Six weeks of quiet heads-down work. Here is what changed.
Cargo block beta
The cargo trouser block is now available in beta for all accounts. It uses the same parametric engine as the other garment blocks — input your base measurements and the grade rules propagate across all sizes. The geometry includes: inseam, outseam, rise, thigh, knee, and leg opening, plus pocket placements for the standard four-pocket and two-cargo-pocket configurations.
The cargo block is rougher than the jersey blocks at this stage. We know the crotch curve needs work at the extreme ends of the size range, and the cargo pocket seam allowances are not yet configurable. We shipped it early because users asked for it and because real-world use reveals problems that internal testing does not.
A4 tile improvements
Pattern sheets can now tile across A4 pages with configurable overlap margins. The default 1 cm overlap was causing alignment errors at the glue line for users printing on consumer inkjet printers. The overlap is now user-configurable, and the tile grid now shows printed page boundaries so you can verify coverage before exporting.
A quieter exporter
The PDF exporter was making too much noise: confirmation dialogs on every export, a progress bar that appeared even for single-page exports that completed in under a second, and a success toast that blocked the toolbar for three seconds. All three have been toned down. Single-page exports now complete silently. Multi-page exports show a minimal inline progress indicator.
What is next
The next major release will be the measurement import and export feature — the ability to bring in a size chart from a CSV and have it populate the measurement grid automatically. We are also working on a shared tech pack link feature for factory collaboration. No timeline on either yet.