Group patterns in Adobe illustrator - Pattern making tutorial

Part 5 in a series of tutorials that demonstrate digital pattern cutting in Adobe Illustrator.
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In Adobe Illustrator your block is comprised of many different lines, segments, points, and elements. The only thing keeping them together is grouping! All of our ePatterns come pre-grouped which makes thing easier when importing them into Adobe Illustrator. However, what happens when you start adding new elements and removing old ones? These groups need to be maintained otherwise your block will fall apart when it is moved around the page. In this tutorial, we explain how grouping works and various ways of how to group and ungroup elements, allowing you to safely carry on pattern cutting. We also explain how the Big and Small selection tools function, when to use them and how they affect grouped and non-grouped objects.
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[@118lab]

Can we move a point or anchor an exact amount eg on 3 cm line you wish to add 0.5 cm to the right side of the line only? How ?

[@PatternLabLondon]

Yes absolutely! If you wish to move a point, simply click on the point using the small selection tool (white arrow), then hit the enter key on your keyboard. This will bring up the "Move" dialogue. Enter the amount you wish to move the point on either the horizontal or vertical axis. You can the either hit OK or Copy. Copy will copy the point and its surrounding lines whilst moving the point. If you wish to move a line, simply click the line segment with the small selection tool and use the move tool as above. Hopefully that helps to resolve your issue!

[@uminyasalmaibrahim2042]

How much cm paper do you make

[@PatternLabLondon]

Thanks for your question!? I'm not sure I understand it though. Can you give me more information on what you are asking?

[@uminyasalmaibrahim2042]

What size paper did you use to make the pattern?