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1. Thread Colors Click to open Color Palette 2 Click the Thread Colors link BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial The Design Properties dialog opens with the Thread Colors tab active The colors in the current design appear in the Threads in Design panel All colors currently in the design 3 Select Isacord 40 wt numerical from the Thread Chart list Select the first design color in Threads in Design list 5 Select the Code option and in the Search field enter 0771 The system searches for the thread and highlights it in the list Select color Select Isacord 40 wt numerical Search color highlighted nae Match amp Assign All wow Code Enter code Select to search on Code 6 Click Assign or double click the thread Click to assign The selected color in the Threads in Design list is replaced by the highlighted thread color 7 Assign the next three colors as follows gt Color 2 1141 gt Color 3 1161 gt Color 4 1252 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 67 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial 8 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close Add a color to the design Micolor Use Color Stitch and Color Bar to set up thread colors You can add colors to thread charts using colors from other charts or colors you mix yourself We will
2. Click to browse 7 Select the Fabric button and click Browse The Load Picture dialog opens Fabrics are all located in the C Program Files BERNINA Embroidery Software 6 Fabrics folder GW Select Fabric Pattern Ex Lookin Fabrics ep TM Name Date taken Tags 7 2 Recent Places blue knit bmp iw chambray bmp fa corderoy bmp F H deni abric preview Desktop 5 denim bmp p a hatch bmp a leather brown bmp a red tshirt bmp Documentation fa satin bmp fa toweling bmp gt A weave bmp fa white linen bmp C ut ai fa white polo bmp A fa white tshirt bmp lt Network File name aida bmp X V Preview Files of type Bmp Files bmp x Cancel 8 Select Aida from the fabrics folder and click Open Note We use Aida for appearance only to create the impression of linen fabric onscreen BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 173 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial 9 Click OK 10 Save your design See also Saving designs Tip The final result of this project is located in the Tutorials folder You may want to compare it at this point with your own completed design 11 Click the Print Preview icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 174 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial The design displays as it will be printed See Printing designs in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroid
3. Use Standard Settings Adjust Settings To 9 Inthe Fabric Type dropdown list select Knit Light Weight 10 Accept the standard settings and click OK These fabric settings will be applied to all newly created objects in the design 11 Right click the Show Hoop icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 129 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial The Options gt Hoop dialog opens Options Grid General Hoop Applique Remove Overlaps Auto Scroll V Display Hoops Hoop artista 130 100 Select artista 130 x 100 Position New Hoop Automatic Centering Manual 12 Select artista 130 x 100 from the Hoop list 13 Click OK Artista 130 x 100 hoop 14 Zoom out to better view the hoop select the Zoom Box tool and right click the design once Tip Once you have selected a hoop you can toggle it on or off by clicking the Show Hoop icon 15 Select File gt Save As BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 130 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial The Save As dialog opens WW Save As x Save in ad Digitizing hd 6 i E flv r Name r Date taken Tags Size Rating wP ls Digitizing_Finish ART60 197 KB Recent Places Desktop Documentation A Computer A 4 ur p Network T Flename Digtizng Tutora Save as type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 v Cancel Tip The Save As dialog
4. BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Design Bernina koda 53 Next Page Prev Page Two Page Zoom Out Close Options Portrait 16 Change printing options by clicking the Options button See Setting print options for embroidery in the Onscreen Manual for details Note Large designs may be displayed over a number of pages if printed at actual size Use Next Page Previous Page or Two Pages to view multiple pages 17 Click Close to exit the print preview 18 Use Write to Machine to send your design directly to your BERNINA home embroidery machine ready to stitch See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details See also detailed instructions provided in your embroidery machine documentation BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 157 CHAPTER 10 IMIONOGRAMMING TUTORIAL With BERNINA Embroidery Software it is very easy to create monograms for a variety of purposes The Monogramming feature integrates the three basic elements of a monogram Mfr lettering ornaments and borders In LF A l this tutorial you will use the O Monogramming tool and discover how k P to create simple and elegant q monograms in a fraction of the time it Woo SS takes to manually digitize the same WAN Ge design ay 3 Monogram designs are often used for stitching on a variety of fabrics such as toweling linen satin and velvet among others You will learn how to set the fabric type to ensure a qu
5. 3 Follow the instructions on the website to choose your upgrade requirement The website will offer you a payment method If you pay for the chosen upgrade gt The website sends you an email confirming the sale and asking you to wait for a second email before clicking the Install Upgrade button gt The website then sends you a second email informing you that the access codes are ready 4 After notification by email select Help gt Install Upgrade The Bernina Upgrader dialog opens BERNINA Upgrade Installer Ex You are about to upgrade your BERNINA software via the Internet BERNINA Embroidery Software will dose to start the upgrading process and restart when it is complete To ensure the process is successful you will need to take note of the following points 1 Your computer must have an active Internet connection 2 You must have received a confirmation email that your upgrade is ready to be installed 3 The upgrading process may take a while depending on the speed of your Internet connection 4 If the upgrade process is interrupted you can resume it by clicking the Install Upgrade button again when BERNINA Embroidery Software restarts 5 Don t run BERNINA Embroidery Software before the upgrade is complete Do you want to upgrade BERNINA Embroidery Software now x cme 5 Click OK The access codes are downloaded to your dongle and the software upgraded 6 When the upgrade proc
6. Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 4 Before converting to embroidery color your picture frame and size it using object properties as shown LZ Object Pr gt La E al a Flo Width 2 5mm Color E Set width and color of picture frame C Behind fill E Scale with image Tip Color the duplicate outline the same color as the picture frame When the artwork prints out the printed outline will match the thread 5 To convert to embroidery select the picture frame and click Convert Vectors to Embroidery on the Art Toolbox toolbar BERNINA Embroidery Software switches to Embroidery Canvas and automatically converts the selected object to embroidery See also Digitizing with vector graphics in the Onscreen Manual Stitch and Color Bar RO ae Ea Colony Adjust color 6 Adjust stitch type and thread color from the Stitch and Color Bar as desired See also Thread Colors and Charts tn the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 209 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial Y Tip You can search for a thread by code or description and assign it to a selected design color slot See Searching and assigning threads in the Onscreen Manual for details Use the Settings gt Fabric Display to choose a suitable background color to match the fabric you are printing to See also Changing backgrounds in the Onscreen Manual Display x Background Color selecte
7. MultiHoopDesign Final O2 Mu 00pDesign Final 03 Hoop position colors match display colors of MultHoopDesign Final 05 hoops MultiHoopDesign Final 04 4 m W 975 H1289 X 40Y 4 0L 7A 135 12497 Z044 ART Grade A Objects already sewn shown Objects to be sewn Objects to be sewn as dark grey outlines next appear as light now shown in grey outlines actual stitch colors EEN Note Registration marks are red for the first file and green for any additional files 4 Select any hooping in the list The newly selected hooping is shown as a dotted line surrounded by a solid line while the other hoop positions are shown as dotted lines only Objects within the selected hooping are shown in their actual stitch colors Objects to be stitched before or after are shown as mid and light grey outlines respectively 5 Click the Send Now button The system outputs a file containing everything to be stitched within the current hooping Tip As you stitch out each hooping note the registration marks that are sewn with the last color change to help you align the next hooping BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 245 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial 6 Repeat this process as many times as necessary to send all hoopings Fa TWN oe SRL Le ae A j TA 5 g l h aa Align hoop center with chalked registration mark ome Use chalked FIA gt center lines to hel
8. Specialized digitizing techniques Specialized Digitizing Techniques Create freehand embroidery Freehand Draw A Creating freehand embroidery Embroidery Reinforce outlines Reinforcing outlines Cut holes in objects Add Holes Cutting holes in objects Remove underlying stitching Remove Overlaps Removing underlying stitching Fill holes in objects Fill Holes Filling holes in objects Create outlines and borders Outline Design A Creating outlines and borders Create buttonholes Add Buttonhole Creating buttonholes Artistic stitch effects Artistic Stitch Effects Create contour fills Contour A Creating contour fills Create fancy fills Fancy Fill Creating fancy fills Create cross stitch fills Cross Stitch A Creating cross stitch fills Create textured edges Textured Edge Creating textured edges Create wave effects Wave Effect Creating wave effects Creating star fills Star Fill A Creating star fill effects Create gradient fills Gradient Fill Creating gradient fills Create open fills Travel on Edges Creating open fills Create color blending effects Color Blending Creating color blending effects Create morphing effects Morphing Creating morphing effects Induded as standard A Newinpowed feature option S17 aunzeay Npojg asemyos Ayapiosquiyz YNINY39 SPIND PEJS PIND aemIyos Aaplosquiyzs YNINYAG S Capability Pattern runs and fills Add pattern stamps Create pattern runs Creat
9. When checking the design properties we noticed that our design contains a number of very similar thread colors It is possible to limit these without compromising stitchout quality to any appreciable extent But first we Should define the fabric we want to stitch out on v Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 84 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial To optimize thread colors 1 2 Select the design if not already selected Select Settings gt Fabric Settings The Fabric Settings dialog opens Fabric Settings Fabric Type 8 Woven Heavy Weight v Select fabric type Use Standard Settings Select to use standard settings Adjust Settings To Select Woven Heavy Weight from the Fabric Type list Accept the standard settings and click OK Stitch settings are adjusted according to the fabric selected We are using denim Select the design if not already selected Click Arrange gt Ungroup or press Ctri U to ungroup the objects Click the Color Film icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 85 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The Color Film toolbar opens displaying all color blocks in the design in order of stitching sequence Design contains a number of similar colors 8 Select Color Block 3 from the Color Film
10. mm Enter 40 100 H 2 Select the Anniversary alphabet and enter 40 mm 1 57 in the Height field 3 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close Lettering object resized font changed and positioned in the center BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 65 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial 4 Click and drag the lettering object to the center of your design or use the arrow keys to nudge it into position Setting up thread colors At this point we ve almost finished our monogram design But first we ll change the thread colors to something more neutral We ll also add a color to the Color Palette v Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs Assign thread colors Bi Color Use Color Stitch and Color Bar to set up thread colors There are many thread brands and each brand has its own color chart You can use a preset thread chart or create your own For the exercise we will use the Isacord 40 wt numerical thread chart See also Thread Colors and Charts in the Onscreen Manual Note Due to the differences in computer monitors and computer video cards the approximate colors displayed should be used only as guides Threads should always be matched to the appropriate physical color card To assign thread colors 1 Click the Color icon The Color Palette opens Color Palette W coio TE
11. 3 Change the file name as required and choose a destination folder and or file format and click Save You are prompted to split the design into multiple files or export everything to a single file Multiple Hoopings es 7 N Your design uses more than one hooping Would you like to export split files Export one file for every hooping show me first No Export everything in one file 4 Click Yes The system checks that all embroidery objects are covered You will be warned if they are not Otherwise all hoopings needed to stitch the BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 242 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial design are calculated and displayed in the Hooping Sequence dialog Hoopings are named as files with the chosen file extension l BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus MultiHoopDesign Final 01 Bernina ex i Hooping Sequence To Files Save Save All gt C a hoe and Cancel buttons displayed restion Hooping Sequence MultiHoopDesign Final 01 ART60 MultiHoopDesign Final 02 ART60 MultiHoopDesign Final 03 ART60 Hoopings shown gt i MultiHoopDesign Final 04 ART60 as file names with extensions MultiHoopDesign Final 05 ART60 4 w W 96 7 H 126 0 4 0Y 4 0L 5 7 A 135 12739 Z042 ART Grade A 5 Select a hooping and click Save All embroidery objects associated with the chosen hooping are saved to file as named in the
12. BERNINA Embroidery Software 6 QUICK START GUIDE BERNINA EditorPlus BERNINA DesignerPlus COPYRIGHT 1997 2009 BY WILCOM PTY LTD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No parts of this publication or the accompanying software may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic manual or otherwise or disclosed to any third party without the express written permission of Wilcom Pty Ltd A B N 43 001 971 919 146 156 Wyndham Street Alexandria Sydney New South Wales 2015 Australia PO Box 581 Alexandria 1435 Phone 61 2 9578 5100 Fax 61 2 9578 5108 Email wilcom wilcom com au Web http www wilcom com au NOTE The screen illustrations in this publication are intended to be representations not exact duplicates of the screen layouts generated by the software PRINTED USER MANUAL Registered owners of BERNINA Embroidery Software are permitted to create one 1 copy of the BERNINA Embroidery Software User Manual for their personal use This can be printed with a personal printer or through a commercial printing company LIMITED WARRANTY BERNINA International AG warrants for a period of 90 days commencing from the date of delivery of the software to you that the products are free from defects in materials and workmanship Your exclusive remedy for breach of warranty is to re
13. Es Use Closed Object Digitize toolbar to digitize irregular closed shapes In this tutorial we will use the imported artwork as a guide while we manually digitize the objects that will make up the cover stitching of the appliqu For the purposes of this design we will be using the special Advanced Appliqu tool which allows us to generate open object appliqu from one or more source or primary objects These objects form the cover stitching of the resulting appliqu There is a specific order in which we must stitch the objects so that the intersecting objects together form allowable boundaries gt Ears and horns BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 180 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial Forehead piece Neck patches Neck face and nose Eyes and nostrils We will digitize these objects using default green single run stitches in order to visualize the stitches in Stitch View more clearly The stitches will be converted to black Satin once all objects comprising our cover stitching are complete See also Digitizing Methods in the Onscreen Manual v v v wv Tip Before proceeding with manual digitizing it s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the concept of reference points and reshape nodes in BERNI NA Embroidery Software See Digitizing tools for details To digitize the cover stitches 1 Click the Color icon The Color Palette opens Color Palette Click to open Color Palet
14. The data is extracted from the design and cannot be modified Design Thread Colors Summary Design Name Design4 Version 6 0 Stitches 12127 Color Changes 13 Colors 9 From start point Left 50 1 mm Right 50 1 mm Up 35 1 mm Down 35 1mm End X 0 0mm End Y 0 0mm Height 70 3 mm Width 100 3 mm ART Grade A Pure ART Outlines Pure ART Stitches 2 Select the Summary tab to view or enter summary information about the design Design Thread Colors Summary Author Bon Howard Keywords Fall Autumn Red Leave Comments Used on gardening aprpn Title Design4 Subject 3 Click a field and enter any text which will help you identify the design at a later date Note Information from this tab is included on the Print Preview as well as the Summary tab of the Windows Properties dialog See Viewing design information in Windows Explorer and Previewing designs for details 4 Click OK Viewing design information in Windows Explorer Before opening ART files you can view design thumbnails and details via MS Windows Explorer The Properties dialog displays a design preview together with design information such as stitch count number of stops and color changes You can also view general file information such as file size and modification dates See also Design Management Note This same dialog can be accessed from within the Open dialog in BERNINA Embroidery Software See also Opening designs
15. To output the design 1 Click the Print Preview icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 72 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial The design opens as it will be printed See also Printing designs in the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Lettering_Start Bernina koda 83 Print Now Next Page Prev Page Two Page Zoom Out Close Options Portrait _ BERNINA Embroldery Sofware Le tering Tulia Dak 17 May 2006 Sikhes 19638 Colors 5 5 167mm i amm 130 bbin 28 35m kacon 7 Espresso 1555 r Brai bacon 40 2 Change printing options by clicking the Options button See Setting print options for embroidery in the Onscreen Manual for details Note Large designs may be displayed over a number of pages if printed at actual size Use Next Page Previous Page or Two Pages to view multiple pages Click Close to exit the print preview Use Write to Machine to send your design directly to your BERNINA Embroidery Software home embroidery machine ready to stitch See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details See also detailed instructions provided in your embroidery machine documentation Tip Magic Box allows you to convert between designs saved in a variety of non native formats You can read a design from any supported design card into BERNINA Embroidery Software and edit it Contact your dealer or OESD for information on using
16. To view design information in Windows Explorer 1 In Windows Explorer select the folder you are interested in Design thumbnails are displayed in the Windows Explorer window Date modified Folders v Nami Type gt F Ji My Designs Embroidery Ji Animals ke P LA F J ART Desig SE Pa 2 J Artwork EF ys 4 3 es 2 Ji Bora a E E B Children FB253_48 ART60 FL852 ART50 fI868 ART50 m Florals i Holice Turnbow Stencil p Laces j d Megahoop ace s J Needle Arts i B Ornament its E j C My Designs Embroidery ed Secs oftware Cali Animals FB253_48 ART60 J Other m PhotoSnap FM608 ART50 Frog ART50 HE478 ART60 Design Name FB253_48 a Badant Version 6 0B erel B Seasoi Machi Bernina g ERN J4 B Sports z i Stitch 5935 Ta Pona are FB253_48 ART60 Size 58 5 KB Version 6 0B m av BERNINA Embroidery Software Design File Date modified 12 03 2009 5 24 PM Machine B al Date created 12 05 2009 2 49 PM 1 item selected 58 5 KB Mi Computer 2 Right click a file and select Properties from the popup menu BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 43 The Properties dialog opens M SW FL852 ART50 Properties ln ART design details available in Windows Properties dialog Design Infomation Design Name FL852 Stitches 19758 Colors 13 Stops 13 Color Changes 12 Machine Bemina
17. Use this worksheet to align the printed fabric on the hoop with the design center Sending design to production We re now at the stage where we can send the design to production This is fun but also a bit tricky We first need to print the graphical part of the design For the purposes of the tutorial we assume the use of transfer paper and a normal color printer The image must be reversed when printed and then ironed onto the garment Then the printed design must be correctly aligned and centered in the hoop for the embroidery stitchout With a bit of practice you ll be an expert in no time v Tip For a more professional result you may consider enlisting the services of a digital print or screen print shop for direct to garment DTG printing Printing the graphical part of the design we Use Art Canvas gt View Mode gt Show Embroidery to toggle embroidery object display on off BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 220 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial m Use Standard gt Print to print a design from Art Canvas Ed Use General gt Show Vectors to toggle on off display of vector graphics tad Use General gt Show Hoop to toggle the hoop display on off To send the design to production you first need to print the digital art design of the background To do this you first need to hide the embroidery because you don t want it printing on the digital art printer If transfer paper is used images m
18. floated by dragging the caption bar to the Design Window or double clicking it when pinned tn place Status bar A Status Bar at the bottom of the Embroidery Canvas Design Window provides continuous display of current cursor position status as well as instructions for use of selected tools Measurement indicators X Y Land A W 104 7 H 83 0 Prompt message Design width and height s 7 0 Y 40 5L 41 14 Enter point 1 on the curve Stitch count 16149 File type Y 40 5L 41 1 4 100 Zz Zoom factor ART Grade A Information displayed includes gt Prompt message guides you through use of selected functions gt Design width and height gt Coordinates of current needle position X Y and length L and angle A of current stitch See also Measuring distances onscreen gt Stitch count total number of stitches in design gt Zoom factor gt File type indicates grade of ART design BERNINA Embroidery Software native ART designs are classified in four grades depending on how the file was created See Embroidery design formats in the Onscreen Manual for details Chapter 3 Basic Procedures Working with design files By default BERNINA Embroidery Software saves designs to its native ART file format This format contains all information necessary both for stitching a design and for later modification BERNINA Embroidery Software opens a range of native ART files
19. 18 Close the dialog select the object and select the Reshape Object tool The reshape nodes of the object as well as the wave angle are now visible See also Reshaping objects in the Onscreen Manual i See ee AEN Click and drag Si sore ee Tie eee pe eee ee downwards 19 Click and drag the center point of the wave angle downwards so it inverts the curve and follows the contour of the body BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 119 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 20 Press Enter to apply changes o lt i f t d Wave Effect applied reshaped 21 Select the water object and click the Color Blending tool The Color Blending dialog opens See also Creating color blending effects in the Onscreen Manual Color Blending Profiles sotma d Select spacing gt E 7 effect jia retititira a wn Bottom Layer Select bottom E layer color Seta Select top 7 layer color gt g _ st st gt applied 22 In the Profiles panel select a profile for top and bottom layers as shown 23 Select color C2 for Bottom Layer and C14 for Top Layer 24 Click OK to accept the default stitch spacing settings BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 120 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial The water object is duplicated and blended according to your chosen Settings Finalizing the design ET Use Auto Underlay Gener
20. 2 11 Enter 2 mm in the Satin Width field and click Apply Tip You will find a design file in your tutorial folder completed to this point in the tutorial You may open it to compare it with your work The filename is ReadyForApplique Creating open object applique Z Use Advanced Appliqu Digitize toolbar to generate open object appli qu from one or more source objects Open object appliqu is generated from one or more source or primary objects Several types of primary object can be used including any outline stitch type Single Run Satin Outline etc any closed or block digitized object When open object appliqu is created secondary objects are generated to hold down fabric patches These may include some or all of the following gt Placement lines These are optionally the first appliqu layer to be stitched Placement lines are used to position pre cut appliqu patches on the background material gt Cutting lines Again optionally cutting lines form a guide when trimming the fabric of an appliqu patch in situ BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 193 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial gt Tackdown This is a zigzag stitch placed after placement and cutting lines and used to fix appliqu patches to the background fabric before cover stitching is applied Each boundary segment will generate a placement line cutting line and or tackdown depending
21. A V 6 0 ART Computer A Network File name Lettering_Start ART60 v V Preview Preview on off Files of type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 Cancel BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 54 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial 4 Navigate to the My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder and select the Tutorials gt Lettering folder 5 Select the Lettering Start Art60 file and click Open The design opens in the Design Window Change views wits Digitize and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as SES graphics View designs realistically in simulated 3D Click Show Artistic View General toolbar to toggle artistic or a stitchout view on off BERNINA Embroidery Software lets you open and edit all your designs in Embroidery Canvas Artistic View shows what your design will look like after stitchout All editing commands are also available in Artistic View See Viewing modes for details A Note To ensure your design is displayed in real size you may need to calibrate your monitor See Calibrating the monitor in the Onscreen Manual for details To change views 1 Choose Embroidery Canvas mode and click the Show Artistic View icon to view the design realistically in simulation BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 55 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial The design appears more realistically than in normal view though it i
22. Import Codes Access Code 2 EFGHEFGH Tip When keying in your access codes BERNI NA Embroidery Software adds a space between each four character set automatically You don t have to key spaces manually 4 Click OK A message displays indicating that the access codes were successfully entered 5 Restart BERNINA Embroidery Software BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 15 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Importing access codes Rather than entering access codes manually you have the option of importing them from a text file This saves time and helps avoid typing errors Your dealer will supply the text file by email See also Ordering access codes from your dealer To import access codes 1 When you receive your access codes as an email attachment save the file to a safe location on your hard drive e g your PC desktop See also Ordering access codes from your dealer 2 In BERNINA Embroidery Software select Settings gt Security The Set Security Device dialog opens Set Security Device Options Serial Number 1907266885 Identity Code XXRWODVZDVHH Access Code 1 Import Codes Cl ick to Import Ac Code 2 as codes 3 Check that the Serial Number and Identity Code match those on the email containing the new access codes text file The two codes must be identical 4 Click Import Codes The Open dialog opens 5 Navigate to the location where you sa
23. See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details sage eS Triple Select cme cme Backstitch Triple freee Stemstitch a Lh ki a i ti Satin PTT TT Blanket ne A PON Blackwork Border Candlewicking Border Color Palette x SO TT Thread Colors Color Wheel Select Forest Green color 4 With the outline object selected select the foreground grass object holding down the Ctrl key to select both 5 Click the Align Centers icon The outline object is aligned to the grass object Darker outline is created by cloning and aligned to the grass object 6 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 151 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 7 With no object selected click the Object Properties icon and select the Outline Stitch tab Appliqu Buttonhole Tie In Off General Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Stitch Angle PhotoSnap Stitch Type Satin s Satin Spacing Satin Type l Automatic satin Anan MW mhhh bhbbbhbl ia Hi Wi Satin Values Offset S Stitch Spacing o0 E Center LALLA Set Satin width gt eee M tin Width 1 50 mm Offset ath to 1 5 mm 8 Select Satin from the Outline stitch type list and set the Satin Width to 1 5 mm See Selecting or changing stitches in th
24. Stitch Spacing 4mm 4mm default n a n a n a t Using a zigzag rather than a step underlay will result in greater loft 13 Select File gt Design Properties The Design Properties gt Design dialog opens This contains information about height and width and stitch count and colors This data cannot be modified Design Properties Design Thread Colors Summary Design Name Editing_Start Version 6 0 Stitches 10550 Color Changes 8 Colors 9 14 Observe the following details gt Stitch count approx 11 100 stitches gt Color changes 8 changes The original contained 13 color changes gt Colors 9 colors The original contained 13 colors Note These reduced numbers will greatly improve the efficiency and quality of the stitchout 15 Click OK to close the dialog 16 Finally select View gt Slow Redraw or press Shift R in Stitch View BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 98 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The Slow Redraw dialog opens Adjust speed Slow Redraw Editing_Start je lEs Speed 40 s s Stitch Range Start 0 Click to slow redraw 17 Click the Go button The design will stitch out on your machine exactly as you see it here See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details Tip The final result of this project is located in the Tutorials folder You may want to compare it at this point with your own completed
25. application allowing users to create not just embroidery but true multi medium designs The application has one workspace or Design Window but you interact with it in separate operating modes Art Canvas and Embroidery Canvas A third mode Hoop Layout is available for multi hooping large designs See also Viewing modes in the Onscreen Manual Starting BERNINA Embroidery Software a Double click to start BERNINA Embroidery BERNINA Embroidery Software Software BERNINA Embroidery Software can be opened via the desktop icon or MS Windows Start menu It defaults to Embroidery Canvas mode This mode allows you to create and edit embroidery objects using the embroidery digitizing toolset To start BERNI NA Embroidery Software gt Double click the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop or select it via the Windows Start gt Programs group BERNI NA Embroidery Software opens in Embroidery Canvas mode with a new blank design Design1 The screen image below displays an exploded view of all Chapter 3 Basic Procedures toolbars in the BERNINA DesignerPlus product Depending on your product level BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 20 you will have access to some or all of these options Title bar Chapter 3 Basic Procedures Th BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Design2 Bernina Menu bar File Edit View Arrange Settings
26. i a S a gt Adjust speed Fa Fi Slow Red 4 Zz a i i gt a gt f raw 4 Editing_Start ko E E 40 s s Stitch Range gt Click to slow redraw 8 Use the slider bar to set the redrawing speed 9 Click the Play button The design is redrawn onscreen according to the stitching sequence Because Slow Redraw emulates the movements of the embroidery machine you are able to make decisions about how to optimize your design to reduce the load on the machine Note the following problems gt Some of the dolphin s outlines do not align with the corresponding filled areas gt The text spacing or kerning needs adjustment gt The text is too far away from the rest of the design BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 83 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial 10 Click the Color Film icon See Viewing and selecting color blocks for details Click to toggle between color blocks and objects e i ZEROED The Color Film shows the color changes in the design as well as individual objects in order of stitchout The number of colors and color changes can be significantly reduced For example colors 2 and 3 are nearly the same and so are 1 and 12 If we use the same color for each pair we will reduce the number of thread colors required Optimizing thread colors
27. ss background Fabric color or fabric Ti Tiled Right click the Show Hoop icon to choose a suitable hoop for the design In this case we are using the default artista 255 x 145 Oval hoop See also Selecting hoops in the Onscreen Manual Options xl Grid General Hoop Applique Remove Overlaps Auto Scroll V Display Hoops Hoop artista 200 x 155 a artista 255 x 145 Oval w X Y Lines Position artista 255 x 145 Oval w Grid 3 artista 200 x 155 w X Y lines _ artista 200 x 155 w Grid Automatic artista 130 x 100 artista 130 x 100 w X Y Lines Manual artista 130 x 100 w Grid artista 50 x 72 Free Arm artista 50 x 72 Free Arm w Grid artista 50 x 72 Normal artista 50 x 72 Normal w Grid artista 40 x 60 artista 400 x 150 MEGA Auto Split Machines artista 400 x 150 MEGA Hoop 43 artista 400 x 150 MEGA w Grid Auto Split Machir Jumbo Hoop 26 Jumbo Hoop 43 400 x 155 Giant artista 10 25 x 10 25 Giant Deco m 172 x 100 Deco 3 stage Hoop 100 x 100 Multiple 180 x 130 Multiple 260 x 160 Brother 300 x 180 Brother 200 x 300 Brother 115 x 120 Pfaff 80 x 80 Pfaff 90 x 126 Janome i Tip By default the hoop will center itself around the embroidery If you want to include the artwork within the hoop use the Manual gt Set Hoop Center option to manually center the hoop See Setting hoop centers in the Onscreen Manual for details Click the Show Hoop icon to turn
28. 3 Check the design information or click the other tabs for general file information Tip The Summary tab provides some of the same information entered in the Design Properties gt Summary tab in BERNI NA Embroidery Software See Viewing design properties for details 4 Click OK Previewing designs Dy Click Print Preview General toolbar to pre view the print preview onscreen The Print Preview contains a design preview and essential design information including the size of the design color sequence and any special instructions See also Printing designs in the Onscreen Manual To preview designs 1 Click the Print Preview icon Chapter 4 Viewing Designs The design preview displays in a preview window Click to print Click to display Click to set print design one or two pages options f amp wo Embroidery Software Designerplus Design4 Bernina koJka 3 Print Now Next Page Prev Page Twb Page Zoomin Zoom Out Close Oftions Portrait Design Design information 2 Adjust the view as required gt To change the orientation of the paper click Landscape or Portrait gt To change the information that displays and set printing preferences click Options See also Setting print options for embroidery in the Onscreen Manual gt Click Zoom In to read the design information or view the design preview more closely Large designs may be displayed o
29. 65 of the original size 9 Right click the Show Hoop icon The Options gt Hoop dialog opens Manual Automatic Centering elete Hoop Options Grid General Hoop Applique Remove Overlaps Auto Scroll V Display Hoops Hoop artista 130x 100 v Postion Select artista 130 x 100 artista 130 x 100 Hoop BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 78 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial 11 Zoom out to better view the hoop select the Zoom Box tool and right click the design once Tip Once you have selected a hoop you can toggle it on or off by clicking the Show Hoop icon 12 Select File gt Save As The Save As dialog opens i Save As nX Savein Editing 2 P f r Name s Date modified Type Size p ls Editing_Start ART60 13 05 2009 10 25 BERNINA Embroid 94 KB Recent Places Desktop Documentation A Computer Aue lt Network iene Edina o O O SY Save as type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 v Cancel Tip The Save As dialog opens to the same location where the original file is stored 13 Enter a suitable name EditingTutorial in the File name field 14 Click Save Tip Subsequently you only have to click the Save button or Ctri S to Save any changes Inspecting the design Click Show Artistic View General toolbar to toggle artistic or stitchout view is on off Before starti
30. BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 201 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial The design displays as it will be printed See Printing designs in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Design7 Bernina koda s Print Now Next Page Prev Page Two Page Zoom Out Close JI Options Portrait BERNINA Embrotdery Sofware Applique Finish Dak Sikis Colors H 1297 mm w 63mm Zoom 120 Told Bobbin 13 48m Color Sequence DO Platmen Ure 0 O Culling Lire 1 PENIS PPM MMe wN gt 3 i Blad 0020 Brand wond 40 8 Double check the Color Sequence it will show you when the machine will stop to allow you to assemble your appliqu 9 Change printing options by clicking the Options button See Setting print options for embroidery in the Onscreen Manual for details Note Large designs may be displayed over a number of pages if printed at actual size Use Next Page Previous Page or Two Pages to view multiple pages 10 Click Close to exit the print preview 11 Use Write to Machine to send your design directly to your BERNINA home embroidery machine ready to stitch See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details See also detailed instructions provided In your embroidery machine documentation BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 202 CHAPTER 12 MIULTI MIEDIUM TUTORIAL In this tutorial we explore the powerful su
31. BERNINA DesignerPlus Note All steps required to complete the quick start project are provided here For further information however you are referred to the Onscreen Manual Use Art Canvas to load edit and save pictures as a backdrop for embroidery digitizing Use Embroidery Canvas mode to create and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realisti cally in Artistic View a Use Load Picture Image toolbar to load an image for use as a digitizing back drop BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 102 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial For the purposes of this tutorial the design is intended for an apron pocket approximately 120 mm x 120 mm 4 72 It is to be stitched on a medium weight polycotton When we insert the artwork we ll resize it to fit the pocket making sure we have at least a 10 mm 0 39 margin on each side We ll then choose a suitable hoop to hold the design As our starting point we re going to use one of the sample designs packaged with the software Tip Your BERNINA Embroidery Software comes with a range of artwork and embroidery designs that you can use as a Starting point for your own projects In addition to the packaged sample designs you will find a dedicated Tutorials folder which contains all the files you need to complete this and other tutorials The final result of this and other projects is also located in this folder Yo
32. CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETUP The BERNINA Embroidery Software V6 0 kits include some or all of the following components gt BERNINA Embroidery Software Installation DVD gt USB dongle with tag attached gt BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide Note The BERNINA Embroidery Software installation DVD includes software for all products including BERNINA DesignerPlus BERNINA EditorPlus BERNINA Portfolio BERNINA Cross Stitch and BERNINA Quilter System requirements You need to ensure that the following pre requisite system requirements are met in order to run the BERNINA Embroidery Software PC specifications Check that your PC meets the system requirements Check CPU RAM as well as hard disk space The table below provides minimum system requirements Item Minimum Requirements CPU Single Core 1GHz or greater proces sor Operating Windows XP SP2 Home or Pro System fessional Item Minimum Requirements Internet Con Optional Internet connection for nection access to regular product informa tion Internet Internet Explorer 6 x Browser System Mem 1GB for running multiple applica ory tions Hard Disk Size 30GB available before installation Free Disk 2GB or more than 10 of the Hard Space Drive Size whichever is greater Data Drives DVD ROM drive for software instal lation Support for High Color 16 bit and high resolution 1024 x 768 Graphics Card Monitor 1
