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1. 48 Point Another name for node points are the pieces from which lines are drawn and shapes are formed If the points of a shape aren t appearing or cannot be edited the shape may need to be converted to a path using the Convert Shape To Path tool Quilt Area The white field where a pattern is created using shapes Any shape placed in the quilt area will be stitched by your quilting machine Shape Lines or connected lines that can be edited or grouped Geometric shapes such as those created using the Rectangle Tool Ellipse Tool Star Tool and Polygon Tool commonly have special editable qualities that appear in the Fly out Side Toolbar Points of a geometric shape cannot be edited using the Point Editor Tool until these special editable qualities are removed using the Convert Shape To Path tool Appendix Dennilions sessteses recsqtaastesesesesheneqeaneseetsedeteseseeeseeee Page 49 JUIL MANAGER igitizing software uilt www quilt ez com2. magnification of the open pattern Previous Next Pattern Box Scroll through the available pattern boxes Show Stitching Jumps Shows where the stitching arm will jump and not stitch Undo Redo Undo or redo actions taken to design the current pattern Set Dimensions Set your preferred unit of measurement About QuiltManager Learn which verion of QuiltManager you are running Pointer Tool Select adjust and manipulate shapes of the current pattern Hand Tool Pan across the quilt area Path from Lines Tool Draw straight lines to create custom shapes z lt p ai AA AB AC AD AE AF AG Path Tool Draw curved lines to create custom shapes Pencil Tool Draw freehand lines to create custom shapes Rectangle Tool Create four cornered shapes Ellipse Tool Create circular shapes Star Tool Create multi cornered shapes Polygon Tool Create multi cornered polygons Point Editor Tool Edit the points on a line Add Remove Point Tool Add or remove points or nodes from shapes Join Path Points Tool Join path points to merge two shapes into one Cut Path Shapes Tool Divide line paths into segments Side Toolbar Tools that directly edit the pattern Fly out Side Toolbar Tools that expand the selected tools capabilities Artboard Area that will not be quilted Quilt Area Area of quilt that will be quilted Ruler Ruler that
3. zieeo nioo an zawar AE Page 37 Rectangle Tool m Create four cornered shapes Summary The Rectangle Tool is used to create rectangles of varying dimensions Though it is called the rectangle tool it can also create squares Directions 1 Click the Rectangle Tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 To create a starting point for your rectangle click and hold anywhere on the quilt area 3 Drag the mouse cursor to form the desired shape then release the mouse button Make Corners Round Sharp E T Style the corners of your rectangle Summary Ihe Make Corners Round and Make Corners Sharp tools are used immediately after using the Rectangle Tool These two tools are used to adjust the roundness sharpness of rectangle corners by degrees They can be applied multiple times to achieve sharper or rounder corners Software Features Side Toolbar sseseeereeseresnsanoneqeseeesspeniaesneensa tenses Page 38 Ellipse Tool Create circular shapes Summary The Ellipse Tool is used to create ellipses of varying dimensions Though it is called the Ellipse Tool it also can create circles Directions 1 Click the Ellipse Tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 To create your ellipse click and hold anywhere on the quilt area 3 Drag the mouse cursor to form the desired shape Release the mouse button software Features Side Toolbar s nosas sosin iieoo nioo az owA oz EA Page 39 Star Tool AL Create
4. JUNT MANAGER ligitizing software User s Manual Simplify your life AAT Congratulations on your purchase of QuiltManager This manual was written to help you understand how to use the features of your new software The table of contents has been organized to cover several topics including e Introduction e Installation instructions e Explanation of the user interface e Overview of features in the software e Definitions of QuiltManager terms We know you will enjoy QuiltManager May it more fully simplify your life The QuiltManager Team Table of Contents Getting Started WICC CUO aaa AGR 6 Installation guide 2 2 2 2022021022 8 User Interface User Interface guide 11211111111 1 10 Software Features Top Toolbar Create New Document 12 Remove Pattern Box seaauuaoaaanunae 13 OPE TIE seeren E 14 Save Pattern ccccsedscsssccssecvecsvecdsessvetsesesseseveses 15 Enable Grid eeeeuaaaaaaa aaa awaaaaaaaaa 16 Increase Decrease Grid Size 17 Snap To G1 CCA 18 Zoom Out Zoom In eeeeeaaaoaoaaaaace 20 Zoom to Fit eeeaoo aaa aa aaaa aaa a aa oaaaaaannnnea 20 Previous Next Pattern Box 21 Show Stitching JUMPS eeeeteeeeees 22 Undo Redo eeeezaaaaaaoooaeenaaaaaaanaei 23 Set Dimensions eeeeeeauua aaa aaanna na oaaaa 24 About Quil
