Launch of the INVESTRONICA programs

The procedure for STARTING the investronica programs is similar to starting any other software; from
START menu select PROGRAMS select INVESMARK and select PGS Model,
(or the other software Genma, Marka, Lect, etc..
At the start of the PGS Model programs, enter the USER name and a KEY that the company INVESTRONICA
default program with:

USER: INVADM (write the characters in uppercase letters for previous versions)
KEY: ADM
(N.B. key characters will never appear in clear, they will be replaced by simple asterisks) The
The screen displayed below presents the tools and the work plan of the PGS MODEL program.
End of the program / Cancel a Command
Press this button when you want to interrupt a
command during its execution. If there are no commands
running and if you press this button the program
it will interpret that you want to exit the program. When
the confirmation window appears select YES to exit from
program, NO to continue the work.
This command can also be found in the Archive Menu
called ESCI.

Select Pieces or Models

This tool allows to
look for oneo various pieces
memorized.
At the selection of the command appears
the dialog box next to it,

Indicate who
the characters that make up the
name of your pieces, it is
Can you indicate only the part
initial of the name of the parts but
it is mandatory to put the symbol
asterisk ( * ) at the end of
Characters entered to display the list press ENTER.
To view the models, you need to select them from the box that lists the names of the PIECE/S and press OK.

Move a piece(s)
When we select the command, the selected object will be taken by the cursor and must be pointed at.
at the destination point.

Example: to move a piece you must first select it. Then we activate the option. The cursor will take on
the shape of the selected piece and we can place it where we want. If more space is needed we can
activate the zoom or move the scroll bars. This will not affect the command.
When the piece is in the desired place, click with the mouse to fix it.
It is possible to fix horizontal, vertical, or diagonal guides to allow for precise positioning.
ALIGN THE
FIGURE

After digitization, the figures

create not always have a
correct alignment on the plane of
work.
The pieces are placed on the
work plan aligning
the reference axis,

identified by triangle and line

The HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT command allows you to align the pieces using the line as a reference.
of the most suitable construction based on the piece, for example in front of us the line that allows us
to correctly align the piece is the center front.

Select the command ALIGN HORIZONTALLY,

click on the reference ends of the line from
to consider.
The figure will be aligned horizontally.
Continue the alignment for all the figures that are incorrectly aligned.
Note: The pieces that do not have lines corresponding to the base construction lines must be
digitized by inserting the reference axis accurately, it will be complex and will require good knowledge
models to determine the actual orientation of the piece on the work surface.

After the alignment, it is possible to correct the reference axis which will now be incorrect.

CORRECTION OF THE REFERENCE AXIS

MARCH Command

Axis Reference: create a reference line.

Allows you to create marks on a piece, indicating their
position.
After activating the command, it is necessary to select a
piece on which the marks will be created.
After selecting the piece, click on the origin point of the mark, positioning the cursor until on
final point and click again. A horizontal, vertical, or 45° diagonal reference line will be created.
in the piece.
Note that this brand line is also the line on which the plotter writes the name of the piece and the size created.
with the digitizer.
 INFORMATION ABOUT THE PART

Provides detailed information about the element

selected, allowing in many cases for its modification.

Information Piece displays a box

of information modifiable on one or more
elements that are selected at the moment when
let's activate the command.
I the main controls to be carried out are:

Name verification
Verification of the size set in use and the current size
Verification of symmetry
Verification of the area value

AREA WITH NEGATIVE VALUE

If the area value is negative, duplication should be carried out.
from the piece with the DUPLICATE tool, INNER REGION,
click with the left mouse button inside the piece.
The program creates a duplicate with the value of the positive area, the wrong piece.
can be discarded with the DELETE command

Assignment of the Set and the Base Size

This box shows the set of a piece giving the possibility to modify these requirements.

Set: indicates the set applied to the piece or the rule. Press the arrow located at the
to the right of this box to see the available sets and select one
different from the current one. Once selected, we will be able to see the set at
complete doing
Base size: indicates the base size for the selected set. Press the arrow
Post to the right of this box to see the available basic sizes, according to
the selected Set, offering the possibility to select a different one from the one
current.
Define Axis of SYMMETRY

The axis of symmetry plays a

important function in
piece; the correct insertion
allows you to obtain parts such as
that indicated in the figure above.

Menu Transform Symmetry Axis

Define the axis of symmetry of a piece.

After activating the command, the following are available

options:

Mark the symmetry section of the piece. This section becomes

automatically a line, in addition to being the axis of symmetry of the piece.

