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EDS DESIGNSHOP MANUAL

Melco Part Number 32590 Revision A

© Copyright 2004 by Melco Embroidery Systems

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without prior written approval of Melco Embroidery Systems. Melco reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in it at any time without obligation of Melco to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes.

All precautions have been taken to avoid errors or misrepresentations of facts, equipment, or products. However, Melco does not assume any liability to any party for loss or damage caused by errors or omissions.

All trademarks and trade names used in this publication are the property of their respective owners.Printed in the United States of America

Revision A, January 2004

LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MELCO SOFTWARE

IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY: This License Agreement is entered into between Melco Embroidery Systems ("Melco") and the undersigned user ("User").

1. GRANT OF LICENSE. This License Agreement covers the Melco software product, contained on CD-ROM, on disk(s), or downloaded over the Internet, or a combination of the three, and accompanying documentation and/or manuals (the "Software"), and the dongle security device (the "Dongle") or the access code (the "Access Code"), all of which are referred to as the "Product." Melco grants to User a non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal, limited license to use the Product according to the terms of this License Agreement. User may also install the Software on a storage device, such as a network server, used only to install or run the Software on User's other computers over an internal network; however, User must acquire and dedicate a license for each separate computer on which the Software run from the storage device. A license for the Product may not be shared or used concurrently on different computers. The Product is licensed for use only by User and may not be re-licensed or sub-licensed without Melco's prior written permission. In the event that Melco grants such permission, a re-licensing fee will be charged.

2. COPYRIGHT. The Product contains proprietary information of Melco. This material is protected by copyright laws, international treaty provisions, and other laws respecting proprietary rights. Melco retains all rights in the Product, including (without limitation) all copyright and other proprietary rights worldwide in all media. User may not use the Product except as expressly permitted under this License Agreement and under U.S. copyright laws.

3. RESTRICTIONS. User may not and may not permit others to: copy, reproduce, publish, publicly display, distribute, sell, or otherwise use any material contained in the Product in any manner whatsoever that may infringe any copyright or proprietary interest of Melco (except that the User may make one backup copy of the Software); distribute, rent, sublicense, lease, transfer, assign or in any way commercially exploit, the Product or the License Agreement; decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse-engineer the Product, or alter, translate, modify or adapt the Product to create derivative works. This license can only be transferred with written permission of Melco. This license is not a sale. Title and copyrights to the Product remain with Melco. If User breaches any provision of this License Agreement, Melco may immediately terminate this License Agreement and all licenses granted hereunder without prior notice and in addition to any other available rights and remedies. In such event, User shall immediately return to Melco all copies of the Software, accompanying documentation and/or manuals, and all associated Dongles that are within User's custody or control.

4. LIMITED WARRANTY. Melco warrants that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with published specifications and the accompanying written materials provided that the Software is used on the computer hardware and with the operating system for which it was designed, for a period of ninety (90) days. Melco does not warrant that the Software will meet the User's requirements or run without interruption or error. Melco warrants, in accordance with and subject to the provisions herein contained, the Dongle against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service when properly installed for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of delivery to User. This warranty does not extend to or cover the Dongle or any part of it which, in the reasonable opinion of Melco, has been damaged or rendered defective by accident, electrostatic discharge, willful act, negligence, misuse, alteration, repair, electrical fusion, or lightning. Melco warrants a backup of the Access Codes for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of delivery to the User. Subject to the limitations stated above, Melco will use its best efforts to replace defective media, defective Dongles, or correct significant software error, provided that User returns the defective material to Melco Embroidery Systems, 1575 W. 124th Ave., Denver, CO 80234, within ninety (90) days of delivery, in the case of Software, and within twelve (12) months of delivery, in the case of a Dongle. This is User's sole remedy for breach of warranty.

5. NO OTHER WARRANTIES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MELCO DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY, ACCURACY OR FREEDOM FROM ERROR OF THE OPERATION, USE AND FUNCTION OF THE PRODUCT. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHERS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE/JURISDICTION TO STATE/JURISDICTION.

6. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MELCO BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF MELCO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

7. CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY. It is the User's responsibility to verify before purchase that the Product will be suitable for User's intended purpose(s). It is also the responsibility of the User to disclose to a potential buyer of the Product, that transfer of the Product requires the prior written permission of Melco and that a re-licensing fee is charged by Melco for transfer of the license to another party.

Table of Contents1. Introduction 1

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Conventions Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DesignShop and AMAYA OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Incompatible Hardware / Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Product Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing Dongles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Installing USB Dongles (Windows XP and Windows 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Installing Parallel Port Dongles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing DesignShop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6DesignShop HTML Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2. Using DesignShop 9

DesignShop Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10DesignShop Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11View Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Project View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Working with Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17New File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Open File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Save As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Import and Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Importing a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Exporting a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26DesignShop Files and AMAYA OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Basic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Duplicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Global Scale Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Basic Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Show Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Show Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Grid and Origin Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Show Stitches in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Hide/Show Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Customizing your Work Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Inserting Design Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Customizing Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Naming Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Changing Background Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Graphic Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Redraw/Redraw Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Preferences Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41File Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Editing Properties Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Point Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Constrained Line Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

3. Editing 47

Editing Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Editing at the Project Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Editing at the Design Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Editing at the Element Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Editing at the Point Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Editing Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52View Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Lock Stitch/Trim Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Lock Stitches and Trims for Lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Update Auto Lock/Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Position Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Scale Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Status Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62AMAYA Machine Settings Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Element Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Walk Stitch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Column Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Fill Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Pattern Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Satin Stitch Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Decorative Stitch Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Color Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Editing Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Adding and Editing Wireframe Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Editing Stitch Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Convert Expanded To Wireframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Editing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Edit Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Selection Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Project Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Design Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Element Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Performing Basic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Rotating in the View Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Grouping Ungrouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Aligning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Snap to Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Alignment Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Auto-Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Change Element Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Split Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Center Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Color Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

4. Lettering 117

Inserting Lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Individual Letter Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Lettering Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Lettering Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Lettering Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Group Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Creating Group Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Editing Group Name Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Output Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Sewing Group Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Using Group Names with Step and Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Converting Lettering To Wireframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

