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Contents Before Using Getting Started Step 1 Starting Design Center 1 To start Design Center, click the button, then select Programs, Version 4.0, then double- click Design Center to open the Design Center window. You may also double-click the Design Center icon in the program group. If the shortcut icon for Design Center is created, for example, on computer desk- top, double-click it to start program. You can also click Option on the menu bar of Layout & Editing, then click Design Center on the submenu. The Design Center window appears. Title bar Menu bar Toolbar Close button Maximize button Minimize button Design Center Layout & Editing File Utility Programmable Stich Creator Quik Reference Alphabetic Index Status bar The window size will be smaller than the display area on the screen of your personal computer. 2 To make the Design Center window ﬁll up the available space on your screen, click the maximize button on the right side of title bar. If you are working with other programs, you can reduce the Design Center window temporarily to an icon (see icon below) by clicking the minimize button on the right side of the title bar. You can then access the other windows and icons on the display screen by using the mouse. To return to the Design Center window, click the icon, bearing the name of the opened document, at the bottom of your screen. 12

Section	Page
Contents	7
Before Using	11
Principal Parts	11
Accessories	11
Options	11
Setting Up	12
Attaching the Security Device	12
Installing the Software	14
System Requirements	14
Installing	14
Note on the use of Version 4.0 and the Internet Explorer	16
Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns	17
Getting Started	19
Introduction	19
Design Center	19
Layout & Editing	19
Programmable Stitch Creator	20
File Utility	20
About this Chapter	20
Using Design Center	21
Step 1 Starting Design Center	22
Step 2 Opening an Image	23
Step 3 Converting to Line Image	24
Step 4 Editing Lines	25
Step 5 Converting to Figure Handle Image	27
Step 6 Moving to Sew Setting	28
Step 7 Setting Sewing Attributes	28
Setting the outlines	28
Setting the regions	30
Step 8 Previewing the Image	32
Step 9 Saving the File	33
Using Layout & Editing	34
Step 1 Starting Layout & Editing	35
Step 2 Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center	36
Step 3 Zooming In and Out	37
Step 4 Moving the Embroidery Pattern	40
Step 5 Adding an Oval	41
Step 6 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval	42
To change the size of the oval	42
To center the oval on the pattern	43
Step 7 Adding Text	43
Step 8 Fitting the Text around the Oval	45
Step 9 Moving the Oval and Text	46
To move both patterns as a group	46
To move the text over the oval	46
Step 10 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun	46
Step 11 Selecting a Programmable Fill Stitch	48
Step 12 Adding Broken Lines for Drawing the Sun Rays	50
Step 13 Changing the Sewing Order of Sun and Rays	51
Step 14 Adjusting the Rays	51
Step 15 Setting Hole Sewing	52
Step 16 Previewing the Sewing Image	53
Step 17 Transferring the Data to a Card	54
Step 18 Saving the File	54
Using Programmable Stitch Creator	56
Step 1 Starting Programmable Stitch Creator	57
Step 2 Opening a Programmable Stitch File	58
Step 3 Drawing Lines to Edit the Programmable Stitch	59
Step 4 Saving the Edited Programmable Stitch	60
Step 5 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator	60
Creating data for the multi-position frame	61
Select the Design Page size	61
Create the pattern	62
Optimize Hoop Change	63
Check the design	63
Save the data	64
Write the data to an original card	64
Design Center	67
The Screen	68
Using the Stage 2 Tool Box	69
Drawing and Erasing	69
Drawing	69
Erasing	69
Zoom-in Mode	69
Fit Design Page to Window	70
Zoom-out Mode	70
Using the Stage 3 Tool Box	71
Selection Mode	72
Selecting patterns	72
Moving patterns	72
Scaling patterns	72
Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically	73
Rotating a pattern	73
Point Edit Mode	74
Moving points	74
Inserting points	74
Deleting points	74
Line Drawing Mode	75
Drawing a broken line	75
Zoom-in Mode	75
Fit Design Page to Window	76
Zoom-out Mode	76
Enlarging Selected Outlines to the Screen Size	76
Using the Stage 4 Tool Box	77
Region Setting Mode	77
Applying the sewing attributes to a region	77
Checking the sewing attributes of a region	78
Line (all) Setting Mode	79
Applying the sewing attributes to an outline	79
Checking the sewing attributes of an outline	79
Line (part) Setting Mode	80
Applying the sewing attributes to a portion of the outline	80
Checking the sewing attributes of a portion of an outline	81
Hole Sewing Mode	82
Zoom-in Mode	82
Fit Design Page to Window	82
Zoom-out Mode	82
Using the Sewing Attributes Bar	83
Setting the Thread Color and Stitch	83
Region sew	83
Line sew	84
Color	85
Stitch	86
Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar	87
File Menu	87
New Line Image	88
New Figure Data	88
Wizard	89
Open	91
Select TWAIN device	92
Input from TWAIN device	93
Input from Clipboard	93
Output to Clipboard	94
Import Figure	94
Save	95
Save As	95
Exit	96
Edit Menu	97
Undo	97
Redo	97
Cut	97
Copy	98
Duplicate	98
Paste	98
Delete	98
Mirror – Horizontal	99
Mirror – Vertical	99
Rotate	100
Numerical Setting-Size	100
Numerical Setting-Rotate	101
Select All	101
Sew Menu	102
Sewing Attributes	102
Sewing Order	106
Display Menu	108
Grid Setup	108
Preview	109
Refresh Window	109
Realistic Preview	109
Realistic Preview Attribute Setting	109
Toolbar	110
Status Bar	110
Option Menu	111
Layout & Editing	111
Programmable Stitch Creator	111
File Utility	111
Design Page Property	111
Select Color Arrangement	112
Select System Unit	113
Stage Menu	114
To Original Image	114
To Line Image	114
To Figure Handle	116
To Sew Setting	118
To Photo Stitch	119
Help Menu	124
Contents	124
Using	124
Customer support	124
About Design Center	125
Layout & Editing	127
The Screen	127
Using the Tool Box	128
Selection Mode	129
Selecting patterns	129
Selecting patterns 2	129
Moving patterns	129
Scaling patterns	130
Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically	130
Rotating a pattern	131
Point Edit Mode	132
Moving points	132
Reorienting a tangent to a point	133
Inserting points	133
Deleting points	134
Realigning	134
Selecting characters on a text pattern	135
Zoom Mode	135
Zooming in	136
Zooming out	136
Zooming to the real size	136
Enlarging selected objects to the screen size	136
Return to the standard scale	136
Text Input Mode	137
Entering text	137
Circle and Arc Drawing Mode	138
Drawing a circle or an ellipse	139
Drawing an arc	139
Drawing a fan shape	140
Drawing an arc & string	140
Rectangle Drawing Mode	141
Drawing a box	141
Line Drawing Mode	141
Drawing a broken line	141
Curve Drawing Mode	142
Drawing a curve	142
Manual Punching Mode	143
Creating a manual punching pattern	143
Using the Sewing Attributes Bar	145
Setting Geometrical Attributes	146
Arc shape	146
Edge radius	146
Path shape	147
Setting Text Attributes	147
Font	147
Text size	149
Transform level	150
Setting the Thread Color and Stitch	151
Line sew	151
Region sew	152
Color	153
Stitch	155
Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar	156
File Menu	157
New	157
Open	158
Import – from File	159
Import – from Design Center	161
Template Open	162
Save	163
Save As	163
Export	164
Write to Card	164
Property	165
Print Setup	165
Print Preview	167
Print	168
Exit	169
Edit Menu	170
Undo	170
Redo	170
Group	171
Ungroup	171
Cut	171
Copy	172
Duplicate	172
Paste	172
Delete	173
Mirror – Horizontal	173
Mirror – Vertical	173
Rotate	174
Numerical Setting-Size	175
Numerical Setting-Rotate	176
Center	176
Align	177
Sew Order	178
Select All	179
Text Menu	180
Edit Text Letters	180
Text Attribute Setting	181
Fit Text to Path Setting	182
Release Text from Path	184
Transform Text	184
Clear Transformation	185
TrueType Font Attribute Setting	185
Sew Menu	187
Sewing Attribute Setting	187
Check Sewing Order	193
Set hole sewing	194
Cancel hole sewing	195
Stitch to Block	195
Change colors of a stitch object	196
Select Sewing Area	197
Optimize hoop change	198
Display Menu	199
Grid Setup	199
Preview	200
Refresh Window	200
Realistic Preview	200
Realistic Preview Attribute Setting	200
Template-On, Faded, Off	201
Toolbar	201
Status Bar	202
Option Menu	203
Design Center	203
Programmable Stitch Creator	203
File Utility	203
Design Property	204
Design Page Property	205
Select Color Arrangement	205
Select System Unit	206
Help Menu	207
Contents	207
Using	207
Customer support	207
About Layout & Editing	208
File Utility	209
The Screen	209
Install Embroidery Card	210
Operation	210
Error Messages	212
Writing to an Original Card	214
Operation	214
Error Messages	216
Using the Menu Bar	218
File Menu	218
Exit	218
Option Menu	218
Serial Port Setting	218
About Card Writer Module	219
Help Menu	219
Contents	219
Using	220
Customer support	220
About File Utility	220
Programmable Stitch Creator	221
The Screen	221
Using the Tool Box	222
Selection Mode	222
Selecting lines	222
Moving lines	222
Scaling lines	223
Point Edit Mode	223
Moving points	223
Inserting points	224
Deleting points	224
Line Drawing Mode	225
Drawing a broken line	225
Using the Menu Bar	226
File Menu	226
New	226
Open	226
Template Open	228
Save	228
Save As	229
Exit	229
Mode Menu	230
Edit Menu	232
Undo	232
Redo	232
Cut	233
Copy	233
Duplicate	233
Paste	233
Delete	234
Mirror – Horizontal	234
Mirror – Vertical	234
Rotate	234
Select All	235
Display Menu	236
Grid	236
Template-On, Faded, Off	237
Preview	237
Toolbar	237
Status bar	238
Help Menu	238
Contents	238
Using	238
Customer support	239
About Programmable Stitch Creator	239
Color Palette	240
Quick Reference	241
Design Center	241
Layout & Editing	243
File Utility	245
Programmable Stitch Creator	245