| System Requirements | RAM | HD Space | min. Screen Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 7 (64 bit), 8.1 and 10 | 1Gb | 300Mb | 1280 x 800 |
| MacOS 10.11 or higher* | 1Gb | 400Mb | 1280 x 800 |
| *High Sierra and higher have Gatekeeper challenge. See Apple Support |
| Units |
|---|
| Metric Millimeter (mm) |
| Metric Centimeter (cm) |
| Inches Decimal |
| Inches Fractional |
| Untis can be changed at anytime with automatic conversion |
| Drawing Features |
| General Settings |
| Set Width for chosen drawing element |
| Set Dashes for chosen drawing element |
| Set Color for chosen drawing element |
| Snapping & Locking |
| • all start-points, end-points and handles can be snapped to any element |
| • Holding Shift allows compass locking by 45 degrees or... |
| • ...locking to snapped elements tangent by 90 degree increments |
| Drawing Tools |
| Line |
| • set End-Point X,Y coordinates |
| • set Line-Length |
| Bezier Curves |
| • Mode: Tailor - handles on center of curve |
| • Mode: Cubic - handles on ends of curve |
| • Set Length - keeps ends in place and alters curvature to fit desired length |
| Circle |
| • set Radius |
| • set Circumference |
| Arc |
| • set Radius |
| • set Length (along circumference) |
| • set Degree to end-point |
| Text |
| Set Font Size |
| Set Font Family - any installed font on system |
| Set Font Color |
| Text |
| • Text Orientation: horizontal or vertical |
| • Text Style Options: Bold, Italic |
| • Text Background: Filled or Transparent |
| • Select All Text Elements on current Sheet |
| Modification Features (Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs) |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs, Text: Move |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: Move Point |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs, Text: Rotate |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs, Text: Scale |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs, Text: Clone |
| Subdivide... |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: set subdivision break distance from start |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: set subdivision break distance from end |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: set subdivision on middle point |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: set subdivision on unlimited manually set break points |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: set subdivision divided into set amount of segments |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: Auto subdivision by element crossings |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: subdivide by splitting |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: subdivide by placing marks |
| Mirror... |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs, Text: Mirror over drawn axis |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs, Text: Flip over drawn axis |
| Trim & Extend... |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: Trim any element to any element |
| Lines, Bezier Curves, Arcs: Extend any element to any element |
| Selection Features |
| click select |
| box selection |
| expand selection |
| group selection |
| select all |
| invert selection |
| Patternpiece Selection (see patternpiece context menu) |
| select seams |
| select markings |
| select all |
| Measure Tool |
| Measure freely |
| Measure along lines |
| Measure along curves |
| collect measurements |
| Patternpieces |
| Extract Record Mode |
| ○ auto detect chosen surface areas by single click |
| ○ continue to collect surface areas |
| ○ automatically merging adjecent surface areas |
| ○ collecting unlimited amount of separated surface areas |
| ► extract collection into one patternpiece |
| Extract Options |
| • Connect - automatically close gaps smaller than 0.5 mm |
| • Autocut - automatically break lines at crossings |
| • Include Markings - cuts and extract marking lines on surface |
| • Add Markings - manually select markings to add to extraction |
| Markings |
| add selected markings to active patternpiece |
| remove selected markings from active patternpiece |
| remove all markings from active patternpiece |
| Cut |
| slice patternpiece into multiple new patternpieces |
| Cut Option |
| • delete original patternpiece after cutting |
| Dart |
| apex based dart selection |
| intuitive leg selection (fixed and pivoting leg) |
| selection and transfer of darts with shared apex |
| Dart Options |
| • transfer dart by percentage |
| • transfer dart to desired intake distance |
| • transfer dart by desired intake closing distance |
| • transfer dart by desired opening distance for target dart intake |
| • offset apex manually along dart center |
| • offset apex by desired distance along dart center |
| Spread |
| Slash and Spread patternpiece by chosen lines |
| Spread Options |
| • set spread distance |
| • add only elements of sliced patternpiece to sheet |
| • Simple - slash and spread patternpiece into slices |
| • Pleat - create pleats between slices |
| • Box Pleat - create box pleats between slices |
| Pivot |
| Slash and Pivot patternpiece by chosen lines |
| Pivot Options |
| • set spread distance at start of slice lines |
| • set spread distance at end of slice lines |
| • swap start and end distances |
| • add only elements of sliced patternpiece to sheet |
| • Simple - slash and pivot patternpiece into slices |
