How to add labels for line lengths (or custom variables)

[Douglas]

@Grace

If this is for the purpose of ‘walking the seams’ to ensure that they’re the same length, I normally add a line for the one seam and label it accordingly and then use the Point on Line tool to add another node for the other seam - also labelled accordingly but normally of a different color so that it stands out. This way, I can see at a glance that the 2 seamlines will match or within an acceptable distance.

I used this technique all the time… but it’s not limited to seam length. It could be for example checking if the Chest, Waist, and Hips match up to a person’s measurements within reason.

Here’s a pattern from an Annie vest we did. The 2 lines are the aggregate of all the formula lengths that make up the chest and waist.

Hovering over the end points would give me 1/2 the lengths, which I would double and check against the actors mesurements.