Valentina (software)

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Valentina
Other namesВалентина
Original author(s)Roman Telezhynskyi
Initial release2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Stable release
1.0.0 / July 21, 2025; 57 days ago (2025-07-21)
Repository
Written inC++, Qt (software)
Operating systemWindows, MacOS, Linux
Available inCzech, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian, and more
TypeComputer-aided design
LicenseGPLv3
Websitesmart-pattern.com.ua/en

Valentina (Ukrainian: Валентина) is an open source parametric pattern drafting computer-aided design software tool for the garment industry.

History

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The program was named after mother of the founder Roman Telezhynskyi, a cutter by profession, who gave him the idea for the project.[1]

The main idea of the seawing patterns making software package is in combining new technologies with old methods of designing of clothing patterns. The main feature is the work with parametric patterns and measurements tables.[2]

The project was started in 2013 by Roman Telezhynskyi (Ukraine) and Susan Spencer (USA). On October 2013, Valentina 0.2.0, the first public release, was rolled out.[3]

After release of Valentina 0.5.0 on 9 May 2017, Spencer forked Valentina into Seamly2D.[4][5] Telezhynskyi decided to continue development of original project themself and on 1 October 2018 released the next version — Valentina 0.6.0, followed by few minor releases same year and ceased development since then.[3]

In 2020-2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and countrywide lockdown, the development of project revamped and continued during Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022.

On 21 July 2025, Roman Telezhynskyi released Valentina 1.0.0, bringing UI redesign, additional file formats support and other changes.[6] Since this release, binary builds provided via paid subscription, were old releases binary archived and available for free.[7] Some Linux distributions continue to provide binary packages via official repositories,[8][9] also users could compile binary from freely available sources itself.[10]

Features

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Valentina main window UI consists of main window with 3 workbenches:

  • Draw — to draw pattern pieces;
  • Detail — to combine pieces in details;
  • Layout — to organize parts for printing.

Toolbars and tool widgets placed around main window and could be reorganized.

Pattern messages widget provides warnings and errors notifications.

Variables Table widget allows creating and managing measurements variables used in parametric drawing.

Additional workbenches available as separate windows:

  • Label template editor — to create labels;
  • Watermark editor — to create watermarks;
  • Tape — to create measurements tables;
  • Puzzle — to create puzzle patterns.

File formats

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  • .val (Valentina pattern/project, XML-based)
  • .vit / .vst (Valentina individual and multisize measurements tables, XML-based)
  • .vlt (Valentina puzzle)
  • .vwm (Valentina watermarks)
  • SVG font (stroke fonts, editable with Inkscape)

Export

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  • PLT (HP-GL)
  • DXF AAMA/ASTM (for export to Clo3D)
  • CSV
  • SVG
  • PDF (for export patterns)

See also

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Look up Valentina in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Publications

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  • Chapman, Amy (16 October 2014). Drafting Patterns with Software. Clothhabit.
  • Kuhuk, T. V.; Ielina, T. V. (2018). Parametrization of templates of knitwear producrs in the mid-program AUTOCAD. Технології та дизайн (in Ukrainian). 3 (28): 1-10. ISSN 2304-2605. "Among special clothing CAD parametric modeling feature avaialble in the next programs: Valentina, Закройщик, RedCafe, Optitex, Ассоль, etc. Actually, popularity rised by the Valentina – special parametric 2D CAD for sewing pattern design, built with Qt5 library. This is freely available sotware, that is an absolute pros for small enteprises. This CAD allows creating parametric drawings. I.e., its possible to create a drawing once and then, by changing markings in a separate file, get patterns for an item in different size. There is no need to change model itslef. Program recreates it automatically."
  • Telezhynskyi, Roman (26 April 2022). Англійсько-українська швейна термінологія (in Ukrainian) = English-Ukrainian sewing terminology. Smart pattern.
  • Telezhynskyi, Roman (29 August 2022). «Валентина» 0.7. Короткий посiбник (in Ukrainian) = «Valentina» 0.7. Quick guide. Smart pattern.
  • Telezhynskyi, Roman (12 September 2022). «Valentina» 0.7. Quick guide (in English). Smart pattern.
  • Zasornova, Iryna; Zasornov, Alexander; Mazniev, Ievgen; Sarana, Oleksandr (2023). "Analytical review of information for testing the open parametric system of automated projection «Valentina»". Вісник ХНУ. Технічні науки (in Ukrainian). 317 (1): 280-288. doi:10.31891/2307-5732-2023-317-1-280-288. ISSN 2307-5732. "The article analyzes proprietary systems, such as Lectra systems (France), Gerber Garment Technology (USA), Investronika (Spain), Assyst GmbH (Germany), Wild Ginger Software (USA) and open PatternViewer (USA), Valentina (Ukraine) automated design systems for sewing production."

References

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  1. ^ "Valentina, an open source pattern drafting software". valentinaproject.bitbucket.io.
  2. ^ "About Valentina". smart-pattern.com.ua.
  3. ^ a b "ChangeLog.txt · develop · Smart pattern / Valentina · GitLab". GitLab.
  4. ^ FashionFreedom/Seamly2D, Seamly2D
  5. ^ Salvaire, Fabrice. "Design Notes Questions & Answers. What is my opinion on Valentina / Seamly2D ?".
  6. ^ "Release Valentina 1.0 | Smart pattern". smart-pattern.com.ua.
  7. ^ "Valentina Downloads". smart-pattern.com.ua.
  8. ^ "Debian -- Details of package valentina in sid". packages.debian.org.
  9. ^ "media-gfx/valentina – Gentoo Packages". packages.gentoo.org.
  10. ^ "Smart pattern / Valentina". GitLab.
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