Hi everyone! It’s been a while!
I’m working on this new pattern and I was wondering how to move certain objects. I’d like to create a yoke at the shoulder so as to include part of the front shoulder on my back shoulder.
I know there’s a tool that allows you to move objects, but I don’t think I’m using it correctly.
Thanks in advance.
Julie-Estelle
Hi!
I’m not sure I’m the one to answer this question, but if you would post a picture or the Seamly2d/Me files it will make it easier for someone to give a pertinent answer.
Hello, @Julie-E_Morinais & nice to see you again.
You normally want to do this when you’re making a shirt with a back yoke.
What I do is I place points on the front shoulder area which I’d like to move over to the back & then I use the Move & Rotate tool to move it to the back shoulder.
Bleh! I can’t find a pattern that I can show you right now, perhaps this one will give you an idea:
In this image, I’ve made a mens’ shirt where the front and back are drafted on the same pattern piece (it’s a really old pattern 
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Thank you @Grace for your answer. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to figure out how to use that tool properly. I just extended my back shoulder 3 cm and shortened the front shoulder as well. I’m gonna make the muslin either today or tomorrow. If it works, fine! Otherwise I’ll continue working on it until it works!
I’ll let you know how it turns out.
How to move and rotate:
First I marked the section that I want to move over to the back shoulder. Then draw a line between the 2 HPS points to get the distance and the angle of the move between the 2 points.
Next, pick up the Move/Rotate tool and select the curves and the 4 points to be moved while holding the Ctrl/Cmd key and hit Enter:
Hit Enter again to get the popup box and change the following:
In the rotation box, enter the formula of the back shoulder line - the front shoulder line to get the angle that the front shoulder line needs to be rotated to fit onto the back shoulder line.
Hit OK & you’re done.
Draw in the new back shoulder line on the moved/rotated piece.
Ok, so my shoulder lines don’t match in length but this is a very old pattern that needed a few gathers at the back shoulder instead of a shoulder dart.
