AccuMark Advanced Edition .....................................................5 Whats New 8.1.2 ....................................................................................

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Documentation......................................................................................................5 DataScan ..............................................................................................................5 Refresh Storage Areas .........................................................................................5 Export Zip .............................................................................................................6 Total Items Counter ..............................................................................................6 Edit Digitize...........................................................................................................7 Model Preferences................................................................................................7 Rule Table Insert Rule ..........................................................................................7 Marker Zoom ........................................................................................................7 Style Converter .....................................................................................................8 Pattern Conversion Wizard ...................................................................................8 Marker Report .......................................................................................................8 Report for X and Y measurements of pieces ........................................................8 Report for the total straight and curved lengths of internals..................................9 MicroMark Reports................................................................................................9 Hardware Configuration: Investronica Partner Plotter support..............................9 Cut Plot Quantity.................................................................................................10 Winplot................................................................................................................10 Infinity Communications......................................................................................10

Pattern Design 8.1.2......................................................................11 Options for importing Lectra Models and AccuMark Model created....................11 Other Improvements to the Lectra Conversion ...................................................14 Improvements to MicroMark Style Conversion ...................................................15 Draft Pieces in Piece Menu and Work Area........................................................15 New Symbol for Reference Notches ...................................................................15 2 Point and 2 Point Curve ...................................................................................16 Move Line Anchor ...............................................................................................16 Import TIIP DXF Data .........................................................................................16 Investronica EXP files .........................................................................................16 Whats New 8.1.1 ..................................................................................17
Documentation....................................................................................................17 AccuMark Configuration Notes ...........................................................................17 Investronica Digitizer Support .............................................................................17 Configuring the Investronica Digitizer .................................................................18 Investronica Plotter Support................................................................................18 Opening Investronica and Lectra Markers ..........................................................19 Current Restrictions to File Open in Marker Making ...........................................21 Extracting Investronica data from an EXP file .....................................................21 Dump EXP Setup................................................................................................21 One Size Rule Tables .........................................................................................23 Plot Queue Configuration....................................................................................24 New Cut Report Values ......................................................................................24

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Support for M25 command in the P-Cutter Parameter Table..............................25 Pattern Conversion Wizard .................................................................................25 Lconvert Updates................................................................................................26 Style Converter ...................................................................................................26 File Clean............................................................................................................27 DataScan in AccuMark Backups.........................................................................27 Filter View in AccuMark Backup..........................................................................27

Pattern Design 8.1.1......................................................................30

Opening Investronica pieces and Lectra MDL files in Pattern Design.................30 Piece Information ............................................................................................32 Piece Geometry...............................................................................................32 Perimeter.........................................................................................................32 Piece Annotation .............................................................................................32 Internals ..........................................................................................................32 Grain Line........................................................................................................32 Seam...............................................................................................................33 Seam Corner Types ........................................................................................33 Notches ...........................................................................................................33 Checking the results of the conversion............................................................34 Current Restrictions to File Open for Investronica and Lectra Pieces .............34 Changes for Dart Functions ................................................................................35

Problem and Enhancement Report Utility ...........................................................36 Changes to installation and html page ................................................................37 Cut Generation ...................................................................................................37 Cut Generation is now included in the AE GMS and AE PDS-GMS versions of the Advanced edition. .........................................................................................37 Pattern Conversions ...........................................................................................37 Pattern Conversion Wizard .................................................................................38 Lconvert ..............................................................................................................38 AccuMark Explorer..............................................................................................38 A View window for Digitizing ...............................................................................39 Increased Limit for Quantity Field .......................................................................40 Changes to Reports ............................................................................................40 Perimeter Reports...............................................................................................41 Other Changes to Reports ..................................................................................42 Auto Update Marker............................................................................................42 Toolbox Tools in Marker Making .........................................................................44 Tilt Increment in Marker Making..........................................................................44 Power Rotate ......................................................................................................44 Marker Length.....................................................................................................44 Nester overlap check ..........................................................................................44

Whats New 8.1.0 ..................................................................................36 STOP!............................................................................................................36 STOP!

Pattern Design 8.1.0......................................................................45

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Costing Marker....................................................................................................45 Functions that use Thumbtacks ..........................................................................46 Modify Curve.......................................................................................................46 Lengths displayed for line functions ....................................................................47 Angle value added to Digitize and Create 2 PT Line functions ...........................47 New Right Button Options for Digitized and Create 2 PT Line functions.............47 Support for Increased number of Line Labels .....................................................50 Create Line/2 Point Curved.................................................................................51 New Message when Measuring on Pieces with Different Size Lines ..................51 Handling of X and P Attributes............................................................................52 Scrolling in the Piece Menu ................................................................................52 Annotation Converter ..........................................................................................53 Guidelines .......................................................................................................54 Converting Multiple Notches of the same type for Styles....................................54 Combine/Merge Piece ........................................................................................55 Changes for Notches ..........................................................................................56 Overview .........................................................................................................56 Reference Points.............................................................................................56 Tangent Grading .............................................................................................57 Notch Display ..................................................................................................58 Positioning of Notches.....................................................................................58 Notch Functions ..............................................................................................59 Add Notch ....................................................................................................59 Angled Notch ...............................................................................................59 Intersection Notch........................................................................................60 Specify Dist / Tangent..................................................................................60 Specify Dist / Tangent..................................................................................61 Reference Notch/Add (AccuMark Only) .......................................................62 Reference Notch/Move ................................................................................63 Reference Notch/Change Reference...........................................................63 Reference Notch/Group...............................................................................64 Reference Notch/Add Group On Line & Add Group Ln Distance.................64 Edit Notch Info.................................................................................................65 Notch Depth ....................................................................................................65 New Locations for Delete Notch and View Notch Functions ...........................66 Attribute and Point Number Support................................................................66 Support for up to 99 Notch Types....................................................................66 New Symbol for Tangent Rules ..........................................................................66 Hot Keys .............................................................................................................66 New Function Options.........................................................................................67 Offset Even ..................................................................................................67 Offset Uneven..............................................................................................67 Copy Line ....................................................................................................67 Move Offset .................................................................................................67 Move Line ....................................................................................................68 Move Line Anchor........................................................................................68

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Pivot Line .....................................................................................................68 Move and Pivot ............................................................................................68 Fold Dart ......................................................................................................68 Create Nest..................................................................................................68 New Right button menus.....................................................................................69 Selecting a location along a line ..................................................................69 Digitize Line, 2 Point Line ............................................................................69

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AccuMark Advanced Edition Whats New 8.1.2

Documentation Windows NT is no longer supported. Please refer to the Release Notes for all AccuMark Family Products for an update on system requirements. DataScan DataScan is a function of the AccuMark to update the storage area list after a storage area has been restored from a backup, or copied to the AccuMark storage area directory. Previously, the storage area list was continuously scanned to refresh the list of storage areas. This maintained the storage area list constantly, however it also slowed the system down, especially when there is a very large list of storage areas and data. A feature was implemented in version 8 to prompt the user to run the DataScan utility after restoring a storage are that does not currently exist on the designated drive. DataScan will update and refresh the storage area list. Refresh Storage Areas If the AccuMark applications are already open and a new storage area is created, use the new function Refresh Storage Areas in AM-Explorer to see the added storage area. Previously, when a storage area was restored from a backup that did not exist on that drive, the storage area did not display until DataScan was run manually. The same was true for Restore All if a storage area was restored and did not previously exist on that drive. The DataScan Utility will only run automatically at Startup.

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DataScan can be run manually from two locations: 1. Start Menu / All Programs/ Start Up/ AccuMark Datascan. 2. AM-Explorer / View menu followed by Refresh Storage Areas.

Export Zip Export Zip data now has a new choice for model options. If user selects Include Components the choice for Select Model Options becomes available. After selecting and OK, a dialog box of all model options appears for selecting specific model options to be included in the export instead of all of them. Total Items Counter Accumark Explorer will now show an item count at the bottom of the screen of items in a storage area or on a device without the items selected.

