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Contour

German:
Kontur

The contour is the outline of a pattern piece. Depending on the pattern it is the cutting edge or the seam line, and every other marking sits inside it.

In the file

PatternScan Pro detects the outline of the photographed piece and stores it as one closed curve with control points. In the seam allowance panel you say whether that line is the seam line or the cutting edge, and the file then carries both lines.

Also known as
outline, cutting line
Made-to-measure paper pattern on an atelier table with a dress form

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