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1. 104 6 5 2 6 5 3 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 6 5 5 6 5 6 2 Toselect consecutive stitch points click on a point and with the Shift key down click on another point The points between these 2 points including themselves will be selected 3 Alternatively you can select consecutive stitch points by first click on a point and then with the Shift key down press the left right arrow keys to select points before or after it 4 To select points that are not consecutive hold down the CTRL key and then click on the points Note that if you click on an already selected points with the CTRL key down the point will be de selected 5 To de select all points just click on an empty area Move Stitch Point s Follow the steps below to move stitch point s in a stitch block 1 Select the stitch point s you want to move refer to Select Stitch Point s 103 for more details 2 Hold down the mouse button on one of the select points and drag the points to where you want 3 Release the button to end Insert Stitch Point s Follow the steps below to insert stitch point s to a stitch block Select a stitch point where you want to insert points refer to Select Stitch Point s 103 for more details Right click in the Design Window and select Insert Stitches from the context menu Click in the Design Window once will insert a stitch point at the position of the cursor Double click in the Design Window to end Alternati
2. 160 SEDS Il 8 1 5 15 3 Color Sequence H Range Check Al to print the whole design or Selected to print the selected stitch blocks Magnification Select from the pull down list a pre defined print scale or input the scale in the pull down box Color Sequence Check this box to print the color sequence as shown 8 1 5 16 Design Properties Dialog Box There are 3 tabs in this dialog box e General 16 e Design Information 162 e Production Information 163 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 161 8 1 5 16 1 General Design Properties General Design Information Production Information New Dimensions mm 100 00 Gre Kinch 3 937 Y nch Propoetionabe Icanas Resize stitches and Image Design InfOut Points Design Center C File Center C At First and Last Stitch C Sat Manually L ae cae Il e e New Dimensions X mm File width of design in mm Y mm File height of design in mm X inch File width of design in inch Y inch File height of design in inch Proportionate If enabled maintain the original aspect ratio when width or height is changed Canvas If checked just the file size of the design will be changed and the contents of the design will be placed at the center of the new file area Resize Stitches and Image If checked the contents of the design will be scaled according to th
3. 4 3 1 Add a Design to Album Follow the steps below to add design files to an album 1 Select an album into which you want to add designs refer to Select an Album 26 for more details 2 Click the icon on the toolbar to unlock the album if it is locked 3 Select Archive List 4 Click onthe icon on the toolbar or right click in the Content Window and select Add Items from the context menu The dialog box below will be shown 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 28 SEDS Il 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 Look in C3 Designs O E Ce E S Ants eds Seng det Senn det Space eck Siem det S Bells eds S eme det S GOO det GOO det S G02 det Some det SS GO det SS G009 dst File name Files of ppe All Design Files 5 Select the folder where the designs are located in Look in 6 Select multiple files from the file list window or type in the name of a design in File name 7 Click Open to add the files to the album Note that when you add designs to an album only the paths and thumbnails are saved in the album but not the designs themselves Open a Design from Album The Album Window is designed to be able to co function with the main program meaning that you can continue to work in the main program window with the Aloum Window opened The ability the open a design file directly from an aloum make it very easy for you to manipulate your designs Follow the steps below to open a design from a
4. SEDS II Achiever User Manual 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Copyright Notice Information in this document is subject to change without notice Companies names and data used in examples are fictitious unless otherwise noted No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written consent of Sew Good Software Inc c 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc All rights reserved TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarksof their respective owners NOTE Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user The user should review the accuracy of any summary because a Summary is by its nature not the entirety of the work Please remember You must accept the End User License Agreement before you can use this product The product is licensed as a single product Its component may not be set up for use on more than one computer If you do not accept terms of the License Agreement you should promptly return the product for a refund Do not make illegal copies for further details please refer to the End User License Agreement Sew Good Software Inc claims no responsibility for errors resulting from display or output from the demonstration versions of its software Contents I Table of Contents Part 2 System Requ
5. H OneTouch Wizard Invoke the OneTouch Wizard for OneTouch auto digitizing 8 1 2 5 Window Menu H Cascade Cascade all opened design windows Tile Tile all opened Design Windows 8 1 2 6 Help Menu H User s Guide Open the online user s guide m Website Online Open an Internet browser and jump to our web site Activate Font Enter the registration code to activate font s About Open the About dialog box 8 1 3 ToolBars 8 1 3 1 Main Bar De BS amp A BB vc ca a FitPaper J Getai New Create a new blank design file Open Open an existing design file in one of the supported format eds edf edp tap dst fmc fdr zsk cnd exp pec pes pcs pcm ksm hus sew Click the arrow on the right to display a list of recent opened files and select from the list to reopen the file Save Save the current design to its current file name and location Print Print the contents in the active Design Window 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 114 SEDS Il Cut Delete the selected objects and stitch blocks from the active Design Window and place them into the clipboard 3 Copy ES Make a copy of the selected objects and stitch blocks from the active Design Window and place them into the clipboard Paste Copy the contents of the clipboard into the active Design Window Undo Reverse the changes of the last operation Click the arrow on the right to display a list of pre
6. Italic Create text in italic mode supported in TTF fonts only 8 1 3 4 1 2 Lettering in Box Diamond Options Bar m F R I E Ay 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 116 SEDS Il Control Nodes Options Orientation Options 125 Alignment Options 126 AY Auto Spacing If button is down turn on 126 adjust spacing between characters automatically off otherwise 8 1 3 4 1 3 Lettering on 1 Line Options Bar Control Nodes Options Orientation Options 125 d Alignment Options 126 Position Options 126 Absolute Angle AY 126 If button is down the rotation angle is relative to the horizontal direction otherwise it is relative to the base object Auto Spacing If button is down turn on 8 1 3 4 1 4 Lettering between 2 Line woe Sr Ee AN Control Nodes Options Orientation Options 125 d Alignment Options 126 Absolute Angle adjust spacing between characters automatically off otherwise s Options Bar 126 If button is down the rotation angle is relative to the horizontal direction otherwise it is relative to the base object Auto Spacing If button is down turn on adjust spacing between characters automatically off otherwise 8 1 3 4 1 5 Lettering on 1 Object Options Bar x d rn x HEC e pt AV Orientation Options 125 Alignment Options 126 Position Options 126 Absolute Angle If button is down the rotation angle is relative to
7. SEDS Il Jagged Satin Options Bar 119 Line Type Options Bar 119 Single Line Options BAM vc iscssisesseceeontindansesceueseaeeceucetbnsausetuutaseainceecetindansetucauwsedeecoudetundanaduuhaededieceetetemicunas 119 Double Line Options Bar 120 E Stitch Options Ml acces eae ee ce csc see ae ee tet eee es ene eee sean tee eee 120 Bean Stitch Options Bar 120 Lettering Type Options Bar 120 Satin Lettering Options Bar 121 Normal Fill Lettering Options Bar 121 Line Stitch Lettering Options Bar 121 Column Fill Lettering Options Bar 122 Special Type Options TT 122 Line Motit Options E 122 Fill Motif Options E 122 Cross Stitch Options gt lt een ease ena ie cn an ee eee 122 Photo Stitch Options EE 123 Miscellaneous Options Bar 123 Selection Options Bar 123 ZR OS TE 123 Ellipse Rectangle Options Bar 124 Polygon Star Options Baf secccscasactesceucecsaedetbescetuebenantevenudedusteusatettaneeduceusasteubescttnsbasaxtedbagsetesdetesytbaneeaheudes 124 Manual Stitch Options Bar 124 Slow Redraw Options Har 124 Search Machine Code Options Bar 125 POOP Le EE 125 Orientation Option 125 Control Nodes OptionS eeeneteNenreetante nee Renn me arte errors en ttre ae te ota a ee ee 126 Algnment ei tte 126 Position Options satastassetes tc seehostcsne usb esse tes ace es ceee tu use ies eee eeea euch eect eset eee 126 LOCK GWEN lo 127 Fill Stitch Boundary Ee NEE 127 BEif ltce ell iel de TEE 127 Column Fill leieren 127 Corne
8. Angle Angle of stitch lines Cycle Number of thread passes 1 pass 1 back and forth loop between a given stitch point and the next time it occurs in the same horizontal location but further along in the fill Fill Offset Distance between 1 stitch point and the closest stitch point on the thread adjacent to it in mm External Compensation Mode 143 External Compensation Value by Percentage External compensation value in percentage External Compensation Value by mm External compensation value inmm Internal Compensation Reserved for future Hee MENE Underlay Settings Fill Underlay Pattern 149 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 87 aan Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block Border Settings H E ES el upu d F Kc EA aal la Border Type 143 Satin Offset Offset of the satin column from the center in percentage of total width Border Length Length of border stitches in mm Border Width Width of the border stitches in mm Border Span Span density of border stitches in mm 5 13 10 Line L
9. Charspacing 100 ma eld Flinto Space Une Spacing 200 Le Citak Revenge TTF Satin Font Deg Us Elce Comer Foz ve Papier et als E S Cases Select a font type from Font Type There are 4 options TTF Fill TTF Satin SEDS Fill and SEDS Satin The SEDS types are our proprietary pre digitized fonts For TTF the same font can be used for Fill and Satin Select a font from Font Name Note that a small preview window will be displayed on the left side of the pull down box showing how the selected font look likes Input the Height Width Char Spacing and Line Spacing values if desired The Width is expressed as a percentage of the normal width of the characters relative to the height Check Bold to turn on bold effect for TTF fonts if desired Check Italic to turn on italic effect for TTF fonts if desired Check Auto Space to allow the program to even the spacing between characters automatically You can set the orientation of the characters in 2 ways Baseline or Absolute If lettering is arranged on a baseline object such as Line Vertical Line Arc Ellipse and Free Line if Baseline is selected the orientation angle is always relative to the baseline Otherwise if Absolute is selected the orientation angle is always relative to the horizontal line For arrange in Box select Absolute will change the angle of the box instead 130 l Click to have letterings in the normal orientation or click Dat h
10. Dialog Font Check Large Font to use large font size in dialog boxes Grid e Frequency Define grid by the number of grid lines per mm inch given in X Diff and Y Diff X Diff denotes the number of grid lines in the horizontal direction while Y Diff denotes the number of grid lines in the vertical direction e Spacing Define grid by the spacing between lines given in X Diff and Y Diff X Diff denotes the spacing of grid lines in the horizontal direction while Y Diff denotes the spacing of grid lines in the vertical direction Dot Grid Display grid as dots Line Grid Display grid as lines Show Grid Turn grid on if checked Snap Grid Objects will be snapped to grid points if checked 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 180 SEDS Il 8 2 2 Advanced Program Options Appearance Advanced Folders Backup File File Recovery Backup Recovery Save Wait rinutes Default Desig Sine CO Ports width 100 00 COM 1 Height 100 00 Lock Stitch Lock Stitch Pattern mm Auto Lock Stitch vith Trim 40 40 0 50 40 50 0 40 TIE Sain Font Undo steps Curve Conversion Enable Curve C Cut Serif kk ceiargcn sg z Auto Start Manual Stitch Draing _ SEDS Compatible Interface ay oF Long Jump Without Trim Backup File A backup file with the bak extension will be created when saving if checked File Recovery If Recovery Save checked a backup copy will be created for eve
11. Lock Stitch Off No lock stitch is added to a stitch block when it is created 8 1 3 4 8 6 Fill Stitch Boundary Options without Boundary Stitches With Boundary Stitches Without Boundary Stitches With Boundary Stitches 8 1 3 4 8 7 Jag Direction Options m e SS 25 Lett D e ae Center Z Right Jag Left Create jagged stitches on the left side of the object only Jag Both Create jagged stitches on both sides of the object Jag Right Create jagged stitches on the right side of the object only 8 1 3 4 8 8 Column Fill Mode Options Hi ER Column Classic D I Column Modern il Classic dew With this mode stitches are created at an ordered manner RA Modern With this mode stitches are created at a more random manner lt End stitches are added along the outline of the object on alternate stitch lines End stitches are added along the outline of the object on each stitch line 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 128 SEDS Il 8 1 3 4 8 9 Cornering Options sl GI Cornering Type 1 EI Comering Type 2 HI Comering Type 3 Comering Type 4 Cornering Type 1 Cornering Type 2 Use the cornering pattern as shown below HI Cornering Type 3 Use the cornering pattern as shown below 3 Y Ze V Cornering Type 3 Use the cornering pattern as shown below 8 1 3 4 8 10 Satin Pattern Options IN Hi Sa
12. SEDS Il Help Display the online help Folder List Window Here you can select the folder where motifs are located Preview Window Motif will be filled according the settings below and shown here Parallel Offset Adjust this to shift motifs in the direction of a motif line Perpendicular Offset Adjust this to shift motifs in the direction perpendicular to the motif line Motif Gap Distance between motifs in mm Perpendicular Gap Perpendicular distance between motiflines in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines Displacement Motifs are shifted by percentage of the width of a motif from the previous row Align Normal Motifs are aligned at the same position on each row Align Interlace HU LS Ta ae EJ B Bs Br s coats Motifs are shifted by half the width of the motif each row Align Overlap Motifs are shifted by half the width of the motif each row and the distance between rows is decreased by half the height of the motif Align Free Motifs are shifted by a percentage of the width of the motif each row d Preview Size Set the size of the preview rectangle Thumbnails Window Motifs will be shown as thumbnails here Click on a thumbnail will select it and its properties will be shown on the Message Bar Also the selected motif will be filled and shown in the Preview Window Message Bar e Motif Name e Motif Size width x height in mm e Number of stitch block
13. Width Width of single line satin stitch in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines Border Width Width of the border stitches in mm Border Type 143 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program Eli Border Length Length of border stitches in mm k Border Span Span density of border stitches in mm IN Satin Offset Offset of the satin column from the center in percentage of total width 8 1 3 6 6 Special Type Settings Bar These settings bar are used in Special Stitch Type e Line Motif Settings Bar 147 e Fill Motif Settings Bar 147 e Cross Stitch Settings Bar 147 e Photo Stitch Settings Bar 142 8 1 3 6 6 1 Line Motif Settings Bar zol d 000 ell Gata e Motif Gap Distance between motifs in mm 8 1 3 6 6 2 Fill Motif Settings Bar pies P r l il 217 ael bea e ee Hi Ze E om Som Selen Parallel Offset Adjust this to shift motifs in the direction of a motif line Perpendicular Offset Adjust this to shift motifs in the direction perpendicular to the motif line OI Motif Gap Distance between motifs in mm Perpendicular Gap Perpendicular distance between motif lines in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines EL Displacement Motifs are shifted by percentage of the width of a motif from the previous row 8 1 3 6 6 3 Cross Stitch Settings Bar S XEN kam K 3 an lox S KE Te LES Cross Stitch Length The distance in mm of the cross stitch pattern shown in blue bel
14. zE Backward 10 Stitches Redraw backward by 10 stitches at one time Ges Backward 100 Stitches Redraw backward by 100 stitches at one time 4l Backward One Stitch iU Redraw backward one stitch Forward One Stitch Redraw forward one stitch Previous Block Jump to the beginning of the previous stitch block Next Block Jump to the beginning of the next stitch block Previous Needle Jump to beginning of the previous needle Next Needle Jump to the beginning of the next needle 8 1 3 4 7 7 Search Machine Code Options Bar Previous Machine Code Move to the location of the previous machine code Next Machine Code Move to the location of the next machine code Previous Stitch Move to previous stitch Next Stitch Move to next stitch lel E e 8 1 3 4 8 Pop up Options Some icons have a small black triangle at the right side For those icons click on the small triangle will pop up a list for more available options Orientation Options 125 Control Nodes Options 126 Alignment Options 126 Position Options 126 Lock Stitch Options 127 Fill Stitch Boundary Options 127 Jag Direction Options 127 Column Fill Mode SE 127 Cornering Options 12 Satin Pattern Options 128 E Stitch Direction Options 129 Fill Motif Alignment Options 129 Photo Stitch Type Options 129 Photo Stitch Orientation Options 130 8 1 3 4 8 1 Orientation Options ABC AEC Norma 784 Inverted 2005 06
15. 1 8 hio sen Options Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples Inside See Also Single Line 55 Double Line 55 Bean Stitch 56 Chain Stitch 5 7 4 Bean Stitch Target One object can be opened or closed Settings DD am Mtx 50 ri el JU amp 1 00 Options bem Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples Scale Off 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 57 Adjust to Path On Adjust to Path Off See Also Single Line 55 Double Line 55 E Stitch 56 Chain Stitch 5 8 Special Stitch Types SEDS II Achiever supports many special stitch types see the following topics for more details Line Motif 57 Fill Motif 57 Cross Stitch 58 Photo Stitch 59 5 8 1 Line Motif Target One object can be opened or closed Settings Options Procedures 1 Select a motif using the Motif Browser 16 see Select a Motif 91 for more details 2 See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Notes e Tochange the default settings for Line Motif select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Motif tab See Motif Stitch Default Settings 82 for more details Examples Scale On Scale Off See Also Motif Manager 91 Fill Motif 57 gt 5 8 2 Fill Motif Target Closed object s If more than one one of them MUST en
16. 4 You can split the baseline object into 2 parts and place the lettering on either by e Draw aline in the Design Window to cut the baseline object into 2 parts e Click on either part to select it the lettering will be automatically placed on the selected part S 5 You can adjust the size angle location of each character as described in Lettering Editing ei 6 Right click in the Design Window and select Enter from the context menu to end 5 9 3 6 Between Two Objects 2 Free Lines This function is mainly used to change the 2 envelope objects of a lettering To use follow the steps below 1 Selecta lettering click on the WE icon from the Primary Bar 114 2 Click on the D icon in the Lettering Transformation Options 13 131 on the Lettering Settings Bar 113 131 The lettering with its 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 68 SEDS Il envelope objects will be shown as below ABC 3 You can adjust the envelope objects by click and drag the control points shown as gray small Squares 4 Youcan split the baseline object the one where the lettering sits on into 2 parts and place the lettering on either by e Draw aline in the Design Window to cut the baseline object into 2 parts e Click on either part to select it the lettering will be automatically placed on the selected part l S SJ 5 You can adjust the size angle location of each character as described in Lettering Editing ei 6 Right c
17. Column Fill 47 Jagged Column Fill 48 E 5 5 1 Normal Fill Target Closed object s If more than one one of them MUST enclose the others and they must NOT cross each other 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 46 SEDS Il 5 5 2 5 5 3 Settings e L 0 Tz 3 00 Rio E 4 00 1 00 3 JlrBiaen a Sexe A SS SS o a ri Zi ih a 0 20 Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples With Holes Without Boundary Stitches With Boundary Stitches See Also Jagged Fill 46 Gradual Fill Pattern Fill 46 Column Fill 47 Jagged Column Fill 48 Jagged Fill Target Closed object s If more than one one of them MUST enclose the others and they must NOT cross each other Settings oh ES 100 E 370 4 00 Wl an Er DU A mn SS o S 0 20 Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples Left Center Right See Also Normal Fill 45 Gradual Fill Pattern Fill 46 Column Fill 47 Jagged Column Fill 48 gt Pattern Fill Target Closed object s If more than one one of them MUST enclose the others and they must NOT cross each other Settings 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 47 mal es cn en am Ba Ean Uy Leet 1 fo Gen eha le loz Options ke So Procedures 1 Select a pattern using the Pattern Browser 165 see Select a Pattern 88 for more de
18. Number of Stitches Total number of stitches in the design Number of Colors Total number of colors needles of the design Color Changes Total number of color needle changes in the design H Date Created Date the design was created Last Edited Date the design was last edited H Description Description about the design Keywords Keywords associated with the design m Advanced Display additional properties and or options Browse Invoke the Designs Browser 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 150 SEDS Il 8 1 5 3 Save As Dialog Box Save re Le Designs File name test Save as type SEDS II Files eds No of Stitches g Desg ee Design Y Noof Cokes g Color Changes g Date Created 2004 07 2 LastEdted 2004 074 Save Background Image File Name Input the name of the design you want to save as here Save as Type File type to save Number of Stitches Total number of stitches in the design Design X Design Width in mm Design Y Design Height in mm Number of Colors Total number of colors needles of the design Color Changes Total number of color needle changes in the design Date Created Date the design was created Last Edited Date the design was last edited Save Background Image Check to save the background image in the design file also 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 8 1 5 4 Import Imag
19. Problems during Installation Problems Starting the Program Problems during Program Operation Hotkey List Glossary of Embroidery Terms General Object Based Digitizing Punching Index 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Introduction 9 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Thank you for using our SEDS II Achiever digitizing software To start using the software first please refer to the System Requirements 9 section to check if your hardware is compatible for use with the software Then follow the instructions in the Installation 9 section to install the program Please note that SEDS Il is divided into 2 levels Anchor and Achiever and make sure that you are installing the correct level that you purchased We have work hard to make the contents in this user guide as accurate as possible and they are subject to change without prior notice The functions in the software prevails over those described in this guide in case there are any discrepancies and under no circumstance would the software be treated as incomplete or incorrect 1 2 System Requirements e Intel Pentium 266MHz or higher Compatible processors AMD K6 or higher Cyrix 6x86 or higher e 128Mb of RAM 256Mb or more strongly recommended e 1 44Mb Floppy Drive e 2x or faster CD ROM Drive e Graphics card with 2Mb of memory capable of display 1024x768 with at least 64k colors VGA with 4Mb of memory capable of display 1280x1024 or higher with at lea
20. Redraw stitches from the start in various speeds in 3 D simulation display 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 8 1 3 9 Miscellaneous Toolbars There are some toolbars which will be displayed when certain functions are selected e Short Stitch Removal Bar 147 e OneTouch Bar 147 e Reduce Image Color Bar 147 8 1 3 9 1 Short Stitch Removal Bar Short Stitch Remove o Retan edge stitches m Shortest mm Stitches points spaced shorter than this distance will be considered as short stitches Do Start removing short stitches Retain Edge Stitches If checked preserve edge stitch points when removing short stitches 8 1 3 9 2 OneTouch Bar OneTouch Direction Top to Bottom e _ Force Satin _ Auto Angle OE Sie m Direction The image will be processed according to this direction Force Satin If checked satin stitch will be created no matter how wide a region is Auto Angle If checked the program will automatically select an angle for the fill stitch which matches the direction of a region DoAIll Process the whole image m Colors Show all colors in the image Right click on a color to change its number or ignore it during processing 8 1 3 9 3 Reduce Image Color Bar Reduce Image Color Auto Select Color If checked the program will select colors automatically Otherwise click on the image to select deselect colors m Number of Colors Final number of colors
21. Satin Stitch Density 4 Select Change Size of Stitch Block s and input the desired width and or height in mm or by percentage Check Proportionate to maintain the aspect ratio of the stitch block s 5 Click OK to start processing 6 Note that the program will automatically adjust add or remove stitches during re sizing to preserve the original density 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 102 SEDS Il 6 4 2 Change Number of Stitches To change the number of stitches in stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to process refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details To process the whole design select all stitch blocks 2 Selectthe Stitch Processing icon from the Stitch Block Edit Toolbar 146 on the Primary Bar 114 3 The Stitch Processing Dialog Box 177 will be shown below Stitch Processing Change Size of Stitch Blocks vencthy ren Change Number of Stitches Total Stitches gjg O Change Span of Stitch Blocks Fal Stitch Spanie Fil Stitch Deeresityl ts Satin Stitch Span t Sabin Stitch Density 4 Select Change Number of Stitches and input the desire stitch number in Total Stitches or a percentage of the current number of stitches in Percentage 5 Click OK to start processing 6 Note that the program will adjust the density of the stitch blocks during the process 6 4 3 Change Density Span To change the density span of stitch block
22. Sew Good Software Inc 126 SEDS Il AEC Normal Lettering is in the normal upright direction 79H Inverted Lettering Is inverted 8 1 3 4 8 2 Control Nodes Options i e Curve Nodes 1 Curve Node 3 Line Nodes 1 Line Node 3 Curve Nodes Place 3 curve control nodes on each side 1 Curve Node Place 1 curve control node on each side 3 Line Nodes Place 3 line control nodes on each side 1 Line Node Place 1 line control node on each side 8 1 3 4 8 3 Alignment Options ij Align Left i Align Right DI gal a D FY Align Left Align text to the left Align Center Align text to the center Align Right Align text to the right Align Free Ml 8 1 3 4 8 4 Position Options fet D I Abeovg HK Lecker D I Below gec Above Object Place lettering above the object Object at Middle Place the middle of the lettering along the object oc Below Object Place lettering below the object Characters are spaced evenly to fill the extent of the bounding object 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 127 8 1 3 4 8 5 Lock Stitch Options he F ye Auto Lock Stitch wath Trim 4 Leck Stitch On Lock Stitch OFT Auto Lock Stitch with Trim Automatically insert a lock stitch at the end of a stitch block if a trim code is added Lock Stitch On Automatically insert a lock stitch each time a stitch block is created
23. User defined number to specify the marker used m Hoop No User defined number to specify the hoop used Applique No User defined number to specify the appliqu used H Backing User defined text to specify the backing used Topping User defined text to specify the topping used 163 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 164 SEDS Il 8 1 5 17 Lettering Input Wizard Dialog Box Lettering Input Wizard Tied Input Window Cha Space 0 00 ma Ojed Flute Space Une Spacng 2 00 Lee itak Gre TTF Satin Fort re ze Elce comer Position bierg e la E JEN Oasi Font Type Four types TTF Fill TTF Satin SEDS Fill and SEDS Satin are available The SEDS types are pre digitized font types FontName The name of the font m Character Height Height of characters in mm Typically this gives the height of the capital letter A Character Width Width of character in percentage of the width proportional to the character height Character Space Space between characters inmm H Line Space Space between lines in mm Bold Create text in bold mode supported in TTF fonts only m Italic Create text in italic mode supported in TTF fonts only H Auto Spacing If checked turn on adjust spacing between characters automatically off otherwise Baseline If selected characters will be rotated at the given angle relative to the baseline H Absolute If selec
24. software released after your designated period of free updates If so re install the previously working version of the software with your installation disks Contact the customer support department if you have any questions Possibility 3 Check the Windows Device Manager and troubleshoot for any conflicts for the security device PROBLEM When try to start the program the error message Security device not found System quits appears Answer Ensure that the security device is properly inserted in a working USB port as provided in the installation instructions that came with your software 9 3 3 Problems during Program Operation PROBLEM The computer crashed while was saving a file The next time loaded my last saved file the system reported the error message File Does Not Exist or Error Opening File Answer We strongly recommend that customers run Scandisk on their hard drive partitions at least every week When the system saves a file to a location that has lost clusters it will stop saving and the file will be lost permanently To minimize the loss take advantage of the Backup Save feature described in Program Options 177 Computer viruses are also another possible cause Please obtain and install an anti virus package to prevent this from happening PROBLEM Program works for a while but crashes unexpectedly during operation Possibility 1 Check your video card display driver and ensure that you have the latest versio
25. 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 39 Object Properties Ak C aect Rotate Are Center Postion from File Origin e Tochange position select Position and input the values in X Position for horizontal displacement and Y Position for vertical displacement The values entered will be relative to the original position if Offset is selected or to the lower left corner of the file if From File Origin is selected e Tochange size select Stretch and input the Width and or Height in mm or as a percentage of the original values Check Proportionate to maintain the original aspect ratio You can also specify the Anchor Point of re size the point that doesn t move in At Object 5 2 2 2 Rotate Object s Follow the steps below to rotate object s 1 Select the object s you want to rotate refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2 Click on the cross control node at the center refer to Move Resize Objects s 38 for more details 3 The 9 move resize control nodes will be change to the 5 rotate control nodes as shown below g Xe ri 4 The circle control node at the center denotes the center of rotation Hold down the mouse button on it and drag the mouse to change its position Release the mouse button to end 5 To rotate the object s hold down the mouse button on one of the arc control node at the corners and drag the mouse to rotate the block s Release the mouse button to end
26. 106 Satin Lettering 85 Satin Stitch 79 Single Line Stitch 55 Slow Redraw 17 3D Simulation 17 Normal 17 Special Stitch 57 Cross 58 Fill Motif 57 Line Motif 57 Photo 59 Split 104 Stitch Block 104 Square 37 Star 37 Statistics 106 Status Bar 148 Stitch 45 Create 45 Fill Type 45 Jump 72 Lettering Stitch 68 Line Type 55 Manual 72 Satin Type 48 Special Stitch 57 Browser 99 Change Color 99 Change Density Span 102 Change Number of Stitches 102 Change Sequence 98 Change Size 101 Convert Manual 103 Copy 98 Delete 98 Edit 99 Insert Remove TrimCode 99 Mirror 98 Move Resize 96 Navigation 19 Processing 100 Rotate 97 Select 14 Split 104 Stitch Points 104 Insert 104 Move 104 Remove 104 Select 103 Stitch Processing 102 Change Density Span 102 Change Number of Stitches 102 Change Size 101 T Tellme about 48 Auto Span 48 Cornering 49 Guide Lines 52 Images 31 Melco Condensed Format 182 Objects 35 SEDS Il Overview 9 Settings Manager 76 System Requirements 9 The Program Window 108 Things Required during Installation 9 ToolBars 115 Color Bar 115 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 194 SEDS Il ToolBars 115 Main Bar 113 Miscellaneous Toolbars 147 Options Bar 115 Pop up Toolbars 144 Primary Bar 114 Stitch Creation Bar 130 Stitch Settings Bar 131 Stitch View Control Bar 143 Trim Code 99 Insert Remove 99 Trouble Shoot 184 Two Line Satin 53 U Units 179 De
27. 6 You can also enter the exact angle and or the center of rotation from the Object T Dialog Box 176 which can be opened by pressing F7 on the keyboard or selecting Object Properties from the Edit Menu 10 as shown 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 40 SEDS Il 5 2 2 3 9 2 2 4 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 6 Object Properties C Stretch Walen Hesham At Obja Rotate Aregle 0 0 Center Position From File Origin Peti 14 57 e Select Rotate and input value in Angle for the rotation angle and select the center of rotation from At Object Note coordinates of the center of rotation relative to the lower left corner of the file will be shown in X Position and Y Position If User defined is selected in At Object you can input values in X Position and Y Position manually Mirror Object s Follow the steps below to mirror object s 1 Select the object s you want to mirror refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2 Select X Mirror from the Edit Menu 110 to mirror the object s in the horizontal direction 3 Select Y Mirror from the Edit Menu 110 to mirror the object s in the vertical direction Copy Object s Follow the steps below to copy object s 1 Select the stitch object s you want to copy refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2 Select Copy from the Edit Menu 110 or press Ctrl C on the keyboard 3 Select Paste from the Edit Menu 110 or
28. 7 45 Degree Left Horizontal For mode 1 4 satin stitches running in the horizontal direction Vertical For mode 1 4 satin stitches running in the vertical direction 45 Degree Right For mode 1 4 satin stitches running at an angle of 45 degree to the right 45 Degree Left For mode 1 4 satin stitches running at an angle of 45 degree to the left 8 1 3 5 Stitch Creation Bar FET IENES Punching Start to create stitches on the selected objects using the current stitch mode TE Manual Stitch Toolbar 146 dl Freehand Satin Create freehand satin stitches Machine Control Toolbar 14 OneTouch Toolbar 146 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 131 8 1 3 6 Stitch Settings Bar The Stitch Settings Bar is used for both selecting stitch types and change settings The first large icon on the Stitch Setting Bar allows you to select the major stitch type while the second one allows you to select a particular type from the major list Depending on what level of the software you have the stitch types available may vary To select a different type click on the small arrow on the right of the large icon and select the appropriate one from the pop up bar Lettering Settings Bar 131 Fill Type Settings Bar 132 Satin Type Settings Bar 134 Line Type Settings Bar 137 Lettering Type Settings Bar 138 Special Type Settings Bar 141 Miscellaneous Settings 142 8 1 3 6 1 Lettering Settings Bar
29. Blocks gg Change Color of Stitch Block s 99 Insert Remove Trim Codes of Stitch Block s 99 Edit Stitch Point s 99 Edit Stitch Block s 99 e Toturn on off the Stitch Browser Docking Pane select Stitch Browser from the Toolbars submenu of the View Menu Hu e Click on the Stitch Browser Docking Pane to open it To have it stayed open push the EJicon on the upper right corner To resume auto hide click the Ed icon e Stitch blocks will be shown as thumbnails according to the display mode selected on the tabs on the top and right side There are 3 numbers beneath each thumbnail The one on the left is the ordinal number of the thumbnails The one on the right is the ordinal number of the stitch block s in the design The one in bracket is the total number of stitches in the stitch block s e All Layers Display stitch blocks from all layers e Current Layer Display stitch blocks in current layer only e All Each stitch block is display in a separate thumbnail e Color Change Successive stitch blocks of the same color needle are displayed in a thumbnail 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 100 SEDS Il 6 4 e Selected Display only selected stitch blocks one in a separate thumbnail e Manual Display only manual stitch blocks one in a separate thumbnail e Fill Display only fill stitch blocks one in a separate thumbnail e Satin Display only satin stitch blocks one in a separate thumbnail e Line Dis
