Quick Start Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Before Using
- Getting Started
- Introduction
- About this Chapter
- Using the Auto Punch Function
- Using Design Center
- Using Layout & Editing
- Step 1 Starting Layout & Editing
- Step 2 Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center
- Step 3 Zooming In and Out
- Step 4 Moving the Embroidery Pattern
- Step 5 Adding an Oval
- Step 6 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval
- Step 7 Adding Text
- Step 8 Fitting the Text around the Oval
- Step 9 Moving the Oval and Text
- Step 10 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun
- Step 11 Selecting a Programmable Fill Stitch
- Step 12 Adding Broken Lines for Drawing the Sun Rays
- Step 13 Changing the Sewing Order of Sun and Rays
- Step 14 Adjusting the Rays
- Step 15 Setting Hole Sewing
- Step 16 Previewing the Sewing Image
- Step 17 Transferring the Data to a Card
- Step 18 Saving the File
- Using Programmable Stitch Creator
- Creating data for the multi-position frame
- Design Center
- The Screen
- Using the Stage 2 Tool Box
- Using the Stage 3 Tool Box
- Using the Stage 4 Tool Box
- Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
- Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
- Layout & Editing
- The Screen
- Using the Tool Box
- Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
- Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar
- File Menu
- Edit Menu
- Image Menu
- Input – from File
- Input – from TWAIN device
- Input – from Portrait
- Input – from Clipboard
- Output – to File
- Output – to Clipboard
- Select TWAIN device
- Modify
- Image to Stitch Wizard
- If Auto Punch is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is selected:
- [Manual Color Selection]
- If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is selected:
- If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is selected:
- If Cross Stitch is selected:
- Display Image – On/Faded/Off
- Text Menu
- Sew Menu
- Display Menu
- Option Menu
- Help Menu
- Programmable Stitch Creator
- Quick Reference
- Alphabetic Index
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Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing
Programmable
Stitch Creator
Quick Reference Alphabetic Index
■ Drawing a line
1
Click on the Tool Box.
Three buttons appear:
is for drawing straight lines. (Shortcut key: )
is for drawing curves. (Shortcut key: )
is for semi-automatically drawing lines. (Shortcut key: )
2 Click the button for the type of line that you want to draw. The shape of the cursor changes to
and displays together with the symbol for the selected line type. The Sewing Attributes bar now
looks like this:
You can select the path shape, colors and stitches at this step or after creating the pattern. See
“Path shape” on page 138, “Color” on page 144 and “Stitch” on page 146.
You can also set the sewing attributes using the
Sew menu (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 different line types either by clicking
a different button or by pressing the shortcut key.
• When drawing a straight line, hold down the key while moving the mouse to draw verti-
cally or horizontally.
• A template image is needed in order to draw using the semi-automatic line drawing tool. If there
is no image, this tool will draw like the normal straight line drawing tool.
Open line
Closed line
Start point
End point
This closed broken line has no region inside.
Open curve
Closed curve
Start point
End point
This closed curve has no region inside.
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