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Layout & EditingEditing Embroidery Patterns
bMemo:
Select 100% to leave the pattern 
unchanged.
If 
aspect is selected, changing one 
dimension automatically changes the 
other so that the proportion of the width 
and height remains unchanged.
 The specified size is for the region. If the 
pattern has a line, the size of the entire 
pattern can be viewed under 
Region + 
Line
 Size at the bottom of the dialog box.
6.To resize the selected pattern while 
maintaining the original density and fill pattern, 
select the Keep density and fill pattern 
check box.
bMemo:
The Keep density and fill pattern check 
box is available only if stitch data is selected.
7.Click OK.
bMemo:
 To view the pattern at the new size in the 
Design Page, click Preview.
 To close the dialog box without applying 
the changes to the settings, click 
Cancel.
Region (without line)
Region + line
c“Changing the measurement units” on 
page 202
Flipping patterns 
horizontally or vertically
1.Select the pattern that you want to flip (up/
down) or vertically (left/right). 
2.To flip the pattern horizontally, click Edit, then 
Mirror, then Horizontal, or click   on the 
Toolbar.
To flip the pattern vertically, click Edit, then 
Mirror, then Vertical, or click   on the 
Toolbar.
Rotating patterns
■Rotating manually
1.
Select the pattern that you want to rotate.
2.Click Edit, then Rotate, or click   on the 
Toolbar.
→The handles around the selected pattern 
are replaced by smaller squares at the 
four corners of the selected pattern.
3.Move the pointer over one of the four rotation 
handles.
→When the pointer is moved over a rotation 
handle, the shape of the pointer changes 
to .
4.Drag the rotation handle clockwise or 
counterclockwise to rotate the pattern in 1° 
increments.
aNote:
 You cannot enter a size that will cause the 
pattern to exceed the size of the Design 
Page.
 The minimum value is 1 mm (0.04 inch).
aNote:
Some patterns imported from embroidery 
cards cannot be flipped.
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bMemo:
To rotate the pattern in 15° increments, hold 
down the   key while dragging the 
rotation handle.
■Rotating numerically
1.
Select the pattern that you want to rotate.
2.Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then 
Rotate.
→The Rotate dialog box appears.
3.Type or select the desired rotation angle.
bMemo:
 The angle can also be specified by moving 
the pointer over the red arrow inside of the 
circle, then dragging the red arrow to the 
desired angle. When the pointer is moved 
over the red arrow, its shape changes to 
.
Select 
0 degree to leave the pattern 
unchanged.
4.Click OK.
bMemo:
 To view the pattern rotated the specified 
angle in the Design Page, click Preview.
 To close the dialog box without applying 
the changes to the settings, click 
Cancel.
Grouping embroidery 
patterns
Several individual objects can be grouped so that 
the same changes apply to all of the patterns within 
the group. Grouped objects can however still be 
edited independently.
1.Select several objects.
2.Click Edit, then Group.
→The selected objects are grouped.
bMemo:
 If you select only the text fit to a path or 
only the path, both the path and text will be 
included in the group.
 When selecting an object set as part of a 
hole sewing pattern, the entire hole sewing 
pattern will be included in the group.
 To ungroup the objects, select the group, 
and then click
 Edit, then Ungroup.
■Editing grouped objects 
individually
Even after patterns are grouped, they can be edited 
individually.
1.To select a single object within a group, hold 
down the   key while clicking the 
object.
To select multiple objects within a group, or to 
select grouped and ungrouped objects, hold 
down the   and   keys while 
clicking the objects.
bMemo:
A light blue frame appears around the 
grouped objects whenever the group or an 
individual object is selected.
2.Edit the object as desired.
bMemo:
Grouping is cancelled if objects are deleted 
to leave only one.
Shift
aNote:
The range of values that can be entered is 
between 0 and 359 degrees, in 1-degree 
increments.
