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Digitizing - This lesson provides a step by step instruction on digitizing a typical pattern with a grain line, internal lines, drill holes, mirror line and fabric line. Different point types such as grading point, curve point, notch point and double notch point are demonstrated. The button sequence for each action is clearly presented to the viewer.

Step 1: Press the Digitizer button on the main toolbar in the PDS/Grading program. The connection to the digitizer is made at this point. Use the Setting menu to select the digitizer type, communication set up with the digitizer, cursor type and button assignment, default notch type etc.

Step 2: The digitizing for each pattern must start with the grain line. Click the Intermediate/Selection button (default: A) at the left end of the grain line. Then click button A at the right end. You will hear a sound feedback for the grain line input. Get used to the sound feedback for different input. Once you get used to the sound, digitizing can go very fast without worrying about erroneous entry.

Step 3: After the grain line, we trace the outline. Start at a grading point first. Click the Grading Point button (default: B) once. Notice the unique sound for a grading point input. A point appears in the digitizer window in real-time.

Step 4: Click button A for a curve point. Again, notice the unique sound the a curve point input.

Step 5: Click button B twice for a grading notch point. The sound feedback is the combination of a grading point sound followed by a notch sound.

Step 6: Click button A twice for a curve point with notch. The sound feedback is the combination of a curve point sound followed by a notch sound.

Step 7: Click button A followed by B for a smooth grading point with notch.

Step 8: Click button A 3 times for a curve point with double notch.

Step 9: Click button B 3 times for a grading point with double notch.

Step 10: Click the Undo button D go back and reenter points. Each click of D removes the last point. There is not limit to how much you can go back. Click the End Mode button (default: C) to automatically close the outline and finish outline input.

Step 11: Let's input an internal line. Internal lines are entered after the outline is completed. Click the Internal Line menu command on the digitizer menu sheet. We are now in internal line input mode. Click button B to start the line.

Step 12: Click the End Mode button at the last point to complete the line. We are still in the internal line input mode.

Step 13: We repeat the same step to enter the second internal line. Click the End Mode button C to finish the line. Then click C once more to exit the internal line input mode.

Step 14: Let's add a punch hole. Click the Drill Hole menu command on the digitizer menu sheet. We are now in the drill hole input mode. Click button A to input a punch hole.

Step 15: Click button A to input the second punch hole. Since we are still in punch hole input mode, click the End Mode button C to exit the mode.

Step 16: Let's add a fabric line (sometimes called bias line). Click the Fabric Line menu command from the digitizer menu sheet. You will hear the voice feedback. Click button A at 2 end points to input the fabric line. This is not a mode so there is no need to press the End Mode button.

Step 17: In order to select the mirror line, click button A on the Fold Line menu command from the digitizer menu sheet. You will hear the voice feedback. Click button A on the fold line to designate it as the mirror line. The mirror line appears in red dotted line. Now we are done with this pattern. Press the End Mode button C to save the pattern. The saved pattern is lowered to the PDS working view and you are ready to input the next pattern.

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