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You can add beautiful lettering to your designs using various

Pacesetter BES Lettering tools. Generate unique embroidery

text in an array of shapes and sizes using our powerful Text

tools.

Topics covered in this chapter:

• Creating lettering with the Normal, Path, Vertical, and Circle

text tools.

• Using the Monogram Text tool to create monogram lettering.

• How to modify blocks of text, and individual letters within text

segments.

• Adjusting the spacing between individual letters.

CHAPTER 2:

Creating Lettering

Summary of Contents for BES Lettering

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Page 2: ...n accordance with the terms of those agreements No part of this publication and the software may be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without the manufacturer s written permission Commercial or industrial use of trademark and copyrighted works For example books paintings drawings photos fanciful characters and so forth owned by ot...

Page 3: ...g up your Workspace Environment 22 Changing Machine Format Properties 23 Adjusting the View of the Workspace 24 Magnifying and Reducing the View 24 Hiding the Sequence and Properties Panels Automatically 25 Viewing Different Parts of the Workspace Panning 26 Taking Measurements 27 Displaying the Hoop 27 Viewing and Hiding the Hoop 28 Selecting a Hoop 28 Creating a Custom Hoop 29 Getting Help 30 Op...

Page 4: ... in the Circle Frame 48 Changing the Diameter of the Circle Frame 49 Working with Individual Letters 50 Adjusting the Space between Letters Kerning 50 Moving Individual Letters 51 Resizing Individual Letters 51 Rotating Individual Letters 52 Working with Color 52 Changing the Color of a Text Segment 53 Creating Multi color Text Segments 53 Changing Colors in a Two color Font 55 Text Properties 57 ...

Page 5: ...erlay Properties 80 Selecting the Underlay Type 81 Specifying the Underlay Density 82 Specifying the Underlay Stitch Length 82 Changing the Inset Distance 83 Pull Compensation Settings 83 Displaying Special Characters 84 Editing Designs 89 Creating New Designs 90 Opening and Closing Designs 91 Opening Files with the Browser 92 Choosing the Default Recipe 94 Saving a Design 95 Selecting and Moving ...

Page 6: ...encing Outline Segments 118 Sequencing Segments 119 Inserting Segments Earlier in the Segment Sequence 119 Moving a Segment Forward or Backward 120 Moving a Segment to the Start or End of the Design 122 Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching Color Group 123 Using the Color Sort tool 126 Printing Designs 127 Previewing a Design before Printing 127 Printing Design Worksheets 128 Changing the Print...

Page 7: ...rn a few of the basic components outlined in this section Topics covered in this chapter Setting up the design workspace environment Showing a hoop in the workspace and choosing the size of hoop to be displayed Creating your own customized hoop Using the Pacesetter BES Lettering help CHAPTER 1 Learning about the Workspace ...

Page 8: ...ut the design that they contain Title Bar The Title Bar appears at the top of the Pacesetter BES Lettering design window The Title bar displays information about the design that is open in the workspace its name the number of stitches and colors in the design and the overall width and height Pacesetter Button At the top left hand corner of the window is the Pacesetter Button Clicking on the Pacese...

Page 9: ...ilable on the Pacesetter Menu Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access Toolbar is located right along the top of your workspace to the left of the Title Bar This toolbar contains tool buttons that you will commonly use such as Open Save and Print but it is fully customizable meaning that you can add the tools you personally use most often for easy access See Customizing the Quick Access toolbar To st...

Page 10: ...tools from any of the Pacesetter BES Lettering toolbars and add them to the Quick Access toolbar You do this by way of the Customize function which is accessed by clicking the small down arrow to the right of the Quick Access toolbar To customize the Quick Access toolbar 1 Click the down arrow at the right end of the Quick Access toolbar You see a menu 2 Click on More Commands You see the Customiz...

Page 11: ...lected tool appears in the list of Quick Access toolbar tools 5 Repeat steps 3 4 until you have added all the tools you want to the Quick Access toolbar 6 If there is a tool on the Quick Access toolbar that you do not want to have on there select it in the right hand box and click on the Remove button in the dialog 7 When you have added and or removed all the buttons you want click OK The dialog w...

Page 12: ... click the Add button Here is an example of how the separators work If you create an arrangement of separators and commands in the Customize dialog that looks like this The Quick access toolbar will be organized to look like this For more details see the procedure outlined above Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar You can change the position of a separator or any command in the Quick Access Toolb...

Page 13: ...he option of assigning your own custom keyboard shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts can be very useful for those tools that you use most often To assign keyboard shortcuts 1 Click the down arrow at the right end of the Quick Access toolbar You see a menu 2 Click on More Commands You see the Customize dialog 3 Click the Customize button You see the Customize Keyboard dialog ...

Page 14: ...yboard press the sequence of keys that you want to use these keystrokes will appear in the field 8 Click the Assign button to create the custom shortcut The shortcut sequence will be moved into the Current Keys field 9 Repeat steps 3 7 until you have created all the desired keyboard shortcuts 10 Click close If there are two or more keys used in the shortcut a plus sign will be inserted between the...

Page 15: ...ew page and allows you to choose a new recipe and machine format Open Opens an existing design file Merge Opens the Merge Design dialog which you can use to import existing stitch or outline files into the current design Save Saves the current design Save As Opens the Save As dialog allowing you to choose the destination and file type to save it as Print Opens the printer dialog on your computer a...

Page 16: ...ng any other files open Close All Closes all files that are open on your computer Exit Closes all open files and shuts down Pacesetter BES Lettering you will be prompted to save any open files Tool What it means Undo Reverses your last action Redo Reverses the action of the Undo command Tool What it means Select Selects objects in the design window Select All Accessed via the drop down menu from t...

