J_GenerateGradeTable

J_EditGradeTable

Generate a new or edit the existing grading table for the model

Grading tables are the basis for the grading process. They will guide the generation of the various graded sizes.

Find it in: Pattern Grading panel

Steps

  1. Click on the generate or edit button on the grading table panel
  2. Fill the dialog using one of the presets or manually setting size run and increments
  3. Clicking ok will generate the table

Generate

Generate grade table tutorial

Edit

Edit grade table tutorial

Remarks

You can tweak the numbers as you please, the scaling factor for the sizes are generated based on the actual difference between the measures on the table.

J_DeleteGradeTable

This command deletes the current grading table from the document

Find it in: Pattern grading panel

Steps

  1. Click the button and the table will be deleted

Remarks

All the associated rules, groups and grading information that you created will be removed from the model. This is not necessary to load another grading table, it is intended when you want to restart the creation of the grading of a pattern from scratch.

J_LoadGradingInfo

J_SaveGradingInfo

Save and load the grading table

This command allows to re-use grading information across different models.

Find it in: JPattern Grade toolbar

Steps

  1. Click on the save/load button
  2. Choose the file to save or to load
  3. The grade table will be loaded or restored.

Remarks

When loading you can choose if you want to import grading centers, too. In that case current ones will be replaced.

J_AddGradingSize

J_DeleteGradingSize

Add and remove sizes from the current grade table

This feature allows tight control on the grading sizes that are within the table.

Find it in: Right click on the grading table

Steps

  1. Right click on the grade table where the size needs to be added
  2. Enter new size name and distance from sample size
  3. The size is added to the table

Add/remove size tutorial

Remarks

Distance from sample size is used to apply the correct amount of size (and, if set, fitting) increments

J_AddIncrementToSizes

Edit increments on a per size basis

Use this command to change the increments for each size.

Find it in: JPattern Grade toolbar

Steps

  1. Select the increment edit tool
  2. Edit all the increments in the dialog, or use Restore default to restore the values used when creating the grading table.
  3. Click Ok when done, or close the window to undo the edit.
  4. The values on the grading table are updated

Edit increment tutorial

Remark

Increments values are used to compute the successive size.