Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator

Now that you have created a stitch pattern, you may close this application as you will no longer need it for this exercise.

◆ Select the drive, the folder and type the file name.

◆ Click Save to save.

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By attaching the enclosed (or optional) multi-position frame (130 × 300 mm or 100 × 172 mm) at each of its three installation positions, multi-position designs can be embroidered.

With this program you will be able to create designs that you can stitch in any multi-position hoop. (Jumbo Hoop and Extra Large Hoop)

Although the size of the pattern that can be embroidered using an multi-position frame is 130 × 180 mm (or 100 × 100 mm, depending on the sewing area of the embroidery machine), first determine which of the three installation positions (indicated as a, b, and c in the illustration above) the multi-position frame will be installed at and determine the orientation of the data.

When creating the pattern, each design section can only be as large as the sewing field of the machine.

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Select the Design Page size

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In Layout & Editing, click Option, then Design Page Property.

NOTE:

The Design Page size in dialog shown above is not available in Design Center since the maximum sizes for a single pattern are 260 × 160 mm, 130 × 180 mm, and 100 × 100 mm. Remember that 260 × 160 mm size cannot be used for a multi-position frame.

◆ From the Size selector, choose a Design Page size of 130 × 300 mm, 300 × 130 mm, 100 × 172 mm, or 172 × 100 mm.

(Settings for multi-position frames are indicated by “*”.)

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Choose the appropriate setting after checking the size of the embroidery frame available for your machine.

Creating data for the multi-position frame

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Create the pattern

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The Design Page appears on the screen as shown below.

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Create the pattern, making sure that it meets the following conditions.

NOTE:

If a pattern does not meet the conditions mentioned above, a warning will appear when continuing to the next step.

With the Optimize hoop change setting, the actual sewing order (including the embroidery frame installa- tion order) is optimized as explained on page 57.

◆ Explanation of a, b, and c: a: Embroidering area when the

embroidery frame is installed at the top installation position.

b: Embroidering area when the embroidery frame is installed at the middle installation position.

c: Embroidering area when the embroidery frame is installed at the bottom installation position.

The broken lines indicate each area.

◆ The size of one pattern must be no bigger than 100 × 100 mm (or 130 × 180 mm).

(If the pattern is imported from Design Center, only these size settings are available.)

◆ Each pattern must completely fit within one single area (a, b, or c).

1: This pattern is correct since it fits completely within area a.

2: This pattern is correct since it fits completely within either area b or area c.

3: The size of this pattern is accept- able, but its position must be cor- rected since it does not fit

completely within any of the areas. 4: This pattern must be corrected

since it is too large.

◆ Specify the sewing order in the same way that it is specified for a normal frame.

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Optimize Hoop Change

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Click on Sew.

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Select Optimize Hoop Change.

By Selecting Optimize Hoop Change, you are minimizing the number of times the hoop is reposi- tioned while stitching the entire design. When Optimize Hoop Change is turned off, each design is sewn in the order the designs are placed in the design page.

NOTE:

Since the pattern may not be sewn correctly or the fabric may not feed evenly if the embroidery frame installation position is changed too often, we recommend turning on the Optimize hoop change setting. Since turning on this setting will change the sewing order that you have set, check the sewing order before you begin embroidering.

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Check the design

NOTE:

Make sure that no pattern has been selected before clicking this command. If a pattern has already been selected, only the information for that pattern is displayed.

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Click Option, then Design Property.

At the same time that the Design Property dialog appears, the Design Page is automatically enlarged or shrunk to fit in the entire window.

NOTE:

If an object is larger than the embroidering area or if an object is positioned so that it does not completely fit within an embroidering area, the error message “Please change the object size or position.” is displayed instead of this dialog. After the object causing the error appears selected, change its size or position. (If more than one object causes the error message to appear, the objects will appear selected in the sewing order.)

NOTE:

Make sure that no pattern has been selected before clicking this command. If a pattern has been already been selected, only the information for that pattern is displayed.

◆ The first line of the dialog shows the position in the embroidery frame instal- lation order for the currently displayed design.

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Only the designs that would be sewn at the current position in the embroidery frame installation order appear in the Design Page. In addition, the embroi- dering area for the current frame instal- lation position is outlined in red.

◆ Click Previous or Next to display infor- mation for the designs at other posi- tions in the embroidery frame installation order.

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At this time, the corresponding pattern and embroidery frame position appear in the Design Page.

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To preview the image, click Display, then Preview or click on the Toolbar.

NOTE:

Just like for the command Option – Design Property, if an object is larger than the embroidering area or if an object is positioned so that it does not completely fit within an embroidering area, the error message “Please change the object size or position.” is displayed instead of displaying a pre- view of the image. After the object causing the error appears selected, change its size or position. (If more than one object causes the error message to appear, the objects will appear selected in the sewing order.)

NOTE:

Make sure that no pattern has been selected before clicking this command. If a pattern has been already been selected, only that pattern is previewed.

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Save the data

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Click File, then Save or Save As, and then save the data. All of the data is saved as one file (*.pes).

If the file size or the number of color changes is larger than the specified number or if one of the patterns do not completely fit within an embroidering area, the message “Please change the object size or position. Do you want to save the data anyway?” is displayed.

NOTE:

The saved file cannot be opened in a previous version (ver. 2.0x or earlier) of Layout & Editing. NOTE:

If a Design Page for a Multi-position embroidery frame (130 × 300 mm, 300 × 130 mm, 100 × 172 mm, or 172 × 100 mm) is selected, you can select only “PES Version 2.5, PES Version 3.0, or PES version 4.0 as the File Type.

In document Version 5.0 Instruction Manual (Page 62-66)