18/49 Using the Layer Tool - Digital Pattern Making in Ai patternmaking fashiondesign

👗 Master Digital Pattern Making in Adobe Illustrator! 👗 🔍 Part 18: Using the Layer Tool Using layers is a very powerful way of organising and separating patterns or panels. When creating a document, you are given one layer. You can add new layers to your document. Click the burger menu and click “New layer.” Name the layer anything you like such as UK4, select the highlight colour of the layer and click ok. Any patterns or panels on this new layer will appear above the patterns or panels on the original layer. You can add as many layers as you like. You can move layers up and down in the list by clicking and dragging. You can also rename a layer by double clicking the text box of that layer. You can hide the contents of a layer by clicking the eye box on or off. This is especially handy when you have multiple patterns and only want to work on one pattern at a time. You can also lock a layer by clicking the lock box on or off. The contents of the layer remains visible but you are unable to edit it. Click the burger menu and select the paste remembers layers option from the dropdown list. From now on any objects that are copied and pasted to a new document will come with the same layer structure. This is super handy for creating graded nests very quickly. Without using this feature all the patterns would appear on one layer, causing quite a mess. 📐 Ready to elevate your skills? Dive into the complete course on PatternLab.London: 👉 Complete course: https://patternlab.london/home/project/pattern-making-adobe-illustrator/ -- ✂️ Craft Tailor-Made Basic Blocks in Minutes Bid farewell to one-size-fits-all patterns! Create personalized digital basic blocks tailored to your measurements or those of your clients effortlessly. Get started now – input your measurements, build a personalized profile, and watch your custom basic blocks come to life: 👉 Bespoke Basic Blocks: https://patternlab.london/lab/shop/blocks -- ⏳ Short on Time? Access Reliable Standard Basic Blocks For quick solutions or standardized blocks, we've got you covered! Download our trusted standard basic block pack, available in Sizes UK4 - 24, from our sister site, DesignLab: 👉 Standard Basic Blocks: https://designlab.london/ -- Download Adobe Illustrator: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref: 1100lriMA/pubref:patternlab/ar:illustrator/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fproducts%2Fillustrator.html

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