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1. vI Inthe following examples we will be using a IQ simple 2 color diamond shaped image This image will best demonstrate the results you may get Auto Digitizing 55 This function is not needed for most of the im ages you might use but we felt it was important to give you as much flexibility as possible Example 1 No Changes In this example there will be no changes made in Digitizing Parameters after running your bit image file through the Autodigitizer Wizard Figure F 2 Notice the direction of the fill left and right The filled area comes up to the edge of the satin stitch as shown in Figure F 2 There may be some slight image variations between computers when compared to illustrations shown Example 2 Pull Compensation In this example we will make changes to the Pull compensation from None to Percentage with a Value of 120 and Max Range of 100 as shown in Figure F 3 56 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Figure F 3 zs E Click OK and run the bit image file through the Autodigitizer Wizard Figure F 4 Digitzing gt lt L Notice the direction of the fill left and right The filled area moves past the edge of the satin stitch as shown in Figure F 4 This normally is not the desired affect but it demonstrates how the Percentage function works By placing 120 in Value you re telling the software to ad
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3. Use this tool to load artwork into the work area for use with the Magic Wand or Add Path tools Hand Tool Use this tool to move viewing area when using the Zoom tools Applique 145 Select Tool Use this tool to select an object for sizing moving or deleting i Add Path Tool Use this tool to add an applique path by tracing artwork or doing freehand drawing ey Magic Wand Tool Use this tool to select paths on artwork for creation of appliques Edit Path Tool Use this tool to move points on a created object s path Delete Tool Use this tool to delete a selected object eb Q os lt 146 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Applique Wizard Settings qra Settings Screen Use this screen to control the stitching parameters of the appliques created in the program Applique Width Defines width of the satin stitch in an applique A larger number make a wider stitch The default is 2MM Stitch Length Defines the length of running stitches in target and tack down stitches Applique Density Defines the distance between each satin stitch in the applique The default is 4 0 A larger number makes the stitches farther apart Tack Down Inset Defines the distance from the outside edge of the satin stitch of the applique to the running stitch tack down The default is 5 A larger number Stop Command A check mark in this box causes the machine to stop between the target st
4. emd An EMD is an exanded file format that works with Singer PSW 2 0 Digitgizing sofware and Elna Xpressive software In the Preferences dialog under Options if you want to save as Siner emd select box save EMD as Singer If you want to save as Elna emd deselect this option SHV shv A SHV is an expanded file format that works with the Viking 3D Professional software 17 18 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique An expanded format is any format that will not 3 regenerate new stitches when resized This means that if you reduce an expanded design the stitch count will not change What happens is that the stitches will get closer together and you may end up with thread or needle breakage and or damage to your garment One way to avoid this problem is to use stitch processing software like Smart Sizer Platinum from Amazing De Signs File Formats 19 Suitable Artwork There are many different graphic formats that Click n Stitch Xtra with Applique will convert into embroidery cross stitch and applique The best artwork for making appliques has just a few colors and no continuous outline There should also be areas that are large enough to use a piece of fabric as a stand in for stitches It may be necessary to edit artwork with a continuous outline before converting it to an applique so there won t be a double border A simple solution is to edit the outline in the Paint program fou
5. for the numbers to display on the Status Bar Auto Digitizing Items found in this Section 1 A Quick Start Lesson 2 Features 3 Autodigitizer Wizard 46 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Quick Start Lesson This is a quick lesson to get your started on auto digitizing images Detailed descriptions of the functions and their uses are found in the Autodigitizer Wizard section of this chapter 1 Click on the Auto Digitize icon as shown in Figure QS 1 to activate the Autodigitizer Wizard Figure QS 1 Digitzing lt L 2 Click the Select Image button as shown in Figure QS 2 Figure QS 2 Auto Digitizing 4 3 Select the SmileyApple jpg file as shown in Figure QS 3 The image file SmileyApple jpg can be found at C GN Bitmaps Figure QS 3 Notice the preview area in the right bottom corner of the Open image screen This will allow you to select your clip art by picture instead of just the file name as long as the Show preview is se lected 4 Click the Open button and you are back to the Autodigitizer Wizard screen 5 Click Next 6 Step 2 in the Autodigitizer Wizard is the Image Transformations screen as shown in Figure QS 4 Here you can set the width height and select the units of measurement i e mm cm or inches Click on the Transform button to flip or rotate the design You can also crop the image in the Select area to c
6. Ale els ley T Top of Screen Color Bar re p a b F nb J Figure GO 23 Bottom of Screen Status Bar Bottom of Screen Figure GO 24 40 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Main Tool Bar DI New Icon Click the New icon to open new design page Cleans the document space to start a new design Open Icon Click the Open icon to open an existing design saved either on your hard drive CD ROM or floppy disc Save Icon Ctri S Click the Save icon to save changes to an existing file The Save command saves your document under the same name replacing the previous version When you finish using Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique save your work before closing it Print Icon Ctri P Click the Print icon to print a copy of your design See the File Menu section for more information and functions Hoop Size Icon Click the Hoop Size icon to select the brand of machine hoop size and hoop shape See the Options Menu section for more information Each square of the grid equals 10 millimeters by 10 millimeters 10mm x 10mm The design you select must fit within the work space General Operations Auto Digitize Icon Click Auto Digitze icon to start the Autodigitizer Wizard and convert clip art to stitches The features of the Autodigitizer Wizard are discussed in the Auto Digitizing chapter of the manual Digitizing Parameters Icon Click the Digitizing Parameter
7. Changing the tolerance of the image is a simple matter of moving the scroll bar to the left or right or clicking the up or down arrows next to the number and clicking on Update outlines as shown in Figure AD 25 gt lt L Digitzing Figure AD 25 prama Changing the tolerance value will give the image more or less detail when converted to embroi dery The lower the number the more detail there will be within the finished embroidery The higher the number the less detail Auto Digitizing 77 Vectorized Image The result will be seen in the Vectorized Image window when using the Tolerance function as shown in Figure AD 26 Figure AD 26 ee ee nm mh Air CS m mep s hay Pu EN ee er Setting Background Color Clicking on one of the colors within the image will set that color to the background color The background color will not sew unless you select Fill background color area with stitches i Ifyou do not want the background to generate stitches make sure the correct color is selected for the background before proceeding Remember any part of the design that is the same color as the background will not convert to Stitches gt lt L 78 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Digitzing Warning Figure AD 27 Figure AD 28 5 Judgment In the fifth feature you will find Judgment This feature allows you to choose options that relate to your
8. hus Janome sew Janome jef Poem Singer EU csd Singer xxx Elna emd Viking D1 shv 28 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Save After typing the name of the design in File name Figure GO 6 click the Save button and the design will be saved to the destination set in Figure GO 4 Cancel Click the Cancel button to cancel the Save As command Print Ctri P Click File then Print to print a copy of your design Not only will the design print out but Page One will show the file name the size number of stitches and the color sequence Page Two is a template of the design Print Preview Click File then Print Preview to display how the printed pages will appear Figure GO 7 Figure GO 7 General Operations 29 When viewing the Print Preview screen there are some things to note Figure GO 8 Figure GO 8 On the right side of the screen Figure GO 8 you will notice the file name the size of the design in millimeters and inches stitch count number of colors and the order the colors are to be sewn out Eit Click the Print button to print the instruction sheets to your printer KEEA Click the Next Page button to display the Template from Page Two The Prev Page will take you back to the previous page if applicable Two Page Click the Two Page button to show a preview of both pages as shown in Figure GO 9 30 Click N Stitch Xtra with Ap
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10. pe 09 op 2 O pa To reset the cropping area click on Select All as shown in Figure CS 16 Figure CS 16 104 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Transform Click on Transform and you can flip the mage horizontally or vertically or rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise counterclockwise or 180 degrees as shown in Figure CS 17 a a Flip horizontally Figure CS 17 Flip vertically Rotate 90 Clockwise Rotate 90 Countclockwise Rotate 180 Click Next to proceed to the next step 3 Color Reduction In the third feature you will find Color Reduction Here you can increase or decrease the number of colors in the design and change the sewing order of the colors Figure CS 18 Figure CS 18 Cross Stitch 105 Reduce Colors To delete a color click on the color to be deleted as shown in Figure CS 19 Figure CS 19 Mamba cto i 2 Click on Delete as shown in Figure CS 19a Figure CS 19a To view color changes within the bit image design click on Preview as shown in Figure CS 19b Gz pe 09 op 2 O pa Figure CS 19b lt r p 09 V ie pa 106 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Increase Colors To add a color click on the up arrow or type the number in the box as shown in Figure CS 20 Figure CS 20 To reset your colors to the bit image default click on Reset as shown in Figur
11. 15 Using our diamond shaped bit image as the example the diamond is 91 x 92mm and with the Scale set at 100 the diamond will be converted to 91 x 92mm with 6097 stitches But if the Scale is changed to 200 the diamond will be converted to 181 x 183mm with 20 946 stitches Auto Digitizing 63 Autodigitizer Wizard This section describes how to use the Autodigitizer Wizard Auto Digitize Click on the Auto Digitize icon to start the Autodigitizer Wizard as shown in Figure AD 1 Figure AD 1 i 1 Select Image Selecting your image is the first of 5 steps within the Autodigitizer Wizard Figure AD 2 ay i 64 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Click on Select Image as shown in Figure AD 3 to select a file from your computer or disk Figure AD 3 After clicking Select Image a dialog box will appear as shown in Figure AD 4 Figure AD 4 Digitzing lt L There are many diffent features within this dialog box to be aware of Figure AD 5 Look in Bitmaps The path to jpg images included with this pro gram is C GN Bitmaps Auto Digitizing 65 Click on the arrow to the right to see the list of sub directories as shown in Figure AD 6 Figure AD 6 Ge Be ce eee Open the folder or directory where the image you want is stored Click on a file and it will preview in the Image Information box The Image Information bo
12. 50 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 11 Click anywhere in the white background and the entire background will fill with the color selected from the color palette Figure QS 7 bg ee a 12 Click File then Save then File and Exit to close MS Paint The design with the new background will be in the preview window of the Autodigitizer Wizard Color Reduction screen gt lt Digitzing 13 To change the sewing order of the colors listed simply click and hold the mouse button on the color you want to move and drag it to the position of another color In our example we want black to stitch last so click on color 4 A drag the mouse and release on color 9 B as shown in Figure QS 8 y Step 13 is to ensure that the outline color will sew last when the artwork is converted to em broidery Auto Digitizing 51 Figure QS 8 14 Click Next 15 The Vectorize screen appears Here you can increase or decrease the details of the design using the Tolerance value bar and the Update Outlines button Do not select Fill background color area with stitches 1f you do not want stitches assigned to the background Figure QS 9 52 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 16 This is where using MS Paint from Steps 9 12 becomes important The background is now no longer white like the eyes and teeth of the Apple l Remember any part of the design that is the same color