5. Digitizing 145

Introduction to Digitizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Quick Change Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Working with Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Select Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Graphic Modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Digitizing Manual and Walk Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Manual Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Walk Normal Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Walk Bean Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Walk Jump Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Decorative Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161To use the standard decorative stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Creating Decorative Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Test Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Editing Decorative Stitches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Digitizing Column Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Column 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Column 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Singleline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Complex Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Column Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Corners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Random Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Custom Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Digitizing Complex Fill Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Complex fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Complex fill hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184Standard Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

To use the pre-defined standard fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Creating Standard Fills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Pattern Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188To use the standard pattern fills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Creating Pattern Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191Test Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191Editing Pattern Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Fill Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Random Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Wave Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Double Wave Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Vantage Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Radial Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Radial In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Custom Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Additional Digitizing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Color Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Return to Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Set Insert Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Custom Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Auto Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

6. DesignShop Tools 205

Embroidery Network System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Sending a design to the peripheral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Design Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Icon Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Accelerator Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Business Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Convert / Restore Alphabets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Design Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Stitch Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214Proximity Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217Hoop Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Pre-Defined Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218User-Defined Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Additional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Custom Hoop Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225Custom Sew Field Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Multi-Ring Hoops (Spider Hoops) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Pre-Defined Spider Hoop Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230Creating Custom Spider Hoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Tablet Digitizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Tablet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

The Tablet Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Step and Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Batch Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

7. Auto-Digitizing 243

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Bitmap vs. Vector Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Preparing Images for Auto-Digitizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245Working with Vector Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Working with Vector Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Subtract Vector Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Combine Vector Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Adding Vector Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Converting Embroidery Designs to Vector Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Working with Bitmap Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Converting Bitmap Images to Vector Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253Converting Pieces of a Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Stitch Graphic Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Custom Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

8. Tutorials - Using DesignShop 255

DesignShop Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Working with the Project View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Working with the View Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Basic Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Opening a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Saving a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Importing a Design from a Floppy Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Exporting a Design to a Floppy Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Printing a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Printing a Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Emailing a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Inserting a Design File into a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Cut, Copy and Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Deleting Parts of a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Customizing your Work Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Using Auto Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Saving Notes to a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262Changing Redraw Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

9. Tutorials - Editing 263

Working with Editing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Selecting a Design Graphically (in View Window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Selecting a Design Through the Project View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Scaling a Design Through the Project View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Scaling a Design Graphically (in View Window) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Scaling Part of a Design Through the Project View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Scaling Part of a Design Graphically (in View Window) . . . . . . . . . . . 266Rotating a design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Centering Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Inserting Color Changes and Trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Working with Properties Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Checking the Design Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Adding Lock Stitches (Design Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Adding Lock Stitches (Element Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Changing Walk Stitch Length at Element Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274Changing Column Density at Element Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275Changing Column Width at Element Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Adding Underlay to a Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Adding Underlay to a Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278Saving Standard Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Editing Wireframe Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Selecting Wireframe Input points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Changing Wireframe Input Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282Adding Wireframe Input Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Moving Wireframe Input Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Deleting Wireframe Input Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

10. Tutorials - Lettering 285

Adding Lettering to a Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Adding Color Changes to Lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Customized Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Adding Specific Trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Placing Letters on an Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Changing Lettering Column Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Changing Lettering Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Adding Underlay to Lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Centering Lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Transforming Lettering (with Base Line Types) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292Rotating Lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

11. Tutorials - Digitizing 295

Working with Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296Scanning an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296Opening a Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296Saving a Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297Scaling a Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297Hiding a Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Digitizing Color Changes/Trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Digitizing Walk Normal or Walk Bean Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Setting Stitch Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Turning on Retrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Digitizing a Basic Walk Normal/Bean Stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Digitizing Column Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Setting Density For Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302Turning on Underlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Digitizing a Basic Column Using Column 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Digitizing a Basic Column Using Column 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305Digitizing a Basic Singleline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Changing Singleline Column Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308Digitizing Complex Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Digitizing a Basic Complex Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

12. Tutorials - Tools 311

Group Sewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312To Create Group Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Auto-Digitizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

13. Tutorials - More Practice 317

Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318Digitize a column 1 using straight points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318Digitize a column 1 using curved and straight points . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319Digitize a column 2 using curved and straight points . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320Digitize singleline columns using straight points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322Digitize singleline columns using curved and straight points . . . . . . . 323

Complex Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324Complex Fill and Complex Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Digitize a complex hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326Creating Pattern Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Walk stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329Digitize a walk stitch using curved and straight points . . . . . . . . . . . . 329Digitize a manual stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331Creating Decorative Stitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Creating Radial Out Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333Creating Vantage Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335Creating Wave Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336Creating Double-Wave Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

32590 Rev. A Melco Embroidery Systems

1. INTRODUCTION

IN THIS CHAPTER:

• About this Manual• Conventions Used in this Manual• Product Levels• Installation• DesignShop HTML Help System

2 About this Manual

DesignShop Manual Melco Embroidery Systems

About this Manual

This manual provides detailed information on the tools and features available in EDS DesignShop (also referred to as DesignShop).

The first half of this manual is devoted to explaining how to use DesignShop. This is where you will find explanations of editing properties and tools, digitizing procedures, etc.

The second half of this manual is devoted to DesignShop tutorials. These tutorials are designed to help you practice using DesignShop.

Conventions Used in this Manual

• Buttons, menu items, windows, and tabs within DesignShop are emphasized with bold text (e.g., Click the OK button).

• Menu selection paths within DesignShop are emphasized with bold, italicized text (e.g., Select File->Save).

• A keyboard command is emphasized with Courier text (e.g., Press the CTRL key).

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Denotes helpful information that may make a procedure easier and more efficient.

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Denotes that a tutorial is available for the topic.

32590 Rev. A 1. Introduction

System Requirements 3

System Requirements

• PC with a Pentium II 300 MHz or higher processor (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for versions higher than DesignShop Lite)

If you plan on installing AMAYA OS and DesignShop on the same PC, a Pentium III 850 MHz or higher is recommended.

• Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Millennium, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000 operating system.

If you plan on installing AMAYA OS and DesignShop on the same computer, either Windows 2000 or Windows XP is highly recom-mended.

