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Contents

Before Using

Getting Started

Design Center

Layout & Editing

Programmable

Stitch Creator

Quick Reference

Alphabetic Index

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Summary of Contents for PE-DESIGN

Page 1: ...PE DESIGN PE DESIGN Version 5 0 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...tructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or tele vision reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour aged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures...

Page 3: ...id direct sunlight and high humidity locations Do not store the unit close to a heater iron or other hot objects Do not spill water or other liquids on the unit or cards Do not drop or hit the unit For repairs or adjustments In the event malfunction occurs or adjustment is required please consult your nearest service center Notice This Instruction Manual does not explain how to use your computer u...

Page 4: ...ect 203 Optimizes entry points and exit points 218 Simulates stitching 221 Imports and exports image data 176 178 179 Portrait Creator using built in files 177 Wizard for creating stitch data from images 181 Automatic punching also known as Auto dizitizing 182 Photo embroidery 2 types 183 190 Cross stitching 195 Allows you to edit entry points and exit points 124 Curve block type punching 133 Semi...

Page 5: ...enter 31 Zooming In and Out 32 Moving the Embroidery Pattern 35 Adding an Oval 36 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval 37 To change the size of the oval 37 To center the oval on the pattern 38 Adding Text 38 Fitting the Text around the Oval 40 Moving the Oval and Text 41 To move both patterns as a group 41 To move the text over the oval 41 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun 41 Selecting a ...

Page 6: ... the Toolbar 81 File Menu 81 New Line Image 82 New Figure Data 82 Wizard 83 Open 85 Select TWAIN device 86 Input from TWAIN device 86 Input from Clipboard 87 Output to Clipboard 88 Import Figure 88 Save 89 Save As 89 Exit 90 Edit Menu 91 Undo 91 Redo 91 Cut 91 Copy 92 Duplicate 92 Paste 92 Delete 92 Mirror Horizontal 93 Mirror Vertical 93 Rotate 94 Numerical Setting Size 94 Numerical Setting Rotat...

Page 7: ...om Card 154 Save 156 Save As 156 Export 157 Write to Card Current Design 157 Write to Card Other PES files 158 Property 161 Print Setup 161 Print Preview 163 Print 164 Exit 165 Edit Menu 166 Undo 166 Redo 166 Group 167 Ungroup 167 Cut 167 Copy 168 Duplicate 168 Paste 168 Delete 168 Mirror Horizontal 169 Mirror Vertical 169 Rotate 170 Numerical Setting Size 171 Numerical Setting Rotate 172 Center 1...

Page 8: ...lines 235 Point Edit Mode 235 Moving points 235 Inserting points 236 Deleting points 236 Line Drawing Mode 237 Drawing a broken line 237 Using the Menu Bar 238 File Menu 238 New 238 Open 238 Template Open 240 Save 240 Save As 241 Exit 241 Mode Menu 242 Edit Menu 244 Undo 244 Redo 244 Cut 245 Copy 245 Duplicate 245 Paste 245 Delete 246 Mirror Horizontal 246 Mirror Vertical 246 Rotate 246 Select All...

Page 9: ...p when the unit is turned on and flashes when the USB card writer module is communicat ing with the computer IMPORTANT Never remove an original card or unplug the USB cable while this indicator is flashing Card slot Insert an original card here NOTE Since power is supplied to the USB card writer module through the USB connection with the computer there is no power supply cable or power switch Pack...

Page 10: ...llation according to the following instructions If the installation is inter rupted or not performed according to the instructions the software will not be installed correctly NOTE The following installation procedure includes descriptions and dialog boxes for Windows 98 The proce dure and dialog boxes for other operating systems may be slightly different 1 Turn on the computer and start Windows Q...

Page 11: ... the first Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears Click Next IMPORTANT When using XP select Install from a list or specific location Advanced on the first Wizard screen and click Next 4 Make sure that Search for the best driver for your device Recommended is selected and then click Next 5 Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive ...

Page 12: ...e operation described in step 8 should be performed before continuing to step 9 7 When UsbWriter appears click Next IMPORTANT Depending on the operating system the message No digital signature may appear however the installation can be continued 8 When the dialog box shown at the right appears click Finish This completes the installation of the driver software NOTE A message may appear indicating ...

Page 13: ...lick OK 0 After a short while the application installer automatically starts up If the installer does not automatically start up Click the Start button Click Run The Run dialog box appears Type in the full path to the installer and then click OK to start up the installer For example D Setup where D is the name of the CD ROM drive A When the InstallShield Wizard appears click Next to continue with ...

Page 14: ...folder is selected click OK The Choose Destination Location shows the selected folder Click Next to install the application into that folder Click Back to return to the previous step Click Cancel to exit C When the installation is completed the dialog box shown at the right appears IMPORTANT With Windows 98 and ME the computer must be restarted Be sure to click Restart to com plete the setup NOTE ...

Page 15: ...ct online by following a simple registration procedure IMPORTANT Online registration may not be available in some areas Uninstallation 1 Turn on the computer and start Windows 2 Click the Start button in the task bar select Setting and then click Control Panel 3 In the Control Panel window double click Add Remove Programs 4 In the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box select program and then c...

Page 16: ...it When you scale an imported pattern the number of stitches that will be sewn remain the same resulting in a change of embroidery quality if the size of the pattern is greatly changed Selecting the Sew Stitch to Block command then scaling a pattern allows you to keep the original embroidery quality of the pattern as the number of stitches that will be sewn automatically adapt to the new size Sele...

Page 17: ...In the third section you will then learn how to use Programmable Stitch Creator to edit a programmable stitch in order to create your own Layout Editing Layout Editing is used to automatically create embroidery patterns from images combine images and text and create embroidery data that can be written to an Original card The images may come from scanning a printed image or can be created with an a...

Page 18: ... color image is replaced with a black and white image the colors selected in Stage 1 become black and all the other colors become white You can edit this image using pens and erasers of different thicknesses You can also start at this step and draw a complete black and white image by hand When the image is ready you set and start the automatic retracing process Stage 3 Figure Handle The black and ...

Page 19: ...e complete procedure will take us through the different steps of a normal working session with Design Center and will introduce you to its most important features Step 1 Starting Layout Editing 1 To start Layout Editing click the button select Programs then Version 5 0 and then click Layout Editing to open the Layout Editing window Step 1 Starting Layout Editing page 11 Step 2 Opening an Image pag...

Page 20: ...nvert it into an embroidery image 1 Click Image on the menu bar select Input on the submenu then click from File The Open dialog appears The image displays and is maximized to fit the work area Select the sample file Flower bmp in the Data folder If the Preview check box is checked the contents of the selected file displays in the Preview window Click Open to open the file and close the dialog ...

Page 21: ...lick Modify 2 Handles appear around the selected image The Status bar shows the dimensions width and height of the selected pattern 3 Move the cursor over a handle of the selected pattern and then after the cursor changes to or adjust the size of the pattern 4 Move the cursor over the selected pattern and then after the shape of the cursor changes to drag the pattern to the desired location ...

Page 22: ...extracted from the image and the Image Analysis dialog appears 2 After the necessary settings are selected click Finish The following stitch methods are also avail able Photo Stitch 1 Color and Mono See the function details on page 183 Photo Stitch 2 Color and Mono See the function details on page 190 Cross Stitch See the function details on page 195 Design Center Starting Design Center See Using ...

Page 23: ... Reference Alphabetic Index Step 6 Automatically Creating an Embroidery Pattern The embroidery pattern appears The stitching and thread colors of the finished embroidery pattern can be changed as you wish To continue editing the embroidery pattern continue with step 5 of Using Layout Edit ing on page 36 ...

Page 24: ...ith Design Center and will introduce you to its most important features Please follow these instructions step by step in the sequence given If you have to interrupt your training for any reason it is recommended to save the file see Step 9 You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work Step 1 Starting Design Center page 17 Step 2 Opening an Image page 18 Step 3 Converting to Line Image...

Page 25: ...ll be smaller than the display area on the screen of your personal computer 2 To make the Design Center window fill up the available space on your screen click the maximize button on the right side of title bar If you are working with other programs you can reduce the Design Center window temporarily to an icon see icon below by clicking the minimize button on the right side of the title bar You c...

Page 26: ...Wizard dialog appears click Cancel to close it 1 Click File on the menu bar then click Open on the submenu The Open dialog appears The image displays and is maximized to fit the work area Select the file Flower bmp in the Data folder If the Preview check box is checked the contents of the selected file displays in the Preview window Click Open to open the file Double clicking the file name will al...

Page 27: ...he out line The selected color displays in the upper box under Pick Colors and a appears in the check box to show that the color is selected When the outline of the image uses more than one color you can repeat to select a total of five colors If you try to select more colors are scrolled down and the color that was at the bottom is deselected If you selected a color by mistake simply click its ch...

Page 28: ...imes To zoom in on a specific area position the cursor to a point just next to the area then click the left mouse but ton and hold it down as you move the cursor diagonally A dotted box appears as you drag and the selected area will be magnified when you let go of the mouse button For a more complete description of the zoom features see Zoom in Mode Zoom out Mode and Fit Design Page to Window on p...

Page 29: ...gain to view the whole picture There are two ways of proceeding Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to when you move it over the work area Click a point of the Design Page and the image shrinks toward that point Repeat this step several times Click on the Tool Box The Design Page fits the Design Center window automatically Your window may now look like the following ...

Page 30: ...isplay 2 When you click OK the conversion process starts After a while the figure handle image appears The Tool Box provides editing tools to draw lines move delete points or insert new points as well as zooming tools In this example we will however leave the image as is For details on how to edit the figure handle image see Using the Stage 3 Tool Box page 65 NOTE You may also change the Design Pa...

Page 31: ...f patterns for hole sewing in order to avoid sewing twice at the same place The other tools available are for zooming 2 To zoom in and out use the and buttons on the Tool Box in the same way as you did at the Figure Handle stage 3 To maximize the Design Page so that it fits the window click on the Tool Box Step 7 Setting Sewing Attributes We are now going to apply sewing attributes to the differen...

Page 32: ...f the zigzag stitch click Sew on the menu bar then click Sewing Attribute on the submenu You can also click the button of the Toolbar shown below The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog appears The dialog displays the default settings for the line stitch Click the desired color if you want a color other than black Click Close only if you want to remove the dialog from the screen Place the cursor on th...

Page 33: ...ck you can change it now 6 To change the width of the outline Click on the outline using the mouse s right button The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog displays Proceed in the same way as described in point 4 to change the Zigzag width from 1 5 mm to 1 mm 7 Click on the outlines to apply the new setting Your image now looks like this Setting the regions 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the curso...

