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Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)

Checking the stitching

The actual stitching as it will be performed by the sewing machine can be viewed using the stitch simulator. (This function is available only in the Sew Setting Stage.)

Toolbar button:

1.Click , or click Display, then Stitch Simulator.

The Stitch Simulator dialog box appears, and the embroidery pattern is cleared from the Design Page.

To begin the stitching simulation, click

.

b Memo:

•During the stitching simulation, this button

changes to a pause button ( ).

•A marker ( ) indicates the position in the simulation.

•To get a better view of the stitching, zoom in on the design before opening the Stitch Simulator dialog box.

To reverse the simulation to the beginning of

the previous color, click .

To advance the simulation to the beginning of

the next color, click .

To reverse the stitching by a specified number of stitches, type or select the desired number

of stitches, and then click .

To advance the stitching by a specified number of stitches, type or select the desired

number of stitches, and then click . To stop the simulation and return to the

beginning, click .

b Memo:

The slider shows the current location in the simulation. In addition, adjust the slider to change the position in the simulation.

Drag the slider indicated by to adjust the simulation stitching speed.

b Memo:

•The first number beside indicates the number of the current stitch, and the second number indicates the total number of stitches.

•The first number beside indicates the number of the color being drawn, and the second number indicates the total number of colors used.

2.Click in the upper-right corner of the dialog box to close the dialog box.

Displaying a preview of the embroidery

Once the embroidery pattern is complete or while you work on the design, you can preview the pattern’s stitches. You can also view a realistic preview of the pattern in order to see how it will appear once it is sewn. (These functions are available only in the Sew Setting Stage.)

1.To display a preview of the embroidery pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and then click Preview.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Preview

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