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Edit Digitize You can now type the button pushes in the edit digitize editor. However, you will start at the beginning of the field when typing and there won't be an edit symbol to allow a position to start typing. If you type and then click on another field without typing and go back to initial field then it will remember and continue entering at the end of the current data entered. If you type in another field, then it will start at the beginning. You can still choose from a lookup if desired. Model Preferences Preferences have been added to the Model editor. This will now allow users to change the notation, precision, seam allowance for split pieces, and overwrite properties from the model editor. Rule Table Insert Rule Added function F8 to add a new Size Break and Shift+F8 to delete a Size Break in Ruletable. Example: deleting a size break. Before: base is 12-16 After: base is 12-14

Marker Zoom Added the ability to zoom in and out of a marker using the wheel on the mouse.

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Style Converter Add an additional button (called Results) to recall the Results dialog. This information is stored in a CSV file which can be displayed in Excel. Note: The Style Converter will not generate the report files in c:\userroot\system\error unless the user selects the report buttons in the Results dialog. Pattern Conversion Wizard Added the ability to export and import more than one line of annotation text on a piece. Previously, PCW would only export/import the first line of annotated text. Marker Report The Marker Report now uses the precision settings in P-User-Environ. Previously, values in Marker Header Report window and Marker Piece Report window were always in two decimal places. Report for X and Y measurements of pieces Added columns for the length measurments of pieces in X and Y. Piece X and Piece Y columns are available in the All Piece Report and the Model / All Piece Report. These are the same values that are also found in View Plot for the Drawing Extents.

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Report for the total straight and curved lengths of internals Added three new fields to the Single Piece Report and the All Plot Report. The additional fields represent the total straight and curved line lengths of internals, as well as the combined total of the line lengths.

MicroMark Reports MicroMark Style and Grade Rule Table Standard reports are now available without a MicroMark key or software. From Accumark Explorer go to the ADS directory and RC on a style. Report/Standard and choose how it should be displayed. Hardware Configuration: Investronica Partner Plotter support Added support for the Investronica Partner inket plotter. Refer to the AccuMark Hardware Configuration document for installation and setup instructions.

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Cut Plot Quantity Added the ability to output multiple quantities of plot jobs. Before this it was only available for single jobs. Now multiple jobs can be sent to the plotter from output file names. Winplot Added the following enhancements to Winplot. Added the file extension ".gen" to the plot file extension options in Winplot. When browsing for generic plot files, it is now possible to filter out the .gen files in addition to the .ggt files. "Configuration" button has been added to WinPlot interface. Added a hotlink to open WinPlot's log file in WinPlot's interface. Infinity Communications Wplotter was enhanced to detect the error condition reported in the plotter queue. Previously, wplotter was unaware of the error and would continue to send data without flushing its queues, once wplotter was brought back online. Now, when an Infinity communication error is known, the plotter queue will display the status Offline. Once wplotter has signaled an error, the user should use the Infinity interface to query the plotter as to the specific error that was generated

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Whats New Pattern Design 8.1.2

Changes since 8.1.1
Options for importing Lectra Models and AccuMark Model created Options have been added to File/Open when importing Lectra models. These options are used to control the results when Lectra data is converted into AccuMark data. Lectra has internal and external notches, types 21 through 24. On the Notches tab of the Configuration dialog, Lectra notches can be assigned to AccuMark notches 1-99. All notches converted are made to angle inside the piece. The notch parameter table needs to be set up so that the external notches have values that make them external. If the user wants to see them as external in PDS, they should check the "Show Actual Notch Depth" check box on the Display tab of PDS. Lectra has drill types 35, 36, 37 and 1. On the Drills tab of the Configuration dialog, Lectra drills can be assigned AccuMark internal alpha labels. The Lines tab has options to control how curves are converted. The Angle deviation for point insertion field determines when points should be added to a circular curve.

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At each point on a curve there is a line tangent to that curve, lines 1 and 2 in the picture below. The angle between 2 consecutive tangent lines is the value represented by the Angle deviation for point insertion field. If the value is greater than the angle between the lines, a point is added. The Minimum angle for point insertion field is used if the angle between the lines is less than the Angle deviation for point insertion field. If the angle is less than the Angle deviation for point insertion value but greater than the Minimum angle for point insertion value, a point is added.

The Chord height field is used for Bezier curves. Between every two points on a curve, a line is drawn between them (points A and B in the illustration below), and a perpendicular is created from that line to the curve (line C in the illustration below). If the length of that perpendicular is greater than the value in the Chord height field, a point is added (point 1). This process continues until the value of the perpendicular line is less than the value in the Chord height field.

The default settings in the Configurations should only be modified for special cases. Unless defined differently, the AccuMark treats a point as a corner, if the angle between the lines is larger than 30 degree.

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The Insert N attribute above angle field is used to specify at which points to assign an N attribute. Using the same method of measuring an angle of 2 tangent lines, if that angle is less than the vale, an N attribute is assigned to the point. Lectra has variations within a model. On the Models tab of the Configuration dialog of File/Open, there are options to convert Lectra variations to AccuMark model options within a single model, or a separate AccuMark model for each variation. If creating model option pages, each page is named to match the name of the variant. If the name is too long, it is shortened to a unique name that fits within the 6 character limit of a model option name. When the AccuMark data is saved in PDS after opening the Lectra data, the model(s) are created. The Variant editor in Lectra includes the fields Piece Name, S, DH, DV, Fabric, Fabric Category, Message, Rotation, or Shrink Stretch. The Piece name and Fabric fields map directly to the Piece Name and Fabric fields of the AccuMark model. If the Fabric Type is 2 characters, it is mapped to a single character fabric type. If two pieces with 2 character Fabric Types both start with the same character, for example SB and SR, SB will be converted to S and SB will be converted to some other single, unused character. The fields S, DH, and DV map to the Flip fields in the AccuMark model. The S field maps to the , or left. The DH and DV fields equal one left plus one X or Y. DH is one left and one flipped about the horizontal axis and DV is one left and one flipped about the vertical axis. Nothing is currently being converted for the Message, Rotation, or Shrink Strech.

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Other Improvements to the Lectra Conversion Lectra Draft pieces can now be retrieved into PDS. These are construction pieces that do not have a closed perimeter. The pieces can be traced to create real pieces from the Draft Pieces. All lines created on the Lectra system are included when brought into AccuMark PDS, including hidden lines.

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Improvements to MicroMark Style Conversion A variety of improvements have been made to the MicroMark Style Conversion. A separate document has been created detailing these changes. The document can be displayed by selecting Help/Help and Support from within the Style Convertor.

Draft Pieces in Piece Menu and Work Area The Piece Menu has been changed to display Draft pieces with all of the lines of the piece that are marked as perimeter lines.

New Symbol for Reference Notches A new symbol has been created for Reference Notches. The symbol looks like and upside down Tangent notch symbol. See illustration below.

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2 Point and 2 Point Curve Hot keys have been added for 2 Point Line and 2 Point Curve. The hot key for 2 Point Line is ALT + O, and the hot key for 2 Point Curve is ALT + P. Move Line Anchor The Move Line Anchor function now supports multiple selections. Import TIIP DXF Data The ability to import TIIP data has been implemented in PDS. The data is a DXF format and originated in Japan.

Investronica EXP files If dumpexp is executed and the original piece name is not available in the piece file, but the original piece name is available in the marker file, the dumpexp pgrogram will create a new Folder called PGS.RENAME. The associated pieces will be copied into this new folder.

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AccuMark Advanced Edition Whats New 8.1.1

Documentation Reference materials and documentation can be found on the AccuMark Family CD under the AccuMark installation section Training Docs. Please refer to these documents for updated information regarding the latest release. Details regarding document content is listed in the AccuMark Release Notes.

AccuMark Configuration Notes The document for configuring hardware components to the AccuMark has been updated. This document now contains detailed information regarding the following areas: Plot Queue Configuration enhancements Multiple Plotter Configuration on One Computer Nester Compatibility with AccuMark Investronica Digitizer Support Support for Investronica Digitizers has been added to AccuMark V8.1. The Investronica digitizer can be used to input AccuMark raw digitized data, basically simulating an AccuMark digitizer. Digitizer Model CalComp DB4 446 0 Drawing Board IV CalComp 34480 Drawing Board III Approved for Use 8.1.0 8.1.1

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Configuring the Investronica Digitizer Start Hardware Configuration from the LaunchPad or AccuMark Explorer. Select the Digitizer Tab, and choose the connection port and the type of digitizer, Investronica.