5. and Remove Corner from Star Polygon tools are used immediately after creating a shape These two tools are used to adjust the number of points sides on a shape The lowest number allowed is three while the greatest is nearly unlimited Software Features Side Toolbar sza mowi ttt An wzi AGA Page 41 Point Editor Tool Edit the points on a line Summary The Point Editor Tool gives you the ability to customize the lines of a shape In QuiltManager lines are created by connecting points called nodes together The Point Editor Tool allows you to move these points around to customize your shapes Directions 1 Click the Point Editor Tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 Select the shape whose points you would like to edit Once a shape has been selected you should see several blue nodes on the shape lines l 3 Click and hold on a point then drag it to the new desired location Convert Shape To Path don Convert a shape to a path to gain control over the shape s nodes Summary The Convert Shape To Path tool allows you to convert shapes to paths with editable points This tool can only be used on shapes created using the Rectangle Tool Ellipse Tool Star Tool or Polygon Tool Software Features Side Toolbar woni iwan SA WA A WE i EA stems Page 42 Once a shape has been converted to path it loses any special characteristics of that tool such as the ability to adjust the number of points on a star or cha
6. by connecting a point or node from the first shape to a point on the second shape Shapes created using the Rectangle Tool Ellipse Tool Star Tool or Polygon Tool must first be converted to paths using the Convert Shape To Path tool before joining their path points Directions 1 Click the Join Path Points icon from the Fly out Side Toolbar 2 Click and hold on a start or end point from the first shape then drag it towards a start or end point of the second shape When you are close enough a red preview line will appear Software Features Side Toolbar lt ri cessoihenoahokinaagaat saa ao A gt Page 46 Cut Path Shapes Tool Divide line paths into segments Release the mouse button to complete the join If you do not see a red preview line connecting the two shapes the two shapes will not be joined by releasing the mouse button Summary The Cut Path Shapes tool is used to cut lines into smaller segments like a pair of scissors would cut string Directions l Click the Cut Path Shapes tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 To cut a path click and hold your mouse button on the quilt area anywhere near the line Drag your mouse through the line you would like to cut then release the mouse button Software Features Side ToolDap ASRR RA ERROR ee eee Page 47 Definitions Art Board The grey area surrounding the quilt area Shapes and lines placed on the area will not be sti
7. ck on the center of the shape or click and drag to create a selection box around the desired shapes Move a shape Select the shape Click and drag it to the desired location Rotate a shape Fal Select a shape Click and drag the green bounding box in the bottom right corner of the shape Software Features Side Toolbar se s22esqssena seesesiecoceeesmeaaeenedeasaestiede Page 25 To pivot a shape on its center hold down the CTRL key then rotate the shape as usual Resize a shape Select a shape Click and ma drag any yellow bounding 7 box Additional Tips When selecting shapes if the shape is not entirely enclosed in the selection box QuiltManager will not select the shape When rotating a shape the red bounding box represents the pivot point on which the shape will rotate Delete Shape Delete selected shape s Directions Hotkey Del 1 Select the shape s you would like to delete 2 Click the Delete Shape icon or press the DELETE key on your keyboard Group Ungroup Selected Shapes Group the selected shapes together or separate them a summary Grouping shapes is most useful when you want to preserve the spacing between several different shapes Essentially it makes many shapes into one shape You can Software Features Side Toolbar lt lt r censaRoRRoRN cinanaR GA esses tenes Page 26 group individual shapes and or separate groups of shapes together Ungroup Selected Shape
