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User Reference Guide
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Table of Contents Getting Started With Pro-Stitcher .......................................................................... 3
Overview ........................................................................................................ 4 The Pro-Stitcher Workspace ............................................................................. 5
Measure ..................................................................................................... 10 Commonly Used Functions ............................................................................... 12
File tab ............................................................................................................... 15 Working With Design Files ............................................................................... 17 Open, Close, and Save Design Files .................................................................. 19 Open, Close, and Save Workspace Files ............................................................ 23 Open, Close, and Save Area Files ...................................................................... 25 To Shutdown, Reboot, or Exit Pro-Stitcher ........................................................ 26
Edit Tab ............................................................................................................. 27 Design History ................................................................................................. 28 To Undo Your Most Recent Change .................................................................. 30 To Cut, Copy, Paste, or Duplicate a Design ........................................................ 31 To Clear All Objects from the Workspace .......................................................... 32 Design Groups ................................................................................................ 33
Area Tab ............................................................................................................ 35 Create and Use Areas ...................................................................................... 36 To Create a Two-Corner Area ........................................................................... 38 To Create a Multi-Point Area ............................................................................ 41 Rotating Areas ................................................................................................ 43
Modify Tab ......................................................................................................... 45 Baselining Design Modifications ........................................................................ 46 Rotating Designs ............................................................................................. 47 Cropping Designs ............................................................................................ 57 Resizing Designs ............................................................................................. 64 Skewing Designs to an Area ............................................................................. 73 Aligning Designs .............................................................................................. 77 Repositioning Designs ...................................................................................... 85 Swapping Design Start and End Points .............................................................. 89
Repeat Tab ......................................................................................................... 91 Basic Repeat ................................................................................................... 92 Wrapping Designs ........................................................................................... 99
Pro-Stitcher Tab .................................................................................................. 105 Quilting the design .......................................................................................... 107 Before Stitching ............................................................................................... 110 Move the Quilting Machine with Pro-Stitcher ...................................................... 111 Channel Lock .................................................................................................. 113 Freehand Record ............................................................................................. 114 Changing the Stitching Start or End Point .......................................................... 116
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View Tab ............................................................................................................ 118 Tools Tab ........................................................................................................... 120 Settings Tab ....................................................................................................... 125
Touch Mode .................................................................................................... 127 To Customize the Quick-Access Toolbar ............................................................ 128 Pro-Stitcher Defaults ........................................................................................ 129 Auto Jump ...................................................................................................... 131 Stitching Speed ............................................................................................... 132 Stitches Per Inch ............................................................................................. 133 Tie-off Stitches ................................................................................................ 134 Pull-up Stitches ............................................................................................... 136 Pause Delay .................................................................................................... 137 Advanced Settings ........................................................................................... 138
Simulation Mode .......................................................................................... 139 Communications .......................................................................................... 142 Speed Profile ............................................................................................... 144 Logging ...................................................................................................... 145 Motors ........................................................................................................ 146
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GettingStartedWithPro-Stitcher® OnlineVideosandTutorialsWeencourageyoutolearnmoreaboutPro-StitcherbywatchingtheonlinevideosfeaturingtheJanomestudioeducators.Youcanalsofindtutorialsforaccomplishingcommonquiltingactivities.
ContentofthisManualTheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Ifyoufindanyproblemsinthemanual,pleasereportthemtousinwriting.Thisdocumentisnotwarrantedtobeerror-free.Janomeassumesnoresponsibilityorliabilityforanyerrorsorinaccuraciesthatmayappearintheinformationalcontentcontainedinthismanual.
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OverviewPro-Stitcherrunsonatouch-screentabletcomputerwithMicrosoft®Windowsoperatingsystem.BecausePro-StitcherrunsinaWindowsenvironment,youmaynoticethingssuchastheWindowsdesktop.Ifyou’reunfamiliarwiththeWindowsoperatingsystemorcomputersingeneral,you’llbenefitbytakingaclassorfindingotherwaystolearnmoreaboutthebasicsofMicrosoftWindows. TomaintaintheintegrityofthePro-Stitchersoftware,avoidusingthePro-StitchertabletcomputerexceptwhenrunningPro-Stitcher.Forexample,ifthecomputerisconnectedtotheInternet,WindowsmayperformoperatingsystemupdatesthatcouldpotentiallybeincompatiblewithPro-Stitcher.Italsomayexposethecomputertovirusesandothermalwarethatmaycompromisethesystemorleadtootherproblemsthatmaynotbecoveredbythewarranty.TogetthemostfromusingPro-Stitcher,usethePro-StitchercomputeronlyasdirectedtorunthePro-Stitchersoftware,theArt&Stitchsoftware,andothersoftwareprovided.Notes,ImportantNotes,andCautions
• NOTE:ANOTEindicatesimportantinformationthathelpsyoumakebetteruseofyourPro-Stitcher.
• IMPORTANT: AnIMPORTANTnoteprovidesinformationthatisessentialtoproperlyusingPro-Stitcher.
• CAUTION:ACAUTIONindicatesapotentialforcausingharmtoyourquiltingmachine,thequilt,ortoyourself.
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ThePro-StitcherWorkspaceThePro-Stitcherscreenprovidesquickaccesstoallfunctions.
WorkspaceTabsFileTab:UsetheFileTabtoworkwithdigitaldesignfiles,Pro-Stitcherprojects,andareas.GotothistabtoshutdownPro-Stitcher.EditTab:UsetheEditTabtocut,copy,paste,duplicate,orcleardesignsontheworkspace. AreaTab:UsetheAreaTabtocreateanduseareas.ModifyTab:UsetheModifyTabtomakeformattingchangestothequiltingdesign(s):rotate,reposition,resize,crop,align,skew,orswapstartandendpoints.RepeatTab:UsetheRepeatTabtorepeat,wrap,offset,andconnectdesigns.Pro-StitcherTab:UsethePro-StitcherTabtostitchoutthequiltandaccessotherstitchingoptions.ViewTab:UsetheViewTabtoturnonoroffelementsontheWorkspace,suchastherulerandscrollbars.ToolsTab:UsetheToolsTabtoaccessArt&Stitch.SettingsTab:UsetheSettingsTabtosetupdefaultsandaccessadvancedoptionsfortroubleshootingandfinetuningPro-Stitcherperformance(usuallyasdirectedbyatechnician).HelpTab:UsetheHelpTabtoaccessthisindexedreferencehelpsystemandseetheAboutbox.
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RibbonBarTheRibbonappearsbelowtheWorkspacetabs.Itdisplaysbuttonsthatchangeaccordingtowhichtabyouhaveselected.SeethehelppagesforeachWorkspaceTab(detailedabove)forinformationabouttheRibbonBarbuttonsuniquetoeachtab.SidebarAsyouselectRibbonbuttonsforthedifferentWorkspaceTabs,optionsforthebuttonmayappearintheSidebaralongtherightsideofthescreen.TheSidebaralsohasitsowntabs,dependingonwhatisloadedintotheworkspace.Forexample,ifadesignorgroupofdesignsisintheworkspace,therewillbeatabforDesignorGroup.Quick-AccessToolbarTheQuick-AccessToolbarisacustomizabletoolbar.Includebuttonstoaccessyourmost-usedfunctionswithinPro-Stitcher.ThistablesummarizesthedefaultbuttonsontheQuick-AccessToolbar.IfyouwouldlikedifferentbuttonsontheQuick-AccessToolbar,seeToCustomizetheQuick-AccessToolbar.
Undo:UsetheUndobuttontoundothelastfunctionperformed.ContinueselectingUndoasneededtogetthedesignbacktowhereyouwantit.
Redo:IfyouchangeyourmindaboutthelastUndoaction,selecttheRedobutton.
Baseline:UsetheBaselinebuttonto"freeze"themodificationsyouhavemadetothedesign. Allmodificationsafteryoubaselinetreatthedesignasanew,unaltereddesign.However,baselinedoesnotsavethedesigntoyourcomputer.
Rulers:Selecttohideorshowtheworkspacetopandsiderulers.ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoquicklyturnonorofftherulers.
Follow:SelectFollowwhenyouwanttoensurethatthecrosshairsremaininviewwhenyouhavezoomedadesign.ThissavesyoufromhavingtousePantofindthecrosshairs.Itisalsohelpfultoenablewhenyoustitchawidedesignbecauseyoucanbothzoominonthedesignandseewhatisbeingstitchedonthescreen.
Drag:SelecttheDragbuttonandthenusethemachinetomovetheneedle(representedbythecrosshairs)tothedesiredlocation.TheDragbuttonbecomesaDropbutton.Whenthemachineisinposition,touchtheDropbutton.
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Grid:Selecttohideorshowtheworkspacegrid.
Measure:UseMeasuretomeasuredistancesinadesignordirectlyonthequilt.FormoreinformationseetheMeasurehelptopic.
HorizontalChannelLock:SelectHorizontaltolockPro-Stitchersoitstitchesonlyinahorizontaldirection.PresstheStart/Stopbuttononthemachine’shandlebarsandmovethemachinetostitchthelineinaleft-to-rightorright-to-leftdirection.
VerticalChannelLock:SelectVerticaltolockPro-Stitchersoitstitchesonlyinaverticaldirection.PresstheStop/Startbuttonthemachine’shandlebarsandmovethemachinetostitchthelineinatop-to-bottomorbottom-to-topdirection.
WorkspaceToolbarTheWorkspaceToolbarisalwaysvisibleandprovideseasyaccesstotoolsyou'lluseforinteractingwithobjects,suchasdigitaldesignsandareas,onthePro-StitcherWorkspace.
Pan
Pan:UsePantomovewhatyouseeontheworkspace.Pandoesnotrepositionthedesignrelativetothequilt.
• SelectPanandthendragyourfingeracrossthescreen.Thecurrentviewmoveswiththemovementofyourfinger.
Zoom:UseZoomtoviewasectionofthedesignlargerorsmaller.Zoomdoesnotrepositionorresizethedesign.Ifyouhavegridlinesdisplayedon-screen,you’llseethegridlinesalsoshrinkorgrowasyouzoomthedesign.
• Tozoomintoanarea,selectZoom.Thenuseyourfingertodrawaboxaroundtheareayou'dliketoseelarger.SeealsotheZoomInandZoomOutbuttonsbelowintheStatusBar.
Select:TouchtheSelectbuttonintheWorkspacetoolbar,thentouchadesigntoselectit.Amessagescrollsontherightsideofthescreentoindicatethatthedesignisselected.Ifitwasalreadyselected,touchingthedesigndeselectsit.Aselecteddesignappearsdarkeronthescreenthananyunselecteddesigns.YoucanalsouseyourfingertodrawamarqueeboxonthescreenaftertouchingtheSelectbutton.Anydesignsthatoverlapwiththemarqueeboxwillbeselected.
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XForm(Transform):YoucanusetheTransform(XForm)featuretomanuallyrotateorresizeadesignorarea.SelectthedesignorareaandthenselectXForm.Handleswillformaroundtheobject.Useyourfingeronthehandlestoresize.Useyourfingertodragthedesignaroundtheworkspace.Oruseyourfingerontheroundhandle(abovetheupperrightcorner)torotatethedesign.TouchXFormtoturnoffthehandles.SeealsoToManuallyRotateaDesign.
Simulate:IfyouarerunninginSimulationmode,theSimulatebuttonwillbeintheWorkspaceToolbarsoyoumayquicklyswitchbetweennormaloperationandSimulationmode.
StatusPanelThistablesummarizesthebuttonsintheStatusBar.
SelectAll:Usethisbuttontoselectalldesignsintheworkspace.
MultiSelect:Usethisbuttontoselectdesignsoneatatime.Selectthebuttonandthentouchthedesignsyouwanttoselect.
SelectNone:Usethisbuttontocancelanyselectionsyouhavemade.
ZoomtoDesign:Zoomsthedesigntocompletelyfilltheworkspace.
ZoomtoArea:Zoomstheareatocompletelyfilltheworkspace.
Refresh:Centersthedesign,area,andcrosshairssobotharevisibleonthescreen.Refreshdoesnotrepositionthedesignrelativetothequilt.Torepositionadesign,seeRepositioningDesigns.
Zoomin:Enlargesthedesignonthescreen,butdoesnotchangethesizeofthedesignwhenitisquilted.Tochangethesizeofthedesign,seeResizingDesigns.
Zoomout:Shrinksthedesignonthescreen,butdoesnotchangethesizeofthedesignwhenitisquilted.Tochangethesizeofthedesign,seeResizingDesigns.
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TheBoundingBox:Ifyouhaveadesignloaded,theouterdimensionsofthedesignareaissurroundedbyablueboundingbox.Ifyouhavedefinedanarea,theouterdimensionsoftheareaissurroundedbyapinkboundingbox. YoucanturnoffthedesignandareaboundingboxesbyselectingViewTab>Bounds. TheStitchingStartandEndPointsforDesigns:ThepointatwhichthestitchingbeginsisshownbyagreencirclewithanXinit.ThepointatwhichthestitchingendsisshownbyaredcirclewithanXinit.YoucanturnoffthestitchingstartandendpointsbyselectingViewTab>StartEnd.JumpStartandEndPointsforDesigns:Thesmallgreenandredcirclesindicatethestartandendpointsofjumpswithinthedesign.Purpledashedlinesconnectthesmallgreenandredcirclestoshowthejumps,orno-stitch,lines. YoucanturnoffthejumpstartandendpointsbyselectingViewTab>Jumps. Selectedvs.Non-SelectedbuttonsSomebuttonsareon/off,ortoggle,buttons.Turnthemonoroffbytouchingthem. Buttonisselected,oron.
Buttonisdisabled,oroff.
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MeasuringtheDesignorQuiltYoucanusethemachinetomeasuredifferentregionsofthequilt.
1. Movethemachinesothecrosshairs,ortheneedleposition,areatthestartingpoint,orzerocoordinate,ofthesectiontobemeasured.
2. PressMeasureandmovethemachinetobeginmeasuring.Therulergivesyouthedistanceinthehorizontal(x)andthevertical(y)directions,aswellasthedirectangulardistance.Intheexamplebelow,themeasurementwasfromtheupperleftcornertothelowerrightcorner,or5incheswide(X)by5incheshigh(Y),and7.07inchesfromcornertocorner.
3. PressMeasureagaintoturnoffthemeasurement.Toresetthemeasurementstartingpoint,pressMeasuretoturnitoffandthenturnitbackonafteryouhavemovedthecrosshairstowhereyouwanttoagainbeginmeasuring.
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MachineQuiltingTip:Tomeasureadimensionlonger thantheavailablequiltingspace
PositionthecrosshairsandpressMeasure.Measureasfaronthequiltasyoucanandmarkwhereyouendedwithapin.Enterthemeasurementintothecalculatoronyourquiltingmachine.PressMeasureagaintoturnitoff.Advancethequilt,makingsurethepinisstillvisible.PressMeasureandmeasurethenextsegment,andusethecalculatortoaddthismeasurement. PressMeasuretoturnitoff.Continueinthismanneruntilyouhavethetotalmeasurementyouneed.
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CommonlyUsedFunctionsToaccessthevariousPro-Stitcherfunctions,youwilltypicallyselectoneofthetabswhichdisplaysaribbonofbuttonsbelowthetabs.Whenyouselectaribbonbutton,customizationoptionsforthatfunctiondisplayintheSidebaralongtherightsideofthescreen.(IftheSidebarisclosed,choosethearrowbuttonattheupper-rightcornerbythePro-Stitcherworkspacetoopenit.)
ToDoThis SelectThis ThenDoThis
Displaycontext-sensitiveon-screenhelp
?icon Selectatab,button,orareaontheworkspacetodisplayatextboxwithinformationaboutthatfunction.
Open,close,savedesigns,areas,orprojects
Filetab ChooseDesign> Open,Close>Selected,orSave>SelectedfromtheRibbon.
ShutdownPro-Stitcher Filetab ChooseShutDown>ShutdownfromtheRibbon.
Showorhidethedesign,theboundingbox,theareabox,therubberband,thejumppoints,startandstoppoints,thegridlines,thescrollbars,ortherulers
Viewtab ChoosetheitemsfromtheRibbonthatyouwanttodisplayornot.
Duplicateorclearadesign Edittab ChooseDuplicateorClearAllfromtheRibbon.
Baselinethedesignmodifications
Modifytab ChooseBaselinefromtheRibbon;youcanalsoassigntheBaselinebuttontotheQuickAccessToolbar.
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ToDoThis SelectThis ThenDoThis
Rotate,flip,ormirrorasingleorgroupeddesign
Modifytab ChooseRotate;chooseeitherGrouporSingleontheSidebar;thenchoosefromtherotateoptions.