| • Pleat - create pleats between slices |
| • Box Pleat - create box pleats between slices |
| Modification Features (Patternpieces) |
| Move - reset possible |
| Rotate - reset possible |
| Mirror |
| • create clone and mirror over drawn axis |
| • flip over drawn axis |
| Scale |
| Patternpiece - Context Menu |
| Add to Sheet |
| Remove from Sheet |
| Clone |
| Set Color |
| Get Color |
| Select Seams |
| Select Markings |
| Select All |
| Reset Position |
| Reset Rotation |
| Reset All |
| Delete |
| Patternpiece - Global Context Menu |
| Lock Pattern Polygon |
| Add all to Sheet |
| Remove all from Sheet |
| Delete unused |
| Delete all |
| Finishing Tools |
| True Dart |
| • apex based dart selection |
| • leg based dart selection for shared apex of multiple darts |
| • real time visual fold direction choice |
| • real time dart intake closing in fold direction |
| • real time seam truing for uneven legs with choices: longest, shortest and average leg length |
| • works on pure elements and patternpieces |
| Finishing Tools exclusively for patternpieces |
| Seam Allowance |
| • set base margin |
| • set independent edge margins A, B, C, D |
| • fully editable seam allowance elements |
| Buttons |
| • 14 styles of buttons |
| • set diameter |
| • set color |
| • snap at center |
| Buttonholes |
| • 7 styles of buttonholes |
| • set length |
| • set height |
| • set color |
| • snap at center |
| Notches |
| • 8 styles of notches |
| • set length |
| • set width |
| • set color |
| • drag based application to set origin and direction |
| • set notch to snap to origin or end of dragged line |
| Grainlines |
| • 2 styles of arrowheads |
| • set arrowhead length |
| • set color |
| • drag based application |
| Drillholes |
| • 2 styles of drillholes |
| • set drillhole diameter |
| • set color |
| • dart mode apex based dart selection |
| • dart mode leg based dart selection for shared apex |
| • dart mode automatic center guideline to manually set drillhole |
| • dart mode set drillhole offset from apex |
| Labeling |
| • automatically adds project- and patternpiece info |
| • set text alignment left or center |
| • edit mode fully editable text table |
| • edit mode set row spacing |
| • edit mode independent choice for font, size, color and style per text line |
| • edit mode add or remove lines |
| • remove label |
| • add label |
| Image |
| • add image to patternpiece |
| • load any Jpeg or Png image |
| • set image orientation: portrait or landscape |
| • align image with transform tool |
| Texture |
| • choose texture for selected polygons of patternpieces |
| • 7 default styles |
| • set color |
| Printing |
| Papersizes: DIN A4, DIN A3, DIN A0 and US Letter |
| offers grid in case multiple pages are needed |
| select pages: all pages or manual selection |
| printsizes: Actual Size or Overview (automatically scales display to fit one paper) |
| output to printer |
| output to PDF |
| • include fills (optional) |
| Menubar |
File |
| New (creates new project) |
| Open |
| • opens projects (.hop) |
| • opens images (.png, .jpg) with special Image window |
| • ...Image window flip image |
| • ...Image window invert image |
| • ...Image window drop into active sheet's background |
| • opens PDF documents with special PDF window |
| • ...PDF window allows arranging PDF pages to assemble a combined image |
| • ...PDF window crop all pages |
| • ...PDF window swap pages by dragging |
| • ...PDF window discard pages |
| • ...PDF window generate image and drop into active sheet's background |
| Open Recent - list of recently loaded or saved projects |
| Save As - opens file explorer to save project |
| Save - saves project directly, if possible and desired |
| Export to SVG |
| • set export resolution in DPI/PPI |
| • include colorfills (optional) |
| • scale linewidth (optional) |
| Export to DXF |
| • set export units (mm, cm, inch, point) |
| Export to PNG |
| • set scale factor (100% is default) |
| • preserve transparency - sets background transparent and maintains element opacities |
| Exit Program |
Edit |
| Select all |
| Cut (into clipboard) |
| Copy (into clipboard) |
| Paste (from clipboard) |
| Undo |
| Redo |
| Clear |
View |
| Show endpoints (optional) |
| Show direction (optional) displays arrows on elements, showing their direction |
| Orientation Frame - addes frame into background of sheet for orientation |
| • frame orientation: Portrait or Landscape |
| • papersize: all print paper sizes (DIN A4, A3, A0 and US Letter) and Custom Size |
| • set Width (in chosen units) |
| • set Height (in chosen units) |
| • centered in drawing area (optional) |
| • show frame (optional activation) |
Settings |
| Show Snap-Button (optional) |
| Inch Fractions - set minimal inch fractions from 1/2 to 1/64 |
| Auto Select Dropped Patternpieces |
| Set Window Size - sets the actual window size to exact dimensions |
| • set width (pixel) |
| • set height (pixel) |
Sheets |
| Hide all backgrounds |
| Delete empty sheets |
Elements |
| Group |
| Ungroup |
| Move element up |
| Move element down |
| Move element to the top |
| Move element to the bottom |
Properties |
| Linecaps |
| • Round |
| • Square |
| • Butt |
Extras |
| Show mouse coordinates |
| Show mouse image (for recording tutorials) |
| Textviewer |
Help |
| White Rabbit CAD - forum (subscribers only) |
| White Rabbit CAD - manual |
| Units input reference |
| Default keyboard shortcuts |
| About |
