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  • Page 1 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual...
  • Page 2 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Copyright © Copyright 2011 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;...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Learning about the Workspace ...........5 Parts of the Workspace ..............6 Title Bar ..................6 Pacesetter Button ..............6 Quick Access Toolbar ............... 7 Toolbar and Ribbon Buttons ............13 Pacesetter Menu Tools ............13 Extra Tools................14 Ribbon Tools................

  • Page 4: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Creating Lettering...............35 Creating Lettering ................36 Normal Text Tool..............36 Path Text Tool ................. 37 Custom Shapes for Text on a Path......... 39 Vertical Text Frame..............41 Circle Text Tool ............... 42 Creating Monograms .............. 43 Text Frames - an Overview............
  • Page 5 Drop Caps ................66 Properties Specific to Particular Text Frames......67 Changing Properties with the Context Menu (Right-click)................68 Text Styles Option ................70 Run Style Text ................ 70 Steil Style Text ................ 71 Appliqué Style Text ..............72 Adjusting Fill Settings ..............78 Choosing a Fill Pattern ............

  • Page 6: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Special Design Tools ..............109 Merging Design Files............109 Add Designs Feature.............111 Distorting Segments ............. 113 Working with Name Drops ............117 Adding Basting Stitches to Designs........120 Sequencing Outline Segments ............ 121 Sequencing Segments ............121 Inserting Segments Earlier in the Segment Sequence ................

  • Page 7: Learning About The Workspace

    CHAPTER 1: Learning about the Workspace Before you start using the software, we recommend that you understand the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 design workspace and learn a few of the basic components outlined in this section. Topics covered in this chapter: •...

  • Page 8: Parts Of The Workspace

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Parts of the Workspace The Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 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.

  • Page 9: Quick Access Toolbar

    Learning about the Workspace several others. For a complete list of the tools available on this menu, and a summary of their functions, see “Pacesetter Menu Tools” in the next section. When you open the Pacesetter Menu, you will also see displayed a list of recent files that you have been using.

  • Page 10: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To start out, the following default tools are included on the Quick Access toolbar: New, New/Recipe, Open, Merge, Save, Print Preview, Direct Print, Undo, and Redo. Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar One important advantage of the Quick Access toolbar is that it is fully customizable.
  • Page 11 Learning about the Workspace 3 From the “Choose Commands from:” list, select the toolbar containing the command you want. The list of tools on that toolbar now appears in the “Commands” box. 4 Select the desired tool from within the “Commands” box, and click Add>>.

  • Page 12: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Adding Separators in the Quick Access Toolbar You have the option of also adding separators in the Quick Access Toolbar. These are small vertical marks which appear on the Quick Access Toolbar, and divide the commands into groups for ease of use.
  • Page 13 Learning about the Workspace 11 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts Another useful feature of the More Commands menu item (on the Quick Access Toolbar) is that it gives you the option of assigning your own custom keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts can be very useful for those tools that you use most often.

  • Page 14: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 From the “Categories” list, select the category containing the command you want. The corresponding list of commands appears in the “Commands” box. 5 Select a command to which you would like to assign a shortcut.

  • Page 15: Toolbar And Ribbon Buttons

    Learning about the Workspace 13 Toolbar and Ribbon Buttons You can access the tools available in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 through the Pacesetter Button and the various toolbars. The tables below show the buttons, grouped by location (i.e. whether they are on the Quick Access Bar, or on one of the tabs on the ribbon).

  • Page 16: Extra Tools

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Tool What it means Print Preview: Opens the print preview window, which in turn will let you print the current design. Print Setup: Opens the print preview window, which in turn will let you print the current design. Close: Closes the file that you are currently working on (the active file) leaving any other files open.
  • Page 17 Learning about the Workspace 15 Tool What it means Cut : Cuts the selection and copies it to the clipboard. Copy: Copies the selection to the clipboard. Paste: Pastes the clipboard contents into the design, at the end of the design sequence. Insert: Pastes a copy of the clipboard selection into the sewing sequence immediately following the selected segment.

  • Page 18: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Tool What it means 3D: Realistically renders your design onscreen. Grid: Displays a background grid, which helps with alignment. This grid can be used for the alignment of items on the display. Hoop: Displays the hoop as it fits relative to the embroidery.
  • Page 19 Learning about the Workspace 17 Tools on the Arrange Tab Tool What it means Select: Selects objects in the design window. Select All: Accessed via the drop-down menu from the Select tool. Selects all items in the design workspace. Distort: Displays the Distortion dialog, which you can use to add interesting effects to the selected design.

  • Page 20: The View Tab

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual The View Tab The controls on the View tab allow you to change what appears on your workspace; which panels are displayed, whether or not commands and stitch points are shown in the design, and so on. The areas found on this tab are Windows, Show/Hide, and Program Preferences.

