Sewing the Side Seams of Ribbing Patterns
Download exercise file for Adding Ribbing
- Open the file, T-Shirt_rib, for this exercise. (Download the practice files before starting this tutorial.)
- To do so, navigate to the CLO Tutorial folder, which was previously added in the Introduction to CLO tutorial, within the Library. Go to C_Details, then e_Adding Ribbing. Double click on the file, T-Shirt_rib, or drag and drop it into either the 3D or 2D Window.
- Select the 
Segment Sewing tool from the 2D Toolbar. Sew the sleeve Patterns and the ribbing together.
- Using Arrangement Points
- Navigate to the Vertical View Toggle Menu in the 3D Window. Hover the mouse over the
Avatar Display icon and a horizontal row of icons will appear. Select 
Show Arrangement Points.
- Select the
Select/Move tool from the 3D Toolbar. Click on the ribbing Patterns and place them on the Arrangement Points on the Avatar’s wrists. - The Arrangement Submenu
- Currently, the Arranged ribbing Patterns overlap themselves. This can lead to unstable Simulation.
- Navigate to the Property Editor and scroll down to the Arrangement submenu. Adjust Offset to modify the overlap. To move the ribbing slightly closer to the ground, lower the Position Y value.
- To avoid deformation of the 3D Garment, fold the ribbing prior to Simulation.
- Drawing a Fold Line
- The
Fold Arrangement tool can only be applied to seamlines and Internal Lines.
- Navigate to the 2D Toolbar and select the
Internal Polygon/Line tool. Using the midpoints on the sides of the ribbing Patterns, draw a fold line.
- Navigate to the 3D Window. Select the Fold Arrangement tool from the 3D Toolbar.
- Click on the newly created fold line and the Fold Arrangement Gizmo tool will appear. If parts of the Fold Arrangement Gizmo tool are difficult to access, rotate around the Avatar until the tool is fully visible. Use the arrows to fold the ribbing in half. Repeat for the other side. - Assigning a Fold Angle
- To fold ribbing more precisely, assign a Fold Angle to the fold lines.
- Select the fold lines on the 2D Patterns with the
Edit Pattern tool from the 2D Toolbar. Navigate to the Property Editor. Under Fold, set the Fold Angle to 0 degrees. - Establishing Sewing Lines
- The folded ribbing Patterns need to be sewn.
- Select the Segment Sewing tool from the 2D Toolbar. Sew the upper half of the ribbing to its lower half.
- Freeze all the Patterns except the ribbing to maintain the current drape of the 3D Garment.
- With the 
Transform Pattern tool selected, click and drag over all the Patterns in the 2D grid. Make sure to encompass all the Patterns within the marquee box to select them. Selected Patterns will be highlighted in yellow. Hold down the Shift key from the keyboard and deselect the ribbing Patterns.
- Navigate to the 3D Window. Right click on one of the selected Patterns to access a pop-up menu. Select Freeze.
- Click on the 
Simulate icon in the 3D Toolbar to drape. When the Patterns are folded correctly, turn off Simulate.
Sewing the Side Seams of Ribbing Patterns
- Using the Segment Sewing tool, sew the side seams of the ribbing Patterns together.
- Turn on Simulate. When the ribbed Patterns are fully draped, turn off Simulate.
- Lower the Particle Distance of the ribbing for better Simulation.
- Select the ribbing Patterns in either the 3D or the 2D Window and navigate to the Property Editor. Scroll down to the Simulation Property submenu and decrease the Particle Distance value to 5.
- Activate the Frozen Patterns.
- With the Transform Pattern tool selected, click and drag over all the Patterns in the 2D grid. Make sure to encompass all the Patterns within the marquee box to select them. Navigate to the 3D Window and right click on one of the selected Patterns. A pop-up menu will appear. Select ACTIVATE.
- Turn on Simulate to apply the changes.
- The ribbing will drape alongside the other parts of the 3D Garment more naturally.
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