Wilcome

DIGITIZER 10000
EasyDesign & EasyEdit
Instruction
Book
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! US Patent No.4,821,662
! European Patent No.0221163
! Japanese Patent No. 2029491
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P/N W3885 Rev 1 June 2004

1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to DIGITIZER 10000, the leading

software application for home embroidery use.
DIGITIZER 10000 software is a
Windows-based product incorporating many
of the conventions with which most PC users
are already familiar.
First-time users You should also familiarize yourself with Basic

If you are new to DIGITIZER 10000, you’ll be Procedures on page 19. Here you will learn how to
pleased with its flexible digitizing capabilities, the start the application, create or open a design, print
ease with which you can create and edit designs, and designs, and how to use some of the essential tools
how simple it is to add or create your own lettering. and features that DIGITIZER 10000 provides.
However, before you begin working with the
product, read the Embroidery Digitizing on page 13. Upgrade users
This chapter presents an overview of the basic DIGITIZER 10000 is a greatly-enhanced version of
concepts of digitizing with DIGITIZER 10000 and our earlier products. It has many new and expanded
provides you with important guidelines on how to features which make digitizing easier and more
use this software to achieve the best results. efficient. This manual contains revised step-by-step
instructions that show you how these features are
incorporated. As many of the digitizing methods are
2 DIGITIZER 10000 Instruction Book
Chapter 1 Introduction
more advanced, read the chapter Embroidery ! Select different stitch types to fill or outline a
Digitizing on page 13 to familiarize yourself quickly shape
with the scope of these improvements. ! Set up and change object values
Access to the DIGITIZER 10000 software is ! Vary the angle of stitching
controlled by a security device connected to the ! Change the stitching sequence
computer. See the separate Release Notes for more ! Load and view designs from your hard disk,
details. Upgrades can be made easily by entering new CD-ROM or floppy disk. These can be designs
access codes or replacing the external security device from another embroidery software package
(‘dongle’). See Viewing information online on page 25
for details. ! Save files in a number of file formats, including
the standard JAN format
EasyEdit
About DIGITIZER 10000
EasyEdit is based on the traditional embroidery
format, where an entire design is a single object,
There are two products within the software: made up of individual stitches.
EasyDesign and EasyEdit. EasyDesign and EasyEdit EasyEdit lets you take a stitch-based design, and
are described below. resize or transform it as a whole, or modify individual
stitches for subtle changes and fine tuning.
EasyDesign
Using EasyEdit you can:
EasyDesign uses an ‘object-oriented’ approach to
embroidery design, by saving shapes as outlines that ! Open an existing design
can generate stitches automatically, based on preset ! Select and edit individual stitches
object details. ! Split the stitch blocks to separate parts of a design
Embroidery objects can be resized, reshaped and ! Cut, copy, duplicate and paste stitch blocks
transformed as individual elements within a single ! Resize, mirror and rotate stitch blocks
design, with the stitches re-generating after every ! Travel through the design to view stitching
change. sequence
EasyDesign lets you create new designs from scratch, ! Load and view designs from your hard disk,
combine existing designs and quickly convert bitmap CD-ROM or floppy disk. These can be designs
images into a design. It also provides a range of fonts from another embroidery software package
and lettering features for adding monograms and ! Save files in a number of file formats, including
creative lettering to your designs. the standard JEF and SEW formats
Using EasyDesign you can:
! Create a new design
! Create embroidery objects using the digitizing DIGITIZER 10000 documentation
tools
! Automatically create embroidery objects using DIGITIZER 10000 documentation includes:
the Click-to-Design and Click-to-Stitch
! User Manual
! Use the image preparation tools to prepare
bitmap images ready for use as templates ! Online Help
! Add lettering and create monograms, using ! Release Notes
different fonts and creative effects
User Manual
! Insert or scan in an image to ‘trace’ a new design
! Resize, reshape, mirror and rotate individual The User Manual is produced in both printed and
objects in the design online form. The online version is accessed from the
Help menu. The printed manual is complete with
! Travel through the design to view the stitching
hundreds of step-by-step instructions as well as
sequence
illustrations and screen dumps to guide you through
! View or print out information sheets about your the digitizing process.
design, detailing the number of stitches and
colors it uses The first four chapters in this manual (including this
one) contain general information that should be of
! Create special effects, such as appliqué, objects
with holes and feathered edging interest to all readers.
DIGITIZER 10000 Instruction Book 3
Chapter 1 Introduction
Online Help
Online Help is accessed from the Help menu in
DIGITIZER 10000.
Conventions used in the manual
This manual adopts the following conventions:
Commands
In this manual, commands on a submenu are referred
to by both the submenu and command name. For
example the Select All command in the Edit menu is
referred to as Edit > Select All.
Dialog boxes
Dialog boxes are referred to as ‘dialogs’ and are
shown in the manual only if they provide important
information on using DIGITIZER 10000. The
screen images provided are intended to be
representations, not exact duplicates of the layouts
generated by the software.
Keyboard conventions
Instruction Symbol Action

Click [ Click the left mouse
button.
Right-click ] Click the right mouse
button.
Double-click . Click the mouse button
twice without moving the
mouse.
Shift-click V+[ Hold down Shift and click
a mouse button.
Click OK [ or j Click OK with the mouse
or press the Enter key on
the keyboard to complete
the action.
Shortcut Description
C + S While holding down the
Control key (Ctrl), press the
lowercase letter S key.
C + V + H While holding down the
Control key (Ctrl), press Shift
and the H key.
For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, refer to the
Quick Reference Guide.
4
Chapter 2
System Setup
With your copy of DIGITIZER 10000, you will receive

the following: DIGITIZER 10000 Installation CD,
Release Notes, New USB dongle (for new customers),
DIGITIZER 10000 Instruction Book, Software license
and hardware warranty, and End-user license
agreement.
You will need to connect peripheral devices for use
with DIGITIZER 10000. These may include printers,
scanners and embroidery machines. Different devices
are set up in different ways — some in Windows, via
the Control Panel, others within DIGITIZER 10000
itself. For instructions on connecting devices to your
computer and setting up in Windows, see the documentation for the device as well
as your Microsoft Windows documentation.
If you do not have a CD drive on your computer, ask your DIGITIZER 10000
dealer to make you a set of 3.5" disks from the CD.
entered in the software. Each security device has a
unique serial number and identity code so your
Note Professional Windows NT, 2000, or XP users system can be uniquely recognized.
— if you are operating under one of these operating
systems, you need to log on with Administrator level
rights in order to install the software. This does not
apply to Windows 98/98SE or Windows ME.
Security device
DIGITIZER 10000 is controlled by a security device
attached to the computer and security access codes
Chapter 2 System Setup
version as you update your software. This way, the

new USB Port installation program will merge all of the
Dongle user-defined settings with the new settings.
Note If you have removed DIGITIZER 10000

using Programs > DIGITIZER 10000 > Uninstall
or Add/Remove Programs, the uninstall process may
leave some files in the DIGITIZER 10000 folder.
You need to manually delete the DIGITIZER 10000
folder and its contents using Windows Explorer. If
you do not do this, and then install a new version of
old Parallel EasyDesign, the Security Device Not Found dialog is
Port Dongle shown and the new software will not work.
Installation options
There are three major options available to you when

installing V2:
! Install software
New purchases of DIGITIZER 10000 are shipped ! Install Adobe Acrobat Reader
with the new DIGITIZER 10000 USB security ! Browse CD
dongle. The security device plugs into a USB port on
your computer. If your computer does not have a Install software option
USB port, you will need to return the envelope
unopened to your local Janome dealer to exchange the Click Install Software to install a complete copy of
packaged USB dongle for a parallel port dongle. If DIGITIZER 10000 onto a PC. This option lets you
you are not sure where the ports are on your choose:
computer, check the computer manual. ! where the software and sample designs will be
installed
! which components will be installed — e.g.
Note USB connections are not supported under additional languages, Design Gallery
Windows NT.
! which documentation files will be installed.
Warning If the security device is removed or loses Install Adobe Acrobat Reader option
connection while you are working in DIGITIZER Click this option if you want the latest version of
10000, error messages will display. Cancel the Acrobat Reader on your system. You will need it to
messages, then exit DIGITIZER 10000. You will read, print and search your Online Manual and
lose any unsaved changes to your design. Re-attach Release Notes.
the security device to your computer, making sure
that it is firmly secured, then restart DIGITIZER
10000. Note If you have an earlier version of Acrobat
Reader on your PC, we recommend that you upgrade
Removing previous versions of it using Install Adobe Acrobat Reader. See Installing
DIGITIZER 10000 Acrobat Reader on page 7 for details.
Avoid removing DIGITIZER 10000 by choosing
Programs > DIGITIZER 10000 > Uninstall from Browse CD option
the Windows Start menu, or by using Add/Remove Click Browse CD to see what is on your
Programs from the Windows Control Panel. Both of DIGITIZER 10000 Installation CD-ROM. See
these methods will remove all of the files known to Browsing the Installation CD-ROM on page 8 for
DIGITIZER 10000. details.
Instead we recommend that you let the DIGITIZER
10000 installation procedure uninstall the previous
Installing DIGITIZER 10000

Note Always select Embroidery Software
Use the procedure outlined below to install unless you are adding extra components to an
DIGITIZER 10000 software on your computer. existing installation.
Warning If you are upgrading your software, do

not uninstall the current version, install the new
version over the old one. If you have already
uninstalled the old version, you may need to remove
the Digitizer 10000 folder manually using Windows
Explorer.
To install DIGITIZER 10000

1 Close all Windows programs but leave Windows
running.
2 Insert the DIGITIZER 10000 Installation CD-ROM. 7 Select the online documents you want to install.
Note Adobe Acrobat Reader is used to read,

search and print your online documents. See
Installing Acrobat Reader on page 7 for details.
If you have opted to install extra languages, the
Languages dialog will appear.
Note The installation program should start within

30 seconds. If it does not, open Windows Explorer
and browse to instpro.exe in the root directory of
the Installation CD-ROM. Double-click
instpro.exe to start the installation.
3 Click Install Software.
4 Click Next on the Welcome screen.
8 Select the extra language(s) you want to use with
5 Read the Software License Agreement screen DIGITIZER 10000.
and click Yes if you agree.
The Components dialog opens.
Note If online documents are available in the
same language(s) you select here (e.g. Japanese),
these will be installed automatically. If documents
are not available in your selected languages,
English documents will be installed.
If you have one or more earlier versions of
DIGITIZER 10000, the Select Version dialog will
appear.
6 Select the components you want to install, and

click Next.
11 Finally, decide whether to reboot your PC before

you click Finish.
12 Make sure the dongle is attached correctly to your
computer.
See Security device on page 4 for details.
9 Select the version which contains the user-defined

Note Reboot your PC before using the new
settings you want to keep for your embroidery
software.
machines and other peripheral devices.
This will ensure that devices set up earlier will
continue to work after the new installation.
The Choose Destination Location dialog Installing Acrobat Reader
displays.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is essential for reading,
searching and printing your online documentation,
which comes in PDF format. Use the following
procedure to install Adobe Acrobat Reader from the
DIGITIZER 10000 Installation CD-ROM.
Tip If you already have Acrobat Reader installed on

your PC, open it and check the version (select Help
> About Acrobat Reader). If it is earlier than
Version 4, uninstall it and follow the instructions
below.
10 Choose the folder where you want to install the
software. To install Acrobat Reader
By default, the DIGITIZER 10000 software is 1 Close all Windows programs, but leave Windows
installed in the C:\Digitizer 10000 folder. running.
! To accept the default folder, click Next. 2 Insert the DIGITIZER 10000 Installation CD-ROM.
! To change the location, click Browse. Specify an
existing folder or create a new one.
If you have selected an installation folder that
contains an earlier version of DIGITIZER 10000,
you will see a Warning. Read and follow the
directions — you may want to install V2 to a
different folder.
Otherwise, your existing installation of DIGITIZER Note The installation program should start within
10000 will be uninstalled, and the new software will 30 seconds. If it does not, open Windows Explorer
be installed. A list of the items in your new and browse to instpro.exe in the root directory of
DIGITIZER 10000 group will appear. the Installation CD-ROM. Double-click
3 Click Install Acrobat Reader.
Acrobat Reader installs automatically.

4 Follow the prompts on your screen to accept the
license agreement and to complete the Acrobat
installation.
Adjusting view settings in Acrobat

Reader
You may need to adjust the view settings in Acrobat
Reader.
To adjust view settings in Acrobat Reader

1 Open your document in Acrobat Reader. 3 Click Browse CD.
4 Browse the CD, using the Windows Explorer
2 Select a chapter by clicking on its Bookmark — e.g.
window that appears.
Getting Started.
3 Change the magnification of the view in Reader:
! Click Reader Zoom and select a setting. 200% is
good for screen diagrams. Installing a USB driver
The USB drivers for Windows 98/ME or 2000/XP

are included on your DIGITIZER 10000 Installation
CD. You need to install them before connecting your
machine to your PC.
Note The screen images included here come from

a Windows 2000 system.
! Select Zoom In, then click anywhere on the
page. Each click increases the magnification. To install a USB drivers
! Click the Actual Size, or Fit in Window, or Fit 1 Start up the computer.
Width buttons.
2 Connect the computer and the machine with the
USB cable and turn on the machine.
The computer will search for a new hardware and
Browsing the Installation CD-ROM ask to install a device driver.
The Browse CD option allows you to use Windows

Explorer to inspect the contents of your
DIGITIZER 10000 Installation CD-ROM.
Try this! Use this feature to find and open any

online documents that you have not installed on your
PC. 3 Click Next and follow the Hardware Wizard
instructions.
To browse the Installation CD-ROM
1 Close all Windows programs, but leave Windows
running.
2 Insert the DIGITIZER 10000 Installation CD-ROM,
and close the CD drawer.
The installation program should start within 30
seconds. If it does not, open Windows Explorer
and browse to instpro.exe in the root directory of
the Installation CD-ROM. Double-click
4 Click Next.
5 Select the Specify a Location checkbox.
6 Click Browse and select the folder

D:\Drivers\Win98
where D: is your CD-ROM drive. The computer will
locate the driver.
Type B
connector
7 Click Next to start installing.

USB cable
(12 Mb/s)
Type A
connector
Note Do not turn the PC or sewing machine off

before setup is complete.
3 Install the USB driver for JANOME MemoryCraft.
Note Restart your computer after installing or the
software may not work properly.
Note This setup procedure is only necessary on
first usage. The cable can be disconnected with the
power on or off.
Connecting JANOME MemoryCraft
to your PC Linking your PC by RS-232C cable
If your PC is running Windows NT, use the RS-232C
To connect supported machines — MemoryCraft cable.
10001 and MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0 or higher — to
a PC, you need to use either a USB or a JANOME
RS-232C cable, depending on the Windows Note The RS-232C cable can also be used with all
operating system you are using. With Windows 98 or other Microsoft Windows operating systems.
2000 you have the option of connecting your
machine to your PC via a USB port instead of a COM
To link your PC by RS-232C Cable
port. However you will need to install a USB driver
to make it work. With Windows 95 or NT4.0 you do 1 Turn off your PC and JANOME MemoryCraft
not have this option. sewing machine.
2 Connect the 9-pin square connector to a COM port
Your JANOME MemoryCraft should be connected of the PC and the round connector to the sewing
to the COM1 or COM2 port of your computer. See machine.
your JANOME MemoryCraft manual for details on
connecting the machine to your computer. See also
Outputting and Storing Designs on page 129.
Linking your PC by USB cable

If your PC is running Windows 98, 2000, ME, or XP,
use the USB cable.
To link your PC by USB cable

1 Turn on your PC and JANOME MemoryCraft
sewing machine.
2 Connect the Type A connector to the PC and the
Type B connector to the sewing machine.
The port settings must match those of the

embroidery machine or selected device. Check the
communications setup section of the
documentation that came with the device.
Note If you encounter a communication error,

select a slower speed.
4 Click OK.
Setting up scanners
RS-232C
cable
Use Scanner Setup (Image menu) to setup scanners.
DIGITIZER 10000 supports TWAIN-compatible

3 After the cable is connected, turn the sewing scanners.
machine and PC back on.
Note Peripheral devices can be connected to your

Warning Disconnecting the cable before the computer via serial ports, parallel ports, a specialized
power is turned off can cause a malfunction.
network card or an ethernet network.
Adjusting machine communication
settings To set up scanners
1 Connect the scanner using the accompanying
Use RS-232C Settings (MemoryCraft menu) to adjust instructions.
serial port settings. 2 Set it up in Windows using the accompanying
instructions and/or the Microsoft Windows
You can select the communication serial port to documentation.
which the Janome machine is connected (RS232C 3 Start DIGITIZER 10000.
connections only) and set the communication speed 4 Select Image > Scanner Setup.
of the serial communication port. See Linking your The Select Source dialog opens displaying a list
PC by RS-232C cable on page 9 for details. of scanner drivers loaded on your computer.
To adjust machine communication settings

1 Select MemoryCraft > RS-232C Settings.
The Communications Settings dialog opens.
Select a Select a
communication communication 5 Select the scanning driver to use, then click Select.
speed port
Note If you have trouble with scanning after

re-starting DIGITIZER 10000, there may be a
conflict with previously installed scanner drivers.
Re-install DIGITIZER 10000 and test the scanner.
2 Select a communication port (COM1-COM4) for
If the selected scanner driver does not work in
the PC-Link with RS-232C cable.
DIGITIZER 10000, select another scanner driver
from the list. There are usually two installed for
each scanner.
Note Make sure that there is no conflict between
JANOME MemoryCraft and any other device.
3 Set the communication speed of the selected COM Delete recovery files
port to the highest speed available on your PC On rare occasions when DIGITIZER 10000 crashes,
(baud rate 4800-57600 bps).
it may cause files to corrupt. This may destabilize the
program when you next try to run it. V2 now
provides a Delete Recovery Files option in the

DIGITIZER 10000 Start > Programs menu. This
allows you to delete corrupt files.
To delete recovery files

1 Close EasyDesign.
2 On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button and
select Programs > Digitizer 10000 > Delete
Recovery Files.
Select to
delete
recovery files
The Purge Recovery and Backup Directories

dialog opens.
Tip To delete backup files as well, select Delete

Backup files.
3 Click OK.
If some files cannot be deleted, a message will
display. Using Windows Explorer, delete any
remaining files from the C:\Digitizer
10000\Recover and C:\Digitizer
10000\Backup folders.
12
Part I
Basics
13
Chapter 3
Embroidery Digitizing
DIGITIZER 10000 provides embroiderers with a fast,

flexible way of creating and editing embroidery designs.
This section provides an overview of the embroidery
digitizing process as it applies to DIGITIZER 10000.
The DIGITIZER 10000 embroidery digitizing

design looks details are
process will consist of some or all of the following good — clearly
stages: shapes, colors, defined
balance
! planning designs
! digitizing designs
stitches are stitches are
! modifying designs angled to neat, smooth
! improving design quality match shapes and even
! adding lettering
shapes are shapes are
! outputting designs filled with stitched
correct fill and correctly — no
outline stitches unwanted gaps
lettering is clear and
Planning designs easy to read
Good embroidery quality starts with good design.

The stitched-out design should also have the
You then need a good quality machine to stitch it out.
But then you need to use the correct fabric, threads, following characteristics:
backings, tensions, and so on. Keep the following ! The design stitches out efficiently on the
points in mind. machine.
Chapter 3 Embroidery Digitizing
! The fabric has not puckered around the stitched Digitizing designs
areas.
! The design is free of loose ends.
Designs created in EasyDesign are composed of
Artwork ‘embroidery objects’. They are called ‘objects’
because they are discrete entities which can be
Artwork in both ‘bitmap’ and ‘vector’ formats can be manipulated independently of each other. Each
inserted, pasted or scanned into EasyDesign for use object has certain defining characteristics or
as digitizing templates or ‘backdrops’. Unless you are ‘properties’ such as color, size, position, and so on.
an experienced digitizer, do not use artwork which is The most important property of an embroidery
complicated. Possible sources for suitable artwork object is its stitch type.
include:
Digitizing consists of turning the basic shapes of a
! books of embroidery patterns and children’s design into embroidery objects. Different tools are
story books suited to different shapes. You can digitize them
! printed table cloths or tea towels manually by marking reference points along an
! business cards, post cards and wrapping paper outline, or by using ‘smart’ tools which transform
! clip art libraries of your word processing or shapes automatically into embroidery objects.
graphics program Stitches are automatically calculated from design
! internet or CD clipart libraries outlines and properties. They are regenerated
! samples in the EasyDesign Embroidery Album whenever you press Enter. This means you can scale,
folder transform and reshape DIGITIZER 10000 designs
without affecting stitch density or quality.
! original artwork — e.g. children’s drawings
Viewing designs
Note Be sure to check the copyright for any images EasyDesign provides
you do not create yourself. If unsure, contact the numerous ways to view
company and seek permission to use. an embroidery design.
You can show or hide
Design shapes and stitching sequence needle penetration points
Before digitizing, you need to analyze and plan design and connectors. Zoom in
shapes and stitching sequence carefully. Design on an area to see more
shapes need to be clearly defined to make them easy design detail or even
individual stitches. See Normal view
to embroider. The best shapes have relatively
constant width, with smooth edges, no sharp turns Zooming in and out on
and no small, protruding details. page 28 for details.
The design sequence defines the stitching sequence, Use grid lines to help
or order in which shapes are stitched out. Or course accurately align or size
you can always change the sequence to improve the embroidery objects. You
stitchout — for example, to minimize color changes. can show or hide the grid.
Details should be stitched last. See Resequencing See Showing and hiding the
embroidery objects on page 78 for details. grid on page 22 for details.
You can view completed Visualizer
designs in Visualizer.
3 4
You can view the stitching sequence by ‘traveling’
through your design by stitches, colors or objects. See
Viewing the stitching sequence in EasyDesign on page 29
1 2 for details.
Stitch types
details last
5 There are three basic stitch types available with
embroidery machines — Run Line, Satin and Weave
Fill. Everything else is a variant of these. The stitch
type you use depends on the object shape, size and connecting the pairs define the stitch angles. See
the effect you want to achieve. See Fill Stitches on Digitizing columns of varying width on page 42 for
page 45 for details. details.
In EasyDesign, Run Line stitch is both a stitch type Use Border to digitize columns of constant width. It
and an ‘input method’ (see below). Use Run Line to is typically used for digitizing borders and outlines of
digitize lines of single run stitching. See Digitizing larger shapes. You can digitize columns to create
lines on page 40 for details. thick lines or borders. Border is typically used with
Satin stitch. Use the Parallel Fill tool to digitize large
and irregular shapes. Most shapes can be digitized
Weave Fill for large with this tool. By digitizing boundaries within
shapes Parallel Fill objects, you can create filled objects with
holes. See Digitizing complex shapes with fixed stitch
Embossed Fill for angles on page 43 for details.
effects
Satin for narrow

shapes Object properties and templates
Satin stitch is well suited to stitching narrow shapes When you start a new design, EasyDesign uses the
or ‘columns’, where each stitch traverses the width of default settings or ‘values’ stored in the template.
the column. Satin stitch creates a glossy, high-quality Most designs use the ‘Normal’ template, but you can
effect. See Creating Satin fills on page 46 for details. create and use your own.
Weave Fill stitch is suitable for filling large, irregular You can save any combination of settings in your
design shapes to give the appearance of a solid field styles to quickly apply to embroidery and lettering
of stitching. See Creating Weave fills on page 47 for objects. You can also store custom object properties
details. in a template, such as favorite stitch or lettering
settings. See Managing design templates on page 97 for
details.
Input methods
Thread colors and thread charts

Depending on the shape and stitching you require,
you use a different ‘input method’ or ‘tool’ to enter
‘reference points’. Input methods determine whether You need to decide how many different thread colors
stitching is an outline, a column of curving stitches, to use and the sequence in which they will be
or a fill of parallel stitches. Methods in EasyDesign stitched. When you digitize, you select thread colors
include Run Line, Turning Angle Fill, Border, and from the color palette. Wherever possible, simplify
Parallel Fill. the design to reduce the number of color changes.
Always start with the shapes at the back and work
column of varying
width (ITurning your way forward, layer by layer. See Changing thread
Angle Fill) colors on page 50 for details.
large irregular shape
(Parallel Fill)
narrow column
(Border) 1
detail (Run Line) 2
Use the Run Line tool to digitize lines of single or 3

triple run stitching. Run Line places a single row of
run stitches along a digitized line. Triple Run Line
repeats each stitch three (or more) times for a thicker In EasyDesign, you can change the background color
line.See Digitizing lines on page 40 for details. of the design window to match the color of your
Use Turning Angle Fill to digitize columns of fabric. See Changing backgrounds and display settings on
varying width and stitch angle. Digitized pairs of page 51 for details.
reference points define the outline, while lines
Digitizing with artwork
There are two broad categories of artwork file, both

of which can be imported into EasyDesign for use as
digitizing backdrops.
! Vector drawings: These consist of outlines which
may be colored and may have colored fills. Vector
outlines remain thin and clear even at large zoom The Click-to-Stitch and Click-to-Outline tools are
factors, so you can digitize them accurately. useful for quickly creating embroidery objects from
Vector drawings are converted into bitmap images that do not require particular artistic effects
images when they are imported into EasyDesign. or embroidery-specific knowledge. This in turn frees
! Bitmap images: These consist of colored dots or you to spend more time on the artistic or inherently
pixels. When you zoom in on a small area, the complicated areas of your designs. See Digitizing filled
outlines become jagged and appear as a series of shapes with Click-to-Stitch on page 71 for details.
pixels. Bitmap images can be ‘recognized’ as Click-to-Design automatically converts artwork
vector drawings with some success, depending on to fully digitized embroidery with little or no
the quality and suitability of the source image. intervention. Various forms of artwork can be
To create good quality embroidery, you need to used—both bitmap and vector—and various
choose suitable artwork of either format. For both levels of user ‘assists’ applied to the process. See
manual and automatic digitizing purposes, ‘clean’ Creating embroidery designs with Click-to-Design on
artwork with a limited number of solid colors and page 72 for details.
well-defined outlines work best.
Modifying designs
When you have digitized

your design you can modify it
as a whole, edit individual
objects or even individual
stitches. EasyDesign lets you
Bitmap image scaled and Areas recolored and add to designs quickly by
background removed — outlines improved — ready
ready for manual digitizing for automatic digitizing duplicating and copying
existing objects. It also lets
you combine designs by
Artwork that is not in digital format needs to be inserting the contents of one
scanned correctly to produce good quality images. file into another. See
Before using bitmaps for automatic digitizing, you Combining objects and designs on page 75 for details.
must prepare them using the EasyDesign artwork
preparation tools. See Using image preparation tools on Stitching sequence usually occurs in the order in
page 66 for details. which the design was digitized. However, you can
change this by a variety of methods. The Resequence
dialog provides a sequential list of objects grouped by
Automatic digitizing object or color. It provides an easy way to resequence
selected objects and color blocks. See Resequencing
embroidery objects on page 78 for details.
With your backdrop imported into the design
window, you can apply automatic digitizing features
Click-to-Stitch ,Click-to-Outline and
Click-to-Design.
Arranging and transforming objects Specialized digitizing techniques

You can change the position, size and orientation of
objects in a design by moving, scaling and EasyDesign provides specialized digitizing features
transforming them. Group objects together to apply to save time as you digitize, and for special effects
a change to them all at once. See Locking and grouping and appliqué. There are also special methods for
objects on page 81 for details. cutting holes.
Outlines and filled holes

EasyDesign provides
tools for cutting areas
based on existing
boundaries. Use Cut
Holes to create holes
Reshaping objects in Parallel Fill
EasyDesign lets you reshape objects with control objects. See Cutting
points. See Reshaping objects on page 85 for details. holes in objects on page
With Parallel Fill and 100 for details.
Turning Angle Fill objects
Appliqué
you can set a stitch angle for
the entire object. You cannot You can
change the stitch angle of automatically create
Border objects as the stitches all the stitching you
automatically turn to follow need for appliqué
the shape. See Adjusting stitch using Auto
angles on page 88 for details. Appliqué. See
Digitizing appliqué on
Editing stitches page 101 for details.
In EasyEdit you can use
Stitch Edit to select and
move individual and multiple Artistic stitch effects and textured
stitches. You can add stitches edges
to fill gaps and delete
stitches. See Editing Stitches in
EasyEdit on page 90 for Use Feather Edge to create
details. rough edges, shading
effects, or to imitate fur or
other fluffy textures. See
Creating feathered edges on
Improving stitch quality page 102 for details.
Embroidery stitches pull fabric inwards where the

needle penetrates. This can cause the fabric to
pucker, and gaps to appear in the embroidery. Use
automatic underlay and pull compensation to achieve Embossed Fill is a decorative
smooth, even placement of stitches, and eliminate fill stitch in which the needle
gaps in your design. These features are object penetrations form a tiled
properties, and can be applied, removed or modified pattern. Select an existing
at any time. See Changing underlays on page 54 for pattern or create your own.
details. See Creating Embossed fills on
Experienced digitizers can also manually compensate page 48 for details.
for pull by overlapping objects as they digitize. Larger
areas and stretchy fabrics such as knits and pique
need more underlay than smaller areas and firm
fabrics such as drill or leather. See Compensating for
fabric stretch on page 55 for details.
Embroidery stamps both for stitching a design and for later modification.
You can use stamps such as Saving a design records its file name, location and
hearts, leaves or border format, and updates it with any changes you make.
patterns to create ornamental JAN format files are automatically compressed to
runs. Stamps can be scaled, reduce storage, making it possible to save large files.
rotated and mirrored in the
same way as other objects. Design gallery
You can use motifs on their Design Gallery
own, or link them together. provides an
See Embroidery Gallery efficient way for
Stamps on page 104 for details. managing
embroidery
designs. This
Embroidery lettering design
management tool
can access design
You can add lettering to files stored on your computer hard disk, CD-ROM,
designs quickly and easily or floppy disk. It recognizes all design file formats
then edit it. You can apply used by EasyDesign. See Design Management on page
formatting to lettering 144 for details.
objects including italics.
See Adding lettering to
embroidery designs on page
108 for details. You can
add special characters and
symbols by means of the Windows Character Map.
You can apply horizontal, vertical, and curved
baselines to your lettering objects. See Changing
lettering orientation on page 116 for details.
Using ‘elastic lettering’ you can also distort lettering
shapes. See Creating special effects with Lettering Art on
page 123 for details.
Output, storage and design

management
You can output embroidery designs in a variety of

ways — saving to disk or sending directly to machine
for stitching. Designers frequently want to distribute
their designs so that they can be seen in real colors, in
Visualizer or otherwise. In EasyDesign you can save
both design images and production worksheets to
disk or email them. See Outputting and Storing Designs
on page 129 for details.
By default EasyDesign saves to its native file format,
JAN. This format contains all information necessary
19
Chapter 4
Basic Procedures
To start using DIGITIZER 10000, you

need to know basic procedures, such as
starting up, opening and creating designs,
and saving. Other basic procedures
include showing and hiding the grid,
displaying and using toolbars.
This section describes how to start
DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign and
DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit, how to
open designs, start new ones and use the
basic commands. It also explains how to
turn on and off the grid and measure
distances on-screen. You will also find out how to save designs.
Starting DIGITIZER 10000 Starting DIGITIZER 10000

EasyDesign
Warning DIGITIZER 10000 consists of two main Double-click to start EasyDesign.

programs — EasyDesign and EasyEdit. EasyDesign
is used for creating designs while EasyEdit is used for
modifying existing designs. Open DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign using the
desktop icon or the Windows Start menu.
To start DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign

! Double-click the DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign
shortcut icon on the Windows desktop.
Chapter 4 Basic Procedures
Alternatively, select Programs > DIGITIZER

10000 > EasyDesign from the Start menu.
The EasyDesign Getting Started dialog opens.
! Click one of the icons to:
! open an existing design
! digitize an existing image
! free-hand digitize.
! Customize the design window by showing or hiding

the grid, changing the grid dimensions, and
If you select to free-hand digitize, EasyDesign showing and hiding toolbars. See Showing and
opens with a new, blank design (Design1). hiding the grid on page 22 and Showing or hiding
toolbars on page 21 for details.
Opening designs in EasyDesign
Use Open (Standard toolbar) to open an

existing design.
DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign opens JAN files.

