BuzzEdit User's Manual Version 1 TM
Manual Part Number – BTBE-200-W Copyright 2000 by Buzz Tools®, Inc. All rights reserved. The manual and the software described in this manual are copyrighted. All rights are reserved. No part of the manual or the described software may be copied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable format without prior written approval of Buzz Tools®, Inc. Buzz Tools is a registered trademark of Buzz Tools®, Inc. BuzzEdit is a trademark of Buzz Tools®, Inc.
Welcome The Buzz Tools® programs were created by a hobby embroiderer like you who got tired of doing the same routines over and over again. My search for quick and accurate design conversions and printable design catalogs led to the development of the first Buzz Tools® program, Buzz Tools® Plus. Once I was able to convert and catalog the designs the way I wanted, I found I wanted an easier and more powerful editing tool that would allow me to analyze and modify my stitch-based designs.
Contents ABOUT THIS GUIDE ........................................................... 11 Part One: Getting Started INTRODUCTION TO BUZZEDIT™ ....................................... 15 About BuzzEdit™ ........................................................................15 BuzzEdit™ is… ................................................................................... 15 BuzzEdit™ is not… ............................................................................. 16 Design Samples ....................
Stitch Angle Graph ............................................................................. 35 Time Reference Bar ........................................................................... 37 Time Scroll Bar................................................................................... 37 Time Zoom Out Button....................................................................... 38 Time Zoom In Button..........................................................................
What to Expect...........................................................................69 Creating Multiple-Hoop Designs ..............................................72 Getting Ready .................................................................................... 73 Build a Multiple-Hoop Design by Merging Smaller Designs or Elements ..................................... 75 Create a Multiple-Hoop Design by Subdividing an Oversized Design into Hoop Sections ......................................
Part Three: BuzzEdit™ Reference BUZZEDIT™ WORKSPACE .............................................. 115 Principle Parts..........................................................................115 Main Toolbar ............................................................................116 Stitches-in-Space Toolbar ......................................................120 Status Bar.................................................................................127 BUZZEDIT™ COMMAND REFERENCE ...............
Tools Tools Tools Tools Tools Tools Tools Tools Tools Tools Tools Tools > Convert Design Type… ...................................................... 146 > Center ................................................................................ 147 > Move… ............................................................................... 148 > Rotate… ............................................................................. 149 > Resize…......................................................................
Back Matter GLOSSARY ....................................................................... 177 INDEX ................................................................................ 183 LICENSE AGREEMENT.................................................... 189 10 – BuzzEdit™ | Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
About This Guide Welcome to BuzzEdit™– a software package for editing and laying out your stitch-based embroidery designs. BuzzEdit™ is a Windows 95/98/NT/2000 based program and has many of the same familiar features as other Windows applications. This guide is divided into chapters that apply to the various features of BuzzEdit™. Part One: Getting Started ! Introduction to BuzzEdit™ – Provides an overview of BuzzEdit™ and basic product capabilities.
Part Three: BuzzEdit™ Reference ! BuzzEdit™ Workspace – Identifies the principle parts of the BuzzEdit™ workspace and describes the tools available from the toolbars. ! BuzzEdit™ Command Reference – Describes the menu items and commands available in BuzzEdit™ and how to use them. Appendixes ! A | BuzzEdit™ Shortcut Keys – Lists shortcut keys used by BuzzEdit™. ! B | Supported File Types & Hoops – Includes a list of currently supported embroidery file formats and the supported embroidery hoops.
Part One: Getting Started
Introduction to BuzzEdit™ Congratulations on your purchase of BuzzEdit™. BuzzEdit™ allows you to easily edit the stitch-based designs in your embroidery design collection, doing anything from simple color changes to more complicated operations with a new ease you have come to expect from Buzz Tools® programs. About BuzzEdit™ BuzzEdit™ is… BuzzEdit™ is a full-featured stitch editor. It works like a text editor in that you read in a file, make changes to it and save out the file.
complete color break or just a portion of one. You can then manipulate the element independently from the rest of the design. BuzzEdit™'s Stitches-in-Space tools allow you to move, resize, mirror, rotate and stretch elements in any conceivable way. The insert and move stitch tools allow you to insert and move individual stitches. And of course, you can cut and paste elements to merge parts of different designs together. In addition, BuzzEdit™ gives you layout capabilities for extra-large designs.
Design Samples Some of the designs shown throughout the manual have been included with BuzzEdit™. The designs can be used to duplicate some of the examples in the manual and may have stitching faults that can to be corrected with BuzzEdit™. If you installed BuzzEdit™ into the default directory, you will find the design samples in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Buzz Tools\BuzzEdit\Samples Other free designs are available for download from the Buzz Tools® web site: www.buzztools.
About Buzz Tools products Additional information about Buzz Tools products is available from the following sources: ! Your local Buzz Tools reseller ! The Buzz Tools web site: www.buzztools.com Information about Buzz Tools technical support is in Appendix E | Getting Help beginning on page 173. In a Hurry? We know that you are anxious to get started using the powerful features of BuzzEdit™.
Installation System Requirements You can install BuzzEdit™ on any computer that satisfies the following requirements: ! Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating system installed ! 8 MB RAM; however, 16 MB RAM is recommended ! 4 MB available space on your hard drive ! Colors set to 256 Colors or better RECOMMENDED: Although BuzzEdit™ can run on a small 640 by 480 pixel screen, you will have better results at screen resolutions of at least 800 by 600 pixels.
™ Use to install BuzzEdit onto your computer. 4 Click INSTALL . 5 When prompted, insert the BuzzEdit™ Installation CD into the appropriate drive. Give the CD drive a minute to initialize. Click NEXT . 6 Microsoft Windows locates the setup.exe installation program and the Run Installation Program dialog box opens. ™ Use to launch the BuzzEdit Installation program. Click FINISH to start the BuzzEdit™ Installation process. 7 The Software License Agreement dialog box opens.
can install BuzzEdit™. If you do not accept the terms of the License Agreement, you should promptly return BuzzEdit™ for a refund. For your convenience, the license agreement is also included in this manual starting on page 189. Click YES to accept. The User Information dialog box opens. Use to type in your name and serial number. 8 9 When asked, type in your name, company name (required – you can enter "none") and serial number. The serial number is located on the CD sleeve.
Use to select the components to install and the installation directory. 10 Setup will add program icons to the program folder Buzz Tools. This is the recommended location for the BuzzEdit™ program icons. Click NEXT > . 11 Follow the directions on the remaining BuzzEdit™ installation dialogs to install BuzzEdit™ onto your computer. 12 At the end of installation, the Buzz Tools® program group displays, and a BuzzEdit™ icon is visible on your computer desktop.
Part Two: User’s Guide
Chapter 1 | BuzzEdit™ Basics We know you are anxious to get started using the powerful features of BuzzEdit™. But before you begin, it is important for you to become familiar with the BuzzEdit™ workspace as it has many unique features and tools. In this chapter, you will get an overview of the BuzzEdit™ workspace, learn how to select stitches in the various windows, and learn many of the terms used in the rest of the manual.
The BuzzEdit™ workspace displays your design in three different windows. The windows each present a different view of your design and work together to allow you to select and manipulate runs of stitches. Although you have three separate views of your design, you are still only working on one design per workspace. ™ The BuzzEdit Workspace The window on the upper right of your workspace is the Stitches-in-Space Reference window (or Space Reference window). This is the visual reference for your design.
You can change the relative size of the three windows by dragging the vertical and horizontal bars separating the windows. Changing the window size If you want to work on multiple designs at the same time, you can open several BuzzEdit™ workspaces. You can cut, copy and paste pieces of designs from one workspace to another. Selecting Stitches Before you can use BuzzEdit™ to modify a design, you must first select the stitches you want to modify.
