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Fig 2 Fig 3

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 direc- tion.
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 de-
grees, 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)

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CITS : Apparel - Fashion Design & Technology - Exercise 2