OptiTex PDS Basic and Technical Designer Training Syllabus Congratulations! Welcome to the OptiTex community. You are now participating in an important part of OptiTex implementation – Training! OptiTex software and training will provide you with the tools and techniques to use the most advanced 2D pattern to 3D modeling technology. You will improve your productivity, accuracy and communication in your design and production work flow. Training will also introduce to you the planning steps required to fully implement and integrate OptiTex data into your department’s document and pattern management systems. Sincerely, Julia Shaw Technical Manager, OptiTex Summary of Implementation: 1. Training 2. Practice and Integration of software 3. File management and library creation – Patterns, Markers 4. Best Practices– Support and internal procedures and policies Included with your training: 1. Onsite hands-on instruction 2. Industry experienced instructor 3. Online references - help.optitex.com 4. OptiTex ongoing support and follow-up Student responsibilities: 1. Participate fully in all classes 2. Practice between each class 3. Integrate into daily workflow 4. Ask questions!
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Basic Lesson 1 Basic Lesson 2 Basic Pattern Making Technical Design Tools Grading Importing/Exporting Lesson Marker Making Support Lesson help.optitex.com, email
[email protected], contact local OptiTex trainer after Training
Basic Lesson 1 Intro 1. 2. 3. 4.
to Windows mouse buttons, Rightclick - options, Leftclick, Wheel, wheel click Windows Explorer, files and folders, create folder, search file, copy ,move basic windows minimize, maximize, close, task bar Basic windows Copy/Paste
Introduction to PDS 1. Open File (Importing files, see later in lesson) 2. Save File 3. Save As 4. Open Backup Working Environment 1. Menus 2. Toolbars - drag, dock, move, close, display hide, logic 3. Piece Bar - Select, view name, page up/down, reorder. 4. Piece List - use piece to show how work with internal windows (like grading), docking , floating, click Ctrl to Undock, close open, view menu 5. Working area 6. Rulers 7. Delete and display 8. Zooming - mouse wheel , home, shift home, mouse wheel button 9. Status bar, sew line/cut line , tool info , piece protected/locked , working unit Basic Lesson 2 Anatomy of piece - (Open Training Pattern.PDS) 1. Point type , grade curve 2. Pleat, mirror line, darts drill hole, notch , lines 3. internal vs external - main contour of piece, vs internal line (drawn outside) 4. seam/Cut - F5 5. Display attribute -F10 - contour and global , color Selecting Pieces, Points, Internals, Darts, Buttons 1. pick select tool , using icon/END key, Right click, select tool 2. Snap - hover over element , colored Red 3. select piece 4. select element - selection point, internal line, dart , drill hole, circle,text 5. difference between select piece and select internals/points 6. select multiple point - using shift not drag (unless advanced user) 7. select multiple piece - using shift , bound box, piece bar 8. Move piece - with space bar only (no mouse drag)- and icon 9. move internal - Crtl+space , and icon 10. delete internal/point 11. locked piece 12. Save placement Properties 1. General -Gouble click or enter 2. Piece Properties 3. Point Properties 4. Internal Line Properties
5. Darts, Buttons, Pleats 6. Global Piece 7. Global Internal - menu item or ENTER Copy/Paste Undo redo 1. Copy 2. Cut 3. Paste 4. Delete 5. Shift Delete 6. Undo Redo - menu shortcut toolbar Basic Pattern Making 1. Dart Maniplulation - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Dart_Tool http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Menu#Darts 2. Move Points, Proportional, Along http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Move_Point_Tool 3. MultiMove - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Multi_Move_Tool 4. Build Piece - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Build_Piece_Tool 5. MultiFullness - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Open_Multi_Fullness 6. Smooth Line - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Smooth_Tool 7. Half Pieces - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Set_Half_Tool 8. Cut Along Internal http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Cut_Along_Internal_Tool 9. Create Parallel http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Create_Parallel_Tool 10. Extend In Parallal http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Extend_In_Parallel_Tool 11. Seam Allowance - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Menu#Seam 12. Join Pieces - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Join_Pieces_Tool
Grading 1. Creating Sizes - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Table_Of_Sizes 2. Grading a Piece - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Training:Basic_Grading 3. Copy/Paste http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Copy_And_Paste_Grading 4. Grading Proportional http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Grade_Proportional_Tool 5. Merge / Copy and Paste Grading 6. Grading Notches 7. Changing Base Size 8. Check Grading / Compare Length
Technical Design Tools Toolbox: 1. Contour/ Draft - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Draft_Tool 2. General Tools / Measure http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Measure_Tool 3. Move piece on Piece http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Move_Piece_On_Piece_Tool
4. Fold Out http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Fold_Out_Tool 5. Fold In http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Fold_In_Tool 6. Point to Point fold http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Point_To_Point_Fold_Tool 7. Walking http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Walk_Tool 8. Rotation http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Rotate_Piece_Tool 9. Move Point http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Move_Point_Tool 10. Move Proportional http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Move_Points_Proportionally_Tool 11. Text http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Text_Tool 12. F3 – Lock and Unlock a piece!!! 13. F8 – Show and Hide Line Length http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Marker:Shortcut_Keys 14. Close Dart http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Close_Darts 15. Re-Open Dart http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Reopen_Darts 16. Copy & Paste Lines – Tools/Segment Editor http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Segment_Editor#Copy 17. Compare Length http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Compare_Length_Window 18. Rulers http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Ruler 19. Tracklines http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Track_Lines http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Show_Track_Lines 20. Merge http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Merge_Style_File
File Importing Course Import/ Export / Exporter http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Import http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Export
Marker Making 1. Making a Marker http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Marker:Getting_Started_with_OptiTex_M arker#Getting_Started 2. Checking Marker Parameters 3. Checking Yield Support Go to Website: help.optitex.com email:
[email protected] email: local optiTex support - receive email from Trainer