Page 17: ...ring based on a circular baseline Monogram Frame Creates three letter monogram text Name Drops Quickly create a number of disticnt designs based on a single design but each with different text string included Add Designs Adds decorative features to your design accents appliqués borders and frames Auto Baste Automatically adds an outline of basting stitches around the current design Color Sort Auto...

Page 18: ...h one you choose a dialog box will open in which you select either the color or the fabric pattern that appears in the background of the active design window Ruler Measures the distance between any two points in a design Zoom Magnifies the design to fit a rectangle drawn by the user with the mouse pointer Zoom in Magnifies the view of the design by a fixed amount Zoom out Shrinks the view of the d...

Page 19: ...ction box The objects are moved so that they are centered left to right with each other but they are not moved up or down Vertical Center Takes all selected objects and centers them in the selection box The objects are moved so that they are centered top to bottom with each other but they are not moved left or right Center Centers one or more selected objects proportionally within the current hoop...

Page 20: ...ette Properties Shows hides the properties panel Simulator Shows hides the sewing simulator Status Shows hides the status bar Show Hide Check the boxes to show the corresponding symbols in the Design Workspace Entry Exit Shows the position of the first and last points in the sewing of a segment Commands Displays icons in the workspace that show where the color changes and trims are Stitch points S...

Page 21: ...n You can move the scrollbar slider by dragging it to see a design as it will look sewn to a particular point The color display within the scrollbar indicates the thread color that will be sewn when the scrollbar slider is positioned over it Clicking on the arrows at the ends of the scrollbar will advance or retrace the design position by one stitch Sewing Simulator The sewing simulator allows you...

Page 22: ...e recipe used by the current design the number of stitches in the selected design components and the hoop being used Tools What is does Previous Stitch Move backward in the design by one stitch Scrollbar slider Drag the scrollbar slider to ad vance the design to a specific position When the scrollbar slider is positioned over a color you will see the specified thread color being sewn in the de sig...

Page 23: ...g Scrollbars Scrollbars are tools in the workspace that enable you to move easily around within the displayed design There are two scrollbars one for moving the view vertically and one for moving it horizontally How to use the scrollbars To pan left right or up down click and drag the track button Click on the small arrows at each end of the scrollbar to move the design view incrementally Click in...

Page 24: ... Redo tool Press Ctrl Y on your keyboard Setting up your Workspace Environment Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to set up your design workspace environment for all opened design files You can predetermine the units of measurement you want to use for your designs The following sections describe the units of measurement that can be used for designs opened in Pacesetter BES Lettering Metric The di...

Page 25: ...setter BES Lettering have a machine format Machine formats have their own profile settings that determine how embroidery information will be interpreted when you save design files When you create a new design file you can select the machine format for the specific design The selected machine format can change how the design file is read When you set machine format properties in the Preferences dia...

Page 26: ...t click to enlarge your design or right click to make your design smaller When you select Zoom the cursor changes to a small magnify ing glass To use the Zoom tool do one of the following To zoom in on the spot where the mouse is currently pointing left click To zoom out again right click To zoom in on a particular area left click and drag the display will expand to show only the area that you hav...

Page 27: ...nu You can choose from any of the following options on this menu Zoom In to make your design larger Zoom Out to make your design smaller To Fit to make the whole design the size of the design window To Selection to zoom to the size of the currently selected embroidery segment or set of embroidery segments if more than one is selected 1 1 to see the design at the actual size Hiding the Sequence and...

Page 28: ...of your design that go beyond the window s borders In these situations you can use keyboard arrows or the pan tool to change your view of the project Panning using the keyboard Use the key to move up Use the key to move down Use the key to move left Use the key to move right Using the Pan Tool Use the Pan tool to move the view of the design around in the workspace by clicking and dragging While yo...

Page 29: ...when in the Design Workspace 3 Click and drag your mouse until you are finished measuring the item 4 Let go of your mouse when you are finished measuring 5 Look in the status line at the bottom of the workspace to see the measurement 6 Right click to set the end point of your measurement The measurement is now displayed in the status bar Displaying the Hoop Viewing the hoop or frame on the screen ...

Page 30: ...og This is useful when you want to make sure that your design will fit for more than one kind of embroidery machine To select a hoop using the Hoops dialog 1 On the Home Tab click the down arrow under the Hoop tool 2 From the menu that appears click on Select Hoop You see the Hoops dialog The hoop s dimensions are determined by your settings under the Hoops dialog in Pacesetter BES Lettering Using...

Page 31: ...our hoop and typed in a description the custom hoop will be saved by the Hoops dialog it will be available for your use in future designs To add a custom hoop 1 On the Home Tab click the down arrow under the Hoop tool 2 From the menu that appears click on Select Hoop You see the Hoops dialog 3 Click the New button You see the New Hoop dialog 4 Enter the dimensions for your new hoop in the Width an...

Page 32: ... of contents the index or a database of keywords You can also save the topics you visit most often Opening the Help To open the Help 1 Double click the Pacesetter BES Lettering icon on your desktop You see the blank design workspace 2 Click the Help tool You see the Help Using the Contents The Help has a table of contents with a list of book icons Each book contains a series of related topics To u...

Page 33: ...ne topic for the keyword you see a menu 4 Click the topic you want to see You see the topic in the right window pane Using Search The Search tab lets you search using keywords or phrases in a database of all the words found in the Pacesetter BES Lettering Help To use Search 1 Click the Help tool You see the Help 2 Select the Search tab 3 In the Keyword box enter the word or phrase that you are sea...

Page 34: ...ou see the selected topic appear in the Topics area 6 To display your favorite topic do one of the following In the Topics area select the favorite topic you want to display and click Display In the Topics area double click the favorite topic you want to display You see the topic in the right window pane 7 To remove one of your favorite topics do the following In the Topics area select the favorit...