13. 9 File Formats Items found in this Section 1 Embroidery Formats 2 Graphic Formats 16 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Embroidery Formats There are many different embroidery formats that Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique will save to You will find them listed below DST dst A DST file is an expanded file format that works with the Tajima embroidery machine CSD csd A CSD file is an expanded file format that works with Toyota POEM and Singer Embroidery Unlimited EXP exp An EXP file is one of the expanded file formats that works with the Melco embroidery machine HUS hus A HUS file is an expanded file format that works with Viking Customizer software JEF jef A JEF file is an expanded file format that works with the Janome Digitizer 10000 and Digitizer 10001 software PCM pcm A PCM file is an expanded file format that works with Pfaff Macintosh software File Formats PCS pcs A PCS file is an expanded file format that works with Pfaff PC Designer V2 0 and V2 1 software PES pes A PES file is an expanded file format that works with Baby Lock Palette Bernina Wizard and Brother PE Design software SEW sew A SEW file is an expanded file format that works with Janome Scan n Sew PC and Elna Envision Scan PC XXX xXx A XXX file is an expanded file format that works with Singer PSW EMD
14. Click Next Figure Inst 3 e 8 For normal Satin ci aana installation Click Next Figure Inst 4 9 Click Finish Figure Inst 5 Installation 9 Registration Follow the steps below in order to acquire your activation code and run Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Your software will function for only ten days without an activation code To start the program 1 Go to Start and click on Programs 2 Click on Great Notions 3 Click on Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Q _ w _ 9 Figure Reg 1 lt ar AR 5 The registration information box will appear Type in all of requested information including the 15 digit serial number located on your CD including the dashes Example 0000 00000000 000 6 After all the registration information has been entered there are four ways you may register your software Web site E mail Fax or Telephone 140 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Warning a ri m m m A Once registration is complete you cannot transfer registration to another person This means you cannot sell trade or give away the software to any other person Activation codes will only be given to registered users of the software Oo aS iq _ 9 1 Website Registration A Type in all requested information including the 15 digit serial number found on your CD including the dashes Example 0000 00000000 000 Pay special attention
15. Color box will appear as shown in Figure GO 26 General Operations 43 Mew Color Figure GO 27 Black Change To Black By clicking on the color you wish to change the name of the color will appear in the New Color Change To box as shown in Figure GO 27 Figure GO 28 Babyock Bemma Brother Flusgevemne Viking Elna Janome New Home Piafi There are five color palettes available to select colors as shown in Figure GO 28 Default 64 colors Baby Lock Bernina Brother 64 colors Husqvarna Viking 29 colors Elna Janome New Home 78 colors Pfaff 16 colors 2 Click on OK to change the selected color to its new color Cancel Click on Cancel to close the color select function without changes 44 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Status Bar Figure GO 29 Fay Seim Paci S Che The Status Bar provides information about four important items 1 Size 2 Position from center 3 Stitch Count 4 Number of Colors Figure GO 29a Size 46463 mm Size displays the size of the design placed on the work space Figure GO 29b Pos Ux mm Pos displays the position of the designs placed on the work space relative to the center SS ee a Figure GO 29c St Ads St displays the stitch count of the designs placed on the work space Figure GO 29d Che Clrs displays the number of colors of the designs placed on the work space The design must be selected
16. accessible through the main screen below Jot fee een ie ee ee SS tti its Figure GO 1 Main Screen General Operations 25 Drop Down Menus You will find four Drop Down menus in Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Figure GO 2 File View Options Help File Menu aL Fis Hm Fis Open Print Seu Ezt File New Click File New to start a new page File Open Click on File Open to open a saved design 26 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Save As Click File then Save As to name your design and save it to the desired folder The Save As box in Figure GO 3 displays several items To the right of Save in at the top you will see the name of the folder or sub directory that the file will save in Click on the arrow to show the list of sub directories as shown in Figure GO 4 ET ee f Chan C my eae a F E riga Figure GO 4 vere e Lg 4 ki p Lied Mage a baj ares oped Tirpi rad General Operations 27 Type the name of the design in File name as shown in Figure GO 5 Figure GO 5 Fis pare To the right of Save as type you can choose what type of embroidery format you wish save to Figure GO 6 Save as type Janome Elna sew There are multiple file formats you may select from when saving a file DOS Expanded exp Tajima dst Babylock Bernina Brother pes Pfaff pcs Pfaff Macintosh pcm Viking
17. any editing in this view 7 154 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Image Menu a Image Colors Help Figure P 8 Flip Rotate Ctrl A lt lt Stretchy Skew Ctr Invert Colors Ctrl l Attributes Ctrl E Clear Image Ctrl S hrt hH w Draw Opaque Flip Rotate Ctri R Click Image then Flip Rotate to choose to flip the image vertically or horizontally or to rotate the image by 90 180 or 270 degrees Stretch Skew Ctri W Click Image then Stretch Skew to change the proportions of the selection This will change the size of the design Invert Colors CtrI l Click Image then Invert Colors to achieve an effect similar to a photographic negative Attributes Ctri E Click Image then Attributes to change the basic image attributes such as height and width colors switch between b amp w and color and transparency Clear Image Ctri Shift N Click Image then Clear Image to delete the image A 09 gt MS Paint 155 Draw Opaque Click Image then Draw Opaque to treat the background of the selected area as transparent the default color is white Colors Menu Edit Colors Click Colors then Edit Colors to edit your color palette and to create custom colors Help Menu Help Topics Click Help then Help Topics for answers to questions you may have regarding MS Paint 7 156 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Tool Box Ha Free Form Select _ Cli
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19. created in the program Adobe Illustrator have the extension AI If you don t see or can t open a file with this extension try saving it as a format version compatible with an earlier version of Illustrator When using a Corel Draw file it is important to know that only Corel Draw 5 files can be used If you are using Corel Draw 6 or higher you can save your Corel files to version 5 For more information refer to your Corel documentation File Formats 2 1 Corel Draw CDR CMX Corel Draw images can be used in Click n Stitch Xtra with Applique however the files must be created in a format compatible with version 5 or lower Postscript EPS EPS stands for Encapsulated PostScript PostScript is the universal language used by computer printers as well as professional printers EPS files can be opened or inserted into many software applications such as Microsoft Word This format will also be displayed under Files of Type heading Vector Windows Metafiles EMF WMF These vector files will also be displayed under the Files of Type heading Vector The format extension EMF represents Enhanced Metafiles which is a newer format than WMF which represents Windows Metafiles Windows Bitmaps BMP Also called raster artwork these images are made up of small squares of color Windows compatible bitmapped art will be displayed under this heading JPEG images JPG JPEG stands for Joint Photographi
20. embroidery and how it will digitize Sequencing order In Sequencing order you have five options to choose from Figure AD 28 Sequencing order Preserve original Minimize jump Minimize color change Minimize overlap M By Color Preserve original will preserve the original bit image as close as possible generate the stitches with many jumps and color changes i When using Preserve original the wizard will le Auto Digitizing 79 Minimize jump will preserve the original bit image with as few jumps as possible Minimize color change will preserve the original bit image with as few color changes as possible Minimize overlap will preserve the original bit image with as few overlaps as possible sf Minimize overlap works much like Preserve ez original the wizard will generate the stitches with as many jumps and color changes as needed but will minimize the overlaps By Color will preserve the original bit image with as few color changes as possible By color works much like Minimize color change and is the Wizard s default setting when using the Judgment function The main difference is that it works in conjunc tion with Color Reduction see Step3 in this section to choose what color sews first second etc This is very useful For example If you want the color that outlines to sew last but it s the third color in the color
21. in Figure Reg 2 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique will work for 10 days without registering After that time has expired Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique will no longer function Installation With a registered copy of Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique you are licensed for two personal computers Steps one through seven must be followed for each computer Because each computer will have a separate registration number a new activation code will be required Figure Reg 2 Ei EN B eee Software Transfer Once registration has been completed and the software registered you cannot transfer registration of SOFTWARE to another person either an individual or a single entity This means you cannot sell trade or give the software to any other person Activation codes will only be given to registered users of this software Installation 13 Follow the steps below in order to run your Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique software To start the program 1 Go to Start 2 Click on Programs 3 Click on Great Notions 4 Click on Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique aS 14 _ 9 After clicking OK on the Registration screen Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique will appear on your screen as shown in Figure RM 1 Your Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique software is properly installed and is ready to use Figure RM 1 14 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Q amp
22. the best applique liga sesles satellites v Under the File menu click on Save MA m ses a and close the Paint program r z Sve i 13 6 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 14 Your edited image appears in the Autodigitizer Wizard Notice that the color legend now shows only four colors instead of the seven appearing in step 3 Click Next 15 The image appears in the Vectorized Image screen Click Next 16 The Judgement screen allows us to select Sequencing order fabric type trim and lock stitch preferences Leave all settings as the defaults and click on the Create Applique button eb sf er a lt 17 The image is now in the Select Applique screen where we will ro l define what areas will be applique and what areas if any will be standard embroidery To begin click on the Fill No Fill E A je button 18 Click inside the red heart to indicate that standard embroidery will not be generated for this section which will be an applique The red fill disappears and only a thin red outline defines the heart 19 Next click on the Auto Applique Auto Applique button and then click inside the heart shape It will be filled with a crosshatched pattern indicating the area will be covered with fabric Click Next Applique 13 ab Q er lt 138 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 20 In the Compose screen the ji app
