Pieces Substitute

You can use the Pieces Substitute option when you want to create new markers with the same placement and layout as old markers. For example if you create a marker for size large and you want to create another marker for size small but keep the marker layout, you can just substitute the pieces and keep the same marker layout.
When should you use 'Substitute' and when should you use 'Update Style'?

  • If some changes were made to the original Style file (i.e. geometry was changed or even some pieces were added or deleted), you should use the 'Update Style' option.

  • If the same layout of the marker should be replaced by other sizes (most common case), or other pieces, you should use the 'Pieces Substitute' option.

Icon & Location

  • Menu: Marker> Substitute

  • Toolbar: Marker Tools

To use the Pieces Substitute option:

Open the Marker.

From the main menu, go to Marker > Substitute.

The Substitute Pieces dialog appears:

Notice only the settings of the current Marker are available.

In the Load Seamed Pieces area, select the radio button of the type of pieces you want to load:

Load Cut Line: Pieces are loaded with the cut line.

Load Sew Line: Pieces are loaded with the sew line.

Load Both Lines: Pieces are loaded with both the cut and sew line. This is the recommended option.

In the File to Substitute area, click Browse and select the file from where you want to select pieces to be substituted.

If the style file contains sizes, you have to select which sizes you require:

Click Ok.

The style file is loaded and now the available sizes and pieces appear:

If you want to load a style set, from the Style Set drop-down list select the required style set; otherwise all pieces appear.

In the Sizes Substitution area, first select the size you are substituting. For example, if you want to substitute size small, select Small.

On the right-hand side, you can see a drop-down list with all the available sizes you can change to. For example, if you want to substitute the size small, with size medium, select Medium from the drop-down list.

You can see that the equation is updated in the Size Substitution area:

In the Piece Substitution area, first select the piece you are substituting.

On the right-hand side, you can see a drop-down list with all the available pieces you can change to. You can select No Substitute if you do not want to substitute the pieces.

If you want to rotate the selected pieces on a defined angle, in the Incremental Rotation field, enter the angle you require. For example, enter 45 degrees:



Note: This option is only enabled when you select pieces to be substituted.

Select the Do Mirror checkbox, if you want to flip the selected piece. Mirror will flip the piece regardless of its 'Opposite' definitions.

Select the Delete Unused checkbox, if you want to remove all unused pieces from the Marker Order.

Click Ok when you are done.

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