🎫 Multi-texture - arbitrary arrangement of stitches
Multi-texture is an additional feature that allows placing seams on the canvas in an arbitrary mode.
Video: YouTube
This allows creating curved seams and inserts. Breaking the ceiling into various parts and placing seams in specific locations.
Multi-texture also includes a catalog of seams that allows storing and quickly applying common seam patterns.
Several videos on working with multi-texture:
Building a ceiling with curved level in EasyCeiling: YouTube
Ceiling with curved seam: YouTube
Dividing a complex ceiling into parts using multi-texture: YouTube
Multi-texture speed work: YouTube
Working with multi-texture with and without background image: YouTube
Placing seams using multi-texture: YouTube
Working with Multi-texture
To apply custom multi-texture, you need to click the "Multi-texture" button on the "Cutting" tab and select "Custom Seams" from the dropdown menu.
A window for working with multi-texture will open. The principle of working in custom mode is that the user places additional points in desired locations, then outlines these points and indicates that the group of selected points forms a polygon of the selected texture.
ATTENTION: Points must be outlined strictly one after another clockwise, in the order they outline the desired area, random point selection is not allowed!
When opening the window, the contour selection mode is selected. To place additional points, you need to change the working mode on the control panel:
Contours - modes for selecting and setting contours;
Points - mode for adding, moving, and deleting additional points. In "Points" mode, several point placement options are available:
Single point on line - point is placed on the specified line at a given distance from the first point or in an arbitrary place on the drawing by mouse click
Automatic points - hold left mouse button and draw a contour. Points will remain behind the cursor
Arc for two points - select two points and specify arc parameters between them
Ellipse from point - select a point and draw a circle or ellipse around it
Bezier curve - draw beautiful arcs relative to points placed on the drawing
Closed Bezier curve - closed figure with beautiful curves
If you place a point near a drawing segment, the point will automatically snap to the segment.
To change the position of an additional point, in "Points" mode, hold the left mouse button over the point to be changed and move it to a new location. This also applies to reference points in Bezier curve mode.
To delete an additional point, in "Points" mode, right-click over the point to be deleted.
In "Contours" mode, all operations for selecting main and additional points are performed with the mouse clockwise.
Single point selection is done by clicking the left mouse button over the point to be selected. If a point is selected, it is highlighted with a blue frame.
For quick selection of consecutive points, you can hold the left mouse button over the first point to be selected and move the mouse cursor with the button held down. Points that fall within the cursor's selection radius will automatically be marked as selected.
To remove selection from an erroneous point, right-click on the erroneous point.
Each contour must be selected separately.
After the contour is selected, specify the texture and color in the right part of the window, then click the green plus button "Add".
Canvas contour selection must be done clockwise and points must be selected in order. If points are selected out of order, an incorrect contour may result.
After all canvas contours are selected and seams are placed, you can click the "Apply" button. The specified contours will be transferred to the main program, where you can continue working with multi-texture.
If you need to temporarily disable multi-texture in the main window, simply click the "Multi-texture" button.
The client's print form contains information about used textures and areas of each canvas separately.
The manufacturer's print form also contains information about used textures and area (sq.m. and lin.m.) of material used.
Saving Contours as Separate Ceilings
Using the "Save to Order" button, you can save individual parts of the seam as different ceilings in the order. The complete ceiling also remains in the order.
Loading Contour
You can load an existing ceiling as a contour into multi-texture
Ready-made Seams
The "Save to Catalog" button allows saving the seam contour to the catalog and then applying it to other ceilings.
On the ready-made seams tab, you can select saved seams from the catalog and apply them to the current ceiling.
A saved seam can be flexibly configured for the current ceiling:
Automatically fit into the ceiling
Mirror horizontally and vertically
Rotate
Attach to sides and corners
Scale, compress and stretch
Set precise offsets
Create duplicates
Group and ungroup seams
What questions does this article answer?
What is the Multi-texture feature in EasyCeiling?
How to create curved seams and inserts in ceilings?
How to work with the multi-texture catalog?
What are the different modes for placing points in multi-texture?
How to create and edit Bezier curves in ceilings?
How to save and reuse seam patterns?
How to handle complex ceiling designs with multiple textures?
What are the best practices for working with multi-texture?
How to configure ready-made seams for different ceilings?
How to manage seam placement and positioning?
What are the available tools for seam manipulation?
How to work with print forms in multi-texture mode?
How to save contours as separate ceilings?
How to troubleshoot multi-texture issues?