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Quick Reference

This Quick Reference combines the

This Quick Reference combines the Command Reference and KeyboardCommand Reference and Keyboard Shortcuts. It provides a list of all commands in ES Designer which can Shortcuts. It provides a list of all commands in ES Designer which can be accessed via menus, toolbar icons, menu chart, as well

be accessed via menus, toolbar icons, menu chart, as well as ‘access’ as ‘access’ and ‘shortcut’ keys.

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All commands in ES Designer

All commands in ES Designer can be accessed via the various menus, bothcan be accessed via the various menus, both ‘dropdown’ and ‘popup’, toolbar icons, menu chart (for use with digitizing ‘dropdown’ and ‘popup’, toolbar icons, menu chart (for use with digitizing

tablets), as well as ‘access’ and ‘shortcut’ keys. Many commands can be tablets), as well as ‘access’ and ‘shortcut’ keys. Many commands can be accessed by more than one method. The Command Reference lets you see accessed by more than one method. The Command Reference lets you see at a glance which method best suits you. It will also help DG/ML and

at a glance which method best suits you. It will also help DG/ML and Punchant Designer users who have converted to ES Designer to identify Punchant Designer users who have converted to ES Designer to identify where equivalent commands are located.

where equivalent commands are located.

Note

Note While the Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements in ES Designer areWhile the Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements in ES Designer are organized somewhat differently to DG/ML and Punchant, they pr

organized somewhat differently to DG/ML and Punchant, they pr ovideovide exactly the same functionality, and more.

exactly the same functionality, and more.

ES Designer main window

This image shows the main Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements for ES This image shows the main Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements for ES Designer.

Designer.

Design Window Design Window Title and Menu bars

Title and Menu bars Standard toolbar Standard toolbar Stitch Types toolbar Stitch Types toolbar

Color toolbar Color toolbar Status bar Status bar Prompt line Prompt line Pointer toolbar Pointer toolbar Input toolbar Input toolbar

General object properties General object properties Show Vertical toolbar

Show Vertical toolbar

Travel toolbar Travel toolbar Image toolbar Image toolbar

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This table lists equivalent feature names for the three products, Wilcom ES, DG/ML, and Punchant. For more information about these features, r efer to the Command Reference Table below.

Wilcom ES DG/ML Punchant

3D Warp 3D Effect 3D Effect

Branching Smart Connect Branching

Coil Swirl Swirl

Convert True Type Font Smart Font Quick Font

Cut Appliqué Cut Appliqué Print Drawing Objects

Filled Holes Fill Holes Auto Fill Holes

Flexi Split Elastic Split Stream Split

Florentine Effect Curve Line Fill Wave Effect

Island Coil Island Swirl Contour Swirl

Liquid Effect Two Curve Fill Double Wave Effect

Offset Object Parallel Offset Parallel Offset

Paste Vectors Paste Special Paste Special

Perpendicular Fill Lattice Lattice

Photo Flash Image Shot Picture Stitch

Point & Stitch™ Point & Stitch™ Auto Convert

Slow Redraw Slow Redraw Redraw Controller

Smart Design Smart Design Quick Stitch

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This table lists all the commands available in ES Designer and details of how to access them. Note that, in the case of popup men us, the table shows the

context _{in which a given menu displays; this may include the ‘design}

window’, ‘stitch list’, etc. For details of toolbar names, check also the ES Designer main window.

The listing is grouped according to the chapters of the User Manual. For further information about each command, refer to the relevant chapter. For details about the Chenille and Schiffli commands, refer to the relevant User Manual Supplements. For details of how to use the tablet icons, refer to the Menu Chart appendix in the User Manual.

