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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.
Most embroidery machines have file restrictions such as the number
of stitches or the number of color breaks a design can contain.
However, because BuzzEdit
™
allows you to edit multiple design files
concurrently in one workspace, your full embroidery design may
bypass design file restrictions such as these. Each design file is
treated as a separate section of the complete design.
Most embroidery machines also restrict the physical dimensions of a
design. Many sewing machine manufacturers have even created
multiple-position hoop frames (sometimes called multi-hoops) to get
around this restriction. The full multiple-hoop design is sewn in
overlapping sections so that the finished design may be larger than
the standard design area. Usually, each hoop section is saved in a
separate file.
BuzzEdit
™
allows you to concurrently view and edit designs with
multiple sections in one workspace. When required by the file
format, these separate sections are saved into a series of files so
that each file keeps within the limits imposed by the file type.