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Baby Lock Palette Instruction Manual

Manual is about: Creative Embroidery Software for Windows 2000, XP or Vista

Summary of Palette

  • Page 2: (For Usa Only)

    Important information: regulations federal communications commissions (fcc) declaration of conformity (for usa only) responsible party: tacony corporation 1760 gilsinn lane fenton mo 63026 usa declares that the product product name: baby lock usb writer model number: ecs complies with part 15 of the...

  • Page 3: For Safe Operation

    1 congratulations on choosing our product! Thank you very much for purchasing our product. To obtain the best performance from this unit and to ensure safe and correct operation, please read this reference guide and instruction manual carefully, and then keep it in a safe place together with your wa...

  • Page 4: Turn Any Design

    2 turn any design into original embroidery with palette ■ layout ready-made designs ( ☞p. 15) ■ large-sized patterns ( ☞p. 176 in the instruction manual (pdf format)) this software provides digitizing and editing capabilities, allowing you the creative freedom to design original embroidery. Easily t...

  • Page 5: Photo Stitch Function

    3 ■ photo stitch function ( ☞p. 24, p. 127) embroidery can easily be created from photos taken with a digital camera. ■ combining with background images ( ☞p. 42) ■ creating custom logos ( ☞p. 20, p. 70, p. 77, p. 80, and p. 126) photo stitch 1 (sepia) photo stitch 1 (color) photo stitch 1 (mono) ph...

  • Page 6: What You Can Do

    4 what you can do with palette make vivid embroidery from any illustration or photo with layout & editing, images and photos can be automatically converted into embroidery patterns that can be sewn with the desired stitches. ■ auto punch function ( ☞p. 20, p. 126) illustration and images can easily ...

  • Page 7: Monograms

    5 increased variety with the many stitches and colors this software includes 10 stitches for region sewing and 5 stitches for line sewing. By changing the stitches and colors, the same design can be given a different appearance. Try combining various settings. C for more details, refer to “setting t...

  • Page 8: Sew Types

    6 sew types the sewing attributes for each sew type are first set to their default settings; however, by changing the settings of the sewing attributes, you can create custom stitching. C for more details, refer to “line sewing attributes” on page 98 and “region sewing attributes” on page 101. Line ...

  • Page 9: Cross Stitch

    7 cross stitch concentric circle stitch radial stitch spiral stitch piping stitch piping stitch (motif setting) stippling stitch stippling stitch (motif setting) c for more details, refer to “programmable fill stitch” on page 103, “piping stitch” on page 105, “motif stitch” on page 106, and “stippli...

  • Page 10: Basic Operation Map

    8 basic operation map this package consists of five applications. Create embroidery patterns using all four applications the main application (layout & editing) is supported by design center, font creator, programmable stitch creator and design database. Data management layout & editing ( ☞ p. 47) f...

  • Page 11: New Features Of Version 8

    9 new features of version 8 ■ stitch generation features ● a motif pattern can be applied to the stippling stitch. ● the underlay stitching function has been improved. - new underlay stitching patterns have been added to the settings available for region sewing of text and manual punching patterns. ...

  • Page 12: General

    10 design center ● an eraser tool has been added to the tool box in the line image stage. ● the maximum setting for thinning process when converting a line image to a figure handle image has been increased. This allows thicker figure handle lines to be created. Font creator ● a truetype font charact...

  • Page 13: Table Of Contents

    11 table of contents instruction manual (basic) new features of version 8................................ 9 table of contents...................................... 11 how to use manuals ................................ 13 support/service......................................... 14 online registratio...

  • Page 14: Table of Contents

    12 table of contents instruction manual (advanced) tutorial (advanced)................................. 171 entering monograms .....................................171 creating appliqués ........................................174 creating split embroidery designs................176 creating design ...

  • Page 15: How To Use Manuals

    13 how to use manuals the following manuals are included with this software. Installation guide this guide contains descriptions about the preparations necessary to begin using the software. Follow the instructions provided in this guide to complete the preparation and installation of the software. ...

  • Page 16: Support/service

    14 support/service contact technical support if you have a problem. Go to www.Babylock.Com/help/, then click on baby lock product support. Online registration if you wish to be contacted about upgrades and provided with important information such as future product developments and improvements, you ...

  • Page 17: Tutorial

    15 tu tor ia l tutorial this section describes the operations of layout & editing through the procedures for making embroidery patterns. First, follow the procedures to create the embroidery patterns and learn the basic operations. 1 importing embroidery patterns ( ☞ p. 15) start up layout & editing...

  • Page 18: Tutorial

    16 tutorial step 1 starting up layout & editing click , and then select all programs, then palette ver.8, then palette ver.8 (layout & editing). Step 2 importing embroidery patterns now, we will import the patterns for the flower, butterfly and sun. Click on the toolbar. Click . If has not been clic...

  • Page 19: Tutorial

    17 tutorial tu tor ia l to adjust the positions of the embroidery patterns, click the pattern to be moved, and then position the pointer over the pattern. When the shape of the pointer changes to , drag the pattern to the desired location. Step 3 transferring the design to an original card you can s...

  • Page 20: Tutorial

    18 tutorial c for details on saving embroidery patterns, refer to “saving the embroidery design” on page 22. A note: precautions for using the card writer module/original cards • the original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place. • never remove an original card or unplug the u...

  • Page 21: Tutorial

    19 tutorial tu tor ia l 2. Automatically converting an image to an embroidery design an embroidery pattern can be created from a digital camera photo, a scanned illustration , or clip art image. Using the image to stitch wizard in layout & editing, an image can be converted to an embroidery pattern....

  • Page 22: Tutorial

    20 tutorial auto punch function step 1 importing image data into layout & editing first, we need to import the image that will be converted into an embroidery pattern. For this example, we will use the penguin image (penguin.Bmp) provided with this application. Click image, then input, then from fil...

  • Page 23: Tutorial

    21 tutorial tu tor ia l select the sample file penguin.Bmp, and then click open, or double-click the file’s icon. → the image appears in the work area. Drag the handle to adjust the selected image to the desired size. Move the pointer over the selected image, and then drag the image to the desired p...

  • Page 24: Tutorial

    22 tutorial check the result view of the conversion, and then click finish. → the generated embroidery pattern is displayed. Step 3 displaying a preview of the embroidery preview the finished embroidery. Click display, then realistic preview. To return to the normal view, click display, then realist...

  • Page 25: Tutorial

    23 tutorial tu tor ia l select the drive and the folder, and then type in the file name. Click save. C for details on transferring designs to original cards, refer to “transferring the design to an original card” on page 17. B memo: various clip art images can be found in the clipart folder, which c...

  • Page 26: Tutorial

    24 tutorial photo stitch function by using the photo stitch function, embroidery patterns can be created from photos. The following two conversion methods are available, and the color can be selected. Photo stitch 1: this creates an embroidery pattern very similar to the image in one or many colors....

  • Page 27: Tutorial

    25 tutorial tu tor ia l click photo stitch 1, then color, and then click next. Click auto generate. → with a single-colored background, as in this example, click auto generate to automatically detect the outline of the image. Click next. Click fit to page to change the final finishing size. → this i...

  • Page 28: Tutorial

    26 tutorial click select from candidates. → there are six patterns with different brightness and contrasts based on the original image. Select one of the candidates and click ok. → this preview changes to the selected image. Click finish. → the generated embroidery pattern is displayed. C for detail...

  • Page 29: Tutorial

    27 tutorial tu tor ia l cross stitch function cross stitch embroidery patterns can be created from images. For example, clip art image can be used. Step 1 importing image data into layout & editing refer to “importing image data into layout & editing” on page 20. Select the tutorial_2 folder, and th...

  • Page 30: Tutorial

    28 tutorial click finish. In this dialog box, stitches can be added, deleted or edited, and colors and the number of times each stitch is sewn can be specified. For this example, we will use the default settings. → the generated embroidery design is displayed. C for details on saving embroidery patt...

  • Page 31: Tutorial

    29 tutorial tu tor ia l 3. Drawing shapes to create an embroidery design this section will describe how to draw various shapes and combine them to create an embroidery design. The shape tools in layout & editing allow you to draw various shapes. Using these tools, we will draw the stem, leaves, flow...