Page 35: ...orkspace 33 Print the selected topic Print the selected heading and all subtopics 5 Click OK You see the Print dialog box 6 Change any of the print settings if necessary and click OK The topic will be sent to your printer ...

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Page 37: ...nd sizes using our powerful Text tools Topics covered in this chapter Creating lettering with the Normal Path Vertical and Circle text tools Using the Monogram Text tool to create monogram lettering How to modify blocks of text and individual letters within text segments Adjusting the spacing between individual letters CHAPTER 2 Creating Lettering ...

Page 38: ...the workspace and the mouse pointer changes to an arrow with the letter A next to it 4 Type the desired text string To create a multi line text segment press ENTER which will drop the cursor down one line and continue to enter your text 5 Right click to complete the text segment Your text appears in the design You can now make any other changes to the text segment in the Text Properties box 6 To c...

Page 39: ...hat bends to follow the curved edge of a garment Pacesetter BES Lettering comes with a set of shapes already installed for you to choose from or you can create and save your own shape using the Edit Shape command See Creating a Custom Text on a Path Shape To create text along a path 1 On the Ribbon select the Home tab 2 From the Edit tool bar click the Path Text tool 3 Click once in the design win...

Page 40: ...red font from the list A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the top of the properties panel Click Apply in the Properties panel 5 Type the desired text string 6 Right click to complete the text segment Your text appears in the design You can now make any other changes to the text segment in the Text Properties box For more information on changing text settings see Text Properti...

Page 41: ...se it to create a text segment 2 With the Path Text still selected right click and choose Edit baseline from the options menu The baseline shape appears along the bottom of the text showing the anchor points blue squares 3 To add new anchor points to a Path Text baseline do the following Right click on the line From the context menu that appears select Add Point A new anchor point is added to your...

Page 42: ...and choose Edit baseline from the options menu 3 Hover over the anchor point you want to change a blue dot will appear next to the mouse pointer and right click You see a shortcut menu 4 Choose one of the following types of anchor points available Line Removes the direction lines from the anchor point Creates a straight point without any curved properties Cusp Allows editing of the direction line ...

Page 43: ...cted one for the text string at this point do the following In the Text area of Properties panel click the down arrow to the right of the font field You see a list of fonts Select the desired font from the list A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the top of the properties panel Click Apply in the Properties panel 5 Type the desired text string 6 Right click to complete the tex...

Page 44: ...perties box 6 To choose a new font i e other than the currently selected one for the text string at this point do the following In the Text area of Properties panel click in the Font field to select it Click the down arrow to the right of the font field You see a list of fonts Select the desired font from the list A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the top of the properties p...

Page 45: ...rea of the Properties Panel select the font you wish to use in the in the Font field 6 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the properties panel You can also make any other changes to the settings the Properties box Text Frames an Overview In Pacesetter BES Lettering you can modify your lettering in a number of different ways once you have created it You can change the overall size of the text ...

Page 46: ...ize down to decrease the size Note that the size of the text changes proportionally that is if you increase the size of the segment the letters will increase in height by the same degree that they increase in width Adjusting the Width of Text If you want to change the width of the text of segment without changing the height use the frame s Width Handle Note that not all of the ways of adjusting th...

Page 47: ... of the text frame and are pink in color When you click and drag these handles up or down they change to position of the selected corner of the text frame when you release the mouse button the embroidery is regenerated to match the change in shape This gives you the ability to create text that slopes up or down If you want to adjust the height of a design it can be done in the Height box in the Te...

Page 48: ...orange circle at the top left corner of the text frame To rotate a segment first position the mouse over this handle so that the cursor will changes to a circle arrow handle Then drag the handle to rotate the segment to the desired angle Drag up to rotate counter clockwise and down to rotate clockwise Notice that as you rotate the tool displays an outline preview of the lettering showing how far y...

Page 49: ...ted when you release the mouse Adjusting the Slant of Text The angle of the letters in a text object can be adjusted with the Slant Handle The Slant Handle is the square blue handle located to the lower left of the selection box For Circle Frames note that the rotation handle is appears on the inner circle of the frame centered under the top text string See Rotating Circle Text ...

Page 50: ...e Proportional Sizing Handle This handle is at the top of the lettering and appears as a blue circle Select the Circle Text tool and place your mouse pointer over this handle you will see that it changes to a small cross As you drag this handle you will see the design scale proportionally which means that as you make the text taller it also gets wider If after performing any of the adjustments abo...

Page 51: ...o adjust the width of the text segment Note that the spacing between the lettering changes proportionally as you increase and decrease the size of the segment To adjust the spacing between letters individually see Adjusting the spacing between letters kerning in the Working with individual letters section of the manual To change the height and width at the same time see Adjusting the size of text ...

Page 52: ...u are able to select a letter and move it rotate it and resize it by using the handles that surround the letter when it is selected You can also change the spacing of letters within the word with the special kerning handles Adjusting the Space between Letters Kerning The space between individual letters can be adjusted using the Kerning Handles If after performing any of the adjustments above you ...

Page 53: ...ck on its Letter Handle once the individual letter is selected you can adjust its position by dragging with the mouse Selecting a letter also activates the Letter Frame around that letter This frame displays handles that allow you to resize or rotate it see following sections When you move a kerning handle in a word you adjust the space between only the two letters on either side of the handle you...

Page 54: ...ize Rotating Individual Letters When you select an individual letter with its Letter Handle you can rotate it by clicking and dragging the Letter Rotation Handles The Letter rotation handles are the green circles at the corners of the Letter Frame When you hover over these handles the mouse pointer will become a circle with arrows like this Drag up to rotate counter clockwise and down to rotate cl...

