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- Page 1 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software for Mac Instruction Manual...
- Page 2 ii MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Copyright © Copyright 2012 Pulse Microsystems Ltd. All rights reserved. This instruction manual and software are copyrighted by the developer of the software, Pulse Microsystems Ltd. All rights reserved. US Patent Nos. 5 270 939; 5 343 401; 5 430 658; 5 506 784;...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Learning about the Workspace ...........3 Parts of the Workspace ..............4 Templates Window ..............5 Toolbar Buttons ................ 6 Customizing the Toolbar ............7 Tabs ....................8 Properties Tab ................8 Edit Tab .................. 10 Garments Tab ................. 11 Object List ................ - Page 4 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Creating and Editing New Designs ........27 Creating New Designs ..............28 Creating a Design from a Template ........28 Opening from a File ..............30 Saving Designs................30 Text and Design Tools on the Toolbar..........32 Add New Text .................
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Page 5: Learning About The Workspace
CHAPTER 1: Learning about the Workspace Before you start using the MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software, we recommend that you learn the basic arrangement of the design workspace. This section covers: • The different parts of the workspace environment. • An introduction to the functions each of the tabs, and what tools each one features. -
Page 6: Parts Of The Workspace
MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Parts of the Workspace The MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software workspace contains a number of different areas which have distinct functions. The sections that follow give an overview of what each of these areas does, and the kinds of information about the design that they contain. There is also a guide to each of the tools in the toolbar, explaining the basic function of each;... -
Page 7: Templates Window
Learning about the Workspace Templates Window Use the templates to set up new designs. Templates are displayed in a separate window each time you open MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software; you can also open this window by selecting the New design button. The templates window The templates contain a generic text string or strings, plus (depending on the specific template) a placeholder design. -
Page 8: Toolbar Buttons
MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Toolbar Buttons The MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software toolbar is located at the top of the design window. It contains a number of useful tools that apply to the workspace as a whole. Tool What it does New: Click New to open the template dialog design in the workspace. -
Page 9: Customizing The Toolbar
Learning about the Workspace Tool What it does Rulers: Shows and hides the rulers along the top and side of the workspace window. Display hoop: Shows an image of the selected hoop in your design workspace. Show Garment: Shows and hides a graphic representation of the garment in the current setup in the workspace. -
Page 10: Tabs
MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Tabs The tabs are found on the left side of the workspace. In the tabs, you will find tools and settings for setting up, editing, and transforming design objects (lettering and designs). The sections that follow present a general view of the functions of each tab. - Page 11 Learning about the Workspace Properties tab, showing settings available when a text segment is selected.
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Page 12: Edit Tab
10 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Edit Tab The Edit tab is where you will find the tools that you can use to modify the design, or individual objects in the design. Tools in the Edit tab are grouped into categories: the Align tools, Edit tools, and the Resize tool. -
Page 13: Garments Tab
Learning about the Workspace 11 Tool What it does Align Top: Aligns all selected objects to the top-most item selected. Align Bottom: Aligns all selected objects to the bottom-most item selected. Rotate Left: Rotates the selected object 90º counter-clockwise. Rotate Right: Rotates the selected object 90º clockwise. Flip Horizontally: Flips one or more selected objects horizontally. -
Page 14: Object List
12 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software 2 Click on the desired garment image in the Garment panel. The selected garment will appear in the design workspace. On the toolbar, click on the Show Garment button to show and hide the garment preview in the design workspace Object List The Object List displays the each individual embroidery segment in the current design, separated by color. -
Page 15: Redraw Bar
Learning about the Workspace 13 Redraw Bar The Redraw bar gives you a preview of how the current design will sew out. It controls which parts of the design will be shown in the design window. You can move the slider by dragging the round button, to see a design as it will look sewn to a particular point;... -
Page 16: Workspace Viewing Tools
14 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software You can navigate through the design using the controls on Redraw bar, as follows: Press: To do the following: Move forward by one stitch Right arrow Move back by one stitch Left arrow + sign Move forward by one color - sign Move backward by one color... -
Page 17: View Actual Size
Learning about the Workspace 15 View Actual Size Click the Back to 1:1 tool to have the design appear with its true measurements: that is, 1 centimeter equals 1 centimeter on-screen. Back to 1:1 is useful when you have used Zoom and want to go back and view the design based on its measurements. -
Page 18: Status Line
16 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software In addition to displaying a preview image of the design, the Print-out also gives you information about each thread used – its color name, code, the chart it belongs to, plus the number of stitches and estimated thread length for each. -
Page 19: Preferences