Note: Non-western languages (such as Polish, Czech, Japanese and Russian) require Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

• 128MB of RAM (128MB (+) recommended) for Windows 98/ME; 128MB (128MB (+) recommended) for Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000.

• Super VGA video adapter and monitor configured for 1024x768 resolution or higher, video driver set to High Color or better for Windows 98 / Millennium; 32768 color or higher for Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000. If you want to change the settings of your screen resolution, please click on the Start button of your Windows taskbar, followed by a click on Help. Do a search for display, resolution.

• USB or Parallel port for DesignShop security dongle

• CD-ROM drive (required for DesignShop installation, 16X is recommended)

• Two or three button mouse (3 button mouse preferred)

• Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater

DesignShop and AMAYA OSYou can install and run AMAYA OS and DesignShop on the same computer. However, for optimum performance of both of these programs, the guidelines listed on the next page should be followed.

4 Product Levels


1. The minimum system requirements for both programs must be met. Also, either Windows 2000 or Windows XP and a Pentium III 850 MHz or higher processor are highly recommended.

2. It is recommended that you install AMAYA OS/DesignShop on a dedicated PC. That is, the PC on which AMAYA OS/DesignShop are installed should not be used to run any other software applications.

3. ENS should not be installed on any PC on which AMAYA OS is installed.

4. On the AMAYA OS/DesignShop PC, when running AMAYA OS, avoid performing hardware-intensive tasks such as scanning. Also, it is recommended that extensive digitizing be performed on a different PC.

Incompatible Hardware / SoftwareDesignShop users should avoid the HP Deskjet G55 printer Driver. Users have reported unspecified problems with DesignShop when this driver is installed.

Product Levels

The following DesignShop product levels are available. This list also provides a brief overview of what features are available in each level. The feature availability is described in more detail throughout the manual.

• DesignShop Lite (Lettering, Limited manipulation of designs, such as scaling)

• DesignShop (Lettering, Manipulation of designs, Editing, Digitizing)

• DesignShop Pro (Lettering, Editing, Digitizing, Auto-Digitizing)

• DesignShop Pro Plus (Lettering, Editing, Digitizing, Auto-Digitizing, Vector File Support)


Installation 5

Installation

Complete the following instructions to install DesignShop and the DesignShop dongle.

Installing DonglesDesignShop will work with either a parallel port or USB dongle. Procedures for installing both of these dongle types are provided below.

Installing USB Dongles (Windows XP and Windows 2000)

NOTE: Melco does not support or recommend the installation USB dongles on Windows 98 and Windows ME.

To install the USB dongle and support software, follow these instructions in the order they are given. You need to follow these instructions whether or not you have already installed DesignShop on your PC.

1. Insert your DesignShop CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Click on Cancel when the Setup screen appears.3. Plug in the USB dongle to an available USB port on the PC or an

available USB port on a USB hub. After a few moments Windows will display the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box.

4. Follow the directions as given by the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box. Note that if you are prompted to navigate to the Rainbow USB device driver, it is located in the root directory of the DesignShop CD.

When installing the driver, you may receive a message dialog stat-ing that the driver is unsigned. If you receive this message, click the Continue button in this dialog to proceed.

5. When the driver installation is completed, reboot the computer before installing or running DesignShop.

Installing Parallel Port DonglesThe parallel port dongle is a security device that must be installed in an active parallel port of your computer.

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1. Turn the computer OFF. Parallel port dongles should never be added or removed when power is turned on.

2. Locate an active parallel port on the rear of your computer. Usually this is LPT1, but it could be LPT2 if you have two parallel ports.

3. Secure the dongle with the captive screws at its sides.

If a dongle is already installed on the computer, attach the DesignShop dongle to the back of the existing dongle(s). The general rule of thumb for stacking dongles is to connect the newest to oldest, with the oldest connected to the computer.

Installing DesignShop1. Insert the DesignShop Program CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Follow the auto-run installation program instructions.

3. The DesignShop installation asks several questions during the installation. It may ask you to type in your “Access Code;” this can be found on the cover of your DesignShop CD jewel case. It will also ask if you want to copy the EDS III and EDS IV alphabets to DesignShop.

If the auto-run installation program doesn’t begin:

1. Select Start -> Run to display the Run dialog box.2. Browse to your CD ROM drive.

3. Select setup.exe and click Open.4. Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions to install

DesignShop.

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DesignShop HTML Help System 7

DesignShop HTML Help System

To access the DesignShop HTML Help System, simply go to the Help

menu and select Help or click the toolbar button. You can also press the F1 key. When you are in a property page, press the F1 key to go directly to help on that dialog.

Tips for using the HTML Help System:

• Use the red navigation bar buttons to easily access topics.

• There are three tabs on the left side to search for topics: Table of Contents, Index, or Search.

• You can click the Home button to display the initial screen at any time.

• When viewing Help, you can maximize the Help window or resize it to suit your preference. However, the Help System was designed to display optimally in the default window size.

• Click the Hide or Show navigation buttons to view or hide the TOC, Index, and Search tabs.

• Click the Back button to return to the previously viewed topic.• Click Print to print topics. The Print dialog provides options for

printing the current topic, everything contained in a current heading (based on the item selected at the Table of Contents), or everything in the Help system. You can also right-click inside the topic frame and select Print from the pop-up menu.

• The Options drop-down button provides additional browse and navigation controls. Click and hold the Options button to show the additional controls.

• Many topics include a Related Topics button at the end of the text that displays a pop-up menu of related topics that you can click on and go to.

To identify a tool or control in DesignShop, position your mouse pointer over the tool or control and wait one second. A tool tip will appear showing the name.

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User Guide and HTML Help Note Please keep in mind that the DesignShop User Guide and Design-Shop HTML Help system contain reference for all product levels.

For more information on any topic, go to the HTML Help System and type the topic in the index tab, click the Display button or hit ENTER on your keyboard.

You can also go to the Reference Page in the HTML Help System and click on any item to learn more about it.

