# Manage Size Charts Before applying size grading to a pattern, a **Size Chart Template** must be created. **Size Chart Templates** allow you to define grading rules that can be assigned to patterns. A template acts as a base reference. When a template is assigned to a pattern, you can choose to apply it as a copy. This allows you to make local changes at the pattern level without affecting the original template logic. {% hint style="info" %} You can always:\ • Save a local size chart as a template\ • Create a local copy from a size chart template already assigned to a pattern {% endhint %} ## Create a new Size Chart 1. Open the project and make sure a pattern type is selected. 2. Go to **Settings** → **Size Charts**, then choose a **Gender** and a **Pattern Type**. This ensures that the size chart matches the intended model structure. 3. Click on **New Size Chart** button. 4. Assign a **Name** and fill the **Size List**, a comma separated list of size names (e.g., 42,44,46,48,50). 5. Choose the **Sample Size** from the drop down menu. 6. Click **Create** to finalize the new Size Chart. {% hint style="info" %} The “Set as template” switch is enabled by default and cannot be disabled during size chart creation. {% endhint %} ## Editing a Size Chart 1. Open the project and make sure a pattern type is selected. 2. Go to **Settings** → **Size Charts**, then choose a **Gender** and a **Pattern Type**. 3. Select the desired **Size Chart.** 4. You can edit the **Name**, the **Size List** and the **Sample Size.** 5. You can now enable or disable the “Set as template” switch to make the size chart editable without the additional controls applied to templates. 6. Click **Save** to confirm. {% hint style="warning" %} **Important:** Editing a Size Chart Template will update it across **all projects** where it has been directly assigned. {% endhint %} ## Save a Local Size Chart as a Template If you have customized a Local (project-specific) Size Chart and want to reuse its grading rules across multiple projects, you can save it as a Size Chart Template. Saving a local Size Chart as a template creates a shared reference that can be assigned to other projects. #### What happens when you save a Size Chart as a Template * A new Size Chart Template is created * The local Size Chart remains unchanged * All sizes, grading rules, and values are copied to the template * The template can be assigned to multiple projects #### Steps 1. Open the project that contains the local Size Chart 2. Click **Manage Size Chart** 3. Click **Save as Template** 4. Enter a name for the new template 5. Click **Create Template** to confirm #### After saving the Template * The template becomes available for assignment to other projects * The current project will continue using its local Size Chart * You can update the template independently from local charts ## Save a Size Chart Template as a Local Copy When a Size Chart Template is already assigned to a project, you may need to customize it only for that project without changing the original template. {% hint style="info" %} Saving a Size Chart as a Local Copy creates a project-specific version that can be edited independently, while preserving the template as a shared base. {% endhint %} #### What happens when you save a Local Copy * A new, project-specific Size Chart is created * The original template remains unchanged * All grading rules and values are copied to the local version * The local Size Chart can be modified without additional template controls #### Steps 1. Open the project where the Size Chart Template is assigned 2. Click **Manage Size Chart** 3. Click **Save as Local Copy** 4. Click **Create Local Chart** to confirm. #### After saving the Local Copy * The project will use the local Size Chart instead of the template * You can freely edit sizes and grading rules * You can later save the local Size Chart as a new template, if needed ## **Duplicate a Size Chart** **To duplicate a Size Chart:** 1. Select the Size Chart you want to duplicate. 2. Click **Duplicate** to open the summary window. 3. Enter the new **name**, define the **size list**, and set the **sample size**. 4. Click **Save**. The new Size Chart will retain all grading rule values from the original. * If you **add sizes**, the grading rules will be automatically applied to the new ones. * If you **remove sizes**, their associated rules will be removed as well. ## **Delete a Size Chart** {% hint style="danger" %} **Important:** This action will affect **all projects** where the selected Size Chart has been applied. {% endhint %} 1. Go to **Settings → Size Charts**. 2. Select the appropriate **Gender** and **Pattern Type** to display the relevant size charts. 3. Choose the Size Chart you want to delete. 4. Click the **Delete** button. ## Important: Matching Sample Sizes If you assign a Size Chart with a **sample size of 48**, but the pattern was originally based on **size 50**, the pattern’s measurements will still reflect size 50 — even though it will now be labeled as size 48 in the chart. To highlight this mismatch, the following message will appear in the Size Chart panel in the preview: {% hint style="warning" %} You are assigning a size chart with a sample size that is different from the anatomical size assigned to the pattern. Please check your settings. {% endhint %} This message is a reminder that while your pattern was created using size 50 as the anatomical base, it will now be associated with size 48 in the grading structure. ### :white\_check\_mark: **Best practice** When developing a new pattern, always make sure that the Size Chart's **sample size matches** **the anatomical base size used in the pattern.** If you're using a different naming convention or scale (e.g., **S, M, L** or **2, 3, 4** instead of **46, 48, 50**), you will need to create a **new set of grading rules** to ensure consistency. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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