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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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:

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.

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.

✅ 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.