Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual
Pacesetter
BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
ii Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Copyright
© Copyright 2009 Pulse Microsystems Ltd. All rights reserved.
This instruction manual and software are copyrighted by the
developer of the software, Pulse Microsystems Ltd. All rights
reserved. US Patent Nos. 5 270 939; 5 343 401; 5 430 658; 5
506 784; 5 510 994; 5 541 847; 5 668 730; 5 771 173; 5 809
921; 6 196 146; 6 216 618; 6 390 005; 6 968 255. European
Patent Nos. 0545773. Other patents pending.
Information in this document is subject to change without
notice.
The software described in this document is furnished under a
license agreement and/or nondisclosure agreement. The
software may be used or copied only in accordance with the
terms of those agreements. No part of this publication and the
software may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated,
or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form
without the manufacturer’s written permission.
Commercial or industrial use of trademark and copyrighted
works (For example, books, paintings, drawings, photos,
fanciful characters, and so forth) owned by other companies or
persons, for creation of embroidery patterns without permission
is illegal and may result in either criminal or civil liability.
Microsoft and Windows® XP/Vista and Word are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names
are copyrighted and registered trademarks or trademarks of
their respective holders. All computer and software names
identified by TM or tm are trademarks of their respective
manufacturers.
Table of Contents
Learning about the Workspace...........................................5
Parts of the Workspace ...................................................................6
Title Bar....................................................................................6
Quick Access Toolbar...............................................................6
Toolbar and Ribbon Buttons ..........................................................12
Pacesetter Menu Tools...........................................................12
Extra Tools..............................................................................13
Ribbon Tools...........................................................................13
Tools on the Arrange Tab............................................. ... ... ....15
The View Tab..........................................................................16
Simulator ................................................................................17
Status Line..............................................................................19
Color Palette...........................................................................19
Using Scrollbars.................................. .. ..................................... ... .20
Correcting Mistakes.......................................................................20
Setting up your Workspace Environment ......................................21
Changing Machine Format Properties...........................................22
Adjusting the View of your Workspace..........................................23
Magnifying and Reducing the View........................................23
Hiding the Sequence and Properties Panels
Automatically..........................................................................24
Viewing Different Parts of the Workspace
(Panning)................................................................................25
Taking Measurements....................................................................26
Displaying a Hoop While Designing........................................ ... ... .26
Viewing and Hiding the Embroidery Hoop..............................27
Selecting a Hoop....................................................................27
Creating a Custom Hoop................................................. .......28
Help ...............................................................................................29
Opening the Help ...................................................................29
Using the Contents............................................... ... .. .............29
Using the Index ..................................................................... .30
Using Search............................................. .. ...........................30
Saving Favorite Help Topics...................................................31
Printing Help topics ................................................................31
1
2 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Creating Lettering...............................................................33
Creating Lettering..........................................................................34
Normal Text Tool.....................................................................34
Path Text Tool.........................................................................35
Custom Shapes for Text on a Path.........................................37
Vertical Text Frame.................................................................39
Circle Text Frame.................................................................. .40
Creating Monograms..............................................................41
Text Frames - an Overview.................................................. ..........42
Adjusting Size of a Text Segment...........................................42
Adjusting the Width of Text.....................................................43
Adjusting the Corners of Text Segments................................43
Using the Envelope Handles..................................................44
Rotating Text................................................ ...........................44
Adjusting the Slant of Text......................................................45
Adjusting the Size of Text in the Circle Frame........................46
Adjusting Text Width in the Circle Frame................................46
Changing the Diameter of the Circle Frame...........................47
Working with Individual Letters......................................................48
Adjusting the Space between Letters (Kerning).....................48
Moving Individual Letters........................................................49
Resizing Individual Letters......................................................49
Rotating Individual Letters.................................................. ... .50
Working with Color.........................................................................51
Changing the Color of a Text Segment...................................51
Creating Multi-color Text Segments .......................................51
Changing Colors in a Two-color Font.....................................53
Text Properties ...................................................................55
The Properties Panel.....................................................................56
Adjusting Text Properties...............................................................56
Changing the Text ..................................................................57
Changing the Font of Existing Text Segment.........................58