Learning about the Workspace 17 Preferences Use the Preferences dialog to choose global settings that apply to the workspace and the current design. You can open the preferences dialog by selecting the Preferences button on the toolbar. -
Page 20: Recipe Setting
18 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Recipe Setting Recipes contain fabric settings that are applied to the text created in your design. These settings will vary, depending on the type of fabric, or type of garment the design will be sewn on. For example, the “Cap” recipe contains special underlay, pull-compensation, and density settings appropriate for designs that will be sewn on baseball caps. -
Page 21: Machine Format Setting
Learning about the Workspace 19 Machine Format Setting The machine setting property allows you to set the machine format for design output, so that it matches your own embroidery machine. To change the machine format: 1 Open the Preferences dialog. 2 Click the arrows button next to the Machine Format field You see the list of available formats. -
Page 22: Creating A Custom Hoop
20 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software 5 Click on the desired hoop to select it. The selected hoop image appears in the workspace. Creating a Custom Hoop You can also create your own custom-sized hoops on the Preferences tab. Once you have set the parameters for your hoop and typed in a description, the custom hoop will be saved by the Hoops dialog;... -
Page 23: Units Of Measurement
Learning about the Workspace 21 To add a custom hoop: 1 From the toolbar, select the Preferences button 2 On the Preferences panel, under the Hoop dimensions field, click the New button. You see the New Hoop dialog. 3 In the New Hoop dialog, do the following: ... -
Page 24: Background Settings
22 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Background Settings You can change the background color of the workspace, if desired. This can be used, for example, to change the background to a darker color to help light-colored stitches show up better. Alternatively, you can also choose from a set of background fabric images, which give a simulation of what the design will look like on an actual garment. -
Page 25: Changing The Background To A Fabric Sample
Learning about the Workspace 23 2 Drag the indicator (the very small white box) in the color wheel to choose the desired color. The currently-selected color will appear as a preview in the bar at the top of the dialog. 3 To change the tone (lighten or darken the color), drag the slider on the right up or down. -
Page 26: Creating Your Own Background From A Scanned Image
24 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software 3 Select one of the fabric images on the list. The images can be previewed in the Open dialog by clicking the small gray triangle to the left of the word “Preview” in the dialog. 4 In the dialog, click Open. -
Page 27: Grid Settings
Learning about the Workspace 25 6 Drag the saved image or images from their current folder into the Fabrics folder. The new fabric image will now appear in the fabrics list in the workspace. When selected, it will appear in the original size, and be tiled to fit your workspace. - Page 28 26 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software...
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Page 29: Creating And Editing New Designs
CHAPTER 2: Creating and Editing New Designs This section covers: • Using templates to create a design • Editing embroidery designs in the workspace • Arranging and editing objects using the Edit tab... -
Page 30: Creating New Designs
28 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Creating New Designs You can start a new design in MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software using either the New Design tool, or the Open tool. Note that only one embroidery file can be open at a time. So, if you have a design open in the workspace already, the program will have to close it in order to open the new one. - Page 31 Creating and Editing New Designs 29 2 Select one of the templates by double-clicking on its thumbnail. The selected template appears in your workspace. Some placeholder text will appear in the place where the word “TEXT” is shown in the template, and a placeholder design appears in the place where the star graphic is shown.
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Page 32: Opening From A File
30 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Opening from a File If you want to open an existing embroidery design into the workspace, and then edit it use the “Open Design” button on the Toolbar. When you click the Open Design button, a browser window will open. - Page 33 Creating and Editing New Designs 31 is for files that do have outlines. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that all designs be saved in *.BRFM format. That way, if you need do any editing subsequently, the text and/or designs will be regenerated properly.
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Page 34: Text And Design Tools On The Toolbar
32 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Text and Design Tools on the Toolbar Besides the Templates, you can also use the Add Text and Add Design tools on the Toolbar to add new elements to the open design. Add New Text The Add Text tool is used to add a new text segment to a design. -
Page 35: Adding Embroidery Designs
Creating and Editing New Designs 33 Adding Embroidery Designs The Add Design feature allows you to embellish the lettering in your design with extra decorative embroidery. With Add Design, you can choose from among a wide variety of embroidery accents, borders, frames, and appliqué... - Page 36 34 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software 4 Place the mouse pointer at the position you would like the added design to be placed. 5 Click and drag the mouse; as you drag, note that the Add Design appears in outline in your workspace. This outline indicates the size and orientation of the design, before it is actually generated in your design.
- Page 37 Creating and Editing New Designs 35 You can also insert a design quickly by just following steps 1-4 above, and then double-clicking in the workspace. This will add the selected design at the default size. 7 Click on the Select tool to exit the Add Design tool. Note that you must change to the Select tool when you are finished adding designs;...