See also Embroidery design formats on page 126.
Warning You cannot open files created with a later

version of the software to the one you are running.
To open a design in EasyDesign

! Customize the design window by showing or hiding
the grid, changing the grid dimensions, and 1 Click the Open icon.
showing and hiding toolbars. See Showing and The Open dialog opens.
hiding the grid on page 22 and Showing or hiding preview On/Off preview panel
toolbars on page 21 for details.
Starting DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit
Double-click to start EasyEdit.
Open DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit using the

desktop icon or the Windows Start menu.
design data
To start DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit 2 Select a folder from the Look In list.
! Double-click the DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit 3 If the design is not in JAN format, select a file type
shortcut icon on the Windows desktop. from the Files of Type list.
Alternatively, select Programs > DIGITIZER 4 Select a design or designs.
10000 > EasyEdit from the Start menu. ! To select a range of items, hold down Shift as
EasyEdit opens with a new, blank design you select.
(Design1). ! To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you
select.
5 Select the Preview checkbox to preview the used commands. See Quick Reference Guide on page
design (for supported file formats) together with 156 for details.
design data. This includes stitch and color
numbers, design height and width.
Showing or hiding toolbars
Try this! For more information about a selected

Toolbars provide quick and easy access to
file, right-click and select Properties from the DIGITIZER 10000 commands. You can choose to
popup menu. See Viewing design information in show or hide them for convenience.
Windows Explorer on page 32 for details.
6 Click Open.
Tip To increase your working area, hide unwanted
toolbars and use the menu and keyboard commands
Opening designs in EasyEdit
instead. See also Quick Reference Guide on page 156.
Use Open (Standard toolbar) to open an
existing design. To show or hide toolbars
1 Select View > Toolbars.
DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit opens JEF and SEW
files. See also Embroidery design formats on page 126.
Select toolbars to
display
Warning You cannot open files created with a later

version of the software to the one you are running.
! Select the toolbars you want to display.
! Deselect the toolbars you want to hide.
To open a design in EasyEdit
1 Click the Open icon.
Note DIGITIZER 10000 toolbars are dockable.
The Open dialog opens. To move a toolbar to a more convenient location,
click and drag it. To dock it in its normal position,
double-click the toolbar title.
Click edge
of toolbar
then drag it
2 Select a folder from the Look In list. Selecting commands from toolbars
3 If the design is not in JEF format, select a file type Toolbars provide quick and easy access to
from the Files of Type list. DIGITIZER 10000 commands. Click a toolbar icon
4 Select a design or designs. to activate a command.
! To select a range of items, hold down Shift as
you select.
! To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you To select commands from toolbars
select. ! Rest the pointer over a tool icon to see its name in
5 Click Open. a ‘tooltip’.
! Click the icon to activate the command.
Using commands Using popup menus

Right-clicking a selected object opens a popup menu
Once you start DIGITIZER 10000, you use containing frequently used commands.
commands or tools, and dialogs to complete your
tasks. You select commands in DIGITIZER 10000 To use popup menus
in the same way as other Windows applications —
1 Right-click a selected object.
from menus, toolbars, or popup menus. Keyboard
shortcuts are also available for the most frequently The popup menu opens.
2 Select a command from the menu.
Undoing and redoing commands If there is no template other than default, the New
dialog may not appear.
Use Undo (Standard toolbar) to undo a
command.
To create new designs with a custom
Use Redo (Standard toolbar) to reapply a
template
command which has been ‘undone’.
1 Select File > New.
You can undo the effects of most commands. If you The New dialog opens.
change your mind, you can redo them again.
DIGITIZER 10000 remembers the last few
commands you used.
To undo and redo commands

! To undo a command, click the Undo icon.
When DIGITIZER 10000 cannot remember more 2 Select a template from the list.
commands, Undo is dimmed. 3 Click OK.
! Click Redo to re-apply an ‘undone’ command.
Setting grid options

Creating new designs
Use grid lines to help accurately align or size
When you start DIGITIZER 10000, a new file — embroidery objects. Change grid spacing and show
Design1 — is automatically created, ready for you to center lines as required.
start digitizing. By default, Design1 is based on the
NORMAL template. Templates contain pre-set Showing and hiding the grid
styles, defaults or objects, to make digitizing quicker
and easier. Click Display Grid (View toolbar) to hide or
show the grid.
Try this! Whenever you create a new design, save You can show or hide the grid at any time.
it with a new name. See Saving designs on page 24 for
details.
To show and hide the grid
Creating new designs with the ! Click the Display Grid icon to toggle grid display on
NORMAL template or off.
! Alternatively select View > Grid.
Click New (Standard toolbar) to start a new ! Alternatively, right-click a blank part of the design
design with the NORMAL template. window. This brings up a popup menu:
Toggle grid display
You can create a new design with the NORMAL on/off
template.
To create new designs with the NORMAL Try this! You can change the grid spacing, drag
template the slider. See Setting grid spacing below for
! Click the New icon. details.
A blank design opens in the design window.
Setting grid spacing
Creating new designs with custom
Use Work Environment (Setup menu) to set grid
templates spacing.
You can select a custom template to base your new
design on. See also Managing design templates on page You can change the spacing of the grid lines.
97.
To set grid spacing

1 Select Setup > Work Environment.
The Work Environment > Display tab opens.
2 Select the Display Grid checkbox to display the
grid.
Center Lines off Center Lines display

Select Display
Grid
Setting hoop options

3 Adjust Grid Spacing by moving the slider.
The spacing value is displayed above the slider.
The hoop is displayed when you open DIGITIZER
10000. It represents the embroidery hoop that you
Try this! To use these settings as defaults for connect to your JANOME MemoryCraft. It provides
the current template, click Save. a guideline for sizing and positioning your design.
4 Click OK. This will hold the fabric tight while stitching. The
boundary of the working area within the hoop is
displayed as a thin red line.
Warning To prevent damage to your machine from

the needle hitting the hoop, check that you have the
correct hoop selected, and that your design fits within
the design area on your embroidery machine.
grid spacing: 20 mm grid spacing: 10 mm
The first stitch for Hoop A, B and C is always in the
center of the design area. It is offset for Hoop 1 & 3.
If any part of the design is outside the stitching area
Displaying center lines for the selected hoop, a warning displays when you
save the design in JEF or SEW format. This is
Use Work Environment (Setup menu) to display
center lines. designed to prevent you from accidently stitching
outside this area and damaging your machine by
You can choose to display or hide the center lines of hitting the hoop with the needle.
the design. Center lines mark the position of the first
stitch in the design. Showing and hiding the hoop
Click Display Hoop (View toolbar) to hide or

To display center lines show the hoop.
The Work Environment > Display tab opens. You can show or hide the hoop at any time.
To show or hide the hoop

! Click the Display Hoop icon to toggle grid display
on or off.
Select Display
Center Lines ! Alternatively select View > Hoop.
! Alternatively, right-click a blank part of the design
2 Select the Display Center Lines checkbox if you window. This brings up a popup menu:
want to display the center lines.
Toggle hoop display
on/off
Try this! To use these settings as defaults for
the current template, click Save.
3 Click OK.
Measuring distances on screen

Try this! You can change the grid spacing, drag
the slider. See Setting grid spacing on page 22 for Use Measuring Tape (View menu) to measure
details. distances on-screen.
Changing hoop size Measure the distance between two points on screen
using the Measuring Tape command. Measurements
Select Work Environment (Setup menu) to change the are shown in millimeters or inches, depending on the
hoop size.
option selected in the Windows Control Panel. See
your Windows documentation for more information.
Make sure you have the correct hoop selected before
you stitch out a design. Select the smallest hoop
which fits the design from the available range. Select Tip For more accurate results, zoom in before you
from among the following: measure. The measurement is always the actual size,
Hoop Name Size 1st Sti. and is not affected by the zoom factor.
Hoop A (F) Standard 110x126mm Center
(default) To measure a distance on-screen
Hoop B Large 140x200mm Center
Hoop C Free Arm 50x50mm Center 1 Select View > Measuring Tape.
Hoop 1&3 90x120mm Offset 2 Click the start point.
3 Move the pointer to the end point and hold the
mouse still.
The following information displays:
Note When you open certain sample designs, the
! Position coordinates of the end point (X=, Y=).
software assumes that earlier designs created to fit a
! Length of the measured line (L=).
110 x 110mm hoop still require this size. If you wish
to view older designs on the new size hoop, simply
change to another hoop and then switch back to
Hoop A (F). 4 Press Esc to finish.
To change the hoop size Note You can also check the width and height of
your design in the status bar.
The Work Environment - Display tab opens.
Saving designs
DIGITIZER 10000 lets you save designs in native

JAN as well as other ‘outline’ and ‘stitch’ file formats.
See also Embroidery design formats on page 126.
Saving current design
Use Save (Standard toolbar) to save the

current design.
2 Select a hoop from the Hoop list. Saving a design records its file name, location and
3 Click OK. format, and updates it with any changes you make.
When you save an existing design under a new name,
to a different location or format, you create a copy of
Try this! The hoop background color can be the original design.
changed. See Changing background colors on
Tip Save your design early and often. Do not wait To set automatic save options
until you finish working. You can also set 1 Select Setup > Work Environment.
DIGITIZER 10000 to save automatically while you The Work Environment > Display tab opens.
work. See Setting automatic save options below for 2 Select the Autosave tab.
details.
To save a design
1 Click the Save icon. Select
Autosave
If this is the first time you have saved the design,
the Save As dialog opens.
3 Select the Auto Save Design Every checkbox.
4 Enter the auto-save frequency in the Minutes field.
Try this! To save changes to an existing file but The design will be saved in the BACKUP folder of
preserve the original, use Save As. your DIGITIZER 10000 installation. It will have the
same name as the original file with the extension
folder containing design BAK.
Warning Backup files remain in the BACKUP

folder until you delete them. To prevent the folder
from using too much hard disk space, delete
unwanted files regularly.
5 Click OK.
Viewing information online

design name format list
Select Online Help (Help menu) to the view online
2 Select the folder where you want to save the help.
design from the Save In list.
Select Online Manual (Help menu) to view the online
3 Enter a name for the design in the File name field. manual.
4 Select a file format from the Save as type list. Select Janome Web Page (Help menu) to view the
See Supported embroidery file formats on page Janome Web Page.
160 for details.
5 Click Save. User documentation is provided in the form of a
Once you have saved a design, every time you printed manual, an online manual and online help.
click Save on the toolbar the file will be updated.
You can access online documents from the main
Help menu if you have installed them on the PC. If
Try this! Files saved in JAN format are you have not installed them, you can still select them
automatically compressed when saved and from the DIGITIZER 10000 Installation CD-ROM.
decompressed when re-opened. This reduces the See Browsing the Installation CD-ROM on page 8 for
storage space required, and makes it possible to details.
save large files to floppy disk, or send them as
email attachments. You can also access sales and support information
about the products directly from the JANOME
Setting automatic save options homepage.
Select Work Environment (Setup menu) to set Using online help

automatic save options.
Online help provides quick access to general
Save your work automatically at regular intervals information on DIGITIZER 10000 features and
using Auto Save to protect you from losing work in step-by-step instructions.
the event of hardware or software failure. See Problem
recovering design files from backup folder on page 185 for
details.
To use online help

1 Select Help > Online Help to open the main
DIGITIZER 10000 Help window.
2 Click Contents to display the main list of topics.
Topics are grouped under high-level headings with
‘book’ icons.
3 Double-click a book to view the list of topics, then
double-click a topic.
Try this! Alternatively, click Find and enter

keywords to search on a specific subject.
Viewing the online manual

Using the online manual you can quickly search for
the information you need using standard Adobe
Acrobat™ Reader features.
Note DIGITIZER 10000 does not install Acrobat

Reader automatically. See Installing Acrobat Reader on
page 7 for details.
To view the online manual

! Select Help > Online Manual.
Note If DIGITIZER 10000 is not running, you can

open the online manual directly from Windows
Explorer. To do this, navigate to the DIGITIZER
10000\Bin folder, and double-click
DSGNEDIT.PDF.
Linking to the JANOME website

You can access sales and support information about
the products easily from within the software.
To link to the JANOME website

! Select Help > JANOME Web Page.
You are directly connected to the JANOME
homepage at: http://www.janome.com.au/
Note You must have a correctly configured web

browser on your system together with web access.
27
Chapter 5
Viewing Designs
DIGITIZER 10000 provides many

viewing features to make it easier to
work with your design. Zoom in on an
area to see more detail or view the
design at actual size.
Show or hide various design elements
with the available display settings. You
can show or hide needle penetration
points, connectors and the stitches
themselves. In DIGITIZER 10000,
you can preview an existing design in
different colors on different
backgrounds.
DIGITIZER 10000 also provides information about designs in a variety of ways
and formats. Before even opening DIGITIZER 10000 or your design, you can
check the design information for JAN or JEF files directly from Windows
Explorer. The design printout too provides essential production information,
including a design preview, the size of the design, color sequence and any special
instructions.
This section explains the design viewing modes available in DIGITIZER 10000
as well as the various design viewing settings.
Design viewing modes to make it easier to work with your design. Zoom in
on an area to see more detail or view the design at
actual size.
DIGITIZER 10000 provides many viewing modes
Chapter 5 Viewing Designs
Zooming in and out Design viewing settings

Click Zoom In (View toolbar) to display a design
at twice its current size. You can show or hide design elements with a variety
Click Zoom Out (View toolbar) to display a of display settings. Show or hide needle penetration
design at half its current size. points and connectors. Show or hide selected colors.
Click Zoom Box (View toolbar) to zoom in
on a section of a design. Viewing designs in Visualizer
Select Zoom > Whole Hoop (View menu) to view Click Visualizer (View toolbar) to change
the whole hooped area. between normal view and Visualizer view.
Select Zoom > Whole Design (View menu) to
view the whole design. Visualizer offers a graphical representation of what
the final embroidery will look like.
Warning Magnify your view of the design by To view designs in Visualizer

zooming in on individual stitches or details, or zoom ! Click the Visualizer icon to switch between
out to display more of the design in the window. Visualizer and normal view.
To zoom in and out

! To display a design at twice its current size, select
View > Zoom In.
! To display a design at half its current size, select
View > Zoom Out.
! To zoom in on a section of the design, click Zoom
Box and select a zoom percentage.
! To zoom in on a section of the design, press the B Normal view Visualizer ON
key on your keyboard, then drag a bounding box
around the zoom area.
Try this! Use Visualizer together with a
Viewing the whole design background fabric to see how your design will look
when stitched out. See Changing background
Select Zoom > Whole Design (View menu) to display colors on page 51 for details.
the whole design in the design window.
Viewing needle points and connectors
DIGITIZER 10000 provides a number of
techniques for quickly displaying the whole design in Use Display Needle Points (View toolbar) to
the design window. show or hide the needle points in a design.
EasyEdit lets you show or hide needle points in your

To view the whole design design. This is useful when you want to select stitches
! To view the whole design: for editing. See Editing Stitches in EasyEdit on page 90
! Select View > Zoom > Whole Design. for details.
! Select View > Show > All Objects.
! Press 0. To view needle points and connectors
! To view the whole hoop:
! To show or hide needle points, click the Display
! Select View > Zoom > Whole Hoop. Needle Points icon.
! To display selected objects in the window: ! To hide connecting threads, view design in
! Select View > Show > Selected Objects only. Visualizer mode.
! To display selected colors in the window, select
View > Show > Selected Colors only.
See also Design viewing settings on page 28.
To view design objects by color

needle points
1 Create or open a design.
displayed
Viewing selected parts of a design
Select Show > Selected Objects (View menu) to show

only selected objects in a design. 2 Select View >Show > Selected Color Only.
The Select By Color dialog opens.
You can set your system to display all embroidery
objects in a design, or hide all but the selected
objects.
To view selected parts of a design

1 Create or open a design.
2 Select the required object/s.
3 Select the colors you want to view.

you select.
! To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you
select.
4 Click OK.
The design appears with only those colors you
selected in view.
3 Select View > Show > Selected Objects Only.
Only objects that are currently selected are visible.

This option is only available when objects are Try this! To see the whole design again, select
selected. View > Show > All Objects.
Viewing design objects by color

Viewing the stitching sequence in
Select Show > Selected Color Only (View menu) to EasyDesign
show only selected colors in a design.
To help you isolate individual design elements for When working with embroidery designs, you need to
checking or manipulation, the Selected Color Only understand the stitching sequence. You can view a
function lets you view objects by color. This is design’s stitching sequence in EasyDesign by
particularly useful when you are resequencing objects ‘traveling’ through it by colors or objects.
by color. See also Resequencing objects by color on page DIGITIZER 10000 simulates stitching out by
79. changing stitches from black to their allocated thread
color as they are ‘stitched’.
Traveling to the start or end of a Use the Jump by Color tool or keyboard shortcuts to
design travel through the design by color. This is useful if
you need to locate a specific color change in order to
Use Jump to Start/End of Design (View insert an object or delete it from the stitching
toolbar) in conjuction with Forward and Back sequence. See also Quick Reference Guide on page 156.
icons to travel to the start or end of a design.
Click Forward (View toolbar) to travel forwards
through the stitch sequence.
Click Back (View toolbar) to travel back
Use the Jump to Start/End of Design tool or

keyboard shortcuts to travel quickly to the start or
end of the stitching sequence. See also Quick Reference
Guide on page 156.
To travel by color
To travel to the start or end of a design ! To travel to the previous or next color, click the
Jump by Color icon, then click the Back or
! To travel to the start of the design, click the Jump Forward travel icon.
to Start/End of Design icon, then click the Back
travel icon.
! To travel to the end of the design, click the Jump
Traveling by stitches
to Start/End of Design icon, then click the You can use the shortcut keys to travel by stitches
Forward travel icon. through your design in EasyDesign. Press Esc, then
press the left and right arrows to jump backwards by
Traveling by object 1 stitch, the up and down arrows by 10 stitches, and
the keypad ‘+’ and ‘-’ by 100 stitches. See also
Use Jump by Object (View toolbar) in Traveling by stitches on page 31.
conjuction with Forward and Back icons to
travel to the previous or next object. +10
Click Forward (View toolbar) to travel forwards
-1 +1
-10
In EasyDesign, use the object travel tool or keyboard
shortcuts to travel through the design by object. See
also Quick Reference Guide on page 156.
Viewing the stitching sequence in
This technique is useful if you need to locate a
specific object in order to insert another object or EasyEdit
delete it from the stitching sequence. Use it in
conjunction with the stitch travel tools if you want to When working with embroidery designs, you need to
‘nest’ an object. See also Nesting objects on page 76. understand the stitching sequence. You can view a
design’s stitching sequence in EasyEdit by ‘traveling’
To travel by object through it by stitches or colors. DIGITIZER 10000
simulates stitching out by changing stitches from
! To travel to the previous or next object, click the
Jump by Object icon, then click the Back or
black to their allocated thread color as they are
Forward travel icon. ‘stitched’. See also Editing Stitches in EasyEdit on
page 90.
Note You cannot travel by object in EasyEdit. Traveling to the start or end of a
design
Traveling by color
Use Jump to Start/End of Design (View
Use Jump by Color (View toolbar) in toolbar) in conjuction with Forward and Back
conjuction with Forward and Back icons to icons to travel to the start or end of a design.
travel to the previous or next color change.
Click Forward (View toolbar) to travel forwards Traveling by stitches

Use Jump By 1 Stitch (View toolbar) in
travel by 1 stitch.
Use Jump By 10 Stitches (View toolbar) in
Use the Jump to Start/End of Design tool or conjuction with Forward and Back icons to
keyboard shortcuts to travel quickly to the start or travel by 10 stitch.
end of the stitching sequence. See also Quick Reference Use Jump By 100 Stitches (View toolbar) in
Guide on page 156. conjuction with Forward and Back icons to
travel by 100 stitch.
To travel to the start or end of a design Click Forward (View toolbar) to travel forwards
! To travel to the start of the design, click the Jump
to Start/End of Design icon, then click the Back Click Back (View toolbar) to travel back
travel icon. through the stitch sequence.
! To travel to the end of the design, click the Jump
to Start/End of Design icon, then click the Use the stitch travel tools or shortcut keys to travel
Forward travel icon. through the design one or more stitches at a time.
You can only travel by stitches, to the start or end of
Traveling by color a design or travel by color, as well as edit stitches in
EasyEdit. You can jump to the start or end of a
Use Jump by Color (View toolbar) then use the design or travel by object or color in EasyDesign. See
Forward and Back icons to travel to the also Quick Reference Guide on page 156.
previous or next color change.
The current needle position is indicated by a ‘current
Click Forward (View toolbar) to travel forwards stitch position marker’. Initially, this is located at the
through the stitch sequence. end of the design. When you travel through stitches,
Click Back (View toolbar) to travel back the needle position marker moves accordingly. See
through the stitch sequence. also Editing Stitches in EasyEdit on page 90.
Use the color travel tool or keyboard shortcuts to
travel through the design by color. This is useful if current needle
you need to locate a specific color change in order to position marker
insert a stitch or delete it from the stitching sequence.
See also Quick Reference Guide on page 156.
To travel by stitches
1 In EasyEdit, select a stitch traveling tool. You can
choose from the following:
! Jump By 1 Stitch
! Jump By 10 Stitches
Travel to beginning of Travel to end of
design design
! Jump By 100 Stitches.
2 Travel through the design.
! To travel to the next stitch in the stitching
To travel by color
sequence, click the Forward arrow on the
! To travel to the previous or next color, click the toolbar.
Jump by Color icon, then click the Back or ! To travel to the previous stitch, click the Back
Forward travel icon. arrow.
As you travel, the current position marker moves to
Note See Quick Reference Guide on page 156 show the stitching sequence.
for a summary of travel functions.
Travel backwards
one stitch
Viewing design information

Try this! You can also use the shortcut keys to
travel by stitches through your design. Press Esc,
then press the left and right arrows to jump
DIGITIZER 10000 provides information about
backwards by 1 stitch, the up and down arrows by designs in a variety of ways. Before even opening
10 stitches, and the keypad ‘+’ and ‘-’ by 100 DIGITIZER 10000, you can check design
stitches. information directly from Windows Explorer. The
+10
Open dialog also gives you important file
information. The status bar in the design window is
another source of information about designs. The
print preview provides complete design information.
-1 +1
Viewing design information in
-10 Windows Explorer
For JAN and JEF files, you can view general file
information, such as file size and modification dates,
Redrawing the stitching sequence through Windows Explorer. With JAN files, you can
slowly also check design information.
Use Slow Redraw (View menu) to view the To view design information in Windows
stitching and color sequence of a design in Explorer
slow motion.
1 In Windows Explorer, select a file.
Slow Redraw lets you view the stitching and color 2 Right-click the file and select Properties from the
popup menu.
sequence of a design in slow motion.
The Properties dialog opens and displays
information about the design.
Note Slow Redraw cannot be used with Visualizer.
To redraw the stitching sequence slowly

3 Check the design information, or click the other
1 Click the Slow Redraw icon. tabs for general file information.
The Slow Redraw dialog opens. 4 Click OK.
Click to start Viewing design information in

DIGITIZER 10000
Adjust redraw speed
Within DIGITIZER 10000, the Open dialog gives
2 Use the slider bar to adjust the redraw speed. you important file information as well as the status
3 Click Go. bar in the design window.
The design is redrawn on-screen according to the
stitching sequence and selected speed. To view design information in
DIGITIZER 10000
! Click the Open icon.
The Open dialog shows limited information about
selected designs in the preview panel.
preview On/Off preview panel

Try this! Zoom in to view the design preview
more closely. Large designs may be displayed over
a number of pages.
design data
! When you open a design, the status bar shows

design information such as total stitch count.
total stitch design thread color of

count dimensions selected object
Previewing design printouts
Click Print Preview (Standard toolbar) to

preview the design printout on screen.
The print preview contains a design preview and

essential information, including the size of the
design, color sequence and any special stitching
instructions. See also Printing designs on page 130.
To preview a design printout

1 Click the Print Preview icon.
The design printout displays in a preview window.
stitching
information
Design appears at
actual size
2 Adjust the view as required:

! To change the orientation of the paper, click
Landscape or Portrait.
! To change the information that displays, click
Options. See also Setting print options on page
130.
! To print the design, click Print.
! To close the print preview, click Close.
34
Chapter 6
Selecting Objects in
EasyDesign
DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign

provides various ways to select the
objects that comprise an embroidery
design. You can select all objects to
modify the design as a whole, or
individual objects for more precise
modification.
This section describes how to select
objects using the selection tools and
keyboard. It shows how to select while
traveling through the design and how to
select objects of a specific color. You
can also select individual stitches in
EasyEdit. See also Editing Stitches in
EasyEdit on page 90.
Selecting all objects in a design Select all objects to apply changes to a whole design.
See also Quick Reference Guide on page 156.
The Select tool provides various means for selecting
objects including point and click, bounding box To select all objects in a design
selection, and — in conjunction with Shift + Tab keys ! Select Edit > Select All or press Ctrl + A.
— first/last and next/previous object selection. See Sizing handles appear around the entire design.
also Quick Reference Guide on page 156.
Chapter 6 Selecting Objects in EasyDesign
Selecting objects with a bounding

box
Click Select (Edit toolbar) and drag a bounding

box around the object to select.
With the Select tool activated, you can select objects

by dragging a bounding box around them.
No objects selected All objects selected
! To deselect, press X or Esc. To select objects with a bounding box

1 Click the Select icon.
2 Drag a bounding box around the objects you want
Selecting objects by point and to select.
click Objects are selected when you release the mouse
button.
Click Select (Edit toolbar) and click an object

to select it.
Warning The simplest way to select objects is by

pointing and clicking with the mouse with the Select
tool activated. With Shift and Ctrl keys, you can select Drag a bounding box around the Objects are selected
objects
multiple objects.
To select objects by point and click Note Unless they have already been grouped,
only objects completely within the bounding box
will be selected when you release the mouse
2 Click the object you want to select. button. See also Grouping objects on page 81.
When you click an object, selection handles
appear around it. You can click anywhere within
these extents to click and drag the object.
Selecting a range of objects by
point and click
Click Select (Edit toolbar) together with the

Shift key to select a range of objects.
Click an Ctrl +
object
Hold down Ctrl and You can select a range of objects by holding down
click another object
Shift while you click the first and last objects in the
range.
you select.
! To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you To select a range of objects by point and
select. click
Try this! To select an object which is behind 2 Click the first object in the range and hold down
another object, zoom in and click the outline. Shift.
Alternatively, position the pointer over the object, 3 Click the last object in the range.
hold down the 2 key, and click until the object is All objects in the stitching sequence between first
selected. Each click selects the next overlapping and last selected objects are selected.
object.
In EasyDesign, you can select objects as you ‘travel’

through the design. Traveling is usually associated
with checking the stitching sequence. See also
Selecting stitches while traveling on page 91.
To select objects while traveling through a

Click first object Hold down Shift and click last design
object 1 Click the Jump by Object icon and travel through
the design, stopping just before the object to
select.
Note It helps to know the design stitching
sequence for this method. See Traveling by object See Traveling by object on page 30 for details.
Stop before the first object to
be selected
Selecting objects with Polygon

Select
Click Polygon Select (Edit toolbar) to select

objects with a bounding box. 2 Click the Select icon.
3 Click the Stitch Select While Traveling icon.
Sometimes the Select tool does not provide fine 4 Continue traveling through the design.
enough control. The Polygon Select tool lets you As you travel, objects are selected.
select individual objects by drawing an outline
Objects change color as they
around them. Use Polygon Select to select objects are selected
with a bounding box.
To select objects with Polygon Select

1 Click the Polygon Select icon.
2 Mark reference points around the object/s you
want to select. 5 When you have finished selecting, click the Stitch
Select While Traveling icon again to turn it off.
Note If an object is already selected, it is

deselected when you travel through it.
! To select more objects, continue traveling with
Ctrl held down.
Mark reference points around ! To leave an object out of the selection, release
object/s to select Ctrl before you travel through it.
The objects you want to select must be completely

within the outline.
3 Press Enter to select. Selecting colors while traveling
through a design
Selecting objects while traveling

Click Select (Edit toolbar) to select objects.
through a design
Click Jump by Color (View toolbar) to travel by
color.
Click Select (Edit toolbar) to select objects. Click Stitch Select While Traveling (View
toolbar) to select colors while traveling.
Click Jump by Object (View toolbar) to travel
by objects.
In EasyDesign, you can select colors as you ‘travel’
Click Stitch Select While Traveling (View through the design. Traveling is usually associated
toolbar) to select objects while traveling.
with checking the stitching sequence. See also

Selecting stitches while traveling on page 91.
Tip You can select objects in one color using View

> Show > Selected Color only. See Viewing design
objects by color on page 29 for details.
To select colors while traveling through a

design
1 Travel through the design, stopping just before the
color to select.
See Traveling by object on page 30 for details.
2 Click the Jump by Color icon.
Stop before the first object to

be selected

4 Click the Stitch Select While Traveling icon.
5 Continue traveling through the design.
As you travel, colors are selected.
Objects change color as

they are selected
6 When you have finished selecting, click the Stitch

Select While Traveling icon again to turn it off.
Note If a color is already selected, it is deselected

when you travel through it.
! To select more objects, continue traveling with
Ctrl held down.
! To leave an object out of the selection, release
Ctrl before you travel through it.
38
Part II
Digitizing
Essentials
39
Chapter 7
Manual Digitizing
In DIGITIZER 10000, you build designs

from basic shapes or ‘embroidery objects’.
Embroidery objects have certain defining
characteristics or ‘properties’ such as
color, size, position, and so on. They also
have properties unique to embroidery
such as stitch type and density.
Properties for the objects you create are
defined as you digitize, but they can be
modified at any stage. The most important
property for an embroidery object is its
stitch type. Different stitch types are suited
to different shapes. See Selecting fill stitches
This section describes how to digitize shapes with the main digitizing methods. It
also explains how to adjust digitizing settings to obtain the best results.
Using digitizing methods Selecting digitizing methods
Use Run Line (Digitize toolbar) to place a row

The process of creating embroidery objects of single or triple run stitches along a digitized
on-screen is called ‘digitizing’. Like creating designs line.
in graphics applications, this involves the use of Use Turning Angle Fill (Digitize toolbar) to
different ‘digitizing’ tools. Digitizing tools in create columns of varying width and stitch
DIGITIZER 10000 are similar to drawing tools angle.
except that the end result is an embroidery object
rather than a drawing object.
Chapter 7 Manual Digitizing
Use Border (Digitize toolbar) to digitize

The reference points you mark when digitizing the
columns or borders of fixed width. shape become the ‘control points’ of the selected
object. Control points appear on object outlines and
Use Parallel Fill (Digitize toolbar) to digitize are used to edit or ‘transform’ objects. Such actions
filled shapes. may include reshaping, scaling (resizing), letter
spacing, changing entry and exit points.
Use Parallel Fill Rectangle (Digitize toolbar) to
digitize filled rectangles. Key to control points
= entry point
Use Parallel Fill Circle (Digitize toolbar) to
digitize filled circles. = exit point
= corner point
Different digitizing methods or ‘tools’ are suited to
creating different shapes or design elements. = curve point
Digitizing methods divide broadly into two
categories — outline and fill. Run Line digitizing = stitch angle line
methods are used to digitize outlines. Turning Angle
Most control points can be added, deleted, moved or
Fill and Border are used to create filled columnar
shapes with differing characteristics. Parallel Fill, the changed to either corner or curve points. Some
control points have a specific function and cannot be
most commonly used digitizing tool, can be used to
create almost any filled shape. deleted — for example, the entry point marker.
Reference points and control points in

EasyDesign Digitizing lines
Once you have selected a digitizing method, you
digitize shapes in the same way by marking ‘reference Use the Run Line tool to digitize lines of single or
points’ along an outline. In general, you mark a triple run stitching. This tool is typically used to add
reference point where: borders to designs.
! a curved outline changes curvature
! the outline has corners Try this! DIGITIZER 10000 makes it easy to
! the outline changes from a straight line to curve. convert lines to Satin borders via the Object Details
> Line Stitch tab. See Setting column width and density
Creating run lines
Use Run Line (Digitize toolbar) to place a row

of single or triple run stitches along a digitized
line.
Run Line tool Border tool Parallel Fill tool
You always use the left mouse button to mark a Digitize lines of single or triple run stitching with the
corner point, and the right mouse button to mark a Run Line tool. Create objects using left and right
curve point. Two points marked with the left mouse mouse clicks to mark reference points to form an
button are always connected with a straight line. outline. Use left-clicks to enter corner points and
Three points marked with the right mouse button are right-clicks to enter curve points.
always connected with a curved line.
You can change the stitch length and type in the Line
Stitch tab of the Object Details dialog. Preset Run Stitch Length
Line values by changing the current properties 1 2 3 4 5 6
Single
before you digitize. See Setting current object details on
page 96 for details. 3 6
Triple 1 4
To create Run Line
1 Click the Run Line icon. 2 5
2 Digitize the shape of the line by marking reference
points. To set Run Line stitch type
! Click to enter corner points.
1 Double-click the Run Line object.
! Right-click to enter curve points.
2 Click the Object Details icon and select the Line
Right-click for curve points Stitch tab.
19 4
1
6 Select Single
2
or Triple
15 7
14 3 Select either Single or Triple.

8
4 Click OK.
13
12 9
Setting Run Line stitch length
10
11
For Run Line stitches, set the stitch length to suit the
Click for corner points digitized shape. Where the object has tight curves,
! To constrain the line to 15° increments, hold select a shorter stitch length. To reduce the stitch
down Ctrl as you digitize. count for flatter curves, increase the stitch length.
90° 60°
45° Note These values only apply to objects created
30° with the Run Line digitizing methods. They do not
affect travel runs, or underlay stitching.
180° 0°
Hold down Ctrl to To set Run Line stitch length

constrain the line to
15° increments 1 Select and double-click the Run Line object.
270°
2 The Object Details > Line Stitch tab opens
! For a perfect circular arc, mark three points with
a right-click.
Enter stitch
! Where curves connect — either to a straight line length
or another curve — click to mark the connection
point. 3 Enter a stitch length in the Stitch Length field.
Stitch Length 1.7mm

Try this! If you make a mistake, press
Backspace to delete the last reference point, then
Stitch Length 2.5mm
continue digitizing.
3 Press Enter to finish digitizing the line.
If a line has tight, sharp curves, reduce the length,
for example to 1.8mm, so that the stitches follow
Changing Run Line stitch type the line.
You change the Run Line stitch type in the Object
Details dialog. You can choose run or triple run. Run Try this! Mimic hand-made embroidery by
Line places a single row of run stitches along a setting the triple run length to 4.0mm.
digitized line. Triple run repeats each stitch three 4 Click OK.
times for a thicker line.
Digitizing columns of fixed width ! Press Spacebar to omit the last stitch and place
the exit point on the opposite side of the column.
Use Border to digitize satin borders. It is typically

used for digitizing borders and outlines of larger Try this! To make a border, ‘close’ the shape by
entering the last reference point exactly on top of
shapes. The Border tool uses Satin stitch.
the first. If the points are not exactly on top of each
other, the stitches will not turn smoothly around the
corner.
Setting column width and density

You can set the exact width of Border columns in the
Object Details dialog. The value you set becomes the
default width for new Border objects.
To set the column width and density

Creating columns and borders 1 Select and double-click the object (Border or Run).
The Object Details > Line Stitch tab opens.
Use Border (Digitizing toolbar) to digitize
columns or borders of fixed width. Enter required
column width
Digitize columns and borders of fixed width with the

Border tool. Create objects using left and right mouse
clicks to mark reference points to form an outline. 2 Enter a width in the Width field.
Use left-clicks to enter corner points and right-clicks 3 Drag the slider to set the stitch density.
to enter curve points. You can leave the shape open, ! use a lower density to give a zigzag effect
or create a border by joining the first and last ! use a higher density when using thin thread
reference points. 4 Click OK.
straight column turning column
To create columns and borders

1 Click the Border icon. low density high density
2 Digitize the shape of the column by marking
reference points.
! Click to enter corner points. Digitizing columns of varying
! Right-click to enter curve points. width
4
2
5 7
Use Turning Angle Fill (Digitize toolbar) to
create columns of varying width and stitch
3
angle.
6
1
Use the Turning Angle Fill tool to
digitize columns of varying width and
Try this! If you make a mistake, press stitch angle. Digitized pairs of
Backspace to delete the last reference point, then reference points define the outline,
continue digitizing. while lines connecting the pairs define
3 When you have finished digitizing the line, either: the stitch angles.
! Press Enter to keep the last stitch and place the
exit point at the last point marked, or
To digitize columns of varying width

1 Click the Turning Angle Fill icon.
2 Digitize the column by marking reference points on
alternate sides of the column.
! Click to enter corner points.
Mark a pair of points wherever the outline changes,
and wherever you want the stitch angle to change.
To create Parallel Fill objects

1 Click the Parallel Fill icon.
2 Digitize the boundary of the shape, by marking
reference points around the outline of the shape.
Stitches change their angle Stitches remain parallel between
gradually parallel stitch angles ! Click to enter corner points.
Try this! Follow the prompts in the status bar to

help you digitize. If you make a mistake, press
continue digitizing.
3 Close the shape.
! To close the shape with the same type of
Note The control points in a pair do not have to reference point as the last you digitized — i.e.
be the same type. For example, one can be a corner or curve — simply press Enter.
corner point, the other a curve. ! To close the shape using a different type of
reference point, mark the last on top of the first
and press Enter.
Try this! If you make a mistake, press
8 9
Backspace to delete the last reference point, then 4
5
continue digitizing. 7
6 10
3 When you have finished digitizing the line, either: 3
! Press Enter to keep the last stitch and place the
exit point at the last reference point you digitized, 2 11
or e 12
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cu
! Press Spacebar to omit the last stitch and place 1 object is closed
the exit point on the opposite side of the column. automatically
8 9
4
5 7
Try this! If you are joining two columns, omit the 6
3 10
last stitch on the first column so that the exit point
is close to the entry point of the next column.
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st line 12
Digitizing complex shapes with 1

13 last point is marked on top of first
fixed stitch angles with left button
Use the Parallel Fill tool to digitize large and Note Boundaries must not overlap.
complex shapes. Most shapes can be digitized with 4 Press Enter.
this tool.
Note To adjust stitch angles in Parallel Fill objects,
See Adjusting stitch angles on page 88 for details.
Digitizing circles ! Drag the pointer until the outline is the required
size.
! Release the mouse button.
Use Parallel Fill Circle (Digitize toolbar) to
1
digitize filled circles.
t
Digitize circles and ovals with a few clicks. You can

use any fill stitch type with circles and ovals. 2
! To create a square, hold the Ctrl key down whilst

dragging the pointer.
1
To digitize circles and ovals

1 Click the Parallel Fill Circle icon.
2 Digitize the circle.
! Click to mark the center of the circle or oval. A
circle outline attaches to the pointer.
! Move the pointer until the outline is the required
size, then click to mark the radius reference
point.
This point also marks the stitch entry point. The
stitch angle will be perpendicular to the line
connecting the center point and the radius
reference point.
! Release the mouse button.
center 1
Digitizing squares and rectangles
Use Parallel Fill Rectangle (Digitize toolbar) to

digitize squares and rectangles.
t
Digitize squares and rectangles with a few clicks. You

can use any fill stitch type with squares and
rectangles.
To digitize squares and rectangles

1 Click the Parallel Fill Rectangle icon.
2 Digitize the square and rectangle.
! Click to mark one corner of the rectangle.
45
Chapter 8
Fill Stitches
All embroidery objects in DIGITIZER

10000 contain a defining set of settings or
‘values’. The values stored with an object
become its ‘properties’. All objects have
certain properties in common such as size
and position. There are other, more
specific properties of objects which
depend on the object type.
The most important property of all
embroidery objects is the stitch type.
Stitch properties are defined as you
digitize, but they can be changed at any
stage. When you create an embroidery object, you can accept the default settings
for the particular digitizing method, or apply new ones. Default settings are stored
in the design template. See Object Details and Templates on page 95 for details.
can change an object’s stitch type at any stage. You
can also preset the stitch type by selecting it as
Warning This section explains how to select a
‘current’ before digitizing. See Setting current object
stitch type for an object, as well as change stitch
details on page 96 for details.
settings to obtain the best results.
To select fill stitches

Selecting fill stitches 1 Select and double-click the object/s whose stitch
type you want to change.
The Object Details > Fill Stitch tab opens.
Different stitch types are suited to different objects.
When you digitize an object, it uses the current stitch
type for the selected digitizing method. However, you
Chapter 8 Fill Stitches
To create objects with Satin Fill

1 With no objects selected, click the Object Details
icon.
Select Satin Fill
Toggle Auto Split

on/off
2 Select the Fill Stitch tab and select Satin Fill.