Displaying a Font’s Available Characters...............................59
Spell Checker.......................................................... ...............60
Changing the Height of Lettering............................................61
Changing Font Spacing..........................................................62
Width Percentage................................... ... .............................62
Changing the Slant Setting.....................................................63
Applying an Envelope.............................................................64
Properties Specific to Particular Text Frames.........................64
Changing Properties with the Context Menu
(Right-click).............................................................................66
Text Styles Option................................. .........................................68
Run Style Text ........................................................... ... ..........68
Steil Style Text........................................................................69
Appliqué Style Text .................................................... ... ..........69
Adjusting Satin Settings for Appliqué Style Text.....................70
Adjusting Blanket settings for Appliqué Style Text..................71
Adjusting Motif settings for an Appliqué Border......................71
Fabric Backgrounds in Appliqué Style Text............................72
Adjusting Fill Settings....................................................................74
Fill Density Setting..................................................................75
Carved Fill Properties.............................................. .. .............76
Underlay Properties.......................................................................77
Selecting the Underlay Type ..................................................78
Specifying the Underlay Density.............................................78
Specifying the Underlay Stitch Length....................................79
Changing the Inset Distance..................................................79
Pull Compensation Settings...........................................................80
Displaying Special Characters................................................81
Editing Designs ..................................................................85
3
Creating New Designs...................................................................86
Opening and Closing Designs............................... ... ... ..................87
Choosing the Default Recipe..................................................88
Saving a Design ........................................................................ ... .89
Selecting and Moving Parts of a Design........................................90
The Select Tool.......................................................................90
Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Design
Components...........................................................................93
Aligning Items in the Design Horizontally
and Vertically..........................................................................95
Moving Parts of a Design Manually........................................96
Nudging Design Components.................................................96
Deleting Design Components.................................................97
Rotating Design Components.................................................97
Working with the Color Palette ......................................................99
Selecting a Thread Chart .......................................................99
Searching for a Specific Color...................................... ... .......99
Changing a Thread Color.....................................................100
4 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Special Design Tools .............................................................. ... ..101
Merging Design Files............................................................101
Add Designs Feature............................................................103
Distorting Segments.............................................................105
Sequencing Outline Segments....................................................109
Sequencing Segments .........................................................109
Inserting Segments Earlier in the Segment
Sequence .............................................................................110
Moving a Segment Forward or Backward............................110
Moving a Segment to the Start or End of the Design...........112
Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching
Color Group..........................................................................11 3
Printing Designs ...................................... ... .................................1 1 6
Previewing a Design before Printing ....................................116
Printing Design Worksheets.................................................117
Changing the Print Settings..................................................118
Glossary ...........................................................................121
Index..................................................................................127
CHAPTER 1:
Learning about the
Workspace
Before you start using the software, we recommend that you understand the Pacesetter BES Lettering desi gn workspace and learn a few of the basic components outlined in this section.
Topics covered in this chapter:
• Learn the basics of how to set up the design workspace
environment.
• Learn how to show a hoop in the workspace, and create your
own customized hoop.
• Find out how to access the Pacesetter BES Lettering help.
6 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Parts of the Workspace
The Pacesetter BES Lettering workspace contains a number of
different areas which have distinct functions. The sections that
follow give an overview of what each of these areas does, and
the kinds of information about the design that they contain.
Title Bar
The Title Bar appears at the top of the Pacesetter BES Lettering
design window. The Title bar displays information about the
design that is open in the workspace: its name, the number of
stitches and colors in the design, and the overall width and
height.
Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar is located right along the top of your
workspace, to the left of the Title Bar. This toolbar contains tool
buttons that you will commonly use, such as Open, Save, and
Learning about the Workspace 7
print; but it is fully customizable, meaning that you can add the
tools you personally use most often, for easy access. See
“Customizing the Quick Access toolbar”.
To start out, the following default tools a re included on the Quick
Access toolbar: New, Open, Save, Direct Print, Undo, and
Redo.
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
One important advantage of the Quick Access toolbar is that it
is fully customizable. This means that you are able to select
tools from any of the Pacesetter BES Lettering toolbars and add
them to the Quick Access toolbar. You do this by way of the
Customize function, which is accessed by clicking the small
down arrow to the right of the Quick Access toolbar.