8. der to use the Simplify Path Tool a shape must have an open path If it doesn t have an open path use the Open Path tool Directions 1 Click on the Point Editor Tool icon from the Side Toolbar Software Features Side Toolbar woni ii A Rawa tern A z Page 44 2 Select the desired shape whose path you would like to simplify 3 Click the Simplify Path icon from the Fly out Side Toolbar 4 At the Set Threshold window the higher you set the threshold the more points will be removed Add Remove Point Tool _ Add or remove points or nodes to the path of a shape p R Summary Using the Add Point Tool or the Remove Point Tool allows you to control the number of points on a line or shape If the shape was created using the Rectangle Tool Ellipse Tool Star Tool or Polygon Tool then the shape must first be converted to a path using Convert Shape To Path Directions 1 Click on either the Add Point Tool or Remove Point Tool 2 Select the shape by clicking on it s lines When selected blue dots representing points or software Features Side Toolbar s lt sasseooh EGW Wa AA ARA AR nese sare Page 45 Join Path Points Tool Join path points to merge two shapes into one a nodes will appear To add a point click anywhere on the lines of the shape To remove a point click on the point a Summary Ihe Join Path Points tool is used to merge two shapes into one It does this
9. e QuiltManager Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of QuiltManager It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue Please review the license terms before installing QuiltManager Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement Quilt EZ hereby gives you a non exclusive license to use the software QuiltManager the Software For evaluation the license is granted and is time limited For registered release you have to pay a license fee by following instructions prompted by the program You may use the Software on any single computer use the Software on a second computer so long as the primary user of each copy is the same person If you accept the terms of the agreement cick I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install QuiltManager lt ge Iagree cancel 4 QuiltManager r automatically E E PE reccomends an Setup will install QuiltManager in the following folder To install in a different folder dick installation folder for QuiltManager If desired click browse to select a different folder Space required 13 48 Space available 6 9GB Click Next 5 QuiltManager automatically Choco a Start Menu le fr the Qltanpe sora reccomends a start menu NN RMON folder for Qui
10. e larger or smaller than the original When these copied shapes are stacked on top of the original it creates an effect that looks similar to an echo Directions 1 Select a shape that you wish to echo 2 Click Echo Pattern from the Fly out Side Toolbar A dialog window will appear 3 Set the number of echo shapes you desire in the Shapes count field 4 Set the desired distance between each echo shape in the Scale field Click OK Software Features Side Toolbar lt r gt censaRienoa ktsaiagaat Saona Page 28 Additional Tips e Remember that the number of echo shapes you choose in the Shapes count field does not include the original shape e Echo Pattern automatically groups the echo shapes with the original If you want to edit the echo shapes further use Ungroup Selected Shapes located in the Pointer Tool Fly out Side Toolbar Preview Shape Stitching Watch a preview demonstration of the order in which the pattern will be stitched Summary Preview Shape Stitching allows you to watch a simulation of the order in which your pattern will be stitched by your quilting machine Directions 1 Select the shape s you would like to preview 2 Click the Preview Shape Stitching icon from the Fly out Side Toolbar Convert to Pattern Box x Convert a shape into a pattern box Summary Pattern boxes are a helpful way to isolate elements of your design during the design process Pattern boxes are converted
11. en i z Page 32 Hand Tool m Navigate across the quilt area Summary The Hand Tool is used to navigate across the quilt area without using the horizontal or vertical scrollbars and while maintaining your current zoom magnification Think of a hand literally grabbing your quilt area and sliding it left right up or down Directions 1 Click the Hand Tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 Click and drag anywhere on the quilt area to slide the quilt area view software Features Side Toolbar s nosas sosin iieoo nioo az owA oz EA Page 33 Path from Lines Tool Draw straight lines to create custom shapes Summary The Path from Lines Tool is used to create custom shapes It is helpful when you need to draw straight lines and dont want to draw them freehand with a mouse Directions 1 Click the Path from Lines Tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 To create a starting point for your first line click anywhere on the quilt area 3 To create an end point for your line click anywhere on the quilt area Notice KO the preview line showing where the line will appear 4 To add additional lines repeat steps 2 and 3 as often as desired 5 To end modifying the shape right click or press the esc key Software Features Side Toolbar aan A Raw stern Ai z Page 34 Path Tool Draw curved lines to create custom shapes Summary The Path Tool is used to create custom shapes It operates exactly li
