When a new design document is opened, or an existing design is loaded, the application shows this tooltab first. The Home tooltab include some of the basic tools to work with the design files and start a creation or edition process.
Description of each function
Group: OPEN |
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New |
Start a new design (open a blank Design Document) |
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Start Wizard |
Start a new design by using the complete design wizard to predefine several features |
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Open |
Open (load) an existing design (system file format DSG) from file as a Design Document |
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Open Design... |
Open (load) an existing design (system file format DSG) from file as a Design Document |
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Insert Embroidery Machine File |
Open (load) a machine format file |
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Open a Bling Machine File |
Open (load) a file with extension YNG, DST, PLT and CSV |
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Open a Stencil File |
Open (load) a file with extension PLT |
Group: UNDO/REDO |
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Undo |
Undo the last performed action |
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Actions to undo |
It is possible to select several Undo levels (several undo at a time) |
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Add New Mark |
Add a return point (Mark) to easily undo all the actions made from that point on. |
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Back to Previous Mark |
Return to a previously added Mark |
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Redo |
Redo the last performed Undo action (undo the undo action) |
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Actions to redo |
It is possible to select several Redo levels (several redo at a time) |
Group: CLIPBOARD |
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Paste |
Insert the copied object. It applies to all object types. |
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Cut |
Delete an object and paste (insert) it later. It applies to all object types. |
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Copy |
Temporarily save an object to paste (insert) it later. It applies to all object types. |
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Delete |
Delete the selected object or element. It applies to all object types. |
Group: FORMAT |
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Repeat |
Use the Picker (repeat) to pick up the properties from an object (to copy them to another object later) |
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Paste |
Use the Paste function to apply the properties of the previous object to a new object |
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All settings |
Copy all the settings of the first object to the second one (without colors) |
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Body style |
Copy only the body settings of the first object to the second one (without colors & compensations) |
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Border style |
Copy only the border settings of the first object to the second one (without colors & compensations) |
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Compensations |
Copy only the compensation settings of the first object to the second one (without colors) |
Group: MEMORY |
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List |
Open the memory graphic list (saved elements) and select one of the elements to insert in the Design Document |
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Save |
Saves an object or objects of any kind to a memory position (10 positions) for a later use in the same or a different Design Document. |
Group: ANNOTATIONS |
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Annotations |
Add annotations (elements to highlight parts of the design but without any impact on the machine design file). |
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Add line |
Add a line |
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Add Arrow |
Add an arrow |
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Add Text |
Add a text |
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Add Rectangle |
Add a rectangle |
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Add Round Rectangle |
Add a rounded rectangle |
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Add Ellipse |
Add an ellipse |
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Edit Annotations |
Enter/Exit to the annotation editing mode |
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Show Annotations |
Show/Hide annotations |
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Group: WORK AREA |
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Pages |
Set the working area size |
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List of predefined pages |
Set the working area size as any of the listed page types (Letter, A4, etc) |
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Remove Page |
Do not define any page type to set the working area |
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Page Margins... |
Set the page margins |
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Custom Page Settings... |
Define a new (custom) page type |
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Hoops |
Use a hoop during the embroidery design creation |
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Hoop |
Select the embroidery/hotfix hoop |
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Hoops DB... |
Open the embroidery/hotfix hoops library. You can create a new (custom) hoop. |
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Remove Hoop |
Do not define any hoop |
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Show Hoop |
Show/Hide hoop |
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Work Area Color |
Modify the hoop drawing (Pen Width, Color, Opacity) |
Group: OUTPUT |
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Info |
Show design information |
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Design Properties |
Show the general design information (name, author, classification, file properties, etc) |
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Embroidery Properties |
Show the technical information related the the embroidery design |
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Bling Properties |
Show the technical information related the the bling design |
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Save |
Save the design in the system file format (DSG) |
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Save File |
Save the design with the same name (update/overlap the previous design file) |
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Save as... |
Save the design with a new name in any unit or folder |
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Save Selection... |
Save the selected part of the design as a new design |
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Save Motif |
Save the design as a motif (add to the motifs library) |
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Print the design |
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Print... |
Print designs with the standard format |
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Print format... |
Print an embroidery design with any of the advanced print formats |
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Print Bling |
Print a bling design with the standard format |
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Share |
Publish the design of the active Design Document |
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Share |
Share on social networks |
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Email embroidery machine design |
Send the embroidery design (machine format) by e-mail |
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Email design document |
Send the design document (DSG) by email |
Group: SYSTEM |
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Complementary Applications |
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Embroidery Explorer |
Open the Embroidery Explorer app |
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Visual Stitch and Print |
Open the Visual Stitch and Print app |
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System Settings |
Access the System Settings |
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