Latest revision as of 18:23, 13 April 2018

Layout Mode[edit | edit source]

Overview[edit | edit source]

A Layout Image contains the final version of your selected pattern pieces as they appear in Detail Mode. It does not include internal hatch marks, points, or point labels.

Each Layout Image has a background size that determines how the pattern pieces will be placed, and how many sheets are included in the Layout Image. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, the Layout Image background size can be selected from pre-defined sheet paper sizes, roll paper sizes, or you can create a custom size.

The background size is NOT REQUIRED to be your printer's paper size.
The background size must be big enough to hold your largest pattern piece. A multisheet Layout Image is created when the background size can hold your largest pattern piece but can't hold ALL pattern pieces.

A Layout Image can be printed:

directly from Seamly2D
to a single sheet of paper if your single sheet Layout Image fits within your printer paper
across multiple sheets of paper:
- as a tiled PDF if your single sheet Layout Image is bigger than your printer paper,
- as shown in your multisheet Layout Image if each sheet matches or is smaller than your printer paper

Create a Layout Image[edit | edit source]

Select a Layout Image background size from the paper sizes or create a custom paper size.
The background size must be able to hold your biggest pattern piece, otherwise this error message appears: "Several workpieces left not arranged, but none of them match for paper."
To print a Layout Image as a tiled PDF, the background size must be bigger than the size of the paper in your printer and must be big enough to hold all pattern pieces.

Sheet paper size:
- Best for printing multisheet Layout Images. Multisheets are displayed in the righthand column of Layout Mode. (Example: Your multisheet Layout Image is A0 size. You select File/Layout/Print to print to your plotter which uses A0 paper.)
Roll paper size:
- The width will be the roll paper size, the length will adjust as needed
- Best option for saving and printing as tiled PDFs. (Example: Your singlesheet Layout Image uses 24" roll size. You select File/Layout/Print as Tiled PDF to print to your desktop printer which uses Letter paper.)
Custom paper size:
- Good option for saving and printing as tiled PDFs but requires time to find best width and length.
- Begin with width and length larger than you need and reduce to find best size

Review Dialog options before clicking 'OK'. Select your printer to reserve the correct border widths for printer margins Select Unite pages if possible to convert a multisheet Layout Image into a single sheet Layout Image. Select Autocrop unused length to reduce blank space in tiled PDFs.

Print a Layout Image[edit | edit source]

Select File/Layout/Print if your single or multisheet Layout Image background size fits within your printer paper.
Select File/Layout/Print as Tiled PDF if your single sheet Layout Image background size is bigger than your printer paper.

Note: If your multisheet Layout Image background size is bigger than your printer paper, then you should recreate your Layout Image

Save a Layout Image[edit | edit source]

Select File/Layout/Save as Tiled PDF to save your single sheet Layout Image as a tiled PDF. When you read or print this tiled PDF, your application must import the PDF at 96ppi and the 'Scale to Fit' print option should be de-selected.
Select File/Layout/Export to save and export the Layout Image to a raster (.png, .jpeg) or vector (.pdf, .hpgl, .eps, .ps, .svg, .dxf) file format.