To customize the Quick Access toolbar:
1 Click the down arrow at the right end of the Quick Access
toolbar.
You see a menu.
2 Click on More Commands...
You see the Customize dialog.
8 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
3 From the “Choose Commands from:” list, select the toolbar
containing the command you want.
The list of tools on that toolbar now appears in the
“Commands” box.
4 Select the desired tool from within the “Commands” box, and
click Add>>.
The selected tool appears in the list of Quick Access toolbar
tools.
5 Repeat steps 3-4 until you have added all the tools you want
to the Quick Access toolbar.
6 If there is a tool on the Quick Access toolbar that you do not
want to have on there, select it in the right-hand box and
click on the Remove button in the dialog.
7 When you have added and/or removed all the buttons you
want, click OK.
The dialog will close; the Quick Access toolbar will be
changed accordingly.
Learning about the Workspace 9
Adding Separators in the Quick Access Toolbar
You have the option of also adding separators in the Quick
Access Toolbar. These are small vertical marks which appear
on the Quick Access Toolbar, and divide the commands into
groups for ease of use. A separator is added just the same way
as you add commands; select <separator> in the “Choose
commands” list and then click the Add >> button.
Here is an example of how the separators work. If you create an
arrangement of separators and commands in the Customize
dialog that looks like this,
The Quick access toolbar will be organized to look like this:
For more details, see the procedure outlined above,
“Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar.
Y ou can change the position of a separato r , or any co mmand in
the Quick Access Toolbar. Select it in the box to the right in the
Customize dialog, and click the up and down arrows on the
right. This will move the command or separator relative to the
other commands in the Quick Access Toolbar.
10 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Another useful feature of the More Commands menu item (on
the Quick Access Toolbar) is that it gives you the option of
assigning your own custom keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard
shortcuts can be very useful for those tools that you use most
often.
To assign keyboard shortcuts:
1 Click the down arrow at the right end of the Quick Access
toolbar.
You see a menu.
2 Click on More Commands...
You see the Customize dialog.
3 Click the Customize button.
You see the Customize Keyboard dialog.
Learning about the Workspace 11
4 From the “Categories” list, select the category containing the
command you want.
The corresponding list of commands appears in the
“Commands” box.
5 Select a command to which you would like to assign a
shortcut.
6 Click in the “Press new shortcut key” field. 7 On your keyboard, press the sequence of keys that you want
to use; these keystrokes will appear in the field.
If there are two or more keys used in the shortcut, a plus sign
(+) will be inserted between them, to indicate that they are to
be used in combination. The (+) on your keyboard is not p art of
the shortcut sequence.
8 Click the Assign button to create the custom shortcut.
The shortcut sequence will be moved into the Current Keys
field.
9 Repeat steps 3 - 7 until you have created all the desired
keyboard shortcuts.
10 Click close.
12 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Toolbar and Ribbon Buttons
You can access the tools available in Pacesetter BES
Lettering through the various tool bars. The tables below
show the buttons, grouped by location (i.e. whether they are
on the Quick Access Bar, or on one of the tabs on the ribbon).
A brief description of what the button does is also included.
Note that within each tab, some buttons are grouped together
by function.
Pacesetter Menu Tools
Tool What it means
New: Creates a new untitled design.
New/Recipe: Opens a new page and allows you to choose a
new recipe and machine format.
Open: Opens an existing design file.
Merge: Opens the Merge Design dialog, which you can use to
import existing stitch or outline files into the current design
Save: Saves the current design.
Save As: Opens the Save As dialog, allowing you to choose
the destination and file type to save it as.
Print: Opens the printer dialog on your computer, allowing you
to choose your printer and adjust the printer’s properties.
Direct Print: Print s a copy of the design worksheet, bypassing
the printer dialog.
Print Preview: Opens the print preview window, which in turn
will let you print the current design.
Print Setup: Opens the print preview window, which in turn
will let you print the current design.
Close: Closes the file that you are currently working on (the
active file) leaving any other files open.
Learning about the Workspace 13
Tool What it means
Close All: Closes all files that are open on your computer.
Exit: Closes all open files and shuts down Pacesetter BES
Lettering; you will be prompted to save any open files.
Extra Tools
Tool What it means
Undo: Reverses your last action.