  • Page 21: Simulator

    Learning about the Workspace 19 Simulator The Simulator makes it easy to see on-screen how your design will sew out. You can use the Simulator to eliminate potential sewing problems. When you select Simulator from the View tab of the Ribbon, the Simulator (scrollbar slider and the sewing simulator) will appear at the bottom of the design space.

  • Page 22: Status Line

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Using the Simulator The following table explains how to use the Simulator in more detail: Tools What is does Previous Stitch: Move backward in the design by one stitch. Scrollbar slider: Drag the scrollbar slider to ad- vance the design to a specific position.

  • Page 23: Color Palette

    Learning about the Workspace 21 Color Palette The thread colors for the design are shown in the Color Palette located along the top edge of the workspace. To show the Color Palette (if it is not already displayed), go to the Windows area of the View tab and check the Palette box.

  • Page 24: Correcting Mistakes

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Correcting Mistakes Undo and Redo are two significant features that allow you to correct mistakes. If you make a mistake and change your mind about an action you just made, Undo reverses the action. Redo puts back the change.

  • Page 25: Changing Machine Format Properties

    Learning about the Workspace 23 English vs. Metric Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 displays inch measurements in tenths of inches. If you think in inches, then you can to set the software to use the inch system. Open the Preferences dialog and click on the Environment tab, and select English from the Units list.

  • Page 26: Adjusting The View Of The Workspace

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To change machine format properties: 1 On the View tab of the Ribbon, select the Preferences button. You see the Program Preferences dialog box. 2 Click the Formats tab. 3 From the Machine format list, select the machine format that you want applied to new design files.

  • Page 27: Hiding The Sequence And Properties Panels Automatically

    Learning about the Workspace 25 To zoom-in on a specific area: 1 On the Ribbon, select the Home tab. 2 In the Zoom toolbar, click on the Zoom tool. The pointer becomes a magnifying glass. 3 Click and hold your mouse button and drag it to form a flexible box around the area you want to see in detail.

  • Page 28: Viewing Different Parts Of The Workspace (Panning)

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Auto hide mode, the small push-pin will be on its side, like this: . Now, whenever you move the mouse to another part of the screen, the panel will be hidden. To turn Auto hide off, click on the icon again.

  • Page 29: Taking Measurements

    Learning about the Workspace 27 Taking Measurements The Ruler tool lets you measure the distance between any two points in your design workspace. When you measure from one point to another, the distance is displayed in the status line located at the bottom of the window. The status line shows the horizontal and vertical distances the Ruler tool travels from the x and y axes, the angle measured, and the total distances.

  • Page 30: Viewing And Hiding The Hoop

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Viewing and Hiding the Hoop Use the Hoop tool to show and hide the hoop in the display window. Just click on the Hoop tool to show the hoop (if it is not currently shown) and click it again to hide the hoop. The hoop’s dimensions are determined by your settings under the Hoops dialog in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2.

  • Page 31: Creating A Custom Hoop

    Learning about the Workspace 29 3 Select the machine format from the Format drop-down list. If you choose the PES format, you will see that there is an option to select “MultiNeedle” hoops. This applies only if you have a MultiNeedle embroidery machine. If you check this box, the list of hoop formats will change to a list of hoops that are used with a MultiNeedle machine.

  • Page 32: Getting Help

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 Enter the dimensions for your new hoop in the Width and Height boxes. 5 In the Name box, type a name for your custom hoop. 6 Click OK. The new hoop’s name will now be displayed in the list of hoops that you can select from in the Hoops dialog.

  • Page 33: Using The Contents

    Learning about the Workspace 31 Using the Contents The Help has a table of contents, with a list of book icons. Each book contains a series of related topics. To use the Contents: 1 Click the Help tool. You see the Help. 2 Double-click the book you want to open.

  • Page 34: Saving Favorite Help Topics

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual You see the Help. 2 Select the Search tab. 3 In the ”Keyword” box, enter the word or phrase that you are searching for. 4 Click the List Topics button. In the list below, you see the topics that contain the words you searched for.

  • Page 35: Printing Help Topics

    Learning about the Workspace 33 Printing Help topics You can print any of the topics in the Help. To print topics: 1 Click the Help tool. 2 Click the topic you want to print. The topic will appear in the Help window. 3 Click Print.

  • Page 36: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual...

  • Page 37: Creating Lettering

    CHAPTER 2: Creating Lettering You can add beautiful lettering to your designs using various Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 tools. Generate unique embroidery text in an array of shapes and sizes using our powerful Text tools. Topics covered in this chapter: •...

  • Page 38: Creating Lettering

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Creating Lettering There are five different tools which are used to input your lettering into a design: the Normal Text tool, the Path Text tool, the Vertical Text tool, the Circle text tool, and the Monogram tool.

