Creating a Printed Fabric Virtual Sample Overview

You can use Optitex PDS to create a 3D sample that contains printed fabric. This allows you to define a style with a specific fabric that is placed on  your pieces. You can then upload a fabric as an image, modify it to set its properties such as crop, offset, scale, etc. and then place it on your pieces. When editing, you can also change the transparency of the image to assist you when adjusting the pattern. You can also use the new "Use 2D as Background Shader" option to enable a new PDS mode that allows you to synchronize your actions in 2D and in 3D.

Move on to the following sections to better familiarize yourself with the Printed Fabric Pattern feature:

Getting to Know the Feature Elements: View more information about the new dialogs that are available.

• Using the Fabric Pattern Dialog

• Using the View Fabric Dialog

• Using the Plot Dialog

Creating a Printed Fabric Virtual Sample: This process describes all the steps required to create a virtual sample with printed fabric.

• Creating a Printed Fabric Virtual Sample

• Creating a 3D Sample

• Defining Your Fabric Pattern

• Defining Transparency/Opacity

• Viewing/Adjusting Fabric Pattern

• Setting Up Plotter