Page 34: ...alog appears The dialog displays the default settings for the region stitch Set the direction of the fill stitch as explained in the NOTE below Click on the regions of the leaves to which you want to apply a setting Repeat the same operation for each stitch direction NOTE Using different directions for different regions can add contrast and improve the appearance of the embroidery NOTE To be able ...

Page 35: ...pplying the sewing setting to the leaves your image will look like this 2 For one side of the petals Select the CARMINE color and set the direction then click each region you want to apply the set tings to 3 For the other side of the petals Select the RED color and set the direction then click each region you want to apply the settings to ...

Page 36: ... then Preview or the Toolbar button again NOTE You cannot do any editing on the preview screen Step 9 Saving the File This image will be used as the basis of a more complex embroidery picture For that reason we need to save it 1 Click File on the menu bar then click Save As on the submenu This dialog displays NOTE To save the file under its default file name and in the same folder as the original ...

Page 37: ...l free to save the file see Step 18 You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work Step 1 Starting Layout Editing page 30 Step 2 Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center page 31 Step 3 Zooming In and Out page 32 Step 4 Moving the Embroidery Pattern page 35 Step 5 Adding an Oval page 36 Step 6 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval page 37 Step 7 Adding Text page 38 Step 8 ...

Page 38: ...e right side of title bar If you are working with other programs you can reduce the Layout Editing window temporarily to an icon by clicking the minimize button on the right side of title bar You can then access the other windows and icons on the display screen by using the mouse To return to the Layout Editing window click the icon NOTE If needed you may change the Design Page properties at this ...

Page 39: ...he Design Center window displays 2 Click File on the Design Center menu bar then click Open on the submenu An Open dialog similar to this will display 3 The embroidery pattern appears on the Design Page of the Design Center application 4 Click on the Layout Editing window to bring it in the foreground of the screen 5 Click File on the Layout Editing menu bar click Import on the submenu then click ...

Page 40: ...he display depends on the screen resolution of your computer By default the window is set so that the entire Design Page is visible If you need to work on a specific part of the Design Page you might wish to see a more detailed display of that part This can be achieved by zooming in When you want to see the whole Design Page again you can zoom out We are going to show how to zoom in on a portion o...

Page 41: ...left button and keep the button down while moving the mouse toward the oppo site corner of the area A dotted line rectangle showing the selected area appears Release the mouse s button when the dotted line rectangle matches the area that you want to enlarge When you release the mouse s left button the selected area is enlarged The whole picture is enlarged at the same time Repeat this procedure to...

Page 42: ...34 Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout Editing Programmable Stitch Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index 5 Click ...

Page 43: ...g puts the pattern at the center of the Design Page We are now going to see how to move the imported pattern to a different location 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to 2 Click the pattern The Status bar shows the dimensions width and height of the selected pattern 3 Move the cursor over the selected pattern The shape of the cursor will change to You can now drag the pattern...

Page 44: ...or the region inside Region stitch If you click on the Line sew button the Line color button and the Line sew type selector disappear This means that the outline will not be sewn To make the Line color button and the Line sew type selector reappear click the Line sew button again 2 Select the shape Since the default shape is Circle you don t need to change the setting in the Arc shape selector NOT...

Page 45: ...ngs and allow you to change them Step 6 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval We are going to adapt the size and aspect ratio of the oval and move it to its final position To change the size of the oval If your oval looks very different from the one shown in the illustration above proceed as follows to modify its size and proportions 1 Click on the Tool Box 2 Click the oval to select it The ...

Page 46: ...ture is a piece of text 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to and this appears on the Sewing Attributes bar 2 Set the text color You can set the text color at this step For this example we are not going to change the default black color 3 Set the font You can set the font at this step For this example we are not going to change the default font but if you click on the Font sel...

Page 47: ...xt click on the Tool Box then click on the text to select it and click Text Edit Text Letters on the menu bar to open the Edit Text dialog You may then edit your text as necessary If you simply wanted to delete the text select it then press If you want to change the text color font or other attributes after entering the text you can do so while in the text mode or after clicking on the Tool Box an...

Page 48: ...ursor in selection mode 2 Click the text to select it 3 Press the key and hold it down while clicking on the oval This allows you to select the oval without deselecting the text 4 Click Text on the menu bar then click Fit Text to Path Setting on the submenu You can also click the button of the Toolbar shown below This dialog appears Click OK without changing any setting For more details about this...

Page 49: ... the oval To move the text over the oval 1 Click on the Tool Box then click on the text to select it 2 Move the cursor over the text to change the shape of the cursor to 3 Drag the text The text can only move along the oval Step 10 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun The next component will be a sun We will first draw a circle to get the basic shape 1 Draw a circle To draw a circle proceed as you ...

Page 50: ...ck the button of the Toolbar shown below The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog opens 4 Set the sewing attributes of the region Click on the Region sew button so that the Region color button and the Region sew type selector appear and select a region color and a stitch In this example we will leave the other sewing attributes of the region as is Your display will look as follows Set the width of the ...

Page 51: ...on as you click an arrow in this dialog an illustration of the stitch pattern as well as the type of setting you are selecting are displayed in the other preview window of the dialog You can see how each click on an arrow affects the pattern You may also type in a value In that case however you cannot preview the setting immediately as you set it Select Pattern in the Programmable Fill cate gory C...

Page 52: ...the down arrow until a value of 340 degrees is selected The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog will look like this For more information on the different settings of a programmable stitch see Sewing Attribute Setting on page 204 6 Click Apply The stitch and its settings are set Until they are changed again those sewing settings just like any other will be applied to every new region that you draw 7 Fi...

Page 53: ...n thus you can only apply sewing settings to the outline 3 Draw the broken line around the circle using the circle as a guide Move the mouse to the starting point and click Move the mouse to the end point of the first straight line and click again NOTE You can always remove the last entered point by clicking the mouse s right button 4 Repeat until you arrive at the last ending point At that point ...

Page 54: ...le of the sun we are going to reverse the sewing order 1 Click Sew on the menu bar then click Sewing Order on the submenu You can also click on the Toolbar button shown hereafter This will move the ray pattern to the back of the circle If necessary move the circle so that it looks centered relative to the ray pattern Step 14 Adjusting the Rays At this step you might wish to modify the rays You can...

Page 55: ... pair of patterns circle and broken line for hole sewing This way the part of the rays that is hidden behind the circle will not be sewn 1 Click on the Tool Box then click on the sun s circle to select it 2 Hold the key down and click on the sun s rays The circle and the broken line are now selected together 3 Click Sew on the menu bar then click Set Hole Sewing on the submenu This message display...

Page 56: ...circle is not sewn and how the selected programmable stitch fills the rays 1 To preview the entire embroidery picture deselect everything by clicking on the white space with the selection cursor To preview a single pattern or a group of patterns select the pattern s To preview a region for which you selected programmable stitch pattern select it and zoom in on it 2 Click Display on the menu bar th...

Page 57: ... file on disk to be able to retrieve it later 1 Click File on the menu bar then click Save on the submenu You can also click on the button of the Toolbar shown below If the file already exists on the disk the file has been saved at least once the file is saved imme diately 2 If the file name is still Untitled or if for any other reason the file cannot be found on the disk the application will ask ...

Page 58: ...xercise you are going to see how to edit an existing stitch pattern The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session with Pro grammable Stitch Creator and will introduce you to its most important features Please follow these instructions step by step in the sequence given If you have to interrupt your training for any reason feel free to save the file se...

Page 59: ...screen of your personal computer 2 To make the Programmable Stitch Creator window fill up the available space on your screen click the maximize button on the right side of title bar If you are working with other programs you can reduce the Programmable Stitch Creator window temporarily to an icon by clicking the minimize button on the right side of title bar You can then access the other windows a...

Page 60: ... contents of the selected file displays in the Preview window provided its check box is checked Double click the selected pas file or click Open to open the file If you want to scroll through the available files before opening one Click Browse to preview all the available pas files in the selected folder Browse through the files with the help of the scroll bar Select a stitch pattern by clicking o...

Page 61: ...n the grids and on how to select them refer to Grid on page 248 1 Click on the Tool Box Move the cursor over the work area The shape of the cursor changes to and displays together with a miniature illustration of the tool button 2 Move the mouse to the second vertical grid line following a wave and click NOTE The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw on the work area always follow the grid T...

Page 62: ...e on the menu bar then click Save on the submenu You can also click on the button of the Toolbar shown below Since the pas files that come with your program are Read Only files and cannot be overwritten the Save as dialog opens 2 Type in a file name and select another target folder if you want to save your own stitch pattern files separately Step 5 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator Now that you...

Page 63: ...ion above the multi position frame will be installed at and determine the orientation of the data When creating the pattern each design section can only be as large as the sewing field of the machine Select the Design Page size 1 In Layout Editing click Option then Design Page Property NOTE The Design Page size in dialog shown above is not available in Design Center since the maximum sizes for a s...

Page 64: ...idery frame is installed at the top installation position b Embroidering area when the embroidery frame is installed at the middle installation position c Embroidering area when the embroidery frame is installed at the bottom installation position The broken lines indicate each area The size of one pattern must be no bigger than 100 100 mm or 130 180 mm If the pattern is imported from Design Cente...

Page 65: ...he Design Page is automatically enlarged or shrunk to fit in the entire window NOTE If an object is larger than the embroidering area or if an object is positioned so that it does not completely fit within an embroidering area the error message Please change the object size or position is displayed instead of this dialog After the object causing the error appears selected change its size or positi...

Page 66: ...is saved as one file pes If the file size or the number of color changes is larger than the specified number or if one of the patterns do not completely fit within an embroidering area the message Please change the object size or position Do you want to save the data anyway is displayed NOTE The saved file cannot be opened in a previous version ver 2 0x or earlier of Layout Editing NOTE If a Desig...

Page 67: ...ing machine it will appears as follows Therefore the frame installation position sewing order for the pattern shown above is b a then c This pattern is sewn when the embroidery frame is installed at the top installation posi tion position a This pattern is sewn when the embroidery frame is installed at the middle installation position position b This pattern is sewn when the embroidery frame is in...

Page 68: ... back of the fabric and tightly stretch the fabric within the embroidery frame When embroidering on thin or stretch fabrics use two layers of stabilizer material If no stabilizer material is used the fabric may become over stretched or wrinkled or the embroidery may not be sewn correctly Use the zigzag stitch for sewing the outlines in order to prevent embroidering outside the out lines For patter...

Page 69: ...onversion software In Stage 1 the image is displayed with its original colors and you cannot modify it STAGE 2 Line image To move from Stage 1 to Stage 2 you select maximum 5 colors of the image data that will be converted into black outlines Unselected colors will be converted into white You can then correct the black and white image using pens and erasers of different thicknesses If you save the...