33. Canvas A third mode is available for multi hooping large designs This Quick Quick Reference Reference Guide details all menu options and EO toolbars available in Embroidery Canvas mode Not all options described here are entries Digitize and edit embroidery designs relevant to all product levels See also Product Show embroidery shapes as well as Feature List in the Onscreen Manual graphics View designs realistically in simulated 3D Embroidery Canvas Design Window BERNINA Embroidery Software integrates with The screen image below displays an exploded CorelDRAW Essentials 4 into a single view of all toolbars in the BERNINA application The application has one workspace DesignerPlus Embroidery Canvas Design or Design Window but you interact with it in Window Separate operating modes Art Canvas and Title bar BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Design2 Bernina fo e Menu bar File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help 8X General toolbar Il General Toolbar TEE S M ERRARE Stitch and Color Bar Edit toolbar Digitize toolbar 1 Arrange toolbar Craft Stitch toolbar Design Window View Mode toolbar d Status bar W 00H 00 Empty Design Z10 ARTGradeA y Art Canvas Below is a screen image of the Art Canvas workspace This replaces the old Picture Mode Load edit and save graphics as a and includes the entire suite of CorelDRAW e backdrops for embroidery digit
34. Design Properties dialog opens with the Thread Colors tab active The colors in the current design appear in the Threads in Design panel See Assigning thread colors in the Onscreen Manual for details Design Properties Threads in Design 2 Threads Used in Design 9 Description R255 G255 B255 Select color to __ match from the design Default Dark Blue Select Isacord 40 Tread Chat Isacord 40 wt numerical Print Create Modity wt numerical 7 a ocala Click to match Click to assign Threads in selected gt 0015 Isacord 40 White thread chart 0017 Isacord 40 Paper White E 0020 Isacord 40 Black a Search Code Description 17 Select the first design color in Threads in Design list 18 Select Isacord 40 wt numerical from the Thread Chart list All the threads in the selected chart are displayed and the Match button is enabled 19 Click Match The closest available thread is highlighted at the top of the Thread Color list 20 Click the Assign button or double click the thread BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 114 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial The selected color in the Threads in Design list is replaced by the closest matching thread 21 Repeat until all colors in the design have been assigned Design Thread Colors Summary Threads in Design 20
35. Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 218 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 2 Turn off Artistic View and check the start and end points by traveling through the design using the Travel functions or Slow Redraw tool See Viewing the stitching sequence in the Onscreen Manual for details Slow Redraw PRACTICE_MultiDecoration Pr o E5 Speed 432 s s Stitch Range Start 0 s y End 5998 2 on e 7 3 Click the Print Preview icon The Print Preview dialog opens fi y _ BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus TEMPMultiMedium_Project Finish Bernina Select Landscape view 4 Choose Landscape view and click the Options button BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 219 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial The Print Options dialog opens Print Options Ea Selection Size Print whole gt Whole Design Actual Size design or Selected Objects Fit To Page selected objects _Hements 100 of Actual v Embroidery Artistic View Hoop Select Fi pcre embroidery Se elements to print Start End Crosshairs Background Color Fabric Appliqu Patterns Color Film che oats om 5 Select the options you require and click OK In this case we will accept the defaults See Setting print options for embroidery in the Onscreen Manual for details 6 Click the Print Now button to print out a copy of the worksheet
36. Outline Select outline stitch for ee et new and selected Partial Appli Create appliqu objects with objects qu partial cover stitching Show outline stitch types for selection al Advanced Generate open object appliqu Single Applique from one or more source a objects Fill Select fill stitch for new and selected objects Outline Stitch around groups of objects Design with Single Triple or Satin Line S SenS S lt Stipple Show fill stitch types for selection ae Cross Stitch Same as File gt Cross Stitch zi Stitch Add stitch angles to Quilter Same as File gt Quilter A PESU Nal E OREA ODPAR WIO af ues without holes zl Remove Remove stitch angles Craft Stitch toolbar Stitch from closed objects with Angles turning stitches This toolbar is available in Embroidery Canvas mode e Star Fill Generate radial turning ati stitching in several stitch Blackwork Automatically sequence types such as Satin and Run selected embroidery objects Tatami stitch Wave Fill Contour fill stitches along a digitized guideline maintaining uniform den Blackwork Fill Digitize fill blackwork designs sity and needle penetra 5 Blackwork Digitize blackstitch borders Border m tion patterns see Candlewick Digitize candlewick borders i Color list List available thread col ing Border ors Candlewick Digitize special candlewick ing Fill effects
37. Reshape split lines in the I Horizontal objects Splitting Design Window Align Centers Ea Mirror Merge Align centers of selected objects to design center Mirror merge horizontally Guide Add Hoop Center a new hoop in the Design Window in an upright ahia orientation Horizontal l l l Add Hoop Place anew hoop directly to the Mirror Merge Mirror merge vertically 2 Right right of a selected hoop with a Vertical Mirror Merge Horizontal amp Vertical Wreath Kaleidoscope EE Mirror merge horizontally amp ver tically Duplicate objects around a cen tral point Mirror objects around a central axis Add Hoop Up Add Four Adjacent Hoops Add Eight Adjacent Hoops 10 mm overlap between sew ing fields Place a new hoop directly above a selected hoop Automatically add four hoop ings around a selected hoop s perimeter Automatically add eight hoop ings around a selected hoop s perimeter BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 266 i Delete Hoop Eel Rotate Hoop Splitting Guide Calculate Hoopings Digitize one or more split lines in a multi hooped design prior to outputting to file machine or memory card Remove selected hoops from the Design Window Click left or right mouse buttons to rotate selected hoop 45 in either direction Evaluate hoopings that will result from current hoop layout BERNINA Embroid
38. Slow Redraw function lets you simulate the actual embroidery design stitchout onscreen Use it to view design stitching and color sequence in slow motion Redrawing can be started from any stitch in the design Hide previously stitched parts of the design as required With larger designs you can choose to BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 38 scroll automatically so that the area being stitched remains onscreen Because Slow Redraw emulates the movements of the embroidery machine you are able to make decisions about how to optimize your design in order to lessen the load on the machine This is particularly important if you intend to make multiple stitchouts of the same design It is good practice to perform Slow Redraw on completed designs for this reason To simulate the design stitchout 1 Switch to Stitch View Note Slow Redraw cannot be used with Artistic View 2 Select View gt Slow Redraw or press Shift R Chapter 4 Viewing Designs The Slow Redraw dialog opens Slow Redraw FreehandEmbroidery te e Speed 40 s s Stitch Range Start 0 End 34478 Play Back to Start Pause Stop 3 To redraw only a section of the design specify the start and end stitch in the Stitch Range field 4 Use the slider bar to set the redraw speed 5 Click the Play button The design is redrawn onscreen according to stitching sequence and sel
39. The Options gt Hoop dialog opens Options Grid General Hoop Applique Remove Overlaps Auto Scroll v Display Hoops Hoop artista 130x 100 Select artista 130 x 100 Postion Automatic Centering D Manual 12 Select artista 130 x 100 from the Hoop list and click OK Artista 130 x 100 hoop 13 Zoom out to better view the hoop select the Zoom Box tool and right click the design once Tip Once you have selected a hoop you can toggle it on or off by clicking the Show Hoop icon See Displaying the hoop in the Onscreen Manual for details 14 Select File gt Save As BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 179 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial The Save As dialog opens Save As Save in ad Applique gt O P EP iiz i Name Date modif Type Size io Vy 7 _ Applique_Finish ART60 Recent Places Desktop Documentation A Computer A lt Network File name Applique Tutorial v Save astype V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 Cancel Tip The Save As dialog opens to the same location where the original file is stored 15 Enter a suitable name AppliqueTutorial in the File name field 16 Click Save Tip Subsequently you only have to click the Save button or Ctri S to save any changes Digitizing the cover stitches wal Use Open Object Digitize toolbar to digitize open shapes
40. To delete objects gt Select the object s to delete and do one of the following i gt Press Delete No objects selected All objects selected gt Select Edit gt Delete gt Right click object s in the Color Film and select Delete from the popup menu See Viewing and selecting color blocks for details gt To deselect select Edit gt Deselect All press X or Esc Deselecting and deleting objects Deselecting and deleting objects are basic gt 222222 operations which rapidly become second nature See also Combining objects in Click Color Film General toolbar to view all the Onscreen Manual color blocks and objects in a design BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 48 Click Show Individual Objects Color Film tool bar to view individual objects in order of stitching sequence a The Color Film tool provides a sequential list of objects grouped by color Use it to select and manipulate color blocks consecutive objects of the same color In addition you can display select modify and sequence individual objects Color Film is synchronized with the Design Window and vice versa It dynamically updates whenever you select modify or delete objects or create new ones See alSo Sequencing objects with Color Film in the Onscreen Manual To view and select color blocks gt Click the Color Film icon The Color Film toolbar opens displaying all color blocks in the design in order
41. and select the Fill Stitch tab Step pattern applied a a ee JbIec operties j mr oe i iqu Buttonhole Tie In Off General Se Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Stitch Angle PhotoSnap i ae i a x ran Eg ia et i oh en a et Rea CN ea gt Seyi ee Stitch Type Step z Pen A eA ee N a gi 8a A 7 Ma Stitch Values NS eM area Stitch Spacing 0 40 gt mm SS SS SS SSS ES A M Stitch Length 4 00 gt mm 2 _ oo eee od a Step pattern MM 1 2 63 4 OS 6 7 P 8 59 10 u r OB 1144 15 b6 Ov 19 20 Select Step pattern 2 Oz O23 On Oz 2 27 D 28 29 D 30 14 Select Step Pattern 21 15 Click Apply to accept the default stitch settings Note The following Wave Effect feature is not available in BERNINA EditorPlus If you are using this product level proceed to the next topic BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 118 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 16 Click the Effects button to open the Effects dialog and select the Star amp Wave Fill tab See also Creating wave effects in the Onscreen Manual Star amp Wave Fill Star Fil Hole Dimensions T Width 2 0 mm Height 2 0 E Wave Fill eA 17 Select the Wave Effect checkbox and click Apply mm Select Wave Effect The angle of the wave effect can be improved to follow the contour of the body
42. backdrops Note For a full description of the CorelDRAW tools refer to the electronic User Guide available via the Windows Start gt Programs group Alternatively use the onscreen help available from the Graphics mode Help menu Hoop Layout View and edit multi hoopings If embroidery is too large or contains multiple designs spaced around an article split into multiple hoopings Below is a screen image of the Hoop Layout workspace previously known as Multi Hooping View If your embroidery is too large or contains a number of designs spaced around an article you can split it into multiple hoopings Hoop Layout allows you to set up the position and sequence of each hoop See BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 258 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference Hooping large designs in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus MultiHoopDesignWithSplitLines Bernina 3 File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help a Embrpidey Canvas O a D er fal a 8 aes co Ce HT Sa SS it Ee W 98 4H 78 1 X 111 Y 119 L 16 3 A 133 uli 16275 Z0 80 j ART Grade A Embroidery Canvas menu bar Portfolio The Embroidery Canvas menu bar contains the pulldown menus described below Not all commands are relevant to all product levels Cross Stitch Quilter Some are also available as toolbar buttons Insert Design s Save Note
43. baselines in the Onscreen Manual lt Use Reshape Ao Nig Bie a J Object tool to adjust baseline Tip Use the arrow keys to nudge lettering into position See Positioning objects in the Onscreen Manual for details Inserting the design jcn Click Color Film General toolbar to open the Color Film Resequence by dragging and dropping objects in the list Click Show Individual Objects Color Film toolbar to view individual objects in order of stitching sequence Drag and drop object icons to resequence Now we re going to insert some pre digitized embroidery objects into our design to further embellish it BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 212 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial To insert the design 1 2 3 Still in Embroidery Canvas go to the File menu and select Insert Design The Open dialog opens GW Open l o 3 Lookin _ MultiMedium 02r A I Name Date modif Type a Size ny is MultiMedium_Project_Finish ART60 Recent Places f Adusic Motes ARTEO sanana la MyMultiMediumProject ART60 Desktop 2 S 2479 Sty Documentation H 63 9 W 62 4 A V 6 0 ART C t iis Choose file type lt 2 Network 7 File name Music Notes ART60 V Preview Files of type All BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART Cancel Navigate again to the Tutorials gt MultiMedium folder and choose the Music_Notes embroidery file Click Open The gr
44. cable and accompanying documentation regardless of the basis of the claim and even if BERNINA or an authorized BERNINA representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of incidental consequential or special damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you TERMINATION Your License to use the BERNINA Embroidery Software is effective as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement This License will terminate automatically without notice from BERNINA International AG if you fail to comply with any of the terms of the License Agreement You may terminate this License at any time by returning the BERNINA Embroidery Software and all copies thereof the dongle security device cable and all accompanying documentation to BERNINA International AG CONTACT If you have any questions please contact your BERNINA distributor or BERNINA International AG CH 8266 Steckborn Switzerland Tel 41 52 762 11 11 Fax 41 52 762 16 11 Rev 1 May 2009 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to BERNINA Embroidery Software the leading embroidery design application for home users This is an MS Windows based product incorporating many of the conventions with which most PC users are already familiar BERNINA Embroidery Software is unique in providing seamless integration with CorelDRAW Essentials 4 by the Corel Corporatio
45. can only merge two patches at a time BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 197 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 12 Do the same with the right ear and the neck 13 For the dark patches the forehead and the right horn can likewise be merged 14 Click Back when complete Finalizing the design E Use Show Appliqu Fabric General toolbar to toggle appliqu fab rics colors on off We re now almost ready to output our design But first we ll carry out a final check of the stitching sequence to get a better idea of how it will stitch out vy Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial To finalize the design 1 Click the Show Pictures and Show Appliqu Fabric icons to hide Image and fabrics See Placing fabric in patches in the Onscreen Manual for details 2 Press the End key to travel to the end and the Home key to the start of the design Upon pressing the End key the white cross current needle position marker is located at the last stitch red cross Upon pressing Home the white cross is located at the first stitch green ring White cross current k needle position marker at B the last stitch FE End points Start points White cross current needle position marker at the first stit
46. click the Undo icon When BERNINA Embroidery Software cannot remember more commands Undo is dimmed gt Click the Redo icon to re apply an undone command BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 27 Moving and docking toolbars Toolbars provide quick and easy access to BERNINA Embroidery Software commands Toolbars are dockable This means you can move them around the Design Window To move or dock a toolbar gt To move a toolbar to a more convenient location click and drag it gt Toolbars are dockable left right top and bottom gt They can be floated anywhere in the Design Window gt To dock it in its normal position double click the toolbar title Chapter 3 Basic Procedures Accessing object properties Use Object Properties General toolbar to set Le current properties or properties of selected objects Designs created in BERNINA Embroidery Software are composed of embroidery objects They are called objects because they are discrete entities which can be manipulated independently of each other Each object has certain characteristics or properties such as color size position and so on The most important dialog in BERNINA Embroidery Software is the Object Properties dialog See also Applying and managing object properties in the Onscreen Manual To access object properties gt Open the Object Properties dialog by any o
47. close Creating the monogram lettering Use Auto Underlay General toolbar to strengthen and stabilize embroidery designs with automatic underlay Use Monogramming Digitize toolbar to create personalized monograms g3 using a selection of pre defined monogramming styles border shapes and ornaments Su Click Reshape Object Edit toolbar to view the reshape nodes of a selected object The Monogramming dialog has three tabs Lettering Ornaments and Borders In this tutorial we will use all three types of monogramming element Whether you are making a single 2 letter or conventional 3 letter monogram you will need to select an appropriate alphabet and color With a 2 or 3 letter monogram you can also select a special layout that will save you a lot of time See Creating monogramming designs in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 162 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial To create the monogram lettering 1 Click the Auto Underlay icon to apply underlay to new objects automatically Click the Monogramming icon The Monogramming dialog opens with the Lettering tab selected The Initials option is selected by default Monogramming Le Lettering Ornaments Borders Initials E lc g All Enter E G and B Letter 1 Letter 2 Letter 3 Accept default layout Select Erica Enter 25 Se
48. complete this and other tutorials The final result of this and other projects is also located in this folder You may want to view the completed project file before and or after completing the tutorial See also Working with design files BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 53 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial Open the design sample Use Art Canvas to load edit and save pictures as a backdrop for embroidery digitizing Use Embroidery Canvas mode to create and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realisti cally in Artistic View Ey Use Open General toolbar to open an existing design Your BERNINA Embroidery Software system comes with a range of designs that you can use as a starting point for your own projects For this project we will use a sample border which will form the basis of our monogram design See also Working with design files To open the design sample 1 Double click the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop BERNI NA Embroidery Software opens with a new blank design Design1 with the default hoop selected 2 Choose Embroidery Canvas mode Choose Embroidery Canvas 3 Click the Open icon The Open dialog opens is Open x Look in d Lettering ial 6 i E tiv T Name Date modif Type Size SP Lettering stat ART Recent Places 3 z Preview panel Desktop Documentation akz Bu H 244 W 89 1 Design data
49. design 18 Select Settings gt Fabric Display The Fabric Display dialog opens Display Background w O E Select Fabric NONE Click Browse background Display Tied Ciad button color or fabric OK Cancel 19 Select the Fabric button and click Browse BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 99 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The Load Picture dialog opens Fabrics are all located in the Program Files BERNINA Embroidery Software 6 Fabrics folder I Date taken Tags Size Rating i cS yesveees aida bmp blue chambray corderoy b denim bm i a opali Select Denim Documentation ie rye O B hatch bmp leather bro satin bmp toweling b A tshirt bmp Computer Shece AX a bases i ee tk weave hmn white white white a File name denim bmp X Preview Files of type Bmp Files bmp Cancel 20 Select Denim from the fabrics folder and click Open 21 Click OK to close the Fabric Display dialog and apply the background 22 Save your design See also Saving designs 23 Click the Print Preview icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 100 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The design opens as it will be printed See also Printing designs in the Onscreen Manual 17 May 2006 965 9 883mm 912mm 140 Told Bobbin 16 4
50. display the Place Fabric in Patches panel appears Click node to E White outline Hover cursor over swatch i Applique Properties Place Fabric in Patches Click on a fabric below to select it then Click on patches to fill them Click on a Used Fabric to replace it Nancy Kirk s Civil War Collection expand 5 PEPEE ry Used Fabrics and Colors Click the BENARTEX node the fabric list expands and open the Nancy Kirk s Civil War Collection 2 Hover the cursor over the swatches a tooltip shows the number and select 322 7 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 195 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 6 Place the cursor over the giraffe s head a white outline appears and click The head is filled with the selected fabric and a swatch added to the Used Fabrics palette i Applique Properties Place Fabric in Patches Click on a fabric below to select it then Click on patches to fill them Click on a Used Fabric to replace it Nancy Kirk s Civil War Collection Fabric applied Fabric swatch added Note Notice that the eyes appear above the fabric 7 Repeat the same for all other light colored areas 8 From the same fabric collection select 320 70 and apply it to all the dark areas of the giraffe Applique Properties Place Fabric in Patches Click on a fabric below to select it then Click
51. is the best we can get without design re sequencing Printing multi hooped designs If there is more than one hooping in the design you have the option of printing hoops in multi hooping view in their correct color sequence The Hooping Sequence option allows you to print a Color Film type printout showing the objects in each hooping See also Creating multi hoop designs To print a multi hooped design 1 Select File gt Print Preview 2 Click Options icon The Print Options dialog opens BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 238 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial 3 Select the Hooping Sequence checkbox Check to print hooping sequence 4 Select the Actual Size option and click OK Selection Size Whole Design Actual Size Selected Objects Fit To Page 100 H of Actual Elements V Embroidery E Artistic View V Hoop V Picture V Connectors Start End Crosshairs E Background Color Fabric C Appliqu Patterns E Color Film V Hooping Sequence Coax Select Actual Size option The following information is included on the next page showing the objects in each hooping This information is the same as shown in the BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 239 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial Hooping Sequence dialog See Saving and outputting multi hooped designs for details BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Mult
52. list Alternatively click Save All All files in the list named as shown are saved 6 Click Close BERNINA Embroidery Software exits Hooping Sequence mode and displays the design in the Design Window in its original state with split lines but with objects un split BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 243 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial Sending your multi hooped design to machine Use Write to Machine General toolbar to send a design to machine With a multi hooped design you can send one or more stitch files to Sewing machine or memory card The software automatically calculates which files are to be sent and shows you how they will look The process is similar to Saving multi hooped designs to separate files See also Hooping large designs in the Onscreen Manual To send your multi hooped design to machine 1 Switch to Hoop Layout mode 2 Ensure that the embroidery machine or reader box have been correctly attached 3 Click the Write to Machine icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 244 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial The system checks that all objects are covered All hoopings needed to stitch the design are displayed in Hooping Sequence mode BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus MultiHoopDesign Final 03 Bernina SR i Hooping Sequence To Machine List of hoopings e Hooping Sequence In current ae desig n MultiHoopDesign Final 01
53. location on your hard drive e g your PC desktop Now you can import the access codes See Importing access codes for details Tip When you open the Access Code Order Form BERNINA Embroidery Software creates a special access codes folder at Program Files BERNI NA Embroidery Software 6 ACCESSCODES For safekeeping you can store your access codes file in this location Entering access codes If for any reason you are unable to upgrade your software online you can enter security access codes manually to upgrade to new options or software releases Your dealer will supply these codes See also Ordering access codes from your dealer Chapter 2 Installation and Setup vy Tip You can also enter access codes by importing them from a text file This saves time and helps avoid typing errors See Importing access codes for details To enter access codes 1 Select Settings gt Security The Set Security Device Options dialog opens Set Security Device Options Serial Number 1907266885 Identity Code XXRWODVZDVHH Access Code 1 Import Codes Access Code 2 2 Check that the Serial Number and Identity Code match those on the email containing the new access codes text file The two codes must be identical 3 Enter the access codes in the fields using Tab or Enter to move between them Set Security Device Options Serial Number 1907266885 Identity Code XXRWODVZDVHH Access Code 1 ABCDABCD
54. many new attractive ornaments samples and digitizing backdrops Design files ART files and Images BMP JPG and WMF files can be found in your My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder See also Digitizing with Backdrops and Viewing design information in the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Portfolio displays embroidery design thumbnails and limited design information You can filter the contents of the display window to Show only certain embroidery file types See BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 24 Browsing designs in folders in the Onscreen Manual for details 7 as BS BERNINA artista Portfolio C My Designs Embroidery Software 6 Children File Edit View Help ie HD All Image Files artista Cross Stitch Files ARX artista Templates AMT ompucan 200 eco Brother Babylock PEC eco Brother Babylock PES a E ng Pf asta ing HU aan ing Pres 2 SEW T Sepa ar i Animal G esign H Artwork C Borders 3 Children Floral als Holice Turnbow Stencil Quilt Des Laces CKS32 IrIrTrTIrToOmMeoo Seces 5 358g Oey ao 4 pe 3 ie a9 SFe EEE A ME G Ruse O FP CM021 48 To Bee HE 58 48 Lt650 t676 CM034 48 Red Blackwork m Selected 0 of 24 Designs CorelDRAW Essentials 4 itself is packaged with a selection of clipart which can be used as digitizing backdrops or converted direct
55. mm 3 86 and press Enter BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial The width should now be 98 mm 3 86 and the height 80 4 mm 3 18 7 Switch to Embroidery Canvas and press Esc to deselect artwork 8 Select Settings gt Fabric Settings The Fabric Settings dialog opens Fabric Settings Fabric Type 7 Woven Medium Weight gt Select fabric type Use Standard Settings Select to use Adjust Settings To standard settings s 9 Inthe Fabric Type dropdown list select Woven Medium Weight 10 Accept the standard settings and click OK These fabric settings will be applied to all newly created objects in the design 11 Right click the Show Hoop icon The Options gt Hoop dialog opens Options Grid General Hoop Applique Remove Overlaps Auto Scroll V Display Hoops Hoop artista 130x 100 z Select artista 130 x 100 Position New Hoop Automatic Centering Manual 12 Select artista 130 x 100 from the Hoop list BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 105 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 13 Click OK artista 130 x 100 Hoop 14 Zoom out to better view the hoop select the Zoom Box tool and right click the design once Tip Once you have selected a hoop you can toggle it on or off by clicking the Show Hoop icon 15 Select File gt Save As The
56. new file Design1 is automatically created ready for you to start digitizing By default Design1 is based on the NORMAL template Templates contain pre set styles defaults or objects to make digitizing quicker and easier When you create a file based on a template the template s values are copied to the new design You can also select a custom template to base your new design on See also Object Properties and Templates in the Onscreen Manual Use New General toolbar to start a new design with the NORMAL template To start a new design gt Click the New icon A blank design opens in the Design Window based on the NORMAL template gt To use a custom template select File gt New If there are templates additional to the default the New dialog will appear New xs Select Template MYTEMPLATE B NORMAL Select required template gt Select a template from the list and click OK See also Object Properties and Templates in the Onscreen Manual Saving designs BERNINA Embroidery Software designs can be Saved in pure ART format as well as a number of Use Save General toolbar to save the cur rent design BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 23 non native formats Saving a design records its file name location and format and updates it with any changes you make When you Save an existing design under a new name to a different location or format y
57. not only look for actual errors but potential errors which may affect the quality and appearance of the stitchout You will explore methods to detect and correct errors optimize designs and familiarize yourself with the powerful features of BERNINA Embroidery Software that enable you to accomplish these tasks The tutorial can be completed with BERNINA EditorPlus or BERNINA DesignerPlus i y Ae A Woke ANF on Before we begin editing we need to know how to view the design as well as select objects within it When we start we will check individual objects in the design and make appropriate changes We will then look at thread colors and stitching sequence and explore and apply best practices to optimize designs By the end of the tutorial you will have grasped some of the basic concepts of design editing that will allow you to create better looking quality designs that use your machine to the best of its capabilities Note All steps required to complete the project are provided here For further information however you are referred to the Onscreen Manual Use Art Canvas to load edit and save pictures as a backdrop for embroidery digitizing BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 75 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial Use Embroidery Canvas mode to create and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realisti cally in Artistic View Ey Use Open Gen
58. of stitching sequence E Consecutive objects of same color form single color block All objects comprising color blocks shown in their stitching order wv Click the Show Individual Objects toggle to view individual objects All objects within a color block are displayed in stitching order gt Click an icon to select the color block or object gt To select a range hold down Shift as you click Chapter 5 Selecting Objects gt To select multiple items hold down Ctrl as you click Select color block or object in Color Film gt Manipulate the color blocks as required See also Sequencing objects with Color Film in the Onscreen Manual You can quickly access popup menu commands for manipulating selected color blocks or objects by right clicking their icons See also Combining objects in the Onscreen Manual E Group Ctrl G D g Lock K gp Use popup menu to Hide cut copy paste oe objects as required yp X1 Cut Ctrl X AF Copy Ctrl C F Paste Ctrl V Duplicate Ctrl D Delete Del BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 49 Tip To enlarge thumbnail images of color blocks or objects click and drag the edge of the dialog Drag edge to enlarge thumbnails Chapter 5 Selecting Objects BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick St
59. off the hoop display See also Hoops and grids in the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 210 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial Adding text to design al Use Lettering Digitize toolbar to add lettering directly onscreen Use Reshape Object Edit toolbar to reshape lettering baselines We re now ready to add some text to the design To add text to the design 1 Inthe Embroidery Canvas right click the Lettering tool The Object Properties dialog opens Object Properties Exi Appliqu Buttonhole Tie In Off General Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Stitch Angle PhotoSnap Add text am a musician Choose font Alphabet Blackboard Justification Height 10 00 Choose SAE Bi baseline ajo Letter Spacing 1 40 mm os Simla Be 2 Enter the text in this case I am a musician and choose a font from the Alphabet dropdown See also Adding lettering to embroidery designs in the Onscreen Manual 3 Choose Any Shape for the baseline and click Apply See also Applying lettering baselines in the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 211 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 4 Start digitizing the baseline Press Enter to finish ow YQ bf lt Digitize baseline and Sic a press Enter 5 Use the Reshape Object tool to adjust the baseline See also Reshaping
60. on current settings Secondary objects placement line cutting line and or tackdown stitches generated for each boundary segment To create open object appliqu 1 Select all objects except the eyes and the nostrils in the Color Film See Viewing and selecting color blocks for details Caution If you saved your work and re opened the saved file your design will be grouped by default You will need to ungroup it before proceeding See Grouping and splitting objects in the Onscreen Manual for details 2 Click the Advanced Appliqu icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 194 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial The Appliqu Properties dialog opens Areas enclosed marked with hashing in white See Creating open object appliqu in the Onscreen Manual for details Enclosed areas marked with white hashing i Applique Properties Fabric Patches g Place Fabric and Color in Patches CI ick to pl ace g Remove Fabric or Color from Patches fabric and color gt Merge Patches Together i n p atch es Unmerge Patches Stitching Properties o Set Colors Automatically B Set Stitch Types Automatically Pa Set Stitch Types manually The Stitching Properties will be enabled when you have placed fabric in one or more patches Remove Applique DA Recover your original embroidery objects Click the Place Fabric and Color in Patches option The dialog changes to
61. only learn how to automatically digitize a design but also how to enhance the embroidery automatically created You will also check and adjust the stitching sequence to optimize the design for stitchout See Auto Digitizing Tutorial in the Onscreen Manual for details Digitizing tutorial In this tutorial you will use a combination of manual and automatic digitizing techniques to create an embroidery design from scratch See Digitizing Tutorial in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 51 Tutorials Monogramming tutorial With BERNINA Embroidery Software it is very easy to create monograms for a variety of purposes The Monogramming feature integrates the three basic elements of a monogram lettering ornaments and borders In this tutorial you will use the Monogramming tool and discover how to embellish designs to create simple and elegant monograms in a fraction of the time it takes to manually digitize the same design See Monogramming Tutorial in the Onscreen Manual for details Appliqu tutorial Expand your creative potential with appliqu BERNINA Embroidery Software has a wide selection of fabrics to use in appliqu projects to help you visualize designs onscreen In this tutorial you will learn how to implement the open object appliqu technique in digitizing the giraffe artwork included in your software installation See Appliqu Tutorial in the Onscreen Manual for detail
62. option and enter 0015 in the Search field BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 133 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial The system searches for the thread and highlights it in the list Design Thread Colors Summary Threads in Design 6 Threads Used in Design 0 Select color gt Select thread rreatcret gt isacord 40 wt numenical Print Create Modify chart Code Brand Description A 0010 Isacord40 Silky White Ls Mach Searched color gt ME Click to highlighted 0017 Isacord 40 Paper White Search oF Code Enter code Select to search on Code 11 Click Assign or double click the thread The selected color in the Threads in Design list is replaced by the highlighted thread color 12 Assign the rest of colors with the threads shown in the table Color Isacord 40 code Description to 0015 White 2 00200 Bak o 3 0101 Eggshell 4 1800 n wdie 5 5722 GQreenGrass 6 5374 ForestGreen BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 134 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 13 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close Design Thread Colors Summary Threads in Design 6 Threads Used in Design 0 TA R255 G255 B255 All colors 1 leacord 40 x 2 Isacord 40 assigned to Isacord 40 available 4 lsocord 40 threads Thread Chart Isacord 40 wt numeri
63. or open a design 2 Select View gt By Color The Select By Color dialog opens Select By Color Thread Code Brand 1 FE 1335 1514 lsacord 40 1514 10 Default Orange Description Isacord 40 1335 n e 0 mn 0821 brass Isacord 40 0821 0904 Isacord 40 0904 3 Select the colors you want to view gt To select a range hold down Shift as you click gt To select multiple items hold down Ctrl as you click 4 Click OK The design appears with only those colors you selected in view Two colors selected 5 To view all colors in the design select View gt By Color again and click All Colors 6 Click OK Tip The Color Film provides another way to view design objects See Viewing and selecting color blocks for details Zooming and panning Use the Overview Window and Zoom functions to quickly examine your design at different degrees of magnification BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide Chapter 4 Viewing Designs 2 To zoom in or out click the Zoom button on l the Overview Window and drag a boundin Tip The Status Bar displays the current zoom box oun e es ss ee nen J factor See Starting BERNINA Embroidery P Software for details Viewing designs in overview Drag and drop a Use the Overview Window to view design etar thumbnails The window updates whenever you zoom make a change and can be used to zoom into or pan across the Desi
64. that are larger than can be stitched out in a single hooping Simply split such designs into components that can each be accommodated on a single hoop These are then stitched consecutively to form the whole design They can be sent directly to machine or saved to file All steps required to complete the project are provided here For further information however you are referred to the Onscreen Manual Getting started Use Embroidery Canvas mode to create and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realisti cally in Artistic View m H Hoopii Use Hoop Layout View Mode toolbar to switch to Hoop Layout mode Use Open General toolbar to open an existing design aa Click Show Hoop General toolbar to view the hoop Right click to change set tings BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 225 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial For the purposes of this tutorial the design is to be stitched out on an artista 130 x 100 Normal hoop This hoop is a little too small for our design which measures approximately 156 x 197 mm This will necessitate multiple hoopings Tip Your BERNINA Embroidery Software comes with a range of artwork and embroidery designs that you can use as a Starting point for your own projects In addition to the packaged sample designs you will find a dedicated Tutorials folder which contains all the files you need to complete this and othe