23. three buttons at the bottom of each Cross Stitch Wizard page Back Next and Cancel a Clicking on the Back button will take you to the previous Cross Stitch Wizard page Any changes made to image will revert image back to original state except for sizing Clicking on the Next button will take you to the next Cross Stitch Wizard page Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel and exit the Cross Stitch Wizard Once you have selected your image click Next to proceed to the next step 2 Image Transformations The Image Transformations feature allows you to adjust the width and height of the image select the units of measurement change the cross size overlap and repeats and the ability to Transform rotate flip and crop the image Figure CS 10 Cross Stitch 10 1 There are 3 main parts to Image Transformations l Set New Image Size 2 Select Area to Crop 3 Transform Figure CS 11 Set New Image Size In Set New Image Size the size will be set to the size of the image as default You can change the width or height of the image atthis point By changing the width the height will automatically change in proportion The size that is set in this screen will be the al finished size of your digitized file lt pe 09 op 2 O pa TA f HT hissghr pan Figure CS 12 Uie rere E acheeancht zz Repoati gt vai
24. with Applique Registering the Program Starting the Program 6 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Computer Requirements Recommended Requirements Oo aS iq _ 9 Pentium II Processor or higher Windows 98 or higher 128 MB Ram 30 MB available hard drive space CD ROM Drive 800 x 600 display Mouse Installation 7 Software Installation 1 Begin installation on the Windows Desktop Close all open programs 2 Place the Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique CD in the CD ROM drive 3 From the Windows desktop click on the Start button 4 Click on the Run button 5 At the Run prompt type the letter of your CD ROM Drive followed by Setup Ex D SETUP or E SETUP Cc aS 14 _ 9 You may also press the Browse button and click on the CD ROM drive In the window locate and click on the file named setup exe Once the setup exe file is highlighted press Open This will copy the file name to the command prompt Press the Return or Enter key wot ee Aer Figure Inst 1 BE Preparing te Inatail ad Deter Bogs amy php a pe Pa Oeble ued eon Fs ae es el Te zE TEEN 8 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 6 Read the entire license agreement If you agree to its terms click Next es SS Figure Inst 2 oe GEI ees Oo aS iq _ YW Cc 7 Enter requested information including the serial number found on your CD case a
25. AEI 49S SSOID nb jddy uled SN 114 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Applique ltems found in this Section 1 Introduction to Applique 2 Applique Wizard e Add Applique to Design Predigitized Shape e Using Magic Wand 3 Quick Start Lessons Autodigitize Method e Autodigitize with Manual Tool e Autodigitize with Manual Tool Outer Path e Auto Applique and Paint 4 Applique Wizard Tools 116 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Introduction to Applique Creating an Applique You can create an applique from any suitable clip art or scanned image Some images may need to be edited before you can create a suitable applique with an appropriate appearance Each applique segment has three parts a cut line a tack down stitching line and a final stitching layer to securely hold the fabric in place The cut line segment is also saved in a separate file so that it may easily be stitched independently for the purpose of pre cutting applique pieces This file can be stitched directly onto the fabric that will be the applique and then the applique can be cut out in advance for faster and easier production at the machine A temporary spray adhesive is used to hold the pre cut fabric applique in position over an identical target line stitched at the beginning of each applique segment Autodigitizer Wizard In the Autodigitizer Wizard section of the program you will convert artwork automatically just as tho
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28. Table of Contents End User License Agreement Warranty V Introduction 1 Why Choose Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 2 Icons Used in This Manual 3 Terms Used in This Manual 4 Installation 5 Computer Requirements 6 Software Installation 7 Registration 9 Start Program 13 File Formats 15 Embroidery Formats 16 Graphic Formats 19 General Operations 23 Drop Down Menus 25 File Menu 25 View Menu 31 Options Menu 33 Preferences 34 Digitizing Parameters 37 Help Menu 38 Table of Contents General Operations cont Tool Bars Main Tool Bar Color Bar Status Bar Auto Digitizing Quick Start Lesson Features Auto Digitizer Wizard Select Image Image Transformations Set Image Size Crop Image Transform Image Color Reduction Vectorize Judgment Quick Start Lesson Cross Stitch Wizard Select Image Image Transformations Set Image Size Color Reduction Edit Image Outlines Preview Table of Contents Applique 115 Introduction 116 Applique Wizard 117 Applique methods 118 Quick Start Lessons Add to Existing Design 120 Magic Wand 123 Manual Method 125 Outer Path 129 MS Paint 131 Resequence 141 Wizard Tools 144 Wizard Settings 146 MS Paint 147 Graphic Editing 148 Drop Down Menus 150 File Menu 151 Edit Menu 151 View Menu 153 Image Menu 154 Colors Menu 155 Help Menu 155 Tool Box 156 Table of Contents Warranty Items found in this Section 1 Your Warranty 2 End User Agreemen
29. a a 4 lt Ww 09 V ie a 102 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique You can set the measurement of the image by millimeters centimeters or inches by selecting which measurement you desire in the Units box If you do not like the changes you made to the height or width click on the Reset Size button to return the image to its original size Cross Size is the number of crosses per inch A higher number increases the amount of detail and a lower number decreases the amount of detail in the design 18 is recommended 20 is maximum limit Repeats is how many times the program will stitch over one place Overlap is used if you want the crosses to overlap each other Select Area to Crop In Select area to crop the size will be set to the size of the image as default You can choose to only stitch a certain part of the image Select from any one of the eight small squares to resize the cropped area Crop your image and then set the size you want IQ your finished design to be Cross Stitch 10 3 Figure CS 13 Click and hold the left mouse button down on the bottom corner as shown in Figure CS 13 Figure CS 14 Figure CS 15 After dragging to the top left corner release mouse button click and hold down the left mouse button in the middle of the image box and aline the desired area as shown in Figure CS 15 Only the area within the gray box will digitize lt
30. ancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel and exit the Autodigitizer Wizard Once you have selected your image click Next to proceed to the next step 2 Image Transformations The Image Transformations feature allows you to adjust the width and height of the image select the units of measurement and the ability to Transform rotate flip and crop the image gt lt 68 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique There are 3 main parts to Image Transformations 1 Set New Image Size 2 Select Area to Crop 3 Transform Figure AD 10 Set New Image Size In Set New Image Size the size will be set to the size of the image as default You can change the width or height ofthe image at this point By changing the width the height will automatically change in proportion Digitzing The size that is set in this screen will be the fal finished size of your digitized file O Set raw wage Hee ih Hag Figure AD 11 Ure rn Auto Digitizing 69 You can set the measurement of the image by millimeters centimeters or inches by selecting which measurement you desire in the Units box If you do not like the changes you made to the height or width click on Reset Size to return the image to its original size Select Area to Crop In Select area to crop the size will be set to the size of the image as default You can choose to only stitch a certain part of the imag
31. as shown in Figure AD 20b Figure AD 20b 74 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Increase Colors To add a color click on the up arrow or type the number in the box as shown in Figure AD 21 Figure AD 21 To reset your colors to the bit image default click on Reset as shown in Figure AD 22 Figure AD 22 lt L Digitzing Arrange Colors There are several ways to have the Wizard generate stitches These are explained more in Step 5 One ofthe functions is called By Color You have control over what color will sew first second etc This function is done by selecting and holding down the left mouse button on the color you want moved A and dragging it to the spot you want it to stitch at B as shown in Figure AD 23 Auto Digitizing 75 Figure AD 23 This function if very useful if you want the outline color to sew last Color Reduction Tools Click the Zoom In icon to make the image larger s Click the Zoom Out icon to make the image smaller ol Click the Zoom to Fit icon to make the image fit the picture window dm Click the Hand Tool icon to move the image when zoomed in pi Click the Add new color to palette icon to add a color back if deleted 76 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 4 Vectorize In the fourth feature you will find Vectorize This feature will convert the bit image file to a vector file Figure AD 24 Tolerance Value
32. as the background will not convert to stitches unless Fill background color area with Stitches is selected in the Vectorize screen 17 Click Next 18 The Judgment screen is the last stage in auto digitizing Here you can select the fabric type which sets the underlay and density gt lt Digitzing Figure QS 10 19 Click Finish and the design will auto digitize Figure QS 11 Auto Digitizing 53 Figure QS 11 20 Click File then Save As to save the design to your machine s format Converting a bit image file to embroidery does take time _ How much time depends on the size color and complexity of the image as well as the speed and memory of the computer 54 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Features sA Digitizing Parameters Click Options then Digitizing Parameters to bring up the dialog box as shown in Figure F 1 Figure F 1 The Digitizing Parameters allows you to fine tune your embroidery before converting the bit image file to embroidery This function is mainly used when you run into push and pull problems holes and or gapping within your design on lt D a This only works before using the Autodigitizer Wizard All settings must be set first and then you can convert your bit image to embroidery Also you must select Normal listed under Select the style for the design within the Autodigitizer Wizard Judgment screen
33. c consider the care instructions for your garment or base fabric as well as your applique fabric They should have compatible care methods In other words you wouldn t want a dry clean only applique fabric on your washable sweatshirt unless you wanted to be committed to having the washable sweatshirt continually dry cleaned eb 2 Q os lt 118 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Applique Methods There are two basic methods of doing applique pre cut and cut away Your Click n Stitch Xtra with Applique program creates applique designs that are suitable for either method Pre Cut Method In the pre cut method the applique fabric is cut to fit the target stitch before stitching begins This is a fast and accurate method when done correctly It is particularly desirable when creating more than one of the same item Your program creates two or more files for each design containing an applique The first files contain a cutting line to be stitched right on your prepared applique fabric Stitch the cutting line once for each applique that you need and cut out on the stitching line or just slightly to the outside of the stitching line When stitching the design on your hooped project the first thing to stitch will be the target line which is the same as the cutting line You will then place your cut applique onto the target line using a suitable adhesive to hold your cut applique piece in position until it has been tacke
34. c Experts Group format When this heading is highlighted only images with the JPG extension will be available 22 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique TIF Images TIF This extension represents Tagged Image File Format When this heading 1s highlighted only images with the TIF or TIFF extension will be available PCX Images This format is associated with ZSoft IBM PC Paintbrush It is one of the oldest bitmapped formats and was used in MS DOS paint programs that first appeared in the early 1980 s When this heading 1s highlighted only images with the PCX extension will be available MAC Images Macintosh image file format created in the Macintosh program MacPaint Photo CD PCD Fomat used to store scanned photos associated with Kodak Photo CD When this heading is highlighted only images with the PCD extension will be available Pict PCT This extension stands for Picture format a popular Macintosh graphics format When this heading is highlighted only images with the PCT extension will be available Gener al Operations Items found in this Section 1 General Operations of the Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique software that are common to auto digitizing cross stitch and applique operations 24 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique General Operations This section features functions common to both the Autodigitizer Wizard Cross Stitch Wizard and Applique Wizard All these functions are