  • Page 32: Tutorial

    30 tutorial (4) click in the line sew type selector, and then click zigzag stitch. (5) click the start point 1, and then double- click the end point 2. Draw the leaf on the right. As with the stem, we will specify the color and sew type, then draw the shape. This time, since the shape will have a re...

  • Page 33: Tutorial

    31 tutorial tu tor ia l flip the duplicated leaf horizontally. (1) right-click the duplicated leaf. (2) click mirror, then vertical. Drag the duplicated leaf to the left side of the stem. Align the leaves on the left and right sides. (1) while holding down the key, right- click on the leaf on the ri...

  • Page 34: Tutorial

    32 tutorial (5) drag the circle to the center of the flower petals. Select the patterns where hole sewing is to be applied. (1) click . (2) click the yellow circle, then while holding down the key, click the flower petals. Specify hole sewing. (1) click sew, then set hole sewing. (2) click ok. Step ...

  • Page 35: Tutorial

    33 tutorial tu tor ia l (2) there are two display modes for the sewing attribute setting dialog box. For this example, we will specify settings in beginner mode. If the dialog box is displayed in expert mode, click to beginner mode to display the dialog box in beginner mode. (3) drag the density sli...

  • Page 36: Tutorial

    34 tutorial step 5 editing points and modifying shapes now, we will delete one corner from the pentagon to create a flowerpot. Draw the flowerpot. Drag the pointer in the design page, as shown in the illustration. Delete a point. (1) click , then . (2) click the shape for the flowerpot. → the points...

  • Page 37: Tutorial

    35 tutorial tu tor ia l 4. Entering text in this example, we will create an embroidery pattern for text. From layout & editing, various embroidery patterns can be created for text. Built-in fonts: this software is provided with 35 built-in fonts. Truetype fonts: truetype fonts installed on your comp...

  • Page 38: Tutorial

    36 tutorial drag the pointer in the design page, as shown in the illustration. Step 2 entering text click , then . Click the design page. From the keyboard, type in “abcde”. Click ok. → the text appears in the design page. Step 3 arranging text on a shape select the text and the circle. C “memo” on ...

  • Page 39: Tutorial

    37 tutorial tu tor ia l click ok. → the text is arranged along the circle. This completes the pattern. C for details on saving embroidery patterns, refer to “saving the embroidery design” on page 22. For details on transferring designs to original cards, refer to “transferring the design to an origi...

  • Page 40: Tutorial

    38 tutorial 5. Combining embroidery patterns in this example, we will create an original embroidery pattern by combining an embroidery pattern created from an image 1, an embroidery pattern created from entered text 2, and an embroidery pattern included with this software 3. At the same time, we wil...

  • Page 41: Tutorial

    39 tutorial tu tor ia l click finish. → an embroidery pattern of the tulip is created. Step 2 adding text and adjusting character spacing click , then . Click the bottom edge of the tulip. From the keyboard, type in “tulip”, and then click ok. → the text is entered. Click , then . Click the text, an...

  • Page 42: Tutorial

    40 tutorial step 3 adding an oval and adjusting the text click , then . Turn off line and region sewing. C “drawing a circle” on page 35. Draw an oval and adjust its position. Drag the pointer within the work area to draw a large circle, and then adjust its position. Select the word tulip. Hold the ...

  • Page 43: Tutorial

    41 tutorial tu tor ia l step 4 importing and rotating an embroidery pattern now, we will import the embroidery pattern for the butterfly, and then adjust its angle. Click file, then import. Click . If has not been clicked, click it. From the category selector, select animals, and then drag the butte...

  • Page 44: Tutorial

    42 tutorial 6. Print and stitch in this example, we will create a design that combines embroidery and an image. We will import an image into layout & editing, and then create an embroidery design that combines it with the image. Next, we will print the image on an iron-on transfer sheet or printable...

  • Page 45: Tutorial

    43 tutorial tu tor ia l import the file bear.Pes. Select the file bear.Pes by clicking the documents (my documents) folder, then palette ver.8, then tutorial, then tutorial_6. C “importing embroidery designs” on page 48. Enter the text. Select built-in font no. 30, and thread color deep rose. C “ent...

  • Page 46: Tutorial

    44 tutorial specify the print settings. (1) select the printer to be used. (2) under paper and orientation, select the appropriate settings for the iron-on transfer sheet or printable fabric to be printed on. (3) select image print mode. (4) select print the image on printable fablic or an iron-on t...

  • Page 47: Tutorial

    45 tutorial tu tor ia l step 3 printing the positioning sheet print a sheet for aligning the image and the embroidery. Specify the print settings. (1) under paper and orientation, select the appropriate settings for the paper to be printed on. (2) select print a sheet of paper for aligning the print...

  • Page 48: Tutorial

    46 tutorial align the needle with the mark at the center of the positioning sheet. • if the embroidery machine has a built-in camera, press the start positioning button to detect the positioning mark and automatically align the embroidering position. • with other embroidery machines, manually align ...

  • Page 49: Layout & Editing Window

    47 a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) layout & editing window 1 toolbar provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 2 sewing attributes bar sets the sewing attributes (color and sew type) of lines and regions in the pattern. ...

  • Page 50: File

    48 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) opening a layout & editing file an embroidery design that has previously been saved as a layout & editing file (.Pes file) can be opened. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click file, then open. 2. Select the drive and the folder. • if the preview check...

  • Page 51: From Design Library

    49 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) 3. Select the file icon for the design to be imported, and then click import, or double- click the file icon. → the embroidery design is displayed in the design page. 4. Click in the up...

  • Page 52: From Design Center

    50 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) importing embroidery design from design center an embroidery design in design center can be imported directly into the layout & editing design page. C “manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center)” on page 153. Toolbar button: 1...

  • Page 53: Checking Embroidery Patterns

    51 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) checking embroidery patterns zooming you can zoom in to work on details of the embroidery pattern or you can zoom out to work on any part of the embroidery pattern that cannot be viewed...

  • Page 54: Editing Embroidery Designs

    52 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) editing embroidery designs this section describes various editing operations, such as moving, enlarging/reducing or rotating patterns. A pattern must first be selected before it can be edited. Selecting patterns 1. Click on the tool box. 2. Click th...

  • Page 55: Scaling Patterns

    53 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ aligning embroidery patterns 1. Select the patterns. 2. Click edit, then align, then left, center, right, top, middle, or bottom. → the selected patterns are aligned as shown below. S...

  • Page 56: Flipping Patterns

    54 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) flipping patterns horizontally or vertically toolbar button: , 1. Select the pattern(s). 2. Click edit, then mirror, then horizontal, or click . Click edit, then mirror, then vertical, or click . Rotating patterns ■ rotating manually toolbar button:...

  • Page 57: Rotating Numerically

    55 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ rotating numerically 1. Select the pattern(s). 2. Click edit, then numerical setting, then rotate. 3. Type or select the desired rotation angle. 4. Click ok. Grouping/ungrouping embro...

  • Page 58: Selecting Points

    56 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) reshaping embroidery patterns selecting points 1. Click on the tool box. → two buttons appear . 2. Click . 3. Click the pattern. → the points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. 4. To select a single point, click an empty square. • the sel...

  • Page 59: Moving Points

    57 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) moving points 1. Select the point. C “selecting points” on page 56. 2. Drag the point to the new location. A note: you must drag a point that is selected. If you start dragging by click...

  • Page 60: Inserting Points

    58 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) inserting points new points can be inserted in order to change the shape of a pattern. In the case of a new point on a curve, you can also use the handle to reorient the tangent to the new point. 1. Click , then . 2. Click the pattern. 3. Click the ...

  • Page 61: Point

    59 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) smoothing out the path at a point 1. Select the point where the path is to be smoothed out. C “selecting points” on page 56. 2. Click edit, then point, then to smooth. → the path at the...

  • Page 62: Moving Entry/exit Points

    60 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) moving entry/exit points and the center point ■ moving the entry/exit points you can reposition the entry and exit points of objects created with the tools on the tool box in order to adjust the stitching. 1. Click on the tool box. → two buttons app...

