Gammill Creative Studio 6.0 Manual
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Tool Strip41 Gammill, Inc. | 2015 M-S-0001 - CreativeStudio 6.0 User Manual - Rev 00 41 | Page Main Screen Layout Stitching Iconsto be placed by identifying the click points on the screen instead of on the quilt. Repeat Pattern Icon - This function will use the pattern being highlighted, prompt for a reference point and allow you to specify multiple repeats and/or rows. It does not require a boundary but usually a boundary is helpful when placing multiple patterns. It is very similar to the Edge-to-edge feature but more flexible especially with composite design elements. Border Corner Icon - This function is very useful when joining corner patterns with border patterns because it allows the patterns (corners first, then borders) to be selected, placed and previewed before stitching. This function also has the ability to compute the size of the patterns needed in the side borders. Each pattern can be ‘adjusted’ to fit the space exactly. Settings are saved as their own Border Corner Quilt Group. Edge To Edge Icon - The Edge-to-Edge function initiates the pattern selection, sizing, positioning, and the first row(s) of quilting. The E2E function will prompt for the first boundary (which is the first section to be quilted) and the total quilt length. It uses these dimensions to suggest the number of rows and repeats needed to complete the quilting. Modifications are possible, and CS will adjust the counts (rows and repeats) and the pattern proportion (pattern length and height) if needed to fit the total quilt. Use Continue after rolling the quilt the first time. Trim Icon - The Trim function uses boundaries to define a space, and then will trim away the unwanted part of the quilting pattern. These boundaries are defined by moving the sewing head and clicking points around the area to be trimmed, creating a perfect fit. The trim can be done to the pattern inside or outside of the bounded area so make that choice first using the arrow to the right of the icon. Note: There is a similar Draw Trim function that uses the mouse to identify points on the screen instead of using the sewing head. Measure Icon - The measure function will help obtain exact measurements for the quilt area you choose. It uses the sewing head to identify two points; the beginning and ending point of a line. Based on this line, CS displays the measurement of the absolute height, absolute width, the actual length (which is the diagonal) and it gives the angle (number of degrees of rotation) of the defined 180 96 190 88 200 127 256 257 151 82 93
Getting Started with CreativeStudio® 42 line. This utility will allow multiple measurements to be taken consecutively, so choose Cancel to exit the Measure Mode. It is possible to transfer a measurement to one of the settings in a property box. Note: There is a similar Draw Measure function that uses the mouse to identify points on the screen instead of using the sewing head. Restart Quilting Icon - The Restart function is used whenever the machine stops by itself (thread break) or the Stop button is pressed. The process can begin stitching at exactly the spot where the stitching stopped (great if you needed to press the Stop button) or it can be adjusted to restart at any other point (great if the bobbin ran out and the thread break sensor didn ’t detect a break immediately). It is possible to define the restart point using the sewing head and the quilt top, or the mouse and the computer screen. Regulated Sewing Icon There are several choices for stitching with the stitch regulator (Original, Plus, Smooth). Recording patterns while using the stitch regulator is possible with any of the choices. To choose a mode, click on the arrow to the right of the icon and a drop-down box appears with the following: * Original refers to the original stitch regulator action, which did not keep the needle running around the corner. * Plus is designed to keep the needle running at points or corners. This guarantees a sharp point, like the Gammill Plus machine. * Smooth has a different power curve (needle up/down speed) for people who don ’t pause at points, but do slow down going into the point and coming out of it. Constant Speed Icon - When constant sewing is started, the needle starts stitching, and it is up to the quilter to move the sewing head smoothly and consistently. The quilter ’s motion determines the stitch length, not the sewing head. This function is preferred by some when doing micro-stipple backgrounds in custom quilting. Use constant speed sewing when winding bobbins using the on-board bobbin winder. Baste Icon - is special because it is designed for stitching slowly and it will not push / stretch the fabric. It is essentially individual long single stitches done continuously. Stitch length can be as long as 4 inches. 94 159 228 242 242 242
Tool Strip43 Gammill, Inc. | 2015 M-S-0001 - CreativeStudio 6.0 User Manual - Rev 00 43 | Page Main Screen Layout Design Icons 2.4.2 Design Icons Design Icons help create designs on the screen. Many of these icons correspond to the DRAW command and will initiate processes used to draw new patterns using the touch screen and/or the mouse. These processes are often called modes so you will see this term used here. Modes are initiated by clicking or tapping one of the Design Icons. It is ended by tapping the same icon, or by pressing the Escape key on the keyboard. It can also be terminated by touching and holding any spot in the Preview area. (A small black rectangular box appears momentarily, there is an audible chime sound, and the modes is terminated.) View All Icon - is a fast way to zoom out far enough to see all the boundaries and patterns in the current quilt group. Select All Patterns Icon is a fast way to treat all patterns as one entity. This selects them but does not combine them permanently. Zoom In - for use with a touch screen. Tap the icon, and then swipe the screen as many times as needed to get as close as needed. Items in the Preview Area appear larger, but the stitchable pattern size hasnt changed. Zoom Out - for use with a touch screen. Tap the icon, and then swipe the screen as many times as needed to get as far away as needed. Items in the Preview Area appear smaller but the stitchable size hasnt changed. Pan Patterns - for use with a touch screen. Tap the icon, and then swipe the screen, dragging your finger across the screen. The images on the screen are repositioned, in the direction you choose. Cycle Pattern Anchor Type - changes the anchor type. Select a pattern by clicking or tapping it. Selected patterns appear as magenta color on the Preview Area. They also have handles around them, which determine how the pattern will change when it is resized. Each type of handle is a different color/size, and this icon lets you cycle through the types, until you find the pattern anchor you need. 146