12. es Top Toolbar Increase Decrease Grid Size Adjust the interval distance between gridlines 2 00 gt in Summary Adjusting the grid size is most useful for adjusting the gridboxes to match the dimensions of the your quiltblocks There are three ways to adjust the grid line intervals Directions Adjust the grid size using one of the following methods o Click the Increase Grid Size Decrease Grid Size 1CONS e Click the up and down arrows in the grid interval textfield e Type a new measurement in the grid interval field software Features Top Toolbar sseeesqss0nessieaeesissoceessnnseeneneiesaestieae Page 17 Snap To Grid SEAS EE Allow patterns to auto align with gridlines Summary Snap to Grid allows you to accurately place shapes within a gridbox and to perfectly resize shapes to fit within a gridbox Directions Place shapes using Snap to Grid 1 Verify that Enable Grid and Snap To Grid are active The icons should appear depressed like a button 2 Using the Pointer Tool select a shape by clicking on it 3 Click and hold on the shape you wish to move Software Features lop Toolbar lt riocesooR enoanoksa agaat sa ORAS senate Page 18 4 Drag the shape so the red square of the outline roughly corresponds with the top left corner of the desired gridbox 5 Release the mouse butto
13. from existing shapes in your design Directions 1 Using the Pointer Tool select a shape desired to convert to a pattern box 2 Click the Convert to Pattern Box icon located in the Fly out Side Toolbar software Features Side Toolbar s lt sasseooh EAN GA AA AOR AOR nese sare Page 29 Additional Tips e Ifyou save a file with pattern boxes it will retain the shapes inside a pattern box but not retain the pattern boxes themselves e Note that only shapes created using the Rectangle Tool Ellipse Tool Star Tool or Polygon Tool can be converted into a pattern box Swap Start and Stop Points gt Exchange the stitching start and stop points of a shape Summary Swapping the start and stop points of a shape can help eliminate wasted thread during the stitching process It is best used in conjunction with the Show Stitching Jumps tool Directions 1 Using the Pointer Tool select the desired shape 2 Click the Swap Start and Stop Points icon from the Fly out Side Toolbar Set Color sge Set the color or lines used to represent a shape i Summary Set color allows you to set the colors of different shapes This helps you tell the difference between shapes quickly and efficiently Directions 1 Select the shape s you would like to color 2 Click the Set Color icon from the Fly out Side Software Features Side Toolbar s lt aesesersrseseseeanoreqncenaseerense lt a AO NA I Page 30 Toolbar The Selec
14. he pattern box Additional Tips e Once removed the pattern box WILL NOT revert back to the shape from which it was converted software Features Top Toolbar lt sasseoo EGER OG AOR AAS AOR AR AR ERA Page 13 Open File Insert saved pattern shapes into a currently open pattern pa Summary Open File allows you to import a previously saved pattern Directions 1 Click the Open File icon An Open quilting pattern window will appear 2 Select the pattern file you wish to insert Click OK Additional Tips e QuiltManager supports qcc dxf and qli file formats e Ifyou cannot find your pattern or template UCZY make sure you have selected the All formats az Paco viewing option from the dropdown menu in O amt P the Open quilting pattern window Software Features Top Toolbap ua AA WA wio A W ri cial sims Page 14 Save Pattern Save a pattern to access later or to upload to your quilting machine Summary Save Pattern allows you to save your current pattern into a pattern file This saved file can then be used with your quilting machine or inserted into future patterns If you want to save only theindividual pattern in a pattern box select the pattern box using Previous Next Pattern Box Directions l To save a pattern click the Save Pattern icon 2 Name the pattern Choose the desired file type Save to USB flash drive 3 Click the double arrows in the Save
