Support

SUPPORT

HELP DESK INFORMATION

FIT QUESTIONS (link this to Fit Questions Page)

FACEBOOK AND FORUM

The Patternmaker forum is a community support site where Patternmaker users can share information – and ask questions!

The forum has been around since xxx. It is a great place to find someone to help you with a specific issue, as well as to share any successes.

The site for the forum is: http://forum.patternmaker.info/

UPDATES

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Use information from website for additional resources

What additional resources are available to help me learn PatternMaker?

We love this question! And we are passionate about helping you learn the program, which is why we have written the PatternMaker Help manual in five languages! You can find it ….

We strongly encourage you to read the help manual. It is included with Patternmaker. You can find it by…..(link HERE TO MANUAL). It provides many tips and explanations of how to use the program, and can save you a lot of time and frustration.

We also have the following tutorials and Youtube help videos:

And we have the PatternMaker Forum, which is a group of enthusiastic users who discuss problems and ideas for PatternMaker.

And, finally, if you are really stuck, you can write us at support@patternmakerusa.com. We love to hear from customers and will be able to help you with the problems you may be having. Our goal is to make sure that our customers are very satisfied!

How To Become a Dealer

All of our current dealers are customers who got so excited about PatternMaker, they decided to start selling it themselves!

If you don’t know of any product similar to PatternMaker in your market and in your country’s native language, and would love to help get the word out, we are always looking for good dealers.

We strongly believe that our dealers should already be in the sewing industry and should have a passion for helping people with the program. If that sounds like you, please reach out to us at support@patternmakerusa.com!

System Requirements

What are System Requirements? PatternMaker requires any computer running Windows 98 or later. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 have all been tested. The basic installation of the PatternMaker engine requires approximately 25MB of disc space; add-in garment collections require about 3-5MB each. In Windows Vista, PatternMaker must be installed in an administrator’s user account. In addition, […]

Using PatternMaker

What is CAD? CAD stands for “computer-aided design.” CAD programs are most commonly found in fields that require drafting a blueprint, such as engineering and architecture. PatternMaker’s CAD program contains drawing and measuring tools to do the same things you would do on paper with pencil, ruler, French curve, etc. but with the speed and […]

Collections

How do I know the macros I purchase will fit me? The macros have been tested on hundreds of subjects and fit most people. The fitting method is based on a system that has been used in Scandinavia for decades. In addition, our designer is also a sewing instructor and has tested the instructions to […]

Printing

Can I print patterns? PatternMaker prints to any Windows printing device just like any other Windows program. If you have a large plotter, PatternMaker can print an entire pattern on one large sheet of paper. If you’re using a desktop printer with letter-size paper, PatternMaker divides the pattern into a grid of pages, labeling each […]

Digitizing

What is the difference between Digitizing and CAD Digitizing? The difference between the two, other than how you go about doing it, mostly has to do with precision. “Digitizing” is the act of bringing something into a computer, be it a drawing or something else. One way to digitize a drawing is with a “digitizing […]

Import-Export

Can I export my patterns? PatternMaker has its own proprietary file format, but it can also import/export files in DXF 9 (AutoCAD tm), a universally recognized format commonly used with cutting machines and other CAD programs. Can I import my patterns from/to other programs using the DXF format? PatternMaker has its own proprietary file format, […]