SEWICONZ USER MANUAL
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1. HandiQuilter igp Iintelliquilter pit AutoCad Vector qli Statler Stitcher dd AutoCad _gif Graphics Interchange Format jpg JPEG Image nnn Poartahla Motwoark franhicc SelectAll Emb Types Clear All Selections Clear Icon Cache Disable Sewiconz m Windows Explorer Display Criteria i i i I Open Preview Pane M Show Texture in Preview Pane I Show Icons in Zip Files I Always show icons never thumbnails IV Display file icon open with on thumbnails Adjust Icon Thumbnail Size 100 Default Size z for XP operating system 100 Select units for popups that appear when dragging the mouse cursor over an icon American in C Metric mm Select fabric icon background color Fabric Color Set the color order for file types dst dsb dsz exp tbf tcf which contain only color stop information Color Order Figure 2 The Sewlconz settings dialog A brief outline of the steps needed to activate and customize Sewlconz for your computer is given below Select File Types To Display as Icons e Select by left clicking file types extensions in any of the three lists embroidery quilting graphics shown in Fig 1 Selected items will appear in blue and will be displayed in Explorer as icons All the embroidery types can be selected or deselected at once by pressing the Select All Emb Types or Clear All Selections button Set Explorer Display C2. the File Assoc button on the Sewlconz dialog will become enabled Click the File Assoc button to pop up the Explorer pane shown below It will automatically open to the Program Files directory where most application files are stored Navigate to the appropriate folder to find the embroidery editor executable file for opening by double clicking them the selected embroidery file types In the example shown here the SewWhat Pro executable file with extension exe has been selected to be the editor associated with the selected embroidery file types Click on the Open button to apply the association This will return control to the main Sewlconz dialog You may now select different file types to associate with a different editor by repeating this process as often as required NOTE If your computer OS is 64 bit you may have to navigate to the Program Files x86 folder to find a legacy 32 bit editor E Choose Application to Associate with Selected File Types A Z Gur Program Files S amp SComputing SewWhat Pro gt Organize v New folder i xx Favorites Name Date moditied Type ize z Desktop J Examples Fi 40 PM Downloads d Fabrics 2 15 2013 7 40 PM T Recent Places d j MonogremDB 5 2013 7 40 PM l SkyDrive g d ThreadData 2 15 2013 7 40 PM File Ef SewWhat Pro 2 17 2013 9 08AM Application L202 Ke a Libraries Documents Pi Music ee Pictures H Videos J mE Computer cw OS C File
3. name SewWhat Pro Applications exe v m The Program Files folder for setting file associations in Sewlconz 2 10 Open Preview Pane Check this option to open the Windows Explorer Preview Pane Sewlconz automatically enables the show preview handlers in preview panes option in Windows so that previews will display if appropriate software like Sewlconz is installed If this option is not enabled from the Tools gt Folder Options gt View Advanced Settings list then no previews will be displayed The Preview pane allows you to see an enlarged preview of the selected highlighted embroidery image or document file in the middle Windows Explorer window without having to actually open it It can be resized by dragging the separator bar between the middle and preview pane Useful statistics about the pattern size thread count etc will also appear Previewing also works for files in zipped archives even for files in zipped folders If the Show Texture option is also checked then a textured 3D view of the embroidery file will appear in the preview pane NOTE texturing will only be applied to embroidery files with readable stitch data Some embroidery files like gen are proprietary formats and only provide a bitmap which cannot be textured Note VISTA does not have the same ease of use as W7 You can use the instructions below to manually toggle the Preview Pane In VISTA Sewlconz only enables disables previ