Cropthedesignrelativetoanarea
Modifytab Createthearea.ChooseCropfromtheRibbon,chooseOutsideorInsideontheSidebar.Thenindicatewhethertoperformatieoffatthejumppoints(disabletheEdgesbutton)ortostitchbetweenjumppoints(enabletheEdgesbutton).
Changethequiltingstartand/orendpointsofthedesign
Modifytab Movethedesign’sstartand/orendpoints:selectPro-StitcherTab>NewStart/End).Usetheverticalscrollbarsinthesidebartochangethestartand/orendpoints.Youcanalsocropthedesignbasedonthenewpositionsofthestartand/orendpoints.
Changethedimensionsofthedesign
Modifytab ChooseResizefromtheRibbon.ChooseLocktolocktheaspectratioifdesired.ChooseeitherWidth,Height,OriginalWidth,orOriginalHeightontheSidebar;thenenteranumberintotheboxorusethePlus(+)andMinus(—)toadjustthedimension.
Skewthedesign Modifytab Createanareaandopenadesign.ChooseSkewfromtheRibbon.GenerallyyouwilluseSkew1whenskewingtoaconvexareaandSkew2whenskewingtoaconcavearea.
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ToDoThis SelectThis ThenDoThis
Swapthequiltingstartandendpoints
Modifytab SelecttheSwapbutton.
Repeatdesignsintheworkspace Repeattab AddorremovedesignrepeatsusingthePlus(+)andMinus(—)buttons,orselecttheFitbuttontohavePro-Stitcherautomaticallycalculatetheoptimalnumberofrepeatsbothhorizontallyandvertically.Addmorehorizontalorverticalrepeatsifdesired,andthenstretchthemverticallyandhorizontallytofitthemtothearea.
Wraprepeateddesignsintheworkspace
Repeattab Shifttheentiredesignwindowupordown,oroffsettheindividualrows.
Stitchperfectlystraightlinesacrossthequilt.
Pro-Stitchertab UseChannelLocktostitchhorizontallyorvertically,oruseMove withtheStitchbuttonselectedtostitchup,down,left,right,ordiagonally.
Quiltoutadesign Pro-Stitchertab SelectQuiltfromtheRibbon.(MakesuretheStitchbuttonisselectedinthesidebar.)ThenselectRun.
Recoverfromathreadbreakorrunningoutofbobbinthread
Pro-Stitchertab UseNewStart&EndtochangethestartpointofthedesigntothepositionwherePro-Stitcherneedstoresumestitching.
ToupdatethePro-Stitchersoftware
Filetab DownloadthelatestversionofthePro-StitchersoftwaretoaUSBDrive.PlugtheUSBdriveintoaUSBportonthePro-Stitchertabletcomputer.SelecttheUpdatebuttonontheribbon.
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FileTabUsethefiletabtoaccessdigitaldesignfiles,Pro-Stitcherprojects,andsavedareas.UsethismenuforshuttingdownPro-Stitcher. Filetabribbonbuttons
Design:Opensadesignfile.Navigatethroughyourcomputer’sfilesystemtolocatethedesignfileyouwanttouse.Thedrop-downmenualsoshowsthedesignfilesyoumostrecentlyusedforquickaccess.
Workspace:Opensaworkspacefile.Navigatethroughyourcomputer’sfilesystemtolocatetheworkspacefileyouwanttouse.Thedrop-downmenualsoshowstheworkspacefilesyoumostrecentlyusedforquickaccess.
Area:Selecttoopenanareafile.Navigatethroughyourcomputer’sfilesystemtolocatetheareafileyouwanttouse.Thedrop-downmenualsoshowstheareafilesyoumostrecentlyusedforquickaccess.Youcanhaveonlyoneareaopenatatime.
Save:Selecttosavetheselecteddesign(s),theworkspace,orthearea.
Close:Selecttoclosetheselecteddesign(s),theworkspace,orthearea.Youwillbepromptedtosaveanyobjectsthathavehadchanges.
ClearAll:Selecttocloseeverythingintheworkspace.Besuretosaveanythingyouwanttokeepbeforeclearing.
Update:AfterdownloadingtheupdatetoaUSBdrive,insertthedriveintothePro-StitchercomputerandselectthisbuttontoupdatethePro-Stitchersoftware.
ShutDown:SelecttoexitPro-Stitcher.Fromthemenu,selectShutDowntoquitthesoftwareandshutdownthetabletcomputer;selectReboottorestartboththetabletcomputerandsoftware;orselectExittoWindowstoexitthesoftwarebutleavethetabletcomputeron.
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ToWorkWithDesignFilesToOpen,Close,orSaveDesignFilesToOpen,Close,orSaveProjectFilesToOpen,Close,orSaveAreaFilesToShutdown,Reboot,orExitPro-Stitcher FiletypescompatiblewithPro-StitcherDesignfiles .hqf,.hqfx ThisisthestandardPro-Stitcherfiletype.(Thexindicatesthatthefileisencrypted.) .hqv,.hqvx ThisisusedforPro-Stitchervectorfiles.(Thexindicatesthatthefileisencrypted.).qli,.qlix Analternativedesignfiletype.(Thexindicatesthatthefileisencrypted.).txt,.txtx Analternativedesignfiletype.(Thexindicatesthatthefileisencrypted.).tap,.tapx Analternativedesignfiletype.(Thexindicatesthatthefileisencrypted.)
• NOTE:Whenyoupurchasedigitaldesigns,werecommendyouget.hqfor.hqvfilesifavailable.
Projectfiles .hqp Pro-StitcherusesthisfileextensionwhenyousaveaPro-Stitcherprojectfile.
.hqpx Pro-Stitcherusesthisfileextensionifyousaveaprojectfilethatincludesanencryptedfile.
Areafiles .hqa Pro-Stitcherusesthisfileextensionwhenyousaveanareafile.
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WorkingWithDesignFiles
Pro-Stitcherreadsseveraldesignfiletypes:.hqf,.hqv(vectorfileformat),.hqp,.qli,.txt,and.tap.Pro-Stitchercanalsoread.hqfx,.hqvx,.qlix,.txtx,and.tapxencryptedfiles,providedyouuseakeycodethatisuniquetoyourPro-Stitchercomputer.Youwillneedthiscodewhenyoupurchaseencrypteddesigns.
Tofindthekeycodeforencryptedfiles
• SelecttheHelptabintheupperrightcornerofthescreen.Thenselect
Aboutintheribbon.TheAboutboxappearsintheworkspace.ThecodeyouneedisafterthewordKey.Tocopythecodetothecomputer’sclipboard,selecttheCopyKeybuttonontheAboutscreen.Youcanthenpastethecodeintotheencrypteddesign.
DesignFilePropertiesWheneveradesignisopen,aDesigntabappearsintheSidebar.Thedesign'sdimensionsappearintheDesignSidebartab.YoucanmodifythesepropertiesdirectlyintheDesignSidebarorselectModifyTab>Resize.
SelectingDesignsWhenoneormoredesignsareopenonthescreen,youcanselectdesign(s)andmakemodificationstothem.
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Toselectadesign
Aselecteddesignappearsdarkeronthescreenthananyunselecteddesigns.
Select:TouchtheSelectbuttonintheWorkspacetoolbar,thentouchadesigntoselectit.Amessagescrollsontherightsideofthescreentoindicatethatthedesignisselected.Ifitwasalreadyselected,touchingthedesigndeselectsit.YoucanalsouseyourfingertodrawamarqueeboxonthescreenaftertouchingtheSelectbutton.Anydesignsthatoverlapwiththemarqueeboxwillbeselected.
Toselectmultipledesigns• TouchtheSelectbuttonintheWorkspacetoolbar.Thenuseyour
fingeronthescreentodrawaboxthatincludesthedesignsyouwanttoselect.Besuretobegindrawingtheboxinablankareaoftheworkspace.Ifyoubegindrawingtheboxonadesign,Pro-Stitcherselectsandmovesthatdesign.Byselectingmultipledesigns,youautomaticallycreateadesigngroup.
Learnmoreaboutdesigngroups.
• YoucanalsousetheselectbuttonsintheStatusPanelatthebottomofthescreentoselectdesigns.
SelectAll:Usethisbuttontoselectalldesignsintheworkspace.
Multi-Select:Usethisbuttontoselectdesignsoneatatime.Selectthebuttonandthentouchthedesignsyouwanttoselect.
SelectNone:Usethisbuttontocancelanyselectionsyouhavemade.
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Open,Close,andSaveDesignFiles
Toaccessrecentlyuseddesigns Thisshortcutenablesyoutoopenrecentlyuseddesignswithoutsearchingthroughthedesignlibrary.
• SelectFile>Design.Thenselectoneofyourrecentlyuseddesignsthatarelistedonthemenu.Iftherearemorerecentdesignsthatshowupinthedrop-downbox,useyourfingeronthescrollbarortaptheupordownarrowtoshowmoreofthelist.
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Toloadadesignfromthedesignlibrary
• Toloadadesign,selectFileTab>Design>Open.BrowsetothedesignstoredinafolderoneithertheC:driveoronaUSBdrive.Double-tapthenameofthedesiredfile,orsingletapandthenselectOpentoloadthedesign.
Designers’Showcase
Pro-Stitchercomeswithalargelibraryofquiltingmotifsfromdigitalquiltmotifdesigners.Selectthedesigner’snametoseethemotifs.ThenchoosethedesignyouwanttouseandselectOpen.Ifyousavethedesign,Pro-Stitchersavesittoan.hqffileformat.Ifan.hqffilewiththatnamealreadyexists,youwillbepromptedtooverwritethedesign.
TosaveadesignPro-Stitcherpromptsyoutosaveyourworkwhenclosingthesoftwareorclosingadesign.However,itisagoodideatosaveyourworkregularly.
• PresstheSave>Selectedtosavethedesigninitscurrentstate.Thedesignlibraryappearswiththenameofthecurrentdesignloaded.
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Pro-Stitchersavesthedesignasan.hqffile.
• Tooverwritetheexistingdesignwiththatname,pressYes.OtherwiseselectNoorCancel.
• Tosaveacopyofthedesigntoanewname,touchthenamebox.Thepop-upkeyboardappearsforyoutoenteranewname;thenpressSave.
• Tocancelwithoutsavingthedesign,pressCancel.
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Tocloseadesign
• Ifyouhavemorethanonedesignintheworkspace,selectthedesignyouwanttoclose.ThenselectClose>Selected.Youwillbepromptedtosaveanychangesmadetothedesign.
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Open,Close,andSaveWorkspaceFilesYoucansaveagroupofdesignsasadesignorasaworkspace.Ifyousaveagroupasadesign,Pro-Stitchersavesitasasingledesign.Whenyouloaditagaininthefuture,youwillnotbeabletoworkindependentlywiththedesigns.Ifyousaveagroupofdesignsasaworkspace,Pro-Stitchersaveseachdesignindependentlysothatwhenyouloadtheworkspaceagain,youwillbeabletomodifythedesignsindividually.Ifyouhavecreatedanarea,Pro-Stitcheralsosavestheareaaspartoftheworkspace. Toopenanexistingworkspacefile
• Toopenanexistingworkspacefile,selectFile>Workspace>Open,navigatetothedesiredfolder,andselecttheworkspacefile(withafileextensionof.hpqor.hqpx).ThenselecttheOpenbutton.
Toclosethecurrentworkspacefile
• Toclosethecurrentworkspacefile,selectFile>Close>Workspace.Iftherehavebeenanychanges,youwillbepromptedtosavethefile.Ifyouwanttosaveit,selectYes;otherwise,selectNo.
Tosaveaworkspaceasadesignfile
• Tosaveagroupofdesignsasasingledesignfile,selectthedesignsandthenselectFile>Save>Selected.Navigatetothefolderwhereyouwanttosaveit,andgiveitanameifnecessary.ThenselecttheSavebutton.
• NOTE:Ifyousavemultipledesignsasadesignratherthanasaworkspace,thedesignsarecombinedintoasingledesign.Anymodificationsmadetothedesignapplytotheentiredesign.
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Tosaveagroupofdesignsasaworkspace• TosaveagroupasaProject,selectthegroup,selectFile>Workspace
>Save,navigatetothefolderwhereyouwanttosaveit,andgivethegroupafilenameifnecessary.ThenselecttheSavebutton.
• NOTE:Ifyousavemultipledesignsasaworkspace,Pro-Stitchersavestheindividualdesigns.Youwillbeabletocontinuetomakemodificationstothedesignsindividually.
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Open,Close,andSaveAreaFilesAfteryoucreateanarea,youcansavethatareatoafiletobeabletoreuseitinthefuture.Theareafileissavedtoafilewiththeextension.hqaor.hqax.Formoreinformationaboutcreatingandusingareas,seetheAreaTabchapterinthismanual. Toopenanexistingareafile
• Toopenanexistingareafile,selectFile>Area>Open,navigatetothedesiredfolder,andselecttheareafile(withafileextensionof.hpa).ThenselecttheOpenbutton.
• NOTE:Whenyouopenasavedareafile,theareadisplayswithadottedlineratherthanasolidlinetoindicatethatitisn'tlockedtoanypositiononthequilt.Selectthearea(Area>Select)andthenusetherepositiontools(Modify>Reposition)topositionthearearelativetothemachine'sneedleandcrosshairsonthescreen.
Toclosethecurrentareafile
• Toclosethecurrentareafile, selectFile>Close>Area.Ifyouhavemadechangestothearea,youwillbepromptedtosavethefile.Ifyouwanttosaveit,selectYes;otherwise,selectNo.
Tosavethecurrentareafile
• Tosavethecurrentareaasafile,selectFile>Save>Area.Navigatetothefolderwhereyouwanttosaveit,touchthenameboxandgiveitanameifnecessaryusingtheon-screenkeyboard.ThenselecttheSavebutton.
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ToShutDown,Reboot,orExitPro-StitcherWhenyouarethroughusingPro-Stitcher,youcanclosePro-Stitcherandshutdownthetabletcomputer,restartthePro-Stitchersoftware,orexitPro-StitchertotheWindowsdesktop. ToshutdownPro-Stitcherandthetabletcomputer
• SelectFileTab>Shutdown>ShutDown.Youmaybepromptedtosaveyourwork.ChooseYestosave,orNotoshutdownwithoutsavingyourmostrecentchanges.
TorebootthePro-Stitchertabletandsoftware
• SelectFileTab>Shutdown>Reboot.Youmaybepromptedtosaveyourwork.ChooseYestosave,orNotoshutdownwithoutsavingyourmostrecentchanges.
ToexitPro-StitchertotheWindowsdesktop
• SelectFileTab>Shutdown>ExittoWindows.Youmaybepromptedtosaveyourwork.ChooseYestosave,orNotoshutdownwithoutsavingyourmostrecentchanges.
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EditTabEdittabribbonbuttons
History:UsetoshowalistofyourmostrecentactionswithPro-Stitcher.SelectanitemontheHistorylisttoreturnthedesigntothestateitwaswhenthatfunctionwasperformed.OrselectClearHistorytocleartheentiredesignhistory.SeealsoToworkwiththeDesignHistory.
Undo:UsetheUndobuttontoundothelastfunctionperformed.ContinueselectingUndoasneededtogetthedesignbacktowhereyouwantit.SeealsoToUndoYourMostRecentChange.
Redo:IfyouchangeyourmindaboutthelastUndoaction,selecttheRedobutton.
Cut:Cutstheselecteddesign(s).
Copy:Copiestheselecteddesign(s).
Paste:Pastestheselecteddesign(s),positioningthedesignstartpointattheneedleposition(indicatedbythecrosshairs).
Duplicate:Selectthedesign(s)youwanttoduplicateandthenselecttheDuplicatebutton.Ifonedesignisselected,onlythatdesignisduplicated.Ifmultipledesignsareselected,allselecteddesignsareduplicated.SeealsoToDuplicateaWorkspaceObject.
ClearAll:Selecttocleareverythingfromtheworkspace.Besuretosaveanythingyouwanttokeepbeforeclearing.SeealsoToClearAllObjectsfromtheWorkspace.
ToCut,Copy,orPasteaWorkspaceObject
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DesignHistoryPro-Stitchershowsthemostrecentlyusedactionsyouperformed,withthemostrecentactionatthetopofthelist(belowClearHistory).
ToSeeYourDesignHistory
• SelectEditTab>HistorytoshowalistofyourmostrecentactionswithPro-Stitcher.Theitematthetopofthelist(belowClearHistory)isthemostrecentfunctionandtheitematthebottomofthelististhefirstfunctionperformed.Scrollthroughthelistbydraggingtheboxinthescrollbar.SelectanitemontheDesignHistorytoreturnthedesigntothestateitwaswhenthatfunctionwasperformed.
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ToCleartheHistoryofRecentActions
• Toclearthehistoryofrecentactions,selectClearHistoryatthetopofthelist.
• NOTE:Clearingthehistorydoesnotundoanyofthoseactions;itsimplyremovestheactionsfromthelistofactions.