  • Page 39: Path Text Tool

    Creating Lettering 37  Select the desired font from the list. A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the top of the properties panel.  Click Apply in the Properties panel. For information on changing other text settings, see “Normal Text Properties”.

  • Page 40: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual You see the Select a text path dialog. 4 Select one of the paths from the Select a text path dialog. The Select a text path box closes, and you see a blank text frame of the chosen shape in the design window.

  • Page 41: Custom Shapes For Text On A Path

    Creating Lettering 39 For more information on changing text settings, see “Text Properties”. 7 Click Apply. Your text will change accordingly. Custom Shapes for Text on a Path In addition to the Path Text shapes already installed with your Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 software, you can create and save your own shape, using the Edit baseline command.

  • Page 42: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 5 Right-click to redraw the lettering so that it follows the new curve. 6 To save your custom shape, right-click and choose “Export Text Path” from the options. You see a Save as dialog. 7 Type in a name for the new Text Path and click save.

  • Page 43: Vertical Text Frame

    Creating Lettering 41  Cusp: Allows editing of the direction line on one side of the anchor point. Adds a sharp bend to a curve.  Smooth: Constrains the angle of the direction lines to 180º and allows you to vary the length of the direction line on one side of the anchor point.

  • Page 44: Circle Text Tool

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual  Click Apply in the Properties panel. Important: If you choose a new font, but do not click Apply at this stage, the text will revert to the font previously in use when it is generated. 5 Type the desired text string.

  • Page 45: Creating Monograms

    Creating Lettering 43 6 To choose a new font (i.e., other than the currently selected one) for the text string at this point, do the following:  In the Text area of Properties panel, click in the Font field to select it. ...

  • Page 46: Text Frames - An Overview

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Text Frames - an Overview In Pacesetter BES Lettering 2, you can modify your lettering in a number of different ways once you have created it. You can change the overall size of the text, the height, the slant, the spacing between letters (kerning), and so on.

  • Page 47: Adjusting The Width Of Text

    Creating Lettering 45 Adjusting the Width of Text If you want to change the width of the text of segment, without changing the height, use the frame’s Width Handle. The Width Handle is the green arrow at the bottom-right of the text frame.

  • Page 48: Using The Envelope Handles

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Using the Envelope Handles These handles apply only to Normal Text and Monogram text items. These two types of text are surrounded by a flexible bounding box, called an envelope. You can adjust this shape by moving the Envelope Handles.

  • Page 49: Adjusting The Slant Of Text

    Creating Lettering 47 For Circle Frames, note that the rotation handle is appears on the inner circle of the frame, centered under the top text string. See “Rotating Circle Text”. Dragging this handle rotates the design to any angle. You will see an outline of the design rotate onscreen as you are drag- ging, and the text will be regenerated when you release the mouse.

  • Page 50: Adjusting The Size Of Text In The Circle Frame

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Adjusting the Size of Text in the Circle Frame The size of text items can be adjusted using the Proportional Sizing Handle. This handle is at the top of the lettering and appears as a blue circle. Select the Circle Text tool and place your mouse pointer over this handle;...

  • Page 51: Changing The Diameter Of The Circle Frame

    Creating Lettering 49 Note that the spacing between the lettering changes proportionally as you increase and decrease the size of the segment. To adjust the spacing between letters individually, see “Adjusting the spacing between letters (kerning)” in the “Working with individual letters” section of the manual. To change the height and width at the same time, see “Adj u sting the size of text in the Circle Frame”...

  • Page 52: Working With Individual Letters

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual If, after performing any of the adjustments above, you wish to return the frame to its original size and shape, right-click on the workspace and choose reset frame from the option menu. The frame will reset itself. Working with Individual Letters The text tools allow you to make changes to individual letters within the text segments in your designs.

  • Page 53: Moving Individual Letters

    Creating Lettering 51 Kerning Handles are blue diamonds, located between the letters of your text segment. You can drag these horizontally to adjust the spacing of the text. When you move a kerning handle in a word, you adjust the space between only the two letters on either side of the handle you are moving;...

  • Page 54: Rotating Individual Letters

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual When you hover over these handles, a double-ended arrow appears; by dragging up or down on this handle, you increase or decrease the size Rotating Individual Letters When you select an individual letter with its Letter Handle, you can rotate it by clicking and dragging the Letter Rotation Handles.

  • Page 55: Working With Color

    Creating Lettering 53 Working with Color With Pacesetter BES Lettering 2, you are able to choose a text item’s color from a large variety of thread colors. You apply the color by selecting from the colors available in your currently loaded thread palette.

  • Page 56: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Color2, etc.) and can then be assigned its own thread color from the Color Palette. To insert thread color changes within a text segment: 1 Select the text segment. 2 In the Text field of the Text Properties panel, type a tilde (~) between letters in each position that you want a color change to occur.

