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Order Join  -  is used when a pattern has been separated into segments for
modification, and needs to be reconnected. The pattern segments are combined and
resequenced based on their relative positions. 
  Convert  
- can change the characteristics of patterns, boundaries and trims, making
the virtually interchangeable. Patterns can become trims, boundaries, outlines and curves. 
  
  Convert
 - Boundary (to trim or pattern) requires right clicking an open space in the
Preview area. 
 
  Convert
 - Trim (to boundary or pattern) requires right clicking an open space in the
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 Fill Inside
 - is a special feature that uses boundaries and patterns to create a new
pattern that stitches in the background. The background fill pattern is modified to fit inside
the block, but not stitch over the oval frame. The resulting pattern can be used multiple
times. 
   
Fill Outside
 - is useful for stitching a background design behind an applique, if the
background design doesnt need to be bound. There is only one boundary needed for the
applique applique. 
Change Stitching Status  - 
Toggle Pattern Sewn
  (or Toggle Group Sewn) means it wont stitch out again. 
Toggle Pattern Unsewn
 (or toggle group unsewn) means it will stitch again. 
Delete
 removes the pattern from the preview area.
Relocate Patterns
 - means changing the alignment between pattern positioning on the
screen and the quilt. CS has the ability to realign one, several, or all patterns. 
* Shift Selected to 1 Point  - will relocate the selected pattern(s). When a quilt has been
tightened, or loosened, or shifted for any reason the patterns wont always line up with
the original placement, so shift the patterns to fit the quilt!
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 changing the rotation angle. 
* Shift All to 2 Points -  will relocate all of the patterns in the active quilt group. This makes
it much easier to design a whole cloth quilt, and stitch sections out individually. Using 2
points allows the squareup angle to be determined. 
* Relocate Project Origin  - is similar to shifting pattern(s) but it shifts the  Point Of Origin
to force all the patterns to fit the quilt. It uses the starting stitch of one pattern and all
the other patterns are realigned automatically. When an E2E pattern becomes mis-
aligned, this is the procedure for synchronizing the quilt with the patterns in the preview
area.
  Options
 - refer to how patterns are displayed or stitched. Designers can put special
notes and pauses in their patterns, and quilters can choose to see them or not. 
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5.13 Quick Ref Draw OptionsDesign It Yourself:   These Draw functions are the keyboard shortcuts referred to
in these DIY tips throughout this manual.    
A remarkable feature of CS is the ability to draw patterns from scratch, but the power
comes from the many choices available to make this very easy. 
Pattern Anchor  determines how a pattern will behave when it is being modified using the
re-sizing handles. 
The Pattern Anchor choices are:
* Edge (F9) The re-sizing handles are purple.  When one handle is moved, the opposite
edge (or corner) remains fixed or anchored.
* Center (F10) T he re-sizing handles are orange.  When any of the handles are moved, the
center remains anchored.
* Endpoint (F11) T he re-sizing handles are 2 blue squares, at just the beginning and end of
the pattern.  When one of the two handles is moved, the other is anchored.  
* Stretch (F12) The re-sizing handles are gray. When one handle is moved, the opposite is
fixed. The handle being moved is not limited to one direction, so pattern stretching is
possible. 
* Node Mode (F7) is a special view showing all the nodes. 
F8 - Set Sew Order
* Click on Draw command and choose Sew Sew Order (or press F8). All the patterns in the
preview area will be numbered (boxes at the beginning of each pattern) and will show a
directional arrow (at the end of each pattern). The color of the patterns number and
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* Start clicking on the number boxes in the order you want them to stitch. The box
background color changes temporarily to white and the arrows change to navy blue, to
indicate which patterns  have already been changed. 
* Click on the arrows to reverse the start and end of the pattern. 
* Press Esc at any time to cancel. 
* Press F8 when done, and the new order is saved.
Note:  It is always a good idea to use F2 - Virtual Stitchout, to verify the path before you
stitch.
Display Grid & Grid Size
Having a grid really helps when comparing or aligning patterns.
* Click Draw, Choose Display Grid. A background grid now appears.
To change the size:
* Click Draw, Choose Grid Size, Type in the size, in inches.
Alt +B  Draw Boundary
To use Draw Boundary, 
* Click Draw and choose Draw Boundary.
* Start clicking boundary points on the preview area of the screen. CS assumes you know
the process and does not display instructions on the screen. Just like boundaries created
using the  Boundary Icon
, the first point is the anchor, the first 2 points define the
baseline. 
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* Click as many points as needed to define the space.
* Press Escape to cancel the current boundary if needed.
* Right Click anywhere in the preview area to complete the boundary. CS will join the last
click with the first, enclosing the area. The point identified by the Right click is NOT one of
the boundary points.
* To exit from the Draw Boundary mode, press Esc or Alt +B again.
Alt +T  Draw Trim
* Click Draw and choose Draw Trim. 
* Start clicking trim points on the preview area of the screen. CS assumes you know the
process and does not display instructions on the screen. 
* Click as many points as needed to define the area to be trimmed. 
* Press Escape to cancel the current boundary if needed.
* Right Click anywhere in the preview area to complete the boundary. CS will join the last
click with the first, enclosing the area. The point identified by the Right click is NOT one of
the boundary points. As soon as you complete the trim boundary, the results appear in the
preview area.
* Use as many trims as needed to complete the task. Trims can overlap and they remain
active for the duration of the project or until they are deleted. Therefore, if patterns are
added and/or moved to where a trim is - even after the trim boundary is defined -  they will
still be trimmed. 
* CS stays in Trim mode, so to exit, press Esc or Alt +T again.  
Alt
+ A  Draw Sewable - Draw Arc .
To draw an arc, 
* Press Alt +A (or Click Draw, choose Draw Sewable, choose Arc)
* With the mouse, click 3 times:
#1 is the start point of the arc, #2 is the middle of the arc (which will be the peak) of the arc,
#3 is the end point of the arc.
* When done drawing curves, Press Esc or Alt +A. 
Alt
+ C Draw Sewable - Draw Curve .
To draw an curve, 
* Press Alt +C (or Click Draw, choose Draw Sewable, choose Curve) 
						