30. DXF H Selected Only Export selected objects only 8 1 5 10 Export Motif Dialog Box Export Motif Save in CO MOTIF File name Save os lype Motil Files mii FileName Input the name of the exported motif file here m Files of Type Available vector file types MTF 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 8 1 5 11 Punch Floppy Export Dialog Box Punch Floppy Export Design File Infomation File Hame Spdieh Design x 100 00 No of Stitches 657 Design Y 100 00 Color Changes Description keywords Punch Captions Name sedsi Browse Format Tagma DST Fiber Tajima w IT Trace FileName The name of the design file H Design X Design Width in mm m Design Y Design Height in mm Number of Stitches Total number of stitches in the design m Color Changes Total number of color needle changes in the design H Description Description about the design H Keywords Keywords associated with the design Name Output file name Browse Browse the floppy disk Format Available formats Tajima DST Barudan FMC Barudan FDR ZSK Melco Exp DOS Melco Exp Normal Melco Cnd DOS Melco Cnd Normal Happy HUS SEW PEC PES KSM PCS PCM Filter Machine code filter Trace Check this box to add jump stitches which runs along the boundary of the design at the beginning of the output 155 2005 06 Sew
31. Dech d H um EE om e 0 ees Si Preview Winn cw Click on the desired motif in the Thumbnail Window it will be highlighted and a scaled view will be displayed in the Preview Window 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 92 SEDS Il 4 Click the Apply button or select Apply from the right click context menu to select the motif as the default motif 5 You can choose to close the Motif Browser 167 or leave it opened and continue to work in the Program Window 5 15 2 Delete a Motif Follow the steps below to delete a motif 1 Select Motif Manager from the Tools Menu 113 The Motif Browser 167 will be displayed as below H Motif Manager Ba Toolbar cisens MMOTIF Se DS I DESIGNS j EMELEM Folder ggdteg IMAGE C PATTERN 2 Stchioch Li Ga Local Disk D J A am En mn e ee Co OROSS I Lf K Stitches 27 Sei seen H mem i mtf Message BaSe 14 77 x 19 72 Elements BOX Z fi 2 Select the folder containing the motif from the Folder List Window 3 Click on the desired motif in the Thumbnail Window it will be highlighted and a scaled view will be displayed in the Preview Window 4 Click the icon on the Toolbar or select Delete from the right click context menu to delete the motif 5 You can choose to close the Motif Browser 167 or leave it opened and continue to work in the Program Window 5 15 3 Create a New Motif Follo
32. Default Settings Default Settings Satin Lettering Fil Lettege Line Letbering Cross General Fal Satin L tze Monel Stitch a La me Fi Bont Character St 100 00 25 40 Sab Port Chat scher SW 100 00 Previa Stitch Type Show Pree oofa zl save reset IL ox J cane _teo_ General Maximum Stitch Length EI Maximum stitch length in mm Stitches will be cut automatically with jump stitches if longer than this length during punch output Minimum Stitch Length Minimum stitch length in mm Stitches will be removed automatically if shorter than this length during punch output Manual Stitch Manual Stitch Length Distance between manual stitch points in mm Jump Stitch Length Distance between jump stitch points in mm Fill Font Character i Character Width Width of character in percentage of the width proportional to the character height Character Height Height of characters in mm Typically this gives the height of the capital letter A BIE Character Space Space between characters inmm Line Space Space between lines in mm Satin Font Character i Character Width Width of character in percentage of the width proportional to the character height E Character Height Height of characters in mm Typically this gives the height of the capital letter A L I 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 78 SEDS Il BIE Character Space Space between characte
33. Display the online help Album List Show the list of available albums for selection E be bh SKI HU W e Content Window e Archive List Show all designs in the current album refer to View all Designs 26 for more details e Search Result Show search result refer to View Search Result 26 for more details e View Selected Show the selected design refer to View the Selected Design 26 for more details e Message Bar e Path Full path of the selected design file e Size Width x Height of the selected design file in mm e No of Stitches Total number of stitches in the selected design file e Items Total number of design files in the current view Note that you can adjust the size of the Album Dialog Box by dragging on one of its corners Contents will be rearranged or re sized to fit the newly sized window 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 176 SEDS Il 8 1 5 27 Object Properties Dialog Box Object Properties Height At Obja Rotate Argia Center Postion from File Origin Poster Y Poticer e Position for moving the objects e X Position horizontal distance in mm or inch relative to the origin positive value to the right and negative value to the left e Y Position vertical distance in mm or inch relative to the origin positive value up and negative value down e Offset origin at lower left corner of objects e From File Origin origin at lower left corn
34. Easting Patterns sss ccs cee cect eraa raaa eect SEa aaa eea eaaa aSa aeaaea araea s aiaa aaas 90 aott a E e LE 91 TE CR Ve d SE 91 RIES A Ae EE 92 Create a New MOUT cetecectcettenstccanencicctienctccaeeesicctdenidecnsentiacddenstecasenvtendienstecance slants encteassenetandienstenanentzendievetecaseehendinstteeeeeias 92 Edi Existing MOIS riisi 93 Font Management EEN 95 CH EC 95 Designs Editing 95 Change Canvas ECHT IN 95 Oe Ne La EE 95 SUTCM SOCK S ln e RE 96 Move Resize Stitch Bleech 96 Rotate SMON BIOCK S E 97 KIEREN 98 COPY SURG E oiire eE EEEE TEREE EENE EEEE EIEEE 98 D lete Stiteh BIOCK S oozes access wesc gsc ccs as we cect ce secs as we eenaa oaa aE eenaa oana Eae seeeaeatceecaeeeseeuaeet seed oeeeseeuaeetceec seat SPEEA 98 Change SULGINING SOC GING Cadac cose sec cede prccctoceueceee ct ueccPoateencectueceloctueacveuanenclossueccteceuenclecteeadtectucectectueseuactvendiectvccauactuese 98 Change Stitch Block s Color geseet ege 99 MENS SFr E e CN dr Ee TE 99 Edit Stitch Block S ee 99 SUINCIEIBSTOWSCE EE 99 Stitch BlOCK S Processing EE 100 i te E EE 101 CRANIUM Ol Ol en erect ctcrticetig a atice E tencecuduentecestesnece eemencteuen 102 Chande STS UU Span EE 102 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Contents V Part VII ba N Part VIII 1 e NaNO Oe e E 103 SULCM POU S EGNING BN 103 Elei 103 MOVE SMER OMNES ee 104 DSen URE e ln EC E 104 Ge Un ar EE 104 PIA SMON BIOGR isc eee een mice
35. Floppy Export function is primarily used to save design files directly to a floppy diskette which is the only option for NON DOS formats such as FMC FDR ZSK NORMAL CND NORMAL EXP These NON DOS floppy diskettes needed to be specially formatted before used refer to Floppy Disk Format 23 for more details To use follow the steps below 1 Insert a formatted floppy diskette in the floppy drive 2 Select Punch Floppy Export from the Export submenu of the File Menu 108 3 The Punch Floppy Export Dialog Box 155 will be displayed as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 22 SEDS Il 3 3 Punch Floppy Export Design File Infomation File Hame sisi Design H 100 00 No of Stitches 657 Design Y 100 00 Color Changes Description Keywords Punch Options Hame sedsi Browse Format rasmatz DST Fiter Tajima w Trace 4 The original design file name will be shown in Name and you can change it to another name Click Browse to check the list of files already in the floppy diskette 5 Select the destination output format from the Format list Note that the default filter will be selected automatically in Filter when you select a format You can select your own defined filter is desired See Machine Code Filter 24 for how to create your own filters 6 Check Trace if you want to add a series of jump stitches to the beginning of the output which run along the borde
36. Good Software Inc 156 SEDS Il 8 1 5 12 Punch Tape Export Dialog Box Punch Tape Export Design File Infomation File Hame sesi Design X 100 00 No of stitches 657 Design 100 00 Color Changes i Description Keywords Punch Captions Hame loads Format Tama COM Port comz Settings Fiber Tajima Trace FileName The name of the design file H Design X Design Width in mm m Design Y Design Height in mm Number of Stitches Total number of stitches in the design m Color Changes Total number of color needle changes in the design H Description Description about the design H Keywords Keywords associated with the design Name Output file name Format Available formats Tajima Barudan ZSK Melco Exp Filter Machine code filter Trace Check this box to add jump stitches which runs along the boundary of the design at the beginning of the output Com Port Select the com port for output Settings Click this button to change the default com port settings 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 157 8 1 5 13 Punch Direct Export Dialog Box Punch Direct Export Design File Infomation File Hame sesi Design X 100 00 No of stitches 657 Design Y 100 00 Color Changes 1 Description Keywords Punch Options Mame sedi Eonmat Hapey COM bot CG w Settings Fiter Trace
37. Lelo Asio e ko Options ik b A Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Notes To change the default settings for Column Fill Lettering select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Fill Lettering tab See Fill Lettering Default Settings 86 for more details Examples Classic Modern See Also Column Fill 47 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 72 SEDS Il 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 12 1 Insert Manual Jump Stitches To insert manual running jump stitches in a design follow the procedures below e Select a stitch block Manual jump stitch will be added starting at the end of this stitch block If no stitch block is selected the manual jump stitches will be add to the end of the design following the last stitch block ll e Click onthe Manual Stitch icon for manual stitches or the Jump Stitch icon for jump stitches from the Manual Stitch Toolbar 146 on the Stitch Creation Bar 130 If a stitch block is selected a stitch jump line will be attached to the end of the block e Click on the Design Window one at a time to add stitch by stitch e Double click when finish Freehand Satin This function is similar to Two Line Satin 53 gt except that you don t have to draw the 2 objects in advance Instead you draw the object as alternate point pairs in the Design Window within the function and satin stitch will be created at the end To us
38. New Software Version which contain system feature or configuration changes The Licensee has the option of purchasing Upgrade s TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Systems sold directly by Licensor to Licensee The Licensee who purchased a brand new software package directly from Licensor is entitled to seek technical advice on the use of the software program from the Licensor for a period of 12 months from the date of sale Further assistance and support afterwards Is entirely voluntary and up to the discretion of the Licensor TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Systems sold by Licensor s agents or dealers Technical Support in any form is solely the responsibilities and at the discretion of the dealer or agent who sold the software program directly to End Users TRAINING Training is optional COPYRIGHT The software and accompanying written material are protected by United States and International Copyright law The Licensee shall not copy the software or the accompanying written material in whole or part OTHER RESTRICTIONS The licensee shall not reverse engineer reverse compile modify translate or disassemble the licensed software or any physical security device that comes with it lf for any reason the Licensee wants to return the software for refund within 30 days of purchase a restocking fee of 15 of the software total purchase price will be charged No return and No refunds shall be given after 30 days from the date of purchase Subsequent purch
39. Object s 14 for more details 2 Select the L2 icon from the Object Manipulation Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 3 Draw aline in the Design Window which must cross 2 points on the object 4 The object will be cut into 2 objects at the 2 cross points with lines added joining the points 5 2 3 Import Vector File You can import a vector file created by other graphics programs as objects in SEDS II Achiever To use follow the steps below 1 Select Import Vector File from Import submenu of the File Menu 108 The Import Vector File Dialog Box 42 will be opened as shown Import Vector File Look in Emblem File name Files of type Al Vector Files Options impot As New Gei Fit Design Size Constrain Proportions Keep Size ientes 2 Select the folder where the vector file is located from Look in 3 Select the vector file type or use All Vector Files The program now support WMF EMF PS and EPS formats d Select the file from the file list window or if you know the name type it in File name 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 43 5 2 3 1 5 2 4 e To open a vector file select it from the Thumbnail Window by clicking on the thumbnail and then click the or double click on the thumbnail Check Import As New if you want to import the vector file to a new design The new design thus created will be of same size as If Import As New is not checked choose
40. P Seds I Achiever Untitled 100 00 100 001 0 0 Ge Edt View Took Window Hep Menu Bar Main Bar Des ttal Le Fee pes J e Wl ses EJ Sa elo fam Ba FF 500 Se vr Re me Jas ton Ontions Bar 8 1 2 Menu Bar Eis Edit View Toos Window Help fX e File Menu 108 e Edit Menu 110 e View Menu 111 e Tools Menu 113 e Window Menu 113 e Help Menu 113 8 1 2 1 File Menu m New Create a new blank design file m Open Open an existing design file in one of the supported format eds edf edp tap dst fmc fdr zsk cnd exp pec pes pcs pcm ksm hus sew 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 109 m Reopen Select from the submenu alist of recent opened files to reopen H Merge Open an existing design file into the active Design Window H Close Close the active Design Window but does not exit the program H Save Save the current design to its current file name and location H Save As Save the current design under a different name or to a different location or as a different format eds tap dst cnd exp pes pec pcs pcm ksm hus sew Import Import Image Import an image into the active Design Window or as a new Design Window Import Simulation Background Image Import an image to use as the background for simulation display Import Vector File Import a vector file wmf into the active file or as a new file Import From Tape Import data from a paper tape through a
41. SC wei Sum BE im Lio s PE Zi eum TE 2 00 Character Height Height of characters in mm Typically this gives the height of the capital letter A i Character Width Width of character in percentage of the width proportional to the character height BIE Character Space Space between characters inmm Line Space Space between lines in mm Character Angle Defines the angle of each character relative to the base line when Absolute Angle is off Otherwise relative to the horizontal line fs 4 2 mum 8 1 3 6 1 1 Lettering Transformation Options er r he InBox Ip in Diamond ABC n 1 Line ABC Between 2 Lines H Oni bject Win ent Ac Between 2 Objects agc Lettering in Box Lettering transformation within a box shape envelope Drag and move the control nodes to adjust the shape of the envelope and thus the lettering inside Lettering in Diamond Lettering transformation in a diamond shape envelope Drag and move the control nodes to adjust the shape of the envelope and thus the lettering inside 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 132 SEDS Il Lettering on 1 Line Lettering transformation on a line Drag and move the control nodes to adjust the shape of the line and thus the lettering on it Lettering between 2 Lines Lettering transformation between 2 lines Drag and move the control nodes to adjust the shape of a line and thus the lettering between the lines Lettering
42. View Designs 26 Align amp Distribute 17 Arc 38 Auto Trace 44 Auto Digitizing 72 A Region 73 Import and Prepare an Image 72 The Whole Image 73 Auto Span 48 B Backup 180 Bean Stitch 56 Browser 12 Design 12 Image 32 Motif 167 Pattern 165 Stitch Blocks 99 Vector 43 C Canvas 95 Change 95 Circle 36 Column 47 Fill 47 Fill Lettering 71 Jagged Fill 48 Convert Manual Stitch Block 103 Copy 40 Objects 40 Stitch Blocks 98 Cornering 49 Create 36 Circle amp Ellipse 36 Circular Arc 38 Lettering on Screen 61 Lettering using Lettering Input Wizard 61 Line amp Curve 36 Motif 92 New Design 44 Objects 36 Pattern 89 Polygon Star 37 Square amp Rectangle 37 Stitch 45 Cross Stitch 58 Settings 83 Cursor 179 Color 179 Freeze 106 Shape 179 Curve 36 D Delete 92 Motif 92 Objects 40 Pattern 88 Stitch Blocks 98 Stitch Points 104 Designs 12 Browser 12 Canvas 95 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 190 SEDS Il Designs 12 Create 44 Import from Tape 13 Merge 95 Open 10 Properties 105 Save As 20 Double Line Stitch 55 E Edit 17 Align amp Distribute 17 Change Color 19 Image Editing 34 Image Mirror and Rotate 34 Lettering 63 Lettering using Lettering Input Wizard 68 Motif 93 Objects 38 Pattern 90 Stitch Blocks 99 Ellipse 36 E Stitch 56 EULA 181 Export 23 Direct Connection 23 Image 33 Objects 43 To Floppy Disk 21 To Tape 22 E FillLettering 71 C
43. add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Adjust to Path If button is down stitch length will be adjusted to fit the path of the object where possible Otherwise fixed stitch length will be used 8 1 3 4 5 Lettering Type Options Bar These options bar are used in Lettering Stitch Type Satin Lettering Options Bar 121 Normal Fill Lettering Options Bar 127 Line Stitch Lettering Options Bar 191 Column Fill Lettering Options Bar 122 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 121 8 1 3 4 5 1 Satin Lettering Options Bar o ee ke ew BP I Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Trim If button is down a trim code will be inserted automatically at the end of a stitch block when it is created otherwise no trim code will be added ul Auto Span If button is down adjust density automatically according to stitch widths Even density otherwise Force Stitch on Guide Line If button is down the program will force the generation of stitches exactly at the location of the guide lines created Otherwise the program will smooth stitches out to give a better result Cornering Options 128 8 1 3 4 5 2 Normal Fill Lettering Options Bar i jul Ask E H
44. after color reduction Do Start color reduction using the current settings H Undo Reverse the changes of the last operation 147 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 148 SEDS Il 8 1 4 Status Bar H Message Bar Different types of message are display here like command help program status errors and warnings etc H Size Show the size of the current selected stitch blocks Offset from Design Center Show the offset of the current cursor position from the design center 8 1 5 Dialog Boxes 8 1 5 1 New Design Dialog Box New Design Design Information widthirem 100 00 Heightimm 100 00 Widkhijinch 3 94 Heightfinch 3 94 REES Width mm Width of file in mm m Height mm Height of file in mm Width inch Width of file in inch Height inch Height of file in inch HR Lookup Open the Lookup dialog box for selecting the preset hoop sizes for common machines HR Set as Default Set the current file size values as default values 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 149 8 1 5 2 Open Design Dialog Box Look in CH DESIGNS Fie name Fies of type SEDS II Files eds ed Design Design Y No of Stitches No of Colores Color Changes Date Created Last E dted Des cnp hor KLeumsotge File Name The name of the design file m Files of Type H Design X Design Width in mm H Design Y Design Height in mm
45. album using the Print function To use follow the steps below 1 Select the album with the designs you want to print refer to Select an Aloum 26 for more details 2 Choose to print designs from Archive List or Search Result 3 Click on the licon on the toolbar The Print dialog box will be displayed as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 30 SEDS Il Output Information Page Preview Fie Name Design Size No of Stitches na of Colors C Color Changes C Date Created Last Edited C Keywords C Description IG IG WES WES Oo Oo S ltem Sire Lei Fica C Alberable Rows Columns 4 Select the design information you would like to print under each thumbnail in Output Information by checking the appropriate boxes 5 Select the number of rows and columns you want the thumbnails printed on a page in Rows and Columns 6 Select Fixed to print thumbnails in a size pre defined by the program according to Rows and Columns Select Alterable to print thumbnails at a size that fit the page as much as possible You can notice the effect of Fixed and Alterable in the Page Preview window in real time 7 Click Preview to check if you are satisfy with the layout if necessary 8 Click Print to start printing 9 You can select to print the thumbnails to a html file Click HTML Output and the dialog box below will be shown Publish HTML Files Input the name of the html file you wa
46. between Fit Design size and Keep Size Fit Design Size will scale the vectors to fit the size of the Design Window Keep Size will import the vectors at their original size Check Constrain Proportions to keep the original aspect ratio if scaling is required Enabled only when Fit Design Size is 8 Check Center to put the vectors at the center of the Design Window Enabled only when Keep Size is selected 9 Click Import to import the vector file You can also click Browse to invoke the Vector File Browser 43 to import a vector file from there Vector File Browser The Vector File Browser Dialog Box 173 as shown will be displayed when you click on Browse in the Import Vector File Dialog Box 152 This gives you thumbnail views of all the vector files in a folder Fe Vector File Browser SEDS I O le CH MOTIF CH PATTERN sw ae Thumbnails Windows Diamond wink Folder List Window Preview Window Message Bar C5605 ITEM BLEM Diamond wmf 0 06 x 0 05 e Selecta folder from the Folder List Window Ei icon in the Toolbar Export Objects You can export the objects you created in SEDS II Achiever for use in other graphics programs or to create new emblems To use follow the steps below 1 Select Export Objects from the Export submenu of the File Menu 108 2 The Export Objects Dialog Box 154 will be displayed as shown 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc A4 SEDS Il Export
47. db Si Jos ki S SIS Message Bar e Motif Name e Total number of stitches in the motif 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 171 8 1 5 22 Design Browser Dialog Box SF Design Browser SC e Ants ecs Folder List Window CO wANDoWws Sage Loca Desk CH bh D Drie Es Thumbnails Window Message Bar Haben eck Desen Size 81 50 109 80 Mo of Sitches 15463 No ofColors B e Tool bar Open File Open the selected design file without exiting the Designs Browser dialog box File Properties Display the properties of a EDS EDF or EDP design file Delete File Delete the selected design file Select Open the selected file and exit the Browser dialog box Exit Exit the Browser dialog box Help Display the online help Design File Type Select the type of design files to be displayed Only DOS types including EDS EDF EDP DST CND EXP CND EXP TAP PEC PES PCS PCM KSM HUS and SEW are supported Current Folder The current folder is show here You can type in a new folder name and change to that folder also e Folder List Window Here you can select the folder where design files are located e Preview Window A scaled preview of the selected design will be shown here e Thumbnails Window Designs of the selected type will be shown as thumbnails here Click on a thumbnail will select it and its properties will be sh
48. edge stitches Underlay rz Fill Underlay Pattern 143 TE Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm ne Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block 5 13 3 Satin Stitch Default Settings Default Settings Satin Lettering Fal Lettering Line Lettego Creag General Fa Setin Top Stitches E am S oam S o 20 WW ES 100 ES am Ps Be um E gt og Lrveslae cree E evi teh Type one ne Sat S Pip zl save Kaes ls lol el Top Stitches Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Cycle Number of thread passes 1 pass 1 back and forth loop between a given stitch point and the next time it occurs in the same horizontal location but further along in the fill Fill Offset Distance between 1 stitch point and the closest stitch point on the thread adjacent to it in mm External Compensation Mode 143 Sm me By External Compensation Value by Percentage External compensation value in percentage 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc SEDS Il External Compensation Value by mm External com
49. file into a HTML file H Send Mail Send the active file as an attachment by the default e mail program Exit Terminate the program 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 110 SEDS Il 8 1 2 2 Edit Menu Undo Reverse the changes of the last operation Redo Reverse the changes of the last Undo Cut Delete the selected objects and stitch blocks from the active Design Window and place them into the clipboard Copy Make a copy of the selected objects and stitch blocks from the active Design Window and place them into the clipboard Paste Copy the contents of the clipboard into the active Design Window Paste Image m As New Design Create a new file and import the image in the clipboard into it m Into Current Design Import the image in the clipboard into the active file Delete Delete the selected objects and stitch blocks from the active Design Window Select All Select all objects and stitch blocks in the active Design Window De select All De select all objects and stitch blocks in the active Design Window Additive Select On Off When an object is created turning this on will have the object selected with original selected objects Otherwise only the newly created object is selected Reduce Image Color Automatically reduce the colors of the image in the active Design Window If there is no image this function is disabled Image X Mirror Mirror the background image of the active Design W
50. from Polygon Star Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 For star shape select the EE icon esch 2 For regular polygons or star shapes sides of same length push down the button on the Polygon Star Options Bar 124 3 With the E button up if the E button is up each click in the Design Window will define a diagonal point of the polygon star shape Otherwise the first point will be the center and the second point a circumference point 4 Input the number of sides in n 5 Click 2 points in the Design Window to create the polygon star shape 6 Or wth the E button down the first two points will define an edge of the polygon star shape and the third point will control the height 7 Input the number of sides in n 8 Click 3 points in the Design Window to create the polygon star shape 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 38 SEDS Il 9 2 1 5 5 2 2 5 2 2 1 Circular Arc Follow the steps below to create a circular arc 1 Select the circular arc icon from Ellipse Toolbar 144 on the Primary Bar 114 2 Move the cursor to one of the end points of the arc and click in the Design Window 3 Move the cursor to any point of the arc and again click in the Design Window 4 Move the cursor to the other end point of the arc and click in the Design Window to end Object Editing Operations on objects like move resize rotate copy delete mirror etc are very similar to the corresponding operat
51. function 8 1 3 8 3 Ellipse Toolbar Ellipse Elliptical shape drawing function 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 145 Concentric Ellipse Concentric ellipse drawing function Arc Circular arc drawing function 8 1 3 8 4 Rectangle Toolbar Rectangle Rectangular shape drawing function Concentric Rectangle Concentric rectangle drawing function 8 1 3 8 5 Polygon Star Toolbar e s e ini ig ked Le cl Polygon Polygon shape drawing function Star Star shape drawing function 8 1 3 8 6 Object Manipulation Toolbar n athe d a s FS NA r pi EaD Add Delete Anchor Points Add Delete object anchor points Geometric Transform Object transformation within a box shape envelope Drag and move the control nodes to adjust the shape of the envelope and thus the object inside Cut Object Cut the current select object If object is open it will be separated into 2 objects If closed it will become opened Join Object If 2 objects are selected they will be combined to become a single object If 1 opened object is selected it will be closed by adding a line joining the start and the end points Cut Closed Object Cut the selected closed object into 2 closed objects 8 1 3 8 7 Stitch Point Edit Toolbar A ki s re P Stitch Point Edit Stitch point s editing function including move add delete change code type etc EF Short Stitc
52. in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm aah EE 8 1 3 6 3 4 Jagged Satin Settings Bar 1 d a GA s 7 NB EX o zm Ss 0 Zon 10 1 00 870 S oan il 5 00 SelL0on wm KL F Cycle Number of thread passes 1 pass 1 back and forth loop between a given stitch point and the next time it occurs in the same horizontal location but further along in the fill Fill Offset Distance between 1 stitch point and the closest stitch point on the thread adjacent to it in mm i 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 137 lf Eed O k ER Maximum Jag Percentage Defines the maximum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches Minimum Jag Percentage Defines the minimum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm External Compensation Mode 143 Highest Density Width When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher
53. object usually as a border or to render detail A line stitch may be composed of elements one two or more layers of single stitches or repeating motifs of stitches Stiel Stitch A German term for a border stitch usually a narrow satin stitch that is sewn to better define the edge outline of a satin or fill stitch block Tatami A Japanese word for Fill Stitch Commonly used in Asia Complex Fill A single fill stitch block that covers a complex shape as a single linked collection of segments Examples are objects with holes e g donut shapes star shapes etc Most advanced systems offer this automated feature but many low end systems require the puncher to divide the area into many simple fills manually before stitches can be generated Other names for this feature Intelligent fill Intelligent Tatami Complex Fill with Holes Classic Column Fill A fill stitch block whose penetration points are generated based on the outline of the object s Use of this kind of fill stitch results in some motion effects Modern Column Fill A fill stitch block whose penetration points are generated based on the outline of the object s 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Index 189 Index o 3D Simulation View 18 Choose Background 18 Import Background Image 18 A Activate 95 Font 95 Aerial View 16 Album 25 AddaDesign 27 Delete 26 Delete a Design 28 Lock Unlock 26 New 25 OpenaDesign 28 Print 29 Search 28 Select 26
54. oe scssessecsnscccsccnseccceccnccccsecnseccucccesscsecnuacsuccsesscnsscnsaccuscsecscssensaccusssesscoussoues 48 ADOLAT DA E 48 ENEE ee 49 POO CU GU CINES osea ce nceeateenctecsucacuacteencnestuenctectucnctactaasdnaztysaatedtucnctactceactesexsadtectisncsestuesesectvsantecevoncuactuade 52 One ENE SAND ee 52 TWO LUG SAU leie 53 Pater TE EE 53 Ze te E KC dr SE 54 Let IRAN 55 SMOE Tv CH 55 Bleift p TE 55 GC WEE 56 GIE NEE 56 6 Special Stitch dE 57 BIC ACEN 57 SIE MOM dE 57 Cross d e EE 58 Eiter 59 US WEE 61 CPE ate CTCF ING OR Ge E 61 Create Lettering with Lettering Input Wizard cccessseeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeesnnnneeeseeceeeeeeseeeeesssannneeseanoeeeseseseeessnaneeeeseneeeaaess 61 Ee E due Ne On Ce WE 63 INNBO BO EE 65 On One Line Line Vertical LING wccceisssccsnieniasncesesnawcesseesaesnanitundaseniasadsaseeacencaniasuesaisaaudassubeuescauiaundadenasudeaseaacencauasudieaeasoes 65 Between Two Unes 2 LINGS E 66 Within Diamond Shape Diamond 66 On One Object Arc Ellipse Free lmel 67 Between TwoObiects Gtreenesl ee 67 Using Lettering Blue VVIZAR Ce occas dase eneaieceieatrnaedea ina sieaena ea aE e ana Ee aa e dna Eae inet ea an dea aE eani a a eaaa ai 68 EES e e e a A E EE EEE E AEE ince eee EN OEE ON E E EE E A O 68 SNES I WEE 68 leie E UNE ture DE 69 Biet ren Elte EE 70 CUCM FN ere DEE 71 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc SEDS Il 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pa
55. on off the aerial view window H Settings Preview Turn on off the Settings Preview Window 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 112 SEDS Il Show Grid On Off Turn on off grid lines display Show Ruler On Off Turn on off ruler display Zoom In Zoom in to the next level Zoom Out Zoom out to the next level H Zoom to Selection Zoom the current selected objects and stitch blocks to the size of the Design Window Last Zoom Zoom to the last zoom level Simulation Background Single Color Use the background color as the background during simulation display Default Pattern Use the default pattern as the background during simulation display Background Image Use the selected background image as the background during simulation display H Simulation Display On Off Turn on off 3D simulation display of stitches H Slow Redraw Redraw stitches from the start in various speeds Simulation Slow Redraw Redraw stitches from the start in various speeds in 3 D simulation display Toolbars Status Bar On Off Turn on off display of the status bar Main Bar On Off Turn on off display of the main bar Color Bar On Off Turn on off display of the color bar Primary Bar On Off Turn on off display of the primary bar Stitch Creation Bar On Off Turn on off display of the stitch creation bar m Stitch Settings Bar On Off Turn on off display of the stitch settings bar Stitch View Cont
56. point in case you make a mistake Inthe course of drawing a shape you can switch line and curve mode but selecting the orthe icon or by pressing F4 onthe keyboard 5 Double click on the last point of the shape to end 6 Tocreate a closed shape move the cursor near the first point and when a small square appear on the first point double click to end Circle amp Ellipse Follow the steps below to create a circle or ellipse 1 2 Or wth the Selectthe ellipse Ss icon from Ellipse Toolbar 144 on the Primary Bar 114 For circle push down the button on the Ellipse Rectangle Options Bar 124 while for ellipse have it up With the E button up if the i button is up each click in the Design Window will define a diagonal point of the circle ellipse Otherwise the first point will be the center and the second point a circumference point E button down the first two points will define a center line of the circle ellipse and the third point will control the height Follow the steps below to create concentric circles or ellipses With the Select the concentric ellipse icon from Ellipse Toolbar 144 on the Primary Bar 114 For concentric circles push down the button on the Ellipse Rectangle Options Bar 124 while for concentric ellipses have it up E button up if the i button is up each click in the Design Window will define a diagonal point of the circle ellipse Otherwise the fir
57. points to move 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 167 Switch to Browser Switch to item browser Help Display the online help e Aerial View Window The whole pattern is scaled to display in this window You can zoom in an area of interest by drawing a rectangle over the region The area thus selected will be highlighted in a gray rectangle e List Window Thumbnails of all patterns in the current pattern folder will be shown here Click on a pattern to select it for editing e Edit Window This is where you perform editing functions on the pattern Tile Display Display the pattern in tiles Show Ruler On Off Turn on off ruler display Shift Left Shift the whole pattern to the left Shift Right Shift the whole pattern to the right Shift Up Shift the whole pattern to the up Shift Down Shift the whole pattern to the down e e be lsi S e Message Bar Pattern Name e Absolute coordinates from the lower left corner in mm e Relative coordinates from first point when drawing objects e Total number of stitches in the pattern 8 1 5 20 Motif Browser Dialog Box H Motif Manager W Be r Toolbar Cspts MMOTIF E C Stchioch E Ca Local Dys Hi om E no eg e e Toolbar Delete Item Delete the current selected item Switch to Editor Open the editor to edit the current selected item or create a new one 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 168
58. s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to process refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details To process the whole design select all stitch blocks 2 Select the Stitch Processing icon from the Stitch Block Edit Toolbar 146 on the Primary Bar 117 3 The Stitch Processing Dialog Box 177 will be shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Editing 103 4 5 6 Stitch Processing C Change Size of Stitch Blocks widhi Percentage Change Number of Stitches Total 2gches 2 Change Span of Stitch Block s Fal Stitch Spanie 100 0 Fil Stitch Density 100 0 Satin Stitch Spans 100 0 Satin Stitch Densky t 100 0 Select Change Span of Stitch Block s and input the desire percentage of the original span or density for fill and satin stitch blocks Click OK to start processing Note that the program will adjust the number of stitches during the process 6 4 4 Convert Manual Stitch Block When design files like DST MELCO EXP are imported to the program all stitch blocks are stored as Manual Stitch Type To convert the manual stitch blocks to the program s internal stitch type like Fill and Satin do the following 1 Split the stitch block s at locations where stitches running from one area to another area as described in Split a Stitch Block 104 Note that this function work good on one connected area of stitches only so this splitting step is important
