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Sewing Option
Auto Select Setting
Auto Select
Click this button to select from the selected 
thread chart the thread colors closest to the 
four colors in the selected color set. The 
selected thread colors appear in the Use 
Color List mentioned below.
This button can be clicked only if the settings 
under Auto Select Setting have been 
changed.
Use Color List
This list allows the selected thread colors to be 
checked and edited.
6.In the Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box, 
click Next.
→A Preview dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears, allowing the creat-
ed embroidery pattern to be previewed.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
7.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and dis-
played in the Design Page.
Line IntervalSpecifies the interval between parallel 
lines used to create the embroidery 
pattern.
Range: 1.2 to 5 mm (0.05 to 0.2 inch)
Default: 2 mm (0.08 inch)
Max. DensitySpecifies the maximum density for 
areas of the created embroidery pattern 
sewn with the zigzag stitch. The 
embroidery pattern will be created with 
a density smaller than that set here.
Range: 2.5 to 5 lines per mm (64 to 127 
lines per inch)
Default: 3 lines per mm (76 lines per 
inch)
Thread ChartSelects the thread chart for selecting 
the thread color with the Auto Select 
function.
The most appropriate thread colors 
from the selected thread chart are 
selected.
A user thread chart can also be 
selected.
Color SetSets the combination of four colors used 
when creating the embroidery pattern.
The color choices are: cyan (C), 
magenta (M), yellow (Y), black (K), red 
(R), green (G) and blue (B). Select one 
of the following combinations that 
contains the colors most used in the 
image.
Color combinations: CMYK, RGBK, 
CRYK, BMYK
Line interval
Use Color 
ListDisplays the four selected thread colors.
Change 
ColorIn the list, select the color that you want 
to change, and then click this button to 
open the Thread Color dialog box, 
which lets you change the thread color 
used in the embroidery pattern.
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■If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
bMemo:
To automatically set a mask so that the 
background is trimmed off, click Auto 
Generate.
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it surrounds the desired part of 
the image
cFor details on the settings, refer to 
page 117.
3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.→A Gray Balance dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
4.Move the slider to specify which parts of the 
image to create the embroidery pattern for.
bMemo:
 An embroidery pattern will be created from 
any areas remaining in black.
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
If the width or height of the image exceeds 
500 mm, the Photo Stitch functions cannot 
be used.
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5.In the Gray Balance dialog box, click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
6.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Sewing Option
Use Color
Specifies the color of thread used to create the 
embroidery pattern.
The default setting is the darkest color in the 
current thread chart.
7.In the Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box, 
click Next.
→A Preview dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears, allowing the creat-
ed embroidery pattern to be previewed.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
8.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and dis-
played in the Design Page.
■If Cross Stitch is selected
→The Cross Stitch Attributes dialog box 
appears.
1.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Line IntervalSpecifies the interval between parallel 
lines used to create the embroidery 
pattern.
Range: 1.2 to 5 mm (0.05 to 0.2 inch)
Default: 2 mm (0.08 inch)
Max. DensitySpecifies the maximum density for 
areas of the created embroidery pattern 
sewn with the zigzag stitch. The 
embroidery pattern will be created with 
a density smaller than that set here.
Range: 2.5 to 5 lines per mm (64 to 127 
lines per inch)
Default: 3 lines per mm (76 lines per 
inch)
Change 
ColorClick this button to open the Thread 
Color dialog box, which lets you select 
the thread color used in the embroidery 
pattern.
Line interval
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2.Click Next.
→A Cross Stitch Setting dialog box similar 
to the one shown below appears.
3.In the image in the dialog box, click the areas 
to select whether or not they are to be sewn.
bMemo:
 Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled 
with a crosshatch pattern. To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is 
displayed in, move the slider between 
 
and 
.
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous.
4.If necessary, in the Omit Colors list, click the 
colors to select whether or not they will be 
sewn.
bMemo:
Colors that are crossed out are set to not be 
sewn.
5.After selecting the desired settings, click 
Finish.
→The cross stitch pattern is created and 
displayed in the Design Page.
■If Design Center is selected
→Design Center starts up, and a Design 
Page is displayed with the image import-
ed into it. For details, refer to “Design 
Center” on page 69.
Cross sizeSets the horizontal and vertical size of 
the pattern.
Range: 1.5 to 5 mm (0.04 to 0.39 inch)
Default: 2.5 mm (0.08 inch)
Stitch timesSets the number of times that the 
pattern will be sewn. Sews twice per 
time.
Range: Single, Double, Triple
Default: Single
Thread ChartSelects the thread chart for selecting 
the thread color.
The most appropriate thread color from 
the selected thread chart is selected.