  • Page 63: Moving The Center Point

    61 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) → if the check mark does not appear beside optimize entry/exit points, the entry and exit points are not optimized. If the optimizing of the entry and exit points is cancelled, the entr...

  • Page 64: Editing A Stitch Pattern

    62 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) editing a stitch pattern in stitch patterns, stitches appears as solid lines ( ), and jump stitches appear as dotted lines ( ). Converting objects to a stitch pattern objects drawn with the tools in layout & editing can be converted into a stitch pa...

  • Page 65: Moving Stitch Points

    63 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ moving stitch points 1. Drag the selected stitch points to the new location. ■ inserting stitch points and jump stitches 1. Click a line between two stitch points to add a new point a...

  • Page 66: Pattern

    64 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) splitting off parts of a stitch pattern 1. Click on the tool box. 2. Click the stitch data. → all other stitch data disappear from the display. 3. Click in the design page at the point where you want to start drawing the enclosing lines. 4. Continue...

  • Page 67: Embroidery

    65 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) displaying a preview of the embroidery once the embroidery design is complete, you can display a preview of it in order to see how the stitching is connected, or you can display a reali...

  • Page 68: Checking The Stitching

    66 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) checking the stitching the actual stitching as it will be performed by the embroidery machine can be viewed using the stitch simulator. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click display, then stitch simulator. The stitch simulator dialog box appears, and ...

  • Page 69: Zooming

    67 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ zooming the reference window can be switched to display either the entire design page or only the embroidery pattern. 1. Click . → the image displayed in the reference window changes....

  • Page 70

    68 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) specifying the design page size and color the color and size of the design page in addition to the color of the background can be changed. You can select a design page size according to the size of hoop that you will be using with your embroidery ma...

  • Page 71: Changing The Measurement

    69 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) changing application settings changing the grid settings a grid of dotted lines or solid lines can be displayed or hidden, and the spacing for the grid can be adjusted. 1. Click display...

  • Page 72: Drawing Shapes

    70 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) drawing shapes rectangles, rectangles with rounded corners, and curved patterns (regular circles, ovals, arcs, fan shapes, and arc & strings) can be drawn by using the rectangle, circle or arc tools. About rectangle, circle and arc all of these patt...

  • Page 73: Circle Or Oval

    71 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) drag the pointer to draw a rectangle with corners of the currently specified radius. ■ circle or oval the point where you start dragging is considered a corner of an imaginary rectangle...

  • Page 74: Drawing Various Shape

    72 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) drawing various shape the shape tools allow you to draw 24 types of shapes, such as hearts, stars or polygons. These shapes will have an outline and an inside region that can independently be assigned different sewing attributes. 1. Click on the too...

  • Page 75: Drawing Straight Line And

    73 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) drawing straight line and curve 1. Click on the tool box. → eight buttons appear: : click points to draw a closed line constructed of straight lines. (shortcut key: ) : click points to ...

  • Page 76: Freehand Lines

    74 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) 3. Continue clicking to specify every point, and then double-click the last point, or press the key. ■ freehand lines 1. Drag the pointer to draw the line. 2. Release the mouse button to finish drawing. Changing the attributes of line ends the attri...

  • Page 77: Preventing Overlapping

    75 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) preventing overlapping stitching (hole sewing) by specifying hole sewing, the stitching in overlapping regions will not be sewn twice. Hole sewing can be set only when one region comple...

  • Page 78: Merging

    76 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) • when partially overlapped • when enclosed • when enclosed by the last pattern in the sewing order ■ merging overlapped patterns can be merged together. When this is applied to multiple patterns, the color and sew type of the last pattern drawn (to...

  • Page 79

    77 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) manually creating professional-level embroidery patterns (manual punching) when fill stitches or satin stitches have been specified for region sewing, the angle of the stitching over th...

  • Page 80

    78 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) the following example shows how the manual punch tools are used to draw a beard over image of the reindeer (rudolph.Bmp), which is used as a template. The template and finished pattern are provided in the following folder. Documents (my documents)\p...

  • Page 81

    79 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) 5. Click in the design page to specify points 1 (start point) through 12. 6. After clicking point 12 (the last point of the running-type pattern), click , and then click in the design p...

  • Page 82: Adding Text

    80 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) adding text entering text/small text 1. Click on the tool box. → three buttons appear: . 2. Click or . : text : small text → the sewing attributes bar appears. 3. If necessary, change the font, text size, color and sew type. 4. Click in the design p...

  • Page 83: Selecting Text Attributes

    81 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) selecting text attributes text attributes can be specified with the font selector and text size selector. ■ font 1. Click in the font selector. → a list of fonts appears when clicking o...

  • Page 84

    82 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) • custom fonts c “creating custom fonts (font creator)” on page 225 in the instruction manual (pdf format). • truetype fonts the names and samples of installed truetype fonts appear after the custom fonts. C “entering text/small text” on page 80. Te...

  • Page 85: Text Size

    83 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ text size 1. Click in the text size selector. 2. Type the desired height and press the key, or click the desired value. → the setting is applied to all text patterns that you will cre...

  • Page 86: Transforming Text

    84 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) ■ transforming text a preset transform shape can be applied to text. 1. Select the text. 2. Select the transform check box, and then click the transformation shape button. → depending on the selected shape, a dotted line and or appear around the tex...

  • Page 87: Selecting Characters

    85 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) selecting characters the font, character size, thread color, sew type and other attributes can be changed for each character that is selected. 1. Click , then . 2. Click the text or sma...

  • Page 88

    86 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) ■ changing the character spacing 1. Place the pointer onto the character body other than the handles and drag the character horizontally. → the character outline displayed with dotted lines moves. 2. When you release the mouse button, the character ...

  • Page 89: Rotating The Characters

    87 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ rotating the characters 1. Bring the pointer onto the handle. 2. Drag the handle. → the character outline displayed with dotted lines rotates. 3. When you release the mouse button, th...

  • Page 90: Canceling Text Arrangement

    88 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) ■ canceling text arrangement the text arrangement on a path can be cancelled. Toolbar button: 1. Select text or small text that is arranged on a path (fit to path). 2. Click , or click text, then release text from path. C “specifying text arrangemen...

  • Page 91: Specifying Truetype Text

    89 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) specifying truetype text attributes various character attributes, such as the style, can be specified for truetype fonts converted to an embroidery pattern. 1. Select the truetype text....

  • Page 92: Entering Monograms

    90 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) entering monograms the monogram function allows you to create monograms composed of one to three or less uppercase letters and arrange a decorative pattern around them. 1. Click on the tool box. → three buttons appear: . 2. Click . → the sewing attr...

  • Page 93: 10.

    91 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) 10. If necessary, change the thread color and sew type in the sewing attributes bar for the monogram. Editing monograms attributes can be specified with the monogram font selector and m...

  • Page 94: Editing Single Characters

    92 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) 4. Click ok. → the edited monogram pattern is displayed in the design page. C “entering monograms” on page 90. ■ editing single characters the thread color, character size, character spacing and vertical offset for each letter in a monogram can be s...

  • Page 95: Regions

    93 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) applying sewing attributes to lines and regions the sewing attributes bar allows you to set the following attributes: • geometric attributes (rectangle edge radius, and path shape) • te...

  • Page 96: Sew Type

    94 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) setting the thread color and sew type all patterns can be assigned at least one color and sew type. Patterns with an outline and an inside region can be assigned two different thread colors and sew types. If a gradation is applied to an area, an add...

  • Page 97: Color

    95 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ color click this button to set the thread color for outlines, inside regions, texts and manual punching patterns. 1. Click the color button. • palette mode • list mode 2. From the thr...

  • Page 98: Sew Type

    96 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) applique position marks the position on the backing material where the appliqué must be sewn. Applique sews the appliqué on the backing material. ■ sew type use these to set the sew type for outlines, inside regions, text, and manual punching patter...

  • Page 99

    97 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) 3. To display only basic sewing attributes and simpler settings, click to beginner mode. To display all of the sewing attributes and settings available for the selected sew type, click ...

  • Page 100: Line Sewing Attributes

    98 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) ■ line sewing attributes the available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Zigzag stitch running stitch triple stitch under sewing to specify underlay stitching, select the check box. Use underlay stitching to prevent shrinking dur...