Afterclearingthehistory,thehistoryisgoneandyouwillnotbeabletoUndoorRedopreviousactions.Asyouperformnewactions,theyareaddedtothehistoryandtheUndoandRedobuttonswillworkonthoseactions.
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UndoandRedoToUndotheLastFunction(s)
Undo:SelecttheUndobuttontoundothelastfunctionperformed.ContinueselectingUndoasneededtogetthedesignbacktowhereyouwantit.
ToRedotheLastUndoAction(s)
Redo:IfyouchangeyourmindaboutthelastUndoaction,selecttheRedo button.
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Cut,Copy,Paste,orDuplicateaDesign
Cut:Selectthedesign(s)youwanttocutandchoosetheCutbutton.Pro-StitcherkeepsthatdesignintheClipboardsoitcanbepasteduntilyoucutorcopyanotherdesign,oruntilyouclosePro-Stitcher.
Copy:Selectthedesign(s)youwanttocopyandchoosetheCopybutton.Pro-StitcherkeepsthatdesignintheClipboardsoitcanbepasteduntilyoucutorcopyanotherdesign,oruntilyouclosePro-Stitcher.
Paste:Choosethisbuttontopastethedesign(s)thatwerecutorcopiedtotheClipboard.Pro-Stitcherpositionsthedesignstartpointattheneedleposition(indicatedbythecrosshairs).
Duplicate:Selectthedesign(s)youwanttoduplicateandthenchoosetheDuplicatebutton.Ifonedesignisselected,onlythatdesignisduplicated.Ifmultipledesignsareselected,allselecteddesignsareduplicated.Theduplicateddesignisplacedsuchthatthedesign'sstartpointisattheneedleposition,indicatedbythecrosshairs.Iftheoriginaldesignwasalreadyatthecrosshairs,you'llneedtoselectthetop(duplicated)anddragittowhereyouwantit.
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ToClearAllObjectsfromtheWorkspace
ClearAll:ChooseClearAlltocloseeverythingintheworkspace.Clearingtheworkspacedoesnotsavetheareaoranydesigns.UsetheSaveoptionifyouwanttosavethembeforeclearing.
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DesignGroupsYoucangroupmultipledesignsandtreatthemasasingledesign.
1. Openthedesignsyouwanttouse.Youcanalsoopenonedesignandduplicateitintheworkspace(EditTab>Duplicate).
2. Togroupthedesigns,touchtheSelectbuttonintheWorkspaceToolbaranduseyourfingertodrawamarqueeboxthattouchesthedesignsyouwanttogroup.Thegroupisnowselected.YoucanalsousetheSelectAllorMulti-SelectbuttonsintheStatusPaneltoselectthedesigns.
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• YoucanalsoselecttheMultiSelectbuttonintheSelectsidebarandtoucheachofthedesignsyouwanttogrouptogether.Ifyouwanttogroupallofthedesignsintheworkspace,selecttheSelectAllbutton.
IfyoulookattheWorkspacetabinthesidebar,you'llseethedesignslistedindividually,aswellasagroupthatincludesbothdesigns.Sincethegroupisselected,itishighlightedindarkgreen.
Youcannowworkwiththedesignsasagroup,suchasrotatethegroup,resizeit,orrepositionit.Seealso:Torotate,mirror,orfliprepeateddesignsoradesigngroup
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AreaTabCreateandUseAreasAreatabribbonbuttons
File:Usetoopenanareafileyouhavesaved.Navigatethroughyourcomputer’sfilesystemtolocatetheareafileyouwanttouse.Thedrop-downmenualsoshowstheareafilesyoumostrecentlyusedforquickaccess.
Select:thisbuttonselectstheareaintheworkspace.Theareaturnsfromapurplelinetoagreenlinetoindicateitisselected.Youcanthenuseyourfingertodraganddropit,orselecttheXForm(Transform)buttonandusethetransformhandlestoresize,rotate,orrepositionthearea.
Clear:Selecttoclearthecurrentarea.
2Corner:Selecttocreatea2-corner(rectangularorsquare,with90-degreecorners)area.SeealsoToCreateaTwo-PointArea.
Multi-Point:Selecttocreateamulti-pointconcaveorconvexarea.SeealsoToCreateaMulti-PointArea.
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CreateandUseAreasAquiltingareaisaportionofthePro-Stitcherscreenthatrepresentsanareaonthequilt.Withinthisarea,youcanplacedesigns,repeatthem,stretchthem,skewthem,cropthem,andsoforth,knowingthateverythingwithinthedefinedareaonthescreenwillmatchupwiththecorrespondingareaonthequilt. Areascanbeasimplerectangle,createdbyidentifyingtwoopposingcorners(2-cornerareas),ortheycanbemorecomplex,uniqueshapes,createdbyplottingmultiplepoints(multi-pointareas). Youcanhaveonlyoneareaonthescreenatanyonetime. However,afterplacingdesignsinanareayoucansafelyclosetheareaandthedesignwillremainwhereitisontheworkspacerelativetothequilt.Youcanalsosaveareasandopenthematalatertime.However,youwillneedtorepositionthearearelativetothequilt.ToCreateaTwo-CornerAreaToCreateaMulti-PointAreaWhenyoucreateanarearelativetoasectionofthequilt,theareaappearsontheworkspaceasasolidpurpleline.Ifyoumakechangestothearea,suchasresizeit,moveit,transform(X-Form)it,orrotateit,thelinebecomesadottedpurplelinetoremindyouthatitnolongerrepresentstheareaonthequilt.Similarly,whenyouopenasavedareafile,itappearsonthescreenasadottedlinebecauseitisnotpositionedrelativetoaspecificlocationonthequilt.Whenyouselectanarea,thedottedlineturnsgreen.Toopenanexistingareafile
• SelectFileTab>Area>Open,navigatetothedesiredfolder,andselecttheareafile(withafileextensionof.hpa).ThenselecttheOpenbutton.Iftheareafilewasusedrecently,itwillshowupinthedrop-downmenusoyoucanquicklyselectit.
OR
• SelectAreaTab>File>Open.Navigatetothedesiredfolder,andselecttheareafile(withafileextensionof.hpa).ThenselecttheOpenbutton.Iftheareafilewasusedrecently,itwillshowupinthe
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drop-downmenusoyoucanquicklyselectit. Toselectanareaintheworkspace
1. Openanexistingareafile,orcreateanewarea.SeeToCreateaTwo-CornerAreaorToCreateaMulti-Pointarea.
2. SelectAreaandthentheSelectbuttonontheArearibbon.Theareashouldappearonthescreenasadottedgreenlineindicatingthatitisselected.
3. Afterselectinganarea,youcantransform(X-Form)it,resizeit,orrotateit.
Tozoomtothearea
• Ifanareaisn'tfullyvisibleontheworkspace,selecttheZoomtoAreabuttonintheStatusBar.
Toclearanarea
• SelectAreaTab>Clear.Besuretosaveitifyouwanttousetheareaagain.
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ToCreatea2-CornerAreaUsethe2-CornerAreaoptionwhencreatingrectangularorsquareareas.Tocreatearectangularareausing2Corner
1. Movethequiltingmachinesotheneedlelinesupwithonecornerofthedesiredarea onthequilt.Thenselect2Corner.
2. Apurpledotdisplaysonthe
screentoindicatethefirstcorner.Movethequiltingmachinesotheneedlelinesupwiththeoppositecornerofthedesiredareaonthequilt.
3. Select2Corneragain.Apurplerectangleindicatesthequiltingarea.
ResizingAreasYoucanresizeanareausingthesidebaroptionsorbyselectingtheareaandmanuallystretchingitusingXForm(Transform).TooverridethewidthorheightofanareausingSidebaroptions
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ThewidthandheightoftheareaappearintheAreaSidebar.Youcanmodifythesevaluestocreateanareabeyondwhatthequiltingmachinecanreach.Forexample,perhapsyourquiltis80incheslong.ChangetheHeightto80tocreateanareathatcoversthefulllengthofthequilt.
• IntheSidebar,toucheithertheWidthnumberboxortheHeightnumberbox,enteranewvalueinthenumberpadthatappears,andthenselectEnter.Afteryouenteravalueineitherbox,theareaconvertstoarectanglewiththenewdimension(s).
• NOTE:Toseethefullareaonthescreen,selecttheZoomto
AreabuttonintheStatusBar. Toresizeanareamanuallyon-screen
1. SelecttheareabychoosingAreaTab>Select.Theboundaryoftheareaturnsfromapurplelinetoadottedgreenline.
2. SelecttheXForm(Transform)buttontoturnontheobject'shandles.
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3. Touchoneoftheresizehandlesanddragyourfingertostretchorshrinkthearea.Touchoneofthecornerhandlestoresizeinboththehorizontalandverticaldirectionsatthesametime. Whenyouletgoofthehandle,theareafreezesinthatposition.
4. Whenyouarehappywiththesizeofthearea,selectanotherbuttonintheworkspacetoolbar.
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ToCreateaMulti-PointAreaFormorecomplexareas,useMulti-Pointtomarkmultiplepointstocreatetriangles,hexagons,octagons,oranyshapewiththreeormorepoints. Tocreateanareawithmultiplepoints
1. Movethequiltingmachinesotheneedlelinesupwithonecornerofthedesiredareaonthequilt.(ItmaybenecessarytopresstheMotorsbuttonatthetop-rightcornerofthescreentounlockthemotors.)PressMulti-Point.
2. MovethemachinetoasecondpointalongtheperimeterofthequiltingareaandpressMulti-Pointagain.Apurplelinejoinsthetwomarkedpoints.
3. MovethemachinetoathirdpointalongtheperimeterofthequiltingareaandpressMulti-Point.Pro-Stitcherautomaticallyclosestheshape
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backtothefirstpointwhenthethirdpointismarked,creatingapurpletriangletoindicatethemulti-pointarea.
4. Markotherpointsasdesiredtocreateadetailedquiltingarea. Tokeeptrackofhowmanypointsyouhavemarked
• ThePointCountboxintheAreasidebardisplayshowmanypointsyouhavemarked.Whenyouclearthearea,thepointcountgoesbacktozero.
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RotatingAreas Youcanrotatetheareabyselectingtheareaandmanuallyrotatingit.Torotateanareamanuallyon-screen
1. SelecttheareabychoosingAreaTab>Select.Theboundaryoftheareaturnsfromapurplelinetoadottedgreenline.
2. SelecttheXForm(Transform)buttontoturnontheobject'shandles.
3. Touchthecircleanddragyourfingerclockwisetorotatetheareaclockwise,ordragyourfingercounterclockwisetorotatetheareacounterclockwise.
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4. Whenyouarehappywiththerotationofthearea,selectselectanotherbuttonintheworkspacetoolbar.
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ModifyTab Modifytabribbonbuttons
Baseline:UsetheBaselinebuttonto"freeze"themodificationsyouhavemadetothedesign. Allmodificationsafteryoubaselinetreatthedesignasanew,unaltereddesign.However,baselinedoesnotsavethedesigntoyourcomputer.
Rotate:SelecttheRotatebuttontoopentheRotatesidebar.Youcanrotateasingledesignormultipledesigns.
Reposition:UsetheRepositionoptionstopositionadesignrelativetotheneedleposition(representedbythecrosshairsonthescreen.
Crop:UsetheCropfunctioninconjunctionwithadefinedArea.Afteradesignhasbeenloadedandmodifiedasneeded,markanAreathatrepresentstheregiontobecropped.SelecttheCropbuttontoopentheCropsidebar.IftheCropsidebaroptionsarenotavailable,anAreahasnotyetbeendefined.
Resize:SelecttheResizebuttontoopentheresizeoptionsinthesidebar.Youcanadjusttheheightandwidth,aswellastheoriginalheightandoriginalwidth(ifthedesignhasbeenrotated).Youmayalsolocktheaspectratiosotheheightandwidthincreaseordecreaseproportionately.
Skew:Afteryoucreateanarea,usetheskewoptionstofitthedesignwithinthearea.Anyfurtherformattingyoudotothedesignwillalsostretchtothelimitsofthearea.TheSkewoptionsaren'tavailableuntilyoudefineanareaandopenadesign.
Align:Afteryoucreateanarea,usethealignoptionstopositionthedesignwithinthearea.ToopentheAlignmentSidebar,selecttheAlignbutton.Thenselectfromthealignmentbutton(s)topositionthedesignwithinthearea.
Swap:Usethisbuttonforthosetimeswhenyouwanttoswitchthequiltingstartandendpoints,suchaswhenyourotateorflipadesignandthestartpointisnowattherightsideofthedesign.
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BaseliningDesignModificationsPro-Stitcherhasveryflexibledesigncapabilities.Eachfunctionyouchooseisreprocessedandreappliedwhenthenextfunctionisperformed.Forexample,youcanskewadesigntofitanareaandthenrotatetheskeweddesign.Thedesigncontinuestoskewasitrotatestokeepitwithinthearea. Thebaselinefeatureenablesyoutofreezethedesignatanypointinthedesignprocess,essentiallyfreezingallofyourdesignchoices.Thedesignisn'tsavedtothecomputer,buttheresize,rotation,andcropsettingsaremaintaineduntilyouchangethem. Tobaselineadesign
Atanypointinthedesignprocess,selectModify>Baseline.
Afteryoubaselineadesign,youwillnotbeabletouseanyofthedesignresetbuttonstoreturnthedesigntoitsoriginalsettings.However,youwillbeabletousetheUndoorRedofunctionsbasedonthedesignhistory.Afteryoubaselineagroup,thedesignsaremergedandthegroupistreatedasasingledesign.Youwillnotbeabletoworkwiththedesignsindividually.MachineQuiltingTip:PracticalUsesforBaseline
UsetheBaselinefunctiontostitchaquiltwithmultiple,identicalblocks.Marktheareaofthefirstblock,fitthedesigntotheblockusingSkeworotherfunctionstomodifythedesign,andthenbaselinethedesign.Quiltthefirstblock.CleartheArea.Thedesignwillmaintainitssizeandshape.Repositionthedesigntoanotherblockandquiltthedesign.Continuequiltingthebaselineddesignontheblocksthroughoutthequilt.UseBaselinewhenyouwanttocropmultipleshapesfromadesign.Markandcropthefirstarea,andthenselectBaseline.Cleartheareaandcreateanewareainanotherlocationforcropping.Continuetomarkandcropasdesired,followedbyselectingBaselineaftereachcroptocreatemultiplecroppedregionsinadesign.
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ToRotateaDesignYoucanrotateasingledesignorseveraldesignsthathavebeengrouped. RotateSidebarButtons
Group:Torotaterepeateddesignsasaset,firstselecttheGroupbuttonandthenselecttherotation,mirror,orflipoptionyouwanttouse.
Single:Torotateeachdesignindividually,firstselecttheSinglebuttonandthenselecttherotation,mirror,orflipoptionyouwanttouse.
Reset:ChooseResettoturnoffanyrotationactionsyou'vemadesinceyousavedorbaselinedthedesign(s).
Counterclockwise45°:Selecttorotateselecteddesign(s)counterclockwiseby45degrees.
Clockwise45°:Selecttorotateselecteddesign(s)clockwiseby45degrees.
Mirror:PresstheMirrorbuttontomirrorthedesignvertically.Itisbesttobaselinethedesign(Modifytab>Baseline)followingaMirrorfunction.Otherwise,otherfunctions(suchasRotate)thatarebasedontheoriginaldesignorientation,willappeartobehappeningbackwards(i.e.aRotateclockwiseafteraMirrorwithoutpressingBaselinewillrotatecounterclockwise).
Flip:PresstheFlipbuttontoflipthedesignhorizontally.ItisbesttoBaselinethedesign(Modifytab>Baseline)followingaFlipfunction.Otherwise,otherfunctions(suchasRotate)thatarebasedontheoriginaldesignorientation,willappeartobehappeningbackwards.
2Point(start):Definesthestartpointforcreatingalinethatrepresentstheangletowhichthedesignwillberotated.SeeTorotateadesignoradesigngroupaccordingtoanangleonthequiltbelow.
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End(of2Pointrotation):Definestheendpointforcreatingalinethatrepresentstheangletowhichthedesignwillberotated.SeeTorotateadesignoradesigngroupaccordingtoanangleonthequiltbelow.
Tomirror,flip,orrotateadesign45°clockwiseorcounterclockwise
• SelectModify>RotatetorotateadesignandopentherotateoptionsintheSidebar.SelectthedesignandthenselectoneoftherotatebuttonsintheSidebar.Choosetorotatethedesignin45-degreeincrements,eitherclockwiseorcounterclockwise.Orchoosetomirrororflipthedesign.
Originaldesign
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Designrotated45°clockwise
Designrotated45°counterclockwise
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Designmirrored
Designflipped
TorotateadesignbasedonacustomrotationvalueInadditiontousingtherotationbuttons,youcanspecifyacustomrotationvalue.Thedumptruckwasrotatedtotheright33degreesintheimagebelow.