15. hines QuiltManager can modify patterns that are in qli dxf or qcc format or create new patterns from scratch QuiltManager was created to edit quilt pattern files for several popular robotic quilting systems such as Shirley Stitcher Quilt Magician or any system that will accept a standard dxf file How does QuiltManager work Quilt pattern files are saved asvector graphics Unlike pixel graphics which are composed of groups of colored dots Vector graphics are based on mathmatics Ihis means that each pattern is composed of points connected by lines QuiltManager allows you to modify these points and lines What kind of pattern modifications can I make in QuiltManager QuiltManager provides many ways to create and modify vector quilt designs You can create straight lines connected point by point using the Path From Lines Tool You can draw free hand lines using the Pencil Tool QuiltManager automatically smooths out free hand lines to correct small mistakes You can create several common geometric shapes using the Rectangle Tool Ellipse Tool Star Tool and Polygon Tool You can divide shapes or connect them together using the Cut Path Shapes or Joint Path Points tools You can add or remove points Getting Stairied Introducci neo ROR ARE Se ee from shapes using the Add Point Tool Remove Point Tool and the Simplify Path Tool QuiltManager also allows you to easily duplicate and or mirror shapes using the Repea
16. ing through pattern boxes remember they are arranged in the order in which they were created e A pattern box must be selected using Previous NextPattern Box in order to remove it DOH Wale Features Top ToolDat Rzenrekenw winni inni ni wio WAR AA Page 21 Show Stitching Jumps Show where the quilting machine will not stitch Summary Show Stitching Jumps provides a useful preview of the stitching start and end points for each shape as well as an outlined path showing how the quilting machine arm will travel between shapes Show Stitching Jumps is helpful when trying to arrange shapes to prevent as much wasted thread use as possible Directions Click the Show Stitching ry Jumps icon i Dotted red lines will appear connecting the start and end e points of the pattern shapes 71 These red dotted lines are the a i stitching jumps A Ly Software Features Top Toolbat aaa GAR Awa tern A al orn Page 22 Undo Redo Undo or redo actions taken to design the current pattern Hotkey ctrl z Summary Undo and Redo allow you to quickly correct mistakes made in the design process While you design and make adjustments to your quilt pattern QuiltManager keeps track of all of your actions on a timeline This allows you to take as many steps backward or forward in your design process as you need Directions Click the Undo Redo Icons to step backward and forward along your recorded actions time
17. ke the Path from Lines Tool with one important difference it can make curved lines Directions ks Software Features Side Toolbar To create a starting point for your curved line click and hold anywhere on the quilt area Still holding down the mouse button drag the mouse cursor to achieve the desired length of your curved line Release the mouse button The line will be half the length of the guideline shown To create an end point for this segment of curved line drag your mouse cursor around Notice the preview line showing where the line will appear You can either a add additional curved lines by repeating steps 1 through 3 as often as desired or b click to add your end point wherever desired a 4 To end modifying the shape right click or press the esc key Software Features Side Toolbar lt gt gt orosoos cioohortssiag ac Saona oi Page 36 Pencil Tool Draw freehand lines to create custom shapes Summary The Pencil Tool is used to create custom shapes through freehand drawing with the mouse cursor Directions 1 Click the Pencil Tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 To draw a path click and drag the mouse cursor from one point on the quilt area to another then release the mouse button Additional Tips e Freehand lines created using the Pencil Tool are automatically smoothed to create flowing shapes software Features Side Toolbar s nosas sosin
18. line Additional Tips e Hovering your mouse cursor over the Undo or Redo icons will display the name of the action that will be undone or redone e Ifyou undo an action or actions and then perform a new action QuiltManager will delete all of the recently undone actions from your timeline and replace them with any new actions As a result the recently undone actions are no longer available to be redone software Features Top Toolbar sseeesqss0nessieaeesissocetesernaaeenae nese sare Page 23 Set Dimensions Set your preferred unit of measurement Summary Set Dimensions is used to set the unit of measurement used by QuiltManager Use the dropdown menu to change units of measurement to inches pixels or centimeters About QuiltManager Learn which verision of QuiltManager you are running Summary About QuiltManager allows you to learn what version of QuiltManager you are running it also contains a direct link to the Quilt EZ website Software Features Top 1O Dat cerani ni GAR AO wini etn eterna Ai z Page 24 Pointer Tool Select adjust and manipulate shapes of the current pattern w Summary Ihe Pointer Tool is used to interact with design shapes when creating a pattern When the Pointer Tool is active additional features will appear in the Fly out Side Toolbar Also shapes will display their start and end stitch points Directions Click the Pointer Tool icon Select a shape Cli