Alt
AltCtrl
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Editing Points in Embroidery Patterns
Selecting points
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, an 
arc, a fan shape, an arc & string, a manual 
punching pattern, or stitch data.
4.To select a single point, click an empty square.
To select additional points, hold down the 
 key and click each point, or drag the 
pointer over the points that you want to select.
To select all points between the selected point 
and the next point selected, hold down the 
 key while clicking the next point.
To select an additional point in the direction of 
the end point, hold down the   key and 
press the →or ↓key. To select an additional 
point in the direction of the start point, hold 
down the   key and press the ←or ↑ 
key. Holding down the   key and 
pressing the opposite arrow key deselects the 
point.To deselect the current point and select the 
following point in the direction of the end point, 
hold down the   key and press the 
→or ↓key. To deselect the current point and 
select the following point in the direction of the 
start point, hold down the   key and 
press the ←or ↑key.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
Moving points
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit. 
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, an 
arc, a fan shape, an arc & string, a manual 
punching pattern, or stitch data.
4.Click the point that you want to move.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
Ctrl
Shift
Shift
Shift
Shift
aNote:
The points of some patterns cannot be 
selected.
aNote:
If you click the outline of the pattern instead 
of a point, a new point is inserted.
Ctrl
Ctrl
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5.Drag the point to the new location.
bMemo:
 All of the selected points move in the same 
direction.
 To move the point of a broken line, a curve, 
a manual punching pattern, or stitch data 
horizontally or vertically, hold down the 
 key while dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected point 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 point one grid 
mark in the direction of the arrow on the 
key.
 The arrow keys cannot be used to move 
the end points of an arc.
 Points in patterns set for hole sewing can 
also be moved. However, the point cannot 
be moved to cross an outline. In order to 
move the point in this way, cancel hole 
sewing first.
Inserting points
New points can be inserted in order to change the 
shape of a pattern. In the case of a new point on a 
curve, you can also use the handle to reorient the 
tangent to the new point.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
. 
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a 
manual punching pattern, or stitch data.
4.Click the outline to add a point.
→A new point appears selected (as a small 
black square and, in the case of a curve, 
with a control handle).
bMemo:
If a manual punching block pattern was 
selected, a pair of new points are inserted.
aNote:
You must drag a point that is selected. If you 
start dragging by clicking elsewhere on the 
outline of the pattern, a new point will be 
inserted or the selected point(s) will be 
deselected.
Shift
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Deleting points
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a 
manual punching pattern, or stitch data.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point that you want to delete.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
5.Click Edit, then Delete, or press the 
 key to remove the point.
bMemo:
If a point of a manual punching block pattern 
was selected, the pair of points are deleted.
Transforming straight lines into 
curves or curves into straight lines
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point that you want to transform.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
5.To transform a straight line to a curve, click 
Edit, then Change To Curve, or right-click the 
point, and then click To Curve on the menu 
that appeared.
To transform a curve to a straight line, click 
Edit, then Change To Straight, or right-click 
the point, and then click To Straight on the 
menu that appeared.
→A point on curve is transformed to a cor-
ner, and a corner point is transformed to a 
point on a curve.
Delete
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bMemo:
If the point is on a curve, you can use the 
control handles to adjust the curve.
Moving entry/exit points and 
the center point
■Moving the entry/exit points
You can reposition the entry and exit points of 
objects created with the tools on the Tool Box in 
order to adjust the stitching.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the object that you want to edit.
→The entry and exit points of the object ap-
pear.
bMemo:
If the region has the concentric circle stitch or 
radial stitch applied, the center point of the 
stitching also appears. (For details on 
moving the center point, refer to “Moving the 
center point” on page 139.)
This is the entry point for the outline 
stitching. The previous pattern is 
connected to this point.
This is the exit point for the outline 
stitching. Stitching continues from this 
point to the next pattern.
This is the entry point for the inside 
region stitching. The previous pattern 
is connected to this point.