" Note: The BuzzEdit™ workspace contains only one selection at a time, regardless of whether you create the selection in the Stitches-in-Space window or the Stitches-in-Time™ window. That is, if you create a selection in the Stitches-in-Space window, that same selection is highlighted in the Stitches-in-Time™ window and vice versa. Stitches-in-Space Windows Stitches-in-Space Reference Window This window is used as a visual reference for your design. It displays your design as it will be stitched out.
You can use the Space Reference window to zoom in on a portion of the design in the Space window. To zoom in, hold down the primary mouse button, which is usually the left mouse button, and drag out a rectangle around the region of interest. Zoom in on a portion of the design Stitches-in-Space Window The Stitches-in-Space window displays your design as it is sewn out in space.
buttons Stitches-in-Space Selection Indicators When you first open a design in BuzzEdit™, the Space window displays your design in color and selects the first starting needle point only (note, no stitch is selected, only a needle point). After you select some of the stitches in the design, the selected stitches are shown in color, whereas the unselected stitches are shown in a faded ghost color. Selection Indicator A selection indicator is drawn around the entire selection.
When a single needle point is selected, all of the stitches are drawn in color in the Stitches-in-Space window. The selected needle point, the stitch cursor, is highlighted with a small triangle Single Needle Point Selected When you have only one stitch or needle point selected, you can move forward and backward in your design by using the arrow keys.
If the area selected is not what you need, you can use the Select Next Lassoed button located on the main toolbar (or press Ctrl + L) until the run of desired stitches is selected. This command is also available from the Edit menu. Select Next Lassoed was used and now the outline is selected. You can select a single needle point in the Space window by clicking on or near the needle point with the Lasso tool.
Zooming In on the Stitches-in-Time™ Window Sometimes you will need to zoom in on an area of the Stitches-in-Time™ window before you can effectively select stitches in it. To zoom in on an area, locate the Time Reference bar at the bottom of the Stitches-in-Time™ window. Hold down the primary mouse button and drag the mouse cursor along the Reference bar. When you release the mouse button, this new area will fill the Stitches-in-Time™ window.
Stitch Color Bar The Stitch Color bar makes it easy to select a run of stitches comprising one thread color or several adjacent thread colors. The thread colors of your design are shown in the order in which they are sewn. The length of each color bar is proportional to the number of stitches in the color break. When the mouse is clicked or dragged on the Stitch Color bar, the selection will “snap” to the nearest color break, making it easy to select a complete color break.
Just position your cursor between two long stitches and double-click. Your selection will snap to these boundaries. And since long stitches generally delimit different elements within your design, the Stitch Length graph makes it easy to select different individual elements of your design.
makes a U-turn (as in a satin stitch). Each different stitch type – running, zigzag, satin, etc. - has a characteristic appearance in the Stitch Angle graph. When you are editing your designs, look for other patterns that may indicate a change of stitch type. A run of fill stitches tend to vary back and forth in a regular pattern.
Time Reference Bar The Time Reference bar is used in conjunction with the Time Scroll bar to zoom the other Stitches-in-Time™ graphs in on a subset of the stitches in the design. The Time Reference bar always shows the entire design, even when only a small area of the design is shown in the Stitches-in-Time™ graphs. The area in the Time Reference bar below the scroll bar button is the area that is currently being displayed in the Stitches-in-Time™ graphs.
After zooming in on a subset of stitches, the scroll bar button indicates which stitches in the Reference bar are displayed in the other Stitches-in-Time™ graphs. By dragging the scroll bar button, you can scroll the stitches displayed in the other Stitches-in-Time™ graphs. Scrolls the ™ Stitches-in-Time graphs Time Zoom Out Button Click on the Time Zoom Out button (the button marked with a -) to fully zoom out the Stitches-in-Time™ graphs.
these separate sections are saved into a series of files so that each file keeps within the limits imposed by the file type. Marks the individual files and/or hoops that make up your design. When you are editing a design made up of multiple sections, your Stitches-in-Time™ window displays one additional bar graph, positioned above all the other time graphs. This is the Multiple-Section bar, which delimits the individual sections that make up your current design.
Adjusting Your Selection You can adjust the starting and ending stitches of a selection by using the arrow keys, much as in a text editor. To adjust the first stitch of a selection (marked by a small box in the Stitches-in-Space window) To adjust the last stitch of a selection (marked by a small triangle in the Stitches-in-Space window) Hold down the control key and press the left # or right $ arrow keys. OR Hold down the control key and click the mouse in the Stitches-in-Time™ window.
Chapter 2 | Manipulating Stitches Now that you have learned how to select stitches, you are going to want to modify them. The changes you make to a design can be as simple as changing a thread color or as involved as improving the sewing of a design. All of the commands and tools introduced here are covered in the BuzzEdit™ Reference beginning on page 115. You may also find step-by-step directions for using several of these commands in Chapter 5: How Do I… which starts on page 95.
Normally you will want to select a single long stitch whose type you want to change. One easy way to do this is to first click on the long stitch in the Stitches-in-Time™ window. This will select the first needle point of the stitch. Then hold down the shift key and press the right arrow key to select the stitch itself. Finally, choose the stitch type from the drop down combo box. Click near a long stitch to select its needle point.
Basic Editing Commands ™ BuzzEdit provides the basic editing commands Cut, Copy and Paste. These commands can be used to move or copy selections to a new Stitches-in-Time™ location within the current BuzzEdit™ workspace, or to move selections to a different BuzzEdit™ workspace. Cut Command The Cut command can be used to move a selection to a new workspace or to a new location in time. The selected stitches are removed from the design and placed on the BuzzEdit™ clipboard.
in one of the Stitches-in-Time™ graphs at the location you wish the stitches to be sewn. Use the Paste button located on the main toolbar (or choose Edit > Paste) to paste the stitches into their new location in Time. When you paste stitches from a different design with a different file type, the stitch colors are converted to match the current palette. " Note: The Cut, Copy and Paste commands provide one method for changing the sewing order of your design or for duplicating stitches.
Space Tools Once you have made your stitch selection, you can use the Stitches-in-Space tools to move, rotate, flip, resize or stretch the selected stitches. There are also similar tools, accessed from the Tools menu that provide dialog-based versions of these commands. Move You can move your selection using the Lasso/Move tool located on the Stitches-in-Space toolbar. Your selection can be as small as a single needle point or as large as the entire design.
" Note: The numeric value of the custom center may be a negative number as this is an offset from the center of the hoop. You can toggle between a custom center and the center of the selection by clicking on the Custom Center toolbar button located on the main toolbar. Rotate your selection by dragging the circular boundary of your selection. The percentage rotation is displayed on the bottom status bar.
You can toggle between a custom center and the center of the selection by clicking on the Custom Center toolbar button located on the main toolbar. Rotate the angle of mirror by dragging the boundary You can change the angle of reflection for your selection by dragging the circular selection boundary. This changes the angle at which your selection is flipped so that you can flip your selection diagonally. The angle of the mirror is shown by the line dividing the circular selection boundary.
Stitches Before Reducing Stitches After Reducing On most designs, you can resize selections up to ten percent without any adverse stitching affects. You may be able to resize by a value greater than ten percent if you also change the thickness of the thread used to sew the design area. Use a finer thread for areas you have reduced and a thicker thread for areas you have enlarged. You can resize your selection using the Resize tool that is located on the Stitches-in-Space toolbar.
If you exceed the maximum recommended resize percentage of twenty percent, the cursor will include an exclamation point to alert you of a potential problem. You can also resize your selection using the Tools > Resize… command. This procedure is described in the BuzzEdit™ Command Reference on page 150. Stretch In addition to resizing your selection, you can stretch or shrink your design along an arbitrary direction. In BuzzEdit™, a stretched selection contains the same number of stitches as the original.
" Note: The ability to change the center of your stretch is very handy. For example, if you need to stretch an area of your design a bit to eliminate a gap between regions of your design, you would position the center of the stretch on the stationary edge. As you stretch your selection, you will see it growing away from this center. Change the angle of stretch for your selection by dragging the circular arrow arms that are attached to the selection boundary.