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Page 38: Properties Tab - An Overview
36 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Properties Tab - an Overview The Properties tab displays – and allows you to adjust – properties of the selected text or design object. Note that the text object or design object must be selected with the Select tool before its properties will show up on the tab. -
Page 39: Properties Of Text Segments
Creating and Editing New Designs 37 Properties of Text Segments When a Text segment is selected, you will see that there are a number of settings that you can use to add interesting effects to your text objects. For example, you can change such properties as the height, font, or slant of the text. -
Page 40: Font
38 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Font To change the font of a text segment: 1 Select the text with the Select tool. 2 Click the arrows button to the right of the font field to view the list of available fonts. 3 Click on the desired font to select it. -
Page 41: Height
Creating and Editing New Designs 39 Height Determines the height of lettering in your text segment. To change the height of the text: 1 Select the text segment. 2 In the height field of the Properties tab, type a new value. 3 Click the Apply button. -
Page 42: Density Setting
40 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software 2 Click on the arrows button on the right of the Pattern field. You see a list of patterns. 3 From the Pattern list, select a pattern. 4 Click Apply. The fill of your text segment will be accordingly. Density Setting Satin stitch density is measured in embroidery points (pts). -
Page 43: Pull Compensation
Creating and Editing New Designs 41 Pull Compensation Pull compensation extends (or reduces) the length of stitching in a segment to compensate for the tendency of fabric to “pull together” when embroidery is sewn overtop of it. The amount of pull compensa- tion (if any) required is dependent on the kind of fabric you are sewing on;... -
Page 44: Color Change
42 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Color Change You can use the color field in the Properties panel to change individual colors of designs or lettering segments. A large number of manufacturers’ thread charts come loaded with the software. You select the chart you want to use, and then the color you want, by way of the Colors dialog. -
Page 45: Kerning Text Segments
Creating and Editing New Designs 43 4 In the dialog, select the desired thread chart from the Thread chart field. The colors displayed will change according to the thread chart you have selected. 5 Click on the desired color to select it. 6 In the Properties tab, click the Apply button. -
Page 46: Adding Color Changes Within Text Segments
44 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software 3 Click the Apply button to apply the change. You see the lettering altered accordingly. To move letters farther apart: 1 Select your text segment. 2 In the Text box (on the Properties panel), enter the “greater than” sign (>) between the letters you want to kern. - Page 47 Creating and Editing New Designs 45 This is done by inserting a special character, the tilde (~) into your text. Inserting these characters divides your text segment into sub- segments; these can be a single letter long, or a group of letters. Each of the sub-segments that are created this way gets its own thread color in the Thread chart.
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Page 48: Changing A Design
46 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Select the color you want to change from this list. The color name will appear in the field, and the color swatch box (on the right) will display the selected color. Click in the color swatch. You see the Colors dialog. -
Page 49: Functions Of The Edit Tab
Creating and Editing New Designs 47 2 Click on the design to select it. The design will be highlighted by a selection box. 3 In the Properties panel, click the Change... button. A browser window opens. 4 Browse to the folder containing the design you want to use. 5 Click on the design to select it. -
Page 50: Resizing In The Edit Tab
48 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software 2 Click on one of the following tools: Center: Moves all the selected objects to the center of the hoop. Horizontal Center: All selected objects are moved so that they are centered left-to-right with respect to each other, but are not moved up or down. -
Page 51: Edit And Arrange Tools
Creating and Editing New Designs 49 In the Width box, enter the width you want for the selected segment. In the Height box, enter the height you want for the selected segment. If the Maintain aspect ratio box is checked, you only have to change one of the dimensions (i.e., either height or width);... - Page 52 50 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Software Using Arrange tools: 1 Select the object you want to move in the layer order. 2 Do one of the following: Click the Send to back tool to put it to the first (bottom) layer.
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Page 53: Index
Index Numerics Customizing the toolbar 7 3D view 15 Deleting objects 32 Density 40 – Accent Designs 33 Density Setting for text 40 Actual Size 6 Design Window 4 Add Artwork tool 36 Design Worksheets, printing 16 – Add Designs 33 Design workspace 4 Add Text tool 32 Drop Caps 41... - Page 54 52 MacBroidery™ Embroidery Lettering Sofware – Hoop settings 19 Pan tool 14 Hoops Patterns 39 Creating a custom hoop 20 Preferences dialog 17 MultiNeedle hoops 19 Printing a Design 15 Selecting the hoop size 19 Printing as PDF 15 Horizontal Center tool (Align) 10 Properties tab 8 Pull compensation 41 Pull compensation setting 41...
- Page 55 Templates Window 5 Text Changing the Fill Pattern 39 Density Setting 40 Drop Caps 41 – Kerning 43 Pull Compensation 41 Slant setting 40 Spacing 39 Text (entering) 39 Text Alignment 40 Text height 39 – Text Properties 37 Tools, editing 10 Top tool (Align) 11 Units of Measurement 21 Vertical Center tool (Align) 10...