SINGLE
DART STEP BY STEP SERIES
SHOULDER
TIP DART [STD - pg. 79]
- Go to TOOLBOX>DARTS & PLEATS and select the DART TOOL.
- Hold down the ALT key and select the existing dart tip
- Select the rotational center on dart line - bust point [type .5 in submenu].
- Select shoulder tip point [STD] on the armhole/shoulder tip as new location to move dart
- Select point for rotation
- dart leg nearest to SS
- Rotate dart leg point nearest to SS over to the second dart leg - to shift the entire dart over towards the CFW.
- 100% of waist dart is now shifted over to the shoulder tip location on the armhole/shoulder countour tip.
- Select original dart
- Press delete key to delete it.
- You need to move the dart tip .5 inch away from the bust point.
- Go to TOOLBOX>DARTS &
PLEATS and select the
DART TOOL. - DO NOT HOLD DOWN the ALT key this time and select the existing dart tip - drag it to the BUST POINT to check the distance in the SHIFT DART pop up submenu and determine how much you need to move the point closer or farther away. [NOTE: example above the distance was .59 - it was modified in image below below to .10]
- In the SHIFT DART submenu type in a number to add or minus the current distance to adjust the final distance to .5 from the dart tip to the BUST POINT.
- Go to TOOLBOX>GENERAL>MEASURE or just press CTRL-D and check the distance to make sure the dart tip is .5 inch away from the bust point.
- CTRL-HOME to reset piece in window.
- Adjust BASELINE [only if
you need to]
Go to TOOLBOX>BASELINE>BASELINE DIRECTION
click on two [left/right] CF line points to reset baseline.
- Right mouse click on piece - under the attributes rename the PIECE - SHOULDER TIP DART, the piece DESCRIPTION - STD and modify the angle to 0 to realign the text.
- You can go to TOOLBOX>MOVEMENT>MOVE INTERNAL to place the baseline where you want it.
- Go to TOOLBOX>UPDATE
PIECES> SAVE ACTIVE AS NEW>
Go to FILE > SAVE to save your work