35. chart By using Color Reduction you can arrange the colors to the desired order and then choose Judgement By Color This will ensure that the outline color will Stitch last 80 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Trim Sewing machine s with trimmer s can take advantage of this feature as shown in Figure AD 29 ie E Hem Figure AD 29 M Tema a Never is the default setting for Trim When this is selected the Wizard will not add any commands to do with trimming Always is used when you wish to add trim commands to all parts of your embroidery file Trim at is used when you want to add trim commands but only when the stitch length exceeds a set distance in tenths of centimeters Figure AD 29 There is a box to the right of Trim at that equals 50 This means add a trim every 50 tenths of a centimeter or 5 millimeters You can change the length as you desire Digitzing gt lt If your embroidery machine and or embroidery format does not support trims do not select Trim at Use the default setting of Never Trim is a feature currently used in the commer cial embroidery market As home embroidery machines become more advanced trim may be a feature that will be added to the machines Auto Digitizing 81 Lock stitch Sewing machine s with trimmers can take advantage of this feature as shown in Figure AD 30 Lace picky ieee Figure AD 30 A Ne
36. ck on the Free Form Select tool then on the design click and hold the left mouse button while you drag the mouse to create the desired shape C Select Click on the Select tool then on the design click and hold the left mouse button while you drag the mouse to create a rectangle shape ee Eraser Color Eraser Click on the Eraser tool then click on the part of the design you want to erase Fill The Fill tool applies color to an entire area of the design See example on next page The Pick Color tool is used to pick up colors already in the design This allows you to use the exact shade of that color in other areas of the design Pick Color Magnifier The Magnifier allows you to zoom in to work on fine details on the design A 09 gt MS Paint 15 7 Use the Fill tool when the background color is the same color as areas within the design Fill the background with a color not currently in the design so that these areas will be ignored in Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique In MS Paint click on the Fill With Color A tool and then select a color from the Color Palette B that is notin the design Figure P 9 i m Click anywhere in the white background and the entire background will fill with the color selected from the color palette Figure P 10 A a gt A 09 158 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Pencil T
37. d 20 more width to every embroidery line By placing 100 in Max Range you re telling the software to add the Value but DO NOT exceed 100 tenths of a centimeter or 10mm Auto Digitizing 5 Now change the Max Range to 30 as shown in Figure F 5 Pl Copier Her Ei ig al LEU Pornerntae hin Fimea E ha Figure F 5 Ahania atone Tl eo T Sel il Click OK and run the bit image file through the Autodigitizer Wizard again Figure F 6 Notice how the fill comes to the outer edge of the satin stitch but does not exceed the outer edge as shown in Figure F 6 This can be very useful if a design has holes or 47 is missing stitches due to push and pull of the material lt L 58 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Example 3 Pull Compensation In this example we will make changes to the Pull compensation from None to Absolute with a Value 0 of 50 as shown in Figure F 7 Figure F 7 Click OK and run the bit image file through the Autodigitizer Wizard Figure F 8 Digitzing Notice the change in the width of the satins and fill as shown in Figure F 8 By placing 50 in Value 0 you re telling the software to add 50 tenths of a centimeter or 5mm to all satin stitches and all fill stitches by X width and Y height Auto Digitizing 59 Example 4 Pull Compensation In this example we will make change
38. d down with stitches If you are using a backing product with a pressure sensitive coating you can remove the paper covering just before applying the cut piece to the garment If you are using a standard fusible to reduce fraying press in place with an iron You can also use an embroidery spray adhesive to hold your cut applique pieces in place eb sf er A lt Applique 119 After positioning your cut piece onto the target line restart the machine to stitch the tacking stitches The purpose of the tacking stitches is to hold the applique more securely until the final layer of satin stitches completes the applique Cut Away Method The cut away method is commonly used in home embroidery because it eliminates all risk associated with pre cutting of fabrics It can take a bit longer and care must be taken to avoid allowing the garment from being disturbed during the cutting In this method the target line is stitched onto the garment The machine will stop after the target line for the placement of a piece of applique fabric just large enough to cover the target stitch Restart the machine to stitch the tacking line When the machine stops after the tacking line use a pair of blunt curved scissors applique scissors or any suitable scissors to cut the fabric close to the tacking stitch After cutting away the excess fabric restart the machine to stitch the final satin stitch layer to complete the applique Be careful the
39. e Select from any one of the eight small squares to resize the cropped area Figure AD 12 Click and hold the left mouse button down on the bottom corner as shown in Figure AD 12 Figure AD 13 Drag the mouse to the top left as shown in Figure AD 13 Q Crop your image before setting the size 1 70 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Figure AD 14 After dragging to the top left corner click and hold the left mouse button down in the middle of the image box and aline the desired area as shown in Figure AD 14 Only the area within the gray box will digitze To reset the cropping area click on Select All as shown in Figure AD 15 Figure AD 15 Transform Click on Transform and you can rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise counterclockwise or 180 degrees as shown in Figure AD 16 Digitzing gt lt Transform Figure AD 1 6 Sora enenencend Flip preme Flip vertically Rotate 90 Clockwise Rotate 90 Countclockwise Rotate 180 The Transform feature is a valuable tool to change the stitch direction of your digitized design If your digitized design is missing stitches in an area redigitize the same clip art and flip horizontally to get a different stitch result Auto Digitizing 1 Click Next to proceed to the next step 3 Color Reduction In the third feature you will find Color Reduction Here you can increase or decrease the number of color
40. e CS 21 Figure CS 21 Arrange Colors You have control over what color will sew first second etc This function is done by selecting and holding down the left mouse button on the color you want moved A and dragging it to the spot you want it to stitch at B as shown in Figure CS 22 Figure CS 22 Cross Stitch 10 7 This function if very useful if you want the outline color to sew last Color Reduction Tools Click the Zoom In icon to make the image larger Click the Zoom Out icon to make the image smaller Click the Zoom to Fit icon to make the image fit the picture window lt pe 09 op 2 O pa Click the Hand Tool icon to move the image when zoomed in Click the Add new color to palette icon to add a color back if deleted 108 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 4 Edit Image In the fourth feature you will be able to export the design to a graphic editor where you can make changes and or corrections Default is MS Paint You can also set your background color in this step Figure CS 23 om Edit Image Click Edit Image as shown in Figure CD 24 to export the design to a graphic editor The default setting will launch MS Paint lt Ww 09 Y WY pan Figure CS 24 Cross Stitch 109 You have all the capabilities of MS Paint at your disposal For a description of tools and functions
41. e GO 16 shows the setting for Viking Husqvarna machines This option will split the design at every 12th color change General Operations 35 When a design is split the file will be renamed with anA B C etc at the end of the file For example if you have a design named 16044 GNC and this design has 13 color changes the file will be saved as 16044_A HUS and 16044 _B HUS Fic jargi ore one ey FF Soeur eee PE i FP Drpim ian erar ee YO Figure GO 17 SS M Seve 2M as Engar Figure GO 17 shows the setting for Janome New Home Elna software This option will ensure that when you save to SEW it will be compatible with Scan n Sew PC V1 x The Dream Vision Customizer 2000 when selected will enable 78 colors for Janome New Home Elna in your color palette For Pial PLS Figure GO 18 wo Sold based on file size Figure GO 18 is the setting for Pfaff PCS The first option will make your PCS files 100 Pfaff PCS compatible The file will automatically split when necessary making it easy for you to work with the PCS design 36 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique When a design is split the file will be renamed with anA B C etc at the end of the file For example if you have a design named 16044 GNC and this design has 18 color changes the file will be saved as 16044_A PCS and 16044 B PCS a Realistic View Control Figure GO 19 m Maximum length displayed ho mm Figure GO 19 is the Realistic View C
42. e QSC 6 Figure QSC 6 11 Click Next 12 Step 4 in the Wizard is Image Edit This screen allows you to take the design into any graphic editing software or with MS Paint as the program default lt pe 09 op 2 O pa QQ Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Step 13 through 17 is to demonstrate two key features of the Edit Image option the Fill tool and pencil in MS Paint 13 Click on the Edit Image button as shown in Figure QSC 7 and the design will load in MS Paint See the MS Paint chapter for detailed description of all the tools and features Figure QSC 7 9 amp _ program but use the Zoom tool found under the View drop down if you need to make the image larger Resizing will resize the image in the Cross Stitch Wizard E DO NOT resize the image in your graphic editor Warnin 14 In MS Paint click on the Pencil tool A and the black color chip in the Color Palette B Carefully touch up the black outline or any details you want with any color you want Figure QSC 8 Cross Stitch 91 Figure QSC 8 lett Will NT il el 15 Now click on the Fill With Color tool A and then select a color from the Color Palette B that is not in the design Figure QSC 9 Figure QSC 9 lt pe 09 Y YW O pa 16 Click anywhere in the white background and it will fill with the color selected from the color palette Figu
43. ent unit to inches and type 4 in the box labeled Width Click Next 3 We will use the Color Reduction function to E reduce the image colors a a The screen shows there amp are 11 colors Click the Paa downward arrow in the Number of colors box until there are only two z as ET black and white GF Oide Feet Cee a eb 2 Q os lt 12 6 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 4 Click on Show Hide Preview and the plane will be shown in the two remaining colors Click Next When the image appears in the Vectorized Image window click Next 5 In the Judgement Screen click on Create Applique When the image appears in the Select Applique screen click on the Fill No Fill button Click on all of the black filled areas except the small black semicircles on the body of the plane 6 Click on the Manual tool and click on the outermost outline of the plane to select it When selected the outside border will turn purple Click Next 10 2 w Q lt 7 Inthe Compose Screen click on the Ghost icon to display the regular embroidery detail on the plane body as well as the applique of the plane body In this screen you can edit the points in the applique outline by clicking on the Edit Path tool 8 You can also add a cloud behind the plane by selecting the Add Path re tool Hold the Control button on your keyboard as you click a free form cloud ar
44. f over 800 pre programmed fill designs included e The Amazing Box II converts to any of the seven home sew formats and save to your computer s hard drive faster than ever before v Icons Used in This Book te Introduction 3 eo Ke eo a S This icon indicates a story These stories help to explain and simplify problems that may be confus ing This icon indicates helpful tips that enable you to better understand how the software works This icon provides information that will save you time in your day to day use of the software and in some cases the use of your computer This icon is placed next to sections of this manual you should not forget Pay close attention to anything with this icon It may come in handy later This icon explains technical components in the use of the program and computer This icon lets you know of potential dangers and will warn you about possible pitfalls while using your computer 4 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Terms Used in This Manual In the Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique program there are several different ways to activate the same function or feature clicking your mouse ona drop down menu clicking on an icon or in some cases using a hot key G eo Ke eo _ nstallation Items found in this Section A gS License Agreement Computer Requirements Installing Click N Stitch Xtra