3 Create an object using one of the Border or
Turning Angle Fill tools.
Note The ability to toggle Auto Split on/off for

Satin objects of any input type is available. The
feature is off by default.
2 Select a fill stitch type:
! Satin Fill: well-suited to stitching narrow columns
and shapes. See Creating Satin fills on page 46
for details.
! Weave Fill: consists of rows of run stitches and
is suitable for filling large, irregular shapes. See
Creating Weave fills on page 47 for details.
! Embossed Fill: use to fill large areas with unique Auto Split OFF Auto Split ON
artistic effects. See Creating Embossed fills on
Adjusting Satin stitch spacing
3 Click OK.
Stitch spacing is the distance in millimeters between
two needle penetrations on the same side of a
Creating Satin fills column. Where a column is narrow, stitches are tight,
thus requiring fewer stitches to cover the fabric.
Where a column is very narrow, stitches need to be
Satin stitch is well-suited less dense because too many needle penetrations can
to stitching narrow damage the fabric.
columns and shapes,
Satin spacing Satin spacing
where the length of each
stitch forms the width of
the column. Satin
stitches are almost
parallel, with every
second stitch slightly
slanted. Because there
are generally no needle penetrations breaking up the Change the stitch density in Satin fills by dragging the
fill, Satin stitch creates a glossy, high-quality effect. slider in the Object Details dialog. The larger the
spacing between stitches, the lower the density. The
If a column is too wide, stitches may be loose and not smaller the spacing, the higher the density.
cover the fabric properly. Conversely, in very narrow
columns, the stitch density can be too high, and the
needle penetrations can damage the fabric. To adjust Satin stitch spacing
1 Select and double-click the Satin object.
Creating objects with Satin Fill The Object Details > Fill Stitch tab opens.
Create Satin Fill objects with the following
procedure.
Select Weave
Fill
Move slider to
adjust stitch
density.
2 Move the slider to increase or decrease the stitch

density. 2 Select the Fill Stitch tab and select Weave Fill.
! To increase stitch density, move the slider to the 3 Create an object using the one of the Parallel Fill or
right. Turning Angle Fill tools.
! To reduce the density for more open stitching,
move the slider to the left. Selecting Weave Fill patterns
3 Click OK.
You can select from many Weave Fill patterns.
Generally the default size and spacing will produce
density reduced
the best results, but you may like to change the stitch
angle.
density increased To select a Weave Fill pattern

1 Select and double-click the Weave Fill object.
Creating Weave fills
Select weave
pattern
Weave Fill stitch consists of rows of run stitches and
is suitable for filling large, irregular shapes. Stitches
are laid in rows going back and forth across the
2 Click the ‘spin box’ to cycle through a list of
shape. These can be parallel or slightly turning. Stitch
patterns, or enter the number directly into the field.
offsets in each row are used to eliminate horizontal
3 Click OK.
split lines.
Adjusting Weave Fill stitch spacing
For Weave Fill, stitch density is determined by the
distance between each row of stitches. The spacing
setting is the distance between two forward rows.
row spacing
You can control stitch density in Weave Fill objects

by adjusting the pattern, stitch spacing and length.
stitch length
Creating objects with Weave Fill

Create Weave Fill objects with the following row direction
procedure.
To adjust Weave Fill stitch spacing
To create objects with Weave Fill
1 With no objects selected, click the Object Details The Object Details > Fill Stitch tab opens.
icon.
Adjust stitch
spacing
2 In the Stitch Spacing field, enter the new spacing

value.
This value is the distance between each forward
row of stitching.
! To increase the density, enter a smaller value.
! To decrease the density, enter a larger value.
Embossed Fill needle penetrations form a tile
3 Click OK.
pattern. The pattern is repeated along a grid. You can
change stitch values to give an even greater variation.
Creating fills with Embossed Fill

Create Embossed fill objects with the following
procedure.
Stitch Spacing: 0.4mm Stitch Spacing: 0.8mm
To create fills with Embossed Fill

Adjusting Weave Fill stitch length 1 With no objects selected, click the Object Details
Specify the stitch length generated for Weave Fill icon.
objects. The stitch length varies slightly in Weave Fill The Object Details > Fill Stitch tab opens.
fills to ensure that small stitches are not generated at Select
the edges of the shape. Embossed Fill
To adjust Weave Fill stitch length

The Object Details > Fill Stitch tab opens. 2 Select the Fill Stitch tab and select Embossed
Fill.
3 Create an object using the one of the Parallel Fill or
Turning Angle Fill tools.
Adjust stitch Turn on Visualizer or view Display Needle
length Points to see the effect of Embossed Fill.
2 In the Stitch Length field, enter the stitch length Selecting an Embossed Fill pattern
you require.
3 Click OK. You can select from many Embossed Fill patterns.
Generally the default size and spacing will produce
the best results, but you may like to change the stitch
angle.
To select an Embossed Fill pattern

1 Select and double-click the Embossed Fill object.
Length: 2.5mm Length: 4.5mm
Minimum Stitch: 0.4mm Minimum Stitch: 0.4mm The Object Details > Fill Stitch tab opens.
Select a
pattern
Creating Embossed fills
Embossed Fill is a decorative stitch type. Use

Embossed Fill to fill wide and large areas with unique
artistic effects while keeping the appearance of a 2 From the Pattern dropdown list, select the
solid field of stitching. required pattern.
A preview of the pattern appears.
3 Click OK.
Adjusting Embossed Fill size This value is the distance between each forward of
row patterns. X is the horizontal and Y the vertical
You can change the size of a pattern to get different spacing.
effects. ! To increase the spacing, enter a smaller value.
! To decrease the spacing, enter a larger value.
3 Click OK.
Spacing X
increased
To adjust Embossed Fill size

Spacing Y
increased
Adjust pattern
size
Adjusting Embossed Fill stitch angle

2 In the Size field, enter the size you require. You can change the stitch angle to get the best results
3 Click OK. for each angle.
Size 7.00mm Size 5.00mm
To adjust Embossed Fill stitch angle

Adjusting Embossed Fill spacing 1 Select and double-click the Embossed Fill object.
The Embossed Fill spacing setting determines the The Object Details > Fill Stitch tab opens.
distance between patterns. You can change the
horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) spacing between each
repetition.
Spacing X Adjust pattern

increased orientation
2 In the Rotate field, enter the rotation angle you

require.
3 Click OK.
Spacing Y
increased
Rotation Angle 0° Rotation Angle 90°
To adjust Embossed Fill spacing

Adjust pattern
spacing
2 In the Spacing field, enter the new spacing value.

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Chapter 9
Thread Colors
When you digitize, you select thread colors for

each object you create from the color chart in the
design window.
This section describes how to select colors from
the color chart and how to change background
colors inside and/or outside the hoop.
Changing thread colors When you digitize a new object, it

automatically takes the color
selected in the color chart. This is
New objects are digitized using the selected color in the ‘current’ color.
the color chart. You can change the color before or
after digitizing.
To select a new current color
! Deselect all objects, and then
Tip If the color chart itself does not appear, you select a color from the color chart.
need to select it from the View menu. This color becomes current for all
new objects.
Selecting a new current color
Recoloring selected
Click Current Color (Digitize toolbar) to open objects
the Color Chart.
Change the color of one or more
selected objects in your design at any time. You can
select all objects of the same color with a single
Chapter 9 Thread Colors
command. Use this feature to apply a change across

all objects of the same color. See Viewing design objects
by color on page 29 for details.
Click a color to
change the
color inside
To recolor a selected object the hoop
1 Select the object (or objects) you want to recolor.
2 Select a color from the color chart. Right-click a
color to
change the
color outside
the hoop
color
2 Select a background color.
changed ! Click a color to change the color inside the hoop.
objects ! Right-click a color to change the color outside
selected
the hoop.
3 Click OK.
The objects appear in the new color. The current
color does not change.
Changing backgrounds and

display settings
Use Work Environment (Setup menu) to change the

background color.
Background colors are treated as design properties

rather than design window settings. This is because
the background is an integral part of the color
scheme. Outside hoop area recolored Inside hoop area recolored
Changing background colors Mixing your own background color

In DIGITIZER 10000, you can set the color inside
Use Work Environment (Setup menu) to mix a new
the hoop separately from the color outside the hoop. background color.
To change the background color You can create a new background color.
The Work Environment > Display tab opens. To mix your own background color
The Work Environment > Display tab opens.
Chapter 9 Thread Colors
Select color
to change
2 Select the color to be replaced.

3 Click Mix.
4 From the Basic colors table, select a color that

closely matches the color you require.
5 Click and drag the cross hairs on the color
spectrum to get the exact color you require.
6 Drag the slider on the right of the color spectrum to
adjust color brightness.
The Hue, Luminosity and Saturation (HLS) and
Red, Green and Blue (RGB) values appear in the
bottom right-hand corner of the Color dialog. Enter
these values directly to define exact colors.
7 When you have mixed the required color, click Add
to Custom Colors.
8 Click OK.
The new color appears in the background.
new color
Note The new color is only saved with this

design. New designs use the default colors.
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Chapter 10
Improving Stitch
Quality
Use underlay and pull compensation to achieve

smooth, even placement of stitches, and
eliminate gaps in your design. These features
are object properties, and can be applied,
removed or modified at any time.
This section describes how to strengthen and
stabilize designs with underlays, how to
compensate for fabric stretch.
Strengthening and stabilizing with

underlays Try this! DIGITIZER 10000 defaults to a zigzag
weave underlay, which is generally acceptable for
Underlay stitching helps stabilize fabric as you stitch most projects. At times, when you want a full design
by reducing distortion due to the pull effect. It also with extra lift under the stitches, a weave underlay is
raises stitches to prevent them from sinking into preferable. On knits, edge run is best.
thick or soft fabrics. DIGITIZER 10000 generates
underlay stitching for objects based on the settings Applying automatic underlay
specified in the Underlay dialog. Underlay settings are
stored with each object in the same way as other Use Underlay (Edit toolbar) to apply automatic
underlay to new or selected objects.
object properties. They are regenerated whenever the
object is scaled or transformed.
The Underlay tool is a toggle button that allows you
to apply automatic underlay to new or selected
objects based on the settings in the Effects dialog.
The Underlay button is deselected by default.
Chapter 10 Improving Stitch Quality
4 Select an underlay type from the Stitch Type list.

To apply automatic underlay 5 Click OK.
! With or without objects selected, click the
Underlay icon. Adjusting Center Run and Edge Run
With no objects selected, underlay stitches are underlay settings
automatically generated for all new objects. For
Center Run places a row of stitches along the center
both new or selected objects, automatically
generated underlay stitches are based on current of a column. It is used to stabilize narrow columns
properties. (e.g. 2-3mm wide). Edge Run places stitches around
! With or without objects selected, click the the edge of an object.
Underlay icon to toggle the effect off.
Center Run
without underlay
underlay
Edge Run
with underlay
underlay
Note You cannot use Center Run with Parallel Fill

Changing underlays or Parallel Fill Rectangle objects.
DIGITIZER 10000 provides a selection of underlay
types to choose from: To adjust Center Run or Edge Run underlay
settings
Center Run 1 Select and double-click a fill object.
underlay
The Object Details dialog opens.
2 Select the Underlay tab.
Zigzag
underlay
Enter required
stitch length
Edge Run 3 Select Center Run or Edge Run from the Stitch
underlay Type list.
4 In the Stitch Length box, enter the required stitch
length:
Weave stitch length:
underlay 2.0mm
stitch length:
To change underlays
4.0mm
1 Select and double-click a fill object.
2 Select the Underlay tab.
5 Click OK.
Adjusting Zigzag underlay settings

Select
underlay Use Zigzag underlay stitching to support wide
columns. You can set stitch length properties for
Zigzag underlay. The stitch length is the length of
3 If not already checked, select the Underlay each zigzag stitch.
checkbox.
Zigzag stitch length:

underlay 2.0mm
stitch length:
To adjust Zigzag underlay settings 4.0mm
1 Select and double-click a fill object.

2 Select the Underlay tab. 5 Click OK.
Enter required
Compensating for fabric stretch
stitch length
3 Select Zigzag from the Stitch Type list. Embroidery stitches pull the fabric inwards where
4 In the Stitch Length box, enter the required stitch the needle penetrates. This can cause the fabric to
length: pucker, and gaps to appear in the embroidery.
Automatic pull compensation counters this effect by
stitch length:
2.0mm
‘overstitching’ outlines of filled shapes on the sides
where the needle penetrates.
pull compensation calculated
outline
stitch length: digitized
4.0mm outline
Tip Applying underlay stitching, and using

5 Click OK.
appropriate backing and topping when stitching out
can also reduce pull effect.
Adjusting Weave underlay settings
Weave underlay is used to stabilize large, filled shapes.
It resembles an extremely open Weave fill stitch, Garment settings
where rows of stitches are placed across the object to
create the underlay.
Garment settings are based on the type of fabric your
design will be sewn on. The garment setting will set
To adjust Weave underlay settings
the pull compensation to suit the fabric you will be
1 Select and double-click a fill object. embroidering on. Pull compensation keeps your
The Object Details dialog opens. design from having gaps between objects.
2 Select the Underlay tab. You can change the garment settings so that the
machine will take into account the type of fabric you
are stitching on. The garment settings make the
necessary changes to the system settings, for example
Enter required pull compensation. The new settings will be applied
stitch length
to all objects in the design.
3 Select Weave from the Stitch Type list.
4 In the Stitch Length box, enter the required stitch
length: To change fabric settings
1 Select Edit > Select All.
Your entire design is selected.
2 Select Setup > Garment.
The Fabric Settings dialog opens.
3 Select a fabric type from the list.

4 Use standard settings or fine tune the settings
using the slider bar.
! Low: For non-stretch fabrics such as denim.
! Medium: For stretch fabrics such as knitted
fabrics or T-shirt material.
! High: For stretch fabrics such as lycra.
Garment: Denim
Stretchiness: Low
Garment: Denim
Stretchiness: Medium
Garment: Denim
Stretchiness: High
57
Part III
Digitizing
with
Artwork
58
Chapter 11
Digitizing with
Backdrops
Artwork can be inserted, pasted or scanned into

DIGITIZER 10000 for use as digitizing templates
or ‘backdrops’.
This section describes how to scan it into
DIGITIZER 10000 and edit it before use as a
digitizing backdrop. It also describes how to insert
into DIGITIZER 10000 and save bitmap images,
as well as how to show and hide them as you
digitize. Editing images in external graphics
packages is also covered.
Backdrops can help you to: ! Digitize complete images automatically with
! Digitize shapes manually. Click-to-Design.
You trace shapes and lines over the artwork using You select the image and Click-to-Design
the appropriate input methods. Using a bitmap automatically determines the shapes and stitches
image in this way is like using an enlargement needed to digitize the design. See Creating
drawing and digitizer tablet, except that embroidery designs with Click-to-Design on page 72
everything is done on-screen. See Manual for details.
Digitizing on page 39 for details. From within DIGITIZER 10000 you can open
! Digitize shapes automatically with images in Paint, Corel PhotoPaint, or Paint Shop Pro.
Click-to-Stitch. Images updated in this way are automatically
You select a shape and Click-to-Stitch re-imported into DIGITIZER 10000.
automatically determines the required stitches.
See Digitizing filled shapes with Click-to-Stitch on
Chapter 11 Digitizing with Backdrops
Choosing suitable artwork Scanned images

Images scanned from
For both manual and automatic digitizing purposes, hardcopy drawings or
‘clean’ images, sometimes referred to as ‘cartoons’, existing embroidery typically
work best. Such images have a limited number of contain a lot of introduced
solid colors which in turn have well-defined outlines. ‘noise’. While they can be
Ideally, they are: used as input to automatic
digitizing, once again, best
! well defined, where each shape is made up of results are achieved with
pixels of the same color relatively clean images
! clearly ‘blocked’, where each shape is a stitchable consisting of solid color
size, at least 1 sq mm blocks. Typically, logos and Image containing a lot of
! saved at a color depth of at least 256 colors (8 bit), simple drawings scanned scanner ‘noise’
or preferably millions of colors (16 bit). (Images from business cards,
are automatically reduced to 256 colors or less letterheads, books,
when loaded into DIGITIZER 10000.) magazines, cards fall into this category.
Noisy images typically need to be prepared by
reducing the color count and sharpening the outlines.
See Image preparation techniques on page 64 for details.
Clean picture with
well-defined outlines
Dithered images
Dithering is a software technique which combines
existing colors in a checkerboard arrangement of
pixels. It is typically used to simulate colors that are
missing from an image palette.
Clean picture with
well-defined color blocks Dithered color
blocks
Complex picture, needs

editing to remove
background and clean color
blocks
DIGITIZER 10000 automatic digitizing techniques Like noisy images, dithered images need to be
— Click-to-Design and Click-to-Stitch — produce color-reduced before use. Be aware, however, that
best results with images of the type found in clipart while the software is excellent at processing dithered
libraries or created from scratch in a graphics colors within a defined outline, it does not work so
package. Automatic digitizing can work with images well with non-outlined images. See Preparing Images
from other sources but they require some for Automatic Digitizing on page 64 for details.
preparation. This is because most commonly
Anti-aliased images
available images are not made up of solid colors.
Scanners introduce noise, while graphics packages Anti-aliasing is a software technique similar to
perform ‘dithering’ and ‘anti-aliasing’ to improve dithering which is used to soften hard outlines where
image print quality. color blocks intersect. It produces smoother outlines
Automatic digitizing works least effectively with by ‘blurring’ the pixels where colors join.
photographic images which may contain many
dithered colors and complex forms. With
photographs, however, you can pick out shapes that
you want to embroider, leaving out unnecessary
detail.
Anti-aliased outlines resolution needs to be. Use the following table as a

guide.
Scanning
Type of artwork
resolution
Business cards, letter heads 150 - 300 dpi
Hand sketches 150 - 300 dpi
Photos and images 150 - 300 dpi
Commercial art, line drawing 72 - 150 dpi
Where anti-aliasing is deliberately used to blur Color mode

outlines, these need to be ‘sharpened’ before use with
automatic digitizing. See Preparing Images for Most scanners also require you to enter color mode
Automatic Digitizing on page 64 for details. information. First decide whether your image is line
art (black and white drawing), sketch, color picture,
or black and white or color photograph, then choose
Scanning artwork into DIGITIZER an appropriate mode. Black and white mode
produces the smallest files. Color photograph and
10000 grayscale modes generate 256 color images and
produce similar sized files. ‘RGB’, ‘True Color’ or
If you have existing artwork, you can scan it with a ‘millions of colors’ modes generate 16.7 million
TWAIN-compatible scanner using the DIGITIZER colors and produce the biggest files. Use the table
10000 scanning function. It is important to scan your below to decide which mode is suitable for use with
artwork properly if you intend to use one of the your image.
automatic digitizing techniques; the scanned image
quality will affect the quality of the final embroidered Recom. Colors
Source
design. Example Descrip. color in
image
mode * image
Preparing artwork for scanning Line art Two Black / 2

colors - white
With embroidery design, less is more. You do not usually drawing 2
need every detail in an image to create a design. You black Line art
use the ‘structure’ of the image rather than the fine and
details of texture and color. white
To simplify artwork, you can cover it with tracing Drawing Sketch Gray- 256
paper and draw only the essential shapes and lines or scale 2
drawing Line art
which will be filled with stitches. When scanning, with
take away the original artwork and put white paper shades
behind the tracing paper. Shiny surfaces, such as of gray
glossy photographs, may not scan well. Cover them
Color Two Color 16
with tracing paper. If the artwork has very light
picture colors or RGB million
colors, highlight outlines with a fine black felt-tip more 16
pen.
Millions million
of colors 2 - 256
Scanning resolution Color
Most scanners require you to enter scanning drawing
resolution information. Resolution determines the * Different scanning software uses different terms for
number of dots per inch (dpi) used to create a the same mode.
drawing. The higher the value, the clearer the image
but larger the file. For digitizing purposes, use a Scanning tips
maximum resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch). A
resolution of 72dpi (screen resolution) will usually be ! Do not scan line art images in grayscale mode;
sufficient. Generally speaking, the smaller the source grayscale scanning produces fuzzy edges.
image and/or more detail it contains, the higher the
! Scan color images in RGB mode (millions of TWAIN-compatible scanners. You can use any
colors) rather than 256 color mode. You may not scanning software provided that it can save the image
notice any difference on screen. In fact the 256 in one of the compatible formats.
color image may look better than the RGB image.
However, DIGITIZER 10000 converts all
To scan images
images to 256 colors or less upon loading. It uses
the extra information to produce a better image 1 Set up your scanner.
than if it was originally scanned at 256 colors. See Setting up scanners on page 10 for details.
2 Prepare the artwork for scanning.
Scanned in 256 color mode See Preparing artwork for scanning on page 60
for details.
3 Start DIGITIZER 10000.
4 Create a new file or open a design you want to
insert the drawing into.
5 Select Image > Scan.
Your scanning program will open.
Scanned in RGB color mode 6 Choose a scanning mode and resolution.
(millions of colors) See Scanning resolution on page 60 and Color
mode on page 60 for details.
7 Preview the image in the scanning program.
! Do not scan color images in CMYK mode as this 8 Select the area to be scanned and scan the image.
is only used for images that will be printed and 9 Scan the artwork.
the colors may be different from RGB colors. 10 Save the scanned image in a third-party
! If the image needs to be resized, scale it when you application. See Editing and saving images in
scan it. Scaling afterwards may distort the image. third-party applications on page 61 for details.
Save in a compatible format image file to the
Embroidery Album folder.
Sharpening
Some scanning software lets you apply what is called Editing and saving images in
‘sharpening’ as you scan. Sharpening compensates third-party applications
for the slight blurring in a scanned image by looking
for any differences between colors in the image. Use Touch Up Picture (Image menu) to edit images in
Sharpening accentuates these differences which a graphics package.
makes the image edges more defined. It does not
increase the image details; it just makes them more Sometimes you need to edit images directly in a
obvious. In general, use sharpening with images that third-party graphics package. You would normally do
have well-defined outlines. Do not use it with this in order to eliminate backgrounds, flood-fill solid
non-outlined images. areas with color, or add outlines, close gaps, or
reinforce outlines. From within DIGITIZER 10000
you can open images directly in Paint, Photopaint, or
Paint Shop Pro. Images updated in this way are
automatically re-imported into DIGITIZER 10000.
Scanned with Scanned without

sharpening sharpening
Scanning images
Use Scan (Image menu) to scan an image into

DIGITIZER 10000. There are many graphics packages which can help
you improve your scanned images. At one end of the
You can scan images directly into DIGITIZER spectrum there is the simple Paint program. This
10000 for use as digitizing backdrops. The scanning comes free with Windows but can handle few
feature in DIGITIZER 10000 allows you to use most formats or color conversions. At the other end, there
are professional tools such as Photopaint. Such Inserting images

programs can do almost anything but may be too
expensive for occasional use. A compromise is Paint
Shop Pro which has many of the features of the Use Insert Image (Image menu) to insert an image for
use as a backdrop.
high-end tools but at a much lower cost.
Bitmap images can be inserted, pasted or scanned
To edit and save images in a third-party into DIGITIZER 10000 for use as digitizing
application backdrops. For both manual and automatic digitizing
1 Select Image > Insert Image to load an image. purposes, ‘clean’ images, sometimes referred to as
2 Select the image. ‘cartoons’, work best. Scanners introduce noise,
while graphics packages perform ‘dithering’ and
‘anti-aliasing’ to improve image print quality. See
Background may be
cleaned, eye area
Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing on page 64
outlined and antlers for details.
edited
3 Select Image > Touch Up Picture and select a

graphics package.
The image opens in the graphics package.
4 Edit the image and save. Bitmap image can be used as Partially digitized bitmap
backdrop
Background cleaned
To insert images
1 Select Image > Insert Image.
The Open dialog opens.
Select folder
Eye outlined
5 Select File > Update <Filename>.

The image displays in DIGITIZER 10000 overlaid
with stripes. This means that it is still open in the
graphics package.
File still open in Select required format

the graphics
package
2 Select a folder from the Look In list.
3 Select a file type from the Files of Type list (e.g.
BMP).
4 Select the file you want to insert.
5 Click Open.
Try this! Select File > Exit & Return Try this! Select the Preview checkbox to
<Filename> to exit the graphics package and preview the selected file.
show the updated image in DIGITIZER 10000. The
stripes will disappear.
Viewing and hiding images
Use Display Images (View toolbar) to show

and hide backdrops.
You can show or hide a bitmap backdrop temporarily

while you digitize. Hiding backdrops does not delete
them from the design.
To view or hide images

! Click the Display Images icon.
When selected, backdrop drawings are visible.
Backdrop drawing visible Backdrop drawing hidden
! To hide the drawing, click Display Images again.
Try this! Press D on your keyboard to hide an

image. Press again to view the image.
64
Chapter 12
Preparing Images for

Automatic Digitizing
DIGITIZER 10000 supports the automatic and

semi-automatic digitizing of both bitmap images
and vector drawings. The quality of the resulting
designs greatly depends on the type and quality of
the original artwork. In order to make bitmap
images more suitable for automatic digitizing,
DIGITIZER 10000 also provides image
processing capabilities and links to graphics
packages.
This section describes how to prepare both
outlined and non-outlined images for automatic
digitizing.
Image preparation techniques Outlined vs non-outlined images

Before preparing your image you need to know what
Before applying automatic digitizing, you frequently type you are using. For the purposes of automatic
need to improve or ‘clean up’ artwork. To work digitizing, there are two categories — outlined and
effectively, both Click-to-Design and Click-to-Stitch non-outlined. Outlined images ideally have a solid
require solid color images as input. You can improve black outline around each colored area.
artwork both with bitmap editing tools in graphics Non-outlined images ideally consist of solid areas of
packages and/or the image processing tools color. Outlined and non-outlined images require
provided in DIGITIZER 10000. In fact, the software different methods of preparation.
will not let you apply Click-to-Design until the image
has been suitably processed. Preparing images for
automatic digitizing.
Chapter 12 Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing
image without outlines
image scanned in RGB color image scanned in 256 color

image with outlines
mode, then colors reduced mode, then colors reduced
to 8 to 8
Image clean up Be aware that the Image Preparation tool is good at

In practice, cleaning up scanned images may involve removing noise and anti-aliasing but not so good at
any one or a combination of the following processing dithering in non-outlined images. By
techniques: contrast, the Outlined Image Preparation tool is
excellent at processing dithered colors as it averages
! reducing the number of colors all pixels within a defined outline. See also Inserting
! adding or emphasizing outlines images on page 62.
! removing noise, dithering or anti-aliasing Image Preparation tool used with non-outlined image
! eliminating unnecessary detail — dithered color blocks not completely cleaned,
edges fuzzy
! cropping sections
! eliminating backgrounds
See also Choosing suitable artwork on page 59.
Color reduction
Sometimes an image looks clean but extra colors
have been introduced during scanning or in a
graphics package. Color reduction means reducing
the actual number of image colors in order to eliminate
unnecessary detail and reduce each block to a single
color. Color reduction also cleans the image,
removing noise and anti-aliasing if present. This in
turn helps minimize the number of trims and color Outlined Image Preparation tool used with outlined
changes required in the resulting embroidery design. image — dithered color blocks cleaned, edges sharp
Reduce colors in a non-outlined image using the
Image Preparation tool and in an outlined image
using the Outlined Image Preparation tool. Outline sharpening
Color reduction should only be applied if the loss of Outline sharpening means more clearly defining the
detail does not affect the image shapes. Before color outlines bordering distinct color blocks or shapes in
reduction, the colored areas in the image below the image. These may have been indistinct in the
include many colors. After reduction, each area is original or made so by the scanning process. Outline
reduced to a single color. The detail is preserved. sharpening is important for automatic digitizing
because it makes it easier for the software to identify
the distinct areas which become embroidery objects
in the resulting design.
Note Outline sharpening only works on images

with black or dark outlines.
image before color reduction image after color reduction
If you are scanning images, make sure you scan them

correctly for best results. See also Scanning artwork
into DIGITIZER 10000 on page 60.
achieved by merging different shades into one solid

image before outline color. Noise filtering is important for automatic
sharpening
digitizing because it makes it easier for the software
to identify solid color blocks which become
embroidery objects in the resulting design. It also
cleans up blurred or mottled areas of color.
image after outline

sharpening
Some images have solid outlines but they may be

indistinct or incomplete. These need to be rectified
with the DIGITIZER 10000 image preparation image before noise filtering, image after noise filtering,
mottled color single colors
tools or a graphics package. See Editing and saving
images in third-party applications on page 61 for details.
Image preparation tools
Noise filtering Use the image preparation tools to prepare images
Noise filtering means restoring the solid color blocks for automatic digitizing. Your choice of tool depends
of the original image in scanned images. This is on the image. There are three tools:
Tool Purpose Capabilities
Edit Image Link to a graphics package — e.g. Paint Shop Lets you crop, sharpen, re-color, add
Pro — for editing an image outside DIGITIZER outlines, remove noise from an image.
10000.
Image Prepare any non-outlined image. Lets you reduce colors to a specified
Preparation number. It automatically:
! reduces each block to a single color
! removes anti-aliasing, noise and dithering
! removes colors smaller than specified
area.
Outlined Image Prepare outlined images. Lets you adjust lightness or darkness of
Preparation outlines. It automatically:
! blends each outlined block into a single
color
! removes anti-aliasing, noise and dithering
! sharpens outlines.
Image
Note Even if your image looks ready to stitch when Preparation used
— outlines not
inserted into the software, it will need to be sharpened, poor
image-processed before conversion. The software stitching
will not let you apply automatic digitizing techniques
without preliminary image-processing.
image with indistinct outlines
Using image preparation tools
It is important to use the correct preparation tools
for your image. The example below shows an image Outlined Image
Preparation used
with indistinct outlines. If the Outlined Image — improved
Preparation tool is used, outlines can be made darker stitching
and more distinct, improving stitching. By contrast,
using the Image Preparation tool before stitching
produces a poorly stitched design.
image with solid outlines
Before using the Outlined Image Preparation tool, Non-outlined

make sure that the image contains solid outlines. If Action Outlined image
image
there are gaps, separate color areas will be blended
Use Image Reduce colors
into one. Preparation tool and remove
in DIGITIZER noise
10000
Digitize ! Manual ! Manual
Outlined Image ! Click-to-Stitch ! Click-to-Stitch
Preparation used ! Click-to-Design ! Click-to-Design
image partially outlined, image colors blended

some area not closed
Preparing non-outlined images
If you need to add outlines, close gaps, or reinforce
an outline, you may need to draw it by hand before Use Image Preparation (Digitize toolbar) to
scanning the image. Or you may add it after scanning reduce the number of colors and remove
in a graphics package. See Editing and saving images in image ‘noise’ in non-outlined images.
third-party applications on page 61 for details.
Use the Image Preparation tool to prepare non-outlined
images for automatic digitizing. The tool
Tip Try darkening the outlines using the outline
automatically reduces color blocks in bitmap images
appearance slider. to a single color, removing anti-aliasing and noise.
You can let the software reduce the color count
automatically or specify a precise number. The latter
is useful if you want to match design colors to an
Outlined Image
exact number of thread colors.
Preparation used
Tip Depending on the quality of the scanned image,

Image outline completed Outlines sharpened
you may need to touch it up manually before
in graphics package
processing in DIGITIZER 10000. You would
normally do this in order to eliminate backgrounds,
Image preparation summary flood-fill solid areas with color, or add outlines, close
gaps, crop areas or reinforce outlines. See Editing and
Non-outlined saving images in third-party applications on page 61 for
Action Outlined image
image details.
Scan image ! Scan in RGB ! Scan in RGB
mode mode
To prepare non-outlined images
! Use ! No
sharpening sharpening 1 Select Image > Insert Image to load an image.
Scan line Scan in two color - 2 Select the image.
drawing mode
Touching up in ! Crop ! Crop
image scanned in
graphics ! Add or edit ! Edit image RGB color mode —
package outlines shapes converted to 256
! Edit colors ! Edit colors colors upon loading
! Remove noise ! Remove noise
Use Outlined Sharpen outlines
Image and remove
Preparation tool noise 3 Click the Image Preparation icon.
in DIGITIZER The Image Preparation dialog opens.
10000
borders, close gaps, crop areas or reinforce borders.

See Editing and saving images in third-party applications
To prepare outlined images

1 Select Image > Insert Image to load an image.
2 Select the image.
Enter
number of
colors
The image appears in the preview panel. The

Available field shows the number of image colors.
3 Click the Outlined Image Preparation icon.
The Outlined Image Preparation dialog opens.
reduced to 3 colors reduced to 5 colors
4 Check how many colors are in the image. Number of

This is indicated by Available. If there appear to colors in
image
be too many, the image probably contains noise.
5 Enter the number of colors you require.
Set outline Click to
The preview shows you how the design will look. preview
appearance
6 Click OK to apply the changes. results of
noise
reduction
Preparing outlined images The image appears in the preview panel. The
Available Colors field shows the number of
image colors.
Use Outlined Image Preparation (Digitize 4 Set the outline contrast tolerance by dragging the
toolbar) to sharpen outlines and reduce noise slider control.
in outlined images.
This produces a black and white preview of the
detected outlines.
Use the Outlined Image Preparation tool to prepare
outlined images for automatic digitizing. The tool
automatically sharpens outlines and reduces noise.
Areas enclosed by a black outline are reduced to a
single color. Outline sharpening makes it easier for
the software to recognize distinct areas in the image.
These areas then become the embroidery objects of
the finished design. Use it particularly if the outlines
are blurry, fuzzy or indistinct.
Tip Depending on the quality of the scanned image,

you may need to touch it up manually before Move slider to
sharpen outline
processing in DIGITIZER 10000. You would and remove
normally do this in order to eliminate backgrounds, speckles
crop areas, flood-fill solid areas with color, or add
Try this! Move the slider to the right until there

is too much black, then move it slowly back to the
left. Stop when the image shows all the outlines
you need.
5 Click Show Color Areas to see the updated
image.
Outlines not sharpened
Slider control moved to left
Slider control moved to right
6 Click OK to apply the changes.
zoomed
area
Outlines sharpened and noise reduced

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Chapter 13
Automatic Digitizing
The Click-to-Stitch and

Click-to-Outline tools are useful for
quickly creating embroidery objects
from images that do not require
particular artistic effects or
embroidery-specific knowledge. This
in turn frees you to spend more time bitmap image Digitized with
Click-to-Stitch
on the artistic or inherently
complicated areas of your designs.
Click-to-Design automatically
converts artwork to fully digitized
embroidery with little or no
intervention. Various forms of
artwork can be used—both bitmap
and vector—and various levels of user bitmap image Digitized with
Click-to-Design
‘assists’ applied to the process.
This section describes how to digitize shapes automatically with the
Click-to-Stitch and Click-to-Outline tools, as well as how to automatically convert
bitmap images to embroidery designs with the Click-to-Design tool.
Digitizing outlines with Use Click-to-Outline to digitize boundaries of shapes

Click-to-Outline with run stitching. Current properties are applied.
You can change the stitch type to Run Line Single,
Run Line Triple, or Satin Line for lighter or heavier
Use Click-to-Outline (Digitize toolbar) to outlines.
digitize boundaries of shapes in imported
artwork.
Chapter 13 Automatic Digitizing
DIGITIZER 10000 will prompt you to click a shape.

To digitize outlines with Click-to-Outline 5 Click the shape you want to digitize.
1 Select the artwork. 6 Press Enter.
2 Scan or insert a bitmap image. See Scanning The shape is filled with fill stitches.
artwork into DIGITIZER 10000 on page 60 or
Inserting images on page 62 for details.
Note If you are using a bitmap image as input, it

will need to be image-processed before
conversion. See Preparing Images for Automatic Object filled with
Digitizing on page 64 for details. stitches
3 Select a thread color from the color toolbar. Click the object
4 Click the Click-to-Outline icon.
EasyDesign will prompt you to click an image or Note Stitches are generated according to current
drawing object. stitch settings.
5 Click the outline you want to digitize. 7 Digitize the other filled shapes in the design in the
The outline is traced with run stitches. Stitches are same way changing thread color and stitch type as
generated according to current Run stitch settings. required.
More areas
filled
Click to digitize 8 Check the design in Visualizer.

outlines
Digitizing filled shapes with

All filled areas
Click-to-Stitch digitized and shown
in Visualizer
Use Click-to-Stitch (Digitize toolbar) to digitize

shapes in imported artwork.
Digitizing images automatically
Click-to-Stitch only creates ‘closed’ parallel filled with Click-to-Design
objects. Even if your artwork looks ready to stitch
when inserted into the software, it will need to be
image-processed before conversion. The software An extension of Click-to-Stitch technology,
will not let you apply automatic digitizing techniques Click-to-Design recognizes shapes in artwork and
without preliminary image-processing. See Preparing makes decisions about the most suitable stitch types
Images for Automatic Digitizing on page 64 for details. to use. It also determines the stitching sequence
based on closest join. Artwork is effectively ‘batch
processed’ to create the many embroidery objects
To digitize filled shapes with
that make up a design.
Click-to-Stitch
1 Scan or load an image.
Click-to-Design allows you some control over how
an image is interpreted during conversion. You can
See Scanning artwork into DIGITIZER 10000 on
choose to omit selected colors and you can specify
the stitch type. Even if your artwork looks ready to
2 Select the image and process it.
stitch when inserted into the software, it will need to
See Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing be image-processed before conversion. The software
will not let you apply automatic digitizing techniques
3 Select a thread color from the Color chart. without preliminary image-processing. See Image
4 Click the Click-to-Stitch icon. preparation techniques on page 64 for details.
Creating embroidery designs with

Click-to-Design
Use Click-to-Design (Digitize toolbar) to

create embroidery designs directly from
imported images.
In essence, creating an embroidery design with

Click-to-Design is simply a matter of selecting the Background color omitted All colors omitted except
black
image you want to convert, and clicking the
Click-to-Design tool. There are, however, some 6 Click OK.
settings you can adjust to optimize the conversion Click-to-Design converts the artwork to
process for a particular image. embroidery objects and generates stitches.
Note Only one image may be selected at a time. The Note Click Save to save the dialog settings to the
template.
command is disabled if the selection contains
anything other than an image. Software matches colors from the existing
palette. If the design does not seem to convert
colors properly, check that your monitor is set for
To create embroidery designs with 16 Bit Colors.
Click-to-Design
1 Scan or load an image. Adjusting stitch settings
See Scanning artwork into DIGITIZER 10000 on Click-to-Design lets you adjust stitch settings for fills
page 60 for details. and details.
To change settings
1 Select a processed image and click the
Click-to-Design icon.
2 Select the image and process it.