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1. SelectModify>Rotate.Specifyarotationvalue(indegrees,from1to359)intheRotationbox.
2. ThenselecteithertheCounterclockwisedirectionbuttonortheClockwisedirectionbutton.
3. TocontinuerotatingbythespecifiedRotationvalue,selecteithertheCounterclockwisedirectionbuttonortheClockwisedirectionbutton.
Toreturnthedesigntoitsnon-rotatedstate
• SelectModify>Rotate.ThenselecttheResetbutton. Torotate,mirror,orfliprepeateddesignsoradesigngroupIfyouselectmultipledesigns,itbecomesadesigngroup.Whenyourotate,mirror,orflipthedesigngroup,itistreatedasasingledesign.SelecttheGroupbuttonontheRotatesidebar;thenselecttherotateoption.
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Designgroup
Designgrouprotated45degreescounterclockwiseFormoreinformationaboutcreatingdesigngroups,seeDesignGroupsundertheEditTab.
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2-PointRotation2-PointRotationusesthequiltingmachinetoidentifyalinethatrepresentstherotationangle.You’llsetastartpointandanendpointtocreatealinethatrepresentstheangletowhichthedesignwillalign. Torotateadesignoradesigngroupaccordingtoanangleonthequilt
2PointStart:Usetosetthestartpointforalinethatrepresentsthecustomrotationangle.
2PointEnd: Usetosettheendpointforthelinethatrepresentsthecustomrotationangle.
1. Movethequilting
machinetoapointonthequiltleftofthelinetofollowandselect2PointStart.
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2. Movethemachinetoapointfurthertotherightalongtheangledline.
3. Select2PointEnd.Thedesignrotatedtomatchtheanglecreatedbythetwopointsselectedinsteps1and2.
4. TherotationangleappearsintheCustomRotationboxinthesidebarandthedesignrotatestomatchtheangle,-30.80degreesinthisexample.
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MachineQuiltingTip:Use2-Pointrotationtoquilt sashinginanon-pointquilt
Createanareathatrepresentsthesashingtobequilted.Loadthedesignandmakedesignchanges,suchasresizeandcreaterepeats.Thedesignwillbehorizontalonthescreen.Thenuse2-Pointrotationtorotatethedesigntomatchthequilt.Positionthemachine’sneedlealongtheangledsashingseamlineandselectthe2-PointStartbutton.Movethemachine’sneedletoaspotalongthesameseamlineandselectthe2-PointEndbutton.Thedesignrotatestomatchtheangleyoudefined.
Tofinetunetheangleofrotation
• Redefineeitherthestartpointortheendpointasnecessarybymovingthequiltingmachinetoanewlocationandpressingeither2PointStartor2PointEnd,dependingonwhichendofthelineneedstoberepositioned.
• NOTE:Astartpointontheleftfollowedbyanendpointontheright
(i.e.astraightlinewithstartontheleftandendontheright)isa0°rotation,ornorotation. Astartpointontherightandanendpointontheleft(i.e.astraightsameline,butwiththestartandendpointsreversed)isa180°rotation,orinotherwords,thedesignwillbeupsidedown.
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Tomanuallyrotateadesign
• SelectthedesignandthentouchtheXForm(Transform)buttonintheWorkspacetoolbar.Touchtheroundhandleabovethetop-rightcornertorotatethedesign.SelectanotherbuttonintheworkspacetoolbartoturnofftheXFormfunctions.
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CroppingDesigns UseCropmenufunctionsinconjunctionwithareas.Aftermodifyingadesignasneeded,markanareathatrepresentstheregiontobecropped.SelectModifyTab>Crop.NOTE:IftheCropSidebarbuttonsaregrayedout,youhaven'tyetcreatedanarea.DefinetheareatobecroppedbeforeusinganyoftheCropfunctions. CropSidebarButtons
None:Returnsthedesigntoanuncroppedstate.
Cropoutside:Cropsthedesignoutsideofthedefinedarea.
Cropinside:Cropsthedesignwithinthedefinedarea.
Cropstart/end:Cropsthedesignbeforethestartpointandaftertheendpoint.Usethisoptionaftermovingthestartandendpoints(Pro-Stitcher>NewStart/End).Formoreinformationaboutchangingthestartandendpoints,seeNewStart/End.
Edges:Whenselected,thisbuttonindicatesthatanyopenedges,orjumppoints,thatresultedfromacropwillbeclosed.EachjumppointcreatedafteraCropwillbetiedtothenextendpointbystitchingalongtheborderoftheAreatogettothenextpoint.Toperformatieoffinsteadwherejumppointsresultedfromthecrop,disabletheEdgesbuttoninstead.
TocropbasedonanareaThisexamplecropsbasedonastar-shapedarea.Perhapsyouwanttoquiltacross-hatch,orgrid,designaroundastar-shapedappliqué.Youcreatetheareaandcropinsidethearea.Or,tocropwithinthestar-shapedareaonly,cropoutsidethearea.
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1. Aftermodifyingadesignasneeded,createanareathatrepresentstheregiontobecropped.Thisisamulti-pointareaintheshapeofastar.FormoreinformationseeToCreateaMulti-PointArea.
2. ThenselectModifyTab>CroptoopenthecroppingoptionsontheSidebar.Youmusthavedefinedanareainorderforthecropoptionstobeavailable.
3. Tocropoutsideofthedefinedarea,selectOutside.Tocropinsidethedefinedarea,selectInside.Toremovethecropandreturntothewholedesign,selectNone.
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Croppedinsidewithclosededges,orjumppoints
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Croppedoutsidewithclosededges,orjumppoints
IndicatehowyouwanttohandleedgesPro-Stitcherhastwowaysofhandlingedges,orjumppoints,thatarecreatedfromacrop:openorclosed.
MachineQuiltingTip:TostitcharoundthecroppedareaTheentireareaoutlineofthecroppedareamaynotbestitched.
Considerusing TraceAreatoforcePro-Stitchertostitcharoundtheperimeterofthearea.SelectPro-Stitcher>Stitch;thenselectTraceAreaintheStitch
sidebar.
Toperformatieoffatjumppoints
• DisabletheEdgesbuttontoperformatieoffatthejumppointsinacroppeddesign.Specifywhichtie-offmethodtousebyselectingtheSettingsbutton.ThenselectTieOfftoopentheTieOffsidebar.Formoreinformationaboutthetie-offsettings,seeTie-offStitches.
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Tostitchbetweenjumppoints
• SelecttheEdgesbuttontostitchalongtheborderofthecroppedareabetweenjumppointsinacroppeddesign.
Toisolateandcropaportionofthedesignusingthestartandendpoints
1. Loadadesign,suchastheRoadSignscontline.hqfdesign.Perhapsyouonlywanttousethetrafficlightandthecurvedroadsign.
2. SelectPro-Stitcher>NewStart/End.
3. UsethesliderbarsandarrowsintheSidebartomovethestartandendpoints.
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4. SelectModifyTab>Crop.
5. SelectStart-EndintheCropsidebartocropawaythedesignbeforethestartpointandaftertheendpoint.Savethedesigntoanewfilenamesoyoucanuseitagaininthefuture.
• NOTE:If the design has been repeated, baseline before cropping to create a single start and end point for the repeated designs. Otherwise Pro-Stitcher won't know which start and end points to use for the crop.
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ResizingDesigns
• ToopentheresizeoptionsintheSidebar,selectModifyTab>Resize. ResizeSidebarButtons
NoResize:Selecttoresetanyresizingchangesyou'vemadesinceopeningthedesignorperformingaBaseline.
Lockaspectratio:Selecttolocktheaspectratio.WhenLockison,theimageisconstrainedtomaintainitsoriginalaspectratio.Anychangetoonedimension(Width,Height,OriginalWidthorOriginalHeight)ofthedesignensurestheotherdimensionscalesproportionately.Thisensuresthatthedesigndoesnotbecomedistortedinonedimension.
Width:Selecttochangethewidthofthedesign.ThenpressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethatdimension.Youcanalsotapthenumberboxtodirectlyenterthenewsize(ininches)usingtheon-screennumberkeypad.
Height:Selecttochangetheheightofthedesign.ThenpressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethatdimension.Youcanalsotapthenumberboxtodirectlyenterthenewsize(ininches)usingtheon-screennumberkeypad.
OriginalWidth:Selecttochangetheoriginalwidthofarotateddesign. ThenpressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethatdimension.Youcanalsotapthenumberboxtodirectlyenterthenewsize(ininches)usingtheon-screennumberkeypad.
OriginalHeight:Selecttochangetheoriginalheightofarotateddesign. ThenpressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethatdimension.Youcanalsotapthenumberboxtodirectlyenterthenewsize(ininches)usingtheon-screennumberkeypad.
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TolocktheaspectratioBeforeyoumakeresizingchanges,decidewhetheryouwanttoensurethatthedesign'saspectratioremainsconstantasyoumakesizingchanges.Toensurethewidthandheightadjustinproportiontotheoriginalaspectratio,firstselecttheLockbuttontolocktheaspectratio.
Tolocktheaspectratio
• Beforemakinganyresizingmodifications,selecttheLockbuttonontheResizeSidebar(Modify>Resize).
Toresizeadesign
1. Openadesign.Or,ifyouhavemorethanonedesignopen,selecttheoneyouwanttoresize.
2. OntheResizeSidebar,selectoneoftheheightorwidthbuttonsandpressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethatdimension.Youcanalsotapthenumberboxtodirectlyenterthenewsize(ininches)usingtheon-screennumberkeypad.
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ResizingRotatedDesignsIfyouhaverotatedadesign,youcanresizeitalongtheoriginalaxisbyselectingtheOriginalWidthbuttonortheOriginalHeightbutton.Otherwiseitwillresizehorizontallyorverticallyaccordingtohowitisorientedonthescreen. TheOriginalHeightandOriginalWidthbuttonsareaccessibleonlyifadesignhasbeenrotated.
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Tostretchorshrinkarotateddesignalongtheoriginalwidth(originalXaxis)
• Tostretchorshrinkthedesignalongtheoriginalwidthratherthanhowitisorientedonthescreen,selecttheOriginalWidthbutton(withtheblueangledline)andthenintheSidebarpressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethesizeofthedesign.Youcanalsotapthenumberboxtodirectlyenterthenewsize(ininches)usingtheon-screenkeyboard.
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Tostretchorshrinkarotateddesignalongtheoriginalheight(originalYaxis) AfteryouselecttheOriginalHeightbutton,ayellowlineshowstheoriginalYaxis,ororiginalheight,ofthedesignbeforeitwasrotated.
• TostretchorshrinkarotateddesignalongitsoriginalYaxisratherthanhowitisorientedonthescreen,selecttheOriginalHeightbutton(withtheyellowangledline)andthenpressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethesizeofthedesign.Youcanalsotapthenumberboxtodirectlyenterthenewsize(ininches)usingtheon-screenkeyboard.
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IncreasedWidthofarotateddesign
IncreasedOriginalWidthofarotateddesign
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IncreasedHeightofarotateddesign
IncreasedOriginalHeightofarotateddesign
On-screenResizing
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Youcanalsoresizeadesignbyselectingitandusingthehandlestostretchorshrinkthedesign.
Tomanuallyresizeadesign
1. Openadesign.Or,ifyouhavemorethanonedesignopen,selecttheoneyouwanttoresizebychoosingtheSelectbuttonintheQuick-AccessToolbarandthentouchingthedesign..
2. SelectXForm(Transform)toturnonthedesignhandles.
Beforemanualresizing
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Aftermanualresizing
3. Selectoneofthehandleswithyourfingeranddragouttoincreasethesizeordragintodecreasethesize.Thewidthoftheexampleabovehaditswidthreduced.Selectoneofthecornerhandlesanddragdiagonallytoincreaseordecreasetheimagesizebothhorizontallyandvertically.
• NOTE:BesuretoselecttheLockbuttonintheSidebarifyouwanttomaintaintheaspectratiowhenmanuallyresizingthedesign.
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SkewingDesignstoanAreaAfteryoucreateanarea,usetheskewoptionstofitthedesignwithinthearea.Anyfurtherformattingyoudotothedesignwillalsostretchtothelimitsofthearea.
• NOTE:TheSkewoptionsaren'tavailableuntilyoudefineanareaandopenadesign.
• SelectModifyTab>Skew. SkewSidebarButtons
NoSkew:SelecttheNoSkewbuttontoreturnthedesigntoitsoriginal(unskewed)sizeandshape.
Skew1:ChooseSkew1toskewwithinconvexareas,suchasrectanglesandhexagons.
Skew2:ChooseSkew2toskewwithinconcaveareaswithfourormorepoints,suchasareaswithirregularborders.
Toskewadesigntofitaconvexarea
1. Createaconvexarea,anon-pointsquareinthisexample.
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2. Loadadesign.
3. Thenrotatethedesignifnecessary(ModifyTab>Rotate),by45°inthisexample.
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4. ChooseModifyTab>Skew.ThenselectSkew1fromthesidebar.Thedesignskewstofillthearea.
ToskewadesigntofitaconcaveareaPro-Stitchercanskewadesigntofitwithinaconcavearea.
1. Loadadesign,suchastheDumpTruck.Rotate,repeat.crop,orresizethedesignasdesired.
2. SelectModifyTab>Area>Multi-Pointtocreateaconcavearea.
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3. ChooseModifyTab>Skew.ThenselectSkew2fromtheSkewsidebar.Thedesignwillskewtofitthearea.
• NOTE:TousetheModifyribbonbuttons,makesureyouhaveselecteda
design.
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AligningDesignsAfteryoucreateanarea,usethealignmentoptionstopositionthedesignwithinthearea.
• ToopenthealignmentoptionsintheSidebar,selectModifyTab>Align.Thenselectthealignmentbutton(s)toalignthedesignwithinthearea.
AlignSidebarButtons
HorizontalAlignment:Left:Alignstheleftsideofthedesign’sboundingboxwiththeleftmostsideofthearea.
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HorizontalAlignment:Center:Alignsthehorizontalcenterofthedesign’sboundingboxwiththehorizontalcenterofthearea.
HorizontalAlignment:Right:Alignstherightsideofthedesign’sboundingboxwiththerightmostpointofthearea.
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VerticalAlignment:Top:Alignsthetopofthedesign’sboundingboxwiththetopofthearea.
VerticalAlignment:Center:Alignstheverticalcenterofthedesign’sboundingboxwiththeverticalcenterofthearea.
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VerticalAlignment:Bottom:Alignsthebottomofthedesign’sboundingboxwiththelowestsideofthearea.
Stretch:Horizontal:Stretchesorshrinksthedesignsotheleftsideoftheboundingboxalignswiththeleftsideoftheareaandtherightsideoftheboundingboxalignswiththerightsideofthearea.
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Stretch:Vertical:Stretchesorshrinksthedesignsothetopoftheboundingboxalignswiththetopsideoftheareaandthebottomoftheboundingboxalignswiththebottomsideofthearea.
Center:Centersthedesignbothhorizontallyandvertically.
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Stretch:Stretchesthedesignbothhorizontallyandverticallytofillthearea.
ToalignatriangledesignUsetheAlignmenttoolsratherthanSkewtoplacetriangle,orcorner,designswithinatrianglearea.
1. Loadatriangledesign.2. Createatriangle-shapedareausingAreaTab
>Multi-Point.
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3. Rotatethedesign45°ifnecessary.
4. SelectModifyTab>Align.
5. SelectHorizontalAlignment:Left.
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6. ThenselectVerticalAlignment:Top.
7. UseModifyTab>Resizetofitthetriangledesignintotheareaifdesired.
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RepositioningDesignsThemainwaytopositionadesignforquiltingistocreateanareabasedonyourquiltandthentousetheReposition,Skew,orAlignoptionstopositionthedesignrelativetothatarea.However,youcanusetherepositionfunctionsevenifyouhaven’tdefinedanarea.
• NOTE:Youcan’tusetheSkewandAlignfunctionswiththeRepositionfunctions.Forexample,ifyouskewadesigntoadefinedareaandthenselectoneoftherepositionoptions,theSkewandAlignsettingsareturnedoff(essentiallyresettingthedesigntoitsoriginalshape)andtherepositionactiontakesplace.
MachineQuiltingTip:Toquiltaskeweddesignmultipletimes
Ifyouwanttostitchaskeweddesignmultipletimesonthequilt,baselinethedesign(Modify>Baseline)andthenrepositionthedesign.
Topositionadesigntotheintersectionofthecrosshairs
• Movethequiltingmachineneedletoapositiononthequiltwherethedesignistobequilted.ThenrepositionthedesignusingoneoftheRepositionSidebarbuttons.