Page 55: ...ing Select the text item in the workspace using either the Select tool or one of the text tools Click on the text item in the Sequence view 2 In the Color Palette click the color box with the thread color you want to use Creating Multi color Text Segments When you are creating design compositions involving lettering you may find that you want to have two or more colors in a single line of text In ...

Page 56: ...see the colors change for all text sub segments after the first one which retains the original color The text segment as it appears initially after being divided into subseg ments The first subsegment retains the original color and the subsequent ones are assigned arbitrary placeholder colors until you chose your own 4 To apply your choice of colors to the sub segments move the mouse pointer to th...

Page 57: ...omponents that is the fill and the border of a two color font You apply the color to each by selecting the color you want to use for each from the color palette To change colors in a two color font 1 Create a text segment using any of the Text tools 2 In the Properties box select a two color font e g 2Cl Team Medium and click apply The text segment appears in the workspace colors for the fill and ...

Page 58: ...nu click on Color 1 The fill color of the lettering changes to the chosen color 5 Find the color you wish to apply to the border of the lettering segment in the color palette and left click on it 6 From the Options menu click on Color 2 The border color of the lettering changes to the chosen color You can also apply the border color first and then the fill color the order you make the change in ma...

Page 59: ...ext objects using Properties panel settings Using the Styles feature to give a different look to your lettering How to know what characters are available in each font The Spell Checker feature Using the color palette CHAPTER 3 Text Properties ...

Page 60: ...anel to change text itself choose a font and select the height alignment and spacing of the letters You can also alter the sewing sequence and determine how trims and lock stitches will be applied to the segment The properties that you will see displayed will be slightly different depending on which type of text Normal Path Vertical Circle or Monogram is currently selected If you need to make room...

Page 61: ...pending on which kind of Frame is selected For exam ple multi line text segments can only be entered when a Nor mal Text frame is selected To edit text in the Properties panel 1 Select the text object you want to edit 2 In the Text area of the Properties panel click in the Text field to select it 3 Type the desired text into the Text field 4 Click Apply to save your changes If the Properties panel...

Page 62: ...xt to TTF Note that depending on the embroidery font you choose there are different minimum and maximum height recommendations For more information see Displaying font properties To change a font type 1 Select the text segment you want to alter 2 In the Text Properties area in the TTF field do one of the following To choose from the selection of Embroidery fonts leave the TTF checkbox unchecked To...

Page 63: ... heights for sewing out the font To display an embroidery font s available keystrokes 1 Display the Properties Panel if it is not already visible 2 In the Text area select the font you want to use in the Font field 3 Do one of the following Hover the mouse pointer over the font preview list Click on the available characters button to the immediate left of the font field A new window displays all t...

Page 64: ...e a Normal Multi line Path or Circle Text segment 2 Click the Spell Checker button in the Text field on the Properties panel The spell check dialog appears Any word that is misspelled will be shown in red 3 To see a list of suggested correct spellings right click in the text entry box next to the incorrect word A list of alternatives appears beside the mis spelled word Note that Spell Checker uses...

Page 65: ... uppercase letters usually that is set by this property To change the height of lettering 1 Select the text object you want to alter 2 In the Text area of the Properties panel select the Height field The property label Height is highlighted in blue 3 Type in the height you want your letters to be 4 Click Apply to save your changes You see your text s height altered accordingly Changing Font Spacin...

Page 66: ...can adjust the Width percentage to alter the appearance of the text object or to allow it to fit the hoop better To change width percentage 1 Select the text object you want to alter 2 In the Text area of the Properties panel select the Width field 3 Enter the width percentage value you want to use 4 Click Apply to save your changes You see your text s width percentage altered accordingly Changing...

Page 67: ...ue 4 Click Apply to save your changes You see your text altered accordingly Applying an Envelope One way to vary the shape of your text segment is to use the Envelope setting This allows you to apply a predefined envelope to change the shape of a Normal Text or Monogram text item To apply one of the pre determined envelope shapes 1 Select the item with the Text tool and press ALT Enter to show the...

Page 68: ...d to change the to height and vertical alignment of the letters at the beginning of the selected text There are two settings relating to the Drop Caps Property Alignment and Pecentage Use the Alignment option to determine the position of the baseline of the relative to the main lettering See the examples below showing Top and Baseline alignment respectively The Percentage property determines how m...

Page 69: ...ed Decor Decor consists of pre designed embroidery that frames the monogram text Some example of the monograms made using the Decor Monogram fonts Some of the fonts that are installed with the software do not have the capability of working with Drop Caps for these the setting will be inactive in the Properties panel Decor is only available when the Monogram is created using the special monogram fo...

Page 70: ...he Align setting is found only in Normal text mode and can be applied to lettering segments with more than one line This property is equivalent to the alignment of paragraphs in word processors you can align your text on the left right or center Changing Properties with the Context Menu Right click You can right click on any text object regardless of its type and an edit menu will appear This menu...

Page 71: ...d your text object a bit too much and want to start over Resetting Individual Letters If you are have selected a single letter in a text segment the context menu will have an additional option the Reset Letter command Use this command in cases where you have manipulated a letter and want to reset it so that it looks as it would if it was never individually adjusted Changing Text Direction The text...

Page 72: ... the Satin stitch However you can also choose from among five other styles to apply to your lettering Run Steil Appliqué and Spiral Run Style Text When you apply the Run style to the text segment it converts the outline of the lettering to a run stitch The potential options are stitch length and style of Run There are four different possible Run styles single double bean and motif To get text that...

Page 73: ...e result is a heavy running stitch The Motif Run is a decorative programmed stitch which usually has an open lacy look When you select the Motif run option the list of Motif patterns at the bottom of the Run area in the Properties becomes active Scroll down the list to select the Motif you want Steil Style Text The Steil stitch is a constant width satin stitch which follows the outer contour of ea...

