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v4.7
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- What's New V.4.7
- Getting Started
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- Model Design
- Point Operations
- Grading
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- Plot Piece
- Print Piece
- Measurement
- Sewing Processes
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- Internal Shape / Internal Point
- Marker Operations
- Marker Print
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- Options
Rotate Piece
This is used to rotate a piece in the Pattern Design screen.

Flip Horizontal (X-Axis)
- In the Pattern Design screen, go to Pieces > Rotate > Flip Horizontal
. - Click the piece with the mouse; each click will rotate the piece around the X-axis.
- To finish the operation, click the Selection
icon.

Flip Vertical (Y-Axis)
- In the Pattern Design screen, go to Pieces > Rotate > Flip Vertical
. - Click the piece with the mouse; each click will rotate the piece around the Y-axis.
- To finish the operation, click the Selection
icon.

Rotate 90°
- In the Pattern Design screen, go to Pieces > Rotate > Rotate 90°
. - Click the piece with the left mouse button to rotate it 90 degrees clockwise, or with the right mouse button to rotate it 90 degrees counterclockwise.
- To finish the operation, click the Selection
icon.

Rotate Around Selected Point
- In the Pattern Design screen, go to Pieces > Rotate > Rotate Around Selected Point
. - Select a point on the piece to serve as the fixed pivot point.
- As you move the mouse along an imaginary line extending from the fixed point, the piece will rotate around this line.
- Alternatively, you can press Enter or the right mouse button to manually enter the rotation angle in the window that opens.
- Click OK to confirm the operation.

Rotate
- In the Pattern Design screen, go to Pieces > Rotate > Rotate
. - Enter the desired angle in the window that opens and click Ok to confirm.
- Each left-click on the piece will rotate it clockwise by the entered angle, and each right-click will rotate it counterclockwise.
- To finish the operation, click the Selection icon.

Rotate Segment
On the Pattern Design screen, this function rotates the piece so that the line between two selected points becomes parallel to the horizontal axis. This function is especially useful for pieces imported from PhotoDigit.
- On the Pattern Design screen, select Rotate > Rotate Segment from the Piece menu.
- On the piece, select the first point, which will remain fixed, and then select the second point that defines the line to be used for rotation.
- The piece is rotated until the second point is horizontally aligned with the first point.
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