Please refer to the Investronica Digitizing Support document in the Training Docs folder on the installation CD for additional information. Investronica Plotter Support The AccuMark supports the configuration of the Investronica P2000 pen plotter starting with version 8.1.0 and higher.

Before starting the plotter make sure the plotter program (wplotter) is running.

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To start the plotter, toggle the black reset switch on the plotter. At this point the wplotter icon will have an x through it while it downloads the micro-controller program to the plotter. Once wplotter is running, press the green start button on the plotter. The plotter is now ready to receive plot jobs. Please contact your Gerber service representative to configure the Investronica Partner inkjet plotter. Opening Investronica and Lectra Markers Investronica and Lectra (plx) markers can now be opened in the AccuMark marker-making editor. Opening a marker requires some preparation since accessing the components used to build a marker creates the marker. 1. Open the Lectra mdl file or Investronica pieces in Pattern Design. Refer to the PDS Whats New for reading Lectra and Investronica pieces. 2. Create a laylimits editor and name it L. This file can contain restraints but it would be best to save an empty table when opening the data for verification. 3. Create an annotation editor and name it A. This file can remain empty, or specific annotation requirements can be included. 4. In marker making, set the default import area (storage area) for the marker data.

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5. Using File / Open, select the type of file to open and then select Investronica or Lectra marker (plx). 6. Once the Investronica or Lectra marker file is selected, AccuMark will process the file by linking up to the Annotation and Laylimit tables previously defined and then process to an AccuMark marker. This new marker will initially be saved upon opening the file, however the status will be Needs Approval. It will not become Made unless the user verifies the marker by saving it again.

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Current Restrictions to File Open in Marker Making Investronica A template for laylimits (L) and annotation (A) is required. Splitting pieces may not work, and are limited to one per piece Pieces must first be imported and saved in Pattern Design. A new model is not created until the marker has been opened. Lectra PLX limitations A template for laylimits (L) and annotation (A) is required. Split Piece function is not supported. Pieces must first be imported and saved in Pattern Design. A new model is not created until the marker has been opened. Blocking is not working in this version. Extracting Investronica data from an EXP file Investronica data is commonly included in a proprietary EXP zip file that has a .exp extension. These files, as well as database files cannot be opened from Pattern Design or marker-making. Only the actual piece or marker files can be opened. Data can be extracted from EXP files by using a utility that creates the Investronica directories for pieces, markers and pieces generated from marker files. Once the data is extracted, it can be opened in the AccuMark. When AccuMark sends files to another system, ZIP is used. When Investronica sends files to another system, EXP is used. Not all Investronica data is in an EXP packaged file. However, it is a common format used by Investronica users. To accommodate EXP files, GT created a program to read the EXP files and extract the actual piece and marker data. This program is named dumpexp.

Dump EXP Setup Dumpexp is located in C:\Program Files\Gerber Technology\AccuMark V8\AccuMark.

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1. Copy the Investronica files with exp extensions into a temporary directory or new folder. 2. Run dumpexp from C:\Program Files\Gerber Technology\AccuMark V8\AccuMark, or make a shortcut on the desktop.

The pieces and marker files will automatically be extracted to the directory from where you run dumpexp. Extracting the data from the EXP file is a twofold process. The first time dumpexp is run, it creates directories and extracts the markers and pieces. Dumpexp will also extract the piece components from the marker files (if the marker has pieces in it). It uses the marker names in the Marcadas directory as the input name. When this is done, PGS.DIR is created. The program creates three types of directories when it is executed. MARCADAS for markers from exp files PIEZAS for pieces from exp files PGS.DIR for pieces from markers (only created if the marker included the pieces) Once data is extracted it can be opened from PDS or Marker making.

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Markers can only be opened if the pieces associated with the marker have already been opened and saved in PDS and the laylimits and annotation tables created. See the Whats New 8.1.1 for detailed steps.

One Size Rule Tables The ability to create a rule table with only one size has been added. This is the best method for industrial users with no sizes or graded pieces.

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Plot Queue Configuration AccuMark Utilities has a new feature that allows the user to easily set up the required variables for various plotting environments. You no longer have to handedit the systems environment variable called Queue from the Windows control panel. From the AccuMark Utilities, select Configuration, then Plotter Queue.

Refer to the Configuration Notes document for details to set up a plotter in a client server or peer to peer network environment. New Cut Report Values Added Internal Straight Internal Length, Curved Internal Length, Total Internal Length, Straight Perimeter Length, Curved Perimeter Length and Total Perimeter Length to the Cut Report.

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Support for M25 command in the P-Cutter Parameter Table Added Cutter Defined to the P-Cutter parameter table Cut Small Slow options. This allows users to generate M25 commands in the cut file to control the percent of slow down on designated pieces at the cutter.

Pattern Conversion Wizard Added an option to make the MicroMark Style name the suffix (rather than prefix) when converting Styles to Models and Pieces. Pattern Conversion Wizard has a new option in Configuration to append the style name to the pieces as it is imported into AccuMark.

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Lconvert Updates The installation of Lconvert is now included as part of the AccuMark installation. There is no longer a need to install it separately. A new option has been added to the L2A Configuration to detect and smooth circular internals.

Style Converter A new option, Fix mismatches has been added to the Grade Checker options in the Style Converter. When this option is checked, additional grade points are added to the converted data to correct the curve shape to be within the tolerance specified. A Mismatch piece count has also been added to the Results section of the Style Converter. This allows the user to quickly identify how many pieces in the overall conversion generated error conditions and may need to be reviewed.

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File Clean When using the Style Converter to convert MicroMark styles, it will sometimes prompt the user that the style is in use and to run File Clean to check the file. The File Clean Utility was added to the AccuMark V8 program folder to enable AccuMark systems to run the utility when MicroMark is not installed.

DataScan in AccuMark Backups A new feature has been implemented to prompt the user to run the DataScan utility. This is will occur when restoring a storage are that does not currently exist on the designated drive. If any AccuMark applications are already open, you will need to use the Refresh to see the added storage area. Previously, when a storage area was restored from a backup that did not exist on that drive, the storage area did not display until DataScan was run manually. The same was true for Restore All if a storage area was restored and did not previously exist on that drive. The DataScan Utility will only run at Startup now. Filter View in AccuMark Backup On the View menu, select Filter. Filters appear below the column headings in the details pane.

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Columns that allow filtering will display a Filter icon in the row below the column title. Columns can always be sorted by clicking on the column title. Columns will have different sorting rules depending on the type of data for that column. For instance, the Type column has a list of corresponding data types that can be viewed. Only one data type can be chosen at a time. The picture below shows the some of the available options for the column Type. Selecting any of the data item types will display the items of that type only.

Other columns may allow you to enter a parameter to filter by or match the information entered.

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Numbered columns like the Size column allow you to enter the size to be used for sorting. This column also allows you to choose how to match by clicking on the filter icon. For example, entering 100 and selecting the Greater Than option will show all data items that are greater than 100 MB. Date type columns allow you to perform wildcard type matches. Entering a 4 for example will show all items that have a 4 in the date or time variables. Or you can match on the exact date, as in 4/22/1992

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Whats New Pattern Design 8.1.1

Changes since 8.1.0
Opening Investronica pieces and Lectra MDL files in Pattern Design It is now possible to open Investronica pieces and Lectra pieces from the Lectra MDL files directly into Pattern Design through the File/Open dialog box.

1. From the Files of Type field, select Lectra Mdl or Investronica Piece and then select the data from the directory where the data resides; locally or from a network location. 2. In PDS View menu: Preferences/Options, select the Path Tab and set the default storage area where the pieces will reside once stored.

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3. For Lectra mdl files, select the Options button to set up Lectra notches and drill types to AccuMark notches and drill/internal labels.

