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Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)

Creating a Font Character Pattern

Using the Manual Punch tools, create the font character pattern.

A background image can be displayed so that the font character pattern can be created more easily.

Color and stitching settings are done with Layout & Editing.

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1.Click on the Tool Box.

→Five buttons appear:

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is for creating straight block-type

punching patterns. (Shortcut key: Z )

is for creating curved block-type

punching patterns. (Shortcut key: X )

is for semi-automatically creating block-

type punching patterns. (Shortcut key: C )

is for creating running-type punching

patterns (the broken line is sewn). (Shortcut

key: V )

is for creating feed-type punching patterns (the broken line is not sewn).

(Shortcut key: B )

The font character pattern can be created using the tools listed above.

In the next example, we will create the pattern for “T” with straight block-type and running- type punching pattern.

2.Click to start creating a straight block- type pattern.

→The shape of the pointer changes to .

3.Click in the Design Page to specify point 1 (start point).

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4.Refer to the illustration below, and click in the Design Page to specify points 2 through 4.

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b Memo:

To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button.

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