65. the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop BERNINA Embroidery Software opens with a new blank design Design1 with the default hoop selected 2 Choose Embroidery Canvas mode 3 Right click the Show Hoop icon The Options gt Hoop dialog opens v Display Hoops Select artista 255 x 145 Oval Hoop artista 255x 145 Oval Position Automatic Centering Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 159 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial Select artista 255 x 145 Oval from the Hoop list Click OK Tip Once you have selected a hoop you can toggle it on or off by clicking the Show Hoop icon Select Settings gt Fabric Settings The Fabric Settings dialog opens Fabric Settings Fabric Type 7 Woven Medium Weight v Select fabric type Use Standard Settings Select to use Adjust Settings To standard settings Select Woven Medium Weight from the Fabric Type list Accept the standard settings and click OK Stitch settings are adjusted according to the fabric selected in this case linen Tip When stitching out you will also need a suitable backing to stop gaps from forming Two pieces of tear away backing are recommended for use with linen Select File gt Save As The Save As dialog opens W Save As Ea Savein J Monogramming ea Name n Date modified Type Size wy Monogram
66. type Stitch Spacing 3 00 H mm Margin from the Edge Properties OK Apply Discard Cancel Save To Template aay Note The type of underlay you choose is determined by the purpose it is to serve Not all underlay types are applicable to all selected objects The default value for Stitch Spacing is 3 00 mm Select the dolphin s body Select the Apply Underlay 1 checkbox and select Edge Walk underlay from the list When you select the Apply Underlay 1 option the Apply Underlay 2 checkbox becomes active All underlay types available for Underlay 1 are also available for Underlay 2 Select the Apply Underlay 2 checkbox and select Step underlay from the list 10 Accept the default Stitch Spacing 11 Click Apply to accept the changes 12 Repeat for the other objects in the design according to the settings shown in the table Object Underlay 1 Underlay 2 Tn Dolphin Belly Edge Walk Step 3 mm Dolphin Rt Fin Edge Walk Step 4 mm Foreground Coral Edge Walk Step 4 mm Large Rear Coral Edge Walk Step 4 mm Small Rear Coral Edge Walk None n a BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 97 Object Underlay 1 Fish Body Edge Walk Fish Forefins Edge Walk White Satin Fish Edge Walk Stripes Satin Dorsal and Edge Walk Ventral Fins of Fish Tiny Fish and Bub Edge Walk bles Lettering Zigzag Underlay 2 Step Step Zigzag t None None None Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial
67. your specific Magic Box with BERNINA Embroidery Software See Storing designs with Magic Box in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 73 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial Where to go from here Modern computer controlled machine embroidery is an exciting and challenging craft A huge variety of high quality designs which previously could only be achieved in industrial settings is now achievable by the home user BERNINA Embroidery Software can provide results which are comparable to the best in commercial embroidery gt Make sure you read the Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing for an overview of all the capabilities of your BERNINA Embroidery Software See Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing in the Onscreen Manual for details gt To identify sources of information relevant to your specific model see the BERNINA Embroidery Software Product Feature List gt For a description of the other tutorials available to you depending on your particular product level see Tutorials gt Lastly it s a good idea also to familiarize yourself with the Quick Reference See Quick Reference for details Remember perfect results are arrived at through a combination of good design good digitizing and good machine practice BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 74 CHAPTER EDITING TUTORIAL Getting started In this tutorial you will learn how to check a design and
68. 5 or larger for on screen digitizing USB Ports Dedicated USB port for security device Additional USB ports for Bernina Reader Writer Box or direct machine connection Serial Ports Additional serial port for artista Reader Writer Serial Box connection optional Scanner MS Windows XP compatible Printer MS Windows XP compatible Mouse MS Windows XP compatible Sound cards Not required BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 6 Security device BERNINA Embroidery Software is controlled by a security device or dongle attached to the computer in conjunction with security access codes entered into the software Each dongle has a serial number and identity code so your system can be uniquely recognized ae USB Port Dongle Caution Do not attach your dongle until prompted by the software installation Otherwise the generic USB drivers will be used and will prevent the correct working of the security system All purchases of the latest software release whether new or updates are shipped with a USB type dongle parallel port dongles are no longer provided Whenever you update your software you will be prompted to carry out a brain transplant from your previous dongle to the latest one Caution If the dongle is removed or loses connection while you are working in BERNINA Embroidery Software error messages will display Cancel the messages then exit You will lose any unsa
69. 5m Ln ss gt SSS Ed SS s Brari bacon 40 24 Change printing options by clicking the Options button See Setting print options for embroidery in the Onscreen Manual for details Note Large designs may be displayed over a number of pages if printed at actual size Use Next Page Previous Page or Two Pages to view multiple pages 25 Click Close to exit the print preview 26 Use Write to Machine to send your design directly to your BERNINA Embroidery Software home embroidery machine ready to stitch See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details See also detailed instructions provided in your embroidery machine documentation BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 101 CHAPTER 8 AUTO DIGITIZING TUTORIAL Getting started BERNINA Embroidery Software Auto Digitizer allows you to create embroidery quickly and easily from different forms of artwork Scanned images clipart vector artwork bitmap images can all be used Auto Digitizer recognizes Shapes in artwork and makes decisions about the most suitable stitch types to use It also determines the stitching sequence based on closest join In this tutorial you will not only learn how to automatically digitize a design but also how to enhance the embroidery automatically created You will also check and adjust the stitching sequence to optimize the design for stitchout The tutorial can be completed with BERNINA EditorPlus or
70. ART50 f amp s WM785 ART50 la Wm827 ART50 la Wm830 ART50 las naat7 ARTSA O68 By 26 05 2006 6 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 21 06 2007 3 47 PM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM 26 05 2006 6 45 AM PA NS 2NNA AAS AM SEER ERE REE EE EE S 19758 C 13 H 100 8 W 72 9 V 5 0 ART File name FL852 ART50 v Files of type All BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART A Native ART design 2 Select a folder from the Look In list Note You can read designs stored on floppy disk or CD as well as computer hard disk 3 Ifthe design is notin ART format select a file type from the Files of Type list 4 Select a design or designs gt To select a range hold down Shift as you click gt To select multiple items hold down Ctrl as you click 5 Select the Preview checkbox to preview the design for supported file formats together with design data This includes stitch and color numbers design height and width and software version number 6 Click Open Note You can also read designs from your embroidery machine memory or BERNINA design card If you have a Magic Box you can read from other design cards as well See Reading and Writing Design Files in the Onscreen Manual for details Starting new designs 5 When you start BERNINA Embroidery Software a
71. BERNINA Embroidery Software for details gt Left click in the Design Window to zoom in the view zooms to twice the previous screen magnification centered at the point you clicked gt Left or right click and drag a bounding box around the zoom area Release the mouse to view the entire boxed area in the Design Window Click and drag J Note All bitmap images regardless of context maintain the same zoom scale as embroidery Bitmaps are used in a number of contexts gt As a backdrop or guide picture for digitizing See Digitizing with Backdrops in the Onscreen Manual for details gt As a background to simulate the stitchout fabric See Changing backgrounds for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 36 gt As a fabric patch for appliqu s See Digitizing for Appliqu in the Onscreen Manual for details gt To display the whole design click Show All Alternatively select View gt Show All or press O gt To display the design at actual size click Zoom 1 1 gt To display the design at a particular scale press F on the keyboard Enter a scale as a percentage of the actual size and click OK Zoom Factor Scale 1 00 Enter scale gt Press Esc Enter or Spacebar keys to exit Zoom mode Viewing the stitching sequence When working with embroidery designs you need to understand the stitching sequence You can check a design s stitching s
72. Designs Viewing needle points Select Needle Points View menu to show or hide the needle points in a design In Embroidery Canvas you can show or hide needle points For example you may want to view needle points to select stitches for editing See also Editing Stitches in the Onscreen Manual To view needle points gt To show or hide needle points select View gt Needle Points Needle points ON Viewing stitches and outlines Ly You can show or hide stitches and object outlines in any viewing mode as you work Hide stitches to see outlines more clearly when reshaping See Reshaping and Editing Objects in the Onscreen Manual for details Click Show Stitches General toolbar to tog gle stitch view on off BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 33 Chapter 4 Viewing Designs To view stitches and outlines gt Click the Show Stitches icon to turn stitches on or Off Stitches OFF Viewing objects by color Select By Color View menu to isolate design ele ments by color To help you isolate individual design elements for checking or manipulation the View By Color function lets you view objects by color This is particularly useful when you are resequencing objects by color See also Resequencing objects by color in the Onscreen Manual Note You will need to ungroup the design before you can view object by color To view objects by color 1 Create
73. E ma Triple oat Backstitch fee Stemstitch Satin CTT II 1 Blanket 3 353 Blackwork Border 666666 a C olor Palette Select green Thread Colors Color Wheel 9 Select Single from the Outline stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details 10 Click the Color icon and select C1 Default Green from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details 11 Click the Open Object tool and digitize the left ear left click for corner points and right click for curve points See Digitizing open shapes in the Onscreen Manual for details Tip Using the artwork as a guide make sure the entry and exit points of the ear shape overlap the head outline otherwise the whole will not be converted to an Advanced Appliqu object See Creating open object applique design in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 183 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 12 Digitize the left horn right horn and then right ear in the same manner as shown Tip While you should digitize the objects in the order shown it is not essential to digitize entry and exit points in any particular order as long as the Apply Closest J oin the default option is activated This method automatically calculates the closest join between objects while digitizing See Setting other general options for details 13 Click the Open Object
74. E Design data H 144 5 W 149 8 A V 60 ART Computer A L Network File name Editing_Stat ART60 M R Preview Preview on off Files of type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 v Cancel 4 Navigate to the My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder and select the Tutorials gt Editing folder 5 Select the Editing Start Art60 file and click Open The design opens in the Design Window 6 Double click or right click the design to open the Object Properties dialog and select the General tab Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Stitch Angle _ PhotoSnap Appliqu Buttonhole TieIn off General Dimensions Position Width 97 29 imm 65 X 30 10 mm Height 93 92 S mm_ 65 Y 33 96 mm Proportional Enter dimensions as absolute values or asa percentage Note By default designs are automatically grouped upon opening or insertion into another design See Setting other general options for details 7 Enter 65 into Width and or Height percentage fields respectively BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 77 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The actual design size is approximately 97 x 94 mm which is the required size See also Scaling objects using object properties in the Onscreen Manual Tip Use the Proportional Scaling checkbox to maintain proportional scaling of original object 8 Click OK The whole design is reduced to
75. E ey Ore ey ee a eee oe On en ee en ee eee a RAAID MEARS PRABA PEARSE PRARLS ee eee Oe i n eee imata Area RADA ADEA Ae dah t Are dT Se ee ee a See ee ee ee ee ee or er a a a ABSA PRADA EAAS 964858 16445829 Se ee ee ee Tea kaind ee Se ee eee ee SY za We re now almost ready to output our design But first we ll carry out a final check of the design properties to get a better idea of how it will stitch out Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 70 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial Carry out a final check Finally we will carry out a final check to see how the design will stitch out To carry out a final check 1 Select File gt Design Properties The Design Properties gt Design dialog opens The Design tab contains information about height and width and stitch count and colors The data is extracted from the design and cannot be modified Design Properties Ex Design Thread Colors Summary Design Name Lettering_Finish Version 6 0 Stitches 19690 Color Changes 16 Colors 5 2 Observe the following details gt Stitch count approx 19 600 stitches gt Color changes 16 gt Colors 5 Note This represents a lot of color changes for a design with only five threads If you are using BERNINA EditorPlus or BERNINA DesignerPlu
76. Embroidery Software commands Click a toolbar button to activate a command or where applicable right click to set its properties To select commands from toolbars gt Rest the pointer over an icon to see its name in a tooltip gt Click the icon to activate the command Chapter 3 Basic Procedures gt Right click to adjust settings or activate the secondary command gt If the icon has both left and right click commands the name is split with a slash For example the Scale by 20 Down Up icon lets you scale objects down by 20 when you click it or scale objects up by 20 when you right click gt For many tools right click accesses current command settings For example left click Lettering Values selects Lettering as the input method while right click accesses the Object Properties dialog Note Object properties can be modified with or without objects selected The former affects only selected objects The latter affects current settings See also Applying and managing object properties in the Onscreen Manual Undoing and redoing commands a m You can undo the effects of most commands If you change your mind you can redo them again BERNINA Embroidery Software remembers the last few commands you used Use Undo General toolbar to undo a com mand Use Redo General toolbar to reapply a com mand which has been undone To undo and redo a command gt To undo a command
77. Fill applied ai Eae ppliqu Buttonhole Tie pa Fil Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering gt e lt Select Fancy Fill Pattern Pattern ososi Choose pattern Size X 6 00 gt mm Size Y 3 00 H mm Stitch Spacing 0 40 mm lt Adjust settings Column Spacing 6 00 7 mm Offset 0 00 gt mm Row Spacing 3 00 mm Offset 3 00 mm 7 Select Fancy in the Stitch Type list and choose a pattern from the list e g 030 Shell 90 8 To avoid long stitches causing loops we ll reduce the size of the pattern a little as follows Size X 6 00 mm Size Y 3 00 mm Rotation Angle 90 Column Spacing 6 00 mm Row Spacing 3 00 mm Row Offset 3 00 mm 9 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close v v vyv vY Aa vy BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 117 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 10 Double click or right click the breast to open the Object Properties dialog and select the Fill Stitch tab po gt BY a Fj Appliqu Fill Stitch Stitch Type Step be Stitch Values Stitch Spacing Stitch Length Step pattern 3 2 5 5s 5 10 a 3 15 16 7 B On Step pattern applied 2 OR O28 24 x Select Step pattern 26 27 OB 129 11 Select Step Pattern 25 12 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close 13 Double click or right click the body to open the Object Properties dialog
78. Guide 108 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial Auto Digitizer converts the artwork to embroidery objects and generates stitches The software attempts to match colors from the current default palette We will change this in a subsequent step E White background omitted Fixing the design Click Show Artistic View General toolbar to toggle artistic or stitchout view on off Use Show Pictures General toolbar to toggle backdrops on off Click Color Film General toolbar to view all color blocks and objects in a design PERE Use Magic Wand Digitize toolbar to digitize filled shapes in your artwork All embroidery objects in the design except for the neck ring and body have been automatically generated We will now edit the design to improve its appearance and stitchout efficiency vy Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs To fix the design 1 Activate Artistic View to check the design 2 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the design full screen BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 109 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 3 Click the Show Pictures icon to hide the artwork backdrop to clearly see the generated stitches lt Smaller objects automatically filled with Satin stitch Larger objects automatically filled with Step stitch No white embroidery object generate
79. Lacework Digitize special lacey effects Stipple Run Digitize special stippled effects BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 265 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference Arrange toolbar Color Film This toolbar is available in Embroidery Canvas mode This toolbar is available in Embroidery Canvas mode ra Group rm Ungroup al Lock ra Unlock Same as Arrange gt Group Same as Arrange gt Ungroup Lock selected object s into position for protection Unlock selected locked object s to remove protection Show Individ ual Objects 5 Sequence As Selected Sequence By Color View individual objects in order of stitching sequence Drag and drop object icons to rese quence Resequence selected objects Resequence objects by color rom Align Left Left align selected objects hka Sequence to Place selected object at start of Vertical Start stitching sequence Align Centers Vertically align centers of LP Sequence to Place selected object at end of Vertical selected objects me End Stitching sequence Align Right Right align selected objects ll Vertical Align Top Horizontal Aligns top of selected objects Multi Hooping toolbar This toolbar is available in Hoop Layout mode iga Align Centers Horizontally align centers of g Selection On Select hoops in the Design d Horizontal selected objects Window m Align Bottom Align bottoms of selected Reshape
80. Plus Relevant topic in Onscreen Manual Reshape cropped images Reshape Object Reshaping cropped images pIND PEJS PIND aemIyos Aaplosquiyzs YNINYAG LGC Edit images in a graphics application Touch Up Picture A A Editing images in graphics applications Save backdrops as separate files Saving backdrops as separate files Prepare non outlined images Image A A Preparing non outlined images Preparation Prepare outlined images Outlined Image A A Preparing outlined images Preparation Automatic digitizing Automatic Digitizing Convert vectors to embroidery Convert to A A Converting vectors to embroidery Embroidery Convert embroidery to vectors Convert Selected A Converting embroidery to vectors Embroidery to Art Vectors Digitize filled shapes automatically Magic Wand Digitizing fills automatically Digitize outlines automatically Magic Wand Digitizing outlines automatically Digitize whole images automatically Auto Digitizer Digitizing whole images automatically Create automatic outlines and borders Auto Digitizer A A Creating automatic outlines and borders Create designs from photographs PhotoSnap Digitizing with PhotoSnap Combining and sequencing objects Combining and Sequencing Objects Insert designs amp Inserting designs Copy and paste objects Copying and pasting objects Duplicate objects Duplicating objects Clone objects Quick Clone Cloning objects Group ungroup objects Grou
81. Proportionally gt resize proportionally Enter 60 gt idth Height Rotate By _ Positions Select positions gt 2and8 Select C2 gt coor 1 4 7 60 00 27 60 0 gt mm mm 2 0 AO 2 0j 3 gt Click desired positions First position selected is Anchor Layout Style 5 6 Mirrors 8 v 9 Color Blocks i LILI Em F Sequence this Set by Color vv 8 Adjust ornament settings as follows Enter 2 Select Mirrors gt Width 60 mm 2 4 the Resize Proportionally checkbox must be ticked gt Distance from Lettering 2 0 mm gt Layout Style Mirrors See also Creating multi ornament layouts in the Onscreen Manual Tip The height field automatically updates proportionally to width 9 Click OK OGB BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 166 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial Tip Use the Zoom controls at the bottom to better view your design The current zoom factor is shown in the Status Bar on the right See Zooming and panning for details Adding the borders We want to enhance our design with two border elements One will be a fill and one will be an outline See also Adding borders to monograms in the Onscreen Manual To add the borders 1 Double click or right click the monogram design The Monogramming dialog opens wi
82. Remove Overlaps Auto Scroll V Display Hoops Hoop artista 130 x 100 Select artista 130 x 100 Position New Hoop Automatic Centering Manual 7 Right click the Show Hoop icon The Options gt Hoop dialog opens Note Each design can only use one size of hoop so normally you would try to choose one to cover the largest object in the design 8 Check that artista 130 x 100 Normal is selected 9 Zoom out to better view the hoop select the Zoom Box tool and right click the design once Tip Once you have selected a hoop you can toggle it on or off by clicking the Show Hoop icon See Displaying the hoop in the Onscreen Manual for details 10 Select File gt Save As BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 227 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial The Save As dialog opens Save As a Save in P MultiHooping 7 6 P E gt Ev I Name Date modif Type Size ay MultiHoopDesign Final ART60 Recent Places MultiHoopDesign Start ART60 Desktop Documentation Computer lt Network File name MultiHoop Tutorial v Save as type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 v Cancel Tip The Save As dialog opens to the same location where the original file is stored 11 Enter a suitable name e g MultiHoopTutorial in the File name field and click Save Tip Subsequently you only have to click the Save button or Ctri S to Save any chang
83. Save As dialog opens is Save As Ea Savein AutoDigitizing rea i Name Date modified Type Siz 7 amp AutoDigitizing_Finish ART60 12 05 2009 9 51 AM BERNINA Embroid Recent Places Desktop Documentation A Computer Au lt 2 lil oes mp Network File name Auto Digitizing Tutorial v Save as type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 v Cancel Tip The Save As dialog opens to the same location where the original file is stored BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 106 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 16 Enter a suitable name AutoDigitizingTutorial in the File Name field 17 Click Save Tip Subsequently you only have to click the Save button or Ctri S to Save any changes Processing the design z Use Image Preparation Edit toolbar to sharpen outlines and reduce noise in see outlined images m Use Auto Digitizer Digitize toolbar to create embroidery designs directly from d imported images Now that we ve sized the artwork and selected a suitable hoop we can auto digitize the design First however we need to prepare the artwork for automatic digitizing To process the design 1 In Embroidery Canvas mode select the image 2 Click the I mage Preparation icon The I mage Preparation dialog opens with the image in the preview panel Check the number of colors in image To create embroidery this image needs to be prepar
84. Software Quick Start Guide 141 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 2 Click and drag one point of the stitch angle to set it to approximately 80 and press Enter to regenerate stitches See Adjusting stitch angles in the Onscreen Manual for details Set stitch angle to 80 3 Similarly adjust the stitch angle of the remaining background grass objects so that it is more or less perpendicular to their length 4 Press M on the keyboard and measure the largest background grass object See Measuring distances onscreen for details Notice that it is a little wide for Satin stitch Use Satin Special when the object is greater than 10 mm in width Object too wide for Satin stitch Ix a0 Tig he 5 Double click or right click the largest background grass object to open the Object Properties dialog and select the Fill Stitch tab BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 142 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 6 Select Satin Special and click Apply Appliqu Buttonhole Tie Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Stitch Type Satin Satin Special applied Satin Spacing Automatic Manual 0 40 S mm Satin Type nee AA 7 WA Satin Special Wiii M Select Satin Special 7 Select the light green grass object The Object Properties gt Fill Stitch tab changes to show Step Fill options Appliqu Buttonhole Tie Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Stitch Typ
85. Standard MS Windows Alt key shortcuts Save As apply Use the Alt key with the letter underlined in the menu To cancel an operation press Esc wice Save Design As Image File menu New Open new empty design Design Prop erties Open Open design Close Close current Design Window Start BERNINA Portfolio and select design Start cross stitch program Start Quilter program Insert existing design Save current design Save current design with a different name location or format Save design images in Stitch View or Artistic View The resulting image is exactly as it appears in the Design Window Show information about a design such as size or number of stitches and add comments about design for printing on worksheet BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 259 Print Print Preview Card Machine Read Card Machine Write Write to Magic Box Read from Magic Box Recent File List Exit Edit menu Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Duplicate Delete Select All Deselect All Stitch Edit Print design Show design worksheet Print work sheet from this window Read open design from BERNINA Embroidery Software Design Card or BERNINA home embroidery machine Write save design to BERNINA Embroidery Software Design Card or BERNINA home embroidery machine Write save design to Design Card in Magic Box Read open design from Design Card in Magic Box List most recentl
86. Threads Used in Design 9 A i i A All design colors lsacord 40 A lsacord 40 Amy Drab A Edt m atch ed to 0532 Isacord 40 Champagne A available threads 0721 Isacord 40 NEW 2008 A 0771 Isacord 40 Rattan A 3732 Isacord 40 Slate Blue A Thread Chart _ Isacord 40 wt numerical Print Create Modity Code Brand Description Match E 3641 Isacord 40 Wedgewood Mach m 3815 Isacord 40 Reef Blue Assign SS 3630 Isacord 40 NEW 2008 a HMM 3810 Isacord 40 Laguna Match amp Assign All Search Code D Description OK Cancel Apply __Help Tip Alternatively simply click the Match amp Assign All button The closest matching thread in the selected thread chart is found for each color and replaced automatically 22 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close Tip If after applying the selected colors you decide you don t like the effect select a color of your choice and reassign it 23 Press Esc to deselect all objects Editing stitch settings Use Color Blending Edit toolbar to create shading and perspective effects The default stitch types look rather plain We can improve their appearance by applying any one of a range of fancy stitch types and effects To edit stitch settings 1 Select the duck s top beak and the head and select Satin from the fill stitch dropdown list BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 115 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tu
87. Window Help General toolbar Stitch and Color Bar Edit toolbar Digitize toolbar Arrange toolbar Craft Stitch toolbar View Mode toolbar Design Window lo r Status bar W 0 0H 0 0 Empty Design Z10 ART Grade A Note Toolbars are dockable left right top and bottom and can be floated anywhere in the Design Window While the Stitch and Color Bar can be docked vertically the Outline and Fill dropdown lists are not displayed Therefore it is advisable to dock the bar only horizontally See also BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference gt Customize the Design Window by showing or hiding the grid changing the grid dimensions as well as showing and hiding toolbars See Displaying the grid for details Docking panes BERNINA Embroidery Software includes dockers for key functions Embroidery Canvas has docking panes for Color Film Carving Stamps Morphing Effects and an Overview Window All panes are dockable at the right side of the Design Window BS E hd i Nested dockers BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 21 Dockers can be nested to increase available workspace When nested tab buttons for each dialog appear to the side All dockers can be fixed or minimized By hovering the mouse over the tab a minimized docker will fly out allowing you to access its functions It automatically minimizes when not in use Dockers may also be
88. a F Grand Piano cdr a gt oe to i mport Moe pe Young Musician jpg amp Digital Print File tif Folders v bb AutoDigitizin Navigate to B paces i Tutorials gt d MultiMedium a Monogramming folder Sanumuieas P Temp a File name Grand Piano cdr Al Fie Formats M Select code page 1252 ANSI Latin impot v Cancel 2 Navigate to the My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder and select the Tutorials gt MultiMedium folder 3 Select the Grand Piano CDR file and click Import 4 Press Enter to center the imported artwork on the page Property Bar Group x 74 0 mm W 189 653 mm 100 0 e 0 0 y 52 5 mm F 193 319 mm 100 0 Note size of artwork Tip The size of the artwork is shown in the Object s Size fields of the Property Bar BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 206 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 5 This clipart is too large for our design so using the sizing handles click and drag to rescale the artwork within the paper border as shown See also Scaling objects in the Onscreen Manual E N click and drag to resize artwork Use Center control handle to position artwork Converting artwork to embroidery Kel Use Art Toolbox gt Ellipse to draw elliptical shapes rN Use Art Toolbox gt Convert Vectors to Embroidery to convert selected vectors E to fill or outline stitches Fay Click Show Hoop General toolba
89. ackground fabric to get a better idea of how it will look upon stitchout v Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs To finalize the design 1 Select the first bottom most wave and click the Reshape Object icon Exit Point 2 Click and drag the entry points diamond symbols and exit points cross symbols according to the composite image shown above 3 To jump to the next object press Tab To reshape the previous object press Shift Tab 4 Press Enter to apply changes and press Esc to finish 5 Repeat for the remaining wave objects Tip Use Start and End to position the first and last stitches of the entire design This makes it easy to position the needle before stitching and reduces the chance of the needle hitting the side of the hoop See Setting automatic start and end points in the Onscreen Manual for details 6 Right click the Auto Underlay icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 96 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The Effects gt Underlay dialog opens Effects Ex Underlay Textured Edge Gradient Fill Others Star amp Wave Fill Underlay 1 v Apply Underlay 1 Edge Walk Select first Stitch Length 2 20 mm underlay stitch type Stitch Spacing Margin from the Edge Normal X Underlay 2 J Apply Underlay 2 Step v Select second Stitch Length a0 Em underlay stitch
90. ackward Activate Stitch edit t Use Alt Drag with BERNINA Quilter BERNINA Quilter only Cut amp paste objects To Press Cut object ctr HX Copy object Ctri C Paste object Ctri V Duplicate object Ctr D Clone object 0 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 269 access codes 15 entering manually 15 importing 16 Add Holes tool 146 Add Hoop Right tool 232 tool 232 Up tool 232 adding colors 68 Advanced Appliqu tool 193 alphabets changing 64 Art Canvas mode 31 Artwork Preparation tool 107 131 Auto Digitizer tool 107 Auto Start and End tool 220 Auto Underlay tool 121 163 basics Saving designs 23 Starting 20 using commands 27 BERNINA Embroidery Software Starting 20 Bernina International Web Page 4 Bernina of America Web Page 4 bounding box selecting objects 46 Calculate Hoopings dialog 232 tool 235 changing views 55 Closed Object tool 135 180 Color Blending tool 115 Color dialog 41 Color Film dialog 49 selecting color blocks 48 tool 48 109 212 Color Film toolbar Show Individual Objects 49 212 Color tool 66 68 colors adding 68 traveling by 37 commands selecting 27 toolbars 27 current needle position marker 38 custom templates selecting 23 Delete command 48 deselecting objects 48 design information viewing 37 42 viewing in Windows Explorer 43 Design Properties command 42 Design Properties dialog Design 43 Summary 43 Thread Color 41 designs adding co
91. add another color to the Color Palette which we will apply to our lettering object See also Creating custom thread charts in the Onscreen Manual To add a color to the design 1 Click the Color icon The Color Palette opens Color Palette Color ner Click to open Color Palette Thread Colors Color Wheel 2 Click the Thread Colors link BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 68 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial The Design Properties dialog opens with the Thread Colors tab active The colors in the current design appear in the upper Threads in Design panel Thread Colors Summary Enter 5 aS mwessmtegr gt s5 E Threads Used in Design 4 the number of threads Select Color 5 Thread Chart Isacord 40 wt numerical v _ Print Create Modiy Code Brand Description gt C 1532 Isacord 40 Coral E 1543 Isacord 40 NEW 2008 Assign 1551 Isacord 40 Pink Clay deleted as Click to Search color Saucy Mensas ASSIN highlighted Po z ERN a Enter code Select to search on Code In the Threads in Design field enter 5 as the number of threads to use in the design and click Apply Select the newly added Color 5 In the Search field enter 1565 The system searches for the thread and highlights it in the list Click Assign or double click the thread The selected color in the Threads in Design list is replaced by
92. al This will rotate the object clockwise by 45 Rotated and scaled by 20 Create a second border Click Mirror Vertical Edit toolbar to flip an object or design vertically Now we will take the rotated border and use it to create a second border First we clone the original and then flip it vertically We then nudge it into position See Combining objects in the Onscreen Manual for details See also Mirroring objects in the Onscreen Manual To create a second border 1 Press Ctrl D to duplicate with the object selected The duplicate object is placed directly on top of the original object and selected Duplicate object mirrored and selected on top of original object 2 Click the Mirror Vertical icon The duplicate is mirrored vertically BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 60 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial 3 Click and drag the duplicate downwards leaving a small gap between tips as shown Second object dragged into the position leaving small gap between tips RAD f J e Tip For precise positioning hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys while dragging movement is constrained to X or Y axes Create the second side kd Click Mirror Horizontal Edit toolbar to flip an object or design horizontally We will now take the first side of the border we have created duplicate it and then mirror it in the horizontal direction See Combining objects in the Onscreen Manual for details See
93. al toolbar to strengthen and stabilize embroidery designs with automatic underlay Ea Click Show Stitches General toolbar to toggle stitch view on off ae Use Show Pictures General toolbar to toggle backdrops on off We re now almost ready to output our design but there are a few last details to attend to First we ll add underlay to our embroidery to help stabilize the fabric and adjust pull compensation to reduce distortion We ll also carry out a final check of the design properties to get a better idea of how it will stitch out To finalize the design 1 Right click the Auto Underlay icon The Effects gt Underlay dialog opens See also Stabilizing with underlays in the Onscreen Manual Effects saj Underlay Textured Edge Gradient Fill Others Star amp Wave Fill Underlay 1 7 Apply Underlay 1 Edge Walk Select first Stitch Length 2 20 mm underlay stitch type Stitch Spacing Margin from the Edge Normal Underlay 2 Bais Select second underlay stitch type Stitch Length 4 00 gt mm Seema Accept default settings Margin from the Edge Normal X sian Ae Note The type of underlay you choose is determined by the purpose it is to serve Not all underlay types are applicable to all selected objects 2 Select the duck s head 3 Select the Apply Underlay 1 checkbox and select Edge Walk underlay from the list BERNINA Embroidery Software Q
94. ality stitchout At the end we check the stitching sequence to make sure thread color changes are minimized The tutorial can be completed with BERNINA EditorPlus or BERNINA DesignerPlus Note All steps required to complete the quick start project are provided here For further information however you are referred to the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 158 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial Getting started Use Art Canvas to load edit and save pictures as a backdrop for embroidery digitizing Embroidem Canvas Use Embroidery Canvas mode to create and edit embroidery designs 5 n Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realisti cally in Artistic View Ey Use Load Picture Image toolbar to load an image for use as a digitizing back drop For the purposes of this tutorial our design is to be stitched at the ends of a linen table runner measuring approximately 40 cm 15 75 in width The design itself will measure approximately 140 mm x 140 mm 5 5 and will be stitched in the center at both ends of the table runner We ll need to choose a suitable hoop to hold the design Note While this design requires no artwork to begin digitizing the final result is located in the Tutorials folder You may want to view the completed project file before and or after completing the tutorial See also Working with design files To get started 1 Double click
95. allations depending on which default system settings are activated Printed documentation Depending on your product level together with your BERNI NA Embroidery Software installation BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 2 DVD you will have received the following printed documentation Quick Start Guide The BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide contains installation instructions as well as an introduction to your BERNINA Embroidery Software There is also a Quick Reference section which lists all the commands and Shortcut keys used in the software In addition the guide provides a fully worked sample project Additional tutorials are provided in the onscreen Quick Start Guide Tip For detailed procedures covering all features of the BERNINA Embroidery Software all product levels and BERNINA Portfolio applications refer to the Onscreen Manual which can be accessed via the Help menu To identify sources of information relevant to your specific model see the BERNINA Embroidery Software Product Feature List in the Onscreen Manual Onscreen documentation Onscreen documentation is provided in two formats HTML Help and Adobe Acrobat Depending on your product level documentation components will include some or all of the following Release Notes A set of Release Notes is included with the software installation These provide detailed information about new and improved features as well as direc
96. also Mirroring objects in the Onscreen Manual v Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 61 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial To create the second side 1 Select Edit gt Select All or press Ctri A Both objects are selected Right click and drag 2 Right click and drag the objects to the new position and release the mouse A duplicate border is created at the release point See Cloning objects in the Onscreen Manual for details Tip For precise positioning hold down the Ctrl key while dragging movement is constrained to X or Y axes 3 Click the Horizontal Mirror icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 62 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial The selected objects are flipped horizontally Duplicate objects mirrored 4 Use the left or right arrow keys on the keyboard to nudge the duplicate objects into position 5 Deselect all objects by pressing the Esc key Adding lettering to the design We ll now add some lettering to our monogram You can add lettering by typing it directly into the Design Window or entering it in the Lettering dialog vy Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs Add lettering lal Use Lettering Digitize toolbar to add lettering di
