Guide Lines

The Guideline Tool is used to assist in constructing a block, lining up and balancing patterns, measuring a pattern, balancing line angles and curves, plus many more options.

  1. Create Guidelines from the Menu>View>Ruler
  2. Delete Guidelines when finished working with them
  3. Hide Guidelines to keep them but maintain a clean desktop
  4. Use Guidelines to Measure by moving them a specific amount in any direction, including on any angle
  5. Change the location of the ruler to "0" on the pattern piece
  6. Place the Guideline on an angle to view angle on a pattern, or drafting a pattern

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Make and Place a Horizontal and Vertical Guideline

  1. Make Sure rulers are opened on your Desktop, Select Menu>View>Rulers
  2. Click on the Horizontal Ruler and drag down to Desktop, Hover over a point, dart, Notch, Button and let go to drop the ruler in a specific location
Notice hovering over an object, the object will turn red which will confirm you are on that object.
  1. Click on the Vertical Ruler and drag over to Desktop.

  2. Click in the Intersection of Horizontal Ruler and Vertical Ruler, click and drag to a point on the piece, the ruler will 0 out at that location.

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Delete a Guideline

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Rotate a Guideline

Create a Guideline through selected object

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Example

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Sample File

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