4. Once the pieces are retrieved into the menu, place all of them in the work area and select File /Save. Use Ctrl/A or marquis to select all the pieces at one time. Pieces will automatically be saved to the designated default storage area set in Preferences/Options. Note: Only pieces are stored to the storage area. Models are not created until the marker file is opened in AccuMark marker making. Refer to Opening Investronica and Lectra Markers

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Piece Information The original piece name is given as the AccuMark piece name and category. The description is left blank. In the Lectra system it is possible to have pieces with duplicate names. In this case the pieces are brought in with the same name. Piece Geometry Perimeter For most pieces in Lectra .mdl files, the sew line is saved as the perimeter. If no cut lines are present when these pieces are brought into AccuMark, the sew lines are maintained as the perimeter and the cut lines are created from the sew lines using the seam amounts. The Seam Properties of the piece are set to Generated Seam and Corners. Piece Annotation Lectra piece annotation is imported using the correct position and rotation. The default size specified in Preferences is used. Internals Lectra internal types are converted to the AccuMark labels listed below. Lectra Type: 3 Type: 4 Type: 7 Type: 8 Type: 35 Type: 36 Type: 37 AccuMark D X Z Y D D D

Grain Line Lectra pieces do not need to have grain lines or grade reference lines. Lectra pieces can also be rotated by an angle amount. Without a grade reference line, the grading is applied as if there were a horizontal reference line. A piece can have a vertical grain line. This is converted to an internal labeled I.

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Seam The seam amounts are read in from the Lectra .mdl data and used to generate the cut lines from the sew perimeter. The Lectra corner types in the piece data that exist in the AccuMark are converted to AccuMark seam corners. Seam Corner Types Lectra Intersection Step Previous Symmetry Next Symmetry Previous Perpendicular Next Perpendicular Bevel-Previous/Next Void AccuMark Regular Either Perp Step or Bisect Step Mirrored (mirror previous line) Mirrored (mirror next line) Squared (perp to previous line Squared (perp to next line) Not supoorted Not supported

Some pieces have seam amount differences between adjacent curves where the angle is basically a straight line, but there is no corner type specified. This appears to be a Step Corner and currently creates an intersection error. Applying the same seam amount on the adjacent lines will eliminate the intersection error. On the Lectra system, there are no seam corner notches. These notches are converted into AccuMark seam corner notches. Notches There are 4 notch types on the Lectra system: o 21 = slit o 22 = U o 23 = V o 24 = Castle These are converted into AccuMark notch types (21, 22, 23, 24). The depth of the notch is given a value of 1 cm.

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Checking the results of the conversion If comparing a Lectra piece plot and an AccuMark piece plot does checking the results of the conversion, both plotters need to be calibrated correctly. If comparing the Lconvert data and the data does checking the results of the conversion brought into PDS, some differences in shape due to rounding may be seen. Current Restrictions to File Open for Investronica and Lectra Pieces An AccuMark model is not yet created Preferences similar to LConvert preferences should be added The error, ""please remove points closest to endpoints...""" may be displayed for pieces with seam corners Importing a Lectra mdl file is duplicating closed internals Investronica data is commonly zipped in a file with an .exp extension. In order to open Investronica pieces, the files must first be extracted to a folder. The files cannot be read when in a exp or database file. If the incorrect file format is selected in File/Open for Investronia data, PDS stops responding Lectra angled notches are not yet supported Lectra Mirrored pieces are not supported Pieces with too few points on a curve on Lectra data may be a different shape Lectra Variants are not yet supported Lectra created seam corners are not yet supported Lectra constructed, reference notches (type 6) are not yet supported Alphanumeric rule tables on Lectra systems can have intermediate (nonbreak) sizes. The AccuMark only supports alphanumeric tables where all sizes are breaks Multiple rule tables for points / pieces on Lectra data are not supported Adding points to sew line to match shape and then offsetting to get the cut shape can result in the different shape than offsetting the original points and then generating the smoothed shape on the cut line Bezier curve (Lectra) control points can be anchored to real data points on the piece (rather than just being proportionally spaced). This can result in differences in the graded shape. Constructed positions on Lectra data are not yet supported Not all lines in a Lectra piece are included in the AccuMark piece. There can be a number of lines that are used to construct the piece which do not get included in the converted piece

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Changes for Dart Functions The Dart functions have been updated to be consistent in the definition of a dart. In AccuMark, a dart is represented by a three-point line. This means that the piece perimeter is split where each dart leg touches the perimeter. In MicroMark, a dart is point-based and indicated by three points that are marked as Dart points. Starting with AccuMark 8.1.1 all darts will use the AccuMark method. In previous releases, some dart tools were expecting AccuMark dart geometry and some were expecting MicroMark dart geometry. This meant that some functions would automatically merge dart lines and then split them again when the function was completed. These functions have been updated to use the AccuMark concept of a dart. When using dart functions, lines will no longer be automatically merged or split. This provides a consistent and easy to use interface. The functions that were affected by this change are: Distribute Same Line, Combine Same Line, Change Dart Tip, Equal Dart Legs, Balanced Resize, One sided Resize, Open Dart, Fold/Close Dart End, and Flatten Line Segment. These functions still operate the same, the only difference is that rather than prompting for a dart point, the functions now prompt for dart lines.

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AccuMark Advanced Edition Whats New 8.1.0

This document contains new enhancements for release 8.1.0. For the 8.0.x versions of the Whats New, please go to the Training folder of the AccuMark installation CD.

STOP! STOP!
Important! Version 8.1.0 requires a license upgrade. If an 8.0.x version of software is currently in use and it will be upgraded to 8.1.x, the license must be upgraded. Before installing AccuMark Family V8 software, verify that you have a valid key and the appropriate license file(s) for the version you are installing. Upgrades from AM V8.0 to AM V8.1 require a new license file. Please contact your local Gerber office or customer service representative for assistance. Problem and Enhancement Report Utility The PERU has been enhanced to initiate a call to Customer Support. This new feature enables users to send a message to Customer Support to request a call back.

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Changes to installation and html page The AccuMark Family installation has been simplified. There is now one combined Advanced Edition, Professional Edition and PDS Only installation. To install any one of these, just select the AccuMark option and the front page of the CD. All of the Release Notes and Whats News for AE, PE, and the V-Sticher Interface Module are on the AccuMark page.

Cut Generation Cut Generation is now included in the AE GMS and AE PDS-GMS versions of the Advanced edition. Pattern Conversions AccuMark 8.1 uses the new Pattern Conversion Wizard with ASTM as the standard format for pattern conversions. The AAMA 4.3.4 program is no longer included, however both ASTM and AAMA data formats are supported in the new Pattern Conversion Wizard. In addition, limitations found in past releases of the AAMA software have been resolved and incorporated into the AAMA portion of the Pattern Conversion Wizards AAMA Import/Export functions.

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Pattern Conversion Wizard The Pattern Conversion Wizard now has a new interface.

Lconvert Several enhancements have been made for Lconvert, including: Import supports up to 99 notch types The last characters in the piece name can be used as the category Long file names are now supported in Import AccuMark Explorer The filter field now allows you to choose one or more data types to be displayed. Previously you could only choose one data type at a time. There is now a choice when opening a model into PDS to open with or without model options.

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A View window for Digitizing A display window has been added for Digitizing. During the digitizing process, the progress of the piece data is displayed in the window. The digitizing process has not changed at all; the use of the digitizing puck is the same as in previous releases. If a digitizer is configured on an AccuMark, the Wdigit application displays in the Windows Task Bar. Pressing the right mouse button when the cursor is positioned over the icon displays a menu. The menu items include Restart, Open, Close and Properties. The Properties item displays the Gerber Device Configuration/Hardware Config dialog box. Open displays the display window. Close exits the application and ends the process. Restart . Currently have to execute Hardware Config to get the process back in the task bar. When the Digitizing window is on the screen, after Start Piece, the name, category, description and rule table are entered, the geometry begins displaying in the window starting with the grain line. The piece name is also displayed in the title bar. Selecting End Input clears the display of the window and releases the data to the Digitizer folder. The data can then be verified using Explorer or PDS.

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Increased Limit for Quantity Field The quantity fields in the model editor have been increased to allow from 1 to 99 units. Changes to Reports All reports now display in a spreadsheet format. They have been enhanced so that all columns except the first (name) can be configured and the layouts saved for future use. These include o One Piece o All Piece o Piece Perimeter o All Model o Marker Piece o Marker Header o Plot o Cut

Pressing the right mouse button while the cursor is over the title of a column displays the menu list of choices for configuration. In addition, the Insert and Delete Field options are still available.

