Measurement Options
Measurements Overview
Open Measurement Options and select Measurement List to review the pattern’s current measurements. Use the list search to find a measurement.
Available adjustment, chart, and export options depend on your active subscription.
Measurements in blue indicate values manually entered by the user.
Measurements in black are calculated by Clab using its internal calculation rules.
You can export this list in different formats:
Click Export PDF to download a printable version.
Click Export Excel to generate a spreadsheet version of the data.
Both formats use the Charts and Exports unit selected in User Preferences, independently of the Pattern Design unit.
Adjust Pattern Measurements
Click Adjust Measurements to open the Adjust Pattern Measurements window. You’ll find two available adjustment options:
1. Adjust width in half-size increments
This tool lets you increase or decrease the pattern’s width using half-size steps (e.g., 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 sizes, etc.).
These adjustments affect only the measurements manually entered by the user.
Measurements dependent on these will be automatically recalculated by Clab.
If you want to adjust calculated values directly, you must manually overwrite them in their respective input fields.
Once you’ve set your values, click Apply Changes to confirm.
2. Adjust measurements by percentage
Alternatively, you can apply a percentage-based adjustment to the X and Y dimensions of user-entered values.
Enter positive or negative percentages as needed.
Click Apply Changes to apply the modification.
Again, only manually entered values are affected directly — related values are recalculated automatically.
Versioning options
Before applying any changes, you can:
Save current settings as a new version This creates a backup of your measurements prior to adjustment, allowing you to restore them later if needed.
Set this new version as size reference This allows you to compare before/after measurements in the same view for easier review.
Reset all Measurements
Use the reset actions in Measurement Options and review the confirmation:
Reset Measurement Values clears entered measurement overrides and updates the preview.
Reset Values and Settings also restores piece and group options to their defaults.
In a template-based project, clearing an entered measurement returns it to the template calculation. Save a Pattern Version first if you need to keep the current state.
Measurement Chart
When available, choose Measurement Chart from Measurement Options to review measurements for the base size and grading sizes. Assign and configure a Size Chart to work with graded sizes.
Use Export Measurement Chart... to open the export dialog, choose the available format and options, and download the chart.
Measurement chart CSV and Excel exports also use the Charts and Exports unit.
The base-size column is highlighted. A dash indicates that no value is available for that measurement and size.
The chart uses the current pattern configuration and saved point edits for supported measurements. Graded measurements are calculated from the edited base geometry. When exporting a saved version, its configuration and geometry are used instead of the current project's edits.
Import Measurements List
Availability depends on your active subscription. Use Import Measurements List to load values from an Excel (.xlsx) or CSV (.csv) file into the current pattern.
Open an editable project with a Pattern Type selected and exit Grading mode.
Open Measurement Options → Import Measurements List.
Upload the file. If prompted, select the Source pattern type used to create it. CSV files require this selection when the source cannot be identified from the file.
Review the valid measurements and any rows that need attention.
Choose the import options, then confirm the import.
Review the applied and skipped measurements and check the updated preview.
The source and current Pattern Types must belong to the same TOP or BOTTOM group. Clab matches measurement codes to the current pattern and imports only values that are editable in it. The result lists any skipped values with their reasons.
Import options
Save a version before importing to keep a reference of the current pattern.
Reset current measurements before importing to start from cleared measurement inputs. Choose this as an alternative to saving a version before the import.
Save a version after importing to keep the imported result as a version.
Import into the current pattern rather than a saved version. For transferring a complete project, see Import and Export Projects.
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