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FASHION TOOLBOX® OVERVIEW

Our latest version has almost doubled the number of new functions and tools compared to this older version shown here. We are in the process of updating this page, meanwhile, simply put your cursor on any icons below and a brief description of that tool will pop up, follow the link and it will give you an example of an actual screen capture of what that tool does. It gives you a general idea of how this program works.





 

 

 

 

 

 

Display current drawing color, switching last used color, find a color and input current color into a color card extract a single color or a group of colors from the drawing areaRGB System Color LibraryColor Tuner - change color or fine tuning a color by adjusting its' Red, Green and Blue 0-255 values
Color Cards - store and organize all your favorite colors, each card holds 40 colors and you can create up to 52 cards
zoom tools and zoom level displaypen or line width changer and display, from 1 to 99current selection mode display
this area tells you which function you are currently using
interactive, left button online help
this area displays options and information of the current tool that you are using
exit current functioninteractive, right button online help
Clear function, use this tool to clear within your selection, outside your selection or the whole drawing area.Stretch line-use this tool to draw lines with the current color and width, the option menu will display the length of your line while you are drawing in real time, you can also select absolute vertical and horizotal options with this tool. Stitch Line- this tool allows you to draw with stich line, you can control the length of your stitch, spacing, as well as the number of stich lines. An unique tool specially for garment drawings. Curve line - this tool allows users to draw any curve lines the way they wanted. Real-time control of line color and line width. Rectangle - use this tool to draw rectangles or squares. Real-time display of current size and control of current color and line width. Options include "outline" or "solid" and "sharp corners" or "round corners". Circle - use this tool to draw circle or ellipse shapes. Real-time display of drawing size and control of current color and width. Options include "solid" or "outline".Spray Can - this tool allows users to spray with user defined coverage and intensity of the current color.
Selection - this tool allows users to select an area of the drawing area for editing and re-coloring. Options inculde "re-select", "last selection" and "select all".Copy - use this tool to copy a selected area to somewhere else in the drawing area, there are "mirror" and "flip" options. Move - use this tool to move a selected area to somewhere else in the drawing area, other options include "mirror" and "flip". Resize - use this tool to change scale of a selected area, real-time size display with different options include resize proportionally, resize height only and resize length only.Repeat - use this tool for duplicating (repeating) a selected area, real-time display of repeating size and factors, options include repeat vertically only, repeat horizontally only and repeat in full size. Half Drop Repeat - use this tool for duplicating (repeating) a selected area in a half drop or any drop manner, real-time display of repeating size and factors, options include repeat vertically only, repeat horizontally only and repeat in full size. Rotate - use this tool to rotate a selected area visually or numerically, options include fixed increment rotation and restore the last angle input.
Color Fill - this tool allows users to fill all adjacent pixels of the same color with the current color. You can also define multiple colors to fill in the same area at the same time. Pattern Fill - use this tool to fill in an area with a user defined pattern or texture.Rotate Pattern Fill - use this tool to fill in an area with a user defined pattern or texture in any angel. Change Color - use this tool to change color(s) within the selected area, simply click on the color within the framed area you want to change and point to any colors from your color cards. You can also change a group of colors to a single user defined color.Change color by pen - this is a good "clean-up" and editing tool, only selective color(s) which you have manually drew over will change to your current selected color.Swap Colors - Use this tool to swap two colors within the framed area.Color Combo Generator - this tool allows designers to explore all possible color combinations of the framed area. Excellent for plaids and stripes design and color-block garments. Designers have maximum control over existing and new colors selection and cycling patterns. Also allows designers to compare new "combo" with the original side-by side.
Scanner Selector - this tool allows you to select which scan source you want to use.Scan - this tool will activate your installed scanner driver and menu, and allows you to scan directly into Fashion Toolbox without any third party software.Color Grouping - use this tool to group user defined colors to a single color from a scanned image, automatic color grouping option is also available. A must have tool for textile and fashion design artwork.Read File - this tool open the file menu, it allows you to view thumbnails and open fashion toolbox files as well as other popular graphics formats such as BMP, TIF, PCX, TGA, EPS, PICT, DCX, WMF, WPG and our own YDT weave texture format. Save File - this tool activates the file menu, it allows you to save fashion toolbox files as well as other popular graphics formats such as BMP, TIF, PCX, TGA, EPS, PICT, DCX, WMF, WPG and our own YDT weave texture format. Paste from Clipboard - use this tool to paste Windows Clipboard image into the drawing area. In other words, Fashion Toolbox works seamlessly with other Windows programs who support Windows clipboard. Copy to Clipboard - use this tool to copy the selected area to Windows Clipboard for other Windows programs who support clipboard.
Print - use this tool to print the framed area with your installed printer.Separations - A production tool for print designers. Use this tool to output black and white spot color separations (with registration marks) of the framed area. User can also select specfic color(s) to print. A real "HIGH-END" CAD tool ! Text - use this tool if you want to add TEXT to your drawing area. Fashion Toolbox supports all the True Type and Windows fonts with all the font features such as size, bold, italic, underline.... Print Graph - a real treat for knit and jacquard designers, this tools allow designers to output graph and pattern in user defined gauges and tension. Special mirror graph numbering system for hand knitters. Shift Origin - special tool for designers to do repeat. This tool shifts the framed pattern and allows designers to edit the joint of the repeat. A great tool to create seamless repeat of a pattern. Tonal Color Fill - This tool works best when you want to change the color of a photographic images because it will keep all the shadings and highlighs of the image.
Plaids and Stripes - this tool will bring you to the plaids and stripes design tools. The easiest "stripes and plaids" creation tools ever developed.
"on and off" buttons for transparent background, grid display and cross-hair cursor user-defined settings for paper size, resolution, portrait or landscape

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