Redo: Reverses the action of the Undo command.
Ribbon Tools
The Ribbon appears below the Title Bar. The Ribbon has three
tabs, the Home tab, the Arrange tab, and the View tab. Clicking
on the tabs displays all the buttons for the functions that are
under that tab.
Tools on the Home Tab
Tool What it means
Select: Selects objects in the design window.
Select All: Accessed via the drop-down menu from the
Select tool.Selects all items in the design workspace.
Cut : Cuts the selection and copies it to the clipboard.
Copy: Copies the selection to the clipboard.
Paste: Pastes the clipboard contents into the design, at
the end of the design sequence.
Insert: Pastes a copy of the clipboard selection into the
sewing sequence immediately following the selected
segment.
14 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Tool What it means
Delete: Removes the selected segment.
Text: Creates lettering placed along a straight baseline.
Text on Path: Creates text segment along a path. The
path may be chosen from a pre-defined list of shapes, or
you may create your own shape.
Vertical Frame: Creates vertical lettering.
Circle Frame: Creates lettering based on a circular
baseline.
Monogram Frame: Creates three-letter monogram text.
Add Designs: Adds decorative features to your design -
accents, appliqués, borders, and frames.
3D: Realistically renders your design onscreen.
Grid: Displays a background grid, which helps with
alignment. This grid can be used for the alignment of
items on the display.
Hoop: Displays the hoop as it fits relative to the
embroidery. Clicking this button a second time will turn
the view of the hoop off.
Select Hoop: Accessed via the drop-down menu from
the Hoop tool. Opens up the Select Hoop window, in
which you can choose a new hoop.
/fit Hoop: Accessed via the drop-down menu from the
Hoop tool. Scales the design up to the maximum size of
the selected hoop on the design window.
Background: Two options are available from this
button, Select Color or Select Fabric. Depending on
which one you choose, a dialog box will open in which
you select either the color, or the fabric pattern, that
appears in the background of the active design window.
Ruler: Measures the distance between any two points in
a design.
Learning about the Workspace 15
Tool What it means
Zoom: Magnifies the design to fit a rectangle drawn by
the user with the mouse pointer.
Zoom in: Magnifies the view of the design by a fixed
amount.
Zoom out: Shrinks the view of the design by a fixed
amount.
Fit to Window: Displays the entire design and loaded
images in the window.
Back to 1:1: Returns design to original size.
Slider: Drag the slider to choose a specific level of
magnification; displays percentage of original size.
Pan: Allows you to move the design around in the
workspace window by clicking and dragging.
Tools on the Arrange Tab
Tool What it means
Select: Selects objects in the design window.
Select All: Accessed via the drop-down menu from the Select
tool.Selects all items in the design workspace.
Distort: Displays the Distortion dialog, which you can use to
add interesting effects to the selected design.
Align Left: Aligns all selected objects with the left-most item
selected.
Align Right: Aligns all selected objects with the right-most
item selected.
Align Top: Aligns all selected objects with the top-most item
selected.
Align Bottom: Aligns all selected objects with the bottom-
most item selected.
Horizontal Center: Takes all selected objects and centers
them in the selection box. The objects are moved so that they
are centered left-to-right with each other, but they are not
moved up or down.
16 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Tool What it means
Vertical Center: Takes all selected objects and centers them
in the selection box. The objects are moved so that they are
centered top-to-bottom with each other, but they are not
moved left or right.
Center: Centers one or more selected objects proportionally
within the current hoop.
Flip Horizontal: Flips one or more selected objects
horizontally.
Flip Vertical: Flips one or more selected objects vertically.
Rotate Left: Rotates one or more selected objects to the left
by 90 degree increments.
Rotate Right: Rotates one or more selected objects to the
right by 90 degree increments.
The View Tab
The controls on the View tab allow you to change what appears
on your workspace; which panels are displayed, whether or not
commands and stitch points are shown in the desi gn, and so o n.
There are three areas found on this tab, Windows, Show/Hide,
and Program Preferences.
Windows
In the windows area, check the box to show the corresponding
window or panel, and uncheck it to hide that window or panel.
• Sequence. Shows/hides the Sequence view.
• Palette. Shows/hides the thread palette.
• Properties. Shows/hides the properties panel.
