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TASK 3: Create Multi Pleats

1 Open a Basic Straight Skirt Front pattern file.
2 Remove the dart and seam allowances.
3 Select the First and Last points of Multi Pleat.
4 Go to Pleats Menu and select Create Multi Pleat option.
5 Enter Number of Pleats.
6 Check the Set on First Point and Set on Last Point checkboxes as required, otherwise the first and last points
will be skipped.
7 Set the First and Last point Angles.
8 Select the type of the pleat (Box or Knife)
9 Check CCW Folded in order to change the pleat direction.
10 Check the Variable Pleat in order to define different depth on two different sides of pleat. (Fig 1)

Fig 1

Note: The Pleat angles will be divided equally: for instance if you got 4 points and the first
angle is 30 degrees and the last angle is 45 degrees then the second angle will be 35 degrees,
and the third one will be 40 degrees.

TASK 4: Remove a Pleat
1 Open a Skirt pattern with pleats.
2 Click and drag to select the points that include the Pleat Line(s) to be removed. (Fig 1)

3 Choose Remove Pleat Lines from the Pleat Menu. All Pleat Lines between the selected points will be removed.
(Fig 2)

Fig 1 Fig 2

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