See Preparing Images for Automatic Digitizing
3 Select the image and click the Click-to-Design
icon.
The Auto Digitizer dialog opens. The Easy Stitch dialog opens.
Select stitching
options Set stitching
style for fills
Design size and
number of thread
colors
Click to omit
colors
2 Select a stitching style for fills from the list.

Note Image information is given, including width
! Auto Select: the software works out the best
and height values as well as the number of image
stitch type.
colors.
! Weave: suited for most areas.
4 Select the stitch types for fills and details.
! Satin: suited for use in small highlight areas.
5 Click Omitted Colors to select omitted colors from
automatic stitch processing.
Note Do not use Satin fill for areas where the

stitch length exceeds 7mm.
Fills: Weave Fills: Satin

Details: Satin Details: Satin
3 Select a stitching style for details from the list.

! Satin: most suited for use with thicker lines or
small shapes of varying width.
! Double Run: most suited for use with thin lines.
! Satin Line: suited for use with thicker lines.
Fills: Auto Select Fills: Weave

Details: Double Run Details: Satin Line
4 Select any colors that are not to be digitized.

5 Click OK.
Click-to-Design converts the artwork to embroidery
objects and generates stitches.
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Part IV
Modifying
Designs
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Chapter 14
Combining and
Resequencing Objects
DIGITIZER 10000 lets you add to designs

quickly by duplicating and copying existing
objects. It also lets you combine designs by
inserting the contents of one file into another.
Stitching sequence usually occurs in the order in
which the design was digitized. However, you can
change this by a variety of methods.
This section describes how to combine objects
and designs by copying and pasting, duplicating,
and inserting techniques. It also describes how to
resequence objects by cut and paste, by color or
object.
Combining objects and designs Copying and pasting objects
Click Copy (Standard toolbar) to copy

A design or design objects can be copied or cut and selected objects to the clipboard.
placed on the Windows clipboard for temporary Click Paste (Standard toolbar) to paste copied
storage. It can then be pasted any number of times, objects in the design.
within either the same or another design, until
replaced on the clipboard. You can also cut, copy and You can copy objects to create multiple, identical
paste lettering objects within and between designs. objects, or to insert objects from other designs.
Chapter 14 Combining and Resequencing Objects
Objects can be duplicated rather than copied. When

an object is duplicated, it is not copied to the
clipboard. This leaves the clipboard free for you to
Objects copied and pasted cut or copy other objects.
Duplicated object spacing increased and color

changed to create blending effect
Note You can also remove objects from a design
using the Cut command and paste them back in To duplicate objects
again. Cut and Paste changes the stitching sequence
in the design. See Resequencing objects with cut and paste 1 Travel to the position in the stitching sequence at
on page 78 for details. which you want to place the object. See Viewing
the stitching sequence in EasyDesign on page 29
for details.
To copy and paste objects You can place the duplicate between other objects
in the sequence, or ‘nest’ it within an object. See
1 Select the object/s to copy.
Nesting objects on page 76 for details.
2 Select the object/s to duplicate.
3 Select Edit > Duplicate.
The duplicate object is placed directly on top of the
original, in the specified position in the stitching
sequence.
2 Click the Copy icon.
The selected object is copied to the clipboard.
Warning Make sure that there is only one copy
3 Travel to the position in the stitching sequence at of an object at any one position. If an object is
which you want to paste the object. See Viewing pasted twice into the same position, it will be
the stitching sequence in EasyEdit on page 30 for stitched twice.
details.
Deleting objects
Travel to the Select Delete (Edit menu) to delete selected objects.

position
Various methods are available for deleting objects.
You can paste between other objects in the
sequence, or ‘nest’ the copied object within an
To delete objects
object. See Nesting objects on page 76 for details.
4 Click the Paste icon. ! Select the object/s to delete, and do one of the
The object is pasted in the design. The object following:
remains on the clipboard and can be pasted ! Press Delete.
repeatedly until the next Copy or Cut command. ! Select Edit > Delete.
Nesting objects
object pasted then

You can inset or ‘nest’ an object in the middle of
flipped another object’s stitching sequence to prevent long
connectors being generated. Nesting lets you create
Duplicating objects or insert an object at an exact point of the stitching
sequence.
Select Duplicate (Edit menu) to duplicate selected This feature is particularly useful with stamps, and
objects. other designs where long connectors may be
generated.
The second object is ‘nested’ in the stitching

sequence of the first object. All required functions
4 3 are automatically inserted for the second object.
1 2
Try this! To view the connectors that are
generated for the nested object, view in normal
view.
Objects not nested — long connectors

Combining designs
2 4 Use Insert Design (Embroidery menu) to combine two

or more designs.
1 3
DIGITIZER 10000 lets you insert one design into
another. The two (or more) designs can then be saved
as a combined design.
Objects nested — short connectors and better
stitching order
To combine designs
1 Open the first design.
Note The stitching sequence of nested objects is
maintained when stitches are regenerated for either 2 Travel to the position in the stitching sequence
where you want to insert the second design. See
object. However, if you resequence a design
Viewing the stitching sequence in EasyDesign
containing nested objects it will stitch objects in the on page 29 for details.
original object sequence.
You can insert a design between objects in the
sequence, or ‘nest’ the design within an object.
To nest objects 3 Select Embroidery >Insert Design.
1 Travel through the first object until the needle The Open dialog opens.
position marker is in the place you want to insert
the second object. See Viewing the stitching
sequence in EasyEdit on page 30 for details.
Traveled to the
point
4 From the Look In dropdown list, select the folder

where the design you want to insert is stored, and
2 Insert the second object. To do this, either digitize
select the required format from the Files of type
the object or cut and paste it into position.
dropdown list.
5 Select the design file to insert, and click Open.
Object The design is inserted at the current needle
selected
position.
6 Move the second design into the required position.
See Positioning objects using click and drag on
Object cut and

pasted
Move the
required position
If you do not move the current needle position

marker, the object is pasted at the end of the
Try this! To ensure that all the objects in the sequence.
inserted design stay together, group the design
while working with it. See Grouping objects on 4 Click the Paste icon.
page 81 for details. needle position
7 Save the combined design under the original or marker
different name.
The designs you have inserted are now combined
into one design.
Resequencing embroidery objects

Travel to end of design Paste object
The embroidery objects in a design form a stitching

The object is pasted back in the design.
sequence. Initially, objects are stitched in the order in
which they were created. You can change the
position of a selected object by cutting it, then Note The object remains on the clipboard and
pasting it somewhere else in the sequence, or by can be pasted repeatedly until the next Copy or
using the Resequence command. Cut command.
Resequencing objects with cut and Resequencing selected objects

paste
Use Resequence (Edit toolbar) to resequence
Click Cut (Standard toolbar) to cut selected selected objects.
objects and place them on the clipboard.
Click Paste (Standard toolbar) to paste copied
You can resequence objects by selecting them in the
objects in the design. required stitching order.
You can resequence objects by cutting an object from To resequence selected objects
the design and pasting it back at a different point in 1 Click the Resequence icon.
the sequence. This does not change the physical
The Resequence dialog opens.
location of the object.
To resequence objects with cut and paste

1 Select the object/s to resequence.
2 Click the Cut icon.
The selected object is removed from the design
and moved to the clipboard.
2 Select the Objects option.

3 Select the first object you want to resequence.
Completed design with Select and cut object to be ! Holding down Ctrl, select multiple objects to
center stitched first changed resequence.
! Holding down Shift, select a range of objects to
3 Travel to the position in the stitching sequence
resequence.
where you want to paste the object. See Viewing
the stitching sequence in EasyDesign on page 29 4 Click the buttons to reposition the selected object/s
for details. in the stitching sequence:
You can paste between other objects in the ! Top: moves it to the start of the sequence
sequence, or ‘nest’ the cut object within another ! Up: moves it up one place up in the sequence
object. See Nesting objects on page 76 for details. ! Down: moves it one place down in the sequence
! Bottom: moves it to the end of the sequence

! Delete: removes it from the sequence
5 Click OK.
Reposition
selected color
5 Click OK.
Resequencing objects by color

3 5
Click Resequence (Edit toolbar) to
1
resequence objects by color.
You can resequence objects by color. This reduces

the number of color changes in a design.
4 6
2
To resequence objects by color Stitching sequence
changed, color changes
1 Click the Resequence icon. reduced
The Resequence dialog opens.
2 3
1
5 6
4
Stitching sequence
labelled, color changes
after each object
2 Select the Colors option.

3 Select the first color you want to resequence.
! Holding down Ctrl, select multiple objects to
resequence.
! Holding down Shift, select a range of objects to
resequence.
4 Click the buttons to reposition the selected color/s
in the stitching sequence:
! Top: moves it to the start of the sequence
! Up: moves it up one place up in the sequence
! Down: moves it one place down in the sequence
! Bottom: moves it to the end of the sequence
! Delete: removes it from the sequence
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Chapter 15
Arranging and
Transforming Objects
You can change the position, size and

orientation of objects in a design by moving,
scaling and transforming them. Group objects
together to apply a change to them all at once,
or lock them to avoid unintentional
modification. You can modify objects directly
on-screen, or in the Object Details dialog. You
can also access some of these functions using
the popup menu.
The scalability and stitching quality of a design
ultimately depend on its original source. Only
native JAN designs contain the complete set of
design information required for 100% perfect
scaling and transformation. See also Embroidery
design formats on page 126.
This section describes how to position objects, how to lock and group, as well as
how to scale, rotate, skew, and flip objects.
Positioning objects arrow keys or by specifying the X:Y coordinates in

the Object Details dialog.
Position objects in your design using the mouse to
drag them to a new position, nudging them with the
Chapter 15 Arranging and Transforming Objects
Positioning objects using click and Locking and grouping objects

drag
The simplest way to move an object in your design is When you lock objects, you can prevent them from
to click and drag it to a new position. Alternatively, being moved or modified by accident. When you
use the arrow keys to ‘nudge’ objects into position. group objects, you can apply a change to all objects
at once, saving time, and ensuring that the change is
To position objects using click and drag consistent across all.
1 Select the object/s to move.
Locking objects
2 Click and drag the object to a new position.
Select Lock (Edit menu) to lock selected objects.
Select Unlock (Edit menu) to unlock objects.
Lock objects to prevent them from being moved or

Cross Hair
cursor centers
modified by accident. For example, locking backdrop
objects images or vector drawings holds them in place as you
digitize, transform or reshape the embroidery objects
near them. Locked objects can be unlocked for
modification at any time.
To lock objects
! Select the object you want to lock and select Edit
3 For more accurate positioning, press the arrow > Lock.
keys to ‘nudge’ the object into the required The selection handles disappear, indicating that
position. the object can no longer be selected or modified.
! To unlock objects, select Edit > Unlock.
Try this! Zoom in to make small adjustments. All locked objects in the design are unlocked.
The distance the object moves depends on the
current zoom factor. The greater the zoom factor, Try this! Right-click the selected objects and
the smaller the distance moved. select lock from the popup menu.
Positioning objects using object Grouping objects

details
You can position selected objects relative to the Click Group (Edit menu) to group selected objects.
center of a design by entering its X:Y coordinates in
the Object Details dialog. You can group selected objects or the whole design
to keep them together for moving, scaling and
transforming actions.
To position objects using object details
1 Select the object/s to move. To group objects
2 Double-click the object to open the Object Details
dialog, and select the Dimensions tab. 1 Select the objects to group.
2 Select Edit > Group.
Enter new
coordinates Select, move, resize,
transform grouped
objects as a single object
3 Enter the new object coordinates in the Position
fields.
4 Click OK.
The object is centered over the coordinates you Selected objects are combined into a group. This
set. can be selected, moved, resized and transformed
as a single object.
Scale objects individually, or select multiple objects

Try this! To select with a bounding outline, and scale them together.
simply drag the outline over one component object
and the whole group will be selected. See also To scale objects using click and drag
Selecting objects with a bounding box on page
35. 1 Select the object/s to scale.
Eight selection handles appear around the object.
Ungrouping objects 2 Click and drag a selection handle to resize the
object.
Click Ungroup (Edit menu) to ungroup selected
objects.
When you have finished making changes to a group,

Shift +
you can ungroup it and work with the objects drag
individually.
Drag
Note You need to ungroup before you can set Scale proportionally Scale proportionally about center
embroidery properties for any individual object in
the group. ! To scale height and width proportionally, use a
corner handle.
Drag
To ungroup objects
1 Select the grouped object.
2 Select Edit > Ungroup.
The object is ungrouped, and the component
objects selected.
scale vertically
! To change the height, use the handles at the

center-top or center-bottom.
Object is ungrouped, Ungrouped objects can be

component objects selected selected individually
Drag
Scaling objects Scale horizontally Scale horizontally
! To change the width, use the handles at the

You can scale objects by dragging the selection center-sides.
handles with the mouse, specifying the exact
dimensions in the Object Details dialog, or by setting
the distance between reference points on the design. Try this! To resize around a center anchor, hold
As an object is scaled, the stitch count changes to down Shift while you resize.
preserve the current stitch spacing. Shift + drag
Scale vertically
in both
Note Only native JAN designs contain the directions
complete set of design information required for
100% perfect scaling and transformation.
Scale horizontally
Scaling objects using click and drag in both directions
Shift + drag
You can change the height and width of an object, or
scale it proportionally using the selection handles.
Scaling objects using Object Details

You can scale selected objects or a whole design To rotate objects using click and drag
using Object Details. This allows stitches to be 1 Select the object/s to rotate.
regenerated and the original stitch density preserved. 2 Click the object a second time.
Rotation handles appear at the corners of the
object and an anchor point displays at the object’s
Warning If you scale a stitch design by more than center.
5%, changes to stitch density will affect the design
skew handle
quality. See also Embroidery design formats on page rotation
126. handle
anchor
To scale objects using object details point
1 Select the object/s to scale.

2 Double-click the object to open the Object Details First click displays selection Second click displays
handles rotation handles
dialog, and select the Dimensions tab.
Note If you click too quickly, the Object Details

dialog opens.
3 If required, drag the rotation anchor from the center
3 In the Dimensions panel, scale the object as to a new position.
required. Either: 4 Click a rotation handle, and drag it clockwise or
! Enter exact height and width values. anti-clockwise. An outline and cross-hairs display
! Enter the new height and width as a percentage as you rotate.
of the current dimensions.
4 Click OK.
Drag a corner to Drag the anchor Drag a corner to

rotate about the point rotate about the
anchor point anchor point
original object height scaled by height scaled by 50% Rotating objects using Rotate
150% width scaled by 125%
CCW/CW
Click Rotate CCW/CW (Edit toolbar) to rotate

Note After scaling, the new object size is reset to
a selected object or design by 45° clockwise.
100%.
Right-click to rotate by 45° counter clockwise.
Use Rotate CCW/CW on the Design toolbar to

Rotating objects rotate objects by 45° rotations in either direction.
You can rotate objects directly on-screen or by using To rotate objects using Rotate CCW/CW
the Rotate 45 degrees CCW/CW. 1 Select object/s with Select.
2 Click Rotate 45 degrees CCW/CW on the
Rotating objects using click and drag toolbar.
When you select an object, selection handles display ! Click to rotate 45° counter clockwise.
at its extremities. If you click the object again, the ! Right-click to rotate 45° clockwise.
handles change to rotation handles.
Skewing objects using click and ! Click the Flip Along Horizontal icon to flip
drag horizontally or Flip Along Vertical to flip
vertically.
! Right-click the object and select Flip Along
You can skew objects along the horizontal plane by Horizontal or Flip Along Vertical from the
clicking skew handles and dragging to the required popup menu.
angle.
To skew objects using click and drag

1 Select the object/s to skew.
2 Click the object a second time.
Rotation and skew handles appear around the
object. Skew handles are diamond-shaped and
appear at the center-top and bottom of the object.
3 Drag the skew handles left or right.
The object skews along the horizontal plane. An
outline and cross-hairs show the change to the
object’s shape.
Drag skew
handle left or
right
Flipping objects
Click Flip Along Horizontal (Edit toolbar) to flip

a selected object or design horizontally.
Click Flip Along Vertical (Edit toolbar) to flip a
selected object or design vertically.
You can flip selected objects horizontally or vertically

using Flip Along Horizontal or Flip Along Vertical.
original object flip along vertical
flip along horizontal flip along horizontal and

vertical
To flip objects
1 Select the object/s to flip, then either:
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Chapter 16
Reshaping and Editing

Objects
DIGITIZER 10000 lets you modify object

shapes, stitch angles, and entry and exit points
by means of control points. Stitch angle lines
and entry and exit markers all appear around
selected objects. Control points vary slightly
with the object type.
Before modifying any design, a good practice
is to save a copy under a new name and keep
the original in case you want to discard your
changes and start again.
This section describes how to reshape objects
with control points, reshape circle, objects,
adjust stitch angles, and change entry and exit points.
Reshaping objects
Note The Reshape tool lets you modify shapes
You can change the shape of an object by selecting it without affecting the stitch angles.
with the Reshape tool and moving, adding or deleting
control points on the outline. For some objects, you Reshaping objects using control
can also change control points from corner points to points
curves.
Click Reshape (Edit toolbar) to display the
control points of selected objects.
Chapter 16 Reshaping and Editing Objects
Change object shapes by selecting them with the

Reshape tool and modifying the available control
points.
To reshape objects using control points

1 Select the object to reshape.
2 Select the Reshape icon.
Control points appear around the object.
Moving control points
entry point exit point
You can move control points to change an outline
shape.
curve control To move control points

point ! Click and drag a single control point to a new
position.
! Similarly, click and drag multiple control points to a
new position.
corner control
point
3 Modify the outline by adding, deleting, changing or

moving the control points, depending on the object
type and the required change.
4 Change entry and exit points, and stitch angle as
required.
5 Press Enter to apply the changes.
Selecting control points Adding control points
Control points can be selected individually or Use Reshape (Edit toolbar) to reshape
together, for repositioning or modification. selected objects.
To select control points

You can add control points to object outlines by
clicking with the Reshape tool selected.
! Click to select a single control point.
Note You cannot add control points to objects

created with the Parallel Fill Circle tool. See also
Reshaping circle objects on page 87.
To add control points

! Holding down Ctrl, click to select multiple control 1 Position the pointer where you want to add the
points. control point.
2 Click to add a control point.
! Left-click to add a corner point.
! Right-click to add a curve point.
! Click and drag a bounding box around a group of

Right-click
control points to select.
Left-click
3 Adjust the position of the control point by dragging

it along the outline as required.
Changing control points You can change Circle objects from circles to ovals
using the Reshape tool. Circle objects have two
Reshape object outlines by changing corner control
reshape control points (used to change the radius and
points to curves, or vice versa. orientation of the object), a center point (used to
reposition it), and a stitch entry point. You cannot
Note You cannot change the end points of Turning add, change or delete control points in these objects.
Angle Fill columns, or any control point in objects
created with the Parallel FIll Circle tool. See also entry point
Reshaping circle objects on page 87.
90°
To change control points

stitch angle control point
1 Select the control point. center point
2 Press Spacebar.
Corner control point changes to curve, and vice
versa.
Deleting control points Tip To scale a circle without changing it to an oval,

Delete unwanted control points to change an outline select it with the Select tool, and use the corner
or to remove unwanted boundaries from Parallel selection handles to scale it.
Fill objects.
Note You cannot delete the control points from reshape using corner
selection handles
objects created with the Parallel Fill Circle tool. See
also Reshaping circle objects on page 87.
To delete control points

1 Select the control point or points.
2 Press Delete. To reshape circle objects
1 Select the Parallel Fill Circle object.
2 Click the Reshape icon.
Try this! To move a circle, click the control point

in the circle’s center, and drag it to a new position.
3 Click a control point on the circle outline.
! To reshape without changing the orientation, use
the control point at the top of the object.
Note If the object only has two control points (or reshape
two pairs of control points as in the case of Turning control
Angle Fill objects), deleting one deletes the whole points
object.
Reshaping circle objects
Use Reshape (Edit toolbar) to reshape circle ! To reshape and spin the object around its center
objects. point, use the control point at the side.
4 Press Enter.
4 Click OK.
Angle: 90° Angle: 0°
Adjusting Parallel Fill stitch angle

Adjusting stitch angles on-screen
Click Reshape (Edit toolbar) to display control

Stitch angle adjustments depend on the type of points and stitch angle lines in selected
object you are working with. With Parallel Fill objects.
objects you can set a stitch angle for the entire object.
You can do the same with Turning Angle Fill objects. You can change the stitch angle of Parallel Fill
You can also adjust the stitch angle in Turning Angle objects using the Reshape Object tool.
Fill and Parallel Fill objects using the Reshape tool.
To adjust Parallel Fill stitch angles
on-screen
Note You cannot change the stitch angle of Border
objects as the stitches automatically turn to follow 1 Select a Parallel Fill object.
the shape. You can, however, change the stitch angle 2 Click the Reshape icon.
of Parallel Fill Circle objects by moving the stitch Control points appear together with a stitch angle
entry point. line.
Adjusting Parallel Fill stitch angle

using object properties
You can change the stitch angle of Parallel Fill
objects using Object Details.
3 Click and drag the line as required.

4 Press Enter.
Parallel Fill with 90° Parallel Fill with 0°

stitch angle stitch angle
To adjust Parallel Fill stitch angles using

object properties
1 Select and double-click a Parallel Fill object.
2 Select the Parallel Fill tab.
Try this! To minimize gaps in your embroidery,

place the entry and exit points opposite each other
on the outside boundary. Then define the stitch
angle so it is perpendicular to the line between the
entry and exit points.
Enter required
stitch angle
3 Enter the required stitch angle in the Fill Stitch

Angle field.
Changing entry and exit points
Use Reshape (Edit toolbar) to adjust the entry

and exit points of selected objects.
You can change the stitch entry and exit points of

individual objects. Do this to place the exit point next
to adjoining objects for smaller connecting stitches,
or to reduce the number of travel runs.
Note In Circle objects, the stitch angle is

perpendicular to the line connecting the entry point
to the circle center. Thus, changing the stitch entry
point in a Circle object changes its stitch angle.
entry entry
point point
To change entry and exit points

1 Select the object to change.
Control points appear, including entry and exit
points.
entry
point
exit point
Note In Circle objects, only the entry point

appears.
3 Select the entry or exit point as required, and drag
it to a different position on the object outline.
4 Press Enter.
entry point
exit point
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Chapter 17
Editing Stitches in
EasyEdit
With DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign stitches are

automatically generated from design outlines and
properties. This means you can scale, transform
and reshape DIGITIZER 10000 designs without
affecting stitch density or quality.
The DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit application
allows you to work with traditional stitch-based
designs, in the SEW or JEF format. Using
EasyEdit, you can fine-tune your designs without
having to convert them into JAN format.
DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit lets you edit
individual stitches. You simply select them like any
other object and move the needlepoint position as required. You may need to do
this particularly when working with ‘stitch’ files which do not contain design
outline data. See Embroidery design formats on page 126 for details.
This section describes how to select and edit the stitches in a stitch-based design,
using DIGITIZER 10000 EasyEdit.
Selecting stitches around them. Selected stitches are highlighted in a

different color.
The Stitch Mode tool lets you select single stitches,
several stitches, or a range of stitches by selecting
their needle points, or dragging a bounding box
Chapter 17 Editing Stitches in EasyEdit
Selecting all stitches in a design

Select all stitches to apply changes to a whole design. To select stitches with a bounding box
See also Quick Reference Guide on page 156. 1 Click the Stitch Mode icon.
2 Drag a bounding box around the stitches you want
to select.
To select all stitches in a design
Stitches are selected when you release the mouse
! Select Edit > Select All or press Ctrl + A. button.
Sizing handles appear around the entire design.
bounding box stitches selected
No stitches selected All stitches selected
! To deselect, press X or Esc.

Selecting stitches while traveling
Selecting stitches by needle point Use Stitch Select While Traveling (View
toolbar) to select stitches while traveling.
Use Stitch Mode (Edit toolbar) to select
individual stitches for editing.
In EasyEdit, you can select stitches as you ‘travel’
through the design. Traveling is usually associated
You can select individual stitches in Stitch Mode by with checking the stitching sequence. See also Editing
selecting their needle points. Stitches in EasyEdit on page 90.
Tip Zoom in and display the needle points for easier To select stitches while traveling
selection. 1 In EasyEdit, use the travel tools to travel to the
first stitch you want to select.
To select stitches by needle point 2 Click the Stitch Select While Traveling tool on
the Edit toolbar.
1 In EasyEdit, click the Stitch Mode icon.
3 Click the Stitch Mode tool.
2 Click a needle point.
Continue traveling through the design. As you
The needle point changes color and the needle select, the stitches/objects become selected.
position marker moves to the selected stitch. All
stitches after the needle position marker in the
stitching sequence appear in black.
stitches selected
selected stitch
4 When you have finished selecting, click the Stitch

Select While Traveling tool again to turn it off.
Selecting stitches with a bounding box
Click Stitch Mode (Edit toolbar) to select Editing stitches

stitches with a bounding box.
In EasyEdit you can quickly select all stitches in a In EasyEdit you can insert stitches in an object to fill
group by dragging a bounding box around them. gaps. You can move or delete individual or clusters of
selected stitches.
Stitches
inserted
Right-click
Inserting stitches
Use Stitch Mode (Edit toolbar) to insert

stitches in an object.
6 Continue right-clicking as required.
You can insert stitches in an object to fill gaps.
Inserted stitches are considered part of the object Moving stitches
(rather than independent objects). Where possible,
edit the object properties rather than individual Use Stitch Mode (Edit toolbar) to select
individual stitches for moving.
stitches. For example, to increase stitch density,
reduce spacing rather than insert stitches.
In EasyEdit, you can move individual or groups of
selected stitches.
To insert stitches
1 In EasyEdit, click the Stitch Mode icon. To move stitches
2 Zoom into the area you want to edit.
3 Select a needlepoint.
2 Select stitches and drag them to a new position.
The stitch shadow outline shows the new position.
3 Press Enter.
The stitch changes color and the needle position Drag stitch to new position
marker moves to the selected stitch.
4 Move the mouse pointer where you want to insert
the new stitch, and right-click. shadow outline
selected stitch
Right-click
Splitting stitch blocks
Use Split Block (Edit toolbar) to split the

design at a selected needlepoint.
You can split a large stitch block into fragments so

that you can reposition, transform or resize it in the
design, or delete it altogether.
5 Move the mouse to where you want to insert the
next stitch, and right-click.
To split stitch blocks
2 Click the needle point at which you want to split the
stitch block.
Try this! You can use the traveling tools to move

to the stitch needlepoint you require.
Changing the stitch length
In stitch mode, select

the needle point at Use Change Stitch Length (Edit toolbar) to
which you want to split change the maximum stitch length in the
the block selected stitch block.
In EasyEdit, you can reduce the maximum stitch

length for a stitch block containing run line or triple
3 Click the Split Block icon. run line stitches. By reducing the maximum stitch
This splits the design at the selected needlepoint, length you replace long stitches in the stitch block
with the stitches that come before and after it in the with several smaller stitches.
stitching sequence split into separate blocks.
Note This feature only has an effect if the

maximum stitch length is exceeded. Increasing the
maximum stitch length has no effect.
Split into two blocks
Because the values are so small, stitch length is always
shown in millimeters. The maximum value you can
select is 12.7mm. The minimum is 1.0mm.
Deleting stitches To change the stitch length

1 Select the stitch block for which you want to modify
Use Stitch Mode (Edit toolbar) to select the stitch length.
individual stitches for deletion.
Note You can only modify the maximum stitch

You can delete individual or groups of selected
length for stitch blocks containing run line and triple
stitches. run line stitches.
2 Click the Change Stitch Length tool on the Edit
toolbar.
Warning If an object’s stitches are regenerated for
any reason, all stitch editing functions are lost. Where The Change Stitch Length dialog opens.
possible, edit the object properties rather than
individual stitches. See Adjusting Satin stitch spacing on
page 46, Adjusting Weave Fill stitch spacing on page 47
and Adjusting Embossed Fill spacing on page 49 for
details.
3 In the Maximum Stitch field, enter the maximum
stitch length in millimeters.
To delete stitches
4 Click OK.
1 Click the Stitch Edit icon. Stitches in the block that exceed the maximum
2 Select a stitch or stitches. stitch length are split into smaller jump stitches.
3 Press Delete.
Select stitches
Press
Delete
Stitch block selected Jump stitches created
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Part V
Advanced
Digitizing
95
Chapter 18
Object Details and

Templates
Embroidery objects details include general

characteristics such as size and position, as
well as embroidery-specific characteristics
such as stitch type and density. The
particular stitch settings determine how
stitches will be regenerated when you
reshape, transform or scale an object.
When you create an embroidery object, you
can accept default settings for the particular
input method, or apply new ones. Default
settings are stored in the design template.
This section explains how to change the
object details in your design, as well as how to apply, create and maintain templates
in DIGITIZER 10000.
Applying and managing object

details Note Some object details can be modified
on-screen; for example, you can change the size
DIGITIZER 10000 stores three sets of object details details by scaling the object with the selection
— default, current and existing. handles. Other details, such as stitch spacing or
length, are modified in the Object Details dialog.
Chapter 18 Object Details and Templates
Default object details

Default object details are the details stored in a design
template and become the starting settings used when
creating a new design based on that template.
Current object details

Current object details are the settings used to create
new objects. Unless you change these settings, they
remain the same as the template defaults. You
generally change them to save time when digitizing.
For example, you may preset the Satin Fill stitch
setting to use a specific density for all new Satin
objects you create.
Note The change affects new objects in the design,

not the template itself. To apply changes to all new Tabs display at the top of the Object Details
designs based on the current template, you need to dialog. These provide access to all the possible
change the default — not the current — details. object details settings.
3 Click a tab to view the current settings and change
Details of existing objects as required.
Details of existing objects are the settings stored with 4 Click OK.
each object in the design. You can make the details of
a selected object into new current details or new Changing details of selected objects
defaults. You can also apply current details to existing
objects. You can change the details of a selected object or
objects. If you select more than one object, the Object
Setting current object details
Details dialog will only display tabs that include
relevant settings for all selected objects. For example,
Use Object Details (Edit toolbar) to set details if you select a Parallel Fill object and an Border
for the current design. object, neither Parallel Fill nor Border tabs will
display as these settings do not apply to both objects.
When you change current object details, the new If selected objects have different current values for
settings automatically apply to any new objects the same setting, the field will be blank. If you enter
created in the current design. You can also apply a new value, it will apply to both objects.
current details to existing objects. Before starting, you
can adjust the current object details to new settings.
To set current object details

1 Make sure no objects are selected.
2 Click the Object Details icon. Values of
The Object Details dialog opens. selected objects
changed
Note Changing the details of existing objects does

not affect the current or default settings, nor the
details of any objects not currently selected.
To change details of selected objects

1 Select the object/s whose details you want to
change.
2 Double-click to open the Object Details dialog.
3 Select the tab you want and change the settings as
required.
4 Click OK.
Note You can also create a new template using
Changing default object details modified object details as defaults. See Using
design templates on page 98 for details.
You can change default object details at any time by
saving the details of the object you are working with
to the current template. Only the settings for that
object are saved. Other details retain their current Managing design templates
settings. For example, if you make the details of a
selected Border object the default, the default Parallel
Fill settings will not change. Templates are special files used to store default
settings. Use templates when digitizing
frequently-used design types so that you do not have
to set the current details every time. For example, a
template may include standard objects and sample
lettering. It may simply have preferred stitch settings,
lettering font and size, and colors set as current
details. Or it may have special density, pull
compensation or underlay settings set up to suit
different fabrics.
default Satin Line width new Satin Line width
Note The change affects all new designs created Frequently used
using this template. If you only want the changes to hoop or background
color can be saved in
apply to the design you are working in, change the the template
current — not the default — details.
To change default object details

1 Select the object/s on which you want to base the
defaults. The NORMAL template
2 Double-click to open the Object Details dialog. The NORMAL template is the default template
supplied with DIGITIZER 10000. It contains
current object details.
Creating design templates

You create templates from designs containing the
required objects and object details. Simply save the
design, or elements of it, as a template. Templates
look the same as design files, but use the file
extension JMT.
Note You cannot overwrite templates by accident.

Each time you create a new design from a template,
DIGITIZER 10000 opens a duplicate. When you
save the design the first time, the Save As dialog
opens so you can save the template under a new
3 Select the tab you want and change the settings as name.
required.
4 Click Save. To create a design template
The object details are saved to the current
template and will apply to any new objects in any 1 Start a new design or open an existing one.
design based on this template. 2 Adjust the object details and effects as required.
3 Add the objects and lettering you want to appear in
the template.
Modifying design templates

You can modify templates in the same way as a
normal design.
Lettering added to the
template to display with
every design
Note Changes apply only to future uses of the
template. Existing designs based on the template are
not affected.
Try this! You can enter lettering baselines on To modify design templates
their own but it helps to include sample text. You
1 Select File > Open.
can overtype the sample text when using the
template. The Open dialog opens.
4 Select File > Save As.
The Save As dialog opens.
2 Navigate to the DIGITIZER 10000\Template folder,

then select Templates (JMT) from the Files of
type dropdown list.
The available template files display.
5 Select Design Templates (JMT) from Save as
type dropdown list. 3 Select the template you want to modify and click
Open.
DIGITIZER 10000 automatically opens the
DIGITIZER 10000\Template folder. Design 4 Modify object details, styles and other settings as
templates must be saved here or they will not required.
appear in the template list when you start a new 5 Select File > Save As.
design. The Save As dialog opens.
6 Enter a name for the template in the File name 6 From the Save as type dropdown list, select
field. Templates (JMT), and click Save.
7 Click Save.
Try this! To create a new template based on the
modified one, type a new file name and click Save.
7 Click Yes to confirm.
The modified template is ready for use.
Saving current details to a template

You can easily save current object details to the
Design 1 Design 2 current template. See also Applying and managing
object details on page 95.
Using design templates
To save current details to a template
When you start a new design from the File menu, a
list of the available templates appears in the New 1 Access the Object Details dialog.
dialog. See Creating new designs with custom templates on ! To use the current object details, deselect all
page 22 for details. objects, then click the Object Details icon.
! To use the details for a particular object, select
the object, then double-click it.
Note The template list only appears when you start 2 Change object details settings as required.
a design from the File menu. If you select the New 3 Click Save.
tool, the NORMAL template is applied by default.
A confirmation message appears.
Note Only the current object details — not the

objects or other settings in the design — are saved
to the template.
4 Click OK to update the template.
5 Click OK to return to the design window.
The new settings are saved in the template from
which the design was created and are available for
use.
Deleting design templates

Delete templates in the same way as you would any
other Windows file, using Windows Explorer.
Templates are located in the DIGITIZER
10000\Template folder.
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Chapter 19
Advanced Digitizing
Techniques
DIGITIZER 10000 provides

specialized digitizing features to
enhance your embroidery.
This section describes how to create
cut holes in objects, digitize appliqué
objects, apply Feather Edge to
embroidery objects, and how to adjust
their settings to get the results you
want.
Cutting holes in objects

To cut holes in objects
Use Cut Hole (Edit toolbar) to cut holes in 1 Select the Parallel Fill object in which you want to
selected objects. cut a hole.
When one object overlaps another, two layers of

stitching will be applied to the same area. The Cut Select the
Holes feature allows you to maintain the shapes but object to cut a
remove one of the groups of stitching. hole in
Note Cut Hole cannot be used with objects created

with the Parallel Fill Circle or Turning Angle Fill 2 Click the Cut Hole icon.
objects. 3 Digitize the shape you want to cut.
Chapter 19 Advanced Digitizing Techniques
To create appliqué objects

Digitize the
1 Click the Appliqué icon.
shape to cut
out 2 Digitize the boundary of the appliqué, by marking
reference points around the outline of the shape.
! Click to create a corner point.
! Right-click to create a curve point.
4 Press Enter.
5 Press Enter again to remove the stitches from the
digitized area.
Shape is cut
out
Try this! Follow the prompts in the Status Line

to help you digitize. If you make a mistake, press
Digitizing appliqué continue digitizing.
3 Press Enter to close the shape.
4 Click the outline to set the stitch entry and exit
Automatically create all the stitching you need for points or press Enter to accept the defaults.
appliqué using the Appliqué digitizing method. Up to 5 Press Enter.
three layers of stitching — guideline, tack and cover
— are generated for the appliqué object, depending
on the current Appliqué values. Try this! When you stitch out an appliqué object,
the machine stops between layers. Before you
The guideline is a layer of run stitches around the start, lay the fabric over the design and start the
outline of an appliqué object. It is the first appliqué machine. When the guideline has been stitched,
layer stitched and is used to position appliqué shapes trim the excess appliqué material and start the
on the background material. machine again for the tack and cover stitch.
Tacking is used to fix appliqué shapes to a
background fabric before cover stitching is applied. Adjusting cover stitch settings
When you stitch out appliqué objects, a ‘frame out’ The cover stitch is the Satin border around the
position is automatically set. This shifts the hoop out appliqué shape. You can change the width of the
from under the needle, making it easier to place and cover stitch, and offset it to the inside or outside of
trim the appliqué shapes. The frame out settings the digitized outline.
determine the distance and direction of the hoop
movement.
To adjust cover stitch settings
Creating appliqué objects 1 Select and double-click the applique object.