• Simulator. Shows/hides the sewing simulator.
• Status. Shows/hides the status bar.
Learning about the Workspace 17
Show/Hide
Check the boxes to show the corresponding symbols in the
Design Workspace.
• Entry/Exit. Shows the position of the first and last points
in the sewing of a segment.
• Commands. Displays icons in the workspace that show
where the color changes and trims are.
• Stitch points. Shows the penetration points of the
stitches.
Program Preferences
Click on the Program Preferences button to open a dialog
in which you can set the default machine settings, change the
units of measure, and choose settings for the workspace grid.
For more information on this dialog, see “Setting up your
Workspace Environment”
Simulator
The Simulator makes it easy to see on-screen how your design
will sew out. You can use the Simulator to eliminate potential
sewing problems.
When you select Simulator from the View tab of the Ribbon, the
Simulator (scrollbar slider and the sewing simulator) will appear
at the bottom of the design space. The Simulator controls which
parts of the design are drawn in the design window.
You can also open and close the Simulator by pressing Ctrl + R.
Scrollbar Slider
18 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
The length of the scrollbar slider represents all of the stitches in
the opened design. You can move the scrollbar slider by
dragging it to see a design as it will look sewn to a particular
point. The color display within the scrollbar indicates the thread
color that will be sewn when the scrollbar slider is positioned
over it. Clicking on the arrows at the ends of the scrollbar will
advance or retrace the design position by one stitch.
Sewing Simulator
The sewing simulator allows you to watch your design draw on
a stitch-by-stitch basis, simulating the sewing action of your
machine. The Simulator controls include pause, stop, sew
forward and sew backwards. You can push various control
buttons and slide the speed control to vary the rate of sewing.
Using the Simulator
The following table explains how to use the Simulator in more
detail:
Tools What is does
Previous Stitch: Move backward in the design by
one stitch.
Scrollbar slider: Drag the scrollbar slider to
advance the design to a specific position. When the
scrollbar slider is positioned over a color, you will see
the specified thread color being sewn in the design.
The entire length of the scrollbar slider represents
the entire design.
Next Stitch: Move forward in the design by one
stitch.
Simulate Sewing (backward): Move backward
through the design.
Pause/Stop: Pause or stop the design while
drawing. When you play or resume sewing your
design, stitching will continue from the location of the
last stitch.
Learning about the Workspace 19
Tools What is does
Simulate Sewing: Move forward through the
design.
Speed: Slide the speed control to vary the rate of
sewing.
Status Line
The Status Line appears at the bottom of the Pacesetter BES
Lettering window. To show or hide the Status Line, go to the
Windows area of the View Tab and check or uncheck Status.
As you move the mouse over different sections of the
workspace, this indicator will tell you what that area or button
does. You will also find specific design information in other
areas of the status bar; it shows the total number of segments in
the design, the number of segments currently selected, the
machine format, the recipe used by the current design, the
number of stitches in the selected design components and the
hoop being used.
Color Palette
The thread colors for the design are shown in the Color Palette
located along the top edge of the workspace. To show the Color
Palette (if it is not already displayed), go to the Windows area of
the View tab and check the Palette box.
The color palette in Pacesetter BES Lettering.
For more information on the color palette, see “Changing
Thread Colors” in the “Working with Designs” section of this
manual.
20 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Using Scrollbars
The scrollbars are inside the design workspace on the right and
bottom of the window. These operate as standard scrollbars,
which you may be familiar with from any typical Windows
application. They allow you to quickly navigate the design using
the mouse.
Typical actions for the scrollbars include:
• Dragging the Thumb Track to pan the view. Notice that this
is like using the Pan tool.
• Clicking in the scrollbar on either side of the Thumb Track
will move the design window view one screen at a time.
• Clicking in the scrollbar on the arrows moves the design
window view only a small amount at a time.
You can also right-click the scrollbar to display a pop-up menu
of scroll actions.
Correcting Mistakes
Undo and Redo are two significant features that allow you to
correct mistakes. If you make a mistake and change your mind
about an action you just made, Undo reverses the action. Redo
puts back the change. If Undo or Redo are grayed out, you
cannot Undo or Redo.
To use Undo:
• Do one of the following:
On the Quick Access toolbar click the Undo tool.
