# 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.

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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
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## 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.

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The “Set as template” switch is enabled by default and cannot be disabled during size chart creation.
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## 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.

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**Important:** Editing a Size Chart Template will update it across **all projects** where it has been directly assigned.
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## 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.

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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.
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#### 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**

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**Important:** This action will affect **all projects** where the selected Size Chart has been applied.
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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:

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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.
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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.