59. space between threads in mm Space between columns inmm Y Gap Space between rows inmm LS X Gap 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 5 13 8 Satin Lettering Default Settings Default Settings Satin Lettering Fi Lettering Lem Letteg Cross Photo Top Stitches E Lamm SS 020 S 0 10 mrii Em G 2 pn Sec 1 00 Underlay m ptg E am Preview Stitch Type Satin Lettering Show Preview oofa zl save reset J ox cane J Hee Top Stitches Settings Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm External Compensation Mode 143 External Compensation Value by Percentage External compensation value in percentage External Compensation Value by mm External compensation value in mm Corner Compensation Use with Corner Type 2 to set the amount of overlapping at corners Highest Density Width When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Z e W e a by nd lt Maximum Span Maximum lightest density When auto span is turned on the program will automatically varies stitch density between the Span and Max
60. standard Windows interface type that allows an application to have more than one document open SEDS II Achiever utilizes this Windows capability and allows users to open digitize edit and cut and paste between multiple designs at the same time Underlay A skeleton of initial stitches that are sewn underneath a stitch block the purpose is to stabilize the underlying fabric of a garment to prevent it from shifting or distorting the shape of those top stitches when they sew analogous to railroad ties underneath rails or joists underneath floorboards While not always necessary almost all fabrics will distort to some degree when subject to the tiny pull oush forces applied when stitches are sewn on top SEDS II Achiever can generate an automatic underlay when turned on by the user 9 5 2 Object Based Digitizing Objects Each stitch block or vector outline is an object Each object has properties stored with it In the case of a stitch block the properties are the settings to generate the stitch points based around the shape of that object or objects In SEDS II Achiever all stitch blocks must rely on an object For vector outlines properties include the location of the object and the points that define the shape We usually refer to vector outlines as objects and stitch blocks as stitch blocks Object Nodes These are points located along an object that determine its shape In SEDS II Achiever there are two types of object nodes Curv
61. the horizontal direction otherwise it is relative to the base object 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program AY Auto Spacing If button is down turn on adjust spacing between characters automatically off otherwise 8 1 3 4 1 6 Lettering between 2 Objects Options Bar AEC 2 ki E AV Orientation Options 125 Alignment Options 126 Absolute Angle If button is down the rotation angle is relative to the horizontal direction otherwise it is relative to the base object Auto Spacing If button is down turn on adjust spacing between characters automatically off otherwise 8 1 3 4 2 Fill Type Options Bar These options bar are used in Fill Stitch Type wesch Normal Fill Options Bar Hu Jagged Fill Options Bar 11 Pattern Fill Options Bar 11A Column Fill Options Bar 118 Jagged Column Fill Options Bar 118 wech wesch 8 1 3 4 2 1 Normal Fill Options Bar D 4 e He Lock Stitch Options 12 Fill Stitch Boundary Options 127 8 1 3 4 2 2 Jagged Fill Options Bar HS 8 KA T a He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Jag Direction Options 127 8 1 3 4 2 3 Pattern Fill Options Bar 4 He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Fill Stitch Boundary Options 127 GE ul F hE 117 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 118 SEDS Il 8 1 3 4 2 4 Column Fill Options Bar Be He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 D Column Fill Mode Opti
62. the image and select Do One Color will generate stitches on all regions in that color only Note that Do One Color will be disable if you right click on an ignored color 5 12 4 Change Default Settings To change the default settings for OneTouch auto digitizing select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 Default settings for OneTouch are found in the Fill and Satin tabs Fill Stitch Default Settings 78 Satin Stitch Default Settings 9 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 74 SEDS Il 5 12 5 Using the OneTouch Wizard The OneTouch Wizard will guide you step by step to use the OneTouch auto digitizing function To use follow the steps below 1 Select OneTouch Wizard from the Tools Menu 113 2 Step 1 of the OneTouch Wizard will be shown as below Orne Teach Wirard ores 1 Zeie SC gue De To acters cote peau use Ce ai or eget rath sob oak chek has Cen Sue Fee ell e el chee ce Pe ened Het orignal ape Ckk Met vben Fe Input the full path name of the image for OneTouch in Image File Click Browse to locate the file if necessary Check Custom Size and input the desired design size if different from the original image Check Scale Image to Fit Size to scale the image to fit the new design size if necessary If leave unchecked borders will be added if new design size if larger than original size or the image will be truncated if smaller Select a location to place the image in Alignment effective
63. the program will redraw stitch lines ina3D simulation way giving you a better visual effect of how the design will be like after sewed out 2 6 Align and Distribute You can align stitch blocks to Top Bottom Left Right Vertical Center or Horizontal Center as follows 1 Select the stitch block s that you want to align refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details 2 Select the corresponding Align function from the Align amp Distribute submenu under the Edit Menu 110 Similarly you can distribute stitch blocks to space evenly in the horizontal or vertical direction as follows 1 Select the stitch block s that you want to align refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details 2 Select the corresponding Distribute function from the Align amp Distribute submenu under the Edit Menu 110 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 18 SEDS Il 2 7 2 7 1 2 7 2 3D Simulation View To turn on off 3D Simulation View mode click on the icon on the Stitch View Control Bar 143 or select Simulation Display from the View Menu 111 If on stitches on the current design will be display in a 3D simulation way giving you a better visual effect of how the design will be like after sewed out Below is an example to show the effect will 3D simulation on and off 3D simulation off 3D simulation on See Choose Simulation Background 18 for more details for how to change the background for simulation view
64. to pre defined scale Zoom to Window Hide Show Ruler Turn On Off the display of the ruler 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Management using Album 27 4 2 4 View Design Information You can obtain useful information such as size total number of stitches total number of color changes etc of designs in an album in the following ways e Information of the selected design shown on the Message Bar refer to Designs Management using Aloum 25 for more details e By default thumbnails are shown in Compact View mode in which just the file name of the designs are displayed However you can switch to Normal View mode by clicking on the icon on the Toolbar In this mode the size in mm total number stitches and number of color changes will be displayed as well under each thumbnail Note that the Normal View icon and the Compact View icon will be shown alternatively depending on the current view mode e Right click on a thumbnail and select Properties from the context menu will open the design properties dialog box as shown below Design Properties File Name Design Type Design x Design No of Stitches Thread Length Color Changes Last Edited Note that the Thread Length property will be shown only for EDS files 4 3 Manage Designs Using Album Add a Design to Album 27 Open a Design from Album 28 Delete a Design from Album 28 Search Designs in Album 2 Print Designs in Album 2
65. use this system even if Licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damage In any event the Licensor will not be liable for any damages from any cause in an amount exceeding the software purchase price This license is governed exclusively by the laws of Florida The Licensee agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of Florida and not to bring suit in any other state This is the entire agreement between Licensee an Licensor relating to this software and supersedes any prior purchase order communications advertising or representations concerning the contents of the software package No change or modifications of this agreement will be valid unless in writing and signed by the Licensor Should any individual provision of this license be held unenforceable such provision will be severed from the agreement and the balance of the agreement will continue in full force and effect Working with Melco Condensed Format If you are working with a file you know will be exported to a Melco DOS or Normal condensed format or if you import a file from Melco condensed formats the following guidelines will help you to obtain more desirable results Objects 183 Stitch Types 183 Creating Fill Stitches 183 Satin and Line Stitches 183 Editing Fill Stitches 184 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Appendix 183 9 2 1 Objects In some cases the objects created when you import a condensed format file may block your vi
66. 111 The Play Stitching button on the Slow Redraw Options Bar 128 as shown below will be turned on automatically and the program will start redrawing the current design starting from the beginning Also the Slow Redraw Options Bar 124 will be displayed allowing you to i e mE TE K i D F e I s ZS Fa gll ji et d p Ir Control the speed of redrawing by adjusting the slider bar towards the right for increasing speeds and left for decreasing speeds Pause redrawing by clicking on Pause and resume redrawing by clicking on Play Stitching Redraw from the start by clicking on Replay Step forward or backward by 1 10 stitches or 100 stitches increments Move forward or backward by a stitch block e Move forward of backward by a needle e Hotkeys Forward 1 stitch Right arrow key Backward 1 stitch Left arrow key Forward 10 stitches Shift Right arrow key Backward 10 stitches Shift Left arrow key Forward 100 stitches Ctrl Right arrow key Backward 100 stitches Ctrl Left arrow key Forward 1 stitch block Down key Backwad 1 stitch block Up key Forward 1 needle Shift Down key Backward 1 needle Shift Up key 2 5 2 3D Simulation Slow Redraw icon on the Slow Redraw Toolbar 146 on the Stitch View Control Bar 143 or select Simulation Slow Redraw from the View Menu 111 The operations of 3D Simulation Slow Redraw is exactly the same as Normal Slow Redraw 17 The difference between the two is that when using this redraw function
67. 2 DeskSean I 2 9 2 3 32 32 You can skip this and the next step if you are using the last used device 2 Select a device from the Sources list and click Select 3 Select Acquire Image from the File Menu 108 a device specific dialog box will be opened and follow the steps in your device s user manual to acquire the image 4 The image will be placed in the current Design Window when finished 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 33 5 1 3 Export Image You can choose to save the background image only e g after acquiring the image from a scanner for later use To Use 1 Select Export Image from the Export submenu of the File Menu 108 2 The Export Image Dialog Box 153 will be displayed as shown below Export Imape Save ri gt DESIGNS File name Save a lype Bitmap Filesi bmpl 3 Select the folder you want to save the image to from Save in 4 Input a file name in File name 5 Currently only BMP format is supported 6 Click Save to save 5 1 4 Adjust Brightness You can adjust the brightness of the background image as follows e Tolighten the background image click the sl icon on the Stitch View Control Bar 143 or press F11 on the keyboard e Todarken the background image click the icon on the Stitch View Control Bar 143 or press F12 on the keyboard 5 1 5 Reduce Image Color Sometimes it is necessary to reduce the number of colors in an image
68. 2 To change the default settings for Satin Stitch Types select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Satin tab See Satin Stitch Default Settings 79 for more details The following Satin Stitch Types are available e One Line Satin 52 e Two Line Satin 53 e Pattern Fill Satin 53 e Jagged Satin 54 About Auto Span Ural In a satin stitch block when the width of the column changes drastically it may require the Span to change accordingly Auto Span is designed to deal with such situation When Auto Span is on density of stitches is monitored by Minimum Span Maximum Span and Highest Density Width 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation lt Maximum Span This value controls the span when column width is at its narrowest normally 0 1 mm That means density of stitches is the lowest gt Minimum Span This value controls the span when column width reaches the widest value preset by Highest Density Width Highest Density Width When column width is at the Highest Density Width it will also be at its Minimum Span Highest Density Even when the stitch length goes beyond this value density won t go any higher Example of Auto Span Density varies as column width changes Density change stops here when column w reaches the Highest Density Width 5 6 2 About Cornering Four cornering options are devised giving users more choices in dealing wit
69. 5 13 Settings Manager Select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 to open the Default Settings dialog box as shown below Default Settings Satin Lettering FE Lethaia Line Lebara Cragg Gererz Fd Salag Le Gerar Manwal S ch al 4 00 Fil Font Character Si 1001 00 25 40 Satin Port Character aS 100 00 Preview Stitch Type Oefa zs reset IL ox Heel nee e The Preview Stitch Type pull down menu will be enabled if stitch types are available for preview To use select the stitch type you want to preview from the pull down menu and then click Show Preview The Setting Preview window will be opened e Toopen existing settings files select from the pull down menu on the lower left corner The Default settings file is created by the program You can modify any settings and click Save to save the file Note that clicking OK will NOT save the settings to the file it will just allow you to use the settings at the current instance of the program If you exit and restart the program the settings will be returned to the values saved in the file e You can add as many settings files as you like To do so input a new name in the pull down menu and then click Save The current default settings will be saved in a settings file with the new name e Click Reset to restore the system defined default settings into the current settings file 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 5 13 1 General
70. 92 Edit 93 Fill 57 Line 57 Manager 91 Select 91 Settings 82 Move 38 Objects 38 Stitch Blocks 96 Stitch Points 104 N Normal 45 Fill 45 Fill Lettering 69 O Objects 35 Add Delete Anchor Points 40 Auto Trace Background Image 44 Copy 40 Creation 36 Cut 41 Cut Closed 42 Delete 40 Editing 38 Export 43 Geometric Transform 41 Import 42 Join 42 Mirror 40 Move Resize 38 Rotate 39 Select 14 One Line Satin 52 OneTouch 72 Auto Digitizinga Region 73 Auto Digitizing the Whole Image 73 Change Default Settings 73 Import an Image for Auto Digitizing 72 Wizard 74 P Pan 16 Pattern 89 Create 89 Delete 88 Edit 90 Fill 46 Manager 88 Satin Fill 53 Select 88 Photo Stitch 59 Settings 84 Polygon 37 Preview 106 Settings 106 Printout 19 Normal 19 Program Options 177 Program Window 108 Properties 105 Designs 105 R Recovery Save 180 Rectangle 37 Remove Short Stitches 105 Resize 38 Objects 38 Stitch Blocks 96 Rotate 39 Objects 39 Stitch Blocks 97 Ruler 16 E Satin Lettering 68 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Index 193 Satin Lettering 68 Settings 85 Satin Stitch 48 Freehand 72 Jagged 54 One Line 52 Pattern Fill 53 Settings 79 Two Line 53 Select 91 Motif 91 Objects 14 Pattern 88 Stitch Blocks 14 Stitch Points 103 Settings 83 Cross Stitch 83 FillLettering 86 Fill Stitch 78 General 77 Line Lettering 87 Line Stitch 81 Manager 76 Motif 82 Photo Stitch 84 Preview
71. Compensation Reserved for future Angle Angle of stitch lines Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Fill Underlay Pattern 149 Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 134 SEDS Il 8 1 3 6 2 4 Column Fill Settings Bar fA 30 TF aen T 3 00 S ch SS o Ce External Compensation Mode 143 Internal Compensation Reserved for future Angle Angle of stitch lines Underlay Span Fill Underlay Pattern 149 TEL Underlay Gap ak T 4 00 0 20 Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span EE Defines the de
72. FileName The name of the design file H Design X Design Width in mm H Design Y Design Height in mm Number of Stitches Total number of stitches in the design Color Changes Total number of color needle changes in the design H Description Description about the design H Keywords Keywords associated with the design Name Output file name Format Available formats Happy Filter Machine code filter Trace Check this box to add jump stitches which runs along the boundary of the design at the beginning of the output Com Port Select the com port for output Settings Click this button to change the default com port settings 8 1 5 14 Floppy Disk Format Dialog Box Floppy Disk Format Disk Format Select MS Dos compatible Format 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 158 SEDS Il Disk Format Select Available format types MS DOS Compatible Tajima Barudan FMC Barudan FDR ZSK Melco Exp DOS Melco Exp Normal Melco Cnd DOS Melco Cnd Normal Happy 8 1 5 15 Normal Print Dialog Box e Design Information 15 e Thread Information 15 e Color Sequence 160 There are 3 tabs in this dialog box 8 1 5 15 1 Design Information Range Check Al to print the whole design or Selected to print the selected stitch blocks Magnification Select from the pull down list a pre defined print scale or input the scale in the pull down box F
73. Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Underlay rz Satin Underlay Pattern 142 TE Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm ne Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 5 13 4 Line Stitch Default Settings Default Settings Satin Lettege Fi Lettering Geral E Top Stitches am Preview Stitch Type sirge Line Top Stitches Length Span TE Width S biak 3 Distance between top stitch points in mm Width of single line satin stitch in mm IN Satin Offset Offset of the satin column from the center in percentage of total width Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm 81 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 82 SEDS Il 5 13 5 Motif Stitch Default Settings Default Settings Satin Lettege FA Lethaia Lite Leathers Cragg Geral E Satin Le Top Stitches NI om om L n JE om pn ax Je Prewiee Stitch Typa pine Motif wl show Preview oofa zl save reset J ox cane J Hee Top Stitch
74. Single Line Double ZigZag Use single line stitch and double zigzag stitch for underlay 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program Underlay Pattern Double Line ZigZag Use double line stitch and zigzag stitch for underlay Underlay Pattern Double Line Double ZigZag Use double line stitch and double zigzag stitch for underlay 8 1 3 6 7 2 Fill Underlay Pattern Underlay Pattern None Disable underlay stitches Underlay Pattern Fill Use simple fill stitch for underlay Underlay Pattern Double Cross Use double cross stitch for underlay 8 1 3 6 7 3 External Compensation Mode REY External Compensation by Percentage External compensation value calculated as a fraction of the width of the stitch block External Compensation by mm External compensation in absolute value in mm 8 1 3 6 7 4 Border Type a a a W E E Border None Disable border stitches Border Satin Use satin stitch for border Border Single Line Use single line stitch for border Border Double Line Use double line stitch for border Border Bean Stitch Use bean stitch for border Border E Stitch Use E stitch for border 8 1 3 6 7 5 Line Stitch Type Tor m 2 a Single Line Use Single Line type for stitching Double Line Use Double Line type for stitching E Stitch Use E Stitch type for stitching Bean Stitch Use Bean Stitch type for stitching Satin Use Satin type for st
75. The example above use Default Pattern as background Choose Simulation Background You can choose the display the background for simulation view in 3 different ways by selecting the corresponding menu item from the Simulation Background submenu of the View Menu he e Single Color Background is displayed as single solid color using the color defined in Background in the Program Options z e Default Pattern Background is displayed using the default fabric like pattern generated automatically by the program e Background Image Background is displayed using the user defined image which will be tiled in the Design Window if its size is smaller than the Design Window See Import Simulation Background Image 18 for more details Import Simulation Background Image To open or change the background image follow the steps below 1 Select Import Simulation Sirs ale Image from the Import submenu of the File Menu 108 The Import Simulation Background Image Dialog Box 152 as shown below will be opened Import image Look inc C3 DESIGNS File mame Fikes of pe Al Image Fies 2 Select the folder where the image is located from Look in 3 Select the image type or use All Image Files The program currently supports BMP JPEG TIFF PCX GIF MSP RAS PCT 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Viewing amp Manipulation 19 WMF PSD and AWD formats 4 Click Import to import the image Note that importing a
76. W A NM z ois Ra e Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Line Stitch Width Depending on the line stitch type selected Width Width of single line satin stitch in mm E Stitch Width Width of the Ei in mm Line Stitch Offset Depending on the line stitch type selected Double Line Offset Offset of the double line from the center of the object in percentage of the span E Stitch Offset Offset of the E from the center of the object in percentage of the width Bean Stitch Offset Offset of the bean stitch from the center of the object in percentage of the span Line Stitch Type 143 Column Fill Lettering Settings Bar r a j Aa E E al H 5 aal me Siten Ru E am F100 op tsn G t 1 en Bis en I m Eho z loz Leo OG mm ees 0 23 Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Fill Underlay Pattern 149 Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm
77. age is divided into rows or columns and fill with fix span variable length satin stitches For sewing on dark color fabric Type 2 on White The image is divided into rows or columns and fill with variable span multi length satin stitches For sewing on light color fabric OR El 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 130 SEDS Il Type 2 on Black The image is divided into rows or columns and fill with variable span multi length satin stitches For sewing on dark color fabric Type 3 on White The image is divided into rows or columns and fill with fix length pattern satin stitches For sewing on light color fabric Type 3 on Black The image is divided into rows or columns and fill with fix length pattern satin stitches For sewing on dark color fabric Type 4 on White The image is divided into rows or columns and fill with variable span variable length satin stitches For sewing on light color fabric Type 4 on Black The image is divided into rows or columns and fill with variable span variable length satin stitches For sewing on dark color fabric Color Type 1 The image is divided into rows and columns and fill with variable span variable length satin stitches in 4 colors Color Type 2 The image is divided into rows and columns and fill with fix length pattern satin stitches in 4 colors g 0 B B E O HW 8 1 3 4 8 14 Photo Stitch Orientation Options ni Horizontal co Vertical gt 45 Degree Right
78. an object Save ex C EMBLEM File name Save St lype Windows betales weet Selscted Ordy 3 Select the folder you want to save the image to from Save in 4 Input a file name in File name 5 Select a file format in Save as type WMF and DXF formats are supported Note that if saving objects for use as emblems you MUST WMF format 6 Check Selected Only to save the selected objects only otherwise all the objects in the Design Window will be saved 7 Click Save to save 5 2 5 Auto Trace With this function outline objects can be automatically created from the background image This function work best if the background image is clear with distinguished colors Use the Reduce Image Color 33 function to reduce the colors in the image if necessary To use follow the steps below esch Import an background image Refer to Import an Image 31 for more details Selectthe Auto Trace icon from the OneTouch Toolbar 146 on the Stitch Creation Bar 130 Select a color from the Color Bar 115 Click at a point in the Design Window An outline object will be created for the connected area same color at that point ak oO bh You can continue to click on other areas to create the outline objects as desired 5 3 Create a New Design To create a new design follow the steps below 1 Selectthe icon from the Main Bar 113 or select New from the File Menu 108 the New Design Dialog Box 148 will be displayed as show
79. and use them to output designs This makes possible extra features that the machine does not support originally To use follow the steps below 1 Select Edit Machine Code Filter from the Tools Menu 113 2 The Edit Machine Code Filter Dialog Box 174 will be displayed as shown below Edit Machine Code Filter Filter Tajima Ke Convert From HITY To HIT X 4 3 Select an existing filter from the Filter list or click New to create a new filter 4 Select a machine code from the From list that you want to change 5 Input the sequence of codes separated by in To The values enclosed in the bracket are horizontal displacement and vertical displacement in units of 0 1mm Use 0 0 for no displacement codes and X Y for codes with original displacement Available codes are HIT needle down JUMP needle up TRIM trim STOP stop NEEDLE CHG needle change NEEDLE_xx needle number xx SLOW slow speed FAST fast speed FRAME _IN move frame in FRAME_OUT move frame out GEO ON cutter needle TAPE_END end of file NEEDLE_UP needle up 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Management using Album 25 4 Designs Management using Album The Album function is used for designs management You can categorize designs by grouping them in an aloum and performs advance searching and sorting functions within the album To use select Album from the File Menu 108 and the Album D
80. ar are used in Line Stitch Type Single Line Options Bar 119 Double Line Options Bar 120 E Stitch Options Bar 120 Bean Stitch Options Bar 120 8 1 3 4 4 1 Single Line Options Bar kr Al 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 120 SEDS Il Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Adjust to Path If button is down stitch length will be adjusted to fit the path of the object where possible Otherwise fixed stitch length will be used 8 1 3 4 4 2 Double Line Options Bar A ke eN Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Adjust to Path If button is down stitch length will be adjusted to fit the path of the object where possible Otherwise fixed stitch length will be used 8 1 3 4 4 3 E Stitch Options Bar A d TH e ooo Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He Lock Stitch Options 127 anr E Stitch Direction Options 129 poo Scale If button is down stitch entities e g motif e stitch chain will be scaled to fit object 8 1 3 4 4 4 Bean Stitch Options Bar A A Cal Needle Down If button down
81. aracter Space and Line Space values on the Lettering Settings Bar 131 if desired Note that The Character Width is expressed as a percentage of the normal width of the characters relative to the Character Height 8 Select one of the transform options from the Lettering Transformation Options 131 onthe Lettering Settings Bar 131 For the One Object option you need to select an object in advance and for Between Two Lines you need to select 2 objects in advance See Lettering Editing 63 for more details about transform options 8 Click on the Design Window at where you want to put the lettering A rectangular shape cursor in the selected transform options willbe displayed 9 Type inthe characters They will be shown real time in the Design Window as you type 10 Right click in the Design Window and select Enter from the context menu when finish inputting 11 The program will jump to the editing mode automatically see Lettering Editing 63 for more details Edit the lettering as desired and right click in the Design Window and select Enter when finished 5 9 2 Create Lettering with Lettering Input Wizard To create lettering with Lettering Input Wizard follow the steps below 1 Select Lettering Input Wizard from the Tools Menu 113 the Lettering Input Wizard 164 will be shown as below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 62 SEDS Il o N o NDA 9 Lettering Input Wizard Tori Input ein ow
82. ase s of Upgrade s are non refundable Licensor warrants for a period of one 1 year from date of sale that the software will perform all the functions set out within the parameters of the said software program If through no fault of the Licensee the software fails to so perform within the warranty period Licensee must give the Licensor at least 60 days to correct each problem If after 60 days the problem is not resolved the Licensee may elect to return the software subject to the 15 restocking fee When the One Year Warranty expires NO return and NO refund request will be considered SECURITY DEVICE The Loss of the security device means the Loss of the software program The Licensee is responsible for the safe keeping of such device For protection the Licensee should carry sufficient insurance against such loss The Licensee shall pay for all shipping and handling fee as required for repair exchange and other services NO OTHER WARRANTIES To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law Licensor disclaims all other warranties either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard to the system and its accompanying software written material and hardware NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall Licensor be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use or inability to
83. ave them inverted flipped and mirrored 10 Selectfrom Arrange how the lettering is to be placed None free on the design Box within a box Line on a straight line Vertical Line on a vertical line 2 Lines between 2 straight lines Diamond within a diamond shape Arc on an arc Ellipse on an ellipse Free Line on a user drawn curve line or 2 Free Lines between 2 user drawn curves lines 11 Selectfrom Position where the lettering will be W when arranged on Line Vertical Line Arc Ellipse and Free Line Choose HEC Es to place the lettering above the object to place at center the object or to place below the object 12 Selectfrom Alignment the alignment option between align left align center align right or span the width of object 13 For TTF Satin fonts check Cap Corner to use Cap Cornering options when generating stitches Check Cut Serif to have serifs generated as separated stitch blocks 14 Check Preview to display Sample Text in the preview window according to the options used 15 Click OK will close the Text Input Wizard Follow the instructions on the Status Bar 148 to finish the function If text in entered in the Text Input Window the text will be used otherwise the program will prompt you to input the text on screen Note that if you select Arc Ellipse Free Line or 2 Free Line the program will prompt you to draw the particular object first before placing the 2005 06 Se
84. ceaichesscsinseoseduntacsesixeevsctuctocsetuutamentinbonsedinceuestautatdetintaneeiucbeceetindandetasbeunes 142 Miscellaneous Geitngs eee 142 Satin Underlay Al Le EE 142 PMU RT UTA Fea DEE 143 External Compensation E 143 Boder Ipe e acetone tanh tam adutioee tanh tam action tanh aw tacetioee beatae Oacateee banat tenias 143 EE EE ebe 143 Stitch View Control Battin cccisic deccosscsessisedectucinsnscavsuatindeessesdcecsnndinsecdoanisadsisededkceisansecsostindeesisent cucsnsdindeedoateseseisedd duceesnmsendlosess 143 PopUp Keele 144 eieiei CEET 144 LIS TOOK aegis adeegutegaee tse a 144 Ellipse Kee Ce 144 Gelle Keele TE 145 le OEY SIar TOODA E 145 Object Manipulation Toolbar nnne 145 Steed Dees dereen 145 oien ere el ail oie TE 146 Manual SUCH 1 OOO AN caine ninetradneetcetnndasu tere EE 146 Machine Control Ee ie E 146 CHET ouch Ee e TEE 146 Slow Redraw ee le EE 146 Miscellaneous OOIDAN So seisseen eere eiar elaine ee el ae ee ele eee 147 Short Stitch ue TN 147 Eeer eege 147 Reduce Image Color Bar 147 SaS e 148 ele Ee CC 148 New Design Dialog BOX EE 148 Open Design Dialog Box 149 Soave As Dialog Ee E 150 Ideeen EAR E ee BOX ietsie i a a ee a ee 151 Import Simulation Background Image Dialog Box 152 Mpo erer FIO Dialog BOX cco ceseirrcseewtt tercrnctersserersaetscedas tetanic tends tanccencraacecs laure tomternact aden tarntcctawiatencautnt atatmutenend 152 IMIDOFETROM Tape Dialog BOX assisen ane ae eee eb ned aie eee eb e
85. center of rotation from the Object Properties Dialog Box 176 which can be opened by pressing F7 on the keyboard or selecting Object Properties from the Edit Menu 110 as shown 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 98 SEDS Il 6 3 3 6 3 4 6 3 5 6 3 6 Object Properties C Stretch Walen Hesham At Obja Rotate Aregle 0 0 Center Position From File Origin Peti 14 57 e Select Rotate and input value in Angle for the rotation angle and select the center of rotation from At Object Note coordinates of the center of rotation relative to the lower left corner of the file will be shown in X Position and Y Position If User defined is selected in At Object you can input values in X Position and Y Position manually Mirror Stitch Block s Follow the steps below to mirror stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to mirror refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details 2 Select X Mirror from the Edit Menu 110 to mirror the block s in the horizontal direction 3 Select Y Mirror from the Edit Menu 110 to mirror the block s in the vertical direction Copy Stitch Block s Follow the steps below to copy stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to copy refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details 2 Select Copy from the Edit Menu 110 or press Ctrl C on the keyboard 3 Select Paste from the Edit Menu 110 or press Ctrl V o
86. ck s 14 Start the Program 10 Transfer a Design File using Direct Connection 23 Use Aerial View to Perform Zoom and Pan 16 Use Album to Manage Designs 25 Use the OneTouch Auto Digitizing Function 72 Zoom 16 Image 32 Acquire 32 Adjust Brightness 33 Browser 32 Edit 34 Export 33 Import 31 Mirror and Rotate 34 Reduce Colors 33 Images 31 Import 13 From Tape 13 Image 31 Image for OneTouch Auto Digitizing 72 Simulation Background Image 18 Vector File 42 Insert 104 Stitch Points 104 Installation 9 J Jagged 48 Column Fill 48 Fill 46 Satin 54 Jump Stitches 72 L Lettering 61 Create on Screen 61 Create using Lettering Input Wizard 61 Edit 63 Edit using Lettering Input Wizard 68 Stitch Types 68 Column Fill 71 Line 70 Normal Fill 69 Satin 68 Line 36 Line Stitch 55 Bean 56 Double 55 E Stitch 56 Settings 81 Single 55 Line Stitch Lettering 70 Settings 87 Lock Stitch 180 Options 180 Pattern 180 Machine Code 104 Change 104 Edit Filter 24 Search 106 Manual Stitches 72 Measurement 19 Melco Condensed 182 Creating Fill Stitches 183 Editing Fill Stitches 184 Objects 183 Satin and Line Stitches 183 Stitch Types 183 Menu Bar 108 EditMenu 110 File Menu 108 Helo Menu 113 Tools Menu 113 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 192 SEDS Il Menu Bar 108 View Menu 111 Window Menu 113 Merge 95 Designs 95 Mirror 40 Objects 40 Stitch Blocks 98 Motif 92 Create 92 Delete
87. close the others and they must NOT cross each other Settings lB Hl om db om Lio om o oo gy s0 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 58 SEDS Il 5 8 3 Options LESH Procedures 1 Select a motif using the Motif Browser 16 see Select a Motif 91 for more details 2 See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Notes e Tochange the default settings for Fill Motif select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Motif tab See Motif Stitch Default Settings 82 for more details Examples Align Normal Align Interlace Align Overlap Align Free at 10 See Also Motif Manager 91 Line Motif 57 Cross Stitch Target Closed object s If more than one one of them MUST enclose the others and they must NOT cross each other Settings cb 3 SH e e s HL ied Options ihe Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Notes e To change the default settings for Cross Stitch select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Cross tab See Cross Stitch Default Settings 83 for more details Examples 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 59 O degree 45 degree See Also Fill Motif 57 5 8 4 Photo Stitch Target Background Image Closed object s If more than one one of them MUST enclose the others and they must NOT cross each other Settings i
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89. d 3 Follow the remaining steps in Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 to create the stitches Examples Left Center Needle Down Needle Down Random Inner Stitches Fill On See Also About Auto Span 48 About Guide Lines E One Line Satin E Two Line Satin E Pattern Fill Satin E 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 55 5 7 Line Stitch Types To change the default settings for Line Stitch Types select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Line tab See Line Stitch Default Settings 81 for more details The following Line Stitch Types are available e SingleLine 5 e Double Line 55 e E Stitch 56 e Bean Stitch 56 5 7 1 Single Line Target One object can be opened or closed Settings Options A As Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples Adjust to Path On Adjust to Path Off See Also Double Line 55 E Stitch 56 Bean Stitch 56 Chain Stitch 5 7 2 Double Line Target One object can be opened or closed Options A As e Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 56 SEDS Il Adjust to Path On Adjust to Path Off See Also Single Line 55 E Stitch 56 Bean Stitch 56 Chain Stitch 5 7 3 E Stitch Target One object can be opened or closed Settings T il vn E Am E 2 00 In Kal fa ba ec SMM
