Quick Start Manual

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Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing
Programmable
Stitch Creator
Quick Reference Alphabetic Index
■ Rotate
Purpose: Allows you to change the direction of the pattern.
Shortcut key: +
Toolbar:
Operation:
1 Select one or more outline data (Stage 3 only).
2 Click Edit, then Rotate.
The handles around a selected pattern are replaced by smaller rectangle on the four corners of
the selected area.
3 To rotate a 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
a handle and a lined box appears around the selected pattern.
You can rotate the pattern clockwise or counterclockwise by dragging the mouse.
A simple dragging of the mouse 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.
◆ To change the width and height propor-
tionally, check aspect.
◆ Select 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
dimension automatically changes the
other so the proportion of the width and
height remains unchanged.
◆ Click
OK to confirm.
◆ Click Preview to view the pattern at the
new size in the Design Page.
◆ Click
Cancel to exit without making any
changes.
Ctrl Y
Shift