Step 6: How to use custom sections for other miscellaneous details

In this article you will learn: What are the custom sections  How to create a custom section  How to add cards, columns, and card sub-rows in a custom section  How to format a custom section table How to preview annotations in a custom section How to copy a custom section  How to reorder a custom section  How to print sections in a PDF

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1. What are the custom sections?

All techpacks on Techpacker are divided between three main  default sections  i.e. sketches, materials and measurements,.. and  custom sections

Custom sections are additional section/s you can add in your techpacks to add/manage other type of information that is not covered in the default section like -

• Fit or QA(quality assurance) information
• Print details
• Stitch details
• Costing
• Cut sheet
• Packaging details
• Quantity breakdown and more.. 

 

 

 

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2. How to create a custom section?

 

There are two ways of creating the custom section:

• a) Use templates and create the custom section OR
• b) Create a full custom section from scratch

 

2a. Use templates and create the custom section

There are few templates like costing, fit, QA size set, quantity breakdown available to create the custom section directly by selecting them. 

 

Step 1: Add a new section by clicking anywhere on the  new section bar

 

Step 2: A dialogue will open where you can select between these different custom section templates. 

 

Select your template and click + create.

 

Step 3: A window will pop-up to rename the section. Provide a section name  here and  click done.

 

 

 

Step 4: Your new section will be added. Like default sections, your custom section too is divided between cards.

You can rename your first card and then click on the gear icon next to it to further add card details like images, keywords, comments and files name etc..

 

 

2b. Create a full custom section from scratch

 

There are two ways of creating a custom section from scratch:

• 2b.1) Use full custom OR
• 2b.2) Use from csv

 

 

2b.1. Use full custom section 

 

Step 1: Click on new section and the new window opens up

Step 2: Click on  full custom from the new window that opens. 

Step 3: Click on  create button.

 

 

 

Step 4: A window will pop-up to rename the section. Provide a section name  here and  click done.

 

 

A complete new table will be created which you can edit and customize as per your requirement. 

 

 

 

2b.2. Use from csv

 

Step 1: Click on new section and the new window opens up

Step 2: Click on  from csv from the new window that opens. 

Step 3: Click on  choose file button.

 

 

Step 4: Select the file that you want to import and click on open.

 

 

Step 5: A window will pop-up to rename the section. Provide a section name  here and  click done.

 

 

Your new section will be created with all the details in the csv.

 

 

 

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3. How to add new cards, columns, and card sub-rows in a custom section

To add a new card, click on the +CARD on top-right of the section.

To add a new column, click on the +COLUMN on top-right of the section.

 To add a sub-row in a card click on the + icon located next to the card.

 

 

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4. How to format a custom section?

You can customize your custom section table ( rows and columns ) as per your requirements with the given options:

 

Step 1 :  Select any one cell of the row or column you want to edit.

Step 2: Click on   icon located on the right of the custom section heading

 

 

Step 3: A table menu will slide down where you can -

 

 Add color to the cell or text

 Align the text - left, right or center

 Format of the text in the cells - text, number or decimal

 Conditional formating like the comparison of the values - lesser than, greater than or equal to.

 Insert row or column

 

 

 

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5. How to preview annotations in custom sections?

 

You can preview all the annotations in the card images in a particular section at a single place right above the custom section table.

 

 

⚠️ PREREQUISITE 

☑ This option will only be available if you have images in the custom section cards. 

 

Step 1: Click on icon located at the right of the custom section name. 

 

 

You will see all the card's images along-with the annotations just above the cards. 

 

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6. How to copy a custom section?

You can copy the entire custom section to any techpack as many times as you want. This will save your time as you can use one template multiple times by just copying it. 

 

Step 1: Click on the icon, located at the right of the sections's name of the section which you want to copy. 

 

Step 2: A table menu will slide down where you can -

Select copy section to another techpack from the menu. 

 

 

Step 3: Select the  folder from the new window that appears and then select the  techpack where you want to copy the section. 

 

 

The whole section gets copied to the selected techpack with the message your section has been copied to the techpack techpack'e name. 

 

 

 

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7. How to reorder a custom section?

 

Step 1: Click on thisicon located next to the section name you want to reorder. 

 

Step 2: A table menu will slide down. Here you can choose to move the section up or down. 

 

NOTE: You can only reorder custom section, default sections have fixed order(sketches, materials, and measurements).

 

 

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8. How to print sections in the PDF?

To print your custom section/s in your techpack PDF, navigate to the doc view page. From the document settings make sure the section/s are selected. If not, check the missing custom section/s and wait for a couple of seconds for your new rendered PDF with the additional info.