97. and holding down the Ctrl key click the Color Block 11 to select both These are currently assigned to the dolphin belly and the fill of the small fish 9 Click the Color icon in the Stitch and Color Bar and select C2 in the Color Palette BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 86 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial Color Blocks 3 and 11 now take the same color as Color Block 2 thereby reducing the number of thread colors and color changes by 2 Select C2 in the Color Palette 10 Change the following thread colors in the same way gt Change Color Block 13 lettering object to C10 gt Change Color Block 1 lighter color wave objects to C12 Number of colors reduced but still too many color changes 11 Click the Color Film icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 87 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The Color Film toolbar opens displaying all color blocks in the design in order of stitching sequence af 7 ae Number of color changes reduced O0 NOA Saaeen 12 Drag and drop the second Color Block 2 on top of the first See Sequencing objects with Color Film in the Onscreen Manual for details Tip You can also use Sequence to Start and Sequence to End tools at the top of the Color Film to help you 13 Repeat for Color Blocks 8 10 and 12 You should end up with a sho
98. and width and stitch count and colors The data is extracted from the design and cannot be modified Design Properties a Design Thread Colors Summary Design Name DigitizingT utorial Version 6 0 Stitches 13864 Color Changes 6 Colors 6 12 Observe the following details gt Stitch count approx 13 900 stitches gt Color changes 6 gt Colors 6 Note We have as many color changes as we have colors This is good because it means we have reduced the number of trims tie ins and tie offs to a minimum The only color that is stitched twice is the forest green first for the background grass and then for the outline of the foreground grass 13 In Stitch View select View gt Slow Redraw or press Shift R The Slow Redraw dialog opens Adjust speed Slow Redraw Pesign1 fo ea Speed 40 s s Stitch Range Start 0 End 4 Click to slow redraw BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 156 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 14 Click the Go button The design will stitch out on your machine exactly as you see it here See Outputting Designs in the Onscreen Manual for details Tip The final result of this project is located in the Tutorials folder You may want to compare it at this point with your own completed design 15 Click the Print Preview icon The design displays as it will be printed See Printing designs in the Onscreen Manual for details
99. are provides information about designs in a variety of ways and formats Before even opening BERNINA Embroidery Software or your design you can check some design information for ART files directly from MS Windows Explorer You can ee mp kni 0 be a Tb ia 3 i entatio krye leather bro satin bmp towelin ri A le sie pa view stitching details in the Design Properties pe e a dialog The Print Preview tool provides a e 7 Egona Meme essential design information including a design Files of type Bmp Files bmp Cancel preview the size of the design color sequence and any special instructions Tip If you choose fabric you can center or tile the image in the Design Window If the Viewing design properties bitmap is large enough to fill the entire window select Center Otherwise select Use Design Properties File menu to view stitching Tile details about a design Fabric NONE You can check software version number and ee ae Display Tied Centered other design information through the Design Properties dialog Stitching details are also provided Most of the fields cannot be modified directly BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 42 Chapter 4 Viewing Designs To view design properties 1 Select File gt Design Properties The Design Properties gt Design dialog opens This tab contains information about height and width and stitch count and colors
100. art Guide 50 PART II TUTORIALS This part of the Quick Start Guide provides a number of fully worked tutorials to help you get started with BERNINA Embroidery Software Generally speaking any project that can be done in a lower level product can also be done in a higher level one But not vice versa The tutorials assume a certain familiarity with basic techniques such as zooming and displaying stitches Read through Part of the Quick Start Guide before Starting For further details of procedures used here you are referred to the Onscreen Manual It s a good idea also to familiarize yourself with the Quick Reference See Quick Reference for details Lettering tutorial This introductory tutorial involves adding a decorative border to lettering for use on an article of clothing table napkin or other item It will Show you just how simple and fun it is creating projects in BERNINA Embroidery Software See Lettering Tutorial for details Editing tutorial In this tutorial you will learn how to check a design and not only look for actual errors but potential errors which may affect the quality and appearance of the stitchout You will explore methods to detect and correct errors optimize designs and familiarize yourself with the powerful features of BERNINA Embroidery Software that enable you to accomplish these tasks See Editing Tutorial in the Onscreen Manual for details Auto Digitizing tutorial In this tutorial you will not
101. as well as some other embroidery file formats from computer hard disk floppy disk or CD ROM You can save designs in ART as well as other file formats See Reading and Writing Design Files in the Onscreen Manual for details A Caution You cannot open ART files created with a later version of the software to the one you are running If you attempt to you will be prompted to update your system to the current version Opening designs BERNI NA Embroidery Software opens a range of embroidery files in addition to its own ART format Native ART designs are classified in four grades depending on how the file was created See also Starting BERNINA Embroidery Software Use Open General toolbar to open an exist ing design Note By default designs are automatically grouped upon opening or insertion into another design See Setting other general options in the Onscreen Manual for details To open a design 1 Click the Open icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide Chapter 3 Basic Procedures The Open dialog opens oe Open Look in Animals Name BERNINA Embroi BERNINA Embroi BERNINA Embro BERNINA Embroi BERNINA Embroi BERNINA Embro BERNINA Embroi BERNINA Embro BERNINA Embroi BERNINA Embro BERNINA Embro BERNINA Embroi RERNINA Fmhra e fl868 ART50 Ge FM608 ART50 a Frog ART50 a NX184 ART50 Rabbit ART50 la SQUIRREL ART50 la Wm332 ART50 las wm772 ART50 las Wm783
102. asuring distances onscreen for details Note that the fish height is less than 6 mm which is small enough for Satin Cursor changed and measurement tooltip displayed 3 Zoom in and select the dolphin s belly and holding down the Ctrl key select gt the white stripes and fins of the larger orange fish gt the fill of the small fish and BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 91 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial gt the fill of the bubbles TES Stipple Backstitch 7 PERENE Sipple stemstta arog Stipple Run erect KX 3 Cross Stitch EH EH Fattern Fill HHHH Lacework 64604 eeeee8 Candlewicking Fill deb dab G8 i Blackwork Fill A Contour a Ripple Select Satin 4 Inthe Stitch and Color Bar click the Fill icon and select Satin from the list Satin stitch is applied to the selected objects using current settings Satin stitch applied 5 Deselect the objects by pressing Esc key BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 92 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial 6 Double click or right click the dolphin belly to open the Object Properties dialog and select the Fill Stitch tab Satin Type ae ue an W ee 5 j Special W Ht Apply Satin Special to dolphin s belly 7 Select Satin Special in the Satin Type panel and click Apply While Satin Special is used primarily to prevent long stitches in wide Shapes it can also be used as an alternativ
103. ated 3D Below is a screen image of the Embroidery Canvas workspace which is accessed via the View Mode toolbar This mode allows you to create and edit embroidery objects using the embroidery digitizing toolset See also BERNINA Embroidery Software interface W BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Cj445 Bernina k gt a File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help FX DAD S D A r KC il a e a aaa Art Canvas Ee iia men Tt K Te uza x y a T A 7 Co gi s 3 ze 7 JO 3 ge 2 amp a 5 S w l a 4 m EJ i Outline MNS SSSSSSS step aI e B Micolor W 98 8 H 84 5 X 10 2 Y 78 L 129 A 37 16223 Z0 83 ART Grade A Use this mode when you want to create embroidery from digitizing backdrops Various types of image file can be loaded in BERNINA Embroidery Software See also Digitizing with Backdrops in the Onscreen Manual Embroidery Canvas also offers a graphical representation of what the final embroidery will look like Use Show Artistic View together with a background fabric to see how your design will look when stitched out See also Changing backgrounds Chapter 4 Viewing Designs Hoop Layout mode View and edit multi hoopings If embroidery is too large or con tains multiple designs spaced around an article split into multi ple hoopings Below is a screen image of the Hoop Layout workspace which is accessed via th
104. bars Load edit and save graphics asa backdrops for embroidery digitiz ing Includes entire suite of CorelDRAW Essentials 4 draw ing tools In addition provides capabilities to convert vectors and vector text directly to embroi dery objects Digitize and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realistically in simulated 3D View and edit multi hoopings If embroidery is too large or con tains multiple designs spaced around an article split into multi ple hoopings In Art Canvas mode the View Mode toolbar includes the Show Embroidery button BERNINA Embroidery Software window toolbars The Design Window contains the toolbars described below Not all tools are relevant to all levels of product Some are shortcuts to the pulldown menu commands BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 262 General toolbar This toolbar is available in Embroidery Canvas mode a New IE Open Save Same as File gt New Same as File gt Open Same as File gt Save Print Prints design using current print settings Print Preview Same as File gt Print Preview Same as File gt Card Machine Write Read designs from design cards using Magic Box Write to Machine Read from Magic Box S Write to Magic Box Cut Save designs to design cards using Magic Box Same as Edit gt Cut Pe Copy Same as Edit gt Copy Paste Sam
105. c View press B on the keyboard to click and drag a zoom box around the foreground grass light green See Zooming and panning for details Step Fees Stipple Stemstitcr vD COS g Stinnle Run gt lt Color Palette RRR He Select Green BREE l G rass Peer Thread Colors Color Wheel E beer erscen rer CALCA Contour pple Select Step 13 Select Step from the Fill stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details 14 Click the Color icon and select C5 Green Grass from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details 15 Select the Magic Wand tool click the foreground grass shape light green and press Enter to generate the object Stitches are generated according to current Step stitch settings a f F F L T g Z a k tE Step stitch generated 16 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Note The foreground grass does not look very grass like We will improve the appearance later BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 139 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 17 Select Step from the Fill stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details 18 Click the Color icon and select C4 Wildfire from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Ons
106. cal v _ Print Create Modiy Code Brand Description co 5324 Isacord40 Bright Green 5326 Isacord 40 Evergreen Assign 5335 Isacord40 Swamp E O E oan oetan Mac amp Asan Search 5374 Code Description Note Selected color settings only apply to the current design and are part of the design properties They are saved with the design Digitizing the design Click Show Stitches General toolbar to toggle stitch view on off Click Show Artistic View General toolbar to toggle artistic or stitchout view on off Use Magic Wand Digitize toolbar to digitize filled shapes in your artwork Use Closed Object Digitize toolbar to digitize irregular closed shapes We can now start digitizing the main objects in the design For the purposes of the exercise we ll be using a combination of automatic and manual techniques The background and foreground grass objects can be auto digitized with the Magic Wand tool For more precise work on the stems and caps where overlaps are important to prevent gaps occurring we ll be using manual digitizing techniques Tip Before doing any manual digitizing make sure you are familiar with the concept of reference points and reshape nodes See Digitizing tools for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 135 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial To digitize the design 1 In Stitch View or Artistic View press B on the keyboard t
107. ch 3 Press the Page Down key to jump to the first placement stitch pink Press again to jump to the first cutting line stitch sky blue EF First cutting fe First placement d stitch stop this is 2 stitch stop this where you apply the 7 amp is where you trim first patch the fabric BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 199 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 4 Press Page Down again to jump to the second placement stitch pink 123 a w ms le PI Second placement stitch Second placement stitch stop this is where you apply the second patch J F 2 Tip Press the Page Up key to jump back to the previous color change 5 Continue traveling through the color changes and rehearse in your mind exactly where the fabric patches are to be placed and where they are to be trimmed BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 200 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 6 Once all patches have been positioned and cut you will see the tackdown stitch being applied Press Page Down again to view the cover stitching E T VIE Cover stitching applied last 4 Tackdown stitching applied on top of placement and cutting line stitches 1 Tip The final result of this project is located in the Tutorials folder You may want to compare it at this point with your own completed design 7 Click the Print Preview icon
108. ches in selected objects Same as Arrange gt Remove Overlaps Same as Arrange gt Add Holes Same as Arrange gt Fill Holes Same as Arrange gt Break Apart Digitize blended objects Prepare bitmap artwork for automatic digitizing Convert selected embroidery objects to vectors This toolbar is available in Embroidery Canvas Digitize prepared bitmap images automatically Digitize single shape in design Turn grayscale or color photo graph into embroidery Draw and digitize open shapes Draw and digitize closed shapes Draw embroidery outlines directly onscreen and view a stitch simulation as you draw Draw freehand filled embroi dery objects onscreen Digitize columns with turning stitches BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 264 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference Circle Oval Draw and digitize ovals or cir Backstitch Digitize backstitch borders cles Rectangle Draw and digitize rectangles or Isic Stemstitch Digitize stemstitch borders squares a Lettering Fill Create lettering and change let Ripple Create spiral stitching from the Aj Values tering properties center of any filled object amp Monogram Create personalized mono Stitch and Color Bar ming grams using a selection of pre defined styles border This toolbar is available in Embroidery Canvas shapes and ornaments mode liqu Digitize cl obj liqu a MOP ONG HS NOIZE EE A apple
109. ck Start Guide 9 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial Navigate to the My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder and select the Tutorials gt Applique folder Select the Applique _Start BMP file and click Import Press Enter to center the imported artwork on the page Notice that the image is approximately 205 mm x 280 mm 8 07 x 11 02 Make sure Proportional Sizing toggle is activated Property Bar Bitmap or OLE Object x 101 447mm i 92 244 mm 45 0 amp 90 0 y 81 185 mm 126 056 mm 45 il S Go X Edit Bitmap b nter dimension as percentage Enter 45 into Width percentage field and making sure Proportional Sizing toggle is activated press Enter The image is reduced to 45 of the original size approximately 92 mm x 126 mm 3 62 x 4 96 Switch to Embroidery Canvas and press Esc to deselect artwork Select Settings gt Fabric Settings The Fabric Settings dialog opens Fabric Settings Fabric Type 4 Teny Medium Weight z Select Terry Medium Weight Use Standard Settings Adjust Settings To 100 ox cancel In the Fabric Type dropdown list select Terry Medium Weight 10 Accept the standard settings and click OK These fabric settings will be applied to all newly created objects in the design 11 Right click the Show Hoop icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 178 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial
110. create a new one and click Next BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 9 A Caution Ifthere is an existing installation in the chosen folder the system displays this warning Warning n installation has been detected in this Folder IF you choose to continue the existing installation will be overwritten IF you want to keep the existing installation click No to choose another software directory Continue 9 When the Choose Destination Location screen is displayed choose the design folder where you want your designs to be saved BERNINA Embroidery Software InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location BERNINA Select folder where setup will install files Designs will be stored in the following folder To use this folder as the design folder click Next To select a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install BERNINA Embroidery Software by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Embroidery Software 6 Destination Folder C My Designs Embroidery Software 6 Browse lt Back Cancel The default location is My Designs Embroidery Software 6 Sample designs included with the software are stored in this folder gt To accept the default folder click Next gt To change the location click Browse specify an existing folder or create a new one and click Next If you choose to install the software into the
111. creen Manual for details Select Wildfire CEE Thread Colors Color Wheel Select Step 19 Select the Closed Object tool and digitize all the mushroom caps Because they are roundish objects you will be using mostly curve points by right clicking Right click for a ya curve points 20 Press Enter to finish BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 140 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial Stitches are generated immediately Step stitch generated 21 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Note Depending on how careful you have been while digitizing the outline of the mushroom caps may not quite align with the artwork Shapes This is easily fixed with the aid of the Reshape Object tool Editing the grass stems and caps Click Reshape Object Edit toolbar to view the reshape nodes of a selected object When we inspected our newly digitized objects in Artistic View we noticed a few minor problems with a few of them We will now edit the grass and stem objects which are a little wide for straight Satin stitch We will also fix the outlines of the mushroom cap objects vy Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs Edit the grass and stems 1 Select the largest background grass object and click the Reshape Object icon BERNINA Embroidery
112. d color of new objects changed 16 Drag and drop the red cap object before the new white objects Note The technique described above relates to a single mushroom cap Repeat for the other mushroom caps as well When you have finished group all the white spots together using the Color Film as shown below This means they will all be stitched together reducing the number of color changes Click to toggle between color blocks and objects All white spots grouped together to reduce color changes BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 149 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial Digitizing outlines wa Use Open Object Digitize toolbar to digitize open shapes We noted previously that the foreground grass stems and caps could be improved with the addition of a dark outline We ll do that now v Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs To digitize the outlines 1 Right click and drag the foreground grass object light green to create a cloned copy See Cloning objects in the Onscreen Manual for details a n i SN 2 Select Triple from the Outline stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 150 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 3 Click the Color icon and select C6 Forest Green from the Color Palette
113. d end point of a particular object may have a BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 230 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial bearing on the number of hoopings For example if you split a large object but the first half is in the second hoop this may result in an additional hooping With Slow Redraw you are aiming to make sure that any split objects are split between adjacent hoops both in terms of position and hoop placement sequence and that the object starts stitching in the earlier hoop See also Simulating design stitchouts in the Onscreen Manual Adjusting the design sequence While correct hoop placements reduce the number of calculated hoopings sometimes the design object sequence may not be ideal for multi hooping You may find as you gain experience that the only way to reduce the number of hoopings is to re Sequence the design itself This however is beyond the scope of this tutorial As a general guideline bear in mind the following gt Stock designs which have been created for a single hoop are generally sequenced by color in order to reduce the number of color changes This IS important for single needle machines gt Enlarging a stock design to the point where it requires multiple hoopings may require the design sequence to be changed in order to reduce the number of hoopings gt Since a given stitchout can use only one size of hoop choose a hoop that will cover the largest object in the design
114. d for the body or neck Note Because we omitted the white background from the auto digitizing operation no embroidery objects have been generated for the body or neck We will use the Magic Wand to create them 4 Press Shift R to invoke Slow Redraw and click the Go button to view the stitchout simulation See Simulating design stitchouts for details Adjust speed amma Designl cleo es Speed 40 s s Stitch Range Although all the embroidery objects are fully formed there are improvements that can be made to the stitching sequence Similarly colored objects should be stitched out at the same time to minimize BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 110 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial thread changes Adjacent objects should be stitched out in succession to minimize travels tie ins and tie offs Click the Color Film icon The Color Film toolbar opens displaying all color blocks in the design in order of stitching sequence See Viewing and selecting color blocks for details Click to toggle between color blocks and objects Individual objects Note The stitching sequence proceeds from top to bottom It is good practice to visually check the Color Film for potential problems like two blocks of the same color unnecessarily separated This would mean that you will need to change threads twice while you are stitching out your design Click the Show Individual Objects icon and check the objects on
115. dialog Mirror selected object s horizontally about center Mirror selected object s vertically about center Group selected objects into one object Separate grouped object into com ponent objects Split monograms appliqu s letter ing and Blackwork runs into compo nent objects BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference Lock Unlock Lock and unlock objects to protect All them during digitizing or editing Shortcut keys K and Shift K also available Remove Over Remove underlying layers of stitch laps ing in overlapping objects Add Holes Remove stitching from shape leav ing hole Fill Holes Fill holes in single objects Add Button Add buttonhole to design hole Pattern Stamp Close Object Place single patterns in the design Close any open object with the option of using straight or curved points Settings menu Thread Colors Assign thread colors for use in design Fabric Set Adjust fabric types and settings tings Fabric Display Select background fabrics and col ors Object Proper Adjust properties for selected ties shapes Options Adjust settings for display window Security Enter codes when upgrading or add ing optional features Display Setup Calibrate screen Scanner Setup Set scanner options Create Pattern Create and name patterns Create Border Create and name borders BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 261 Window menu Cascade Tile Horizon
116. ds Match and assign threads Change colors in entire design Modify thread charts Create custom thread charts Object properties and templates Object Properties and Templates E ED E E ee eer eee e Setting current object properties Changing properties of selected objects Changing default object properties Creating design templates Modifying design templates Save current properties to template Saving current properties to a template Revert to NORMAL template Reverting to the NORMAL template Improving stitch quality Improving Stitch Quality Set current object properties Change object properties Change default object properties Create design templates Modify design templates Adjust fabric settings e Adjusting fabric settings Apply automatic underlays Stabilizing with underlays Apply automatic pull compensation Compensating for fabric stretch Preserve long stitches Auto Jump Preserving long stitches Adjust tie in off settings Adjusting tie in off settings Set automatic start and end points Auto Start End Setting automatic start and end points Digitizing with backdrops Digitizing with Backdrops Scan bitmap images A A Scanning artwork Load bitmap and vector pictures A A Loading pictures Crop images for digitizing Cropping images for digitizing Inducedas standard A New iimproved feature option S17 aunzeay Npojg asemios Ayapiosquiyz YNINY39 Capability Feature Name EditorPlus Designer
117. e Step Stitch Values Stitch Spacing 0 45 gt mm Stitch Length 4 00 gt mm Step pattern He 8 TERRE Step Pattern applied Select Step pattern 8 Select the Step Pattern 14 for a more grassy appearance See also Applying Step patterns in the Onscreen Manual 9 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close 10 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Note The foreground grass object has now taken on a more grassy appearance but we can improve it further with the addition of an outline to emphasize the contour of the shape 11 Select a stem object and holding the Ctrl key click the other stems BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 143 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 12 Double click or right click the stems to open the Object Properties dialog and select the Fill Stitch tab 13 Select Satin Special Satin Special applied Appliqu Buttonhole Tie Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering _ Stitch Type Satin Satin Spacing Automatic Manual 0 40 r Satin Type liidi j eA iig WI wifi ft bobbed exist Ho Select Satin Special 14 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close 15 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Note The appearance of the stems Is improved with the application of Satin Special but they ca
118. e Art Canvas to load edit and save pictures as a backdrop for A embroidery digitizing Use Embroidery Canvas mode to create and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realisti cally in Artistic View miorina ey Use Load Picture Image toolbar to load an image for use as a digitizing back a drop For the purposes of this tutorial our design is to be stitched on the front of a children s light weight knit T shirt approximately 80 mm x 90 mm 3 15 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 127 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial x 3 54 When we insert the artwork resize it to fit the T shirt and choose a suitable hoop to hold the design As our starting point we re going to use one of the sample designs packaged with the software Tip Your BERNINA Embroidery Software comes with a range of artwork and embroidery designs that you can use as a Starting point for your own projects In addition to the packaged sample designs you will find a dedicated Tutorials folder which contains all the files you need to complete this and other tutorials The final result of this and other projects is also located in this folder You may want to view the completed project file before and or after completing the tutorial See also Working with design files To get started 1 Double click the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop BERNINA Embroidery Soft
119. e Onscreen Manual for details 9 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close The new setting automatically applies to any new objects created in the current design 10 Click the Color icon and select C2 Black from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details 11 Click the Open Object icon en ee ee Single ee Triple Backstitch freee Stemstitch Select Satin TTI YT Blanket PON Blackwork Border Candlewicking Border pga eg Pattern Run Select Black BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 152 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 12 Digitize all stem outlines followed by the caps See Digitizing open Shapes in the Onscreen Manual for details Satin outlines created for caps and stems Tip If you make a mistake you can easily correct them using the Reshape Object tool See Reshaping objects in the Onscreen Manual for details 13 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Finalizing the design We re now almost ready to output our design but there are a few last details to attend to First we ll add underlay to our embroidery to help stabilize the fabric and reduce distortion We ll also carry out a final check of the design properties to get a better idea of how it will stitch out vy Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a powe
120. e Select Object icon keys you can select multiple objects Both l outlines and or filled areas can be selected Clicking an outline selects an object even if another is above it Where you have a mixture BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 45 Chapter 5 Selecting Objects gt Click an outline to select the object gt To select multiple items hold down Ctrl as you click Click an object Hold down Ctrland Ctrl 5 click another object l l l gt Select a range of objects by holding down gt Click the fill behind a outline object to select Shift while you click the first and last objects the filled object in the range to P E o E E E Shift Click first object Hold down Shift and click last object gt Click the fill to select an object even if it lies i l l within the bounds of a larger object Selecting objects by bounding box Use Select Object Edit toolbar and drag a bounding box around the object to select With the Select Object tool activated you can select objects by dragging a bounding box around them To select objects by bounding box 1 Click the Select Object icon 2 Drag a bounding box around the objects you want to select Tip To select an object which is behind another object zoom in and click the outline Alternatively position the pointer over the object hold down the 2 key and click until the object is selected Each click selects t
121. e View Mode toolbar If your embroidery is too large or contains a number of designs spaced around an article you can split it into multiple hoopings This means you can create embroidery designs that are larger than it is possible to stitch out on a single hoop Hoop Layout allows you to set up the position and sequence of each hoop See Hooping large designs for details a BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus MultiHoopDesignWithSplitLines i File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help Emboidey Coase 2D Bah 8 A C HT be aS Bernina Art Canvas r 16275 Z080 ART Grade A w W 98 4 H 78 1 X 11 1 Y 11 9L 16 3 A 133 Design viewing settings You can show or hide design elements in Embroidery Canvas with a variety of display settings See a graphical representation of the final embroidery Show or hide needle penetration points and stitches themselves Or Show hide selected colors BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 32 Viewing simulated embroidery Ls With Artistic View you can see a graphical representation of the final embroidery Click Show Artistic View General toolbar to toggle artistic or stitchout view on off To view simulated embroidery gt To view simulated embroidery Artistic View toggle the Show Artistic View icon on gt To view embroidery stitches Stitch View toggle the Show Artistic View icon Off Chapter 4 Viewing
122. e as Edit gt Paste Undo Same as Edit gt Undo Redo Same as Edit gt Redo Show Grid Same as View gt Grid Show Hoop Same as View gt Hoop Show Pic tures Dim Artwork Same as View gt Picture Dim backdrops to show stitches more clearly when digitizing Show Vectors Toggle on off display of vector graphics Show Stitches Toggle stitch view on off BRE RBERBRBEBEERBEREERE BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference Show Artistic Toggle artistic view on off View Show Appli qu Fabric Object Prop erties m Toggle appliqu fabrics colors i on off Same as Settings gt Object Properties Auto Underlay Add automatic underlay Textured Edge Color Film Add textured edge to object Same as Arrange gt Color Film Carving Stamp Define a pattern of needle pen etrations using a carving stamp as a template EERE Morphing Effect Zoom Box Create transformed object out lines and stitches Same as View gt Zoom Box Show 1 1 Same as View gt Show 1 1 Show All Same as View gt Show All BEBE Image toolbar This toolbar is available in Art Canvas mode ce Load Picture Load graphics bitmap and vector into BERNINA Embroi dery Software for use as a digi tizing backdrop or other Scan images into BERNINA Embroidery Software Scan Picture Touch Picture Touch up bitmap images in Corel PHOTO PAINT Essentials 4 Save backd
123. e by one from top to bottom Notice that the object you click in the Color Film is simultaneously selected in the design As you click your way down the list check whether the current object is adjacent or near to the previous object Press Esc to ensure no objects are selected Color Palette x M coior TTT i i Cioktoopen m m m Color Palette Thread Colors Color Wheel BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 111 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 8 Click the Color icon on the Stitch and Color Bar and select the white thread color from the Color Palette See Changing thread colors in the Onscreen Manual for details 9 Click the Fill icon and select Step from the fill stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details ANE Stipple Backstitch SEE sippe Senet TENNIE Stipple Run a z Cross Stitch Ht Pattern Fill HHHH Lacework 40008 ER Candlewicking Fill 28 228 28 8 Blackwork Fill CCALLA Contour Select Step fill stitch Note Ifthe Magic Wand tool is not activated make sure Show Pictures icon is toggled on 10 Select the Magic Wand tool click the body of the duck and press Enter See also Digitizing with Magic Wand in the Onscreen Manual The shape is filled with Step stitches with the current stitch settings Click with Magic Wand tool 11 Now select Satin from the fill stitch type list click the duck
124. e measurement is always the actual size and is not affected by the zoom factor To measure a distance onscreen 1 Select View gt Measure or press M 2 Click the start point 3 Move the pointer to the end point and hold the mouse still The following information displays in the Status Bar gt Position coordinates of the end point X Y gt Length of the measured line L gt Angle of the line relative to the horizontal A Measurements are shown in millimeters or inches depending on the option selected in the MS Windows Control Panel See your BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 26 MS Windows information documentation for more Measurements appear as tooltip or in Status bar 40 8 Y 28 8 L 50 0 A 35 933 22 0 ART Grade A Tip If activated length and angle measurements will also appear in a tooltip See Setting other general options in the Onscreen Manual for details 4 Press Esc to finish Using commands and tools Once you start BERNINA Embroidery Software you use commands or icons and dialogs to complete your tasks You select commands in BERNINA Embroidery Software in the same way as other MS Windows applications from menus or toolbars Keyboard shortcuts are also available for the most frequently used commands See Keyboard Shortcuts for details Selecting commands from toolbars Toolbars provide quick and easy access to BERNINA
125. e pattern fills Create your own pattern sets Create stitch patterns with carving stamps Craft stitch borders and fills Create blackwork outlines Create backstitch outlines Create stemstitch outlines Create candlewicking outlines Create blackwork fills Create candlewicking fills Create lacework fills Create ripple fills Create stippling fills Appliqu Create appliqu Create partial cover appliqu Create open object appliqu Embroidery lettering Add lettering to embroidery designs Create horizontal baselines Create vertical baselines Create circle baselines Create multiple baselines Create custom baselines Format lettering italics bolding justification Adjust letter spacing overall individual line Edit lettering text Feature Name EditorPlus Pattern Stamp Pattern Run Pattern Fill Carving Stamp Blackwork Border Backstitch Stemstitch Candlewicking Border Blackwork Fill Candlewicking Fill Lacework Ripple Stipple Auto Appliqu Partial Appliqu Advanced Appliqu Induded as standard A New inproved feature option DesignerPlus Relevant topic in Onscreen Manual vD E E 0 00 oo Patterned Stamps Runs and Fills Adding pattern stamps Creating pattern outlines Creating pattern fills Managing patterns Creating stitch patterns with carving stamps Craft Stitch Borders and Fills Creating blackwork outlines Creating backstitch outlines Creating stems
126. e to Step fill Satin Special looks more Satin like and works well with turning stitches creating soft lines and a little more depth See Splitting long stitches in Satin fills in the Onscreen Manual for details 8 Select the outline of the dolphin s right fin and click the Reshape Object icon Reshape nodes appear on the outline KN _ Move towards the fin i Change into curve points and move Remove unnecessary l reshape nodes K 9 Edit the reshape nodes by clicking and dragging deleting and or changing reshape node type e g corner to curve and press Enter to apply changes See Reshaping objects using reshape nodes in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 93 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial Tip Drag the reshape nodes until they slightly overlap the fill where the outline is perpendicular to the fill s stitch angle this is where the fabric tends to pull away from the outline most 10 Switching to Artistic View in order to view better the white stitching do the same for the belly outline See Viewing modes for details i i all aT HT INAM Change into curve Move towards the fin points and move Tip To edit the next object in a sequence press Tab To edit the previous object press Shift Tab See Reshaping next or previous objects in the Onscreen Manual for details Adjusting letter spacing Click Reshape Object Ed
127. eatures you want to uninstall BERNINA Embroidery Software Description M Portfolio Main BERNINA Embroidery M Online Help Software product M User Manual M Samples M Release Notes Quick Start Guide M Cross Stitch User Manual Supplement Embroidery Software 6 0 00 MB of space required on the C drive 105587 96 MB of space available on the C drive lt Back Next gt Cancel Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 4 Select the features and languages to add or deselect to remove 5 Click Next The Ready to Install screen appears 6 Click Install Upon successful installation of the software and any additional Windows files that need updating the Maintenance Complete screen appears Note If you have selected Repair as your installation option currently installed components will be reinstalled 7 Click Finish Upgrades and access codes BERNINA Embroidery Software is controlled by a security device or dongle attached to the computer in conjunction with access codes entered into the software The Dongle Number is the most important number It consists of a unique 7 character number appearing on the tag attached to your dongle As well as the dongle number each dongle has a unique Serial Number and Identity Code stored inside it so your system can be uniquely recognized The identity code can be obtained via the BERNINA Embroidery Software application You may upgrade your softwa
128. ect color block Travel by stitches View simulated design stitchout View hide backdrops Change background colors fabrics View design information Preview designs Select objects Select objects by point and click Select Object Induded as standard A New inproved feature option Overview Window Slow Redraw EditorPlus 5 2 DesignerPlus Relevant topic in Onscreen Manual Basic Procedures Opening designs Opening designs Starting new designs Saving designs Hoops and grids Measuring distances onscreen Undoing and redoing commands Moving and docking toolbars Accessing object properties Viewing Designs Art Canvas mode Embroidery Canvas mode Hoop Layout mode Viewing simulated embroidery Viewing simulated embroidery Viewing needle points Viewing stitches and outlines Viewing objects by color Viewing designs in overview Zooming in and out Traveling by object and color block Traveling by stitches Simulating design stitchouts Viewing backdrops Changing backgrounds Viewing design properties Previewing designs E E EE EE EE EE EE EE DE E D D e gt Selecting Objects Selecting objects by point and click S17 4N e 4 PNpOId 21eMYOS Ayapiosquiyz YNINY39 Capability Feature Name EditorPlus DesignerPlus Relevant topic in Onscreen Manual Select objects with bounding box Selecting objects by bounding box SPIND WeIs PIND aemIyos Aaplosquiyzs YNINYAG 6b Select objects with Polygon S