19. ltManager drogo AC3Filter and will create a desktop ke Tek shortcut by default If adobe Rebar 8 desired select a different Pid start menu folder and E or select Do not create shortcuts Click Install 6 Thats it QuiltManager is now installed on your waa computer and ready to Qutivanager has been tle on your computer Click Finish to dose this wizard use Click Finish Getting Started Installation Guide c lt ekuvafotosfioo Noa a Page 9 3 User Interface Guide A brief explanation of each feature and hot key explanations lt AE ABCDE FG HI J KL M N xEGlE Q9X lt gt Gc Haa oR gt amin SA Q JAN O S 7 T CI m E UO WoO E Yp Z 5 A ABTT AD AC A Create New Document Create C Open File Import patterns into a a new pattern box currently open pattern box B Remove Pattern Box Remove D Save Pattern Save a pattern to a pattern box created using the access later or to upload to your Create Pattern Box tool quilting machine User Interface User Interce Guide anna AE A Page 10 User Interface User Interface Guide Enable Grid Enable or disable quilt pattern gridlines Increase Decrease Grid Size Adjust the interval distance between gridlines Snap to Grid Allow patterns to auto align with gridlines Zoom Out Zoom In Adjust the view magnification of the current pattern Zoom to Fit Adjust the view
20. measures using the selected units of measurement Top Toolbar QuiltManager System tools Page 11 Create New Document Create a new pattern Summary Create New Document allows you to start a new pattern with an editable quilt area Directions 1 Click the Create New Document icon A window will appear prompting you to select the quilt size 2 Type in the width and height of your quilt into the Quilt width and Quilt height fields You can also click the up down arrows on the right of each text box Click OK Additional Tips e Creating a new document when a pattern is already open will automatically close the current pattern e Remember that new patterns are not saved until you click Save Pattern Software Features Top loe bat ami A AR a Gi AN A Z A z Page 12 Remove Pattern Box Remove a pattern box created using the Gonvert to Pattern Box tool Summary Remove Pattern Box will remove a pattern box created from using the Convert to Pattern Box tool For more information about pattern boxes see Convert to Pattern Box on page 20 Directions 1 Using the Previous Next Pattern Box icons find the desired pattern box only necessary if more than one pattern box has been created rt i uu 2 When the appropriate pattern box is selected click the Remove Pattern Box icon 3 A window will appear asking if you would like to remove or keep the shapes inside t
21. multi cornered shapes LS Summary The Star Tool is used to create shapes with multiple corners Though it defaults as a five point star the number of points is fully customizable Directions 1 Click the Star Tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 To create a starting point for your star click and hold anywhere on the quilt area 3 Drag the mouse cursor to form the desired shape Release the mouse button Add Remove Corner To Star Polygon LY Style the corners of your shape Summary The Add Corner to Star Polygon and Remove Corner from Star Polygon tools are used immediately after creating a shape These two tools are used to adjust the number of points sides on a shape The lowest number allowed is three while the greatest is nearly unlimited Software Features Side Toolbar seseseeers seresnsamoreqnseeespeniaesnsensa AA Page 40 Polygon Tool gt Create multi cornered polygons C Summary The Polygon Tool is used to create polygons with multiple sides Though it defaults as a five sided polygon the number of sides is fully customizable Directions 1 Click the Polygon Tool icon from the Side Toolbar 2 To create a starting point for your polygon click and hold anywhere on the quilt area 3 Drag the mouse cursor to form the desired shape Release the mouse button Add Remove Corner To Star Polygon LY Style the corners of your shape Summary The Add Corner to Star Polygon