A user thread chart can also be 
selected.
Max. 
Number of 
ColorsSets the number of colors used in the 
created pattern.
The embroidery pattern is created using 
no more than the number of colors 
specified.
Range: 2 to 50
Default: 8
These areas 
will not be sewn.
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Importing Embroidery Patterns
Importing embroidery 
patterns from a file
Embroidery patterns from embroidery cards (.pec) 
and files created in the Tajima (.dst), Melco (.exp), 
Pfaff (.pcs), Husqvarna (.hus) and embroidery 
sewing machine (.phc) formats can be imported and 
added to the current Design Page.
With this function, you can also add .pes files to the 
Design Page, allowing you to combine several files 
created with this application.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click File, then Import, then 
from File.
→An Import from File dialog box similar to 
the one shown below appears.
bMemo:
This dialog box can be resized so that the 
folder contents can be viewed better. The 
size of the dialog box is retained until it is 
changed again.
2.Select the drive and the folder.
bMemo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file will appear in 
the 
Preview box.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
3.To view the contents of the files in the 
currently selected folder, click Browse.→A Browse dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
bMemo:
 This dialog box can be resized so that the 
folder contents can be viewed better. The 
size of the dialog box is retained until it is 
changed again.
 To return to the
 Import from File dialog 
box, click Cancel.
 To see a more detailed image, select a file, 
and then click 
Preview. A Preview dialog 
box similar to the one shown below 
appears.
 To import the displayed file, click 
Import.
 To return to the 
Browse dialog box, 
click Cancel.
aNote:
Be sure to select the correct file name 
extension from the Files of type box.
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4.To import a pattern, select it, and then click 
Import, or double-click the file’s icon.
→The embroidery pattern is displayed in the 
Design Page.
bMemo:
 When importing some .pec files from 
embroidery cards, the 
Select Import size 
dialog box appears. If this happens, select 
the desired import size, and then click 
OK 
to import the embroidery pattern.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Importing embroidery 
patterns from Design Center
An embroidery pattern in Design Center can be 
imported directly into the Design Page.
Toolbar button: 
1.Start up Design Center and open the file that 
you want to import into Layout & Editing.
2.Click  , or click File, then Import, then 
from Design Center.
→The Import size dialog box appears.
3.In the Magnification box, type or select the 
magnification factor.
4.Under Orientation, select the desired 
orientation.
5.Click Import to import the embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
 If Design Center has not been started up, 
if a .pem file has not been opened or if 
Design Center is not in stage 4 (Sew 
Setting stage), one of the following 
messages appears.
Click 
OK, and then start up Design Center 
and open a .pem file.
c“Design Center” on page 69
Importing embroidery patterns 
from an embroidery card
An embroidery pattern from an embroidery card 
inserted in the USB card writer module can be 
imported into the Design Page.
1.Click File, then Import, then from Card.
→If a card writer module is connected and if 
an embroidery card is inserted into the 
card writer module, the following mes-
sage appears and the embroidery pat-
terns are read from the card.
aNote: 
 When importing patterns from other 
makers, be sure to choose a pattern that 
will fit in the Design Page.
 The colors of patterns imported from .dst 
(Tajima), .exp (Melco), .pcs (Pfaff) and 
.hus (Husqvarna) files will be slightly 
different. If this happens, you can change 
the color with the menu command 
Sew – 
Sewing Order/Color.
aNote:
 The embroidery pattern cannot be 
magnified to a size larger than the Design 
Page.
 The magnification factor cannot be set 
below 25%.
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2.After the card has been read, a dialog box 
similar to the one shown below appears.
bMemo:
This dialog box can be resized so that the 
patterns can be viewed better. The size of 
the dialog box is retained until it is changed 
again.
3.Click a pattern to select it.
bMemo:
 To see a more detailed image, select a 
pattern, and then click Preview. A 
Preview dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
 To import the displayed pattern, click 
Import.
 To return to the 
Browse dialog box, 
click 
Cancel.
 To quit the operation, click 
Cancel.
4.Click Import, or double-click the pattern to 
import it.
bMemo:
When importing some patterns, the Select 
Import size
 dialog box appears. If this 
happens, select the desired import size, and 
then click 
OK to import the pattern.
aNote:
If a card writer module is connected but an 
embroidery card is not inserted, the following 
message appears.
 Insert an embroidery card, and then click 
Retry.
 To quit the operation, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
Due to copyright issues, some embroidery 
cards cannot be used with this function.
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Editing Embroidery Patterns
Editing Embroidery Patterns
Selecting patterns
To apply settings to an existing pattern, you must 
first select it. The Select Object tool is used to select 
one or more patterns. Once a pattern is selected, 
you can move it, scale it, and change its direction by 
rotating it or inverting it.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the pattern that you want to select.