Page 70: ...ttributes color stitch of the patterns displays in Stage 4 only Tool box Used to select and edit the image Stage 1 has no Tool Box the other stages all have a different Tool Boxes Status bar Provides short information Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn The Screen Menu bar Toolbar Sewing attributes bar Tool box Design Page Status bar different in each stage Titl...

Page 71: ...y is held down while moving the mouse only vertical or horizontal lines will be drawn Erasing 1 Click the button with the desired eraser thickness on the Tool Box 2 To erase drag while pressing the mouse s right button The cursor changes to The five first buttons are used as pens and erasers of different thicknesses Cursor shape when moved or dragged over the work area for the pens and for the era...

Page 72: ...it You can repeat this step several times Fit Design Page to Window This feature allows you to maximize the selected Design Page so that it will fit in the window 1 Click on the Tool Box The Design Page is enlarged or shrunk automatically to fit the window Zoom out Mode 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to 2 Click on the area you want to shrink or drag the cursor across the a...

Page 73: ...s you what you can do in each cursor mode Sets the cursor in selection mode When you start the application the selec tion mode is active by default Cursor shape page 66 Sets the cursor in point edit mode Cursor shape page 68 Sets the cursor in line drawing mode Cursor shape page 69 Sets the cursor in zoom in mode Cursor shape page 69 Maximizes the selected Design Page to fit in the window page 70 ...

Page 74: ...lding the key down Note that you can also select patterns by dragging the cursor across the whole pattern that you want to select As you drag a dotted rectangle appears When you release the mouse button all patterns that are completely contained in that rectangle will be selected Moving patterns 1 Select the data that you wish to move 2 Position the cursor over the data and click a dotted box appe...

Page 75: ...elect the data that you wish to rotate The button below becomes active 2 Select the menu command Edit Rotate or click on the Toolbar The handles around the selected pattern are replaced by smaller boxes on the four corners of the selected area 3 To rotate the pattern move the cursor on one of the four rotation handles The shape of the cursor changes to as soon as your cursor touches a rotation han...

Page 76: ...e same direction Holding down the key while dragging the point moves the point horizontally or vertically NOTE By pressing the arrow keys the selected point can be moved 0 1mm about 0 01 inch to the left right up or down Inserting points 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to 2 Click the outline that you want to edit The selected line displays in pink and existing points of the...

Page 77: ...the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to and is displayed together with a small image of the tool button 2 Draw the line Move the mouse to the starting point and click Move the mouse to the ending point of the first straight line and click again NOTE You can always remove the last entered point by clicking the mouse s right button If needed use the grid to help you draw the lines You can se...

Page 78: ...e is used to return to the normal display after zooming in 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to 2 Click on the area you want to shrink or drag the cursor across the area that you want to shrink then release it The image shrinks toward that point You can repeat this step several times Enlarging Selected Outlines to the Screen Size The last button of the Tool Box allows you to ...

Page 79: ...e color and stitch at this step or after applying them to the region See Color on page 79 and Stitch on page 80 You can also use the menu see Sewing Attributes on page 96 or the following method to define the density and other characteristics of the stitch If you do not make these settings at this stage the current settings will be applied but you can modify them later Sets the cursor in region se...

Page 80: ...osed region using the mouse s right button The Sewing Attributes bar shows the color and stitch for the selection You can change the color and stitch at this step see Applying the sewing attributes to a region on page 71 The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog for the selected stitch displays If necessary change the settings See Sewing Attributes on page 96 To restore the default value of a set ting a...

Page 81: ... bar now looks like this You can select the color and stitch at this step or after applying them to the outline See Color on page 79 and Stitch on page 80 You can also use the menu See Sewing Attributes on page 96 or the following method to define the characteristics of the stitch If you do not make these settings now the current settings will be applied but you can modify them later 2 Click the o...

Page 82: ...s to and is displayed together with a small figure of the Tool Box button The Sewing Attributes bar now looks like this You can select the stitch at this step or after applying them to a portion of the outline See Stitch on page 80 The color cannot be set separately for a portion of the outline If you set a portion of the outline before setting the whole outline the default color will be black 2 Y...

Page 83: ... the line you want to check using the mouse s right button The Sewing Attributes bar shows the color and stitch for the selection You can change the stitch not the color at this step see Applying the sewing attributes to a region on page 71 The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog for the selected stitch displays If necessary change the settings See Sewing Attributes on page 96 To restore the default v...

Page 84: ...ck on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to 2 Click on the area you want to enlarge or drag the cursor across the area that you want to enlarge then release it You can repeat this step several times Fit Design Page to Window This feature allows you to maximize the selected Design Page so that it will fit in the window 1 Click on the Tool Box The Design Page is enlarged or shrunk automati...

Page 85: ...Region sew Purpose Switches the inside region on off When the inside region is switched off it is not sewn and you cannot set its color or stitch Available When you click on the Tool Box to put the cursor in the Region sewing mode Operation 1 Click the Region sew button This button has two states on the Region color button and the Region sew type selector are displayed off the Region color button ...

Page 86: ...not sewn and you cannot set its color or stitch Available When you click or on the Tool Box to put the cursor in the Line all or parts sewing mode Operation 1 Click the Line sew button This button has two states on the Line color button and the Line sew type selector are displayed off the Line color button and the Line sew type selector are not displayed 2 Click an outline to turn it on or off Whe...

Page 87: ...ck the desired color the new color is displayed on the Region color button or Line color button NOTE For details on specifying a user thread chart or for information on how machines handle thread colors refer to Edit User Thread Chart on page 225 See also Region sew on page 77 Line sew on page 78 and Special colors on page 145 From the Thread Chart list select a system chart or a user thread chart...

Page 88: ...the cursor is in Region setting mode or Line setting mode Operation 1 Click the sew type selector The available options display For outlines Running Stitch and Zigzag Stitch are available For regions Fill Stitch Satin Stitch Programmable Fill Stitch Motif Stitch and Cross Stitch are available 2 Click the desired stitch The new setting displays on the selector Region sew on page 77 and Line sew on ...

Page 89: ... Gives you access to the on screen help information system page 113 New Line Image Creates a new blank Design Page and switches to Stage 2 page 82 New Figure Data Creates a new blank Design Page and switches to Stage 3 page 82 Wizard Gives a step by step guide for creating pattern data according the type of data you want to create page 83 Open Opens a previously saved file PEM PEL or image file Wi...

Page 90: ... page 85 Save and Save As on page 89 and New Figure Data below New Figure Data Purpose Creates a new blank Design Page and switches to Stage 3 Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click File then New Figure Data If the current Design Page is not edited a new blank Design Page Stage 3 appears immediately 2 If the current Design Page is edite...

Page 91: ...e dialog similar to this will display The same type of dialog will display when Design Center is running However if the current Design Page is edited you will be asked whether you want to save the changes Position the mouse pointer over any button and the name of the action will display The functions for each button are described below From Image Use this button when creating normal embroidery dat...

Page 92: ...e files page 85 From TWAIN device Import an image from a TWAIN device and paste it in the Design Page For details see File Input from TWAIN device page 86 From Clipboard Pastes an image from the clipboard in the Design page This function can only be used when there is an image on the clipboard For details see File Input from Clipboard page 87 Use Current image Use an image opened in Stage 1 This f...

Page 93: ...ely if your current Design Page is not edited If the current Design Page is edited you will be asked whether you want to save the changes 3 Depending on the stage you are currently using and the editing you did the file to be saved is a pel file or a pem file or both See also New Line Image on page 82 Save and Save As on page 89 Select the drive the folder and the file name Be sure to select the r...

Page 94: ...tware for the TWAIN device you want to use See also Input from TWAIN device below Input from TWAIN device Purpose Operates a TWAIN standardized scanner or other device to import an image Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Check that the scanner or other device is correctly connected 2 Click File then Input from TWAIN device The driver int...

Page 95: ...n Stage 1 and puts the image data on the clipboard Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click File then Input from Clipboard This can only be done when there is image data on the clip board If the current Design Page is not edited the Stage 1 design page will open and will show the image data as it was on the clipboard 2 If the current Desi...

Page 96: ...hen Output to Clipboard This can only be done when there is image data in the Stage 1 design page The image data in the design page is copied to the clipboard Import Figure Purpose Adds a pem file to your Design Page available only in Stage 3 Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Click File then Import Figure A dialog similar to this will display The selected pattern will be added to your Design Page S...

Page 97: ... the application automatically switches to Save As See also Save As below Save As Purpose Saves the current file under a new file name Savable files are in Stage 1 Bitmap files bmp in Stage 2 PEL files and in Stage 3 and 4 PEL and PEM files Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click File then Save As A Save As dialog similar to this will di...

Page 98: ...ith a previous version of the software However some information may be lost Exit Purpose Exits the application Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click File then Exit If the current Design Page is not edited the application closes immediately 2 If the current Design Page is edited you will be asked whether you want to save the changes See also Save and Save As on page 89 ...

Page 99: ...ortcut key Toolbar Undo Undoes the last operation page 91 Redo Cancels the effect of the last Undo page 91 Cut Removes the selected data from the screen while sav ing a copy in the clipboard page 91 Copy Saves the selected data in the clipboard without remov ing them from the screen page 92 Duplicate Makes a copy of the selected data page 92 Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard on the screen...

Page 100: ...clipboard and are ready to be pasted See also Cut on page 91 Duplicate and Paste below Duplicate Purpose Makes a copy of the selected data Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Select one or more outline data Stage 3 only 2 Click Edit then Duplicate A copy of the outline data appears on the screen See also Copy above and Paste below Paste Purpose Pastes the contents of the c...

Page 101: ...Click Edit then Mirror then Horizontal A horizontal mirror image top and bottom inverted of the outline data appears on the screen Two successive executions of this command restores the original image See also Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically on page 67 and Mirror Vertical below Mirror Vertical Purpose Flips the selected data left right Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Select one or m...

Page 102: ... will rotate the pattern by 1 increments Pressing the key will rotate it by 15 increments See also Rotating a pattern on page 67 Numerical Setting Size Purpose Resizes the selection numerically Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Select one or more patterns Stage 3 only 2 Click Edit then Numerical Setting then Size The Size dialog appears ...

Page 103: ...ction Operation 1 Select one or more patterns Stage 3 only 2 Click Edit then Numerical Setting then Rotate The Rotate dialog appears NOTE The range of values that can be entered is between 0 and 359 degrees in 1 degree increments Select All Purpose Selects all the data Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Edit then Select All Stage 3 only The desired rotation angle ca...

Page 104: ...ge display area When set to display a hint a hint image showing the settings in the edit box is displayed Sewing Attributes Sets the sewing attributes for outlines and regions page 96 Sewing Order Allows you to check and modify the sewing order of the dif ferent colors of a pattern as well as the sewing order of each color individually page 100 Select the item you want to change or set in the Sewi...