129. ected speed 6 Adjust control buttons as required Button Function Speed Use the slider bar to adjust the redraw speed in real time Pause Pauses the redraw letting you resume where you left off Stop Stops the redraw and returns to the beginning of the design Back to Redraws from the beginning of the Start design Backdrops and backgrounds You can display a backdrop while you digitize Hide it temporarily while you work or dim it for easier stitch viewing You can also change the BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 39 background color of the Design Window to match the color of your fabric by Y FA NOT Ka WF Viewing backdrops Use Show Pictures General toolbar to toggle backdrops on off Use Dim Artwork General toolbar to dim backdrops in order to show stitches more clearly when digitizing Use Show Vectors General toolbar to toggle on off display of vector graphics Use Show Applique Fabric General toolbar to toggle appliqu fabrics colors on off You can display a backdrop bitmap or vector while you digitize or hide it temporarily Hiding backdrops does not delete them from the design You can also dim backdrops to make it easier to view stitches See also Digitizing with Backdrops To view backdrops gt To toggle backdrop pictures on off both bitmap and vector graphics click the Show Chapter 4 Viewing Designs Pictures icon See al
130. ed If the image is predominately solid color areas with black outlines then choose Outline Appearance otherwise choose Reduce Colors If in doubt use Reduce Colors BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 107 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial Note that there are 9 available colors in the image which the software wants to reduce to 6 Since we do not actually want to reduce the number of colors in this artwork key 9 into the Reduce to field Click OK The image is ready for automatic digitizing Click the Auto Digitizer icon and click the image as prompted The Auto Digitizer dialog opens Image information is given in the top panel including width and height values as well as the number of image colors Auto Digitizer Ea Image Properties Width 97 88 me O Design size Height 30 32 mm E Image colors 9 lt b Number of thread colors Stitching E Fills auto M Select Auto as the fill stitch type 7 Details Satin z j lt Omit the background white In the Fills dropdown list select Auto This means that the software will automatically decide which stitch types to use for fills These can be edited after processing Click the Omitted Colors button The image colors are displayed in the dialog You can choose to omit selected colors from the operation Select the white color block to omit and click OK BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start
131. eded to cover your design you may split it into separate files for each one The software automatically calculates which files are to be saved out and shows how they will look See also Outputting multi hooped designs in the Onscreen Manual To save your multi hooped design 1 Switch to Hoop Layout mode 2 Select File gt Save As BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 241 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial A standard MS Windows Save As dialog appears allowing you to browse to any folder choose any name for the exported file and choose a file format from a dropdown list Save Savein Designs ep i Name _ Date modif Type Size wy amp MultiHoopDesignWithSplitLines ART60 Recent Places Desktop Documentation A Computer A L Network File name MultiHoop Design Final ART60 v Save as type 6 0 BER i a a ARTEN V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 e V5 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART50 Dei BERNINA A730 A200 designs ART BERNINA USB Stick EXP V1x Explorations Projects _ART42 V4 0 artista Designs ART Deco Brother Babylock PES Deco Brother Babylock PEC Bina EMD Husqvama Viking HUS Husqvama Viking SHV Husqvama Viking Pfaff VP3 Husqvama Viking Pfaff VIP Janome Elna Kenmore SEW Poem Huskygram Singer EU CSD Singer XOX Tajima DST V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software templates AMT60
132. elect Polygon Select Selecting objects by Polygon Select Select objects by Tab key Selecting objects by Tab key Select all objects in design Selecting all objects in a design Deselect objects Deselecting objects View and select color blocks Color Film e Viewing and selecting color blocks Working with hoops Hooping Designs Display hoops Selecting hoops Create multi hooped designs Hoop Layout A Creating multi hoop designs Split objects between hoopings Splitting Guide A Splitting objects between hoopings Create custom hoops Defining custom hoops Modify custom hoops Modifying custom hoops System setup Hardware and Software Setup Calibrate monitor Calibrating the monitor Set grid options Setting grid options Set automatic scrolling A A Setting auto scroll options Set hoop options Setting hoop options Set closed object appliqu options Auto Appliqu Setting Auto Appliqu options Set Remove Overlaps options Remove Overlaps Setting Remove Overlaps options Set automatic save Setting automatic save Set pointer position display options Setting pointer position display options Set other general options Setting other general options Digitizing methods Digitizing Methods Switch between fill and outline methods Switching between fill and outline digitizing methods Digitize open shapes Open Object Digitizing open shapes Digitize closed shapes Cl
133. equence by traveling through it by stitches colors or objects You can also check the sequence by Simulating the design stitchout onscreen BERNINA Embroidery Software simulates stitching out by changing stitches from black to their allocated thread colors as they are stitched See also Viewing and selecting color blocks Chapter 4 Viewing Designs Traveling by object and color block Use the keyboard shortcuts to travel through designs by object or color block This technique is useful if you need to locate a specific object in order to delete it or insert another object at that point the stitching sequence See also Keyboard Shortcuts To travel by object or color block gt To travel to the end of the design press the End key The white cross is located at the last stitch and the design displayed in the selected thread colors Start point White cross current needle position marker gt To travel to the start of the design press the Home key The white cross is located at the first stitch and the entire design displayed in dark gray White cross current needle position marker End point BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 37 gt To travel to the next object press Ctri T lt White cross current needle position marker gt To travel to the previous object press Shift T gt To travel to the next c
134. eral toolbar to open an existing design For the purposes of this tutorial we will take an existing design and resize it to fit a chest pocket The original design was created for stitchout on a light fabric We are going to change it to stitch out on denim which is a heavy woven fabric As our starting point we re going to use one of the sample designs packaged with the software Tip Your BERNINA Embroidery Software comes with a range of artwork and embroidery designs that you can use as a starting point for your own projects In addition to the packaged sample designs you will find a dedicated Tutorials folder which contains all the files you need to complete this and other tutorials The final result of this and other projects is also located in this folder You may want to view the completed project file before and or after completing the tutorial See also Working with design files To get started 1 Double click the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop BERNI NA Embroidery Software opens with a new blank design Design1 with the default hoop selected 2 Choose Embroidery Canvas mode 3 Click the Open icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 76 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The Open dialog opens n Look in J Editing X 6 E gt Ev t z Name Date modif Type Size iting Start AR d Preview panel Recent Places Desktop Documentation E
135. ering access codes 15 identifying device 12 Select By Color dialog 34 Select Object tool 45 47 59 selecting objects bounding box 46 by color blocks 48 cancelling a selection 48 selecting first and last 45 selecting multiple objects 45 selecting the next or previous object 45 using Color Film 48 using point and click 45 with Polygon Select 47 Index Selection On tool 225 232 selection tools Polygon Select 47 Select Object 45 sequence of hoops printing 238 serial number identifying 12 14 Settings menu Fabric Display 41 Shortcut keys 268 Show 1 1 tool 36 Show All tool 36 Show Appliqu Fabric tool 40 41 198 Show Artistic View tool 33 55 79 109 135 Show Embroidery tool 31 215 Show Grid tool 26 Show Hoop tool 25 56 177 207 225 Show Individual Objects tool 49 212 Show Pictures tool 40 109 121 Show Stitches tool 33 121 135 Show Vectors tool 40 221 222 Slow Redraw dialog 39 Splitting Guide tool 235 Standard toolbar Auto Start and End 220 Stitch to Stitch Manager 221 TrueView 215 221 Stitch and Color bar Color 66 68 Stitch to Stitch Manager tool 221 stitches displaying 33 generating 22 traveling by 38 stitchouts simulation 38 system security access codes 16 templates using 23 toolbars hiding 28 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 272 showing 28 W using 28 eee ee He tools website link to 5 on Arrange toolbar 266 Windows Explorer on Digitize toolbar 264 viewing design infor
136. ern Select button BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 168 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial The Select Pattern dialog opens Select Heirloom Select 710 10 In the Patterns list select Heirloom 11 Select 710 and click OK 12 In the Object Properties dialog accepting the changes Bok i Ob et P 0 p erti x a Fill Stitch Stitch Angle Stitch Type Pattern Fill Pattern Pattern 710 Size X 16 gt m Size Y 8 4 55 gt 79 m Rotation Angle 0 Column Col Spacing 16 aing gt 16 00 imm Row Row Spacing 8 sms gt 8 00 mim Offset 0 00 mm a So Ceo Coe Cee Tip Use the Zoom controls at the bottom to better view your design The current zoom factor is shown in the Status Bar on the right See Zooming and panning for details 13 Click Add BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 169 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial A new Satin border is created using current settings i Monogramming Lettering Ornaments Borders New border set added pa y Border D0014 PA i J x Enter 0 t gt omet o_ mm Pp AspectRatio 1 00 Rotate By 0 Stitch Type o AS Fil Click to change _ 7 border stitch View Properties settings 0 ea A Note The new Satin border does not fully cover the edge of the existing
137. ery Software DesignerPlus Design2 Bernina kaeka 23 _ Print Now Next Page Prev Page Two Page Zoom Out Close Options Portrait 12 Change printing options by clicking the Options button See Setting print options for embroidery in the Onscreen Manual for details ie Note Large designs may be displayed over a number of pages if printed at actual size Use Next Page Previous Page or Two Pages to view multiple pages 13 Click Close to exit the print preview 14 Use Write to Machine to send your design directly to your BERNINA home embroidery machine ready to stitch See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details See also detailed instructions provided in your embroidery machine documentation BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 175 CHAPTER 11 APPLIQUE TUTORIAL Getting started Expand your creative potential with appliqu BERNINA Embroidery Software has a wide selection of fabrics to use in applique projects to help you visualize designs onscreen In this tutorial you will learn how to implement the open object applique technique in digitizing the giraffe artwork included in your software installation Tips hints and suggestions provided here will help you along the way in understanding the techniques used to create professional looking appliqu with your BERNINA home embroidery machine We will begin by inserting a digitizing backdrop We ll then dig
138. ery Software Quick Reference BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 267 Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts To Press Or Se Se You select commands in BERNINA Embroidery Center ur stitch Software in the same way as other Return to previous view MS Windows applications from menus or Redraw the screen R toolbars Keyboard shortcuts are also available Show hide picture D for the most frequently used commands Show hide vectors Shift D Turn on off Artistic View General functions Show needle points period or full stop To Press 7 Show selected objects only Shift S Start new design miN Measure M Shen erieting tos gn ce Show outlines BERNINA Quil gnij L Save design Cirl S Eron Print design Ctr P neocon mane rA View stitching sequence Redo command Ctrl Press Cancel command To travel Exit the program Alt F4 Keyb rd Keypad Select objects To the end of a design End To next color 9 To Press To previous color Activate Select Object too o0 Jonextobject Ctr HT Select all objects Ctrl A To next selected object Deselect all objects or To previous object Shift T Select object underneath 2 5 To previous selected object Shift Tab s Select multiple objects Cir f 1 stitch forward ji 6 Select a range of objects Shift 1 stitch backward T 4 Select next object Tabs 10 stitches forward T Select previous object Shift Tabs 10 stitche
139. es Multi hooping concepts Before we start laying out our hoop positions a bit of theory may be called for You will probably want to come back and re read this section once you have completed the project because you will then have a more practical grasp of the issues But here goes When BERNINA Embroidery Software calculates multiple hoopings it attempts to split whole objects between sequential hoopings Where one BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 228 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial object overlaps another the overlapped object must be stitched before the overlapping object E 132 ld Pl Check object sequence prior to hooping The current layout of Hoop Positions will result in 5 hoopings Three hoop All objects in the design are covered by Hoops positions but five hoopings Bearing this in mind try to ensure that gt Each successive hoop position overlaps a previously stitched hoop position gt Hoops are placed as near as possible to the order of the actual design object sequence This will minimize the number of eventual hoopings A Note Hooping is not the same thing as hoop position you can have more hoopings than hoop positions but you can never have less In other words a single hoop position may involve more than one hooping in order to preserve the design sequence Hooping sequence When a large design requires mult
140. ess is complete click OK BERNINA Embroidery Software is restarted at its new level Note If you have any problems contact your dealer Ordering access codes from your dealer If you are unable to upgrade via the internet for any reason you can order access codes from your dealer The easiest way to do so is via the Access Code Order Form This can be completed printed out and sent to your dealer or simply emailed directly You need to obtain an email address from your dealer before placing orders by this means To order access codes from your dealer 1 Select Help gt Access Codes Order Form The Access Code Order Form opens Access Code Order Form For internet purchases close this form and use the HELP gt PURCHASE UPGRADE ON THE INTERNET Menu item in the software This method is only available for US customers For all other customers or if you do not have an Internet connection fill out this form and email or take to your dealer Software Model BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Key Version 130 Serial Number 598538649 Identify Code EFSCNVFBWFQW HASP Device ID 598538649 Support Use Only Please complete your details below to order access codes from your dealer Name Dongle Number 7 character code on Dongle Tag e g H123456 Address City State Zip Code Country Email Phone Fax Access codes requested for _ EditorPlus V6 upgrade to DesignerPlus V6 Dealer Informa
141. ew 33 55 79 109 135 Show Grid 26 Show Hoop 25 56 177 207 225 Show Pictures 40 109 121 Show Stitches 33 121 135 Show Vectors 40 221 222 Undo 27 Write to Machine 72 222 244 Zoom Box 36 56 generating stitches 22 Graphics tool 207 grid displaying 26 Help menu Bernina International Web Page 4 Bernina of America Web Page 4 Embroidery Online Web Page 4 Help Topics 4 Online Manual 4 Help Topics command 4 help view Onscreen Manual 5 help viewing 4 hiding stitches 33 hiding outlines 33 Hoop Layout mode 32 hooped designs outputting 241 outputting split lines 241 sending to machine 240 hooping sequence 229 Hooping Sequence dialog 238 hooping sequence printing 238 hoops changing display 25 displaying 25 hiding on screen 25 selecting 56 showing on screen 25 identity code 12 14 Index Image toolbar Load Picture 102 127 159 177 205 individual stitches viewing 55 information viewing online 4 internet link to website 5 lettering adjusting overall spacing 94 Lettering tool 63 211 Load Picture dialog 41 Load Picture tool 102 127 159 177 205 machine sending multi hooped designs 240 Magic Wand tool 109 135 magnifying design views 55 manipulating designs using the Color Film 48 measure distance on screen 26 menu bar General 263 Mirror Horizontal tool 61 Mirror Vertical tool 60 modes Art Canvas 31 Embroidery Canvas 32 Hoop Layout 32 viewing 31 modifying objects viewing by color 34 M
142. f hoop 3 To sew out the design click Write to Machine on the General toolbar If the machine connection is working the Write to Embroidery System dialog opens The name and the thumbnail of your design are displayed See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details 4 Click Stitch out Selected Design The Writing file s to device dialog displays followed by a confirmation message The design is sent to your embroidery machine ready for stitching Stitching should align perfectly with digitally printed part of design Note If you have aligned the needle with the exact center of the design the stitching should align perfectly on the garment with the digitally printed part of the design BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 224 CHAPTER 13 MIULTI HOOPING TUTORIAL Fabrics must of course be hooped before aaa a stitching out on the machine BERNINA Embroidery Software lets you select from a wide range of standard factory supplied hoops If your project contains a large design or a number of smaller designs you may need to use multiple hoopings dannannan JASO RE EN one te F 9 E E E A E R E E mm oe ain In this tutorial we explore the powerful support BERNINA Embroidery Software provides for multiple hoopings The software provides a dedicated Hoop beaet inaa Layout mode which allows you to create multiple hoopings This means you can create embroidery designs
143. f the following means gt Click the Object Properties icon gt Select Settings gt Object Properties gt Double click or right click any object in the Design Window Object Properties General Tie In Off PhotoSnap Appliqu Buttonhole Stitch Angle Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Stitch Type Satin Spacing Satin Automatic Manual 0 40 Satin Type lidiiii RRENEN WA ss i HH Satin Effects Eok Apply Discard cancel Save To Template BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 28 gt Select a tab to access the object property set you want to adjust Use fields dropdown lists radio buttons checkboxes and slider controls to key in or adjust settings Click the Effects button to access a separate set of more specialized object property settings such as Underlay Textured Edge Gradient Fill etc Effects Underlay Textured Edge Gradient Fill Others Star amp Wave Fill Use automatic underlay settings for new objects Underlay 1 V Apply Underlay 1 Edge Walk Stitch Length 2 20 S mm Stitch Spacing Margin from the Edge Normal Underlay 2 Apply Underlay 2 Stitch Length Stitch Spacing Margin from the Edge Properties OK Apply Discard Cancel Save To Template Note This dialog in turn includes a Propert
144. f the pre defined pattern sets and may also create new ones There may also be changes to the latest factory versions of these files The installation examines all existing patterns on your PC and merges them with the new software installation Templates BERNINA Embroidery Software also allows you to modify installed templates as well as create new ones There may also be changes to the latest factory versions of these files The installation examines all templates in the BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 7 system and merges them with the new software installation Thread charts If you have adjusted any settings in the thread charts these are preserved Appliqu fabrics Sample appliqu fabrics are now used both by BERNINA Embroidery Software and BERNINA Quilter applications You may have added or modified fabrics in an existing BERNINA Quilter installation When installing fabrics the BERNINA Embroidery Software installation checks the existing fabrics file and merges it with the new installation A Note Any changes that you may have made to your current BERNINA Quilter fabric library will be merged with the latest installation Dos and Donts gt Never remove an existing BERNINA Embroidery Software installation manually by selecting program file folders and pressing the Delete key This is true for all Windows applications gt Avoid removing an existing BERNINA Embroidery Software instal
145. filled border and also looks a little thin We will need to adjust the offset and border width 14 Change the offset to 0 mm The Satin border now overlaps filled border 2 F z pei ae pe j ee ee age LEM CLIK Borders don t overlap Borders overlap Tip Switch to Stitch View and use the Zoom tools to study the area where the two borders overlap Make sure there is a sufficient overlap to cover the edge of the filled border See also Zooming and panning 15 Click the View Properties button BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 170 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial The Object Properties gt Fill Stitch dialog opens Object Properties Outline Stitch Stitch Type Satin Satin Spacing Automatic Satin Values Stitch Spacing 0 40 Satin Width 3 50 gt mm Enter 3 5 16 Enter 3 5 in the Satin Width field and click OK We have completed our simple but elegant monogram design in a few simple steps Finalizing the design We re now almost ready to output our design but first we ll carry out a final check of the design properties to study how our design will stitch out We ll also view the design against a background fabric to get a better idea of how it will look 9 Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs To finalize the design 1 Se
146. g sequence you MONE Or Select gt Press Shift Tab to select the previous The objects you want to select must be object completely within the outline BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 47 Chapter 5 Selecting Objects With no objects selected do one of the Deselecting objects following You can cancel all selections in the design or Press Tab to select the first object inthe remove individual objects from a group of stitching sequence selected objects Press Shift Tab to select the last object 2 eee To deselect objects gt Cancel a selection using any of the following Tip Hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple methods items as you tab between them gt Press Esc i l l l gt Select another object Selecting all objects me design Click an empty area of the background OO gt Select Edit gt Deselect All Select all objects to apply changes toa whole gt Remove an object from a selection by design See also Keyboard Shortcuts holding down Ctrl and clicking the object to Se tee Sees eee ese eee ee eeaeeaeseec deselect To select all objects in a design gt Select Edit gt Select All or press Ctri A Deleting objects Sizing handles appear around the entire design Select Delete Edit menu to delete selected objects Various methods are available for deleting objects See also Sequencing objects with Color Film in the Onscreen Manual
147. gn Window Whigs To view designs in overview 1 Select View gt Overview Window The Overview Window opens Click to activate zoom box 3 To pan across the design move the cursor inside the zoom box it changes to a four way arrow cursor and drag and drop Drag zoom box to area to pan BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 35 Zooming in and out a Click Zoom Box General toolbar to zoom in 2 and out of the Design Window Use it also to zoom in on bounded areas of the screen Click Show All General toolbar to show the whole design Click Show 1 1 General toolbar to show the lt design at the correct size Magnify your view of the design by zooming in on individual stitches or details or zoom out to display more of the design in the window The current zoom factor is shown at the lower right corner of the screen See also Keyboard Shortcuts Note To make sure your design is being displayed at the correct size calibrate your monitor See Calibrating the monitor in the Onscreen Manual for details To zoom in and out gt Click the Zoom Box icon or press shortcut letter B The cursor becomes a magnifying glass gt Right click in the Design Window to zoom out the view zooms out to half the previous screen magnification centered at the point you clicked Chapter 4 Viewing Designs Tip The Status Bar displays the current Zoom factor See Starting
148. gt Always try to place hoops as near as possible to the order of the actual design object sequence As you gain experience your own judgement in these issues will be your best guide Note For the purposes of this project using the hoop we are using and the size of design as Is five 5 hoopings is the best we can get without design re sequencing Hooping calculations While BERNINA Embroidery Software always preserves the original stitching sequence hoop placements which follow the design object sequence reduce the number of calculated hoopings The time taken to calculate design hoopings is dependent more on the number of objects and hoop positions than stitch count Designs converted from EXP PES HUS etc will in general result in a larger number of objects than a native BERNINA Embroidery Software design Hence these designs will take longer to calculate However even with pure ART files if the design is complex large and contains many hoop positions calculation can take time BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 231 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial Defining multiple hoop positions gt Hoopii Use Hoop Layout View Mode toolbar to switch to Hoop Layout mode Use Selection On Multi Hooping toolbar to select hoops in Design Window Use Add Hoop Multi Hooping toolbar to center new hoop in Design Window in upright orientation Use Add Hoop Right Multi Hooping toolbar to place new hoop d
149. he MOUSE Click OK with the mouse or press the Enter key on the keyboard to complete the action Click OK Cor Shortcut Description S While holding down the Control key Ctrl press the lowercase letter S key H While holding down the Control key Ctrl press Shift and the H key For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts refer to the Quick Reference Guide Viewing information onscreen Select Help Topics Help menu to view onscreen help Select Onscreen Manual Help menu to view the onscreen manual Select Bernina International Home Page Help menu to view the Bernina International Web Page Select Bernina of America Home Page Help menu to view the Bernina of America Web Page Select Embroidery Online Help menu to view the Embroidery Online Web Page Onscreen user documentation is provided in the form of an Onscreen Manual and Onscreen Help Viewing Onscreen Help Onscreen Help provides quick access to general information on BERNINA Embroidery Software features and step by step instructions To view Onscreen Help 1 Select Help gt Help Topics to open the main Help window 2 Click Contents to display the main list of topics Topics are grouped under high level headings with book icons BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 3 Double click a book to view the list of topics then double cl
150. he next overlapping object BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 46 Chapter 5 Selecting Objects Objects are selected when you release the 3 Press Enter to select mouse button X Mark reference points around object s to select Drag a bounding box Objects are around the objects selected g Selecting objects by Tab key Note Unless they have already been grouped only objects completely within the bounding box will be selected when you release the mouse button See also Grouping objects in the Onscreen Manual Click Select Object Edit toolbar and press Tab or Shift Tab to tab between objects With the Select Object tool activated you can i select the first or last object in the design Selecting objects by Polygon Select sequence using the Tab key If an object is selected you can select the object before or after it in the stitching sequence See also rg Use Polygon Select Edit toolbar to select Reshaping next or previous objects in the objects with a bounding box Onscreen Manual Use Polygon Select to select objects with a To select objects by Tab key bounding box gt Click the Select Object icon gt With an object selected do one of the To select objects by Polygon Select 1 Click the Pol Select i ewan IC e Polygon Select icon y9 gt Press Tab to select the next object in the 2 Mark reference points around the object s stitchin
151. how whole design Center currently selected stitch in Design Window Shortcuts C and F6 also available Return to previous view Shortcuts V and F5 also available Display design at 50 of current view Shortcuts Shift Z and F10 also available Display design at 200 of current view Shortcut Z also available Zoom in and out of the Design Win dow and zoom in on bounded areas to full window size Shortcut F8 also available BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 260 Zoom Factor Redraw Slow Redraw Hoop Grid Measure Display design to scale as percent age of actual size Shortcuts F and F3 also available Redraw design Redraw design slowly to show stitch ing sequence Show hide hoop and set hoop size and position Show hide grid and set grid size and spacing Measure design size Arrange menu Start and End Stitch Sequence Sequence as Selected Sequence to Start Sequence to End Sequence by Color Color Film Mirror Hori zontal Mirror Vertical Group Ungroup Break Apart Set start and end points in design Automatically arrange the stitch sequence to minimize hoopings color changes and trims Set stitching sequence for selected objects in order of selection Place selected object at start of stitching sequence Place selected object at end of stitching sequence Set stitching sequence of objects in selected color order Open Color Film
152. iHoopDesign Final Bernina baba 53 Next Page Zoom Out Close Options Portrait 5 Click Print 6 Lay the printout over your fabric and use the information on it to mark the hoop centers with chalk or a washable ink Mark hoops centers with chalk 7 a aaf Li GE o ai i j E ee ere ae 1 i eee 1 i 1e e 1 i i g i vi I Ly i ee a it a Also mark center lines with chalk a m o an un e0 oana oe eee enema eee Tip With multiple hoopings you may have a lot of registration marks which can be potentially confusing It may be a good idea to number BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 240 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial them as you go with small stickers Use these to correlate the marks with the correct template on page 2 of your worksheet Saving and outputting multi hooped designs When a multi hooped design is output each part is stitched separately after the fabric has been re hooped When saving or sending such designs to machine multi hoopings and split lines are applied Hooping Sequence mode is activated showing the separate hoopings Tip When using the multi hooping feature we recommend you use a sticky back or iron on tear away stabilizer Make sure it is heavy enough that the stabilizer doesn t tear when the registration marks are stitched Saving your multi hooped design If more than one hooping is ne
153. ick OK BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 147 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial Objects are generated to fill all holes in the mushroom caps They all use the same color and stitch type as the mushroom cap has Select White coo Thread Colors Color Wheel New objects created with same color and stitch type Select Satin 11 Select Satin from the Fill stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details 12 Click the Color icon and select C1 White from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details Note Note that the newly created white objects are before the red cap object in the stitching sequence We will change the stitching sequence next New white objects are created before the cap object in the stitching sequence Stitch type and color of new objects changed 13 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View 14 Click the Color Film icon The Color Film toolbar opens displaying all color blocks in the design in order of stitching sequence See Viewing and selecting color blocks for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 148 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 15 Click the Show Individual Objects icon Click to toggle between color blocks and objects Place red cap object before white objects in stitching sequence Stitch type an
154. ick a topic Tip Alternatively click Find and enter keywords to search on a specific subject Viewing the Onscreen Manual You can read the Onscreen Manual using Adobe Acrobat Reader This application is not supplied with your BERNINA Embroidery Software but it is freely available from the Adobe web site Using the Onscreen Manual you can quickly search for the information you need using standard Adobe Acrobat Reader features To view the Onscreen Manual gt Select Help gt Onscreen Manual pay po Note If BERNINA Embroidery Software is not running you can open the Onscreen Manual directly from Windows Explorer To do this navigate to the Program Files BERNINA Embroidery Software 6 bin folder and double click UserManual pdf Linking to the BERNINA websites You can access sales and support information about the products easily from within the software y Note You must have a correctly configured web browser on your system together with web access To link to the BERNINA website gt Connect to your Internet Service Provider ISP gt Select Help gt BERNINA Web Page Chapter 1 Introduction You are directly connected to the BERNINA homepage at gt Bernina International http www bernina com gt Bernina of America http www berninausa com gt Embroidery Online http www embroideryonline com BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 5
155. ick the Discard button or press the Esc key to discard any changes Click Close to close the dialog and discard any pending changes BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 29 CHAPTER 4 VIEWING DESIGNS BERNINA Embroidery Software provides many viewing features to make it easier to work with your design Zoom in on an area to see more detail or view the design at actual size Show or hide various design elements with the available display settings Preview an existing design in different colors on different fabrics When working with embroidery designs you need to understand the stitching sequence You can check a design s stitching sequence in BERNINA Embroidery Software by traveling through it stitch by stitch You can also check the sequence by simulating the design stitchout onscreen BERNINA Embroidery Software also provides information about designs in a variety of ways and formats Before even opening BERNINA Embroidery Software or your design you can check some design information for ART files directly from MS Windows Explorer You can view stitching details about a design in the Design Properties dialog Also the Print Preview provides essential design information including a design preview the size of the design color sequence and any special instructions This section explains the design viewing modes available in BERNINA Embroidery Software as well as the various design
156. ies button which opens the Object Properties dialog You can choose to close the Object Properties dialog automatically whenever the Effects dialog is opened and vice versa See Setting other general options in the Onscreen Manual for details Applique Buttonhole l Ti Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Stitch Type Step Stitch Values Stitch Spacing 0 40 mm Stitch Length 4 00 mm Tip Graphic tips are incorporated into the Object Properties dialog to give you visual Chapter 3 Basic Procedures feedback on particular settings These are displayed whenever you hover the mouse over a control For example with the mouse placed over the Stitch Spacing control a graphic tip appears beside it Apply settings by means of the Apply button at the bottom of the dialog or by pressing Enter gt If one or more objects are selected changes are applied to all relevant objects gt If no objects are selected changes are made to the current settings these will affect any newly created objects gt If you have modified settings on a number of tabs all changes that can be applied will be applied Click the Save to Template button to save settings to the current template These become the defaults whenever you create new files based on this template See Managing design templates in the Onscreen Manual for details Cl
157. igns that you can use as a Starting point for your own projects In addition to the packaged sample designs you will find a dedicated Tutorials folder which contains all the files you need to complete this and other tutorials The final result of this and other projects is also located in this folder You may want to view the completed project file before and or after completing the tutorial See also Working with design files To get started 1 Double click the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop BERNINA Embroidery Software opens with a new blank design Design1 with the default hoop selected 2 Switch to Art Canvas mode and click the Load Picture icon The Import dialog opens Import Ex Select folder Gel ss Designer zPics Tutorials Applique Designs v gt Search P Select file Z Gryanize 52 Views A BB New Folder Name z Date modified Type Size Applique Finish mbroid amp Appli Finish ART60 25 05 2006 2 53 PM BERNINA Embroid 162 KB fa Applique_Start bmp 28 04 2009 12 23 Paint Shop Pro 5 L 809 KB amp DigitizedRunStitches A 25 05 2006 2 54 PM BERNINA Embroid 61 KB ReadyForApplique AR mbroid ReadyForApplique AR 25 05 2006 2 55PM BERNINA Embroid 80 KB Select all File name Applique_Start bmp Al File Formats 7 lt S picture files impot v Cancel BERNINA Embroidery Software Qui
158. ildren s clothes and folk designs Cross stitch is sometimes combined with applique BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual This manual supplement documents the capabilities of the special BERNINA Quilter application Patchwork is a popular technique for designing and sewing patches into blocks BERNINA Quilter can be used to design BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 3 Chapter 1 Introduction patchwork quilts either from existing designs or patterns or from designs of your own making Use BERNINA Quilter to experiment with patches and colors enabling you create beautiful personalized quilts Conventions used in the manual The following conventions are adopted and used throughout the manual Commands In this manual commands on a menu or Submenu are referred to by both the menu and command names For example the Show All command in the View menu is referred to as View gt Show AIll Dialog boxes Dialog boxes are referred to as dialogs and are shown in the manual only if they provide important information on using BERNI NA Embroidery Software The screen images provided are intended to be representations not exact duplicates of the layouts generated by the software Keyboard conventions Instruction Symbol Action Click 5 Click the left mouse button Right click Click the right mouse but ton Double click Click the mouse button twice without moving t
159. ions dialog opens The Serial Number and I dentity Code of your security device display at the top of the dialog Set Security Device Options Serial Number 1907266885 Identity Code XXRWODVZDVHH Access Code 1 Import Codes Access Code 2 Note The Serial Number field displays the dongle s internal serial number before the hyphen This is a unique number that is read from the dongle attached to your computer It is different to the number on the dongle tag or dongle itself We recommend recording this number for support purposes Upgrading BERNINA Embroidery Software online US and Canadian BERNINA Embroidery Software users can now purchase software upgrades directly via the internet Online upgrades are accessed via the Purchase Upgrades on the I nternet command in the Help menu If the command is enabled and selected the system launches Internet Explorer and accesses an OESD website dedicated to this function The website offers you a choice of upgrade relevant to the current level of your dongle If your dongle is at BERNINA EditorPlus level the website will offer an upgrade to BERNINA DesignerPlus To upgrade BERNINA Embroidery Software online 1 Make sure your internet connection is activated 2 Select Help gt Purchase Upgrades on the Internet You are connected to the OESD website BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 13 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup
160. iple hoopings it is important to establish the stitching order so that objects in the foreground are sewn after those in the background BERNINA Embroidery Software allows you to set up the BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 229 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial position and sequence of each hoop Multiple hoops are color coded as follows according to their position in the sequence Hoop Color CO NI O1 By O N gt In the unlikely event that you use more than eight hoopings the color sequence Is repeated as long as none of the previously created hoop positions is deleted Checking the design sequence Knowing the design object sequence helps you place hoops in the best possible hooping sequence A good technique is to use the Color Film tool in object mode as shown above As you select objects from the list they are highlighted in the design This will help you understand the order in which objects are sewn and hence the order in which they should be hooped See also Viewing and selecting color blocks in the Onscreen Manual __ ae Se e MultiHoopDesign Final fo Speed 740 s s ___ Stitch Range Check stitching sequence of objects that cross hooping overlaps Recosoloscosoocseososcososoocscosoososolosoosososossososososssssssssososossososessssosesssl osese ujom a Another useful tool is Slow Redraw When you run Slow Redraw you are checking to see if the start an
