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You are now ready to save the design to one or more
files or send it to machine. See
Design Files for details. See also
Machine.
Try this! Print a copy of the design showing the hoop
positions to help you stitch it in the correct hooping
order. See Printing design layouts
Defining custom hoops
If you are using a hoop size that is not in the hoop
list, you can define your own and save it for later
use. Two types of hoop can be defined or edited in
JANOME Embroidery Software – Rectangular and
Oval.
Rectangle
Height
Width
Custom hoops are needed because new hoops
become available for sewing machines more
frequently than the software is updated. Also some
machines include hoop adaptors for third-party
hoops which need to be defined in the software.
JANOME Embroidery Software records the
embroidery area of custom hoops to JEF file which
can then be read by multi-needle machines to
determine the stitching area. On the other hand,
the stitching area of single-needle machines is
determined by the selected hoop type. If the file
contains a 'non-standard' (custom) hoop code, the
Reading and Writing
Outputting to
for details.
Total Height
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hoop size is automatically based on the design size
which is used to limit the stitching area.
Note If you open a JAN file which contains a
custom hoop not included in the hoop list, or if the
hoop has the same name as a listed one but
different type and/or settings, JANOME
Embroidery Software creates a new custom hoop
with the same characteristics and tags it with a
system-generated name.
To define or edit a custom hoop
1 Select Setup > Work Environment or right-click within
the Design Window and select Work Environment
from the popup menu.
The Work Environment > Display dialog opens.
Custom hoop
options
2 Choose the desired option:
Option Purpose
Create Hoop This button accesses the Create/Edit
Hoop dialog which is used both for
creating new hoops and editing
existing ones.
Edit Hoop Select a custom hoop in the Hoop list
and the Edit Hoop button becomes
available. This button accesses the
same Create/Edit Hoop dialog.
Delete Hoop Select a custom hoop in the Hoop list
and click the Delete Hoop button to
remove it from the list. You are
prompted to confirm.
Whether you choose to create a hoop or edit an
existing one, the Create/Edit Hoop dialog opens.
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