32590 Rev. A Melco Embroidery Systems

2. USING DESIGNSHOP

IN THIS CHAPTER:

• DesignShop Orientation• Working with Files• Basic Functions• Basic Tools• Customizing your Work Environment

10 DesignShop Orientation


DesignShop Orientation

This section will introduce you to all of the different areas of the DesignShop user interface, and will help you become familiar with the layout of DesignShop before you begin learning about its tools and features.

For tutorials related to Design-Shop orientation, see pg. 256.

DesignShop MenusThe Menu Bar at the top of the DesignShop screen consists of a window icon, which provides access to the standard minimize application, maximize application, and exit application functions. The menu bar also contains eight different menus: File, Edit, View, Insert, Tools, Custom, Window, and Help.

These menus provide access to many of the tools and features that will be discussed throughout this manual.

NOTE: If you have AMAYA OS (2004 or higher) installed on the DesignShop PC , a Machine menu will also be available.

ToolbarsThe Main Toolbar consists of the following tool buttons: New File, Open File, Insert, Save, Notes, ENS, Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, Print, and About.

The View Toolbar consists of the following tool buttons: Zoom tools, Ruler, Display Hoop, Origin, Grid, Snap To Grid, View in 3D, Hide/show Graphic, and Hide/show Stitches.

The Object Toolbar consists of the following tool buttons: Select All, Group, Ungroup, Previous/next Element, Color Change, Trim, Return to Origin, Lettering to Wireframe, Change Element Type, Split Element, Auto lock/trim, Center Design, Mirroring Tools, and Auto-Digitizing and Vector tools, if available.

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The Input Toolbar consists of the following tool buttons: Edit Mode, Manual Stitch, Walk Jump Stitch, Walk (normal) Stitch, Bean Stitch, Decorative Stitch, Column 1, Column 2, Complex Column, Singleline Columns, Complex fill, Complex Hole, Lettering, Retrace, Stitch Type buttons (depending on which digitizing tool you have selected), and Auto Shapes.

The Mini-Palette Toolbar consists of Background Color, Step Through Color, Colors, and Wrap Colors if used. You can also hide/show colors by clicking on them in this toolbar.

If you would like hide any of the toolbars, you can turn them off by selecting View->Toolbars, then left-clicking on the individual toolbars to hide/show them. You can also do this by right-clicking in the empty gray space to the right of the toolbars.

You can also customize your toolbars to hide some of the tools or to change the order in which the tools are displayed. To do this, right click on the toolbar you want to change. When the Customize pop-up menu appears, left-click on it.

You can move your toolbars around to any place on the screen. To do this, place your cursor in the far left corner of the toolbar, hold down the left mouse button, drag it to the desired location and let go.

Status BarThe status bar displays helpful information about your project. The first box tells you the placement of your cursor. The second box tells you what level of zoom that you are at. The third box gives you very important steps for digitizing when you are inputting an element. Below the status bar boxes you will find helpful information on each tool when your cursor is above it.



View WindowThe View Window (the area in the middle of the DesignShop screen) is where you will view the project you are working on. The View Window can also be thought of as your work area or workspace.

You will perform most of your editing and digitizing inside the View Window. When you have a design open, you can right-click in the View Window to access some of the tools available in DesignShop. All of these tools will be discussed in this manual.

You can have multiple projects open at a time in DesignShop. When you have more than one project open, each of the projects will have its own View Window.

When you have multiple projects open, you can use the Window menu to select the project you want to view (select Window->Design name). You can also use the Window menu to arrange multiple windows by tiling (select Window->Tile) or cascading (select Window->Cascade) them. You can also use the Window menu to close the project you are working in (select Window->Close) or to close all open projects (select Window->Close All).

Project ViewThe Project View area is the white box on the right side of the DesignShop screen. If this box is not visible on your DesignShop screen, select View->Project Views to make it visible (you can also do this to hide it). You can also show/hide the Project View area by right-clicking in the gray area to the right of the toolbars and left-clicking Project Views in the pop-up menu.

The Project View area consists of four tabs: Project, Stitches, Navigator, and Palette. These tabs are designed to assist you while you are working on a project. To show/hide any of the tabs, right-click one of the tabs and select the name of the tab you want to show/hide in the pop-up menu.



The Project tab displays a tree view of everything that you have done within a project. This tree view consists of four levels, which are discussed below.

The highest level in the tree view is the Project Level. The second level in a project is the Design Level. A project can consist of one or more designs.

The next level in a project consists of the elements of each design. Each design can consist of one or more elements. The elements that make up a design can be Manual Stitch, Walk Stitch, Column1, Column 2, Complex Column, Singleline center, Singleline left, Singleline right, Complex Fill, Lettering, Color Change, Trim, and Return to Origin. All of these elements are discussed in more detail in this manual.

The next level that follows the elements is the stitch list that displays the data-sets that are present. A data-set is any command that produces a stitch (data-sets consist of x-y coordinate data). If the design is wireframe (.OFM), the stitch list information will be in wireframe outline parameters. If the design is condensed (.CND), the stitch list information will be in wireframe outline parameters. No datasets are shown for expanded data.

You can change the size of the tree view by selecting any object in the tree view, right-clicking, then selecting the desired size in the pop-up menu (the choices are Small, Medium, and Large).

A plus sign (+) to the left of an object (e.g, an element) in the tree view indicates that the object contains a branch that can be expanded (by left-clicking on the plus sign or pressing the right arrow key on your keyboard). When a branch is expanded, you will see a minus sign (-) to the left of the object at the top of the branch. Click on the minus sign to collapse the branch (or press the left arrow key on your keyboard). You can also select an object, right-click on it, then select Tree Collapse Points from the pop-up menu. This will collapse all expanded branches at the lower levels of the tree view.

Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard or the scroll bar to move up and down in the project tree. You can also use the PAGEUP and PAGE DOWN keys on your keyboard to move up and down in the project tree. Press the HOME button to navigate to the first item in the tree, and press the END button to navigate to the last item in the tree.



If you are using the DesignShop product level or higher, you can perform editing on any project, design, element, or stitch list from within the tree view by selecting it, then right-clicking. You can also move items around in the tree by left-clicking them, then dragging and dropping them to the desired location.

