We upgraded the entire fabric search experience allowing you to search for any keyword combinations, like:
Color+ Fabric Type (Examples: orange cotton, silver knit, pink silk)
Print + Fabric Type (Examples: black and white stripes, stripe jacquard)
Color or Print + Fiber
Product category (Examples: blazer, dress)
Material search is now x10 quicker than before
You can now search pattern as a keyword to see all patterned fabrics and solid to see all solid fabrics
You can also search by specific fabric composition - down to the percentage of the fiber content
Fabric combo search on Make the Dot
General Fabric Library
To improve your visuals in the fabric library we've auto cropped all swatch images in the library into a square
We increased the upper range limit on fabric searches, which is now linked to real values in the database
Loading the fabric list in the library is now x6 quicker than before
We improved the fabric floating menu by adding spacing on the image / floating menu so it's easier to select the options on iPad
You now get a "Buy" button directly on every fabric page. This will make it easier for you to purchase the swatch or yardage directly from the supplier.
You can now search by both SKU ID and description
Keyboard shortcuts can be used to navigate text in the search bar
Artboard and Canvas Improvements
You can now select any artboard by holding down the Command (Mac) or Control (Windows) key, this has also been added to the artboard label as a reminder. This is especially useful when you have collages filling the entire artboard area.
We've also made artboard multi-selection a lot quicker and easier. You can do that by drawing a selection box covering the entire surface area of the artboard, or you can hold down Shift to multi select artboards.
For all you writers out there, we spent a lot of time improving text. So it's quicker and less glitchy when you're writing
We have added a new feature suggestion board where you can vote for features that would improve your design workflow: https://makethedot.featurebase.app/
We have introduced a new Business plan for the product
Bug Fixes
We fixed tagging for recycled fabrics, so only fabrics that our recycled now appear in the search
Users can now copy/paste extension images on new accounts
We fixed the keyboard shortcut for searches within the filter
We fixed the edge case, where all canvas functions would freeze when clicking on the resizing anchors after using command / ctl key to select artboard
Fabric search now returns the correct results, and ranks the swatches correctly
We fixed a scrolling issue in fabric search
All suppliers can now be searched accurately in the fabric library
The UI was cleaned up, so there is no whitespace at the end of the scroll and after a search
Material type is now searchable
And we fixed the search for country of origin
Multiple artboard menu is now centered
Clearing search bar on the filter now clears ok
We fixed a bug where you're were unable to resize text after resizing and changing font
Fabric resize is now applied to all fabrics
You previously cannot continuously create a text card on a desktop web. This has now been fixed.
Filter returned the same record multiple times is now fixed
Broken filter combos are now fixed
Fabric list view now shows full results after clearing search
The thumbnail in the library now displays the right thumbnail