  • Page 101

    99 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) motif stitch select a pattern for the motif stitch. Click to display the browse dialog box. Select a folder, and then select the desired pattern (.Pmf file) from the list of patterns th...

  • Page 102

    100 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) e/v stitch select the e stitch or the v stitch. E stitch 1 interval specify the distance between stitches. Narrow wide 2 stroke width specify the stitch height. Short long 3 run pitch specify the run pitch (length of one stitch) of the line. Narrow...

  • Page 103: Region Sewing Attributes

    101 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ region sewing attributes the available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Satin stitch under sewing to specify underlay stitching, select the check box, and then s...

  • Page 104

    102 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) direction specify the sewing direction course. This cannot be specified for text and manual punching patterns. Constant: sews at a fixed angle. Drag or select a value to specify the angle. Constant variable:automatically varies the sewing direction...

  • Page 105

    103 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) fill stitch programmable fill stitch under sewing c “satin stitch” on page 101. Density direction stitch type specify the shape of the returning ends of the stitching. This cannot be s...

  • Page 106

    104 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) programmable fill select a pattern for the programmable fill stitch. Click to display the browse dialog box. Select a folder, and then select the desired pattern (.Pas file) from the list of patterns that appears. Specify the pattern size. The patt...

  • Page 107

    105 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) piping stitch stitching is created to run through the length of blocks. Direction specify the sewing angle. Drag or select a value to specify the angle. This cannot be specified for ma...

  • Page 108

    106 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) motif stitch motif select the pattern to be used for the motif stitch. Pattern1 only: only pattern 1 is used. Pattern2 only: only pattern 2 is used. Pattern1 and 2: patterns 1 and 2 are used to sew alternating rows of each pattern. Pattern1 only pa...

  • Page 109

    107 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) cross stitch concentric circle stitch, radial stitch and spiral stitch for details on moving the center point of the concentric circle stitch and the radial stitch, refer to “moving th...

  • Page 110

    108 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) stippling stitch manual punch if satin stitch, fill stitch or prog. Fill stitch is selected as the region sew type for the manual punching pattern, feathered edge settings can be specified. Run pitch specify the run pitch (length of one stitch). Th...

  • Page 111: Region Sewing Attributes

    109 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ region sewing attributes notes on programmable fill stitches and stamps when setting the sew type and pattern directions of a programmable fill stitch or a stamp, lines will not be s...

  • Page 112: The List

    110 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) ■ deleting a group of settings from the list 1. In the load/save default settings dialog box, select the group of settings to be deleted. 2. Click delete to delete the selected group of settings from the list. ■ recalling a group of settings from t...

  • Page 113: Deleting A Chart

    111 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ deleting a chart 1. From the user thread chart selector, select the chart. 2. Click delete chart. → the following message appears. 3. Click yes to delete the selected chart. ■ editin...

  • Page 114: Adding A New Item

    112 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) ■ adding a new item 1. Click new item. 2. To create a new color, click mix. → a dialog box similar appears. 3. Specify the color, and then click ok to add the specified color to the edit thread dialog box. 4. If necessary, type in the code, brand a...

  • Page 115

    113 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) 2. Edit the item details in the same way as adding an item. ■ changing the order of items from the list for the user thread chart, select the item to be moved, and then click up or dow...

  • Page 116: Editing Regions

    114 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) editing regions applying and editing stamps stamps can be applied to regions of objects drawn with the rectangle, circle or arc tools, shape tools, outline tools, text tools and the manual punch tools and that have the satin stitch, fill stitch and...

  • Page 117: Editing A Stamp

    115 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ editing a stamp 1. Click on the tool box. → two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → stamps that have been applied are indicated by pink dotted lines. 3. Click the object with the stamp. →...

  • Page 118

    116 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) 5. Move the sliders to adjust the density of the gradation pattern. 6. To blend two colors, select the use additional color check box, click under use additional color. Select a color in the thread color dialog box that appeared, and then click ok....

  • Page 119: Lock

    117 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) checking and editing the sewing order/ lock the sewing order of an embroidery pattern can be viewed or changed. In addition, from the same dialog box, the color and sew type for each c...

  • Page 120: Editing The Sewing Order

    118 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) editing the sewing order the sewing order can be changed by selecting the frame containing the pattern, then dragging the frame to the new location. A vertical red line appears, indicating the position where the frame is being moved. An alternative...

  • Page 121: Changing Sewing Attributes

    119 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) changing sewing attributes the sew type for the objects in each color can be changed. 1. Select a pattern in the sewing order/lock dialog box. 2. Click sew, then sewing attribute setti...

  • Page 122: Importing Image Data

    120 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) importing image data an imported image is needed to create an embroidery pattern, a template for manual punching, or as a pattern that can be printed onto iron-on paper. An image can be imported using any of the following four methods. 1 from a fil...

  • Page 123: Creating A Portrait Image

    121 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) → when the image transfer between the scanner (or other device) and the driver is completed, the imported image will be pasted into the design page at its original size. Creating a por...

  • Page 124: Importing Image Data From

    122 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) importing image data from the clipboard image data can be imported into the design page from the clipboard. This allows you to import an image without saving it first. 1. Click image, then input, then from clipboard. → the image is displayed in the...

  • Page 125: Changing The Image Settings

    123 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) changing the image settings changing the display of the background image the image that remains in the work area can be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the image can be display...

  • Page 126: Saving The Image Data

    124 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) saving the image data the image can be saved as a file or outputted to the clipboard. ■ saving as a file 1. Click image, then output, then to file. 2. Select the drive, the folder and the format in which you want to save the image data. 3. Type in ...

  • Page 127

    125 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) automatically converting an image to an embroidery pattern (image to stitch wizard) the image to stitch wizard gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroider...

  • Page 128: If Auto Punch Is Selected

    126 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) automatically converting an image to an embroidery pattern (auto punch) a tutorial describing basic operations is also available. C “auto punch function” on page 20 ■ if auto punch is selected 1. Select the desired settings. The resulting analyzed ...

  • Page 129: Selected

    127 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) 6. After selecting the desired settings, click finish. → an embroidery pattern is created from the analyzed data, the appropriate thread colors and sew type settings are applied, and t...

  • Page 130

    128 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) pattern edited with the round mask pattern edited with the adjustable mask 3. In the select mask dialog box, click next. 4. Adjust the image size and position. • drag the image to the desired position. • drag the handle to adjust the image to the d...

  • Page 131

    129 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) 5. Click next. 6. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. C “sewing option” and “color option” on page 131. C for details on clicking select from candidates, refer to...

  • Page 132

    130 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) 9. Click finish. → an embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the design page. → the image is automatically hidden. ■ if photo stitch 1 (mono) is selected the basic operations for this function are the same as those for the photo stitch 1 (c...

  • Page 133

    131 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) sewing option color option detail specifies how detailed the created embroidery pattern will be. Selecting a setting closer to fine creates more details in the pattern and increases th...

  • Page 134: Selected

    132 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) ■ if photo stitch 2 (color) is selected 1. From the list at the left side of the dialog box, select the desired shape that the image will be trimmed to (mask). 2. In the image preview box, move the handles of the mask until it surrounds the desired...

  • Page 135

    133 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ if photo stitch 2 (mono) is selected 1. From the list at the left side of the dialog box, select the desired shape that the image will be trimmed to (mask). 2. In the image preview b...

  • Page 136

    134 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) color option automatically converting an image to a cross stitch pattern (cross stitch) a tutorial describing basic operations is also available. C “cross stitch function” on page 27 ■ if cross stitch (color) is selected 1. In the image in the dial...

  • Page 137

    135 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) 3. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. 4. Click next. → the edit cross stitch dialog box appears. 5. If necessary, edit the stitches. 1) selecting stitches to be ...

  • Page 138

    136 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) ■ if cross stitch (sepia) is selected 1. Adjust the brightness and contrast of the image. The top slider is used to adjust the brightness. Move the slider to the right to increase the brightness or to the left to decrease the brightness. The bottom...