  • Page 57: Changing Colors In A Two-Color Font

    Creating Lettering 55 Selecting the colors for the individual sub-segments; in this example, applying a red thread color to the first segment, the word ‘Multi”. 5 From the context menu, click on the subsegment identifier to apply the chosen thread color to it. The subsegment changes to the chosen color.

  • Page 58: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 3 Find the color you wish to apply to the fill of the lettering segment in the color palette, and left-click on it. You see the following Options menu. 4 In the Options menu, click on Color 1. The fill color of the lettering changes to the chosen color.

  • Page 59: Text Properties

    CHAPTER 3: Text Properties Topics covered in this chapter: • Editing text objects using Properties panel settings. • Using the Styles feature to give a different look to your lettering. • How to know what characters are available in each font. •...

  • Page 60: The Properties Panel

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual The Properties Panel The Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Properties Panel appears on the right of the workspace. This panel displays, and allows you to modify, all the properties associated with the lettering in your designs.
  • Page 61 Text Properties 59 Note, however, that there is some variation on what you can type, depending on which kind of Frame is selected. For exam- ple, multi-line text segments can only be entered when a Nor- mal Text frame is selected. To edit text in the Properties panel: 1 Select the text object you want to edit.

  • Page 62: Changing The Font Of Existing Text

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Changing the Font of Existing Text You can change the font type of text objects using the drop- down list of fonts in the Properties Panel. At the top of the area, you see a preview image showing a sample of the selected font. You can choose from two types of fonts at the outset;...

  • Page 63: Displaying A Font's Available Characters

    Text Properties 61 You can preview the fonts available by clicking the arrow to the right of the font name. This will display a drop-down list of the available fonts; scroll through the list by dragging the track button. You can click on each font name to display a preview of the font in the Text area.

  • Page 64: Spell Checker

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Spell Checker The Spell Checker feature is found in the Properties Panel in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2. You can check the spelling of text segments created in any of the Text, Vertical Text, Path Text or Circle Text modes.

  • Page 65: Changing The Height Of Lettering

    Text Properties 63 4 Click on the correct word that you want to replace the incorrect one, or directly type over the incorrect word to replace it. Your choice replaces the incorrect word. 5 Click Apply to create the text segment in your workspace. The corrected text appears in your workspace.

  • Page 66: Width Percentage

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Notice that the spacing property applies to the whole segment. If you want to change the spacing selectively, to individual gaps between letters, you can use the Kerning Handles. See “Adjusting the Space between letters.” To change font spacing: 1 Select the text object you want to alter.

  • Page 67: Applying An Envelope

    Text Properties 65 Negative slant to the left and positive slant to the right. To change slant settings: 1 Select the text object you want to alter. 2 In the Text area of the Properties panel, select the Slant field. 3 Enter the slant value you want to use.

  • Page 68: Drop Caps

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 3 Select one of the envelope shapes from the list. The selected envelope shape will be applied to your lettering. Drop Caps Drop Caps is a property that can be modified through the Text area of the Properties panel.

  • Page 69: Properties Specific To Particular Text Frames

    Text Properties 67 expressed as a percentage, with 100% being equal in size to the main lettering. Some of the fonts that are installed with the software do not have the capability of working with Drop Caps; for these, the setting will be inactive in the Properties panel.

  • Page 70: Changing Properties With The Context Menu (Right-Click)

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual If you create your monogram using one of the special mono- gram fonts, you will see that the Decor Field is active. To choose the decor type for your monogram, you first create a monogram segment, and choose a Decor Monogram style in the font area (see “Creating Monograms”...
  • Page 71 Text Properties 69 Frame, or Monogram Frame. Right-click the text object and select a text mode from the menu. This feature is useful when the text is already in position, but you want to change the frame that is applied to it. For instance, you may create a normal text object, but then realize you want it to be an Circle text object instead.

  • Page 72: Text Styles Option

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Initially, when you create a Circle text segment, the letters will start at the top, and read clockwise around the circle (this is ‘Text Direction Normal’). However, if you want the text to start at the bottom and read counter-clockwise instead, you can change to this condition by right-clicking the segment and choosing Text Direction Reverse from the menu that appears.

  • Page 73: Steil Style Text

    Text Properties 71 • A Single Run stitch is a simple forward-moving stitch that looks like any straight stitch produced by a sewing machine. • A Double Run stitch sews over the line twice: once forward, and once backward, thus it ends up where it starts. •...

  • Page 74: Appliqué Style Text

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Appliqué Style Text If you need to create large letters, Appliqué Style text is one way to reduce the number of stitches required. With Appliqué lettering, you use cut pieces of fabric in place of large fill stitch areas.
  • Page 75 Text Properties 73 In the normal sewing-out of a Appliqué text segment, the machine will not stop between the border stitches of one letter and the positioning stitches of the subsequent one; so, the last color of one letter (the border stitches) will be the same as the first color of the next (that letter’s positioning stitches).