45. f this Product includes Clipart and or Photo images use the Clipart and or Photo images only if you comply with the terms set out in the ACTION TAPES INC Guidelines for the Use of Clipart and Professional Images included hereinbelow 5 Except in the case of OEM edition Products which are non transferable see OEM Version Addendum transfer the Product to someone else only if you assign all of your rights under this License cease all use of the Product erase or destroy any copy including the hard disk copy made in support of your use of the Product and ensure that the person to whom you wish to transfer the Product agrees to the terms of this License 6 Ifyou have purchased this Product as an upgrade of either an ACTION TAPES INC product or another vendor s product you may continue to use your upgraded product with this Product If you transfer this Product you must either transfer this upgraded product at the same time you transfer the Product or destroy the upgraded product at the same time you transfer the Product If the Product you have purchased is an upgrade of an ACTION TAPES INC I V Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique product you now may use that upgraded product only in accordance with this License 7 Use only one 1 of the language versions if the Product provides you with a selection of Multiple Language Versions 8 Use this Product in conjunction with the copyrighted material of some third party so long as y
46. fault setting for All Clients Tatami and Complex Fill as shown in Figure F 13 All Clients is the setting to use 1f you want to change the Tatami and Complex Fills throughout the entire design Making the number larger 150 or 200 will tighten the density within the design whereby increasing the stitch count Tatami is the setting to use if you want to change column satin stitches throughout the entire design Making the number larger 150 or 200 will tighten the density within the design whereby increasing the stitch count Complex Fill is the setting to use 1f you want to change the fill stitches throughout the entire design Making the number larger 150 or 200 will tighten the density within the design whereby increasing the stitch count gt lt L 62 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Stitch Length Stitch Length gives you the ability to increase or decrease stitches within a design Figure F 14 a eer 40 tenths of a centimeter or 4mm is the default setting for Stitch Length as shown in Figure F 14 If you increase the number to 60 for example then all running stitches within your design will be at 6mm making them longer and using less stitches Scale Scale gives you the ability to set the scale of the R finished embroidery depending on your bit image file A ee Sania ere A sicher ap pT 100 is the default setting for Scale as shown in Figure F
47. found at the top of the screen As a default they are always selected On Status Bar Figure GO 12 Erm lm Bij a h jimi fe i Bottom of Screen Click View then Status Bar to add or remove the Status Bar options from the screen A checkmark denotes the toolbar 1s active The Status Bar is the row found on the bottom of the active screen As a default they are always On General Operations 33 Options Menu Hoop Size Click Options then Hoop Size to select the brand of machine hoop size and hoop shape as shown in Figure GO 13 Figure GO 13 The workspace grid will increase or decrease in size to show the work area available for that particular machine and hoop size Each square of the grid equals 10 millimeters by 10 millimeters 10mm x 10mm The design you select must fit within the work space 34 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Preferences Click Options then Preferences to bring up the dialog box in Figure GO 14 Figure GO 14 Several options can be selected depending on the brand of sewing machine you are using Default Save As format Babylock Bemina Brother Figure GO 15 shows the default Save As setting Click the down arrow and select your machine and the Save function will automatically save it to that format every time you save a design Figure GO 15 For viking Ausqvemna Figure GO 16 M Splitat 12 Color Changes Figur
48. he Pencil tool is the basic drawing tool in Paint Brush _ The Brush is similar to the pencil except that you can change the size and shape of the brush Airbrush The airbush tool applies color gradually as if it is being sprayed on the design Text The Text tool allows you to enter text into the de sign in various fonts colors and sizes Line The Line tool lets you draw straight lines of various widths Curve The Curve tool is used to make curved lines of various widths Left click the mouse to draw a line then click again to position the curve Rectangle The Rectangle tool draws different types of rect angles To draw a rectangle click on the tool then click a point where you want one corner to be and drag the mouse to where you want the other corner to be MS Paint 159 Polygon The create a polygon activate the Polygon tool then click on the design where you want the first corner to be Draw the edges of the shape then connect the last edge to the first corner and the shape will finish Ellipse The Ellipse tool allows you to draw ovals on the design Click the Ellipse tool then click on the design where you want the oval to start and drag the mouse to create the shape Rounded Rectangle The Rounded Rectangle tool creates rectangles with rounded corners This tool works the same way as the Rectangle tool 7 160 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique
49. hip and a palette appears Select the correct color palette for your machine and click on the red chip in your palette Select red for the last three colors SS eee 2 Your design is now ready for saving and stitching On the File menu select Save As In the Save In box place the name of the directory where you want to save your file In the Save as Type box select your desired format from the drop down list In the File Name box type the name of your new creation Click Save 10 5 2 w Q lt T ue Spm p m ee ee ne lH w a Applique 141 Quick Start Lesson Re Sequence Design Split Colors In the Re Sequence screen we can split the three parts of each color into parts to group them for better stitching results To experiment with this click on the Applique Wizard icon and then Next and then the Backdrop tool Ga aiis jeen Henge ban w EF App cii redai From the Let AARDV When the size Backdrop folder in the Bitmap dialog box appears click directory load the letter D OK eb Q os lt 1 5 2 w Q lt 142 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Using the Magic Wand tool click inside the black portion of the letter i At the Applique Preview screen click Finish At the warning message click Yes The single color will be shown in its three segments Click the Magic Wand t
50. hooped project does not move out of position while trimming away the excess applique fabric Finishing Your Applique Regardless of the method used if the fabric was prepared with a fusible backing you may be able to fuse the applique to the garment Several products made specifically for applique allow the finished applique to be permanently bonded to the garment so the applique fabric won t wrinkle when washed or cleaned eb Q os lt 12 0 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Quick Start Lesson Add Applique to Existing Design 1 Go to File File Open and open any design that is in one of the supported formats For this example we opened the provided design 64389 located in the directory C gn bitmaps lesson_art as Fig QSA 01 shown in Figure QSA 01 e_ 2 Click on the Applique s amp Wizard tool 4 located on the c mr Command Tool bar at the top of the screen The tool launches Fig QSA 02 the Applique Wizard as shown n in figure QSA 02 To begin click NEXT 3 The chickens appear on the Compose screen in Ghost mode Click on the Ghost icon as shown in Figure QSA 03 so chickens will appear as eb sf er A lt Fig QSA 03 Applique 17 1 shown in Figure QSA 03a From the Shape list Figure QSA 03b select the chunky heart shape06 and click on the Add button above the Shape list The heart shape appears around the chickens in the View sc
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52. in Fig QSA 10 Under the satin stitch outline are the target line and tacking stitch lines as well Click Next Fig QSA 10 5 The next screen is the Preview a screen It shows your outline without the Backdrop artwork as shown in Fig QSA 11 Click Finish The following screen is the Re Sequence Design screen There is no need to resequence because there is only one color as shown in Fig QSA 12 Click OK Fig QSA 11 6 The design appears on the final work area as shown in Fig QSA 13 To save click on File Save As Choose the location where you wish to save the design Choose your preferred format in Save as Type and type a name for the design in File Name Click on Save button Fig QSA 12 eb sf er A lt Remember the cross hatch markings in the ice cream applique as to where the applique goes ae within the design Fig QSA 13 Applique 125 Quick Start Lesson Manual Method 1 Open the Autodigitizer Wizard by clicking on the Auto Digitize icon a on the Command Tool Bar at the top of your screen Click on the Select Image button and select the art image Plane from the directory C gn bitmaps lesson_art You will need to change the Files of Type from Bitmaps to Windows Metafiles EMF WMF Click Open 2 Click Next In this screen change the width to 100mm If you prefer to work in inches click on the arrow in the Units box and change the measurem
53. ion Click OK KOJ cross hatching shown on the Ft screen represents the applique fabric 6 In the final screen as shown in Fig QSA 06 click on File Save As and select the destination directory where you would like to save the design Select the desired format type a new name in the File Name box click OK Fig QSA 04 a m Fig QSA 05 Fig QSA 06 Applique 12 3 Quick Start Lesson Magic Wand 1 Click on the Applique Wizard s icon in the Command Tool bar at the top of your screen In the Applique Wizard Welcome screen as shown in Fig QSA 07 Fig QSA 07 click Next m im 2 On the tool bar below the work area click on the Backdrop icon gy and load the design Ice_Cream wmf from the directory C gn bitmaps lesson_art On the Backdrop screen _ a as shown in Fig QSA 08 type a new size if desired Remember there are 25mm in an inch Click OK Fig QSA 08 3 When the image appears in the work area select the Magic Wand lt tool from the tool bar With the wand click just inside the black outline of the cone Choose a wide area to be sure you select the cone outline as shown in Fig QSA 09 If you get an area you don t want click on the Erase Object tool to delete Fig QSA 09 eb Q QO lt x 12 4 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 4 Notice that a satin stitch outline has appeared around the perimeter of the cone as shown
54. itch and the tack down stitch to allow placement of the applique Preview Screen 3D Threshold Defines the width of Re stitches that are viewable in the 3D mode of i the preview If stitches appear to be missing their length exceeds the maximum set for this value The default is 3mm You n may increase this value eb sf er A lt Microsoft Paint In this section we describe the features of the Microsoft Paint software that may be useful to you as you work with Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique MS Paint is a graphic editor from Microsoft that is included in the Windows Operating system You may use a graphic editor like MS Paint to alter artwork to work more suitably with the program Disclaimer Although Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique is designed to work with Microsoft Paint MS Paint is not an Amazing Designs product MS Paint is manufactured by Microsoft and any questions regarding the use of MS Paint should be sought through Mircrosoft technical support 148 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Graphic Editing Using MS Paint Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique allows you to edit a design using MS Paint or another graphic editor you may have Autodigitizer Wizard In the Color Reduction screen click on the Edit Image button and MS Paint will load See Figure P 1 and Figure P 2 eee ae oe a Figure P 1 Figure P 2 OW a gt MS Paint 149 Cross Stitch Wi