161. irectly to right of selected hoop with 10 mm overlap between sewing fields Use Add Hoop Up Multi Hooping toolbar to place new hoop directly above selected hoop Click Rotate Hoop Multi Hooping toolbar with left or right mouse buttons to rotate selected hoop 45 in either direction BEEBE BERNINA Embroidery Software provides a dedicated Hoop Layout mode which allows you to create multiple hoopings This means you can stitch out embroidery designs that are larger than can be accommodated within a single hoop Hoop Layout mode allows you to define multiple hoop positions The aim is to add hoops and move them around until you get the least number of hoopings necessary to accommodate the entire design These are then stitched out consecutively See also Hooping large designs in the Onscreen Manual To define multiple hoop positions 1 Switch to Hoop Layout mode See Viewing modes for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 232 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial When you enter Hoop Layout covered objects those that fit wholly within a hoop display as green stitches Uncovered objects those that do not fit display as black stitches Note No embroidery object can be selected or manipulated in Hoop Layout 2 Click the Selection On icon click the hoop outline and drag it till it covers the hindquarters of the cow in the design Design not covered more hoopings needed 3 Use the Add Hoop to
162. it toolbar to adjust letter spacing Note that the kerning of the word Friends needs adjustment the spaces between F and R and R and I are too wide Even with automatic kerning you may find that you will need to manually modify letter spacing See Adjusting spacings in the Onscreen Manual for details To adjust letter spacing 1 Select the lettering object by clicking it BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 94 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial 2 Click the Reshape Object icon 3 Right click the diamond control point of the letter r and drag towards F and release it when the spacing is narrow enough All letters to the end of the line move as one See Adjusting individual letter Spacing on screen in the Onscreen Manual for details Right click diamond control point and drag E op 4 Do the same for the letter i 5 Press Esc to exit Reshape Object mode 6 Select the lettering object and drag it closer to the other objects BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 95 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial Finalizing the design We re now almost ready to output our design but there are a few last details to attend to First we ll check the entry and exit points of certain objects to see if they are properly aligned We ll also carry out a final check of the design properties as we did at the very start of the process as well as view the design against a b
163. itize the cover stitching and check the object sequence We ll then use the Advanced Appliqu tool to generate the necessary stitching We ll also select from a range of fabrics and apply them to the design The tutorial can be completed with BERNINA DesignerPlus Note All steps required to complete the quick start project are provided here For further information however you are referred to the Onscreen Manual Use Art Canvas to load edit and save pictures as a backdrop for ee embroidery digitizing Embroidery Camas Use Embroidery Canvas mode to create and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realisti cally in Artistic View BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 176 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial cm Use Load Picture Image toolbar to load an image for use as a digitizing back e drop Fay Click Show Hoop General toolbar to view the hoop Right click to change set tings For the purposes of this tutorial the design is intended for a baby bib approximately 190 mm x 200 mm 7 48 x 7 87 It is to be stitched on medium weight cotton Terry Towling When we insert the artwork we ll resize it to fit these dimensions We ll then choose a suitable hoop to hold the design As our starting point we re going to use one of the sample designs packaged with the software Tip Your BERNINA Embroidery Software comes with a range of artwork and embroidery des
164. izing drawing tools which offer many sophisticated Includes entire suite of CorelDRAW Essentials 4 drawing tools In addition provides capabili ties to convert vectors and vector text directly to embroidery objects BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 257 techniques for drafting outlines and shapes onscreen BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus ESDBC3 Recovered Corel ole x File Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help er 277 v Snapto g J Object Properties oE Je Fill Type Eo 4 T No fi 3 The object has no fill q a 4 nj a4 y i B lq 4 lofi gt pl Pagel 4 ap S p La hami 2 gt 5 e 0200mm kie m zai eo amp 5 0mm AY at i 2970mm Ele 0 c Doo Units miimeters x lt 0 1mm T 5 0 mm y 35 799 51 352 Next dick for Drag Scale Second dick for Rotate Skew Dbl dicking tool select A In addition to the CorelDRAW Essentials 4 toolset Art Canvas provides capabilities to convert vectors and vector text directly to embroidery objects Vector graphics or text created or imported into the Art Canvas can be converted directly to embroidery designs You can use Art Canvas to insert or paste third party vector graphics such as clipart for use In embroidery designs Alternatively insert paste or scan bitmap artwork for use as digitizing templates or
165. l toolbar to view the hoop Right click to change settings To display the hoop gt Click the Show Hoop icon to turn on the hoop display BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 25 gt Click the Show Hoop icon again to turn off the hoop display Displaying the grid Ea Click Show Grid General toolbar to show or hide the grid Right click to change the Grid settings Use grid lines to help accurately align or size embroidery objects You can show or hide the grid vy Tip You can change the grid spacing select a reference point and turn Snap to Grid on or off in the Options dialog See Setting grid options in the Onscreen Manual for details To display the grid gt Click the Show Grid icon to turn on the grid display gt F p E J F j lt is k eA z h w ni 4s 2 gt Click the Show Grid icon again to turn off the grid display Chapter 3 Basic Procedures Measuring distances onscreen Measure the distance between two points in the Design Window using the Measure command This command displays coordinates distance and angle of the mouse pointer from a point corresponding to the center of a hoop in an empty design View the measurements in the Status Bar or in a tooltip See Interpreting pointer position values in the Onscreen Manual for details vy Tip For more accurate results zoom in before you measure Th
166. lation by choosing Programs gt BERNINA Embroidery Software gt Uninstall from the Windows Start menu or by using Add Remove Programs from the Windows Control Panel Both of these methods will remove all of the files known to BERNINA Embroidery Software and you will lose all your user defined settings gt Instead let the BERNINA Embroidery Software installation procedure uninstall the previous version as you update your software This way the installation program will merge all of the user defined settings with the new settings Chapter 2 Installation and Setup gt When you install the software your computer will be rebooted automatically to ensure successful installation of the software Make sure that you save any files and close all applications beforehand The installation will prompt you before restarting gt If you have removed BERNINA Embroidery Software using Programs gt gt Uninstall or Add Remove Programs the uninstall process may leave some files in the installation folder You need to manually delete this folder and its contents using Windows Explorer Installing BERNINA Embroidery Software The installation procedure lets you choose gt where the software and sample designs will be installed on your PC or network gt which components will be installed e g additional languages BERNINA Portfolio gt which documentation files will be installed A Caution If you are updating your s
167. lect C2 Click to change the lettering stitch settings Letter Height 25 0 Rotate By 0 F Color al o Rotate Baseline 0 Use Zoom buttons to zoom in or out Select C2 in the Color field Enter the initials E G and B in the three fields provided The letters instantly appear the Design Window Tip Use the Zoom controls at the bottom to better view your design The current zoom factor is shown in the Status Bar on the right See Zooming and panning for details Select Erica in the Alphabet list If Erica is not available in your product level choose another script alphabet such as Empress or even Times Roman Enter 25 mm 1 0 in the Letter Height field Notice that the letter E is spaced a little too far from the other letters Click OK Click the Reshape Object icon See Adjusting spacings in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 163 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial Control points appear around the lettering object pang he Das TIA DE RUBY sa _ Click and drag i diamond handle 9 Click and drag the diamond handle in the letter E to close the gap 10 Press Esc to finish Adding the ornaments We will enhance our 3 letter monogram by adding ornaments BERNINA Embroidery Software contains a selection of ornaments created especially for monograms See also Addi
168. lect File gt Design Properties BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 171 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial The Design Properties gt Design dialog opens The Design tab contains information about height and width and stitch count and colors The data is extracted from the design and cannot be modified Design Properties Ea Design Thread Colors Summary Design Name Monogramming Tutorial Version 6 0 Stitches 9162 Color Changes 1 Colors 2 2 Observe the following details gt Stitch count approx 9 200 stitches gt Color changes 1 gt Colors 2 Note We have two colors and only one color change This means that the stitching sequence has been automatically optimized for the most efficient stitchout 3 Click OK 4 In Stitch View select View gt Slow Redraw or press Shift R The Slow Redraw dialog opens Adjust speed Slow Redraw Design2 f 40 s s Stitch Range Start 0 End Click to slow redraw 5 Click the Go button The design will stitch out on your machine exactly as you see it here See Outputting Designs in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 172 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial Note Lettering underlay has been applied automatically 6 Select Settings gt Fabric Display The Fabric Display dialog opens Display EA Background Select gt Fabric background fabric
169. led as part of the normal BERNINA Embroidery Software installation CorelDRAW Essentials After the installation has run an Installation Complete dialog appears 14 Click Finish to complete the installation You are given the option to restart with the new installation The recommended action is to restart immediately Shortcut icons are placed on the Windows Desktop and in the Start Menu Program Group If you are updating from an earlier version the merging process may take some time up to 15 minutes and a DOS screen may appear C Program Files BERNINA Embroidery Software BIN BerUserPatternExtractor exe 15 x Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Any changes that you may have made to your old BERNINA Quilter fabric library will now be merged with the latest installation The installation also merges any user defined patterns or motifs See Merging software versions for details Modifying an existing installation Whether you are updating your current BERNINA Embroidery Software software or wanting to uninstall it you follow the same procedure When you run the installation program again it will automatically detect if there is an existing copy of BERNINA Embroidery Software on your system and give you to option to modify repair or remove it This will prevent the installation of more than one release version of BERNINA Embroidery Software on your computer To modify an exis
170. lette opens Color Palette B coio Sen S088 LT ise is Click to open Color Palette gay Thread Colors Color Wheel 6 Click the Thread Colors link BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 132 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial The Design Properties dialog opens with the Thread Colors tab active The colors in the current design appear in the upper Threads in Design panel Design Properties Design Thread Colors Summary Enter 6 as Thesis beso 20 Threads Used in Design 0 the number aaa R255 G255 B255 of threads sa 2 Default Blue 3 Default Red 4 Default Yellow 5 Default Cyan 6 Default Sand 7 Default Dark Green 8 Default Dark Blue Click to ae expand thread Thread Chat NONE mj Print Create Modify list Code re Soemctatien 7 l Search Code Description 7 Inthe Threads in Design field enter 6 as the number of threads to use in the design and click Apply 8 Select lsacord 40 wt numerical from the Thread Chart list Tip In practice you can select the thread chart for the brand of thread you have at home or select a chart which includes colors you like or a chart which you have added yourself You can even mix and match threads from different brands See Creating custom thread charts in the Onscreen Manual for details 9 Select the first design color in the Threads in Design list 10 Select the Code
171. lique Remove Overlaps Auto Scroll Display Hoops Select artista 255 x 145 Oval Hoop artista 255 x 145 Oval Automatic Centering Manual 2 Select artista 255 x 145 Oval from the Hoop list 3 Click OK artista 255 x 145 Oval 4 Zoom out to better view the hoop select the Zoom Box tool and right click the design once BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 57 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial Tip Once you have selected a hoop you can toggle it on or off by clicking the Show Hoop icon Save the design It is a good time to save your work You should make it a habit to save from time to time so as not to lose changes you have made See also Saving designs To save the design 1 Select File gt Save As The Save As dialog appears W Save As cx Savein Lettering P f T Name z Date modified Type Size P Lettering_Start ART60 13 05 2009 10 23 BERNINA Embroid 51 KB Recent Places Desktop Documentation A Computer A lt Network File name Lettering Tutorial Enter suitable Save as type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 Cancel e name and save Tip The Save As dialog opens to the same location the original file is stored 2 Enter a suitable name LetteringTutorial in the File Name field 3 Click Save Tip Subsequently you only have to click the Save button or C
172. litting objects between hoopings LZ Use Splitting Guide Multi Hooping toolbar to digitize one or more split lines in gt multi hooped design prior to outputting to file machine or memory card Use Reshape Splitting Guide Multi Hooping toolbar to reshape split lines in Design Window a Use Calculate Hoopings Multi Hooping toolbar to evaluate hoopings that will result from current hoop layout The Splitting Guide tool allows you to stitch out objects that would not otherwise fit within a hooping In effect it allows you to digitize one or more split lines in a multi hooped design prior to outputting to file machine or memory card Although split lines are only visible in Hoop Layout they are maintained when switching to other modes Split lines do not affect object integrity and you can still reshape and transform split objects as before See also Splitting objects between hoopings in the Onscreen Manual TSF ra 3 mnndannnananan To split objects between hoopings 1 Select Hoop Layout mode BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 235 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial While our design is entirely covered by three separate hoopings objects which are not covered by a single hooping continue to display as black stitching 2 Select the Splitting Guide tool You are prompted to enter the starting point of the split line within sewing field overlaps Ht Lm i i i l Hi Digitize split li
173. lors 68 creating new 22 opening 22 54 opening multiple 22 previewing 44 Saving 23 saving multi hooped 241 scaling 59 sending to machine 73 101 126 Starting 22 dialogs Calculate Hoopings 232 Color 41 Color Film 49 Design Properties 41 43 Display 41 Effects 28 Hooping Sequence 238 Load Picture 41 Multiple Hoopings 241 New 23 Object Not Covered 241 244 Object Properties 28 Open 22 Print Options 238 Properties 43 Select By Color 34 Slow Redraw 39 Zoom Factor 36 Digitize toolbar Advanced Appliqu 193 Auto Digitizer 107 Closed Object 135 180 Magic Wand 109 135 Open Object 150 180 Dim Artwork tool 40 Display dialog 41 displaying hoops 25 dongle see security device BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 270 Edit menu Delete 48 Edit toolbar Add Holes 146 Artwork Preparation 107 131 Color Blending 115 Lettering 63 211 Mirror Horizontal 61 Mirror Vertical 60 Monogramming 163 Polygon Select 47 Reshape Object 163 211 Rotate CCW CW 59 Scale by 20 Down Up 59 Select Object 45 47 59 Effects dialog 28 Embroidery Canvas mode 32 Embroidery Online Web Page 4 Fabric Display command 41 File menu Design Properties 42 General toolbar Auto Underlay 121 163 Color Film 48 109 212 Dim Artwork 40 New 23 204 Object Properties 28 Open 22 54 76 225 Print 218 Print Preview 44 72 218 Redo 27 Save 23 Show 1 1 36 Show All 36 Show Appliqu Fabric 40 41 198 Show Artistic Vi
174. ly into embroidery See also Browsing clipart in the Onscreen Manual Ov lu Corel CorelDRAW Essentials4 Extras Clipart Food File Edit View Tools Help wy Organize vf Views CGS03326 cdr CGS03327 cdr CGS03328 cdr CGS03324 cdr a gear lt O Kok x CGS03330 cdr CGS03325 cdr CGS03329 cdr CGS03331 cdr CGS03332 cdr ical iscellaneous p Music J p People p Plants ccasions D CGS03336 cdr CGS03334 cdr ZA y y CGS03372 cdr CGS03373 cdr CGS03383 cdr GS03335 cdr Caution Included artwork clipart and embroidery designs can only be used for personal use i e they cannot be commercially sold in any form Changing the medium i e clipart to embroidery or embroidery to clipart does not remove copyright protection Chapter 3 Basic Procedures Hoops and grids Fabrics should be hooped before stitching out on the machine BERNINA Embroidery Software gives you a wide range of standard factory supplied hoops to select from Grid lines help you accurately align or size embroidery objects Displaying the hoop del Whenever you create a new design a single hoop representing the one you attach to your embroidery machine appears by default in the Design Window As you position objects the hoop position adjusts automatically so that it is always centered around objects in the window See also Hooping Designs in the Onscreen Manual Click Show Hoop Genera
175. matically inserted and centered Point to picture a frame and click 4 Ifyou notice that the photo isn t nicely cropped go to Effects gt PowerClip gt Edit Contents and resize or reposition as required Drag picture to reposition r 5 Once you are satisfied with the result go to Effects gt PowerClip gt Finish Editing This Level BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 217 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 6 Toggle the embroidery display back on with the Show Embroidery button and check the result 96 Object Manager otee me 2 5 Drag photo in front of piano artwork Tip Use the Object Manager if necessary to click and drag the photo in front of the piano artwork Aligning embroidery and digital print yl Use Print Preview General toolbar to preview a design before printing Use Print General toolbar to print a design To ensure you get a perfect alignment between embroidery and digital print you need to tell BERNINA Embroidery Software where to start sewing the embroidery part of the design To do this you will need to print off a worksheet and align the printed fabric on the hoop with the design center See also Printing designs in the Onscreen Manual To align embroidery and digital print 1 Switch back to Embroidery Canvas Note While the vector graphics display the photo in the PowerClip frame does not display BERNINA
176. mation 43 on Edit toolbar 264 Write to Machine tool 72 222 on General toolbar 263 244 selecting commands 27 traveling by 1 stitch 38 by 10 stitches 38 by color 37 Zoom Box tool 36 56 by stitches 38 Zoom Factor dialog 36 zooming in on details 55 to end of design 37 to start of design 37 TrueView tool 215 221 Undo tool 27 Universal Embroidery toolbar Convert 207 Graphics 207 View By Color command 34 View menu By Color 34 Needle Points 33 View Mode toolbar Art Canvas 31 Embroidery Canvas 32 Hoop Layout 32 Show Embroidery 31 215 viewing information online 3 objects by color 34 viewing designs needle points 33 outlines and stitches 33 views changing 55 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 273 Index
177. ming_Finis 12 05 2009 3 18 PM BERNINA Embroid 53 KB Recent Places Desktop Documentation A Computer File name Monogramming Tutorial Save as type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 v Enter suitable name BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 160 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial 10 Navigate to the My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder and select the Tutorials gt Monogramming folder 11 Enter a suitable name e g MonogrammingTutorial in the File Name field and click Save Tip Subsequently you only have to click the Save button or Ctri S to Save any changes Setting up the color palette When we open a new design a default color palette is available for use These colors however do not correspond to actual threads in a commercial thread chart It is best to set up our color palette before we begin and select among available threads We will be using two colors in our monogram design See Assigning thread colors in the Onscreen Manual for details To set up the color palette 1 2 40 wt numerical Code Brand Select Settings gt Thread Colors or click the link in the Color Palette dialog The Design Properties gt Thread Colors dialog opens All colors in the current design appear in the Threads in Design panel Design Properties Design Thread Colors Summary Enter i9 Threads in Desion 20 5 Threads U
178. n the most popular vector based drawing package for home users This combination offers a more efficient user friendly approach to embroidery design by combining the embroidery capabilities of BERNINA Embroidery Software with graphical capabilities of CorelDRAW It also allows users to create not just embroidery but true multi medium designs Note CorelDRAW Essentials 4 and its sister product Corel PHOTO PAINT Essentials 4 can also be run as standalone applications For a full description of the CorelDRAW Essentials 4 tools refer to the electronic User Guide available via the Windows Start gt Programs group Alternatively use the onscreen help available from the Graphics mode Help menu First time users If you are new to BERNINA Embroidery Software you ll be pleased with its flexible digitizing capabilities the ease with which you can create and edit designs and how simple it is to add or create your own lettering However before you begin working with the product read the Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing in the Onscreen Manual This chapter presents an overview of the basic concepts of digitizing with BERNINA Embroidery Software and provides you with important guidelines on how to use this software to achieve the best results You should also familiarize yourself with Basic Procedures Here you will learn how to start the application create or open a design print designs and how to use some of the e
179. n be improved further with the addition of a dark outline We ll add this shortly 16 Select the largest mushroom cap object Tip It s easier to see the outlines of the stitching and the artwork in Stitch View 17 Click the Reshape Object tool BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 144 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial Reshape nodes and stitch angle line appear Click and drag node points to adjust sori Outline diverges ii from artwork 18 Click and drag add and delete the reshape nodes as required and press Enter to accept the changes See Reshaping objects using reshape nodes in the Onscreen Manual for details 19 Press Esc to finish lt Outline aligned a artwork 20 Repeat the same for other mushroom caps 21 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Foa Note The white spots of the mushroom caps are covered by the red stitching We will cut holes in the caps shortly and fill them with white stitching We can also emphasize their appearance with the addition of a dark outline BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 145 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial Finishing the mushroom caps ul Use Add Holes Edit toolbar to cut holes in objects We noted that the red stitching of the mushroom caps entirely covers the white spots One solution would be to add a white circle object clone it and then cut out the underlying s
180. nes lial et as open curve Hee Ii Hitt JANE UAT 3 Digitize split lines just as you would open curve objects using right clicks for curves and left clicks for corner points BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 236 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial As long as splits occur within the sewing field of overlapping hoopings the resultant split objects become covered and are displayed in green Lines that completely cross over objects that are not already covered will be split on output The split will not necessarily be along the digitized line Instead it will be made as inconspicuous as possible The resulting objects will preserve their original object type stitch angle parameters and color 4 Repeat as necessary or press Enter to complete BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 237 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial 5 Finally click the Calculate Hoopings icon to evaluate the hoopings that will result from the current hoop layout Calculate Hoopings The current layout of Hoop Positions will result in 5 hoopings All objects in the design are covered by Hoops We are now ready to save the design to one or more files or send it directly to machine We will also print a copy of the design showing the hoop positions to help stitch it in the correct hooping order Note For the purposes of this project using the hoop we are using and the size of design as is five 5 hoopings
181. ng ornaments to monograms in the Onscreen Manual To add the ornaments 1 Double click or right click the monogram design The Monogramming dialog opens with the Lettering tab selected 2 Select the Ornaments tab lonogramming Lettering Ornaments Borders Click to add ornament set 3 Click the Add button BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 164 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial The Select Source dialog appears Select From Patterns 4 Click the From Patterns button The Select Pattern dialog appears Select Monogram Ornaments MO006b MO007a MO008a MO008b Select M011b MO09b M0102 M0I0b MOlta R osssosccsssesccesescssessessssssos 5 In the Patterns list select Monogram Ornaments 6 Select MO11b and click OK to accept New ornament set is added to the list box ramming Lettering Ornaments Borders New ornament gt set added Pattern Set 01Monogram Ornaments Pattern M010b 7 Select positions 8 and 2 in that order BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 165 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial Other options become available and the design is updated automatically Lettering Ornaments Borders Tick Resize Pattern M0 10b Pattern Set 01Monogram Ornaments
182. ng we should do a quick visual check and view the design properties Most errors will be revealed during the course of these checks BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 79 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial When we digitize or edit a design we need to keep in mind that at the end of it all a machine will have to carry out our instructions to sew it To inspect the design 1 Click the Show Artistic View icon to view the design realistically in simulation The design appears more realistically than in Stitch View though it is generally harder to edit in this mode Stitch View fot Artistic View 2 Magnify the dolphin especially the belly and the back fin by using either zooming tools or Overview Window to study the outlines more closely See Zooming and panning for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 80 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial Note that the outlines do not align properly with the underlying fill stitches Click to activate zoom box Outlines not aligned properly Tip The current zoom factor is shown at the lower right corner of the screen 3 Select File gt Design Properties The Design Properties gt Design dialog opens This contains design information such as height width stitch count and colors This data cannot be modified Not only are there too many stitches in this design and the numbers of colors and color changes seem too great We will explore ways t
183. ns for embroidery in the Onscreen Manual for details Fi mi jt Note Large designs may be displayed over a number of pages if printed at actual size Use Next Page Previous Page or Two Pages to view multiple pages 21 Click Close to exit the print preview 22 Use Write to Machine to send your design directly to your BERNINA Embroidery Software home embroidery machine ready to stitch See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details See also detailed instructions provided in your embroidery machine documentation BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 126 CHAPTER 9 DIGITIZING TUTORIAL In this tutorial we will be using a combination of manual and automatic digitizing techniques to create an embroidery design from scratch We start with an artwork backdrop and see how to size it to the correct dimensions We then choose our thread colors and select the fabric type we are going to work with We then start digitizing basic shapes with fills and outlines and explore best practices as we go along We look at some specialist techniques such as cutting and filling holes in objects Finally we look at applying underlay to our design and printing out a worksheet The tutorial can be completed with BERNINA DesignerPlus Note All steps required to complete the quick start project are provided here For further information however you are referred to the Onscreen Manual Getting started P Us
184. nscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 18 CHAPTER 3 BASIC PROCEDURES To start using BERNINA Embroidery Software you need to know the basic procedures such as starting up Opening and creating designs and saving Once you start BERNINA Embroidery Software you use commands or icons and dialogs to complete your tasks You select commands in the same way as other MS Windows applications from menus or toolbars BERNINA Embroidery Software opens a range of native ART files as well as some other embroidery file formats from computer hard disk floppy disk or CD ROM BERNINA Embroidery Software gives you a wide range of standard factory supplied hoops to select from Grid lines help you accurately align or size embroidery objects The most important dialog in BERNINA Embroidery Software is the Object Properties dialog This and the Effects dialog are modeless meaning that they stay on the Design Window as long as you need them Note This section describes how to start BERNINA Embroidery Software and access the available commands and tools It covers basic procedures to do with opening creating and saving design files It explains how to activate hoops and grids and it covers accessing object properties BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 19 BERNINA Embroidery Software interface BERNINA Embroidery Software integrates with CorelDRAW Essentials 4 into a single
185. o with opening creating and saving design files It explains how to activate hoops and grids and it covers accessing object properties See Basic Procedures for details Viewing designs This section explains the design viewing modes available in BERNINA Embroidery Software as well as the various design viewing settings It describes zooming and panning as well as how to view the stitching sequence It covers displaying design backdrops and changing backgrounds It also explains how to obtain information about your designs See Viewing Designs for details Selecting objects This section describes how to select objects using the selection tools and keyboard It also shows how to select color blocks or individual objects using the Color Film See Selecting Objects for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 17 The Basics Hooping designs This section describes how to choose and display hoops in BERNINA Embroidery Software It covers creating and modifying custom hoops It also deals with hooping large designs See Hooping Designs in the Onscreen Manual for details Hardware and software setup This section describes how to set up embroidery machines and scanners and describes how to calibrate the monitor It also deals with changing grid Spacing and hoop options The setting of general options such as automatic save pointer position display options etc is also covered See Hardware and Software Setup in the O
186. o assign p 020 Isacord 40 Black Match amp Assign All Search Code Click to match 19 Select the Color 7 and click Match button The closest available thread is highlighted at the top of the Thread Color list See Matching and assigning threads in the Onscreen Manual for details Tip If you know the exact description or code search and assign it See Searching and assigning threads in the Onscreen Manual for details 20 Select a darker thread try Apricot and double click or click the Assign button The selected color in the Threads in Design list is replaced by the new color 21 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 90 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial Editing design objects Now that we ve corrected the gross errors in our design we can start to look at improving the details Specifically we ll change the stitch types of smaller objects to make them sew better At the same time we ll correct the outlines we noted at the start which do not align properly with their corresponding fills This will improve both the appearance and efficiency of the final stitchout vy Tip Save your design frequently so you don t lose your work in the event of a power or system failure See also Saving designs To edit the design objects 1 Select View gt Measure or press M 2 Measure the small fish height See Me
187. o click and drag a zoom box around the background grass dark green See Zooming and panning for details SLOT sone Sacattcn PERANEE stipple Stemstitcl TOROI Stipple Run a x xx XX x Cross Stitch HI CE Pattern Fill HHHHH Lacework 446064 ae ee Candlewicking Fill 28 E SE Blackwork Fill Select Satin Select Forest aliia Green Color Wheel 2 Select Satin from the Fill stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details 3 Click the Color icon and select C6 Forest Green from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details 4 Select the Magic Wand tool click the background grass shape dark green and press Enter to generate the object Stitches are generated according to current Satin stitch settings Satin stitch generated 5 Do the same with the other dark green grass shapes BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 136 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 6 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Note The larger dark green grass objects are a little too wide for Satin We will fix this later 7 Select Satin from the Fill stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details 8 Click the Color icon and select C3 Eggshell from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details iG c
188. o reduce these which should in turn improve stitchout efficiency and quality BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 81 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial 4 Click the Thread Colors tab Design Properties m 13 Threads Used in Design 13 Enter 13 to remove unused colors from the thread list Description R255 G255 B255 4240 A 0015 Isacord 40 White A 0017 Isacord 40 Paper White A 3761 Isacord 40 Winter Sky A 2560 Isacord 40 Azalea Pink A 1140 Isacord 40 Meringue A 0605 Isacord 40 Daisy A 3711 Isacord 40 Dolphin Blue A Click to expand thread list Thread Chart Isacord 40 wt numerical v _ Print Create Modiy Code Brand Description 0015 Isacord 40 White 0017 Isacord 40 Paper White ee 0020 Isacord 40 Black gt Search Code Description 5 Enter 13 into the Threads In Design field to remove unused colors from the list and click Apply Unused colors are removed from the chart Notice that some colors are very similar There is an opportunity to see if we can apply the same color to one or more objects to lessen the total number of color changes and threads required 6 Click OK to close 7 In Stitch View select View gt Slow Redraw or press Shift R See Simulating design stitchouts for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 82 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The Slow Redraw dialog opens
189. o toggle between color blocks and objects Select all cover gt stitch objects Ss RI v a 6 2 m 7 AOS Tip For a better view toggle the Show Pictures icon off BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 191 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 6 Click the first object in the list and holding down the Shift key click the last green object een ee ee Single eS Triple ses Backstitch ree Stemstitch Satin CTT TIT 1 Blanket PON Blackwork Border EELER i Select Black Thread Colors C2 Select Satin Color Wheel All cover stitching converted to black Satin 7 Select Satin from the Outline stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details 8 Click the Color icon and select C2 black from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details All cover stitching for the appliqu is now black satin However the horn and the nostril objects are too thick 9 Press Esc to deselect everything 10 Select the horns and nostrils and double click or right click BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 192 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial The Object Properties gt Outline Stitch dialog opens Appliqu Buttonhole Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Let Stitch Type Satin Satin Spacing Automatic Manual Satin Values Stitch Spacing 0 40 Satin Width 2 00 me Enter
190. oftware do not uninstall the current version Let the installation procedure do this for you See also Merging software versions To install BERNI NA Embroidery Software 1 Ensure your computer meets the technical requirements for BERNINA Embroidery Software See System requirements for details 2 Close all Windows applications but leave Windows running A Caution Do not attach your dongle until prompted by the software installation BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 8 Otherwise the generic USB drivers will be used and will prevent the correct working of the security system Insert the BERNINA Embroidery Software Installation DVD ROM The installation program should start within 30 seconds and a Welcome screen displayed Click Next Choose which products to install and click Next Click Next The License Agreement screen is displayed The Next button is grayed out unless the radio button I accept the terms of the license agreement is selected BERNINA Embroidery Software InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement cael BERN I NA IMPORTANT NOTE This is a two 2 part End User License Agreement Please ensure you a scroll down and view the second part before proceeding with the installation PART 1 Copyright 1997 2009 Wilcom Pty Ltd All rights reserved TrueView and Point amp Stitch are trademarks of Wilcom Pty Ltd Porti
191. olor press the Page Down key White cross current needle position marker gt To travel to the previous color press the Page Up key Tip With the Select Object tool activated you can select objects while traveling through the stitching sequence See Selecting objects by Tab key for details Traveling by stitches Use the stitch travel tools or shortcut keys to travel through the design one or more stitches at a time The current needle position is indicated by a large white cross or needle position marker Initially this is located at the end of the design When you travel through stitches the needle position marker moves accordingly The current stitch number appears in the Status Bar Chapter 4 Viewing Designs To travel by stitches 1 Select Edit gt Stitch Edit or press Esc 2 Ensure that Select Object is not selected then press the arrow keys to travel by 1 or 10 stitches 10 Ooo gt Press the left or right arrow key to travel 1 stitch backward or forward gt Press the up or down arrow key to travel 10 stitches backward or forward 3 Press the or keys located on the keypad to travel by 100 stitches The key moves you forward while the key moves you backwards Travel backwards one stitch Tip If you travel outside the visible area press the C key to center the current stitch on the screen Simulating design stitchouts The
192. ols to add more hoops gt Click the Add Hoop icon to add a new hoop to the Design Window in an upright orientation gt Use the Add Hoop Right tool to place a new hoop directly to the right of a selected hoop with a 10 mm overlap between sewing fields BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 233 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial gt Similarly use the Add Hoop Up tool to place a new hoop directly above a selected hoop Re position center point Drag rotation handle 4 Re position the additional hoops and rotate as necessary so that they completely cover all objects in the design gt Click the Rotate Hoop icon with left or right mouse buttons to rotate a selected hoop 45 in either direction gt Alternatively click the hoop again and rotate hoops by means of rotation handles and rotation center point 5 Nudge selected hoops into final position using the arrow keys In this case we should be able to accommodate the whole design within three hoop positions All objects lie within hoopings BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 234 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial Note Notice however that while our design is entirely covered by separate hoop positions some objects remain uncovered as indicated by the black stitching If you try to output at this stage you will receive the message that some objects are still not covered We will deal with this in the next step Sp
