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Dart manipulation

Dart manipulation rotates a dart around the bust point to a different position. The amount of width it removes stays the same, only its location changes.

In the file

The rotation itself happens in a vector program or in pattern CAD. What a digitized block gives you is the starting point: several variations from one base, without cutting the paper apart again.

Also known as
dart rotation, pivoting
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