Colors During Conversions Each embroidery file format comes with certain standard colors and restrictions. Some design formats have only a few color choices and some have a plethora. Moreover, some designs don’t contain color information at all, only color stops to let the embroiderer know it is time to change threads.
When design files are converted using BuzzEdit™, the best possible match is made from the colors available. In some cases, this may involve selecting a secondary color choice in order to preserve color stops. This PCS file was converted from a DST that contained only color stop information. Therefore, the colors displayed represent color stops and not the colors you would choose to sew. DST and EXP files do not contain any color information.
"NOTE FOR JANOME & ELNA USERS: Depending on your settings (see View > Color Conversion Settings), BuzzEdit™ may convert designs to the SEW format using the entire SEW color palette. Although these converted designs may not display correctly in versions 1 and 2 of the Janome New Home software, they will display correctly in Buzz Tools programs, and your sewing machine will ask for the correct color.
Drag Colors You can change the sewing order of your design by dragging a selected color horizontally left or right along the Time graphs and dropping the selection at the desired position. Drag a Selection to Move it To change the sewing order of the colors in a design, first select an entire color by double-clicking on it in the Stitch Color bar. To grab your selection, position your mouse cursor on the Stitch Color bar inside of your selection.
Duplicate Stitches You can also duplicate selected stitches when you drag them along the Time graphs. Hold down the control key while dragging to make a copy of the selection. The cursor will display a + indicator to let you know that you are moving a copy of the selection. Hold down the control key while dragging to make a copy of the selection. Sort Colors Sometimes a design will have the same color repeated.
Use the Sort Colors tool (or choose Tools > Sort Colors) to sort the colors in your current selection or for the entire design. " Note: Sometimes a design will have the same color listed in two locations due to the required layering of the stitches. This is often done for outlines or to produce some other advanced effect. Whenever you sort the colors in your design, examine your design closely and do a test sew of the design to ensure that your results are those that you desire.
Before reversing the sewing order of this block, you cannot see the understitching. Before Reversing the Sewing Order Afterward, the understitching would be sewn on top of the fill area. [The understitching in this example is shown in black so that you can see it.] After Reversing the Sewing Order In order to avoid this type of problem, you have two different options available to you. You can: 1 Delete the understitching prior to using this command 2 Do not include the understitching in your selection.
position the mouse cursor to place the new needle point underneath other areas of stitching. You may find it easier to place the new stitches if you first zoom in on your Stitches-in-Space window. Move Stitches Use the Move Stitch tool in the Stitches-in-Space window to move a stitch or a group of stitches in the design one at a time. This tool is very useful when you have a run of stitches you want to move, one after another.
Chapter 3 | Multiple-Section Designs In this chapter, we will talk about multiple-section designs and a little bit about how BuzzEdit™ manages these designs. In the next chapter, we will give you specific information about multiple-hoop designs, which are a type of multiple-section design. In order to understand these topics, it is important that you read both of these chapters.
Sew each design file in sequence onto the same piece of fabric in order to create the full design. When BuzzEdit™ saves a series of files, it also saves a manager file, so that you can read back in the whole series of files at a later time in order to edit or view the overall design. When you are ready to sew the design, you sew each of the design files in sequence onto the same piece of fabric in order to create the full design. " Note: The PES (version 2.
When you open a multiple-file design that uses a BuzzEdit™ manager file, you should choose the manager file name from the BuzzEdit™ Open Design dialog box. This causes all of the associated design files to be opened and ensures that they are positioned correctly. ™ This twelve-part Giant Hoop-it-All design is opened ™ easily by choosing the BuzzEdit manager file.
The Open Multiple-File Design dialog box helps you open existing multiple-file designs. Multiple-Section Bar When BuzzEdit™ displays a multiple-file or a multiple-hoop design, the Stitches-in-Time™ window displays the Multiple-Section bar that is designed to help you understand and manipulate your multiple-file and multiple-hoop designs. This bar displays a series of section breaks. Each new section break marks the location in time (or stitch number) at which a new file or hoop will begin.
Embroidery Machine File Limitations As we have already mentioned, each embroidery file format comes with certain file limitations and restrictions. Typically, these limitations are on either the number of stitches a design may have or on the number of color breaks. The limitations are specific to the design format you are using and are usually not negotiable. For example, a Pfaff ".pcs" design file can contain a maximum of sixteen thread changes.
in this example, are Heart-A.pcs and Heart-B.pcs. The manager file is not sewn. To adjust the place at which BuzzEdit™ splits a design into a new file, choose View > Multiple File Settings. This command brings up a dialog box that allows you to specify the maximum number of thread changes and maximum number of stitches for the file type you are currently editing. Change these settings to adjust where ™ BuzzEdit will split your design.
You are then free to adjust the actual number of thread changes per file by manually inserting new section breaks (Tools > Insert Section Break). " Note: When you have a multiple-file design or a multiple-hoop design, BuzzEdit™ locks your design in the appropriate hoop area so that the design sections do not shift out of alignment at the machine. BuzzEdit™ usually accomplishes this by inserting several locking stitches into the two corners of the design area which are sewn last.
Multi-hoop designs are comprised of multiple pieces, which are usually saved in different files. By moving and possibly rotating the fabric at the sewing machine between sewing the different pieces, it is possible to create a design larger than the default hoop size. Normally you use a special hoop that is designed to sew multi-hoop designs. When you are using one of these specialty hoops, the fabric is set into the multi-hoop one time. This multi-hoop design has two overlapping sections.
This complete design scene was created for the Viking PLUS multiple-position hoop. Therefore, if you created a design scene called Holly.hus for the HUS Plus multi-hoop that utilized all three positions of the hoop, you would create four files. The manager file would be named Holly.hus. The additional files created in this example would be Holly-A.hus, Holly-B.hus and Holly-C.hus that correspond to the three design files used to create the complete design.
BuzzEdit™ Manager File and Multi-Hoop Designs Holly-A.hus Design File One This design section is sewn first using the Viking multi-hoop in hoop position P3. Holly-B.hus Holly.hus Design File Two Manager File is NOT sewn. The manager file contains important hoop information ™ and points BuzzEdit to the associated design files. This design section is sewn second using the Viking multi-hoop in hoop position P1. Holly-C.
Chapter 4 | Multiple-Hoop Designs In the last chapter, we discussed multiple-section designs and a little about how BuzzEdit™ manages these designs. In this chapter, we give you specific information about multi-hoop designs (a type of multiple-section design). In order to understand this chapter, it is important that you have read the previous chapter and are familiar with the concepts presented there.
and/or laying out a multiple-hoop design with BuzzEdit™ takes less time than it would take you to lay out and sew your design without it. You control what hoop you want a portion of your design to stitch in, and BuzzEdit™ takes care of locking the design in the hoop area. In addition, BuzzEdit™ rotates each design section as required to sew correctly in the multi-hoop so that you do not have to rotate design sections at the embroidery machine.
the basic steps required to create a multi-hoop design. Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
Creating Multiple-Hoop Designs Creating and sewing multiple-hoop designs is not easy and should probably not be attempted by a novice. However, at some point, every embroiderer will want to be able to create a larger design than his or her default hoop allows. At this point the effort involved in creating and sewing a multiple-hoop design will be worth the effort.
Getting Ready Although it is certainly not required, it is often best to start with a new empty design. This is especially true if you are inserting designs and/or pasting in other design elements. On the BuzzEdit™ Welcome dialog box, choose Start a New Design and then choose the file type for your new design from the Choose File Type dialog box. When your empty workspace opens, change the hoop of the design to the multi-hoop of your choice (choose View > Hoop Properties).
Empty New Hoop Section Breaks The stitches in each hoop section will later be sewn at the designated physical hoop position. For most file types, BuzzEdit™ will save each hoop section into a separate design file. When the design is saved, BuzzEdit™ will automatically move and/or rotate each hoop section so that it will sew correctly in the designated hoop. Stitch cursor is placed at the Top Hoop section flag… …and the associated hoop area is highlighted in the Space window.