  • Page 139: Creating Appliqués

    137 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) creating appliqués (applique wizard) the applique wizard provides instructions for easily creating appliqués. A tutorial describing basic operations is also available. C “creating appl...

  • Page 140: Saving and Printing

    138 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) saving and printing saving ■ overwriting once the image or design has been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click file, then save. → if the image or design has alrea...

  • Page 141: An Original Card

    139 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ writing an embroidery design to an original card you can save a displayed embroidery design onto an original card in order to transfer it to a embroidery machine. Toolbar button: 1. ...

  • Page 142: Files

    140 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) 3. Click ok. → the message “now transmitting” appears while the current embroidery design is transferred to the original card, and then the following message appears. 4. Click ok to close the message. C “overwriting” on page 138 and “saving with a ...

  • Page 143: Printing

    141 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) c “specifying the design page size and color” on page 68. Printing for details on printing when combining print and embroidery, also refer to the tutorial. C “6. Print and stitch” on p...

  • Page 144: Checking The Print Image

    142 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) on a4- or letter-size paper design that is larger than the paper size by dividing them in two and printing each half on different pages. (this setting is only available when actual size is selected in the print setup dialog box and when the design ...

  • Page 145: Printing

    143 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing) a rr a ng in g embr oide ry d e s igns ( l a y out & e d iting) ■ printing you can print the design page together with its sewing information. 1. Click file, then print. 2. Select the necessary settings. 3. Click ok to begin printing. 4. Follow the...

  • Page 146

    144 arranging embroidery designs (layout & editing).

  • Page 147: Image

    145 ba sic d esig n ce n te r o p er at io n s basic design center operations creating an embroidery design from an image design center is used to create an embroidery design from an image. During this procedure, the image design can be modified, the outlines and regions can be edited in detail, and...

  • Page 148: Step 1

    146 basic design center operations step 1 original image stage we will import an image and convert it to a line image. Click , and then select all programs, then palette ver.8, then tools, then design center. Click . Click . Select the desired image file, and then click open. In the cut out to line ...

  • Page 149: Step 2

    147 basic design center operations ba sic d esig n ce n te r o p er at io n s step 2 line image stage in line image stage, lines can be easily edited. Lines can be drawn freehand with pen tools and can easily be erased with the eraser tool. To erase a line, right-click with a pen tool selected, or h...

  • Page 150: Step 3

    148 basic design center operations step 3 figure handle stage points in the figure handle image can be moved, added or deleted to change the design. Sewing attributes cannot be applied to regions if the region is not completely enclosed in an outline. In this stage, fully enclose areas to be sewn as...

  • Page 151: Reshaping Outlines

    149 basic design center operations ba sic d esig n ce n te r o p er at io n s ■ reshaping outlines click on the tool box. Click an outline. → the selected line appears in pink, and the points appear as small squares. To add a point, click the outline. To create a corner, drag the point. If the point...

  • Page 152: Stage

    150 basic design center operations while holding down the key, drag the selected point to the other point that you want to connect to it. → the shape of the pointer changes to , and a red square appears when the two points are overlapping. Release the mouse button to connect the two points. ■ contin...

  • Page 153

    151 basic design center operations ba sic d esig n ce n te r o p er at io n s for click . Click the desired color. Click in a sew type selector, and then select the desired sew type. When using or , click the outline where the sewing attributes are to be applied. → the sewing attributes are specifie...

  • Page 154

    152 basic design center operations ■ importing into layout & editing the embroidery pattern created in design center can be imported into layout & editing, where it can be edited and combined with other embroidery patterns. Click , or click stage, then to layout & editing. → layout & editing starts ...

  • Page 155: Design Center Window

    153 m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) design center window 1 toolbar provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 2 sewing attributes bar sets the sewing attributes (color and sew ...

  • Page 156: Original Image Stage

    154 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) original image stage using the wizard this wizard provides a step-by-step guide for creating embroidery patterns. 1. Click file, then wizard. → the how do you want to produce embroidery? Dialog box appears. 1 from image click this...

  • Page 157: For Design Center

    155 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) 2 from clipboard clicking this button pastes the image on the clipboard into the design page. This function can only be used when there is ...

  • Page 158: Line Image Stage

    156 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) line image stage after opening the image, continue to the line image stage, where the color(s) that will be used to create the line image (outline of the image) will be selected. In the line image stage, you can edit the image usi...

  • Page 159: Drawing A New Line Image

    157 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) 4. Click ok. Drawing a new line image freehand toolbar button: 1. Click , or click file, then new line image. → a new design page immediate...

  • Page 160: Figure Handle Stage

    158 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) figure handle stage after creating the outline, which is simply a collection of dots (or pixels) in the line image stage, continue to the figure handle stage, where the dots are automatically connected to create lines that can be ...

  • Page 161: Changing The Background

    159 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) 5. Click ok. Changing the background image ■ changing the display of the background image 1. Click display, then display template, and then...

  • Page 162: Drawing A New Figure

    160 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) drawing a new figure handle image freehand an empty design page can be created in order to draw a figure handle image or to create patterns from outlines taken from a previously saved .Pem file. 1. Click file, then new figure data...

  • Page 163: Drawing A Broken Line

    161 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) drawing a broken line the line drawing mode allows you to add broken lines to your pattern. A broken line is made of one or more adjacent s...

  • Page 164: Zooming

    162 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) ■ zooming the reference window can be switched to display either the entire design page or only the embroidery pattern. 1. Click the pan/zoom tab, click . ■ moving the display area frame the part of the outline displayed in the de...

  • Page 165: Sew Setting Stage

    163 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) sew setting stage after editing the outline in the figure handle stage, continue to the sew setting stage, where the sewing attributes can ...

  • Page 166: Line Sewing

    164 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) ■ line sewing 1. Click or on the tool box. 2. If necessary, change the color and sew type. C “using the sewing attributes bar” on page 164. 3. Click the outline to apply the sewing attributes. → “marching lines” appears along the ...

  • Page 167: Region Sew

    165 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) ■ region sew / line sew switches on/off region sewing; switches on/off line sewing. 1. Clicking the button switches between the two setting...

  • Page 168

    166 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) beginner mode: expert mode: : click to return to the default setting. To expert mode/to beginner mode: click to switch the mode. : click to load/save the sewing settings. C “saving frequently used sewing attributes” on page 109. H...

  • Page 169: Creating A Gradation

    167 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) ■ creating a gradation with a satin stitch, fill stitch or programmable fill stitch, the density of the color can be adjusted at various lo...

  • Page 170: Of Regions (Hole Sewing)

    168 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) preventing overlapping stitching of regions (hole sewing) by specifying hole sewing, the stitching in overlapping regions will not be sewn twice. Hole sewing can be set only when one region completely encloses another. 1. Click on...

  • Page 171: Checking The Stitching

    169 manually creating embroidery patterns from images (design center) m a nua lly cr e a ting e mbr o id e ry p a tte rns fr om ima g e s ( d e s ign ce n te r) 3. To view the sewing order of multiple patterns of the same color, select the frame, and then click the part tab. → the individual pattern...

  • Page 172

    170 about the instruction manual (pdf format) for details on design database, programmable stitch creator and font creator, refer to the instruction manual (pdf format). For a better understanding of the palette operations, an advanced tutorial, tips and techniques, and lists of menus/tools for each...

  • Page 173: Tutorial (Advanced)

    171 tut or ia l (adv a n c e d ) tutorial (advanced) entering monograms using the monogram function, ornamented characters arranged in a decorative pattern can be created. This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. The sample file for this tutorial can be found at the following...

  • Page 174: Tutorial (Advanced)

    172 tutorial (advanced) click a decorative pattern to select it, and then click select. Click ok. → the monogram is displayed in the design page with the selected decorative pattern. Step 2 changing the font and character size next, we will change the font and character size of the monogram. Click ....

  • Page 175: Tutorial (Advanced)

    173 tutorial (advanced) tut or ia l (adv a n c e d ) to select a single character, click the point for the character that you want to select. Click . Clicking a color in the color palette changes the thread color for the selected character. Click stitch selector, then click the pulldown arrow on the...