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* With the mouse, click as many times as needed:
#1 will not appear on the screen immediately, but it is there.
#2 will show the location of #1, but does not begin to curve yet.
#3 will begin to show the curvature.
* When done drawing curves, Press Esc or Alt +C.
Alt
+ L Draw Sewable - Draw P2P Line.
To begin the line drawing, 
* Press Alt +L (or Click Draw, choose Draw Sewable, choose P2P Line)
* Click each point sequentially. Set gridpoint snaps on if desired.
* Right click to complete the pattern.
* Continue to define more crosshatching lines as needed.
* Press Esc or Alt +L again to end line drawing, 
Alt
+ P  Draw Sewable - Draw P2P Patterns.
The following demonstrates how to make new patterns by enhancing existing ones using
Draw - P2P Pattern. 
* Choose a simple block design & move it to the preview area.
* Choose a simple P2P pattern (Freeze aspect = On is a good idea). 
* Press Alt +P (or Click Draw, choose Draw Sewable, choose P2P Pattern)
* Click each point sequentially. Set gridpoint snaps on if desired.
* Right click to complete the pattern.
* Continue to define more designs as needed.
* Press Esc or Alt +P again to end drawing P2P patterns 
 
Alt
+ F   Draw Freehand
If using the mouse to draw, the cursor changes shape, becoming a +. Press and hold the
left mouse button down to begin drawing and move the mouse as smoothly as possible.
Releasing the mouse button stops the drawing, but pressing it again begins the drawing
again. Each of the resulting pattern sections is really a separate pattern which can be
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If using a touch screen, touch the screen and move along smoothly, keeping pressure on
the screen. Releasing the pressure stops the drawing on the screen. Resume the pressure
and the drawing will resume.  
  
  
* To exit from the Draw Freehand mode, press Escape, or Alt +F , or right click the screen.  
Alt
+ M   Measure on the screen
Use the mouse to measure objects that are on the screen. The measurements will be
displayed in a dialog box at the bottom of the screen. Measurements can be transferred to
numeric field, just like using the measure icon. 
  
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5.14 Quick Ref Record Patterns
Feature: Record mode  (using Regulated Sewing feature)
The Record Mode is a subset of the Regulated Sewing feature. All the functions in
Regulated Sewing work the same way when the Record mode is active. Recording is
possible without the belts being engaged. The belts need to be engaged when stitching the
newly recorded pattern however. 
Steps to follow:
1.  Choose a style of Regulated_Sewing     
2.  Click on the Regulated Sewing icon.  
Move the sewing head to the beginning of the
pattern to be recorded. 
3.  Press  Record
 to begin. Move the stitcher to create a new pattern.
Tip:  If you create a boundary first, and zoom to fill the screen, the recording
will actively show on the CAD. Some users find it more useful to watch the
screen rather than the quilt when recording.   
 
4.  Press  Record
 again to end. CS automatically creates a pattern, gives it a name, and
saves it to a special folder;  C:\Patterns Recorded\yyyyMondd_hhmmss.csq. 
Tip:  
Record the design multiple times if needed. Choose the best and delete the
rest.  It is a good idea to rename the chosen  pattern file if it will be kept for future
use.   
Press Shift (to see additional keypad choices) and Exit to exit the Regulated Sewing
feature. 
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5.15 Quick Ref Text Patterns
Feature: Creating Text Patterns 
Steps to follow:
1.   Right Click in an open area of the preview area. 
2.  Click on Text Property in the dialog box that appears.
3.  Click in the text box and type your message. Each message is a pattern that does
NOT do word-wrap, but the text patterns can be divided to simulate word wrap. 
4.   Click on Place Text when done, and the Font dialog box appears. 
5.  Choose the font style you like. See the Sample box for a preview.
6.  Click OK, the text pattern is positioned. Resize as needed.
Tip:  Each letter in a text block is stitched individually. If you want to hand-tie all
threads and bury them yourself instead of using tieoff stitches, change the settings
in the configuration form to de-select tieoffs, select Stop at Jump Stitch and select
Bobbin Stitch. Now CS will stop and prompt for a bobbin pull-up instead of doing
tieoff stitches.   
 
7.  Save the Project.
    
8.  Click on Start_Quilting   
 and the sewing head will move to the Start of the first
letter. CS stitches all letters continuously, dragging the thread between them, and
only stops for the bobbin pull-up at the end of the phrase pattern. Remember to click
OK because it completes this process.
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