" Note: If you are editing a design and change its hoop type to one of the multi-hoop types (choose View > Hoop Properties…), the hoop section breaks are placed after all of the design's stitches, and none of those stitches are assigned to hoop sections. As you work on the multi-hoop design, you will need to select stitches and drop them into the appropriate hoop sections in the Stitches-in-Time™ window.
You can insert a design at the end of the current design or at the stitch cursor. In this example, you should choose the Insert at the Stitch Cursor option. The stitches are added to the design in the correct hoop location in the Stitches-in-Time™ display and are positioned in the current hoop of Stitches-in-Space display. Bunny.pcs is inserted into the center hoop of this HUS multi-hoop design.
Paste a Design Element Use the Open > New Workspace command to open additional BuzzEdit™ workspaces in order to copy and paste selections from one design to another. You can then build the multiple-hoop design by copying runs of stitches from designs in other BuzzEdit™ workspaces. With the stitch cursor correctly positioned in the hoop section of your choice, choose Edit > Paste. This will paste the contents of the BuzzEdit™ clipboard into the active design.
the area supported by your machine. Often these designs may be subdivided into hoop sections that fit into standard multi-hoop boundaries. You will select stitches in space and drag them in time until they are in the correct hoop location. First, open the oversized design in BuzzEdit™. Often you will need to convert the design at this point to match the file type required by your embroidery machine.
The hoop section frames will be highlighted in the Stitches-in-Space window as you drag. Once the stitches are located in the appropriate hoop section, drop them into place. You may need to perform this operation several times for each hoop section because the Lasso may not select all layers of the design at the same time. " Note: The Lasso tool selects the largest contiguous run of stitches that lie within the lasso border. This selection is not necessarily the stitches that need to be sewn first.
Click once on the Section Break flag to select it. The stitch cursor is correctly positioned when the staff of the Section Break flag changes color… Click on the Section Break flag to select it. …and the section break type is displayed on the main toolbar. The section type is shown on the main toolbar. To delete the section break choose Edit > Delete or just press the delete key on your keyboard.
Use to insert a section break into your design. Choose the correct hoop location from the Section Type dropdown and click OK . Change Hoop Positions You can change the hoop position for a specific section break in your design. Click on the Section Break flag to select it. The stitch cursor is correctly positioned when the section break type is displayed on the main toolbar and the staff of the Section Break flag changes color.
When you drag and drop this selection, you will change the sewing order of the design file for that hoop section. Drag and drop entire hoop sections. Opening Multiple-Hoop Designs from Other Sources If you have a multiple-hoop design created by a program other than BuzzEdit™, you can read the design into BuzzEdit™ by checking the Multiple-file Design checkbox in the Open Design dialog box. (Not required for version 2.5 or greater PES multiple-hoop designs, which can be opened directly.
Set the correct hoop for the design., When the dialog box opens, the Hoop Properties settings are displayed. You then need to set the correct hoop for your multiple file design. As you select various hoops, the preview area of the dialog box is updated with the correct hoop layout. When you are finished setting the hoop, click on the File Properties tab to display the File Properties settings. Set the sewing order and position of the design files.
™ Your design opens in BuzzEdit and it is positioned as expected. Your design opens, and your design is positioned just as expected. When you open a multiple-hoop design in this manner, you are not required to move any stitches in the Stitches-in-Time™ or Stitches-in-Space windows. Since the design was already set up for the multiple-position hoop, BuzzEdit™ just needed to know where to put each section of the design.
The stitches in the left hoop are selected. First, all of the stitches in the section are selected and displayed in color in the Stitches-in-Space window. Stitches that are not selected will fade to the ghost color. Second, the hoop indicator for your selection is highlighted in red in the Stitches-in-Space window. This allows you to quickly check that all of the stitches in the particular hoop section fall correctly within the boundaries of the hoop in the Stitches-in-Space window.
Multiple-Hoop Printouts From BuzzEdit™ you can print a template of your design using the File > Print Template command. The template is printed in actual size. It may span several pages in which case you will need to tape the pages together. The template is printed in actual size and may need to be taped together. The template is used for positioning the complete design on your fabric and for marking the center needle point of each design section.
Tips for Better Multiple-Hoop Designs These tips have been included to help you produce high quality designs in your multi-hoops. While Editing 1 Often your designs will sew better if you leave a small margin around sections and avoid having your design sections touch the edges of the hoop section. Therefore, do not overfill the design areas if you can avoid it.
2 Whenever possible, position the stitches of design elements into the correct hoop locations when you create them or when you import them rather than waiting until the entire design is created. It is often easier to select and grab design elements when the design is uncluttered. Pasted or inserted stitches are placed at the stitch cursor. 3 Do not use the Color Sort command on your design until you have finished moving all of the design's stitches into the appropriate hoops.
2 For Giant Hoop-it-All™ designs, purchase and use the Giant Hoop-it-All™ extension table appropriate for your embroidery machine. This ensures that your hoop can move freely and easily during the embroidery process. ™ The Viking 1+ shown with the Giant Hoop-it-All table. Make sure that your extension table is absolutely flat and is not resting on any other items such as electric cords or fabric scraps that can change its angle.
2 Print out a sewing template (File > Print Template) and use it to position your design onto your fabric. Once the template is positioned in the correct location on your fabric, mark the center location of the hoop onto your fabric using a water soluble fabric marker or other appropriate, temporary fabricmarking pen. If you are using the Giant Hoop-it-All™, you may also want to mark the outer perimeter of the hoop as provided on the BuzzEdit™ template.
make any adjustments prior to stitching by correctly positioning the fabric in the hoop frame. 5 Once your fabric is in the embroidery hoop frame, carefully position the sewing template in the embroidery hoop, checking that the center marks of the BuzzEdit™ template match the center marks of the sewing areas on your hoop frame. You may need to locate and mark these center marks on your hoop frame manually prior to this step.
8 Be sure to use plenty of stabilizer as oversized designs may pull the fabric more than smaller designs. For Giant Hoop-it-All™ frames, the stabilizer is not secured in the hoop frame but rather placed loose under the embroidery hoop. This can sometimes cause the stabilizer to catch on the edge of the Giant Hoop-it-All™ extension table, which will affect the stitching of your design. To avoid this: ! Make sure that your stabilizer is cut just large enough to cover the entire bottom of the Giant hoop.
9 Using your printed work list, load the embroidery designs you are using onto your machine. Please refer to your embroidery software owner's manual for specific information on how to do this. Use the summary printout as your work list. 10 Mount your embroidery hoop on the first position as shown on the template and your printed work list. If your hoop has a sliding mount, you can slide the hoop to fine-tune the vertical position.
™ The Giant Hoop-it-All is being sewn in the first position. The hoop bracket is moved and the hoop frame rotated as needed to sew the various design segments. Here is the complete design after all twelve design segments have been sewn. 11 Before you stitch each segment of your design, use the test button on your embroidery machine to ensure that your hoop moves correctly in all directions and that the embroidery machine needle clears all edges of the hoop frame.
Chapter 5 | How Do I… The following step-by-step directions are included in this chapter to help you: Start Editing an Existing Design ....................................... 96 Start BuzzEdit™ from Buzz Tools®, Buzz-Catalog ............ 97 Select an Entire Thread Color .......................................... 99 Select a Portion of a Design ............................................. 99 Change Thread Colors ...................................................
Start Editing an Existing Design 1 Start BuzzEdit™ Double-click the BuzzEdit™ icon if it is visible on your Microsoft® Windows desktop or choose Start > Programs > Buzz Tools > BuzzEdit (If you installed BuzzEdit™ in a folder other than BuzzTools, you need to choose that folder from the Start > Programs menu). 2 Choose Open an Existing Design ™ BuzzEdit Welcome dialog box gives ™ you several options when opening BuzzEdit . When BuzzEdit™ Welcome dialog box appears, choose Open an Existing Design.
