Issue with base point

[nlape001]

Hello,

I have been playing around in seamly and drafting some basic blocks and ran into a slight issue. I made a base point labeled a25 and made a path off of this point. I then shortly later realized I needed to start that path on a point that was 1/16 down from a25. I am trying to move the base point in the properties setting but it seems that any point I made after a25 for this point is not being displayed. How do I add a27 to the base point list?

[Pneumarian]

Welcome to Seamly!

Here’s a link to a recent response to that same question:

Dropdown menu for starting and ending point of curve not showing all points

You’re missing something. With any given tool, it can only use points that were created before itself. For example… if you have 50 points in a pattern, but try to change the starting point for A1… your only choice is A… as it’s the only point that was created before A1. The same principle applies to curves… if editing a curve, the only points available are those created before the curve. It has to do with how the pattern is parsed in a linear manner where a tool has no access to tools created…

I hope that helps.

[nlape001]

Thank you so much for sharing this post! This makes a lot of sense.

[Douglas]

@Pneumarian

I hope that helps.

We should make this like a TOS, where users have to read about the tool dependency rules before proceeding. LOL

It’s probably the most asked question. Heck… even I forget sometimes and and wonder why a point or curve is not showing in the Formula dialog… Oh yeah… I forgot it’s that timeline rule. doh.