Press Ctrl+Z on your keyboard.
To use Redo:
• Do one of the following:
From the Quick Access toolbar, click the Redo tool.
Press Ctrl+Y on your keyboard.
Learning about the Workspace 21
Setting up your Workspace Environment
Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to set up your design
workspace environment for all opened design files. You can
predetermine the units of measurement you want to use for your
designs.
The following sections describe the units of measurement that
can be used for designs opened in Pacesetter BES Lettering.
Metric
The dimensions in Pacesetter BES Lettering can be displayed
in metric values. This is the default setting, which will appear
each time you run Pacesetter BES Lettering. It is generally
preferable for embroiderers to use the metric values because
many of the manufacturers of embroidery machines and
designs use metric values.
English vs. Metric
Pacesetter BES Lettering displays inch measurements in tenths
of inches. If you think in inches, then you can to set the software
to use the inch system. Open the Preferences dialog and click
on the Environment tab, and select English from the Units list.
To set up your workspace environment:
1 On the View tab of the Ribbon, select the Preferences
button.
You see the Preferences dialog box.
2 Click the Environment tab. 3 From the Units list, select the units of measurement you
want used for your designs: Metric or English.
4 Click OK.
22 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Changing Machine Format Properties
All designs in Pacesetter BES Lettering have a machine format.
Machine formats have their own profile settings that determine
how embroidery information will be interpreted when you save
design files.
When you create a new design file, you can select the machine
format for the specific design. The selected machine format can
change how the design file is read. For more information, see
“Creating new designs”.
When you set machine format properties in the Preferences
dialog, all new designs will use these machine format properties
as the default settings.
If you open a design with the New/Recipe command, you can
select the recipe for the new design ins the New Page dialog.
This will override whichever recipe is set as the default in the
Preferences dialog.
Changing machine format properties after a design file has
been opened will not change the machine format of the
embroidery designs in that design.
To change machine format properties:
1 On the View tab of the Ribbon, select the Preferences
button.
You see the Program Preferences dialog box.
2 Click the Formats tab. 3 From the Machine format list, select the machine format that
you want applied to new design files.
4 Click OK.
Learning about the Workspace 23
Adjusting the View of your Workspace
Magnifying and Reducing the View
Use Zoom to magnify or reduce parts of your design. With Zoom
you can either left-click to enlarge your design or right-click to
make your design smaller.
You can zoom in and out of your workspace by using the Zoom
tool. This tool turns Zoom Mode on and off.
When you turn Zoom Mode on, you will see your cursor change.
With this cursor you can perform three actions:
• Left-Click: This zooms the display in, using the point you
clicked on as the center for the display.
• Right-Click: This zooms the display out, using the point you
clicked on as the center for the display.
• Left-Drag: If you drag a box on the screen, the display will
zoom to fit that box.
To use the Zoom Tool:
1 On the Ribbon, select the Home tab. 2 In the Zoom toolbar, click on the Zoom tool.
The pointer becomes a magnifying glass.
3 Do either of the following:
Right-click to make your design larger.
Left-click that area to make your design smaller.
To zoom-in on a specific area:
1 On the Ribbon, select the Home tab. 2 In the Zoom toolbar, click on the Zoom tool.
The pointer becomes a magnifying glass.
3 Click and hold your mouse button and drag it to form a
flexible box around the area you want to see in detail.
24 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
4 Do one of the following steps:
T o increase the zoom, continue clicking and dragging the
flexible box.
From the Zoom toolbar, click on the down arrow under
the Zoom icon, and use the Zoom tool settings to zoom
back out.
Additional options on the Zoom Toolbar:
When you click on the down arrow underneath the Zoom Tool,
you will see an option menu. You can choose from any of the
following options on this menu:
• Zoom In to make your design larger.
• Zoom Out to make your design smaller.
• To Fit to make the whole design the size of the design
window.
• To Selection to zoom to the size of the currently selected
embroidery segment, or set of embroidery segments if more
than one is selected.
•1:1 to see the design at the actual size
Hiding the Sequence and Properties Panels Automatically
To increase the amount of space for your design window, you
can set the Sequence and Properties panels to the Auto hide
mode. When Auto hide is on, the panel will only be visible while
the mouse is over it; as soon as you remove the mouse, the
panel will collapse to a narrow sidebar.