This tab is only relevant if you are working on ofm files that will be sewn on an AMAYA machine. In this tab, you can change the AMAYA machine settings that are stored with the design. If you sew the design on an AMAYA, when you load the design to the machine, these settings will be loaded with the design.



The Stitches tab was designed to aid you with stitch point editing. It displays two windows. The first window is the Project window and the second is the Stitches window. The Stitches window shows all of the stitch points (which are numbered) for an entire project. These stitch points are editable in an expanded and wireframe elements (see pg. 96 for more information).

To navigate through the expanded data list you can scroll using your mouse, or you can use the HOME, END, PAGE UP, and

PAGE DOWN keys (or the Up/Down Arrow Keys) on your keyboard. You can also press ALT + Up/Down Arrow Keys to move 10 stitches in the list, or CTRL + Up/Down Arrow Keys to move 100 stitches.

If you want to edit a particular expanded piece and can see it in the Project window, click on the icon in the Project window and it will take you to the beginning of that segment in the Stitches window.

The above picture demonstrates this. When the outline of the yellow bear (selected in the above image) was clicked on, the expanded stitch list moved down and highlighted where the data for the yellow outline starts.

The Navigator tab is a very useful tool within the tree view. Here you will find a small version (a thumbnail image) of your project. There are two ways of moving within a project using the navigator tool.

One way to use the navigator is to left-click and drag while your cursor is in the view box (the red box). This view box represents the



area that will be displayed in your View Window.

The second way to use the navigator is to left-click in the thumbnail image of the navigator tab. The area that you click on will now be the center of the view box.

As you use the zoom tools in the View Window, the size of the view box in the Navigator tab will increase or decrease.

The Palette tab displays a large choice of colors. Each square represents a color. These colors are used to draw out your design in the View Window. Color one can be thought of as needle one on the peripheral, but the Color Palette does not control the peripheral. Colors are supplied to aid in visualizing what the final sew out will look like. Color one will sew out first, color two will sew out second, and so on. A number will appear on the color box in the color palette only when the color is active in the design.

NOTE: The Color Palette also appears as a toolbar at the bottom of the DesignShop window. You can perform the same func-tions in this toolbar as you can in the Palette tab.

To move colors around in the Color Palette, press and hold the ALTkey, left-click on a color, then drag and drop it right before the desired position. If you drag the selected color box outside of the color palette area, it is deleted.

Every color in the color palette is editable. To edit the colors, you can right-click on any color in the color palette. Once you right-click, a color menu will appear. The first menu item (Hide Color) hides the color that you right-clicked on. The second menu item (Show Color) shows the color if it is hidden. (You can also left-click a color to show or hide it.) If a color is hidden it will have an X on top of it. From the color menu, you can also hide or show all of the colors in the current design.

The final menu item of the color menu is Properties. See Color Properties, pg. 89 for more information.

If you would like to have one color displayed at a time in the View Window, to show the order of sewing for example, you can use the


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Step Through Colors tool (displayed in the second box of the Color Palette) to step through the colors in the design. This tool only steps through hidden colors. Therefore, if you want to walk through all the colors in the design, hide all the colors in the design, then repeatedly click the Step Through Colors tool to display the colors one at a time.

If you would like to change the color of the background (the View Window area behind the design), right-click on the first box in the

color palette .

The last box in the color palette represents the color wrap. This image is always displayed at the end of the colors in the Color Palette. See Color Properties, pg. 89 for more information.

If you have saved any Custom Color Palettes, you may right click on the color palette, then click Load Custom Color Palette. Refer to pg. 92 for information on how to save Custom Color Palettes.

Working with Files

This section discusses all of the functions involved with working with embroidery and graphic files in DesignShop.

For tutorials related to Design-Shop files, see pg. 257.

New File

You can create a new file in two ways: by selecting File->New or by clicking the New File toolbar button in the Main toolbar.

This creates a new blank view window or project based on default settings.

Open File

You can open a file in two ways: by selecting File->Open or by clicking the Open File toolbar button in the Main toolbar.

This will provide you with the Open dialog box. In this dialog box, you have the ability to browse for the desired file or project. You also

18 Working with Files


have the ability to view a thumbnail image of each design as it is selected. The thumbnail image is displayed on the right side of the Open dialog box. With the Open dialog box, you can open embroidery files, project files, condensed files, expanded files, Tajima files, OFM files, and graphics files.

NOTE: In the DesignShop and higher product levels, you will have an option on the open dialog box for Open graphics at resolu-tion settings stored in file. If checked, this option will open graphics files at the resolution that they were saved at. If this option is unchecked, the graphic will open at 254 dpi (dots per inch).

You can open the following formats:

Insert You can insert a file or project in two ways: by selecting File->Insert or by clicking the Insert tool button on the Main toolbar. This will

Commercial Formats

Graphics Files (DesignShop and higher product levels)

Melco Project Files (*.ofm)

Melco Condensed Files (*.cnd)

Melco Expanded Files (*.exp)

Melco 3.5 Inch Floppy (non-DOS, regular & hi reliability)

Tajima DOS (*.dst)

Tajima Lo & Hi Density Floppy (non-DOS)

ZSK Floppy (non-DOS)

ZSK (DOS) (.zsk)

Barudan FDR / FMC Floppy (non-DOS)

Barudan FDR / FMC (DOS) (*.fdr / *.fmc)

Home Formats

Brother/Babylock/Bernina (*.pec)

Brother/Babylock/Bernina (*.pes)

Janome / Elna Files (*.sew)

Janome Files (*.pes, *.jef)

Pfaff Files (*.pcs)

Pfaff Macintosh (*.pcm)

Poem/Singer Embroidery Files (*.csd)

Singer (*.xxx)

Husqvarna Vicking (*.hus)

Oklahoma Embroidery .oef (read only)

Elna (*.emd)

Viking D1 (*.shv)

Great Notions Condensed (*.gnc) (read only)



provide you with the Insert dialog box. In this dialog box, you have the ability to browse for the desired file or project. You also have the ability to view a thumbnail image of each design as it is selected. The thumbnail image is displayed on the right side of the Insert dialog box. With the Insert dialog box, you can insert a file into the current project. You have the ability to insert embroidery files, condensed files, expanded files, Tajima files, OFM files, and graphics files. When you insert a project file into another project file, the project file will be inserted as a design.