Page 105: ...gion sewing Under sewing Density Direction Type Angle Pull compensation Fill stitch Region sewing Under sewing Density Direction Type Angle Pull compensation Step pitch Frequency Programmable fill Region sewing Under sewing Density Direction Type Angle Pull compensation Programmable Fill Pattern Pattern size Width Height Offset Direction Value Direction Motif stitch Region sewing Motif Use Pattern...

Page 106: ...nch Default 4 0 mm 0 16 inch Frequency Sets the spacial frequency steps Range 0 99 Default 30 Programmable fill stitch only Pattern Select a pattern for Programmable Fill Stitch Click Select Pattern and the Browse dialog opens Select the folder containing the pas file you want to open Scroll through the available stitch patterns and double click the desired pat tern or click OK to select the patte...

Page 107: ... the pattern height the direction perpendicular to the line Range 2 10 mm 0 08 0 39 inch Default 5 mm 0 20 inch H Arrange Horizontal Arrange Sets the horizontal arrangement of the pattern For patterns like patterns will be arranged along the line as shown to the right V Arrange Vertical Arrange Sets the vertical arrangement of the pat tern For patterns like patterns will be arranged along the line...

Page 108: ...and set the stitch direction and pattern direction according to the selected stitch or to the effect that you want to produce To get an even better view make test samples of different settings Example of a programmable fill stitch See also Preview on page 104 Programmable Stitch Creator on page 233 Sewing Order Purpose Allows you to check and modify the sewing order of the different colors of a pa...

Page 109: ...sewn first displays Click or to review the colors that will be sewn between the first and last As you click or the corresponding colors display Click to see the color that will be sewn last Click if you want the selected color to be sewn last Click if you want the selected color to be sewn first Click to move the selected color back one spot in the sewing order Click to move the selected color for...

Page 110: ...e sewn first it will be the first outline to be sewn but will still be sewn after all inside regions See also Preview on page 104 Click The part that will be sewn first displays Click or to review the parts that will be sewn between the first and last As you click or the corresponding parts display Click to see the part that will be sewn last Click if you want the selected part to be sewn last Cli...

Page 111: ... box is checked 4 To switch the horizontal and vertical lines of the grid on and off click the with Axes check box The lines will display when the with Axes check box is checked NOTE When the Show grid check box is checked and the with Axes check box is not checked only the intersection points of the grid will be displayed See also Select System Unit on page 229 Grid Setup Allows you to set up the...

Page 112: ...ate correctly Realistic Preview Purpose Displays a realistic image of how either selected patterns or all patterns will look after being embroidered Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Click Display then Realistic Preview Stage 4 only The patterns on the Design Page are displayed realistically according to the settings in the Realis tic Preview Attribute Setting dialog 2 To return to the normal worki...

Page 113: ...n off See also Status Bar below Status Bar Purpose Turns the Status bar on off Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Display then Status bar The Status bar will be toggled on off See also Toolbar above Use Thread Width to set how wide the thread will appear Use Contrast to set the contrast Use Brightness to set how bright the display i...

Page 114: ...ion Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Option then Programmable Stitch Creator Programmable Stitch Creator starts if its window wasn t open and if it was open the window comes up front Design Page Property Purpose Allows you to change the size of the Design Page and the color of the Design Page and the Design Page background Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar...

Page 115: ...Operation 1 Click Option then Select System Unit This dialog will display Select the size by clicking its selector arrow then by clicking the size The preview area allows you to view the setting changes The sewing machine picture shows the direction of the Design Page frame on the machine Click OK to confirm Click Default to go back to the default setting Click Cancel to exit Select the Page color...

Page 116: ... data was pasted from the clipboard etc If you have started with a new file Stage 2 for example the function is not enabled See also To Line Image below To Figure Handle on page 110 To Sew Setting on page 112 To Line Image Purpose Moves to Stage 2 Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar Operation 1 Click Stage then To Line Image If you were in Stage 3 you are returned to Stage 2 exc...

Page 117: ...olor The color moves to the upper box under Pick Colors and a appears in the check box to show that the color is on You can repeat to select a total of five colors If you try to select more colors are scrolled down and the color that was at the bottom is deselected If you selected a color by mistake simply click its check box to deselect it Click View to see the effect of your selection You can re...

Page 118: ...To Figure Handle Purpose Moves to Stage 3 Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar Operation 1 Click Stage then To Figure Handle If you were in Stage 4 a message warns you that may lose some data if you go back to Stage 3 If you want to make sure no data is lost click Cancel in that dialog and save your settings Other wise click OK and you are returned to Stage 3 If you were in Stage...

Page 119: ...re points on the broken lines which also increases the length of the file In general Normal provides a sufficient resolution without making the file too large If Coarse gives a satisfactory result for a particular image select Coarse in order to keep the file as small as possible Select Fine only if the image contains many small details and Normal does not give a satisfactory result Thinning Proce...

Page 120: ...ever you need to zoom your pattern See also To Original Image and To Line Image on page 108 To Sew Setting below Grid Setup on page 103 and Design Page Property on page 106 To Sew Setting Purpose Moves from Stage 3 to Stage 4 Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar Operation 1 Click Stage then To Sew Setting You are now in Stage 4 You can set the sewing attributes Use the zooming to...

Page 121: ...this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Help then Customer support from the menu 2 The browser installed in the computer will start and open the FAQ page of this company s Web site NOTE This function cannot be used if there is no Internet browser correctly installed in the computer About Design Center Purpose Gives information about the version of this application Short...

Page 122: ...114 Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout Editing Programmable Stitch Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index ...

Page 123: ... by Programmable Stitch Creator for the different components of your Design Page When you have finished you can save your work on your hard disk print it and transfer it to a card The card can be inserted in your sewing machine to automatically embroider your creation Menu bar Gives access to the functions Toolbar Shortcut for the menu functions Sewing attribute bar Sets the sewing attributes colo...

Page 124: ...e 117 Sets the cursor in point edit mode Cursor shape page 120 Sets the cursor in zoom mode Cursor shape or page 125 Sets the cursor in text input mode Cursor shape page 127 Sets the cursor in circle and arc drawing mode Cursor shape with a miniature of the tool button page 129 Sets the cursor in rectangle drawing mode Cursor shape with a miniature of the tool button page 131 Sets the cursor in ou...

Page 125: ...will be selected If you select other patterns than you wanted to click on the white space to deselect all and start again Selecting patterns 2 With is selected press the key to select the next object in the sewing order Hold down the key and press the key to select the previous object in the sewing order If the key or the and keys are pressed and no object is selected the first object or the last ...

Page 126: ...tus bar Note that some patterns imported from cards cannot be scaled When you scale imported patterns the number of stitches remain the same resulting in a quality loss To maintain the quality of the embroidery you need to adjust the number of stitches after scaling the pattern This can be done in the Stitch to Block Sensitivity dialog which you open by selecting the Sew Stitch to Block command Fo...

Page 127: ... pattern are replaced by smaller boxes on the four corners of the selected area 3 To rotate the pattern move the cursor on one of the four rotation handles The shape of the cursor changes to as soon as your cursor touches a rotation handle Click on a rotation handle and a lined box appears around the selected the pattern Rotate the pattern clockwise or counterclockwise by dragging the mouse A simp...

Page 128: ...s and exit points of stitching for a shape object Moving points 1 Click on the Tool Box Three buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the cursor changes to 3 Click the pattern that you want to edit The pattern can be a broken line a curve an arc a fan shape an arc string or a manual punch ing pattern The existing points of the pattern are marked with small empty squares 4 Click the point that you want...

Page 129: ...es the point 1 grid mark in the spec ified direction The arrow keys cannot be used to move the endpoints of an arc or text on a path if just the text is selected Reorienting a tangent to a point 1 Click on the Tool Box Three buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the cursor changes to 3 Click the pattern that you want to edit The pattern can only be a curve The existing points of the pattern are mark...

Page 130: ...oved In the case of a new point on a curve you can also use the handle to reorient the tangent to the new point Deleting points 1 Click on the Tool Box Three buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the cursor changes to 3 Click the pattern that you want to edit The pattern can be a broken line a curve or a manual punching pattern The existing points of the pattern are marked with small empty squares 4...

Page 131: ...orient ing a tangent to a point on page 121 Selecting characters on a text pattern 1 Click on the Tool Box Three buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the cursor changes to 3 Click the text pattern that you want to edit The existing points of the text are marked with small empty squares 4 Click the square of the character that you want to select If you want to select more than one character hold the...

Page 132: ...ite direction of sewing from the current point Hold down the key and press the or key to move the selection in the sewing direc tion or hold down the key and press the or key to move the selection in the opposite direction of sewing Press the key to select all points in the next color Hold down the key and press the key to select all points in the previous color Moving stitch points The selected p...

Page 133: ... to the next pattern If the outlines or the inside regions are not set to be sewn the corresponding point does not appear 4 Drag the arrow mark for the point that you want to edit along the outline to the desired position Continue this step until all points are moved to the desired positions NOTE Shape objects that can be edited in this way are data created with the Circle Rectangle and Out line t...

Page 134: ...to 3 Click a point of the Design Page where you want to do the next work The image shrinks toward that point You can repeat this step until the image has returned to its normal size Zooming to the real size 1 Click Five buttons appear 2 Click Your Design Page now appears in almost real size Enlarging selected objects to the screen size 1 Select one or more patterns 2 Click Five buttons appear 3 Cl...

Page 135: ...on page 140 You can also set the sewing attributes using the Sew menu see Sewing Attribute Setting on page 204 and the text attributes using the Text menu see Text Attribute Setting on page 198 2 Click at a point where you want the text to appear The Edit Text dialog displays Type your text Press the key to enter new lines of text You can also enter a character by clicking it on the character tabl...

Page 136: ... text of some TrueType fonts cannot be converted In this case the area containing the converted text will be empty or a message warning that the text cannot be converted will appear NOTE If you need to edit the entered text you can do so in the Edit Text dialog which opens when you execute the Text Edit Text Letters command See Edit Text Letters on page 197 Circle and Arc Drawing Mode The circle o...

Page 137: ...pse will fit inside the imaginary rectangle its great axis equal to the larger edge of the rectangle and it small axis equal to the smaller edge Note that you can draw a perfect circle by holding the key down while dragging the mouse Drawing an arc 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to and displays together with a small ellipse The Sewing Attributes bar now looks like this You...

Page 138: ...cursor without dragging to the start point of the fan shape and click The radial line disappears 5 Move the cursor without dragging to the end point of the fan shape and click Drawing an arc string 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to and displays together with a small ellipse The Sewing Attributes bar now looks like this You can select the colors and stitches at this step or...

