Defining Fold Locations

Important: Starting from 15.6SP3, you can no longer add fold locations on pleats. If you open a file that was created in a previous version of Optitex the file will be created without a fold. If you are using an older version of Optitex, you will still see this section.

If your are creating a pleat that requires folding locations, for example you need the pleat to fold in the middle, you can define fold locations. This allows you to define the location where you want the folding to begin and end. In the example below, we are going to show you how to create a fold line in a Box Pleat skirt, the length of the pleat.

To define a folding location:

  1. Open up your PDS file.

In this example we will open up the boxSkirt_nonsym.pds file:

  1. Select your pleat to open the Pleat Properties dialog.

  1. Expand the Pleat 3D View Attributes section.

  2. In the Fold Locations field, click the button with the number. (This number reflects the number of closings you defined. In the above example we have defined 1 fold).

The Fold Locations dialog is displayed and your pattern is marked with an X to display the fold:

  1. To define another fold, you have a few different options. Click to expand an option.

ClosedDefine for Full Length of Pleat

  1. Click Full Length.

A fold is added for the entire length of the pleat:

  1. Click Add.

ClosedManually Mark on Pleat

  1. Click Mark on Pleat.

The cursor becomes a Pleat marker.

  1. In the pattern, while standing on one of the neighbor lines, click with the mouse, and drag to the location you require for the start of the fold, then let go.

  2. Repeat the same for the end of the fold.

The pattern is marked with the fold locations as follows:

  1. In the Fold Locations dialog, click Add.

ClosedManually Enter Start/End Values

  1. In the Start field, enter the value of where the fold should start either in a value (CM) or in a percentage. For example, enter 10%.

  2. In the End field enter the value of where the stitch should end in a value (CM) or in a percentage. For example, enter 50%.

The fold line is marked on the pattern as follows:

  1. Click Add.

ClosedReplacing a Value

If you have multiple values and you want to add a new value by replacing another value, you can use the Replace button. This only works if you have more than one value. This is instead of deleting each value and then adding a new one. The process of replace is the same for all locations).

  1. Select the row of the value you are replacing as follows (in the below example we are going to replace the 20% closure with a full length closure):

  1. Use one of the above options to add a new value. (In this example we used Full Length).

  2. Click Replace (instead of Add).

  3. The new value replaces the old value as follows:

  1. When you are done, click Ok.

  2. Click Cancel if you do not want to save changes.

The Pleat Fold Level field displays once you define a Fold location.

  1. Using the slider, adjust the level of the fold (less folded to more folded).