4. 2 205 PM Arrange bry DINO pes boy_deap a Opens with sewwhat pro exe Stitches 10242 Color Stops 4 Vadthiin 3 78 Height in 272 Figure 1b Same Explorer window with Sewlconz activated Activating Sewlconz After installing Sewlconz on your computer there will be an icon on your desktop which looks like this for 64 bit Sewlconz the label will be Sewlconz64 Double click this icon to open the Sewlconz settings dialog shown below in Fig 2 This dialog allows you to select the embroidery file types to show as icons in Windows Explorer Various display criteria can also be set from there Note in the top right corner next to the Close X button is a button You can click on that at any time to convert your cursor to a floating Move your cursor over any of the buttons or lists and left click to pop up help about that item Select the file types extensions from the lists below Hold down the Ctrl key to make multiple individual selections or the Shift key to select ranges Use the scroll buttons to move through the lists 3 3 i FileAssoc About Files with the selected extensions will be automatically displayed as icons in OK Windows Explorer after you press the OK button Click the Update button to download the latest version of Sewlconz from the S amp S Computing website Update Embroidery Files Quilt Files Graphics Files 4qb QBOT cqp Compuquilt hqf
5. SEWICONZ USER MANUAL V1 8 2 DECEMBER 11 2014 S amp S COMPUTING Oak Ridge TN 37830 Table of Contents 1 Introduction essersi aei a REE R REE EEEE EEE EEEE AEREE REEE EESTE IWI Getting Started eerie icy aceite dco ice ta ees oe ne e a Gaede 1 2 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions ceiecicasvvedeansoansnaereaessantonaddaaseaaavandegaseesseeeceagsoresacaceriearensees 1 3 Combactie Scat ecient ease eieaeiecericeeie ie oan ended ie eines 1 4 Purchas SOW ICO Fe casicicisa carr denasnsnatudeisuceadasniuend dpctudeuasa tumedeasucundinaiubanteswasesacraneansveuadassuuedcsve 2 Control BUGIS sireisas ea EE AREARE dunes EEE EENE EREE AAAI E EAEE 2 1 Adj st Thumbnail SVS Pgs pes ese cre ideeete ai cnasuelscass ai o a EE aae as 2 2 Always Show Icons VISTA and W7 W8 cc c lt sssesccessscessensseeesaceseecenastecensaeeussensseeeceesneees 2 3 Clear ASIC ei nane a iene E epee ee N E 2A Clear Icon Cache eiiie n ee e a e EE E E 2 Clor Ordf insipiens Ee EREE E RAEN a EEEE EREEREER RE EAEE REER Ea 2 0 VIS AUS WV UNE sissisota ns enai oare e a eaaa e a Eea 10 2 7 Display File leon Overlay iic c 22en cetcisesicads eterna dein caeinialndeden cee eeteedes 10 ES AAG OT po os 0h ad cie eae E ans eases nde ee 10 2 9 File FSS OC Te OU sae spas secassaa enncos peeeesdesnadacsedonsadtanteasoaananeatnia oin does wade spaneeaeoeaedenesenece ETES 10 210 Open Preview Pane coy seta cea vases ages E cena 11 2E SVG eo oes pte sa A T ena aaanindeniauetandeenntnadia
6. ane o gO d amp My Documents Embroidery Files Embroidery Catalog Animais Dinosaurs p Se P Fa Et View Teoh Mee Organize Boer Share with E mel Bum hira loder we j v Gi Animals Documents library ronha T AEEA de Aquat hnosu cd b Amusia E Sun Bersee Gets br chiosaur dine AH Seep DNOpes Dino2 pes D BAe epes apphquepe d d Conds d Catt Domest D Cts Wid Big Oor STEGPES TRICERAPE gadnope boy dnop Ji Dinosaurs a E Dogs b Blephares D iguine h Faren Arenai i Guies Dino pes hered wet Steven Admin rate Th shaved flied 5 20 1998 909 AM ze 62 7 KB tec 10 13 2012 3 05 PM Figure 1a Windows Explorer showing blank icons for embroidery files when Sewlconz is not activated P PRPS Orgerize vid a My Documents gt Embroidery Files Embroidery Cotelog gt Animat Dinesaurs Fit Edt View Tools Help EB Oper D Animak d Aquatic L Armeadillor d Gears d Bewe Db Birds d bdo D Comes by Cats Domestic De Cats vil Sig db Deer J Dinosaurs d Dogs L Elephants d Equine d Farn Arimnals B Ginttes Shere with E mail Dinosaurs brachiosaw epe STEG PES Cino2 pes PES File State BB Shared 28 1998 929 AM Bum New folder Documents library 4 dino WH dino p eppliquepe Ae TRICERAPE grl_ano pe 5 Shared wath Steven Admin 7 KR 7K Date created 10 13 201
7. e to go to Start gt Control Panel gt Appearance and Personalization gt Folder Options and click the View tab there Under Advanced Settings uncheck or check the box Always show icons never thumbnails See the figure below where the item is marked with the blue arrow FolderOpione W E z General View Search l Folder views You can apply the view such as Detais or Icons that you are using for this folder to all folders of this type Reset Folders Advanced settings hy Files and Folders 7 Aways show icons never thumbnails qf J Aways show menus J Display file icon on thumbnails E J Display file size information in folder tips Display the full path in the title bar Classic theme only Hidden files and folders D Dont show hidden files folders or drives Show hidden files folders and dives J Hide empty drives in the Computer folder F Hde extensions for known file types Hide protected operating system files Recommended Restore Defauks OK Canca 2 3 Clear All Selections Press this button to clear all the selected embroidery files in the embroidery list 2 4 Clear Icon Cache Press this button to clear the icon and thumbnail caches This may be necessary if the Windows caching system has corrupted any icons Another situation where clearing the cache is essential is when you change the Always show icons display setting On VISTA and W7 sometimes the t