  • Page 76: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Color 2 to the tack-down stitches; Color 3 is the thread color of the visible border stitches). The first letter changes to the chosen color. 4 Choose the color you wish to apply to the next letter and click on it.
  • Page 77 Text Properties 75 6 Repeat steps #4 and #5 for each letter in the segment, changing every other color in the appliqué segment, until you have changed all the colors required. Adjusting Satin Settings for Appliqué Style Text You can modify the settings and make all changes to the satin stitches in the Appliqué...

  • Page 78: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual  In the Stitch Length box, enter the stitch length of the positioning and tack down runs.  In the Appliqué width box, enter the width of the blanket stitching.  In the Blanket density box, enter the spacing for the Blanket stitching.
  • Page 79 Text Properties 77  In the Motif Stitch Length box, enter the motif stitch length. The motif stitch length affects the size of the motif and represents the length (width) of each motif pattern. 4 Click Apply. Fabric Backgrounds in Appliqué Style Text You have the option of selecting a fabric background to display within the appliqué...

  • Page 80: Adjusting Fill Settings

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual The fabric image you apply in the Properties box will also be visible in the print-out of the design. To import an image for an Appliqué background: 1 Select the Appliqué Style segment. 2 Open the properties box and select the Appliqué tab. 3 Click the button next to the Appliqué...

  • Page 81: Choosing A Fill Pattern

    Text Properties 79 Choosing a Fill Pattern When you install Pacesetter BES Lettering 2, a wide variety of Standard and Carved patterns are installed along with the software. You can select which Standard or Carved pattern to use in the Properties box. To choose the fill pattern: 1 Select the Lettering segment.

  • Page 82: Fill Density Setting

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 From the Pattern list, select a pattern. 5 Click Apply. The fill of your text segment is altered accordingly. Fill Density Setting Fill density is the distance between individual lines of embroidery. Density is measured in millimeters. Note that the density setting is given in millimeters.

  • Page 83: Carved Fill Properties

    Text Properties 81 In the Fill area, the image beneath the Density setting will change as you adjust the setting. These are not precise images; rather, they are intended to provide you with visual cues to what you are doing as you change the settings. A general rule is to go for full-fabric coverage, but add extra stabilizer if you want to support a high-density fill on a low- density fabric.

  • Page 84: Underlay Properties

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 2 In the Fill area of the Properties Panel, do the following:  Click the Emboss Scale box to select this property.  In the Emboss Scale field, enter a percentage value to adjust the scaling. 3 Click Apply.

  • Page 85: Selecting The Underlay Type

    Text Properties 83 Selecting the Underlay Type You can select underlay types for various types of stitches. Choose from Contour, Perpendicular, Lattice, Full Lattice, Parallel, or Zig-Zag. You can combine underlay types to get maximum coverage Note that not all underlay types will be available for text; in particular, Lattice and Full Lattice underlay will not be available for text segments.

  • Page 86: Specifying The Underlay Stitch Length

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Specifying the Underlay Stitch Length You can specify the stitch length for your underlay stitches. You can increase or decrease the length according to your underlay needs. To specify the underlay stitch length: 1 Select the segment. 2 In the Properties Panel, scroll down to the Underlay area.

  • Page 87: Pull Compensation Settings

    Text Properties 85 4 In the Inset box, enter the amount of distance you want. Enter a zero value if you want to place the underlay directly on the edge of the segment. 5 Click Apply. Pull Compensation Settings Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to adjust the pull compensation in your design.

  • Page 88: Displaying Special Characters

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual  Percentage. Enter the percentage in the Value % box and, if necessary, enter the maximum value of pull- compensation in the Max Range box. You can also adjust the value % number using the value % slider.
  • Page 89 Text Properties 87 Special Characters List The following lists the special characters that may be available in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2. Character Key Code Alt + 0128 € Alt + 0145 ‘ Alt + 0146 ’ Alt + 0147 “ Alt + 0148 ”...

  • Page 90: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Character Key Code Alt + 0198 Æ Alt + 0199 Ç Alt + 0200 È Alt + 0201 É Alt + 0202 Ê Alt + 0203 Ë Alt + 0204 Ì Alt + 0205 Í...
  • Page 91 Text Properties 89 Character Key Code Alt + 0029 å Alt + 0230 æ Alt + 0231 ç Alt + 0232 è Alt + 0233 é Alt + 0234 ê Alt + 0235 ë Alt + 0236 ì Alt + 0237 í...

  • Page 92: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 3 Type the corresponding key code for the special character from the number pad located on the right side of the keyboard. To view a list of special characters and their corresponding key codes, see "Special Characters List". 4 Release the ALT key on your keyboard.

  • Page 93: Editing Designs

    CHAPTER 4: Editing Designs Once you have learned to create your own designs, you will want to create and save them as files to output to your machine. Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to save to a number of machine formats.