Page 74: ... the tack down stitches hold it in place The Appliqué border Border stitches run all the way around the outline of each letter to securely attach the Appliqué fabric to the garment There are three different kinds of border stitches possible Satin Motif and Blanket For more information about the settings for each of these types see the procedures for each type below In order to stop the machine so ...

Page 75: ...nter the density of the Satin stitching In the Inset box select a percentage to inset the edge of the appliqué border relative to the outline of the lettering 4 Click Apply Adjusting Blanket Settings for Appliqué Style Text After you select the Appliqué stitch type you can adjust any of the default settings available You must make all changes to the Appliqué stitches from the Appliqué box To adjus...

Page 76: ... segment 2 In the Properties panel in the Appliqué Type field select Motif 3 Adjust any of the following settings in the Properties panel In the Stitch Length box enter the stitch length of the positioning and tack down runs In the Inset box select a percentage to inset the edge of the appliqué border relative to the outline of the lettering From the Motif list select a Motif pattern that will be ...

Page 77: ...ound To display a fabric background in an Appliqué segment 1 Select the Appliqué text segment 2 In the Appliqué area of the Properties panel select the Fabric field 3 Click the down arrow to the right of the Fabric field You see a list of available fabrics 4 Choose one of the fabrics from the list by clicking on it 5 Click Apply The selected fabric image appears within the Appliqué border The fabr...

Page 78: ...he Appliqué border and it is added to your Appliqué Fabric list Adjusting Fill Settings In the properties panel you can customize the parameters used by Pacesetter BES Lettering when it generates the fill stitching for the segment You have the option to add a pattern type and change the text object s density settings You can scan your own images of fabric swatches for use in your design projects F...

Page 79: ...fill pattern 1 Select the Lettering segment 2 In the Fill area of the Properties box in the field labelled Fill Type select either Standard or Carved 3 Click on the down arrow on the right of the Pattern field to display a drop down list of patterns You see a list of patterns the patterns that are displayed depend on the type of fill you chose in step 2 4 From the Pattern list select a pattern 5 C...

Page 80: ...ust the setting These are not precise images rather they are intended to provide you with visual cues to what you are doing as you change the settings If the letters in the text segment are large i e above the maxi mum recommended height for the font it is better to use a choose a fill rather than satin for the lettering Fill stitches are the type you would normally find filling an area in an embr...

Page 81: ... Fill settings To change the Emboss Scale of a Carved pattern 1 Select a Carved fill segment 2 In the Fill area of the Properties Panel do the following Click the Emboss Scale box to select this property In the Emboss Scale field enter a percentage value to adjust the scaling 3 Click Apply To change the Emboss Angle of a Carved pattern 1 Select a Carved fill segment 2 In the Fill area of the Prope...

Page 82: ...ng image gives a schematic view of how the different types of underlay are sewn The Underlay Area in the Properties panel Selecting the Underlay Type You can select underlay types for various types of stitches Choose from Contour Perpendicular Lattice Full Lattice Parallel or Zig Zag You can combine underlay types to get maximum coverage To select an underlay type 1 Select the segment 2 In the Pro...

Page 83: ...re of the following underlay types you want to use Contour Perpendicular Lattice Full Lattice Parallel or Zig Zag 4 In the Density box enter a density value 5 Adjust any of the other settings Refer to the related procedures for more information 6 Click Apply Specifying the Underlay Stitch Length You can specify the stitch length for your underlay stitches You can increase or decrease the length ac...

Page 84: ...e top stitching Inset distance changes the amount of underlay coverage The smaller the inset distance the more coverage you have To change the inset distance 1 Select the segment 2 In the Properties Panel scroll down to the Underlay area 3 Select one or more of the following underlay types you want to use Contour Perpendicular Lattice Full Lattice Parallel or Zig Zag 4 In the Inset box enter the a...

Page 85: ...nt to adjust 2 Press ALT Enter to display the Properties panel if it is not already visible You see the Properties panel 3 In the Pull Compensation Area of the Properties panel click the down arrow to the right of the Type field 4 A list of options is displayed 5 Select one of the following options None Makes no adjustments to pull compensation Percentage Enter the percentage in the Value box and ...

Page 86: ...rd Please note that not all fonts contain all of the special characters To see which characters are available in any given font check the font preview information for that font Special Characters List The following lists the special characters that may be available in Pacesetter BES Lettering Due to Windows constraints you must enter the numbers on the keyboard s numeric keypad for this to work If...

Page 87: ...t 0162 Alt 0163 Alt 0164 Alt 0165 Alt 0166 Alt 0167 Alt 0168 Alt 0169 Alt 0173 Alt 0174 Alt 0175 Alt 0191 À Alt 0192 Á Alt 0193 Â Alt 0194 Ã Alt 0195 Ä Alt 0196 Å Alt 0197 Æ Alt 0198 Ç Alt 0199 È Alt 0200 É Alt 0201 Ê Alt 0202 Ë Alt 0203 Ì Alt 0204 Character Key Code ...

Page 88: ... Ò Alt 0210 Ó Alt 0211 Ô Alt 0212 Õ Alt 0213 Ö Alt 0214 Alt 0215 Ø Alt 0216 Ù Alt 0217 Ú Alt 0218 Û Alt 0219 Ü Alt 0220 Ý Alt 0221 Þ Alt 0222 ß Alt 0223 à Alt 0224 á Alt 0225 â Alt 0226 ã Alt 0027 ä Alt 0028 å Alt 0029 æ Alt 0230 ç Alt 0231 è Alt 0232 é Alt 0233 ê Alt 0234 ë Alt 0235 Character Key Code ...