Use Appliqué (Digitize toolbar) to digitize 2 Select the Appliqué tab.
appliqué objects.
Use Auto Appliqué

to produce the
stitching you require
for appliqué objects. 3 Enter the cover stitch width and offset amount.
Appliqué objects are ! Width: the width of the Satin column.
digitized in the same ! Inside: the amount to offset to the inside of the
way as Parallel Fill boundary.
objects and may have
multiple boundaries.
! Outside: the amount of offset from the edge of Adjusting Feather Edge settings
the boundary.
4 Click OK. Right-click Feather Edge (Edit toolbar) to
adjust Feather Edge settings.
Satin stitch:
Width 3.0mm Adjust the Feather Edge settings to change the
amount of feathering, the side of the object to which
the effect is applied and the margin in which the
stitches should fall.
Satin stitch:
Width 1.5mm
range
To adjust Feather Edge settings

Creating feathered edges 1 Select and double-click the object.
2 Select the Feathering tab.
Use Feather Edge to create rough edges, to create
shading effects, or to imitate fur or other fluffy
textures in your design.
3 Select the Feathered checkbox.

4 Enter a Maximum Width for the feathering, this is
the margin in which the stitches will fall.
Applying Feather Edge
Click Feather Edge (Edit toolbar) to apply the

effect to new or selected objects.
Apply Feather Edge to create a rough edge along one

or more sides of an object. Feather Edge is applied Max. Width: 0.5mm Max. Width: 3.0mm
using the current Feather Edge settings in the Object
Details dialog. Change these settings before or after 5 Use the Raggedness slider to indicate the
required degree of texture:
applying the effect. See Adjusting Feather Edge settings
on page 102 for details. ! left for a smooth texture
! right for a rough texture.
To apply Feather Edge

! Click the Feather Edge icon.
The effect is applied to new or selected objects,
based on the current Feather Edge settings.
Raggedness: Low Raggedness: High

less variation in stitch length more variation in stitch length
6 Select the Feathered Side checkbox you require:

left or right or both.
7 Click OK.
Left Right
Left and Right

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Chapter 20
Embroidery Gallery
Stamps
Stamps are pre-defined design elements, such

as hearts, leaves or border patterns, that can be
quickly inserted into a design. Stamps generally
consist of one or more simple objects. You can
use stamps on their own, or link them together
along a digitized line.
This section describes how to insert stamps
into your design, and how to adjust them to get
the results you want.
Selecting and inserting stamps

To select and insert stamps
1 Click the Embroidery Gallery icon.
Use Embroidery Gallery (Digitize toolbar) to
insert a patterns (stamps) into designs. The Embroidery Gallery dialog opens.
Add stamps to your design by selecting them from

the Embroider y Gallery dialog.
Note If a stamp is comprised of two or more

objects, these will be automatically grouped when
inserted.
Chapter 20 Embroidery Gallery Stamps
Selected stamp
Stamp
ungrouped to
use partially
Rotating, flipping and scaling

2 Select a stamp.
stamps
3 Click OK.
The dialog closes and the stamp appears with the You can rotate, flip and scale stamps as you add them
anchor point attached to the mouse pointer. to your design using the keyboard and mouse. You
4 Move the pointer to the position you want to add can also scale, rotate and flip stamps later just like any
the stamp and click to mark the anchor. other object.
anchor point
guide point
5 The mouse pointer moves to the guide point.

6 Move the pointer until the stamp is in the angle you
need, then click again to mark the guide. To rotate, flip and scale stamps
7 Press Enter.
1 Select a stamp to insert.
See Selecting and inserting stamps on page 104
for details.
2 Move the pointer to the position you want to add
the stamp, and click to mark the anchor point.
Click guide
point
8 Repeat to insert the stamp again.
The stamp attaches to the mouse pointer. As you

move the pointer, the stamp rotates around the
anchor point you marked.
Repeat to 3 Rotate the stamp with the mouse.
insert
! To rotate the stamp, move the pointer until the
rotation angle is correct, then click again.
You can rotate stamps as you insert them. See
Rotating, flipping and scaling stamps on page Hold down Ctrl to constrain
105 for details. rotation angles
9 Press Esc to finish.
Note Each stamp is treated as a single object. To

edit only a section of a stamp, ungroup the stamp.
Drag stamp to rotate Stamp rotated

Chapter 20 Embroidery Gallery Stamps
! To flip the stamp, right-click.
Size adjusted
Right-click to flip stamp Stamp flipped

4 Click OK.
! To scale the stamp, press Shift. Move the
pointer until the stamp outline shows the
required size, then click again.
Hold down Shift to

scale the stamp
Stamp scaled
Try this! When flipping and scaling, make sure

the stamp is at the required rotation angle, before
clicking or right-clicking.
4 Press Esc to finish.
Scaling stamps to an exact size

You can set the exact size of stamps in a fill.
To scale stamps to an exact size

1 Select and double-click the stamp object.
2 Select the Dimensions tab.
Enter new stamp

width and height
3 In the Dimensions panel, enter the new

dimensions of the stamp in mm or as a percentage
of the original.
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Part VI
Embroidery
Lettering
108
Chapter 21
Lettering Essentials
Add lettering to designs quickly and easily via the

Lettering Details dialog. Lettering can be edited
with the dialog. You can apply formatting to
lettering objects in the same way as a word
processor, including italics. Both interactive and
numeric techniques are available for scaling and
spacing lettering.
This section describes how to add and edit
lettering, change formatting settings, and adjust
lettering size and spacing.
Adding lettering to embroidery Using the Lettering Details dialog, you can specify
designs letter formatting before adding it to the design. This
is useful with more complex designs.
You can add lettering to a design by entering it in the

Lettering Details dialog.
Creating lettering with the Lettering

dialog
Click Lettering (Digitize toolbar) to enter text in To create lettering with the Lettering
the dialog and adjust settings for embroidery dialog
lettering. 1 Click the Lettering icon.
The Lettering Details dialog opens.
Chapter 21 Lettering Essentials
Select font
and format
Enter text
2 Select a font from the Font list.
A sample character of the chosen alphabet
Select appears in the preview window. For samples of the
baseline complete selection of standard alphabets, see
Standard Fonts on page 165.
2 Enter the text you want to embroider in the text
entry panel.
Try this! Consider letter size before you change
To start a new line of lettering, press Enter. alphabets. Some alphabets look best in a smaller
size. Others can be stitched at a larger size. See
Try this! You can insert a color change between also Scaling lettering via the Lettering tab on
two letters by keying a caret (^) symbol. page 111.
Subsequent letters default to the next color in the 3 Click OK.
palette. The lettering alphabet is set.
3 Select font, formatting and baseline settings for the
lettering.
See Selecting fonts on page 109 and Selecting Editing lettering objects
lettering orientation on page 116 for details.
4 Click OK.
5 Click where you want to place the lettering, or mark When you have created a lettering object, you can
reference points for the baseline you selected. select it and make changes to it via the Lettering tab
See Changing lettering orientation on page 116 of the Lettering Details dialog.
for details.
6 Press Enter.
Note Letters are filled with stitches according to

current settings in the Fill Stitch tabs of the To edit lettering with the Lettering Details
Lettering Details dialog. You can change these at dialog
any time. See Adjusting Lettering Stitch Settings 1 Use one of the following techniques to select
on page 121 for details. lettering objects:
! Select a single lettering object: Click the lettering
Selecting fonts object with the left mouse button. The object
changes color and 8 sizing handles appear
Click Lettering (Digitize toolbar) to select a around it.
font for new or selected lettering objects.
DIGITIZER 10000 provides a font range suitable

for many applications.
! Select a group of lettering objects: Select a
To select a font lettering object then, holding down the Ctrl key,
click other objects as required.
1 Click the Lettering icon.
! Select lettering objects with a bounding box:
The Lettering Details dialog opens. Click and drag a bounding box around the
lettering object/s and release the mouse.
2 Double-click the selected lettering object/s.
The Lettering tab of the Lettering Details dialog The largest angle that the lettering can lean at is
opens. 45°. (0° is equivalent to no italics.)
3 Click OK.
Adjust
settings
italic angle 25°

Edit text Nataly
italic angle 45°

3 Edit the text in the text entry panel as required.
4 Make any other adjustments you require. See
Selecting lettering orientation on page 116 for
details. Scaling lettering
5 If you want to save settings to the template, click
Save.
When you first create lettering, it may be too big or
6 Click OK. too small. Size can be adjusted in three ways:
! by scaling on-screen with the Select Object or
Reshape tools.
! by adjusting size and height settings in the
Lettering tab.
! by adjusting width and height settings in the
Note Letters are filled with stitches according to Dimensions tab.
current settings in the Fill Stitch tabs of the
Lettering Details dialog. You can change these at Scaling lettering with Select
any time. See Adjusting Lettering Stitch Settings
on page 121 for details. Use Select (Edit toolbar) to scale lettering
objects on-screen.
Making italic lettering You can scale your lettering objects vertically,
horizontally and proportionally with the Select tool.
See also Transforming lettering with Select on page 114.
You can slant letters to the right for an italic effect.
Enter the degree of slant in the Angle field of the
Lettering tab. The default angle is 0°. To slant letters
to the left See Transforming lettering with Select on page
114 for details.
To scale lettering with Select

1 Click the Select icon and select the lettering
object.
Resize Vertically
To make italic lettering Resize
Proportionally
1 Double-click selected lettering object/s.
The Lettering Details dialog opens. Resize
Horizontally
Select italic
angle 2 Click and drag one of the square control points to
resize the object horizontally, vertically or
proportionally.
2 Enter an angle in the Italic field.
Scaling lettering via the Lettering tab

Drag
Use Lettering (Digitize toolbar) to adjust letter

height and width.
You can scale your lettering objects vertically,

horizontally and proportionally via the Lettering tab
of the Lettering Details dialog.
A shadow outline shows the new size of the
lettering object as you drag.
3 Release the mouse to complete.
Tip Change the appearance of an alphabet by

changing the letter width in proportion to the height.
The original width value is 100%.
Scaling lettering with Reshape
Use Reshape (Edit toolbar) to scale lettering To scale lettering via the Lettering tab
objects on-screen. 1 Double-click selected lettering object/s.
horizontally and proportionally with the Reshape
tool. See also Rotating lettering with Reshape on page
115.
Enter letter
size and width
2 Enter the size of your lettering object in the Size

field.
To scale lettering with Reshape

1 Select the lettering object.
Size 5% Size 10%
Resize vertically Resize 3 Enter the width of your lettering object in the Width
proportionally field as a percentage of the height.
! For wide letters, increase the percentage — e.g.
Resize 140%.
horizontally
! For narrow letters, decrease the percentage —
e.g. 70%.
3 Click and drag one of the dark triangular control 4 Click OK.
points to resize the object horizontally, vertically or
proportionally.
Width 100% Width 70%

Drag
A bounding box shows the new size of the lettering Width 150%
object as you drag.
Scaling lettering via the Dimensions
tab
horizontally and proportionally via the Dimensions
tab of the Lettering Details dialog.
Tip Change the appearance of an alphabet by Drag letter spacing

control point
changing the letter width in proportion to the height.
The original width value is 100%.
3 Drag the letter spacing control point left or right to
adjust the spacing of all letters along the baseline.
To scale lettering via the Dimensions tab
1 Double-click selected lettering object/s.
Adjust width and

height settings 4 Release the mouse button to complete and press
Esc.
2 Adjust the width and height settings either as
absolute values (mm) or as a percentage of the
current settings.
original Width 150% Adjusting individual letter spacing

on-screen
Use Reshape Object (Edit toolbar) to change

individual letter spacing.
Height 150% Width and Height 150%
The spacing between letters is calculated
3 Click OK.
automatically as a percentage of letter height. In most
cases the default spacing is adequate. Sometimes,
however, the spacing between certain letters may
Adjusting letter spacing appear too large or too small, depending on the
shape of neighboring letters. To compensate for this
visual effect, you can move one or several selected
Letter and line spacings can be determined before or letters closer or further apart along the baseline to
after creating lettering objects and placing them in improve spacing. See also Transforming lettering with
your design. You can edit spacing using the Reshape Select on page 114.
tool.
Adjusting overall letter spacing

on-screen
Click Reshape (Edit toolbar) to change letter

spacing.
The spacing between letters is calculated

automatically as a percentage of the letter height. In To adjust individual letter spacing
most cases the default spacing is adequate. on-screen
Sometimes, however, you may want to change the
overall letter spacing. 1 Select the lettering object.
3 Click the diamond control point in the middle of the
letter.
Click diamond control point and hold
down Ctrl as you select
To adjust overall letter spacing on-screen
2 Click the Reshape Object icon.
Try this! To select multiple letters, hold down

Ctrl as you select.
4 Drag the letter/s along the baseline to adjust the
spacing.
5 Release the mouse button to complete and press

Esc.
Adjusting line spacing on-screen
Use Reshape (Edit toolbar) to change line

spacing.
Change the space between lines in a multiple-line

lettering object using the Reshape tool.
To adjust line spacing on-screen

3 Drag the line spacing control point up or down to
change line spacing.
Drag line spacing control point
4 Release the mouse button to complete and press

Esc.
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Chapter 22
Adjusting Lettering
Layout
DIGITIZER 10000 gives you interactive

control over many attributes affecting
lettering objects. You can adjust lettering
objects as a group as well as the individual
letters comprising a lettering object.
You can apply horizontal, vertical, and
curved orientations to your lettering
objects. You can modify orientation type,
length, radius and angle, as well as baseline
position.
This section describes how to adjust
lettering objects as well as individual letters. It also describes how to apply and
adjust lettering orientations.
Transforming lettering objects You can transform lettering objects by manipulating

control points on-screen with the Select tool. See also
Scaling lettering with Select on page 110.
Apart from scaling, you can use the Select and
Reshape tools to skew and rotate lettering objects.
See also Scaling lettering on page 110.
Transforming lettering with Select
Use Select (Edit toolbar) to transform lettering

objects on-screen.
Chapter 22 Adjusting Lettering Layout
Rotating lettering with Reshape
Use Reshape (Edit toolbar) to rotate lettering

objects on-screen.
You can rotate lettering objects by manipulating

control points on-screen with the Reshape tool. See
also Scaling lettering with Select on page 110.
To transform lettering with Select
1 Click the Select icon and select the lettering
object.
The resizing control points appear. See Scaling
lettering with Select on page 110 for details.
2 Click the lettering object again.
Another set of control points appear. These let you
rotate and skew the lettering object.
skew rotation
handle handle
To rotate lettering with Reshape

rotation point
3 Click and drag one of the diamond-shaped control Control points appear around the lettering object.
points to skew the lettering object horizontally.
Drag Drag Drag
3 Click and drag one of the solid square control

points on the baseline to rotate the lettering object.
A shadow outline shows the skewed lettering

object as you drag.
4 Click and drag one of the hollow square control
points to rotate the lettering object.
Drag
A baseline shows the rotated position of the
lettering object as you drag.
A shadow outline shows the rotated lettering object

as you drag.
5 Click and drag the rotation point itself to a new
position before rotating. Reshaping letters on-screen
Use Reshape (Edit toolbar) to transform

individual letters on-screen.
Rotation
point
moved Create special lettering effects by reshaping letter
outlines with the Reshape tool.
the orientation you use. Baselines use default settings

to determine their size, spacing and angles.
DIGITIZER 10000 gives you interactive control
over many baseline settings. Techniques are available
to modify baseline type, length, radius and angle, as
well as baseline position.
To reshape letters on-screen

Control points appear around the lettering object.
Selecting lettering orientation
Click Lettering (Digitize toolbar) to select

orientation and adjust baseline settings.
3 Click the diamond control point in the middle of the

letter, then click the letter outline. You can select different orientation through both the
Additional control points appear around the outline. Lettering Details dialog. You can also adjust baseline
settings. You can apply orientation to new or selected
objects.
Click diamond
control point, Tip Create identical baselines by duplicating or
then click copying them in your design.
outline
To select a lettering orientation

4 Reshape the letter by dragging the control points.
See Reshaping objects on page 85 for details. 1 Double-click a selected lettering object.
2 In the Orientation panel, click an orientation icon.
5 Press Esc or click outside the object to finish.
The orientation you choose depends on the effect

you want to achieve. You need to digitize different
reference points depending on the type selected.
Changing lettering orientation Options include:
! Horizontal: See Creating horizontal
orientations on page 117 for details.
Orientation determines the shape of lettering objects ! Vertical: See Creating vertical orientations on
in a design. You can place lettering on a straight page 117 for details.
horizontal or vertical baseline, curve lettering around ! Free Line: See Creating circular orientations on
a circle or arc baseline, or digitize your own. page 117 for details.
Different reference points are needed depending on
! Circle Below: See Creating circular orientations

! Circle Above: See Creating circular
orientations on page 117 for details.
3 Click OK.
Creating horizontal orientations

Horizontal orientation does not have a fixed or
pre-determined length; the baseline extends as long
as you keep adding letters.
Circle Above Circle Below
For a circle you need to mark two reference points,

while for an oval you need to mark three. The
position of the second reference point determines
To create a horizontal orientation the justification point of the text. The text is centered
around this point.
1 In the Lettering Details dialog, click the
Horizontal orientation icon.
2 Enter your text in the text entry box. To create a circular orientation
3 Click OK. 1 In the Lettering Details dialog, click the Circle
4 Mark the start point of the baseline on-screen. Above or Circle Below orientation icon.
2 Enter your text in the text entry box.
Creating vertical orientations 3 Click OK.
4 Mark the center of the circle on-screen.
Vertical orientation does not have a fixed or
pre-determined length; the baseline extends 5 Mark a point on the circumference to define the
radius.
as long as you keep adding letters. Line
spacing is calculated horizontally while
letter spacing is calculated vertically.
Letters, by default, are centered along 1 2
vertical lines. New lines are placed by
default from right to left to suit Asian Click to set
languages. Click to place radius of circle
center of circle
Vertical orientation is effective for
embroidering on sleeves, as a decorative
6 Press Enter for a perfect circle, or click again to
effect, and for Asian text. form an oval.
Click to set
3 radius of oval
Tip Vertical lettering best suited to uppercase for
Western languages because descenders in lowercase Click to place 1 2
letters are not accommodated in the letter spacing. Click to set
center of
radius of
See Adjusting individual letter spacing on-screen on page circle
circle
112 for details.
To create a vertical orientation As soon as the last point is marked, the letters of
1 In the Lettering Details dialog, click the Vertical your text are positioned around the circle.
orientation icon.
2 Enter your text in the text entry box.
3 Click OK.
4 Mark the start point of the baseline on-screen.
Creating circular orientations

Use the Circle Above or Circle Below orientation to
place letters around a full circle.
Reshaping horizontal orientations

Note Orientation of the text around the oval
Use Reshape Object (Edit toolbar) to reshape
depends on where you mark the reference points.
lettering orientations.
3 3
Reshape straight orientations to place them on an
angle.
1 2 2 1
To reshape a horizontal orientation
2 Click the Reshape icon to display control points.
Creating custom orientations

Tip The large diamond and cross represent stitching
Use Free Line orientation to shape lettering around start and end points. You may need to move them to
elements in your design. Digitize Free Line baselines access baseline control points. They will reposition
by marking reference points to form the required
themselves in the new entry and exit points based on
line. The number of reference points and length of
baseline are practically unlimited. the changes you make to the baseline.
baseline control points
3 To change the angle, click and drag one of the

Tip If the baseline has tight curves, or sharp corners, large solid squares.
the letters may overlap. For best results, only mark
curve points, and digitize lines which have shallow,
gentle curves.
Drag up or down to change the
baseline angle
To create a custom orientation
1 In the Lettering Details dialog, click the Free
Line orientation icon.
2 Mark the baseline reference points.
! Mark curve points with the right mouse button. 4 To change the letter spacing click and drag the
! Mark corner points with the left mouse button. open triangle control point.
3 Press Enter to complete.
Drag triangle to
change spacing
4 evenly along
2 baseline
1 3
5 Press Esc to complete.
Reshaping circular orientations

Adjusting orientations
Reshape Circle Above and Circle Below orientations
Orientations can be adjusted on-screen after they to change curve depth, justification point and
have been placed in your design with the Reshape baseline length.
tool.
To reshape a circular orientation

Tip The large diamond and cross represent stitching

start and end points. You may need to move them to
Drag triangle to change
access baseline control points. They will reposition spacing evenly along baseline
themselves in the new entry and exit points based on
the changes you make to the baseline. 6 Press Esc to complete.
Reshaping custom orientations

baseline control
points
Reshape Free Line orientations by moving, changing,
adding or deleting control points along the baseline.
3 To increase the radius drag the control point on the
circumference of the circle. To reshape a custom orientation
Try this! The large diamond and cross

represent stitching start and end points. You may
need to move them to access baseline control
points. They will reposition themselves in the new
Drag up or down to change entry and exit points based on the changes you
radius of curve make to the baseline.
4 To create an arc baseline drag the two control
points apart at the bottom of the circle, one on top
of the other.
Drag to change circle Move the end points to
baseline to arc reposition the text baseline control points
3 To adjust the baseline add, delete, change or move

reference points like any embroidery object. See
Reshaping objects on page 85 for details.
4 To reshape the baseline, click the point on the
baseline where you want it to bend (change
direction).
! Left-click to bend the line at an angle
! Right-click to bend the line into a curve
5 To change letter spacing, click and drag the

triangle control point on the circumference of the
circle.
Click and drag the

baseline where you
want it to bend
5 To re-position the baseline, drag any one of the

baseline control points up or down.
Drag to change curvature
6 Press Esc to complete.

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Chapter 23
Adjusting Lettering
Stitch Settings
Like all embroidery objects, each lettering object

has its own properties. Before you create a
lettering object, you may want to adjust the values
for the stitch type you are going to use.
Alternatively you may want to change the stitch
values and effects of existing lettering objects.
This section describes changing lettering stitch
types in lettering objects and creating special
effects with Lettering Art.
Applying different stitch types to requiring fewer stitches to cover the fabric. Where a
lettering objects column is very narrow, stitches need to be less dense
because too many needle penetrations can damage
the fabric. See also Creating Satin fills on page 46.
By default, lettering objects are filled with Satin
stitch. You can also apply other basic fill stitch types,
such as Weave Fill, as with other embroidery objects.
See Selecting fill stitches on page 45 for details.
Adjusting Satin stitch settings for

lettering objects To adjust Satin stitch settings for lettering
objects
By default, lettering objects are filled with Satin
1 Double-click a selected lettering object.
stitch. Where a letter is narrow, stitches are tight, thus
Chapter 23 Adjusting Lettering Stitch Settings

2 Select the Fill Stitch tab. Pattern 4
Pattern 8
3 Move the slider to set the stitch density you want 5 Adjust stitch spacing to increase or decrease
for your lettering. density.
4 Click OK. See Adjusting Weave Fill stitch spacing on page
47 for details.
Density: 50%
Stitch
Spacing:
0.6mm
Density: 100%
Stitch
Spacing:
0.3mm
Density: 150% 6 Adjust stitch length to increase or decrease needle

penetrations.
See Adjusting Weave Fill stitch length on page 48
for details.
7 Click OK.
Try this! Add extra texture to lettering by
applying Feather Edge. See Applying Feather
Edge on page 102 for details.
Using the Character Map
Feather
Edge added
Use the Windows Character Map to provide quick
access to common symbols and letters. The
Character Map is usually installed as part of the
Adjusting Weave Fill stitch settings Windows setup. See your Windows documentation
for lettering objects for more details.
You can fill lettering shapes with Weave Fill stitching.
It is suitable for filling large, irregular lettering shapes.
See also Creating Weave fills on page 47.
To use the Character Map

1 Open the Windows Character Map.
By default, you will find it under Start > Programs
> Accessories> Character Map.
To adjust Weave Fill stitch settings for
lettering objects
1 Double-click a selected lettering object.
2 Select the Fill Stitch tab.
2 Double-click a character, or select it and press

Select.
3 Select Weave Fill stitch. The character appears in the Characters to copy
4 Select a Weave Fill Pattern. box.
See Selecting Weave Fill patterns on page 47 for 3 Click Copy to copy the character to the clipboard.
details.
4 Paste it into the text entry panel of the Lettering 4 Drag one or more handles up or down to distort the
tab. object.
To do this, press Ctrl + V.
Drag handle
5 Click OK.
6 Click where you want to place the lettering, or mark ! To move two handles in opposite directions, hold
reference points for the baseline you selected. the Shift key down while dragging a handle.
See Changing lettering orientation on page 116
for details.
7 Press Enter.
Creating special effects with Shift + drag handle

Lettering Art ! To move the handles in the same direction, hold
down the Ctrl key while dragging a handle.
Use Lettering Art (Embroidery menu) to distort
lettering.
Apply Lettering Art effects to lettering objects to

make them bulge or arch, stretch or compress. Ctrl + drag handle
5 Press Enter to complete and press Esc.
Try this! To adjust the control points, select the

lettering object and press H.
Editing lettering in Lettering Art

You can edit lettering in Lettering Art in the Lettering
Distorting lettering objects Details > Lettering tab.
Two types of Lettering Art effect are available —

Straight or Curved.
Try this! Lettering Art is typically applied to

lettering objects, but they can also be applied to other To edit lettering in Lettering Art
types of embroidery object. 1 Double-click the lettering object.
The Lettering Details > Lettering tab opens.
To distort lettering objects 2 Edit the text as required.
1 Select the lettering object you want to distort.
2 Select Embroidery > Lettering Art.
3 Select a type: Curved or Straight.
Different handles display around the object outline
depending on the type. 3 Press OK.
The lettering is updated.
Curved
Straight
Removing Lettering Art
Use Lettering Art > None (Embroidery menu) return

an object to its original shape.
Return an object to its original shape by removing the

Lettering Art.
To remove Lettering Art

! Select the lettering object.
! Select Embroidery > Lettering Art > None.
The Lettering Art is removed and the letters return
to their original shape.
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Part VII
Design
Processing
126
Chapter 24
Processing Design Files
DIGITIZER 10000 uses three embroidery file formats,

JAN, JEF and SEW, allowing you to make the most of both
outline and stitch formats. JAN format is an object based
format and JEF and SEW formats are stitch based. By
default, EasyDesign saves to JAN format and EasyEdit
saves to JEF. These formats contains all information
necessary both for stitching a design and for later
modification. When opening designs created or saved in
other formats, DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign converts
the design internally to JAN format and EasyEdit converts
the design to JEF format. You can then modify it using the
full range of DIGITIZER 10000 features. in the conversion
process.
This section describes stitch and outline design formats.
Embroidery design formats Outline files

Outline or ‘condensed’ files are high-level formats
Embroidery designs are saved in one of two formats which contain object outlines, object properties and
— ‘outline’ format or ‘stitch’ format. JAN is an stitch data. When you open an outline file in
outline format and JEF and SEW are stitch formats. DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign, corresponding
stitch types, digitizing methods and effects are
applied.
Note For details of specific formats supported by
DIGITIZER 10000, see Supported embroidery file
formats on page 160.
Chapter 24 Processing Design Files
You can scale stitch format designs, however,

because the stitch count does not change, the density
increases or decreases with the design size. Thus you
Embossed Fill
should not scale stitch designs by more than ±5% or
object some areas may be too thickly or too thinly covered.
Outline files can be scaled, transformed and

reshaped without affecting stitch density or quality.
After modification in EasyDesign, you can choose to
save your design to the native JAN format, or to a
different format altogether. original stitch design design reduced by 5%
Stitch files
Note Stitch files can be saved in JAN format once
Different embroidery machines speak different they are opened in DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign.
languages. Each has its own control commands for
the various machine functions. Before you can stitch File sources
a design, it must be in a format which can be
interpreted by the machine. While embroidery files are broadly classified as
‘outline’ or ‘stitch’, DIGITIZER 10000 internally
Stitch or ‘expanded’ designs are low-level formats for tags files as belonging to one of four types – Native
direct use by embroidery machines. They contain Design, Imported Outlines, Processed Stitches, or
information about the position, length and color of Imported Stitches.
each stitch.
When they are read into DIGITIZER 10000 File source Description
EasyEdit, stitch files do not contain object Native Designs created in DIGITIZER 10000
information such as outlines or stitch types, but Design (or equivalent).
present the design as a collection of stitch blocks. Imported Designs read from non-JAN outline
Stitch blocks consist of individual stitches. Outlines where stitches have been generated
in DIGITIZER 10000 (or equivalent)
from original outlines and stitching
data.
manual Processed Designs read from stitch files where

object Stitches stitches have been regenerated by
processing.
Imported Designs read from stitch files, where
Stitches outlines may or may not have been
recognized, but stitches have not
Stitch designs are generally not suited to modification been regenerated through stitch
because stitches are not regenerated. However, processing.
DIGITIZER 10000 patented Stitch Processor Note, however, that if you change a
technology can interpret object outlines, stitch types stitch design – e.g. add a lettering
and spacing from stitch data with some success. In object – the status changes to
this way, you can re-constitute other stitch file format ‘Processed Stitches’ even though the
designs for modification in DIGITIZER 10000 imported stitches may not have been
regenerated.
EasyEdit. These ‘recognized’ designs can be scaled
with stitches recalculated for the new outlines.
Processing is effective for most stitch designs but For information about the source of a design file,
cannot produce the same level of quality as original refer to the Properties dialog. See Viewing design
outlines and may not handle some fancy stitches. information on page 32 for details.
By default, stitch files are converted to outlines and
objects upon opening. Designs opened in EasyEdit
can be output for stitching in another format or you
can edit stitches and add new elements.
Chapter 24 Processing Design Files
Opening embroidery files in Object/outline recognition

DIGITIZER 10000 When you convert a stitch file (JEF or SEW) to
outline format (JAN), DIGITIZER 10000 reads
DIGITIZER 10000 is made up of two separate stitch data stitch-by-stitch according to the needle
applications — EasyDesign and EasyEdit — both penetration points. It recognizes stitch types, spacing
and length values, stitch effects, and can determine
launched from your Windows desktop.
object outlines.
All filled areas in a design become fill or outline
Note You can only open EasyDesign or EasyEdit, objects with fill or outline stitch properties as well as
you cannot open both at the same time. general properties. Stitch types are assigned as Satin
EasyDesign uses an ‘object’ approach to embroidery or Weave depending on the pattern of needle
design, by saving shapes as outlines that can generate penetrations. If an object is not recognized, it
stitches automatically, based on preset object details. contains only general and connector properties only
and will not scale well.
Embroidery objects can be resized, reshaped and
transformed as individual elements within a single Recognized object outlines and stitch values are
design, with the stitches re-generating after every stored as object details in DIGITIZER 10000. This
change. means you can scale and transform recognized
designs in the usual way. You can also change the
EasyEdit uses a stitch-based embroidery format, stitch density of the whole or selected parts of a
where an entire design is a single object, made up of design, and/or of certain stitch types.
individual stitches.
EasyEdit lets you take a stitch-based design, and Recognition limitations
resize or transform it as a whole, or modify individual If a stitch type is not recognized accurately, the values
stitches for subtle changes and fine tuning. You can in the Object Details dialog will not match the
only edit stitches in EasyEdit. stitches. The stitches will remain the same as in the
original design, until you make changes and
Each application creates a different type of
regenerate them. If you change the design, stitches
embroidery file, giving you the option to save in the
will be regenerated according to the object
format you choose.
properties.
Which application do I use?
Use EasyDesign to... Use EasyEdit to...

! create new designs ! stitch out a design
! add new objects to an already in a
existing design stitch-oriented design
! combine designs in a format
single file ! combine and transform
! add lettering to a stitch blocks, or the
design whole design
! add or remove parts of ! fine tune a design at the
a design stitch level
! reshape parts of the
design
! automatically digitize a
design from an image
If you want to scale a design, edit an outline or

change a stitch type, use EasyDesign. By default,
stitch files are converted to outlines and objects upon
opening.
If you do not want to scale the design by more than
±5%, or only want to make stitch edits, use
EasyEdit.
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Chapter 25
Outputting and Storing

Designs
You can output embroidery designs in a variety of ways — saving to computer,

floppy disk, ATA PC card, or sending directly to machine for stitching.
DIGITIZER 10000 supports three sets of machine models: MemoryCraft 10001

and MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0 or higher, MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21, and
MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E. The first two sets of machines both
support direct connection although menu options change depending on which
machine set is chosen. The MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E machines
do not support direct connection but they do read ATA PC cards.
Chapter 25 Outputting and Storing Designs
From the same design file, you can also output a design printout. People
frequently want to distribute their designs so that they can be seen in real colors,
in Visualizer or otherwise. In DIGITIZER 10000 you can save design images to
computer, floppy disk or ATA PC card.
This section describes how to check and print design information, and how to
generate different outputs from your designs.
Creating design printouts arrow. This is intended to be used with Janome’s

Cloth Setter device for accurate hooping.
The design printout contains a design preview as well
as essential information, including the design size,
the color sequence and the total bobbin. You can
customize design printouts before printing.
Printing designs
Use Print (Standard toolbar) to print a design The Janome Cloth Setter is a device for accurate
using the current settings. design centering within a hoop. The device has a
Use Print Preview (Standard toolbar) to transparent plastic bar with marked cross.
preview a design printout.
Create a hard copy of the

design using a printer. Set
design and printer options
before you print, or use the
current options.
Tip Preview the design Note The cloth setter marking is supported for
before you print to check JAN, JEF and SEW files.
whether it is correct. See
Previewing design printouts on
page 33 for details. To set print options
1 Access the Print dialog. Either:
! Select File > Print.
To print a design
! Select File > Print Preview.
1 Select File > Print.
2 Click Options.
The Print dialog opens.
The Print Options dialog opens.
2 Select the printer you want to use, and enter the
number of copies of the design you require.
Select design mode

Note To customize the printout, click Options, display options
and change the settings as required. See Setting
print options on page 130 for details. Include cloth setter
3 Click OK. marking
Setting print options 3 Select Template or Design mode checkbox.

