freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/macros/sewtogether/en.md

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sewTogether

The sewTogether macro is used to mark where two parts of the same part need to be sewn together. This happens when you want to construct a cone for instance.

It is provided by plugin-annotations, which is part of core-plugins (so it is available by default).

Signature

macro('sewTogether', {
  String id = 'sewtogether',
  Point from,
  Point to,
  Point middle = null,
  Boolean hinge = false,
  String prefix = 'sewtogether',
  Boolean force = false,
})

Example

```js ({ Point, points, Path, paths, macro, part }) => { points.seamTL = new Point(0,0) points.seamM = new Point(30,-10) points.seamTR = new Point(60,0)

paths.seam = new Path() .move(points.seamTL) .line(points.seamM) .line(points.seamTR) .attr('class', 'fabric')

points.from = new Point(45,-5) points.to = new Point(15,-5) points.middle = points.seamM.copy()

macro('sewTogether', { from: points.from, to: points.to, middle: points.middle, hinge: true, })

return part }

</Example>

## Configuration

| Property        | Default  | Type                | Description |
|----------------:|----------|---------------------|-------------|
| `id`            | `sewtogether` | `string` | The ID of this macro instance |
| `from`          |          | [Point](/reference/api/point) | One side of what needs to be sewn together |
| `to`            |          | [Point](/reference/api/point) | The other side of what needs to be sewn together |
| `middle`        | null     | [Point](/reference/api/point) | The middle point (when ommitted, it will be halfway between `from` and `to`) |
| `prefix`        | 'sewtogether'  | String   | The prefix to be used for creating all the points and paths |
| `hinge `        | `false`  | Boolean  | Draws the hinge line                  |
| `force`      | `false`    | `boolean`  | Set this to `true` to display the macro output even when `complete` is `false` |

## Notes

This macro takes the `complete` setting into account and won't output anything when both complete and `force` are `false`.

This macro is aware of the `sa` setting. Normally it draws the 
hinge line on the inside of the part (following the counter-clockwise 
standard). When the `sa` is provided it draws the hinge line on the 
outside, up to the `sa` line.