RepositionSidebarButtons
TopLeft:Positionstop-leftcornerofthedesignattheintersectionoftheorangecrosshairs(needleposition).
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TopRight:Positionsthetop-rightcornerofthedesignatintersectionoftheorangecrosshairs(needleposition).
BottomLeft:Positionsthebottom-leftcornerofthedesignattheintersectionoftheorangecrosshairs(needleposition).
BottomRight:Positionsthebottom-rightcornerofthedesignattheintersectionoftheorangecrosshairs(needleposition).
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StartPoint:Positionsthedesign'sstartpointattheintersectionoftheorangecrosshairs(needleposition).
EndPoint:Positionsthedesign'sendpointattheintersectionoftheorangecrosshairs(needleposition).
Center:Positionsthecenterofthedesignattheintersectionoftheorangecrosshairs(needleposition).
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Drag:SelecttheDragbuttonandthenusethemachinetomovetheneedle(representedbythecrosshairs)tothedesiredlocation.TheDragbuttonbecomesaDropbutton.Whenthemachineisinposition,touchtheDropbutton.
Zero:PositionsthedesignaccordingtotheZerolocation(wherex=0andy=0).Dependingonhowthemotifdesignercreatedthedesign,thezerolocationmaybethestartpointofthedesign,itmaybeinthemiddle,oritmaybeatanotherpointinthedesign.SomedigitaldesignersusetheHomelocationforpositioning.
NudgingDesignstoReposition
Torepositionadesignup,down,left,right,ordiagonally
• Enteradistance(ininches,downto.01ofaninch)intheNudgenumberbox.Thenselecttheappropriatearrowtonudgethedesignup,down,left,right,ordiagonally.Thisisespeciallyusefulifyouwanttonudgethedesigninminuteincrements.Youcanalsoselectthedesignanduseyourfingertomoveitonthescreenforlessprecisemovesonthescreen.
• NOTE:SetthedefaultnudgevalueunderSettingsTab>Defaults.YoucanalwaysoverridethedefaultontheRepositionsidebar.
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SwappingaDesign'sStartandEndPointsTheremaybetimeswhenyouwanttoswitchthequiltingstartandendpoints,suchaswhenyourotateorflipadesignandthestartpointisnowattherightsideofthedesign.UsetheModify>Swapoptiontodothis. SwapSidebarButtons
Swapsthedesign'sstartandendpoints.
Toswapthequiltingstartandendpointsforadesign
1. Loadadesign.
2. Modifythedesignasdesired.Forexample,perhapsyouwantthisdinosaurdesigntoquiltinthetopborderupsidedown.
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3. ChooseModifyTab>Swap.Thestartandendpointsimmediateswap.Youwillseeamessagealongtherightsideoftheworkspacetoindicatethattheswaptookplace. You'llalsonoticethatthestart(green)andend(red)pointshavebeenswitchedandthedesignwillnowstitchfromlefttoright.
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RepeatTabUsingadefinedareainconjunctionwiththeRepeatoptionswillstretch,skew,orfitthedesirednumberofrepeatswithinthatarea.Ifanareahasnotbeendefined,theoptionstostretchandfitwillbedisabledbecausetheyrequireanareatostretchorfitto. Repeattabribbonbuttons
Basic:Providesseveraloptionsforrepeatingdesignsbothverticallyandhorizontally.Ifyouhavecreatedanarea,youcanalsohavePro-Stitcherdeterminehowmanyrepeatswillfitwithinthearea.
Wrap:Providesseveraloptionsforwrapping,oroffsetting,designseitherverticallyorhorizontally.Mostoftheseoptionscanbedonewithorwithoutadefinedarea.
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BasicRepeat
• ToopentheBasicrepeatingoptions,selecttheRepeattab.ThenselectBasic. BasicRepeatSidebarButtons
Horizontal:Selecttorepeatthedesignhorizontally.ThenusethePlusSign(+)toincreasethenumberoftimesyouwanttorepeatadesign.Todecreasethenumberofrepeatsthatappearon-screen,presstheMinusSign(–). Alternately,taponthenumberboxandenterthedesirednumberofrepeatsintothepop-upnumberbox.ThenpressEnter.
Vertical:Selecttorepeatthedesignvertically.ThenusethePlusSign(+)toincreasethenumberoftimesyouwanttorepeatadesign.Todecreasethenumberofrepeatsthatappearon-screen,presstheMinusSign(–). Alternately,taponthenumberboxandenterthedesirednumberofrepeatsintothepop-upnumberbox.ThenpressEnter.
P2P(PointtoPoint):Designsthatareintendedtobelinkedtogetherhorizontallyorverticallybutmustbeoverlappedforthestartandendpointstomatchup.FirstselecteitherHorizontalorVerticalandthenP2Ptoautomaticallylinksthedesigns.
Fit:Defineanareaandopenadesign.PressFittohavePro-Stitchercalculatetheoptimalnumberofrepeatsbothhorizontallyandvertically.Addmorehorizontalorverticalrepeatsifdesired,andthenstretchthemverticallyandhorizontallytofitthemtothearea.
Stretch:Tostretchtherepeateddesignverticallyorhorizontally,selecttheHorizontalbuttontostretchthedesignhorizontallyortheVerticalbuttontostretchthedesignvertically.ThenpresstheStretchbutton.
NoRepeat:SelecttheNoRepeatbuttontoturnofftherepeatsyou'vemadesincesavingorbaseliningthedesign.
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Torepeatadesign
• Createanareaandloadthedesigntoberepeated.SelectRepeat>Basic.Thenaddrepeatshorizontallyorvertically.YoucanalsoselecttheFitbuttonontheRepeatsidebartohavePro-Stitcherestimatethenumberofrepeatstofillthearea.
Toaddrepeatsverticallyorhorizontally
1. SelecttheHorizontalbuttontorepeatthedesignhorizontallyortheVerticalbuttontorepeatthedesignvertically.
2. PressthePlusSign(+)forRepeatstoincreasethenumberoftimesyouwanttorepeatadesign.Todecreasethenumberofrepeatsthatappearon-screen,presstheMinusSign(–).
Alternately,taponthenumberboxandenterthedesirednumberofrepeatsintothepop-upnumberbox.ThenpressEnter.
• NOTE:Iftherepeateddesignincludesjumppoints,Pro-Stitcherpreservesthemwhenyousavethedesign.
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Toautomaticallycalculatetheoptimalnumberofrepeatsforanarea
1. Defineanareaandopenadesign.2. PressFittohavePro-Stitchercalculatetheoptimalnumberofrepeatsinboth
heightandwidth.3. Addmorehorizontalorverticalrepeatsifdesired,andthenstretchthem
verticallyandhorizontallytofitthearea. Tostretchtherepeateddesignverticallyorhorizontally Youcanstretchadesigntofiteitherthewidthortheheightofanarea.
1. SelecttheHorizontalbuttontostretchthedesignhorizontallyortheVerticalbuttontostretchthedesignvertically.
2. PresstheStretchbutton. Thedesignbelowhasonemorerepeataddedbothverticallyandhorizontally.Thenitwasstretchedbothverticallyandhorizontally.
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TomodifythegapbetweenrepeateddesignsYoucanchangetheverticalandhorizontalspacingbetweenrepeateddesignssothemotifsnesttogether.
1. SelecttheHorizontalbuttontochangethehorizontalgapbetweendesigns,ortheVerticalbuttontochangetheverticalgapbetweendesigns.
2. PressthePlusSign(+)toincreasethesizeofthegap.PresstheMinusSign(–)todecreasethesizeofthegap.
• Alternately,tapthenumberboxandenteravalue(ininches)toincreaseordecreasethesizeofthegapbetweenrepeateddesigns.Tooverlapthedesigns,enteranegativevalue.
Thehorizontalandverticalgapsinthedesignbelowweresetto.5.
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PointtoPoint Somedesignsareintendedtobelinkedtogetherhorizontallyorverticallybutmustbeoverlappedforthestartandendpointstomatchup.TheP2P(PointtoPoint)buttonlinksthestartandendpointsofrepeateddesigns. Tojoinhorizontallyrepeateddesigns
• Tolinkdesignshorizontally,ensurethestartandendpointsareatthesameverticalposition.ThenselecttheHorizontalbutton,followedbytheP2Pbuttontoalignthedesignssuchthattheendpointoftheonedesignmatchesupwiththestartpointofthenextdesign.
TheBaptistFandesignbeforeusingpoint-to-point:
TheBaptistFandesignbelowshowshowPro-StitcherjoinedthehorizontalstartandendpointswithP2P.
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To learn how to wrap the design rows so the open space at the edges of the Baptist Fan quilt are filled in, see WrappingDesigns.
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WrappingDesigns Usethewrappingoptionsinconjunctionwithrepeateddesigns.Theoptionsenableyoutoshiftrowsofrepeateddesigns,oroffsettheentiredesignwindow.
• ToopentheWrappingoptions,selecttheRepeattab.ThenselectWrap. WrappingSidebarButtons
Horizontal:Selecttousethehorizontalwrappingoptions.
Vertical:Selecttousetheverticalwrappingoptions.
HalfWindow(Vertical):SelecttoShiftsallcolumnsofrepeateddesignsbyhalfoftheheightofthedesign.
HalfWindow (Horizontal):shiftallcolumnshorizontallybyhalfofthewidthofthedesign
HalfRow(Horizontal):Selecttoshiftallrowshorizontallybyhalfofthewidthofthedesign.
Edges:Selecttocloseopenedges,orjumppoints,afterwrapping.ThejumppointswillbetiedtothenextendpointbystitchingalongtheborderoftheAreatogettothenextpoint.Ifyoudon'tselectthisbutton,Pro-Stitcherwillperformatieoffsoyoucancutthethreadbeforecontinuing.
Drag:Tomanuallyshifttherepeateddesign,selecttheDragbuttonandthenuseyourfingertodragthedesigntoitsnewposition.Whenyouarehappywiththeposition,touchtheDragbuttonagaintoturnitoff.
NoWrap:Removesallofthewrappingactionsandresetsthedesigntoitsunwrappedstate.
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P2P(PointtoPoint):Somedesignsareintendedtobelinkedtogetherhorizontallyorverticallybutmustbeoverlappedforthestartandendpointstomatchup.SelecteithertheHorizontalorVerticalbuttonandthenuseP2Ptolinkthedesigns.
TohorizontallywraprowsChoosefromtheRowoptionsintheWrappingsidebartospecifyhowtowraprows.Thisdesignisnotwrapped.
• Toshift,orwrap,everyotherrowofrepeateddesigns(beginningwiththesecondrow)byhalfofthewidthofthedesign,selecttheHorizontalbuttonandthenthe1/2buttonforrows.Theresultisshownbelow.
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Youcanalsowrapinsmallerorlargerincrements:
• SelecttheHorizontalbuttonandthentherightarrowbuttonforrowstoshifttherowtotherightby1/8inch.Selecttheleftarrowbuttontoshifttherowtotheleftby1/8inch.
• OrtouchthenumberboxunderRowandusethenumberpadtoenteravalue(ininches)tooffsetrows.Forexample,tomoveeveryotherrowbyoneinchtotheright,enter1.Tomoveeveryotherrowbyoneinchtotheleft,enter-1.AfteryouselectEnter,therowsshiftaccordingly.
Tohorizontallywrapthedesignwindow
ChoosefromtheWindowoptionsintheWrappingsidebartospecifyhowtowrapthedesignswindowhorizontally.Thiswrapsalloftherowsaccordingly.
• Toshiftallrowshorizontallybyhalfofthewidthofthedesign,selecttheHorizontalbuttonandthenthe1/2button.
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• Toshiftallrowstotherightby1/8inch,selectthetheHorizontalbuttonandthentherightarrowbuttonforWindow.
• Toshiftallrowstotheleftby1/8inch,selecttheHorizontalbuttonandthentheleftarrowbuttonforWindow.
• OrtouchthenumberboxunderWindowandusethenumberpadtoenteravalueininchestoshifttherepeateddesigns.Forexample,tomoveallrowsbyoneinchtotheright,enter1.Tomoveallrowsbyoneinchtotheleft,enter-1.WhenyouselectEnter,therowsallshiftaccordingly.
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Toverticallywrapthewindow
Nowrapping
Windowwrappedverticallybyhalf
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• Toshiftthewindowofrepeateddesignsbyhalfoftheheightofthedesign,selectthe1/2button.
• SelecttheuparrowbuttonunderWindowtoshiftthecolumnsupby1/8inch.
• SelectthedownarrowbuttonunderWindowtoshiftthecolumnsdownby1/8inch.
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Pro-StitcherTabThefunctionsonthePro-Stitchertabenableyoutoquiltyourdesigns. MachineQuiltingTip:SetyourstitchregulationmodetoCruise
JanomerecommendsthatbeforequiltingyousetthequiltingmachinetoCruisestitchregulationmode,atapercentageof3to5%.Ifthepointsandrightanglesarenotcreatingsharppoints,tryincreasingtheCruisepercentageonyourquiltingmachineto10%or15%.
Pro-Stitchertabribbonbuttons
HalfStitch:Selecttocycletheneedleeithertotheuporthedownpositionbasedonthecurrentpositionoftheneedle.
FullStitch:Selecttocycletheneedleafullstitchtotheupposition.Iftheneedleisinthedownposition,itwillmoveonlyahalfcyclesoitstopsintheupposition.Subsequentpressesofthebutton,however,willcycleafullstitch,alwaysendingwiththeneedleintheupposition.
Follow:SelectFollowwhenyouwanttoensurethatthecrosshairsremaininviewwhenyouhavezoomedintoadesign.ThissavesyoufromhavingtousePantofindthecrosshairs.ItisalsohelpfultoenableFollowwhenyoustitchawidedesignbecauseyoucanbothzoominonthedesignandalwaysseewhatisbeingstitchedonthescreen.
Measure:Selecttomeasuredistancesinadesignordirectlyonthequilt.
Quilt:Selectwhenyouarereadytobeginquilting;thenselectRun.IfVerifyBeforeQuiltisenabled(SettingsTab>Advanced>General),Pro-Stitcherdisplaysallofthesettingsforyoutoreview.PressProceedtocontinue.
NewStart&End:Usethisbuttontostartquiltingadesignfromsomepointotherthanthedesign'sstartpoint.Youmayneedtodothisbecausethethreadbreaks,thebobbinrunsout,oryousimplywanttostitchaspecificportionofadesign.Similarly,youmaychangetheendingpointtoapointotherthanthedesign’soriginalendpoint.
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Move:TheMoveoptionenablesyoutomovethequiltingmachineinanyofthe8directionsindicatedbythedirectionarrowsbysimplypressingthatarrowbutton.SelecttheContinuousbuttonforthemachinetomovecontinuously,selecttheStitchbuttontostitchasyoupressthearrowbutton,orselectboththeContinuousandStitchbuttonstostitchcontinuously.PresstheStopbuttontoturnofftheContinuousoperation.
ChannelLock:SelectthisbuttontohavePro-Stitcherstitchhorizontalorverticallinesthatareperfectlysquarewiththeframe.OntheChannelLocksidebar,chooseeithertheHorizontalorVerticalbuttonandbeginstitching.
Record:Pro-Stitchercanrecordthemovementofthequiltingmachine.Forexample,recordyourownall-overbackgrounddesignsacrossthewidthofthequilt.Orrecordyoursignaturesoyoucanquiltyoursignatureintoyourquilts.
Gears:TypicallyyouwillengagethePro-Stitchermotorswhenusingcomputerizedquiltinganddisengagethemforfree-motionquilting.ChoosetheGearsbuttontoautomaticallyengageordisengagethemotorsifyouhaveanEZCarriage.Ifyouhaveacarriagewithlevers,manuallyraisetheleverstodisengageorlowerthemtoengagethemotors.IfyouaregoingtohavePro-Stitcherrecordyourstitching(Pro-StitcherTab>Record),disengagethemotorsforasmootherfree-motionquiltingexperience.
ClearTrace:AsPro-Stitcherstitches,theportionofthedesignthathasbeenstitchedturnstoorangeonthescreen.Atanytimeyoucanclearthat"tracing"bychoosingtheClearTracebutton.Ifyouareintheprocessofstitchingoutthedesign,firstselectthePausebuttonandthenClearTrace.ThenpressResumetocontinuestitching.
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QuiltingtheDesignStitchingSidebarButtons
Stitch:SelecttoindicatethatPro-Stitchershouldquilt,ratherthantracethedesign,boundingbox,and/orarea.
CutThread:ThisbuttonisavailableforHQInfinityversionsofPro-Stitcheronly.ItwillactivatetheInfinitythreadcuttertocutthebobbinthread.
Start:Atie-offstitchwillbeperformedatthebeginningofstitching.
End: Atie-offstitchwillbeperformedattheendofstitching.