Page 89: ...umber pad located on the right side of the keyboard To view a list of special characters and their corresponding key codes see Special Characters List 4 Release the ALT key on your keyboard You see the special character ì Alt 0236 í Alt 0237 î Alt 0238 ï Alt 0239 ð Alt 0240 ñ Alt 0241 ò Alt 0242 ó Alt 0243 ô Alt 0244 õ Alt 0245 ö Alt 0246 Alt 0247 ø Alt 0248 ù Alt 0249 ú Alt 0250 û Alt 0251 ü Alt ...

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Page 91: ... designs with multiple components that is more than one text segment or a text segment plus a merged design file you can select the text components and edit them individually Topics covered in this chapter Saving designs and the different stitch file types that are available Selecting copying and pasting components of the design Moving and aligning items in your workspace Combining lettering with ...

Page 92: ...n using the New Recipe tool To create a new design using the recipe dialog 1 Click the Pacesetter Button and then click the New Recipe tool You see the New Page dialog 2 In the Recipe list select the recipe you want to use for your design 3 In the Machine format list select the machine format that you want applied to the design when created 4 Click OK You see a new design window If you select the ...

Page 93: ...he location of the file you want to open 3 In the Files of type list select the format for the design you want to open 4 In the File name box enter the file name or select the file you want to open by clicking the file 5 Select Preview to view a thumbnail a small representation of the design 6 Click Open To close a design Click the Pacesetter Button and select Close or Close All from the menu To v...

Page 94: ... for example a CD a USB device as well as on your hard drive it is possible to look in all of these places at once with the Browser feature The Browser displays a preview image of the design in its preview pane as well as the design s name overall dimensions stitch count and the number of colors that it uses You can also use the Browser dialog to merge a design into the current design To open file...

Page 95: ... a number of separate designs click on each individually while holding down Ctrl To select a series of designs click the first thumbnail then shift click on the final thumbnail in the range The selected files are highlighted 4 Do one of the following To open the selected file or files in a new window click the Open button The selected design or designs open in your workspace if multiple designs we...

Page 96: ...ult for all subsequent design files that you open The recipes containing fabric settings are applied to all the lettering you create in that design To open the Preferences dialog box go to the View tab on the ribbon and click on the Preferences button You can also change the recipe style of a design or part of a design after it has been created With the Select tool active select part of the design...

Page 97: ... of the following Click the Pacesetter Button and choose Save As from the menu On the Quick Access Toolbar choose the Save As tool You see the Save As dialog box 2 In the Save in list browse to the location you want to save your file 3 In the File Name box enter the file name for the design you want to save 4 In the Save As type list select the file type you want the design to be saved as 5 Click ...

Page 98: ...ct them with the appropriate text tool For more information on editing with these tools see the corresponding sections for each tool under Creating Lettering To select one segment in the design 1 From the Home tab click the Select tool 2 Click the design component you want to select The active segment is enclosed in a selection box To duplicate a component select it then press CTRL on the keyboard...

Page 99: ...nclose all components of the design To select all the design components currently in the active window do one of the following Click on the small down arrow under the Select tool on the ribbon and choose Select All Press Ctrl A on the keyboard To select segments using the Sequence View area 1 On the Ribbon choose the Home tab 2 Click the Select tool to change to Outline Mode 3 In the Sequence View...

Page 100: ... while you click the segment at the end of your selection To extend the range of selected segments press Shift again or Shift CTRL while you click any segment outside the range of segments already selected In the design workspace the active segments are enclosed in a selection box with handles 6 To edit or change the properties of the segments do any of the following In the design workspace right ...

Page 101: ...s Ctrl C The design components are copied to the clipboard 3 To paste design components from the clipboard do one of the following In the Clipboard area on the Home tab click on the Paste button In the design workspace right click anywhere and choose Paste from the menu Press Ctrl V To cut to the clipboard 1 Select one or more design components you want to cut 2 To cut design components to the cli...

Page 102: ...rkspace right click anywhere and choose Paste from the menu Press Ctrl V Aligning Items in the Design Horizontally and Vertically You can align lettering or design components horizontally or vertically using the Align tools on the Arrange tab Vertical alignment Horizontal alignment To align design components 1 Select the design components you want to align See Selecting and Moving Parts of a Desig...

Page 103: ...lected Align Top Aligns all selected objects to the top most item selected Align Bottom Aligns all selected objects to the bottom most item selected Vertical Center Takes all selected objects and centers them in the selection box The objects are moved so that they are centered top to bottom with each other but they are not moved left or right Horizontal Center Takes all selected objects and center...

Page 104: ...ge right Use Ctrl Deleting Design Components Deleting a design component removes it from the design The only way to retrieve a design component you delete is to use the Undo tool from the Quick Access tool bar immediately after you delete it To delete a design component 1 From the Home tab click the Select tool 2 Select the design component 3 There are three ways to delete a design component Right...

Page 105: ...ottom left design handle You see the cursor change to a circular arrow 3 Click and drag the rotation bead to adjust the box to the angle you want To rotate design components using the Transform tools 1 Select one or more design components you want to rotate The active design component s is enclosed in a selection box 2 From the Arrange tab on the ribbon click either of the following You cannot use...

Page 106: ...e charts by clicking on the Thread Chart button which is on the left end of the Color palette Clicking this button will display the whole list of thread charts as a drop down list Click on the one that you want and those thread colors will be loaded into the color palette Searching for a Specific Color The Find button located near the left end of the thread palette allows you to search for a parti...

Page 107: ...Color palette To change thread colors 1 Do one of the following Select a segment in the workspace with the Select tool or one of the text tools In the Sequence view click on one of the segments 2 In the Color Palette click the color box with the thread color you want to use When changing the color of a lettering segment you can select it with either the Text tool of the Select tool however other t...