90. design by checking un checking Display Stitches with Machine Codes from the Design submenu of the View Menu nm If checked machine codes will be drawn in green rectangles in the design Note that Hit stitches will not be drawn Show Underlay Stitches You can choose whether to show underlay stitches in a design by checking un checking Display Stitches with Underlay from the Design submenu of the View Menu 117 The program will uncheck Display Underlay Stitches Only automatically when Display Stitches with Underlay is checked See Show Underlay Stitches Only 15 for more details Show Underlay Stitches Only You can choose to show underlay stitches only in a design by checking Display Underlay Stitches Only from the Design submenu of the View Menu 111 The program will uncheck Display Stitches with Underlay automatically wnen Display Underlay Stitches Only is checked See Show Underlay Stitches 15 for more details Show Particular Stitch Blocks You can choose to show particular stitch blocks only in a design according to the following options by checking the corresponding menu item from the Design submenu of the View Menu 117 Note that these options are mutually exclusive meaning that selecting one will de select the others e Display All Stitches show all stitch blocks e Display Manual Jump Stitches Only show Manual Jump Stitch type only e Display Fill Stitches Only show Fill Stitch type only e Display Satin Stitches Only show Sat
91. e gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Trim If button is down a trim code will be inserted automatically at the end of a stitch block when it is created otherwise no trim code will be added Fill Stitch Boundary Options 127 8 1 3 4 5 3 Line Stitch Lettering Options Bar ARK Oe el Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Trim If button is down a trim code will be inserted automatically at the end of a stitch block when it is created otherwise no trim code will be added Adjust to Path If button is down stitch length will be adjusted to fit the path of the object where possible Otherwise fixed stitch length will be used mr E Stitch Direction Options 129 po Scale If button is down stitch entities e g motif e stitch chain will be scaled to fit object 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 122 SEDS Il 8 1 3 4 5 4 Column Fill Lettering Options Bar ik He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Trim If button is down a trim code will be inserted automatically at the end of a stitch block when it is created otherwise no trim code will be added H Column Fill Mode Options 127 8 1 3 4 6 Special Type Options Bar These options bar are used in Special Stitch Type Line Motif Options Bar 129 Fill Motif Options Bar 122 e Cross Stitch Options Bar 122 e Ph
92. e Design Properties Design Properties can be found in Properties under the Edit Menu 110 refer to Design Properties Dialog Box 160 for more details Here you can change the following design properties e Canvas See Change Canvas of a Design 95 for more details e Design In Out points You can choose to place the design In Out at Design Center center of all ei File Center center of the canvas First and Last Stitch or Manually If choose Manually select the Design In Out Points icon from the Stitch Block Edit Toolbar 148 on the Primary Bar 114 and draw the In Out Points in the Design Window directly e Design Information Design Number Customer Number Customer Name Job Number Digitizer Description Keywords e Production Information Marker Number Hoop Number Appliqu Number Backing Topping 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 106 SEDS Il 7 1 7 2 7 3 ZA System Functions Settings Preview You can preview the result of the current settings of the current stitch type using the Setting Preview Window To turn it on off select Settings Preview from the View Menu 111 The window will be automatically updated when you change a setting or to another stitch type Freeze Cursor Sometimes it is useful to freeze the cursor to the horizontal X or vertical Y directions e g when drawing horizontal lines it will be easy to do so with the cursor froze in the horizontal X direction To
93. e Dialog Box Import Image Look in DESIGNS Fike name Files of ype Al Image Files Options Margin 5 00 C impot As New C Constrain Proportions C Center File Name Input the name of the image file you want to import here m Files of Type Available image types BMP JPEG TIFF PCX GIF MSP RAS PCT WMF EMF PSD AWD Browse Invoke the Image Files Browser Margin Defines the top bottom left and right margins to be added to the image when imported Import as New Import the file into a new Design Window Fit Design Size Scale the file so that it just fit in the Design Window H Constrain Proportions Maintain the original aspect ratio if scaling of file is required H Keep Size Keep the original size of the size when imported Center Place the imported file in the center of the Design Window 151 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 152 SEDS Il 8 1 5 5 Import Simulation Background Image Dialog Box Import image Look i C3 DESIGNS Files of pe AD Ise Fies File Name Input the name of the image file you want to import here m Files of Type Available image types BMP JPEG TIFF PCX GIF MSP RAS PCT WMF EMF PSD AWD Browse Invoke the Image Files Browser 8 1 5 6 Import Vector File Dialog Box Import Vector File File name Files of type Al Vector Files Options C impot As New C Fit Design Size H Constrain P
94. e Edit Window 6 To add stitch blocks to the motif select the Add Stitch Blocks icon Select a color for stitch block from the Color List Create the stitch block in the Edit Window using manual stitches 7 To edit stitch blocks click the Select H icon and select the stitch blocks desired this process is similar to selecting stitch blocks in the Design Window see Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details e Tochange size input the new values in Width and Height Push the 2 down if you want to maintain the original aspect ratio when changing the values of width or height Click Unit to switch between absolute mm or relative mode In absolute mode the values in Width and Height will be defined in mm while in relative mode the values will be defined in percentage of the original value e Tochange color select the desired color in the Color List and the select Change Color from the right click context menu in the Edit Window e Tomirror select X Mirror or Y Mirror from the right click context menu in the Edit Window X Mirror will mirror the blocks in the horizontal direction while Y Mirror will mirror them in the vertical direction 8 To edit points in a stitch block click the Select H icon and select the stitch block Then click the Edit Points icon will highlight the selected block Select the points you want to edit this process is similar to selecting points in Stitch Point s Editing and see Select Stitch Point s 103 for mor
95. e Image Follow the steps below to auto digitize a region 1 Import an image refer to Import an Image for Auto Digitizing 72 for more details _ Click on the OneTouch icon located on the Stitch Creation Bar 190 3 The OneTouch Bar 147 will appear on the top of the program window Select a prefer stitching direction in Direction For example if you choose Top to Bottom the first stitching color will be the first effective color from the top and so on for other colors 5 Fill stitches will be generate by default on large regions check Force Satin if you want to produce satin stitches instead 6 Check Auto Angle if you want to generate fill stitches at an angle closely match the shapes of different regions If this is not checked fill stitches will be generated in the horizontal direction Auto Angle is neglected if Force Satin is checked Click Do All to start generating stitches The program will generate stitches automatically on all effective color regions A region is defined as a connected area of the same color Note that the program treats colors on the OneTouch Bar 147 with the same number as the same color which essentially allows you to merge similar colors as a single color during auto digitizing Right click on a color to change its color number or ignore the color for processing Also note that the program will change system colors to the color of the regions automatically Right click on a color on
96. e a a a 32 e IRCH Te CHE 32 dee ie d lu Ce CN 33 TUE de LO 33 Reduce Image O70 E 33 Image Mirror and Rotate aceasta tecetescte ater c ce cadetccedatenecesade neces adanccacutetetedadenscutudetecededeneausnds tacasuienwsasede taceducezesennteceuenecess 34 rte 37 TC WEE 34 2 About ObDjeCts oo ceccseceecseseeseuscneeneeeeseuseuseeeoeseuseuseueeeeueseuseuseuseueseuseuseueeneeneseuseuseueeueseessuseuseness 35 ei ET E 36 DEE ENEE age 36 BAE eege EE 36 STO LU EET aire le Te EE 37 ele GE 37 Ce 0 Fe EE 38 EEGENEN 38 Mov RESIZE ODIO CUS EE 38 GET E EE 39 WIT go dee E eare eR Ronee E oR ee OTe oR ne en eon ee eee een eee ene eee ee 40 aS aD 6 e eee eee eee eee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee E T 40 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Contents II RT ele E E 40 Add Delete Anchor POINtS n00000annnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnennnnennnnnrrnnrrrnnnnnnnnnnrrrrrerennssnnnnnttrrrreennnsrnnnnnrrrrreenennnnnnnnnerreeenne 40 Geometric Transform E 41 ODE SE 41 JO ODECE r etre re eae eee ene te ee een ee ees ee ne een Meee ee eee a 42 GUE CIOSEE ele e 42 Import Vector A LCE 42 Vector Sr OWS EE 43 EPOR ODIOCIS EE 43 Auto Trace eseu 44 3 Create a ART IEN 44 4 Basic Steps for Stitch Creation cceccesecseeeceeeeeeeeeeseceseceseeeasecesecseeuseeeaeecasecuseeeaeeeaeenaseseseseaes 45 GR UR TYPOS E 45 dr EIS 1 REN 45 Jagged FIN ee 46 PAGAR a E a 46 Column PuL eege 47 Jagge COI Pii E cies 48 6 Satin Stitch Types o
97. e current design file to another folder e Convert the current design file to another DOS format design file such as EDS EDF EDP DST CND EXP TAP PEC PES PCS PCM KSM HUS and SEW To use follow the steps below 1 Select Save As from the File Menu 108 2 The Save As Dialog Box 150 will be displayed as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Output and Conversion 21 Save kr O Design Fike name test Save as type SEDS Il Files eds Nool Stitches 9 Design 18354 Design em Nool Colors g Color Changes g Cate Created 2004 07 2 LastEdted 2004 07 el Save Background Image Select the folder you want to save the design to from Save in The original name of the design file will be shown in File name Change it to a new name if desired Select the format you want to save the design to from Save as type O oO FR Co Ifthe design file includes a background image applicable to EDS EDF and EDP files only check Save background image if you want to save the background image also Note that the image will be embedded in the design file and thus increase its size 7 Click Save to finish Note that if there is a design file with the same name as you entered a warning dialog box will be displayed asking you if you want to overwrite the file Click Yes to overwrite or No to go back and enter a new file name 3 2 Using Punch Floppy Export The Punch
98. e details Selected points will be highlighted in purple color e Tomove drag on one of the selected points and move to the desired location e Toinsert points select a single point and then select Insert Stitches from the right click context menu in the Edit Window and draw the points as needed e Toremove select Remove from the right click context menu in the Edit Window e To split select a single point and then select Separate Stitches from the right click context menu in the Edit Window The stitch block will be spilt into 2 at the position of the selected point 9 The Preview Window shows how it will look to have the motif filled in a rectangle Click Change Preview Size icon and input the desired width of height of the filled rectangle Adjust other settings for different results see Fill Motif 57 for more details 10 You can use the Undo and Redo button to undo or redo changes made 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 95 5 16 5 16 1 6 1 6 2 11 Click the Save KM save the motif The Save As dialog box will be opened Select the folder you want the motif to be saved in and input the name for it Note that the motif file will have a mtf extension Click Save to save the motif Font Management Activate Font s You can use a limited number of pre digitized fonts and you can purchase additional fonts when needed To order fonts visit our website or email us After an order is comp
99. e new file size This is ignored if Canvas is checked Lookup Open the Lookup dialog box for selecting the preset hoop sizes for common machines Set as Default Set the current file size values as default values e Design start end point Design Center Design start end points will be placed at the center of the design File Center Design start end points will be placed at the center of the file area At First and Last Stitch Design start point will be the first stitch point in the design and end point will be the last stitch point Set Manually Design start end points are user defined 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 162 SEDS Il 8 1 5 16 2 Design Information Design Properties General Design Information Production Information Design Number User defined number to specify the design Customer Number User defined number to specify the customer for the design Customer Name Name of the customer for the design if any Job Number User defined number to specify the job of the design Digitizer User defined text to specify the digitizer of the design Description Description about the design Keywords Keywords associated with the design 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 8 1 5 16 3 Production Information Design Properties General Design Information Production Information m Marker No
100. e of the Design Window minus margins 8 Check Constrain Proportions to keep the original aspect ratio if scaling is required Enabled only when Fit Design Size is selected 9 Check Center to put the image at the center of the Design Window Enabled only when Keep Size is selected 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 32 SEDS Il 10 Click Import to import the image You can also click Browse to invoke the Image Browser 32 to import an image from there 5 1 1 1 Image Browser The Image Browser Dialog Box 172 as Shown below will be displayed when you click on Browse in the Import Image Dialog Box 151 This gives you thumbnail views of all images the in a folder fe Image Browser kd amp CH lt A seDs DuMAGE 5605 I Ca DESIGNS CH EMBLEM ga Local Disk D Thumbnails Yyindow Folder List Window Previews Window Message Bar Cette INIMAGEI dragon bmp A e Selecta folder from the Folder List Window e To open an image select it from the Thumbnail Window by clicking on the thumbnail and then click the icon in the Toolbar or double click on the thumbnail 5 1 2 Acquire Image You can import an image from a TWAIN device like a scanner directly into the current Design Window To use follow the steps below 1 Select Select Source from the File Menu 108 the Select Source Dialog Box will be displayed as shown below Select Source CanoScan FB320PFBE20F 3 0 32 3
101. e of the square rectangle and the third point will control the height Follow the steps below to create concentric squares or rectangles 1 Selectthe concentric rectangle icon from Rectangle Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 2 For concentric squares push down the button on the Ellipse Rectangle Options Bar 124 while for concentric rectangles have it up 3 With the E button up if the E i button is up each click in the Design Window will define a diagonal point of the square rectangle Otherwise the first point will be the center and the second point a circumference point 4 Click 2 points in the Design Window to create the first square rectangle 5 Continue to click in the Design Window will create square rectangle with the same center as the first one Each point click will be circumference point 6 Or wth the E button down the first two points will define an edge of the square rectangle and the third point will control the height 7 Click 3 points in the Design Window to create the first square rectangle 8 A rubberband line with one end at the center of the first square rectangle will be shown The first point clicked will define a radial center line and the second point will control the height Continue to click pair of points to create concentric square rectangle as desired 5 2 1 4 Polygon Star Follow the steps below to create a polygon or star shape ph D 1 For polygon select the a icons
102. e particular stitch type will appear Select the required options For most stitch types the objects selected will be highlighted and default In Out points will appear In point in green and Out point in Red Drag the points to the desired positions For some stitch types like the satin however there are additional stages and follow the prompts on the Status Bar 148 to proceed Press Enter on the keyboard or select Enter from the right click context menu to go to the next stage 8 Press Enter onthe keyboard or select Enter from the right click context menu 9 The selected stitch type will be created and the Manual Stitch function will be invoked automatically after stitches are created 10 Click on the Design Window to add manual stitches if desired 11 Press ESC on the keyboard or right click in the Design Window and select EXIT from the context menu to end 5 5 Fill Stitch Types Fill stitch types require one or more closed objects If more than one objects one of them MUST enclose the others and they must NOT cross each other The inner objects will be treated as holes during stitch creation For example o ER Correct Correct Incorrect Incorrect e To change the default settings for Fill Stitch Types select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Fill tab See Fill Stitch Default Settings 78 for more details The following Fill Stitch Types are available e Normal Fill 45 Jagged Fill A8 Pattern Fill Ap
103. e stitch block Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm EE 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 133 8 1 3 6 2 2 Jagged Fill Settings Bar CL ES 100 Ey 70 Sch GU SS o 4 00 gyu bi 0 20 External Compensation Mode 143 Ka D m ae O k GE Internal Compensation Reserved for future Cycle Number of thread passes 1 pass 1 back and forth loop between a given stitch point and the next time it occurs in the same horizontal location but further along in the fill Fill Offset Distance between 1 stitch point and the closest stitch point on the thread adjacent to it in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines Maximum Jag Percentage Defines the maximum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches Minimum Jag Percentage Defines the minimum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm 8 1 3 6 2 3 Pattern Fill Settings Bar Sans he Lag Siaomp Fab a TE aen ak Ki 4 00 r E 0 20 External Compensation Mode 143 Internal
104. e the others are curve nodes Tips e By moving either both upper or both lower corner nodes to the left or right lettering may be uniformly slanted in italicized elow T mmm 2 4 Select Enter from the right click context menu or press the Enter key to confirm changes or Exit from the right click menu or the ESC key to discard changes and exit the function 5 2 2 8 Cut Object Follow the steps below to cut an single object into 2 objects 1 Select the object you want to cut refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 42 SEDS Il 2 Select the icon from the Object Manipulation Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 3 Draw aline in the Design Window the object will be cut at the intersection of the object and the line 5 2 2 9 Join Object Follow the steps below to join 2 objects or close a single object 1 Select one or two object s you want to join refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2 Click the icon from the Object Manipulation Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 3 If 2 objects are selected they will be combined to become a single object by adding a line at the nearest end points If 1 opened object is selected it will be closed by adding a line joining the start and the end points 5 2 2 10 Cut Closed Object Follow the steps below to cut a closed object into 2 closed objects 1 Select an closed object you want to cut refer to Selecting
105. e the quality of the image and if you think it is not good enough click Undo on the Reduce Image Color Bar 147 to undo the changes You may try to change the value in Number of Colors or use the manual method describe above to obtain a better result 5 1 6 Image Mirror and Rotate The image mirror and rotate functions are located on the Edit Menu Hit m Image X Mirror Mirror the background image of the active Design Window in the horizontal direction m Image Y Mirror Mirror the background image of the active Design Window in the vertical direction Image Rotate Rotate the image of the active Design Window by a arbitrary angle When select the Rotate Image dialog box will be show as below Rotate Angle 0 00 Rotate Angle Angle of rotation positive values rotate clockwise and negative values counter clockwise m Preview Preview the rotated image in the Design Window before confirmation 5 1 7 Image Editing You can invoke an external graphic editor to edit the image in the Design Window as follows 1 Choose the graphic editor program by selecting Select Image Editor from the Edit Menu 110 The Select Image Editor dialog box will be shown as below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 35 Select image Editor Look irc 9 SEDS Il 0 SIGN5 EMBLEM OIMAGE MOTIF PATTERN Fide name Fies of ee Executable File 2 Change to the folder when the graphic editor progra
106. e this function follow the steps below 1 Selectthe Freehand Satin Wd the Stitch Creation Bar 130 2 Draw alternate point pairs in the Design Window Each point in a point pair should be on the opposite side of the satin A guideline will be created automatically connecting the point pair when it is drawn 3 Double click in the Design Window or select Enter from the right click context menu to end drawing the point pairs Notice that 2 objects along the point pairs are created 4 Input the In Out points at the desired locations 5 select Enter from the right click context menu to generate the satin stitches Example After drawing the point pairs Satin output OneTouch Auto Digitizing Refer to the following topics for details on how to use the OneTouch auto digitizing feature e Import an Image for Auto Digitizing 72 e Auto Digitize a Region e Auto Digitize the Whole Image K e Adjust Auto Digitizing Default Settings 73 Import an Image for Auto Digitizing EN The Import Image dialog box will be opened automatically when you click the OneTouch icon if there is no image loaded already Refer to Import an Image 31 for details on how to import an image If the image you are importing has too many colors than what OneTouch can handle the program will invoke the Reduce Image Color function automatically refer to Reduce Image Color 33 for more details 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Desig
107. eady have a trim code it will be removed otherwise it will be added 3 You can check if a trim code exist in a stitch block from the Stitch Browser 99 or select Display Stitches with Jump Lines from the Design View submenu of the View Menu Hu Jump lines will be shown in red color if there is a trim code if not it will be shown in green 6 3 9 Edit Stitch Block s After a stitch block is created you can change many of its properties like settings options In Out points and even stitch type at ease using the Edit Stitch Block s function as described below 1 Selectthe Edit Stitch Block s icon from the Stitch Block Edit Toolbar 148 on the Primary Bar 114 2 Click on a stitch block that you want to edit The corresponding stitch type settings options and In Out points of the block will be shown 3 To change the In Out points click and drag on the points and move them to the desired location 4 Change the settings and options on the corresponding settings bar and options bar as necessary 5 You can change to another compatible stitch type by selecting the type on the setting bar Stitch types that requires the same object type combination are compatible 6 Select Enter from the right click context menu to make the changes in effect 6 3 10 Stitch Browser You can use the Stitch Browser to perform many stitch block related functions such as Select Stitch Block s 99 Hide Show Stitch Block s 99 Re sequence Stitch
108. easure length and angle Pernt Ene be 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 115 8 1 3 3 Color Bar lt 82 888808800088 Color Palette Display the Color dialog box for reviewing or adjusting color palette Thread Charts Display the thread charts dialog box Scroll Colors Left Scroll colors by one to the left Scroll Colors Right Scroll colors by one to the right I Lin Fs 8 1 3 4 Options Bar For different functions there are different options and its corresponding options bar will be shown when the function is invoked Lettering Options Bar 145 Fill Type Options Bar 47 Satin Type Options Bar 118 Line Type Options Bar 119 Lettering Type Options Bar 120 Special Type Options Bar 122 Miscellaneous ot Bar 123 Pop up Options 12 8 1 3 4 1 Lettering Options Bar These options bar are used during Lettering input Lettering Input Options Bar 115 Lettering in Box Diamond Options Bar 115 Lettering on 1 Line Options Bar 116 Lettering between 2 Lines Options Bar 116 Lettering on 1 Object Options Bar 116 Lettering between 2 Objects Options Bar 11 _ wech 8 1 3 4 1 1 Lettering Input Options Bar mp Satin Arial B z E Font Type Four types TTF Fill TTF Satin SEDS Fill and SEDS Satin are available The SEDS types are pre digitized font types a Font Name The name of the font B Bold Create text in bold mode supported in TTF fonts only
109. eation 45 to create the stitches Examples Needle Up Needle Down Random Inner Stitches Off Needle Down Random Inner Stitches On Fill See Also About Auto Span 48 About Cornering 43 About Guide Lines E One Line Satin E Pattern Fill Satin E Jagged Satin Es Pattern Fill Satin Target Two object can be opened or closed Settings SI g zlo jaw ua E 12 00 3 K l bake aE RS Di AEs IS loz O I 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 54 SEDS Il Options A te Ri Procedures 1 Select a pattern using the Pattern Browser 165 see Select a Pattern 88 for more details 2 Follow the steps described in Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 up to step 7 3 Two guide lines will be added at the ends of the objects automatically Add or change the guide lines as desired 4 Follow the remaining steps in Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 to create the stitches Examples See Also About Guide Lines 52 Pattern Manager 88 One Line Satin 52 Two Line Satin 53 Jagged Satin 54 5 6 7 Jagged Satin Target Two object can be opened or closed Settings el EHE Cam amp 12 00 SJ 010 Rio Ex 70 S oan 5 00 Sc 1 00 Options AA WM SS E rd SG Procedures 1 Follow the steps described in Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 up to step 7 2 Two guide lines will be added at the ends of the objects automatically Add or change the guide lines as desire
110. ed Nodes and Straight Angular Nodes Virtually any complex form in the real world can be represented as an object whose shape is determined entirely by a series of straight or curve points Stitch Block Group A collection of stitch points A stitch block can be a fill stitch a satin stitch a line stitch etc Also see Objects Object Inheritance Unique to SEDS II Achiever one single vector outline object can be shared and linked by multiple stitch blocks When modifying the object s shape and or size all the stitch blocks that are related to it will be changed too This is called object inheritance For example create an outline then create a fill stitch Select the outline again and create a one line satin border Now change the shape of the outline and both the fill stitch and the satin border will follow the change This will save tremendous amounts of time in comparison with other systems which need to re shape and match each stitch block individually Object inheritance allows unlimited links to an object TWAIN In DOS programs software developers need to write device drivers for the scanners that the program supports 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 188 SEDS Il 9 5 3 Thanks to Windows scanner manufacturers can write their own device drivers using the TWAIN interface Therefore software developers just need to incorporate the TWAIN interface to be able to support a vast number of scanners Almost all
111. ed aie eet eb nb aoe eerie eae ees laso cee cei 153 Expoon image RE 153 Export Objects Dialog BOX EE 154 Een Mot Dialog BOX esis EEEE 154 nen Floppy Export Dialog BOX ssssssisnnis ini i aa ri ced eed ri iiaa i 155 PUNCH Tape Expo Dialog En E 156 Punch Direct Export Dialog BOX cvsisaseicenincpinsnscesietseeunsiaienynevasiduagdenisnayasiaildanndecinnunedes dunudinieauemsusisdeagdunlssaamdaasduandiauaeaeaunslsuwans 157 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc VII Vill SEDS Il Part IX Appearance Advanced Folders Floppy Disk Format Dialog Don eee Normal Print Dialog Box Design Information Thread Information Color SEQUENCE n esssssssssssnnrinnnnnsssnserrernnrnnnnnenennnene Design Properties Dialog Box General _hanccsssttceceeeeeeeeeeesseseeeentteeeeeeeeeeeeeess Design Information Production Information cccccceeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeees Lettering Input Wizard Dialog Box Pattern Browser Dialog Box Pattern Editor Dialog Box Motif Browser Dialog Bos Motif Editor Dialog Box Design Browser Dialog Box Image Browser Dialog Box Vector File Browser Dialog Box Edit Machine Code Filter Dialog Box leif Dialog BOX EE Object Properties Dialog Box Stitch Processing Dialog Box Program Options Appendix End User License Agreement Working with Melco Condensed Format Objects Stitch Types Creating Fill Stitches Satin and Line Stitches Editing Fill Stitches Trouble Shooting Guide
112. eeeeees Import Simulation Background Image eeekeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN Stitch Blocks Navigation teeecessseeeeeseeeeeneeseeneeseeneeseees NMICASUPOMOENNE e 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc II SEDS Il Part Ill Designs Output and Conversion 20 UN ue RE AS i E a E i 20 2 Using Punch Floppy Export ociccscicsiusucccucsduduawaudusucniucuguduancunuswenevousuanewoddweuencuaunudweseuduewoneuoenvantwndawes 21 3 USING PUNCH Tape e a E 22 4 Using Punch Direct Export ekkKKKRKN KEEN R KKK R KEREN ENNER KKK KEREN ENNER KKK KEREN RER KEREN REENEN KKK 23 5 Floppy Disk Format EN 23 6 Machine Code PUE iere ee Eed 24 Part IV Designs Management using Album 25 1 Manage an AIDUM EE 25 Create a New AlDUM sirri 25 Delete an AIDU WEE 26 Select an AIDU eege 26 Lock Unlock ett 26 2 View Designs in Album eege 26 View all te lu TE 26 MENGER 26 TW TS SNC US SS RE 26 View Design Information sisiscccciecsccssintcsncssadccnecensccnszantccnscnadcecscnadcasscsetonssenstaceecssdasssaentassenssdecueasedssseneetasssasstecessssdsessoentase 27 3 Manage Designs Using Album aiegetereeggedeEE eege 27 Ee a DESION EE E 27 Open Design de un Ee EE 28 Delete a Design Fom FUN E 28 Search Designs mM AIDU EE 28 Print Designs IMAIDUN E 29 Part V Designs Creation 30 1 ADo t Mages pocicsscacecevsueuwtwontesatacedevavesetnentedutucedeestetetucntedstarevcestedetuenbedntanedneateretecabeutatedndaterssaend 31 MIDOMU AM ET LEE 31 ACS Ee ST er
113. eight in pixels 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 173 8 1 5 24 Vector File Browser Dialog Box aip Vector File Browser a e Y o openen Sy SEDS 1 DESIGNS O leg IMAGE CH MOTIF E PATTERN al Thumbnails Window Folder List Window Preview Window Message Bar 0 06 x 0 05 e Toolbar A Select Open the selected file and exit the Browser dialog box de Exit Exit the Browser dialog box Help Display the online help e Folder List Window Here you can select the folder where vector files are located e Preview Window A scaled preview of the selected vector file will be shown here e Thumbnails Window Vector files will be shown as thumbnails here Click on a thumbnail will select it and its properties will be shown on the Message Bar Also the selected vector file will be scaled to fit in the Preview Window Double click on a thumbnail will open the vector file and exit the Vector File Browser dialog box e Message Bar e Vector File Name e Vector File Size width x height in mm or inch 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 174 SEDS Il 8 1 5 25 Edit Machine Code Filter Dialog Box 8 1 5 26 Edit Machine Code Filter Filter Tajima _New JI Delte Convert From Hr To HITY Filter Select an existing filter to edit New Create a new filter Delete Delete an existing filter From Select a machine code to chan
114. elect the Photo tab See Photo Stitch Default Settings 84 for more details Examples 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc SEDS Il 60 WEN of je De E U a 1 F TE 7 offs on om SS ie om oe mm mm black amp white image in igina Or te Type 1 on Wh Type 2 on White Type 4 on white Type 3 on white lor image in co igina Or 1 Software Inc Designs Creation 61 See Also Import an Image 31 5 9 Lettering 5 9 1 Create Lettering on Screen To create lettering on screen follow the steps below 1 Selectthe Lettering icon from the Primary Bar 114 the Lettering Settings Bar 131 and Lettering Input Options Bar 115 will be shown 2 Selecta font type from the Font Type pull down box on the Lettering Input Options Bar 115 There are 4 options TTF Fill TTF Satin SEDS Fill and SEDS Satin The SEDS types are our proprietary pre digitized fonts d Selecta font from the Font Name pull down box on the Lettering Input Options Bar 115 Note that a small preview window will be displayed on the left side of the pull down box showing how the selected font look likes 5 Push the button on the Lettering Input Options Bar 115 down will to turn on bold effect if desired 6 Push the button on the Lettering Input Options Bar 115 down will to turn on italic effect if desired Input the Character Height Character Width Ch
115. ends degree of curvature or angle for any given area on that object There are two types of anchor points a corner point and a curved point Corner points are shown as small black filled in squares while curved points are represented as open squares shown in the figure below E E E 8 vw 0O E E E Refer to the following topics for more information on objects Create an Object 36 Object Editing 38 Import Vector File A8 Export Objects 43 Auto Trace 44 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 36 SEDS Il 5 2 1 5 2 1 1 9 2 1 2 Create an Object The object creation tools are located on the Primary Bar 114 With the line curve tool you can create arbitrary shape objects and with other tools like ellipse or rectangle you can create regular shape objects Refer to the followings for more details Line amp Curve 29 Circle amp Ellipse 29 Square amp Rectangle 27 Polygon Star ai Circular Arc 29 Line amp Curve You can create a open or closed shape with combination of polylines and curves as show below Select the line icon or the curve icon from Line Toolbar 144 on the Primary Bar 114 This will start the shape in line or curve mode respectively If line mode is selected click once in the Design Window will add a line point to the shape otherwise a curve point will be added You can press the Backspace key on the keyboard to delete the last added
116. er Help Display the online help Aerial View Window The whole motif is scaled to display in this window You can zoom in an area of interest by drawing a rectangle over the region The area thus selected will be highlighted in a gray rectangle List Window Thumbnails of all motifs in the current motif folder will be shown here Click on a motif to select it for editing Edit Window This is where you perform editing functions on the motif Preview Window Motif will be filled according the settings below and shown here Parallel Offset Adjust this to shift motifs in the direction of a motif line Perpendicular Offset Adjust this to shift motifs in the direction perpendicular to the motif line Motif Gap Distance between motifs in mm Perpendicular Gap Perpendicular distance between motif lines in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines Displacement Motifs are shifted by percentage of the width of a motif from the previous row Align Normal Motifs are aligned at the same position on each row Align Interlace Motifs are shifted by half the width of the motif each row Align Overlap Motifs are shifted by half the width of the motif each row and the distance between rows is decreased by half the height of the motif Align Free Motifs are shifted by a percentage of the width of the motif each row Preview Size Set the size of the preview rectangle on LS Ta IS E gp DEA deier eee PEE D SEH Ka TA
117. er of the file e Stretch for re sizing the objects e Width new width in mm or inch or percentage of the old value e Height new height in mm or inch or percentage of the old value e At Object defines the anchor the point that is not moved when re sizing e Proportionate maintain the original aspect ratio e Rotate for rotating objects e Angle angle of rotation e At Object center of rotation e Center Position from File Origin when User defined is selected for At Object X Position and Y Position define the horizontal and vertical distances of the rotation center from the file origin respectively 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 8 1 5 28 Stitch Processing Dialog Box Stitch Processing G Change Size of Stitch Block s Wepchbd rei au GD Percentage 100 0 Fropartionata C Change Number of Stitches Total 2gches C Change Span of Stitch Block s F Stitch Spant Satin Stitch Span w e Change Size of Stitch Block s e Width new width of the stitch block s in mm or percentage of the old value e Height new height of the stitch block s in mm or percentage of the old value e Proportionate check to maintain the original aspect ratio e Change Number of Stitches e Total Stitches new number of stitches or percentage of the old value e Change Span of Stitches e Fill Stitch Span span of fill stitch block s in percentage of the old value e Fill St
118. es Parallel Offset Adjust this to shift motifs in the direction of a motif line Perpendicular Offset Adjust this to shift motifs in the direction perpendicular to the motif line Motif Gap Distance between motifs in mm Perpendicular Gap Perpendicular distance between motif lines in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines Displacement S e Bs o e Motifs are shifted by percentage of the width of a motif from the previous row 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 5 13 6 Cross Stitch Default Settings Default Settings General Fa Satin Lettering Fil Letbering Top Stitches fe am Ofek iy Top Stitches LE Cross Stitch Length The distance in mm of the cross stitch pattern shown in blue below Cross Stitch Span The distance in mm of the cross stitch pattern shown in blue below Cross Stitch Angle Angle of the cross stitch pattern as show below e 0 degree 45 degree 83 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 84 SEDS Il 5 13 7 Photo Stitch Default Settings Default Settings G rer ai Fal Sahin i r Satin Lettering Fil Lettering Line Lettering Cross Photo Top St ch cis am Si 015 JE om GG Dm Preview Sitch Type ook w Top Stitches CIE Maximum Stitch Length Maximum stitch length in mm 2lE Minimum Stitch Length Minimum stitch length in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the