  • Page 176: Tutorial (Advanced)

    174 tutorial (advanced) creating appliqués the applique wizard provides instructions for easily creating appliqués. This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. When creating appliqués, data will be specified in the following order. 1 applique material 2 applique position 3 tack ...

  • Page 177: Tutorial (Advanced)

    175 tutorial (advanced) tut or ia l (adv a n c e d ) the applique position, (guideline for attaching the appliqué piece) is set to be sewn automatically. Under tack down, select whether (yes) or not (no) the appliqué is to be basted onto the base fabric. If yes is selected, select the basting stitch...

  • Page 178: Tutorial (Advanced)

    176 tutorial (advanced) creating split embroidery designs layout & editing has a function for creating split embroidery designs when the embroidery pattern being created is larger than the embroidery hoop. The sample file for this tutorial can be found at the following location. Documents(my documen...

  • Page 179: Tutorial (Advanced)

    177 tutorial (advanced) tut or ia l (adv a n c e d ) step 2 creating the embroidery design for this example, we will use one of the lace embroidery patterns provided with the software. Click file, then import or click . Click , then , and then click the documents (my documents) folder, then palette ...

  • Page 180: Tutorial (Advanced)

    178 tutorial (advanced) step 4 attaching stabilizer to the fabric stabilizer must always be used when embroidering to stabilize the fabric. There are many types of stabilizer; the type that you will use depends on the type of fabric that you are embroidering on. For large-size designs that are split...

  • Page 181: Tutorial (Advanced)

    179 tutorial (advanced) tut or ia l (adv a n c e d ) place the template on the fabric, and mark points a, b, c and d. To mark an area to the right of the previously marked area, align points a and d on the template with marks b and c on the fabric. To mark an area below the previously marked area, a...

  • Page 182: Tutorial (Advanced)

    180 tutorial (advanced) keeping the reference lines on the embroidery sheet aligned with the reference lines for the first pattern section, place the fabric and inner ring of the embroidery hoop into the outer ring of the hoop, and then pull the fabric so that it is tight. Finish hooping the fabric,...

  • Page 183: Tutorial (Advanced)

    181 tutorial (advanced) tut or ia l (adv a n c e d ) continue hooping the fabric and embroidering until the entire embroidery design is sewn. B memo: when an embroidery design created in a custom design page is saved or transferred to an original card, alignment stitching (single lines of running st...

  • Page 184: Tutorial (Advanced)

    182 tutorial (advanced) creating design for multi-position hoops this program enables you to create multi-position design that you can stitch in any multi-position hoop attached to your embroidery machine. Although the size of the design that can be embroidered using an multi-position hoop is 130 × ...

  • Page 185: Tutorial (Advanced)

    183 tutorial (advanced) tut or ia l (adv a n c e d ) step 2 creating the design the design page appears on the screen as shown below. Create the design, making sure that it meets the following conditions. If this design is written to an original card and the written pattern is checked on the embroid...

  • Page 186: Tutorial (Advanced)

    184 tutorial (advanced) click sew, then optimize hoop change. Step 4 checking the pattern click option, then design property. → at the same time that the design property dialog box appears, the design page is automatically zoomed in or out to fit in the entire window. B memo: • a check mark appears ...

  • Page 187: Tutorial (Advanced)

    185 tutorial (advanced) tut or ia l (adv a n c e d ) ■ saving the design the entire design is saved as a single file (.Pes). ■ writing the design to an original card a design for a multi-position hoop is created by considering the pattern in each hoop installation position as one pattern, then combi...

  • Page 188: Tutorial (Advanced)

    186 tutorial (advanced) ■ printing a design page for a multi- position hoop if a design page for a multi-position hoop is selected, a complete image of the design page is printed on the first page, followed by an image of each design section and its sewing information (dimensions of the embroidery, ...

  • Page 189: Design Database Window

    187 m a na ging embr oide ry de s ign file s (de s ign da ta ba s e ) managing embroidery design files (design database) design database window 1 toolbar provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 2 folder pane provides access to the folders on the computer and the results of any searches that were p...

  • Page 190: Checking Embroidery Designs

    188 managing embroidery design files (design database) checking embroidery designs previewing files a preview of the embroidery design can be displayed. Toolbar button: 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design that you want to preview. 2. In the contents pane, select...

  • Page 191: Opening Embroidery Designs

    189 managing embroidery design files (design database) m a na ging embr oide ry de s ign file s (de s ign da ta ba s e ) opening embroidery designs opening files with layout & editing you can easily open any selected .Pes file with layout & editing. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containin...

  • Page 192: Creating New Folders

    190 managing embroidery design files (design database) organizing embroidery designs you can move your embroidery designs to different folders in order to organize them. In addition, you can choose to display the embroidery designs by thumbnails or by the pattern details. Creating new folders new fo...

  • Page 193: Deleting Files

    191 managing embroidery design files (design database) m a na ging embr oide ry de s ign file s (de s ign da ta ba s e ) 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design. 2. Select the embroidery design. Then click again. → the name will be highlighted inside a box. 3. Type ...

  • Page 194

    192 managing embroidery design files (design database) searching for an embroidery design the search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery design (.Pes, .Phc, .Dst, .Exp, .Pcs, .Hus, .Vip, .Shv, .Jef, .Sew, .Csd, or .Xxx) within the selected folder according to the various...

  • Page 195: Different Formats

    193 managing embroidery design files (design database) m a na ging embr oide ry de s ign file s (de s ign da ta ba s e ) converting embroidery design files to different formats embroidery design files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.Pes, .Dst, .Exp, .Pcs, .Hus, .Vip, ...

  • Page 196: Original Card

    194 managing embroidery design files (design database) writing embroidery design files to an original card selected files can be written to original cards. The embroidery patterns written to original cards can then be transferred to an embroidery machine and sewn. 1. Insert an original card into the...

  • Page 197: 10.

    195 managing embroidery design files (design database) m a na ging embr oide ry de s ign file s (de s ign da ta ba s e ) 7. Continue until all embroidery designs that you want to write to an original card are selected. 8. After the embroidery designs to be written to the original card appear in the ...

  • Page 198: Designs

    196 managing embroidery design files (design database) outputting a catalog of embroidery designs printing images of all embroidery designs in the selected folder can be printed as a catalog. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery designs. 2. Click file, then print setup....

  • Page 199: Outputting As A Csv File

    197 managing embroidery design files (design database) m a na ging embr oide ry de s ign file s (de s ign da ta ba s e ) outputting as a csv file a .Csv file containing the sewing information (file name, dimensions, number of stitches, number of colors, file path, file properties (.Pes files only) a...

  • Page 200

    198 managing embroidery design files (design database).

  • Page 201: Step 1

    199 ba sic p ro g rammab le st it ch cr eat o r o p e rat io n s basic programmable stitch creator operations programmable stitch creator allows you to create and edit fill/stamp stitch patterns and motif stitch patterns, which can be used in both layout & editing and design center. Fill/stamp stitc...

  • Page 202: Step 2

    200 basic programmable stitch creator operations select the pattern file wave1.Pas in the pattern folder where palette was installed. (for example, clicking the drive where palette was installed, then program files, then babylock, then palette ver.8, then pattern) click open, or double-click the fil...

  • Page 203: Step 3

    201 basic programmable stitch creator operations ba sic p ro g rammab le st it ch cr eat o r o p e rat io n s step 3 applying embossing/engraving effects to the fill/stamp stitch pattern by applying embossing or engraving effects to a pattern used as a programmable fill stitch or a stamp, an embosse...

  • Page 204: Step 5

    202 basic programmable stitch creator operations step 5 using the edited fill/stamp stitch patterns in layout & editing start up layout & editing. Select an embroidery pattern. From the region sew type selector, select prog. Fill stitch. Click sew, then sewing attribute setting. C “layout & editing ...

  • Page 205: Step 1

    203 basic programmable stitch creator operations ba sic p ro g rammab le st it ch cr eat o r o p e rat io n s creating motif stitch pattern now, we will create a new motif stitch pattern. Motif stitch patterns are created in motif mode. Step 1 enter motif mode start up programmable stitch creator. C...