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New menu options have been added to the File menu of the reports. The new options include Save CSV, Load Layout, Default Layout, Save Layout As, and Save Layout. Once a report has been configured by adding and removing columns, Save Layout is used to save the layout as a template. Multiple layouts can be saved and Load Layout is used to select a layout for display. Default Layout loads the system default display.

Perimeter Reports The Piece Perimeter and Model Perimeter reports were previously formatted in HTML format. The change to CSV format allows these reports to be consistent with the other report layouts. Perimeter reports now report the total straight and curved line lengths. In addition, the perimeter reports can also be configured according to size, allowing flexibility when outputting information or sending to a printer.

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Other Changes to Reports Save As exports only the selected/displayed fields instead of all values The precision is as defined in the User Environment Parameter Table Piece Description and Category have been added to the All Model Report The End Distance has been added to the Splice Report

Auto Update Marker A new option has been added to the AccuMark that can automatically update a marker if the pieces were changed. The system compares the last modified date of the pieces with the last modified date of the marker. If the last modified date is later than the last modified date of the marker, the marker can be updated. The updates are applied when a marker is opened in marker making, accessed during cut generation or plotted. When a marker is regenerated, order process is run. The order is retrieved from the marker. The pieces, models, and other data are retrieved from the Storage Area. An option has been added to the Configuration menu of AccuMark Utilities called Auto Update of Markers. The option can be set to Yes, No or Prompt.

If the option is set to Yes, the marker is automatically updated when opened. A message Regenerating Marker is displayed. If the option is set to No, the existing version of the marker is opened. If the option is set to Prompt, the system prompts to overwrite the marker and use the updated piece data.

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The updated marker is created using Copy Marker. This is the same regenerate function on a marker in AM-Explorer. If a change is made to a piece, such as adding an internal notch, all pieces will place successfully. If changes are made to the piece perimeter, piece may not place when the marker is updated. In addition, if dynamic changes were made in the original marker, the updated marker will not include those changes. If pieces were added or removed from a model after the original marker was created, this will also affect the results. Example of Auto Update Marker LADIES-BLOUSE-SL was updated. The date of the piece is now greater than the marker. When the marker was sent to the plotter, the update marker function was activated.

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Toolbox Tools in Marker Making The Overrides functions in marker making can now be disabled. An ON/OFF setting has been added to AccuMark Utilities.

Tilt Increment in Marker Making The tilt limit is now sticky. The sticky value for tilt-by-degrees is saved separate from tilt-by-distance Power Rotate Improved free rotate in marker making. This new feature is known to MicroMark users as power bump. Power Rotate is activated using the comma , on keyboard or RMB on for the Toolbox under the rotation options The ',' and '.' rotate the piece clockwise or counter clockwise around a selected point until it hits it's tilt limit or a piece.

Marker Length The marker length can now be seen in yard/inches, decimal yards, meters/cm or decimal meters. To change the display, press the 'ln:' button next to the length field in the marker status dialog. Nester overlap check A check has been added to Nester to check for overlaps of more than .005 inches. If an overlap is detected, an error is added to the error log and the status of the marker is set to Needs Approval. Double clicking on a marker entry in Ultraqueue now opens the marker in marker making.

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AccuMark Advanced Edition Whats New Pattern Design 8.1.0

Changes since 8.0.7
Costing Marker A new function has been added to the File menu of Pattern Design that automatically creates Costing or Sample Markers. The function uses the pieces saved on disk for the model in the current work area. The desired size, quantity and fabric width are entered into a dialog. There is also an option to have AutoMark place the pieces automatically. After OK is selected, the system creates the marker and then opens Marker Making with the marker displayed. If no fabric code is entered, all pieces in the model are ordered and the name of the model is used for the marker name. Multiple Fabric Codes may be entered as shown in the example to the right. This results in a separate marker for each fabric code. When fabric codes are entered, the name of the marker is the model name appended with a -X where X is the fabric code. The system uses the standard components of the AccuMark to process the Marker Order. A default order, CostOrder, is used to order the costing marker. This order needs to exist in every storage area that contains data that will have costing markers processed. When a costing marker is initiated from Pattern Design, a message is displayed if the default order does not exist.

The order should contain the LayLimit and Annotation tables with the correct settings for the marker. The associated tables such as the LayLimit, Annotation, and Notch tables must also exist in the storage area where the model is saved. The User Environment Table of the storage area should also have the correct Notation setting (Imperial or Metric) and have Overwrite Marker set to Yes or Prompt.

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AccuMark markers also require unique categories within the same model. If an error is encountered during processing, the Error Log displays with the error message. Functions that use Thumbtacks New options for thumbtacks have been added to most of the functions in Pattern Design that use thumbtacks. These functions include: Move Smooth functions, Armhole/Sleeve Cap, Reshape Curve, Move Line Anchor, Modify Curve and Move Range. The left button Show Thumbtacks controls whether thumbtacks are displayed or not while the other buttons control the default placement of the thumbtacks. If Show Thumbtacks is depressed, the other buttons become active and the thumbtacks display at the positions specified. Use the middle button, Prev/Next Points, to automatically place the thumbtacks at the previous and next points adjacent to the point(s) selected to move. Use the right button, End Points, to place the thumbtacks at the end of line locations. If the Show Thumbtacks button is not pressed the thumbtacks do not display and the thumbtack positions are automatically assigned based on the selected button. This allows a more efficient workflow.

Modify Curve A new function, Modify Curve, has been added for modifying curves. The function is available in the Modify Line menu and can be used to change a curve, or to make a curve out of a two-point line. When selecting on the curve, locations (where no data point exists) can be selected in addition to existing data points. The Modify Curve function also adds additional points to form the curve if the curve was dragged out such that the data points are more than 1.5 inches apart.

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Lengths displayed for line functions The BEG, END and Value Input fields now display additional line length information as a line is modified using one of the following functions: Move Single Point, Move Point, Move Pt Line/Slide, Move Point Horiz, Move Point Vert, Move Smooth, Move Smooth Line, Move Smooth Horiz, Move Smooth Vert, Armhole/Sleeve Cap, Reshape Curve, and Digitize Line. As in other functions, the BEG and END fields show the distance from the beginning and end of the line respectively. The top field in the Value Input area displays the total line length as the line is modified. When an end of line point is selected, this field shows the sum total of the two adjoining lines. When multiple points are selected for moving, the measurements are based on the point that the mouse is attached to when moving the points. For Digitize Line, the distance from the last point placed to the current cursor position is still displayed in the Dist. field. Angle value added to Digitize and Create 2 PT Line functions The angle field is now enabled in Digitize Line, 2 Point Line, and 2 Point Curve when value mode is used on the second point. The angle entered on the second point is not relative to any geometry, but instead is relative to a horizontal line going to the right. For example: Entering 0 Creates a line to the right, entering 90 creates a vertical line up, and entering 90 creates a vertical line down. Directional arrows are also displayed on the screen to assist in entering values. New Right Button Options for Digitized and Create 2 PT Line functions New right button options Along Angle, Compass, Double Compass, Compass from Last Point and Create As New Piece have been added to in Digitize Line, 2 Point Line, and 2 Point Curve to make drafting lines and pieces easier.

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Along Angle A new right button menu option called "Along Angle" has been added for location on line selections. This menu choice works similar to the "Along Tangent" menu choice, with an additional prompt asking the user for the angle amount. The angle amount is relative to the tangent line and the point is placed at the angle and distance specified. Examples: Angle Value 0 90 -90 Result Same direction as the tangent line Turn left from the tangent line Turn right from the tangent line 90 Direction of Line -90 Note: This option is also available in some other functions where location on line selections are available.

Create As New Piece The Create Draft Piece option allows a new draft piece to be created while creating lines using Digitize Line, 2 Point Line and 2 Point Curve. Activate the line function you wish to use and then select Create Draft Piece before starting to create the line(s) which will make up the new piece. Enter a piece name when the system prompts, then proceed to create the lines. The new lines are automatically created as perimeter lines eliminating the need to have a rectangle or existing piece on the screen. The newly created piece is considered a draft piece. In order to use and work with the new piece throughout AccuMark, use a function such as Create Trace to convert the draft piece into a valid AccuMark piece. Understanding Draft Pieces Draft Piece refers to a sketch of a pattern piece that has not yet been saved as a valid piece, with a closed piece perimeter. When you create new pieces using the Create as New Piece option, the system recognizes them as draft pieces.