4 Your design opens in BuzzEdit™. Your Design Opens in BuzzEdit. Start BuzzEdit™ from Buzz Tools®, Buzz-Catalog If you have Buzz Tools version 3.2 Plus or greater installed on your computer, you can open BuzzEdit™ directly from within Buzz-Catalog. " Note: If you are running an earlier version of Buzz Tools Plus, you can download the Buzz Tools Plus update from the Buzz Tools web site at www.buzztools.
Buzz-Catalog shown with design selected. 3 Launch BuzzEdit™ Choose Edit > BuzzEdit (or press Ctrl + B). The design is opened into BuzzEdit™. Design Opens in BuzzEdit 4 Return to Buzz-Catalog When you are finished making changes to your design, save the design and exit BuzzEdit™. Buzz-Catalog updates its display automatically and your changed design is displayed. 98 – BuzzEdit™ | Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
Select an Entire Thread Color The Stitches-in-Time™ window, the window at the bottom of the BuzzEdit™ workspace, contains several graphs. The top bar is the Stitch Color bar that shows you the thread colors of your design in the order in which they are sewn. To select a color, simply double-click the desired color on the Stitch Color bar. You now see that color block displayed in the Stitches-in-Space window (the window on the top left).
3 Lasso the Bunny's Tail Imagine the Lasso tool is a piece of string attached to your cursor at the location of the crosshair. When you click and hold down the primary mouse button, the string is planted at your starting point. Start at one side of the bunny's tail and move the lasso in a circle around the entire tail. The lasso is dragged around the bunny's tail. Release the mouse button when the border surrounds the tail.
3 Change Thread Colors Choose a new color from the palette and click OK (or just double-click on the color of choice). If you selected only a portion of an existing color, this action changes only the color of the selected stitches and you will add a new color break to the design.
2 Lasso the Bird Imagine the Lasso tool is a piece of string attached to your cursor at the location of the crosshair. When you click and hold down the primary mouse button, the string is planted at your starting point. Start at one side of the bird and move the lasso in a circle around the entire bird. Release the mouse button when the border surrounds the bird. If the entire bird is not selected, simply click once anywhere outside the selection box in this window and try again.
BuzzEdit™ workspace. The Cupnpot design is still displayed and the workspace is still in Lasso/Move mode. 7 Choose Select Next Use the Select Next button located on the main toolbar to change the selected stitches to the next contiguous run. The bird's outline is now selected. After the Select Next command is used, the bird's outline is selected. 8 Copy the Outline of the Bird Choose Edit > Copy to place a copy of the bird's outline onto the BuzzEdit™ clipboard.
Save a Design To save your design, choose File > Save. If you have created a new design, as in our previous exercise, or if you want to change the name or type of your design, choose File > Save As. The Save As dialog box appears. Navigate to the directory of your choice, enter a new file name, select a file type and click SAVE . Your design is saved. If you entered a new file type, the design is converted to the new file type, and your display is updated using the new file type's color palette.
Release the mouse button. The Stitches-in-Space window zooms in on this portion of the design. If you have not correctly magnified the area of interest, simply reselect the appropriate area in the Stitches-in-Space Reference window. Option Two: To magnify a subset of stitches that you have already selected If you have selected stitches already, perhaps using the Lasso tool in the Space window, you can easily zoom in on the selection. It is easy to zoom in on a selection.
Option One: To zoom in on any subset of stitches in the Time window The Time Reference bar at the bottom of the Time window shows you all of the thread colors of your design in the order in which they are sewn. Move your mouse onto the Time Reference bar. Position the cursor so that it is on the edge of the area you want to magnify. Hold down the primary mouse button and drag the mouse cursor left or right so that a box forms around the area of interest. Drag along the Time Reference bar to zoom in.
Move your mouse onto the small button on the extreme right of the Time Reference bar. This is the Time Zoom In button. Click the button to zoom the Stitches-in-Time™ graphs in on the current selection. Select a Single Stitch Sometimes when you edit a design, you will find that jumps between design elements have the wrong stitch type attributed to them. Most often, the stitch is defined as a normal “stitch” but should be set as a “jump stitch”.
2 Select the Stitch Hold down the shift key and press the left arrow once to select one stitch. If you select too many stitches, you can adjust the selection by holding down the shift key and pressing the left and right arrows. If you have selected the stitch correctly, the design displayed in the Space window will fade to the ghost color and only one stitch will be displayed in color. Because only one needle point is included in the selection, the box indicating the first needle point is not displayed.
Duplicate a Selection For this example, we will be using the Singer PSW file Bird.xxx, which is included with BuzzEdit™ as a sample. The default location of this file is C:\Program Files\Buzz Tools\BuzzEdit\Samples. 1 Make your selection In this example, we will be duplicating the entire design. To select the entire design choose Edit > Select All (or press Ctrl + A). A selection indicator is drawn around the entire bird. The bird is selected.
4 5 Paste the Copy Choose Edit > Paste (or press Ctrl + V). Your selection is pasted into the current design. Notice that this new copy is in exactly the same location as the original (directly on top of the original selection). In order to see the new bird, you need to drag it off the original bird. If you have trouble doing this, please see Move a Selection immediately following. Copy of bird is dragged off the original. Notice the Time Window Now look closely at the Stitches-in-Time™ window.
1 Choose the Lasso/Move tool and Make your Selection In this example, we will move the bee portion of the design. Use the lasso tool to select the bee. This technique is described on page 99 of this chapter. The bee is selected. 2 Choose the Lasso/Move tool Since you used the lasso to make your selection, the Lasso/Move tool button should already be depressed. If you made your selection using the Time graphs instead, click on the Lasso/Move tool to activate it.
Move a Selection in Time For this example, we will be using the CSD file fiveapples.csd, which is included with BuzzEdit™ as a sample. The default location of this file is C:\Program Files\Buzz Tools\BuzzEdit\Samples. 1 Choose the Lasso/Move tool and Make your Selection In this example, we want the text to sew first. Use the lasso tool in the Space display to select the text "5 Apples". This technique is described on page 99 of this chapter.
Part Three: Reference
BuzzEdit™ Workspace Principle Parts 1 Title Bar 2 Menu Bar 3 Main Toolbar 4 Space Toolbar 5 Stitches-in-Space Window or Space Window 9 Stitches-in-Time™ Window or Time Window 10 Multiple-Section bar 11 Stitch Color Bar 12 Stitch Length Graph 13 Stitch Angle Graph 6 Space Zoom Buttons 14 Time Scroll Bar 7 Space Scroll Bar 15 Time Reference Bar 8 Stitches-in-Space Reference Window or Space Reference 16 Status Bar Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
Window Main Toolbar The main toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar. This toolbar provides quick mouse access to many of the commands used in BuzzEdit™. The toolbar contains the following tools: Icon Icon Name Description New Creates a new blank design file in the current BuzzEdit™ workspace. Same as the File > New Design command discussed on page 128. Open Opens an existing design file in the current BuzzEdit™ workspace.
Paste Inserts the contents of the BuzzEdit™ clipboard and places it into the current design at the stitch cursor. If the stitches being pasted are from a design of a different file type than the active design, the stitch colors will be converted to the appropriate color palette. Same as the Edit > Paste command discussed on page 138. Print Summary Prints a summary for the active design. Same as the File > Print Summary command discussed on page 136.
discussed on page 155. Sew Simulator Brings up the Sew Simulator dialog box, which is used to control the sew simulator. Same as the Tools > Sew Simulator command discussed on page 156. Insert Section Break Inserts a section break at the stitch cursor. Same as Tools > Insert Section Break command discussed on page 156. Select Previous Selects the previous run of contiguous stitches. This button only becomes available after you have selected a portion of your design with the Lasso tool.