Delete: press this menu option to delete the section of

symmetry of a piece. Select the piece and it will be without an axis of symmetry

Assignment of the Set and the Base Size

This box shows the set of a piece allowing for the modification of these requirements.

Set: indicates the set applied to the piece or the rule. Press the arrow provided
to the right of this box to see the available sets and select one
different from the current one. Once selected we will be able to see the set at
complete doing
Base Size: indicates the base size for the selected set. Press the arrow
Post to the right of this box to see the available basic sizes.
the selected Set, offering the option to select a different one from that
current.

Note: The symmetry command, base size, and set can be found
even by clicking on the INFORMATION button
 MODEL 1
MODIFY SHAPES
The modeling command allows you to modify the roundness as if they were elastic lines.

Modified line

Original line

To proceed with modeling, you need to click on the MODEL icon.

indicate with a click the start and end of the path between one or more endpoints.
Selecting the second point brings up the window on the side from which must
select the command CONFIRM.
The next window requires confirmation of the path in order to confirm the
given the menu select PATH and only after this confirmation
move the cursor near the line to modify and click with the mouse.
The line will automatically attach to the cursor that will drag it to
pleasure.
When the line has taken the desired shape, a click is sufficient to
set the new shape and a-END window will conclude
the operation.
 DENSITY POINTS
The success of the command to model is often linked to the density of the points that make up
the shapes to be modeled, the density points introduced with the freehand digitizer do not allow to
putting them at equal distance from each other, the density command allows you to regularize these points and facilitate the
molding.
INTERCEPTORS
Gli intercettori permettono di scegliere con precisione i punti che compongono il pezzo da elaborare.
A piece can be composed of
HOLES, NOTCHES, STRAIGHT LINE, EXTREMES, POINTS ON THE SECTION etc...

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Straight Line ESTRMI

NOTCHES
POINTS ON THE SECTION

The interceptors play an important role during the processing of pieces, they perform
automatically selects the chosen point with extreme precision.
The interceptors act in combination with most of the MENU commands.
The interceptors can be activated from the keyboard by pressing the function keys from F1 to F8.
Keyboards facilitate and speed up the point selection operations.

CREATE NOTCHES
Menu Create The Notches

Allows you to create notches on a pre-defined piece, indicating their position on the outline of the piece at
which is associated with the notch.

This command has two types of operation, depending on the active selection in the Selection Group.
Tool Bar Handle. If we do not have a selection in this group, the command shows the
options palette and the message "Select type of notch to create in the options menu", since the
The first thing we need to determine is the type of notch we intend to create (STANDARD, VARIABLE,
a V, a T, SQUARE).
 SEAM ALLOWANCES
Sew the selected object, or select a piece to which
belongs to a seam, in case we do not have any object
selected.
Activate this option. The program will stitch the object.
selected (piece, section, path, group of pieces), creating a new
piece as stitching of the selected item.
In case we have no selected items, we will be asked to
select one before making the seam.

VARIABLE STITCHES
The stitches can have a varying thickness depending on the side considered.
Select the variable stitching command and indicate the two ends that define the side to be bordered (e.g.
the hem fund) a dialog box will appear asking for the insertion of the stitching value e.g. 30 mm

The next window will ask what seam value the rest of the piece will have, e.g. 10mm
Specifying each section of the outline allows you to vary the seams as desired.
 CUTTING PIECES
The cutting tool allows you to separate a piece to obtain new shapes.
After selecting the command, the starting point of the cut is indicated, followed by the endpoint.
cut.
The program automatically generates new figures.

SAVE THE PIECES

Save an edited piece with a name
new or a model in the database.

Once the command is activated,

select a piece, it appears immediately after
a dialog box with the name of
piece. Type the name you want
use to save the piece and press
OK to save. If it already exists, it will come to us.
requested to confirm the overwrite of the
dato.

All the pieces of the file are stored in the

Program parts directory.
Modify Rule
Menu Development Modify Rule

It allows you to modify the rule of a development point. This can be done in
in the following way: by modifying the increments of the rule, rotating one of the two axes or
modifying the axis of symmetry.

After activating the command, point to the rule you wish to modify.
The Create, Edit and Modify Rules dialog window will appear.

Selecting the rule will display the Cartesian axes at the corresponding point.
Rule. The rule editing menu will also open, the options of which are described.
further down.

