Thank-you for that information.
Is this the same program as Seamly 2D? I had some issues trying to download Seamly to an imac, so I didn't follow up with it.
I also have been trying out a vector based program (Inkscape) which is similar to Adobe Illustrator, just to see if it was viable but it is quite frustrating process. It is a rather steep learning curve, but I was hoping to try out a system that was slightly more like hand drafting (as much as a computer can be)
Do you print out the patterns you create onto paper with a large scale plotter? Or are you using them differently?
Seamly 2D is a fork of Valentina. The project started 10 years ago under the Valentina name, but in 2017/2018 due to creators divergences they decided to separate their paths; Susan Spencer, the american, goes with Seamly. Roman Telezhynskyi, ukranian and lead programmer, goes with Valentina.
I follow both communities, but since Val has the lead programmer and it's more responsive to bugfix and add new features, I decided to do my works with it. At the time of writing, both softwares are similar, but the beta version of Val is definitely more advanced than Seamly.
I use inkscape too. It's a great software but not as a pattern drafting one. The reason because it's useful for me is that Valentina still doesn't allow to manual arrange patterns in a layout as I need it (similar to industrial anti-waste layout).
Anyway soon Valentina will update with a manual layout tool.
I print patterns with a 36 inch HP plotter, then i cut with rotative or alternative professional cutter directly onto fabric
Here a picture of one of my layout
