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Your Measurements Sets

A measurements set holds a set of measurements along with meta data.

In addition to the measurements – which is the most important data in a set – a FreeSewing measurements set also has the following fields:

Name​

Every measurements set has a name attribute that is mandatory.
In other words, you must give each of your measurements sets a name, but that name can be anything you want.

Typically, people give names that describe the set, like:

  • Myself, January 2024
  • Tony with binder
  • Jenny post augmentation

But you do you.

Notes​

Every measurements set has a notes attribute that is optional.
The notes field allows you to add your notes to a measurements set. This field supports markdown, so you can use rich formatting, or even embed images.

note

If you make your measurements set public, your notes will also be public.

Image​

Every measurements set has a image attribute that is optional.

A picture says more than a 1000 words, so if you have multiple measurements sets, this can help you tell them apart.

So if you want, you can add an image to your measurements set. It’s up to you.

note

If you make your measurements set public, your image will also be public.

Units​

Every measurements set has a units attribute that controls what units will be used to display measurements in the set.

While each FreeSewing user has a units setting in their account that controls their overall preference between imperial or metric units, it is common to also have measurements sets for different people, and those different people might have other preferences.

That is why we allow you to set the units on each measurements set.

Public​

Every measurements set has a public attribute that controls whether or not the measurements set is public.

By default, measurements sets are private and you are the only one who can use them.

But, you can choose to make your measurements set public which allows other users to utilize the measurements in this set to generate or test their own patterns.

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If you make your measurements set public, this applies to all data in the measurements set. In other words, not only the measurements, but also the name, notes, and picture will be visible to other users.