This is the exit point for the inside 
region stitching. Stitching continues 
from this point to the next pattern.
bMemo:
If the outline or the inside region are set to 
not be sewn, the corresponding point does 
not appear.
4.Drag the arrow for the point that you want to 
move to the desired location on the outline.
aNote:
If the entry and exit points have been 
optimized (a check mark appears in front of 
the 
Optimize Entry/Exit points command 
on the 
Sew menu), the entry and exit points 
of the patterns cannot be edited. In order to 
use this tool for editing the entry and exit 
points, select the menu command 
Sew – Optimize Entry/Exit points to cancel the 
setting.
aNote:
The entry and exit points of stitch data, text, 
and manual punching patterns cannot be 
edited.
aNote:
 Only entry and exit points for objects 
created with the Circle or Arc, Rectangle 
and Outline tools can be edited. Stitch 
data or objects created with the Text tools 
or Manual Punch tools cannot be edited.
 If the menu command 
Sew – Optimize 
Entry/Exit points 
is selected to optimize 
the entry and exit points, all manual 
adjustments of the entry and exit points 
will be lost, and the positions of the points 
will be automatically optimized.
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■Moving the center point
The center point for regions set to the concentric 
circle stitch or radial stitch can be repositioned for a 
more decorative effect.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the region set to the concentric circle 
stitch or radial stitch that you want to edit.
→The entry and exit points and the center 
point of the object appear.
4.Drag the center point to the desired location.
■Optimizing the entry/exit points
The positions of the entry and the exit points for the 
objects can be adjusted automatically in order to 
optimize stitching.
1.Click Sew, then Optimize Entry/Exit points.
To optimize the entry and exit points, select 
this command so that a check mark appears.
To cancel optimizing, select this command so 
that no check mark appears.
→If a check mark appears beside Optimize 
Entry/Exit points, the entry and exit 
points for the stitching of connected ob-
jects with the same color are optimized (in 
other words, they are connected by the 
shortest distance possible).→If the check mark does not appear beside 
Optimize Entry/Exit points, the entry 
and exit points are not optimized. If the 
optimizing of the entry and exit points is 
cancelled, the entry point and exit point 
positions are retained. In addition, the po-
sitions of the entry and the exit points can 
be manually changed with the Entry/Exit/
Center point tool.
aNote:
 Only entry and exit points for objects 
created with the Circle or Arc, Rectangle 
and Outline tools can be optimized.
 If the menu command 
Sew – Optimize 
Entry/Exit points 
is selected to optimize 
the entry and exit points, the entry and exit 
points cannot be moved with the Entry/
Exit point tool.
Optimize Entry/Exit points not selected
Optimize Entry/Exit points selected
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Editing Stitch Data
Converting objects to stitch data
Objects drawn with the tools in Layout & Editing can 
be converted into stitch data, allowing you to make 
detailed changes by modifying the position of 
individual stitches.
1.Select the object that you want to convert.
2.Click Sew, then  Convert to Stitch .
The selected object is converted to stitch data. 
→ The dotted line around the converted data 
indicates that it is stitch data. Each stitch 
of the converted dat a can be edited with 
the Edit Point tool.
bMemo:
• Related text, lines and patterns set for hole  sewing will all be converted to stitch data, 
even if some of the objects are not 
selected.
 Patterns that do not have sewing attributes  applied are deleted when the object is 
converted to stitch data.
Editing stitch points of stitch 
data
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→ Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→ The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the object that you want to edit.→ The stitch points in the stitch data appear 
as small empty squares.
4.To select a single stitch  point, click an empty 
square.
→ The selected stitch point appears as a 
small black square.
bMemo:
If you click a feed, the  points at both ends are 
selected.
To select multiple stitch points, hold down the 
 key and click each of the other points 
that you want to sele ct, or drag the pointer 
over the stitch points that you want to select.
bMemo:
 To select all stitch  points (in the stitching 
order) between the selected stitch point 
and the next point selected, hold down the 
 key while clicking the next stitch 
point.
aNote:
Stitch data are surrounded with a dotted line.