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Draft pieces allow lines to be grouped together as a piece. Draft pieces may also be saved. During saving, a grain line is automatically assigned, however, the piece is still considered a draft piece until it is made into a valid closed piece. While a draft piece may look similar to a valid closed piece, most Pattern Design functions cannot be used on Draft pieces. In order for draft pieces to be used throughout PDS/Silhouette, they must be changed into "valid (working) pieces." A valid piece has at least three lines, a closed perimeter, and a grain/grade reference line. Functions such as Create Trace, or for Silhouette users, Draft/Draft Trace or Draft/Create Piece, may be used to convert a draft piece into a valid closed piece. Compass The option Compass is useful when you need to create a line of a specific length which intersects another line but the intersection location of the two lines is unknown. The option works as follows: 1. Select an existing point for the compass center. This is where you want to start your line. 2. The system switches to value mode and prompts Enter Distance for compass. This value is the length of the line (or line segment) you need to create or the distance that you know. 3. A circle is drawn on the screen with the center placed at the first point selected and using the value entered for the compass distance as the radius. Any points where the circle intersects an existing line will highlight. Since the radius of the circle is the length of the line you want to create, these are the locations where the line can be drawn or the measurement may be taken and will intersect another line. Left click to select the desired intersection point.

In the example on the right, new style lines have been drafted. A new line (Line 1) of a known length needs to be drawn from point A, intersecting with Line B. Point A is used as the compass center and the length of Line 1 is entered for the compass distance.

Line B

Line 1

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Compass from Last Point This option works the same as Compass except that the last point placed is automatically used as the center for the compass. Double Compass Use the Double Compass option when you know the lengths of two lines or distances and need to find out where they intersect. The system will prompt for the center and distance of the first compass and then the center and distance of the second compass. Two circles are drawn on the screen and the intersection points are highlighted.

Distance 1

Possible intersection locations for the two distances

Distance 2

Support for Increased number of Line Labels The number of available internal line labels has been increased. It is now possible to specify lines with labels up to 32000. Note: These labels are intended for annotation and plotting and are not supported by cutgen/cutgenpt. Internal IDs 0-16 remain as special line types used for matching. Internal IDs 100-14999 do not mirror. Internal IDs 15000 and up mirror.

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Create Line/2 Point Curved A new function has been added for creating curves. After the start and end points are selected, the cursor is attached to the center and dragging the cursor controls the curvature. Once the curve is created by clicking the mouse, the system automatically adds the intermediate points necessary to maintain the shape of the curve. Two Function Options are available for this function, Add Grade Rules on Intersection and Modify Length. If Add Grade Rules on Intersection is selected, the system automatically creates proportional grade rules for the ends of the internal. If Modify Length is selected, the system prompts for the curve length after the curve is placed. The curve is adjusted to equal the specified length.

New Message when Measuring on Pieces with Different Size Lines A new message has been added to the measure functions to improve feedback when working. When pieces with different size lines or the same sizes but different base sizes are selected in the measure functions, a message now displays indicating that the pieces have different size lines.

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Handling of X and P Attributes The X and P attributes have been re-implemented as they existed in Classic AccuMark and PDS 2000 2.x versions. In previous AccuMark V8 versions, X and P attributes were automatically converted into reference notches. P and X attributes are now maintained when existing data is brought into AccuMark V8 and may also be applied in AccuMark V8 in either V7 or V8 mode. Additionally data that was previously brought into AccuMark V8 and saved with the X and P points converted to reference notches will now display as it originally did. The notches will again display as standard notches with X and P attributes. The X and P attributes maintain their original functionality and limitations meaning that unlike reference notches they will not slide over other intermediate points. This allows full forward and backwards compatibility. Previously when working in V7 mode on AccuMark V8 software, X and P attributes were applied to the notch. X and P attributes are now applied to the notch base point using Edit Point Information rather than to the notch itself. Scrolling in the Piece Menu Using the mouse wheel to scroll in the Piece Menu has been re-implemented. Pattern Design now reads the mouse settings configured in the Control Panel. PDS uses the count of lines configured in the Control panel as the count of icons to scroll for each roll of the wheel. For example, if set to scroll 3 lines at a time, the piece menu would scroll by 3 pieces for each roll of the mouse wheel. If the setting is set to scroll one "screen" at a time, then an entire row of icons is scrolled for each roll of the mouse wheel. Note: If a Microsoft mouse with IntelliPoint software is installed, it is possible to get an additional scroll (the first roll of the wheel in the piece icon menu right after entering the area). This happens due to the "Universal Mouse support" built into the IntelliPoint software. If this is a problem, go to the Control Panel mouse settings and disable "Universal Mouse support" for Pattern Design by entering the Sil2000 program into the list of excluded programs.

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Style Converter The Style Converter utility has been enhanced to maintain the X and Y Shrinkage amounts defined for each piece in the Style Descriptions. The shrinkage values are maintained in the new Shrink/Stretch fields of the model editor. If the pieces in the MicroMark style have a combination of Linear and Percent shrinkage defined, all of the linear pieces will be converted to percentages when saved as an AccuMark Model.

Annotatio n Converter Support has been added for all MicroMark annotation line indices. When MicroMark styles are saved as AccuMark data using either Pattern Design or the Style Converter utility, MicroMark annotation lines with indices 0-255 are converted to AccuMark internal line types 100-355. When AccuMark data is saved as MicroMark data, the internal line types 100-254 are converted to MicroMark annotation lines with indices 0-154. This allows the annotation to be preserved for conversion in both directions.

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100-355 corresponds to the MicroMark range of 0-255). This allows consistent backwards and forwards conversions. Guidelines AccuMark and MicroMark have different annotation capabilities. When converting between data types, the following should be considered: MicroMark supports up to 64 annotation lines per piece. If greater than 64 lines exist on AccuMark data that will be converted to MicroMark, the excess lines should be removed to avoid errors. Annotation lines added to a must be in the range 100-355 or they won't be supported in the MicroMark. Lines with types between 356 and 32000 will be converted to style lines and a message will be displayed during the store: "Annotation lines with ids greater than 355 are not supported in the MicroMark and have been converted to style lines." The message above will also be displayed if a user adds a piece to a style and the piece has annotation lines that are out of range. When using releases prior to AccuMark 8.1.0, MicroMark annotation lines with indices 155-255 will still be converted to internal line type A.

Converting Multiple Notches of the same type for Styles The Notch Conversion setup in Preferences/Options and the Style Converter Utility now allow multiple notches of the same type to be selected for conversion. This allows notches of the same type but different in depth to be converted to unique AccuMark notch types. For example, the image to the right shows a setup that will convert three different depths of V notches and two different depths of Flick notches. When multiple notches of the same type are defined, the one that most closely matches the notch depth is the one used for conversion. For example, a V notch with a depth of .1 would most closely match to the depth of the V

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notch of .125 and convert to an AccuMark notch type 52. If the notch type to be converted is not found in the list, then the first type listed is used for the conversion. For example, the setup shown here does not have any conversion set up for MicroMark 0 Width, AV0 Width, and TA Slit type notches. A MicroMark piece containing these types of notches, of any depth, would convert them to AccuMark notch type 1 since this is the first line listed for the conversions. For this reason, the most commonly used notch or default notch should be listed first. To access the Notch Conversion setup in the Style Converter Utility, select View/Style Converter Options. Combine/Merge Piece Combine/Merge Piece has been added to the Advanced Edition software. Use this function in the Piece menu to combine two pieces into one new piece. Grade rules are retained for the stationary piece and are modified for the piece that is merged. To combine or merge two pieces: 1. From the Piece menu, select Combine/Merge. 2. Select the line on the piece you want to designate as the merge line. This line is where the piece will attach to the stationary or target piece. 3. Select the target line on the other piece. The merge line chosen in the previous step will be attached to this line. 4. If the lines to be merged are different lengths, when prompted select match points first on the set piece and then on the target piece. These points will be matched, each to the other during merging. The system combines the pieces. The newly created piece has the same orientation as the second or target piece. The system modifies the grade rules on the first, or merged piece, so the piece maintains its nest in the new orientation. 5. 6. As the cursor is moved, the new piece moves with it. Move the piece to where you want it on the work area and click left to place. Enter a name for the piece or click OK to accept the system default name. The first piece created is named P1, the second P2, etc.