You can insert the following types of files:

This function is useful when you want to insert two or more designs into the same project. When you have the first design open in the project, simply select File->Insert to insert another design.

In the DesignShop and higher product levels, you will have an option on the insert dialog box for Open graphics at resolution settings stored in file. If checked, this option will insert graphics files at the resolution that they were saved at. If this option is unchecked, the graphic will insert at 254 dpi.

Commercial FormatsGraphics Files (DesignShop and higher product levels)

Melco Condensed Files (*.cnd)

Melco Expanded Files (*.exp)


Tajima DOS (*.dst)



ZSK (DOS) (.zsk)

Barudan FDR / FMC Floppy (non-DOS)

Barudan FDR / FMC (DOS) (*.fdr / *.fmc)

Home FormatsBrother/Babylock/Bernina (*.pec)




Pfaff Files (*.pcs)



Singer (*.xxx)


Oklahoma Embroidery .oef (read only)

Elna (*.emd)

Viking D1 (*.shv)

Great Notions Condensed (*.gnc) (read only)



Save You can save a file in two ways: by selecting File->Save or by clicking the Save File toolbar button in the Main toolbar. This will save the active file with its current file name, location, and file format. If these properties have not already been defined, you will receive the Save As dialog box.

Save As

You can press the view in 3D button, save a design file file as a graphic file (*.bmp, *.pcx, *.jpg, *.tif) and give this file to anyone wanting to view what the sew out will look like. The graphic file can be opened in any graphics pro-gram, i.e. Paint, Paintshop, Photo-shop, etc.

When you select File->Save As or you receive the Save As dialog box when selecting the Save toolbar button, you will need to determine the file name, location, and format. You can save in the following formats:

Commercial Formats

Project Files (*.ofm)

Melco Version 5.07, 4.02, 4.01, 3.00, 2.00

Condensed Files (*.cnd)

Expanded Files (*.exp)




ZSK (DOS) (.zsk)

Barudan FDR Files (*.fdr)

Barudan FMC Files (*.fmc)

Baby Lock Files (*.pes)

Viking Files (*.hus)

Bitmap Files (*.bmp)

PCX Files (*.pcx)

JPEG Files (*.jpg)

TIFF Files (*.tif)

(graphics files in DesignShop and higher product levels)

Home FormatsBrother/Babylock/Bernina (*.pec)




Pfaff Files (*.pcs)



Singer (*.xxx)


Elna (*.emd)

Viking D1 (*.shv)



If you open an EDS III.OFM file in DesignShop and save it, it will no longer be readable in EDS III.

NOTE: DesignShop is capable of producing five types of OFM files: "Melco Version 5.07 (*.ofm),” "Melco Version 4.02 (*.ofm),""Melco Version 4.01 (*.ofm)," "Melco Version 3.00 (*.ofm)," and "Melco Version 2.00 (*.ofm)."

To change the type of OFM file that is saved, select the desired file type from the Save as type pull-down menu in the Save As dialog box.

Import and ExportSome of the designs you work with may be on a floppy disk. DesignShop is compatible with DOS, Melco, Premier, Tajima, Barudan FDR and FMC, and ZSK disks, all of which have unique formats.

The following chart outlines when to use each command:

Even when you choose the wrong format, Design-Shop will auto-matically select the correct format for you.

Importing a DesignTo import a design, select File->Import. The Import dialog box will pop up. The steps for importing are illustrated below.

If you click on the Options button while working with a Tajima format disk, a message box will ask you if you want to update the Boot Record of the disk. This refers to some Tajima disks that have an improper internal label and cannot be read by a DOS computer. If you have problems loading a Tajima disk, click on the Options button and respond Yes to the message.

To perform this operation

Use this command for DOS formats

Use this command for non-DOS formats

Load design file into DesignShop

Open or Import Import

Save to hard drive (all files saved on the hard drive are DOS formats)

Save or Save As N/A

Save to floppy diskSave, Save As, or Export

Format the disk appropriately, then Export



If you click on the Options button while working with a Tajima for-mat disk, a mes-sage box will ask you if you want to update the Boot Record of the disk. This refers to some Tajima disks that have an improper internal label and cannot be read by a DOS computer. If you have problems loading a Tajima disk, click on the Options button and respond Yes to the message.

FormattingDisks must be formatted to match the file type before a file can be written to it. You can format the disk from the Export or Import dialog box. Follow these steps to format a disk:

1. Select File->Import or File->Export to display the Import or Export dialog box.

2. Select the correct format.

3. Select the correct drive.

4. Click on Format to format the disk.

Important Information on the Melco Format:The Melco format was developed to work with early Melco embroidery machines and other older embroidery products. Hardware required to read the Melco format is becoming increasingly difficult for Melco's suppliers to provide. Therefore, Melco cannot guarantee that it will be able to support the Melco format in the future.

Melco recommends exporting designs in the Melco format ONLY when the equipment sewing the design requires the Melco format. Otherwise, save designs in the DOS format or the format associated with your particular embroidery product.

1. Click on the desired format.

2. Click on the desired drive.

3. Click on the Directory button to browse for the location.

4. Select the file to import from the list of files.

5. Click the Import button.



Other embroidery formats supported by DesignShop are not affected by this situation.

Exporting a DesignRemember, a disk must be of the proper format before you can export a design to it.Select File->Export to display the Export dialog box.

If you are not sure of the format, click on Unknown, then on the Directory button. DesignShop will determine the format of the disk and make the selection for you.

Needle Sequence (for non-DOS Disk and Tape Output):Needle Sequencing allows the user to produce designs that contain embedded needle sequence information particular to Barudan and ZSK multi-head peripherals. The Needle Sequence dialog box is displayed when you click on the Options button in the Export dialog box.