22. n The shape will snap to the top left gridbox corner Additional Tips e Snap To Grid when used along with Repeat Pattern can save a great deal of time and headache when duplicating patterns for repetitious quilt block patterns For more on Repeat Pattern see page 27 software Features lop Toolbar s s ses sooin sieoo nica mennek AREA Page 19 Zoom Out Zoom In Q Ol Adjust the view magnification of the current pattern Hotkey Ctrl Scrollwheel Summary Zoom Out and Zoom In allows you to change the magnification of the QuiltManager view This is most useful when editing small shapes and nodes on a path Directions Click the Zoom Out or Zoom In icons to change the view magnification Zoom to Fit Adjust the view magnification of the open pattern aa s Summary Zoom to Fit adjusts the view magnification so that all of the shapes on the quilt area are visible Directions Click the Zoom to Fit icon Software Features Top Toolbar lt ryo osoosizRoahonis aa mnn Page 20 Previous Next Pattern Box Scroll through the available pattern boxes lt gt Summary The Previous Next Pattern Box icons are the primary method of navigating pattern boxes They are also essential to deleting pattern boxes To create a pattern box see page 29 Directions Click the Previous Next Pattern Box icons to scroll through the pattern boxes N A Additional Tips e When scroll
23. nge the number of sides on a polygon Directions 1 Click on the Point Editor Tool from the Side Toolbar 2 Select the desired shape to convert to a path 3 Click the Convert Shape To Path icon from the Fly out Side Toolbar Close Path aj Close the path of a shape s nodes Summary The Close Path tool allows you to close an open path This will essentially add a wall to the shape usually connecting the start and end points Directions 1 Click on the Point Editor Tool from the Side Toolbar 2 Select the desired shape to convert to a path 3 Click the Close Path icon from the Fly out Side Toolbar software Features Side Toolbar lt lt asssooh Ekom Gad AA AOR AR A RR Page 43 Open Path Open the path of a shape s nodes Summary The Open Path tool allows you to open a closed shape This can be useful when wanting to edit the curvature of the lines of a shape Directions 1 Click on the Point Editor Tool from the Side Toolbar 2 Select the desired shape whose path you would like to open 3 Click the Open Path icon from the Fly out Side Toolbar Simplify Path Reduce the number of nodes in a shape path K Summary The Simplify Path tool reduces the number of points or nodes in a shape Many patterns contain shapes that have a large number of nodes making them difficult to work with Reducing the number of nodes in a shape will affect the curvature of shape lines In or
24. pattern window Select Computer from the drop down menu Software Features Top Toolbar File name Save as type Quilt EZ format qcc Program Files Quilt EX r QuiltManager Local Disk C ie Computer Desktop Libraries Homegroup 4 Under devices with 4 Devices with Removable Storage 4 gt me ELI BD ROM Drive F removable storage ak S select your USB flash lt msomo drive pn 5 Click save Additional Tips e While QuiltManager can open qcc dxf and qli file formats you may only save patterns in dxf and QuiltManagers native qcc format e Saved pattern files do not retain pattern boxes Saved pattern files convert all shapes to paths once saved e When importing saved files into a pattern using Open File note that all shapes in a saved file are grouped For more on groups see page 26 Enable Grid Enable or disable quilt area gridlines Summary A grid is made up of horizontal and vertical gridlines Gridlines act as guides to help you place shapes patterns and templates accurately These gridlines are spaced at intervals measured in inches as shown in the top toolbar When a grid is enabled you will be able to see these gridlines on your pattern The gridlines will not be stitched by your quilting machine Directions 1 To enable or disable the grid click the Enable Grid icon Software Featur
25. s undoes the grouping accomplished by the Group Selected Shapes tool and by importing groups of shapes from a saved pattern Directions 1 Select the shapes you would like to group or ungroup 2 Click the Group Ungroup Selected Shapes Mirror Vertically Horizontally Nhe Invert the positioning of a shape either vertically or horizontally Summary Mirror Vertically and Mirror Horizontally invert the positioning of any selected shapes This is known as mirroring an object Mirror Vertically flips the shape so that the top is the bottom and Mirror Horizontally flips the shape so that the left is right Directions 1 Select the shapes you would like to mirror 2 Click the Mirror Vertically or Mirror Horizontally icon Repeat Pattern TT Duplicate a pattern vertically and horizontally Summary Repeat Pattern is most useful when placing similar shapes in several adjacent quilt grid boxes It saves a lot of time that would otherwise be spent positioning and ordering individual copies of shapes Software Features Side Toolbar s s lt snsseooh EAN Wo AWA AO AAA GG Page 27 Directions 1 Select the shapes you would like to repeat 2 Click the Repeat Pattern icon The Repeat Pattern dialog box will appear 3 Adjust the Count and Spacing fields to the desired specifications Echo Pattern Duplicate shapes that echo the orignial shape Summary Echo Pattern allows you to create copies of a shape that ar