55. lique stitches are shown andthe p standard embroidery stitches appear in a ghost image Click on the small ghost icon below the image in the Compose screen 21 The embroidery stitches now appear on the screen along with the applique shape in an outline form Click Next een a 22 The image appears in the Preview screen Click Finish eb sf Q i lt Applique 139 23 The Resequence Design es screen allows you to determine the stitching order of the design elements by color In this instance we would have a smoother finish on the apple if the edges of the apple stem were tucked under the applique To accomplish this place your cursor over the leaf hold down iai the left mouse button and drag it to et the first position in the resequence strip cae SS Click OK 24 After dragging the leaf to position one the display will look like this Click OK 25 The finished design will appear ey on the workgrid within Click N Stitch with Applique s main screen At the bottom of the main screen are the color chips in sewing order eb Q Q lt 140 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 26 The first two colors are the leaf colors The third color is the target placement line the second color is the tack down stitch and the third is on _ m fon one p the applique satin stitch To colorize EREENJEN the design for stitching click on the third color c
56. nal T Shirt Yes Normal Large Diagonal Velvet Yes Max Grid amp Density Vinyl No Woven Fabrics Yes Normal Diagonal Auto Digitizing 83 Click Finish and this will start the conversion to embroidery Once finished the digitized design will appear on the screen 9 m Depending on the bit image file and the speed of your computer the conversion from image to embroidery may take a few minutes Warnin Figure AD 32 84 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique gt lt Digitzing Cross Stitch Items found in this Section 1 A Quick Start Lesson 2 Cross Stitch Wizard 86 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Quick Start Lesson This is a quick lesson to get your started auto digitizing images into cross stitch designs De tailed descriptions of the functions and their use are found in the Cross Stitch Wizard section of this chapter 1 Click on the Cross Stitch icon as shown in Figure QSC 1 to activate the Cross Stitch Wizard Figure QSC 1 2 Figure QSC 2 Sal Ten Figure QSC 3 Cross Stitch 8 3 Select the SmileyApple jpg file as shown in Figure QSC 3 The image file SmileyApple jpg can be found at C GN Bitmaps Li Tesei ore E mip m E eg leii f e ra ea berip arg E a aLe Notice the preview area in the right bottom corner of the Open image screen This will allow you to select your clip art by picture instead of j
57. nd in the Accessories folder on all Windows based computers refer to MS Paint section of manual While in the AutoDigitizer Wizard when you click on Select Image you must choose the type of file that you wish to open in the Files of Type box in order to see the file names In other words if you want to open a BMP image you must select Bitmap or Windows Bitmaps BMP from the drop down selections in the Files of Type window Ifa different type of file is showing in the Files of Type box the BMP files will not be visible and available for selection 20 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Supported Artwork Formats Bitmap Images BMP JPG TIF When this choice is selected all types of bitmap artwork will be available including those with the extensions JPG and TIF Bitmap images are created using small squares called pixels All scanned images are bitmap images unless converted to a vector art format using special software Vector Vector images are generally cleaner and more precise than bitmapped images These images are created using special software pakages such as Corel Draw Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Freehand The shapes are editable using key points and it is simple to make changes to color line width and other characteristics Vector formats include ai cdr cmx emf wmf which are also shown elsewhere on the Files of Type list Adobe Illustrator Vector files
58. ng fez Remember any part of the design that is the same color as the background will not convert to Stitches 9 re Ww 09 V ie a arnin W Click Next to proceed to the next step Cross Stitch 111 5 Outlines The fifth feature allows you to have X s outlined when cross stitched Figure CS 27 Click on the boxes to the right of the color bars to select or deselect the colors to be outlined as shown below in Figure CS 28 arrows A and B Click on the boxes to the left of the color bars to select or deselect that particular color not to be outlined as show in Figure CS 28 arrow C fF hiig Pa lt prar 09 op YW O pa Figure CS 28 Click Next to proceed to the next step 112 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 6 Preview The Preview screen displays a realistic view of the image in cross stitch as shown in Figure CS 29 Figure CS 29 If the image is not to your satisfaction click the Back button to redo previous steps Click Finish and this will start the conversion to cross stitch Once finished the cross stitch design will appear on the main screen Figure CS 30 Cross Stitch Depending on the bit image file and the speed of your computer the conversion from image to embroidery may take a few minutes Cross Stitch 113 UONONpOJ U uoneljeysu sewo l4 Figure CS 30 suoi eJadOY Puizy q I
59. nu of Files of Type In the Image Transformations screen change the design to 4 inches or 100mm Click Next 2 Inthe Color Reduction screen click on the downward arrow in the Number of Colors window until there are only four colors remaining or just type in the number 4 Click Next In the Vectorized Image screen click Next In the Judgement screen click Create Applique In the Select Applique screen click on the Fill S No Fill button and click inside the wolf A a purple outline appears around the wolf ea Piha lt Click on Outer Path Only and click on the ss use pon Auto Applique button Click inside the wolf again Agrid appears inside the wolf 10 2 or Q lt 130 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Q This is extra information that can happen if you click on different functions within the program r Sern All Pie ee Fi Oy Select All Paths Makes extra applique at base of tail ber oe bk Cae Pes Cy Outer Path Preferred Results best setting for this design Applique 131 Quick Start Lesson Autodigitizer Wizard with MS Paint 1 Open the Autodigitizer Wizard by clicking on the Auto Digitizer icon a onthe Command Tool Bar at the top of your screen Click on the Select Image button and select the art image Heart_Apple from the directory C gn bitmaps lesson_art You will need to change the Files of Type from Bitmaps to Window
60. o see the list of sub directories as shown in Figure CS 6 98 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Figure CS 6 j es I t Era Thr a J Open the folder or directory where the image you want is stored The path to jpg images included with this pro gram is C GN Bitmaps Click ona file and it will preview in the Image Information box The Image Information box gives you useful information on the size of the image in pixels dimensions 1n centimeters Dots Per Inch File size and a preview window to view the image before selecting it as shown in Figure CS 7 Sos eel Figure CS 7 Vie oe After selecting a image click on Open to bring the image into the Cross Stitch Wizard Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel the Select Image command Cross Stitch 99 After selecting your image and clicking Open the path will appear to the left of the Acquire button Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique also gives you the ability to scan your favorite drawing into the Cross Stitch Wizard Click the Acquire button as shown in Figure CS 8 and the Twain window will display Figure CS 9 Figure CS 8 ee Twain Select Source Click Select Source to set your scanner options then click on Acquire Image and follow your scanner s instructions Figure CS 9 lt pe 09 op 2 O pa 100 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique You will find
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62. of MS Paint see the MS Paint chapter in the manual Also see the Quick Start section in this chapter for a useful lesson in using MS Paint By using the Edit Image function in the Cross Stitch Wizard any type of image file can be exported to MS Paint Click File then Save and close out of MS Paint The design with the new background will be in the preview window of the Cross Stitch Wizard If you have another image editing program that you prefer to use click on the button to the right of the Edit Image button as shown in Figure CS 25 This will allow you to assign that button to the location of your image editing software lt pe 09 op 2 O pa Figure CS 25 T E E E O ee E 110 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Setting Background Color You can set a background color and choose whether to have it digitize or not Click on the Eye Dropper icon under Background Color as shown in Figure CS 26 and then click anywhere in the background of the design in the Preview window The color showing within block to the right of the Eye Dropper icon will now no longer sew in the final stitching The background color will not sew unless you select Fill background color area with stitches Back good col Figure CS 26 eS ee ee If you do not want the background to generate J stitches make sure the correct color is selected for the background before proceedi
63. of the design Figure QSC 13 G pe 09 Y YW O pa Figure QSC 13 94 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 23 Click Finish and the design will digitize Figure QSC 14 psu Converting a bit image file to cross stitch does take eho time How much time depends on the size color and complexity of the image as well as the speed and memory of the computer Techn nics Figure QSC 14 24 Click File then Save to save the design to your machine s format Cross Stitch 95 lt pe op 09 2 pa lt 09 V ie pan 96 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Cross Stitch Wizard This section describes how to use the Cross Stitch Wizard Cross Stitch Click on the Cross Stitch icon to start the Cross Stitch Wizard as shown in Figure CS 1 Figure CS 1 1 Select Image Selecting your image 1s the first of 6 steps within the Cross Stitch Wizard Figure CS 2 Cross Stitch 9 Click on Select Image as shown in Figure CS 3 to select a file from your computer or disk Figure CS 3 After clicking Select Image a dialog box will appear as shown in Figure CS 4 Figure CS 4 lt a Op 09 2 O pa There are many diffent features within this dialog box to be aware of Figure CS 5 Look ini 3 Bitmaps Click on the arrow to the right of the Look in box Figure CS 5 t
64. ontrol This feature will show holes in the Realistic View design if stitches exceed the set length The default is 10 mm ee 2 Click OK to set your preferences Cancel Click Cancel to close the dialog box preferences without making any changes to the software General Operations 3 A Digitizing Parameters Click Options then Digitizing Parameters to bring up the dialog box as shown in Figure GO 20 Figure GO 20 The Digitizing Parameters allows you to fine tune your embroidery prior to converting the bit image file to embroidery This function 1s mainly used when you run into push and pull problems holes and or gapping within your design This feature 1s only available with the Autodigitizer Wizard See the Auto Digitizing chapter for more information regarding all the functions of Digitizing Parameters 38 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique HELP Help Topic Click Help then Help Topics to display the user manual in PDF format About Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Click Help then About Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique to display the Version number as shown in Figure GO 21 dhari Click H Selick Dira il Appla S Figure GO 21 Ch Ha ie h p AECE i Er Copt 2 gH a Hana General Operations 39 Tool Bars This section describes how to use the three tool bars in Figure GO 22 through GO 24 Main Tool Bar Figure GO 22 Dick le OO
65. ool again and click inside the open area inside the D D At the Re Sequence Design screen right click on the first icon in the sequence and select Split Colors D Applique 143 On the second color repeat by right clicking on the second color icon representing the inside of the D After splitting highlight the guide stitch of the second segment and use the left arrow key on your keyboard to move it next to the guide stitch of the outer segment Repeat the process until the segements are grouped by type The guide stitch the tacking stitch and the final layer will be next to each other for both colors to achieve the best stitching eb Q os lt A Guide Stitch B Tacking Stitch C Final Layer eb sf er A lt 144 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Applique Wizard Tools elelelalH afe elisa pila a Ghost tool Use this tool to display standard embroidery elements when creating appliques in the i Ei i Autodigitizer Wizard Zoom In tool Use this tool to get a closer view of design elements in the work area Does not affect stitching size Zoom Out tool Use this tool to reduce the viewing size of design elements in the work area Does not affect stitching size Zoom To Fit tool Use this tool to view design elements in actual size Center tool Use this tool to center the design in the work area Backdrop tool