The number of allowed Needle Sequences (i.e., color changes) has increased from 7 to 99. Currently, the maximum needle value is 7.

File Name StandardsThe filename conventions for floppy disk formats are given below. These rules must be followed for the disk to be read by other



systems:

DOS FormatDOS format names consist of a 1-8 character filename and one of the following extensions:

.CND - Condensed Format

.EXP - Expanded Format

.OFM - Project (Layout format)

Barudan FDR FormatBarudan FDR uses a numeric format. The file number can be from 1 to 99. In addition, a label of up to 8 characters is allowed. The number and the label must be separated by a colon.

Examples:

3

26:SNAIL

Barudan FMC FormatBarudan FMC uses a numeric format. The file number can be from 1 to 99. In addition, a colon can be entered after the number. No character labels are allowed.

Examples:

3

26:

Melco FormatMELCO format names consist of a 1-6 character filename and one of the following extensions:

.CND - Condensed Format

.EXP - Expanded Format

Tajima FormatTajima format uses a numeric format with numbers ranging from 1-999. Any 1-8 character name is also supported. In addition to a



filename, a 1-8 character label can be specified after the filename and separated by a colon (like the Barudan FDR format.)

Examples:

1

G001 (How the old Tajima format stored the name 1)

1:TEST

APPLE:TEST (The new Tajima Format)

ZSK Format

Zsk format uses a numeric format with numbers ranging from 1-999.

Examples:

1

12

234

Send(Available in DesignShop, DesignShop Pro, DesignShop Pro +)

You can easily email designs from within DesignShop. When you are ready to email a design (for example, you have completed digitizing a design and need to send it out), select File->Send. This will create a blank email message (using your default email program) with the current project file as an attachment.



Print

You can print a design in 3D view by clicking the View Stitches in 3D button then printing.

When you click on the Print tool, you will get a dialog page where you can select the printer, number of copies, and what to print.

When choosing what to print, you have the option of printing the Design, the Status/Notes, and the Object (stitch) list. (Simply left-click the checkboxes).

If you have the grid or the design origin turned on (displayed), you can print these as well.

If you have changed the background color (so that it is no longer white), you can also print the design with this background color.

You can also print a company logo at the top of a DesignShop design printout. To do this, click the checkbox next to Print Logo. Then click the Browse button to select the graphics file (it must be a bitmap) you wish to insert. When the logo is inserted, it is centered at the top of the printout. You cannot resize the logo once it is inserted; all resizing must be done before inserting the file. It has been determined that 7.6 x 1.2 inches is the ideal logo size. If the logo is any larger than this recommended size, the entire logo will not be visible.

As long as the Print Logo box is checked, the logo you have selected will appear on all DesignShop design printouts. You can click the Browse button to select another graphics file at any time. If you move or delete the graphic that you have selected to print, the Print Logo function will not work.

Print is also located under the File menu along with Print Preview and Print Setup...

File-> Print Preview: Allows you to preview what the printout will look like.

File->Print Setup: Allows you to set up your print options without printing.



DesignShop Files and AMAYA OSIf you are using both DesignShop 2004 (or higher) and AMAYA OS 2004 (or higher), both of these programs have tools built in that allow the transfer of files between the two programs. To send a design to the AMAYA machine from DesignShop, select Machine->Load Design (you can also select Machine->Add to Job List to place a design on the machine Job List). When you have a file loaded in AMAYA OS, and you want to edit the file in DesignShop, click the DesignShop logo button. This will open the design in a DesignShop window.

If you do not have both DesignShop 2004 (or higher) and AMAYA OS 2004 (or higher), you cannot send a design to an AMAYA machine from DesignShop. To sew a design you have been working on in DesignShop, save the design in DesignShop, then open it in AMAYA OS. Please note that machine settings (such as material thickness) will be saved with ofm files. You can edit these machine settings in DesignShop in the Machine Settings property tab.

For this to work correctly with ofm files, ofm files that are saved from AMAYA OS should be saved as a file version that can be opened by DesignShop (and vice versa, files that are saved from DesignShop should be saved as a file version that can be opened by AMAYA OS). Please see the table below to determine which ofm file versions can be opened with your versions of AMAYA OS and DesignShop. (Select

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Help->About in the program to determine the program version).

Basic Functions

This section describes the basic functions involved with manipulating items such as designs, elements (e.g., columns), and points in DesignShop.

For tutorials related to Design-Shop basic func-tionality, see pg. 257.

Copy

This function copies the selected item(s) to the clipboard; then it/they can be pasted into another location if desired.

You can access this function in four ways: you can press CTRL + Con your keyboard, you can click the Copy toolbar button, you can select Edit->Copy, or you can right-click the selected item(s) in the View Window (or the Project View tab) and select Copy from the pop-up menu.

Cut

This function removes a selected item (or items), and places it/them on the clipboard where it/they can be pasted into another location if

Program Version OFM File Versions

DesignShop ver. 5.06.001 and higher

AMAYA OS ver. 5.06.001 and higher

Melco Version 5.07 ofmMelco Version 4.02 ofmMelco Version 4.01 ofmMelco Version 3.00 ofmMelco Version 2.00 ofm

DesignShop ver. 4.02.022 and higher (lower than 5.06.001)

AMAYA OS ver. 4.02.022 and higher (lower than 5.06.001)

Melco Version 4.02 ofmMelco Version 4.01 ofmMelco Version 3.00 ofmMelco Version 2.00 ofm

DesignShop ver. 4.01.017 and below

AMAYA OS ver. 4.01.019 and below

Melco Version 4.01 ofmMelco Version 3.00 ofmMelco Version 2.00 ofm


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desired. This function can also be used to delete items.

You can access this function in four ways: you can press CTRL + Xon your keyboard, you can click the Cut toolbar button, you can select Edit->Cut, or you can right-click the selected item(s) in the View Window (or the Project View tab) and select Cut from the pop-up menu.

Paste This function inserts the contents of the clipboard into the area that you have selected with your cursor and replaces any item or element that is selected. You can only use paste after you have cut or copied an item to the clipboard.

