OptiTex PDS Basic and Technical Designer Training Syllabus

Congratulations! Welcome to the OptiTex community.

You are now participating in an important part of OptiTex implementation Training!
OptiTex software and training will provide you with the tools and techniques to use the most
advanced 2D pattern to 3D modeling technology. You will improve your productivity,
accuracy and communication in your design and production work flow. Training will also
introduce to you the planning steps required to fully implement and integrate OptiTex data
into your departments document and pattern management systems.
Sincerely,
Julia Shaw
Technical Manager, OptiTex
Summary of Implementation:
1. Training
2. Practice and Integration of software
3. File management and library creation Patterns, Markers
4. Best Practices Support and internal procedures and policies
Included with your training:
1. Onsite hands-on instruction
2. Industry experienced instructor
3. Online references - help.optitex.com
4. OptiTex ongoing support and follow-up
Student responsibilities:
1. Participate fully in all classes
2. Practice between each class
3. Integrate into daily workflow
4. Ask questions!

Summary of Lessons

Basic Lesson 1
Basic Lesson 2
Basic Pattern Making
Technical Design Tools
Grading
Importing/Exporting Lesson
Marker Making
Support Lesson help.optitex.com, email support@optitex.com, contact local OptiTex
trainer after Training

Basic Lesson 1
Intro
1.
2.
3.
4.

to Windows
mouse buttons, Rightclick - options, Leftclick, Wheel, wheel click
Windows Explorer, files and folders, create folder, search file, copy ,move
basic windows minimize, maximize, close, task bar
Basic windows Copy/Paste

Introduction to PDS
1. Open File (Importing files, see later in lesson)
2. Save File
3. Save As
4. Open Backup
Working Environment
1. Menus
2. Toolbars - drag, dock, move, close, display hide, logic
3. Piece Bar - Select, view name, page up/down, reorder.
4. Piece List - use piece to show how work with internal windows (like grading), docking
, floating, click Ctrl to Undock, close open, view menu
5. Working area
6. Rulers
7. Delete and display
8. Zooming - mouse wheel , home, shift home, mouse wheel button
9. Status bar, sew line/cut line , tool info , piece protected/locked , working unit
Basic Lesson 2
Anatomy of piece - (Open Training Pattern.PDS)
1. Point type , grade curve
2. Pleat, mirror line, darts drill hole, notch , lines
3. internal vs external - main contour of piece, vs internal line (drawn outside)
4. seam/Cut - F5
5. Display attribute -F10 - contour and global , color
Selecting Pieces, Points, Internals, Darts, Buttons
1. pick select tool , using icon/END key, Right click, select tool
2. Snap - hover over element , colored Red
3. select piece
4. select element - selection point, internal line, dart , drill hole, circle,text
5. difference between select piece and select internals/points
6. select multiple point - using shift not drag (unless advanced user)
7. select multiple piece - using shift , bound box, piece bar
8. Move piece - with space bar only (no mouse drag)- and icon
9. move internal - Crtl+space , and icon
10. delete internal/point
11. locked piece
12. Save placement
Properties
1. General -Gouble click or enter
2. Piece Properties
3. Point Properties
4. Internal Line Properties

5. Darts, Buttons, Pleats

6. Global Piece
7. Global Internal - menu item or ENTER
Copy/Paste Undo redo
1. Copy
2. Cut
3. Paste
4. Delete
5. Shift Delete
6. Undo Redo - menu shortcut toolbar
Basic Pattern Making
1. Dart Maniplulation - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Dart_Tool
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Menu#Darts
2. Move Points, Proportional, Along http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Move_Point_Tool
3. MultiMove - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Multi_Move_Tool
4. Build Piece - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Build_Piece_Tool
5. MultiFullness - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Open_Multi_Fullness
6. Smooth Line - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Smooth_Tool
7. Half Pieces - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Set_Half_Tool
8. Cut Along Internal http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Cut_Along_Internal_Tool
9. Create Parallel http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Create_Parallel_Tool
10. Extend In Parallal http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Extend_In_Parallel_Tool
11. Seam Allowance - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Menu#Seam
12. Join Pieces - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Join_Pieces_Tool

Grading
1. Creating Sizes - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Table_Of_Sizes
2. Grading a Piece - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Training:Basic_Grading
3. Copy/Paste http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Copy_And_Paste_Grading
4. Grading Proportional http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Grade_Proportional_Tool
5. Merge / Copy and Paste Grading
6. Grading Notches
7. Changing Base Size
8. Check Grading / Compare Length

Technical Design Tools

Toolbox:
1. Contour/ Draft - http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Draft_Tool
2. General Tools / Measure http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Measure_Tool
3. Move piece on Piece
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Move_Piece_On_Piece_Tool

4. Fold Out http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Fold_Out_Tool

5. Fold In http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Fold_In_Tool
6. Point to Point fold
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Point_To_Point_Fold_Tool
7. Walking http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Walk_Tool
8. Rotation http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Rotate_Piece_Tool
9. Move Point http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Move_Point_Tool
10. Move Proportional
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Move_Points_Proportionally_Tool
11. Text http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Text_Tool
12. F3 Lock and Unlock a piece!!!
13. F8 Show and Hide Line Length
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Marker:Shortcut_Keys
14. Close Dart http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Close_Darts
15. Re-Open Dart http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Reopen_Darts
16. Copy & Paste Lines Tools/Segment Editor
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Segment_Editor#Copy
17. Compare Length
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Compare_Length_Window
18. Rulers http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Ruler
19. Tracklines http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Track_Lines
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Show_Track_Lines
20. Merge http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/PDS:Merge_Style_File

File Importing Course

Import/ Export / Exporter
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Import
http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Export

Marker Making
1. Making a Marker http://www.optitex.com/Help/en/index.php/Marker:Getting_Started_with_OptiTex_M
arker#Getting_Started
2. Checking Marker Parameters
3. Checking Yield
Support
Go to Website: help.optitex.com
email: support@optitex.com
email: local optiTex support - receive email from Trainer