3D Stitch

You can use the 3D Stitch tool when you want to stitch your pattern together. Once you select the tool, the cursor changes into a sewing machine allowing you to select segments. Once you add a stitch, the stitch appears in a color (based on how you defined the stitch color in Preferences) and the stitch is highlighted.

For more information about stitching, see Stitching Your Pieces Together

Note: When stitching, you need to select the pieces in a clockwise manner.

ClosedKeyboard Shortcuts

  • Press and hold down Alt to define the same start and end points for the segment.

  • Press and hold down Shift to automatically calculate the stitch length on the second stitch in a CCW direction.

  • Click Ctrl to select an internal segment without leaving the stitch tool.

  • RMB on a stitch to select the stitch and then select the second segment.

Icon & Location

  • Toolbar: 3D

To use the 3D Stitch tool:

Open a PDS file.

From the 3D toolbar, click .

Notice the cursor changes into a sewing machine:

Select the segment (or points), then select the segment you are sewing together:



Once you are done stitching, you can see the connection between the two pieces as follows: