Overview

Design Toolbar includes the essential tools for using zeavric.

Components

Main Menu

File

On the File menu, the user can open/save ZLS format and import/export specific format.

• New
  New is a function to create a new workspace

• Open
  Open is a function to open ZLS format files you saved or downloaded.

• Append
  Append is a function to open another ZLS file additionally while keeping the ZLS file you are working on.

• Save
  Save is a function to save working data as a ZLS file.

• Save As
  Save As is a function to save working data as a ZLS file with another name.

• Import
  Import is a function to open the other formats such as DXF, not ZLS format.

• Export
  Export is a function to save the other formats such as DXF/ OBJ/ glTF/ FBX/ FBX+mc/ Alembic, not ZLS format.

• Recent Files
  Recent Files is a function to show a ZLS list recently opened.

• Exit
  Exit is a function to terminate the zeavric.

Edit

On the Edit menu, the user can operate various functions such as Undo/Redo, and Pin/Tack.

• Undo/Redo
  Undo/Redo is a function to undo and redo actions.

• Tack
  Tack is a function to attach a point on a Surface to a point on a Surface or Avatar.

• Pin
  Pin is a function to fix a point on the Surface to the position when the Pin was added in 3D View space.

• Quick Move
  Quick Move is an arrangement function in 3D View by attaching two points on a Surface to two points on an Avatar.

• Fabric Placer
  Fabric Placer is a function to change the direction of Texture, Weft/Warp on a Surface.

View

On the View menu, the user can operate the Gizmo control, and Image Saving Option control.

• Gizmo

  World Gizmo
  World Gizmo is created based on the X/Y/X axis of 3D View space.

  Local Gizmo
  Local Gizmo is created based on the X/Y/X axis of the selected object.

   

• Image Capture
  Image Capture is a function that saves the image shown in 3D View.

Simulation

On the Simulation menu, the user can control Simulation actions.

• Start/Pause
  Start/Pause is a function to run and stop the simulation.

• Step
  Step is a function that runs the simulation frame by frame.

• Reset
  Reset is a function to reset the simulation state to the arrangement state.

Window

On the Window menu, the user can control the interface.

• UI Panels
  UI Panels is an option to show or hide the entire Panels on the zeavric window.

• Detail View
  Detail View is an option to show or hide the Preview image shown when hovering Fabric/Avatar icon.

• Reset Layout
  Reset Layout is a function to restore the zeavric window layout as default.

Help

On the Help menu, the user can access version information and web link.

• About
  About is a function to check z-weave version information.

• Startup Splash
  Startup Splash loads startup splash again.

• • • Manual
      Manual connects to the zeavric manual on the web

    • Samples
      Samples connect to the zeavric sample files on the web

    • Community
      Community connects to the zeavric community page on the web

    • Logout
      Logout is a function to sign out of zeavric.
      Just after executing Logout, the zeavric window will terminate and the Login message box will appear.

Design Tools

• Rectangle / Circle / Surface / Hole
  These are functions to create various figures.

• Curve
  Curve is a function to create a curve and surface.

• Sewing / Multi Sewing
  These are functions to create sewing line.

• Button / Buttonhole / Button Connection / Stitch / Artwork / Zipper
  These are functions to create various accessories.

• Pleats Angle / Pleats Sewing
  These are functions to put angle values on inner curves and to sew the pattern into pleats type.

• Horizontal Guideline / Vertical Guideline / Angle Guideline
  These are functions to draw guideline.