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====[[Node Tool]]====
The Insert Node tool, found on the lower right-hand side of the toolbox, allows you to add points &
==Detail Mode==
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So, you've traced out your pattern with the Workpiece Tool, & have likely been confused by how limited the Workpiece Tool dialog box was by the number of options greyed out. But now you've made it to the Detail screen & are wanting to know just what all you can do now. The pattern piece options dialog, (which you previously met as the Workpiece Tool dialog,) is now fully operational.
=== Pattern Piece Options Dialog (Workpiece Tool) ===
Right-click any of the pattern pieces visible on the Detail screen, & a menu will pop up . The top item is Options, which is what we will be discussing now. Go ahead & click on it.
==== Paths: ====
The Paths section has three tabs: Main path, Seam allowance, & Internal paths.
===== Main path =====
''Forbid flipping'' defaults to off. Theoretically, checking it prevents your pattern pieces from being mirrored. In practice, I have been unable to establish any effect.
''Hide main path'' defaults to off. If you turn both this & Seam allowances on, the "main path," (which in this case amounts to the stitch line,) will not be shown on your pattern piece.
Next, we have the adjustable list of nodes constituting the main path of your pattern piece in clockwise order. '''''Node''' is a catch-all term for the points & curves which define the pattern area.'' If a node was added out of the correct order you can drag it to its rightful place in the clock; shifty arrow buttons are also available, which is super handy if you're using a track-pad. If you right-click a node, a menu will pop up. If the node is a point, it will ask if it should be marked as a ''Notch'', be ''Excluded'', or be ''Delete''d. If the node is a curve, it will ask if it should be ''Reverse''d, be ''Excluded'', or be ''Delete''d. If your curve was made in a way which was counter-clockwise to the main path, it will need to be reversed.
To the left of the nodes is a column of icons denoting special features relating to said nodes. If the node is a curve, there will be a loopy-arrow icon. If the curve was made in a way which was clockwise with the main path, the arrow must loop in the default clockwise direction, if the curve was made in a way which was counter-clockwise to the main path, it will need to be reversed, which shows as a counter-clockwise arrow. If the node is a notch, the icon will show which shape of notch it is.
===== Seam allowance =====
''Seam allowance'' defaults to off. Check the box to access the options.
''Built in'' defaults to off. If your seam-allowance was included in your drafting system, check this box. Notches don't show-up without a seamline, so while you could get away without turning seam allowance on, if you want your notches marked, this is how to take care of that.
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''Width'' defines the default width for seam allowances in this pattern piece. There is also a universal option for that in the Preferences. If you're using Inches, 0.625=(5/8) without any further input your seam allowance would be 5/8" all the way around. However, there's a decent chance that you'll make a pattern that gets placed on a fold, in which case you have to mess with Nodes.
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===Toolbox===
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