Wilcom Embroidery Studio e2.0 Quick Start Guide

Description

EmbroideryStudio product range......Page 3 Onscreen documentation......Page 4 Viewing onscreen documentation......Page 5 Accessing onscreen help......Page 6 Conventions used in the documentation......Page 7 PC requirements......Page 9 Installation kit and components......Page 10 Other installation requirements......Page 11 Program group icons......Page 12 Merging software versions......Page 13 Performing a typical installation......Page 14 Updating an existing system......Page 17 Making a custom installation......Page 18 Changing security device options......Page 19 Entering access codes manually......Page 20 Importing access codes......Page 21 Embroidery creation techniques......Page 22 Object-based design......Page 23 Digitizing embroidery shapes......Page 24 Semi-automated digitizing......Page 26 Advanced digitizing......Page 27 Embroidery lettering......Page 29 Modifying designs......Page 31 Files, machines, and design processing......Page 32 Design management......Page 34 Object-Based Embroidery......Page 36 Starting EmbroideryStudio......Page 37 Embroidery mode......Page 38 Graphics mode......Page 39 Switching design modes......Page 41 Creating and opening designs......Page 42 Opening designs......Page 43 Creating designs based on templates......Page 44 Creating designs based on fabrics......Page 45 Saving designs......Page 46 Displaying rulers and guides......Page 47 Measuring distances on screen......Page 49 Setting measurement units......Page 50 Using commands and tools......Page 52 Using popup menus......Page 53 Selecting commands from toolbars......Page 54 Toggling toolbars on or off......Page 56 Working with modeless dialogs......Page 57 Accessing object properties......Page 59 Undoing and redoing commands......Page 60 Selecting machine formats......Page 61 Displaying graphics and embroidery......Page 62 Showing and hiding backdrops......Page 63 Viewing outlines and stitches......Page 64 Zooming and panning designs......Page 66 Working with the Overview Window......Page 68 Viewing selected parts of a design......Page 69 Viewing design objects by color......Page 71 Viewing design colorways......Page 72 Changing colorways......Page 73 Displaying backgrounds......Page 74 Traveling through designs......Page 77 Simulating design stitchouts......Page 81 Selectively viewing color blocks......Page 82 Viewing color blocks with the Color-Object List......Page 83 Viewing color blocks with the Color Palette Editor......Page 84 Viewing design information in Windows Explorer......Page 86 Viewing design information in EmbroideryStudio......Page 87 Estimating total thread usage......Page 91 Previewing production worksheets......Page 92 Selecting multiple objects......Page 94 Selecting objects individually......Page 95 Selecting objects by selection marquee......Page 96 Selecting objects with Polygon/Polyline Select......Page 97 Selecting objects while ‘traveling’......Page 98 Selecting objects with Selects On......Page 99 Selecting objects by color......Page 100 Selecting objects by Color-Object List......Page 101 Quick Start Projects......Page 103 Getting started......Page 105 Import and size the artwork......Page 106 Insert the stock design......Page 107 Add text to the design......Page 108 Reshape the letter ‘J’......Page 109 Add colorways......Page 111 Carrying out a final check......Page 112 Digitizing Project......Page 114 Open blank design......Page 115 Reduce image colors......Page 116 Analyse design......Page 117 Preset cloud stitch settings......Page 118 Preset cloud underlay and pull compensation......Page 119 Digitizing birds and ropes......Page 120 Preset rope settings......Page 121 Digitize basket......Page 122 Preset balloon settings......Page 123 Digitize balloon......Page 124 Digitize balloon outline and seams......Page 125 Reset entry and exit points......Page 126 Set start and end points......Page 127 Assign thread colors......Page 128 Add background fabric......Page 129 Output stitch file......Page 130 Getting started......Page 131 Creating the top layer......Page 132 Creating the second layer......Page 133 Creating the third layer......Page 134 Converting artwork to appliqué......Page 135 Examining and adjusting generated stitches......Page 136 Carrying out a final check......Page 138 Getting started......Page 140 Create appliqué tackdown......Page 141 Add text to insignia......Page 142 Create appliqué team name......Page 144 Create additional team names......Page 145 Aligning embroidery and digital print......Page 147 Send design to production......Page 148 Getting started......Page 151 Convert text to embroidery......Page 152 Add text to design......Page 153 Convert outlines to bling......Page 154 Align embroidery and digital print......Page 155 Check stitching sequence......Page 156 Send design to production......Page 157 Sequin Project......Page 159 Check design......Page 160 Save design......Page 161 Convert to run stitching......Page 162 Branch run objects......Page 163 Digitizing inner circle......Page 164 Convert circle to sequins......Page 165 Create twin-sequin pattern......Page 166 Convert feathers to sequins......Page 167 Edit feathers......Page 168 Resequence objects and set entry points......Page 169 Check stitchout with Slow Redraw......Page 170 Open new design......Page 172 Select machine type......Page 173 Clean up artefacts......Page 174 Convert leadlight objects......Page 175 Set object properties......Page 176 Adjust stitch angles......Page 177 Branch other leadlight objects......Page 178 Digitize underlay......Page 179 Resequence leadlight objects......Page 180 Simulate stitchout......Page 181 Adjust orange disc settings......Page 182 Create first sunray......Page 183 Mirror sunrays......Page 184 Apply single underlay to rays......Page 185 Remove excess stitching......Page 186 Adjust outline stitch settings......Page 187 Add outlines to sun......Page 188 Branch outline objects......Page 189 Check stitching sequence......Page 190 Split the arch......Page 191 Convert the arch......Page 192 Convert the panel......Page 194 Convert wooden panel......Page 195 Digitize wood-grain......Page 196 Creating the ship’s wheel......Page 197 Digitize ship’s wheel......Page 198 Create overlaps......Page 199 Digitize seagrass swirls......Page 200 Adjust irregular shapes......Page 201 Duplicate and mirror seagrass swirls......Page 202 Connect same-color objects......Page 203 Digitize clam......Page 204 Create border around clam......Page 205 Create pink starfish......Page 206 Duplicate clam and starfish......Page 207 Set up color palette......Page 208 Check stitching sequence......Page 209 Fix unwanted trims......Page 210 Set start and end points for whole design......Page 211 Product Differentiation Table......Page 212 Product Differentiation Table......Page 213 Quick Reference......Page 222 EmbroideryStudio menu bar......Page 223 EmbroideryStudio toolbars......Page 226 Toolbox ‘flyout’ bars......Page 232 Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 235 Glossary......Page 237