→Handles appear around the pattern.
bMemo:
 The status bar shows the dimensions 
(width and height) of the pattern.
 To deselect the pattern, select a different 
pattern, click a blank area of the Design 
Page, or click any other button in the Tool 
Box.
3.To select an additional pattern, hold down the 
 key and click the other pattern.
bMemo:
 You can also select patterns by dragging 
the pointer across the pattern that you 
want to select. As you drag the pointer, a 
selection frame is drawn. All patterns that 
are contained in that selection frame are 
selected when the mouse button is 
released.
 If you selected patterns that you did not 
want, click a blank area of the Design 
Page to deselect all patterns, and start 
again.
■Selecting patterns in the created 
order
With   selected, press the   key to select 
the next object that was created. Hold down the 
 key and press the   key to select the 
previous object that was created.
If the   key (or the   and   keys) 
are pressed: 
 and no object is selected, the first object (or 
the last object) that was created is selected. 
 and multiple objects are selected, all objects 
are deselected except the soonest (or latest) 
object that was created.
 and the last (or first) object that was created 
is selected, the first (or last) object is 
selected.
■Selecting all embroidery patterns
All patterns in the Design Page can easily be 
selected.
1.Make sure that   on the Tool Box is 
selected.
2.Click Edit, then Select All.
Handles
Ctrl
Ta b
ShiftTa b
Ta bShiftTa b
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Moving patterns
1.Move the pointer over a selected pattern or 
group of selected patterns.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Drag the pattern to the desired location.
bMemo:
 To move the pattern horizontally or 
vertically, hold down the   key while 
dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected pattern 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) 
in the direction of the arrow on the key.
If 
Snap to Grid is selected, each press of 
an arrow key moves the pattern one grid 
mark in the direction of the arrow on the 
key.
 The arrow keys cannot be used to move 
text on a path if just the text is selected. 
The path must also be selected in order to 
move using the arrow keys.
■Moving embroidery patterns to 
the center
The selected patterns can easily be moved to the 
center of Design Page.
1.Select one or more patterns.
2.Click Edit, then Center.
→All selected patterns move to the center of 
Design Page.
■Aligning embroidery patterns
The selected patterns can easily be aligned as 
specified.
1.Select the patterns which you want to align.
2.Click Edit, then Align, then Left, Center, 
Right, Top, Middle, or Bottom, depending on 
how you want to align the patterns.→The selected patterns are aligned as 
shown below.
bMemo:
To choose a different alignment, select the 
menu command Edit – Undo, and then 
repeat step 
2.
Text on a path
Text on a path can be aligned by selecting other 
objects on the Design Page together with the text, 
the path, or both the text and the path. The selected 
patterns are aligned on their outlines.
Shift
Bottom
Right Center LeftMiddle Top
1. Text is selected.
2. Path is selected.
3. Both the text and path 
are selected.
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Patterns set for hole sewing
If just the inside pattern is selected, the pattern is 
aligned on the outline of the inside area. If the 
outside of the pattern is also selected, the pattern is 
aligned on the outline of the outside area.
Scaling patterns
■Scaling manually
1.
Select the pattern or patterns that you want to 
resize.
2.Move the pointer over one of the handles of a 
selected pattern or group of patterns.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, ,  or , depending 
on the handle that the pointer is over.
bMemo:
  is for scaling the width.
  is for scaling the height.
  and   are for scaling both 
dimensions at the same time. 
3.Drag the handle to adjust the selected 
pattern(s) to the desired size.
bMemo:
 As you drag the handle, the current size is 
displayed on the status bar.
 For more precise resizing, select the menu 
command 
Edit – Numerical Setting – 
Size, as described below.
■Scaling numerically
1.
Select the pattern or patterns that you want to 
resize.
2.Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then 
Size.
→The Size dialog box appears.
3.To change the width and height proportionally, 
select the aspect check box.
4.Select the whether the width and height will be 
set as a percentage (%) or a dimension 
(millimeters or inches).
5.Type or select the desired width and height.
1. Inside area is selected. 
2. Outside area is selected. 
3. Both the inside and outside areas are selected. 
aNote:
 Stamp settings remain independent from 
the patterns that they are applied to. If a 
pattern containing a stamp is edited, be 
sure to check the stamp after editing is 
finished.
 Some patterns imported from embroidery 
cards cannot be scaled.
 When scaling stitch patterns, the number 
of stitches remains the same, resulting in 
a loss of quality. To maintain the quality of 
the embroidery pattern, hold down the 
 key while scaling.
Ctrl
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