Note: It is often helpful to flip the pieces into the orientation that they will be in on the combined piece prior to using Combine/Merge. To maintain grading properly for all sizes, stack the grading on the merge and target lines prior to merging the pieces.

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Changes for Notches Overview In an effort to simplify grading of curves and enhance notch placement on lines, notch definition has changed at a system level. Notches are now an object on a line rather than a point that helps to define the shape of a line. Notches are now attached to some other object like points, lines, pleats, etc. New notch editing tools have been included which will be used to modify the location of notches on lines. The Move Point or Move Smooth functions are no longer used to change the location of notches. Changing notch locations no longer changes the shape of a line. Notch locations may be defined so that the notch maintains its position along the line as the shape or length of the line is modified. Now, when using a function like Move Smooth on a line with this type of notch, the notch will maintain its correct location without the need for additional edits. Another important change is that notches can now float along a line, changing position between points and lines on graded sizes. The notch can jump over existing points to maintain its relative position. This means that the shape of the curve will not be distorted, and that notches may be located on different lines on different graded sizes. Intersection notches, which were previously only available on MicroMark systems, are now supported on AccuMark data. Notches can also be maintained at the extension of dart lines. Reference Points Since notches are no longer data points, they must be attached to an object on the piece. This is called the reference point. The reference point is located on the base size and the notch can be at the same location as the reference point (base point) or at a specified distance or percentage away from the reference point. Notches can also reference another object such as a line, or dart. Since these notches are attached to a reference point, the notches are modified as the reference point is modified. For example, when the reference point is deleted, the notch is also deleted. Functions that alter the shape of the piece may be used on the reference point and the notch will automatically follow. When opening data created on previous software versions, all notches will have reference points that are zero distance from the notch. This means that the reference point is at the same location as the notch. This ensures compatibility and accuracy between software versions. When you store pieces in version 8, the notchs reference and grading information will be saved in the piece. If you open a piece, created in version 8, in version 7.6.5 or earlier, the notch will be seen as a point. None of the new notch capabilities will be recognized in version 7.6.X or earlier versions.

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Tangent Grading Tangent grading is a new technique that is used on notches to control their location on graded sizes. Only one value is required when using tangent grading. The tangent grading values are defined so that the notch will be graded at a distance from the reference point. Positive and negative values control the direction of the notch placement. Example 1: A skirt is graded for sizes 4-14. All sizes will use a 9inch zipper. Using a tangent grade on the zipper notch, allows you to easily keep the distance the same on all sizes. Example 2: A blouse is designed where the front armhole notch moves inch per size. Example 3: A child pant is designed for sizes 4-6X and sizes 7-14. Sizes 4-5 will use a 6-inch zipper; sizes 6X, 7 and 8 will use a 7-inch zipper; sizes 10-14 will use an 8-inch zipper. Assuming base up-down incremental grading and a base size of 7, the notch will move 1 inch in the positive for sizes 4 and 5. The notch will not move for sizes 6X, 7 and 8. On sizes 10-14 the notch will move 1 inch in the negative direction. When a notch is tangent graded, the reference point is not at the same location as the notch location. They cannot be selected in functions such as move point or move point line/slide and do not display in the point info box.

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Notch Display Notches displayed using the View Notch Type function display the following information: Notch reference point Notch reference distance with dimensioning lines Notch Type Note: Group notches only display the notch type for the first notch in the group
Display of Standard Notch Reference Notch with Reference Displayed

Base Point

3.525

Reference

Display of Tangent Notch or Graded Regular Notch

Tangent Notch with Reference Displayed

3.525

Positioning of Notches The positioning of ANGLED notches between the sew lines and cut lines may now be better controlled. In prior releases of AccuMark, an angled notch was placed in the perpendicular direction between the sew and cut lines. Now, the notch may be placed in the direction of the angle of the notch between the sew and cut lines (see illustration below) or it may be placed the same distance on the sew line as it is on the cut line. The positioning of the notch is controlled by the option selected when adding notches or editing them using Edit Notch Info.

Perpendicular

Notch Angle

Same Dist on Seam

Note: The MicroMark has an option in System Options to display notches either perpendicular or along the angle. This option is not read by AccuMark V8.

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Notch Functions Overall, the new concept of notches requires changes to existing functions and the addition of many new functions, as well as changes to the 'engines' underneath that do the calculations. As mentioned above, certain functionality is no longer available for use on notches since they are no longer data points. Accordingly, the notch information in the Edit Point Info tab has been moved to a new tab called Edit Notch Info, which deals strictly with notch properties. A new menu, Notch, which contains the functions for notches, has also been added to the drop-down menus. Add Notch The Add Notch function has been moved from the Point Menu to the Notch menu. The general functionality remains the same. All notches are added with base points, so the base point options are no longer necessary. Use the N Attribute / Turn Point checkbox to add an N attribute or Turn modifier to the notch base point. A notch added using this function, or a notch which has a base point, is referred to as a Standard Notch. When existing AccuMark data is retrieved, the notches are converted to Standard Notches and the base point is placed underneath the notch. Angled Notch The Add Notch function has been moved from the Modify Point Menu to the Notch menu. The general functionality remains the same. All notches are added with base points, so the base point options are no longer necessary. Use the N Attribute / Turn Point checkbox to add an N attribute or Turn modifier to the notch base point.

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Intersection Notch The Intersection Notch function has been moved from the Point Menu to the Notch menu. Intersection notches are now supported for AccuMark data when running in V8 mode. Intersection Notch adds a notch on a perimeter line at the intersection of two lines or where two lines would intersect if extended. This notch type is commonly used on a mirror line. If one of the two lines is repositioned, the notch point moves in relation to it. Intersection Notches do not have base points.

Intersection notch placed at both ends of pocket placement line

Intersection notches continue to update as line position and shape is changed

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Specify Dist / Tangent Tangent grading is used on notches to control notch positioning along curve shapes when grading. Tangent grading maintains the smoothness of a curve as a notch is graded. Use Specify Distance/Tangent to create a new Tangent graded notch or to edit an existing Tangent rule previously created with this function. Specify Distance /Tangent is located in the notch and grade menus. When a Tangent Notch is applied on AccuMark data it is also a Reference Notch. Use Group option to add and grade multiple notches together. Notch Position on Seam determines where the notch is positioned on the seam internal. Perpendicular places the notch along the perpendicular from the perimeter. Notch Angle positions the notch along the direction of the notch angle. Same Distance on Seam places the notch the same reference distance on the seam internals and perimeter.

A Tangent grade rule uses only one value, as opposed to two values (X and Y) required in delta grading. Plus and minus values determine whether growth is in the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction from the sample size (Base up-down grading methods) or previous size (Small-Large Incremental method). If a notch is 10 cm from its reference point on the base size, and an amount of 0.00 cm is specified, then the notch will be 10 cm from the reference point on all sizes. If 1 cm is entered, than the notch would be 10 cm from the reference point on the base size, 11 cm on the next size up, 12 cm on the next size and so on.

The example on the left shows the values entered and the result using the Base Up-Down Incremental grading method. The notch grows .25 inch between the smaller sizes and the base and .50 inch between the base size and each larger size.

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Reference Notch/Add (AccuMark Only) A Reference Notch is a notch that is positioned along a line of the base size with a user-defined distance to a Reference Location. The distance between the notch and the reference location can be defined as a percentage or a constant. As geometry is modified, reference notch positions update, maintaining the distance to the reference point. Notch Position on Seam determines where the notch is positioned on the seam internal. Perpendicular places the notch along the perpendicular from the perimeter. Notch Angle positions the notch along the direction of the notch angle. Same Distance on Seam places the notch the same reference distance on the seam internals and perimeter. Use the Copy Distance option to add a notch so that the Reference Distance is equal to the Reference Distance of a notch on another piece. Note: Reference Distance of the source notch should be a value other than 0.00. Use Group to add a group of notches positioned a specific distance from a reference point. Specify the Distance between notches in the group and the number of notches desired.

There are several ways the relationship between a reference notch and reference point can be broken: If the line is split between the reference notch and the reference point when the reference amount is a percentage. Splitting the piece between the reference notch and the reference point Deleting the reference point.