Getting Started with CreativeStudio® 44 Set Sewing Order - Click or tap this icon and all of the patterns on the Preview Area will be labeled with colored numbers (at the beginning of the pattern) and arrows (at the end of the pattern). Each pattern has a matching color for the sequence number and the direction arrow, so you can associate the two together. Click or tap the arrow to change the stitching direction. Click or tap the number in ascending sequence to change the sewing order . Measure with mouse on CAD - Click or tap this icon and see the measurement box appear at the bottom right corner of the preview area. Use either your mouse or finger to tap the item on the screen once at the beginning and once at the end of the area being measured and the measurements will be calculated. This includes absolute height (vertical), absolute width (horizontal), length (diagonal) and degrees of rotation (slope of the diagonal). Tap the upper right X to close the measurement box, or tap this icon again. Make Next Left Click a Right Click - for use with a touch screen. In previous versions of CS, many options were listed in the Right Click dialog box. These still work for people who choose to use the mouse. For people who prefer touch screen technology, the Right Click dialog box can be found by touching this icon first, then the screen (pattern or open space) and it will appear. Draw Boundary on CAD - drawing a boundary on the screen. Click or tap this icon to begin Draw Boundary Mode . Then tap the screen at each boundary point. Touch and hold, anywhere on the screen, and CS will complete the boundary. The first 2 touches define the baseline which CS uses for pattern positioning. The last touch completes the boundary but that last touch is not included in the boundary. Multiple boundaries can be made while in this Mode. Tap the icon a second time to get out of Draw Boundary Mode, or press the Escape key. Draw Trim on CAD - for drawing a trim boundary on the screen. Click or tap this icon to begin Draw Trim Mode . Then tap the screen at each boundary point. Touch and hold, anywhere on the screen, and CS will complete the trim boundary. The last touch completes the boundary but that last touch is not included in the boundary. Multiple Trim boundaries can be made while in this Mode. To exit Draw Trim Mode, touch this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then release. Draw Arc on CAD - for drawing an arc on the screen. Click or tap this icon first to begin Draw Arc Mode . Then touch the screen at 3 points (the beginning, the middle and the end). The arc is a sewable pattern that appears on the Preview 146 159 149 151 153
Tool Strip45 Gammill, Inc. | 2015 M-S-0001 - CreativeStudio 6.0 User Manual - Rev 00 45 | Page Main Screen Layout Design Icons Area. Multiple Arcs can be made while in this Mode. To exit Draw Arc Mode, tap this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then release. Draw Curve on CAD - for drawing a curve on the screen. Click or tap this icon first to begin Draw Curve Mode . Touch the screen in a series of points and a curve will be drawn that connects the points. The curve is a sewable pattern that appears on the Preview Area. Multiple Curves can be made while in this Mode. To exit Draw Curve Mode, tap this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then release. Draw Line on CAD - for drawing a line or series of lines on the screen. Click or tap this icon first to begin Draw Line Mode . Touch the screen, identifying a series of points, and a P2P line will be drawn that connects the points. The line is a sewable pattern that appears on the Preview Area. Multiple Lines can be made while in this Mode. To exit Draw Line Mode, tap this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then release. Draw Freehand on CAD - for drawing freehand on the screen. Click or tap this icon first to begin Draw Freehand Mode . Using either your finger or the mouse, trace a design on the screen, freehand. The design is a sewable pattern that appears on the Preview Area. Multiple drawings can be made while in this Mode.To exit Draw Freehand Mode, tap this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then release. Draw P2P Pattern on CAD - for moving a series of patterns to the screen. Be sure a P2P pattern is included in your project. Select it and adjust the size and aspect ratio ( Freeze Aspect ) as need. It should be highlighted in the pattern list. Click or tap the P2P Pattern icon to begin Draw Pattern Mode . Click or tap the screen, identifying a series of points, and the pattern will be drawn between each pair of contiguous points. To exit Draw Mode, tap this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then release. Help ? Icon is context sensitive help. Just in case you have forgotten something, you can click on the Help?, the cursor turns into a question mark, which can be moved to the item in question. By clicking again, a dialog box will appear that will briefly explain the icon. 155156 157 77 91 157