Page 139: ...ck and drag the mouse The point where you start dragging is considered a corner of the box The point where you release the mouse will be the diagonally opposed corner of the box Note that you can draw a perfect square by holding the key down while dragging the mouse Outline Drawing Mode The outline drawing mode allows you to add lines and curves to your pattern If the pattern is open it will end a...

Page 140: ...u see Sewing Attribute Setting on page 204 3 Draw the outline Move the mouse to the start point and click Move the mouse to the end point of the first line and click again NOTE You can always remove the last entered point by clicking the right mouse button 4 Repeat until you arrive at the last end point At that point double click NOTE While drawing the pattern you can freely switch between the dif...

Page 141: ... of the ovals as guides The ovals were then deleted The stitch density for both letters was set to a minimum in order to make it easier to see the difference between the two patterns on the preview display When creating a manual punching pattern it is easier to use something in the background as a guide In the above example we used two ovals that we removed after completing the manual punching pat...

Page 142: ...e 144 and Stitch on page 146 You can also set the sewing attributes using the Sew menu see Sewing Attribute Setting on page 204 4 Click point 1 on the Design Page start point Click point 2 and next points referring to the illustration below Note that you can always click the mouse s right button to remove the last entered point 5 After clicking at point 8 the last point of the above block type pat...

Page 143: ... between any two points Measuring the distance between two points 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the cursor changes to and displays together with a small ruler 2 Click one end of the length that you want to measure A small circle appears to indicate the start ing point of the distance Drag the cursor to view the length in the status bar between the starting point and the cursor s position ...

Page 144: ...ts of the Sewing Attributes bar according to these labels for easier identification As a general rule the different characteristics available for a given pattern can be set either just before creating the pattern or after the pattern is created For example when drawing a rectangle you can set the colors and the corner radius just after starting the Rectangle Drawing mode When the rectangle is crea...

Page 145: ...t the Rectangle Drawing mode When you select an existing rectangle with the cursor in Selection mode Embroidery attributes Line sew Switches the outline on off When the outline is switched off it is not sewn and you cannot set its color or stitch page 142 Region sew Switches the inside region on off When the inside region is switched off it is not sewn and you cannot set its color or stitch page 1...

Page 146: ...ses broken lines and curves Available When you click on the Tool Box to start the outline Drawing mode When you select an existing broken line or curve with the cursor in Selection mode Operation 1 Click on the Path shape selector Two options are available 2 Click the desired option The setting applies to all the patterns that you will create in the outline Drawing mode until you change the settin...

Page 147: ... in the Text Input mode until you change the setting If text patterns or characters of a text pattern are selected the setting also applies to the selection The following illustration shows the fonts available and for each font the kind of characters available Font Font sample Types of characters number available Uppercase letters of the English alphabet Lowercase letters of the English alphabet N...

Page 148: ...page 127 Point Edit Mode on page 120 TrueType Font Attribute Setting on page 202 Text size Purpose Selects the size for text Available When you click on the Tool Box to start the Text Input mode When you select existing text patterns with the cursor in Selection mode When you select characters with the cursor in Point Edit mode Operation 1 Type the desired value in the Text size selector 5 100 mm ...

Page 149: ...mode Operation 1 Type the desired value in the Transform level selector 0 100 and press the key or click on the Transform level selector to display the available values 2 Click the desired value The setting applies to all the transformed text patterns that you will create in the Text Input mode until you change the setting If a text pattern is selected the setting also applies to the selection See...

Page 150: ...o block function has been applied For those three types of pat terns it is not possible to switch the region inside on and off Manual punch patterns You can set a color to all three manual punch pattern types block running and feed but you can only set a stitch sew type to the block patterns Imported patterns converted with the Stitch to Block function You can modify globally the sewing attributes...

Page 151: ...h nothing selected When you select a pattern that has an inside region Text converted from True Type Font Circle Fan Shape Arc String Rectangle closed Broken Line and Curve When you click on the Tool Box to start drawing such a pattern Operation 1 Click the Region sew button This button has two states on the Region color button and the Region sew type selector are displayed off the Region color bu...

Page 152: ...Color dialog similar to the one shown below appears Clear the View Details check box to view a list of only the thread colors The setting applies to all the patterns of the same categories that you will create until you change it The color button of each category shows the current color for that category If a pattern is selected the setting also applies to that pattern NOTE For details on specifyi...

Page 153: ...ustration APPLIQUE MATERIAL marks the outline of the region to cut from the appliqué material APPLIQUE POSITION marks the position on the backing material where the appliqué must be sewn APPLIQUE sews the appliqué on the backing material Example 1 Create an oval 2 Duplicate the oval and move it apart from the first one Repeat this step to obtain a total of three identical ovals 3 Select the ovals ...

Page 154: ...art sewing At this step the APPLIQUE outline will be sewn 6 Sew the other details of the picture Note that the sewing order will be MATERIAL POSITION APPLIQUE Stitch Purpose Sets the stitch for outline region inside text manual punching pattern and imported pattern after the Stitch to Block function has been applied Available When the cursor is in the selection mode the Line sew type and Region se...

Page 155: ...ge it If a pattern is selected the setting also applies to that pattern NOTE You can set the stitch attributes for the selected line and region stitches in the Sewing attribute Set ting dialog When you select Prog fill Stitch or Motif Stitch you also need to select a pattern in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog as there is no default programmable stitch setting See also Line sew on page 142 Regi...

Page 156: ...s File Handles file input output such as opening saving and printing page 149 Edit Performs simple actions on selected patterns such as cutting and pasting page 166 Image Imports and exports image data and creates embroidery data from image data page 175 Text Performs actions on text patterns such as fitting text to a curved path page 197 Sew Defines how each pattern will be sewn page 204 Display ...

Page 157: ...oidery pattern from Design Center page 153 from Card Imports an embroidery pattern from an embroidery card page 154 Save Saves your Design Page on the disk as a latest version file default page 156 Save As Saves your Design Page on the disk under a new file name page 156 Export Exports the data shown in the Design Page as a file of a different format dst hus exp and pcs page 157 Write to Card Curr...

Page 158: ...on the Design Page Click Cancel to do anything else for example modify the current Design Page or saving it with another file name Select the drive the folder and the file name Be sure to select a folder containing pes files The contents of the selected file dis plays in the Preview window provided its check box is checked Click Open or double click the file name The file will appear on the Design...

Page 159: ...that parts of the embroidery picture which are not within the Design Page cannot be pre viewed See also New on page 149 Save and Save As on page 156 Import from File Purpose Imports embroidery patterns from embroidery cards pec original cards pes and files created in the Tajima dst Melco exp Pfaff pcs and Husqvarna hus formats and adds them to your current Design Page Shortcut key Toolbar Click Op...

Page 160: ...e right type of file extension in Files of Type If the Preview check box is checked the content of the selected file displays in the preview window Click Import or double click the file name to display the file on the Design Page You can also select the drive and folder only and then click Browse to display a graphic contents of the currently selected file format Click Cancel to exit To select a f...

Page 161: ...e pec files from embroidery cards the Select Import size dialog will display If this happens select the import size by clicking the appropriate radio button then click OK to import the data See also Save As on page 156 Import from Design Center Purpose Imports an embroidery pattern from Design Center Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Start Design Center and open the file that you want to import int...

Page 162: ...d Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click File then Import then from Card If a card writer module is connected and if an embroidery card is inserted into the card writer mod ule the following message appears and the embroidery patterns are read from the card If a card writer module is not connected or if one is connected but an embroider...

Page 163: ... may appear If this happens select the import size by clicking the appropriate radio button and then click OK to import the pattern NOTE Due to copyright issues some embroidery cards cannot be used with this function To select a pattern click on its icon or drag the pointer over it To import a pattern click Import or double click the pattern icon To see a more detailed image of the pattern click P...

Page 164: ...7 Save As Purpose Saves your Design Page on the disk under a new file name NOTE If you select a previous version saved pes files can be opened with a previous version of the software However all saved data will be converted to stitch data Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click File then Save As A File Save As dialog similar to this will...

Page 165: ...n Write to Card then Current Design This message will display If the card module is not connected this message displays Select the drive and the folder and then type the file name Select the format DST EXP PCS HUS in which you wish to export the file Number of jumps for trim With the DST format jump codes are used to indicate when the thread must be cut in order to change the thread color Since th...

Page 166: ...tern is selected Click to display a three dimensional image of the pattern selected in the Available patterns list or the Selected patterns list shows the capacity of the patterns selected in the Selected patterns list The Available patterns list A displays the images of the pattern files pes saved in the folder selected after clicking The name of the file appears below the image Patterns that are...

Page 167: ...ed in the Selected patterns list Click to remove the pattern selected in the Selected patterns list 2 With the Hoop size selector select the size of the embroidery hoop that can be used with your embroidery machine NOTE Do not select a hoop size larger than the embroidery hoop that can be used with your embroidery machine Otherwise the created card will not work correctly with the embroidery machi...

Page 168: ...d the part indicating the pattern being selected is shown in light blue If the part indicating the pattern being selected appears in red the size of the selected patterns has exceeded the capacity of an original card 6 After the patterns to be written to the card are selected click to write the data to the card The data is written to an original card after all data already on the card is erased Af...

Page 169: ...le then Property The File Property dialogue appears Print Setup Purpose Allows you to change the printing settings for previewed embroideries Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Enter or revise the necessary points in text format Design Name Category Author Keywords and Comment Click OK to save the entered data and finish The entered data will be save...

Page 170: ... Print sewing area box center axes to print black lines to indicate the sewing area see Select Sewing Area and the center axes for the data This setting is only available when Actual Size is selected Print template grid Select Print template grid to print green lines to represent the grid printed on the embroidery sheet included with the embroidery frame NOTE The size of the grid that is printed m...

Page 171: ... the sewing information not available if Reduced Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog This button becomes inactive and the Prev Page button becomes active 4 Click Prev Page to go back to the display of the embroidery not available if Reduced Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog This button becomes inactive and the Next Page button becomes active 5 ClickTwo Page to display both pages ...

Page 172: ...0 130 mm Design Page is selected the design is divided into sections of 130 180 mm or 180 130 mm and each section is printed on a separate page If a 100 172 mm or 172 100 mm Design Page is selected the design is divided into sections of 100 100 mm and each section is printed on a separate page Printing a Design Page for a multi position embroidery frame When Actual Size is selected 1 Prints the en...

Page 173: ...the Design Page that would be sewn with the first embroidery frame installation position 3 Prints the pattern and its color order for the section of the Design Page that would be sewn with the second embroidery frame installation position This continues until all of the sewing data is printed NOTE In addition when the File Print Preview command is selected each section of the pattern is dis played...