Command Dropdown

Menu

Popup

Menu Toolbar Tablet Shortcut

Basics

About ES Help

Close File

A

+

F

+

C

Cross Stitch Insert

Exit File

A

+

4

Generate Stitches Stitch Generate

g

Help Topics Help

1

Measure View

m

New File Standard

C

+

N

Online Manual Help

Open File Standard

A

+

F

+

O

or

C

+

O

Quick Reference Guide Help

Redo Edit Standard

C

+

Y

Release Notes Help

Request Form Help

Save File Standard

A+f

+

S

or

C

+

S

]

Right-click toolbar icon to access associated settings.

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Use left/right buttonswith toolbar iconto toggle these functions.

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Saveas File

A

+

f

+

A

or

C

+

S

Security Special

Show Image Toolbar Show Vertical

Grid and Guides View

Show Grid

]

Standard

V

+

G

Show Rulers and Guides

]

Standard

C

+

R

Show Input Toolbar Show Vertical

Show Pointer Toolbar Show Vertical

Show Travel Toolbar Show Vertical

Toolbars View

Undo Edit Standard

C

+

Z

Wilcom Web page Help

New Window Window

Cascade Window

Tile Horizontally Window

Tile Vertically Window

Arrange Icons Window

Split Window Window

Design Viewing

Center Current Stitch View

6

or

C

Design Properties File

Overview Window View Standard

V

+

v

Pan View

7

or

P

Previous View View

5

or

V

Redraw View

4

or

R

]

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Use left/right buttonswith toolbar iconto toggle these functions. Popup menus: DW = Design Window SL = Stitch List COL = Color-Object List

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Show Connectors

]

Standard

V

+

C

Show Functions

]

SL Standard

V

+

F

Show Needle Points

]

Standard

.

(period)

Show Outlines

]

Standard

L

Show Stitches

]

Standard

S

TrueView™

]

Standard

T

View By Color View

Show All > Design View DW Zoom

2

or

0

(zero)

Show All > Selected Object View DW

V

+

0

Zoom1:1 View Zoom

1

ZoomBox View DW Zoom

8

or

B

Zoom Box in Overview Window Zoom

V

+

B

Zoom Factor View

3

or

F

ZoomIn2X View Zoom

9

or

z

ZoomOut 2X View Zoom

0

or

V

+

z

Show (hidden object) COL

Hide (selected object) COL

HideOthers COL

V+S

UnhideAll COL

E

+

V+S

Show Bitmaps

]

Standard

D

Show Vectors

]

Standard

Object Selection

Add Next Object to Selection

C

+

T

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Add Previous Object to Selection

C

+

V

+

T

Deselect All Edit DW or COL

E

/

X

Color-Object List View Standard

V

+

l

Polygon Select

=

Pointer

C

+

l

Line Select

=

Pointer

Select All Edit DW or COL

C

+

A

Select at Current Needle

Position

V

+

O

Select By > Color Edit Select By > Stitch Type Edit

Select Object Below

2+[

Select Next Object

T

Select Previous Object

V+T

Select Multiple Objects

C+[

Select Range of Objects

V+[

SelectObjectTool Pointer

O

Selects On / Off Edit Standard

Q

Viewing Stitching Sequence

Slow Redraw View

V

+

R

Start / End Design

=

Travel

h

/

e

Travel 1 Stitch

=

Travel

l

/

r

Travel 10 Stitches

=

Travel

t

/

b

Travel 100 Stitches

=

Travel

-

/

+

Travel 1000 Stitches

=

Travel

Travel by Color

=

Travel

z

/

x

]

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Travel by Function

=

Travel

Travel by Object

=

Travel

V

+

T

/

C

+

T

Travel by Segment

=

Travel

C+l

/

r

Manual Digitizing

Change between Fill Stitch and

Manual

R

Change between Fill Stitch and

Run

s

Embroidery Object > Input A

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Input B

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Input C

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Fusion Fill

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Complex

Fill

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Manual Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Run

]

Insert Input

V

+

N

Embroidery Object > Triple

Manual Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Triple Run

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Backstitch

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Stemstitch

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Motif Run

]