Pull-upOn:SelectPull-upOnforPro-Stitchertocycletheneedletobringupthebobbinthreadanddisablethemotorsforyoutomovethemachineandpullupthebobbinthread.PressResumetocontinuewhileholdingontothethreads.Ifyoudonotselectapullupoption,youwillneedtomanuallypullupthebobbinthreadbeforestitching.
Pull-upAuto:SelectPull-upAutoforPro-Stitchertocycletheneedletobringupthebobbinthreadandthenautomaticallymovethemachineasideandpauseforyoutopullupthebobbinthread.PressResumetocontinuewhileholdingontothethreads.Ifyoudonotselectapullupoption,youwillneedtomanuallypullupthebobbinthreadbeforestitching.
TraceBounds:Selecttohavethemachinetracetheboundingboxaroundthedesign.IftheStitchbuttoninthesidebarisalsoselected,Pro-Stitcherstitchesratherthantracestheperimeteroftheboundingbox.DisabletheStitchbuttonto"airstitch"theboundingbox.
TraceArea:Selecttohavethemachinetracethearea.IftheStitchbuttoninthesidebarisalsoselected,Pro-Stitcherstitchesratherthantracestheperimeterofthearea.DisabletheStitchbuttonto"airstitch"thearea.
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Tobeginstitching
Run:Afterthedesignhasbeenmodified,positioned,andisreadytobestitched,selectthePro-Stitchertab,theStitchbutton,andthenRun.Ifthesettingsarecorrect,pressProceedtobeginstitching.Otherwise,pressCancel.
• NOTE:IfyouselectedtheoptiontoVerifySettingsbeforeQuiltinginthequiltsettings,a
pop-upVerifySettingsboxappearssoyoucandoublecheckthesettingsbeforestitching.Formoreinformation,seeToVerifySettingsBeforeQuilting.
Tochoosebetweenstitchingortracingthedesign,boundingbox,orareaperimeter
Stitch:MakesuretheStitchbuttoninthePro-Stitchersidebarisselectedforthemachinetostitchthequiltaccordingtotheselectionsyoumake.Todisablestitching,pressthedarkenedStitchbutton.IftheStitchbuttonisdisabled,Pro-Stitchertracesthedesign,boundingbox,orareaperimeterwiththemachinebutdoesnotstitch.SelecttheStitchbuttonagaintoenablestitching.
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Toimmediatelystopthemachinefromquilting
Stop:Ifyoumustimmediatelystopthemachinewhilequilting,presstheStopbutton.UnlikePause,whichbringsthemachinetoagentlestop,theStopbuttonimmediatelystopsPro-Stitcher.Toreducetheriskofatornquiltincasetheneedle isstuck,Pro-Stitcheralsodisablesthemotors.
TopausequiltingOnoccasionyoumayneedtopausestitchingtomakefurtheradjustmentstosettings,toreplaceabobbin,orrethreadthemachine.YoucanchangeanyofthePro-Stitchersidebarsettingswhilethemachineispaused.However,afterpausingthemachine,otheroptionsarealsoavailable:stitch,reposition,status,andnewstart/end.
Pause:PressthePausebuttonforthemachinetocometoagentlestop.Pro-Stitcherplacesagoldmarkeratthepointinthedesignwhereyoupaused.Tomakechangestosettings,selectModifyandthenselectReposition,NewStart/End.
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BeforeYouStitchtheDesignontheQuiltBeforestitchinganydesign,it’sagoodideatodoublecheckthepositionofthedesignrelativetothequilt.Inadditiontodoingamanualcheck,usethetwoTraceoptionstoverifythepositionofthedesign’sboundingboxorthedefinedarearelativetothequilt.Toverifythepositionofthedesign’sboundingboxonthequilt
TraceBounds:DisabletheStitchbutton.SelectTraceBoundsandthenRun.Pro-Stitchermovesthemachinearoundtheperimeterofthedesign,followingtheblueboundingbox.Watchtheneedlepositionasthemachinetracesthedesign’sboundingboxtoensurethedesignwillquiltwhereexpected.IftheStitchbuttonisenabled(appearsdarker),Pro-Stitcherstitches,ratherthantraces,theboundingbox.
Toverifythepositionofthedefinedareaonthequilt
TraceArea:DisabletheStitchbutton.SelectTraceAreaandthenRun.Pro-Stitchermovesthemachinearoundtheperimeterofthedefinedarea,shownaspurplelinesonthescreen.Watchtheneedlepositionasthemachinetracesthearea’sperimetertoensurethedesignwillquiltwhereexpected.IftheStitchbuttonisenabled(appearsdarker),Pro-Stitcherstitches,ratherthantraces,theperimeterofthearea.
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MovetheQuiltingMachinewithPro-StitcherTheMovefunctionmovesthequiltingmachineinanyoftheeightdirectionsindicatedbytheon-screenarrows.Tochangethespeedatwhichthemachinemoves
• TapthePlusSign(+)toincreasethemovementspeed.TaptheMinusSign(–)todecreasethemovementspeed.Orselectthenumberboxandenteravalue(upto50)inthenumberpadthatappearsandthenpressEnter.
TomovethequiltingmachinefromwithinPro-Stitcher
• Pressandholdanarrowbutton.TheselectedarrowbuttonchangestoaStopbutton.Themachinemovesintheselecteddirectionuntilyoustoppressingthearrowkey.
Tostitchcontinuously
Continuous:Insteadofholdingyourfingeronthearrowkey,selectContinuous. Thenpress(andrelease)anarrowkey.TheselectedarrowbuttonchangestoaStopbutton.ThemachinemovesintheselecteddirectionuntilyoupresstheStopbutton.
TostitchastraightlineusingtheMovebuttons
Stitch:SelecttheStitchbutton.Pressandholdanarrowbutton.TheselectedarrowbuttonchangestoaStopbutton.Themachinestitchesalineintheselected directionuntilyoustoppressingthearrowkey.
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Alternately,selectbothStitchandContinuous.Thenpress(andrelease)anarrowkey.TheselectedarrowbuttonchangestoaStopbutton.ThemachinestitchesintheselecteddirectionuntilyoupresstheStopbutton.
MachineQuiltingTip:Straight-linequilting
UsetheMoveandStitchoptionstostitchstraightlinesforstitch-in-the-ditch,piano-keyborders,andcross-hatching.Usethedownarrowwithstitchtobastedowntherightandleftsidesofthequilt.IfyoualsoselectContinuous,youwillbeabletousebothhandsonthequilttoensurethatthequilttopandedgeslayflatagainstthebatting.
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Pro-StitcherasaHorizontalorVerticalChannelLock IfyouusethechannellockfeatureinPro-Stitcher,youwillbeabletostitchhorizontalandverticallinesthatareperfectlysquarewithPro-Stitcherandtheframe. Tostitchahorizontalorverticallinewiththechannellock
HorizontalChannelLock:SelectHorizontaltolockPro-Stitchersoitstitchesonlyinahorizontaldirection.PresstheStart/Stopbuttononthemachine’shandlebarsandmovethemachinetostitchthelineinaleft-to-rightorright-to-leftdirection.
VerticalChannelLock:SelectVerticaltolockPro-Stitchersoitstitchesonlyinaverticaldirection.PresstheStop/Startbuttononthemachine’shandlebarsandmovethemachinetostitchthelineinatop-to-bottomorbottom-to-topdirection.
• IMPORTANT:Ensurethatthecarriagemotorleversareintheengagedposition.
Youcanthenmanuallyusethequiltingmachinehandlestostitcheitherhorizontalorverticallines.
MachineQuiltingTip:TostitchaplumblinewithPro-Stitcher
Ensureyourquilttopisloadedsquarelyontheframebystitchingahorizontalplumblineacrossthetopofthebattingandbacking.SelectHorizontalChannelLock,presstheStart/Stopbuttononthemachine’shandlebars,andstitchaplumblineapproximatelyoneinchfromthetopofthequiltbackingandbatting.Thenalignthetopedgeofthequilttopwiththeplumblineandbasteclosetotheedgesothestitchingwillbecoveredbythequilt’sbinding.
• IMPORTANT:IfyouuseanHQSixteenwithPro-Stitcher,switchtomanualcontrol
beforeusingthehandlebars.
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FreehandRecordPro-Stitchercanrecordthemovementofthequiltingmachine.Forexample,recordyourownall-overbackgrounddesignsacrossthewidthofthequilt.Orrecordyoursignaturesoyoucanquiltyoursignatureintoyourquilts.ThisscreenalsoenablesyoutoquicklyswitchfromusingPro-Stitchertofree-motionquilting.
• SelectPro-StitcherandthenRecord.
TheorangeGearsbuttonIndicatesthatthemotorsareengaged.Thisisthemodeyou'lluseformostcomputerizedquiltingwithPro-Stitcher.IfyouRecordwiththemotorsengaged,Pro-Stitcherrecordsbasedonthemotormovementsandtherewillbeaslightdragtothequiltingmachineasyoumoveit. Tomakeiteasiertomovethemachine,touchtheGearsbuttontorecordbasedonthequiltingmachine'sencoders.Ifyouhaveacarriagewithmanuallevers,you'llalsoneedtomanuallyraisetheleverstodisengagethemotors.Thebuttonimagechangestoindicatethatthemotorsaredisengaged.
Toswitchtofree-motionquiltingifyouhavetheEZ-Carriage
• SelectthePro-StitchertabandthentheGearsbuttontodisengagethemotors.Thebuttonchangestothepurplegearsimage.Youcannowfree-motionquiltasdesired.WhenyouarereadytoonceagainquiltwithPro-Stitcher,selecttheGearsbuttontoonceagainengagethemotors.
Recordthemovementsofyourfreehandquilting Torecordfreehandmotion
• SelectPro-StitcherTab>Record.SelecttheRecordbuttonintheRecordsidebar.Beginquiltingthedesignyouwanttorecord.Whencomplete,selecttheRecordbuttonagain.Savethedesigntothecomputer(selectSave,thenSelected).
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MachineQuiltingTip:AddrecordedstitchingtoanexistingdesignLoadadesignandpositionthecrosshairswhereyouwanttobeginrecordingfreehandmotion.Astitchinglineconnectstheendpointofthedesignandthepositionofthecrosshairswhenrecordingbegins.
• NOTE:Whenaddingtoanexistingdesign,Pro-Stitcherbaselinestheoriginaldesignand
treatsitasasingledesignwhenperformingotherdesignfunctions. Tomarkandrecordstraightlines MarkissimilartoRecord,butinsteadofrecordingcontinuouslyasyoumovethemachine,itrecordsastraightlinebetweeneachmarkedpoint.
1. MovethequiltingmachinetothepointwhereyouwanttobeginastraightlineandselectMark.
2. MovethemachinetowhereyouwanttoendthestraightlineandagainselectMark.
Continuemarkingalongtheline,stitchtheline,orsaveitasadesignforfutureuse. MachineQuiltingTip:Recordstitch-in-the-ditchquiltinglines
MovethequiltingmachinetothebeginningofthequiltditchandselectMarktorecordthefirstpointoftheline.ThenmovethemachinetoanotherpointfurtherdowntheditchandpressMarkagain.Continuemarkingpointsalongtheditchtorecordstraightlinesbetweeneachmarkedpoint.Themarkedditchdesigncanthenbestitchedorsavedtostitchatdifferentplacesonthequilt.
Toaddjumpstoyourrecordeddesign Atanypointwhilerecordingormarking,insertajumppointintoyourdesign.
• Stoprecordingormarking,andthenselectJump.Continuemovingthemachine,butnostitchlineswillberecordeduntilyouonceagainselectRecordorMark.Jumplinesdisplayasdottedlines.
• NOTE:MakesuretheAutoRotatefunctiononthetabletcomputeristurnedoff.This
ensuresthatthescreenfunctionsproperlyasyourecordthefreehandmotions.
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ChangetheStitchingStartorEndPointofaDesignAfterthethreadbreaksorthebobbinrunsoutofthread,youmayneedtostartquiltingfromapointotherthanthedesign’sstartpoint.Similarly,youmaywanttochangetheendpointtoapointotherthanthedesign’soriginalendpointandquiltonlyapartofthedesign.
Tobeginquiltingfromapointotherthanthedesign’sstartpoint
• PositiontheneedlewhereyouwanttobeginstitchingandselectStartAuto.Thepointinthedesignthatisclosesttothecrosshairswillbethenewstartpoint.Alternately,dragtheleftscrollbartomovethestartpointtoanewpositioninthedesign.
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Toendquiltingatapointotherthanthedesign’sendpoint
• PositiontheneedlewhereyouwanttoendstitchingandselectStopAuto.Thepointinthedesignthatisclosesttothecrosshairswillbethenewendpoint.Alternately,dragtherightscrollbartomovetheendpointtoanewpositioninthedesign.
• NOTE:Ifyouselectastartpointthatisbeyondthecurrentendpointinthedesign,theendpointisadjustedtofollowthestartpoint.Similarly,ifyouselectanendpointthatisbeforethecurrentstartpointinthedesign,thestartpointisadjustedtocomebeforetheendpoint.
• NOTE:IftheStartAutoorStopAutobuttonsareselected,thestartorendpointscontinuetomoveasyoumovethemachineandcrosshairs.SelectStartAutoagainwhenthestartpointiswhereyouwantit.
Toadjuststartandendpointswiththescrollbars
Theleftscrollbarcontrolsthestartpointandtherightscrollbarcontrolstheendpoint.
• Usethesingleupanddownarrowsaboveandbelowthescrollbarstofinetunetheselectiontopreciselypositionthenewstartorendpoint.
Tosetastartorendpointtoajumppointinthedesign
• Fordesignsthathavemultiplejumppoints,pressoneofthedoublearrowsbelowJumpstomoveeitherthestartorendpointtothenextjumppointinthedesign.
MachineQuiltingTip:Recoveringfromathreadbreakorbobbinchange
Ifthethreadbreakswhilestitching,pressPause.Fixtheproblembyrethreadingthemachineorchangingthebobbin.SelectthePro-StitchertabandthenselecttheNewStart/Endbutton.ThenpresstheStartAutobutton.PressUnlockMotors.Movethemachine’sneedletotheplaceonthequiltwhereyouwanttobeginstitchingagain.Thecrosshairsonthescreenwillmovetothecorrespondingpositiononthedesign.Ifsomefinetuningisneededtomovethenewstartingpointforwardorbackinthedesign,usetheupordownarrowsonthescrollbaruntilthenewstartpointisexactlywheredesired.PressStartAutoagain.Pullupyourbobbinthreadandtieoffbeforeresumingunlessyoursettingsareconfiguredtoautomaticallypullupandtieoff.PressResumetocontinuequilting.
Ifthequilthasshiftedslightlyandthepointonthedesigndoesnotmatchupexactlywiththepointonthequilt,movetheneedletotheexactlocationonthequiltthatmatchesthenewstartingpointthatwasjustset.ThenselectModify>RepositionandusetheNudgefunctionwithasmallvalue(suchas0.1)topositiontheneedleatthecorrectstartingposition..DoublechecktheTieOffandPullupsettingsandpressResumetocontinuestitchingthedesign.
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ViewTabTheoptionsontheViewtabenableyoutospecifywhichelementsdisplayontheworkspace.AnyofthesebuttonsmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoeasilytogglebetweenshowingtheelementorturningitofffromview. TocustomizetheQuick-AccessToolbarViewtabribbonbuttons
Rulers:Selecttohideorshowtheworkspacetopandsiderulers.ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoquicklyturnonorofftherulers.
Grid:Selecttohideorshowtheworkspacegrid.ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoquicklyturnonorofftheworkspacegrid.
Scroll:Selecttohideorshowthebottomandright-sidescrollbarsintheworkspace.Usethescrollbarstopanupanddownorleftandright.ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoquicklyturnonoroffthescrollbars.
Transparency:SelecttohideorshowtheworkspacelightlybelowPro-Stitcherscreenareasbeyondthemainworkspace,suchasbelowtheribbonbuttons,thesidebar,thestatusbar,andthetoolbars.
Design:Selecttohideorshowthedesignfromtheworkspace.ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbar.
Bounds:Selecttohideorshowtheboundingboxaroundtheselecteddesign(s).ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoquicklyturnonorofftheboundingbox.
Area:Selecttohideorshowtheareabox.ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoquicklyswitchbetweenshowingtheareaboxorremovingitfromview.
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RubberBand:Selecttohideorshowtherubberbandaroundtheselecteddesign(s).Therubberbandshowsthesmallestamountarearequiredbytheentiredesign.
Jumps:Selecttohideorshowthestitchingpathbetweenjumppoints,orplaceswhereyouneedtostopstitching,tieoffyourthread,andthencontinuestitchingatthenextstartpoint.ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoquicklyturnonoroffthestitchingpath(s).
StartEnd:Selecttohideorshowthequiltingstartandendpointsinadesign.ThisbuttonmaybeaddedtotheQuick-Accesstoolbartoquicklyturnonoroffthestartandendpoints.