119. es the width and Y the height Design Size Actual size of the design in mm X denotes the width and Y the height Start Point Distance from the file origin lower left corner in mm Xin the horizontal direction and Y in the vertical direction Offset From Start Point Shows how far the design goes in the left right up and down directions from the start point Color s Show all the colors in the design The first number in the color box denotes the color number used in the program and the number in bracket denotes the needle number Stitches Show the total number of stitches in a given color Trim s Show the total number of trim codes in a given color Jump s Show the total number of jump codes in a given color Thread m Show the total thread length required for a given color in meter Length Display more detail stitch lengths statistics The Stitch Length Analysis dialog box will be opened when click on Length as shown below Stitch Length Analysis id x Each row shows the total number of stitches with lengths between From gt and To lt You can customize the values in 2nd to 7th row of From gt to suit your needs Click Recalculate to recalculate lengths after changing values 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 108 SEDS Il 8 About the Program 8 1 Interface 8 1 1 The Program Window Below is the SEDS II Achiever Program Window
120. ettering Default Settings Default Settings Garea Fa Sabin Lira Satin Lettege Fill Lettering Line Lettering Top Stitches 4 00 013 ba i0 Previse Stitch Type Line Type Single si Deag zl save Ise J ox Ice e Top Stitches EI Ei Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Width Width of single line satin stitch in mm Satin Offset Offset of the satin column from the center in percentage of total width 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 88 SEDS Il 5 14 Pattern Manager Patterns are used in various stitch types like Pattern Fill Pattern Fill Satin and Pattern Fill Lettering The program comes with a pre defined set of patterns and you can add your own patterns easily see Create a New Pattern 89 for more details Once a pattern is selected as the default pattern it will remain be selected throughout even after the program is closed e Selecta Pattern 88 e Delete a Pattern ag e Create a New Pattern 89 e Edit Existing Patterns 90 5 14 1 Select a Pattern Follow the steps below to select a pattern 1 Select Pattern Manager from the Tools Menu 113 The Pattern Browser 165 will be displayed as below Folder List vind J IMAGE 3 MOTIF e CO Stitch Toots E Gad Local Disk 0 me eRICK BRICKG BRICK pet Message Dar Size 3 00 3 00 Span 0 15 S
121. even result For example Force Stitch on Guide Line Off Force Stitch on Guide Line On 5 6 4 One Line Satin Target One object can be opened or closed Settings Sl jao Ex a E am E 2 00 ge Jo Gul sm Zou rj SS SS Lee Lee nnn US lees maso ES oam Risen numm Selton Options 44 ME B Procedures 1 Follow the steps described in Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 up to step 7 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 53 5 6 5 5 6 6 2 Two offset lines will appear according to the Offset and Width settings You can click and drag in the Design Window to adjust the offset lines 3 Follow the remaining steps in Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 to create the stitches Examples Needle Up Needle Down Random Inner Needle Down Random Inner Stitches Off Stitches On See Also About Auto Span 48 About Cornering 49 Two Line Satin 53 Pattern Fill Satin 53 Jagged Satin 54 Two Line Satin Target Two object can be opened or closed Settings el Os jaw Es a E 12 00 Ss Jo lsm San Efso jozo PE oio E lt 100 Options ALA Eae Sei Procedures 1 Follow the steps described in Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 up to step 7 2 Two guide lines will be added at the ends of the objects automatically Add or change the guide lines as desired 3 Follow the remaining steps in Basic Steps for Stitch Cr
122. event it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Width Width of single line satin stitch in mm Satin Offset Offset of the satin column from the center in percentage of total width External Compensation Mode 143 Highest Density Width When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Corner Compensation Use with Corner Type 2 to set the amount of overlapping at corners i mm e H S gt Minimum Span When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Maximum Span Maximum lightest density When auto span is turned on the program will automatically varies stitch density between the Span and Maximum Span value as a function of t
123. ew of the stitches Simply turn off the objects by un checking Display Objects in the Design View submenu of the View Menu 111 9 2 2 Stitch Types Currently SEDS II Achiever supports Fill Stitches Satin Radial Stitches Single Line Walking Stitches and Manual Stitches in converting to from condensed formats All other stitch types are converted to Manual Stitches to maintain their artistic integrity This means that stitch types such as Pattern Fills can be sewn out from a condensed file with no problems however only minimal editing can be done to them after they are exported from SEDS II Achiever because they are Manual Stitches 9 2 3 Creating Fill Stitches In condensed files there is no native support for multi segment and complex Fill Stitches For this reason any Simple Fill Stitch that contains multiple segments and all Complex Fill Stitches are divided into several simple stitch blocks when converted to a condensedfile Simple Fill Stitches may have several segments if the In and Out points do not allow for the object to be filled in a single segment Also the condensed file format is limited to cycle settings of 4 or less Example Cua Paint iB L de a J 3 CC CG in Paint The fill stitch above will be segmented into 2 pieces When it is sewed the fill fills from the In Point in the lower left corner to the level of the Out Point line 1 Then it lays down a walking stitch dotted line 2 t
124. fault 179 MN Vector 42 Browser 43 View 18 3D Simulation 18 3D Simulation Slow Redraw 17 Aerial View 16 Show Grid 15 Show In Out Points 15 Show Jump Stitches 15 Show Machine Codes 15 Show Particular Stitch Blocks 15 Show Ruler 16 Show Stitch Points 14 Show Underlay Stitches 15 Show Underlay Stitches Only 15 Slow Redraw 17 Z Zoom 16 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc
125. freeze the cursor in the horizontal direction select X Freeze from the View Menu 111 To freeze the cursor in the vertical direction select Y Freeze from the View Menu 117 Select Free to unfreeze You may also press the F2 key on the keyboard to toggle between the Free X Freeze and Y Freeze modes Search Machine Code Machine codes are codes that are used to control the behaviour of the embroidery machine like hit jump and trim etc With SEDS II Achiever it is possible to view and or edit the machine codes giving you even more control of the final output file To use 1 Click onthe icon on the Stitch View Control Bar 143 2 All the machine codes will be displayed in the Design Window 3 Use the Search Machine Code Options Bar 125 to navigate through the machine code or select the appropriate action from the right click context menu 4 To change a machine code right click on it and select the new code from the Machine Code submenu Statistics AEC The Statistics function provides useful information about a design Click on the icon on the Main Bar 113 or select Statistics from the Tools Menu 113 will open the Statistics dialog box as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc System Functions 107 Stitch Statistics Design infomatkon Fie Mame Desom Sine Start Pairt Offset From Start Poirt Left 13 File Name Name of the design File Size File size of the design in mm X denot
126. g Jump without Trim If checked long jump lines will be displayed always otherwise only if there are preceding trim codes H SEDS Compatible Interface Some of the user interface like hotkeys and right click button usage will be compatible to previos SEDS versions 8 2 3 Folders Program Options Appearance Advanced Folders Cast DESIGN CASEDS INIMAGE CASEDS INFONT C ASEDS IMOTIF CASEDS INPATTERN Cep IMEMBLEM C SEDS IMALBUM C SEDS IT Cette SETTING Design default and current folder for design files Image default and current folder for image files Font default and current folder for font files Motif default and current folder for motif files Pattern default and current folder for pattern files Vector default and current folder for vector files Album default and current folder for album files HTML default and current folder for HTML files Setting default and current folder for setting files Click on the button next to each folder to browse and select a new folder or type in a new folder name directly Note that the folders will be updated automatically when you open that file type in the program H Appendix 9 1 End User License Agreement Notice Please read this license agreement carefully before installing the software If you do not agree to any of these terms we are unwilling to license this software to you and you should not install this software In such case immediately return the wh
127. ge To Input the code sequences to replace the code in From Album Dialog Box m Album Message Bar e Toolbar New Album Create a new album refer to Create a New Album 25 for more details Content ind ow CHSEDS DESIGNS GO10 dst Size 102 70 131 00 No of Stitches 17786 Jens 10 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 175 Delete Album Delete the current aloum refer to Delete an Album 26 for more details Lock Unlock Lock Unlock an album You cannot modify the contents of an album if it is locked refer to Lock Unlock an Album 26 for more details Refresh Refresh the contents in the current album Some operations will not refresh contents automatically and you may need to refresh it manually Normal Compact Mode Toggle between Normal and Compact view modes refer to View Design Information 27 for more details Add Item Add a design to the current album refer to Add a Design to Album 27 for more details Delete Item Delete a design from the current album refer to Delete a Design from Album 28 for more details Open Open the selected design to a Design Window refer to Open a Design from Aloum 28 for more details Search Items Search for designs in the current album refer to Search Designs in Album 28 for more details Print Print out designs in the current album refer to Print Designs in Album 29 for more details Help
128. gle location of each character as described in Lettering Editing ei 6 Right click in the Design Window and select Enter from the context menu to end 5 9 3 3 Between Two Lines 2 Lines This function is mainly used to place lettering in the envelope between 2 lines To use follow the steps below 1 Selecta lettering click on the VE icon from the Primary Bar 114 2 Click on the icon from the Lettering Transformation Options 131 on the Lettering Settings Bar 131 The lettering will appear between 2 lines with control nodes as shown below 3 The number of control nodes on each side and their attributes line or curve can be selected from the Control Nodes Options 126 or from the right click context menu 4 Drag on the control nodes to change shape of the envelope Tips e By moving a single upper corner node perspective effects can be achieved unlike in the Within Box ep function the transformation is linear here which means that characters are scaled in the vertical direction only as shown below KAO Je A 5 4 e Using 1 curve control node and adjust the center nodes of the upper and lower lines to an uneven dome shape envelope as show below ADC 5 You can adjust the size angle location of each character as described in Lettering Editing ei 6 Right click in the Design Window and select Enter from the context menu to end 5 9 3 4 Within Diamond Shape Diamond This function is mainly used to reshape letter
129. h Removal Automatically remove short stitches stitches that shorter than a user defined length 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 146 SEDS Il 8 1 3 8 8 Stitch Block Edit Toolbar fa W va Za Hu Y ai SCH Fe Ss Edit Stitch Block s Change stitch blocks settings types in out points guide lines etc Design In Out Points Set the design in out points manually Convert Manual Stitch Block Convert a manual stitch block to internal types such as fill or satin Stitch Processing Perform stitch processing functions such as change size number of stitches or span 8 1 3 8 9 Manual Stitch Toolbar i j dl IR dal Manual Stitch Create manual stitches Jump Stitch Create jump stitches 8 1 3 8 10 Machine Control Toolbar Ae Gs Ke Insert Remove Trim Code Insert a trim code to the stitch block if none is present otherwise remove it Insert Move Frame Code Insert a move frame code in the design 8 1 3 8 11 OneTouch Toolbar Sr s Ei KN OneTouch Automatically stitches generation on a background image Reduce Image Color Automatically reduce the colors of the image in the active Design Window If there is no image this function is disabled Auto Trace Auto trace the boundary of acolor region of the background image to create an object 8 1 3 8 12 Slow Redraw Toolbar tite W n Slow Redraw Redraw stitches from the start in various speeds Simulation Slow Redraw
130. h block hold down the Ctrl key and click on it 8 To de select all stitch blocks e Click on an empty area in the Design Window with Additive Select in the Edit Menu 110 unchecked e Select De select All from the Edit Menu 110 Note that each selected stitch block is highlighted by 4 pink small squares locate at the 4 corners of the block 2 3 Select View Options 2 3 1 Show Stitch Points You can choose whether to show stitch points in a design by checking un checking Display Stitches with Needle Points from the Design submenu of the View Menu 110 If checked a single dot will be drawn at the position of each stitch point in the color specified in Program Options 177 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Viewing amp Manipulation 15 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 2 3 6 2 3 7 2 3 8 Show Jump Stitches You can choose whether to show jump stitch lines in a design by checking un checking Display Stitches with Jump Lines from the Design submenu of the View Menu 111 If checked jump stitch lines will be drawn as green dotted lines in the design Show In Out Points You can choose whether to show in out points of stitch blocks in a design by checking un checking Display Stitch In Out Points from the Design submenu of the View Menu mi If checked green dots will be drawn at the in points of stitch blocks and red dots at the out points Show Machine Codes You can choose whether to show machine codes in a
131. h cornering in satin stitches Ril Cornering Type 1 ET Cornering Type 2 Fal Cornering Type 3 Comering Type 4 For examples e Two Line Satin e Cornering Type 1 This is most commonly used type of cornering The guide lines are applied the usual way e Cornering Type 2 49 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 50 SEDS Il A B Stitching is from left to right A and B show different ways of applying guide lines to achieve different effects For this corner type ONLY the amount of overlap from the side that sews first is controlled by the E comer Compensation setting which is in mm e Cornering Type 3 A B In this corner type overlapping occurs fully on both sides creating a more solid corner A and B show different ways of applying guide lines to achieve different effects e Cornering Type 4 In this type the system automatically put a capped block connecting the stitches going into the corner and the stitches coming out of the corner It s better to have Auto Span turned on to accommodate the stitch length variation e One Line Satin For One Line Satin there s no guide line to apply e Cornering Type 1 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 51 Cornering Type 2 For this type the amount of overlap can be controlled by the ET scorer Compensation setting Cornering Type 3 Cornering T
132. he length between the current cursor position and the anchor point will be shown on the Status Bar 148 The angle between the dotted line and the horizontal axis will be shown also in anti clockwise direction 2 11 Printout Follow the steps below to print out a design 1 Open the design file refer to Open a Design 10 for more details on how to open a design 2 Click onthe icon on the Main Bar 113 or select Print from the File Menu 108 or press CTRL P on the keyboard 3 The Print Dialog Box 158 will be displayed as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 20 SEDS Il 2 12 3 1 4 Click Print Setup to change printer related properties like which printer printing direction etc Wu Select All to print the whole design or Selected to print just the selected stitch blocks in which case you need to select stitch blocks first before printing Select a magnification scale from the Scale list Mark the check box for each information tab to be printed Select Preview to display a preview of the final output Oo CO N O Select Print to start printing Using Stitch Browser You can use the Stitch Browser to perform functions like selection navigation editing of stitch blocks See Stitch Browser 99 for more details Designs Output and Conversion Using Save As The Save As function can be used to e Save the current design file to anew name e Save th
133. he width across the satin column at any given point The narrower the column the lighter the density 8 1 3 6 3 2 Two Line Satin Settings Bar Sc 3 00 ER a E 12 00 Ss Jo vVolSm E gt 0 10 ees So Se Jrpisaen na num lt 1 00 Cycle Number of thread passes 1 pass 1 back and forth loop between a given stitch point and the next time it occurs in the same horizontal location but further along in the fill Fill Offset Distance between 1 stitch point and the closest stitch point on the thread adjacent to it in mm Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Satin Underlay Pattern 142 Si hy nm Im Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 136 SEDS Il Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm External Compensation Mode 143 Highest Density Width When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is les
134. i vu PE 0 00 E joso klamm r ciN x eara Kl rr pne APU Som gt it 0 15 Options AA El E S Procedures 1 Import an image Refer to Import an Image 31 for more details You can use both black amp white or color photographic images for Photo Stitch 2 If the partial processing is desired create closed objects that define the processing area and select them all afterwards The outmost object will defines the outside boundary of the area and the inner objects if presents will be holes 3 Selectthe from the Stitch Settings Bar 131 4 Select the l l icon from the Stitch Creation Bar 130 or press Enter or CTRL G on the keyboard 5 Input the settings in the Stitch Settings Bar 131 6 Select the required options Type 1 to Type 4 are for black amp white photos while Color Type 1 and Color Type 2 are for color photos Note that selecting the on black modes will produce a negative effect which is useful for sewing on dark color fabrics using light color threads For the color types stitches will be created in the 4 basic colors CMYK When sewing you have to use III threads in these 4 colors for good results Press the Partial button down if partial processing is desired 7 Press Enter on the keyboard or select Enter from the right click context menu to start processing Notes e Tochange the default settings for Photo Stitch select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then s
135. ial COM port which is connected to the tape puncher in COM Port and click Settings to change the settings of the serial COM port if necessary 8 Click Punch to start 3 4 Using Punch Direct Export The Punch Direct Export function is primarily used to output design files directly to embroidery machines To use follow the steps below 1 Connect the embroidery machine to one of the available serial COM ports and power on 2 Select Punch Direct Export from the Export submenu of the File Menu 108 3 The Punch Direct Export Dialog Box 15 will be displayed as shown below Punch Direct Export Design File Infomation Punch File Hame span l Core Cresign H 100 00 No of Stitches 657 Design Y 100 00 Color Changes 1 Description Keywords Punch Captions Hames sadzi Eonmeat Happy COM Port comz w Settings Fiter Trace 4 The original design file name will be shown in Name and you can change it to another name 5 Select the destination output format from the Format list Note that the default filter will be selected automatically in Filter when you select a format You can select your own defined filter is desired See Machine Code Filter 24 for how to create your own filters 6 Check Trace if you want to add a series of jump stitches to the beginning of the output which run along the border of the design This may help you to check if the design is out of bound 7 Select the serial COM po
136. ialog Box 174 will be opened as shown below CR Album Content vind ow Message Bar CHSEDS TVDESIGNS GO10 dst Sie 102 70 x 131 00 No of Stitches 17786 ene 10 e Manage an Album 25 e View Designs in Album 26 e Manage Designs Using Album 2A 4 1 Manage an Album Create a New Album 25 Delete an Album 26 Select an Album 26 Lock Unlock an Album 26 4 1 1 Create a New Album Follow the steps below to create a new album 1 Type a name for the new album in the Album List box 2 Click on the icon on the toolbar 3 Anempty album will be created 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 26 SEDS Il 4 1 2 Delete an Album Follow the steps below to delete an album 1 Select the album you want to delete refer to Select an Album 26 for more details 2 Click on the icon on the toolbar 3 Adelete confirmation dialog box will be displayed and click Yes to delete and No to cancel 4 1 3 Select an Album You need to select an album first before you can view its contents or manipulate it This is done by selecting from the Album List box Click on the button with a down arrow to open the list of albums and click on one to select 4 1 4 Lock Unlock an Album Click on the icon to lock an aloum and the icon to unlock it These two icons will be shown alternatively depending on whether an album is locked or not When locked you cannot add items to or remove items from the album 4 2 View Design
137. ight click context menu 5 To add point s select Insert Point from the right click context menu Then click on the Design Window to add points where desired Use the F4 key to toggle between line and curve points Use the Backspace key to delete the last added point Double click will add the last point and end the operation 6 To auto delete points select Auto Delete Points from the right click context menu The program will delete points that are closed to each other automatically 7 Tochange the point s type from curve to line select Change to Line Point from the right click context menu 8 To change the point s type from line to curve select Change To Pass Point Curve Point or Change To Not Pass Point Curve Point from the right click context menu Curve will lie on the Pass Point anchor points but not on the Not Pass Point points 9 You can also move the anchor points here if desired by dragging on one of the selected points 5 2 2 7 Geometric Transform Follow the steps below to perform geometric transform like slanting on object s 1 Select the object s you want to perform transformation refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2 Selectthe icon from the Object Manipulation Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 A box envelope will be shown around the object s with control nodes drawn as blank rectangles 3 Drag the control nodes to adjust the shape of the envelope nodes on the 4 corners are line nodes whil
138. ile Name The name of the design file Dimensions Design width and height in mm Print Scale Output print scale 100 means actual size Number of Stitches Total number of stitches in the design Number of Colors Total number of colors needles of the design Color Changes Total number of color needle changes in the design Thread Consumption Estimate total thread consumption in meter Design Number User defined number to specify the design 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 159 Customer Number User defined number to specify the customer for the design Customer Name Name of the customer for the design if any m Job Number User defined number to specify the job of the design Digitizer User defined text to specify the digitizer of the design Description Description about the design H Keywords Keywords associated with the design Print Date The date the design is printed 8 1 5 15 2 Thread Information Selected Scale Design Information Thread Information Color Sequence L rees JLpsen IL prie JL conei 1 hee H Range Check Al to print the whole design or Selected to print the selected stitch blocks Magnification Select from the pull down list a pre defined print scale or input the scale in the pull down box Thread Information Check this box to print the thread information as shown 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc
139. imum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column at any given point The narrower the column the lighter the density gt Minimum Span When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Underlay Settings Satin Underlay Pattern 142 TE Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 86 SEDS Il P Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm TA Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block 5 13 9 Fill Lettering Default Settings Default Settings General Fal Satin Satin Lettering Fi Lettering Line Lettering Top Stitches E Lamm SS 020 i00 m t 1 50 GC Pravis Stitch Type pes Fil Lettering we Shey Preve Oofat zl save reset IL ox cane J nee Top Stitches Settings Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm
140. in Stitch type only e Display Line Stitches Only show Line Stitch type only e Display Last 2 Stitch Blocks show last 2 stitch blocks only e Display Selected Stitches Only show selected stitch blocks only e Display Selected Stitches With Background selected stitch blocks are show as normal and other stitch blocks are grayed out using the Disable color defined in the Program Options 177 Show Grid Grid is an array of horizontal and vertical lines to help you to locate and measure objects and stitch blocks in a design There are 3 ways to toggle grid display on off e Click Show Grid from the View Menu 111 e Press ALT G on the keyboard e Click Show Grid in the Program Options 17A dialog box 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 16 SEDS Il 2 3 9 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 The distance between the grid lines is user definable and is independent in the horizontal and vertical directions See the Program Options 177 section for how to set the distances and other properties Show Ruler You can choose whether to display horizontal and vertical rulers by checking un checking Show Ruler from the View Menu 111 The rulers will be drawn at the left and top side of the Design Window in the unit specified in Program Options 177 Zoom and Pan How to Zoom There are several ways to zoom in out a design 1 Select a zoom level directly from the Zoom Level pull down box on the Main Bar 113 2 Pressing
141. in order to use some features like OneTouch auto digitizing or to obtain better results in certain features The function can be started by clicking on the Ke icon in the OneTouch Toolbar 146 or by selecting Reduce Image Color from the Edit Menu 110 The Reduce Image Color Bar 147 will be displayed on top of the program window as shown Reduce Image Color W Auto Select Color Number of Colors This function works by first selecting a number of reference colors either i automatically by the program as below 1 Check Auto Select Color 2 Inputthe Number of Colors you want to reduce to Or 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 34 SEDS Il ii manually as below 1 Uncheck Auto Select Color 2 Click on any area that contains a color you wish to be a reference color Notice that the color you selected will be added in the Reduce Image Color Bar 147 and the Number of Colors will be increased by one each time a color is added 3 If you make a mistake or for some reasons you want to remove a selected color just click on the color on the Reduce Image Color Bar 147 Usually the automatic method will have the job done satisfactorily but in some cases if the result is not undesirable you may try the manual method Note that if you are preparing the image for OneTouch auto digitizing Number of Colors MUST be below 14 After the reference colors are selected click Do to start processing When finished examin
142. indow in the horizontal direction Image Y Mirror Mirror the background image of the active Design Window in the vertical direction Image Rotate Rotate the image of the active Design Window by a arbitrary angle Image Edit Invoke the default image editor to edit the background image Select Image Editor Select and change the default image editor Align amp Distribute Align Top Align all the currently selected objects and stitches to the top of the bounding rectangle Align Bottom Align all the currently selected objects and stitches to the bottom of the bounding rectangle Align Left Align all the currently selected objects and stitches to the left of the bounding rectangle m Align Right Align all the currently selected objects and stitches to the right of the bounding rectangle H Align Vertical Center Align all the currently selected objects and stitches to the vertical center of the bounding rectangle m Align Horizontal Center Align all the currently selected objects and stitches to the horizontal center of the bounding rectangle H Vertical Even Spacing Rearrange the currently selected objects and stitches to even vertical spacing m Horizontal Even Spacing Rearrange the currently selected objects and stitches to even horizontal spacing Compact Design Colors Find all colors used in the active file and re arrange them as color 1 2 3 inthe Color Bar 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Progra
143. ing to a diamond shape To use follow the steps below 1 Selecta lettering click on the WE icon from the Primary Bar 114 2 Click on the icon from the Lettering Transformation Options 131 on the Lettering Settings Bar 131 The lettering will appear in a diamond shape surrounded by control nodes as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 67 S des Au H Ab V 3 The number of control nodes on each side and their attributes line or curve can be selected from the Control Nodes Options 128 or from the right click context menu 4 Drag on the control nodes to change the diamond shape 5 You can adjust the size angle location of each character as described in Lettering Editing ei 6 Right click in the Design Window and select Enter from the context menu to end 5 9 3 5 On One Object Arc Ellipse Free Line This function is mainly used to change the baseline object of a lettering To use follow the steps below wech 1 Select a lettering and click on the icon from the Primary Bar 114 2 Click on the icon from the Lettering Transformation Options 131 on the Lettering Settings Bar 131 The lettering with its ABC baseline object will be shown as below Note that if the lettering is not created using one of Arc Ellipse or Free Line the PES pi be disabled A BC 3 You can adjust the baseline object by click and drag the control points shown as gray small squares
144. ints in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm E Stitch Width Width of the Ei in mm ia E Stitch Offset Offset of the E from the center of the object in percentage of the width ER 8 1 3 6 4 4 Bean Stitch Settings Bar E am Bis en 1 00 WES Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Bean Stitch Offset Offset of the bean stitch from the center of the object in percentage of the span 8 1 3 6 5 Lettering Type Settings Bar These settings bar are used in Lettering Stitch Type e Satin Lettering Settings Bar 138 e Normal Fill Lettering Settings Bar 139 e Line Stitch Lettering Settings Bar 140 e Column Fill Lettering Settings Bar 140 8 1 3 6 5 1 Satin Lettering Settings Bar a T jao mn 30 E um SS 0 00 olsm gt 0 10 f T gm 7 s ch E Ce ef 3 50 IS oan nun Selm Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Satin Underlay Pattern 142 Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Length Distance between
145. ions for stitch blocks except you need to select the objects refer to Select Object s 14 for more details first instead of stitch blocks Refer to the following for more details Move Resize Object s 38 Rotate Object s 39 Mirror Object s 40 Copy Object s 40 Delete Object s 40 Add Delete Anchor Points 40 Geometric Transform Ai Cut Object 4 Join Object 42 Cut Closed Object 42 Move Resize Object s Follow the steps below to move or resize object s 1 Select the object s you want to move resize refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2 The 9 move resize control nodes shown below will be displayed at the boundary rectangle of the object s a a E Ki E E E a 3 To resize the object s hold down the mouse button on one of the square control node Drag the mouse and the object s will be re sized in the direction corresponding to the position of the control node e g if the bottom right control node is used the object s will be re sized in the bottom right direction Release the mouse button to end 4 To move the object s hold down the mouse button on the cross control node at the center and drag the mouse to move the block s Release the mouse button to end 5 You can also enter the exact size or position from the Object Gare Dialog Box 176 which can be opened by pressing F7 on the keyboard or selecting Object Properties from the Edit Menu 110 as shown 2005
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147. is down the first point clicked will define the center of the object Regular Object If button is down the width will be forced to be the same as the height of the object Use for drawing circles squares and equilateral polygons Edge Points Draw Press this button down to draw objects with an angle The first 2 points define the edge or center line of the object The 3rd point defines a vertex of the bounding rectangle Number of Corners Select from the pull down box the number of corners edges for polygon and star objects 8 1 3 4 7 5 Manual Stitch Options Bar i Lk Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 8 1 3 4 7 6 Slow Redraw Options Bar Il ZS E ee M li j om fe ZS t nm m dn eh Replay Redraw the design stitch by stitch starting from where it is last stopped or if not from the start of the design You can control the speed during redraw Start Pause Playing Start Pause the redraw of the stitches Speed Control Bar Control the speed of redraw move the handle to the right side will increase the speed whereas to the left will decrease the speed Forward 10 Stitches Redraw forward by 10 stitches at one time Forward 100 Stitches Redraw forward by 100 stitches at one time BE Is d te 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 125
148. it 7 Tode select all objects e Click on an empty area in the Design Window with Additive Select in the Edit Menu 110 unchecked e Select De select All from the Edit Menu 110 2 2 2 Select Stitch Block s Most operations on stitch block s require you to select the block s first and here we show you how to accomplish this in different ways 1 Click on the H icon on the Primary Bar 114 2 To select a single stitch block click on the area inside it with Additive Select in the Edit Menu 110 unchecked 3 To select a stitch block that is covered by other stitch blocks click on the area inside it continuously until that block is selected 4 Toselect multiple stitch blocks e Draw abox inthe Design Window all stitch blocks inside the box will be selected e Hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and with the mouse button down draw an arbitrary region in the Design Window All stitch blocks inside the region will be selected e Hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and select stitch blocks one by one by clicking on each of them e Check Additive Select from the Edit Menu 110 and select stitch blocks one by one by clicking on each of them 5 To select all stitch blocks press Ctrl A on the keyboard or select Select All from the Edit Menu 110 6 To select all stitch blocks of a certain color select that color from the Color Bar 115 first and then click on the bal icon on the Selection Options Bar 123 7 To de select an already selected stitc
149. itch Density density of fill stitch block s in percentage of the old value e Satin Stitch Span span of satin stitch block s in percentage of the old value e Satin Stitch Density density of satin stitch block s in percentage of the old value 8 2 Program Options Fall Stitch Density Sabin Stitch Deretal 2 L ae 1 ll me 177 To access program related options select Options from the Tools Menu 113 The Program Options dialog box will be shown as below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 178 SEDS Il Program Options e Appearance 179 e Advanced 180 e Folders 191 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 179 8 2 1 Appearance Program Options Appesrsnce Advanced Folders m rubber stitch pore Grid Dislog Font _ Large Fark Fixed Zoom Rabe 1ix Cibo id Show Grid Line Grid 5nap Grid Units Either in mm or inch Screen Size The size of your monitor screen This is used for calculation in zooming to actual size Always in 4 3 ratio Colors 12 user definable colors are shown on the left side Double click on the colors to change palette To change a system color click on it to select it denoted by a small square at the center and then click on one of the 12 colors Click Default to restore to system default colors Cursor 4 cursor display mode cross1 cross2 x full cross and system are available