8. ed instead will remove the preview pane in the Windows Explorer window regardless of what you have set in Step Two below Tools gt Folder Option gt General Tab General View _ Search Tasks fay D Show preview and fitters Use Windows classic folders Browse folders Open each folder in the same window enis Open each fokler in ts own window Cick tems as follows Single cick to open an tem point to select jedrne Double cick to open an tem single click to select _ Restore Defauts wi do f d oK cna STEP 2 Toggling the Preview Pane from Windows Explorer 1 Open a Windows Explorer window A short cut for this is to press the Windows key E keyboard combination 2 Click on Organize then click Layout See screenshot below 3 To Turn On the Preview Pane Click on Preview Pane to highlight the icon 4 To Turn Off the Preview Pane Click on Preview Pane to unhighlight the icon Organize gt Layout Preview Pane option File Edit View Tools Help Wy Organize Views Burn New Folder vin Redo Select All Y Menu Bar Folder and Search Options are e Rename Navigation Pane 2 11 Select All Press this button to select all the files in the embroidery files list at once 2 12 Select Units Click this to use either American units of measurement inches or metric units mm These units are displayed in the Preview Pane and
9. ew panes for Documents and Zip Folder types in W7 ALL folder types are enabled If other folder types such as Picture folders Video folders require a visible preview pane then follow the instructions below to enable it for those special folder types How to Turn the Preview Pane On or Off for Specific Folder Types in VISTA Note these instructions will also work for Windows 7 although in most cases that will not be necessary EXAMPLE Windows Explorer Preview Pane ays Embroidery Bees Bee Alphabet aA Fle ese Mien Toae Hp aa aar ion f payee 1 ad thar Vy Re 5 oe I pe Ry rere yy OU z Preview Pane d Embroidery a J Babylock i i Bad File A 2 4 Ji Bees Bee Cap Bee Cap N Bee Cap 0 J Bee Alphabet d Cross Stitch f xe 9 Ji DST Test KA Aa Ji oxF DaS Bee Cap Q tee Dy DXF Test ms ih J EMBOK Ji Emb CO 3 ZT e s Ji Embroidery Catalo mi a SaN S Opens with sewwhat pro exe ER Dh Enoti Bee Cop S Gan Cap T See Cap U Cap S jee Cap T ee Cap U Generations Forma P P F Stitches 1803 A Invalid Test Color Stops 12 ISD Files 7 Width in 1 18 b Quilting E KA a Pa A Height in 0 98 Sinala DES Tact Ei a a STEP ONE Set Folder Options 1 Open Tools gt Folder Options in the Windows Explorer menu 2 Click on the General tab See screenshot below Make sure Show preview and filters is selected dotted NOTE Having Use Windows classic folders select
10. humbnail cache can not be immediately cleared a message will inform you of this In that case you should try again to clear the cache after doing a system reboot 2 5 Color Order This advanced option allows you set the color order for various embroidery files like Tajima dst or Melco exp which do not contain an internal color palette By default the colors are ordered consecutively according to the Brother PES palette 2 6 Disable SewlIconz Press this button to disable Sewlconz without actually uninstalling it If you want to completely uninstall Sewlconz from your system then right click the Sewlconz desktop icon click on Delete and follow the link to the control panel uninstall list and remove Sewlconz from that list 2 7 Display File Icon Overlay Check this option if you want to display the file open with icon as an overlay in the lower right corner of the Explorer pane where icons are shown This overlay only appears for thumbnails medium size and above so you must leave the Always show icons never thumbnails option unchecked 2 8 Fabric Color Click on this option to set a background simulated fabric color on which to draw the embroidery patterns This is useful for example for white lace patterns which need a different background color from the default white to be visible 2 9 File Association Once you have selected the file types you want to associate with a particular embroidery or graphics editor
