pattern sizing

[Windrider30]

Ok I have a pattern that I want to make wider, want to keep how tall it is the same just need to add about 2 cms to it or so (prototyping here) what is the best way to go about it as this pattern is already in a pdf file (grabbed it from tandy just needs to be a little wider for what I want) and not overly sure what is the best way to go about doing this.

[wlg190861]

Just go ahead an print it out. 3M glue it to some poster board an when cutting just add 2 cms  to the width an cut there

[Windrider30]

Thanks for the idea just trying to get the rounded shape at the bottom is a pain in the ass was hopeing there was a little easier way lol.

45 minutes ago, wlg190861 said:

Just go ahead an print it out. 3M glue it to some poster board an when cutting just add 2 cms  to the width an cut there

 

[cjartist]

Maybe use a compass?  If you go real slow you should be able to keep in lined up to the edge of the cut paper pattern.

[Windrider30]

1 hour ago, cjartist said:

Maybe use a compass?  If you go real slow you should be able to keep in lined up to the edge of the cut paper pattern.

Great idea thanks

[LatigoAmigo]

7 hours ago, Windrider30 said:

Ok I have a pattern that I want to make wider, want to keep how tall it is the same just need to add about 2 cms to it or so (prototyping here) what is the best way to go about it as this pattern is already in a pdf file (grabbed it from tandy just needs to be a little wider for what I want) and not overly sure what is the best way to go about doing this.

In the Adobe Illustrator software program, you can scale up the size of the images in a PDF. If you want, you can send me the PDF and I'll do that for you.

[wlg190861]

On ‎12‎/‎30‎/‎2016 at 3:33 PM, Windrider30 said:

Thanks for the idea just trying to get the rounded shape at the bottom is a pain in the ass was hopeing there was a little easier way lol.

 

Use a compass

 

[bikermutt07]

Sometimes at work I have to make a pattern bigger or smaller for sink cutouts.

Just take a ruler or tape measure and keep it square (perpendicular) to the line you want to replicate. Make a mark. Move the ruler along the line making a mark every few centimeters.

Then just connect the dots. It's tedious, but it works.

[Windrider30]

4 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

Sometimes at work I have to make a pattern bigger or smaller for sink cutouts.

Just take a ruler or tape measure and keep it square (perpendicular) to the line you want to replicate. Make a mark. Move the ruler along the line making a mark every few centimeters.

Then just connect the dots. It's tedious, but it works.

Thanks 

[bikermutt07]

Welcome.

[Windrider30]

Ok figured this pattern sizing thing out, and have some new ways of doing it as well, thanks to everyone the one thing I did to make this a hell of a lot easier (as I could do it with this pattern) was folded in half, cut it down the middle, taped one side of the pattern to a piece of paper, then put my ruler down and moved the other half the 2 inches that I wanted to expand it the width by then taped the other half down and traced around the pattern and it worked perfectly do love the compass idea and will be giving that a try on a corset pattern that I have