Page 174: ...6 Group Turns several selected objects into one object page 167 Ungroup Cancels the grouping for grouped objects page 167 Cut Removes the selected pattern s from the screen while sav ing a copy in the clipboard page 167 Copy Saves the selected pattern s in the clipboard without removing them from the screen page 168 Duplicate Makes a copy of the selected pattern s page 168 Paste Pastes the content...

Page 175: ... can another object be inserted in the sewing order of the grouped objects If you want to change the sewing order in those ways cancel the grouping NOTE If you select either a path or text fit to a path both will be included in the grouping When selecting an object set as part of a hole sewing pattern the entire hole sewing pattern will be included in the grouping See also Ungroup below Ungroup Pu...

Page 176: ...o be pasted See also Cut on page 167 Duplicate and Paste below Duplicate Purpose Makes a copy of the selected pattern s Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Select one or more patterns 2 Click Edit then Duplicate A copy of the patterns appears on the screen See also Copy above and Paste below Paste Purpose Pastes the contents of the clipboard on the screen Shortcut key Tool...

Page 177: ...izontal The selected pattern s are replaced by their horizontal mirror image top and bottom inverted Two successive applications of this function restores the original image Note that some patterns installed from a card cannot be flipped See also Mirror Vertical below Rotate on page 170 Mirror Vertical Purpose Flips the selected pattern s left right Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Select one or m...

Page 178: ...eration 1 Select one or more patterns 2 Click Edit then Rotate The shape of the handles changes 3 Move the cursor to one of the handles The shape of the cursor changes 4 Drag the handle to rotate the pattern the desired angle and release the mouse button A simple dragging of the mouse will rotate the pattern by 1 increments Pressing the key will rotate it by 15 increments See also Mirror Horizonta...

Page 179: ...t the units or mm inch for the width and height Either typing in a value or clicking the arrows to select the desired value can enter the width and height Select 100 to leave the pattern unchanged If aspect is selected changing one dimen sion automatically changes the other so the proportion of the width and height remains unchanged The specified size is for the region If the pattern has a line th...

Page 180: ...d object to the center of Design Page Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Select one or more objects 2 Click Edit then Center The entire selected object moves to the center of Design Page NOTE For Letters Fit to a Path If you select either the letters or the path only the selected object will be moved to the center of Design page but the unselected object will not be moved...

Page 181: ...t on a path can be aligned by selecting other objects on the design page as well as the text the path or both the text and the path Each selected pattern is aligned on its outline In order to align with object s on the design page all the object s must be selected with text and or path NOTE Refer to index for related topics if necessary Objects set for hole sewing If just the inside of a pattern i...

Page 182: ... Refer to index for related topics if necessary Select All Purpose Selects all the patterns Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Make sure that the cursor is in Selection mode 2 Click Edit then Select All 1 Inside area is selected 2 Outside area is selected 3 Both the inside and outside areas are selected Ctrl E ...

Page 183: ... an image page 176 from Portrait Combine images of facial features that are built in to the program to create an original portrait page 177 from Clipboard Import image data from the clipboard page 178 Output to File Saves the image data as a file page 179 to Clipboard Copies the image data onto the clipboard page 179 Select TWAIN device Selects which TWAIN device installed in the com puter to use ...

Page 184: ... and size then opened 2 Your Design Page will display the image If the current image is not saved you will be asked whether you want to save it Input from TWAIN device Purpose Operates a TWAIN standardized scanner or other device to import an image Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Select the drive the folder and the file name If the Preview check b...

Page 185: ...age will be pasted in Design Page If the current image is not saved you will be asked whether you want to save it NOTE TWAIN is an application interface API standardization for software controlling scanners etc Also the software itself is called TWAIN This software supports TWAIN standardized devices so you can control the scanner and import the image directly Before using this function you must g...

Page 186: ... as the eyes or ears Click to display all variations of the selected part If the Display With Other Parts check box is selected images of all parts combined are displayed If the check box is not selected only the variations of the selected part are displayed Select a part from the list and then click OK Drag the Part Feature slider to change the part feature Select from making the part standard si...

Page 187: ...ut to Clipboard Purpose Copies the image data onto the clipboard Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Image then Output then to Clipboard The image data in the Design Page is copied onto the clipboard Select TWAIN device Purpose Selects which TWAIN device installed in the computer to use Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function ...

Page 188: ...tware for the TWAIN device you want to use Modify Purpose Adjusts the size and position of the image data Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Image then Modify The image to be edited will appear surrounded with a red line and handles In addition the size of the image data is displayed in the status bar Moving an image Move the cursor...

Page 189: ...tion the image data for creating the embroi dery data 3 Click Image then Image to Stitch Wizard The following dialog will appear If there is no image in the Design Page the dialog appears after an image is imported from a file Select Auto Punch to automatically extract the image boundaries in order to create the embroidery data Select Photo Stitch 1 to automatically create realistic photo embroide...

Page 190: ...g the slider to adjust the zoom ratio that the image is displayed in Select the Show Outline check box to display the outline extracted from the analyzed image Select the desired image analyzing set tings under Analysis Parameters Noise reduction Sets the level of noise that is removed from the image Segmentation sensitivity Sets the smoothness of the extracted outline Outline smoothness Sets the ...

Page 191: ...ed from the outline of the analyzed data the appropriate thread color and stitch settings are applied and then the data is pasted into the Design Page The stitch settings of the created embroidery data can later be changed in the same way as the settings for other shape objects are If Photo Stitch 1 Color is selected 1 A Select Mask dialog similar to the one shown below appears In this dialog set ...

Page 192: ... you like in the Point Edit mode Pattern edited with the round mask Pattern edited with the arbitrary shape mask NOTE The mask size can be set in the range from 64 64 dots to the size of the image data Emphasizing the Outline In the Select Mask dialog above click Image Tune An Image Tune dialog similar to the one shown below appears You can make the image brighter or darker clearer or less sharp T...

Page 193: ...at parameter is given priority when converting to embroidery data Stitch Quality Creates data while giving priority to the stitching quality However many jump stitches will result Jump Stitch Reduction Creates data while giving priority to reducing the number of jump stitches in order to reduce complications during embroi dering However the stitching quality will be slightly reduced Photo Cartoon ...

Page 194: ...or selecting the thread color with the Auto Select function The most appropriate thread color from the selected thread chart is selected A user thread chart can also be selected Color Count Sets the number of colors selected by the Auto Select function Range 1 50 Default 10 Use Color List Summary Thread colors selected for creating the data are displayed in order by level of brightness This order ...

Page 195: ...key and clicking on the colors 3 Click Next in the Photo Stitch Parameters dialog to display a Preview dialog similar to the one shown below The created embroidery data can be previewed in this dialog In addition you can return to previous dialogs in order to change the settings If Photo Stitch 1 Mono is selected 1 A Select Mask dialog similar to the one shown below appears For details on the sett...

Page 196: ...ask dialog click Next to display the Gray Balance dialog similar to the one shown below Drag the slider to specify which parts of the image embroidery data will be created for Data will be created for any areas remaining in black Click Previous to return to the previous dia log Click Next to display the next dialog Click Cancel to close this dialog ...

Page 197: ...f stitches Run pitch Sets the sewing pitch The pattern is created with this setting value as the minimum length Range 2 10 mm 0 08 0 39 inch Default 3 mm 0 12 inch Conversion Priority Select what parameter is given priority when converting to embroidery data Stitch Quality Creates data while giving priority to the stitching quality However many jump stitches will result Jump Stitch Reduction Creat...

Page 198: ...settings If Photo Stitch 2 Color is selected 1 A Select Mask dialog similar to the one shown below appears For details on the settings refer to 1 of If Photo Stitch 1 Color is selected on page 183 In this dialog set the boundaries of the Photo Stitch and make adjustments to the image data Change Color Click this button to open the Thread Color dialog which lets you change the thread color used in ...

Page 199: ...tch data and display the next dialog Click Cancel to close this dialog Line Interval Specifies the interval of parallel lines used to create embroidery data Range 1 2 5 mm 0 05 0 2 inch Default 2 mm 0 08 inch Max Density Specifies the maximum density for areas of the created embroidery data sewn with the zigzag stitch The embroidery data will be created with a density smaller than that set here Ra...

Page 200: ...alog similar to the one shown below appears For details on the settings refer to 1 of If Photo Stitch 1 Color is selected on page 183 In this dialog set the boundaries of the Photo Stitch and make adjustments to the image data Use Color List Summary Displays the four selected thread colors Change Color Select the color that you want to edit from the list and then click this but ton to open the Thr...

Page 201: ... Mask dialog click Next to display the Gray Balance dialog similar to the one shown below Drag the slider to specify which parts of the image embroidery data will be created Data will be created for any areas remaining in black Click Previous to return to the previous dia log Click Next to display the next dialog Click Cancel to close this dialog ...

Page 202: ...eating Photo Stitch data Click Previous to return to the previous dia log Click Next to apply the settings to the Photo Stitch data and display the next dialog Click Cancel to close this dialog Line Interval Specifies the interval of parallel lines used to create embroidery data Range 1 2 5 mm 0 05 0 2 inch Default 2 mm 0 08 inch Max Density Specifies the maximum density for areas of the created e...

Page 203: ...k Previous to return to the previous dialog Click Finish to paste the created embroidery data into the Design Page Click Cancel to close this dialog Cross size Sets the horizontal and vertical size of the pattern Range 1 5 5 mm 0 04 0 39 inch Default 2 5 mm 0 08 inch Stitch times Sets the number of times that the pattern will be sewn Sews twice per time Range Single Double Triple Default Single Th...

Page 204: ...t faded Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Display then Template then select the desired setting Click On to display the original image Click Faded to fade the image before displaying it Click Off to hide the image This function is not available if a image is not open Press the shortcut key to switch between displaying the template image to displaying it faded to hi...

Page 205: ... 198 Fit Text to Path Setting Fits a line of text along a path page 199 Release Text from Path Release the text from the path page 201 Transform Text Applies a preset transformation to text page 201 Clear Transformation Restores the original shape of the text page 202 True Type Font Attribute Setting Sets the attributes such as the style for TrueType fonts that are converted to embroidery data pag...

Page 206: ... desired values for each set ting To restore the default value of an indi vidual setting click its Default button Click Apply to confirm the effect of the setting Click Close to remove the dialog Kerning Sets the spacing between individual char acters Range 100 100 mm 3 94 3 94 inches Default 0 0 0 mm 5 0 mm between A and b Vertical Offset Moves the text vertically Range 100 100 mm 3 94 3 94 inche...

Page 207: ...characters on a text pattern on page 123 for more details about selecting individual char acters in a text pattern See also Fit Text to Path Setting below and Transform Text on page 201 Fit Text to Path Setting Purpose Fits a line of text along a path Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Select a line of text and a path 2 Click Text then Fit Text to Path Setting Alignment Aligns several lines of text ...

