Before Using Design Center Lay out & Editing File Utility
Programmable
Stich Creator
Contents
Quik Reference Alphabetic Index Getting Started
• Enlarging selected objects to the screen size .. 126
• Return to the standard scale............................. 126
Text Input Mode ...................................................... 127
• Entering text ...................................................... 127
Circle and Arc Drawing Mode ................................. 128
• Drawing a circle or an ellipse ............................ 129
• Drawing an arc .................................................. 129
• Drawing a fan shape ......................................... 130
• Drawing an arc & string..................................... 130
Rectangle Drawing Mode ....................................... 131
• Drawing a box ................................................... 131
Line Drawing Mode ................................................. 131
• Drawing a broken line ....................................... 131
Curve Drawing Mode .............................................. 132
• Drawing a curve ................................................ 132
Manual Punching Mode .......................................... 133
• Creating a manual punching pattern ................ 133
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Using the Sewing Attributes Bar ......................... 135
Setting Geometrical Attributes ................................ 136
• Arc shape ......................................................... 136
• Edge radius ...................................................... 136
• Path shape ....................................................... 137
Setting Text Attributes ............................................. 137
• Font ................................................................... 137
• Text size ........................................................... 139
• Transform level ................................................. 140
Setting the Thread Color and Stitch ....................... 141
• Line sew ............................................................ 141
• Region sew........................................................ 142
• Color ................................................................. 143
• Stitch ................................................................. 145
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Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar ................. 146
File Menu ................................................................. 147
• New.................................................................... 147
• Open .................................................................. 148
• Import – from File .............................................. 149
• Import – from Design Center ............................ 151
• Template Open ................................................. 152
• Save................................................................... 153
• Save As ............................................................. 153
• Export ................................................................ 154
• Write to Card ..................................................... 154
• Property ............................................................. 155
• Print Setup ......................................................... 155
• Print Preview ..................................................... 157
• Print ................................................................... 158
• Exit ..................................................................... 159
Edit Menu ................................................................ 160
• Undo .................................................................. 160
• Redo .................................................................. 160
• Group ................................................................. 161
• Ungroup ............................................................. 161
• Cut ..................................................................... 161
• Copy .................................................................. 162
• Duplicate............................................................ 162
• Paste.................................................................. 162
• Delete ................................................................ 163
• Mirror – Horizontal ............................................ 163
• Mirror – Vertical ................................................ 163
• Rotate ............................................................... 164
• Numerical Setting-Size ..................................... 165
• Numerical Setting-Rotate ................................. 166
• Center ............................................................... 166
• Align .................................................................. 167
• Sew Order ......................................................... 168
• Select All ........................................................... 169
Text Menu ............................................................... 170
• Edit Text Letters................................................ 170
• Text Attribute Setting ........................................ 171
• Fit Text to Path Setting ..................................... 172
• Release Text from Path ................................... 174
• Transform Text ................................................. 174
• Clear Transformation........................................ 175
• TrueType Font Attribute Setting ....................... 175
Sew Menu ............................................................... 177
• Sewing Attribute Setting ................................... 177
• Check Sewing Order ........................................ 183
• Set hole sewing ................................................ 184
• Cancel hole sewing .......................................... 185
• Stitch to Block ................................................... 185
• Change colors of a stitch object ....................... 186
• Select Sewing Area .......................................... 187
• Optimize hoop change ..................................... 188
Display Menu .......................................................... 189
• Grid Setup ......................................................... 189
• Preview ............................................................. 190
• Refresh Window ............................................... 190
• Realistic Preview .............................................. 190
• Realistic Preview Attribute Setting ................... 190
• Template-On, Faded, Off ................................. 191
• Toolbar .............................................................. 191
• Status Bar ......................................................... 192
Option Menu ........................................................... 193
• Design Center ................................................... 193
• Programmable Stitch Creator .......................... 193
• File Utility........................................................... 193
• Design Property ................................................ 194
• Design Page Property ...................................... 195
• Select Color Arrangement ................................ 195
• Select System Unit ........................................... 196
Help Menu............................................................... 197
• Contents............................................................ 197
• Using ................................................................. 197
• Customer support ............................................. 197
• About Layout & Editing ..................................... 198
File Utility
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The Screen.............................................................. 199
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Install Embroidery Card ........................................ 200