Insert Input

Finish Digitizing a

Complex/Fusion Fill Boundary

R

Finish Digitizing an Object

-Keep Last Stitch

R

Finish Digitizing an Object

-Omit Last Stitch

s

Delete Last Input Point

B

]

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Fill Stitches

Stitch Effects Stitch

Stitch Type > E Stitch

]

Stitch Stitch Type

Stitch Type > Satin

]

Stitch Stitch Type

V

+

I

Stitch Type > Tatami

]

Stitch Stitch Type

V

+

M

Stitch Type > Zigzag

]

Stitch Stitch Type

Object Properties, Styles and Templates

Apply Current Properties Stitch DW Styles

Apply Style Stitch Styles

Define Style Stitch

Make Properties Current DW Styles

Use Style Favorite 1

]

DW Styles

Object Properties

=

View or

Stitch DW or COL Standard

Colorways and Thread Charts

Match Bitmap Color DW

Set Color Machine

Current Colorways

o

Color

Multi-ColorwayBox Color

Background Color

ColorSlot Color

Add Color to Palette Color

Compact Palette Color

SplitPaletteColor Color

ColorPaletteEditor Color

]

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Connecting Embroidery Objects

Empty/Empty Jump Function

=

Pointer

Penetrations Machine Generate

Tie-off Pointer

Trim Pointer

Bitmaps

Insert File Image

Paste Vector > As Bitmap Edit Paste Vector > As Vector Edit

Save Bitmap As File

Scan File

Smooth Vector Curves Image

Crop Bitmap Image

Crop Bitmap with Polygon Image Edit Bitmap Using > Corel

PHOTO-PAINT Image

Edit Bitmap Using > Paint Image Edit Bitmap Using > Paint Shop

Pro Image

Reduce Colors Image DW Image

Sharpen Edges Image DW Image

Vectors

Draw Vector > Ellipse Image Image

Draw Vector > Line Image Image

Draw Vector > Polygon Image Image

Draw Vector > Polyline Image Image

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Draw Vector > Rectangle Image Image

Make Complex Shape Image

V

+

H

Shaping

Shaping > Weld Arrange DW Shaping

Shaping > Intersect Arrange DW Shaping

Shaping > Exclude Arrange DW Shaping

Shaping > Front-Back Arrange DW Shaping

Shaping > Back-Front Arrange DW Shaping

Shaping > Flatten Arrange DW Shaping

Shaping > Divide Arrange DW Shaping

Shaping > Combine Arrange DW Shaping

Shaping > Keep Source Objects Shaping

Shaping > Overlaps Automatic Digitizing

Auto Trace Image

C+m

Convert > Stitch Angles Special DW Pointer

C

+

H

Convert > Complex Fill DW Input

Convert>Input C DW Input

Convert > Auto Applique DW Input

Convert>Run DW Input

Convert > Triple Run DW Input

Convert > Motif Run DW Input

Convert > Backstitch DW Input

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Convert > Stemstitch DW Input

Convert > Drawing DW

Point & Stitch™ (Toolbar) View

C

+

I

Match to Palette Point &

Stitch™

Outline Run Point &

Stitch™

Pickout Run Point &

Stitch™

Tatami Fill Point &

Stitch™

Tatami Fill without Holes Point &

Stitch™

Turning Satin Point &

Stitch™

Photo Flash Insert

Smart Design Insert

Combining and Resequencing

Branching Edit COL Standard

I

Copy Edit DW Standard

C

+

C

or

V+D

Cut Edit DW Standard

C

+

X

or

C

+Z

Delete Edit DW

X

Duplicate Edit DW

C

+

d

Paste Edit Standard

C

+

v

or

V

+Z

Paste > Center at Current Stitch DW Paste > Object Property

Position DW

Paste > Shift Pasted Objects DW Paste > Start at Current Stitch DW Resequence > By Selects Edit

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Split Object Edit Arranging Objects