150. itching 8 1 3 7 Stitch View Control Bar We d li A KR L Pe bi gees Slow Redraw Toolbar 146 143 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 144 SEDS Il Next Stitch Block Select the stitch block following the current selected block Previous Stitch Block Select the stitch block prior to the current selected block Simulation Display On Off Turn on off 3D simulation display of stitches Ge Search Machine Code Search for special machine code in the active Design Window Image Darker Decrease the brightness of the background image Image Brighter Increase the brightness of the background image bel bel ei Fa Ces 8 1 3 8 Pop up Toolbars Some icons have a small black triangle at the right side For those icons click on the small triangle will pop up a toolbar for more available functions Zoom Toolbar 144 Line Toolbar 144 Ellipse Toolbar 144 Rectangle Toolbar 145 Polygon Star Toolbar 145 Object Manipulation Toolbar 145 Stitch Point Edit Toolbar 145 Stitch Block Edit Toolbar 148 Manual Stitch Toolbar 148 Machine Control Toolbar 148 OneTouch Toolbar 146 Slow Redraw Toolbar 146 _ 8 1 3 8 1 Zoom Toolbar Oe Zoom Provide Zoom functions such as zoom in Zoom out zoom to fit window zoom to objects and zoom to actual size Pan Real time Drag and pan 8 1 3 8 2 Line Toolbar JV op Line Polyline drawing function Curve Curve drawing
151. key on the keyboard and at the same time click and drag in the Design Window 4 Click on a point in the Aerial View Window to pan refer to Using Aerial View 16 for more details Using Aerial View There are chances that you get lose where you are at a design after several zoom and pan operations and the Aerial View Window will be useful under such circumstances Click on the Aerial View from the View Menu 111 or press Ctrl W on the keyboard to open the Aerial View Window The whole design is scaled and displayed in the window A red rectangle is drawn inside the Aerial View Window which indicates the current viewing area You can perform zoom and pan function within the Aerial View Window by e Topan click in the Aerial View Window and drag the red rectangle to the area you want to pan to e Tozoom click in the Aerial View Window to draw the first point of a box Release the mouse button and move the cursor to the second point of the box you want to zoom to A blinking rectangle will be shown as you move the cursor Click again at the second point of the box and the design will be zoomed to a size closely matched the size of the box you have drawn 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Viewing amp Manipulation 17 2 5 Slow Redraw 2 5 1 Normal Slow Redraw Ii To start Normal Slow Redraw click on the icon on the Slow Redraw Toolbar 146 on the Stitch View Control Bar 143 or select Slow Redraw from the View Menu
152. l be displayed H 2 Click the Bol A close the Pattern Browser 165 and open the Pattern Editor ff Pattern Editor BRICK 1 3 00 x 3 00 0 15 gt Aerial View Kinder Edil Window i Apr DPATTERNIERICK EEN Bar Position D 1 00 3 61 Relstiva 166 as shown below SECHER CES 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 90 SEDS Il 3 Click the New icon to create a new pattern The New Pattern dialog box will be shown as below New Patiler Input the desired Width Height and Span of the pattern and then click OK A blank pattern will be created 4 Follow the steps in Edit Existing Patterns 90 to edit and save the new pattern 5 14 4 Edit Existing Patterns Follow the steps below to edit an existing pattern 1 Select Pattern Manager from the Tools Menu 113 The Pattern Browser 165 will be displayed 168 as shown below BRECK 1 List Window Edit Window Jett T PATTERNIBRICK l pathlessage BarPostien 1 00 3 61 Relstiva Za Click the Open icon to select the folder when the pattern is located Select the pattern from the List Window by clicking on the thumbnail The pattern will be opened and displayed in the Edit Window To zoom in out draw a rectangle in the Aerial View Window for the area to zoom or select the appropriate function from the right click context menu in the Edit Window rn a To manually add delete stitch points to from the pattern select
153. leted we will send you activation code s through email and following the steps below to activate fonts 1 Select Activate Font from the Help Menu 113 and the Activate Font dialog box will be displayed as shown below Activate Font 2 Input the activation code you received from us into the blank space 3 Click Register when finished A confirm message will be shown if successful 4 Repeat 2 amp 3 for all the codes Designs Editing Change Canvas of a Design Sometimes you may require to add more empty space in a design e g when you are merging designs To do so follow the steps below 1 Open a design file refer to Open a Design 10 for more details 2 Select Properties from the Edit Menu 110 and the Design Properties dialog box will be displayed refer to Design Properties 161 for more details 3 Check Proportionate if you want to maintain the original aspect ratio for the new file size 4 Input a new file width in X mm or X inch if desired Note that you just need to input one of the them only the value of the other will be calculated automatically 5 Input a new file height in Y mm or Y inch if desired Note that you just need to input one of the them only the value of the other will be calculated automatically 6 Check Canvas 7 Click OK and the file size of the design will be changed accordingly with the original contents placed at the center of the new file area Merge Designs The step
154. lick in the Design Window and select Enter from the context menu to end 5 9 3 7 Using Lettering Input Wizard After creating alettering you can use the Text Input Wizard to change the text and any other properties available This can be done by 1 Selecta lettering 2 Press F8 on the keyboard or select Lettering Properties from the Edit Menu 110 This will invoke the Text Input Wizard with the text and all relating properties of the lettering set Follow the descriptions found in Create Lettering with Text Input Wizard ei to change the properties and or text 5 9 4 Lettering Stitch Types The following Lettering Stitch Types are available Satin Lettering ep Normal Fill Lettering 69 Line Stitch Lettering 70 Column Fill Lettering kp 5 9 4 1 Satin Lettering Target Satin Type Lettering Settings SR za Jam aka 2 00 Se Jnm Gsm Som a ee 7 Ee TE 3 50 z 0 20 ER 0 10 Sal 2 00 Options A A 4e bet BP ORY 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 69 Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Notes To change the default settings for Satin Lettering select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Satin Lettering tab See Satin Lettering Default Settings 85 for more details Examples Cap Corner off Cut Serif off Cap Corner on Cut Serif off Cap Corner off Cut Serif on Cap Corner on Cut Serif o
155. low down response when navigating between files Browse Invoke the Designs Browser Refer to Designs Browser 12 for more details e For NON DOS types such as FMC FDR ZSK NORMAL CND and NORMAL EXP the dialog box will be expanded to include the following F Convert Preview Deg Convert If checked the program will use the internal import filter to convert some of the machine codes to its internal representation Otherwise no conversion will be performed and machine codes are imported as they are Preview If checked a thumbnail of the design will be display in the preview window when you click on a file in the file list window Turning this on will slow down response when navigating between files Refresh Cause the program to read the contents in the NON DOS diskette again 4 Select the file from the file list window or if you know the name type it in File name 5 When you click on a design file in the file list window a thumbnail of the design will be shown in the preview window if the design is one of the EDS EDF and EDP type or if Preview is checked 6 Click on the Open button after you ve select the desired design file to open it See also Designs Browser 12 for how to open a design using the Designs Browser Design Browser The Design Browser Dialog Box A as shown will be displayed when you click on Browse in the Open Design Dialog Box 149 refer to Open a Design 10 for more details This gives you thumb
156. m 111 X Mirror Flip the selected objects and stitch blocks of the active Design Window horizontally Y Mirror Flip the selected objects and stitch blocks of the active Design Window vertically Object Properties Open the Object Properties dialog box to change location size rotation etc of the current selected objects m Lettering Properties Open the Lettering Properties dialog box to change font alignment text etc of the current selected lettering H Search Machine Code Search for special machine code in the active Design Window m Design Properties Open the Properties dialog box for the current design 8 1 2 3 View Menu Design View m Display Stitches With Needle Points On Off If on a dot is shown at each stitch point m Display Stitch In Out Points On Off If on a green dot is shown at each In point and a red dot is shown at each Out point H Display Stitches With Machine Code On Off If on machine codes are shown in green rectangles Hit stitches are not shown H Display Stitches With Jump Lines On Off If on jump lines are shown as green dotted lines Display Underlay Stitches Only On Off If on only underlay stitches are shown m Display Stitches With Underlay On Off If on both top and underlay stitches are shown Otherwise only top stitches shown H Display All Stitches On Off If on display all stitch blocks no matter what types Turn off automatically if turn on other display mode in the g
157. m is located from Look in 3 Enter the name ofthe graphic editor program usually with an exe extension in File name 4 Click Select and this program will be selected as the default graphic editor you don t need to select it each time if you are using the same program to edit 5 Select Image Edit from the Edit Menu 110 This will invoke the default graphic editor and the current image will be opened automatically Use the editor to do whatever modifications necessary Upon finish save the image and exit the graphic editor program The modified image will appear in the current Design Window automatically 5 2 About Objects There are two types of object also commonly known as vector closed and open objects A closed object is a continuous circular path as in an ellipse or a polygon An open object on the other hand is a shape that does not form a complete loop such as a line or an arc While this may seem obvious note that it is possible to create an object that appears to be closed the ends of a curve appear to touch but actually isn t In SEDS II Achiever objects are used to e As abase for stitches creation e Define the area of operation in the Photo Stitch function e Define the path refer to On One Object 6A for more details or envelope refer to Between Two Objects 67 for more details of lettering The shape of objects is defined by points called Anchor Points which are points drawn by the user that determine its
158. m will smooth stitches out to give a better result Cornering Options 128 HO Random Inner Stitches is If button is down inner stitches if added will be created in a random way 8 1 3 4 3 3 Pattern Fill Satin Options Bar Needle Down S If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Force Stitch on Guide Line If button is down the program will force the generation of stitches exactly at the location of the guide lines created Otherwise the program will smooth stitches out to give a better result 8 1 3 4 3 4 Jagged Satin Options Bar 8 iil 35 ES 3 te sw as E e D H T Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Satin Pattern Options 128 Jag Direction Options 127 Force Stitch on Guide Line If button is down the program will force the generation of stitches exactly at the location of the guide lines created Otherwise the program will smooth stitches out to give a better result ul Auto Span If button is down adjust density automatically according to stitch widths Even density otherwise faite Random Inner Stitches is If button is down inner stitches if added will be created in a random way 8 1 3 4 4 Line Type Options Bar These options b
159. mat Tajima Barudan ZSK or MELCO EXP e Select the serial COM port number and click on the Settings button if you need to change the default settings e Click Import to start e The design will be opened in a Design Window automatically if finished successfully 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 14 SEDS Il 2 2 Selection 2 2 1 Select Object s Follow the steps below to select object s 1 Click on the H icon on the Primary Bar 114 2 To select a single object click on the object with Additive Select in the Edit Menu 110 unchecked 3 Toselect multiple objects e Draw abox inthe Design Window all objects inside the box will be selected e Hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and with the mouse button down draw an arbitrary region in the Design Window All objects inside the region will be selected e Hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and select objects one by one by clicking on each of them e Check Additive Select from the Edit Menu 110 and select objects one by one by clicking on each of them 4 To select all objects first uncheck Display Stitches from the Design View submenu in the View Menu h1 then press Ctrl A on the keyboard or select Select All from the Edit Menu 110 5 To select all objects of a certain color select that color from the Color Bar 115 first and then click on the bal icon on the Selection Options Bar 123 6 To de select an already selected object hold down the Ctrl key and click on
160. may be uniformly slanted in italicized fashion as shown below A EC Zu i VA BC e By moving a single upper corner node perspective effects can be achieved as shown below e Using 1 curve control node and adjust the center nodes on the upper and lower side to produce a dome shape lettering as show below 5 You can adjust the size angle location of each character as described in Lettering Editing ei 6 Right click in the Design Window and select Enter from the context menu to end 5 9 3 2 On One Line Line Vertical Line This function is mainly used to change the base path or rotate lettering To use follow the steps below 1 Selecta lettering click on the WE icon from the Primary Bar 114 ABC 2 Click on the icon from the Lettering Transformation Options 13 onthe Lettering Settings Bar 13 The lettering will appear on a line with control nodes as shown below 3 The number of control nodes on each side and their attributes line or curve can be selected from the Control Nodes Options 128 or from the right click context menu 4 Drag on the control nodes to change the base path or rotate the lettering Tips e Move one ofthe end nodes to will rotate the lettering as a whole as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 66 SEDS Il AG INS a e Using 1 curve control node and adjust the center node to place the lettering on an arc as show below 5 You can adjust the size an
161. n Hew Design Design Information Witt rant 100 00 Height rm 100 00 Widhhi 3 4 Heightiinch 3 94 2 Input the design width and height in either mm or inch Note that the values in mm or inch will be calculated automatically if one of them is changed 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 45 3 Click Set as Default if you want to save the current sizes as the default sizes 4 Click Lookup for preset hoop sizes for common machines 5 Click OK to create the design Note that the new design file will be named as untitled and you will be asked to input the file name and path the first time you save the design 5 4 Basic Steps for Stitch Creation Following are the basic steps required for successful stitch creation for most stitch types 1 Create the object s see Create an Object 36 for more details that are required for a particular stitch type Note that some stitch types like fill stitch types accept closed objects only while some accepts both like line types You can also import a vector file see Import Vector File 42 for more details as objects 2 Select the object s see Select Object s 14 for more details Select the stitch type from the Stitch Settings Bar 131 4 Input the settings for the stitch type in the Stitch Settings Bar 131 Select the D icon from the Stitch Creation Bar 130 or press Enter or CTRL G on the keyboard The Options Bar 115 for th
162. n See Also About Auto Span 48 About Cornering 49 About Guide Lines 52 5 9 4 2 Normal Fill Lettering Target Fill Type Lettering Settings F pr SS Jnm Ss loz E 40 S250 ls 00 Los tm aek 3 50 Options kB Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Notes To change the default settings for Normal Fill Lettering select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Fill Lettering tab See Fill Lettering Default Settings 86 for more details Examples 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 70 SEDS Il Without Border With Bean Stitch Border See Also Normal Fill 45 5 9 4 3 Line Stitch Lettering Target Fill Type Lettering Settings 3 Gi T 4 00 V 1 00 KS mm a a E E lois Wa en Options be ke ve oe Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Notes With Satin Border To change the default settings for Line Stitch Lettering select Settings Manager from the Tools Menu 113 then select the Line Lettering tab See Line Lettering Default Settings 87 for more details Examples 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 71 5 9 4 4 Satin Double Line E Stitch See Also Single Line 55 Double Line 55 E Stitch 56 Bean Stitch Sg Column Fill Lettering Target Fill Type Lettering Settings aliso een s en mm e obs 0 23 E 1 00
163. n View submenu of the View Menu 111 Refer to the ee more details on how to work with images Import an Image 31 Acquire Image 3 Export Image 33 Reduce Image Color 33 Mirror and Rotate 34 Image Editing 34 5 1 1 Import an Image To import an image in the current Design Window follow the steps below 1 Select Import Image from Import submenu of the File Menu 108 The Import Image Dialog Box 151 will be opened as shown below Import Image Look in O DESIGNS File name Files of type AN Image Files Options Mao 5 00 0197 mech C Impait As New C Constain Proportions O Keep Size L Center Select the folder where the image is located from Look in Select the image type or use All Image Files The program currently supports BMP JPEG TIFF PCX GIF MSP RAS PCT WMF PSD and AWD formats Select the file from the file list window or if you know the name type it in File name Enter a value in mm or inch in Margin to add margins around the image when import Check Import As New if you want to import the image to a new Design Window The new Design Window thus created will be of same size as the image plus margins 7 lf Import As New is not checked choose between Fit Design size and Keep Size Fit Design Size will scale the image to fit the size of the Design Window minus margins Keep Size will import the image at its original size It will be truncated if bigger than the siz
164. n album 1 Select the album which contain the designs you want to open refer to Select an Album 26 for more details 2 Choose to open designs from Archive List or Search Result Za 3 Select the thumbnail of the design you want to open and the click on the icon on the toolbar or right click on the thumbnail and select Open from the context menu or double click on the thumbnail 4 The design will be opened in a new Design Window Za Note that sometimes the icon will be disabled This happens when the design file no longer exists in the path saved in the album Delete a Design from Album Follow the steps below to delete design files from an album 1 Select an album from which you want to delete designs refer to Select an Album 26 for more details 2 Click the icon on the toolbar to unlock the album if it is locked 3 Choose to delete designs from Archive List or Search Result 4 Select the thumbnail of the design you want to delete and the click on the icon on the toolbar or right click on the thumbnail and select Delete from the context menu 5 Adeletion confirmation dialog box will be shown and click Yes to delete and No to cancel Search Designs in Album The search function is very useful if you have a lot of designs in an album and need to display some of them with particular properties To use click on the icon on the toolbar and the Search dialog box will be displayed as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Soft
165. n installed There are known issues with older versions of ATI and S3 graphics card drivers which are both excellent product lines that work well with the software with the newest versions of the driver installed Possibility 2 Check in the Windows Device Manager and troubleshoot for hardware conflicts 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 186 SEDS Il 9 4 Hotkey List File Ctrl N Ctrl O Ctrl S Ctrl F4 Ctrl F2 Ctrl B Ctrl P Ctrl H Ctrl Q Alt F4 Edit Ctrl Z Ctrl Y Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl V Del Ctrl A Ctrl D Alt C Alt X Alt Y F7 F8 Alt Enter Open A New File Open an Existing File Save the Current Design Close the Current Design Acquire Image Album Manager Print Normal Publish HTML File Exit Exit Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Delete Select All De select All Compact Design Colors X Mirror Y Mirror Object Properties Lettering Properties Design Properties View X Ctrl W Ctrl R Alt G Ctrl Ctrl F10 F2 F11 F12 Alt Arrow Keys Tools Ctrl F Ctrl M Ctrl T Ctrl L T General Ctrl Arrow Keys Navigation Page Up Page Down Display Selected Stitches with Background Aerial View On Off Settings Preview On Off Show Hide Grid Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom to Selection Last Zoom Simulation Display Free X Freeze Y Freeze Lighten Image Darken Image Pan Edit Machine Code Filter Settings Manager Statistics Lettering Input Wizard Go t
166. n the keyboard 4 Move the cursor to the position you want to place the copied block s and click in the Design Window to end Delete Stitch Block s Follow the steps below to delete stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to delete refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details 2 Select Delete from the Edit Menu 110 or press the DEL on the keyboard will delete the block s 3 Alternatively select Cut from the Edit Menu 110 or press Ctrl X on the keyboard will also delete the block s but in addition a copy of the block s will be placed in the clipboard Change Stitching Sequence Refer to the topic Stitch Browser 99 on how to change stitch blocks sequence using the Stitch Browser 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Editing 99 6 3 7 Change Stitch Block s Color Refer to the topic Change Color 19 on how to change stitch block s color in the Design Window or the topic Stitch Browser og on how to change stitch block s color in the Stitch Browser 6 3 8 Insert Remove Trim Code Trim code will be added automatically during punch output if Auto Lock Stitch with Trim is selected during stitch creation You can also insert remove trim codes at the end of stitch block as follows 1 Selectthe Insert Remove Trim Code icon from the Machine Control Toolbar 146 on the Stitch Creation Bar 130 2 Click on the stitch block you want to insert remove trim code If the stitch block alr
167. nail views of all the designs of a particular type or of all available types in a folder 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Viewing amp Manipulation 13 45 Design Browser IS 4 CH SttchToots Pa G ud CH WINDOWS ge Loca Diek GC gt CO Dr E D Ants eds Folder List Window Thumbnails Window Preview iindow Message Bar No of Stitches 15463 No of Colors B Color changes 7 e To open a design select it from the Thumbnail Window by clicking on the thumbnail and then click the icon in the Toolbar or double click on a thumbnail e Youcan follow the step above to open many designs without exiting the dialog box Kr e Click onthe icon however will open the selected design and close the dialog box afterwards e Click onthe icon to check the properties of the design before open 2 1 2 Import from Tape The Import from Tape Dialog Box 153 as shown will be displayed when you select Import From Tape from the Import submenu in the File Menu 108 This allows you to read designs stored on paper tapes through a tape reader lape Data im pori e The program support serial port tape reader only Note the number of the serial port COM1 COM2 connecting to the tape reader and check the settings of it in the Program Options 177 before proceeding e Make sure that the tape reader is connect to the serial port and power on e Select the design for
168. new scanners available on the market now support TWAIN Scanner Based Digitizing Previous generation embroidery design systems used digitizing tablets for input Most new systems use scanners instead The board based systems required the design to be enlarged and then put on the board for input which is inconvenient and time consuming Scanner based systems allow you to use any form of artwork e g business cards letterheads embroidery samples etc to be scanned in to the computer as a template The inputs are done on screen and the user can zoom or pan to an area easily Editing is also more convenient with scanner based systems Although many digitizing systems claim to be scanner based none support scanners like SEDS II Achiever does Simulation SEDS II Achiever offers stitch simulation views in both on screen form and as a high resolution printout that offers photo realistic simulation of the stitches In many cases this can save the digitizer the trouble of taking a stitch file to an actual sew out the simulation view does a remarkable job of mimicking an actual sew TrueType Fonts A common type of font that can be found in the FONT folder in your computer s Windows directory As the shape of each letter is based on a vector outline the characters output from that font will appear in any application with smooth outlines true to their original shape regardless of size or style SEDS II Achiever takes advantage of this property by impor
169. new image will replace the original one if exists 5 Click Browse will invoke the Image Browser 32 allowing you to select a background image there 2 8 Stitch Blocks Navigation After selecting a certain stitch block you can jump to the previous or the next stitch block easily by H l i e Click onthe icon on the Stitch View Control Bar 143 to jump to the previous block or the to jump to the next block e Press the Page Up key on the keyboard to jump to the previous block or the Page Down key to jump to the next block 2 9 Change Color Follow the steps below to change the color of stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s that you want to change color refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details You can select stitch blocks with different colors and change them all to the same color 2 Select the destination color from the Color Bar 115 3 Right click in the Design Window and select Change Color in the context menu Note that the sequence of the stitch blocks may be altered if you change the colors 2 10 Measurement You can use the measurement tool to measure lengths and angles in the Design Window To use 1 Click on the icon on the Primary Bar 114 2 Click on a point in the Design Window This is the anchor point 3 With the mouse button released move the cursor around in the Design Window and a blue dotted line will be drawn from the anchor point to wherever the cursor is moved 4 T
170. nge position select Position and input the values in X Position for horizontal displacement and Y Position for vertical displacement The values entered will be relative to the original position if Offset is selected or to the lower left corner of the file if From File Origin is selected e Tochange size select Stretch and input the Width and or Height in mm or as a percentage of the original values Check Proportionate to maintain the original aspect ratio You can also specify the Anchor Point of re size the point that doesn t move in At Object 6 3 2 Rotate Stitch Block s Follow the steps below to rotate stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to rotate refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details 2 Click on the cross control node at the center refer to Move Resize Stitch Block s 96 for more details 3 The 9 move resize control nodes will be change to the 5 rotate control nodes as shown below Gi Kl ri 4 The circle control node at the center denotes the center of rotation Hold down the mouse button on it and drag the mouse to change its position Release the mouse button to end 5 To rotate the stitch block s hold down the mouse button on one of the arc control node at the corners and drag the mouse to rotate the block s Release the mouse button to end 6 Because of object inheritance see Object Based Digitizin 187 for more details you can also enter the exact angle and or the
171. ngle on Absolute Angle off e Positioning available in Line Vertical Line Arc Ellipse and Free Line only You can set the position of the lettering relative to the base object from the Position Options 126 An example is shown below ABC ABC ABC e Orientation You can change the orientation of the lettering from the Orientation Options 125 An example is shown below ABC 58y e Control Nodes available in Box Diamond Line and 2 Lines only You can change the number and function of the control nodes from the Control Nodes Options 126 An example is shown ABC ABC 3 Curve Nodes 1 Curve Node Le yi C m kb A C el Lef ADG 3 Line Node 1 Line Node 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 65 5 9 3 1 Within Box Box This function is mainly used to reshape or resize lettering To use follow the steps below 1 Select a lettering and click on the icon from the Primary Bar 1 2 Click on the icon from the Lettering Transformation Options 131 on the Lettering Settings Bar 431 The lettering will appear in a box surrounded by control nodes as shown below ABC 3 The number of control nodes on each side and their attributes line or curve can be selected from the Control Nodes Options 128 or from the right click context menu 4 Drag on the control nodes to reshape the lettering Tips e By moving either both upper or both lower corner nodes to the left or right lettering
172. ns Creation 73 5 12 2 Auto Digitize a Region Follow the steps below to auto digitize a region 1 Import an image refer to Import an Image for Auto Digitizing 72 for more details Click on the OneTouch icon from the OneTouch Toolbar 146 on the Stitch Creation Bar 130 The OneTouch Bar 147 will appear on the top of the program window as shown below OneTouch Direction Top to Bottom _ Force Satin Auto Angle Do Ful Hl Be Fill stitches will be generate by default on large regions check Force Satin if you want to produce satin stitches for the region instead Check Auto Angle if you want to generate fill stitches at an angle closely match the shape of the region If this is not checked fill stitches will be generated in the horizontal direction Auto Angle is neglected if Force Satin is checked Click on a region where you want to put stitches on the program will generate stitches automatically over the region A region is defined as a connected area of the same color Note that the program treats colors on the OneTouch Bar 147 with the same number as the same color which essentially allows you to merge similar colors as a single color during auto digitizing Right click on a color to change its color number Also note that the program will change a system color to the color of the region automatically Repeat step 6 to digitize other regions 5 12 3 Auto Digitize the Whol
173. nsity of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm 8 1 3 6 2 5 Jagged Column Fill Settings Bar E am Leo A eal Ess 020 ae ES Sa Fa E baren z en pn a Maximum Jag Percentage m Kos Defines the maximum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches Minimum Jag Percentage O k Defines the minimum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span E Lan Angle Angle of stitch lines 8 1 3 6 3 Satin Type Settings Bar These settings bar are used in Satin Stitch Type One Line Satin Settings Bar 135 Two Line Satin Settings Bar 135 Pattern Fill Satin Settings Bar 136 Jagged Satin Settings Bar 136 Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 135 8 1 3 6 3 1 One Line Satin Settings Bar 3 00 Aglo E am 82 00 ge Jo ulls E gt 0 10 l 7 GO sf Esso Soa Ben nun F lt 1 00 Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Satin Underlay Pattern 142 Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to pr
174. nt to create in Destination File and select an image for the Banner File if any The banner image will be shown at the top of the html file Click Output to create the file Designs Creation SEDS II Achiever is an object base digitizing program meaning that all stitch blocks except manual stitch types blocks rely on one or more objects An object is a geometric shape created by the user to define an area or a path in along which a stitch block is to be created You can create any desired shape objects from scratch or trace from virtually any type of artwork imported into the program Each stitch type has its own specific requirement on objects For example Normal Fill Stitch type requires one or more closed objects objects that do not have open ends Objects and their properties can be shared by more than one stitch block When the shape or size of an object changed all the stitch blocks attached to it change too This is what we call object inheritance The objects creation process and the stitches creation process are completely separated so that you can create all or part of the objects first and then create stitches on them 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 31 5 1 About Images Background images are used to trace objects as well as used in OneTouch auto digitizing and Photo Stitches You can choose to turn on off the background image by checking un checking Displaying Background Image from the Desig
175. o Selection Online User s Guide About Start Punching Move Selected Previous Stitch Block Next Stitch Block 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Appendix 187 9 5 Glossary of Embroidery Terms 9 5 1 General Below are some terms you may hear reference to in the manual and in the industry in general Backing Material sewn beneath the beneath a piece of embroidery work that actually sews underneath the garment Can be used to stabilize stitches in the same manner as Underlay Available in varying thickness and consistencies While outside the direct scope of digitizing understanding of the use of backing is mentioned here as it may provide the digitizer an alternate or supplemental means to stabilize stitching other than underlay Condensed Stitch Files The conceptual opposite of Expanded stitch file types these are stitch files that saves information for stitch blocks not as each individual location for every stitch instead stitch information is saved a set of higher level instructions that tell a computer about a stitch block s parameters i e size shape density angle leaving the computer to calculate each stitch based on those parameters instead of having to remember and save each stitch point See Expanded Stitch Files below Examples of condensed stitch file types are the common Melco Condensed file type CND and our own native EDS stitch file type Expanded Stitch Files More basic than condensed file
176. o the selected pattern will be scaled to fit in the Preview Window e Message Bar e Pattern Name e Pattern Size width x height in mm e Pattern span in mm e Total number of stitches in the pattern 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 166 SEDS Il 8 1 5 19 Pattern Editor Dialog Box ff Pattern Editor BRICK 1 3 00 x 3 00 0 15 BRECK 1 List Windinw ei Edit Vindo BRECK 2 REF Jett T PATTERNIBRICK l pathlessage BarPositien 1 00 3 61 Palatine e Toolbar New Create anewitem Select Folder Select the folder where items are stored Save Save the current item Cut Delete the current selected entities and place them into the clipboard Copy Copy the current selected entities into the clipboard Paste Place the entities in the clipboard into the current item Undo Reverse the changes of the last operation Redo Reverse the changes of the last Undo H Selection Entities selection tool Line Toolbar 144 Ellipse Toolbar 144 Rectangle Toolbar 145 Polygon Star Toolbar 145 Generate Points Generates pattern points from selected objects Shift Pattern Click a point in the pattern window to shift the origin to this point Add Delete Points Click on an existing pattern point to delete and an empty space to add a pattern point Move Points Click on a pattern points to select and shift click to select multiple points Drag on any one of the selected
177. o the top of the fill stitch Finally it stitches from top of the stitch block to the end point line 3 9 2 4 Satin and Line Stitches The condensed format also does not allow for Satin Line Stitches with In Out points anywhere other than at the first and last stitch For this reason when a Satin Stitch is output to Condensed SEDS II Achiever automatically segments that Satin Stitch to meet the desired locations of the In and Out points as placed by the puncher In the example below the In point of the S shape was placed arbitrarily on the left side in the center and the Out point placed in the middle of the right side As can be seen from the sequenced diagrams SEDS II Achiever breaks the satin up into a series of walking stitches and segmented satins 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 184 SEDS Il e V e A li een Gase BE G f GC Wo re Uy L S r Ou Pom ee in Ce D In and Out Points as placed inthe In the CND file travel stitches from It then creates the first satin segment Satin Stitch the In points are added to sew from one end to the middle It then travels the far let end ofthe Finally it sews the et satin segment GR back to the middle right 9 2 5 Editing Fill Stitches When importing a file from a condensed format multi segment and complex fills are converted to the Melco Stitch type instead of the regular Fill Stitch type Melco Stitches are somewhat limited because of limitati
178. ole software package along with proof of payment 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This is agrant of license only and NOT an agreement for sale This license allows you the Licensee to use the software program to be installed on a single computer with the provided security device The software is considered to be 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 182 SEDS Il 9 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 in use if i it is loaded into computer RAM or ii it is residing in a computer s storage device e g hard disk or any other removable media TRANSFER OF LICENSE The software shall not be sold leased or distributed in whole or in part except provided that i the software is transferred in whole with it s license operation manual and any accompanying material and necessary hardware ii advance written approval of Licensor is obtained iii all required fees must be paid in advance Such transfer terminates the license of the original Licensee The transferee must agree in writing to be licensed under the terms of this agreement Under no circumstance that a software without proper license be supported in any form SOFTWARE UPDATE The Licensee is entitled to free updates if any within the current version at the time of sale for a period of twelve 12 months after original purchase of the software Updates are defined as system maintenance if any and should Not be confused with Software Upgrades Upgrades are releases of