Page 108: ...esign You can merge design files from a variety of formats To merge a design 1 Open an existing design or create a new design 2 Click the Merge tool You see the Merge Design File dialog 3 In the Look in list browse to the location of the file you want to merge 4 In the Files of type list select a design file type for the design you want to merge 5 In the File Name box select the design file that y...

Page 109: ...Editing Designs 107 7 Click Open The merged design file appears in the design workspace You can now select and move the stitch file to place it in the desired position relative to your lettering ...

Page 110: ...click on the Add Designs tool You see an option menu 2 From the option menu choose any one of the following Add Accent Design Add Appliqué Design Add Border Design Add Frame Design Your pointer changes to a small cross indicating that the Add Designs tool is active Notice that the heading in the Properties Panel changes to Add Design 3 In the Properties Panel click on the down arrow in the Accent ...

Page 111: ...line in your workspace This outline indicates the size and orientation of the Add Design embroidery before it is actually generated in your design 7 To finish placing the Add Design segment release the mouse button You can also insert a design quickly by just following steps 1 4 above and then double clicking in the workspace This will add the selected design at the default size ...

Page 112: ...tch files or specified stitch segments Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to choose from several distortion effects for your designs These distortion effects each allow you to adjust them The adjustments available are Frequency Amplitude Angle Radius and Scale As you manipulate the controls for these effects the result is displayed in a preview inside the Distortion dialog Distortion Controls Fre...

Page 113: ...ic shows an example of ZigZag distortion Distortion Controls Amplitude Going back to the ripples concept the amplitude is the height of the ripples Here is an example ZigZag but with an increased amplitude the distortion frequency has been reduced for clarity ...

Page 114: ... uses an angle setting to determine how much twist the design will be given Distortion Controls Radius The Pinch effect takes the middle of the design and stretches it so that it looks like a ball The radius of this ball is controlled by the radius setting Here is a pinch with a large radius ...

Page 115: ... want to distort 3 From the Arrange tab of the Ribbon select the Distort tool The Distort dialog appears with the selected segments displayed in the preview window 4 In the Style area select the distortion style you want You see this style applied to your segments in the preview window 5 Adjust any of the distortion controls accordingly 6 Click OK You see selected segments altered accordingly You ...

Page 116: ...d by the tool will have its own row in the dialog displaying the text the font the font height and the alignment of the lettering Add a new row for each separate embroidery design you need To use the Name Drops Wizard 1 Create the design you want to use as a basis for the Template using one of the text tools include some placeholder text in the design 2 Save the design 3 On Home tab click on the N...

Page 117: ...Base name plus a sequential two digit number e g team 01 brf team02 brf team03 brf etc 6 From the radio buttons on the dialog select the behaviour of the Name Drop tool after generating the new files Open all files Each file will open in its own tab in the workspace Open first file Only the first of the files will open Do not open files The files will be generated but not opened 7 To output the ge...

Page 118: ...w rows to the Name Drop table do the following Click the Add Name button A new row will appear in the Name Drop table with the Text field already selected Type the next name in the field Repeat the above until all lines have added You can remove a row by clicking the Remove name button 9 In the text column of the table enter the text needed for each design 10 If needed make any of the following mo...

Page 119: ...eate a series of stitches that will baste a rectangular outline around the edge of a design The stitches start at the top left corner of the design these initial stitches are just jumps and do not sew Then a basting run stitch is sewn around the outer edge in a rectangle close to the inside edge of the hoop until complete The next color is then the starting color of the design To view these change...

Page 120: ...or instance using a water soluble stabilizer on top of a terry cloth towel To add basting stitches to designs 1 Open an existing design 2 On the Home tab in the Text section click the Auto Baste tool The basting stitches appear around your design Sequencing Outline Segments Using the Sequence View you can alter the sequence of segments in your designs You can move them up down to the beginning of ...

Page 121: ... more segments you want to resequence 2 Do any of the following In the design workspace or Sequence View area click and drag the segment s to the location you want In the design workspace right click the segment s and choose Move First Move Last Move Up Move Down Move Prev Match or Move Next Match In the Sequence View area right click the segment s in the list and choose Move First Move Last Move ...

Page 122: ...ment Forward or Backward Use the Move Up commands to move the selected segment closer to the beginning of the design Conversely the Move Down command is used to move the selected segment closer to the end of the design A simple design of three segments the letters on the left plus the sequence view of the design The image above shows the original design and the one below shows it after a Move Up c...

Page 123: ...ment is moved one position forward in the sewing order This change is reflected in its position in sequence view To move a segment backward 1 Select the segment s 2 Do one of the following In the design workspace right click the segment s and choose Move Down In the Sequence View area right click the segment s in the list and choose Move Down The segment is moved one position backward in the sewin...

Page 124: ... in the front of the design To move a segment to the start of a design 1 Select the segment s you want to move to the start of your design 2 Do one of the following In the design workspace right click the segment s and choose Move First In the Sequence View area right click the segment s in the list and choose Move First In the left image the green letter A is originally the third segment in the s...

Page 125: ...ginally the design s the second segment after Selecting Move Last it will be on top of all other segments as shown on the right Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching Color Group Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to automatically move a segment to the previous or next segment group or layer that has the same thread color To move a segment to the previous thread color layer 1 Select the segment...

Page 126: ...owing In the design workspace right click the segment s and choose Move Prev Match In the Sequence View area right click the segment s in the list and choose Move Prev Match The selected segment appears in the sequence below the previous group with the same thread color ...

Page 127: ...Editing Designs 125 To move a segment to the next thread color layer 1 Select the segment s you want to move 2 Do one of the following ...

Page 128: ... color stops The Color Sort tool analyses a design to see if any colors are repeated It then looks to see if any of those repeated colors can be combined into a single layer If not the color layers are left intact There are times that a color is used more than once in a design by necessity This occurs when colors need to overlay Certain file types have color limitations that make color sort unadvi...

