I had been trying to figure out how to do that for a while! Thanks 
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Hi @dllsfan, thank you for the tip on the Morris book. I managed to find it on the wayback machine and Iāve been stuck on Chapter 1 for about 3 days now 
Perhaps you can help me, please.
In the examples of the Divisional System, it mentions that the āNormal height for 46-inch bust = 66 inches.ā How do we know or determine this?
Iāve looked everywhere & either Iām just not seeing it or Iām completely dumb. Please help 
Ok, I think I have it figured 
I have the book and Iām wearing it out so thanks for sharing that you found it on Wayback! Iāve bookmarked it so I can save my poor book from coming apart 
There are a few parts like that where I tore my hair out only to realize the answer was a few paragraphs down, so be prepared! In this case, skip right to the Summary paragraph at the end of the chapter:
Summary of the Constructional Points
(a) THE WORKING SCALE. Calculated as one-third of the breast size plus 6 inches for all sizes over a 36-inch bust. For a 36-inch bust and under the scale is equal to half the bust size.
(b) THE DEPTH OF SCYE. Calculated as one-third of the scale plus 1Ā¾ inches.
Ā© THE WIDTH OF THE BACK NECK. Calculated as one-sixth of the scale less Ā¼ inch.
(d) LENGTH OF THE FRONT BALANCE AND DEPTH. Calculated as equal to the depth of the scye plus one-twelfth of the scale.
(e) LOCATION OF THE FRONT NECK POINT FROM THE CENTRE FRONT LINE. Calculated as one-sixth of the scale.
(f) FRONT OF SCYE MEASURE. Calculated as half the scale less Ā¾ inch for a 36-inch bust and all sizes under. Over a 36-inch bust the calculation is one-fourth of the bust measure less Ā¾ inch.
(g) POSITION OF THE NECK POINT FROM THE FRONT OF THE SCYE. Calculated as one-sixth of the scale for a 36-inch bust and all sizes under. For sizes over a 36-inch bust the measure is constant at 3 inches.
There are a few modifications that you will need to make when it comes to a sloper for evening gowns, but youāll see in the instructions when and how much to eliminate. These are the formulas (custom measurements) I use in my measurements chart to correspond:
For example, Iām over a 36" bust so my scale measurement is 1/3 of the bust plus 6 inches. All of my measurement charts for 36" bust and under are written out as (1/2*bust_circ)
Keep in mind, you will still need to do some editing based on your design, but these blocks are a great starting point. Iāve also made modifications when you get to the waist darts for the coats if you want to PM me when you get there 
P.S. The Front of Scye formula they have on Wayback is different from the one I have in my book by 1/4"
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Oooh, thank you very much I will definitely contact you if I get stuck again
Actually, what Iām looking at is to create a multisize table using the height and width differences. And this is the first book that Iāve found that really, really makes sense about it. So Iād like to really understand the nitty-gritty behind it all I think it would be wonderful if one can measure a persons height and bust & get most of the other measurements accordingly (Haha, wishful thinking, I guess, but hereās to hoping).
Iāve studied up on the heads theory in drawing and a bit on da Vinciās theories trying to figure how one can incorporate it into pattern making, but itās been an ongoing subject until now. Soā¦ Really, thank you very much
Old thread dredge, but does someone have a link for the Morris book? I couldnāt find it on the wayback machineā¦
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Thanks. Iāll have a better look at it when Iām not on my phone.
I have Aldridge, Armstrong and other books, but learning about ways of doing things differently can help overcome design problems.
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Oh, wow! Thatās super impressive, Iāll download and try this!! Thanks so much for the recommendation!
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(FWIW, it is possible (ā¦and not even that hard) to add custom measurements to MakeHuman, but LORD is it a monotonous PITA. OTOH, such measurements would make it fairly easy to design clothes for computer models to be used in games/animation/etc, making Seamly2d a viable option as a FOSS replacement for Marvelous Designer.)
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