11. in the Info tip that pops up when the mouse cursor hovers over an embroidery file NOTE the info tip pop up is disabled for files inside zip files 2 13 Show Icons in Zip Files Check this option to allow icons to be displayed for embroidery files that are at the top level of the zip archive NOT inside folders This option is only available to owners of a recent after 01 01 10 Sewlconz license If you want to use this option and do not own the upgraded license you can purchase an upgrade for 10 Note that there is a free third party product called jZip which allows you to view compressed archives in many formats other than zip such as rar IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 64 bit USERS Currently jZip is only available in 32 bit format You can still install and use it on a 64 bit computer but you must install both the 32 bit and the 64 bit versions of Sewlconz to view embroidery files inside compressed archives 2 14 Show Texture in Preview Pane Check this option to display thumbnails in the Preview Pane that are textured 3D 2 15 Update SewlIconz Click the Update button to search the S amp S Computing website for recent versions of Sewlconz If an update is available you will have the opportunity to download and install it
12. k with VISTA and Windows 7 8 installed Sewlconz on my Windows 7 8 computer and the icons don t display what is wrong A Yes Sewlconz works on computers running VISTA and Windows 7 8 You must be sure to install the correct bit version either 32 or 64 bit corresponding to your computer s operating system OS If you are not seeing icons after installing Sewlconz it is likely due to having installed the 32 bit version on a 64 bit system Simply install the 64 bit version downloaded from the Sewlconz64 link NOTE if you have legacy 32 bit embroidery programs installed then you should keep the 32 bit version of Sewlconz installed in addition to the 64 bit version This will allow you to see icons in the File Open dialogs of the 32 bit applications Q How do determine if my computer operating system OS is 32 bit or 64 bit A The easiest way on VISTA or Windows 7 8 systems is to press the Windows key the one with the wavy flag logo and the Pause key simultaneously An information sheet will appear which displays System Information including the bit size of your OS Alternatively you can try to install the 64 bit version of Sewlconz If it installs you must have a 64 bit OS If the 64 bit version fails to install you must use the 32 bit installer Q After installing Sewlconz and selecting the file types to iconize by double clicking the Sewlconz desktop icon only the icons for small views display properly The medium and la
13. rge Tiles thumbnails views show up as black boxes or with weird icons in them What is wrong A This occurs because there are several settings in Windows that may block the display of large icons thumbnails To fix this open the Sewlconz desktop application Make sure the item Always show icons never thumbnails is unchecked Click the Clear Icon Cache button Now see if your large icons display correctly You should close and then reopen Windows Explorer If icons are still not appearing then one more setting has to be adjusted Go to Start gt Control Panel gt System amp Maintenance gt System gt Performance Information amp Tools This assumes you are using Control Panel Home View In Classic View click Performance Information Now click the Adjust Visual Effects link On the Visual Effects tab make sure the check box Show thumbnails instead of icons is checked One of the two option Let Windows Choose What s Best for my Computer or Custom needs to be selected to be able to make this change Q After setting a file association Open With in Explorer for an embroidery file type the icons no longer display for that file type and only the application icon overlays show How do recover the Sewlconz pattern icons A Follow the steps below 1 Double click the Sewlconz desktop icon and press the File Assoc button 2 Follow the instructions to set the file association 3 Click the OK button The Se
14. riteria e f you want to display icons for files stored inside zipped files check the Show Icons in Zip Files box This will only work if you have a license issued after Jan 1 2010 e For XP the only option available undimmed is to select the Icon Thumbnail Size e For VISTA W7 W8 several display options are available 1 Open Preview Pane 2 Show Texture in Preview Pane only 3 Always show icons never thumbnails 4 Display an icon overlay on thumbnails Set File Association e Click the File Assoc button to set the file associations for the selected embroidery file types Miscellaneous Optional Settings e Select units for popup information You may choose either American or metric units of measurement e Select the fabric color default is white which allows you to pick a background color for the icons and thumbnails e Select the color order for file types like exp or dst which do not include an internal palette Accept Settings After choosing the file types to iconize and selecting the various display settings click the OK button to accept these settings or if you don t want to accept them click Cancel and make your settings choices at a later time At any time after your initial use of the settings dialog you may change your settings by double clicking the Sewlconz desktop icon and repeating the steps outlined above 1 2 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions Q Does Sewlconz wor