193. on patches to fill them Click on a Used Fabric to replace it E Nancy Kirk s Civil War Collection Place cursor over giraffe s head Hover the cursor over Tip Drag and drop a fabric swatch from the fabrics tree over an entry in the Used Fabrics palette to replace that entry BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 196 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 9 Click Back when complete bec a ert ie All areas filled with fabric Tip Advanced Appliqu objects can be selected and manipulated in the Same way as a grouped object i e they can be moved resized skewed or rotated using the same click and drag method applying to all objects Reshaping of Advanced Appliqu objects however is not possible Nor is there any way to select individual objects primary or secondary within open object appliqu unless the object is first broken apart See Splitting into component objects in the Onscreen Manual for details 10 In the root menu of the Applique Properties dialog click the Merge Patches Together option The Merge Patches Together panel is displayed Applique Properties Merge Patches Together panel displayed Merge Patches Together Click on a patch then click on an adjoining patch that you want to merge with it Left ear and face selected to be merged E Unmerge Patches 11 Click the left ear and the face these patches are now merged PEN Note You
194. one of the sample designs packaged with the software See also Basic Procedures Tip Your BERNINA Embroidery Software comes with a range of artwork and embroidery designs that you can use as a Starting point for your own projects In addition to the packaged sample designs you will find a dedicated Tutorials folder which contains all the files you need to complete this and other tutorials The final result of this and other projects is also located in this folder You may want to view the final project file before and or after completing the tutorial yourself See also Working with design files To get started 1 Double click the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop BERNINA Embroidery Software opens with a new blank design Design1 with the default hoop selected 2 Switch to Art Canvas See also Viewing modes View Mode Toolbar Ark lanvas Click to switch to Graphics mode BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 204 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 3 Choose A6 for the canvas size from dropdown list and click Landscape for the canvas orientation Property Bar No Selection EL 143 0 mm alal 5 iO 105 0 mm oo Units millimeters 4 0 1mm Choose A6 Select Landscape 4 Switch back to Embroidery Canvas and select File gt Save As The Save As dialog opens Save As Ea Savein J MultiMedium 092r m P Name 7 Date modified T
195. onogramming tool 163 multi hooped designs outputting 241 outputting with split lines 241 printing 238 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 271 Saving as 241 sending to machine 240 Multi Hooping toolbar Add Hoop 232 Add Hoop Right 232 Add Hoop Up 232 Calculate Hoopings 235 Reshape Splitting Guide 235 Rotate Hoop 232 Selection On 225 232 Splitting Guide 235 Multiple Hoopings dialog 241 needle points displaying 33 hiding 33 Needle Points command 33 needle position marker 38 new designs creating 22 New dialog 23 New tool 23 204 NORMAL template using 23 Object Not Covered dialog 241 244 Object Properties dialog 28 Object Properties tool 28 objects deselecting 48 traveling by 37 Online Manual command 4 onscreen help viewing 4 onscreen information 4 Open dialog 22 Open Object tool 150 180 Open tool 22 54 76 225 opening designs 22 54 options enter access codes 15 outlines displaying 33 selecting objects with 46 Overview Window 34 Polygon Select tool 47 preview designs 44 Print Options dialog 238 Print Preview tool 44 218 Print Preview tool 72 Print tool 218 properties of objects 28 Properties dialog 43 proportional scaling maintain 78 Redo tool 27 Reshape Object tool 94 163 211 Reshape Splitting Guide tool 235 Rotate CCW CW tool 59 Rotate Hoop tool 232 Save tool 23 Saving designs 23 58 Scale by 20 Down Up tool 59 scaling design elements 59 security ent
196. ons of the imaging technology of this product are copyrighted by AccuSoft Corporation The EPS File Import Export Converter used in this product is copyrighted by Access Softek Inc Portions of this product were created using Leadtools 1991 2004 Lead Technologies Inc All rights reserved Some portions of this program are copyright Codejock Software 2006 Warning This computer program is protected by copyright law and International treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any part of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Embroidery PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING THE COMPLETE Software 6 SOFTWARE THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE YOUR INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF accept the terms of the license agreement Print C do not accept the terms of the license agreement lt Back H 1 Cancel Tip You can print the License Agreement by means of the Print button Select to accept and click Next The Select Components screen is displayed The BERNINA Embroidery Software checkbox is always selected If you are installing a multi language version of the Chapter 2 Installation and Setup software choose the Install extra languages checkbox as re
197. opens to the same location where the original file is stored 16 Enter a suitable name DigitizingTutorial in the File Name field 17 Click Save Tip Subsequently you only have to click the Save button or Ctri S to Save any changes Preparing for digitizing e Use Image Preparation Edit toolbar to sharpen outlines and reduce noise in HE outlined images Now that we ve sized the artwork and selected a suitable hoop we can digitize the design First however we need to prepare the artwork for automatic digitizing and set up our Color Palette To prepare for digitizing 1 In Embroidery Canvas mode select the image 2 Click the I mage Preparation icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 131 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial The Image Preparation dialog opens with the image in the preview panel Check the number of colors in image Image Preparation To create embroidery this image needs to be prepared If the image is predominately solid color areas with black outlines then choose Outline Appearance otherwise choose Reduce Colors If in doubt use Reduce Colors 3 Note that there are 6 available colors in the image which the software wants to reduce to 5 Since we do not actually want to reduce the number of colors in this artwork key 6 into the Reduce to field 4 Click OK The image is ready for automatic digitizing 5 Click the Color icon The Color Pa
198. osed Object Digitizing closed shapes Digitize columns of varying width Block Digitizing o Digitizing columns of varying width Digitize circles and ovals Circle Oval Digitizing circles and ovals Digitize squares and rectangles Rectangle Digitizing squares and rectangles Outline and fill stitches Outline and Fill Stitches Select outline stitches Selecting outline stitches Select fill stitches Selecting fill stitches Induded as standard A New inproved feature option S17 aunzeay Npojg asemios Ayapiosquiyz YNINY39 SPIND WeIs PIND aemIyos Aaplosquiyzs YNINYAG osz Capability Feature Name EditorPlus DesignerPlus Relevant topic in Onscreen Manual Create Single Triple outlines Single lripe Creating outlines with Single and ripe stitch Create Satin outlines Satin Creating outlines with Satin stitch Create Blanket outlines Blanket o Creating outlines with Blanket stitch Create Satin fills Satin Fill Creating fills with Satin fill Create Step fills Step Fill Creating fills with Step fill Change Step patterns Step Pattern Applying Step patterns Thread colors and thread charts Thread Colors and Charts Changing current colors Recoloring selected objects Searching and assigning threads Matching and assigning threads Changing entire design colors Modifying thread charts Creating custom thread charts Change current colors Recolor selected objects Search and assign threa
199. osquiyz YNINY39 Capability Feature Name EditorPlus DesignerPlus Relevant topic in Onscreen Manual Write designs to machine Writing designs to machine pIND HeEJS PIND aemIyos Aaplosquiyzs YNINYAG GGZ Write designs to USB stick Writing designs directly to USB stick Store designs with Magic Box Storing designs with Magic Box Save designs in PES format Saving designs in PES format Design management Design Management Browse for designs in folders Browsing designs in folders View zipped designs in folders Viewing archived designs Locate missing files Locating missing files Change locale Changing locale Open designs in BERNINA Embroidery Opening designs in BERNINA Embroidery Software Software Create designs with custom templates Creating designs with custom templates Run simple and complex sorts Sorting files in folders Print designs Printing designs with BERNINA Portfolio Print design catalogs Printing design catalogs Stitch out designs Stitching out designs Convert design files Converting design files Archive design files Archiving design files Organize designs in folders Organizing designs in folders Induded as standard A Newinprowed feature option S17 aunzeay Npojg asempos Ayapiosquiyz YNINY39 PART IV QUICK REFERENCE BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 256 BERNINA Embroidery Software Embroidery
200. ou create a copy of the original design See also Reading and Writing Design Files in the Onscreen Manual y Tip Save your designs early and often Do not wait until you finish working To save changes to an existing file but preserve the original use Save As Once you have saved a design every time you click Save on the toolbar the file will be updated To save a design 1 Click the Save icon If this is the first time you have saved the design the Save As dialog opens WW Save As Ea Savein J Designs Folder containing Name Date modif Type SA Buttery ART O TTT Recent Places design Desktop insects A Computer x Design name File name Butterfly 1 ART60 Save as type V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 Format list 2 Select the folder where you want to save the design from the Save In list 3 Enter a name for the design in the Filename field 4 Select a file format from the Save as type list See also Supported embroidery file formats in the Onscreen Manual 5 Click Save Chapter 3 Basic Procedures Note You can also write designs to your embroidery machine memory or BERNINA design card If you have a Magic Box you can write to other design cards as well See Reading and Writing Design Files in the Onscreen Manual for details Sample designs and artwork BERNINA Embroidery Software contains hundreds of ready to stitch designs including
201. ouped design opens in the Design Window Press Ctrl U to gt ungroup objects em a Loy 55 cia BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 213 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 4 Press Ctrl U to ungroup the objects and drag them into postion as shown Use control handles to gt change size orientation and position em a Loy 55 cia Tip Use control handles to change size orientation and position See Arranging and Transforming Objects in the Onscreen Manual for details 5 Change colors as desired Use Color Film to sequence objects as shown 6 Finally check the design object sequence using the Color Film tool and sequence as shown See also Sequencing objects with Color Film in the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 214 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial Inserting the photo cm Use Image gt Load Picture to Load graphics bitmap and vector into BERN INA Embroidery Software In Art Canvas mode the View Mode toolbar includes the Show Embroidery y button to toggle embroidery display on or off Now we are ready to insert our photo and position it within our embroidery picture frame To import the photo 1 Switch to Art Canvas 2 Click the Load Picture icon on the I mage toolbar The Import dialog opens i Import Ea Neds d Tutorials MultiMedium Search p By Organi
202. p align hoop When positioning your current hooping gt Use the chalked marking in conjunction with the Bernina hoop template to locate the exact center of the hooping you are about to stitch out gt Use the chalked center lines to correctly align the hoop on the fabric Tip With each hooping place it on the embroidery machine and stitch the first color change This will be a set of registration marks Make sure these line up with the registration marks already sewn out with any preceding hooping This is a further check that your hoopings correctly align BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 246 PART Ill PRODUCT FEATURE LIST BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 247 SPIND WeIs PIND aemIyos Aaplosquiyzs YNINYAG 8c BERNINA Embroidery Software Product Feature List Capability Feature Name Basics Open designs from PC Open multiple designs Create designs templates Save designs Display the hoop and grid Measure distances onscreen Undo redo commands Undo Redo Move dock toolbars Access object properties View designs View designs in Art Canvas mode Art Canvas View designs in Embroidery Canvas mode Embroidery Canvas View designs in Hoop Layout mode Hoop Layout View simulated embroidery Artistic View View embroidery stitches Stitch View View needle points View stitches and outlines View design objects by color View designs in overview Zoom in out Travel by obj
203. p Ungroup Grouping and splitting objects Break objects apart Break Apart Splitting into component objects Resequence objects Sequencing objects Manipulate color blocks and objects Color Film A A Sequencing objects with Color Film Sequence entire designs automatically Stitch Sequence Auto sequencing entire designs Arranging and transforming objects Arranging and Transforming Objects Position objects Positioning objects Align objects Aligning objects Scale objects Scaling objects Rotate objects Rotating objects Skew objects Skewing objects induded as standard A New inproved feature option S17 aunzeay Npojg asemyos Ayapiosquiyz YNINY39 SPIND PEJS PIND aemIyos Aaplosquiyzs YNINYAG CSC Capability Feature Name EditorPlus DesignerPlus Relevant topic in Onscreen Manual Mirror objects i ai ststst Csi i i i OO Mirroring objects lt i C O OC Mirror merge objects Mirror merging objects Create wreaths Creating wreaths Reshaping and editing objects Reshaping and Editing Objects Reshape objects Reshape Object Reshaping objects Adjust stitch angles A A Adjusting stitch angles Change entry and exit points e Adjusting entry and exit points Stitch editing Editing Stitches Selecting stitches Inserting stitches Moving stitches Deleting stitches Select stitches Insert stitches Move stitches Delete stitches
204. per or if you have access to a direct to garment printer the garment itself Tip If you are using transfer paper click the Properties button to access the printer driver of your installed printer If there is an option to select T shirt transfer paper the image is automatically mirrored If not it will generally have a mirror function you can use Stitching out the embroidery part of the design Ed Use Show Vectors General toolbar to toggle on off display of vector graphics jsa Use General gt Write to Machine to send a design to machine BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 222 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial Now comes the exciting part sewing out the embroidery over top of the printed image For this you need to make sure the graphical part of the design is centered exactly in the middle of the hoop as per the worksheet sure graphical part of design is centered exactly in the middle of the hoop To stitch out the embroidery part of the design 1 Switch to Embroidery Canvas and toggle off Show Vectors The embroidery only part of the design is displayed in the Design Window Embroidery only part e a of design displayed 4 255 cio BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 223 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 2 Hoop the printed design in the chosen hoop and align the artwork with the center of the hoop using the printed worksheet Align artwork with center o
205. pport BERNINA Embroidery Software provides for multi medium design Here you will combine digital print with embroidery to create a multi medium design It is intended to be both digitally printed and embroidered in the center of a white T shirt For the purposes of the tutorial we assume the use of transfer paper and a normal color printer With transfer paper images have to be reversed during printing and the transfer then ironed onto the garment If the printer driver has an option to select the paper type as T shirt transfer paper it automatically mirrors the image for you Otherwise the driver will generally have a mirror function Check the available options and use one that lets you reverse the image All steps required to complete the project are provided here For further information however you are referred to the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 203 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial Getting started Use Art Canvas to load edit and save pictures as a backdrop for E embroidery digitizing op EmbridensCanves Use Embroidery Canvas mode to create or edit embroidery designs el Use New General toolbar to start a new design with the NORMAL template This design is intended for the front a T shirt to cover an area of approximately 148 mm x 105 mm 5 83 x 4 13 When we insert the artwork we ll resize it to fit these dimensions As our starting point we re going to use
206. quired BERNINA Embroidery Software InstallShield Wizard Ex l a ET Select Features BERNINA Select the features setup will install Select the features you want to install and deselect the features you do not want to install ININA E mbroic oftwa Description Portfolio Main BERNINA Embroidery Online Help Software product User Manual Samples Release Notes Quick Start Guide Cross Stitch User Manual Supplement M v v Vv v v v Embroidery Software 6 149 80 MB of space required on the C drive 106342 72 MB of space available on the C drive lt Back Next gt Cancel Choose which components to install and click Next The Choose Installation Folder screen is displayed BERNINA Embroidery Software InstallShield Wizard Som a LLLLUULMMll ll Choose Destination Location BERNINA Select folder where setup will install files Designs will be stored in the following folder To use this folder as the design folder click Next To select a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install BERNINA Embroidery Software by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Embroidery Software 6 Destination Folder C My Designs Embroidery Software 6 Browse Cancel gt To accept the default folder click Next gt To change the location click Browse specify an existing folder or
207. r to view the hoop Right click to change set tings We re now going to create a picture frame for our photograph and convert it into embroidery To convert artwork to embroidery 1 Choose the Ellipse tool from the Art Toolbox Sla Ae iat Za BRAN LIDO fy Choose Ellipse Ellipse F7 2 Draw an ellipse as shown below BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 207 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial This will be used as the embroidered picture frame for our photo x 168 89mm 465 0 mm 100 om A _ y 88 481mm 73 0mm 100 Adjust size Be center jm Use Center control handle to position artwork Tip Adjust the shape by entering the exact size in the Property Bar Make a copy of the ellipse by using the Edit gt Copy Paste functions The object will be duplicated on top of itself This will be used later as a PowerClip frame to position the photo exactly within our embroidered picture frame a E 8 Object Manager fa FAIRS er Page 1 a AW Guides o Fas Layerl CS Group of 3 Objects lt i opt x saBeueyy yalqo o 4M Layer 1 Onn Ellipse _ Master Page IB Guides SN Duplicated ellipse shows as two curves in the Object Manager Tip Check the Object Manager to make sure the ellipse has been duplicated BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 208
208. r or system failure See also Saving designs To finalize the design 1 Right click the Auto Underlay icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 153 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial The Effects gt Underlay dialog opens Effects Underlay Textured Edge Gradient Fill Others Star amp Wave Fill a 1 V Apply Underlay 1 Edge Walk Select first underlay stitch type Stitch Length 2 20 mm Stitch Spacina Maron from the Edge Underlay 2 7 Apply Underlay 2 Step Select second Stitch Length 4 00 mn underlay stitch type Stitch Spacing o Accept default Margin from the Edge settings Note The type of underlay you choose is determined by the purpose it is to serve Not all underlay types are applicable to all selected objects Select the largest background grass object Select the Apply Underlay 1 checkbox and select Edge Walk underlay from the list When you select the Apply Underlay 1 option the Apply Underlay 2 checkbox becomes active All underlay types available for Underlay 1 are also available for Underlay 2 Select the Apply Underlay 2 checkbox and select Step underlay from the list Click Apply accepting the default stitch length settings HLT ml HAA P PEERI f Ai ee i rill i a Hh ei r i Step underlay t Edge Walk underlay ji n Viii HTS Tip Check the underlay stitching hiding art
209. r tutorials The final result of this and other projects is also located in this folder You may want to view the completed project file before and or after completing the tutorial See also Working with design files To get started 1 Double click the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop BERNINA Embroidery Software opens with a new blank design Design1 with the default hoop selected 2 Choose Embroidery Canvas mode 3 Click the Open icon on the General toolbar The Open dialog opens Open Ea Select folder MutiHooping Q2 pm T Name Date modif Type Size DA amp MultiHoopDesign Final ART60 Select file IF MultiHoopDesign start ARTOO Desktop j s 5 16288 C 12 Documentation H 78 1 W 98 5 A V 6 0 ART Computer A Network File name MultiHoopDesign Start ART60 hd V Preview Files of type All BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART M Cancel 4 Navigate to the My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder and select the Tutorials gt MultiHooping folder 5 Select Art Files from the Files of type to view BERNI NA Embroidery Software Designs in the folder 6 Select the MultiHoopDesign Start ART file and click Open BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 226 Chapter 13 Multi Hooping Tutorial The embroidery design opens in the Design Window Grid General Hoop Applique
210. re directly via the internet Identifying your security device When referring to your system in correspondence or by telephone you need to quote your Dongle Number You may also need to quote the Serial Number and I dentity Code This information is found on the dongle itself as well as both the Access Code Order BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 12 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Form and the Security Device dialog See also Ordering access codes from your dealer To identify your security device gt Inspect the tag attached to your dongle for the dongle number this consists of a unique 7 character number starting with the letter A Front Shows product level oe or updated product level DesignerPlus 6 Back Dongle Number quote this to your dealer Dongle Tag Number Unique printed here Void if Removed WV5579 gt Check the Serial Number and Identity Code by either of the following means gt Select Help gt Access Codes Order Form The Access Code Order Form opens The Serial Number and Identity Code of your security device display at the top of the form Software Mode BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Key Version 130 Serial Number 598538649 Identify Code EFSCNVFBWFQW HASP Device ID 598538649 Support Use Only gt Select Settings gt Security to open the Security Device dialog The Set Security Device Opt
211. rectly onscreen We ll add our lettering by typing it directly in the Design Window When you first create lettering it may be too big or too small Size can be adjusted in various ways See also Adding lettering to embroidery designs in the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 63 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial To add lettering 1 Click the Lettering icon 2 Click the approximate center of the design This is where we want to place our lettering 3 Type the letter B An outline of the letter appears in the Design Window Click and key in the letter 4 Press Enter Stitches are generated and selection handles appear around the letter Change the alphabet BERNINA Embroidery Software provides an alphabet range suitable for many applications The alphabet you select depends on the context the lettering is to be used in If you are embroidering on a lady s nightdress for example you might use an elegant script like Anniversary See Alphabet Samples in the Onscreen Manual for details A Note Check the Onscreen Manual for the minimum maximum recommendations for each alphabet Stay within those recommendations for best results BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 64 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial To change the alphabet 1 Double click or right click the lettering object The Object Properties gt Lettering dialog opens Anniversary r Select Anniversary aol
212. ron Stipple Pactstitch Select Satin PEESANSE stipple Stemstitcl pio A Stipple Run ZA X Cross Stitch FEA Lacework 446464 sae iral Candlewicking Fill et 228 S88 228 Blackwork Fill Select Thread Colors Eggsh ell Color Wheel 9 Select the Closed Object tool and digitize the right stem Pinpoint accuracy is not required because we will edit the reshape nodes later Make sure the stitching overlaps the red caps and ignore grass details at the bottom See Digitizing closed shapes in the Onscreen Manual for details Create stitching overlap Ignore grass details when digitizing stems BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 137 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial Tip Follow the prompts in the Status Bar to help you digitize If you make a mistake press Backspace to delete the last reference point then continue adding reference points or press Esc to delete all the points so you can start again 10 Press Enter to finish Stitches are generated immediately 11 Digitize the center and left stems in the same manner Overlap stitching created Grass details Ignored Tip Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Note that the stems are a little too wide for plain Satin We will fix this later BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 138 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 12 In Stitch View or Artisti
213. rop as graphics file bitmap or vector Save Picture EJ BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 263 Art toolbox This toolbar is available in Art Canvas mode Convert Vec Convert selected vectors to fill tors to or outline stitches Embroidery Convert Text Convert text objects to Satin to Embroidery embroidery lettering with turn ing stitching Note For a full description of the CorelDRAW Essentials 4 tools refer to the electronic User Guide available via the Windows Start gt Programs group Alternatively use the onscreen help available from the Graphics mode Help menu Edit toolbar This toolbar is available in Embroidery Canvas mode Select Object Select embroidery object for sizing moving mirroring or rotating Polygon Select irregular areas or Select shapes Reshape Reshape selected embroidery Object and lettering objects 7 Mirror Hori Same as Arrange gt Mirror Hor a zontal izontal j Mirror Vertical Same as Arrange gt Mirror Ver de tical mmn Rotate 45 Rotate selected objects in 45 CCW CW increments Click to rotate counter clockwise Right click to rotate clockwise LJ Scale by 20 Scale selected object in 20 k Down Up increments Click to reduce object s Right click to increase object s Digitize toolbar Auto Digitizer ea Closed Object Closed Object BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference Repeat stit
214. rs 9 9 Note We have one less color changes than colors This is good because the number of trims tie ins and tie offs are reduced to a minimum Each color is only stitched once 17 Select View gt Slow Redraw or press Shift R BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 124 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial The Slow Redraw dialog opens Adjust speed Speed 40 s s Stitch Range Start 1 I End 0 E Ly Click to slow redraw 18 Click the Go button The design will stitch out on your machine exactly as you see it here See Stitching out designs in the Onscreen Manual for details Tip The final result for this project is located in the Tutorials folder In fact there are two final ART60 files one for BERNINA DesignerPlus and one for BERNINA EditorPlus Both files can be found in the folder You may want to compare it at this point with your own completed design 19 Click the Print Preview icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 125 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial The design displays as it will be printed See Printing designs in the Onscreen Manual for details l BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Design Bernina koJba 53 Next Page Prev Page Two Page Zoom Out Close Options Portrait INA Embrolde 9 W Black 15 Brard Detail 20 Change printing options by clicking the Options button See Setting print optio
215. rter color list as shown on the above right The number of color changes has been reduced without compromising the quality of the stitchout 14 Open the Color Film and click the Show Individual Objects icon The Color Film toolbar opens displaying individual objects in the design in order of stitching sequence BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 88 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial 15 Select the bottom wave either in the Design Window or in the Color Film Click to send to the top E 16 Click the Sequence to Start icon The selected wave object moves to the top 17 Select each of the other wave objects in turn and drag them into the correct stitching order working your way from bottom to top 18 Select Settings gt Thread Colors BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 89 Chapter 7 Editing Tutorial The Design Properties gt Thread Colors dialog opens Threads in Design Na 2 Threads Used in Design 13 Color Code Brand oe BKG R255 G255 B255 1 4240 z om5 Isacord 40 White 3 007 Isacord 40 Paper White g 3761 Isacord 40 Winter Sky 5 2560 Isacord 40 Azalea Pink 1140 Isacord 40 Meringue Select thread to z change Match 0605 lsacord 40 Daisy S 3711 Isacord 40 Dolphin Blue rrrrrrrk Thread Chart a v _ Print Create Modify Code Brand Description a 0015 Isacord 40 White i i a toate Aari Click t
216. s The Display dialog opens Display a Background ocr Cd Select gt background Fabric Browse color or fabric Display Tiled area Tip You can also access this dialog using Settings gt Thread Colors or clicking the link in the Color Palette dialog Then double click BKG in the Thread Colors tab See Thread Colors and Charts in the Onscreen Manual for details Color Palette x Design Properties DEN DEE Eann a Design Thread Colors Summary Threads in Design 2 amp Threads Usec Description Thread Colors Color Wheel R255 G255 B25 Default Blue Default Red Click to access F Yellow Thread Colors e GW hm Double click to change background 2 Select the background type you want Option Purpose Color Select a background color Fabric Select a background fabric 3 Select the color or fabric you want to use BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 41 Chapter 4 Viewing Designs gt To select a background color click Edit 4 Click OK and select a color from the Color dialog Me Yellow background Denim background gt To select a fabric click Browse and select Note The background Is saved with the a fabric from the Load Picture dialog design Fabrics are located in the Program Files BERNINA Embroidery Software 6 fabrics folder Viewing design information BERNINA Embroidery Softw
217. s Multi medium tutorial In this tutorial we explore the powerful support BERNINA Embroidery Software provides for multi medium design Here you will combine digital print with embroidery to create a multi medium design See Multi Medium Tutorial for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 52 CHAPTER 6 LETTERING TUTORIAL Getting started This introductory tutorial involves adding a decorative border to lettering for use on an article of clothing table napkin or other item It will show you just how simple and fun it is creating projects in BERNINA Embroidery Software In this tutorial you will learn how to take a simple design element and add lettering to it using the alphabet and thread colors of your choice We will also check the design for stitchout The tutorial is designed to be used with all levels of BERNINA Embroidery Software Note All steps required to complete the quick start project are provided here For further information however you are referred to the Onscreen Manual To create this project we re going to use one of the sample designs packaged with your BERNINA Embroidery Software installation Your BERNINA Embroidery Software comes with a range of artwork and embroidery designs that you can use as a Starting point for your own projects In addition to the packaged sample designs you will find a dedicated Tutorials folder which contains all the files you need to
218. s you can resequence objects and consolidate color blocks in order to reduce the number of changes See Optimizing thread colors in the Onscreen Manual for details 3 In Embroidery Canvas select View gt Slow Redraw or press Shift R BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 71 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial The Slow Redraw dialog opens Slow Redraw Lettering_Start Lo Ea Speed 40 s s Stitch Range f Start 0 Adjust speed End 6l aN Click to slow redraw 4 Click the Go button The design will stitch out on your machine exactly as you see it here See Outputting Designs in the Onscreen Manual for details Tip The final result of this project is located in the Tutorials folder You may want to compare it at this point with your own completed design A resequenced final design is also included in the folder Output the design E Use Print Preview General toolbar to preview a design before printing Use Write to Machine General toolbar to send a design directly to the BERN INA home embroidery machine ready to stitch We re now able to output our design We can do that in various ways including printing or sending to machine Use Print Preview to view a stitching worksheet Check it as you need to know the sewing sequence before stitching out You can create a hard copy of your designs using default or custom printer options See also Outputting Designs in the Onscreen Manual
219. s 0 350 mm recommended for bolder lettering 0 400 mm recommended for Auto Digitizer amp Magic Wand e S RE T gt g D x _ lt gt FF 12 Select the Others tab and enter an overstitch allowance of 0 4 mm in the Pull Compensation field 13 Click Apply to accept the changes This will result in a better looking outline stitch which if too narrow can result in gaps forming between outline and fill objects 14 Deactivate Show Stitches activate Show Pictures select the backdrop image and press Delete lt Select backdrop image and delete BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 123 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial Note If you have opened a design saved with a backdrop image you need to ungroup the design after re opening before you can select and delete the image 15 Click Show Stitches again and select File gt Design Properties The Design Properties gt Design dialog opens The Design tab contains information about height and width and stitch count and colors The data is extracted from the design and cannot be modified Design Properties Design Thread Colors Summary Design Name AutoDigitizingT utorial Version 6 0 Stitches 10501 Color Changes 8 Colors 9 16 Observe the following details Design Property BERNINA EditorPlus BERNINA DesignerPlus Stitch count Approx 12 100 stitches Approx 10 500 stitches Color changes 8 8 Colo
220. s generally harder to edit in this mode Normal View Wye Artistic View Magnify your view of the design by zooming in on individual stitches or details or zoom out to display more of the design in the window See Zooming and panning for details Hj j R ay ih i a i SiN LAD X WMS N a ay ta h V A E va oe coe Bo a G AAN E am g mi Sas Tip The current zoom factor is shown at the lower right corner of the screen Select the hoop bial Click Show Hoop General toolbar to turn hoop display on or off Right click to change hoop settings a Use Zoom Box General toolbar to zoom in and out of the Design Window by clicking and right clicking Use it also to zoom in on bounded areas of the screen The hoop in the Design Window represents the embroidery hoop that you connect to your BERNINA home embroidery machine The hoop stabilizes the fabric and will ideally be just big enough to fit the design to ensure the BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 56 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial least amount of stretch and distortion From the range of available hoop types and sizes select the smallest hoop which will accommodate the whole design See also Hooping Designs in the Onscreen Manual To select the hoop 1 Right click the Show Hoop icon The Options gt Hoop dialog opens Options x Grid General Hoop App
221. s backward l Add next object to selection Ctrl Tab s 100 stitches forward Add previous object to selection Cirl Gnhift Tabs 100 stitches backward O 1 segment forward Ctri gt View designs 1 segment backward Ctrl Activate Slow Redraw Shift R To Press Or Num Lock OFF t Select Object tool OFF Zoom in 2x Zoom out 2x Shift Z Zoom box then Zoom to 1 1 scale 100 Zoom factor Show whole design 0 zero Show previous view BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 268 Keyboard Shortcuts Digitizing amp lettering Tt Press a Reinforce an outline Ctrl B Delete selected object s or the Activate Double Run Shift B last object Delete the last input point i Finish digitizing an object i or Turn underlay on off Display the lettering dialog BERNINA DesignerP lus only Manipulate objects and stitches To Press or click Move an object horizontally or Ctrl vertically Drag the object Maintain an object s propor t Ghitj gt 6 tions while resizing Drag corner handle Reshape selected object Change reshape node type Spacel Select reshape node and press spacebar Group selected objects Cirl G Ungroup selected objects Cirl U Regroup ungrouped objects Ctri R Lock selected objects Unlock selected objects Shift K Bring object to front Chift Page Up Bring object forward i Send object to back Shift PageDown Send object b
222. s neck and press Enter The shape is filled with Satin stitches with the current stitch settings BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 112 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 12 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Neck stitched in Satin fill Body stitched in Step fill Note The neck is now circled with a white glossy Satin stitch and the body is filled with Step fill We will improve the appearance of this fill by contouring it to the body shape 13 Click the Color Film icon The Color Film dialog opens displaying all color blocks in the design in order of stitching sequence See Viewing and selecting color blocks for details 14 Drag and drop the Color Block 14 white below the Color Block 2 in the Color Film This means that the neck and body will now be stitched before the wing and tail and will lie beneath the outline Ti ce Drag and drop gz color block BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 113 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial Note The Color Film is synchronized with the Design Window and vice versa It dynamically updates whenever you select modify or delete objects or create new ones 15 Click the Color icon The Color Palette opens Color Palette H coir CEE E Imi i Click to open m m m Color Palette a Thread Colors Color Wheel 16 Click the Thread Colors link The
223. same folder as an earlier version the new version is installed over the old and simultaneously merged Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Note Your own designs are neither removed nor overwritten during installation but old Sample designs may be overwritten by new Sample designs of the same name 10 Click Next If your PC already contains one or more older versions of BERNINA Embroidery Software gt You will be prompted to uninstall the earlier version s If you choose to the earlier software is uninstalled gt The older version will be merged with the new when the PC reboots 11 Click Next The Ready to Install screen opens 12 Click Install to proceed You are prompted to attach your dongle an Update Please attach your new RED dongle as shown then click OK Embroidery If you have an update kit you will be prompted to attach your old dongle as well ean Update Your dongle must be updated but your CURRENT BERNINA artista dongle is not detected Please attach the dongle to your PC then click OK At this statge your current blue Y4 dongle AND your new red V6 dongle should both be attached OR your current blue V5 dongle AND your new red V6 dongle should both be attached Embroidery ip Software 6 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 10 13 Click Next The Setup Status screen keeps you informed of the progress of the installation CorelDRAW Essentials 4 is instal
224. sed in Design 0 Code Description R192 G192 B192 1 Green 2 Default Blue Default gt 3 Default Red 4 Default Yellow CO ors 5 Default Cyan 6 Default Sand 7 Default Dark Green 8 Default Dark Blue Select Isacord 7 Heedshet gt NONE Description In the Threads in Design field enter 2 and click Apply You should now have only two colors in the Threads tn Design list 3 Select the first color in Threads in Design list BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial 4 Select Isacord 40 wt numerical from the Thread Chart list Threads in Design 2 Threads Used in Design 0 Descrinti R192 G192 B192 Select color E ss isacord 40 Thread Chart Isacord 40 wt numerical _ Print Create Modfy Code Brand Description a Search color gt 1532 lsacord40 Coral ae 1543 Isacord40 NEW 2008 a highlighted 1551 Isacord 40 Pink Clay deleted Click to 2 iacomao Esesso z Da Search Espresso Code Description Enter description j Select to search on Description 5 Scrolling down the Thread Chart select the threads to use in the project gt Select Cream for Color 1 and double click or click Assign gt Select Espresso for Color 2 and assign Your color palette is now ready for use 6 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to