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Reference Notch/Move Move Reference Notch slides a reference notch along a line. When the notch is moved the reference amount saved with the piece automatically updates. The function can also be used on a standard notch and convert it to a Reference Notch. Notch Groups can also be moved. After one of the notches in the group is moved, the other notches are repositioned by the system. Use the Copy Distance option to automatically position a notch so that the reference distance matches the reference distance of the source notch.

Reference Notch/Change Reference The change reference function is used to change the reference point of a reference notch. When this function is used, the notch will no longer refer to the previous reference point but will update based on the new reference point selected. Use Add Base Point to convert a reference notch into a Standard notch. A base point is added under the notch location. Use the N Attribute / Turn Point checkbox to add an N attribute or Turn modifier to the notch base point.

In the Change Reference function, the reference point and the distance between the notch and reference point is displayed. The notch type also displays next to the notch.

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Reference Notch/Group Use the Group function to create a Reference notch group from existing notches. Select the reference point and then the notches to be included in the group. The notch closest to the reference point is the notch from which the reference distance is measured. If the spacing between the notches is not equal, the system will correct the notch placement to make them equally spaced. Notch Position on Seam determines where the notch is positioned on the seam internal. Perpendicular places the notch along the perpendicular from the perimeter. Notch Angle positions the notch along the direction of the notch angle. Same Distance on Seam places the notch the same reference distance on the seam internals and perimeter.

Reference Notch/Add Group On Line & Add Group Ln Distance Use these functions to add a group of notches evenly spaced between two points (Add Group on Line) or a specified distance apart (Add Group Ln Dist). When the line is modified the group maintains the spacing between the notches. These functions are similar to Add notch with Multiple/Proportional on Line or Multiple/Distance on line, except the group maintains the spacing as geometry is modified. Use Ends to Receive Notches to control which end(s) of range get notches. Notch Position on Seam determines where the notch is positioned on the seam internal. Perpendicular places the notch along the perpendicular from the perimeter. Notch Angle positions the notch along the direction of the notch angle. Same Distance on Seam places the notch the same reference distance on the seam internals and perimeter. Number Of notches is the number to add between (not including) the ends. (Add Group on Line only) Dist Between is the distance for the notch spacing. (Add Group Ln Dist only)

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Edit Notch Info Edit Notch Info is used to change the settings for a notch. The Notch Type, Grade Rule, Angle, Depth (MicroMark only), Point ID, Attributes, and Dist to Ref can all be edited. When Dist to Ref is changed, the notch is repositioned on the line. Notch Position on Seam determines where the notch is positioned on the seam internal. Perpendicular places the notch along the perpendicular from the perimeter. Notch Angle positions the notch along the direction of the notch angle. Same Distance on Seam places the notch the same reference distance on the seam internals and perimeter. Groups can also be created in Edit Notch Info. When the Group option is ON, the spacing between notches and the number of notches is specified. The group is created on the line to the side opposite the Reference Point. Notch Depth A new option has been added to PDS version 8 to display notches using the actual depth. When the optin Show Actual Notch Depth is checked on the Display tab in Preferences/option, the notches are displayed their actual size. For AccuMark data, the notch depth is displayed using the depth defined in the P-Notch Table in the default Storage Area. The default Storage Area is defined in Preferences/Paths/AccuMark Storage Area. If the depth defined in the PNotch Table is 0.00, the notch does not display but View/Point/Notch can be used to display the notch type. For MicroMark data, the depth defined for each notch is used.

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New Locations for Delete Notch and View Notch Functions To allow easier access from the drop down menus, the Delete Notch and View Notch functions are now available from the main menus of the Notch and View menus, respectively. Attribute and Point Number Support Special point numbers and the L, K, and E cutter attributes are supported for Reference Notches. The point number or attribute may be applied directly to the notch and will move with the notch on the graded sizes. Support for up to 99 Notch Types AccuMark Notch tables now support up to ninety-nine (99) different notches which may now be assigned in Pattern Design. When data with Notch types greater than 5 are opened in Classic AccuMark, 2.0.x series, or versions of 8.0 prior to 8.0.5, the notches will become notch type 5. New Symbol for Tangent Rules A new symbol has been added to indicate Tangent Grade rules. The symbol is similar to the triangle symbol used for delta grade rules except that the bottom point is rounded. The image below show a notch with a Tangent rule on the left and a delta grade rule on the right. Grade Rule Symbols Tangent Rule Delta Rule

Hot Keys Hot keys allow you access to a function by pressing a combination of keys, such as Alt + 9, or a function key such as F2 or F8.

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New Function Options Many functions have had options added to give you more control over the result of the function and provide a greater variety of choices. This allows customized operations and the ability to specify the effects of a function to your own preferences. Once set, these options maintain their settings until changed again, eliminating the need to answer repetitive prompts each time the function is used.

Offset Even Four options have been added to the Offset Even function. Add/Replace Specifies if the new line should be exchanged for the original line. Extend to adjacent lines Lengthens or shortens the offset to intersect with the adjacent lines. Select Reference Location Selects a location to pick up the line to move. Number of offsets Creates more than one offset at a time; works in both Cursor and Value mode. Offset Uneven Two options have been added to the Offset Uneven function. Add/Replace Specifies if the new line should be exchanged for the original line. Extend to adjacent lines Lengthens or shortens the offset to intersect with the adjacent lines. Copy Line Two options have been added to the Copy Line function. Number of Copies Creates more than one copy at a time. Select Reference Location Selects a location to pick up the line to move. Move Offset Two options have been added to the Move Offset function. Select Reference Location moves the line offset from a reference point. Move Multi line in Reverse moves two lines in the same direction, resulting in opposing changes (for example, in the area of two different pieces).

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Move Line Two options have been added to the Move Line function. Select Reference Location rotates a line about a selected point for a specific distance. Bump to Line rotates a line until it touches another line at a certain point. Move Line Anchor Two options have been added to the Move Line Anchor function. Select Reference Location moves the line offset from a reference point. Bump to Line rotates a line until it touches another line at a certain point. Pivot Line Two options have been added to the Pivot Line function. Select Reference Location rotates a line about a selected point for a specific distance. Bump to Line rotates a line until it touches another line at a certain point. Move and Pivot Two options have been added to the Move and Pivot function. Select Reference Location Specifies the location to pick up the line to move and allows you to rotate a specific distance from this point. Move Perim Lines Opposite Specifies that perimeter/boundary lines attached to the rotated line move opposite, one in a positive and the other in a negative direction, or vice versa. Fold Dart Three options have been added to the Fold Dart function. Include Fold Lines Displays internal lines at the location of the dart legs. Include Drill Hole Creates a drill hole at or near the dart apex. System prompts for distance from apex along the center line of the dart. Include Notches Creates notches on the perimeter at the location of the dart leg intersections. Create Nest Four options have been added to the Create Nest function.

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Base Size Line uses the size line of the base piece for the nest. Create New Size Line creates a new size line for the nest. Select Points stacks the nest from one corresponding point on each piece. Use Piece Center stacks the nest at the piece center. New Right button menus New options have been added the two of the right mouse button menus. Selecting a location along a line A location along a line is a place where a data point does not exist. Measured locations can be specified in Value mode when selecting a first point of a digitized line, a new dart opening or many other functions. A new way to select locations has been added with a group of right mouse button options.

Normal selects using the cursor or value input section of user input box. Midpoint constrains location selection to select the midpoint of any selected line. Multiple allows selection of multiple locations at one time: Proportional in space or on a line; Distance in space or on a line. Intersection constrains location selection to the intersection of two selected lines. Along Perpendicular constrains location selection along the perpendicular to a selected line. Along Tangent constrains location selection along a tangent to a selected line at a selected point. Distance from Point defines a location along a line that is a given distance from a selected point. Can be used for measuring from a notch or mark point. Digitize Line, 2 Point Line Normal selects using the cursor or value input section of user input box. Horizontal creates a horizontal line segment. Vertical creates a vertical line segment.

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Perpendicular to last segment constrains the current line segment to be perpendicular to the previous line segment. Along last segment constrains the current line segment to the same direction as the last line segment. Delete last point deletes the last point entered for a line.

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