Once you have set a custom center, it is remembered the next time that you use any of the aforementioned tools. This feature can be used to transform several selections about the same center. Context Sensitive Help Activates the What’s This help system. Click on this button and then on any other part of the BuzzEdit™ screen or menus for context sensitive help. Same as the Help > What’s This? command discussed on page 159. Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
Stitches-in-Space Toolbar The Stitches-in-Space toolbar is displayed along the left side of the Stitches-in-Space window. Use this toolbar to manipulate the selected portion of your design in the Stitches-in-Space window. The toolbar contains the following tools: Icon Icon Name Description Lasso/ Move Activates the Lasso/Move tool. Lasso tool Use the this tool to select a run of stitches in the Space window. Position your mouse outside of any previous selections.
Click the Select Next or Select Previous buttons (located on the main toolbar) to select a different run of stitches contained within the boundaries of the lasso. Move tool Use this tool to move a selection in the Space window. Position your mouse inside the selection indicator box. Your cursor will now look like a hand with the index finger extended. Click and hold down the primary mouse button and drag the selection to the desired location.
You can switch between the selection’s center and the custom center by pressing the Custom Center button located on the main toolbar. By changing the center of the rotation, you have complete control over how the selection is rotated. Flip Activates the Flip tool. A circular selection indicator with a cross at the center is displayed. A line running across the selection indicator represents a mirror. To flip the current selection, click the mirror.
Resize Activates the Resize tool. A circular selection indicator with a cross at the center is displayed. To resize the current selection, drag the edge of the selection indicator outwards (to enlarge the selection) or inwards (to shrink the selection). !CAUTION: BuzzEdit™ does not currently change the number of stitches in the resized selection. Thus resizing a design or part of a design by more than about 10 or 20 percent can result in poor sewing.
Stretch Activates the Stretch tool. A rectangular selection indicator with a cross at the center is displayed. Two opposite sides of the rectangle are drawn with dashed lines. The other two sides each have arrows attached to them. To stretch the current selection, drag one of the dashed sides of the selection indicator outwards. To narrow the current selection, drag one of the dashed sides of the selection indicator inwards. To change the stretch angle, drag the arrows around in a circle.
Because you can change the center and axis of stretch, you have complete control over how your selection will be stretched. The stitches located at the center of the stretch do not move; the rest of the selection grows or shrinks away from this point. This feature is useful if you are trying to stretch an area of the design slightly to eliminate gaps between design segments. Add Stitches Move Stitches Activates the Add Stitches tool. Use this tool to manually insert stitches into a design one at a time.
Zoom Activates the Zoom tool so that any part of the design can be magnified. When you zoom in on a portion of a design in the space window, the Space scroll bars appear and enable you to scroll the design. To zoom in on your design, click the primary mouse button and drag the mouse cursor to create a rectangle surrounding the area to zoom. Click the Space Zoom Out button (the button marked with a -) to fully zoom out the Stitches-in-Space window.
Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the BuzzEdit™ workspace displays the following information: The first part of the status bar describes the actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys or mouse to navigate through menus, and describes the actions of toolbar buttons under the mouse cursor. The second part of the status bar indicates the color of the current selection. If the selection comprises more than one color, the number of thread colors in the selection is displayed.
BuzzEdit™ Command Reference File Menu The File Menu File > New Design… Brings up the Choose File Type dialog box. Use to select the design file type you will be creating. This dialog box displays a list of supported file types and allows you to select the design file type you will be creating. For some file 128 – BuzzEdit™ | Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
types, you have the option of specifying what file version to use. Once selected, BuzzEdit™ displays an empty design page with the appropriate hoop and color palette for the design type you have selected. File > Open Design… Brings up the Open Design dialog box. Use to select the design you want to open. Navigate to the design of your choice and click OPEN . Your design will be loaded into BuzzEdit™ with the appropriate hoop and color palette for the design type you have selected.
Click OPEN and the Open Multiple-File Design dialog box opens. Hoop Properties Tab Choose the appropriate hoop for your design or click the CREATE CUSTOM HOOP button to create a new custom hoop. See page 142 for information on the Custom Hoop dialog box. Set the correct hoop for the design. The preview area of this window is updated as you make your changes. When you have finished setting your hoop, click the File Properties tab.
The file list displays the files in the order that they are sewn. To change file settings, first highlight the line containing the file name. The controls below the file list are used to change the properties of the highlighted file as follows: File Order Change the sewing order of a file by choosing a new value from the dropdown list. File Name Change the file included by clicking on this button. The Open Design dialog box displays. Navigate to the design of choice and click OK .
Navigate to the design of choice and click OPEN . The design will be inserted into your existing workspace. If your design already contains stitches, a second Insert Design dialog box displays. ™ Use to tell BuzzEdit where to insert the design Choose one of the following options: Insert at the stitch cursor: Inserts the design following the next stitch on the Stitches-in-Time™ window. This is handy when you are working on a multiple-hoop design and want to insert your design into a specific hoop section.
Choose from the following options: Open: Recently used designs are listed in a drop down combo box. Choose the file you want to open and click on the icon. Open an Existing Design: Brings up the Open Design dialog box. Use to select the design you want to open. Navigate to the design of choice and click OPEN . Your design will be opened into a new BuzzEdit™ workspace Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
Start a New Design: Brings up the Select File Type dialog box. Use to select the file type for your new design. This dialog box displays a list of supported file types and allows you to select the design file type you will be creating. Once selected, BuzzEdit™ displays a new workspace with an empty design page. Read the Online Manual: Brings up the BuzzEdit™ online help. Cancel: Ends the BuzzEdit™ new workspace command and returns to the original BuzzEdit™ workspace.
File > Save Saves the current design using the same file name and directory that are displayed in the title bar. If you have not yet named the design, BuzzEdit™ displays the Save As dialog box [see next topic]. File > Save As Saves the current design to a new directory, a new file name, and/or a new design file type. Use to save the current design to a new directory, file name or file type.
File > Print Summary… Prints the current design in a reduced size and includes design information. If the design contains multiple files, a summary of each design file is printed in the order in which it should be sewn. Use this information as a guide when sewing your design. File > Print Template… Prints the current design in actual size for use as a template. The center of each design section is marked with a cross. The name of the design file for the section is printed under each cross.
Edit Menu The Edit Menu Edit > Undo The Undo command reverses the last edit operation made to the active design. For example, if you have mistakenly deleted a section of a design, this function will make it reappear. The undo command can undo up to five operations. Edit > Redo The Redo command allows you to put back editing changes, if you have used Undo to reverse an editing operation. Edit > Cut The Cut command sends the selection to the BuzzEdit™ clipboard and deletes the selection from the design.
Edit > Copy The Copy command sends the current selection to the BuzzEdit™ Clipboard without affecting the design. The Copy command is only available when the active design contains a selection. Edit > Paste The Paste command retrieves the contents of the BuzzEdit™ Clipboard and pastes it into the current design following the stitch cursor. If the stitches being pasted are from a design of a different file type than the current design, the stitch colors are converted to the appropriate color palette.
Edit > Select Stitches The Select Stitches command displays the Select Stitches dialog box. Use to select stitches by their numeric location Enter the first and last stitch numbers and click OK to make the selection. Edit > Lasso Select Next Lassoed This command becomes available after you have selected a portion of your design with the Lasso tool. Use this command to select the next run of contiguous stitches that fall within the lasso.
View Menu The View Menu View > Show Hoop The Show Hoop command toggles the display of the design hoop. View > Stitches-in-Time™ Graphs Show Stitch Color bar Toggles the display of the Stitch Color bar. Show Stitch Length Graph Toggles the display of the Stitch Length graph. Show Stitch Angle Graph Toggles the display of the Stitch Angle graph. 140 – BuzzEdit™ | Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
View > Design Information… The Design Information command displays the Designs Information dialog box where detailed information is given about the current design. Displays detailed information about the current design. The information contained in the Design Properties dialog box can be selected by holding down the primary mouse button and dragging the mouse cursor over the information in the scroll box. Copy the selected information to the Windows clipboard by pressing Ctrl + C.