Getting Started with CreativeStudio® 46 2.4.3 Right Click Icons Right Click Icons are shortcuts for the functions available using the mouse right- click. Tap or click the icon to begin the function. Rotate Pattern - First select the pattern(s) to rotate. Then tap or click the icon, and the pattern will rotate 90 °. Click here for more details on Rotate Pattern . Flip Pattern Horizontal - First select the pattern(s) to flip. Then tap or click the icon, and the pattern will flip horizontally. Click here for more details on Flip Horizontally . Flip Pattern Vertical - First select the pattern(s) to flip. Then tap or click the icon, and the pattern will flip vertically. Click here for more details on Flip Vertically . Mirror Pattern - This feature allows the pattern to be mirrored, using an axis line that is not necessarily horizontal or vertical. Click here for more details on Mirror Pattern . Rubber Stamp Pattern - This feature allows multiple copies of a pattern to be made. Click here for more details on Rubber Stamp Pattern . Circular Array - This feature will make multiple copies of a pattern and place them in a circular array on the screen. Click here for more details on Circular Array . Echo Pattern - This feature will create a new pattern that outlines the edge of a selected pattern. Click here for more details on Echo Pattern . Apply Pattern - This feature combines two patterns, where one pattern provides the path and the other (P2P) pattern provides the design that is placed along the path. Click here for more details on Apply Pattern . 107 108 108 109 110 111 112 77 114
Tool Strip47 Gammill, Inc. | 2015 M-S-0001 - CreativeStudio 6.0 User Manual - Rev 00 47 | Page Main Screen Layout Right Click Icons Nodes - This feature shows a pattern broken down into segments, and allows those segments to be manipulated. Click here for more details on Nodes . Reverse Start/End - This feature switches the direction of the stitching path. Click here for more details on Reverse Start/End . Order Join - This feature will join and sequence pattern segments. Click here for more details on Order Join . Convert Pattern - This feature will allow a pattern to be converted into another object (like a boundary, trim, curve or outline). Click here for more details on Convert Pattern . Fill Inside - This feature works with both a boundary and a pattern, modifying the pattern to stitch only the inside area of the selected boundary. Click here for more details on Fill Inside . Fill Outside - This feature works with both a boundary and a pattern, modifying the pattern to stitch only the outside area of the selected boundary. Click here for more details on Fill Outside . Toggle Sewn - Selected patterns are changed to have a sewn status. Click here for more details on Toggle Sewn . Toggle Unsewn - Selected patterns are changed to have an unsewn status. Click here for more details on Toggle Unsewn . Delete - Selected patterns are deleted. Click here for more detail on Delete . Combine Patterns - Selected patterns are combined, in the order they were selected. Click here for more details on Combine Patterns . 116 119 120 121 128 128 132132 133 138
Getting Started with CreativeStudio® 48 2.5 Work Area Work Area is divided into three distinct parts. Project information is also known as the Project Explorer. Properties window will list the settings and other details. Preview Area is also called the CAD Screen by techy types. The images of the quilting designs appear here. 2.5.1 Project Information Projects collect and hold the information needed to do a whole quilt. Technically a project is a file but thinking of them as a notebook or as a folder is sometimes easier. The Project Information area of the screen shows the patterns chosen for this project. Each pattern has a thumbnail size image and the pattern name listed. Throughout the quilting process, the Project icons can be used. Save Project - saves the project file. If a name has not been given to the file, CS will prompt for one. Add Pattern - initiates the process of looking, previewing and choosing a pattern for this project. Remove Pattern - will remove a pattern from this project. 48 49 60 67 82 82
Work Area49 Gammill, Inc. | 2015 M-S-0001 - CreativeStudio 6.0 User Manual - Rev 00 49 | Page Main Screen Layout Project Information Project Properties - displays the project details in the Properties window. Add Quilt Group - will create a new tab, prompt for a name for the tab, and create a preview area for the new quilt group tab. Some CS functions automatically create a new quilt group. Remove Quilt Group - will delete the current tab. CS will ask for confirmation before deleting the tab because it cant be retrieved. Undo Last Operation - will undo the last command. CS remembers most of the operations, and their sequence, so Undo commands can be repeated multiple times. Export Pattern to CSQ - will combine the selected pattern(s), and export them to a pattern file with the .csq file extension. If the project has any encrypted patterns, all the exported designs will also be encrypted, with .csqx file extension. Virtual Stitchout - Will provide a preview of the stitching path for all unsewn patterns on the screen. Any time there is a break in the stitching path, CS will sound an audible bell sound. 2.5.2 Property Window Properties (aka settings) are the details that define how (and what) the sewing head will stitch. These details may apply to a project ( yellow frame), a pattern ( cyan frame ), or a selected pattern ( magenta frame). The frame around the details area is color coded to help convey which details are being displayed. Settings can also apply to a process. Several important quilting features (and Border/Corner , Edge To Edge , and Repeat Patterns ) require a series of steps and additional information. Process settings provide the extra information. 50 70 73 139 144 5051 53 190 200 212 54
Getting Started with CreativeStudio® 50 2.5.2.1 Project Details - Yellow Frame Project Properties - appear in the Property Window and are framed with a yellow line. Changing the Project Properties: Project Name – The default name for all projects is My Quilt Project. When you save your project, you will be prompted to change this to something unique. The settings are inherited from the default settings (on the Controller Definition form). If any setting is changed here, all patterns selected for this project after the change will use the new setting. 67 164