Group Arrange COL Arrange

C

+

g

Ungroup Arrange COL Arrange

C

+

U

Lock Arrange COL Arrange

k

Unlock Arrange COL

V

+

K

UnlockAll COL Arrange

Align Left Arrange Arrange

Align Horizontal Centers Arrange Arrange

Align Right Arrange Arrange

Align Top Arrange Arrange

Align Vertical Centers Arrange Arrange

Align Bottom Arrange Arrange

Align Center Arrange Arrange

Space Evenly > Across Arrange Arrange

Space Evenly > Down Arrange Arrange

Make Same Size > Width Arrange Arrange

Make Same Size > Height Arrange Arrange

Make Same Size > Both Arrange Arrange

Transforming Objects

Array Mirror-Merge

Reflect Mirror-Merge

Rows

Row Spacing

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Columns Column Spacing Wreath Mirror-Merge Kaleidoscope Mirror-Merge Wreath Points Radius Initial Angle Transform Edit

Transform Special Edit

Mirror Horizontally DW Transform

Mirror Vertically DW Transform

Rotate45CCW Transform

Rotate45CW Transform

Rotate Skew

Reshaping and Editing

Change Reshape Node Type

[

+

s

Keep Last Stitch/Omit Last

Stitch

=

Pointer

Maintain proportions while

resizing

V

+

;

Move Object horizontal or

vertical

C

+

;

Nudge selected object

[+r

ReshapeObject Pointer

H

Stitch Angles Special Pointer

C

+

H

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ShowReshapeNodes Reshape

A

+

N

ShowStitchAngles Reshape

A

+

a

ShowStart/End Reshape

Stitch and Function Editing

Background Color SL

Blacktext SL

Clear Function Machine SL

Edit Function Machine SL

Insert Function Machine SL

Move Stitch (dialog) SL

MultiColored text SL

Select / Deselect Stitches

T

Set Color Machine

Show All (Stitches) SL

ShowFunctions SL

Show Stitches (dialog) SL

StitchEdit Pointer

E

StitchList View Standard

V

+

J

Stop Machine

Stitch Quality

Auto Jump

]

Stitch Types

Auto Spacing These options can only be

accessed via the Object Properties > Fills > Satin Auto Split

Auto Start and End

]

Stitch Generate

Auto Underlay

]

Stitch Types

U

]

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Fractional Spacing

]

Stitch Types

Pull Compensation

]

Stitch Types

Reverse Curves Image

Shortening

]

Stitch Types

Small Stitches Stitch

Smart Corners

]

Stitch Types

Specialized Digitizing

Backtrack

=

Pointer

Repeat

=

Pointer

Borers Machine Generate

Embroidery Object > Auto

Applique

]

Insert Input

Partial Applique

]

Stitch

Embroidery Object > Circle

=

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Ring

]

Insert Input

Embroidery Object > Star

=

Insert Input

Filled Holes Insert

Offset Object Insert

Remove Overlaps Arrange

Artistic Effects

Accordion Spacing

]

Stitch Types

Trapunto

]

Stitch Type

Color Blending

]

Insert Generate

Flexi Split

]

Stitch Types

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Make Program Split Special Make Line(s) for > Florentine

Effect

]

Special Stitch Types

Make Line(s) for > Liquid Effect

]

Special Stitch Types Make Line(s) for > User Defined

Split

]

Special Stitch Types

Stitch Type > Contour

]

Stitch Stitch Types

Stitch Type > Program Split

]

Stitch Stitch Types

Stipple Fill

]

Generate

Motif Runs and Fills

3D Warp

]

Stitch Types

Embroidery Object > Motif Run

]

Insert Input

Motif > Make Special

Motif > Use Special

Stitch Type > Motif Fill

]

Stitch Stitch Types

Sequins

VectorstoSequins Sequin

SequinManual Sequin

SequinRunAuto Sequin

SequinRunManual Sequin

Select Sequin Shape

Add to Sequin Palette Sequin

Clipart

Clipart > Show Clipart Special Clipart

Clipart > Record to Clipart Special Clipart

C

+E

Clipart > Manage Keywords Special Clipart

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Clipart > Set Design Workflow

as Enterprise Engine Special

Lettering

Embroidery Object > Lettering

]