Printout only the information you require. You can ! Template Mode: shows an outline of the design
specify whether you want to include the hoop, a with no stitches.
design image and whether to print in actual size or to
fit the page. DIGITIZER 10000 also includes an
option to show/print the center of a design with an
! MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E

Newer Janome machines can be connected directly
to your PC via the Serial or USB port and cable. See
Connecting JANOME MemoryCraft to your PC on page
9 for details.
MemoryCraft 10000 V2.2 or earlier firmware must
be upgraded to Version 2.21. Visit our website at
! Design Mode: shows the design as it appears
http://www.janome.com/ to download the
in the design window. Display the design at
actual size or to fit the page. Select the
necessary upgrade.
checkboxes to display the hoop and/or the The MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E
image. machines do not support direct connection.
Supported memory cards

Note The Cloth Setter marking option is available
in both Template and Design (Display Actual Size) DIGITIZER 10000 supports both ATA PC cards
modes. The option is not available when Fit to and ScanCards. The ATA PC card is a PCMCIA
Page is selected. standard PC memory card that is used for storing
4 Include cloth setter marking as required. designs in JEF format to be read/written from/to
The cloth setter marking is displayed at the center the JANOME MemoryCraft machine. In the USA
of the selected hoop. It appears whether the hoop and Japan this has been widely used as a replacement
is displayed or not. for floppy disks. Janome is the first home sewing
5 Click OK. machine manufacturer to support universal PC
memory cards in preference to the machine-specific
proprietary memory cards previously used for home
embroidery.
DIGITIZER 10000 also supports ScanCards. These
cards store designs in stitch data format. They are
primarily used to transfer designs from computer to
older-style embroidery machines.
Precautions using ATA PC cards
cloth setter ! Insert the ATA PC card into the sewing machine
marking before turning the power on.
! Do not insert or eject the card, or turn the power
off while opening/saving file(s), or accessing
file(s).
! Save data stored in the machine’s built-in memory
Sending and receiving designs to hard disk or ATA PC card to prevent
accidental loss of data due to improper
operations or malfunctions.
DIGITIZER 10000 gives you the option of sending
designs directly to machine or to memory card. The ! If an ATA PC card is formatted on PC, all
option you choose depends, in part, on the machine information on the card will be lost. Check the
you are using. contents of any used cards before formatting
them.
! Only use ATA PC cards supplied by Janome or
Note Before design files are sent to machine, they SanDisk CompactFlash with ATA PC card
are automatically converted to JEF stitch file format. adapter for updating the system program of
JANOME MemoryCraft. Memory capacity
Supported machine models should be 8Mb or more.
DIGITIZER 10000 supports three sets of machine
models: Note If your computer is a laptop, there is a slot
! MemoryCraft 10001 and MemoryCraft 10000 where you can insert the ATA PC card and its adapter
V3.0 or higher directly. If your computer is a desktop, you will need
! MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21 an ATA PC card reader/writer connected to a USB
port.
Machine memory
The newer Janome machines have built-in internal Note The ATA PC card connection menus and
memory and a PC memory card slot and can be used icon, and the ability to split a design, are available in
as an ATA PC card reader/writer. This allows you to: both EasyDesign and EasyEdit.
! Convert embroidery designs to JEF format and
send them to the built-in internal machine Selecting machine models
memory or ATA PC card.
DIGITIZER 10000 supports three sets of machine
! Read stitch data from the built-in memory, ATA models:
PC card or design card and save as individual JEF
files on your PC. ! MemoryCraft 10001 and MemoryCraft 10000
! Delete stitch data from the built-in memory or V3.0 or higher
ATA PC card. ! MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21
! MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E
Note The MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft The first two sets of machines both support direct
300E machines do not support direct connection but connection although menu options change
they do read ATA PC cards. depending on which machine set is chosen. The
MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E
machines do not support direct connection but they
Splitting large files do read ATA PC cards.
JANOME MemoryCraft machines originally had a
limitation in receiving only up to 32,000 stitches To select a machine model
(approximately) at a time. Newer machines will
accept up to 64,000 stitches (approximately). 1 Select MemoryCraft > Select Machine Models.
DIGITIZER 10000 splits files at the last color The Select Machine Models dialog opens.
change before the limit is reached. If no color change
can be found before this, the operation is rejected.
Select one of the
available machine
model sets
Note The ability to split a large design containing
more than 32K or 64K stitches when sending to
JANOME MemoryCraft machine or ATA PC Card
is determined by the machine version selected in 2 Select one of the available machine model sets.
Select Machine Version dialog. See Selecting machine 3 Click OK.
models below for details. This becomes the default machine type until you
change it. Menu options change depending on
A maximum of 78 split files (and hence color which machine set is chosen:
changes) is possible. The machine will reject a design
! If you choose the MemoryCraft 10001 and
with more than this number, or in rare instances MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0 or higher option, the
where one color contains more than the stitch limit. MemoryCraft menu items will appear as
The maximum number of stitches a JANOME shown:
MemoryCraft machine can handle is approximately
250,000. A design containing more than this number
is rejected. Send, receive and
delete designs from
machine
Note It is very unlikely that a single file will contain

anywhere near 78 colors, or that a single color will
contain anywhere near 64K or even 32K stitches, or See Outputting to newer machines on page 133
that a single design will contain more than 250K for details.
stitches. ! If you choose the MemoryCraft 10000
Whether you send a design to machine or ATA PC V2.21 option, the MemoryCraft menu items will
card, EasyDesign names the split JEF files appear as shown:
automatically — e.g. My Flower#01, My Flower#02,
etc.
Select
destination
folder on sewing
Send, receive and
machine
delete designs from
machine Click to
change
name of
See Outputting to older-style machines on output file
! If you choose the MC 9500 or MC 300E option, Click to send
design to
the MemoryCraft menu is effectively machine
deactivated. You have the option of using the
ATA PC card menu. See Outputting to newer
machines on page 133 for details.
Note The machine itself must be in PC-Link

Outputting to newer machines Mode in order to receive the design.
2 To change the name of the output file, do as
follows:
If you have selected a MemoryCraft 10001 and
! Click Name to change the file name as required.
MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0 or higher machine model
as your current machine, the direct machine The JEF Name dialog opens.
connection option is available to you. See Selecting
machine models on page 132 for details.
JANOME MemoryCraft has built-in internal
memory and a PC memory card slot and can be used
as an ATA PC card reader/writer. This allows you to
read stitch data from the built-in memory, ATA PC
card or design card and save as individual JEF stitch ! Enter a new name and click OK.
files on your PC. You can also delete stitch data from 3 Select a destination folder in sewing machine
the built-in memory or ATA PC card. memory.
4 Click Send.
Sending single designs to machine A confirmation box opens.
5 Click Start.
Use Send to Machine (Standard toolbar) to
File transfer begins. The selected design is copied
send a design to a machine for stitching.
to the specified location.
If direct machine connection is available to you, you

can send design files directly to the built-in machine Note In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the
memory of your JANOME MemoryCraft or ATA limits set, it will be rejected by the machine. See
PC card. Splitting large files on page 132 for details.
Sending multiple designs to machine

Note This option is available if you have selected a
MemoryCraft 10001 and MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0 You can send more than one design in JEF file
or higher machine model as your current machine. format to your machine at a time.
See Selecting machine models on page 132 for details.
To send a single design to machine MemoryCraft 10001 and MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0
1 Do one of the following: or higher machine model as your current machine.
! Click the Send to Machine icon on the
Standard toolbar.
! Select MemoryCraft > Send a Design. To send multiple designs to machine
If the machine is correctly linked, the Send a 1 Select MemoryCraft > Send Designs, Receive
Design dialog opens. and Delete.
The Send Designs, Receive and Delete dialog Retrieving and deleting designs from
opens. machine
Select source You can retrieve all the designs from machine
folder memory for editing and/or to store them on hard
disk or other location. Alternatively, you can delete all
Select designs from machine memory to free up space. See
designs to also Retrieving and deleting designs from ATA PC card
send
on page 136.

MemoryCraft 10001 and MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0
or higher machine model as your current machine.
Click to select
all designs
To retrieve or delete designs from machine
2 Select a source folder from the PC list.
1 Select MemoryCraft > Send Designs, Receive
JEF files only are displayed.
and Delete.
3 Select a file or files in the viewing panel.
When all designs are retrieved from the machine,
The preview panel displays an image of the last the Send Designs, Receive and Delete dialog
selected design. The hoop size — e.g. A(F) — is opens.
displayed just below the preview panel.
Tip Click Select All Designs to select all designs Select source folder
in the source folder. on sewing machine
Select destination
folder on sewing
machine
Click to open folder

in built-in machine
memory
2 Select a source folder in the build-in machine

memory and double-click or click Open.
Select
destination folder
4 Select a destination folder in the build-in machine
memory.
5 Click Send.
A confirmation box opens.
6 Click Start.
File transfer begins and selected designs are
copied to the selected location.
Note In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the

limits set, it will be rejected by the machine. See
Splitting large files on page 132 for details.
3 Select a destination folder on the PC if you intend

to receive designs.
Click to change
name of output file
Select designs
to receive or
delete
Click to receive Click to write

designs design to card
Click to delete
designs
3 To change the name of the output file, do as
4 Select a file or files to receive or delete. follows:
The JEF Name dialog opens.
Tip Click Select All Designs to select all designs
in the source folder.
The preview panel displays an image of the last
selected design. The hoop size — e.g. A(F) — is
5 Click Receive to copy selected designs to the
current location folder on the PC, or Delete to
delete them altogether.
! Enter a new name and click OK.
Writing single designs to ATA PC card
Use Write to Card (Standard toolbar) to send

Select destination
a design to an ATA PC card. folder on the ATA PC
card
If for some reason you are unable to connect your
computer directly to your sewing machine, you can
write to ATA PC card in a similar way as you would
save to floppy disk. The ATA PC card is designated
as a drive in your computer. Depending on the
configuration of your computer, the drive
designation may become E: or F: or some other
letter. After writing your design, you simply insert the
card into the ATA PC card slot of your machine, and
read the design.

MemoryCraft 10001 and MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0 4 Select a destination folder on the ATA PC card.
or higher machine model as your current machine. 5 Click Write.
See Selecting machine models on page 132 for details. File transfer begins immediately. The design is
copied to the selected location.
To write a single design to an ATA PC card

1 Open the design. limits set, it will be rejected by the machine. See
2 Click the Write a Design icon. Splitting large files on page 132 for details.
If the ATA PC card is correctly linked, the Write a
Design dialog opens. Writing multiple designs to an ATA PC
card
You can send more than one design in JEF file
format to your ATA PC card at a time. The
procedure is very similar to sending multiple design File transfer begins immediately. The designs are
files to machine. copied to the selected location.

MemoryCraft 10001 and MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0 Splitting large files on page 132 for details.
or higher machine model as your current machine.
Retrieving and deleting designs from
ATA PC card
To write multiple designs to an ATA PC
card You can retrieve all the designs from your ATA PC
card for editing and/or to store them on hard disk or
1 Select ATA Card > Write Designs, Read and other location. Alternatively, you can delete all
Erase.
designs from ATA PC card to free up space. See also
The Write Designs, Read and Erase dialog Retrieving and deleting designs from machine on page 134.
opens.
Select source
folder Note This option is available if you have selected a
MemoryCraft 10001 and MemoryCraft 10000 V3.0
Select or higher machine model as your current machine.
designs to See Selecting machine models on page 132 for details.
send
To retrieve or delete designs from ATA PC

card
1 Select ATA Card > Write Designs, Read and
Erase.
The Write Designs, Read and Erase dialog
Click to select
opens.
all designs
2 Select a source folder from the PC list.

Select a folder on the
JEF files only are displayed. ATA PC card
3 Select a file or files in the viewing panel.
selected design. The hoop size — e.g. A(F) — is

Click to open folder
on ATA PC card
Select destination
folder on ATA PC
card
2 Select a folder on the ATA PC card and
double-click or click Open.
4 Select a destination folder on the ATA PC card.

5 Click Write.
memory, ATA PC card or design card and saved as

Select
destination folder individual JEF stitch files on your PC. You can also
delete stitch files from the built-in memory or ATA
PC card.
Sending single designs to machine
Use Send to Machine (Standard toolbar) to

send a design to a machine for stitching.
If direct machine connection option is available to

you, you can send design files directly to the built-in
machine memory of your JANOME MemoryCraft
or ATA PC card. See also Writing single designs to
3 Select a destination folder on the PC if you intend ATA PC card on page 139.
to receive designs.

Select designs
MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21 machine model as your
to receive or current machine. See Selecting machine models on page
delete 132 for details.
To send a single design to machine

1 Open the design.
Click to receive 2 Click the Send to Machine icon.
designs
The Send Designs dialog opens.
Click to delete
designs
4 Select a file or files to receive or delete.

selected design. The hoop size — e.g. A(F) — is 3 Select a destination for the files to be sent:
displayed just below the preview panel. ! Built-in: internal machine memory.
5 Click Read to copy selected designs to the current ! ATA PC Card: PC memory card slot on machine
location folder on the PC, or Delete to delete them which can be used as an ATA PC card
altogether. reader/writer. See Writing single designs to
ATA PC card on page 139 for details.
4 Click Name if you need to save the design with a
different name.
Outputting to older-style
machines
If you have selected a MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21

machine model as your current machine, the direct
machine connection option is available to you. See 5 Click OK.
Selecting machine models on page 132 for details. A progress bar shows the progress of the file
JANOME MemoryCraft Ver 2.21 or lower machine transfer.
models have built-in internal memory as well as a PC
memory card slot which can be used as an ATA PC Tip You can cancel the file transfer by closing the
card reader/writer. Optionally, you can receive Send Designs dialog.
designs directly from any PC design card inserted
into the machine. Stitch data is read from the built-in
Sending multiple designs to machine

You can send more than one design in JEF file Tip You can cancel the file transfer by closing the
format to your machine at a time. Send Designs dialog.
Retrieving designs from machine

MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21 machine model as your You can retrieve all the designs from machine
current machine. See Selecting machine models on page memory for editing and/or to store them on hard
132 for details. disk or other location. See also Retrieving and deleting
designs from ATA PC card on page 141.
To send designs to your machine
1 Select MemoryCraft > Send Designs. Note This option is available if you have selected a
The Select Designs dialog opens.
MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21 machine model as your
current machine. See Selecting machine models on page
132 for details.
Click to add
To retrieve designs from machine

1 Select MemoryCraft > Receive Designs.
Select source When all designs are retrieved from the machine,
folder the Receive Designs dialog opens. This allows
you to receive one, many, or all designs.
Select
destination
2 Select a source folder from the Look In list.

3 Select a file or files from the list.
The preview panel displays an image of the
last-selected design.
4 Click Add to add to the list of files to send.
If you add a wrong file, click Clear to remove it from
the list. Select any design by name to preview.
5 Select a destination for the files to be sent: Note By default the PC-Link built-in memory is
selected. This means that the Select Open/Save
! Built-in: internal machine memory. folder checkbox is unchecked and the Built-in
! ATA PC Card: PC memory card slot on machine radio button selected.
which can be used as an ATA PC card 2 Select a source for the files to be received as
reader/writer. required:
6 Click Send. ! Built-in: internal machine memory.
The Send Designs dialog opens. ! ATA PC Card: PC memory card slot on machine
which can be used as an ATA PC card
reader/writer.
! PC Design Card: These cards also fit into the PC
memory card slot and generally contain stock
designs.
Note To receive designs from the ATA PC card or

PC Design card, first insert it into your JANOME
MemoryCraft machine.
7 Select to send the design to either the built-in 3 Select the Select Open/Save Folder checkbox
memory or PC card slot. to toggle between the two built-in memory
8 Click Start. types—PC-Link or Embroidery.
A progress bar shows the progress of the file If you have selected Built-in memory:
transfer.
! Unchecked: means designs will be received

from the PC-Link built-in memory.
! Checked: means designs will be received from
Embroidery built-in memory.
If you have selected ATA PC Card:
from the PC Link folder on the ATA PC card. You
must put your machine in PC Link mode and
press the ATA PC Card tab.
the Embroidery folder on the ATA PC card. You
must put your machine in Embroidery mode and
press the Open File Mode tab.
Note By default the PC-Link built-in memory is
A list of all designs resident in the selected memory selected. For other options, see Retrieving
source will appear. designs from machine on page 138.
2 Select a file or files to delete.
Note If you are receiving designs from a PC A checkmark appears beside each selected
Design Card, the Select Open/Save Folder design.
option is greyed out.
4 Select a file or files to receive.
A checkmark appears beside each selected in the source folder.
design.
3 Click Delete.
A confirmation box opens. The selected designs
Tip Click Select All Designs to select all designs are deleted from the specified location.
5 Click the Auto Preview checkbox to view selected Writing single designs to ATA PC card
designs.
The preview panel displays an image of the Use Write to Card (Standard toolbar) to send
last-selected design. Select any design by name to a design to an ATA PC card.
preview it.
6 Click Browse and select a destination folder on the If for some reason you are unable to connect your
PC. computer directly to your sewing machine, you can
DIGITIZER 10000 must know where to put the write to ATA PC card in a similar way as you would
design it is receiving, whether from built-in memory save to floppy disk. The ATA PC card is designated
or ATA PC card. as a drive in your computer. Depending on the
7 Click Receive. The selected designs are copied configuration of your computer, the drive
from machine memory to the specified location. designation may become E: or F: or some other
letter. After writing your design, you simply insert the
Deleting designs from machine card into the ATA PC card slot of your machine, and
You can delete all designs from machine memory to read the design.
free up space. See also Retrieving and deleting designs
from ATA PC card on page 141. Note This option is available if you have selected a
MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21 machine model, or
MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E as your
MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21 machine model as your current machine. See Selecting machine models on page
current machine. See Selecting machine models on page 132 for details.
132 for details.
To write a single design to an ATA PC card
To delete designs from machine 1 Open the design.
1 Select MemoryCraft > Delete Designs. 2 Click the Write to Card icon.
When all designs are retrieved from the machine, If the ATA PC card is correctly linked, the Write a
the Delete Designs dialog opens. This allows you Design dialog opens.
to delete one, many, or all designs.
procedure is very similar to sending multiple design

files to machine.
Toggle between
two built-in
memory Note This option is available if you have selected a
types—PC-Link MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21 machine model, or
or Embroidery
MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E as your
current machine. See Selecting machine models on page
132 for details.
The drive letter will default to the ATA card
reader/writer. To write multiple designs to an ATA PC
! If you have saved your design prior to sending it card
to the ATA PC card, it will be written by the save
name. 1 Select ATA Card > Write Designs, Read and
Erase.
! If you have not saved your design, it will be sent
by the name of the bitmap or clipart used to When all designs are retrieved from the card, the
create it. Write Designs, Read and Erase dialog opens.
This same dialog allows you write, read or delete
3 To change the name of the output file:
designs to and from an ATA PC card.
The JEF Name dialog opens.
Select
destination
Write to ATA
PC card
! Enter a new name and click OK. Select source

4 Select the Select Open/Save Folder checkbox folder
to toggle between the two built-in memory
types—PC-Link or Embroidery. Select designs
! Unchecked: means designs will be received to send
from the PC Link folder on the ATA PC card. You
must put your machine in PC Link mode and
press the ATA PC Card tab.
the Embroidery folder on the ATA PC card. You
must put your machine in Embroidery mode and
press the Open File Mode tab. Note By default the PC-Link built-in memory is
selected on the ATA PC card.
Warning If you are using a laptop computer, you 2 Select a source folder from the Look In list.
will need to ‘ask permission’ to remove the ATA PC JEF files only are displayed.
card from your computer. This is done by clicking 3 Select a design or designs to send.
the controller icon on the Windows toolbar. The preview panel displays an image of the last
5 Click Write. selected design.
File transfer begins immediately. The design is 4 Select the Select Open/Save Folder checkbox
copied to the selected location. to toggle between the two built-in memory
types—PC-Link or Embroidery.
Note In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the from the PC Link folder on the ATA PC card. You
limits set, it will be rejected by the machine. See must put your machine in PC Link mode and
Splitting large files on page 132 for details. press the ATA PC Card tab.
Writing multiple designs to an ATA PC the Embroidery folder on the ATA PC card. You
card must put your machine in Embroidery mode and
press the Open File Mode tab.
You can send more than one design in JEF file
format to your ATA PC card at a time. The
2 Select the source of the designs to be copied or

deleted.
Warning If you are using a laptop computer, you
will need to ‘ask permission’ to remove the ATA PC
card from your computer. This is done by clicking Note By default the PC-Link built-in memory is
the controller icon on the Windows toolbar. selected on the ATA PC card. For other options,
5 Click Write. see Writing multiple designs to an ATA PC card
File transfer begins immediately. The designs are on page 140.
copied to the selected location. 3 Select a destination folder if you are transferring
designs to your computer.
Note In the unlikely event that a file exceeds the selected design.
Splitting large files on page 132 for details. 4 Select a design or designs in the source file listing.
5 Click Read to copy selected designs to the current
location folder on the PC, or Erase to delete them.
Retrieving and deleting designs from
ATA PC card
You can retrieve all the designs from your ATA PC Storing designs on ScanCards
card for editing and/or to store them on hard disk or
other location. Alternatively, you can delete all
designs from ATA PC card to free up space. See also ScanCards are used to store designs in stitch data
Retrieving designs from machine on page 138. format. They are primarily used to transfer designs
from computer to older-style embroidery machines.
You can open designs from ScanCards directly into
Note This option is available if you have selected a DIGITIZER 10000. Once a design is read, you can
MemoryCraft 10000 V2.21 machine model, or output it without change, modify it and output it in
MemoryCraft 9500 and MemoryCraft 300E as your its original format. After conversion, the design can
current machine. See Selecting machine models on page be scaled and changed. Save a design as SEW format
132 for details. if you want to save it on a ScanCard. Open in
EasyEdit if you need to edit stitches. See Opening
embroidery files in DIGITIZER 10000 on page 143
To retrieve or delete designs from ATA PC
for details.
card
1 Select ATA Card > Write Designs, Read and
The ScanCard utility you use depends on the type of
Erase. card reader/writer you have. The following table
When all designs are retrieved from the card, the
identifies which utility you need to use.
Write Designs, Read and Erase dialog opens.
This same dialog allows you write, read or delete Scan Card - RW ScanCard - SNS
designs to and from an ATA PC card. Memory Craft Scan ’n Sew PC
Reader/Writer
Reader/Writer 19000 Scan 19000
Select source
location DreamVision Envision Scan PC
Select source
files Reading designs from ScanCards
Copy or delete
selected files Use Read (ScanCard R/W toolbar) to open a
design from a ScanCard.
Select destination
folder You can open SEW files from ScanCards using the
ScanCard utilities and your card reader/writer unit.
You will need to do this if you want to modify a
design between stitch-outs, or if you want to ‘upload’
new designs for editing.
Note Memory Cards with series numbers less than

121, or subject to external copyright restrictions,
cannot be uploaded for editing.
Writing designs to ScanCards

To read files from ScanCards
Use Write (ScanCard R/W toolbar) to write a
1 Connect the reader/writer unit to a serial port on design to a ScanCard.
your computer.
When you are ready to stitch out your design, you
Note If you are using a reader/writer that is not need to write it to a ScanCard. You write design files
compatible with ScanCard, refer to its manual for using the appropriate ScanCard utility to download
instructions on reading and opening designs. to the reader/writer unit and card. You can only write
2 Insert a card in the unit. designs if they are in SEW format. Whenever you
3 Select Start > Programs > DIGITIZER 10000 write designs to a ScanCard, any existing designs on
and select the ScanCard - R/W utility. the card are erased.
The ScanCard toolbar opens.
Tip Save existing designs before you write, by

reading them in from ScanCard and saving them as
SEW files then select them to write back to the
4 Click the Read icon. ScanCard together with the new designs. See Reading
The Read Card dialog opens. designs from ScanCards on page 141.
To write the design to a ScanCard

1 Connect your card reader/writer unit to a serial port
on your computer.
Note If you are using a reader/writer that is not

compatible with the ScanCard utilities, refer to its
manual for instructions on writing designs to
Tip You can also press Ctrl + R on your keyboard. ScanCards.
5 Click OK to read the designs on the card. 2 Select Windows Start > Programs >
The Save As Individual Sew Files dialog opens. DIGITIZER 10000.
3 Select the ScanCard - R/W utility.
The ScanCard toolbar opens.
4 Click the Write icon.

The Make ScanCard dialog opens.
6 Select the folder where you want to save the

designs.
The default folder for DIGITIZER 10000 is
Embroidery Album.
7 Enter a file name for the designs.
The name you specify will be used for all the files,
with a sequential number attached.
For example, if you specify ‘Flower’ as the
filename, they will be ‘Flower01.SEW’,
‘Flower02.SEW’, and so on. You can rename the
files later, if required.
8 Click Save.
If you encounter a communication error message,

Tip You can also press Ctrl + W on your check the following:
keyboard. ! connection between the PC and Reader/Writer.
5 Select the folder in which the design is saved from ! communication settings between the PC and
the Look In list. Reader/Writer.
If you saved to the default folder, select ! serial port number of the PC.
Embroidery Album.
6 Select the design from the list.
! Reader/Writer power (on/off).
When you select a design a preview of it displays
in the top-left panel of the dialog. To adjust ScanCard communication
7 Click Add to add it to the list of designs to write to settings
ScanCard. 1 Connect the reader/writer unit to a serial port on
You can select and add multiple designs. your computer and open a ScanCard utility.
8 Click Write to Card. 2 Click the Settings icon.
9 Click OK. The Communication Settings dialog opens.
The design is written to the ScanCard. You can
now proceed to stitch out your design, as you
would with any other card design.
Select a Select a
communication communication
Formatting ScanCards speed port
Use Format (ScanCard R/W toolbar) to format

a ScanCard.
ScanCards must be formatted to suit the embroidery 3 Select the communication port (COM1-COM4) to
machine you intend to use or the machine will not be which the Reader/Writer is connected.
able to read the design. See your embroidery
machine’s manual for details of the appropriate disk
type. Note Make sure that there is no conflict between
the Reader/Writer and any other devices.
4 Set the communication speed of the selected COM
To format ScanCards port to the highest speed available on your PC
1 Connect the reader/writer unit to a serial port on (baud rate 4800-57600 bps).
your computer and open a ScanCard utility. The port settings must match those of the
2 Click the Format icon. embroidery machine or selected device. Check the
The Format dialog opens. communications setup section of the
documentation that came with the device.
Note If you encounter a communication error,

select a slower speed.
5 Click OK.
Tip You can also press Ctrl + F on your keyboard.

3 Click OK to delete the entire stored data in the
ScanCard.
Adjusting ScanCard communication

settings
Use Settings (ScanCard R/W toolbar) to adjust

the communication settings between your
computer and MemoryCraft Reader/Writer.
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Part VIII
Design
Management
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Chapter 26
Design Gallery Basics
Design Gallery provides an efficient way

for viewing and managing embroidery
designs. With this design management
tool, you can browse design files stored
on your computer hard disk, CD-ROM,
or floppy disk, as well as cut, copy, paste
and delete them. It recognizes all design
file formats used by EasyDesign. See also
Supported File and Disk Formats on page
160.
This section describes how to use Design
Gallery to access and view designs in
folders. It also covers cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting designs in folders.
Opening Design Gallery and Opening Design Gallery

viewing designs
Double-click the desktop icon to open
Design Gallery. EasyDesign will also
Design Gallery does not require a separate open by default.
installation. It works as an integral part of If EasyDesign is already open, click
DIGITIZER 10000 and is easy to set up and get Design Gallery (Standard toolbar) to open
started. Design Gallery displays thumbnails and Design Gallery.
limited design information whenever a design folder
is accessed. You can filter the contents of the display Navigating to design folders with Design Gallery is
window to show only certain file types. You can also very similar to browsing with Windows Explorer.
rename folders, add sub-folders and delete folders Your access to design folders on your network is only
without leaving Design Gallery. limited by network access rights determined by your
System Administrator. Design Gallery lets you view
Chapter 26 Design Gallery Basics
any supported design file type residing in design You can list the folder contents in different ways.
folders. See also Supported File and Disk Formats See Sorting files in folders on page 150 for details.
on page 160.
Try this! Close Design Gallery in View by
Details mode so that it opens more quickly next
Note If you start Design Gallery from the desktop time.
or from the Windows Start button, EasyDesign will
also open. If your computer is slow or you have many Displaying design thumbnails and
applications running, Design Gallery may not open. summary information
To open Design Gallery Click Thumbnails to display designs as

thumbnails only.
1 Double-click the Design Gallery icon on the
Windows desktop. Click Thumbnails and Summary to display
designs as thumbnails with stitching details.
Alternatively, if EasyDesign is already open, click
the Design Gallery icon on the Standard toolbar. Click Details to view information about a
selected design.
Design Gallery and EasyDesign open in separate
windows. Design Gallery defaults to the
Embroidery Album folder, showing all of your The designs in Design Gallery can be listed as
JAN designs as thumbnails. thumbnails only (the default), thumbnails and
summary information, or design information only.
Try this! If EasyDesign is hiding Design Gallery
from view, switch between them using the Try this! Designs can also be displayed full screen
Windows Alt + Tab function. using EasyDesign. See Opening designs in EasyDesign
To display design thumbnails and

summary information
1 Open Design Gallery and select a folder.
2 Use the viewing options to view the designs in the
folder in the display format you require:
! To display the designs as thumbnails only, click
the Thumbnails icon on the toolbar. Or, select
View > Thumbnails.
Note The thumbnail image generation process

can be very slow on older machines or if there are
a lot of designs in the selected folder. Holding down
the Alt key will abort the redraw. The thumbnail will
be drawn using a default yellow exclamation mark.
This does not mean that the design is missing. See thumbnail view
also Locating missing files on page 147.
2 Drag the split bar between the folders and ! To display the designs as thumbnails with
thumbnails to the left or to the right to resize the stitching details, click the Thumbnails and
window sections. Summary icon on the toolbar. Or, select View >
Thumbnails and Summary.
3 To find a design which is not in the current folder —
e.g. C:\Designs — use the folder listing to locate
the required folder.
Try this! If not all drives or folders are displayed,

click the + to the left of My Computer to show all
local and network drives available to your PC.
4 Click a folder in the folder listing to display its
contents in the display window.
thumbnail and summary view
! To display the designs in a detailed list, click the

Details icon on the toolbar. Or, select View >
Details.
Designs are listed showing design name, file
2 To view designs in another folder, select from the
size, file type, version, etc. Click the column
Look in dropdown list.
header to sort the list.
Try this! Alternatively, select View > Browse

Location to open the Browse For Folder dialog.
details view
Note The number of selected designs is

displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the
Design Gallery window.
Viewing designs in the whole window

Locating missing files
Click Folders to hide the folder listing.
If users incorrectly move files, the normal design
thumbnail is usually replaced by a ‘missing design’
It is often more convenient to view designs in folders thumbnail when Design Gallery is next opened. Each
in the whole window. When doing so, you can always color indicates the likely cause:
browse for designs using the Look In list or Browse
Location option. Icon Description
This means that Design Gallery cannot
To view designs in the whole window find the design file. Replace missing
files from backup or another source. If
1 Click the Folders icon. this is not possible, delete the record or
Designs are now viewable across the window. refresh the directory. See also
Refreshing the display on page 148.
Icon Description Accessing designs in folders

This means that Design Gallery has
found an up-to-date thumbnail but Design Gallery lets you select designs residing in
doesn’t recognize the format. Use folders. Once selected, you can manipulate them in a
Validate and Refresh to update the
display. Design Gallery will try to make
variety of ways — e.g. cutting, copying, pasting,
a replacement next time the folder is editing the record, and converting designs to other
opened or refreshed. See also formats. You can also open designs in EasyDesign
Refreshing the display on page 148. directly from Design Gallery for viewing or editing.
Design Gallery recognizes a
pre-determined set of file types as per
Try this! With the file selected, right-click to open
the file type dropdown list. If it sees a
design that has the required file suffix a popup menu which includes the commands Open,
— JAN, BMP, etc — but it is unable to Print, Convert, Stitch to Machine, and Delete.
read the file, it will display the green
question mark. Locate the file and Selecting designs in folders
delete it.
Designs must be selected before an action can be
performed — e.g. view, open or copy a design. A
Refreshing the display group of designs, a range, or all the designs in a folder
Occasionally, your screen will not show changes you can be selected. A group is made up of any selected
have made until you refresh the display. Changes to designs. A range is a series of consecutive designs.
folders may not display either until you refresh the
folder listing. If graphics and thumbnails still do not To select designs in a folder
appear correctly, or if you have updated your
DIGITIZER 10000 software, you may need to 1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder.
‘validate and refresh’. 2 Display designs as thumbnails or as a details list.
See Displaying design thumbnails and summary
information on page 146 for details.
To refresh the display
! To refresh the display window, select View >
Refresh, or press F5. Try this! The thumbnail image generation
process can be very slow on older machines or if
! To refresh folders in the folder listing, select View there are a lot of designs in the folder. Holding
> Refresh Tree Node. Alternatively, select the down the Alt key will abort the redraw. The
node you want to refresh, right-click and select thumbnail will be drawn using a default yellow
Refresh from the popup menu. exclamation mark.
! To validate and refresh a folder, select Validate 3 Sort designs by required category — e.g. sort by
and Refresh from either View or popup menus. customer to list each customer’s designs
consecutively. See Sorting files in folders on page
150 for details.
4 Select a design or designs.
you select.
! To select multiple items, hold down Ctrl as you
select.
! To select all designs in the current folder, select
Edit > Select All.
5 To deselect all selected designs, select Edit >
Deselect All, or click any unselected design.
Try this! To deselect a single design amongst a

group of selected designs, click it again while
Try this! Occasionally, Design Gallery displays holding down the Ctrl key.
red, blue or green question marks and a short
description instead of a graphic thumbnail. See Opening designs in EasyDesign
Locating missing files below for details.
Click Open Design to open a selected design
or designs in EasyDesign.
Any designs selected in the Design Gallery display Reconnecting Design Gallery to
window can be opened in EasyDesign for viewing or EasyDesign
editing.
Occasionally Design Gallery may encounter a
problem preventing it from connecting with
To open designs in EasyDesign EasyDesign.
1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder.
2 Select a design or designs. To reconnect Design Gallery with
EasyDesign
Try this! If you want to open several designs at ! Check that your dongle security device is
once, select the details list view. See Displaying connected.
design thumbnails and summary information on ! Open Design Gallery and check that it runs
page 146 for details. correctly on its own — close Design Gallery, then
3 Click the Open icon. open EasyDesign by clicking its icon on the
Alternatively, if displaying designs as thumbnails, Windows Desktop.
double-click a single design thumbnail. ! If none of the above correct the problem, re-install
The selected design or designs are displayed in EasyDesign.
the EasyDesign window ready for editing. ! Check that the version of EasyDesign you are
running is the same as that registered in Design
Gallery Shortcut Properties:
Try this! To switch between EasyDesign and ! Right-click the Design Gallery icon on your
Design Gallery: Windows Desktop, then select Properties.
! Hold down the Alt key, then tap the Tab key until
the EasyDesign icon is highlighted. Release the shortcut
Alt key.
! Alternatively, click the EasyDesign icon on the

Windows taskbar.
Creating new designs with custom

templates
You can open a new design template in EasyDesign
from within Design Gallery. ! Click the Shortcut tab, and read the last text in
the Target field — e.g. ...version2.0A.
This version should be identical to the version of
To create new designs with a custom EasyDesign you are running. If it is not, change
template it to the correct version and click OK.
1 Select File > New. ! Finally, for very advanced computer users only, run
EasyDesign opens and the New dialog appears. Windows regedit.exe and delete the sub-tree
under:
\Software\Janome\Wilcom ES\9.0\DesignLib\...
! Install EasyDesign again.
Note If there is no template other than default,

the New dialog may not appear.
2 Select a template from the list.
3 Click OK.
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Chapter 27
Design Gallery
Advanced Functions
Designs in Design Gallery folders can be

sorted in various ways. This is useful
when you want to select designs to open,
print, and so on. Once a design is
selected in an Design Gallery folder,
you can open it in EasyDesign. You can
also batch-convert your JAN and other
design files to and from other file
formats directly from Design Gallery.
This section describes the more
advanced workings of Design Gallery
from sorting files to converting designs.
It also describes how to print individual and catalogs of designs.
Sorting files in folders ! As simple sorts using details list headings: by File
Name, Size, File Type, Version, Date, Stitches, or
Description. See Running simple sorts using the
The simplest way to sort files in Design Gallery details list on page 151 for details.
folders is by file type — e.g. JAN files only. Designs
can be further sorted in the following ways: Limiting file types displayed
! As simple sorts using View > Sort by (Name,
Type, Size, or Date). See Running simple sorts using With Design Gallery you can filter the contents of
the View menu on page 151 for details. any design folder to show only certain types of file —
e.g. only JAN files.
Chapter 27 Design Gallery Advanced Functions
See Displaying design thumbnails and summary

To limit file types displayed information on page 146 for details.

See Opening Design Gallery and viewing Click column
designs on page 145 for details. heading to sort
2 Click the Files dropdown on the toolbar.
3 Click the heading at a column to be sorted — e.g.