15. teeodaaaacsianaeauned 14 2 12 BIOL CITI S i cata ssc cuban srcenntiadec a aa a a a a E 14 2 13 Show Icons 10 Z1p PANES sacs ccticaacone deavsceecanncancesantenstzen gone scanccxvecescuenncassenvizanteeeeuncteaczengeaaunsest 14 2 14 Show Texture in Preview Panes sicis xessicrsens sieosenasncesanse cerenasaldenensastacceiadievacsa el eneialdasasedeneniin 15 215 Update Sy TONE srecne e da nes saab aaa sa eae acetate iene 15 1 Introduction 1 1 Getting Started Sewlconz is Windows software that displays icons pictures for various embroidery quilt and graphics files when those files are viewed using MS Windows Explorer For embroidery and quilt files those icons depict the pattern of the stitches encoded in those files Thus users can scroll through Windows folders and zipped folders too and actually see the contents of embroidery files without having to open the files Figure 1a shows a folder containing embroidery files when viewed in Windows Explorer Only a default plank sheet icon is displayed for all the files and the Preview Pane on the right is empty No preview available Figure 1b shows the same folder when Sewlconz has been installed and activated see activation details below Now the contents of each embroidery file are displayed as a thumbnail image depicting how the patterns look if they were sewn out Also the file Dino2 pes in the upper right has been clicked to display the magnified textured image in the preview p
16. website http sandscomputing com There is a 7 day DEMO period during which you may run the software with no restrictions After that you can either uninstall the software or purchase from the Add to Cart button to the left of the download links After you purchase the license the registration information will be emailed to you and you can register the DEMO to make it a licensed copy Note you DO NOT have to uninstall the DEMO if you want to keep the software but only register it after purchasing the license If you purchased Sewlconz prior to Jan 1 2010 then your license can be upgrades for 10 to enable the Zip viewer feature 2 Control Buttons 2 1 Adjust Thumbnail Size XP Thumbnail sizes are continuously variable in VISTA and W7 and may be adjusted from the View menu in Windows Explorer In XP use this control to select the thumbnail size relative to the default value 100 2 2 Always Show Icons VISTA and W7 W8 Check this box if you want to show icons for all image sizes rather than thumbnails for the larger medium and above sizes and icons for the smaller sizes The main difference is that thumbnails display with a decorative border and can show an icon overlay indicating the application that is currently selected to open the file when it is double clicked in Windows Explorer It is recommended to leave this item unchecked To force this option either on or off without having to reboot it is advisabl
17. wlconz pattern icons should display correctly now and your file associations will work too Q Will Sewlconz display icons in the VISTA WIN7 Details and or Preview Panes A Yes You can show hide the Explorer Preview Pane by checking the Open Preview Pane button on the Sewlconz dialog The Preview Pane is now fully supported by Sewlconz for both regular and zipped files It is recommended to use this pane rather than the Details Pane for viewing enhanced textured thumbnails of individual files To open the Details Pane click in Windows Explorer Organize gt Layout gt Details Pane Q When do need to activate double click the Sewlconz desktop icon A You only need to do that whenever you wish to initially select after installing Sewlconz or change the choice of file types that should appear as icons or if you want to change the units displayed for the pattern properties which display when you hover your cursor over the pattern file icon Otherwise the desktop icon for Sewlconz can be ignored and just serves as a reminder that Sewlconz is on your computer and handling the display of embroidery quilting and some other image icons and thumbnails Q How do purchase Sewlconz A Purchase and upgrade information is available here 1 3 Contacting Us You may contact support at the following email address support sandscomputing com 1 4 Purchase SewIconz You may purchase Sewlconz from the Shop Online webpage of the S amp S
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