  • Page 206: Step 3

    204 basic programmable stitch creator operations step 3 saving the created motif stitch pattern the created pattern can be saved. Motif stitch patterns are saved in the .Pmf format. These patterns are saved in the same way that fill/ stamp stitch patterns are saved. C “saving the edited fill/stamp s...

  • Page 207

    205 cr e a ting cus tom s titc h pa tte rn s (p ro gr a mma ble s titc h c re a to r) creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) this section provides detailed descriptions on the various operations, settings and precautions for programmable stitch creator. In addition, many usefu...

  • Page 208: Opening A Pattern File

    206 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) opening a pattern file a previously saved pattern file can be opened to be edited. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click file, then open. 2. Select the drive and the folder. 3. To open a file, select it, and then click open, or double-c...

  • Page 209: Creating A New Pattern

    207 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) cr e a ting cus tom s titc h pa tte rn s (p ro gr a mma ble s titc h c re a to r) creating a new pattern you can begin with a blank work area in order to design a new stitch pattern. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click file, then new....

  • Page 210

    208 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) viewing the pattern while creating it you can display the preview window to view a repeating image of the pattern as you create it. 1. If the preview window isn’t displayed, click display, then preview. The preview window for the sele...

  • Page 211: Selecting Patterns

    209 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) cr e a ting cus tom s titc h pa tte rn s (p ro gr a mma ble s titc h c re a to r) editing a pattern in fill/stamp mode selecting patterns 1. Click . 2. Click the pattern that you want to select. → handles appear around the pattern to ...

  • Page 212

    210 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) 2. Click the broken line. → the points in the broken line appear as small white squares. 3. To edit a point, click the point to select it. → the selected point appears as a small black square. • to move the point, drag it to the new l...

  • Page 213: Fill/stamp Mode

    211 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) cr e a ting cus tom s titc h pa tte rn s (p ro gr a mma ble s titc h c re a to r) creating embossing/engraving effects in fill/stamp mode in fill/stamp mode, an embossed or engraved effect can be created by specifying the sew type of ...

  • Page 214

    212 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) creating a pattern in motif mode in motif mode, patterns are created by inserting points on the base line of the motif stitch, then moving them in order to change the shape of the stitch and give it the look of a single-stroke drawing...

  • Page 215: Moving And Deleting

    213 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) cr e a ting cus tom s titc h pa tte rn s (p ro gr a mma ble s titc h c re a to r) editing a pattern in motif mode after creating a pattern, or after opening an existing motif file, you may want to change its shape or position. To do s...

  • Page 216: Saving Patterns

    214 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) saving patterns overwriting once the pattern has been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click file, then save. → the file is saved. Saving with a new na...

  • Page 217: Changing The Settings

    215 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator) cr e a ting cus tom s titc h pa tte rn s (p ro gr a mma ble s titc h c re a to r) changing the settings changing the grid settings the line spacing in the grid displayed in the work area can be adjusted. 1. Click display, then grid. →...

  • Page 218

    216 creating custom stitch patterns (programmable stitch creator).

  • Page 219: Font Creator Window

    217 ba s ic font cr e a tor ope ra tions basic font creator operations font creator window 1 toolbar provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 2 select character bar allows characters from created fonts to be selected. 3 tool box used to select and create font pattern. 4 preview window shows how the...

  • Page 220: The Design Page

    218 basic font creator operations the design page guidelines the standard guidelines for creating fonts are shown in the design pages. The contents of each of the guidelines are as shown below. (a) base line this line is the reference for positioning the font character. Normally, from this line to t...

  • Page 221: Step 1

    219 basic font creator operations ba s ic font cr e a tor ope ra tions manually creating custom font with font creator, custom font characters that can be used in layout & editing can be created and edited. Using these custom characters, original embroidery patterns can be created. Step 1 opening a ...

  • Page 222: Step 2

    220 basic font creator operations step 2 creating a font character pattern select the character to be created. Click the select character button, and then select the character to be created. For this example, select “t”. Click , then . Click in the design page to specify points 1 (start point) throu...

  • Page 223: Step 3

    221 basic font creator operations ba s ic font cr e a tor ope ra tions click , then . Click , then . And then click points 11 through 12. Double-click point 13 (the last point of the entire pattern), or click point 13 and press the key. Click , then drag set line to adjust the character width. Step ...

  • Page 224

    222 basic font creator operations adjust the character size and position in the same way that “t” was adjusted. Drag the triangle icons to move the blue reference lines so that they are aligned with the top and bottom of the character. Click , then . And then click points 1 though 7. Click , then . ...

  • Page 225: Step 4

    223 basic font creator operations ba s ic font cr e a tor ope ra tions click , then . And then click points 30 though 34. Click , then . Next, click points 35 though 44, and then double-click point 45 (end point), or click point 45 and press the key. Drag set line to adjust the character width. Step...

  • Page 226: Step 5

    224 basic font creator operations step 5 creating an embroidery pattern using the created font characters the created font characters can be used in layout & editing. Start up layout & editing. Click , then . Click in the font selector, and then select “my font1”. Click in the design page. Input the...

  • Page 227: Opening A File

    225 cr e a ting cus tom font s (f ont cr e a tor ) creating custom fonts (font creator) this section provides detailed descriptions on the various operations, settings and precautions for font creator. In addition, many useful functions are introduced. Opening a file creating a new font you can begi...

  • Page 228: Template

    226 creating custom fonts (font creator) selecting a character and preparing the template selecting the character to be created the character to be created can be selected. 1. Click the select character button in the select character bar. 2. In the select character dialog box that appeared, click th...

  • Page 229: Opening An Image In The

    227 creating custom fonts (font creator) cr e a ting cus tom font s (f ont cr e a tor ) 5. When the settings can be applied, click ok. Opening an image in the background existing image data or a truetype font character can be displayed in the design page to be used as a template. Open an image of th...

  • Page 230

    228 creating custom fonts (font creator) • while working on a character in a font, the same truetype font appears until a different template is selected for the background. Each time a different character is selected in the select character dialog box, the template of the character in the same truet...

  • Page 231: Manual Punch Tools

    229 creating custom fonts (font creator) cr e a ting cus tom font s (f ont cr e a tor ) creating a font character pattern creating patterns using the manual punch tools using the manual punch tools, create the font character pattern. A background image can be displayed so that the font character pat...

  • Page 232: Selecting Patterns

    230 creating custom fonts (font creator) editing font character patterns selecting patterns 1. Click on the tool box. 2. Click the pattern. → handles appear around the pattern to show that it is selected. 3. To select an additional pattern, hold down the key and click the other pattern. Moving patte...

  • Page 233: Pattern

    231 creating custom fonts (font creator) cr e a ting cus tom font s (f ont cr e a tor ) editing the points of a font character pattern editing points and reshaping patterns 1. Click on the tool box. 2. Click the pattern that you want to edit. → the points in the pattern appear as small white squares...

  • Page 234: Checking and Editing The

    232 creating custom fonts (font creator) checking the created font patterns the sewing order and preview of the font character patterns and the list of created characters can be checked. Checking and editing the sewing order the sewing order for the font character pattern can be viewed and modified....

  • Page 235: Characters

    233 creating custom fonts (font creator) cr e a ting cus tom font s (f ont cr e a tor ) checking the list of created characters a list of characters included in the font file currently being edited can be viewed. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click display, then browse window. → the browse window ap...

  • Page 236: Overwriting

    234 creating custom fonts (font creator) saving font character patterns overwriting the font character pattern being edited is overwritten when saving any changes that have been made. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click file, then save. → the file is saved. → if no file name has been specified or if...

  • Page 237: Changing The Settings

    235 creating custom fonts (font creator) cr e a ting cus tom font s (f ont cr e a tor ) changing the settings changing the drawing mode there are two drawing modes in font creator. • fill mode blocks appear filled in. In this mode, the overlapping positions of patterns can be viewed better. • outlin...

  • Page 238

    236 creating custom fonts (font creator) changing the grid settings the line spacing in the grid displayed in the work area can be adjusted. 1. Click display, then grid setup. 2. To display the grid, select the show grid check box. To hide the grid, clear the show grid check box. 3. To input the fon...

