User Guide

124 – BuzzEdit
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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.
!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. When resizing, the mouse cursor
will change to an exclamation point if the
percent resize exceeds 20 percent.
By default, the center of the stretch is at the
center of the selection. To change the center of
the stretching, drag the cross to the desired
location before you stretch or narrow your
selection.
Stretch
You can switch between the selection’s
center and the custom center by pressing
the Custom Center button located on the
main toolbar.