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67. ound the airplane When complete click the right mouse button 9 After the right click the cloud appears on the screen The cloud has the target line tacking stitch and satin layer for an applique just like the airplane Click Next Applique 12 eb Q os lt 12 8 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 10 The Re Sequence Design screen shows the airplane applique will stitch before the cloud which would cover it Place your cursor over the second item the cloud and hold down the left mouse button to drag it to the first position i 11 After moving the cloud to the first position the plane shows on top of the cloud and the detail of the plane stitches last Click OK 12 The design appears in the final work area located within Click N Stitch with Applique s main screen Colors may be changed by clicking on the desired color chip located at lower left side of screen Click on File Save As select directory where you would like to save your design Select your desired format name the file in the File name box Click Save eb sf er A lt Applique 129 Quick Start Lesson Manual Method Outer Path 1 From the File menu click on atic File File New Click on the Auto Digitizer a tool from the Command Tool Bar at the top of the screen Select the design Wolf from the directory C gn bitmaps lesson_art after selecting Vector Images in the pulldown me
68. plique Figure GO 9 Click the One Page button to bring the Print Preview screen back to one page Click the Zoom In button to zoom in as shown in Figure GO 8 Click the Zoom Out button to zoom out as shown in Figure GO 9 _ Close Click the Close button to close the Print Preview screen Print Setup Click File then Print Setup to bring up the print dialog box as shown in Figure GO 10 f i i i Figure GO 10 pri jiti HE j f al tl General Operations 31 IC Ka You will be able to change the type of printer properties paper size and orientation within print setup Techn Exit Click File then Exit to close Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique If you have not saved your work you will be asked to do so View Menu Zoom Click View then Zoom to choose to zoom in on the design zoom out or return to the actual size of the design Realistic View Click View then Realistic to enable you to view all the stitches and their angles If this function 1s not checkmarked the design will look like a line drawing as opposed to stitches A checkmark denotes Realistic active 32 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Toolbar Figure GO 11 Cicer ole OO Ale Be a T Top of Screen Click View then Toolbar to add or remove the Toolbar options from the screen A checkmark denotes the toolbar is active The Toolbar is the row of icons
69. r 7 Now click with the Paint Can tool in the right side of the apple The apple is now a uniform red color 8 Scroll to the bottom of the apple Choose the Paintbrush tool s andone ofthe larger m brush sizes The red coloris 7 still loaded as the foreground color so red is the color loaded in your paintbrush Brush over the black accents using the Paintbrush tool and the black highlights will be replaced with red ab Q os lt 134 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 9 Next scroll to the top of the apple We need to make the entire apple red without a black outline We want to keep the black outline for detail on the stem and leaf So we will use the Paintbrush tool to paint the area next to the stem with red separating the black outline on the apple from the outline on the leaf and stem 10 Select the Paint Can tool and click with it inside the black border of the apple The apple will become completely red eb sf er A lt Applique 135 11 Select the Eyedropper tool and click inside the dark green section of the leaf Now your foreground color will be the dark green instead of the color red 12 Select the Paint Can tool and click inside the light green section of the leaf flooding it with dark green Finally click inside the stem and vein replacing the tan with bright green 13 We have completed editing the image to produce
70. re QSC 10 Any areas blocked by outline to prevent the fill color from flowing into background click that area shile still using the Fill with Color icon to finish filling with background color Oo This is useful as it will allow the eyes and teeth to digitize since they are white but not the background O2 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Figure QSC 10 17 Click File then Save and close out of MS Paint The design with the new background and any corrections made to outline will now appear in the preview window of the Cross Stitch Wizard Image Edit screen 18 Click on the Eye Dropper icon under Background Color and then click anywhere in the background of the design in the Preview window That color will now no re longer sew in the final stitching Figure QSC 11 Unless a Fill with stitches is selected Background coke Figure QSC 11 Fi tt OP Fill woth iihi 19 Click Next Cross Stitch 93 20 The Outlines screen appears Here you can apply outlines to any or all the colors by checking the box next to the color you want to apply an outline to Figure QSC 12 Or you can click on the first box to the right of the color bars to select all the colors To deselect all the colors click on the second box to the right of the color bars e m e o o o ol am Figure QSC 12 21 Click Next 22 The Preview screen displays a preview ofthe final cross stitch
71. reen Click on the Settings button and type 3 in the Fig QSA 03a box labeled Applique Width as shown a in Figure QSA 03c Click OK to close the dialog Click on Apply as shown in l Figure QSA 03d to activate the change to the applique Y The properties of the applique around Fig QSA 03b 4 your design can easily be changed through Settings and then click Apply eee fe OOO The applique stitch can also easily be ia changed by selecting a different stitch type from the Type menu Select the applique and then make your changes E To utilize the Symbol and z mr a Program Stitch options you gt must have Embroidery ra Links installed and d an registered on this computer Fig QSA 03d eb 2 Q er lt Fig QSA 03c eb sf er A lt 12 2 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 4 The heart shape appears around the chickens You can move resize rotate and reshape the shape object by clicking and dragging on any of the handles on the selection box as shown in Fig QSA 04 Click on Next The design appears in the Preview screen Click Finish Design is shown in Click N Stitch with Applique s main screen 5 Click on Re Sequence Design i icon located on top Command Tool Bar to the right of the Applique icon The combined creation is shown in the Re Sequence Design screen as shown in Fig QSA 05 and the heart applique is shown in the first stitching posit
72. rl C Click Edit then Copy to duplicate a selected area of the design Paste Ctrl V Click Edit then Paste to paste an area that was either cut or copied Clear Selection Del Click Edit then Clear Selection to delete a selected area of the design Select All Ctri A Click Edit then Select All to select the entire design Copy To Click Edit then Copy To to copy the selected area of the design to another file Paste From Click Edit then Paste From to paste the contents of a separate file into your active design A 09 gt MS Paint 153 View Menu ew nago Loon be ToolBox Chie Figure P 7 s Daaba Gh s jima fa ie i Wea hing Liit Tool Box Color Box Status Bar and Text Toolbar You can toggle whether the Tool Box Color Box or Status Bar are displayed on the screen Click View then the appropriate choice to turn it on or off The Text Toolbar will only appear if you add text to the design Zoom Click View then Zoom to enlarge the design This function can be very important when editing a design If the design appears too small on the screen for detailed editing zoom in to enlarge the design DO NOT resize the design to make it bigger Resizing in Paint will resize the design in Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique View Bitmap Ctrl F Click View then View Bitmap to display the design at full size on your desktop This is simply a display feature You can not do
73. rop by using the handles around the image 48 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Figure QS 4 Keep in mind when the Transform feature is used flipping or rotating the clip art will change the direction of your stitch angles 7 Click Next You can click Back on any step in the process to return to the previous step but cancels any design changes made except when sized Auto Digitzing 8 The next stage in the Wizard is Color Reduction Here you can increase or decrease the number of colors in the design and also export the design to a graphic editor Default is MS Paint Steps 9 through 12 demonstrate a key feature of the Fill tool in MS Paint This tool is particularily useful when the background is the same color as part of the design and you do not want to stitch the background ex the white teeth and eyes on the Smiley Apple Auto Digitizing 49 9 Click on the Edit Image button as shown in Figure QS 5 and the design will load in MS Paint See the MS Paint chapter for a detailed description of all the tools and features deg ee coe oe Figure QS 5 10 In MS Paint click on the Fill With Color A tool and then select a color from the color palette B that is not in the design Figure QS 6 EPRIN ame By sending your clip art into MS Paint from within Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique it will not matter what the original graphic file format is
74. s Metafiles EMF WMF Click Next 2 In the next screen change the width to 100mm If you prefer to work in inches click on the Pae Set rary age KDE arrow in the Units r box and change w ha o M r f the measurement rt Hegt PaE unit to inches and oui type 4 inthe box w e eee fea a labeled Width ete EO Ae Click Next 13 2 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 3 The next screen is labeled Color Reduction Notice that the apple is made up of two colors and the leaf has two colors The color separations are numbered on the left side of the screen The index of colors shows 7 colors in this design 4 Click on the button labeled Edit Image This will place the image into an associated artwork editing program The default associated program is Microsoft Paint because it is pre installed on all Windows based computers The image is opened into the Paint program where we will make modifications that will help the image process better in the program When opened the apple has two colors and its leaf has two colors 5 On the color palette tool at the bottom of the screen click on the red color chip 10 sf er A lt a E Er ENEA E ECH TTR EPEE E eee Applique 13 3 6 After loading red as the foreground color choose the Paint Can tool and click inside the left side of the apple The Pinkish color is changed to the red that you loaded as the foreground colo
75. s in the design change the sewing order of the colors and export the design to a graphic editor Default is MS Paint Figure AD 17 Edit Image Click Edit Image to export the design to a graphic editor The default setting will launch MS Paint Figure AD 18 72 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique You have all the capabilities of MS Paint at your disposal For a description of tools and functions of MS Paint see the Microsoft Paint chapter in the manual Also see the Quick Start section in this chapter for a useful lesson in using MS Paint By using the Edit Image function in the Autodigitizer Wizard any type of image file can be exported to MS Paint Click File then Save and close out of MS Paint The design with the new background will be in the preview window of the Autodigitizer Wizard If you have another image editing program that you prefer to use click on the E button to the right of the Edit Image button This will allow you to assign that button to the location of your image editing software as shown in Figure AD 19 Digitzing gt lt L Figure AD 19 Auto Digitizing 73 Reduce Colors To delete a color click on the color to be deleted as shown in Figure AD 20 eas Figure AD 20 ee E Click on Delete as shown in Figure AD 20a Figure AD 20a To view color changes within the bit image design click on Show Hide Preview
76. s icon to fine tune your embroidery See the Auto Digitizing chapter for more information Cross Stitch Icon Click the Cross Stitch icon to start the Cross Stitch Wizard and convert clip art to stitches The features of the Cross Stitch Wizard are discussed in the Cross Stitch chapter of the manual Applique Icon Click the Applique icon to start the Applique Wizard and convert clip art to stitches The features of the Applique Wizard are discussed in the Applique chapter of the manual Sequencer Icon Click the Sequencer icon to start the Re Sequence Design screen to redefine the stitching order of appliques created in the program For more information see the Applique chapter Zoom In Icon Click the Zoom In icon to zoom in on the design 41 42 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique i Zoom Out Icon Click the Zoom Out icon to zoom out on the design T About Icon Click the About icon to display the version number of your Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Color Bar Figure GO 25 ES _ The Color Bar m you to change the colors of the design on the screen The Color Bar will show the number of color 8 blocks or color stops within a design i pni S o eee pirms E aa al SS p dd a ee ie l Figure GO 26 E er Jigs JIS SS Itt ah i a am Jae cee After clicking on one of the boxes shown in Figure GO 25 the Select