You can access this function in four ways: you can press CTRL + Von your keyboard, you can click the Paste toolbar button, you can select Edit->Paste, or you can right-click in the View Window (or the Project View tab) and select Paste from the pop-up menu.

Delete This function deletes whatever item(s) you have selected. You can access this function in three ways: you can press the DELETE key on your keyboard, you can select Edit->Delete, or you can right-click the selected item(s) in the View Window (or the Project View tab), right-click, and select Delete from the pop-up menu.

DuplicateThis function duplicates whatever item(s) you have selected. When you duplicate an item (e.g., an entire design, a fill, etc.) this item is copied and then pasted into the project directly after the original item.

You can access this function in three ways: you can press CTRL + D on your keyboard, you can select Edit->Duplicate, or you can right-click the selected item(s) in the View Window (or the Project View tab), and select Duplicate from the pop-up menu.

Undo

This function is used to undo certain actions. Not all actions are

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supported by Undo. Clicking the drop-down arrow next to the Undo toolbar button will display a list of actions you have performed that may be undone. In this box you can left-click and drag the mouse to highlight the actions you want to undo. You can only undo actions in the opposite order that you performed them.

You can access this function in three ways: you can press CTRL + Zon your keyboard, you can click the Undo toolbar button, or you can select Edit->Undo.

Redo This function is used to redo certain actions on which you used the Undo tool. Not all actions are supported by Redo. Clicking the drop-down arrow next to the Redo toolbar button will display a list of actions you have performed that may be redone. In this box you can left-click and drag the mouse to highlight the actions you want to redo. You can only redo actions in the opposite order that you undid them.

You can access this function in three ways: you can press CTRL + Yon your keyboard, you can click the Redo toolbar button, or you can select Edit->Redo.

FindUnder the Edit menu, you will see a dialog to search for elements within the project view (Edit->Find). When the dialog appears, click on the down arrow to choose the element type to search for, then click Go To. This will highlight the element type you choose to search for within the project view. You can also be more specific and enter the number of the stitch or element.

You can also access this function by pressing CTRL + F on your keyboard.

Global Scale Factor(Available in DesignShop, DesignShop Pro, DesignShop Pro +)

DesignShop allows you to globally (throughout an entire design) scale some properties of wireframe elements. To access these scale factors, select Edit->Scale Factors. You will then see the following dialog:


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This dialog allows you to increase or decrease certain properties by percentages. For example, you can increase the density of all fills by 30% by entering 130% in the Fill Density text box.

Column Density: This will scale the density all columns.

Column Fill Density: This will scale the density of all column fills.

Column Fill Stitch Length: This will scale the stitch length of all column fill stitches.

Walk/Underlay Stitch Length: This will scale the stitch length of all walk and underlay stitches.

Fill Density: This will scale the density of all fills.

Fill Stitch Length: This will scale the stitch length of all fills.

Basic Tools

This section describes the basic tools in DesignShop that provide assistance as you edit and/or digitize.

Ruler This is a very useful tool if you would like to measure elements. This function is located as a toolbar button and also under the View

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menu (View->Ruler). You can change the units of measure by selecting Tools->Options, then clicking on the Measurement Units tab. Look for Ruler in the list and select your preferred measurement units (left-click in the radio button).

Besides pressing the toolbar but-ton to turn on the ruler, you can also press R on your keyboard.

To use this feature, first click the Ruler toolbar button. Then click on the starting point from which you would like to measure and drag your mouse to the endpoint of your measurement. While doing this look on the bottom of your screen on the status bar to view the measurement. Let go of your mouse button to start a new measurement. To turn off the Ruler feature, click on the Ruler toolbar button again.

Show Grid Clicking the Show Grid button displays a framework of evenly spaced vertical and horizontal black (default color) lines behind the design in the View Window. (Click the Show Grid button again to turn off the grid).

The default setting for the spacing of the grid is 0.5 inches. All default settings can be changed by right-clicking the tool and entering the Grid and Origin properties dialog (See Grid and Origin Properties below).

You can also display/turn off the grid by selecting View->Show Grid. See pg. 106 for information on using the grid as an alignment tool.

Show Origin Clicking the Show Origin button displays two gray (default color) lines along the center X and Y axis of the View Window. The intersection of the two lines indicates the location of the origin and center of the design. When you center your design, it will be centered at this origin. All default settings can be changed by right-clicking the Show Origin tool and entering the Grid and Origin properties dialog (See Grid and Origin Properties below).

You can also display/turn off the design origin by selecting View->Show Origin.


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Grid and Origin Properties

To view Grid and Design Origin properties, right-click the Show

Grid or the Show Design Origin toolbar button.

Origin: You can click in the box next to Show Origin to display or not display the origin lines in the View Window. A check mark in the box symbolizes that the origin lines will be displayed, whereas no check mark symbolizes that the origin lines will not be displayed.

• Origin Color: If you would like to change the color of the origin lines, click on the box next to Origin Color: This will take you to a color dialog where you can choose another color, then click OK. The default color is black.

• Origin Type: You can choose whether you would like the origin lines to be displayed as lines or as dotted lines. To do this, left-click the radio button next to the desired choice.

Grid: You can click in the box next to Display Grid to display or not to display the grid lines in the View Window. A check mark in the box symbolizes that the grid lines will be displayed, whereas no check mark symbolizes that the grid lines will not be displayed.

• Grid Color: If you would like to change the color of the grid lines, click on the box next to Grid Color:. This will take you to a

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color dialog where you can choose another color then click OK. The default color is gray.

• Grid Spacing: This gives you the option to change the spacing between the grid lines. Click in the white area next to Horizontal: to change the spacing between the horizontal lines. After clicking in the white area simply type in a desired measurement. You can also use the up and down arrows to change the measurement value. Click in the white area next to Vertical: to change the spacing between the vertical lines.

• Grid Type: You can choose whether you would like the grid lines to be displayed as lines or as dotted lines. To do this, click in the radio button next to the desired choi

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