179. olumn 71 Normal 69 Settings 86 Fill Stitch 45 Column 47 Jagged 46 Jagged Column 48 Normal 45 Pattern 46 Settings 78 Floppy Disk 21 Export 21 Format 23 Folders 181 Font 95 Activate 95 Frame Move 105 Freehand Satin 72 G Glossary 187 General 187 Object Based Digitizing 187 Punching 188 Grid 15 Settings 179 Guide Lines 52 H Hotkey 186 Howdol 95 Activate Font s 95 Add Frame Move Codes 105 Auto Trace Objects from Background Image 44 Change Canvas ofaDesign 95 Change Design Properties 105 Convert a Design File to a Non DOS format 21 Convert a Design File to Another Format 20 Create a New Design 44 Create a New Motif 92 Create aNew Pattern 89 Create Lettering on Screen 61 Create Lettering using Lettering Input Wizard 61 Create Stitches 45 Delete a Motif 92 Delete a Pattern 88 Edit an Existing Motif 93 Edit an Existing Pattern 90 Edit Objects 38 Edit Stitch Blocks 96 Edit Stitch Points 103 Insert Manual Jump Stitches 72 Insert Remove Trim Codes of Stitch Blocks 99 Install the Program 9 Merge Designs 95 Opena Design 10 Output a Design File to Paper Tape 22 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Index 191 Howdol 95 Pan 16 Printouta Design 19 Process Stitch Blocks 100 Reduce Colors of Background Image 33 Remove Short Stitches 105 Rename a Design File 20 Save a Design File to Another Location 20 Search Machine Code 106 Selecta Motif 91 SelectaPattern 88 Select Object s 14 Select Stitch Blo
180. on 1 Object Lettering transformation on a object Click on individual letter to select and make adjustment accordingly Lettering between 2 Objects Lettering transformation between 2 objects Click on individual letter to select and make adjustment accordingly E DI ri D D A cm D mi sa 8 1 3 6 2 Fill Type Settings Bar These settings bar are used in Fill Stitch Type Normal Fill Settings Bar 132 Jagged Fill Settings Bar 133 Pattern Fill Settings Bar 133 Column Fill Settings Bar 134 Jagged Column Fill Settings Bar 134 8 1 3 6 2 1 Normal Fill Settings Bar ou ae x Je ZWE L o 3 00 Es a E 4 00 ell e SEH me nA Se g o 1 00 isso E joz External Compensation Mode 143 Internal Compensation Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Fill Underlay Pattern 149 Reserved for future Cycle Number of thread passes 1 pass 1 back and forth loop between a given stitch point and the next time it occurs in the same horizontal location but further along in the fill Fill Offset Distance between 1 stitch point and the closest stitch point on the thread adjacent to it in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines LS Underlay Span FS A Ke Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of th
181. only when new design size is larger than original size Click Next to continue 3 If the number of colors in the image file is more than 16 Step 2 of the OneTouch Wizard will be shown as below allowing you to reduce the number of colors Orme Teach Wirard ores A Pires Faas ike oes thee r ed I codons chek khe po Sekect Coke bus Fo gio thee ces bo Zekect thee cinders bbir Se Pee enki Ce Ckhto blest espe ech Ce ra voie Cre Pee Cki Met ven ei Check Auto Select Color to allow the program to select the colors automatically for you and the desire number of colors in Number of Color Alternatively you can select the colors manually by click on the image A new color box will be displayed on the 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 75 right each time a color is added To de select a color click on the selected point on the image or select De select Color from the right click menu on the color boxes Click Next to continue 4 Step 3 of the OneTouch Wizard will be shown as below Ore taweh Wirard Fereh Chek Sat bo beg shinch Geer see l Een Delia See Order b pirid Diha ui a l a Serene Crag anal Deap each cules Bom thes Cink Ba ba he bone Get tveche Io e dee gl Sg Zeck re Biip d oke d an be cx gei Cl pien SC tw Age Een Lay Etagen R G re twee Seen Ce de re oboe lsh kat behi ira thse Colley E all nod be geg Ekk Sheet io beers pach gree ate Lei B i ep Doolin The program
182. ons 127 8 1 3 4 2 5 Jagged Column Fill Options Bar He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Jag Direction Options 127 8 1 3 4 3 Satin Type Options Bar These options bar are used in Satin Stitch Type One Line Satin Options Bar 11 Two Line Satin Options Bar 11 Pattern Fill Satin Options Bar 119 Jagged Satin Options Bar 119 8 1 3 4 3 1 One Line Satin Options Bar 4 a Ei Lil A Aer El G Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 ul Auto Span If button is down adjust density automatically according to stitch widths Even density otherwise Cornering Options 128 juju Random Inner Stitches aku f button is down inner stitches if added will be created in a random way 8 1 3 4 3 2 Two Line Satin Options Bar ES CES Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Satin Pattern Options 128 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 119 ul Auto Span If button is down adjust density automatically according to stitch widths Even density otherwise Force Stitch on Guide Line If button is down the program will force the generation of stitches exactly at the location of the guide lines created Otherwise the progra
183. ons in condensed format only the stitch length can be edited numerically Other stitch settings can be changed however the process is complex Also when changing the shape of a Melco Stitch block you must be aware that four object nodes two at the end of each line defining the stitch area are only reference points While Move Point functions normally on all other nodes on the stitch block moving these reference points in this manner has no effect This is because in condensed format a fill stitch is defined as the area between two lines instead of as a closed object The reference points are the ends of these two lines To change the area between these guidelines you must use the Change Guidelines button in concert with the Move Point button and the internal nodes The lines between the reference points serve two purposes first they define the outer limits of the stitch block and second the angle of the longer of these two lines determines the inclination of the stitches 9 3 Trouble Shooting Guide Listed below are possible situations that customers encounter during the installation startup or operation of SEDS II Achiever These are basic troubleshooting guidelines only anda more comprehensive more frequently updated list is available in the form of our Frequently Asked Questions list at the our website e Problems during Installation 184 e Problems Starting the Program 184 e Problems during Program Operation 185 9 3 1 Problem
184. oto Stitch Options Bar 123 8 1 3 4 6 1 Line Motif Options Bar Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 poo Scale If button is down stitch entities e g motif e stitch chain will be scaled to fit object 8 1 3 4 6 2 Fill Motif Options Bar d 4 oS J L e T apapa T P K n Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 Fill Motif Alignment Options 129 8 1 3 4 6 3 Cross Stitch Options Bar KM He gt Lock Stitch Options 127 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 8 1 3 4 6 4 Photo Stitch Options Bar 4 In oa iii A D l l See o gt ka om Needle Down If button down add split stitches across the middle for large width satin stitches otherwise no split stitch will be added He gt Lock Stitch Options 12 Photo Stitch Type Options 129 Photo Stitch Orientation Options 130 Within Object If button down stitches will be created inside the area bounded by the selected object will be created on the whole image 8 1 3 4 7 Miscellaneous Options Bar These options bar are used in various system functions Selection Options Bar 123 Zoom Options Bar 123 Ellipse Rectangle Options Bar 124 Pol
185. ow Ki 7 ZS 141 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 142 SEDS Il Cross Stitch Span The distance in mm of the cross stitch pattern shown in blue below lax Cross Stitch Angle Angle of the cross stitch pattern as show below WE y COS Un lV 7 i 0 degree 45 degree 8 1 3 6 6 4 Photo Stitch Settings Bar it ai nn oso ep Soo lr Wal HiT EH eum gt is X Gap Space between columns in mm Y Gap Space between rows in mm Span vd 8 Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm E Maximum Stitch Length Maximum stitch length in mm gt Minimum Stitch Length Minimum stitch length in mm 8 1 3 6 7 Miscellaneous Settings 4 00 0 15 These are additional settings used in the settings bars Satin Underlay Pattern 142 Fill Underlay Pattern 149 External Compensation Mode 143 Border Type 14 Line Stitch Type 143 8 1 3 6 7 1 Satin Underlay Pattern Underlay Pattern None Disable underlay stitches Underlay Pattern Single Line Use single line stitch for underlay Underlay Pattern Double Line Use double line stitch for underlay Underlay Pattern ZigZag Use zigzag stitch for underlay Underlay Pattern Double ZigZag Use double zigzag stitch for underlay Underlay Pattern Single Line ZigZag 3 Bl 8 Bi m W m Use single line stitch and zigzag stitch for underlay Underlay Pattern
186. own on the Message Bar Also the selected design will be scaled to fit in the Preview Window Double click on a thumbnail will open the design and exit the Designs Browser dialog box e Message Bar e DesignName e Design Size design width x design height in mm or inch e No of Stitches total number of stitches in design 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 172 SEDS Il e No of Colors total number of colors in design e Color changes total number of color needle changes in design 8 1 5 23 Image Browser Dialog Box ER Image Browser Le aes C3 cASEDS IMAGE 5605 I Ca DESIGNS Ka EMBLEM Co Heal Ga Local Disk D ragon brp Thumbnails Yyindow Folder List Window Preview Window Message Bar Cette INIMAGEI dragon bmp e Toolbar Select Open the selected file and exit the Browser dialog box B Exit Exit the Browser dialog box Help Display the online help e Folder List Window Here you can select the folder where image files are located e Preview Window Ascaled preview of the selected image will be shown here e Thumbnails Window Images will be shown as thumbnails here Click on a thumbnail will select it and its properties will be shown on the Message Bar Also the selected image will be scaled to fit in the Preview Window Double click on a thumbnail will open the image and exit the Image Browser dialog box e Message Bar e Image Name e Image Size width x h
187. pensation Mode 143 Internal Compensation Reserved for future Cycle Number of thread passes 1 pass 1 back and forth loop between a given stitch point and the next time it occurs in the same horizontal location but further along in the fill Fill Offset Distance between 1 stitch point and the closest stitch point on the thread adjacent to it in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Fill Underlay Pattern 149 Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Spi A e e p p P d IN Satin Offset Offset of the satin column from the center in percentage of total width Border Width Width of the border stitches in mm Border Type 143 Pl Border Length Length of border stitches in mm Border Span Span density of border stitches in mm EX EA aal Fla 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 140 SEDS Il 8 1 3 6 5 3 Line Stitch Lettering Settings Bar 8 1 3 6 5 4 i d EE Wa el Em m S sm i
188. pensation value in mm Internal Compensation Reserved for future Width Width of single line satin stitch in mm IN Satin Offset Offset of the satin column from the center in percentage of total width Minimum Jag Percentage Defines the minimum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches Maximum Jag Percentage Defines the maximum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches Corner Compensation Use with Corner Type 2 to set the amount of overlapping at corners Highest Density Width When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span SR lt Maximum Span Maximum lightest density When auto span is turned on the program will automatically varies stitch density between the Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column at any given point The narrower the column the lighter the density gt Minimum Span When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the
189. play only line stitch blocks one in a separate thumbnail e To selecta single thumbnail just click on it Thumbnails that are originally selected will be de selected By selecting a thumbnail all stitch blocks in it will be selected The selected thumbnail will be highlighted with a blue rectangle around it e To selecta group of adjacent thumbnails e Click on the first thumbnail e Hold down the SHIFT key e With the SHIFT key still depressed click on the last thumbnail in sequence you wish to select All thumbnails between the two thumbnails you ve clicked will be selected e To toggle selection de selection a thumbnail hold down the CTRL key and click on a thumbnail You can use this to select multiple thumbnails e Tohide show stitch blocks in a thumbnail select Show Hide SS icon beneath the thumbnail Note that if a thumbnail is hide it cannot be selected e Tohide multiple thumbnails at the same time select the thumbnails and select Hide Selected from the right click context menu e Toshow all thumbnails select Show All from the right click context menu e Tore sequence thumbnails thus the stitch block s they contain e Select the thumbnails you want to re sequence e Click on one of the selected thumbnails and with the mouse button hold down e Drag and move to a thumbnail that is not selected and release the button e Theselected thumbnails will be moved before that thumbnail e Tochange the color of all stitch blocks in a th
190. press Ctrl V on the keyboard 4 Move the cursor to the position you want to place the copied object s and click in the Design Window to end Delete Object s Follow the steps below to delete object s 1 Select the object s you want to delete refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2 Select Delete from the Edit Menu 110 or press the DEL on the keyboard will delete the object s 3 Alternatively select Cut from the Edit Menu 110 or press Ctrl X on the keyboard will also delete the object s but in addition a copy of the object s will be placed in the clipboard Add Delete Anchor Points Follow the steps below to add delete anchor points of an object 1 Select the object you want to add delete anchor points refer to Selecting Object s 14 for more details 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 41 2 Select the L icon from the Object Manipulation Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 Anchor points of the object will be shown as black filled or blank rectangles according to their type 3 Select the anchor points for operation For single point selection just click on the point For multiple points selection draw a box in the Design Window which includes the points or use CTRL SHIFT clicks on points CTRL clicks will toggle select de select of points and SHIFT click will select all points in the range between the first and second point 4 Todelete point s select Delete from the r
191. r of the design This may help you to check if the design is out of bound 7 Click Punch to start Using Punch Tape Export The Punch Tape Export function is primarily used to output design files to paper tapes using a tape puncher in Tajima Barudan ZSK or MELCO EXP format To use follow the steps below 1 Connect the tape puncher to one of the available serial COM ports and power on 2 Select Punch Tape Export from the Export submenu of the File Menu 108 3 The Punch Tape Export Dialog Box 156 will be displayed as shown below Punch Tape Export Design File Infomation File Hames Sthisil Design X 100 00 Design Y 100 00 Color Changes Description Keywords Punch Captions Name sedsi Format Tajima COM Ports come wa Settings Fiber Taam _ Trace 4 The original design file name will be shown in Name and you can change it to another name 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Output and Conversion 23 5 Select the destination output format from the Format list Note that the default filter will be selected automatically in Filter when you select a format You can select your own defined filter is desired See Machine Code Filter 24 for how to create your own filters 6 Check Trace if you want to add a series of jump stitches to the beginning of the output which run along the border of the design This may help you to check if the design is out of bound 7 Select the ser
192. right click context menu in the Edit Window To get a feel of how the pattern will look like in a fill stitch click on the Tile Display icon in the Edit Window The pattern will be tiled to fit the Edit Window You can use the Undo and Redo button to undo or redo changes made Click the Save KM save the pattern The Save As dialog box will be opened Select the folder you want the pattern to be saved in and input the name for it Note that the pattern file will have a pat extension Click Save to save the pattern Note that you MUST have atleast one point on each horizontal line highlighted in gray color otherwise the pattern will not work Motif Manager Motifs are used in various stitch types like Line Motif Fill Motif and Fill Motif Lettering The program comes with a pre defined set of motifs and you can add your own motifs easily see Create a New Motif 92 for more details Once a motif is selected as the default motif it will remain be selected throughout even after the program is closed Select a Motif ai Delete a Motif 92 Create a New Motif Edit Existing Motifs oO N Ko Ver Select a Motif Follow the steps below to select a motif 1 3 Select Motif Manager from the Tools Menu 113 The Motif Browser 167 will be displayed as below H Motif Manager x Ro Toolbar CH Cape mem Ses SED6 I Ca DESIGNS Co EMBLEM Folder Heda IMAGE C PATTERN va SttchTooks Lei Ca Local
193. ring Options eee 128 RS AEIEY et Nl CO OI ree 128 E Stitch Direction Options ccccccccsssssssssseceeececeeeeeseseseeenaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseseeeaeeeeeeeesecesseseeseesenaaeeeeeeeeeseeess 129 Fill Motif Alignment Cpttons 129 Photo Stitch Type Opottons 129 Photo Stitch Orientation COpottons 130 UI LSE OL RE 130 Stitch Settings ae enn marr rtm to en te ee ee rte ee tn eee a ee eae eo eee 131 Lettering Settings Bar 131 Lettering Transformation Options ccccccsscccccccceeceeeseeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesesseeseneaaeeeeeeeeserees 131 Fill Type Settings E 132 Normal Fill Set ngs Bal EE 132 Jagged Fill Settings Dar 133 Pattern Fill Settings TE 133 Column Fill Settings Har 134 Jagged Column Fill Settings Bar 134 Satin Type Settings Bar 134 One Line Satin Settings Bar 135 Two Line Satin Settings Bar 135 Pattern Fill Satin gl e GE 136 Jagged Satin Settings Bar 136 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Contents VII Line Type Settings E 137 Single Line Settings Har 137 Double Line Settings Bar 137 E on Sening EE 138 Bean Stteh ln E 138 Lettering Type Settings Bar 138 Satin Lettering Settings Bar 138 Normal Fill Lettering Settings E 139 Line Stitch Lettering Settings Beete S eh ege Egeter eeE 140 Column Fill Lettering Settings Bar 140 Special Type le TTT 141 Line Motif EH 141 eleng Le E EE 141 E eren le CT 141 Photo Stitch Settings Bal esecessesincen
194. rol Bar On Off Turn on off display of the stitch view control bar m Layer Manager Turn on off the Layer Manager docking pane Stitch Browser Turn on off the Stitch Browser docking pane Reset Position Return all toolbars to their default positions mE Free On Off If on the cursor is not confined Turn off automatically if X Freeze or Y Freeze is on m X Freeze On Off If on the cursor is confined in the horizontal direction Turn off automatically if Free or Y Freeze is on m Y Freeze On Off If on the cursor is confined in the vertical direction Turn off automatically if Free or X Freeze is on Theme Office 2000 Use Office 2000 style theme for menubar and toolbars Office XP Use Office XP style theme for menubar and toolbars Windows XP Use Windows XP style theme for menubar and toolbars 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 113 Office 2003 Use Office 2003 style theme for menubar and toolbars 8 1 2 4 Tools Menu Options Open the Program Options dialog box m Edit Machine Code Filter Open the Edit Machine Code Filter dialog box H Settings Manager Open the Settings Manager dialog box H Statistics Open the Statistics dialog box Pattern Manager Invoke the Pattern Manager dialog box to select and edit patterns Motif Manager Invoke the Motif Manager dialog box to select and edit motifs H Lettering Input Wizard Open the Lettering Input Wizard for input lettering
195. roportions Keep Size Cliente H FileName Input the name of the vector file you want to import here m Files of Type Available vector file types WMF EMF PS EPS Browse Invoke the Vector Files Browser Import as New Import the file into a new Design Window 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 8 1 5 7 8 1 5 8 Fit Design Size Scale the file so that it just fit in the Design Window Constrain Proportions Maintain the original aspect ratio if scaling of file is required Keep Size Keep the original size of the size when imported Center Place the imported file in the center of the Design Window Import from Tape Dialog Box ape Data im port Format Available formats Tajima Barudan ZSK Melco Exp Com Port Select the com port for output Settings Click this button to change the default com port settings Export Image Dialog Box Export Imape Save mr E DESIGNS File name Save az lype Bitmap Fdezl bel File Name Input the name of the exported image file here Files of Type Available image types BMP 153 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 154 SEDS Il 8 1 5 9 Export Objects Dialog Box Export an object Seve im C3 EMBLEM Fie name Save at tape Windows Metaliies wend C Selected Oriy FileName Input the name of the exported objects file here m Files of Type Available vector file types WMF
196. roup H Display Last 2 Stitch Blocks On Off If on display the last 2 stitch blocks only Turn off automatically if turn on other display mode in the group Display Manual Jump Stitches Only On Off If on display manual and jump stitch blocks only Turn off automatically if turn on other display mode in the group H Display Fill Stitches Only On Off If on display fill stitch blocks only Turn off automatically if turn on other display mode in the group Display Satin Stitches Only On Off If on display satin stitch blocks only Turn off automatically if turn on other display mode in the group H Display Line Stitches Only On Off If on display line stitch blocks only Turn off automatically if turn on other display mode in the group m Display Selected Stitches Only On Off If on display selected stitch blocks only no matter what types Turn off automatically if turn on other display mode in the group H Display Selected Stitches With Background On Off If on the selected stitch blocks no matter what types will be displayed as usual All other stitch blocks will be grey out Turn off automatically if turn on other display mode in the group Display Stitches On Off If on stitch blocks will be displayed Display Objects On Off If on objects will be displayed H Display Background Image On Off If on the background image will be displayed This function will be disable if there is no background image Aerial View On Off Turn
197. rs inmm TE Line Space Space between lines in mm 5 13 2 Fill Stitch Default Settings Default Settings Satin Letten E Latter Lire Latba Crees Phot General Fal Satin Limes Motif Top Stitches be am 1 00 SC 1 00 geet S Pie zl save mese KL o Hal Top Stitches Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Angle Angle of stitch lines Cycle it occurs in the same horizontal location but further along in the fill Fill Offset Distance between 1 stitch point and the closest stitch point on the thread adjacent to it in mm External Compensation Mode 143 External Compensation Value by Percentage External compensation value in percentage External Compensation Value by mm External compensation value in mm Internal Compensation Reserved for future Maximum Span Fill density will vary from Span to Maximum Span in mm Minimum Jag Percentage Sanna MENE a m T Number of thread passes 1 pass 1 back and forth loop between a given stitch point and the next time Defines the minimum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring edge stitches 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 79 Maximum Jag Percentage Defines the maximum percentage of the width of the stitch block to which the program will randomly bring
198. rt VI 4 Insert Manual JUMP Stitches 00 ccsecsessessusceecneeceseuseueeueeneseuseuseueeeeeuseuseueeuesoesauseuseuseceeeussuesaesas 72 Freehand E UI 72 OneTouch Auto Digitizing siccatecacacasacacacocececaducesncaseceseceiesedasedacesacasacocsdacasusssudetecsiecadesesedesstecsuecaden 72 Import an Image for Auto Digitizing secicctecesscececeniccdeseticccesesssedavnsiccdnensescdesnsicedavnsixedwentenccatestcedavesincdetecescdasecinsdavesixainestia 72 Auto Digitize Regio sca cscs cee cceceten cect ccecetetecededatccecadatccedetencceandetccedaerccueudenececucetecueadetedesudetensandstadesndeewaneetenatenstecs 73 Auto Digitize the ER Ee TE 73 Change TAUNTS lee CN 73 USING the ONG Touch WWIZAN Ge ccccetsedtcectscecccetscdtecedeceseuetscdteredaceseuedacdieveteceseuedacdianedeceseuetscdievedeceseuetacdievedaceseuedacdievetaceeeeen 74 Settings EN EE 76 GENET al IDE nde CT 77 PIS UMUC Te HEEN 78 Satin Stitch Default Settings cc caesar ec arene scucte nec ecene ve cevienenescuenevec euanevecevenevescucuenecetenevese snanecctcneveceuanevesevensvecctsnenecevenes 79 Line Stiteh DS Settings ee EE 81 Moti Sitch Default SOU ln e E 82 Cross Stitch Default SGU e DE 83 Photo Stitch Default SOU d re CN 84 Satin Lettering Dekanat EEEEEEER 85 FILS RING Default SCTUNGS assisia erect erendveetweuelnvenaeteweantn yeni vente ren endlnvnaetrenlnteleinees 86 Line Lettering Default Settings E 87 PANCO NIE 88 SPec a PAGI SE 88 Delea Pane SE 88 Greate a New PAMET WE 89 Edit
199. rt which is connected to the embroidery machine in COM Port and click Settings to change the settings of the serial COM port if necessary 8 Click Punch to start 3 5 Floppy Disk Format The Floppy Disk Format function is used to format floppy diskette especially for NON DOS formats such as FMC FDR ZSK NORMAL CND and NORMAL EXP To use follow the steps below 1 Insert a blank floppy diskette into the floppy drive For NON DOS formats you need a DD diskette IF YOU USE A NON BLANK DISKETTE ALL CONTENTS WILL BE ERASED 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 24 SEDS Il 3 6 2 Select Floppy Disk Format from the File Menu 108 3 The Floppy Disk Format Dialog Box 157 willbe displayed as shown below Floppy Disk Format Disk Format Sekeck MS Gos compatible Format 4 Select a format from the Disk Format Select list Note that DST CND EXP TAP PEC PES PCS PCM KSM HUS and SEW are DOS compatible and you can use the Windows Explorer to perform formatting for them 5 Click Format to start formatting Machine Code Filter Not every machine is built the same and likewise not every user s requirements are the same Have you ever wished you could add three hit stitches right before you do a color change The Edit Machine Code Filter in SEDS II Achiever does this kind of thing well Users are allowed to edit each of the machine code functions individually and save as their own machine code filter
200. rties box in Windows If your video card do not support this mode please contact the vendor or obtain a new card that supports this resolution Although 256 color mode is the minimum requirement 16 bit high color is strongly recommended PROBLEM When try to start the program the startup splash screen comes up and then goes away and nothing happens OR no splash screen appears program does not start No program window appears Possibility 1 Check to see that the security device is inserted properly in the USB port If not power down the CPU re insert the device re start the computer and re install the software Possibility 2 The program files may be corrupted Shut off the computer for a full minute Re boot and re install the software and try again If this does not work delete the entire SEDS II Achiever program folder Separating out any stitch files you may have saved into a separate folder re boot the computer and re install the software PROBLEM When try to start the program receive a message stating that my system has timed out and suggests that reinstall the software Possibility 1 Your software has timed out due to security procedures set up when it was originally shipped i e in case the shipment fails to reach your address due to theft mishandling Call the customer support department Possibility 2 You are ineligible to access the current copy of the software For example you may have installed a version of the
201. ry n minutes given in Wait minutes In case of abnormal termination of the program user will have the option to restore the last backup copy when program restarts Default Design Size The default size set when creating a new design Com Port Select the com port for output Settings Click this button to change the default com port settings Lock Stitch Select options for Lock Stitch Lock Stitch Pattern Input the lock stitch pattern here Negative values means stitch background in the direction of the last stitch Positive values means stitch forward in the direction of the last stitch You can enter more than one values for lock stitch pattern and the values should be separated by commas TTF Satin Font For TrueType Satin fonts check Cap Corner to use Cap Cornering options when generating stitches Check Cut Serif to have serifs generated as separated stitch blocks Undo Steps Specify the number of undo steps that the program will store Note that the program may run more slowly if this value is set too high Curve Conversion Objects will be convert to curves after transformation operations such as rotation cut merge where appropriate if this option is checked Otherwise they will be converted to polylines Auto Start Manual Stitch Drawing If checked the program will start Manaul Stitch automatically after stitch creation 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 181 H Display of Lon
202. s weed gn au GD Percentage 100 0 Fropartionata Ci Change Number of Stitches Total 2gches C Change Span of Stitch Sochch Fil Stitch Spans Fil Stitch Density Satin Stitch Spam D Satin Stitch Density To change the size of the stitch block s select Change Size of Stitch Block s and input the desired width and or height in mm or by percentage Check Proportionate to maintain the aspect ratio of the stitch block s Tochange the number of stitches of the stitch block s select Change Number of Stitches and input the desire stitch number in Total Stitches or a percentage of the current number of stitches in Percentage Tochange the span density of the stitch block s select Change Span of Stitch Block s and input the desire span or density for fill and satin stitch blocks Click OK to start processing Change Size To change the size of stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to resize refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details To resize the whole design select all stitch blocks icon from the Stitch Block Edit Toolbar 146 on the Primary Bar 114 3 The Stitch Processing Dialog Box 177 will be shown below Stitch Processing G Change Size of Stitch Blocks widthimm 31 02 Percentage 100 0 Fropartionata C Change Number of Stitches Total Stitches L Change Span of Stitch Sochch Fil Stitch Span Fil Stitch Denesity Satin Stitch Span SS
203. s expanded stitch files describe a stitch file by every individual stitch point No information is stored with such files regarding the relationship between each stitch point i e Stitch Point A is in the same stitch block as Stitch Point B and that stitch block is 4mm wide and shaped like a circle etc because of this such stitch files cannot be edited or processed by simply changing the relationships between each stitch for example changing the stitch length or changing the shape resulting in a new stitch count and stitches in new locations This being said the final instructions sent to every embroidery machine are ultimately from an expanded version of that stitch file and that recent advances in embroidery punching systems DO allow for partial or even complete processing of expanded stitch files Jump Stitch As a term Jump Stitch actually refers to a command in a stitch file that causes an embroidery machine head at that point in the file to travel over a limited distance instead of sewing still carrying that thread to another location on the sewing field Jump stitches are preferable to Trims or Thread Cuts as Trims cause a machine to pause momentarily in a sew out while a thread trails the path of the jump there are no needle insertion points and the operator has the operation of manually trimming this thread after sew out Penetration Point The point where a stitch hits the fabric MDI Windows Multiple Document Interface A
204. s below shows how to merge 2 designs and can be applied to merging multiple designs 1 Open one of the design files refer to Open a Design 10 for more details usually the larger of the 2 if not same size 2 Change the canvas of the opened file if necessary to accommodate the size of the second design file refer to Change Canvas of a Design 95 for more details 3 Select Merge from the File Menu 108 and the Merge Design dialog box will be shown as below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 96 SEDS Il 6 3 6 3 1 Look ic EC Detigre Ej Ants eds T Bes sde Filey evar Balon ede Fles of type SEDS II Fist adt K Deep SZ Dean uge Hog Stitches i5468 Hoo Colo g Lon Charges 7 Date Deset 135912 Last Edited 9909 06 Darti Kodera ce 4 Select the file to be merged and click Open to starting merging 5 Note that the new design will be placed at the center of the original design Stitch Block s Editing Operations on stitch blocks like move resize rotate copy delete mirror etc are very similar to the corresponding operations for objects except you need to select the stitch blocks refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details first instead of stitch blocks Refer to the following for more details e Move Resize Stitch Block s 96 e Rotate Stitch Block s 97 e Mirror Stitch Block s 98 e Copy Stitch Block s 98 e Delete Stitch Block s 98 e Change S
205. s during Installation PROBLEM The installation CD will not startup automatically Possibility 1 The CD is corrupted and you need to contact our customer support department for replacement Possibility 2 Your CD drive and Windows do not support auto startup In this case run e setup exe directly where e should be replace by the drive letter of your CD drive PROBLEM Authentication Error during installation Possibility 1 You probably did not plug in your security device into the USB port Follow the installation instruction that comes with the software to install the program Possibility 2 The security device is damaged Please contact our customer support department for replacement 9 3 2 Problems Starting the Program PROBLEM When starting the program a message appears warning that the computer s display settings need to be set to at least 800x600 pixels and at least 256 colors to run the program 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Appendix 185 Answer SEDS II Achiever supports multiple embroidery colors in a design as well as on screen simulation These features require display of at least 256 colors Also a resolution of 640x480 will not be sufficient to display all the icons and you may experience difficulties on accessing some of the icons If this does not bother you click Yes else click No Most VGA cards support at least 1024x768 with 256 colors Please change your display settings in the Display Prope
206. s in Album e View al Designs 26 e View Search Result 26 e View the Selected Design 26 e View Design Information 27 4 2 1 View all Designs To view all designs in the current album click on Archive List There all designs are shown as thumbnails and you can perform the following operations e Click ona thumbnail will select the design and the frame of the thumbnail will change to blue color when selected e Double click on a thumbnail will open the design to a Design Window e Right click anywhere in Content Window and select Sort Items from the context menu will display a submenu for sort options e By Name Sort by name in ascending order e By Size Sort by height and then by width in ascending order e By Stitches Sort by the total number of stitches in ascending order e By Last Edit Time Sort by the last edited date in ascending order 4 2 2 View Search Result To view the result from the Search function refer to Search Designs in Album 28 for more details click on Search Result Only thumbnails of the designs that match the search criteria will be shown You can perform similar operations as in Archive List refer to View all Designs 26 for more details 4 2 3 View the Selected Design To view a design in a large view select a design in Archive List or in Search Result and then click on View Selected Right click anywhere in Content Window will open a context menu with the following functions Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom 1 X Zoom
207. s in the motif e Total number of stitches in the motif 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 169 8 1 5 21 Motif Editor Dialog Box FE Motif Editor BEAN 1 14 77 19 72 AA Os lte oon D zz Ben Oye x ma x n 2 a n r 1 Gea eae G i f feu 1 o I Gd EE ee eee Message Bar e bar New Create anewitem Select Folder Select the folder where items are stored Save Save the current item Cut Delete the current selected entities and place them into the clipboard Copy Copy the current selected entities into the clipboard Paste Place the entities in the clipboard into the current item Undo Reverse the changes of the last operation Redo Reverse the changes of the last Undo Selection Entities selection tool Add Stitch Blocks Add manual stitch blocks to the motif Edit Points Perform points editing function like insert delete move etc Color List Select a color for a stitch block from here Proportionate If enabled maintain the original aspect ratio when width or height is changed Motif Width Width of the motif in mm or percentage of original Motif Height Height of the motif in mm or percentage of original OO ES E La 2 5 eb ee es OI Il F e 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 170 SEDS Il m Unit Unitin mm or percentage of the original value g Switch to Browser Switch to item brows
