Interface

Create Seam

Creates a seam between two segments. Select two segments of the panels you would like to sew together, and click Create Seam. This will make a seam between these two panels that will be sewn together at simulation time. Seams get a randomly-generated color to distinguish them from the panels.

Top: Segments selected

Bottom: Seam made between two panels

Delete Seam

Deletes selected seam. (Selected seam is colored red).

Reverse Seam

Reverses or flips a twisted seam.

When creating seams, the first vertex on each segment is used to line up the resulting seam panel. Sometimes you can end up with a twisted seam and will need to use Reverse Seam to untwist it.

A twisted seam that needs to be reversed

Make MultiSegment

A MultiSegment is a combination of two or more segments that will be treated as one segment for the purpose of creating seams. Select the segments you want to combine then click this button. Note that if the segments are not contiguous, the gaps must be bridged by seams before this MultiSegment can be used in a seam.

Break MultiSegment

Break apart selected MultiSegments.

On

Turns the selected seam on or off, making it active or inactive.

Crease angle

Creates a crease at the selected seam. The angle value determines the target angle of the crease between the two panels or along an internal seam line

Left: High crease angle

Right: Low crease angle

Crease Strength

Increase or decrease the strength of the selected seam. This value affects how much the seam will resist bending in relation to the rest of the cloth object. A value of 2.0 means that the cloth will have twice the resistance to bending that it would otherwise have (as defined by the object/panel/vertex group properties).

Sewing Stiffness

The amount of force with which the panels are pulled together at simulation time. A larger value pulls the panels together harder and faster.

Cut

Applies only to an internal seam line. Makes a cut in the fabric at this seam line.

Tearable

When on, sets the selected seam to be tearable. Default=off.

• Tear Threshold Sets a threshold value for tearing the seam. This value is equivalent to the Strength value of a Weld constraint at the Group sub-object level. Default=10.0.

Seam Tolerance

The amount of difference in length between two edges that is permitted in the formation of a seam. The two segments that comprise a seam should be about the same length. If they have different lengths, the difference must be within this tolerance range. If you seam together two segments that are significantly different in length, the cloth will tend to bunch up (which could be a desired effect). In order to allow the creation of such a seam, the Seam Tolerance will need to be increased. The default value is 0.06, which means that the two segment lengths must be within 6 percent of each other's lengths.

Draw Seams

Shows the seams in the viewport; hides them when off.

Show Mesh

Shows the mesh in the viewport, or hides it to work on your pattern. When this option is off, the mesh is represented with a bounding box.