Page 129: ...umber of stitches in the design and its overall size Also by selecting the Print Color Analysis option in the Print settings dialog you can also have printed the color name and length of each thread used Previewing a Design before Printing You can preview a worksheet on the screen before sending it to the printer To preview a design 1 From the Quick Access Toolbar click on the Print Preview button...

Page 130: ...tions such as how many copies you want to print You can also print worksheets of your design immediately without previewing the design or changing printer options To do this choose the Direct Print button To print a worksheet for your design 1 Do one of the following Click the Print Setup button Press Ctrl P on the keyboard You see the Print dialog 2 Make any required changes to the print settings...

Page 131: ...lect Print Print Preview from the menu You see the print preview window displaying your design 2 On the preview s toolbar click Settings You see the Print Settings dialog 3 In the Margins area enter the margin sizes you want for your design worksheet 4 Select Print Actual Size to have your design print in its actual size 5 Select Print Color Analysis to print an expanded thread sequence view that ...

Page 132: ...ur design worksheet Enter your company name in the box below 8 To prevent jump stitches from showing on your print preview check the Remove Jump Stitches box 9 Click OK 10 Click Close If Print Color Analysis is selected along with Print In One Page your print out will display a basic thread sequence view This includes a simplified view of the colors used the color sequence and the thread consumpti...

Page 133: ...135 Glossary ...

Page 134: ...age has a specific location and color value assigned to it Bitmap images reproduce the subtle shading found in continuous tone images such as photographs Bitmap images are resolution dependent They represent a fixed number of pixels as a result they can lose detail and appear jagged if they are scaled on screen Color Palette A collection of thread colors for a particular brand of thread Color Stop...

Page 135: ... system a higher number of points indicates a lower density The following example shows what happens when you increase and decrease the density in embroidery points and stitches per inch Design Workspace The design workspace includes the toolbars menus ribbon and the design window containing the design you are editing You can change the look and functionality of your design workspace by showing or...

Page 136: ...ne hoops are designed to push the fabric to the bottom of the inner ring and hold it against the machine bed for embroidering Jump Stitch Movement of the pantograph without needle penetration commonly used to get from one point in a design to another Lettering Embroidery using letters or words Lettering commonly called keyboard lettering may be created from computer software which allows variance ...

Page 137: ...ign when opening or saving designs Monogram Embroidered design composed of one or more letters usually the initials in a name Outline file File format for storing and retrieving designs which allows for global changes automatically changes density size stitch width stitch count in a single operation within that design Pull Compensation Pull compensation is a technique used to help compensate for t...

Page 138: ...nning Stitch Consists of one stitch between two points Used for outlining and fine detail Satin Stitch Formed by closely arranged zig zag stitches Also known as a column stitch Segment A single piece of a design that is created at one time A segment has many properties such as its size color sequence in designs stitch type and values including stitching instructions Select tool The Select tool all...

Page 139: ...nging thread colors text 53 Check Spelling button 62 Color Palette 21 53 105 Color Sort 15 Color Sort tool 126 Convert to Cusp command 40 Convert to Line command 40 Convert to Smooth command 40 Convert to Symmetrical command 40 Copying segments 99 Creating Monogram Text 43 Creating new designs 90 Creating Normal Text 36 Creating templates 114 Creating Vertical Text 41 Custom Hoop 29 D Deleting seg...

Page 140: ...2 Viewing as a document PDF 30 Hoop Selection 28 Hoop tool 16 28 Hoops displaying 27 Horizontal Center tool Align 17 101 I Inserting segments 119 Inset distance 83 K Keystrokes 61 L Left tool Align 17 101 Line Frame tool 15 Line Spacing 68 Lock stitches 138 M Machine Formats 23 139 Magnifying views 24 Measuring designs 27 Merge Design tool 13 Merge Stitch File 106 Merging designs 106 Metric units ...

Page 141: ...Letters 51 Right tool Align 17 101 Rotate Left tool 17 103 Rotate Right tool 17 103 Rotating Individual Letters 52 Rotating segments 103 Ruler tool 27 Running Stitch 140 S Satin stitches 73 Save 95 Save As 95 Save tool 13 Saving Favorite Help Topics 32 Saving Projects 95 Scrollbar slider 19 20 Scrollbars 21 Select Hoop 16 Select tool 14 17 96 97 140 Selecting underlay types 81 Sequencing outline s...

Page 142: ...hanging colors 55 U Underlay stitch length 82 Underlay types 81 Undo tool 14 22 V Vertical Center tool Align 17 101 Vertical Text 41 Vertical Text tool 15 Viewing designs 26 102 Views tools 24 Zoom 24 25 W Wave distortion 110 Width compensation 64 Wizards 114 Templates 114 Worksheet Setting 128 Print Setting 128 Workspace 6 Workspace environment 22 Z ZigZag distortion 110 Zoom tool 24 ...

Page 143: ...This Pacesetter software application includes three fonts in the Greek alphabet This appendix is a guide that matches the Greek letters with the corresponding keystrokes APPENDIX Greek Fonts ...

Page 144: ...er BES Lettering Instruction Manual Greek font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek font Recommended Font Heights for the Greek font Minimum 0 24 inches 6 mm Maximum 0 79 inches 20 mm ...

Page 145: ...133 Greek Block font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek Block font Recommended Font Heights for the Greek font Minimum 0 24 inches 6 mm Maximum 0 79 inches 20 mm ...

Page 146: ... Lettering Instruction Manual Greek Mixed font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek Mixed font Recommended Font Heights for the Greek font Minimum 0 39 inches 10 mm Maximum 1 18 inches 30 mm ...

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