  • Page 94: Creating New Designs

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Creating New Designs When you open Pacesetter BES Lettering 2, you can immediately begin creating a new, untitled design in the design window. The design window automatically opens using the default recipe and machine format settings specified in the Preferences dialog.

  • Page 95: Opening And Closing Designs

    Editing Designs 93 Opening and Closing Designs Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to open designs in a wide variety of file formats. When you open a design file in the design window, your single design file retains the stitches for that design.

  • Page 96: Opening Files With The Browser

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Opening Files with the Browser The Browser is a very convenient way to search for and open files. It allows you to search for and open embroidery files from multiple directories simultaneously. So, if you have design files stored on a number of different media - for example, a CD, a USB device, as well as on your hard drive - it is possible to look in all of these places at once with the Browser feature.
  • Page 97 Editing Designs 95 2 Click in the check boxes next to the directories you want to browse for designs; to look in multiple locations, simply check more boxes. When you use the Browser, you can speed up your search by restricting it to folders where you know your designs to be.

  • Page 98: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 Do one of the following:  To select a single design, click on the thumbnail image.  To select a number of separate designs, click on each individually while holding down Ctrl.  To select a series of designs, click the first thumbnail, then shift + click on the final thumbnail in the range.

  • Page 99: Choosing The Default Recipe

    Editing Designs 97  To open the selected file or files in a new window, click the Open button. The selected design or designs open in your workspace; if multiple designs were opened, each will open in its own tab. ...

  • Page 100: Saving A Design

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual You can also change the recipe (style) of a design, or part of a design, after it has been created. With the Select tool active, select part of the design (or, use Ctrl+A to select all of the design) and then right-click;...

  • Page 101: Selecting And Moving Parts Of A Design

    Editing Designs 99 Selecting and Moving Parts of a Design The Select Tool The Select tool allows you to select and modify individual design components, or groups of design components. Design components that have been selected using the Select tool can be moved, duplicated, or deleted. They can also be resized and rotated in either direction.

  • Page 102: Instruction Manual

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To select multiple components in the design: 1 From the Home tab, click the Select tool. 2 Click a design component. Press CTRL on your keyboard while you click each design component not already selected.
  • Page 103 Editing Designs 101 4 To select one segment, click the segment from the list. In the design workspace, the active segment is enclosed in a selection box with handles. 5 To select multiple segments within the Sequence View area, do any of the following: ...

  • Page 104: Copying, Cutting, And Pasting Design Components

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Design Components You can use a variety of methods to copy design components in your designs. To copy to the clipboard: 1 Select one or more design components you want to copy. 2 To copy design components to the clipboard, do one of the following: ...

  • Page 105: Aligning Items In The Design Horizontally And Vertically

    Editing Designs 103 3 To paste design components from the clipboard, do one of the following:  In the Clipboard area on the Home tab, click on the Paste button.  In the design workspace, right-click anywhere and choose Paste from the menu. ...

  • Page 106: Moving Parts Of A Design Manually

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 2 On the Arrange tab of the Ribbon, select the appropriate button from the following: Align Left: Aligns all selected objects to the left-most item selected. Align Right: Aligns all selected objects to the right-most item selected.

  • Page 107: Nudging Design Components

    Editing Designs 105 Nudging Design Components Nudging moves the selected design component or group of design components. Nudging is similar to dragging the design component but the distance that the design component moves is smaller. To nudge up: Use Ctrl + •...

  • Page 108: Rotating Design Components

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Rotating Design Components Rotating a design component moves it around the center point of the selection.The rotate tools on the Arrange tab may be used to rotate Text or merged stitch designs through 90º increments.

  • Page 109: Working With The Color Palette

    Editing Designs 107 Working with the Color Palette In Pacesetter BES Lettering 2, you can change the color of any segment of your design, whether it be a Lettering or a merged stitch file. If you can select it, you can change its color. The color palette, which is located along the top edge of the design space, shows you the thread colors that are available in the thread chart that is currently selected.

  • Page 110: Changing A Thread Color

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 3 When you have found the color you want, click on it to select 4 Click the Find button. The color you were looking for will now be the selected color in the palette. Changing a Thread Color Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to adjust the colors of the lettering you create, or indeed any segment of the design,...

  • Page 111: Special Design Tools

    Editing Designs 109 Special Design Tools There are a number of very useful special features in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 which you can use to incorporate extra embroidery and effects into your designs. These are described in the following sections. Merging Design Files You can merge multiple design files into an active design window.
  • Page 112 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 7 Click Open. The merged design file appears in the design workspace. You can now select and move the stitch file to place it in the desired position relative to your lettering.

