PolyPattern Bra Grading Course
This course is designed as an accompaniment to the hand grading course. Not all grading information is provided in this course, as this is more on how to grade with the software and less about the grading itself. For professional drafters, the hand grading course may not be necessary, but just encouraged.
This course covers the 3 basic types of grading required for bra grading. A 4th method is introduced for grading a cup size for several wire sizes. This method is fairly unique in drafting, but opens the possibilities of fitting to many more users.
All grading is done with PolyPattern and includes importing into Illustrator from a scan, exporting into PolyPattern and exporting from PolyPattern to create a downloadable pattern. It is encouraged for you to take the hand grading course prior to taking the PolyPattern Bra Grading Course to fully understand the grading. If you are digitizing a pattern within PolyPattern, I have additional YouTube videos on that process as well as in the PolyPattern Training Course.
Other CAD programs likely have similar tools. This course may be useful for other software if you are proficient enough in those softwares to know how to translate these instructions for your use.
To register for this course, click here to add to your shopping cart and check out.
| Module 1 | Grading with PolyPattern |
|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | Introduction |
| Lesson 2 | Preparing with File with Illustrator |
| Lesson 3 | Band Grading in PolyPattern |
| Lesson 4 | Grading the Cups |
| Lesson 5 | Finalizing PDF Patterns the Easy Way |
| Lesson 6 | Finalizing the PDF Output - the Complicated but Fancy Way |
| Module 2 | Grading for a Frameless Band |
| Lesson 1 | Grading for a Frameless Band |
| Module 3 | Creating a Pattern Layout |
| Lesson 1 | Creating a Pattern Layout |
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PolyPattern Demonstration Course
This is a self-guided written demonstration course for the PolyPattern pattern making software. This course demonstrates how to draft a knit block with the software using a variety of different tools.
This course is free and is automatically available with the download of the demo software. Take PolyPattern for a test drive and see what this software has to offer. We love it so much, we think you will too. Please note the software pricing listed on our website is exclusive for US customers. Purchase the software outright or subscribe. We now offer installment payments with checkout using Sezzle.
To register for this course, click here to add to your shopping cart and check out.
| Module 1 | Knitwear Block Draft - Practical Exercise |
|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | Back Draft |
| Lesson 2 | Front Draft |
| Lesson 3 | Sleeve Draft |
| Lesson 4 | Grading the Front |
| Lesson 5 | Grading the Back |
| Lesson 6 | Grading the Sleeve |
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PolyPattern Training Course
This is a self-guided written training course for the PolyPattern pattern making software. This essentially is a training manual. If you prefer a printed manual, you will have access to it with the purchase of this course.
If you are purchasing the software directly through us, you will automatically be enrolled in this course at checkout. As time progresses, new features are released and some items may change how the function, if you are going through the training and have specific questions, please ask them at the end of the unit. I will address all questions and clarify or publish a response on how to handle the question you have.
This course offers basic operational information as well as structured tutorials designed to utilize a wide variety of the tools available with PolyPattern. This course will be updated for use with certain software updates.
To enroll in this class, click here to add to your shopping cart and check out.
| Module 1 | Getting Started |
|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | Opening PolyPattern |
| Lesson 2 | Key Activation |
| Lesson 3 | Set Up General Preferences |
| Lesson 4 | Set Up Undo Preferences |
| Lesson 5 | Set Up Plotting/Printing Preferences |
| Lesson 6 | Set Your Size Preferences |
| Lesson 7 | Set Up Your Appearance Preferences |
| Module 2 | Menus and Tools |
| Lesson 1 | PolyPattern Interface Layout |
| Lesson 2 | The Menu Bar |
| Lesson 3 | The Palette Bar |
| Lesson 4 | Keyboard Input |
| Module 3 | Using Tools and Snaps |
| Lesson 1 | Selection of a Pattern |
| Lesson 2 | Starting a Pattern with a Rectangle |
| Lesson 3 | Starting a Pattern with a Circle |
| Lesson 4 | Starting a Pattern with a Polygon |
| Lesson 5 | Adding Points to a Pattern |
| Lesson 6 | Moving a Point on a Pattern |
| Lesson 7 | Deleting a Point on a Pattern |
| Lesson 8 | Turning a Vertex into a Notch |
| Lesson 9 | Placing an Interior Point |
| Lesson 10 | Making a Curve from Straight Boundaries |
| Lesson 11 | Changing Curve Points on a Boundary |
| Lesson 12 | Modifying Curves |
| Lesson 13 | Duplicating Patterns |
| Lesson 14 | Splitting Patterns |
| Lesson 15 | Joining Patterns |
| Lesson 16 | Measuring Patterns |
| Lesson 17 | Aligning Points on a Patterns |
| Lesson 18 | Rotating Patterns |
| Lesson 19 | Flipping Patterns |
| Lesson 20 | Folding/Unfolding Patterns |
| Lesson 21 | Extracting Patterns |
| Module 4 | Patterns and Garments |
| Lesson 1 | Create a New Garment |
| Lesson 2 | Opening an Existing Garment |
| Lesson 3 | Change Rulers on a garment |
| Lesson 4 | Defining and Changing the Size Set |
| Lesson 5 | Changing the Basic Size |
| Lesson 6 | Showing Sizes on Your Screen |
| Lesson 7 | Adding and Changing Seam Allowance |
| Lesson 8 | Modifying Seam Corners |
| Lesson 9 | Modifying Notches |
| Lesson 10 | Adding a Hem |
| Lesson 11 | Creating a Facing |
| Lesson 12 | Adding Pleats and Pleated Darts |
| Lesson 13 | Adding Darts |
| Lesson 14 | Modify a Dart |
| Lesson 15 | Spiral Patterns |
| Lesson 16 | Pattern Grading |
| Lesson 17 | Adding Pattern Shrinkage |
| Lesson 18 | Adding and Editing Garment Information |
| Lesson 19 | Add Patterns to a Garment |
| Lesson 20 | Remove Patterns from a Garment |
| Lesson 21 | Locating the Specific Pattern in a Garment |
| Lesson 22 | Defining Patterns for the Right or Left Side of the Garment |
| Lesson 23 | Check a Garment for Errors |
| Lesson 24 | Setting the Output Area |
| Lesson 25 | Set Output Options |
| Lesson 26 | Preparing Adobe Illustrator files for PolyPattern Import |
| Lesson 27 | Importing Files into PolyPattern |
| Lesson 28 | Digitizing Patterns |
| Module 5 | Drafting a Knit Bodice Block - Practical Exercise |
| Lesson 1 | Back Draft |
| Lesson 2 | Front Draft |
| Lesson 3 | Sleeve Draft |
| Lesson 4 | Grading the Front |
| Lesson 5 | Grading the Back |
| Lesson 6 | Grading the Sleeve |
| Module 6 | Drafting a Basic Bodice - Practical Exercise |
| Lesson 1 | Back Bodice Draft |
| Lesson 2 | Front Bodice Draft |
| Module 7 | Drafting a Vest from the Basic Bodice - Practical Exercise |
| Lesson 1 | Drafting a Vest Pattern |
| Lesson 2 | Grading the Vest Pattern |
| Lesson 3 | Create a Dimension Table |
| Lesson 4 | Add Seam Allowance |
| Lesson 5 | Create Facings |
| Lesson 6 | Adding the Patterns into the Garment |
| Module 8 | Version 9 Updates |
| Lesson 1 | Importing Images and Exporting SVG |
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