Insert Input

a

Envelope > Bridge Edit

Envelope > Delete Edit

Envelope > Diamond Edit Envelope > Pennant Edit Envelope > Perspective Edit

TeamNames Insert Input

TeamList View Standard

Custom Alphabets

Alphabet > Convert True Type

Font Special

Alphabet > Make Letter Special Alphabet > Modify Alphabet Special Alphabet > Managing

User-Refined Letters Special

Alphabet > Save Letter Special Alphabet > Update Kerning

Values Special

Design Output

Process Edit Generate

Recognize Object Outlines Edit

Machine Format Values Machine

Select Machine Format Machine

Capture Design Bitmap File

Cut Appliqué File

ExportAs File

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Print File Standard

A+f+p

or

C+p

PrintPreview File Standard

Record in Database File

Send File

Stitch to Machine Manager File

Stitch to Stitch Manager File Standard

Embroidery Disks and Paper Tapes Embroidery Disk > Format File Embroidery Disk > Open File Embroidery Disk > Save As File Embroidery File > DOS Disk Insert Embroidery File > Embroidery

Disk Insert

Paper Tape > Punch File Paper Tape > Read File

OpenAs Standard

Save to Embroidery Disk Standard

Hardware Setup and System Settings

Hardware Setup Special

Scanner Setup File

Design Options View

Options Special

Turn off automatic scroll

V

(hold

down) Digitizing Tablet

Backspace Enter

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Information

Insert Auto Frame

Menu Chart Help

No Preset Spacing Shift Drawing Shift Menu Space Tab Tablet Special

V

+

D

Yes

R

Chenille Chain Chenille Option Chenille Manual Supplement Help

Compound Chenille

]

Chenille_Option

Moss Chenille

Option

Needle Height Chenille

Option

Stitch Type > Coil

]

Stitch Chenille

Option

Stitch Type > Island Coil

]

Stitch Chenille

Option

Stitch Type > Perpendicular Fill

]

Stitch Chenille

Option

Stitch Type > Straight

]

Stitch Chenille

Option View by Machine Function

> Chain / Moss View

Schiffli

Design Repeat Special

V

+

W

]

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Schiffli Repeats View

W

ShowRepeats Schiffli

W

Schiffli Arrangement Special

Blatt Machine > Insert Function SL > Insert Function Schiffli

[

Stepp ditto ditto Schiffli

]

EndJump ditto ditto Schiffli

Begin Jump

]

ditto ditto Schiffli

Slow ditto ditto Schiffli

Fast ditto ditto Schiffli

BorerIn ditto ditto Schiffli

Borer Out ditto ditto Schiffli

Borer Depth ditto ditto

;

Boring Tension Start

/

Boring Tension End

\

RPM- ditto ditto Schiffli

"

RPM+ ditto ditto Schiffli

:

Fadenleiter- ditto ditto Schiffli

>

Fadenleiter+ ditto ditto Schiffli

<

Thread Brake- ditto ditto Schiffli

Thread Brake+ ditto ditto Schiffli

Drop Sequin ditto ditto Schiffli

View by Machine Function >

Stepp/Blatt View

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View by Machine Function >

Schiffli Needles In/Out View

Clear Function Machine SL Schiffli

Edit Function Machine SL

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General functions

To.. Press

start new design

C+N

open design

C+O

or

A+F+O

close design

A+F+C

save design

C

+

S

or

A+f+S

save as

A+f+A

print design

C

+

P

or

A+f+p

record to clipart

C

+

E

show/hide Point & Stitch™ toolbar

C+I

show/hide Grid

V+G

show/hide Rulers and Guides

V+G

show/hide Overview window

V+V

show/hide Color-Object List

V+L

show Stitch List

V+J

open Lettering dialog

A

open digitizing tablet setup

V+D

measure distance on-screen

M

undo command

C+Z

redo command

C

+

Y

cancel command

E

open online help

1

exit application

A

+

4 Digitizing functions

To.. Press

finish digitizing object (keep last stitch)

