Error in GOST file

Backstory: This morning, in part due to recent troubles people have had with the darts in the store pattern, I decided to bite the bullet & experiment with a notion I’ve been mulling over for several years: creating variable darts.

After briefly considering just forcing it with manual measurement adjustments whether in the variables table or the pattern itself, I decided that it would be best to follow @Grace’s example & start with a multisize measurements file. I considered starting with a brand new file, & that might be a next step, but the GOST file is all ready, desperate to find use.

After looking around at the available measurements, & reflecting that the recent trouble was with trouser darts, I decided to go with waist/hip relations.

Problem: Imagine my surprise then, when I discovered that the waist to hip measurement is significantly less than the waist to high-hip measurement!

Needless to say, although I assume the GOST file will still serve for this experiment, I will not be attempting to use it for an actual garment.

:unicorn:

(This also highlights the desirability of having the measurement diagrams visible to the Formula dialog in 2D)

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Looks like the 2 values might have been switched.

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The problem with the darts in the store pattern was with an incorrect entry in the measurements file :smile: similar to the problem with the Ghost measurements. The waist darts are interactive with the measurements loaded.

For your experimenting, I can send you one of my older basic patterns and a fitting measurement file, if you wish.

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I tried to find the actual GOST table… no luck yet. RT also has not fixed the vst yet. That being said those measurements are height measurements and are usually measured 3-5" down from the waist, and between 8-9" down from the waist or basicslly at the widest point of the hips - respectively… so what ever that translates to metric. These measurements are taken in conjunction with the circumferences at those heights - as they don’t have any real meaning on their own.

BTW… in case anyone is wondering what GOST is… GOST is the Russian abbreviation for “Gosudarstvennyy Standart,” meaning “State Standard.” It’s like ANSI in the US, or ISO internationally.

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Thanks @Grace, I’ll keep that in mind for once I get a basic proof.

:unicorn:

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