View > Hoop Properties… The Hoop Properties command displays the Hoop Properties dialog box. Use to change the hoop of the current design Choose a hoop from the list and click OK to set a new hoop. OR Click the CREATE CUSTOM HOOP… button to display the Create Custom Hoop dialog box. Use to create a custom hoop or a custom multi-hoop. Hoop Name Enter the display name for your custom hoop.
Custom Hoop Size Set a custom hoop size in this area, if supported by your embroidery file type. Hoop Arrangement Sets the hoop arrangement for a multiple hoop. If the custom hoop you are creating does not match an existing hoop frame, you may need to manually hoop the finished design Choose between: Single Hoop Turns off the multiple hoop features Top to Bottom Hoop sections are positioned one above another.
Distance Between Hoops Set the distance between the hoops. View > Multiple File Settings… The Multiple File Settings command displays the Multiple File Settings dialog box where file splitting criteria can be modified. Use to modify the file splitting criteria These settings control whether or not a design is split into multiple parts in order to comply with design restrictions. The settings are initially set to the most common values for each design file type.
When you paste or insert stitches, BuzzEdit™ converts colors to the current design's color palette. If the current design's file type has alternate color palettes, BuzzEdit™ needs to know which color palette to use. Use the View > Color Conversion Settings command to specify which color palette to use when converting to the file type's color palette. Use to set the color palette used for conversions. Choose between: Use Standard Colors Only: Check this to have BuzzEdit™ use the standard color palette.
Tools Menu The Tools Menu Tools > Convert Design Type… The Convert Design Type command converts the file type of the current design to a new file type. Thread colors are converted to the new file type's palette, and the hoop type is converted to the closest hoop type of the new file type. The file name of the converted design is unspecified. You can choose a new name by saving the design. Choose the new file type from the Choose File Type dialog box.
file type has an alternate palette, the Color Conversion Settings dialog box appears to allow you to specify which color palette to use. See View > Color Conversion Settings on page 144 for more information on this dialog box. Use to set the color conversion settings. You can also convert the file type of a design by choosing File Save As and specifying the new file type in the Save As dialog box. Tools > Center Vertically Centers the selection left to right in the hoop.
Use to specify how the selection is centered. From this dialog box, you can tell BuzzEdit™ whether to center your selection in the complete multi-hoop design area or in the current hoop section. Tools > Move… The Move command displays the Move Selection dialog box at the bottom of your BuzzEdit™ workspace. Use to move a selection by specific amounts. You can set the amount you want to move your selection in the areas provided.
Tools > Rotate… The Tools Rotate command brings up the Rotate Selection dialog box. This dialog box is displayed at the bottom of your BuzzEdit™ workspace. Use to rotate a selection by specific amounts. From this dialog box, you can set the degrees of rotation and whether the rotation is in the Clockwise or Counter Clockwise direction. BuzzEdit™ provides you with an auto preview feature; that is, the results of your rotation are displayed immediately in the Stitches-in-Space window.
rotation is at the center of the selection. However, perhaps you want to rotate your selection away from another object or around the center of the design. To do this type of advanced rotation, you set a custom center for your rotation. On the Rotate Selection dialog box, you set the Custom Center of your rotation using a numeric value. Again, the results of your rotation are shown on screen using BuzzEdit™'s auto preview feature.
You can also change the center of your resizing. The center during a resize operation is the area of the design that does not move. You may find this useful if you are resizing a selection slightly to fill a gap in your design. The center during a resize operation is the area of the design that will not move. Tools > Stretch… The Stretch command brings up the Stretch Selection dialog box. This dialog box is displayed at the bottom of your BuzzEdit™ workspace.
Stitches-in-Space window. However, your design is not actually changed until you click OK . You can also change the center of your stretch. The center during stretching is the area of the design that does not move. You may find this useful if you are stretching a selection to fill a gap in your design. Center of stretch is set to the tip of the bird's beak. In this example, the center of the stretch has been set to the tip of the beak. In addition, you can change the angle of the stretch.
CUSTOM… Brings up the Flip Selection dialog box. Use to flip a selection by specific amounts. From this dialog box, you can change the center of the mirror, which behaves in the same manner as the custom centers of the Rotate tool that we have already discussed. The bird is flipped using a custom center and the mirror is set to45 degrees. In addition, you can change the angle of the mirror. This changes the angle that your selection is flipped so that you can flip your selection diagonally.
Tools > Change Thread Colors… The Choose Thread Colors command brings up the Choose Color dialog box. BuzzEdit™ offers alternate color palettes for some file types. In general, you can choose between a standard palette and an extended palette that offers more color choices. You may want to use the standard palette because the software produced by the machine manufacturer may not correctly display all of the colors in the extended palette.
Tools > Sort Colors The Sort Colors command sorts all of the stitches in the design based on stitch color. If you selected only a portion of the stitches, you will be asked whether you want to sort only those stitches in the selection. Use to restrict the color sort to the stitches in the current selection. When this command is used for a multi-hoop design, a color sort is be performed on each hoop independently. No section breaks are removed.
fill. To eliminate this problem, reverse the sewing order of the understitching separately from the design fill area. Tools > Insert Section Break… The Insert Section Break command brings up the Insert Section Break dialog box. Use to insert a section break into your design. Use to insert a section break at the stitch cursor. All designs can insert new file section breaks.
also use this command to insert a New File section break, which overrides the automatic section break. Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
Tools > Sew Simulator… The Sew Simulator command brings up the Sew Simulation dialog box and starts the sew simulator; this allows you to "see" how your design will stitch at the sewing machine. The simulation is displayed in the Stitches-in-Space window. Sewing simulation starts at the first stitch of the current selection. Stitches that have not yet been sewn are shown in the ghost colors. As stitches are sewn, they appear in color. Use to "see" how your design will stitch at the sewing machine.
Help Menu Help > Contents The Contents command brings up the online help, which contains much of the information contained in this manual. It also gives you the ability to search for specific keywords. Help > What’s This? The What's This? command activates context help that enables you to get help on any portion of the BuzzEdit™ display. The mouse pointer changes to an arrow and question mark. Click some item in the BuzzEdit™ window, such as a Toolbar button, to display the Help topic for the item.
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A | BuzzEdit™ Shortcut Keys General Help F1 New Design Ctrl + N Open Design Ctrl + O Insert Design Ctrl + I Save Design Ctrl + S Print Summary Ctrl + P Exit Alt+F4 Editing Undo Ctrl + Z Redo Ctrl + Y Cut Ctrl + X Copy Ctrl + C Paste Ctrl + V Delete Delete Select All Ctrl + A Select None ESC Select Next Lassoed Ctrl + L Select Previous Lassoed Shift + L Insert Section Break Ctrl + Enter Copyright © 2000 Buzz Tools®, Inc.
Space & Time Go to start of design Home Go to end of design End Select next color Tab Select previous color Shift + Tab Add next stitch to the end of the current selection Shift + Left Arrow Remove last selected stitch from current selection Shift + Right Arrow Add previous stitch to beginning of selection Ctrl + Left Arrow Remove first selected stitch from the current selection Ctrl + Right Arrow Insert section break Ctrl + Enter Cancel mouse action [applies to space tools and drag / drop i
B | Supported File Types & Hoops BuzzEdit™ version 1.0 supports the following file formats and embroidery hoops. If you are running a later version of BuzzEdit™, please check your online help for a current list as there may be additions. Hoop sizes are listed in millimeters.