26. t Color dialog box will appear 3 Select the color that you would like to apply by clicking on the appropriate ae E Color Selector color box either from Basic colors or Custom colors The color should appear in the color preview box Click OK Color Creation There are several ways to Gleria Ras create your own color in the Select Color dialog box You can Custom Colors a Choose a new color using the color selector b Modify an existing color swatch from the Custom colors section Choose a new color 1 Click and drag your mouse cursor inside the color selector Software Features Side Toolbar szaro wini wio A Z Page 31 2 When the desired color appears in the color preview box click and hold on the color in the preview box and drag that color to an empty swatch in the Custom colors section Modify an existing color Basic Colors Cor cean 1 Click the color from the Custom colors you would like to edit 2 Click and drag your mouse cursor inside the color selector 3 When the desired color Color Preview Box appears in the color Custons Colors preview box click and hold on the color in the preview box and drag that color to an empty swatch in the Custom colors section Software Features Side Toolbar siata AR A wii ein
27. t Pattern Mirror Vertically or Mirror Horizontally tools These are only some of the ways QuiltManager allows you to create or modify your quilt patterns What is in the software features section The software features section takes up the bulk of this manual Information about each feature has been divided into three parts summary directions and additional tips Summary The summary provides a brief explanation of the feature and provides some context for the features use Directions Directions explain the procedural steps of using a feature Additional Tips Additional tips attempts to forsee possible problems you may run into while using the feature Additional tips may not be present for every feature covered in this manual Are there any keyboard shortcuts To the right of each title there will be a software feature icon Keyboard shortcuts called hotkeys to use that software feature will be found inderneath that icon Delete Shape Delete selected shape s Hotkey Del otkey De GEMEDN ELC IMMEOdUCUGN Ries A ARNE POR W AA Page 7 Getting Started Installation Guide Installation Guide Insert the QuiltManager Installation CD into the CD drive The QuiltManager Setup window will appear Click Next Read through the license agreement Click I Agree to accept the license and install QuiltManager You must accept the license agreement in order to install and use QuiltManager Welcome to th
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29. tched by your quilting machine Current Pattern The pattern which is currently being edited or all of the shapes that are in your quilt area Fly out Side Toolbar The tool bar that runs parallel to the side toolbar This only appears if a feature selected in the side toolbar has additional related features Gridlines Horizontal and vertical lines that are used as guides when placing shapes in the pattern Gridlines are NEVER stitched by your quilting machine Group Two or more shapes that retain their relative positioning when selected and or moved Groups can be reversed using the Ungroup Shapes tool Lines a line is a connection between two points that will be stitched by your quilting machine Node Another name for point nodes are the pieces from which lines are drawn and shapes are formed If the nodes of a shape aren t appearing or cannot be edited the shape may need to be converted to a path using the Convert Shape To Path tool Path Sometimes used interchangeably with line In the context of the Convert Shape To Path tool a path removes any special editable qualities from a shapes such as the ability to add points to a start or round the corners of a rectangle and reduces the shape to a set of editable points and lines Pattern a shape or shapes that are saved and can be uploaded to your quilting machine Appendix Definitions Page
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