Page 208: ...Alphabetic Index See also Release Text from Path on page 201 Horizontal Alignment Sets the distribution of characters along the path Vertical Alignment Sets the distance between the text and the path Text Orientation Sets the orientation of the char acters relative to the path The other side Reverses the characters ...

Page 209: ...cut key Toolbar Operation 1 Select a line of text 2 Click Text then Transform Text The Text Transform Setting dialog displays 3 If necessary set the level of transformation See Transform level on page 141 NOTE Take note that text data that has been changed from True Type font has data for both line and region sewing so if you use this function depending on the form of the True Type font there may ...

Page 210: ...eType Font Attribute Setting A dialog similar to the one shown below appears If any characters converted from a True Type font is selected the attributes for the selected characters are displayed The Font attribute indicates the name of the selected font The Sample box shows a sample of the font with the selected attributes Use Font Style to select the desired font style Use Script to select the d...

Page 211: ... selecting only one character from within text displays a dialog containing only that character s attributes See also Text Input Mode on page 127 Setting Text Attributes on page 138 Convert to Outline Object Purpose Creates outline data from text data converted from a TrueType font Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Select one or more tex...

Page 212: ...air of patterns for hole sewing to avoid sewing twice at the same place when a pattern covers another one page 212 Cancel hole sewing Cancels hole sewing setting page 213 Stitch to Block Converts imported stitch patterns into blocks manual punching data allowing you to set sewing attributes and to keep the stitching quality when scaling page 213 Convert to Stitch Converts a shape object to a stitc...

Page 213: ...the edit box The method for entering the setting varies according to the item If enter ing numerical values you can click on the arrow buttons to select values or enter the values directly If the Default button is displayed in the Edit box click the button to apply the Default setting to the selected item Click Apply to confirm the setting Click Close to exit Click Show Hint Hide Hint to turn the ...

Page 214: ...m 0 20 inch H Arrange Horizontal Arrange Sets the horizontal arrangement of the pattern For patterns like patterns will be arranged along the line as shown to the right V Arrange Vertical Arrange Sets the vertical arrangement of the pat tern For patterns like patterns will be arranged along the line as shown to the right Region sewing attribute Setting items according to the selected stitch Satin ...

Page 215: ... Offset Direction Value Direction Feathered edge Feathered side Top side Pattern Max length Bottom side Pattern Max length Under Sewing Sets under sewing on off Try to use Under sewing for wide areas in order to prevent shrinking during stitching Depending on the shape of the region however it may not be possible to make this setting On Under sewing will be done Off Under sewing will not be done D...

Page 216: ...direc tion of offset as Row Column Value When the pattern s arrangement is offset sets the amount of offset Range 0 99 Default 0 Direction Allows you to rotate the angle of the stitch patterns Range 0 359 degrees Default 0 degrees Motif Stitch only Use Pattern Selects whether to use pattern 1 or pattern 2 for Motif If you choose to use both patterns the data is created so that sewing is alternated...

Page 217: ...oss stitch only Size Sets the horizontal and vertical size of the pattern Range 1 5 5 mm 0 06 0 20 inch Default 2 5 mm 0 10 inch Times Sets the number of times that the pattern will be sewn Sews twice per time Range Single Double Triple Default Single Feathered Edge only Feathered Side Sets which side of the sewing direction to apply the Feathered edge setting to When creating data in Manual Punch...

Page 218: ...eview function of your application to view exactly how your stitch pattern will be sewn and set the stitch direction and pattern direction according to the selected stitch or to the effect that you want to produce To get an even better view make test samples of different settings Example of a programmable fill stitch See also Preview on page 220 Programmable Stitch Creator on page 233 Sewing Order...

Page 219: ...e pattern is released Changing the color Select a pattern and then click to display the Thread Color dialog that allows the thread color to be changed NOTE The frames around whole objects with no hole settings applied or objects with no sewing settings applied will be a dotted line In addition there will be no number for the sewing order below the frame Click to enlarge each pattern to fill its fr...

Page 220: ... pair of patterns has been set for hole sewing they are grouped and will move together if you try to move one of the patterns To change their relative position you will have to cancel hole sewing first If the selected pair cannot be set for hole sewing this message displays For a pair to be valid one of the pattern must be completely enclosed within the other pattern of the pair Note that you can ...

Page 221: ...to apply the setting to 2 Click Sew then Stitch to Block This dialog displays NOTE Applying this function may affect the content of some patterns You may further modify the pattern if needed with the help of the Point Edit Mode 3 After applying this function the Sewing Attributes bar displays as follows You can select and modify the sewing settings of the blocks of the same color To do this select...

Page 222: ... Convert to Stitch Purpose Converts a shape object to a stitch object Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Select one or more shape objects 2 Click Sew then Convert to Stitch The selected shape data is converted to stitch data The dotted line around the converted data indicates that it is stitch data Each stitch of the converted data can be...

Page 223: ...t the pattern 2 Click Sew then Change colors of a stitch object The Change colors dialog appears listing and displaying the colors used for the selected pattern See also Color on page 144 Click the color you want to change Click the Change Colors button Select the desired color in the Region Thread Color dialog which displays The new color displays in the Change Col ors dialog and the pattern disp...

Page 224: ...he dimension of the pattern matches the size of the Design Page therefore reducing the ability to move a pattern around the layout screen of your embroidery machine With Use existing design area the patterns will be sewn so that the place the needle is when you start coincides with the center of the actual patterns NOTE When Use existing design area is selected the actual pattern size is maintaine...

Page 225: ...ition is changed More importantly it reduces the chances of the embroidery not being sewn correctly or the fabric becoming wrinkled when the embroidery frame installation position is changed too often When the Optimize hoop change setting is turned on The sewing order that you have set is optimized to reduce the number of times that the embroi dery frame installation position is changed For the ex...

Page 226: ...and exit points for the sewing data of connected objects with the same color are optimized connected with the shortest distance possible Objects that can be optimized are data created with the Circle Rectangle and Outline tools When the Optimize Entry Exit points setting is turned on the entry point and the exit point cannot be changed with the entry exit point edit tool When the Optimize Entry Ex...

Page 227: ...atterns will look after being embroidered page 220 Realistic Preview Attribute Setting Sets the preview attributes for Realistic Pre view page 221 Stitch Simulator Displays a simulation of the machine stitch ing page 221 Toolbar Turns the Toolbar on off page 222 Status Bar Turns the Status bar on off page 222 Check Snap to Grid when you want to use the grid for aligning patterns or creating patter...

Page 228: ...nction when the screen does not seem to respond correctly for example when residue of a pattern remains on the screen after the pattern has been cut Realistic Preview Purpose Displays a realistic image of how either selected patterns or all patterns will look after being embroidered Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Click Display then Realistic Preview The patterns on the Design Page are displayed ...

Page 229: ...ch Simulator The following dialog appears and the embroidery data in the Design Page is cleared Use Thread Width to set how wide the thread will appear Use Contrast to set the contrast Use Brightness to set how bright the dis play is Click Apply to display a Realistic Preview of the patterns with the new settings When Realistic Preview is displayed Or click OK to save the setting for the next time...

Page 230: ...pose Turns the Status bar on off Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Display then Status bar The Status bar will be toggled on off See also Toolbar above The slider shows the current location in the simulation In addition adjusting the slider can change the position in the simulation The simulation stitching speed can be adjusted by ...

Page 231: ...ar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Option then Programmable Stitch Creator Programmable Stitch Creator starts if its window wasn t open and if it was open the window comes up front Design Property Purpose Opens a dialog containing sewing information for the selected pattern s Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Design Center Starts Desig...

Page 232: ...sign correspond ing to the last embroidery installation position is already displayed NOTE If an object is larger than the embroidering area or if an object is positioned so that it does not completely fit within an embroidering area the error message Please change the object size or position is displayed instead of this dialog After the object causing the error appears selected change its size or...

Page 233: ...ation positions Check that you have the multi posi tion embroidery frame and that these multi position designs can be embroidered using your sew ing machine See also Select System Unit on page 229 Edit User Thread Chart Purpose Allows original thread charts to be created and edited Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Option then Edit...

Page 234: ...have Thread data from system thread charts can be included or new thread data can be added Creating a New Thread Chart Click New Chart The following dialog appears Type in the name of the chart and then click OK to save the chart with the entered name The saved chart can be selected from the User Thread Chart list then edited Deleting a Chart From the User Thread Chart list select the chart that y...

Page 235: ...art is selected the editing operation cannot be performed Adding an item from a system thread chart From the System Thread Chart list select the brand of thread that you want to add From the list at the bottom of the dialog click the thread item that you want to add To add multiple items hold down the and keys while selecting thread items Click Add Item to add the selected items to the list in the...

Page 236: ...he color and then click OK to add the specified color to the previous dialog If necessary type in the code brand and description into the appropriate text boxes Only numbers can be entered for the code Click OK to add the new item to the user thread chart An asterisk appears in front of the index number of newly added items Deleting an item From the list for the user thread chart select the item t...

Page 237: ...for displaying color information The specified thread information may not be displayed with some machines 2 Embroidering machines with a function for displaying thread colors Of the thread information specified in the embroidery data only the thread colors are displayed on the machine However the thread color name that are displayed are limited to the machine s preset thread color names Therefore ...

Page 238: ...ge 231 Customer support Purpose Opens the FAQ Frequently Asked Questions page in this company s homepage Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Help then Customer support from the menu 2 The browser installed in the computer will start and open the FAQ page of this company s homep age NOTE This function cannot be used if there is no int...

Page 239: ...ed browser is started and the online registration page is opened from our Web site NOTE This function only works if the Internet browser is correctly installed and the Internet connection environment is established Online registration is not possible in certain countries and regions About Layout Editing Purpose Gives information about the version of this application Shortcut key No shortcut key fo...

Page 240: ...232 Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout Editing Programmable Stitch Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index ...

Page 241: ...wn fill stitch patterns or use the many stitches delivered with this application with or without editing them This application also allows you to design patterns for motif sewing You can use Layout Editing to apply line stitch or fill stitch sewing attributes or you can use Design Center to apply fill stitch attributes to the motif pattern Menu bar Gives access to the functions Toolbar Shortcut fo...

Page 242: ...g the key down NOTE You can also select lines by dragging the cursor across the Work Area As you drag a dotted rect angle appears When you release the mouse button all lines that are completely contained in that rectangle will be selected If other lines that you did not want selected are selected click on an empty space to deselect all lines and then start again Moving lines 1 Move the cursor over...

Page 243: ...tal and vertical lines of the grid So regardless on where you drag a point to or insert a point on the line it will automatically position itself at the nearest intersection Depending on the stitch you want to create you may need to select a different working grid For more information on the grids and on how to select them refer to Grid on page 248 Moving points 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape o...