  • Page 113: Add Designs Feature

    Editing Designs 111 Add Designs Feature The Add Designs feature allows you to embellish the lettering in your design with extra decorative embroidery. With Add Designs, you can choose from among a wide variety of embroidery accents, borders, frames, and appliqué shapes and place them in you design using only the mouse buttons.
  • Page 114 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 5 Place the mouse pointer, at the position you would like the Add Design to begin 6 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 Add Design embroidery, before it is actually generated in your design.

  • Page 115: Distorting Segments

    Editing Designs 113 8 To adjust the size and orientation of the Add Design segment after it is placed, select it with the Select tool, and use the handles to resize or rotate it. Your accent, border, frame, or appliqué appears in your design.
  • Page 116 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Distortion dialog. The following graphic shows an example of ZigZag distortion. Distortion Controls: Amplitude Going back to the ‘ripples’ concept, the amplitude is the height of the ripples. Here is an example ZigZag, but with an increased amplitude (the distortion frequency has been reduced for clarity):...
  • Page 117 Editing Designs 115 Distortion Controls: Angle The Twirl effect uses an angle setting to determine how much ‘twist’ the design will be given. Distortion Controls: Radius The Pinch effect takes the middle of the design and stretches it so that it looks like a ball. The radius of this ball is controlled by the radius setting.
  • Page 118 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Distortion Controls: Scale The scale is also used by the Pinch effect. It controls how much to expand the ‘ball’. The previous picture shows a high scale. The picture below is an example of a low scale: To distort segments: 1 Open an existing design.

  • Page 119: Working With Name Drops

    Editing Designs 117 Working with Name Drops Name Drops allow you to create a model to make a number of similar designs. In a template, each lettering or design segment is treated as a unit that can be replaced. For example, a lettering segment can be changed so that it uses a different font or text, but the segment appears in the same place as the model.
  • Page 120 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 In the Output directory box, browse to the folder to use as he destination for the generated files. 5 In the Base filename field, enter a name to use as the basis for the designs generated by the Name Drops wizard. When the files are generated, the file names they will be given will consist of the Base name, plus a sequential two-digit number - e.g.
  • Page 121 Editing Designs 119  Check the box (or boxes) next the the file formats that you wish to generate. If you choose more than one format, a separate file will be generated for each format.  Click Okay. The Formats dialog will close; the select format (or formats) will be listed in the Name Drops dialog beside “Save formats.”...

  • Page 122: Adding Basting Stitches To Designs

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To view these changes as they look in the context of the design, select a column by clicking on it, and then click the Preview button in the final column. 11 Click Save to create the files. The specified files will be generated, and saved to your destination folder.

  • Page 123: Sequencing Outline Segments

    Editing Designs 121 is also useful when you want to add a stabilizer to the fabric, but are unable to hoop it, for instance using a water-soluble stabilizer on top of a terry-cloth towel. To add basting stitches to designs: 1 Open an existing design.

  • Page 124: Inserting Segments Earlier In The Segment Sequence

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual and Object 2. This might not be optimal for jump stitches, and the machine will take longer to embroider the design in this sequence, compared to if the segments were properly sequenced. To sequence segments: 1 Select one or more segments you want to resequence.

  • Page 125: Moving A Segment Forward Or Backward

    Editing Designs 123 Moving a Segment Forward or Backward Use the Move Up commands to move the selected segment closer to the beginning of the design. Conversely, the Move Down command is used to move the selected segment closer to the end of the design.

  • Page 126: Moving A Segment To The Start Or End Of The Design

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 2 Do one of the following:  In the design workspace, right-click the segment(s) and choose Move—Up.  In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move—Up. The segment is moved one position forward in the sewing order.
  • Page 127 Editing Designs 125  In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move—First. In the left image, the green letter A is originally the third segment in the sewing order; after selecting Move–First, it will be behind all the other segments, as shown on the right.

  • Page 128: Moving A Segment To The Nearest Matching Color Group

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching Color Group Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to automatically move a segment to the previous or next segment group or layer that has the same thread color. To move a segment to the previous thread color layer: 1 Select the segment(s) you want to move.
  • Page 129 Editing Designs 127 The selected segment appears in the sequence below the previous group with the same thread color. To move a segment to the next thread color layer: 1 Select the segment(s) you want to move.

  • Page 130: Using The Color Sort Tool

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 2 Do one of the following:  In the design workspace, right-click the segment(s) and choose Move—Next Match.  In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move—Next Match. The selected segment appears in the sequence below the previous group with the same thread color.

  • Page 131: Printing Designs

    Editing Designs 129 To use the Color Sort tool: 1 Open an existing design. 2 Select one or more segments to which you want to apply the color sort feature. 3 From the Modify tool bar, click the Color Sort tool.

  • Page 132: Printing Design Worksheets

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Printing Design Worksheets You can print a design, without previewing it, by selecting the Print Setup toolbar icon. This button opens your com- puter’s Print dialog, where you can choose printer options such as how many copies you want to print. You can also print worksheets of your design immediately, without previewing the design or changing printer options.

