In Caldera Direct-To-Garment RIP, your garment preferences are defined under Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets. From this tab, you can configure your default library which contains a set of garments and their associated pallets:

 

For one garment, you can define a list of sizes and associated pallets:

Garments

Create a new garment

1. Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab.
2. Click on   to add a new garment.
3. Configure the settings.

 

Edit a garment

1. Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab.
2. Hover over a garment in the list. Click   to Edit.
3. Configure the settings.

 

Configure a garment

1. Create or edit a garment.
2. Select an image that represents your garment. Only SVG format is supported.
3. Give your garment a name to easily identify it in the list.
4. Select a media to associate it with. For more information about media management, click here.
5. Click on Save .
6. Your garment will now appear in the list. You now need to create sizes for it.

 

Delete a garment

Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab.

Delete one garment

Hover over a garment in the list. Click   then  Delete.

 

Delete several garments

Select all garments you want to delete, or click Select all, then click .

 

Find and sort garments

Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab.

Search

The search bar allows you to find a garment by typing its name.

 

Sort

You can sort garments per name, in ascending order or descending order by clicking  .

 

Import/Export garments

This allows you to save the configuration of your garment and its associated sizes and pallets.

The backup file for a garment is a TGZ file that contains:

• One or several sizes.
• Their associated pallets.
• The associated media.

 

Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab.

Export one garment

Select a garment in the list. Click   then Export.

 

Export several garments

Select all garments you want to export, then click on . All selected garments will be saved in a single backup file.

 

Import a backup file for a garment

Click on to import a backup file.

• If a media does not exist in the software, it will be created automatically.
• If an imported garment has the same name as an existing garment in the software, it is automatically renamed so as not to overwrite the existing one.

 

Sizes

Create/Edit/Configure a size

1. Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab.
2. Select a garment.
3. If some sizes already exist, they will appear in the size configuration column where you can select each one and click on   Edit.
   1. If no sizes have been created yet, click on   to Add a new size.
4. Give your size a name to easily identify it in the list and define its dimensions.
5. Click on Save .
6. The size will now appear in the list. You now need to create pallets for it.

 

Delete a size

Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab and select a garment.

Delete one size

Hover over a size in the list. Click   then  Delete.

 

Delete several sizes

Select all sizes you want to delete, or click Select all, then click .

 

Find and sort sizes

Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab and select a garment.

Search

The search bar allows you to find a size by typing its name.

 

Sort

You can sort sizes per name, by ascending order or descending order by clicking  .

 

Pallets

Create/Edit a pallet

1. Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab.
2. Select a garment, then select a size. The pallet column will appear.
3. If some pallets already exist, they will appear in the pallet column where you can select each one and click on   Edit.
   1. If no pallets have been created yet, click on   to Add a new pallet.
4. Configure the settings.

 

Configure a pallet

Processus

1. Create or edit a pallet.
2. Configure the pallet with the settings described below.
3. Click on  Save .

 

Pallet configuration

Name

Give your pallet a name to easily identify it in the list.

Width/Height

Define the pallet dimensions that match the one used.

Position X/Y

Define the position of the garment relative to the pallet.

Orientation and Alignment

You can define the orientation and the alignment of the imported images. This means that for a selected pallet, any image you insert into the Studio will be rotated and aligned the same way.

You can change these settings on the fly from the Garment panel.

The alignment is relative to the pallet. If nothing is selected, no alignment is applied. Choose between:

  Centered

Centers the image within the pallet while preserving the image proportions. The pallet's dimensions are not changed. If the size of the image is larger than the pallet, it will be resized to fit the pallet.

  Extended and centered

Resizes the image to fit the pallet while preserving the image proportions. The pallet's dimensions are not changed. If the image and the pallet have different proportions, some empty space will result.

Or open the More alignments drop-down menu to play with horizontal and vertical alignment combinations.

 

Delete a pallet

Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab. Select a garment, then select a size.

Delete one pallet

Hover over a pallet in the list. Click   then  Delete.

 

Delete several pallets

Select all pallets you want to delete, or click Select all, then click .

 

Find and sort pallets

Go to Settings > Garments, Sizes & Pallets tab. Select a garment, then select a size.

Search

The search bar allows you to find a pallet by typing its name.

 

Sort

You can sort pallets per name, in ascending order or descending order by clicking  .