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Pleat

tool_image131

Allow users to develop a pleat on a piece.

Develop a pleat

- Activate the piece;
- Select tool_image131 tool;
- Click the first reference point (A), then click the second reference point (B), click the fixed part of the piece;
- The dialog box appears, select pleat type, enter values, and click the punch holes and notches (if necessary), then click [OK] button. > tool_image132

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Develop mutliple pleats in one step

- Add points to segments (Segment e & Segment f), for example, if you want to develop 7 pleats, then add 7 points on each segment;
- Select all new-added points, then select tool_image131 tool;
- Click a point (E.g. Point E) on Segment e, then click corresponding Point F on segment f; > #### NOTE > The click point is fixed point, the pleats will develop according to it.
- The dialog box appears, select pleat type, enter values, and click the punch holes and notches (if necessary), then click [OK] button.

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tool_image133_1 > #### NOTE > Allow value 0 in the Width of Side A but not in the Width of Side B. So if develop a pleat with one side of value 0, note the order of clicking: first click is Pleat A, and second click is Pleat B.
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