UserManual:Draw

The following is a stub outline supplied on the basis of a beginners notes. Please enhance it. =Draw Mode= Seamly is an open-source software designed for clothing patterns, more specifically - at the moment - slopers, which must be adjusted for both seam allowances and "ease", the amount of extra space needed by a particular fabric.

The Draw Mode is designed to allow easy adjustment of a pattern to suit particular wearers. It is therefore entirely formula-based, where the simplest formula is a set figure.

Overview
A pattern is a collection of pieces, prepared individually. Drawing a pattern starts from a reference point. Construction lines are defined from there, until sewing lines are defined. Most lines are defined by one or more points, and occasionally angles. These are measured anti-clockwise from 0 degrees = horizontal to the right. It is generally easiest to sketch in the line approximately first, and then refine it using the parameters box displayed by double-clicking on the appropriate element. Notches, text, grain and other items are added after you have traced the outline of the pattern with the Workpiece tool.

Tools
https://wiki.seamly.net/wiki/UserManual:Tools

Creating a Pattern
https://wiki.seamly.net/wiki/UserManual:Pattern_properties
 * 1) Pattern Properties
 * 2) Pattern Measurement File
 * 3) Pattern Variables
 * 4)  Drafting Patterns in Draw Mode
 * 5)  Overview
 * 6)  Create a Draft piece
 * 7)  Create Objects with Formulas
 * 8)  Group Operations on Objects
 * 9)  Rotation (Slash and Spread)
 * 10)  Mirroring (Symmetry)
 * 11)  Copy and Move
 * 12)  Create a Detail piece
 * 13)  Undoing actions and Deleting objects
 * 14) Saving Patterns
 * 15) Sharing Patterns