R

finish digitizing object (omit last

stitch)

s

finish digitizing Complex Fill/Fusion

Fill boundary

R

delete last input point

B

generate stitches

G

apply Satin stitch

V

+

I

apply Tatami stitch

V

+

M

apply Run stitch

V

+

N

switch between fill and run stitch

s

switch between fill and manual stitch

R

switch between continuous and normal Input A

V+A

toggle Auto Underlay on/off

u

activate Auto Trace

C

+

M

activate Branching

I

make Complex Shape vector object

V

+

H

Selecting objects

To.. Press

select all objects

C

+

A

deselect all objects

E

or

X

activate Select Object tool

o

deactivate Select Object tool

E

select object at current needle

position

V

+

O

select multiple objects

C+[

select range of objects

V

+

[

select next object

T

select previous object

V

+

T

select object beneath

2+[

add next object to selection

C

+

T

add previous object to selection

C

+

V+T

activate Polygon Select tool

C

+

L

toggle Selects On/Off

Q

group selected objects

C+G

ungroup selected objects

C+U

lock selected object

K

unlock all locked objects

V

+

K

Viewing designs

To.. Press or

toggle TrueView™ on/off

T

show/hide stitches

S

show/hide outlines

L

show/hide needle points

.

(period)

show/hide connectors

V+C

show/hide function symbols

V+F

show whole design

E

,

V+s

* Turn TrueView™ off

Digitizing functions

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fit design to window

0

(zero)

2

fit selected objects to window

V+0

(zero)

hide others

V+s

show/hide image

D

zoom in 2X

Z

9

zoom out 2X

V

+

Z

0

zoom to 1:1 scale (100%)

1

specify zoom factor

F

3

zoom box

B

8

zoom box in Overview window

V

+

B

activate panning

P

7

deactivate Auto Scroll

V

(hold down) center current stitch in design

window

C

6

return to previous view

V

5

redraw screen

r

4

activate Slow Redraw *

V+R

Viewing stitching sequence

To travel .. Press or † to start of design

h

7

to end of design

e

1

to next color

d

3

to previous color

u

9

to next segment *

C

+

r

C

+

6

to previous segment *

C

+

l

C

+

4

to next object

C

+

T

to previous object

V

+

T

100 stitches forward ^

+

100 stitches backward ^

-10 stitches forward ^

b

2

10 stitches backward ^

t

8

1 stitch forward ^

r

6

1 stitch backward ^

l

4

select/deselect stitches *

T

* Stitch Edit tool selected ^ No object selected † Keypad, Num Lock off

To.. Press or

* Turn TrueView™ off

To.. Press or

cut object

C

+

X

V+D

copy object

C

+

C

+

Z

paste object

C

+

V

+

Z

duplicate object

C

+

D

delete selected objects or last object

D

Modifying objects & stitches

To.. Pressorclick

move selected object horizontally or vertically

*

C

+

:

nudge selected object

[+t b l r

maintain proportions while resizing †

V

+

:

activate Reshape Object tool

H

activate Show Stitch Angles tool

A

+

a

activate Show Reshape Nodes tool

A

+

N

change reshape node type ^

[

+

M

activate Stitch Angles tool

C

+

H

activate Stitch Edit tool

E

add stitch angles (Fusion Fill™)

C

+

H

check design integrity

!

* Drag object † Drag handle ^ Select control point

Schiffli functions

To.. Press

insert Blatt/Stepp function

[ ]

insert Fadenleiter Plus/Minus

< >

insert Boring Tension Start/End

/ \

insert RPM Plus/Minus

: "

change Schiffli borer depth