Wilcom Embroidery Studio e2.0 Quick Start Guide

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• Publisher: WIlcom
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 262
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

EmbroideryStudio product range......Page 3
Onscreen documentation......Page 4
Viewing onscreen documentation......Page 5
Accessing onscreen help......Page 6
Conventions used in the documentation......Page 7
PC requirements......Page 9
Installation kit and components......Page 10
Other installation requirements......Page 11
Program group icons......Page 12
Merging software versions......Page 13
Performing a typical installation......Page 14
Updating an existing system......Page 17
Making a custom installation......Page 18
Changing security device options......Page 19
Entering access codes manually......Page 20
Importing access codes......Page 21
Embroidery creation techniques......Page 22
Object-based design......Page 23
Digitizing embroidery shapes......Page 24
Semi-automated digitizing......Page 26
Advanced digitizing......Page 27
Embroidery lettering......Page 29
Modifying designs......Page 31
Files, machines, and design processing......Page 32
Design management......Page 34
Object-Based Embroidery......Page 36
Starting EmbroideryStudio......Page 37
Embroidery mode......Page 38
Graphics mode......Page 39
Switching design modes......Page 41
Creating and opening designs......Page 42
Opening designs......Page 43
Creating designs based on templates......Page 44
Creating designs based on fabrics......Page 45
Saving designs......Page 46
Displaying rulers and guides......Page 47
Measuring distances on screen......Page 49
Setting measurement units......Page 50
Using commands and tools......Page 52
Using popup menus......Page 53
Selecting commands from toolbars......Page 54
Toggling toolbars on or off......Page 56
Working with modeless dialogs......Page 57
Accessing object properties......Page 59
Undoing and redoing commands......Page 60
Selecting machine formats......Page 61
Displaying graphics and embroidery......Page 62
Showing and hiding backdrops......Page 63
Viewing outlines and stitches......Page 64
Zooming and panning designs......Page 66
Working with the Overview Window......Page 68
Viewing selected parts of a design......Page 69
Viewing design objects by color......Page 71
Viewing design colorways......Page 72
Changing colorways......Page 73
Displaying backgrounds......Page 74
Traveling through designs......Page 77
Simulating design stitchouts......Page 81
Selectively viewing color blocks......Page 82
Viewing color blocks with the Color-Object List......Page 83
Viewing color blocks with the Color Palette Editor......Page 84
Viewing design information in Windows Explorer......Page 86
Viewing design information in EmbroideryStudio......Page 87
Estimating total thread usage......Page 91
Previewing production worksheets......Page 92
Selecting multiple objects......Page 94
Selecting objects individually......Page 95
Selecting objects by selection marquee......Page 96
Selecting objects with Polygon/Polyline Select......Page 97
Selecting objects while ‘traveling’......Page 98
Selecting objects with Selects On......Page 99
Selecting objects by color......Page 100
Selecting objects by Color-Object List......Page 101
Quick Start Projects......Page 103
Getting started......Page 105
Import and size the artwork......Page 106
Insert the stock design......Page 107
Add text to the design......Page 108
Reshape the letter ‘J’......Page 109
Add colorways......Page 111
Carrying out a final check......Page 112
Digitizing Project......Page 114
Open blank design......Page 115
Reduce image colors......Page 116
Analyse design......Page 117
Preset cloud stitch settings......Page 118
Preset cloud underlay and pull compensation......Page 119
Digitizing birds and ropes......Page 120
Preset rope settings......Page 121
Digitize basket......Page 122
Preset balloon settings......Page 123
Digitize balloon......Page 124
Digitize balloon outline and seams......Page 125
Reset entry and exit points......Page 126
Set start and end points......Page 127
Assign thread colors......Page 128
Add background fabric......Page 129
Output stitch file......Page 130
Getting started......Page 131
Creating the top layer......Page 132
Creating the second layer......Page 133
Creating the third layer......Page 134
Converting artwork to appliqué......Page 135
Examining and adjusting generated stitches......Page 136
Carrying out a final check......Page 138
Getting started......Page 140
Create appliqué tackdown......Page 141
Add text to insignia......Page 142
Create appliqué team name......Page 144
Create additional team names......Page 145
Aligning embroidery and digital print......Page 147
Send design to production......Page 148
Getting started......Page 151
Convert text to embroidery......Page 152
Add text to design......Page 153
Convert outlines to bling......Page 154
Align embroidery and digital print......Page 155
Check stitching sequence......Page 156
Send design to production......Page 157
Sequin Project......Page 159
Check design......Page 160
Save design......Page 161
Convert to run stitching......Page 162
Branch run objects......Page 163
Digitizing inner circle......Page 164
Convert circle to sequins......Page 165
Create twin-sequin pattern......Page 166
Convert feathers to sequins......Page 167
Edit feathers......Page 168
Resequence objects and set entry points......Page 169
Check stitchout with Slow Redraw......Page 170
Open new design......Page 172
Select machine type......Page 173
Clean up artefacts......Page 174
Convert leadlight objects......Page 175
Set object properties......Page 176
Adjust stitch angles......Page 177
Branch other leadlight objects......Page 178
Digitize underlay......Page 179
Resequence leadlight objects......Page 180
Simulate stitchout......Page 181
Adjust orange disc settings......Page 182
Create first sunray......Page 183
Mirror sunrays......Page 184
Apply single underlay to rays......Page 185
Remove excess stitching......Page 186
Adjust outline stitch settings......Page 187
Add outlines to sun......Page 188
Branch outline objects......Page 189
Check stitching sequence......Page 190
Split the arch......Page 191
Convert the arch......Page 192
Convert the panel......Page 194
Convert wooden panel......Page 195
Digitize wood-grain......Page 196
Creating the ship’s wheel......Page 197
Digitize ship’s wheel......Page 198
Create overlaps......Page 199
Digitize seagrass swirls......Page 200
Adjust irregular shapes......Page 201
Duplicate and mirror seagrass swirls......Page 202
Connect same-color objects......Page 203
Digitize clam......Page 204
Create border around clam......Page 205
Create pink starfish......Page 206
Duplicate clam and starfish......Page 207
Set up color palette......Page 208
Check stitching sequence......Page 209
Fix unwanted trims......Page 210
Set start and end points for whole design......Page 211
Product Differentiation Table......Page 212
Product Differentiation Table......Page 213
Quick Reference......Page 222
EmbroideryStudio menu bar......Page 223
EmbroideryStudio toolbars......Page 226
Toolbox ‘flyout’ bars......Page 232
Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 235
Glossary......Page 237