To turn on Auto hide for these panels, click on the small pushpin icon at the top-right of the panel. When the panel is in
Auto hide mode, the small push-pin will be on its side, like this:
. Now, whenever you move the mouse to another part of the
screen, the panel will be hidden.
To turn Auto hide off, click on the icon again.
Learning about the Workspace 25
Viewing Different Parts of the Workspace (Panning)
Sometimes you may want to work at a high level of
magnification, and some part of the garment or embroidery
you’re working on will not show up in the workspace.You can
move to parts of your design that go beyond the window’s
borders. In these situations, you can use keyboard arrows or
the pan tool to change your view of the project.
Panning using the keyboard:
• Use the key to move up.
• Use the key to move down.
• Use the key to move left.
• Use the key to move right.
Using the Pan Tool
The Pan tool turns your cursor into an icon of an open
hand. This allows you to drag the window around, while, at the
same time, being able to see where you are moving. This is
similar to moving around the window using the scrollbars.
You access the Pan tool from the Zoom Toolbar on the Home
tab of the Ribbon.
The Pan tool does not move any design objects, only the area
of the overall design that is being displayed.
If the Pan tool is selected, you can right-click and the lastselected tool will be selected. Doing so will also deselect the
Pan tool.
26 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
Taking Measurements
The Ruler tool lets you measure the distance between any
two points in your design workspace. When you measure from
one point to another, the distance is displayed in the status line
located at the bottom of the window. The status line shows the
horizontal and vertical distances the Ruler tool travels from the
x and y axes, the angle measured, and the total distances.
The ruler measurements are calculated in the units you set
under the Units tab of the Preferences dialog.
To measure Designs:
1 On the Ribbon, select the Home tab. 2 Click on the Ruler tool.
Your pointer changes to a ruler when in the Design
Workspace.
3 Click and drag your mouse until you are finished measuring
the item.
4 Let go of your mouse when you are finished measuring. 5 Look in the status line at the bottom of the workspace to see
the measurement.
6 Right-click to set the end point of your measurement.
The measurement is now displayed in the status bar.
Displaying a Hoop While Designing
Viewing the hoop or frame on the screen lets you ensure that
your design fits properly when you run it on the machine. The
hoop serves as a guide to help size and position your design in
the design window. Pacesetter BES Lettering comes with many
pre-loaded hoop sizes.
Learning about the Workspace 27
Viewing and Hiding the Embroidery Hoop
The Hoops tool toggles the display of the embroidery hoop
on and off. The hoop size is determined by your settings under
the Hoops dialog in Pacesetter BES Lettering.
Clicking the Hoop tool will affect your current zoom level. If the
hoop is off and you turn it on, the display will zoom to fit the
hoop into the window.
Selecting a Hoop
You can select one of many pre-loaded hoops using the Hoops
dialog.
You will notice that you can select hoops from dif ferent file types
in this dialog. This is useful when you want to make sure that
your design will fit for more than one kind of embroidery
machine.
To select a hoop using the Hoops dialog:
1 On the Home Tab click the down arrow under the Hoop tool. 2 From the menu that appears, click on Select Hoop.
You see the Hoops dialog.
28 Pacesetter BES Lettering
Instruction Manual
3 Select the machine format from the Format drop-down list. 4 From the list of Hoops, choose a hoop size appropriate for
your design.
5 If needed, check the “Rotate by 90º” box to make the hoop fit
your design better.
6 Click OK.
Creating a Custom Hoop
You can also create your own custom-sized hoops using the
Hoops dialog. Once you have set the parameters for your hoop
and typed in a description, the custom hoop will be saved by the
Hoops dialog; it will be available for your use in future designs.
To add a custom hoop:
1 On the Home Tab click the down arrow under the Hoop tool. 2 From the menu that appears, click on Select Hoop.
You see the Hoops dialog.
3 Click the New button.
You see the New Hoop dialog.
4 Enter the dimensions for your new hoop in the Width and
Height boxes.
5 In the Name box, type a name for your custom hoop. 6 Click OK.
The new hoop’s name will now be displayed in the list of
hoops that you can select from in the Hoops dialog.
Loading...