208. s than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Corner Compensation Use with Corner Type 2 to set the amount of overlapping at corners EE S gt Minimum Span When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span e Maximum Span Maximum lightest density When auto span is turned on the program will automatically varies stitch density between the Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column at any given point The narrower the column the lighter the density 8 1 3 6 3 3 Pattern Fill Satin Settings Bar _ zo 3 00 ER a E 12 00 ISS Ei TT joz H aH EH EH ee tay Hl External Compensation Mode 143 Underlay Span Defines the density of underlay stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Satin Underlay Pattern 142 Underlay Gap Amount of space that the underlay can be set to recede from the edge of the top stitches to prevent it from showing Gap only appears along the direction of the stitches Units percentage of the width of the stitch block Underlay Length Space between underlay stitch points in mm Length Distance between top stitch points
209. se the CD drive door and click on the Install SEDS II Achiever button again 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 10 SEDS Il 1 4 2 1 e When the Welcome screen comes up insert the USB Dongle into one of the USB ports e Ifyou are running Windows XP the window below MAY come up Click on the Continue Anyway button Hardware Installation The colleare you are inetaling fon the hadassa Sermelock SENSES v2 0 har not paced Windows Loge lesing to weny itz compatibilita vath Windows SP Tell me r he baring pr moots Continua pour installation of this salwar may mp o deHahdline the corech operation of pour sytem ebe ommediately oc im the future Mecrosolt strongly commi that pou Hop thit inetallahon mow amd Con ac the hardware vender bor rolte ae thal has paced Windows Logo testimi Continue Arany STOP Irataliabon e Insert the Cap File Diskette into the floppy drive e Follow the prompts to install the SEDS II Achiever program e Click on Finish to go back to the Installation menu Starting the Program There are several ways to start the program rr 1 If the program was installed successfully there should be an SEDS II Achiever program icon ap placed on the Desktop Double click on it to start the program 2 Click on the Start button and then select Programs and locate the program group you selected during program setup default SEDS II Click on the program group to expand it and
210. span Minimum Span When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Maximum Span Maximum lightest density When auto span is turned on the program will automatically varies stitch density between the Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column at any given point The narrower the column the lighter the density 8 1 3 6 4 Line Type Settings Bar These settings bar are used in Line Stitch Type Single Line Settings Bar 137 Double Line Settings Bar 137 E Stitch Settings Bar 138 Bean Stitch Settings Bar 138 8 1 3 6 4 1 Single Line Settings Bar 1 LF E 4 00 Length Distance between top stitch points in mm 8 1 3 6 4 2 Double Line Settings Bar E am Bis en Ju 1 00 Length Distance between top stitch points in mm Span Wa Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm Double Line Offset Offset of the double line from the center of the object in percentage of the span 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 138 SEDS Il 8 1 3 6 4 3 E Stitch Settings Bar E 4 00 2 00 In D kel L d 1 00 RS en Length Distance between top stitch po
211. st 16 8 million of color or higher strongly recommended e Keyboard and mouse or other pointing device e One available USB port e Windows 98 ME 2000 XP e Color Printer Optional 1 3 Installation 1 3 1 Things Required Before installing the program make sure you have the following items at hand e Security Device An USB Dongle to be inserted into one of your USB ports This device should be labeled with a serial number that starts with SU followed by 4 digits This number should be quoted when corresponding with the Technical Support Department e Program and Dataset Installation CD ROM CD ROM is optional Program Files can also be downloaded from our website and stored in a hard drive or other storage device e Cap File Diskette It contains a cap file that is essential in identifying the security device 1 3 2 Installing the Program e Close all programs e Insertthe SEDS II Achiever program installation CD ROM into the CD ROM drive or click on the setup exe file in your hard drive e When the Installation screen comes up click on the Install SEDS II Achiever button e fthis is the first time you install the program into this computer a Driver Installation window will appear Click OK to install the device drivers e After installing the drivers an Install window appears Click OK to restart e Your computer should resume the installation process automatically by showing you the Welcome screen If not open and clo
212. st point will be the center and the second point a circumference point 4 Click 2 points in the Design Window to create the first circle ellipse 5 Continue to click in the Design Window will create circle elliose with the same center as the first one Each point click will be Or wth the circumference point E button down the first two points will define a center line of the circle ellipse and the third point will control the height 7 Click 3 points in the Design Window to create the first circle ellipse 8 Arubberband line with one end at the center of the first circle ellipse will be shown The first point clicked will define a radial 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 37 center line and the second point will control the height Continue to click pair of points to create concentric circle ellipse as desired 5 2 1 3 Square amp Rectangle Follow the steps below to create a square or rectangle 1 Select the rectangle icon from Rectangle Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 2 For square push down the button on the Ellipse Rectangle Options Bar 124 while for rectangle have it up 3 With the E button up if the E button is up each click in the Design Window will define a diagonal point of the square rectangle Otherwise the first point will be the center and the second point a circumference point 4 Or wth the E button down the first two points will define an edg
213. tails 2 See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples Without Boundary Stitches With Boundary Stitches See Also Pattern Manager 88 Normal Fill 45 Jagged Fill 46 Gradual Fill Column Fill 47 Jagged Column Fill 48 5 5 4 Column Fill Target Closed object s If more than one one of them MUST enclose the others and they must NOT cross each other Settings H d l if e y o Lelo ra a Es a E 4 00 r dl HE Se Wa a o Esso Soa Options iB Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples eg EE Ba po a SS e E Pe Ba S a p E Be gi Classic Modern See Also Normal Fill 45 Jagged Fill 46 Gradual Fill Pattern Fill 46 Jagged Column Fill 48 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 48 SEDS Il 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 1 Jagged Column Fill Target Closed object s If more than one one of them MUST enclose the others and they must NOT cross each other ma Eyo 00 Lo Mia Ciu Ess 0 20 Procedures See Basic Steps for Stitch Creation 45 for details Examples Center See Also Normal Fill 45 Jagged Fill 46 Gradual Fill Pattern Fill 46 Column Fill 47 Satin Stitch Types Read the following DECH about Auto Span Cornering and Guide Lines for better results when creating Satin Stitches e About Auto Span 4 e About Cornering 49 e About Guide Lines 5
214. tape reader into the active file or as a new file m Export Export Image Export the image in the active file to a different name and location If there is no image in the active file this function is disabled m Export Objects Export the selected objects in the active file to a vector file in a different name or location dxf wmf If there is no selected objects this function is disabled Export Motif Export the selected stitch blocks in the active file as a motif file If there is no selected stitch blocks this function is disabled m Punch Floppy Export Export the active file to a machine readable format in a different name or location usually a floppy disk dst fmc fdr zsk cnd exp Punch Tape Export Export the active file to a paper tape in different formats through a tape puncher Tajima Barudan ZSK m Punch Direct Export Export the active file directly to an embroidery machine through dedicated connections Floppy Disk Format Format a floppy diskette in various formats DOS FDR FMC ZSK MELCO m Acquire Image Acquire an image through a TWAIN compatible input device usually a scanner m Select Source Select a TWAIN compatible input device usually a scanner from a list of available devices Album Manager Invokes the Aloum Manager dialog box for designs management Print Setup Select a printer and its properties m Print Print the contents in the active Design Window Publish HTML File Convert the active
215. ted characters will be rotated at the given angle relative to the horizontal line Arrange Select the type of baseline Line Vertical Line Arc Ellipse Free Lines or envelope Box 2 Lines Diamond 2 Free Lines to be used for the text 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 165 Position Select to place text on in middle of or below the object Alignment Select alignment of text to left center right or all H Cap Corner If checked cap type cornering will be used for TTF satin font Cut Serif If checked for TTF satin font with serifs the serifs will be cut separately Preview If checked a preview of the current selected options will be shown 8 1 5 18 Pattern Browser Dialog Box SH Pattern Ma naper 4 65 I E DESIGNS EMELEM IMAGE E MOTIF Folder List Wind E C Stitch Tionds e ga Local Disk 0 BRICK L t Message Bar Size 3 00 x 3 00 Span 0 15 e Toolbar Delete Item Delete the current selected item Switch to Editor Open the editor to edit the current selected item or create a new one Hel Geh e Folder List Window Here you can select the folder where patterns are located e Preview Window Ascaled preview of the selected pattern will be shown here e Thumbnails Window Patterns will be shown as thumbnails here Click on a thumbnail will select it and its properties will be shown on the Message Bar Als
216. ter s Editing Select a character to edit by clicking on one of the edges You can select multiple characters by pressing the CTRL key on the keyboard and click on the characters 4 character control nodes will be displayed as show below when a character is selected 1 Drag the circle control node will move the character along the base path 2 Drag the square control node will resize the character 3 Drag the arc control node will rotate the character centered at the circle control node 4 Drag the cross control node to freely move the character e Alignment You can set alignment of the lettering from the Alignment Options 128 on the accompanying Options Bar An example is shown below yi Align Left Align Center e Auto Spacing C A Align Right Align Free e By default auto spacing is turned on the button on the accompanying Options Bar is down When this is on the spacing 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 64 SEDS Il between characters will be adjusted automatically so that they look more even An example is shown below WA AVA Auto spacing on Auto spacing off e Absolute Angle available in Line Vertical Line Arc Ellipse and Free Line only If the button is down the angle of the characters are relative to the horizontal line otherwise it is relative to the base object An example is shown below with Angle 30 degree Ve Absolute A
217. the key on the keyboard to zoom in to the next level or the key to zoom out to the next level 3 Click on the QI icon on the Primary Bar 114 This will invoke the zoom function with which you can perform various Zoom operations e Onthe Zoom Options Bar 123 you can choose to Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom to Fit Window Zoom to Selection and Zoom to Actual Size e Inthe Design Window draw a box and the design will be zoomed to a size closely match the size of the box 4 Draw a box in the Aerial View Window to zoom refer to Using Aerial View 16 for more details Also there are 2 special zoom functions under the View Menu 111 1 Zoom to Selection will zoom the current select objects and stitches to the size of the Design Window 2 Last Zoom will change back to the last zoom level How to Pan There are several ways to pan through a design 1 If the design is zoomed to be larger than the Design Window horizontal and or vertical scroll bars will appear automatically You can pan through the design using the scroll bars the same way you use them in common Windows programs 2 Press down the Alt key and one of the arrow keys together to pan in the direction of the arrow key 3 Click on the Ei icon on the Zoom Toolbar 144 in the Primary Bar 114 to invoke the Real time Pan function The cursor will be changed to a hand shape and you can click and drag in the Design Window to pan You can also pan Real time by pressing down the Space
218. the Add Delete Point icon Click on a line with no point there will add a point at that location otherwise the point will be delete You can also generate points from objects To do so first create the relevant objects using the object drawing tools This process is similar to the object creations in the Design Window see Create an Object 36 for more details Click the Select icon and select the objects desired The process is similar to the objects selection in the Design Window see Select Object s 14 for more details Click the Generate Points icon Points will be created at the intersections of the objects and the horizontal lines To move points select the icon Select a single point by clicking on it or multiple points by drawing a rectangle in the Edit 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 91 5 15 5 15 1 10 11 12 13 Window The points within the rectangle will be all selected Selected points will be highlighted in blue color To move drag on one of the selected points and move to the desired location To shift the whole pattern select the Shift icon Click on a location in the Edit Window and the whole pattern will be shifted e atin icone bla fei Tal with that location moved to the lower left corner You can also click the shift icons or to shift the whole pattern in the desired direction To clear all points in the pattern select Clear All Points from the
219. then click on SEDS II Achiever to start the program 3 Click on the Start button and then select Run Type in install folder bin seds exe without the quotations where install folder is the folder you chose during setup Designs Viewing amp Manipulation Open a Design al Click on the icon on the Main Bar 113 or select Open from the File Menu 108 will open the Open Design Dialog Box 149 as shown then follow the steps below to open a design 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Viewing amp Manipulation 11 Look in CH DESIGNS Fike name Fies of pe GEI Wies ends ed Design A Design r No of Stitches No of Colores Color Charges Date Created Last Edited Dies cnphor KLeumsotde 1 Select the folder where the design is located from Look in 2 Select the design file type in Files of type The program currently supports EDS EDF EDP DST FMC FDR ZSK CND EXP TAP PEC PES PCS PCM KSM HUS and SEW formats Note that if you choose a NON DOS format such as FMC FDR ZSK NORMAL EXP and NORMAL CND the program will access the floppy drive automatically and you need to insert a diskette of the selected format into the drive beforehand If you forget to insert the diskette or you ve selected a wrong type insert the correct diskette and click the Refresh button to display the contents in the diskette see 3 below 3 Clicking onthe Advanced but
220. tin S map Dill Satin Pattern Regular Create regular Satin stitch Satin Pattern Normal Fill Create Satin stitch with normal fill pattern 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 129 8 1 3 4 8 11 E Stitch Direction Options uo nme Inside ii Outexie E Stitch Inside Create E stitch on the inside of the object E Stitch Outside Create E stitch on the outside of the object 8 1 3 4 8 12 Fill Motif Alignment Options SE 225 Align Normal 2o Align Interlace 1o Align Overlap Align Free WA Align Normal Motifs are aligned at the same position on each row Align Interlace Motifs are shifted by half the width of the motif each row Align Overlap Motifs are shifted by half the width of the motif each row and the distance between rows is decreased by half the height of the motif Align Free Motifs are shifted by a percentage of the width of the motif each row DEA T T L a Bei e STA DA Ep 2 Sch SE as vee a Gi Ki Ka Ki 8 1 3 4 8 13 Photo Stitch Type Options a jo Type 1 On White IEN Type 1 On Black Type 2 n White Type 2 On Black Cl Type 3 On white HE Type 3 On Black E Type 4 On White Type 4 On Black Color Type 1 7 Color Type 2 Type 1 on White The image is divided into rows or columns and fill with fix span variable length satin stitches For sewing on light color fabric Type 1 on Black The im
221. ting the vector shapes of each letter as objects ready to build stitches on Punching Column Radial Satin Stitch All embroidery is composed of a combination of Fill Stitches Line Stitches and Satin Stitches Satin stitches are stitch blocks that fill a shape by covering an area with thread without needle insertion points except at the edges allowing a smooth shiny effect Due to the lack of needle penetrations in the center satin stitches are generally not used to cover wide areas The most common applications of satin stitches are as borders around a fill or to render lettering While Radial Stitch usually refers to a satin stitch that is generated on curves radial stitches are referred to in SEDS II Achiever as Satin Stitches Short Stitch When generating a regular sharp cornered satin stitch a lot of stitch points will hit a small area in the inside corner This could cause thread or needle breaks By applying short stitches inside corner stitches will be arranged in levels so they will not hit at the same area Fill Stitch A stitch block that covers an area with thread tacked down with needle insertion points at regular intervals controlled one of a number of the stitch settings or parameters such as length offset cycle and angle Usually used to fill a large area fills result in a smoothly textured stitch effect that can cover virtually any shape and size Line Stitch A stitch block of a type that follows the path of an
222. titches 29 I 2 Selectthe folder containing the pattern from the Folder List Window 3 Click on the desired pattern in the Thumbnail Window it will be highlighted and a scaled view will be displayed in the Preview Window 4 Click the Apply button or select Apply from the right click context menu to select the pattern as the default pattern 5 You can choose to close the Pattern Browser 165 or leave it opened and continue to work in the Program Window 5 14 2 Delete a Pattern Follow the steps below to delete a pattern 1 Select Pattern Manager from the Tools Menu 113 The Pattern Browser 165 will be displayed as below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation 89 SH Pattern Ma naper E DESIGNS EMELEM IMAGE E MOTIF Foldar List Wind ce Ca Stibch Toots Ega Local Cesk 02 mae waar ace WWW 2 Select the folder containing the pattern from the Folder List Window 3 Click on the desired pattern in the Thumbnail Window it will be highlighted and a scaled view will be displayed in the Preview Window 4 Click the icon on the Toolbar or select Delete from the right click context menu to delete the pattern 5 You can choose to close the Pattern Browser 165 or leave it opened and continue to work in the Program Window 5 14 3 Create a New Pattern Follow the steps below to create a pattern 1 Select Pattern Manager from the Tools Menu 113 The Pattern Browser 165 wil
223. titching Sequence 98 e Change Stitch Block s Color 99 e Edit Stitch Block s 9 e Stitch Editor Move Resize Stitch Block s Follow the steps below to move or resize stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to move resize refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details 2 The 9 move resize control nodes shown below will be displayed at the boundary rectangle of the stitch block s m W E x a E a 3 To resize the stitch block s hold down the mouse button on one of the square control node Drag the mouse and the stitch block s will be re sized in the direction corresponding to the position of the control node e g if the bottom right control node is used the block s will be re sized in the bottom right direction Release the mouse button to end 4 To move the stitch block s hold down the mouse button on the cross control node at the center and drag the mouse to move the block s Release the mouse button to end 5 Because of object inheritance see Object Based Digitizing 187 for more details you can also enter the exact size or position for the stitch blocks from the Object Properties dialog box which can be opened by pressing F7 on the keyboard or selecting Object Properties from the Edit Menu 110 as shown 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Editing 97 Object Properties Ak C aect Rotate Are Center Postion from File Origin Poster e Tocha
224. to get a good result Select the Convert Manual Stitch Block icon from the Stitch Block Edit Toolbar 146 on the Primary Bar 114 3 Click on the stitch block you want to process the outline of the area enclosing the block will be created and the appropriate stitch type will be shown on the settings bar If the stitch type is wrong change it to the correct one Change the settings and options for the stitch type if needed 4 Click Enter from the right click context menu to start processing 5 If successful the Manual Stitch block will be changed to the new stitch type selected with all the accompanying properties Outline objects will also be created 6 5 Stitch Point s Editing This function is used to edit stitch points within a stitch block To use 1 Select a stitch block which contains the stitch points you want to select refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details Click on the Stitch Edit icon of the Stitch Point Edit Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 Select Stitch Point s 103 Move Stitch Point s 104 Insert Stitch Point s 104 Remove Stitch Point s 104 Split a Stitch Block 10 Change Machine Code 104 6 5 1 Select Stitch Point s Follow the steps below to select stitch point s in a stitch block 1 To select a single stitch point just click on it Note that selected points will be highlighted by small squares over them 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc SEDS Il
225. ton will toggle the display of advanced features on off depending on what design file type you are working on e ForEDS EDF and EDP types the dialog box will be expanded to include the following Design X Design f Browse No of Stitches gt No of Colors ColorChanges 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 12 SEDS Il 211 Design X Design Width in mm Design Y Design Height in mm Number of Stitches Total number of stitches in the design Number of Colors Total number of colors needles of the design Color Changes Total number of color needle changes in the design Date Created Date the design was created Last Edited Date the design was last edited Description Description about the design Keywords Keywords associated with the design Browse Invoke the Designs Browser Refer to Designs Browser 12 for more details e For other DOS types such as DST CND EXP TAP PEC PES PCS PCM KSM HUS and SEW the dialog box will be expanded to include the following W Convert Frew Browse Convert If checked the program will use the internal import filter to convert some of the machine codes to its internal representation Otherwise no conversion will be performed and machine codes are imported as they are Preview If checked a thumbnail of the design will be display in the preview window when you click on a file in the file list window Turning this on will s
226. top stitch points in mm Span Defines the density of the top stitches measured by the space between threads in mm EE 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc About the Program 139 External Compensation Mode 143 Highest Density Width When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Corner Compensation Use with Corner Type 2 to set the amount of overlapping at corners S gt Minimum Span When auto span is turned on the program will automatically adjust stitch density between the Minimum Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column for which the width is less than the Highest Density Width value The narrower the column the lighter the density higher span Maximum Span Maximum lightest density When auto span is turned on the program will automatically varies stitch density between the Span and Maximum Span value as a function of the width across the satin column at any given point The narrower the column the lighter the density 8 1 3 6 5 2 Normal Fill Lettering Settings Bar A ES SS o 00 ZHE jo22 F 400 Siaen E300 ophitm oek l3 50 L g fo Sim Lefo Gi Eso een ep Jeesozs External Com
227. umbnail e Selectthe thumbnail e Select Change Color from the right click context menu e Select the desired color from the submenu e Toinsert remove trim code at the end of stitch blocks in a thumbnail press the K button beneath the thumbnail down to insert trim codes and push it up to remove trim codes e To edit stitch points in the stitch blocks of a thumbnail click the T icon beneath the thumbnail The thumbnail will be selected automatically and the program will jump to the Stitch Point s Editing 103 function If there are more than 1 stitch block in the thumbnail the first block will be selected for operation e To edit the stitch blocks of a thumbnail click the is icon beneath the thumbnail The thumbnail will be selected automatically and the program will jump to the Edit Stitch Block s 99 function If there are more than 1 stitch block in the thumbnail the first block will be selected for operation Stitch Block s Processing Follow the steps below to process stitch block s 1 Select the stitch block s you want to process refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details To process the whole design select all stitch blocks 2 Click on the Clin the Primary Bar 114 3 The Stitch Processing Dialog Box 177 will be shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Editing 101 6 4 1 2 Selectthe Stitch Processing i Stitch Processing 3 Change Size of Stitch Block
228. vely you can right click in the Design Window and select Add from the context menu This will insert a single stitch point at the middle of the selected point and the point immediately before it Remove Stitch Point s Follow the steps below to remove stitch point s from a stitch block 1 Select the stitch point s you want to remove refer to Select Stitch Point s 103 for more details 2 Right click in the Design Window and select Remove from the context menu 3 The selected stitch point s will be removed Split a Stitch Block Follow the steps below to split a stitch block 1 Select the stitch point at where you want the stitch block split refer to Select Stitch Point s 103 for more details 2 Right click in the Design Window and select Separate Stitches from the context menu Change Machine Code Follow the steps below to change the machine code of a stitch point in a stitch block 1 Select the stitch point you want to change refer to Select Stitch Point s 103 for more details 2 Right click in the Design Window and select Machine Code from the context menu 3 Select the desired machine code from the submenu 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Editing 105 6 6 Remove Short Stitches This function is useful in cleaning up a design before sending it to a machine by automatically removing stitches in a design shorter than a certain length determined by the user To use follow the steps belo
229. vious operations and select from the list to undo operations up to that point Redo Reverse the changes of the last Undo Click the arrow on the right to display a list of next operations and select from the list to redo operations up to that point Statistics Open the Statistics dialog box Zoom Level Shows the current zoom level and allow you to select from the pull down list of pre defined zoom levels or input your own Current Settings Display and select the current setting file IRS LU e IB AA About Open the About dialog box Ki What s this Click to enter the context sensitive help mode In this help mode you can left click another object to display a context sensitive help window for that object The help window provides a brief explanation about the object and how to use it Note Press ESC to cancel the context sensitive help mode 8 1 3 2 Primary Bar GEN 3 a a k Saa IR CA IV s O O se A Ed t Die A Selection Objects and Stitch Blocks selection tool Zoom Toolbar 144 Line Toolbar 144 a a Ellipse Toolbar 144 Rectangle Toolbar 145 T d Polygon Star Toolbar 145 Lettering If no lettering is selected open the Lettering Input Wizard Otherwise change certain properties of the currently selected lettering Object Manipulation Toolbar 145 fe e Stitch Point Edit Toolbar 148 BR Stitch Block Edit Toolbar 146 dach Kl 1 Measure M
230. w 1 Selectthe Short Stitch Removal icon from the Stitch Point Edit Toolbar 145 on the Primary Bar 114 The Short Stitch Removal Bar 147 will appear as shown below Short Stitch Remove Shorbestiimm 0 50 Retain edge stitches 2 Enter alength in mm in Shortest 3 Check Retain edge stitches if you want to exclude edge turning stitch points from removal 4 Click Do The program will automatically remove stitches shorter than the length you ve entered in Shortest 6 7 Frame Move Frame move is useful if you need to add accessory like appliqu to the sewing Essentially what this operation does is to move the frame to a user specified location and the stop the machine User will perform whatever is needed and then restart the machine The frame will be moved to the next sewing position before moving To use follow the steps below 1 Select the stitch block at the end of which you want to add a frame move code refer to Select Stitch Block s 14 for more details 2 Selectthe Insert Move Frame Code icon from the Machine Control Toolbar 146 on the Stitch Creation Bar 130 3 Click in the Design Window to insert the move frame code at the location you want The move frame code will be highlighted by a blue triangle The frame will be moved to this location after the stitch block finished sewing and the machine will be stopped After resume sewing the frame will be moved to the beginning of the next stitch block 6 8 Chang
231. w Good Software Inc Designs Creation 63 lettering on it After drawing an object you can modify it by click and drag on the control points Press the Enter key on the keyboard or select Enter from the right click menu to advance to the next step The program will jump to the editing step before the lettering is finally created Refer to Lettering Editing 63 for more details 5 9 3 Lettering Editing Lettering Editing will be invoked automatically as the last stage when using the Lettering Input Wizard or when you click on the icon from the Primary Bar 114 whena lettering is selected In Lettering Editing mode you can reshape resize align re position lettering in different ways The Lettering Settings Bar 131 will be shown together with one of the following accompanying Options Bar Lettering on 1 Object Options Bar Lettering in Box Diamond Options Bar 115 if Box or Diamond is selected Lettering on 1 Line Options Bar 116 if Line or Vertical Line is selected Lettering between 2 Lines Options Bar 116 if 2 Lines is selected 116 if Arc Ellipse or Free Line is selected Lettering between 2 Objects Options Bar 117 if 2 Free Lines is selected Below list the functions you can perform in the Lettering Editing mode e Change Font Type to Another Font Select the desire Font Type and Font from the Lettering Inout Options Bar 115 Note that the and Z icons are enabled for TTF fonts only e Charac
232. w the steps below to create a motif 1 Select Motif Manager from the Tools Menu 113 The Motif Browser 167 will be displayed H 2 Click the Bei A close the Motif Browser 167 and open the Motif Editor 169 as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc Designs Creation PE Motif Editor BEAN 1 14 77 19 724 fl Gen om E om op om Soo i m He es et mee ZS pii Piridin Window BOR 2 SECS IT PROTIF BEAN 1 s t Input the desired Width and Height of the new motif and then click OK A blank motif will be created 4 Follow the steps in Edit Existing Motifs 93 to edit and save the new motif 5 15 4 Edit Existing Motifs Follow the steps below to edit an existing motif 1 Select Motif Manager from the Tools Menu 113 The Motif Browser 167 will be displayed E 2 Click the Palpi close the Motif Browser 167 and open the Motif Editor 169 as shown below 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc SEDS Il DC Motif Editor BEAN 1 14 77 x 19 72 mm TI mm By ay Piradi ir dga Message Bar al 3 Click the Open icon to select the folder when the motif is located Select the motif from the List Window by clicking on the thumbnail The motif will be opened and displayed in the Edit Window To zoom in out draw a rectangle in the Aerial View Window for the area to zoom or select the appropriate function from the right click context menu in th
233. ware Inc Designs Management using Album 29 Search Options General Design Information Production Information _ Fie Name C File Type A Design Files _ No of Stitches From 100000 C Design X From 0 To 100 C Design Y From 0 To 100 No of Colors From To C Color Changes From 0 To 100 Date created From 2 22 2006 wl To 2 22 2006 C Last Edited From 2 22 2006 wl To 2 22 2006 wi Anumber of search criteria are available and check the box on the left of it to enable it Search will be performed for designs that match all the enabled criteria File Name Name of the designs You can use wildcard characters here e g a means all designs with names start with a File Type Design file format including EDS EDF EDP DST CND EXP TAP PEC PES HUS SEW PCS PCM KSM No of Stitches Total number of stitches of the design Design X Width of design in mm Design Y Height of design in mm No of Colors Total number of colors in the design Color Changes Total number of color changes needles in the design Date Created The date the design was created applicable to EDS EDF EDP files only Last Edited The date the design was last edited applicable to EDS EDF EDP files only Note that the Design Info and Product Info tabs are for advanced search options for EDS files ONLY 4 3 5 Print Designs in Album You can print thumbnail of designs in an
234. will automatically assigned a sewing needle to each color and select the Background Color also background color will not be assigned a needle To select you own sewing sequence uncheck System Defined and drag and drop each color from the Color Bar at the lower right to a Sewing Order Needle row Colors in the same row will be sewn using the same needle Color s left behind in the Color Bar will be treated as Background Color s and will not be sewn e Selecta prefer stitching direction in Direction For example if you choose Top to Bottom the first stitching color will be the first effective color from the top and so on for other colors e Fill stitches will be generate by default on large regions check Force Satin if you want to produce satin stitches instead e Check Auto Angle if you want to generate fill stitches at an angle closely match the shapes of different regions If this is not checked fill stitches will be generated in the horizontal direction Auto Angle is neglected if Force Satin is checked e Click View Image to if you need to examine the image the following dialog box will be shown Vipa Imspt AEE Ia amp Ia CL EE Select the zoom level from the right click menu on the image Show Hide a color by checking unchecking the box besides it Click All On to show all colors and All Off to hide all colors Click Start to start processing 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 76 SEDS Il
235. ygon Star Options Bar 124 Manual Stitch Options Bar 124 Slow Redraw Options Bar 124 Search Machine Code Options Bar 125 8 1 3 4 7 1 Selection Options Bar Select By Color Select all objects and stitch blocks in current color 8 1 3 4 7 2 Zoom Options Bar A Sis UX SG e lL Zoom In Zoom in to the next level Zoom Out Zoom out to the next level Zoom to Window Zoom all objects and stitch blocks to fit the size of the Design Window Zoom to Selection only Otherwise stitches Zoom the current selected objects and stitch blocks to the size of the Design Window Actual Size Zoom to actual size of the design Zoom to Pre defined Scale Zoom to the scale pre defined in Options 123 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 124 SEDS Il 8 1 3 4 7 3 Ellipse Rectangle Options Bar Fa Es mm ef A id First Point from Center If button is down the first point clicked will define the center of the object Regular Object If button is down the width will be forced to be the same as the height of the object Use for drawing circles squares and equilateral polygons Edge Points Draw Press this button down to draw objects with an angle The first 2 points define the edge or center line of the object The 3rd point defines a vertex of the bounding rectangle 8 1 3 4 7 4 Polygon Star Options Bar EB First Point from Center If button
236. ype 4 In Type 4 the system automatically put a capped block connecting the stitches going into the corner and the stitches coming out of the corner It s better to have Auto Span turned on to accommodate the stitch length variation 2005 06 Sew Good Software Inc 52 SEDS Il 5 6 3 About Guide Lines Except for One Line Satin 52 which uses one object other satin stitch types use two objects and require user to draw guide lines in addition to the objects Guide lines are lines which have the two end points on each of the two objects Guide lines MUST NOT cross each other or unpredictable results may occur For example guide lines shown in black color E Ei E E E E E e Pi E Ee E ES E a E a Correct Incorrect e Toadda guide line draw a line in the Design Window The program will automatically truncate the line at the intersections of the 2 objects e Todelete a guide line click on it to select it first it will be highlighted as a blue dotted line Then select Delete Guide Line in the right click context menu or press the DEL key e To move a guide line drag on one of the end points along the object You can think of the 2 objects being cut into blocks at the positions of the guide lines and stitches will be created for each block If the Force Stitch on Guide Line button is on the program will treat each block independently otherwise stitches will be smooth out between blocks to produce a more

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