Name.
The designs will be sorted in the order of the
selection.
3 Select: 4 Click the heading again to reverse the order.
! All Files to show every file type in the folder.
! Artwork Files to display only BMP and PNG
files. Printing designs and catalogs
! Any other option to display only files of that type
— e.g. templates.
You can print design printouts for selected designs,
or catalogs containing thumbnails plus limited text
Running simple sorts using the View details.
menu
You can sort your thumbnails or details lists by any
of four types. Designs can be sorted whether they are Try this! Before printing, sort designs into useful
displayed as thumbnails or as a details list. groups. For example, sort by Type. See Sorting files in
folders on page 150 for details.
To run a simple sort using the View menu Printing design printouts
See Opening Design Gallery on page 145 for Use Print to print design printouts for selected
details. design(s).
2 List the designs as either thumbnails or as a details
list. You can print design printouts for selected designs in
See Displaying design thumbnails and summary folders, including images, hoops and Visualizer views
information on page 146 for details. for each design.
3 Select View > Sort by Name, Sort by Type, Sort
by Size, or Sort by Date.
The designs will be sorted according to the option Note Unlike Print Designs, this option can provide
selected. all of the design and sewing information available,
but it uses more paper to do so. See also Printing
Running simple sorts using the details design catalogs on page 152.
list
To print a design printout
You can sort details lists by clicking the column
headings. Designs are arranged according to the 1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder.
heading selected. Repeating reverses the sort order. See Opening Design Gallery on page 145 for
Designs must be displayed as a details list. details.
2 Select and sort the designs to be printed using
Sort.
To run a simple sort using the details list See Sorting files in folders on page 150 for details.
1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder. 3 Click the Print icon.
See Opening Design Gallery on page 145 for The Print dialog opens.
details. 4 Select the printer you want to use, and enter the
2 List the designs as a details list. number of copies of the printout you require.
5 To customize the printout, click Options.
The Print Options dialog opens.
Select print size
Select items to
include
6 Set design printout options to show the information

you want in the format you require.
7 Set design printout options to show the information
you want in the format you require.
8 Click OK when finished, then ensure that your 6 Click Properties to select a printer, paper size and
printer settings are correct in the Windows Print other options in the Windows Print dialog for the
Setup dialog. printer attached to your PC.
7 Click OK to print the catalog.
Note The dialog and the settings available will

vary from printer to printer. See your printer manual Try this! If the catalog requires more than one
for details. page, you can select which page to print in the
9 Click OK. Windows Print dialog.
Printing design catalogs

Converting design files in folders
Print catalogs of designs containing thumbnails plus
limited text details.
Use Convert to convert from one design file
type to another.
To print a design catalog
1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder. You can convert your JAN and other design files to
See Opening Design Gallery on page 145 for and from other file formats directly from Design
details. Gallery.
2 Select and sort the designs to be printed in the
catalog using View > Sort.
See Sorting files in folders on page 150 for details. To convert design files in folders
3 Select File > Print Designs. 1 Open Design Gallery and select a design folder.
The Print Designs Options dialog opens. See Opening Design Gallery on page 145 for
details.
2 Select the file(s) to be converted.
Adjust thumbnail
size See Selecting designs in folders on page 148 for
details.
Include design
details 3 Click the Convert icon.
The Convert Options dialog opens.
4 Change the Scale (%) amount if you want your
thumbnails bigger or smaller.
Enter location for
5 Select Summary if you want design details to be converted designs
printed.
The Windows Print dialog opens.
Select file types to
convert to
4 Select the file types you want to convert to.

5 Browse to the folder where you want to store the
converted designs, using the ... button and the
Browse for Folder dialog.
See Opening Design Gallery and viewing

designs on page 145 for details.
2 Select any number of designs.
See Selecting designs in folders on page 148 for
details.
3 Select Edit > Copy.
4 Change to another folder using the directory if
required.
A design can be pasted to the same folder as the
original design.
5 Select Edit > Paste.
If the selected design — e.g. Bear.JAN — is pasted
6 Click OK to start the conversion. into the current folder, and the current folder
The converted designs will be stored in the contains the original design, or a file of the same
nominated folder. name, the new design is automatically named
Copy of Bear.JAN. You can then change the
name of the new file by right-clicking its name,
selecting Rename and typing the new name.
Organizing designs in folders Press Enter to complete the name change.
You can rename folders, add sub-folders and delete Note If you rename the file, ensure that the three
folders without leaving Design Gallery. letter extension — e.g. JAN — is not altered.
Renaming, adding and deleting Cutting and pasting designs

folders When a selected design is cut, the design is removed
You can rename folders, add sub-folders and delete from the current folder. The design can then be
folders without leaving Design Gallery. pasted at another location using the Paste command.
To rename, add or delete folders To cut and paste designs
1 Open Design Gallery. 1 Open Design Gallery.

See Opening Design Gallery and viewing See Opening Design Gallery and viewing
designs on page 145 for details. designs on page 145 for details.
2 Browse to the folders you want to rename, delete 2 Select any number of designs.
or add sub-folders to. See Selecting designs in folders on page 148 for
3 Add, rename, or delete folders as required: details.
! To add a sub-folder to another, select the folder 3 Select Edit > Cut.
and right-click. Select Add Sub-directory and A confirmation dialog opens.
type in the name when the new sub-folder 4 Click Yes to cut the design.
appears. 5 Browse to the folder where you want to paste the
! To rename a folder, select it and right-click. file or files.
Select Rename from the popup menu, and type 6 Select Edit > Paste to paste the selected design
in the new name. into the new folder.
! To delete a folder, select it and right-click. Select If a design of the same name already exists, each
Delete from the popup menu. You will be pasted copy is renamed.
prompted to confirm the deletion.
Renaming designs in folders
Copying and pasting designs
Duplicate designs, designs with misleading names,
Once a selected design is copied, it can then be and designs with misspelled names can be quickly
pasted to another location using Paste. A copied renamed without opening them.
design can be pasted any number of times.
To rename a design in a folder
To copy and paste a design
1 Open Design Gallery.
2 Ensure that the design you select is not currently

open in EasyDesign.
3 Right-click and select Rename from the popup
menu.
The Rename Design dialog opens.
Enter new
name
4 Enter the new name.

5 Click OK.
The original design name is overwritten.
Deleting designs
Delete designs to remove them permanently from
your PC.
To delete designs from Design Gallery

2 Select any number of designs.
See Selecting designs in folders on page 148 for
details.
3 Select Edit > Delete.
A confirmation dialog opens.
4 Click Yes to delete the design.
Warning The file is removed permanently from

the folder.
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Part IX
Appendices &
Index
156
Appendix A
Quick Reference Guide
DIGITIZER 10000 uses toolbars and shortcut keys to provide quick and easy
access to the common commands and menu options.
This section provides a list of all keyboard shortcuts available in EasyDesign and
EasyEdit, as well as a description of the tools you will find in the toolbars.
Unless otherwise stated, the keyboard shortcuts and tool descriptions apply to
both EasyDesign and EasyEdit.
Keyboard shortcuts To Press or Click

Select a range of objects V+ [
To Press First and last
objects
Create a new design C + N
(EasyDesign only) Select next object T
Open an existing design C+O Select previous object V+T
Save a design C +S Add next object to selection C+T
Print a design Add previous object to selection C + V + T

C+P
Exit an application A+4 Select all objects C+A
Open the Color Chart C + R Deselect all objects E or X

Group selected objects C +G
To Press or Click Ungroup selected objects C+U
Choose Select tool O
Select multiple objects C +[ To Press
Cut an object C+X
Copy an object C+C
Appendix A Quick Reference Guide
To Press To travel Keyboard* Keypad *

Paste an object C+V 10 stitches forward b 2
(EasyEdit only)
Duplicate an object C+D
10 stitches backward t 8
Delete selected objects or last D
object (EasyEdit only)
1 stitch forward r 6
To Press or Click 1 stitch backward l 4
Reshape object (EasyDesign H
only) To Press
Nudge selected object [+t b l r Show/hide the drawing D
(EasyDesign only)
To Press Or Show/hide connectors V +C
Whole hoop 1 Show/hide color chart C+ R
Fit design to window 0 (zero) 2 Measure a distance on screen M
Zoom into design Z Redraw the screen R or 4
Zoom out of the design V +Z
Magnify area B
Tools and toolbars
Center current stitch C 6
Return to previous view V 5 You can access commands using the toolbar buttons
on the toolbars on your design window. To use a tool,
To Press simply move the mouse pointer over it, and click with
Delete the last reference point B
the left mouse button. Depending on the application
(EasyDesign only) you are using, different tools appear on the toolbars.
For example, the View toolbar in EasyEdit includes
Turn underlay on/off U extra jumping buttons for moving through stitches,
Display the Lettering Details A while EasyDesign provides the Digitize toolbar for
dialog box (EasyDesign only) creating new objects.
To Press Standard toolbar

Undo a command C+Z Tool Description
Redo a command C+Y
Click New to start a new design with the
Cancel command E NORMAL template. EasyDesign only.
Use Open to open an existing design.
To travel Keyboard* Keypad *
*(Press E SC *(Num Lock Use Save to save the current design.
first) OFF)
To start of design h 7 Use Print to print a design using the current

To end of design e 1 settings.
To next color d 3 Click Print Preview to preview the design
(EasyDesign only) printout on screen.
To previous color u 9 Click Cut to cut selected objects to the
(EasyDesign only) clipboard.
100 stitches forward + Click Copy to copy selected objects to the
(EasyEdit only) clipboard.
100 stitches backward — Click Paste to paste copied objects in the
(EasyEdit only) design.
Tool Description Tool Description

Use Send to Machine to send a design to a Use Split Block to split the design at a
machine for stitching. selected needlepoint. EasyEdit only.
Use Write to Card to send a design to an ATA Use Change Stitch Length to change the max-
card. imum stitch length in the selected stitch block.
EasyEdit only.
If EasyDesign is already open, click Design
Gallery (Standard toolbar) to open Design
Gallery. Digitize toolbar
Use Undo to undo a command.
Tool Description
Use Redo to reapply a command which has Use Parallel Fill to digitize filled shapes.
been ‘undone’. EasyDesign only.
Click Stop to cancel the function you are using Use Turning Angle Fill to create columns of
or cancel all selections in a design. varying width and stitch angle. EasyDesign
only.
Edit toolbar Use Parallel Fill Rectangle to digitize filled
rectangles. EasyDesign only.
Tool Description
Click Select and click an object to select it. Use Parallel Fill Circle to digitize filled circles.
Alternatively, drag a bounding box around the EasyDesign only.
object to select.
Use Run Line to place a row of single or triple
Click Polygon Select to select objects with a run stitches along a digitized line. EasyDesign
bounding box. Click to mark the selection area only.
in the same way as you would digitize an
object. Use Border to digitize columns or borders of
fixed width. EasyDesign only.
Use Object Details to set details for selected
objects or the current design as a whole. Use Lettering to add embroidery lettering to
EasyDesign only. designs or edit selected lettering. EasyDesign
Click Reshape to display control points and only.
stitch angle lines in selected objects. Use Appliqué to digitize appliqué objects.
EasyDesign only. EasyDesign only.
Click Flip Along Horizontal to flip a selected
object or design horizontally. Click Current Color to open the Color Chart.
Use it to changes colors of selected objects or
Click Flip Along Vertical to flip a selected set the default color for new objects.
object or design vertically. EasyDesign only.
Click Rotate CCW/CW (Edit toolbar) to rotate Use Embroidery Gallery to insert a patterns
a selected object or design by 45° clockwise. (stamps) into designs. EasyDesign only.
Right-click to rotate by 45° counter clockwise.
Use Image Preparation to reduce the number
Click Feather Edge to apply feathering to
of colors and remove image ‘noise’ in
selected objects. Right-click to adjust Feather
non-outlined images. EasyDesign only.
Edge settings. EasyDesign only.
Use Outlined Image Preparation to sharpen
Use Underlay to apply automatic underlay to
outlines and reduce noise in outlined images.
new or selected objects.
EasyDesign only.
Use Cut Hole to cut holes in selected objects.
You cannot cut holes in Circle or Turning Use Click-to-Stitch to digitize shapes in
Angle Fill objects. EasyDesign only. imported artwork. EasyDesign only.
Use Resequence to resequence selected Use Click-to-Outline to digitize boundaries of

objects by object or color. EasyDesign only. shapes in imported artwork. EasyDesign only.
Use Stitch Mode to select individual stitches Use Click-to-Design to create embroidery
for editing. EasyEdit only. designs directly from imported images.
EasyDesign only.
View toolbar Design Gallery Standard toolbar
Tool Description Tool Description

Click Zoom In to display a design at twice its Click Open Design to open a selected design
current size. or designs in EasyDesign.
Click Zoom Out to display a design at half its Use Print to print design printouts for selected
current size. design(s).
Click Zoom Box to zoom in on a section Use Convert to convert from one design file
of a design. type to another.
Click Visualizer to change between normal Click Folders to hide the folder listing.
view and Visualizer view.
EasyDesign only. Click Thumbnails to display designs as
thumbnails only.
Use Display Needle Points to show or hide the
needle points in a design. Click Thumbnails and Summary to display
EasyEdit only. designs as thumbnails with stitching details.
Click Display Grid to hide or show the grid. Click Details to view information about a
selected design.
Click Display Hoop to hide or show the hoop.
Use Display Images to show and hide

backdrops. EasyDesign only.
Click Stitch Select While Traveling to select
stitches while traveling. EasyEdit only.
Click Back to travel back through the stitch
sequence. This tool is only active when one of
the jumping tools is selected.
Click Forward to travel forwards through the
stitch sequence. This tool is only active when
one of the jumping tools is selected.
Use Jump By 1 Stitch (View toolbar) in
travel by 1 stitch. EasyEdit only.
Use Jump by Object in conjuction with
Forward and Back icons to travel to the
previous or next object.
Use Jump by Color in conjuction with Forward
and Back icons to travel to the previous or
next color change.
Use Jump to Start/End of Design in conjuction
with Forward and Back icons to travel to the
start or end of a design.
Use Slow Redraw to view the stitching and
color sequence of a design in slow motion.
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Appendix B
Supported File and Disk

Formats
Details are provided here of the file and disk types

supported by DIGITIZER 10000 as well as supported
drawing and image formats.
Supported embroidery file formats

Extension Format Read Write
JAN Janome Easy " "
There are two types of embroidery file formats:
Design format
! Outline files: Outline or ‘condensed’ files usually JEF Janome/Elna/ " "
contain digitized shapes and lines, selected stitch Kenmore format
types and stitch values and effects.
SEW Janome/Elna/ " "
! Stitch files: Stitch files contain only stitches and
Kenmore format
machine functions and are suited to specific
embroidery machines. JMT Janome " "
template format
See Processing Design Files on page 126 for details.
CSD POEM/Singer/ " "
Supported file formats Huskygram EU
format
DIGITIZER 10000 supports the following
DST Tajima format "
embroidery file formats:
Appendix B Supported File and Disk Formats

EXP Melco stitch "
format
HUS Husqvarna/ " "
Viking format
PCS Pfaff format " "
PEC Brother format " "
PES Brother format " "
XXX Singer format " "
Supported drawing and image

formats
Artwork can be imported into DIGITIZER 10000 in

both vector and bitmap formats. See Digitizing with
Backdrops on page 58 for details.
Supported vector drawing formats

DIGITIZER 10000 supports the following vector
drawing formats:

DXF AutoCAD "
EMF Enhanced "
Metafile
WMF Windows "
Metafile
Supported bitmap image formats

DIGITIZER 10000 supports the following bitmap
image formats:

BMP Windows " "
Bitmap
JPG JPEG File " "
Interchange
PCX PC Paintbrush " "
WMF Windows "
Metafile
EMF Enhanced "
Metafile
Note For licensing reasons, DIGITIZER 10000 no

longer supports TIF and GIF image file formats.
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Appendix C
Image Samples
There are many sample bitmap images included with Sample bitmap
your DIGITIZER 10000 software. These are
Butterfly.BMP
installed with your software and are stored in the
Embroidery Album folder within the DIGITIZER
10000 folder.
Sample bitmap
Beach.BMP
Carnation.BMP
Btflyside.BMP
DaisyHeart.BMP
Appendix C Image Samples
Sample bitmap Sample bitmap

Dandelion.BMP Football.BMP
Fish.BMP
Heart.BMP
Flower Basket.BMP
Hearts.BMP
FLower RIng.BMP Maples.BMP
Flower.BMP
Moon.BMP
Flowers.BMP
Motif.BMP
Appendix C Image Samples
Sample bitmap Sample bitmap

Penguin.BMP Wineglass.BMP
Planter.BMP Yacht.BMP
Pumpkin.BMP
Raspberry.BMP
Ribbon.BMP
Sax.BMP
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Appendix D
Standard Fonts
The table below includes all fonts that are standard underlay may show outside the stitched columns. See
with your DIGITIZER 10000 software. For best also Changing underlays on page 54.
results when stitching, do not exceed the You can create special characters in each font by
recommended maximum or minimum sizes. holding down the Alt key on your keyboard and
Recommended maximum and minimum heights typing 0 (zero), its code, using the numbers on the
refer to UPPER CASE letters. Some lower case keypad. For example, to type ê with the code 234,
letters — e.g. a and c — are about 70% the height of type Alt + 0234. The accented letter will appear when
a capital letter. Thus you may need to make these you release the Alt key. Note that not all characters
characters larger than the recommended minimum. are available in all fonts. See also Using the Character
Small, narrow letters may not require automatic Map on page 122.
underlay depending on size and fabric. If applied, the
Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Adept 0.27 7 1.8 45
Agatha 0.3 8 2.0 50
Bauhaus 0.4 10 2.0 50

Appendix D Standard Fonts
Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Book Border 0.6 15 2.1 55
Bookcase 0.25 6 2.0 50
Brassplate 0.25 6 1.2 30
Bravo 0.32 8 3.0 75
Brush 0.32 8 2.0 50
Cafe 0.25 6 2.0 50
Carla 0.4 10 2.0 50
Cecilia 0.4 10 1.4 35
Curly 0.6 15 2.9 75
Derbyshire 0.28 7 2.0 50
Drama 0.28 7 1.6 40

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Elf 0.4 10 2.0 50
Fable 0.4 10 1.15 30
Firefly 0.28 7 1.6 40
First Grade 0.5 12 1.15 30
Gaelic 0.44 11 2.0 50
Galant 0.5 13 2.0 50
Gareth 0.28 7 2.0 50
Gaslight 0.25 6 2.4 60
Heidi 0.4 10 2.0 50
Hollowblock 0.4 10 2.4 60
Honeypot 0.32 8 1.2 30

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Jonathan 0.28 7 1.8 45
Jupiter 0.25 6 1.2 30
Kudos 0.27 7 1.2 30
Liberty 0.28 7 2.0 50
Lucky 0.28 7 1.4 35
Maestro 0.4 10 1.6 40
Nation 0.32 8 2.7 70
Natural 0.5 13 3.0 75
Nordic 0.35 9 2.0 50
Old English 0.3 8 2.0 50
Orient 0.32 8 2.0 50

Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Pageant 0.4 10 3.0 75
Puppet 0.28 7 1.6 40
Radio 0.4 10 2.5 65
Register 0.25 6 1.2 30
Royale 0.5 13 2.4 60
Serif2 0.3 8 1.2 30
Sprite 0.31 8 1.2 30
Student 0.35 9 2.1 55
Student
1.0 25 3.0 75
Border Run
Swiss
0.28 7 2.0 50
Condensed
Recommended Sizes
Font Sample Min Max
in. mm in. mm
Swiss
0.32 8 1.8 45
Modern
Techno 0.32 8 1.8 45
Times 0.4 10 1.8 45
Tourist 0.28 7 1.6 40
Typist 0.5 13 2.0 50

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Appendix E
Embroidery Gallery
Stamp Samples
Embroidery Gallery is a collection of ready-made Size

design stamps for you to include in your embroidery
mm % of original
designs. There are many different stamps to choose
from. Once you have added a stamp to your design, Stamp W H Min Max
it can be edited, resized or transformed. See 004
Embroidery Gallery Stamps on page 104 for details. 17 10.7
This section contains samples of the stamps available
in DIGITIZER 10000. Use these tables to see what 005
18.2 7.7
a particular stamp looks like. The stamps are
designed to be added as decorative items and are not 006
intended to be greatly enlarged. Do not exceed the 30.7 9.5
recommended maximum size for each stamp as
shown in the table. The table also includes its original 007
size. If it has changed for any reason, you can revert 19.4 7.7
to the original settings using the values in these tables.
009
Size 13.8 10.4
mm % of original 010
Stamp W H Min Max 9.6 9.9
001
012
22.7 12.8
10.4 10.2
002
014
9.8 8.8
19.5 9.5
003
23.4 9.3
Appendix E Embroidery Gallery Stamp Samples
Size Size
mm % of original mm % of original
Stamp W H Min Max Stamp W H Min Max
015 Des2
26.4 9.5
31 21.8
016
21.4 10.4
Des3
Antiq1 30 24.2
79 47 100 to fit hoop

Des4
30.2 18.5
Antiq2
Des5
30.1 12
Bar1 Des6
44 25.9
Bar2
Des7
Bar3
36 11 100 to fit hoop 15.4 20.9
Bdr1
Des8
27.9 12.4
Des9
31.8 17.3
Bdr2
Des10
30 11
Des11
Bdr3 28.7 4.7
Des12
72 52 100 to fit hoop 27.7 9.9
Des13
Bdr4 15.7 15.7
150 of
40 40 60 Des14
original
30.7 14.5
Check
Des15
140 of
21 15 50 30.2 13.2
original
Des1 Des16
29.9 8.5 30.3 13.6
Size Size
Des17 Des010
30.1 9.1 4.8 4.3
Des011
Des18 5.9 8.0
30.3 12.5
Des012
Des19 5.9 6.2
30.5 10.8
Des013
5.0 11.4
Des20
36.5 25.3 Des014

10 5.2
Des015
Des21 9.5 9.7
20.1 14
Dog1
Des22 20 18 85 500
10.4 9.9
Des23 Flora1
29.1 20.7 25 16 100 to fit hoop
Des24 Flora2
30.2 9.0
Des25 26 28 100 to fit hoop
15.8 25.5
Flora3
9.8 2.4
Des002 Flora4
6.9 6.2

9.9 6.5
Des004
5.0 5.8 Flora5
6.3 9.3
Des006
8.0 5.5 Floral1
Des007
8.0 5.3 47 55 100 to fit hoop
Des008
18.5 10.8
Des009
17.9 7.3
Size Size
Floral2 Kitch5
40 41 100 to fit hoop 25 26 100 to fit hoop
Flrsh1
34 10 100 to fit hoop Laurel
Flrsh2
200 of
49 15 100
original
Leaf1
Flrsh3
200 of
40 17 100 43 46 35 200
original
Flrsh4
37 14 100 to fit hoop Leaf2
FLrsh5 20 20 50 350
Flrsh6 Motif1
Flrsh7 Motif2
200 of 4 4 100 to fit hoop
30 19 80
original
Motif3
Flrsh8 4 4 100 to fit hoop
200 of
36 19 100
original
Motif4
Flower1 4 4 100 to fit hoop
47 32 50 250 Motif5
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Kitch1
Motif6
Kitch2 Motif7
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Motif8
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Kitch3
Motif9
Motif10
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Kitch4
25 17 100 to fit hoop Motif11
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Size Size
Motif12 Motif30
4 4 100 300 4 4 100 to fit hoop
Motif13 Motif31
4 3 100 400 4 4 100 to fit hoop
Motif14 Motif32
Motif15 Motif33
4 3 100 to fit hoop 6 5 100 200
Motif16 Motif34
3 5 100 to fit hoop 6 3 100 350
Motif17 Motif35
Motif36
Motif18 8 4 100 900
2 3 100 to fit hoop
Motif37
Motif19 7 6 100 350
2 3 100 to fit hoop
Motif38
Motif20 10 7 100 to fit hoop
3 3 100 to fit hoop
Motif39
Motif21
6 6 100 200
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Motif40
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Ornam1
Motif23
6 5 100 200 40 52 100 to fit hoop
Motif24
2 3 100 800
Ornam2
Motif25
Motif26
4 4 100 to fit hoop Ornam3

5 4 100 to fit hoop
Motif28 Ornam4
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Motif29
4 4 100 to fit hoop
Size
mm % of original
Stamp W H Min Max
Ornam5
Ornam6
Ornam7
52 14 50 300
Ornam8
23 10 60 420
Ornam9
31 12 60 475
Scroll1
Scroll2
Scroll3
Scroll4
Tulip1
34 14 80 180
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Appendix F
Embossed Fill Samples
This section contains samples of the Embossed Fill Stitch

patterns available in DIGITIZER 10000. Use the Number Embossed Fill
Angle
table to see what a particular Embossed Fill looks
like. The table also includes the stitch angle. If they
Blossom3 15°
have changed for any reason, revert to the original
settings using the value in this table. See Creating
Embossed fills on page 48 for details.
Blossom4 15°
Stitch
Number Embossed Fill
Angle
Blossom5 15°
Arrow1 15°
Blossom6 15°
Arrow2 15°
Brick 45°
Arrow3 15°
Chain 45°
Basket 15°
Chevron1 15°
Blossom1 15°
Chevron2 15°
Blossom2 15°
Appendix F Embossed Fill Samples
Stitch Stitch
Number Embossed Fill Number Embossed Fill
Angle Angle
Chevron3 90° Diamonds4 15°
Circle1 15° Diamonds8 15°
Circle2 15° Diamonds9 15°
Circle3 90° Doughnut1 15°
Circle6 15° Feather1 15°
Circle7 10° Feather2 90°
Clubs 90° Feather3 15°
Crazypave 15° Hearts1 90°
Diamonds1 15° Hearts2 15°

Stitch Stitch
Angle Angle
Hearts5 10° Rectangle1 45°
Knot1 15° Rectangle2 30°
Knot2 180° Saturn 15°
Knot3 15° Snail 15°
Oval1 15° Spades 90°
Oval2 15° Splash1 0°
Oval5 10° Square1 45°
Patch1 45° Square2 15°
Patch2 45° SquarePatch 15°
Patch3 45° Squigle1 15°
Patch6 7° Star12pnt 15°
Patch7 8° Star3pnt 15°

Stitch Stitch
Angle Angle
Star4pnt1 15° Triangle4 15°
Star4pnt2 15° Triangle5 45°
Star5pnt 15° Triangle6 15°
Target1 15° Triangle9 15°
Target2 15° Ziggy1 15°
Target3 8° Ziggy2 15°
Tiles1 15° Ziggy3 15°
Tiles4 15°
Tiles5 15°
Triangle1 15°
Triangle2 15°
Triangle3 15°
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Appendix G
Weave Fill Samples
The patterns shown in this appendix are a part of Needle

your DIGITIZER 10000 program. Make sure you No Stitch sample penetration
apply the correct stitch angle to each pattern. The preview
following samples have been digitized with a stitch
angle of 0 degrees. Experiment with different stitch
angles to get new effects. See Creating Weave fills on 4
Needle
No Stitch sample penetration
preview
5
8
Appendix G Weave Fill Samples
Needle Needle
No Stitch sample penetration No Stitch sample penetration
preview preview
9 19
10 20
11 21
12 22
13 23
14 24
15 25
16
17
18
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Appendix H
Troubleshooting
This section provides help for solving problems in DIGITIZER 10000. It

includes procedures for checking your system’s requirements and settings,
reverting to original values, and testing disks and connections. It also lists causes
for common error messages and problems.
Solving problems in DIGITIZER Getting help

10000 If you are unable to solve a problem, you should
contact your JANOME reseller. Before seeking help,
check that your PC meets the system requirements,
If you encounter a problem, refer to the following and check the Security device messages in this chapter.
references for help:
! DIGITIZER 10000 User Manual — select Help
> Online Manual (or printed version) Minimum requirements for
! DIGITIZER 10000 Online Help — select Help DIGITIZER 10000
> Help Topics
! Windows Online Help — select Start > Help
! Windows manual To install DIGITIZER 10000 software on your
computer, it must meet the following minimum
! Documentation supplied with your hardware. requirements:
Component Minimum Requirement
CPU Pentium II, 166 MHz or higher
Operating System Windows® 98, 2000, NT4 †, ME or XP
Browser MS Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
Memory (RAM) 64 MB of RAM minimum (96 MB recommended)
† USB connections are not supported under Windows NT.
Appendix H Troubleshooting
Component Minimum Requirement

Hard Drive 250 MB hard disk space
Video Display Super VGA, 65,000 colors or higher
Screen Resolution 800 x 600 pixels
CD-ROM Drive 24x or higher
Machine Connection Available serial or USB port for connection to the JANOME
MemoryCraft sewing machine
Printer Connection Available parallel port for connection to parallel port printer
Dongle Connection USB or parallel port for connection to security device
† USB connections are not supported under Windows NT.
Checking CPU/RAM specifications Unrecoverable errors

Check your CPU and RAM specifications, and the
version of Windows you are running to ensure they
meet DIGITIZER 10000 requirements. See Problem The system fails and displays
‘unrecoverable’ error.
Minimum requirements for DIGITIZER 10000 on
page 183 for details. Cause The design you tried to open is
corrupt.
To check CPU/RAM specifications Suggestion Delete any files in the C:\DIGITIZER

10000Win\Recover folder using
1 On the Windows desktop, right-click the My Windows Explorer.
Computer icon and select Properties.
The System Properties > General tab opens.
2 Check the Windows version, the CPU and the Security device messages
amount of RAM.
Checking your hard disk space This section describes the messages related to the
security device. Most security device messages are
Check that your hard disk has enough space to run caused by incorrect connection, access codes,
DIGITIZER 10000 effectively. See Minimum interference or conflict from another hardware
requirements for DIGITIZER 10000 on page 183 for device on the PC. To prevent security device errors,
details. enter all access codes as soon as you receive them. If
you skip any access codes, features may become
To check your hard disk space unavailable, or DIGITIZER 10000 may stop
1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your
working altogether.
Windows Desktop.
The My Computer window opens.
Try this! After entering new codes, exit
2 Right-click the hard-disk drive icon (usually C:) and DIGITIZER 10000 and then restart.
select Properties.
The Properties > General tab opens.
Security device not found (dongle)
This tab shows the hard-disk capacity as well as
any free space. This must be greater than 100 MB
or 10% of your total hard drive space, whichever is Message Security device not found
the greater amount.
Cause Software is unable to detect dongle or Control points missing

there is a conflict with another device
on your PC. Problem The control points on selected objects
Suggestion Remove any other device that is are missing in systems updated to
attached to the same port as the V2.0 from a previous version. This
dongle. If the dongle is then found by problem may be accompanied by
DIGITIZER 10000, there is a conflict ‘Exception Access Violation Error’
between the devices. Install a second messages followed by a system
parallel port. The dongle can be crash.
attached to either port. Try a different Cause This problem is related to the video
combination of devices if you have 3 card and occurs more on newer and
or more devices and only 2 parallel 3D video cards than older ones.
ports.
Suggestion Download and install the latest
software driver from the video card
Design dimensions manufacturer’s Internet website.
These are normally free from the
Problem Dimensions of design are incorrect. provider. Some websites to try
include:
Cause If the design’s dimensions are too ! http://www.s3.com/
large or too small, the system units of ! http://www.matrox.com/
measurement may be set incorrectly.
! http://www.trid.com/
The units of measurement are set in
Windows Regional settings. ! http://www.tseng.com/
! http://www.nvidia.com
Suggestion Change the units of measurement in ! http://www.diamondmm.com
Windows. Select Start > Settings > ! http://www.sis.com
Control Panel > Regional Settings.
! http://www.cirrus.com
! http://www.ati.com/
Colors change in Visualizer Other sites that provide drivers or links
to other sites are:
Problem When the design is displayed in ! http://www.download.com/
Visualizer the color of some of the ! http://www.tucows.com/
objects change.
! http://www.windrivers.com/
Cause In Visualizer, the colors are limited to
those available on the embroidery Problem recovering design files from
machine. If your design has more
colors than are available on your
backup folder
machine, the colors will ‘wrap around’
back to color 1. Problem You can’t see the backup design —
Suggestion Switch to normal view to see the e.g. DesignName.BAK — in the
actual colors of your design. backup folder.
Cause If you have the DIGITIZER 10000

Missing toolbar buttons 'Auto Save' option enabled, backups
of JAN design files will be saved to
Problem Buttons missing from toolbars the C:\DIGITIZER 10000\backup
folder. This is a basic way of backing
Cause Screen resolution is set too low.
up your files.
Suggestion Change the screen resolution to
1024x768 or higher.
Suggestion Start Windows Explorer and browse

to the C:\DIGITIZER 10000\backup
folder. Select the file and select File >
Rename. Change the file extension
to JAN — e.g. DesignName.JAN —
and press Enter. Move the JAN file to
your C:\design folder. You can now
open the file normally in DIGITIZER
10000.
Note: If you cannot see the file
extension BAK, you need to change
your view settings in Windows
Explorer.
Problem recovering design files from

recover folder
Problem You want to use recovery files.
Cause Your software crashes due to a

hardware or software failure,
recovery files usually created.
Suggestion Start DIGITIZER 10000.