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Topassadesign
ToolsTabRibbonButtons
Art&Stitch:Selecttopasstheselecteddesign(s)toArt&Stitch,selecttheToolstabandthenselecttheArt&Stitchbutton.IfArt&Stitchisopenandhasbeenlicensed,thedesignwillopeninArt&Stitch.IfArt&Stitchhasnotyetbeenlicensed,alicensingscreenwillappearforenteringlicenseinformation.
Art&Stitchiscomprehensivequilting-designsoftwareforcreatingandmodifyingquiltingdesigns.ItisincludedwithPro-Stitcher. Pro-StitchercanpassdesignsquicklyandeasilyintoArt&StitchsoyoucanuseanyoftheArt&Stitchtoolstomodifythedesignhowevernecessary.Art&StitchautomaticallyloadsandrunsinthebackgroundwhenPro-Stitcherstarts,sopassingfilesfromHQPro-StitchertoArt&Stitchhappensveryquickly. TopassadesigntoArt&Stitch
1. SelectTools,andthenArt&Stitch.PressOpenscreentoopentheArt&Stitchsoftware.IfArt&Stitchisopenandhasbeenlicensed,thedesignwillopeninArt&Stitch.
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• NOTE:IfArt&Stitchhasnotyetbeenlicensed,alicensingscreenwillappearforenteringlicenseinformation.YouwillnotbeabletosaveanychangestothedesignuntilyouactivatetheArt&Stitchlicense.FollowtheinstructionsintheArt&Stitchinstructionmanualforoff-lineactivation.
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2. PressClosetobypassregistrationandopenthedesign. WhenthedesignispassedintoArt&Stitch,thepositioninformationismaintained;aslongasthedesignisnotmovedinArt&Stitch,itwillbeinthesamelocationwhenitispassedbacktoPro-Stitcher. PassthemodifieddesignbacktoPro-StitcherbypressingthePro-StitcherbuttonontheArt&Stitchtoolbarontheleft-handsideoftheArt&Stitchscreen.
• CAUTION:IfadesignisopenedinArt&StitchwithoutusingthePro-Stitchersoftware
andthePro-StitcherbuttonispressedtopassthedesignintoPro-Stitcher,thedesignwillbesavedinitscurrentstatewiththesamenameithadwhenitwasopened.Thiscouldleadtounintentionallywritingoveradesign.Toavoidthis,alwayssavethedesignwithanewworkingnamewhenitisdirectlyloadedinArt&Stitch.
LicensingWhenusingArt&Stitchforthefirsttime,thequiltermustentersomeinformationtoactivatethelicense.RefertotheinstructionsintheArt&Stitchsoftwareboxforoff-lineactivation.AllnetworkconnectionshaveintentionallybeendisabledonthePro-StitchercomputertopreventthecomputerfromdownloadingupdatesorvirusesthatwouldadverselyaffecttheperformanceofPro-Stitcher.
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UsingaMouseoraKeyboard
ManyfunctionsinArt&Stitcharemuchsimplerwhenusingamouseandkeyboard.
Toopenorclosethepop-upkeyboardTouchthegraybarintheupper-leftcornerofthescreentoopenthepop-upkeyboard.ClosethekeyboardbytouchingtheXintheupper-rightcornerofthekeyboard.Whenusingthepop-upkeyboard,itmaybenecessarytopressanareaonthescreenwherethetextistobeenteredbeforetypingonthekeyboard.Whilethepop-upkeyboardisaquickkeyboardsolution,youcanalsouseaconventionalmouseandkeyboard.ThePro-StitchercomputerworkswithmostwiredandwirelessUSBkeyboardsandmice.Justplugthekeyboard,mouse,orwirelessdongleintoanavailableUSBport,waitaminuteforWindowstoinstallappropriatedrivers,andthenusethekeyboardormouse.AUSBhubmaybeusedtoexpandthenumberofavailableUSBports.Keyboards,mice,andUSBhubscanbepurchasedfrommostelectronicsretailers.UpdatingArt&StitchArt&StitchmayneedtobeupdatedtothelatestversionforPro-Stitchertoproperlypassdesignsbackandforth.Todownloadthelatestversion,useacomputerthatisconnectedtotheInternetandgototheJanomewebsite:(www.Janome.com).
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ToupdateArt&Stitch
1. OntheJanomewebsite(www.Janome.com),selectDownloadsandthenPro-StitcherSoftwareUpdate.FollowtheinstructionstodownloadthelatestversionofArt&StitchforPro-Stitcher.Afterdownloadingthisinstallationfile,copyittoaUSBflashdriveandplugitintothePro-Stitchercomputer.
2. Waitapproximately10secondsforthePro-StitchercomputertosetuptheUSBflashdrive.ThenselectDesign,File,andpressUpdate.
3. BrowsetotheappropriatefolderontheUSBflashdriveanddouble-taptheArt&Stitchinstallationfile.ThePro-Stitchersoftwarewillcloseandtheinstallationwillbegin.
• NOTE:ToaccessthefilebrowserafterthePro-Stitchersoftwareisclosed,eitherattachakeyboardorpressthekeyboardiconatthetopleft-handcornerofthescreentoopenthepop-upkeyboard.PressandholdtheWindowskeyfollowedbytheletterEtoopenafilebrowsertolocateandthenruntheArt&Stitchinstallationfileagain.
4. AfterthenewversionofArt&Stitchisinstalled,restartthePro-StitchercomputerusingtheWindowsStartmenufromthebottomofthecomputerscreen.SelecteitherShutDownorRestarttoshutthecomputerdownandrestart.
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SettingsTabUsetheSettingstaboptionstoestablishyourpreferencesanddefaultsforPro-Stitcher.SettingsTabRibbonButtons
Display:SelecttoturnonoroffTouchMode,customizetheQuick-AccessToolbar,andconfigurePro-Stitchersoitworksbestwithyourtabletcomputer.
Defaults:SelecttosettheNudgeincrementandAutoJumpthresholddefaults.
Speed:SelecttocontrolhowfastthePro-Stitchercarriagewillmovethroughthequiltingdesign.Becausethequiltingmachineregulatesitsownspeedtomaintainaspecificstitches-per-inchsetting,thespeeddoesnotdirectlysettheneedlespeed.Insteaditsetshowfastthemachinemovesacrosstheframesystem.
AutoJump:SelecttotemporarilyoverridetheAutoJumpdefault.TouchthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethedistancethemachinewillautomaticallyjumpbetweenstartandstoppoints.Alternately,touchthenumberboxandtypeavaluedirectlyandpressEnter.
StitchesperInch:Selecttosetthestitchesperinch.TouchthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethestitchesperinch.Alternately,touchthenumberboxandtypeavaluedirectlyandpressEnter.
Tieoffs:SelecttospecifyyourpreferredmethodforhowandwhenPro-Stitcherperformstie-offs.
Pullup:SelecttospecifyyourpreferredmethodforhowPro-Stitcherperformspullups.
PauseDelay:SelecttospecifyyourpreferencesforhowPro-Stitcherpausesforyoutocompleteapullup.
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Advanced:SettingsthatarenotlikelytobeusedoftencanbefoundbyselectingtheAdvancedbutton.SomeofthesesettingsincludecommunicationsbetweenthequiltingmachineandthePro-Stitcher,Simulationmode,andotheroptions.
CutThread:Selecttohaveyourmachineuseitsbuilt-inbobbinthreadcutter.(AvailablefortheHQInfinityonly.)
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TouchModeTouchmodeenlargestheuserinterfaceitems,suchasbuttons--makingiteasiertouseyourfingertointeractwiththesoftware.Touchmodealsomakesroomtoshowthenamebelowthetoolbarbuttons.MoretoolsfitontheQuick-AccesstoolbarwhenTouchmodeisturnedoff.
Quick-accesstoolsinTouchmode:
Quick-accesstoolswithTouchmodeturnedoff:
ToturnTouchModeonoroff
1. SelecttheSettingstabandthenselecttheDisplayribbonbutton.
2. IntheDisplaysidebar,selecttheTouchbuttontotoggleTouchmodeonoroff.Whenthebuttonisdarkgreen,Touchmodeison.
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ToCustomizetheQuick-AccessToolbarYoucancustomizetheQuick-AccessToolbartocontainthebuttonsforthefunctionsyoumostoftenuse.
1. SelecttheSettingstab;thenselecttheDisplaybutton.
2. TouchtheAssignbuttonintheDisplaysidebar.ThisputstheQuick-AccessToolbarintoAssignmode.
3. Findeitheranopenpositiononthetoolbaroridentifyabuttonthatyouwanttoreplace;touchtherightarrowforthatbutton.Alistofavailablebuttonsappearstotherightofthetoolbar.
4. SelectthetoolyouwanttoaddtotheQuick-AccessToolbar.
5. ContinueaddingtoolsorexitbyselectingtheAssignbuttonagain.
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Pro-StitcherDefaultsNudgeDefaultThisvaluecontrolsthedefaultNudgedistanceusedwhenRepositioningadesign(ModifyTab>Reposition).YoucanalwaysoverridethedefaultontheRepositionsidebar.TosettheNudgedefault
• TouchtheNudgenumberboxandusethepop-upnumberpadtoenterthedistance(ininches)forthedefaultnudgeamountforrepositioningdesigns.ThentouchEnter.Youcanenterdistancesinsmallincrements,suchas.01forahundredthofaninch.ThisisthevaluePro-StitcherusesunlessyoutemporarilyoverrideitontheRepositionsidebar.
ControlHowPro-StitcherHandlesJumps Ifaquiltdesigncontainsjumps,orgaps,inthedesignpaththatarenotstitched,Pro-Stitchercaneithermoveautomaticallywithoutstitchingthroughthejumppointandbeginstitchingattheendofthejump,oritcanpausebeforethejumpsoyoucantrimthethreadbeforeitmovestothenextstartingpoint. MachineQuiltingTip:Avoidlongjumps
Thelongerthejump,themorelikelythethreadwillbreakorthequiltwillgatherorbecomedistortedasthemachinepullsthethreadtothenextstartpoint.SetanAutoJumpthresholdthatisanappropriatenumberofinchessobothyourquiltandquiltingremainssmooth.
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1. SelecttheSettingstab;thenselecttheDefaultsbutton.
2. IntheDefaultssidebar,specifythethreshold(ininches)atwhichPro-StitchershouldpauseforyoutotieoffyourstitchingbeforemakingthejumpbytouchingtheAutoJumpnumberboxandenteringthenumberofinchesusingthepop-upnumberpad.ThenselecttheEnterbutton..
• NOTE:IfthejumpdistanceinthedesignislessthantheAutoJumpthreshold(number
ofinchesenteredintheAutoJumpbox),Pro-Stitcherdoesnotpauseforyoutotrimthethreadbeforejumpingtothenextstartpoint.IfthejumpislongerthantheAutoJumpthreshold,Pro-Stitcherpausesbeforethejumpsoyoucantrimthethread.
• NOTE:IfTieoffoptionsareturnedon,Pro-Stitcherperformsatieoffatthejumpstart
andendpoints,regardlessofwhichjumpmethodisperformed.IfthePullupfeatureisturnedon,Pro-StitcherperformsapullupattheendofthejumpsthatexceedtheAutoJumpthreshold.
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AutoJumpIfaquiltdesigncontainsjumps,orgapsinthedesignpaththatarenotstitched,Pro-Stitcherhandlesthosejumpsinoneoftwoways.Itcaneithermoveautomaticallywithoutstitchingthroughthejumppointandbeginstitchingattheendofthejumpwithnouserintervention oritcanpausebeforethejumpsoyoucantrimthethreadbeforeitmovestothenext startingpoint. MachineQuiltingTip:AvoidLongJumps
Thelongerthejump,themorelikelythethreadwillbreakorthequiltwillgatherorbecomedistortedasthemachinepullsthethreadtothenextstartpoint.ThisiswheretheAutoJumpthresholdisuseful.
IfajumpislessthantheAutoJumpthreshold,ornumberofinchesenteredintheAutoJumpbox,Pro-Stitcherwillnotpauseforyoutotrimthethreadbeforejumpingtothenextstartpoint.IfthejumpislongerthantheAutoJumpthreshold,Pro-Stitcherwillpausebeforethejumpsoyoumaytrimthethread. ThedefaultAutoJumpthresholdissetontheDefaultssidebar(SettingsTab>Defaults).However,youcantemporarilychangethatthresholdontheAutoJumpsidebar(SettingsTab>AutoJump).TotemporarilychangetheAutoJumpthreshold
1. OpentheAutoJumpsidebar(SettingsTab>AutoJump).
5. Touchthenumberboxandusethepop-upnumberpadtoenterthenewAutoJumpthresholdininches.ThenpressEnter.Alternately,pressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasetheAutoJumpthresholdby.5inch.
• NOTE:IfTieoffoptionsareturnedon,Pro-Stitcherperformsatieoffatthejumpstartandendpoints,regardlessofwhichjumpmethodisperformed.IfthePullupfeatureisturnedon,Pro-StitcherperformsapullupattheendofthejumpsthatexceedtheAutoJumpthreshold.
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StitchingSpeedTheSpeedsettingsetshowfastthePro-Stitchercarriagewillmovethroughthequiltingdesign.Becausethequiltingmachineregulatesitsownspeedtomaintainaspecificstitches-per-inchsetting,thespeeddoesnotdirectlysettheneedlespeed.Insteaditsetshowfastthemachinemovesacrosstheframesystem. Tosetthestitchingspeed
1. SelecttheSettingstab;thenselecttheSpeedbutton.
2. ChooseeithertheSlow(snailicon),Medium(rabbiticon),orFast(birdicon)buttontosetthedefaultspeed. Slowsetsthespeedto20%oftheSpeedProfile(Settings>Advanced>SpeedProfile).Mediumsetsthespeedto60%oftheSpeedProfile.Fastsetsthespeedto100%oftheSpeedProfile.Alternately,usethescrollbartoselectaspeedbetweentheslow,medium,andfastsettings.
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StitchesPerInch Tocontrolthenumberofstitchesperinch
1. SelecttheSettingstab;thenselecttheStitchesPerInchbutton.
2. IntheStitchesPerInchsidebar,touchthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethestitchesperinch.Alternately,touchthenumberboxandtypeavaluedirectlyandpressEnter.
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Tie-OffStitchesBytyingoffatthebeginningandendingofstitching,thestitcheswillbesecureandwillnotcomeundone.Thetie-offfeatureenablesyoutoselectyourpreferredmethodforhowandwhenPro-Stitcherperformstieoffs.
1. SelecttheSettingstab;thenselecttheTieoffsbutton.
2. PresstheTieoff#PlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethenumberoftie-offstitchesPro-Stitcherperforms.Alternately,touchthenumberboxandspecifyavaluedirectlyusingthepop-upnumberpadandtouchEnter.
• NOTE:Thenumberyouspecifyisthenumberoffullstitchesthatareformed,notthenumberoftimestheneedlescycles.Forexample,ifthetie-offnumberissetto2andyouselectedtheMicromethod,theneedlecyclesthreetimesbeforebeginningtostitchthedesign.Alternately,ifyouselectedtheTackmethod,theneedlecyclesfivetimestoformtwostitchesforwardandtwostitchesback.
3. PresstheDistancePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethedistanceininchesforeachtie-offstitch.Alternately,touchthenumberboxandspecifyavaluedirectlyusingthepop-upnumberpadandtouchEnter.
4. TohavePro-Stitcherperformatieoffatthebeginningofstitching,selecttheStartbutton.
5. TohavePro-Stitcherperformatie-offstitchattheendofstitching,selecttheEndbutton.
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Toselectthemethodoftie-offstitch:MicroorTack
• PressTacktoselecttheTackmethodoftieoff.TheTackmethodformstheselectednumberofstitchesforwardintothedesignandthenbacktothestartpointbeforebeginningtostitchthedesign,thusdoublingthenumberofstitchesselected.
• PressMicrotoselecttheMicromethodoftieoff.TheMicromethodformsthesetnumberofstitchesforwardintothedesignandthenbeginsstitchingfromthere.Pro-Stitcherstopsstitchingjustbeforetheendpointandperformstheselectednumberoftieoffstotheendofthedesign.ItislessnoticeablethantheTackmethodbecausethereisnobuild-upofthread.
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Pull-upStitchesPro-Stitchercanbesettotakeapull-upstitchwhenitbeginsstitchingadesign.Itmovestheneedletothestartpointofthedesign,takesastitch,andthenshiftsasideforyoutograspthetopandbobbinthread.Alternately,itcantakeastitchanddisablethemotorssoyoucanmanuallymovethemachineasidetopullupthebobbinthread.ControlhowPro-Stitcherhandlesbobbin-threadpullups
• SelectSettingsTab>PulluptoopenthePullupsidebar. Toturnonbobbin-threadpullups
PullupOn:PressPullupOnforPro-StitchertoperformapullupatthebeginningofthedesignandatthebeginningofeachsegmentfollowingajumpthatexceedstheAutoJumpthreshold.
