freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/api/config/optionalmeasurements/en.md

---
title: optionalMeasurements
---

The `optionalMeasurements` key in the pattern configuration file allows
you to configure measurements that are optional to draft the pattern.

## Structure

An array of strings where the strings are the names of the optional
measurements.

## Example

```js
optionalMeasurements: [
  'highBust'
]
```

<Note>

###### Why would you want optional measurements?

This is often used in combination with [the bust plugin](/reference/plugins/bust/) to
allow a pattern to be drafted to the `highBust` measurement rather than the
`chest` measurement, thereby providing better fit for people with breasts.

</Note>
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			`## Structure`

			`An array of strings where the strings are the names of the optional`
			`measurements.`

			`## Example`

feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			```js
			`optionalMeasurements: [`
			`'highBust'`
			`]`
			```

			`<Note>`

			`###### Why would you want optional measurements?`

chore(markdown): Linting of dev docs 2022-02-19 08:04:25 +01:00			`This is often used in combination with [the bust plugin](/reference/plugins/bust/) to`
			allow a pattern to be drafted to the `highBust` measurement rather than the
feat: Flat import of markdown repo This is a flat (without history) import of (some of) the content from our markdown module. We've imported this without history because the repo contains our blog posts and showcases posts content prior to porting them to strapi. Since this contains many images, it would balloon the size of this repo to import the full history. Instead, please refer to the history of the (archived) markdown repo at: https://github.com/freesewing/markdown 2021-08-25 16:09:31 +02:00			`chest` measurement, thereby providing better fit for people with breasts.

			`</Note>`