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-=<big> Layout Mode </big>=
+=<big> Layout Mode=
-== Overview: What's a Layout Image? ===
+== Overview ==
-A Layout Image contains the final version of your selected pattern pieces as they appear in Details Mode. It does not include internal hatch marks, points, or point labels.<br/>
+A Layout Image contains the final version of your selected pattern pieces as they appear in Detail Mode. It does not include internal hatch marks, points, or point labels.<br/>
-The 'paper size' of the Layout Image is NOT the paper size in your printer's paper tray.<br/>
-The 'paper size' is whatever paper has a width larger than your largest pattern piece, and where width x length can hold all your pattern pieces.<br/>
-The 'paper size' creates the solid background of the Layout Image, and your pattern pieces will be placed within it's borders.<br/>
-Single sheet Layout Images can be saved and printed '''as Tiled PDF''' to paper sheets which are '''smaller than''' the Layout Image background size.<br/>
+Each Layout Image has a background size that determines how the pattern pieces will be placed, and how many sheets are included in the Layout Image.
-Single and multisheet Layout Images can be printed to paper sheets or roll papers which are '''equal to or larger than''' the Layout Image background size.<br/>
+FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, the Layout Image background size can be selected from pre-defined sheet paper sizes, roll paper sizes, or you can create a custom size.<br/>
+The background size is NOT REQUIRED to be your printer's paper size.<br/>
+The background size must be big enough to hold your largest pattern piece.
+A multisheet Layout Image is created when the background size can hold your largest pattern piece but can't hold ALL pattern pieces.
 A Layout Image can be printed:
-* directly from Valentina<br/>
+* directly from Seamly2D<br/>
-* to a single sheet of paper if the paper is large enough to hold the Layout image<br/>
+* to a single sheet of paper if your single sheet Layout Image fits within your printer paper
-* across multiple sheets of paper by two methods: <br/>
+* across multiple sheets of paper:
+** as a tiled PDF if your single sheet Layout Image is bigger than your printer paper,
-** The Layout Image is created across multiple sheets, because the paper size can contain the largest pattern piece but can't contain all pattern pieces.<br/>
-** The Layout Image is created as a single sheet and is larger than your printer's paper. '''File/Layout/Print as Tiled PDF''' will print the Layout Image across multiple paper sheets.<br/>
+** as shown in your multisheet Layout Image if each sheet matches or is smaller than your printer paper
 == Create a Layout Image ==
-=== Select the Layout Image background size ===
 Select a Layout Image background size from the paper sizes or create a custom paper size.<br/>
+The background size must be able to hold your biggest pattern piece, otherwise this error message appears: '''''"Several workpieces left not arranged, but none of them match for paper."'''''<br/>
-The background size is not required to equal the paper size you will print on, <br/>
-The background paper size must be bigger than the size of the paper in your printer if you will print as tiled PDF. <br/>
+To print a Layout Image as a tiled PDF, the background size must be bigger than the size of the paper in your printer and must be big enough to hold all pattern pieces.<br/>
-The background size width must be wide enough to hold your biggest pattern piece, otherwise this error message appears: "Several workpieces left not arranged, but none of them match for paper."<br/>
 * Sheet paper size:
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 **  Begin with width and length larger than you need and reduce to find best size
-=== Review Dialog options ===
+Review Dialog options before clicking 'OK'.
-Select the correct printer to define corresponding margins in the Layout Image.
+Select your printer to reserve the correct border widths for printer margins
-Select 'Unite pages if possible' to convert multisheet Layout Images into single sheet Layout Images. Multisheet Layout Images cannot be saved and printed as tiled PDFs
+Select '''Unite pages if possible''' to convert a multisheet Layout Image into a single sheet Layout Image.
-Select 'Autocrop unused length' to reduce blank pages in tiled PDFs.
+Select '''Autocrop unused length''' to reduce blank space in tiled PDFs.
-ut Image as a tiled PDF, and your Layout Image is generated across multiple sheets as shown in the righthand column of Layout Mode, then check the dialog option box to <br/>
-If there is extra room at the bottom of your Layout Image as shown in the righthand column of Layout Mode, then you can check the dialog option box to 'Autocrop unused length'.
 == Print a Layout Image==
+* Select '''File/Layout/Print''' if your single or multisheet Layout Image background size fits within your printer paper.
+* Select '''File/Layout/Print as Tiled PDF''' if your single sheet Layout Image background size is bigger than your printer paper.
-If your single or multisheet Layout Image size matches your printer paper: Select '''File/Layout/Print'''
+''Note: If your multisheet Layout Image background size is bigger than your printer paper, then you should recreate your Layout Image''
-If your single sheet Layout Image size is too big for your printer paper: Select '''File/Layout/Print as Tiled PDF''' (not for multisheet Layout Images)
 == Save a Layout Image ==
+* Select '''File/Layout/Save as Tiled PDF''' to save your single sheet Layout Image as a tiled PDF. When you read or print this tiled PDF, your application must import the PDF at 96ppi and the 'Scale to Fit' print option should be de-selected.
+* Select '''File/Layout/Export''' to save and export the Layout Image to a '''raster''' (.png, .jpeg) or '''vector''' (.pdf, .hpgl, .eps, .ps, .svg, .dxf) file format.<br/>
-===Save as Tiled PDF===
-Select '''File/Layout/Save as Tiled PDF''' to save your Layout Image as a tiled PDF. <br/>
-When you read or print this tiled PDF, your application must import the PDF at 96ppi and the 'Scale to Fit' print option should be de-selected.
+ </big>
-===For all other saving and exporting===
-Use '''File/Layout/Export''' to save and export the Layout Image to a '''raster''' (.png, .jpeg) or '''vector''' (.pdf, .hpgl, .eps, .ps, .svg, .dxf) file format.<br/>