  • Page 239: Tips and Techniques

    237 tips a nd te c hnique s tips and techniques enlarging/reducing stitch patterns imported stitch patterns can be enlarged or reduced in layout & editing in the following three ways. 1 stitch patterns can be simply enlarged/reduced. 2 stitch patterns can be enlarged/reduced while the key is held do...

  • Page 240: Tips And Techniques

    238 tips and techniques sewing wide areas • for best sewing results, set under sewing to on when sewing wide regions. C for more details, refer to “under sewing” on page 98. • changing the sewing direction setting prevents shrinkage of the stitching. • when embroidering, use stabilizer material spec...

  • Page 241: Tips And Techniques

    239 tips and techniques tips a nd te c hnique s fonts suitable for embroidering ■ when sewing small fonts for best results when embroidering designs containing small font patterns, follow the recommendations described below. 1. Reduce the thread tension to less than what is used when embroidering no...

  • Page 242: Tips And Techniques

    240 tips and techniques creating outlined characters (using text converted to outline object) outlined characters within a shape can be created by applying the convert to outline object command to a character of a truetype font. 1. Use a shape tool to draw a shape. C for more details, refer to “draw...

  • Page 243: Tips And Techniques

    241 tips and techniques tips a nd te c hnique s converting characters (japanese, chinese, korean, etc) to embroidery patterns embroidery patterns can be created from various characters, such as japanese, chinese, korean etc, using truetype fonts. For this example, we will create an embroidery patter...

  • Page 244: Tips And Techniques

    242 tips and techniques.

  • Page 245: Menus/tools

    243 m e nus /t o o ls menus/tools layout & editing list of tool box buttons list of menus ■ file menu tool box purpose reference tool box purpose reference sets the pointer in selection mode. P. 52 sets the pointer in outline drawing mode. P. 73 sets the pointer in point edit mode. P. 56 p. 60 p. 62...

  • Page 246: Menus/tools

    244 menus/tools ■ edit menu export exports the design shown in the design page as a file of a different format (.Dst, .Exp, .Pcs, .Hus, .Vip, .Shv, .Jef, .Sew, .Csd and .Xxx). P. 138 write to card writes your embroidery design to an original card. F4 p. 17 p. 139 property used to enter comments in t...

  • Page 247: Menus/tools

    245 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls ■ image menu mirror horizontal flips the selected pattern(s) up/down. Ctrl + h p. 54 vertical flips the selected pattern(s) left/right. Ctrl + j rotate allows you to manually rotate the selected pattern(s) by an arbitrary angle. Ctrl + y p. 54 numerical setting size...

  • Page 248: Menus/tools

    246 menus/tools ■ text menu ■ sew menu image to stitch wizard gives step-by-step instruction for creating embroidery pattern from image data. P. 125 display image on (100%) displays the template image (density: 100%). F6 p. 123 75% displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 75%). F6 50% d...

  • Page 249: Menus/tools

    247 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls ■ display menu convert to stitches converts a shape pattern to a stitch pattern. P. 62 applique wizard provides step-by-step instructions for easily creating appliqués. P. 137 select sewing area sets the sewing area. P. 140 optimize hoop change optimizes the sewing ...

  • Page 250: Menus/tools

    248 menus/tools ■ option menu ■ help menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference design center starts up design center and displays its window up front. F5 p. 145 p. 153 programmable stitch creator starts up programmable stitch creator and displays its window up front. P. 199 p. 205 design data...

  • Page 251: Menus/tools

    249 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls design center list of tool box buttons ■ line image stage ■ figure handle stage tool box purpose reference tool box purpose reference the five first buttons are used as pens and erasers (when the right mouse button is held down) of different thicknesses. P. 147 this...

  • Page 252: Menus/tools

    250 menus/tools ■ sew setting stage list of menus ■ file menu tool box purpose reference tool box purpose reference sets the pointer in region sewing mode. P. 163 sets the pointer in zoom-in mode. Sets the pointer in line (all) sewing mode. P. 164 maximizes the selected design page to fit in the win...

  • Page 253: Menus/tools

    251 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls ■ edit menu ■ sew menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference undo undoes the last operation. Ctrl + z redo cancels the effect of the last undo. Ctrl + shift + z cut removes the selected pattern from the screen while saving a copy in the clipboard. Ctrl + x cop...

  • Page 254: Menus/tools

    252 menus/tools ■ display menu ■ option menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference grid setup allows you to set up the grid, to switch it on or off, and to display it with or without the horizontal and vertical lines. P. 161 modify template adjusts the size and position of the background image...

  • Page 255: Menus/tools

    253 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls ■ stage menu ■ help menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference to original image moves back to the original image stage. P. 146 to line image moves to the line image stage. P. 156 to figure handle moves to the figure handle stage. P. 158 to sew setting moves f...

  • Page 256: Menus/tools

    254 menus/tools design database list of menus ■ file menu ■ edit menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference open in layout & editing opens the embroidery design file with layout & editing. P. 189 import into layout & editing imports the embroidery design file into layout & editing. P. 189 crea...

  • Page 257: Menus/tools

    255 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls ■ display menu ■ option menu ■ help menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference large thumbnails lists the embroidery design file(s) in the contents pane as large thumbnails. P. 191 small thumbnails lists the embroidery design file(s) in the contents pane as sm...

  • Page 258: Menus/tools

    256 menus/tools programmable stitch creator list of tool box buttons list of menus ■ file menu ■ mode menu tool box purpose reference tool box purpose reference sets the pointer in selection mode. P. 209 p. 213 sets the pointer in region (reset) mode. P. 211 sets the pointer in point edit mode. P. 2...

  • Page 259: Menus/tools

    257 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls ■ edit menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference undo undoes the last operation. Ctrl + z redo cancels the effect of the last undo. Ctrl + shift + z cut removes the selected line(s) from the screen while saving a copy in the clipboard. Ctrl + x copy saves the...

  • Page 260: Menus/tools

    258 menus/tools ■ display menu ■ help menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference grid wide displays the grid interval of 1/8 of a work area’s edge. P. 215 medium displays the grid interval of 1/16 of a work area’s edge. Narrow displays the grid interval of 1/32 of a work area’s edge. None hide...

  • Page 261: Menus/tools

    259 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls font creator list of tool box buttons list of menus ■ file menu tool box purpose reference tool box purpose reference sets the pointer in selection mode. P. 230 sets the pointer in zoom mode. Sets the pointer in point edit mode. P. 231 sets the pointer in manual pun...

  • Page 262: Menus/tools

    260 menus/tools ■ edit menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference undo undoes the last operation. Ctrl + z redo cancels the effect of the last undo. Ctrl + shift + z cut removes the selected pattern(s) from the screen while saving a copy in the clipboard. Ctrl + x copy saves the selected patte...

  • Page 263: Menus/tools

    261 menus/tools m e nus /t o o ls ■ sew menu ■ display menu ■ help menu menu toolbar purpose shortcut key reference sewing order allows you to check and change the sewing order of individual patterns. F10 p. 232 convert truetype font to data converts a template of a truetype font to a custom font ch...

  • Page 264: Menus/tools

    262 menus/tools.

  • Page 265: Troubleshooting

    263 tr ouble s hooting troubleshooting if a problem occurs, click help, then customer support in the menu to visit the following web site, where you can find causes and solutions to various problems and answers to frequently asked questions. If you have a problem, check the following solutions. If t...

  • Page 266: Troubleshooting

    264 troubleshooting.

  • Page 267: Index

    265 index a aligning embroidery patterns ............................................ 53 appliqué ...................................................... 95, 137, 174 arc ............................................................................... 71 attaching stabilizer .............................

  • Page 268: Index

    266 index f fan .............................................................................. 71 figure handle stage tool box buttons ............................................... 249 file new line image ................................................ 157 open in layout & editing ..................

  • Page 269: Index

    267 index new line images ........................................ 154, 157 new stitch pattern .............................................. 207 stitch patterns .................................................... 206 twain images .................................................. 120 optimizing en...

  • Page 270: Index

    268 index t template ..................................... 19, 120, 178, 206,226 template open ......................................................... 206 text convert to outline object ................................... 89 edit letters ......................................................... 83...

  • Page 271

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