Page 244: ...of the cursor changes to 2 Click the broken line that you want to edit You can only select one broken line at a time The existing points of the selected broken line are marked with small empty squares 3 Click where you want to insert a new point on the broken line A new point appears marked by a filled black square The new point can be edited Deleting points 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of th...

Page 245: ...less of where you click a point will automati cally be inserted at the nearest intersection Depending on the stitch pattern you want to draw you may need to select a different working grid For more information on the grids and on how to select them refer to Grid on page 248 Drawing a broken line 1 Click on the Tool Box When you move it over the Work page the cursor changes to and is displayed toge...

Page 246: ... See also Open Save and Save As in this section Open Purpose Opens a previously saved programmable stitch file Shortcut key Toolbar New Creates a new blank work area page 238 Open Opens a previously saved programmable stitch file page 238 Template Open Opens a background image file that can be used as a guide to draw a new pattern for Programmable Fill and Motif page 240 Save Saves your work area ...

Page 247: ...e selected file displays in the preview window Click Open or double click the file name to open the file in the work area Click Browse to preview all the available pas or pmf files in the selected folder Click Cancel to exit Browse through the files with the help of the scroll bar A green in the middle of the pattern display area shows that this is data for Motif pmf Otherwise the data is for Prog...

Page 248: ...the file name is still Untitled if it is one of the Read Only pas or pmf files which come with this application or if for any other reason the file cannot be found on the disk the application automat ically switches to Save As See also Save As on page 241 Select the drive the folder and the file name If the Preview check box is checked the content of the selected file displays in the Preview windo...

Page 249: ... Save on page 240 Exit Purpose Exits the application Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click File then Exit If the current stitch pattern is not edited the application closes immediately 2 If the current stitch pattern is edited you will be asked whether you want to save the changes See also Save on page 240 and Save As above Select the drive the folder and type the file...

Page 250: ...mable Fill Click Motif the mode changes to create a pattern for Motif 2 If the current work area is edited you will be asked whether you want to save the changes for example Fill Mode In Fill Mode you can make a pattern out of one line or many lines In the tool box there is a selection mode tool a point edit mode tool and a line drawing mode tool Using these tools you can freely input and edit lin...

Page 251: ... end point These points are connected by a line The selection tool and the point edit tool are in the tool box Using the line already shown you can create a pattern by inserting points moving or editing the line in other ways You can not delete the start or end points Also the points must be in the same up down position so if you move one point up or down the other point will automatically move th...

Page 252: ...g Redo will make the line reappear See also Undo above Undo Undoes the last operation page 244 Redo Cancels the effect of the last Undo page 244 Cut Removes the selected line s from the screen while sav ing a copy in the clipboard page 245 Copy Saves the selected line s in the clipboard without remov ing them from the screen page 245 Duplicate Makes a copy of the selected line s page 245 Paste Pas...

Page 253: ...oving them from the screen Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Select one or more lines 2 Click Edit then Copy The patterns are copied into the clipboard and are ready to be pasted See also Cut above Duplicate and Paste below Duplicate Purpose Makes a copy of the selected line s Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Select one or more lines 2 Click Edit then Duplicate A copy of...

Page 254: ... key Toolbar Operation 1 Select one or more lines 2 Click Edit then Mirror then Horizontal The selected line s are replaced by their horizontal mirror image top and bottom inverted Two successive applications of this function restores the original image See also Mirror Vertical and Rotate below Mirror Vertical Purpose Flips the selected line s left right Shortcut key Toolbar Operation 1 Select one...

Page 255: ... handles The shape of the cursor changes 4 Drag the handle to rotate the pattern the desired angle and then release the mouse button A simple dragging of the mouse will rotate the line by 1 degree increments Pressing the key will rotate it by 15 degree increments Select All Purpose Selects all the patterns Shortcut key Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Make sure that the cursor must ...

Page 256: ...ned on the next time the same settings will be applied The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw on the work area always follow the grid The points you create by clicking the mouse are inserted at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the grid enabling you to draw diagonal lines as well Regardless of where you click a point will automatically be inserted at the nearest int...

Page 257: ...e See also Template Open on page 240 Preview Purpose Turns the repeating image display of the pattern being created on off Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Display then Preview If the Preview dialogue was not displayed the Preview dialogue matching the mode setting will be displayed as shown in the examples below Mode Fill Mode Mo...

Page 258: ...splays 2 Refer to your Windows manual for the next operation See also About Programmable Stitch Creator on page 251 Customer support Purpose Opens the FAQ Frequently Asked Questions page in this company s Web site Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Help then Customer support from the menu 2 The browser installed in the computer will...

Page 259: ...c Index About Programmable Stitch Creator Purpose Gives information about the version of this application Shortcut key No shortcut key for this function Toolbar No button for this function Operation 1 Click Help then About Programmable Stitch Creator A dialog will display 2 Click OK to remove it See also Contents on page 250 ...

Page 260: ...252 Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout Editing Programmable Stitch Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index ...

Page 261: ...Wizard 83 Open 85 SelectTWAIN device 86 Input from TWAIN device 86 Input from Clipboard 87 Output to Clipboard 88 Import Figure 88 Save 89 Save As 89 Exit 90 Edit Undo 91 Redo 91 Cut 91 Copy 92 Duplicate 92 Paste 92 Delete 92 Mirror Horizontal 93 Mirror Vertical 93 Rotate 94 Numerical Setting Size 94 Quick Reference Ctrl N F3 Ctrl O F8 Ctrl S Alt F4 Ctrl Z Ctrl A Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl D Ctrl V Delete...

Page 262: ...review 104 Refresh Window 104 Realistic Preview 104 RealisticPreview Attribute Setting 104 Toolbar 105 Status Bar 105 Option Layout Editing 106 Programmable Stitch Creator 106 Design Page Property 106 Select System Unit 107 Stage To Original Image 108 To Line Image 108 To Figure Handle 110 To Sew Setting 112 Help Contents 113 Customer support 113 About Design Center 113 Menu Shortcut key Toolbar P...

Page 263: ...ng Menu Shortcut key Toolbar Page File New 149 Open 150 Import from File 151 Import from Design Center 153 Import from Card 154 Save 156 Save As 156 Export 157 Write to Card Current Design 157 Write to Card Other PES files 158 Property 161 Print Setup 161 Print Preview 163 Print 164 Exit 165 Ctrl N Ctrl O F8 F7 Ctrl S F4 Shift F4 Ctrl P Alt F4 ...

Page 264: ...cal 169 Rotate 170 Numerical Setting Size 171 Numerical Setting Rotate 172 Center 172 Align 173 Select All 174 Image Input from File 176 Input from TWAIN device 176 Input from Portrait 177 Input from Clipboard 178 Output to File 179 Output to Clipboard 179 SelectTWAIN device 179 Modify 180 ImagetoStitch Wizard 181 Display Image On 196 Display Image Faded 196 Ctrl Z Ctrl A Ctrl G Shift G Ctrl X Ctr...

Page 265: ...ribute Setting 202 Convert to Outline Object 203 Sew Sewing Attribute Setting 204 Sewing Order 210 Set hole sewing 212 Cancel hole sewing 213 Stitch to Block 213 Convert to Stitch 214 Change colors of a stitch object 215 Select Sewing Area 216 Optimize hoop change 217 Optimize Entry Exit points 218 Display Grid Setup 219 Preview 220 Refresh Window 220 Realistic Preview 220 RealisticPreview Attribu...

Page 266: ...ch Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index Option Design Center 223 Programmable Stitch Creator 223 Design Property 223 Design Page Property 225 Edit User Thread Chart 225 Select System Unit 229 Help Contents 230 Customer support 230 Online Registration 231 About Layout Editing 231 F5 F1 ...

Page 267: ... 238 Template Open 240 Save 240 Save As 241 Exit 241 Mode Fill 242 Motif 243 Edit Undo 244 Redo 244 Cut 245 Copy 245 Duplicate 245 Paste 245 Delete 246 Mirror Horizontal 246 Mirror Vertical 246 Rotate 246 Select All 247 Display Grid 248 Template On Faded Off 249 Preview 249 Toolbar 249 Status bar 250 Ctrl N Ctrl O Ctrl S Alt F4 Ctrl Z Ctrl A Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl D Ctrl V Delete Ctrl H Ctrl J Ctrl Y ...

Page 268: ...ontents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout Editing Programmable Stitch Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index Help Contents 250 Customer support 250 About Programmable Stitch Creatorr 251 F1 ...

Page 269: ...5 Customer support 113 230 250 Cut 91 167 245 D Delete 92 168 246 Deleting a Chart 226 Deleting points 68 122 236 Deleting stitch points 124 Density 97 205 207 Design Center 10 11 16 61 223 Design Center window 17 Design Page Color 185 Design Page Property 106 225 Design Property 223 Detail 185 189 Direction 98 99 199 207 208 209 Display 2 Display Image On Faded Off 196 Display Menu 248 Display me...

Page 270: ...hing mode 133 Mask 184 Max length 209 Max Density 191 194 Max Number of Colors 195 Maximize button 17 Measure mode 135 Measuring the distance between two points 135 Memory 2 Menu Bar 238 Menu bar 81 115 148 Minimize button 17 Mirror Horizontal 67 93 118 169 246 Mirror Vertical 67 93 118 169 246 Mode Menu 242 Modify 180 Motif Mode 243 Motif Stitch only 206 208 Motif stitch only 99 Moving lines 234 ...

Page 271: ...9 Select TWAIN device 86 179 Selecting characters on a text pattern 123 Selecting lines 234 Selecting patterns 66 117 Selecting patterns 2 117 Selecting stitch points 124 Selection Mode 234 Selection mode 66 117 Serial port 2 Set Hole Sewing 47 212 Setting the Thread Color and Stitch 77 Sew menu 96 204 Sew Page Color 185 Sew Setting 10 23 61 Sewing Attribute Setting 204 Sewing Attributes 23 96 Sew...

Page 272: ...ern 99 208 Using the Menu Bar 238 V V Arrange Vertical Arrange 99 206 209 Vertical Alignment 200 Vertical Offset 198 W Wizard 83 Write the data to an original card 58 Write to Card Current Design 157 Write to Card Other PES files 158 Z Zigzag width 97 205 Zoom mode 125 Zoom in mode 64 69 76 Zooming in 125 Zooming In and Out 32 Zooming out 126 Zooming to the real size 126 Zoom out mode 64 70 76 ...

Page 273: ...our company for this product Use of this product You may install and use this product on only one computer Limitations on Duplications You may not duplicate this product except for backup purposes Limitations on Modifications You may not modify or disassemble this product in any way Limitations on Transfer This software may not be transferred to or used in any other way by a third party Warranty W...

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