  • Page 133: Changing The Print Settings

    Editing Designs 131 Changing the Print Settings You can customize print settings for your embroidery designs. Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to adjust the image and worksheet information displayed in design printouts. To change a design’s print settings: 1 Click the Pacesetter Button , and select Print—Print Preview from the menu.
  • Page 134 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 6 Select Print In One Page to print the design on a single worksheet page. If Print Color Analysis is selected along with Print In One Page, your print out will display a basic thread sequence view. This includes a simplified view of the colors used, the color sequence and the thread consumption.

  • Page 135: Foreign Language Fonts

    APPENDIX: Foreign Language Fonts This Pacesetter software application includes several fonts in the foreign-language alphabets. This appendix is a guide that matches the letters in these fonts with the corresponding keystrokes on a regular English keyboard.

  • Page 136: Greek Font

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Greek font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek font. Recommended font heights for the Greek font: Minimum - 0.24 inches/6 mm Maximum - 0.79 inches/20 mm...

  • Page 137: Greek Block Font

    Greek Block font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek Block font. Recommended font heights for the Greek font: Minimum - 0.24 inches/6 mm Maximum - 0.79 inches/20 mm...

  • Page 138: Greek Mixed Font

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Greek Mixed font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek Mixed font. Recommended font heights for the Greek font: Minimum - 0. 39 inches/10 mm Maximum - 1.18 inches/30 mm...

  • Page 139: Hebrew Traditional Font

    Hebrew Traditional font The following image shows the available keystrokes and letter names of the Hebrew Traditional font. Note that, in this font, the direction of the letters will be reversed automatically; that is, they will run left-to-right in the Text entry field in the Properties panel, but right-to-left in the design.

  • Page 140: Russian Font

    Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Russian font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Russian font. Recommended font heights for the Russian font: Minimum - 0.31 inches/8 mm Maximum - 1.18 inches/50 mm...

  • Page 141: Glossary

    Glossary...

  • Page 142: Cross Stitch

    140 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Automatic Trim An automated machine process that cuts the top and bobbin thread when directed by data stored in a design file. This function is usually used before a jump or a color change. This process eliminates the need for manual trimming.
  • Page 143 Density Density is the number of stitches covering a given area. Large letters, large fill areas and textured fabrics, generally need higher densities. The reverse can be true as well. There are two measuring systems used in calculating density: Imperial and Metric. The Imperial system measures density in stitches per inch (spi).

  • Page 144: Lock Stitch

    142 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Handles Handles are the small boxes at each corner of the selection box you see around active segments. If you point to a handle, the pointer becomes a double-sided arrow. You can click and drag the handle to resize the selected segment or segments proportionally.

  • Page 145: Pull Compensation

    Machine Formats Machine formats have their own profile settings that determine how embroidery information will be interpreted when you save design files as a machine readable format. When you use machine formats, your design information displays accurately on the screen and designs are sewn correctly on each embroidery machine.

  • Page 146: Satin Stitch

    144 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Absolute Pull Compensation: Absolute Pull Compensation adds the same amount (in linear measure, i.e., inches or mm.) of compensation to each side of the segment, regardless of the original segment width. Percentage Pull Compensation: Percentage Pull Compensation increases the width of a fill or satin segment in proportion to the original width.

  • Page 147: Index

    Index Numerics Color Sort 15 Color Sort tool 128 3D tool 16 Convert to Cusp command 40 Convert to Line command 40 Convert to Smooth command 40 Convert to Symmetrical Absolute pull-compensation 86 command 40 Align tools 103 Copying segments 102 Aligning segments 103 Creating Monogram Text 43 Alignment 68...
  • Page 148 146 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual English units 23 Keystrokes 61 File Tools 14 Fill density 80 Left tool (Align) 17 Fill patterns Line Frame tool 15 customizing Carved Fill 81 Line Spacing 68 Fill stitches 83 Lock stitches 142 Underlay types 83 Fit Hoop 16 Flip Horizontal tool 17...
  • Page 149 Outline file 143 Running Stitch 144 Pan Tool 26 Satin stitches 75 Panning 26 Save 98 Pasting design components 103 Save As 98 Patterns 79 Save As dialog 13 choosing 79 Save tool 13 customizing Carved Fill 81 Saving Favorite Help Topics 32 Percentage pull-compensation Saving Projects 98 Scrollbar slider 19...
  • Page 150 148 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Thread colors 21 changing 108 ZigZag distortion 113 Title Bar 6 ZIP files 95 Tools Zoom tool 24 Edit 13 File 14 Modify 17 Tools, Draw Bar 19 Top tool (Align) 17 Twirl distortion 115 Two-color font, changing colors Underlay stitch length 84 Underlay types 83...

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