HUS Viking Husqvarna Not all of these hoops are available on all machines Hoop Frame Total Sewing Area Standard 100 x 100 Large 150 x 240 Multi-Hoop Vertical 100 x 170 Up to 3 overlapping 100 x 100 design areas Multi-Hoop Horizontal 170 x 100 Up to 3 overlapping 100 x 100 design areas Giant Hoop-it-All Multi-hoop 249 x 249 Up to 17 overlapping 100 x 98 design areas ** Custom Defined Hoops Varies Custom Defined Multi-Hoops (For re-hooping by hand) Varies ™ Multiple-Positions Sewing Area
PES Baby Lock® / Brother® / Bernina® / Simplicity Not all of these hoops are available on all machines Hoop Frame Total Sewing Area Standard Hoop 100 x 100 Large Vertical Hoop 130 x 180 Large Horizontal Hoop 180 x 130 Multi-Hoop Vertical 100 x 172 Up to 3 overlapping 100 x 100 design areas Multi-Hoop Horizontal 172 x 100 Up to 3 overlapping 100 x 100 design areas XL Multi-Hoop Vertical 130 x 300 Up to 3 overlapping 130 x 180 design areas XL Multi-Hoop Horizontal 300 x 130 Up to 3 overla
SEW Janome New Home / Elna Hoop Frame Total Sewing Area Standard Hoop 125 x 90 Multi-Hoop 5 Vertical 125 x 140 Up to 6 overlapping 90 x 125 design areas Multi-Hoop 5 Horizontal 140 x 125 Up to 6 overlapping 125 x 90 design areas Custom Defined Hoops Not available Custom Defined Multi-Hoops (For re-hooping by hand) Varies XXX Multiple-Positions Sewing Area Up to 16 overlapping 125 x 90 design areas Singer PSW / Compucon Hoop Frame Total Frame Sewing Area Small 55 x 55 Medium 114 x 11
C | Common Multi-Hoops Multiple-position hoops (or multi-hoops) are made by many sewing machine manufacturers and by other companies such as the Hoop-it-All™ Corporation, which makes the Giant Hoop-it-All™ line. Since two multiple-position hoop types are more common than other types, they are more thoroughly discussed in this appendix. In addition, some information is included about the custom multi-hoops that may be defined in BuzzEdit™.
order that the hoop positions are sewn in may vary. For example, the middle hoop position may be stitched before either the bottom or top hoop positions. " Note: The PES (version 2.5 or greater) file format supports the three-position multiple hoops. This new PES version can save all of the design sections in one file for use with one of the standard three-position multiple hoops.
™ The Giant Hoop-it-All is being sewn in the first position. The hoop bracket is moved and the hoop frame rotated as needed to sew the various segments of the design. Here is our completed design after all twelve design segments have been sewn. For most machines, the Giant Hoop-it-All™ has an area in the center that can only be reached by removing the fabric and re-hooping by hand.
When you create a design in BuzzEdit™ for use on one of the Giant Hoop-it-All™ frames, you can place design sections into a number of set hoop sections. Each side of the hoop is divided into four overlapping embroidery areas. The offset for the embroidery areas is predetermined in BuzzEdit™ and cannot be changed in this version. However, since these embroidery areas have significant overlap, you will be able to access all areas of the embroidery frame.
D | Product Information The Customizing program is a product of Husqvarna Sewing Machines AB. For information about this product, please contact your local Viking/Husqvarna sewing machine dealer or visit them on the web at: www.vikinghusqvarna.com The Deco-Wizard program is a product of Bernina® of America. For information about this product, please contact your local Bernina® sewing machine dealer or visit Bernina® on the web at: www.berninausa.com The EnVision Scan PC is a product of Elna USA.
The PC-Designer program is a product of Pfaff. For information about this product, please contact your local Pfaff sewing machine dealer, call Pfaff American Sales corp. at 1-201-262-7211 or visit them on the web at: www.pfaff.com The PE-Design program is a product of Brother® International Corporation. For information about this product, please contact your local Brother® sewing machine dealer or call Brother® at 1-800-4-A-BROTHER. You can also visit Brother® on the web at: www.brother.com The P.O.E.
E | Getting Help Technical Support Why We Don't Have Telephone Support? At Buzz Tools®, we want to provide you with the best possible customer service by responding to your concerns and questions in a timely manner. Although we would like to talk to everyone personally, we are a VERY small company started out of our love for embroidery. We simply do not have adequate staff to provide telephone support.
4 Write Us. If none of the previous suggestions help, you can mail us a detailed description of your problem or question, and we will get back to you. Please include the following: ! Details about your computer configuration (type of computer, type of printer, operating system, etc…) ! What version of BuzzEdit™ you are running (available from the Help, About menu) and your BuzzEdit™ serial number off the CD sleeve (REQUIRED). ! Where you purchased BuzzEdit™.
Glossary
Glossary The glossary contains general terms. Most BuzzEdit™ definitions are already included in the manual and can be found by using the index. Design Area The design area is a rectangle in BuzzEdit™ within which you can place stitches. For single-hoop designs, the design area is the same as the hoop rectangle. For multiple-hoop designs, the design area covers the area of several hoops. The design area is normally the intersection of all of the hoop rectangles.
Hoop Indicator The hoop indicator shows where your can place stitches in the Stitches-in-Space window. It is shown in BuzzEdit™ in black for a single-hoop design and in red for a multiple-hoop design. Hoop Section The hoop section is that part of a multiple-hoop design that sews into a particular hoop position. Jump Stitch Jump stitch refers to the movement of the embroidery machine hoop without any needles penetrating the fabric. It is generally used to get from one area of a design to another area.
Running Stitch A running stitch is a series of stitches that goes from one point to another. A running stitch is often used for outlines, fine details or understitching. Satin Stitch A satin stitch is made up of zigzag stitches that are sewn very close together. A satin stitch can range in thickness from just over 1mm to usually a maximum of 12mm. A satin stitch is normally used for nice detail, thicker outlines and for most normal size lettering.
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Index
Index A Adjusting Selections ................40 B Best Colors............................145 Buzz Tools® Free Designs.......................17 Mailing Address.................174 Product Information.............18 Web Site .............................18 BuzzEdit™ Enhancements ..................174 Installing ..............................19 License Agreement ...........190 Notational Conventions .......17 Overview .............................15 Prerequisites .......................17 Removing ...........
Designs Building New .......................44 Colors................... See Colors Converting..... See Converting Creating New ....................128 File Restrictions...................63 Information ........................141 Inserting ............................131 Multiple-File Designs .........129 Object Data .........................15 Opening.............................129 Printed Summary ..............136 Printed Templates .............136 Samples ..............................17 Saving .......
Burying Jump Stitches.........57 Eliminate Gaps....................50 Example ..............................58 Moving Individual Stitches...58 Re-ordering Colors ..............54 Re-ordering Stitches ...........54 Reversing Stitch Order ........56 Shortening Jump Stitches ...56 Sorting Colors .....................55 Understitching .....................57 Insert Section Break Multiple-File Designs ...........64 Using Menu ................. 81, 156 Using Shortcut...................161 Using Tool .............
Multiple-Section Bar ..........38, 62 Selecting Stitches On..........39 Multiple-Section Designs.........59 Multiple-Section Bar ............62 N Needle Point First of Selection .................30 Last of Selection..................30 New Design Create from Existing..........101 Using Menu .......................128 Using Tool .........................116 New Workspace ....................132 Using Shortcut .................. 161 Rename Design .................... 135 Resize Custom Center................
In Time Window ..................33 On Multiple-Section Bar ......39 Overview .............................27 Portion of a Design..............99 Select a Single Stitch ........107 With Lasso Tool ................120 Selection Indicators First Needle Point................30 In Time Window ..................33 Last Needle Point................30 Single Needle Point.............31 Single Stitch ........................30 Sew Simulator Test Multi-Hoop Designs .....79 Using Menu .......................
T V Tools Menu Center ...............................147 Change Thread Colors ......154 Convert Design Type.........146 Flip ....................................152 Insert Section Break.... 81, 156 Move .................................148 Resize ...............................150 Reverse Stitch Order.........155 Rotate ...............................149 Sew Simulator ...................157 Sort Colors ........................155 Stretch...............................151 Types of Stitches Fill Stitches...
License Agreement
License Agreement IMPORTANT-PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between the user of this software (“You” or “Licensee”) and Buzz Tools, Inc. of San Ramon, California (“Buzz Tools” or “Licensor”). By installing or using this software, You acknowledge that You have read this Agreement, that You understand it, and that You agree to honor and be bound by the terms and conditions contained herein.
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