that already have workpieces.
2. Click on button Create Layout  or select File->Export pattern (layout).
3. Click on button  and set creation options.
4. Click OK for start generation.
5. Wait until generation finished.