77. s stitch and applique projects Items found in this Section 1 Why Choose Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique 2 Icons Used in This Manual 3 Terms Used in This Manual G Oo prar Ke _ Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Why Choose Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Click N Stitch Xtra with Appliqu has flexible and easy to use features allowing you to embroidery your favorite clip artin HUS CSD SEW PES PCS PCM PSW XXX EXP JEF DST SHV and EMD formats Now that you re auto digitizing why not go ahead and create the ultimate embroidery software system You can do much more with your designs when you combine the features of other Amazing Designs software programs with Click N Stitch Xtra with Appliqu Each program works on its own or with Click N Stitch Xtra with Appliqu giving you the choice of features you want e Smart Sizer Platinum provides sizing and manipulation of designs along with editing features e Lettering Pro Plus creates multiple lines of text in 105 different fonts with arcing sizing and other editing capabilities e Embroidery Links gives borders and chaining effects like you ve never seen before perfect for scrapbooking and unique framing for any embroidery design e Magnificent Monograms creates beautiful monogramming and single lines of text with or without embellishments e Fast Fills changes the fill stitches to any o
78. s to the Pull compensation from None to Advanced with a X of 100 and Y 0 as shown in Figure F 9 Figure F 9 Click OK and run the bit image file through the Autodigitizer Wizard Figure F 10 Notice the change in the width of the satins as shown in Figure F 10 By placing 100 in X and 0 in Y you re telling the software to add 100 tenths of a centimeter or 10mm to all satin stitches and all fill stitches that sew on the X axis Figure F 10 A and add nothing extra to the Y axis Figure F 10 B gt lt L 60 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Example 5 Pull Compensation In this example we will make changes to the Pull compensation from None to Advanced with a X of 0 and Y of 100 as shown in Figure F 11 Figure F 11 Click OK and run the bit image file through the Autodigitizer Wizard Figure F 12 Digitzing Notice the change in the width of satins as shown in Figure F 12 By placing 100 in Y and 0 in X you re telling the software to add 100 tenths of a centimeter or 10mm to all satin stitches and all fill stitches that sew on the Y axis Figure F 12 A and add nothing extra to the X axis Figure F 12 B Auto Digitizing 61 Density Density gives you the ability to increase or decrease stitches within a design CH Ll sheen Figure F 13 Sen cm Corpi Fi 75 100 is the de
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80. to First Name MI Last Name and Serial Number Make sure there are no spaces before or after these four fields and that everything is spelled the way you want it to be displayed in your software B Connect to the Internet and go to http www amazingdesigns com Go to the Technical Support page At the bottom of the page click on the link Click here to go to the Activation Code screen The registration box will appear C Type in your 15 digit serial number and click on Submit Query Installation 11 D Type in all the information exactly as it appears in your software including registration number E Click Submit Query F Write Down your activation code now G Run software and type the activation code in the Activation Code field Ao _ w _ 9 H Click on Register Now 2 E mail Registration E mail registration information to adsupport greatnotions com 3 Fax Registration Click on the Print Registration button and fax the completed form to 214 352 7249 4 Telephone Registration Call 800 553 1691 and receive an activation code from an Amazing Designs Technician Telephone support personnel are available Monday through Friday 8 a m to 9 p m Central Time If you reach our voice mail system please leave your name telephone number and best time to call 12 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique When you click on the Register Later button you will see a warning box as shown
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82. ugh you were creating a fully stitched design At the final step you may choose the option Create Applique You may create appliques for the entire design or just certain portions Depending on the artwork you may wish to create details such as eyes and other features as standard embroidery eb sf er A lt Applique 11 7 Applique Wizard iii In the Applique Wizard you can use predigitized appliques resizing them to fit your needs You can also open clip art and use it like a template trace around it with the Add Path or Autotrace tool to create one of a kind appliques You also have a choice of various stitch types to use as a border for your appliques Applique Success Click n Stitch Xtra with Applique will create the stitch data necessary to create beautiful appliques In order for the appliques to be long lasting it is necessary to prepare the fabric so that it doesn t fray wrinkle or bubble after it has been applied to the garment When using fabrics that can withstand heat apply a heat fusible product to the back of the fabric that will later allow the applique fabric to be bonded to the garment If heat can not be used there are pressure sensitive products available Applying such a product to the back of your selected applique fabric adds body and may make pre cutting easier There are many fabrics that will make impressive eye catching appliques When selecting your applique fabri
83. ust the file name as long as Show preview is selected 4 Click the Open button and you are back to the Cross Stitch Wizard screen 5 Click Next lt s 09 op 2 O pa 6 Step 2 in the Cross Stitch Wizard is the Image Transformations screen as shown in Figure QSC 4 Here you can adjust the width and height of the image and select the units of measurement 1 e mm cm inches Here you can also change the number of cross stitches per inch repeats and overlaps This screen also gives you the ability to rotate flip and crop the design lt 09 V ie a 88 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Figure QSC 4 7 Click the up arrow next to Cross Size stitches inch and change it to 18 Figure QSC 5 This will increase the detail when stitched out Figure QSC 5 8 Click Next You can click Back on any step in the process to return to the previous step 9 Stage 3 in the Wizard is Color Reduction Here you can increase or decrease the number of colors in the design and also change the stitching order Figure QSC 6 Cross Stitch 89 10 To change the sewing order of the colors listed stmply click and hold the mouse button on the color you want to move and drag it to the position of another color In our example we want black to stitch last so click on color Black A drag the mouse and release on last color B as shown in Figur
84. ver When this is selected the Wizard will not add lock stitches to any part of your design Always is the default setting for Lock stitch When this is selected the Wizard will add lock stitches to any part of the design before and after a color change Around trim is used when you want to add a lock down around a trim only If your embroidery machine and or embroidery format does not support trims do not select Around trim Use the default setting of Al ways Style The Select the style for the design option is a very important feature You select the type of fabric you wish to sew your embroidery on and the Wizard will add the correct stitch length density and underlay Figure AD 31 gt lt 82 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Digitzing Figure AD 31 There are 21 different styles to choose from Depending on what kind of bit image used the stitch count will change But for this example we used a 4 x 4 inch design and the chart below shows a breakdown of what happened in each style Settings Under Sewing Type of Under Sewing Baby Blanket Yes Max Grid Canvas Yes Max Grid Cap No Dog Collar No Fake Fur Yes Max Grid Fleece Yes Minimal Jeans Yes Normal Diagonal Leather No Lycra Yes Normal Diagonal Normal No Pique Yes Above Normal Diagonal Pullover Yes Satin Yes Max Grid Shirt Cuff No Very Light Silk Yes Sweat Shirt Yes Very Light Towel Yes Normal Diago
85. x gives you useful information on the size of the image in pixels dimensions in centimeters Dots Per Inch File size and a preview window to view the image before selecting it as shown in Figure AD 7 Baw pawn seen A Figure AD 7 as E Site er After selecting a image click on Open to bring the image into the Autodigitizer Wizard Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel the Select Image command 66 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique lt L Digitzing Figure AD 8 Figure AD 9 m Select Source After selecting your image and clicking Open the path will appear to the left of the Acquire button Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique also gives you the ability to scan your favorite drawing into the Autodigitizer Wizard Click the Acquire button as shown in Figure AD 8 and the Twain window will display Figure AD 9 Twain Click Select Source to set your scanner options then click on Acquire Image and follow your scanner s instructions Auto Digitizing 67 You will find three buttons at the bottom of each Autodigitizer Wizard page Back Next and Cancel lt Back Clicking on the Back button will take you to the previous Autodigitizer Wizard page Any changes made to image will revert image back to a original state except for sizing when Back icon is used Clicking on the Next button will take you to the next Autodigitizer Wizard page C
86. y part thereof 3 Use any of the Image s related to identifiable individuals or entities for any commercial purpose or in a manner which suggests their association with or endorsement of any product or service 4 Use the Image s in electronic format on line or in multimedia applications unless the Image s are incorporated for viewing purposes only and no permission is given to upload download and or save the Image s for any reason 5 Rent lease sublicense or lend the Image s or a copy thereof to another person or legal entity You may however transfer all your license to use the Image s to another person or legal entity provided that i you transfer the Image s and this License including all copies except copies incorporated into your work product as permitted under this License to such person or entity ii that you retain no copies including copies stored on a computer or other storage device and iii the receiving party agrees Warranty X to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License 6 Use the Product to violate any intellectual or other property right s including copyrights T Use any Image s except as expressly permitted by this License Government Crests Seals and Other Official Insignia The national state local and municipal insignia which may be contained in this Product are protected by various laws against misuse Generally speaking all logos insignia patches seals flags and c
87. zard In the Image Edit screen click on the Edit Image button and MS Paint will load See Figure P 3 and Figure P 4 Figure P 3 Figure P 4 If the imported design is not large enough for ease of working in MS Paint use the zoom tool to enlarge the viewing size DO NOT resize it as this will resize the image in your Click N Stitch with Applique program A a gt 150 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Drop Down Menus MS Paint Figure P 5 File Edit View Image Colors Help There are six Drop Down Menus File Edit View Image Colors Help A 09 gt MS Paint 151 File Menu Only two commands under the File Menu are used in conjunction with Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Save Ctri Q Click File then Save to save changes to the design The Save command will not overwrite the original file it just saves the changes back to Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Exit Alt F4 Click File then Exit to close MS Paint and return to Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Edit Menu Figure P 6 recta Cire ee Lig Pale lr Undo Ctrl Z Click Edit then Undo to remove the last change you made to the design 7 15 2 Click N Stitch Xtra with Applique Repeat F4 Click Edit then Repeat to reapply a change that you just used Undo on Cut Ctri X Click Edit then Cut to remove a selected area of the design Copy Ct

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