Using the Fabric Pattern Dialog

You can use the Fabric Pattern dialog when you want to add different materials to be used as fabrics in your pattern. Here you can upload images, define a main material, define the fabric parameters such as size, gap, offset, etc. and more.

To use the Fabric Pattern dialog:

  1. Open the PDS.

  2. From the Main toolbar, go to Piece > Fabric and Stripes >Fabric Pattern.

    The Fabric Pattern dialog appears:



    The Fabric Pattern dialog includes the following fields:

Field

Description

Material

Use the + and - to add or remove materials.

Select the Main radio button to indicate which material is active.

Settings: Image

Defines the properties of the printed image.

File

Select the browse button to search for an image that will be used as the material. JPG, PNG and BMP files are supported.

Note:

  • Optitex only supports 24 bit JPG files. If you require 32 bits, save as a PNG instead.

  • The image size (the width of the image in pixels, multiplied by the height of the image in pixels) should not exceed 16M. For example 1024x1024 is ok, but 4097x4096 will cause an error.

Original

Indicates the actual print size of the image.  Change the X (width) and Y (height) to set your own dimensions.

Crop To

Indicates the area in the image that is going to be printed.  Change the X (width) and Y (height) to crop the dimensions.

Offset

Indicates the offset of the printed image. Change the X axis and Y axis to set the offset.

Settings: Print on Fabric

Defines the properties of the print on the fabric.

Scale To

Indicates the actual size of the image. Change the X (width) and Y (height) to set your own dimensions.

Gap

Indicates the gap between images. You can change the gap when you want to add more space.

Note: The gaps appear when the picture is located in the 2D background.

Click to select a color to represent the gap in the fabric pattern.

Offset

Indicates the X and Y offset of the image. Change the X and Y to set the horizontal and vertical distance.

Set Profile

Click to save all the fabric definitions into an FPF (Fabric Pattern Profile) file. This file is used to coordinate settings between the PDS and the Marker.

Set Stripes for Fabric

Click to define stripes on your fabric. This allows you to define the way the pieces are laid out within the boundaries of the stripes. For more information, see Defining Stripes on the Fabric.