If the object is not surrounded by a dotted 
line, it cannot be edited. Select the menu 
command 
Sew – Convert to Stitch to 
convert the object to stitch data.
Ctrl
Shift
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 To select an additional stitch point in the 
stitching order, hold down the   key 
and press the 
→or ↓key. To select an 
additional stitch point in the opposite 
direction of the stitching order, hold down 
the   key and press the 
←or 
↑key. Holding down the   key and 
pressing the opposite arrow key deselects 
the stitch point.
 To deselect the current stitch point and 
select the following point in the stitching 
direction, hold down the   key and 
press the 
→or ↓key. To deselect the 
current stitch point and select the previous 
point in the stitching direction, hold down 
the   key and press the 
←or ↑key.
 To select all stitch points in the next color, 
press the   key. To select all stitch 
points in the previous color, hold down the 
 key and press the   key.
→Selected points appear as small black 
squares.
■Moving stitch points
1.
Drag the selected stitch points to the new 
location.
bMemo:
 To move the selected stitch point 
horizontally or vertically, hold down the 
 key while dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected stitch point 0.1 mm in the 
direction of the arrow on the key.
■Inserting stitch points and feeds
1.
Click a line between two stitch points to add a 
new point at that position.
bMemo:
To insert a stitch point and change the 
previous line into a feed, hold down the 
 and   keys while clicking on 
the line.
■Deleting stitch points
1.
Press the   key to delete the 
selected stitch point.
bMemo:
If the end point of a feed is deleted, that feed 
segment is deleted and the stitches before 
and after the feed are connected.
■Editing entry/exit points for each 
color of the stitch data
1.
Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the object that you want to edit.
→The stitch points in the object appear as 
small empty squares.
4.To select the entry point of the first thread 
color, press the   and   keys.
To select the exit point of the last thread color, 
press the  and  keys.
To select the entry point of a given color, 
select at least one point in that color, and then 
press the   key.
To select the exit point of a given color, select 
at least one point in that color, and then press 
the  key. 
aNote
When selecting stitch points, be sure to click 
the stitch point (do not click a blank area of 
the Design Page), otherwise all of the 
selected points will be deselected.
Shift
Shift
Shift
Ctrl
Ctrl
Ta b
ShiftTa b
Shift
CtrlShift
Delete
CtrlHome
CtrlEnd
Home
End
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Changing colors of stitch data
The colors of imported stitch data or objects 
converted to stitches can be changed in the following 
way.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Sew, then Sewing Order/
Color.
→The Sewing Order/Color dialog box ap-
pears with each data in the pattern in a 
separate frame.
2.Select the frame for the data whose color you 
want to change.
3.Click .
→The Thread Color dialog box appears.
4.Select the desired color, and then click OK.
→The object appears in the new color in the 
Sewing Order/Color dialog box and in 
the Design Page.
5.Repeat steps 2. to 4. for each data whose 
color you want to change.
6.Click OK.
→The pattern is displayed with the new col-
ors.
bMemo:
To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes to the settings, click Cancel.
Converting stitch data to blocks
Imported stitch data or patterns converted to stitch 
data can be converted into blocks (manual punching 
data), allowing you to change some of their sewing 
attributes and to scale individual colors while keeping 
their stitching quality.
1.Select the stitch data imported into the Design 
Page where you want to apply the setting.
2.Click Sew, then Stitch to Block.
→The Stitch to Block sensitivity dialog 
box appears.
3.Move the slider to select the desired 
sensitivity.
bMemo:
The Normal setting should provide 
satisfactory results in most cases, but 
depending on the complexity of the pattern, 
you may need to select a setting more 
towards 
Coarse or Fine.
4.Click OK.
→The data in the blocks are grouped so that 
any setting change will affect the whole 
pattern, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears as shown below.
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