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5. Sewing

1/14 After posture is set and you've spaced out the surfaces, determine if you have the stitch type 1 or 2. Type 1 is an equal edge to edge stitch: there will be a clean stitch from one surface to another. Type 2 is an unequal edge to edge stitching: the surface and its edge needs to be divided or notched to allow the stitching to stop where intended and not continue down the surface. 2/14 Type 1 does not need any surface adjustment. Using the stitching icon in the 3D window, ribbons select the tool and the edge of the surface to start the stitch. This surface will become colored thread once selected. Here it is light blue. 3/14 Once one surface edge is selected in the 3D window select an edge to stitch to. This edge will become colored thread. Here is it's light blue. 4/14 After selecting both surface edges the software will create stitches between the surfaces. Here it is in magenta, each stitch will be a different color. 5/14 The stitches should be straight like shown in the previous screen shot. If any cross appears in the stitching it means the sewing is reversed. 6/14 Select the stitch editing tool, next to the stitching tool, and select the set of stitches you want to edit. Right click and select reverse stitching. You can also use Ctrl+ B when you are stitching if you see this happening. 7/14 Type 2, shown in blue, requires edge notching to subdivide the surface edge to allow stitching to stop short of the entire surface. You can place notching on any edge. 8/14 To add notching you must select the tool in the 2D window ribbon. Once selected go to the surface edge and place notch at point where stitching should stop. 9/14 The edge will become blue when selected. That means the notch has been placed on that surface. 10/14 If you select the stitch edit tool in the 3D view you can see the notches on the surface edges. These will also appear as red dots when you are stitching. 11/14 Repeat this step where necessary for your posture. 12/14 Like Type 1 stitching, select the stitching tool in the 3D window and the edge where the stitching should start. Here you will see that the surface edge now has two options for stitching. 13/14 Continue to stitch the surface edges together. Note you will get a warning if you try to overlap stitching and it will not add stitches on top on one another. 14/14 Once the stitching is complete you can select the stitch editing tool from the 3D window ribbon and look at the active stitches on the model.


Taping

1/3 In the 2D window, find the collared shirt to tape a seam. 2/3 Click on an edge you want to tape. 3/3 With that edge selected, you can find taping options in the properties menu. This is also where you can turn the tape off for that seam.