At this moment, we can select a different rule to edit it using a

Pointing, start editing the rule through the Creation dialog window,
Edit and Modify the Rules, or select one of the options that appear:

Symmetry: allows defining the axis of symmetry through two points that
they will indicate the first and second point of the axis, or choose one of the options
from the menu: Horizontal (to determine a horizontal axis), Vertical (to define
a vertical axis) or Finish to end the selection of the axis of symmetry of the
rule.

Rotation Rule: it asks for the angle of rotation that the rule will take.
Enter the value in the X box of the Data Introduction dialog window
Numerical.

Automatic: allows you to introduce the rule at a point by selecting two rules or
pressing the Adjacent button. If this option is chosen, the rule is introduced starting from
from the rules of adjacent points.

Eliminate Break: before selecting this option it is necessary to hold on

work area a piece with real development. When we select Delete Break
the program will ask to point to the breaking size that will be eliminated. On the development
point this size to eliminate it. To finish, press the Done button that appears on the
screen.

Create Break: before selecting this option, it is necessary to hold over the area of
I work on a piece with real development. When
select Create Break the program
will ask to indicate the size from which
the break will begin. On the development to aim
how to define this size size of
break. To end press the End button,
which will have appeared on the screen.

Point: select a point in the piece

by means of a pointing and indicating his
destination by another pointing
(when the second marking is given, the effect of the) modify
being able to block (see Point Locking Keys) with point base I
correspondent on the piece origin. If the selected size is not one size of
breakage, the system automatically creates one.

Inc/Dec: allows you to interactively define the increase or decrease that applies to the rule you want
modify. Once the option to focus on the graphic axes is selected (two arrows that start from the selected rule)
to modify the values. We will be able to see the changes in the Creation, Editing, and Modification dialog window
Rules
It will remain open and update with each selection. To finish, press the Done button that appears on the screen.

Axis Bisector: rotate the axes according to the bisector of the angle formed by the previous and following sections at point a
whose rule is modified.

Assi Nor: rotate the axes of the rule to leave them perpendicular (normal) to the previous and subsequent sections.
point whose rule changes.

Leave the standard axes.

Rotate Axes: after pressing this button, aim at the axis you want to rotate. Then aim at the point
of the destination of the axis to change it.

If you want to rotate both axes at once, choose the Two Axes option.

The Quadrant button rotates the axis 90° clockwise. End returns to the rules editing menu.

Sweetness: change the sweetness attribute of the rule.

Undo: destroys all changes and returns to the beginning of the rule modifications.

Fine: return to the starting point of the command, from which we will be able to select a new rule.
The computerized model
composition of the contour of the figure
The image that appears on the monitor and represents the pattern is a vector image made up of several and
Important elements, below will be listed the minimum elements that make up this figure and the image.
show their appearance in the computer representation.

Straight line
The straight line is an important element for modeling and also for the software.
allows the straight thread (D.F.) to be inserted at will.

Selecting the MARCHE icon it is possible to access the menu at

dropdown that allows modification, selecting CREATE you can access a
further menu to choose from STRAIGHT THREAD.

Below is the symbolism that represents the STRAIGHT LINE

Reference axes
The reference axis is present only in the computerized model; it is a line on which information will be written.
diverse including the size of the model, generally it is a line parallel or perpendicular to the central axis of the model
manual.

Selecting the iconBRANDS it is possible to access the dropdown menu

which allows modification, selecting CREATE accesses an additional menu

from which to choose REFERENCE AXIS.

Below is the symbolism that represents the REFERENCE AXIS

POINTS ON THE EDGE

The Extremes
The extremes are the visible points that determine the beginning and the end of a section (segment).
The extremes are represented by an asterisk and are the points where the value of development in X and Y will be applied.
When the development value is applied, the asterisk symbol changes and becomes a circle with a cross in the center.

Points on the section

The curved sections are composed of 'points on the section', these points are displayed by the specific command.
denominated DENSITY and determine the rounded shape of the hips, armholes, etc.
The figure beside shows the representation
graph after selecting the command DENSITY

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The hole determines the end of a recovery, the position of a pocket, etc.

The image on the side shows the graphic representation of a hole.

Selecting the iconBRANDS it is possible to access the

dropdown menu that allows modification, selecting CREATE accesses a

further menu from which to choose

Notches
The notches determine positions on the edge of the model, facilitating the assembly of the garment, it is possible to insert
insert or modify it with the TACCHE tool
The notches can be represented in different shapes depending on
of the employment, the image represents the standard type notches

Test
The pattern is completed by the text inside each individual piece.
Within the computerized model, it is possible to write texts that precisely identify the piece.
(Front, Back, Sleeve, Collar, etc.)