Toturnonautomaticbobbin-threadpullups
PullupAuto:PressPullupAutoforPro-Stitchertoshiftthequiltingmachinetotherightaninchafterpullingupthebobbinthreadsoyoucangraspboththreads.PressResumetocontinuequiltingthedesign.
• NOTE:IfPullupAutoisnotselected,butPullupOnisselected,thequiltingmachine
willtakeastitchatthestartpointandthendisablethemotors.Thisenablesyoutomanuallypushthequiltingmachineasidetopullupthebobbinthread.PressResumeforthemachinetomovebackintopositionandresumequilting.
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PauseDelayControlthedelayfollowingabobbin-threadpullup ThePauseDelayfeaturepausesthequiltingmachineshortlyafterstartingintoadesignandaftereachtimeapullupisperformed.Thisenablesyoutosafelytrimthethreadtails.
• SelectSettingsTab>PauseDelaytoopenthePauseDelaysidebar. TosetthePauseDelay
PauseDelayOn:SelectOntoturnonPauseDelay;thebuttonwillbedarkgreen.Touchitagaintoturnitoff.
YouhavetheoptionofsettingthePauseDelayinseconds(howlongofadelay)orinches(howfaritstitchesbeforepausing).TosetPauseDelayinseconds
Seconds:SelectSecondsandthenpressthePlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethenumberofsecondsforthepause.Pro-Stitcherwillpausethenumberofsecondsindicatedsoyoucantrimthreadtailsandthenresumestitching.
TosetPauseDelayininches
Inches:SelectInchesandthenpressPlusSign(+)toincreaseorMinusSign(–)todecreasethenumberofinchesPro-Stitcherstitchesbeforepausing.PressResumeaftertrimmingthreadtailstocontinuestitching.
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AdvancedSettingsGeneral Toverifysettingsbeforequilting
PresstheVerifySettingsBeforeQuiltbuttontohavePro-Stitcherdisplayapop-upboxwithallofthecurrentsettings.Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytoverifythateverythingissetupproperlybeforestitching.Ifyoudon’twanttoseethisbox,disablethebutton.
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SimulationMode YoucancreateasimulationversionofPro-StitcherwhichenablesyoutousethePro-StitchersoftwareinsimulationmodeonanycomputerrunningMicrosoftWindows7orlater.ItalsorunsonthePro-Stitchertabletitselfwhennotattachedtothequiltingmachine.UsingasimulationlicenseenablesyoutotakethetabletcomputeroranotebookcomputertoPro-Stitchertrainingandusethesoftwarefunctionseventhoughthecomputerisn’tattachedtoaquiltingmachine.TousethePro-StitcherSimulationModeIfrunningthesimulationmodeonthePro-Stitchertabletcomputer,youmayswitchbetweensimulationmodeandregularmode.However,whenrunningPro-StitcheronastandaloneWindowscomputer,itonlyrunsinsimulationmode.
TotogglebetweenrunningPro-StitcherinsimulationmodeonthePro-Stitchertabletcomputer,selecttheSimulationOn/Offbutton.WhenyouactivateSimulationmode,theSimulatebuttonappearsintheWorkspaceToolbar.
TorunPro-StitchersimulationmodeontheWindowscomputer,simplystartPro-Stitcherafterinstallationandcreatingasimulationlicense.WhentheSimulatebuttonisselected,themouseandthekeyboardarrowkeyssimulatemovingthequiltingmachinetodothingssuchaszoom,pan,orcreateareas. TocreateaSimulationLicense
1. DownloadthelatestversionofthePro-Stitchersoftware,forexamplePSUpdate17.01.0001.exe,toaUSBflashdrive.
• IMPORTANT:Ifthisversionisn’talreadyinstalledonyourPro-Stitchertablet,
installitbyinsertingtheUSBflashdriveintothetabletcomputer.AfterthetabletcomputeraccessestheUSBdrive,followinstructionsonthescreenforcontinuingtheinstallation.
2. StartPro-Stitcherandensurethatitconnectswiththecarriagemotors.
NOTE:IfyouwillberunningPro-StitcherinsimulationmodefromthePro-Stitchertabletcomputer,installationiscomplete.IfyouwillberunningPro-Stitcherinsimulationmodeonadifferentcomputer,suchasaWindowslaptopcomputer,continuewiththeremainingsteps.
• IMPORTANT:YoumusthaveadministratorrightsfortheWindowscomputer
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youwilluseforthePro-Stitchersimulation.
3. InserttheUSBflashdriveintoaUSBportontheWindowscomputeryouwilluseforsimulationmode.ViewthefilesontheUSBdrive.Right-clickthePro-Stitcherexecutablefile(PSUpdate17.01.0001.exe,inthisexample)andselectRunasadministrator.Pro-StitcherwillinstallontotheWindowscomputerandthenstart.
4. Youwillseeapop-upmessage
askingwhetheryouwanttobeabletorunPro-Stitcherinsimulationmode.SelectYes.IfyouselectNo,Pro-Stitcherwillnotrun.
5. Whenyoureceivethismessage,donotyetselectOK.
6. RemovetheUSBdrivefromtheWindowscomputerandinsertitintothePro-Stitchertabletcomputerthatisattachedtothequiltingmachine’scarriage.
7. OnthePro-Stitchertablet,selectSettings>Advanced>General.ThenselectCreateSimulationLicense.
8. WhenyoureceivethemessageLicensefilewritten,selectOK.RemovetheUSBdrive.
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9. ReturntotheWindowscomputeryouwilluseforsimulationmodeandinserttheUSBdrivebackintotheUSBportoftheWindowscomputer.NowselectOK.
10. YoucannowrunPro-StitcherinsimulationmodeontheWindowscomputer.
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CommunicationsTheCommunicationoptionsenableyoutomanuallyestablishcommunicationswitheitherthequiltingmachineorthePro-Stitchermotors.ChoosetheSettingstab;thenchooseAdvanced>Communications.
Pro-Stitcher:Whennotselected,thisbuttonstopscommunicationsbetweenPro-Stitcherandthequiltingmachine.Itshouldalwaysbeenabled(darkgreen)whenusingPro-Stitcher.
ToreconnectmotorsIfthePro-Stitchermotorseverbecomeunpluggedordisconnectedfromthecomputer,itmaybenecessarytoreestablishcommunicationsbetweenthePro-Stitchercomputerandthemotors.
MotorError:IfthePro-Stitchercomputercannotcommunicatewiththemotorsforanyreason,itwillbeindicatedbyalightningbolticonatthetopright-handcornerofthescreen.
ReconnectMotors:PressReconnectMotorsortheMotorErrorbuttoninthetop-rightcornerofthescreentoreestablishcommunicationsbetweenthePro-Stitchercomputerandthemotors.
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ToreconnectthemachineYoumayneedtoreestablishcommunicationsbetweenPro-Stitcherandthequiltingmachine.Forexample,thishappenswhenyoustartthePro-Stitchercomputerwhilethequiltingmachineisturnedoff.
ReconnectMachine:PressReconnectMachinetoreestablishcommunicationsbetweenthePro-Stitcherandthequiltingmachine.
• NOTE:EasilytestwhetherPro-Stitcheriscommunicatingwiththequiltingmachineby
pressingtheFullStitchbutton(Pro-Stitchertab>FullStitch),orlookingatthetouchscreenonthequiltingmachine’shandlebars.IfthereiscommunicationbetweenthequiltingmachineandPro-Stitcher,thequiltingmachine’stouchscreenwillindicateit.Iftheyareconnected,thequiltingmachinewillcycletheneedle.
Iftheyarenotcommunicating,nothingwillhappen.IfthePro-Stitchercomputercandetectthatitisnotcommunicatingwiththequiltingmachine,alightningbolticonwillappearinthetop-rightcornerofthePro-Stitcherscreen.PressingthatbuttonwillperformthesamefunctionastheReconnectMachinebutton.
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SpeedProfileTheSpeedProfileenablesyoutocustomizetherelationshipbetweenquiltingspeedandtheprecisionneededtoquiltintricatedesigns.Tousethedefaultspeedprofile
DefaultMaximumAcceleration:SelectDefaulttoresetyourmachinetoitsdefault,orrecommended,accelerationspeed.
DefaultMaximumSpeed:SelectDefaulttoresetyourmachinetoitsdefaultmaximumspeed.
Tochangethemaximumacceleration
• Ifyouexperienceskippedstitchesorajerkymovement,youmaywanttospecifyaloweraccelerationvalue.Forveryintricatedesigns,youmayalsowantalowervalue.TouchthenumberboxforMaximumAccelerationandusethepop-upnumberpadtoenteranumericalvalue;thentouchEnter.
Tochangethemaximumspeed
• Ifyouexperiencelongstitches,youmaywanttospecifyalowermaximumspeedvalue.TouchthenumberboxforMaximumSpeedandusethepop-upnumberpadtoenteranumericalvalue;thentouchEnter.
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LoggingTheloggingoptionsarefortroubleshootingPro-Stitcherbyatechnician.TurningonLoggingcreatesafileatechniciancanusefortroubleshooting.IfyourunPro-Stitcherwithloggingonforanextendedperiodoftime,itwilluseupalotofthediskspaceonyourtabletcomputerforthefile.
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MotorsTheMotorTorqueLimitenablesyoutocustomizethesensitivityofthePro-Stitchermotors.Forexample,ifwhilequiltingthemachinehitsthepoles,thereisathreadlock,oryou’veselectedaquiltingspeedthatistoofastforthecomplexdesignyou’reusing,theerrormessageMotorError:ExcessiveMotorStrainDetectedappearsandthemotorsstop.Thissettingvariesthethresholdforstoppingthemotors.Mostwillnotneedtoadjustthisvalue. Thissettingvariesthethresholdforstoppingthemotors.Thedefaultis100.Mostwillnotneedtoadjustthisvalue.Generallyyouwillmakethisadjustmentwhenrecommendedbyatechnicianorifyourepeatedlyreceivethemotorerrormessagethatexcessivemotorstrainwasdetected. ToresettheMotorTorqueLimittothedefault
MotorTorqueLimitDefault:SelectDefaulttoresetyourmachinetoitsdefaultmotortorquelimit.
WhentoadjusttheMotorTorqueLimit Generallyyouwillmakethisadjustmentwhenrecommendedbyatechnicianorifyourepeatedlyreceivethemotorerrormessagethatexcessivemotorstrainwasdetected. Ifyoureceivethemotorstrainerrormessageduringnormalstitchingconditions:
1. Checkforandremoveanyobstructions. 2. CleartheerrormessagebytouchingtheXintheupper-rightcornerofthe
message.3. PressReconnectMotorsortheMotorErrorbuttoninthetop-rightcornerofthe
screentoreestablishcommunicationsbetweenthePro-Stitchercomputerandthemotors
4. Reduceyourquiltingspeedandresumequilting.5. Ifyoucontinuetoreceivetheerrormessage,changethespeedprofile(Settings
>Advanced>SpeedProfile). 6. Ifyoucontinuetoreceivethemotorstrainerrormessage,adjusttheMotor
TorqueLimit.
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ToadjusttheMotorTorqueLimit
1. SelectSettingsTab>Advanced>Motors.2. IncreasetheMotorTorqueLimittolessenthemotorsensitivityordecreasetheMotor
TorqueLimittoincreasethemotorsensitivity.Selectthenumberboxandenterthevalue.Typicallyentering55or60issufficienttoeliminatetheerrormessageexceptwhenthereisasignificantobstruction.
• CAUTION:IncreasingtheMotorTorqueLimitmeansthatthePro-Stitchermotorswillbelessresponsivetoobstructionsandmaycontinuerunning,potentiallycausingdamagetothequilt.DecreasingtheMotorTorqueLimitmeansthatthePro-Stitchermotorswillstopmoreeasilywhenthereisresistance.
• IMPORTANT:DonotincreasetheMotorTorqueLimitabove100ordecreaseitbelow
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2 2-Corner Areas, 35, 38
A Align Designs Within an Area, 45, 77 Align Triangle Designs, 77 Area tab, 35 Areas, 12, 15, 25, 35, 36
Area File Types, 15 Clear, 35, 36 Close, 12, 25, 35, 36 Create 2-Corner, 35, 38 Create Multi-Point, 35, 41 Cross Hairs, 85 Nudge, 85 Nudge Designs to Reposition, 85 Open, 12, 25, 35, 36 Reposition, 43 Resize, 38 Rotate, 43 Save, 12, 25, 35 Select, 35, 36 Sidebar, 38
Reposition, 43 Rotation, 43
Swap Design Start and End Points, 89 X-Form (Transform), 38
Rotate, 38 Zoom to Area, 36
B Baseline Designs, 45, 46
C Clear, 15
Clear All, 15, 27, 32 Clear All, 15, 32 Clear Area, 35 Clear History, 28 Close Edges, 57 Commonly Used Functions, 12 Concave Areas, 35, 73
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Convex Areas, 35 Create Areas, 36, 38 Crop Based on New Start and/or End Points, 57 Crop Designs, 45, 57 Crop Inside, 57 Crop Outside, 57 Cut, copy or paste, 31
D Design Groups, 33 Design History, 28 Designers' Showcase, 19 Designs, 12, 19, 31
Close, 12, 19 Design File Types, 15 Duplicate, 27, 31, 137 Open, 12, 19 Save, 12, 19
Duplicate, 27, 137
E Edges, 57 Edit Tab, 27
Ribbon Buttons, 27 Encrypted Design files, 17 Exit Pro-Stitcher, 26
F File Tab, 15
Ribbon Buttons, 15 File Types, 15
.hqf, .hqfx, 15
.hqv, .hqvx, 15
.qli, .qlix, 15
.tap, .tapx, 15
.txt, .txtx, 15, 45
G Getting Started, 3 Groups, 33
H Help, 12 History, 27, 28
Clear History, 28 Horizontal Alignment, 77
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L Lock Aspect Ratio, 64
M Moving the Machine with Pro-Stitcher, 111
Stitch Continuously, 111 Stitch While using Move, 111 Straight-Line Quilting, 111
Multi-Point Areas, 35, 41 Multi-Select, 5
O Online Resources, 3 Open Area files, 35 Open Edges, 57 Original Height, 64 Original Width, 64 Overview, 4
P Projects, 12, 15, 23
Close, 12, 23 Open, 12, 23 Project File Types, 15 Save, 12, 23
Pro-Stitcher Tab, 105 Channel Lock, 105, 113
Horizontal, 113 Vertial, 113
Clear Trace, 105 Follow, 105 Full Stitch, 105 Gears, 105 Half Stitch, 105 Measure, 105 Move, 105 New Start and End, 105, 116 Quilt, 105 Record, 105
Q Quick-Access Toolbar, 5 Quilt Sidebar, 107
Cut Thread, 107 Emergency Stop, 107
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Pause Quilting, 107 Pull-up Auto, 107 Pull-up On, 107 Stitch, 107 Tie Off End, 107 Tie Off Start, 107 To begin Stitching, 107 Trace Area, 107, 110 Trace Bounds, 107, 110 Verify Settings, 107
R Reboot Pro-Stitcher, 26 Redo, 27, 30 Refresh, 5 Repeat Basic, 91, 92
Fit repeats, 92 Horizontal, 92 Modify Gap, 92 Point to Point, 92 Stretch repeats, 92 Vertical, 92
Repeat Wrap, 91, 99 Close Edges, 99 Drag, 99 Horizontal Wrap, 99 Point to Point, 99 Wrap Row, 99 Wrap Window, 99 Wrapping Sidebar, 99
Reposition Designs, 45, 85 Resize Designs, 45, 64 Ribbon, 5 Ribbon Buttons, 5 Rotate Areas, 43 Rotate Designs, 45, 47
S Select, 5 Select All, 5 Select None, 5 Settings, 138, 142, 144, 145, 146
Communications, 142 Reconnect Machine, 142 Reconnect Motors, 142
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Logging, 145 Motor Torque Limit, 146 Simulation Mode, 142 Speed Profile, 144 Verify Settings Before Quilting, 138
Shut Down Pro-Stitcher, 15, 26 Skew 1, 73 Skew 2, 73 Skew Designs to an Area, 45, 73 Status Bar, 5 Stitching the Quilt, 107, 110 Stretch Designs, 77 Swap Design Start and End Points, 45
T Tabs, 5 Transform, 43
U Undo, 27, 30 Update Pro-Stitcher, 12, 15
V Vertical Alignment, 77
W Workspace, 5 Workspace tab, 33 Workspace Tabs, 5 Workspace Toolbar, 5 Wrapping, 91
X XForm, 43
Z Zoom, 5
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