Method and apparatus for providing guide for combining pattern pieces of clothing

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive selection of a first point in a first pattern piece, wherein the first pattern piece is two-dimensional;
• receive selection of a second point in a second pattern piece to be combined with the first pattern piece, wherein the second pattern piece is two-dimensional;
• in response to receiving the selection of the second point, generate a virtual pattern piece that is an undeformed version of the first pattern piece, wherein the virtual pattern piece is two-dimensional;
• automatically identify a point in the virtual pattern piece corresponding to the first point in the first pattern piece as a third point;
• display the virtual pattern piece rotated, translationally moved or both rotated and translationally moved to have the third point in the virtual pattern piece matched to the second point in the second pattern piece so that an outer line of the virtual pattern piece and an outer line of the second pattern piece meet at the third point and the second point, wherein the third point of the virtual pattern is located at a position corresponding to the first point in the first pattern piece;
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• provide a guide for combining the first pattern piece and the second pattern piece by moving the virtual pattern piece such that an outer line of the second pattern piece and an outer line of the virtual pattern piece correspond to each other.

An apparatus for providing a guide for combining pattern pieces, comprising:

• a user interface (UI) configured to receive a selection of a first point in a first pattern piece and a selection of a second point in a second pattern piece to be combined with the first pattern piece;
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• a processor configured to generate a virtual pattern piece that is an undeformed version of the first pattern piece in response to the selection of the second point being received, automatically identify a point in the virtual pattern piece corresponding to the first point in the first pattern piece as a third point, arrange for display the virtual pattern piece rotated, translationally moved or both rotated and translationally moved to have the third point in the virtual pattern piece matched to the second point in the second pattern piece so that an outer line of the virtual pattern piece and an outer line of the second pattern piece meet at the third point and the second point, and provide a guide for combining the first pattern piece and the second pattern piece by moving the virtual pattern piece such that an outer line of the second pattern piece meets an outer line of the virtual pattern piece, wherein the third point is located at a position corresponding to the first point in the first pattern piece, wherein the first pattern piece, the second pattern piece and the virtual pattern piece are two-dimensional.