Select File > Open from the top of
your DIGITIZER 10000 screen.
Navigate to the DIGITIZER 10000>
Recover directory, using the Look in:
dropdown menu.
Select All Files (*.*) from the Files of
type: dropdown menu.
Select and open the recovery file you
want from the list — it will have .EMA
as the last part of its name — and
check that it is the one you want.
Re-name it with the .JAN extension
in the Embroidery Album folder (or
another of your choice).
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Glossary
This glossary contains many embroidery and computing terms which you may
meet while using your DIGITIZER 10000 software.
Active window: Describes the windows or icon to Backdrop: A ‘backdrop’ is an electronic drawing
which the next keyboard or command will apply. If a which you can use to digitize designs on-screen. Two
window is active, its title bar changes color to types can be used — vector or bitmap. You can insert
differentiate it visually from other open windows. them from various file sources, or you can copy and
paste them via the Windows clipboard.
Alphabet: A set of characters of the same design or
style including letters, numbers and typographical Background: The area inside the active window.
symbols.
Backing: See stabilizer.
Anchor Point: A fixed point used when rotating,
Backup: The copying of files onto floppy disk or
scaling, skewing or mirroring a design.
other media so that the data is secure. Usually two
Appliqué: Decoration or trimming cut from one copies are made and kept separately.
piece of fabric and stitched to another to add
Baseline: The imaginary line on which the letters of
dimension and texture. Designs with appliqué can be
an alphabet sit. (Only descenders extend below it.)
more economical than embroidery alone, if appliqué
occupies a significant amount of the design, thereby Bitmap: A picture or other graphic made up of dots
lowering stitch count. rather than of shape outlines or vectors. Typically
produced by paint programs, bitmaps have file
Artwork: Bitmap image or vector drawing used as a
extensions such as BMP, GIF, TIF and PCX.
backdrop for digitizing.
Blanket Stitch: A stitch is widely used for tacking
Auto Center: Auto Center automatically maintains
appliques as a column around the border. The
the start and end points in a design.
stitches form a comb patter.
Back Appliqué: A fabric piece used behind a design
Bounding outline: The dotted rectangle that
where the front fabric will be cut away to reveal the
appears when you select a range of items.
fabric beneath it.
Glossary
Checkbox: A small square box that appears in a Cut: An editing function. To delete a selection from
dialog and that can be selected or cleared. When the a design. The deletion is stored on the clipboard and
checkbox is selected, a tick appears in the box. A can be pasted back into the same or a different design
checkbox represents an option that you can set. in a chosen location.
Click: To press and release the left mouse button Default Values: Values that are automatically used
quickly. See also ‘right-click’. unless you override them with special values.
Click-to-Stitch: Create an embroidery design by Density: Number of stitches per given area (or
automatically digitizing blocks of color in a picture. stitch lines per distance in a fill).
Click-to-Design: Create an embroidery design by Digitizing: Conversion of artwork into a series of
automatically digitizing a picture. commands read by an embroidery machine’s
computer via a card. A modern term for punching, it
Clipboard: A temporary storage area in memory for
is a method of programming a design. Artwork is
what was last cut or copied. Stitching on the
converted into a series of commands to be read by an
clipboard can be pasted into designs any number of
embroidery machine’s computer.
times.
Desktop: The screen background for Windows on
Close button: For Windows, the small box with an
which windows, icons and dialogs appear.
‘X’ in it, to the right of the group of three at the right
of the title bar. Click the Close button to close a Design card: A type of disk used to store
window or an application. embroidery designs.
COM port: A standard serial port used as a Destination folder: The directory or folder to
connection point for peripherals. Other ports may be which you intend to copy or move one or more files.
present if the appropriate internal option cards have
Dialog: A box that either requests or provides
been installed. The computer must be informed
information. Many dialogs present options to choose
which port is being used by which peripheral.
among before a command is carried out. Some
Command: A word or phrase, usually found in a dialogs present warnings or explain why a command
menu, that you can choose in order to carry out an cannot be completed.
action.
Disk drive: Computers usually have two types of
Command button: A button in a dialog. It carries disk drives. A hard disk which usually supports the
out or cancels the selected action. Two common mass storage of information and applications. The
command buttons are labeled Cancel and OK. other type is a floppy disk drive for removable data.
One or more floppy disk drives are usual. The floppy
Configuration: The size and type of computer
disk drive is conventionally called the A: drive and
hardware. Can also be used to mean the options
the hard disk is the C: drive.
provided with your software.
Display: The part of computer which includes the
Confirmation message: A message displayed by
screen. Also known as the monitor.
the software asking you if you are sure you want to
proceed. For example, when you want to delete a Dithering: A type of optical illusion created by
design. placing two pixels of different color next to each
other. The human eye automatically combines the
Connectors: Hardware devices to connect cables to
two colors into a third color.
ports. If the connection is male, the port is female,
and vice versa. The wiring configuration of each Dongle: A small security device which is connected
device is determined by its function. to your computer’s parallel port to let the computer
run particular software.
Copy: To place a copy of a selection onto the
clipboard. See Duplicate. Dots per inch (dpi): A measurement of screen or
printer resolution; the number of dots in a line one
Custom designs: Designs created by digitizing
inch long. Abbreviated dpi.
artwork or manipulating existing patterns.
Glossary
Double-click: To rapidly press and release a mouse Floppy disk: A flexible disk permanently sealed in a
button twice without moving the mouse. square plastic jacket. Used for information storage
Double-clicking carries out an action such as opening ‘off-line’ for security and/or infrequently used data.
an icon.
Folder: A collection of files and subfolders that are
Download: The process of transferring a copy of a stored together on a disk. Part of structure for
design file from a remote computer or the internet or organizing files on a disk.
to an embroidery machine.
Font: A set of characters, including letters, numbers
Drag: An operation of the mouse. Holding the (left) and other typographic symbols, of the same design
mouse button while moving the mouse. Typically and style. Also called Alphabet, even if it includes
used for moving something on the screen. non-letter characters.
Editing: Changing aspects of a design using a Grayscale: A grayscale picture is made up of 254
computerized editing program. Software capability different shades of gray, plus solid black and solid
that allows the user to manipulate elements of a white for a total of 256 different tones. Black and
design, combine designs and lettering, designs, move white photographs are actually grayscale.
points and stitches.
Guide stitch: Series of stitches used to align
Embossed fill stitch: Series of parallel stitches embroideries in multi-hooping situations or to assist
commonly used to cover large areas. Different in fabric placement for appliqué.
embossed fill patterns can be created by altering the
Hard disk: A device for mass information storage.
angle, the length and repeat sequence of the stitches.
Usually the disk is fixed inside the system unit, and a
Embroidery: Decorative stitching on fabric. second hard disk can be added. When you store
information on the hard disk it will remain there until
Exit: To leave a current window or application.
you delete it. As it has a finite capacity, file
Extension: The period and three letters at the end management is required.
of a filename. An extension identifies the kind of
Hardware: Computer equipment, printer, scanner
information a file contains, e.g. BMP, ART.
and sewing machine.
Facing: Also known as ‘stabilizer’ or ‘topping’, this
Hoop: Device made from wood, plastic or steel with
is material hooped or placed on top of fabric with a
which fabric is gripped tightly between an inner ring
nap or surface texture to contain the nap and hold
and an outer ring and attached to the machine’s
the embroidery stitches above it.
pantograph. Machine hoops are designed to push the
File: A named collection of specifically related fabric to the bottom of the inner ring and hold it
information stored on a disk. Designs that have been against the machine bed for embroidering.
saved are stored as files.
I-beam: One shape taken by the PC pointer, it
Filename: The name of a file, including the indicates that text can be input at the point selected.
extension, e.g. dog.ART. The shape is like the capital letter ‘I’.
Fill stitch: A series of running stitches commonly Icons: Miniature pictures used in the screen display
used to cover large areas. Different fill patterns are instead of, or as well as, text. The file list can be
created by altering the stitch angle, length or repeat displayed as icons with the filenames underneath; the
sequence. A series of running stitches commonly toolboxes which appear in the left of the screen are
combined to cover large areas. composed of icons.
Finishing: Processes done after embroidery is Jump: A hoop movement without a needle
completed. Includes trimming loose threads, cutting penetration, commonly used to get from one point in
or tearing away excess backing, removing facing or a design to another.
topping, cleaning any stains, pressing or steaming to
remove wrinkles or hoop marks and packaging for
sale or shipment.
Glossary
Lettering: Embroidery using letters or words. piercing heavy, tightly woven fabric; ball points
Lettering commonly called ‘keyboard lettering’ may which glide between fibers of knit; and variety of
be created from pre-defined alphabet styles or fonts, specialty points, such as wedge points, which are
allowing variance of size, height, spacing, density and used for leather.
other characteristics.
Object: In embroidery design terms, a single ‘piece’
List box: A single-line dialog that opens to display a of the design created at one time, with a tool. An
list of choices. object has many properties, such as its size, color,
Maximize button: For Windows, the small box in
sequence in the design, stitch type and values,
the center of the group of three at the right of the title including the rules for stitching.
bar. Click the Maximize button to enlarge a window Parallel port: A connection on a computer, usually
to its maximum size. LPT1, where you plug in the cable for a parallel
Memory: The place in the computer’s system unit
printer and/or a dongle.
that stores information while you are working with it. Paste: To insert an object, which has previously
If you exit without saving information in memory, it been placed on the clipboard by cutting or copying
will be lost. selected objects, into a design. You can paste from
Menu bar: The row of text options across the top
the clipboard as many times as you like.
of the screen. Items can be selected to display Peripherals: Any device connected to a computer
drop-down menus. which is to some degree controlled by the computer,
Minimum Stitch Length: The minimum
e.g. an embroidery machine or printer.
movement of the hoop. It is measured between Pixel: A dot. For example, dots of light that make
needle penetration points. up the picture on a computer screen. The more pixels
Minimize button: For Windows, the small box to
there are in a given area — that is, the smaller and
the left of the group of three at the right of the title closer together they are — the higher the resolution.
bar. Click the Minimize button to reduce a window Pointer: A part of the screen display, the pointer
to its minimum size. can take various shapes. It is moved by moving the
Mirror: A method of reproducing selected objects
mouse and can be used to point to anything on the
as if they were a reflection of the original. The screen to make selections and indicate points for
location and orientation of the mirrored stitches are input. It also indicates when the computer is working
determined by location and angle of the axis of and no input is possible.
reflection relative to the position of the original Port: A connection on a computer where you plug
stitches. in the cable that carries data to another device. Ports
Mouse: A device, equipped with control buttons
which are used to attach peripherals have names like
and designed to roll about on the table next to the COM1 or LPT1 so that you can specify where the
keyboard. As the mouse moves, its circuits relay peripherals are attached.
signals that move a pointer on the screen. Program: A computer program used for a particular
Native file format: A design saved in the original
kind of work, such as word processing or database
format of the application you are working with is said management.
to be the ‘native’ file format. It can also refer to the Read: To open a design which has been written on
stitch file format required by a specific embroidery a design card or to an embroidery machine.
machine. When saved to another format, it is known
Redraw: The screen display is refreshed. This is
as a non-native format.
useful when parts of the display have become
Needle: Small, slender piece of steel with a hole for obscured in the course of editing.
thread and a point for piercing fabric. A machine
Resizing: The ability to scale a design to different
needle differs from a handwork needle; the machine
sizes. May cause density problems unless stitch count
needle’s eye is found at its pointed end. Machine
can be altered.
embroidery needles come with sharp points for
Glossary
RGB: RGB stands for red, green, and blue. It is the Stitch: A stitch is one needle penetration; also used
system used by computer monitors to create color. to refer to the thread laid down from one needle
penetration to the next.
Right-click: To press and release the right mouse
button quickly. See also ‘click’. Stitch Angle: The angle of stitching of a shape.
Satin stitch: A type of fill stitch. The thread is laid Stitch Count: The number of stitches in a design.
across a shape with needle penetration on each side
Stitch Length: Stitch length is the distance between
of the shape only, hence it is only suitable for small
two needle penetration points. For maximum stitch
or narrow shapes. Formed by closely arranged zigzag
length, the length is measured according to the X and
stitches. Can be stitched at any angle and with varying
Y co-ordinates, whichever is greater.
lengths. A zigzag sewing action where two stitches
form a column. It is often used for lettering, Stitch-Pull: When any stitch is sewn into fabric the
outlining, and detail. tension in the thread between needle penetrations
can build up and result in Stitch-Pull. Stitch-Pull can
Save: To store (design) information in a file. Each
cause distortions in your sewn designs, poor stitch
time you save a design, you replace the previous
registration and even the bunching up of fabric. The
version using the filename. You should save your
amount of Stitch-Pull that results in your design can
design frequently.
be affected by the following factors: Stitch Density,
Scanner: A device that converts physical images Fabric Type, Underlay, Backing Type, Thread Type
into digital form so that they can be stored and and Garment Orientation.
manipulated by computer. Scanning allows you to
Stock Designs: Embroidery designs readily
use artwork without recreating the design.
available on disks or brand-specific cards. Digitized
Scroll bar: The bar at the bottom and right edge of embroidery designs that are commercially available
a window whose contents are not entirely visible. for general use by embroiderers.
Each scroll bar contains a small box, called a scroll
Thread: Fine cord of natural or synthetic material
box, and two scroll arrows to allow different types of
with two or more elements twisted together and used
scrolling.
for stitching. Machine embroidery threads come in
Select: To highlight an object or group of objects rayon (high sheen), cotton (duller finish), polyester
ready for editing. Only the selected items will be (strong and colorfast), metallics (synthetic core
edited. wrapped with metal foil or thin slivers of metal foil)
and acrylic (sheen similar to rayon).
Selection handle: Eight small squares that appear
symmetrically at the corners and edges of a bounding Title bar: The horizontal bar located at the top of a
box around a selected shape. window and containing the title of the window. On
many windows, the title bar also contains the Control
Serial port: A connection point on a computer,
menu box and Maximize and Minimize buttons.
usually COM1, where you plug a plotter or another
serial communications devices, such as a modem. Topping: Material hooped or placed on top of
fabrics that have definable nap or surface texture,
Shortcut key: A key stroke or a series of keystrokes
such as corduroy and terry cloth, prior to
you can use to perform a task instead of using the
embroidery. The topping compacts the wale or nap
mouse. For example, Ctrl+C for the Copy command.
and holds the stitches above it. Includes a variety of
Software: The programs which run your computer. substances, such as plastic wrap, water-soluble plastic
Stabilizer: Woven or nonwoven material used ‘foil’ and open-weave fabric that has been chemically
underneath the item or fabric being embroidered to treated to disintegrate with the application of heat.
provide support and stability. Available in various Also known as facing.
weights and types such as cutaway, tearaway and Underlay Stitch: Stitches laid down before other
washaway. Also know as backing. The more stitches design elements to help stabilize fabrics The stitching
your design has, the more backing you will need. action that will attach the backing to the fabric being
Professional embroiderers use tear away stabilizers embroidered. It also supports the top embroidery for
for woven fabrics and cut-away stabilizers for knits. a more lofty, dimensional look. Underlay stitches are
Glossary
made up of a series of single run stitches, usually with

a very short stitch length, and are digitized manually
or placed automatically under the column (satin) or
fill stitch areas of your embroidery design.
TWAIN: An industry standard which allows devices
(such as scanners) to communicate directly with
design and layout programs (such as DIGITIZER
10000). Both device and program must be
TWAIN-compliant. This lets you use any
TWAIN-compliant scanner with DIGITIZER
10000.
Write: To send and store design information to a
design card or to an embroidery machine.
X and Y co-ordinates: The X and Y values are the
horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) distances on a graph
or computer screen. Use X values to measure width,
and Y values to measure height.
193
Index
A saving designs 133 adjusting 118

Auto Split, with Satin Fill 46 applying 116
anchor points
automatic circular 117
rotation 83
backup 25 custom 118
alphabets, see fonts save options 25 definition 187
angles, see stitch angle
underlay 53 free line 118
anti-aliasing 59
automatic digitizing horizontal 117
applications, EasyDesign & cleaning up images 65 reshaping circular 118
EasyEdit 128
color reduction 65 reshaping custom 119
appliqué
image preparation tools 66 reshaping horizontal 118
Appliqué tool 101, 158 noise filtering 66 vertical 117
cover stitch settings 101
outline sharpening 65 bitmap images
creating objects 101
preparing images 64 anti-aliasing 59
digitizing 101 automatic stitching 70, 71 definition 187
See also Appliqué
adjusting fill stitch settings 72 dithered 59
arranging objects 80
creating embroidery 72 using as backdrops 62
grouping 81 creating embroidery designs 70 Border tool 42
locking 81
borders
arrow keys, traveling by 32
Border tool 40, 158
artistic effects, adding 17
artwork B creating 42
digitizing 42
anti-aliased images 59 Back tool 30, 31, 159 setting width 42
choosing 59 backdrops borders, converting lines 40
dithered images 59 digitizing with backdrops 58 boundaries, digitizing for
preparing for automatic displaying 63 appliqué 101
digitizing 64 locking and unlocking 81 bounding box
scanning 60 using bitmap images 62 selecting objects 35
ATA card backgrounds selecting stitches 91
reading/deleting designs 136, changing 51 Browse For Folder dialog 147, 152
141 changing colors 51 browsing for designs 147
writing multiple designs 135 color mixing 51
ATA cards definition 187
precautions 131 baselines
ATA PC cards 131
Index
C using toolbars 21 object details 96, 97

compensating for stretch, see pull values (definition) 188
catalogs, printing 151, 152
compensation Delete command 76
Center Run underlay
complex shapes, digitizing 43 deleting
adjusting settings 54 condensed files 126 designs 133, 137, 154
setting values 54
connections designs from ATA card 136, 141
Change Stitch Length tool 93, 158
peripheral device settings 9 designs from machine 139
Character Map reconnecting Design Gallery to folders 153
dialog 122
EasyDesign 149 objects 76
using 122
connectors stitches 93
check box, definition 188 definition 188 templates 99
circle objects, reshaping 87
minimizing with nesting 76 density, definition 188
circles, digitizing 44
show/hide 28 design files, processing 126
circular baselines 117 consecutive objects, selecting 35 Design Gallery
reshaping 118
control points 40 icon 145, 158
Click-to-Design
adding 86 opening 145
automatic digitizing 70, 71 deleting 87 Properties dialog 149
tool 72, 158
moving 86 reconnecting to EasyDesign 149
Click-to-Stitch
reshaping objects 85 design information, viewing in
digitizing artwork 71 selecting 86 DIGITIZER 10000 32
tool 70, 71, 158
conversion tables design printouts 33
clipboard, definition 188
supported stitch file print options 130
Cloth Setter 130
formats 160 printing 130, 151
Color dialog 51 Convert Options dialog 152 Design toolbar
color mode 60
Convert tool 152, 159 Rotate CCW/CW 83, 158
color reduction, automatic
converting designs
digitizing 65 file types 152 accessing 148
colors
formats 126 adding lettering 108
changing 50
See also converting file formats browsing 147
changing background 51 Copy tool 75, 157 combining 75, 77
Color chart 50
copy, definition 188 converting 152
current color 50
copying converting formats (tables) 160
in sample designs 162 and pasting designs 153 creating new 22
mixing background 51
designs 153 deleting from machine 139
resequencing by 79
duplicating objects 76 display thumbnails 146
selecting 50 objects 75 managing 145
thread colors 50
cover stitches, appliqué 101 measuring 24
traveling by 30, 31
cross stitch, adding 17, 18 opening 20, 148
columns Current Color tool 50, 158 opening in Easy Edit 21
creating 42
current color, changing 50 opening multiple 20
digitizing 42
custom baselines 118 outputting 129
setting width 42 reshaping 119 previewing 33
COM1 and COM2
custom templates, selecting 22, printing 151
definition 188 149 receiving and deleting 133, 137
embroidery machine cut & paste redrawing slowly 32
connection 9 objects 75 renaming 153
combining resequencing 78 resequencing 78
designs 75, 77 cut designs 153 sample designs 162
objects 75 Cut Hole tool 100, 158 saving 24
objects (nesting) 76 Cut tool 78, 157 selecting 148
commands sending and receiving 131
definition 188
sending multiple to
popup menus 21
selecting 21 D machine 133, 138
sending single designs to
undo/redo 22 default machine 133
Index
sending to machine 133, 137 Slow Redraw 32 definition 188

storing on ATA PC cards 133 Windows Properties 149 security devices 188
summary information 146 Work Environment 23 DOS disks, opening designs 141
viewing 27 Work Environment > Autosave dots per inch (dpi), definition 188
viewing in folders 150 tab 25 double-click, definition 189
writing multiple to ATA Work Environment > Duplicate command 76
card 135 Display 23, 51 duplicating objects 76
desktop, definition 188 Write a Design 135, 139
destination folders, definition 188 Write Designs, Read and
details lists, sorting 151
Details tool 146, 159
Erase 136, 140, 141
Digitize toolbar
E
dialog box, definition 188 Appliqué 101, 158 EasyDesign
dialogs Border 40, 158 starting 19
Browse For Folder 147, 152 Click-to-Design 72, 158 when to use 128
Character Map 122 Click-to-Stitch 70, 71, 158 EasyEdit
Color 51 Current Color 50, 158 starting 20
Convert Options 152 Embroidery Gallery 104, 158 when to use 128
Design Gallery Properties 149 Image Preparation 67, 158 Edge Run underlay, adjusting
Embroidery Gallery 104 Lettering 108, 109, 111, 116, 158 settings 54
Image Preparation 67 Outlined Image Preparation 68, edges, applying Feather Edge 102
JEF Name 133, 135, 139 158 Edit menu
Lettering Details 116 Parallel Fill 40, 158 Delete 76
Lettering Details > Fill Parallel Fill Circle 40, 44, 158 Duplicate 76
Stitch 121, 122 Parallel Fill Rectangle 40, 44, 158 Group 81
New 149 Run Line 39, 40, 158 Lock 81
Object Details - Lettering 108 Turning Angle Fill 39, 42, 158 Ungroup 82
Object Details > Appliqué 101 digitizing Unlock 81
Object Details > Dimensions 83 circles 44 Edit toolbar
Object Details > Feather 102 columns and borders 42 Change Stitch Length 93, 158
Object Details > Fill Stitch 45, complex shapes 43 Cut Hole 100, 158
97 fills with Click-to-Stitch 71 Feather Edge 102, 158
Object Details > Fill Stitch manual 39 Flip Along Horizontal 84, 158
tab 46, 47, 48, 49 squares and rectangles 44 Flip Along Vertical 84, 158
Object Details > Underlay 54 with backdrops 58 Object Details 96, 158
Object Properties > digitizing methods 39 Polygon Select 36
Dimensions 81 Border 42 Resequence 78, 79, 158
Object Properties > Parallel Parallel Fill 43 Reshape 115
Fill 88 selecting 39 Reshape Object 118, 119
Open 98 Digitizing toolbar Select 35, 36, 110, 114, 158
Print 130 Border 42 Split Block 92, 158
Print Designs Options 152 Dimensions tab 83 Stitch Mode 91–93, 158
Print Options 130, 151 disk drive, definition 188 Underlay 53
Properties (Windows Display editing stitches 17, 90
Explorer) 32 Grid tool 22, 159 inserting stitches 92
Purge Recover and Backup Hoop tool 23, 159 moving stitches 92
Directories 11 Images tool 63, 159 effects, feather edge 102
Save As 25, 97 Needle Points tool 28, 159 Embossed Fill
Select By Color 29 display pattern size 49
Select Machine Models 132 definition 188 stitch angle 49
Select Source 10 settings, changing 51 embossed fills, creating 48
Send a Design 133 viewing selected parts 29 Embroidery
Send Designs 138 distances, measuring 24 Gallery dialog 104
Send Designs, Receive and dithering 59 Gallery tool 104, 158
Delete 133, 134, 138 definition 188 embroidery
Sequence By Color 79 dongles design formats 126
Index
files, opening 128 limiting file types 150 reshaping 118

lettering 108 refreshing/validating 148
embroidery disks renaming/adding/deleting 153
Embroidery Disk Open
command 141, 142, 143
sorting 150
fonts
I
formats 143 definition 189 icons, definition 189
saving designs 141 see also alphabets and lettering image
embroidery hoop 23 selecting 109 sharpening 61
embroidery machine formats Image menu
connections 9 design 126 Insert Image 62
See also machine formats embroidery file 126 Scan 61
Embroidery menu expanded 127 Touch Up Picture 61
Insert Design 77 outline 126 Image Preparation
Lettering Art 123 stitch 127 dialog 67
Lettering Art > None 124 Forward tool 30, 31, 159 tool 67, 158
entry/exit point, changing 89 free line baselines 118 image preparation
preparing non-outlined
images 67
preparing outlines 68
F G summary 67
fabric settings 55 garment settings 55 tools 66
fabric stretch generate stitches 22 images
compensating for 55 generating stitches 22 anti-aliased 59
See also pull compensation graphics packages, linking 61 bitmaps 62
Feather Edge grid, hiding/showing 22 cleaning up 65
applying 102 Group tool 81 color reduction 65
effect 102 grouping objects 81 dithering 59
settings 102 editing 61–62
tool 102 noise filtering 66
File menu
Embroidery Disk > Open 141,
H non-outlined 67
outline sharpening 65
142, 143 handles outlined vs non-outlined 64
Scanner Setup 10 definition 191 preparation tools 66
file tree, refresh 148 See also selection handles scanning 59, 61
file types hard disk, definition 189 sharpening outlines 68
JMT 97 hardware Imported Outlines files 127
stitch files 160 peripheral device settings 9 Imported Stitches files 127
files setting up embroidery Insert Design command 77
combining designs 77 machines 9 Insert Image command 62
opening embroidery 128 Hardware Setup command 10 inserting
splitting large files 132 help one object into another 76
stitch 127 Online Help command 25 stitches 92
fill stitches using 25 installing USB driver 8
adjusting settings 72 viewing the online manual 26 italics, lettering 110
types 45 See also troubleshooting
fills Help menu
Embossed 48 Janome Web Page 25
Satin 46 Online Help 25 J
Weave 47 Online Manual 25 JAN format 126
fixed stitch angles 43 holes, cutting 100 Janome Cloth Setter 130
Flip Along Horizontal tool 84, 158 hoop Janome Web Page 25
flipping stamps 105 definition 189 JEF format 127
floppy disk, definition 189 embroidery 23 JEF Name dialog 133, 135, 139
folders hiding and showing 23 JMT files 97
definition 189 size, changing 24 Jump
horizontal baselines 117 by 1 Stitch tool 31, 159
Index
by 10 Stitches tool 31, 159 None command 124 positioning with X:Y
by 100 Stitches tool 31, 159 removing 124 coordinates 81
by Color tool 30, 31, 159 Lettering Details dialog 116 with click and drag 81
by Object tool 30, 36, 159 Fill Stitch tab 121, 122 moving stitches 92
to Start/End Design tool 30, lettering orientation 116 multiple designs
159 Lettering tool 108–158 sending to machine 133, 138
jumping letters writing to ATA card 135
by stitches 31 changing spacing 112
using the arrow keys 30, 32 reshaping 115
limiting files in folders 150
line spacing, lettering 113
N
Native Design files 127
K lines, converting to borders 40
native formats 126
lines, digitizing 40
keyboard shortcuts 156 list box, definition 190 needle points
locate missing files 147 selecting stitches 91
Lock command 81 show/hide 28
L locking nesting objects 76
backdrops 81 New
large files, splitting 132 dialog 22, 149
last stitch, keep or omit 42 objects 81
tool 22, 157
layout, adjusting lettering 114 new designs, creating 22, 149
length New dialog 149
Center Run underlay stitches 54 M noise filtering 66
Edge Run underlay stitches 54 machine non-outlined images 67
Run and Triple Run 41 deleting designs 139 NORMAL template
Weave Fill 48 receiving designs 134, 138 overview 97
Weave underlay stitches 55 See also embroidery machine using 22
lettering sending designs 133, 137 nudging objects 81
adding 108 sending multiple designs 133,
adjusting layout 114 138
adjusting stitch settings 121 sending open design 137
adjusting Weave stitch sending single designs 133
O
settings 122 machine models 131 object details 95
changing stitch types 121 selecting 132 applying/managing 95
creating 108 managing designs 145 changing 96
editing 109 maximize button, definition 190 changing defaults 97
individual letter spacing 112 Measuring Tape command 24 changing stitch type 45
italics 110 memory cards 131 current 96
line spacing 113 minimum stitch length defaults 96
reshaping horizontal definition 190 existing objects 96
baselines 118 Weave Fill 48 saving current 96
rotating 115 Mirror Along Vertical tool 84, 158 saving to template 98
scaling 110, 111 missing files, locating 147 templates 97
spacing 112 modifying objects Object Details - Lettering
special characters and changing entry point 89 dialog 108
symbols 122 flipping 84 Object Details dialog 45
special effects 123 grouping 81 Appliqué tab 101
stitch settings 121 locking 81 Dimensions tab 81, 83
transforming 114 reshaping circles 87 Feather tab 102
See also baselines rotating 83 Fill Stitch tab 46, 47, 48, 49, 97
See also fonts scaling 82 Line Stitch tab 42
Lettering Art using Lettering Art 123 Parallel Fill 88
command 123 monograms, definition 190 Underlay tab 54
distorting objects 123 moving objects Object Details tool 96, 158
editing letters 123 nudging 81 object recognition 128
effects 123 objects
Index
appliqué 101 P Directories dialog 11

arranging 80 purge recovery 184
palette, see color palette
changing colors 50
Parallel Fill
combining 75
adjusting stitch angle 88
copying and pasting 75
creating with Satin Fill 46
Circle tool 40, 44, 158 R
cutting holes 100 reading designs from ATA
cutting holes 100
definition 190 Rectangle tool 40, 44, 158 card 136, 141
stitch angle 88 receiving designs 131, 133, 137
deleting 76
tool 40, 158 recognition, objects/outlines 128
duplicating 76
editing lettering 109 parallel ports, definition 190 recoloring objects 50
Paste tool 75, 78, 157 rectangles, digitizing 44
flipping 84
pasting Redo tool 22, 158
grouping 81
locking and unlocking 81 definition 190 redoing commands 22
designs 153 redrawing designs 32
moving 80
objects 75 refreshing display/folders/tree
nesting 76
resequencing 75, 78 patterns node 148
selecting embossed fills 48 removing embroidery software 5
reshaping 85
Weave Fill 47 renaming
rotating 83
scaling 82 PC memory cards 131 designs 153
PCMCIA cards 131 folders 153
selecting 34
peripheral devices Resequence tool 78, 79, 158
transforming 80
connection settings 9 resequencing
traveling by 30
ungrouping 82 definition 190 by color 79
setting up 4 by selection 78
See also modifying objects
See also hardware objects 75, 78
online help 25
Online Manual command 25 pictures, see backdrops using cut and paste 78
pixels, definition 190 reshape control points,
open design
pointers, definition 190 selecting 86
sending to machine 137
Open Design tool 148, 159 Polygon Select tool 36 Reshape Object tool 118, 119
popup menus 21 Reshape tool 89, 111–115
Open dialog 20, 21, 98
ports, definition 190 reshaping letters 115
Open tool 20, 21, 157
opening positioning objects 80 reshaping objects 85
preparing images 67 circles 87
Design Gallery 145
presetting object details 96 lettering 118
designs 20, 148
EasyEdit 21 preview designs 20 resolution, scanning 60
Print Designs Options dialog 152 Rotate CCW/CW tool 83, 158
opening designs
Print dialog 130 rotating
existing 21
from DOS disk 141 print options 130 lettering 115
Print Options dialog 130, 151 objects 83
other formats 141
Print Preview tool 33, 130, 157 objects by click & drag 83
preview window in Easy Edit 21
outline Print tool 130, 151, 157, 159 stamps 105
printing See also rotating objects
files 126
catalogs 152 Run Line
recognition 128
sharpening 65 design printouts 151 stitch length 41
designs 130 stitch type 41
Outlined Image Preparation
Processed Stitches files 127 tool 39, 40, 158
tool 68, 158
outlined images 68 production worksheets
printing 141
outlines
program, definition 190
digitizing 70
Properties (Windows Explorer) S
selecting objects with 35
dialog 32 sample designs 162
sharpening 68
pull compensation, Satin
overstitching, pull appliqué cover stitch 101
compensation 55 compensating 55
Purge Recover and Backup definition 191
digitizing borders 42
Index
fills, creating 46 selection handles, rotating 83 individual letters 112

overview 46 semi-automatic stitching 71 lettering 112
spacing 46 Send a Design dialog 133 lines of lettering 113
Save As dialog 25, 97 Send Designs dialog 138 Weave Fill stitches 47
save options, automatic 25 Send Designs, Receive and Delete special characters and symbols,
Save tool 24, 157 dialog 133, 134, 138 lettering 122
saving Send to Machine tool 133, 135, special effects, lettering 123
definition 189, 191 137, 139, 158 Special menu
designs 24 sending designs 131 Hardware Setup 10
object details to a template 98 sequence Split Block tool 92, 158
to embroidery disk 141 checking in Easy Edit 30 splitting
scaling resequencing 78 large files 132
lettering 110, 111 sample designs color stitch blocks 92
objects 82 sequence 162 squares, digitizing 44
stamps 105 traveling 30 stabilizing with underlays 53
scaling lettering 110 Sequence By Color dialog 79 stamps
scaling objects serial ports, definition 191 rotating/flipping/scaling 105
by click & drag 82 Set Color command 51 scaling 106
on-screen 82 settings selecting/inserting 104
to an exact size 83 adjusting view 148 Standard toolbar
using Object Details 83 for garments 55 Copy 75, 157
Scan command 61 Setup menu Cut 78, 157
Scanner Setup command 10 Work Environment 24, 25 New 22, 157
scanning Work Environment > Open 20, 21, 157
artwork 60 Display 51 Paste 75, 78, 157
definition 191 SEW format 127 Print 130, 157
images 59 shortcut keys Print Preview 33, 130, 157
preparing artwork 60 definition 191 Redo 22, 158
resolution 60 list 156 Save 24, 157
sharpening 61 Shortcut to Windows Properties Send to Machine 133, 137, 158
tips 60 dialog 149 Undo 22, 158
scroll bars, definition 191 shortcuts, keyboard 156 Write to Card 135, 139, 158
security device messages 184 Show Selected Color Only stitch
select all stitches 91 command 29 angle (definition) 191
Select By Color dialog 29 Show Selected Objects count (definition) 191
Select Machine Models dialog 132 command 29 definition 191
Select Source dialog 10 single designs, writing to ATA length (definition) 191
Select tool 35, 36, 110, 114, 158 card 135, 139 step stitch 187, 189
selecting size stitch angles
baselines 116 Embossed Fill 49 adjusting 88
colors while traveling 36 measuring design 24 Embossed Fill 49
definition 191 skewing objects fixed 43
designs 148 by click and drag 84 setting for Parallel Fill 88
fonts 109 with rotation handles 84 turning stitches 42
reshape control points 86 Slow Redraw stitch blocks, splitting 92
stitches 90 dialog 32 stitch files 127
stitches with bounding box 91 tool 32, 159 supported formats 160
selecting objects software stitch length
bounding outline 35 definition 191 changing 93
consecutive 35 uninstalling 5 Run and Triple Run 41
grouping 81 sorting Stitch Mode tool 91, 92, 93, 158
point and click 35 using details lists 151 Stitch Select While Traveling
resequencing by selection 78 using View menu 151 tool 36, 91, 159
while traveling 36 spacing stitch settings
with Polygon Select 36 embossed fills 49 appliqué 101
Index
lettering 121 NORMAL 97 undoing commands 22

stitch spacing saving object details 98 Ungroup tool 82
adjusting Satin 46 using 98 ungrouping objects 82
Weave Fill 47 using custom templates 22 uninstalling software 5
stitch types using the NORMAL Unlock command 81
applying to lettering 121 template 22 unlocking
overview 45 textured edges, adding 17, 18 backdrops 81
Run and Triple Run 41 thread colors 50 objects 81
selecting 45 See also colors USB driver, installing 8
stitch values Thumbnails and Summary
angle (Embossed Fill) 49 tool 146, 159
Embossed Fill 48
length (Weave Fill) 48
Thumbnails tool 146
title bar, definition 191, 192
V
size (Embossed Fill) 49 toolbars validating folders 148
stitch type 45 Edit toolbar 158 vertical baselines 117
Weave Fill 47 selecting commands 21 View menu
stitches showing 21 Measuring Tape 24
Center Run underlay length 54 tools Show Selected Color Only 29
deleting 93 list of all tools 157 Show Selected Objects 29
digitizing lines 40 showing toolbars 21 Whole Design 28
editing 17, 90 Touch Up Picture command 61 Whole Hoop 28
generating 22 transforming view settings, adjusting 148
inserting 92 lettering 114 View toolbar
moving 92 objects 80 Back 30, 31, 159
selecting 90 traveling Display Grid 22, 159
selecting all 91 by color 30, 31 Display Hoop 23, 159
selecting by needle point 91 by stitches 30, 31 Display Images 63, 159
selecting while traveling 91 overview 30 Display Needle Points 28, 159
selecting with bounding box 91 selecting colors while Forward 30, 31, 159
stitch types 45 traveling 36 Jump by 1 Stitch 31, 159
traveling by 30, 31 selecting objects 36 Jump by 10 Stitches 31, 159
Weave underlay length 55 selecting stitches 91 Jump by 100 Stitches 31, 159
See also editing stitches tools, travel by stitches 31 Jump by Color 30, 31, 159
See also selecting stitches using the arrow keys 32 Jump by Object 30, 36, 159
stitches, generating 22 tree node, refresh 148 Jump to Start/End Design 30
stitching designs troubleshooting 183 Slow Redraw 32, 159
using Send to Machine 138 purge recovery 184 Start/End Design 30, 159
stitching order, see sequence reverting to factory settings 183 Stitch Select While Traveling 36,
stitching sequence, viewing 29 security device messages 184 91, 159
storing designs 133 Turning Angle Fill tool 39, 42, 158 Visualizer 28, 159
summary information, display 146 turning stitches 42 Zoom Box 28, 159
symbols, lettering 122 TWAIN, definition 192 viewing
system preferences design information 32
automatic backup 25 images 63
stitching sequence 29
automatic save 25 U viewing designs 27
Underlay tool 53 connectors 28
underlays display options 28
T adjusting Center Run settings 54 needle points 28
templates 95 adjusting Edge Run settings 54 redrawing slowly 32
creating 97 adjusting Zigzag settings 54 selected parts only 29
custom 149 selecting a type 54 show all 28
deleting 99 stabilizing 53 Visualizer 28
managing 97 Zigzag 54 zooming 14, 28
modifying 98 Undo tool 22, 158 viewing modes 27
Index
viewing objects by color 29

Visualizer
tool 28, 159
Vizualizer
viewing in 28
W
Weave Fill stitch
lettering object settings 122
Weave Fill, values 47
Weave underlay 55
Whole Design command 28
Whole Hoop command 28
Work Environment command 24,
25, 51
Work Environment dialog
Autosave tab 25
Display tab 23, 51
Write a Design dialog 135, 139
Write Designs, Read and Erase
dialog 136, 140, 141
X
X and Y coordinates
setting for objects 81
X co-ordinates
definition 192
Y
Y co-ordinates
definition 192
Z
Zigzag underlay 54
adjusting settings 54
Zoom Box tool 28, 159
zoom in/out 14, 28

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DIGITIZER 10000

EasyDesign & EasyEdit

P/N W3885 Rev 1 June 2004

Welcome to DIGITIZER 10000, the leading

First-time users You should also familiarize yourself with Basic

Conventions used in the manual

This manual adopts the following conventions:

Instruction Symbol Action

With your copy of DIGITIZER 10000, you will receive

version as you update your software. This way, the

Note If you have removed DIGITIZER 10000

There are three major options available to you when

Installing DIGITIZER 10000

Warning If you are upgrading your software, do

To install DIGITIZER 10000

Note Adobe Acrobat Reader is used to read,

Note The installation program should start within

6 Select the components you want to install, and

11 Finally, decide whether to reboot your PC before

9 Select the version which contains the user-defined

Tip If you already have Acrobat Reader installed on

Acrobat Reader installs automatically.

Adjusting view settings in Acrobat

To adjust view settings in Acrobat Reader

The USB drivers for Windows 98/ME or 2000/XP

Note The screen images included here come from

The Browse CD option allows you to use Windows

Try this! Use this feature to find and open any

6 Click Browse and select the folder

7 Click Next to start installing.

Note Do not turn the PC or sewing machine off

Linking your PC by USB cable

To link your PC by USB cable

The port settings must match those of the

Note If you encounter a communication error,

DIGITIZER 10000 supports TWAIN-compatible

Note Peripheral devices can be connected to your

To adjust machine communication settings

Note If you have trouble with scanning after

provides a Delete Recovery Files option in the

To delete recovery files

The Purge Recovery and Backup Directories

Tip To delete backup files as well, select Delete

DIGITIZER 10000 provides embroiderers with a fast,

The DIGITIZER 10000 embroidery digitizing

Good embroidery quality starts with good design.

Satin for narrow

Thread colors and thread charts

detail (Run Line) 2

Use the Run Line tool to digitize lines of single or 3

Digitizing with artwork

There are two broad categories of artwork file, both

When you have digitized

Arranging and transforming objects Specialized digitizing techniques

Outlines and filled holes

Embroidery stitches pull fabric inwards where the

Output, storage and design

You can output embroidery designs in a variety of

To start using DIGITIZER 10000, you

Starting DIGITIZER 10000 Starting DIGITIZER 10000

Warning DIGITIZER 10000 consists of two main Double-click to start EasyDesign.

To start DIGITIZER 10000 EasyDesign

Alternatively, select Programs > DIGITIZER