225. so Importing images into BERNINA Embroidery Software Oa With Show Pictures ON With Show Pictures OFF Note The drawing appears dimmed if Dim Picture is selected gt To dim a backdrop click the Dim Artwork Icon EA Original bitmap image Dimmed bitmap image Note To return to full color click the Dim Picture icon again gt To toggle backdrop vector graphics on off click Show Vectors icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 40 gt Click the Show Appliqu Fabric icon to show appliqu fabrics colors See also Digitizing for Appliqu With Show Appliqu With Show Appliqu Fabric ON Fabric OFF gt To hide the fabrics colors click the Show Appliqu Fabric icon again Changing backgrounds Select Fabric Display Settings menu to change background color and fabrics Use the Show Applique Fabric tool General toolbar to toggle fabric display on or off In BERNINA Embroidery Software you can change the background color of the Design Window to match the color of your fabric Or you can select a background fabric for more realistic previews and presentations The background Is saved with the design Tip Use the Show Appliqu Fabric toggle to turn appliqu fabrics colors display on off See Placing fabrics in Auto Appliqu designs in the Onscreen Manual for details To change backgrounds 1 Select Settings gt Fabric Display Chapter 4 Viewing Design
226. ssential tools and features that BERNINA Embroidery Software provides The chapter Viewing Designs in the Onscreen Manual also provides an overview of the design viewing modes in BERNINA Embroidery Software Update users BERNINA Embroidery Software is an enhanced version of our earlier products It has many new BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide and expanded features Read the chapter Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing in the Onscreen Manual to familiarize yourself quickly with the scope of these improvements BERNINA Embroidery Software product levels There are two BERNINA Embroidery Software product levels gt BERNINA EditorPlus gt BERNINA DesignerPlus A Caution The product levels are controlled by the security device This device is the most important and valuable part of your system and should be treated with care Note BERNINA Embroidery Software users can purchase software upgrades directly from the Internet BERNI NA EditorPlus With BERNI NA EditorPlus you can edit existing designs and add lettering You can also create attractive designs with a minimum of fuss from scanned artwork Use powerful automatic digitizing features such as Auto Digitizer Magic Wand and PhotoSnap In addition you can gt Change color sequence for better stitchouts gt Edit individual stitches to fine tune your designs to a perfect finish gt Use Auto Digitizer to create attracti
227. t links to the relevant sections of the Onscreen Manual Quick Start Guide The BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide is also provided in onscreen form This provides additional information about product upgrades and updates Additional tutorials are also provided in the onscreen Quick Start Guide Chapter 1 Introduction While the tutorials do not cover all product features they provide a useful introduction for all product levels Onscreen Manual The Onscreen Manual provides detailed procedures covering all features of the BERNINA Embroidery Software and BERNINA Portfolio applications It contains hundreds of step by step instructions together with samples and screen images The BERNINA Cross Stitch and BERNINA Quilter applications are documented in separate supplementary manuals described below Onscreen Help Onscreen Help provides quick access to general Information on BERNINA Embroidery Software features and step by step instructions Supplementary user manuals With your BERNINA Embroidery Software installation DVD you will have also received the following supplementary onscreen user manuals BERNINA Cross Stitch Onscreen Manual This manual supplement documents the capabilities of the special BERNINA Cross Stitch application Cross stitching is a popular technique for filling large areas with low stitch counts It can also be used for outlines and borders It is suitable for homeware tablecloths ch
228. tally Tile Vertically Title of Open Window Help menu Help Topics Onscreen Manual Quick Start Guide Release Notes About Show Design Warning BERNINA International Home Page BERNINA of America Home Page Embroidery Online Access Code Order Form Display any open windows in a cas caded or stair stepped fashion Display any open windows in a hori zontally tiled non overlapping fashion Display any open windows in a verti cally tiled non overlapping fash ion Choose from a list of open windows titles in the order in which they are stacked List onscreen help topics Onscreen documentation in Adobe Acrobat PDF format Note depending on your product level documentation components may vary Show BERNINA Embroidery Soft ware version information Displays a warning when opening a design that should not be scaled Open BERNINA International web site Open BERNINA of America web site Open Embroidery Online web site Open Access Code online order form BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference Purchase Upgrade on the Internet Install Upgrade Purchase software upgrades directly from the internet Downloads access codes to your dongle after email notification of suc cessfully processed online upgrade purchase Viewing modes There are three View Mode buttons in BERNINA Embroidery Software The different modes display different tool
229. te Thread Colors Color Wheel 2 Click the Thread Colors link BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 181 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial The Design Properties dialog opens with the Thread Colors tab active The colors in the current design appear in the upper Threads in Design panel Enter 2 Theadsin Desig 2 Threads Used in Design 0 Select thread rresterar gt isecord 40 winumercal _ Print Create Modty chart Code Brand Description a 0010 Isacord40 Silky Whit Ly 0015 Isacord 40 Whit 7 Select Black gt oms escol40 Pane White Click to ee ae Search Code Description He Enter 2 in the Threads in Design field Select C2 in the Threads in Design panel Note We will retain the first color default green for digitizing over the artwork The artwork has black outlines and the green color will make it easier to see what we are doing Select Isacord 40 wt numerical from the Thread Chart list In the thread chart list select Black and double click or click Assign Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 182 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 8 Press B on the keyboard and drag a zoom box around the giraffe s left ear See Zooming and panning for details Select Single m m Single lt
230. th the Ornaments tab selected 2 Select the Borders tab Monogramming gva Letering Omaments Borders eG Click to add border set 3 Click the Add button The Select Border dialog appears Select Border Border Set Diamond Borders Select Diamond Borders D0009 D0010 D0006 D0007 D0008 gescccesescsceseosesesescoceseseeen Select D0014 D0011 D0012 D0013 D004 DOMIS 4 Inthe Patterns list select Diamond Borders BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 167 Chapter 10 Monogramming Tutorial 5 Select DO014 and click OK A new border set is created using the selected border and a new entry added to the list box snogramming Lettering Ornaments Borders New border gt m set added Border D0014 Enter 2 Offset 3 0 AspectRatio 1 00 Rotate By 0 Stitch Type Outiine Select Pattern Fill gt Fil Patter Fil J A NA NSI Click to change it fill stitch Fi settings C Ogee 6 Adjust border settings as follows gt Offset 3 0 mm 0 12 gt Color Cl 7 Click the Fill icon and select Pattern Fill from the dropdown list 8 Click the View Properties button The Object Properties gt Fill Stitch dialog opens Object Properties Stitch Type Pattern Fill Pattern Pattern 801 Click Select Size X 15 45 mm 9 Click the patt
231. the highlighted thread color Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close The newly assigned color now appears in the Color Palette BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 69 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial 8 Select the lettering object and select C5 from the Color Palette Color Wheel Select C5 Tip Use Artistic View together with a background fabric to see how your design will look when stitched out See Changing backgrounds for details Finalizing the design Abr ee ee nds Orth mde eee gt A men POE minter nina s ARID PRABMA ERASE f mat e apah mearen AAAA AAA viwe perg A wadak A a adah 4 Md eae ian Emder mdg ee eee ee parte Ne eyes ie A FI ae ie K Ga Aa sere eh ety Lb eR hp teh hel Apt Baath APAMDABAARABRAL ABAD oe a ee ee laand PPP RE ADD ERED ODE R68 PRR ROD MRA a Vew pry amain A amA aape Orem e Ne SS ee er ee ARM RAB IA PEAR AEA aa ae ee BARA PDAG MEAS D pa dh AN a ta aa drae ed egal LLR ARS DD xh AD RAR p Gide Sd Be 2 dent A he Serhan Peale ihe eee Se Ser W ee ees ht iO Ne ht Ae ohn Ce Se Sy ae ss gt inn Aten oe OF te A E eee ee Teen E F See eT ire RARIS gt eae d 7 a asd h OD ew Ss te A ba a ea that de Aah sede TETE TOE ee PE SENS SE See Fe Soe Fe se hei PRE ny Pt Ree S
232. ting installation 1 Close all Windows applications but leave Windows running 2 Insert the BERNINA Embroidery Software Installation DVD ROM BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 11 If BERNINA Embroidery Software software IS already installed on the computer the following Welcome screen will appear BERNINA Embroidery Software InstallShield Wizard Eal C III Welcome BERNINA Modify repair or remove the program Welcome to the BERNINA Embroidery Software Setup Maintenance program This program lets you modify the current installation Click one of the options below Modiy fa Select new program features to add or select currently installed features to remove Repair iF Reinstall all program features installed by the previous setup Embroidery Software 6 C Remove E Remove all installed features a pn Next gt Cancel Choose the option you require Modify Repair Remove and click Next gt Modify changes selection of installed components gt Repair reinstalls the same components as already installed gt Remove uninstalls the software If you choose to modify your current installation the Select Components screen appears BERNINA Embroidery Software InstallShield Wizard z Gt Select Features Select the features setup will install BERN i NA Select the features you want to install and deselect the f
233. tion to be completed by Dealer Store Name Order Date Store Contact Dealer No Address City State Zip Code E Mail Country Phone Fax Product Support Information Full version V6 0E 12 May 2009 35 6702 Enabled Options Quilt Block Editor y aler for support TS t OESD Support department at 1 888 223 6943 Call between SAM and 5PM through Friday Central Time Daylight Savings is observed Print Save As 2 Enter your details Note Make sure you enter all 7 characters of your dongle number If there are only 6 characters add a 0 to the beginning 3 Select the type of access code required Access codes requested for E EditorPlus V6 upgrade to DesignerPlus V6 BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 14 4 Do not enter dealer information this section will be completed by the dealer themselves 5 Choose whether to Print the order from or Email direct gt If the former you will need to send the order form by normal post The dealer will send back a letter containing the printed access codes These will need to be input manually See Entering access codes for details gt Ifthe latter the Email dialog opens 6 Enter the dealer email address You need to obtain this from your dealer before you send the email 7 Enter a message for the dealer and click the Send button Your access codes will be sent to you as an email attachment Save the file to a safe
234. titch outlines Creating candlewicking outlines Creating blackwork fills Creating candlewicking fills Creating lacework fills Creating ripple fills Creating stippling fills Digitizing for Appliqu Creating closed object appliqu Creating partial cover appliqu Creating open object appliqu Embroidery Lettering Adding lettering to embroidery designs Creating horizontal baselines Creating vertical baselines Creating circular baselines Creating predefined baselines Creating custom baselines Formatting lettering Adjusting spacings Editing lettering text S17 4N e 4 PNpOId 21eMHYOS Ayapiosquiyz YNINY39 SPIND WeIs PIND aemIyos Aaplosquiyzs YNINYAG ATA Capability Feature Name EditorPlus DesignerPlus Relevant topic in Onscreen Manual Scale leering S a a D e Scaling leleing ee Remove underlay from small lettering Removing underlay from small lettering Transform lettering objects rotate skew e Transforming lettering objects Adjusting individual letters reposition A Adjusting individual letters transform reshape Add stitch angles to letters Adding stitch angles to letters Recolor letters o Recoloring letters Embroidery lettering special Embroidery Lettering Convert text to embroidery A Converting text to embroidery Convert TrueType fonts to embroidery Converting fonts to embroidery Add special characters and symbols Adding special characters Special alphabe
235. titching Alternatively we can cut the holes first and use those holes to automatically generate fill objects Note We demonstrate this technique in relation to a single mushroom cap Repeat the same procedure for the other mushroom caps Or experiment with the technique first mentioned See Cutting holes and removing overlaps in the Onscreen Manual for details To finish the mushroom caps 1 Switch to Stitch View and select the largest mushroom cap 2 Click the Add Holes tool Reference points display around the object outline Digitize circles by right clicking three points 3 Digitize a circle shape by right clicking three points over the white spots Tip Follow the prompts in the Status Bar 4 Press Enter once to close the circle BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 146 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 5 Repeat for other white spots and press Enter to complete the operation Holes cut 6 Press O zero on the keyboard to view the entire design and check your work in Artistic View Note With all the holes cut over the white spots we now need to fill them with white stitching 7 Select the mushroom cap you have just been working with 8 Click Arrange gt Fill Holes The Fill Holes dialog opens Select to fill with Fill Holes with New Objects new objects T a Enter 0 5 in Underlap field 9 Select Fill Holes with New Objects and type in 0 5 mm in the underlap field 10 Cl
236. tool and digitize the forehead patch starting from the right hand side Note Again make sure the entry and exit points overlap the head outline BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 184 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 14 Now digitize the neck patches as shown first the left side then the right BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 185 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 16 Now digitize the face 17 Click the Closed Object tool and digitize the nose as shown See Digitizing closed shapes in the Onscreen Manual for details EE Entry and exit BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 186 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 18 Press O zero to see all digitized run stitches 19 Press B on the keyboard to click and drag a zoom box around the eyes See Zooming and panning for details eee Sasia Backstte4 noBoe Stipple Run XARA xX X Cross Stitch Select Satin tett a Paki Select black Thread Colors Color Wheel 20 Select Satin from the Fill stitch type list See Selecting or changing stitches in the Onscreen Manual for details 21 Click the Color icon and select C2 Black from the Color Palette See Changing current colors in the Onscreen Manual for details BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 187 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 22 Select the Block Digitizing tool 23 Digitize the left eye by marking reference poin
237. torial Satin fill stitches are applied to the head and beak objects with current settings EE COSNS S Stipple Backstitch 7 PEERS stipple Sternstitell pio cng Stipple Run xe SS 5 Cross Stitch Satin fill stitches applied 444444 eas Fill deb deb deb eb Blackwork Fill Select Satin Note Notice the change to both head and beak instead of a flat Step stitch pattern they now take on a sleeker glossier appearance However the head is quite large and Satin stitches may be too loose on stitchout We can solve this problem by applying Satin Special stitch which splits long stitches into shorter segments See also Splitting long stitches in Satin fills in the Onscreen Manual 2 Press Esc or click away to deselect all objects 3 Double click or right click the duck head to open the Object Properties dialog and select the Fill Stitch tab Appliqu Buttonhole Ti Fill Stitch Outline Stitch Lettering Satin Special Stitch Type Satin applied Satin Spacing Automatic Manual 0 38 gt mm Satin Type AA ose AO ee i Hi Select Satin Special N 4 Select Satin Special in the Satin Type panel 5 Click Apply to accept the changes and click OK to close BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 116 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial 6 Double click or right click the wing to open the Object Properties dialog and select the Fill Stitch tab Fancy
238. tri S to save any changes BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 58 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutorial Creating the design border We will now take the design element we ve just opened and duplicate and transform it into a border for our design Scale and rotate the first border Use Select Object Edit toolbar to select a design element Ly Click Scale by 20 Down Up Edit toolbar to reduce selected objects by 20 t Right click to increase selected objects by 20 ray Click Rotate 45 CCW CW Edit toolbar to rotate an object or design counter clockwise by 45 Right click to rotate clockwise by 45 First we need to reduce our design border a little You can scale it by dragging the selection handles with the mouse or specifying the exact dimensions As an object is scaled the stitch count changes to preserve the current stitch density We ll also rotate our border by 45 See also Arranging and Transforming Objects in the Onscreen Manual To scale and rotate the first border 1 Click the Select Object icon and select the object Note By default designs are automatically grouped upon opening or Insertion into another design See Setting other general options in the Onscreen Manual for details 2 Left click the Scale Down Up icon once This will scale the object down by 20 3 Now right click the Rotate icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 59 Chapter 6 Lettering Tutori
239. ts Using special alphabets Create special effects with Elastic Lettering Elastic Lettering Creating special effects with Elastic Lettering Monogramming Monogramming Create monogram lettering with initials Monogramming A A Creating monogram lettering with initials Create monogram lettering with names A A Creating monogram lettering with names Add ornaments to monograms Adding ornaments to monograms Create ornament layouts Creating multi ornament layouts Add borders to monograms Adding borders to monograms Create your own borders Creating custom borders Design processing Design Processing amp Output Print designs Previewing and printing worksheets Set print options for embroidery Setting print options for embroidery Print appliqu patterns Printing appliqu patterns Print Color Film Printing Color Film Print multi hooped designs A A Printing multi hooped designs Print thread charts Printing thread charts Save designs as images Saving designs as images Stitch out designs Stitching out designs Output multi hooped designs A Outputting multi hooped designs Open stitch files with object conversion Opening files with conversion Open stitch files without object conversion Opening files without conversion Read designs from machine Reading designs from machine Induded as standard A New inproved feature option S17 aunzeay Npojg asemyos Ayapi
240. ts on alternate sides See Digitizing columns of varying width in the Onscreen Manual for details 24 Press Esc to deselect the tool and select the eye object 25 Click the Mirror Merge Horizontal icon See Mirror merging objects in the Onscreen Manual for details Move the mouse to the right Mirrored image 26 Move the mouse to the right until the duplicate is positioned above the right eye of the image and click to complete 27 Zooming in on the nose area select Satin from the Outline stitch type list Single Select Satin eS Triple Backstitch kkkt Stemstitch Satin 3 CONC Blackwork Border 4444644 Candlewicking Border eE Pattern Run 28 Using the Open Object tool digitize the right nostril See Creating Satin outlines in the Onscreen Manual for details 29 Press Esc to deselect the tool and select the nostril object BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 188 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 30 Use the Mirror Merge Horizontal tool to create the other nostril Mirrored image Note The nostril is rather thick we ll adjust the width later 31 Move the mouse to the left until the duplicate is positioned above the left nostril of the image and click to complete 32 Press O zero to see all digitized objects Editing the results Su Click Reshape Object Edit toolbar to view the reshape nodes of a selected object Before we can apply Advanced Appliqu to o
241. turn the products together with proof of purchase to BERNINA or its authorized dealers within the warranty period and they will be replaced free of charge You are responsible for the cost of shipping and insurance and bear the risk of loss damage and misplacement of the products The purchaser relies on their own skill and judgement in selecting the software for their own use and assumes the entire risk as to the results and performance of the software Subject to warranties and conditions imposed by law BERNINA International AG expressly disclaims all other warranties and conditions whether express or implied including without limitation warranties and conditions of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose title and non infringement BERNINA International AG specifically does not warrant that the software will meet the purchaser s requirements or run without interruption or error or appear precisely as described in the accompanying documentation LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event will BERNINA International AG or its developers officers employees or affiliates be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like whether foreseeable or unforeseeable arising out of the use of or inability to use the software or accompanying security device and
242. u may want to view the final project file before and or after completing the tutorial yourself See also Working with design files To get started 1 Double click the BERNINA Embroidery Software shortcut icon on the MS Windows desktop BERNINA Embroidery Software opens with a new blank design Design1 with the default hoop selected 2 Switch to Art Canvas mode and click the Load Picture icon The Import dialog opens BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 103 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial Select folder Import GG V a AutoDigitizing Designs Date modified Type AutoDigitizing_Finish ART60 AutoDigitizing_Finish_EditorPlus ART60 grrr eee T eR TET TTT ee ee eS SS SS TSS TST TTS TTT SITTIETTTTR AutoDigitizing Start bmp File name Auto Digitizing Start bmp Select required format 3 Navigate to the My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder and select the Tutorials gt AutoDigitizing folder 4 Select the AutoDigitizing Start BMP file and click Import 5 Press Enter to center the imported artwork on the page The picture opens in the Design Window Make sure Proportional Sizinc toggle is activated Property Bar Bitmap or OLE Object x 100 633mm 98 0 mm Enter dimensions as absolute values or as percentage 6 Ensuring that the Proportional Sizing toggle is activated in the Width X field of the Property Bar enter a value of 98
243. uick Start Guide 121 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial When you select the Apply Underlay 1 option the Apply Underlay 2 checkbox becomes active All underlay types available for Underlay 1 are also available for Underlay 2 4 Select the Apply Underlay 2 checkbox and select Step underlay from the list 5 Click Apply accepting the default stitch length settings 6 Repeat for the other objects in the design according to the settings Shown in the table Object Underlay 1 Underlay 2 Grass Edge Walk Head Edge Walk Step Top Beak Edge Walk Neck ring Edge Walk Breast Edge Walk Step Body Edge Walk Step Wing Edge Walk Step Tail Edge Walk Water t None Note t If you are using BERNINA EditorPlus to create this project you will need to add an underlay to the water object Recommended settings are Edge Walk and Step for Underlays 1 amp 2 respectively 7 Close the dialog and press Esc to deselect all objects 8 Select all objects by pressing Ctri A 9 Holding down Ctrl key click the color blocks 2 and 7 in the Color Film All objects except the pond and grass objects are selected 10 Click the Object Properties icon The Object Properties dialog opens 11 Click the Effects button BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 122 Chapter 8 Auto Digitizing Tutorial The Effects dialog opens Pull Compensation 0 400 7 mm _ _ Set overstitch allowance of 0 4 mm E 0 200 mm suitable for most object
244. ur cover stitching we need to check the objects carefully to make sure that all boundaries overlap We ll also change the stitch color to black and stitch type to Satin for the final cover stitching To edit the results 1 Select the left ear and click the Reshape Object icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 189 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial Reshape nodes appear around the object See Reshaping objects using reshape nodes in the Onscreen Manual for details Check that first and last reshape nodes intersect the head outline 2 Click the Zoom Box icon or press B on the keyboard to click and drag a Zoom box around the giraffe s left ear Adjusted to be intersecting ot intersecting 3 Check that the first and last reshape nodes intersect the head outline gt Click and drag the red cross exit point out of the way gt Click and drag the reshape nodes to intersect if necessary gt Drag the exit point back to its original position 4 Repeat the same for all other joins Note You will find a design file in your tutorial folder completed to this point in the tutorial You may open it to compare it with your work The filename is DigitizedRunStitches BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 190 Chapter 11 Appliqu Tutorial 5 Click the Color Film icon and click the Show Individual Objects toggle See Viewing and selecting color blocks for details Click t
245. ust be reversed when printed Check the available options on your printer driver and use one to reverse the image on the transfer paper Tip If you don t have a digital printer of your own you can save the print ready design as a file to take to a professional print shop using the File gt Export gt Save As Type gt option To print the graphical part of the design 1 Switch back to Art Canvas and toggle off the Show Embroidery icon The graphics only part of the design displays in the Design Window Sa Print only part of design displays Toggle Show Embroidery icon BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 221 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 2 Click the Print icon on the Standard toolbar to open the Print dialog Print General Layout Advanced Destination Name PGOFILE LexmarkT522 03 v Properties Type Lexmark T522 Status Default printer Ready Where IP_192 168 20 31 Comment Wilcom General Use Print range Copies Current document Documents Number of copies 1 Current page CHEE millimeters Hast PS Per tel GR RSS PA PAT EPA EEA RATA Re eas heat eur Mee E Page 1 v meven Ea o Click to preview printable Click to access printer driver parts of design for your installed printer 3 Fora realistic view click the Preview button 4 Using the standard CorelDRAW print options you can now digitally print the design onto transfer pa
246. ut Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help i enh erk m m6 a 4 27 Snap og Object Properties Sieg Oh wy Fill Type tap No Fill z T No fill 2 The object has no fill ar d y k JB a 1of1 gt gt Bi Paged lt m LE La 2 5 a z 4 210 0mm kie LA al Sni z 5 0mm AY as 10 297 0 mm vila o E on Ures glioma la Gy 5 0 mm D 35 799 51 352 Next dick for Drag Scale Second dick for Rotate Skew Dbl dicking tool select Ez In addition to the CorelDRAW Essentials 4 toolset Art Canvas provides capabilities to convert vectors and vector text directly to embroidery objects Vector graphics or text created or imported into the Art Canvas can be converted directly to embroidery designs You can use Art Canvas to insert or paste third party vector graphics such as clipart for use in embroidery designs Alternatively insert paste or scan bitmap artwork for use as digitizing templates or backdrops See Loading pictures in the Onscreen Manual for details Note For a full description of the CorelDRAW Essentials 4 tools refer to the electronic User Guide available via the Windows Start gt Programs group Alternatively use the onscreen help available from the Graphics mode Help menu BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 31 Embroidery Canvas mode Digitize and edit embroidery designs Show embroidery shapes as well as graphics View designs realistically in simul
247. ve embroidery automatically from scanned artwork gt For greater control use Magic Wand to convert shapes in pictures to stitches gt Use PhotoSnap to turn photographs into line stitching Chapter 1 Introduction BERNI NA DesignerPlus BERNI NA DesignerPlus offers powerful features for digitizing editing and lettering combining both automatic and manual digitizing tools and methods for maximum control and quality Specifically with this system you can gt Use scanned or imported artwork to digitize designs on screen gt In addition to the automatic digitizing tools use specialized digitizing tools plus a wide range of artistic decorative fill patterns gt Create appliqu with Auto Appliqu gt Convert any Windows TrueType font to an embroidery alphabet gt Save all your favorite settings to templates Note To identify features relevant to your specific model see the BERNINA Embroidery Software Product Feature List in the Onscreen Manual BERNINA Embroidery Software documentation BERNINA Embroidery Software provides you with a number of ways to access information about your software and how to use it both in printed form and onscreen via the Help menu A Caution Screen illustrations in the user documentation are intended to be representations not exact duplicates of the screen layouts generated by the software Procedural descriptions may be at slight variance from particular inst
248. ved changes to your design Re attach the dongle to your computer making sure that it is firmly secured then restart BERNINA Embroidery Software Installation options The Installation procedure lets you choose gt where the software and sample designs will be installed on your PC or network Chapter 2 Installation and Setup gt which components will be installed e g additional languages BERNINA Portfolio gt which documentation files will be installed BERNINA Embroidery Software InstallShield Wizard Ea Select Features BERNINA Select the features setup willl install Select the features you want to install and deselect the features you do not want to install Description Portfolio Main BERNINA Embroidery Online Help Software product Q KK KKK ra a H pos Release Notes Quick Start Guide Cross Stitch User Manual Supplement Embroidery Software 6 N 149 80 MB of space required onthe C drive 106342 72 MB of space available on the C drive Li Ae Note The BERNINA Embroidery Software checkbox is always selected The Extra Languages checkbox may not be present depending on the software release you have purchased Merging software versions You may choose to merge with an already installed version of software Existing assets are handled as follows Patterns BERNINA Embroidery Software allows you to add patterns to any o
249. ved the access codes text file e g your PC desktop Open Ax Look in ACCESSCODES vl Oferm ABCDABCD txt 5 My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents 98 My Computer File name AccessCodes txt D z peers TE My Network Files of type Text Files txt ia Select the text file containing the new access codes and click Open The codes are automatically updated Restart BERNINA Embroidery Software BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 16 PART THE BASICS Designs created in BERNINA Embroidery Software are composed of embroidery objects They are called objects because they are discrete entities which can be manipulated independently of each other Each object has certain defining characteristics or properties such as color size position and so on The most important property of an embroidery object is its stitch type Introduction to embroidery digitizing BERNINA Embroidery Software provides embroiderers with a fast flexible way of creating and editing embroidery designs This section provides an overview of the embroidery digitizing process as it applies to BERNINA Embroidery Software See Introduction to Embroidery Digitizing in the Onscreen Manual for details Basic procedures This section describes how to start BERNINA Embroidery Software and access the available commands and tools It covers basic procedures to d
250. ver a number of pages gt To print the design click Print gt To close the print preview click Close BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 44 CHAPTER 5 SELECTING OBJECTS BERNINA Embroidery Software provides various means for selecting the objects comprising an embroidery design These include techniques such as point and click bounding box selection and multiple object selection You can select all objects in a design or individual ones for precise modification BERNINA Embroidery Software allows selection of object outlines or fill stitches Note Designs must be ungrouped before objects can be selected See Ungrouping objects in the Onscreen Manual for details This section describes how to select objects using the selection tools and keyboard It also shows how to select color blocks or individual objects using the Color Film Selecting objects by point and click of closed objects you can select object outlines or fill stitches Click Select Object Edit toolbar as necessary generally activated by default and click objects to select Note With low density stitching and or at high zooms it is actually possible to click between stitches and not select the object The simplest way to select objects is by pointing and clicking with the mouse with the Select To select objects by point and click Object tool activated Using Shift and Ctrl gt Click th
251. viewing settings It describes zooming and panning as well as how to view the stitching sequence It covers displaying design backdrops and changing backgrounds It also explains how to obtain information about your designs BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 30 Viewing modes While digitizing different viewing modes are available for different purposes Depending on your product level BERNINA Embroidery Software provides a number of viewing modes which are accessed via the View Mode toolbar The application has one workspace or Design Window but you interact with it in separate modes Art Canvas mode Load edit and save graphics asa backdrops for embroidery digitiz ing Includes entire suite of CorelDRAW Essentials 4 draw ing tools In addition it provides capabilities to convert vectors and vector text directly to embroi dery objects In Art Canvas mode the View Mode toolbar includes the Show Embroidery button to toggle embroidery display on or off Below is a screen image of the Art Canvas workspace which is accessed via the View Mode toolbar This mode allows you to create and edit vector graphics using the CorelDRAW Essentials 4 toolset which offer Chapter 4 Viewing Designs many sophisticated techniques for drafting outlines and shapes onscreen BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus ESDBC3 Recovered Corel eesa i File Edit View Layo
252. ware opens with a new blank design Design1 with the default hoop selected 2 Switch to Art Canvas mode and click the Load Picture icon The Import dialog opens Select folder Ei Import G Tutorials Digitizing File name Digitizing_Start png Al File Formats C4 Import Select required format BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 128 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial Navigate to the My Designs Embroidery Software 6 folder and select the Tutorials gt Digitizing folder Select the Digitizing Start PNG file and click Import Press Enter to center the imported artwork on the page The picture opens in the Design Window E Make sure Proportional Sizinc toggle is activated Property Bar Bitmap or OLE Object 247 oe H 0 0 Qi a Edit Bitmap p x 0 0 mm 80 0 mm L y 0 0 mm OR3mm Enter dimensions as absolute values or as percentage 6 Ensuring that the Proportional Sizing toggle is activated in the Width X field of the Property Bar enter a value of 80 mm 3 86 and press Enter The width should now be 80 mm 3 15 and the height approximately 92 3 mm 3 63 7 Switch to Embroidery Canvas and press Esc to deselect artwork 8 Select Settings gt Fabric Settings The Fabric Settings dialog opens Fabric Settings Select fabric type Fabric Type 1 Knit Light Weight M Select to use standard settings
253. work and zooming in on an area in Stitch View See Viewing backdrops and Zooming and panning BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 154 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial 6 Repeat for the other objects in the design according to the settings shown in the table Object Underlay 1 Underlay 2 Large dark green grass Edge Walk Step Dark green blades of grass Edge Walk Light green grass object Edge Walk Step Mushroom stems Edge Walk Step Edge Walk Step Edge Walk Mushroom caps Cap spots 7 Select all the foreground grass objects 8 Click the Object Properties icon to open the Object Properties dialog 9 Click the Effects button and select the Others tab et ce rA PEIPOT Set overstitch allowance of 0 4 mm 0 400 mm f AE f PP ai LLG ev Sy K CELA MEL GES ES lt KE ee fe ye f Pull Compensation e A i 0 200 mm suitable for most objects 0 350 mm recommended for bolder lettering 0 400 mm recommended for Auto Digitizer amp Magic Wand 10 Enter an overstitch allowance of 0 4 mm the Pull Compensation field and click Apply This will result in a better looking outline stitch which if too narrow can result in gaps forming between outline and fill objects 11 Select File gt Design Properties BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 155 Chapter 9 Digitizing Tutorial The Design Properties gt Design dialog opens The Design tab contains information about height
254. y used files Select to open a file Close all open designs and exit BERNINA Embroidery Software pro gram Cancel last command Re apply cancelled commands Deletes selection and places it on clipboard Copy selection to clipboard Paste contents of clipboard to Design Window Duplicate selection and place it on current selection Delete selection without placing it on clipboard Select all objects in design Deselect all selected objects in design Move insert point to selected point in design BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Reference Smooth Curves Lettering Elastic Letter ing Monogram ming Touch Up Pic ture Crop Image View menu By Color Needle Points Picture Overview Win dow Show 1 1 Show All Center Current Stitch Previous View Zoom Out 2X Zoom In 2X Zoom Apply curve smoothing to embroi dery objects Selecting it opens the Smooth Curves dialog Change lettering settings Apply special effects to lettering objects to make them bulge or arch stretch or compress Create personalized monograms with a selection of pre defined mono gramming styles border shapes and ornaments Open a third party paint program to edit a selected bitmap graphic Crop a bitmap graphic for use with PhotoSnap Show only selected colors in design Show hide needle points Show hide background picture Show hide design thumbnails Show design at actual size S
255. ype wA i MultiMedium_Project_Finish ART60 5 06 2009 5 49 PM BERNINA Embroid Recent Places wg Music Notes ART60 22 05 2009 5 24PM BERNINA Embroid Desktop Documentation A Computer A lt 4 pi Network File name MyMultiMediumProject v Save astype V6 0 BERNINA Embroidery Software Designs ART60 Cancel 5 Enter a suitable name e g MyMultiMediumProject in the File name field and click Save Subsequently you only have to click the Save button or press Ctri S to Save any changes Note If you close the project and re open during the course of this tutorial make sure you ungroup all embroidery objects on re opening Importing and placing clipart Use Load Picture Image toolbar to load an image for use as a digitizing back drop Once in Art Canvas mode we re going to start building our design by importing clipart graphics BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 205 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial To import and place clipart 1 First click Load Picture on the Image toolbar See also Importing images into BERNINA Embroidery Software in the Onscreen Manual The Import dialog opens K J Tutorials MultiMedium 4 Search P Mi Organize Ef Views a New Folder ee er Name Date modified gt l MultiMedium_Project_Finish ART60 My Desktop e i ae z Music Notes ART60 i Recent Places l MyMultiMediumProject ART60 y J Choose artwork opter aae
256. ze 2 Views v E New Folder D Name Date modified Type Size ls MultiMedium_Project_Finish ART60 E Music Notes ART60 amp MyMultiMediumProject ART60 Si Grand Piano cdr fw Young Musician jpg Digital Print File tif Select photo File name Young Musician jpg 3 Navigate again to the Tutorials gt MultiMedium folder and choose the Young Musician photo 4 Click Import The picture is placed in the Design Window BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 215 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial 5 Use the sizing handles to resize the photo or enter the exact proportions into the Property Bar Click and drag ae ane E sizing handles to x 168 89mm 4 65 0mm 100 83 4 4 0 0 Lid resize y 88 481 mm 73 0mm io l Enter exact proportions or ratio To place photo in the layout 1 Toggle the embroidery display off using the Show Embroidery button on the View Mode toolbar 2 With the photo selected go to the Effects menu and select PowerClip gt Place Inside Container Artistic Media Blend Contour Ctrl F9 Envelope Ctrl F7 Extrude PowerClip Clear Effect Select to place the photo inside container Place Inside Container Extract Contents Finish Editing This Leve 3 Point to the picture frame and click BERNINA Embroidery Software Quick Start Guide 216 Chapter 12 Multi Medium Tutorial The photo is auto
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