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BuzzEdit v2 User`s Guide

1. NGS hae ee rT re er er eee Te 99 Ce i 103 neds License Agreement Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Introduction With BuzzEdit you can easily edit the stitch based designs in your embroidery design collection doing anything from simple color changes to more complicated operations with an ease you have come to expect from Buzz Tools programs BuzzEdit works like a text editor in that you read in a file make changes to it and save out the file Of course it works on embroidery design files rather than text files BuzzEdit can read and write most stitch based home embroidery file formats and can import a number of condensed or object based embroidery file formats NOTE BuzzEdit saves only stitch data not object data When a design containing both objects and stitches is saved in BuzzEdit the object data is lost For example if you draw a circle in Layout amp Editing part of Brother s P E Design and save it the PES file will contain both an object definition for the circle and the circle s stitches Now you edit the PES file with BuzzEdit and then read the file back into Layout amp Editing You will see the stitches of the circle but you will no longer be able to modify object properties of the circle such as fill style or line width What can I do with
2. 20 SET SC OI capac 000010011 21 Using the Space Window to Select Stitches 21 Using the Time Window to Select Stitches 24 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Adjusting Your Selection 6 6660 666666 666666666066666 28 Chapter 3 Manipulating Stitches 0c e cece eens 29 Changing Stitch Attributes ccceseccessesseeeeeseeeees 29 Change Stitch Type czccucssccrsnsaasaanaceessposseaceansponetedese 30 Change Thread Color 30 30 66666 666666666666666 Basic Editing Commands 31 Cut Command 31 6 Copy Command 31 06 0 6666 6 6666 Paste COMMA 32 106181 B ild New 32 14 Design Editing Tools EN T 32 1 ROO a E E A 32 33 1 IC SIZE sore cereencge ecu E seb eenact seen eecueretceace 34 CUO E E 36 Convert Design Format ccicasssniscrccacsssencrtacieveverawnerrcens 37 Colors During Conversions 6 6660 666666006666606 666 37 Reorder SUCCES 36 Di COO e 39 8000 0 0 0011 39 0 40 SOC OIO ee ere etna errr eee 40 Reverse SUCH Order 40 serren 41 42 113561151111361 IWIOWE SUI 00
3. Figure 2 1 BuzzEdit Workspace You can change the relative size of the three windows by dragging the vertical and horizontal bars separating them db If you want to work on multiple designs at the same time you can open several BuzzEdit workspaces File gt New Workspace command You can cut copy and paste pieces of designs from one workspace to another BuzzEdit Windows The BuzzEdit Workspace incudes the following windows Stitches in Space Reference Window The Stitches in Space Reference window or Space Reference window is the visual reference for your design and it allows you to see how your design will look when sewn Figure 2 2 The Space Reference window shows the entire design even when only a small area of the design 5 BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc shown in the Stitches in Space window The area of the design that 5 currently being displayed in the Space window is surrounded by a dotted line Space Reference Window 1 N 1E E TREES 1 Figure 2 2 Use the Space Reference window as a visual reference for your design Stitches in Space Work Window The Stitches in Space Work window or Space window is the spatial work area It contains tools for manipulating your design in space such as tools to move and rotate along with tools for creating stitches Figure 2 3 LP boon eDiets Wi ir eed
4. i i a vee Dak i Space Window Zoom Buttons IH i E Figure 2 3 Use the Space window to manipulate the selected stitches in your design If you have zoomed into an area of the design only the zoomed in area will display here Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit Basics 19 20 BuzzEdit Version 2 Zooming In Space You can use the scroll bars on the Space window to move the area of the design that is displayed The zoom buttons located in the upper right corner of this window cause the current selection to zoom in or out In addition you can use the Space Reference window to zoom in on a portion of the design in the Work window To zoom in hold down the primary mouse button which is usually the left mouse button and drag out a rectangle around the region of interest Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Zoom in ona Stitches in Time Window portion of the design Along the bottom of your workspace 15 the patented Stitches in Time Window or Time window which shows your design as it is stitched out in time Figure 2 5 Berka i Mrr Paes Dl bed ol epee eee pee a Vees Bryn Her Stitches in Time Window Figure 2 5 The Stitches in Time window displays the stitches of the design horizontally from the first stitch to the last The Time window allows you to analyze various aspects of your design and gives powerful and easy ways to select various areas of your de
5. Figure 3 8 Close up of stitches before and after resizing BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc On most designs you can resize selections up to ten percent without any adverse stitching affects You may be able to resize by a value greater than ten percent 11 you also change the thickness of the thread used to sew the design area Use a finer thread for areas you have reduced and a thicker thread for areas you have enlarged You can resize your selection using the Resize tool that is located on the Stitches in Space toolbar Change the center of your resize operation by dragging the cross to the desired location The numeric value of your custom center is displayed on the bottom rr status bar Remember that the center of your hoop Figure 3 9 Drag the is location 0 0 In the example shown the center cross to change the of the resize operation has been set to the tip ofthe center of the resize beak Figure 3 9 Toggle between a custom center and the center of the selection by kA clicking on the Custom Center toolbar button located on the main toolbar Resize your selection by dragging the circular gern nns boundary of your selection The percentage enlargement is displayed on the bottom status bar In the example shown the design moves i ii away from the resize center that is the bird s Eea beak Figure 3 10 If you exceed the maximum Figure 3 10 Resize recommended resize percentage of twent
6. BuzzEdit V2 User s Manual BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2000 2003 by Buzz Tools Inc All U S and international rights reserved BuzzEdit 2 0 User Manual for Windows This manual and the software described in it are furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license The content of this document is furnished for informational use only and is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Buzz Tools Incorporated Buzz Tools Incorporated assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book All rights are reserved No part of the manual or the described software may be copied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable format without prior written approval of Buzz Tools Inc Buzz Tools BuzzEdit BuzzXplore and Stitches in Time are registered trademarks of Buzz Tools Inc of San Ramon California The Stitches in Time display is protected by U S Patent numbers 6 167 823 B1 No 6 584 921 B2 and 6 502 006 B1 Other patents pending The following are copyrights of their respective companies or organizations Baby Lock is a registered trademark of Baby Lock USA Bernina is a registered trademark of Fritz Gegauf AG BERNINA Sewing Machines Brother is a registered trademark of Brother International Hoop it All is a trademark of Hoop it All Corp Microsoft
7. Open Shapes 46 Rectangle 45 Resizing Objects 48 Shortcut Keys 86 E Edit Menu Copy 31 Cut 31 Paste 31 Editing Shortcut Keys 85 F Flip Tool 33 Angle of Mirror 34 Custom Center 33 G General Shortcut Keys 85 H Help Context 89 Getting Assistance 14 Technical Support 15 Video Tutorials 15 Hoop Sections Re ordering 74 Selecting 74 Hoops Supported 89 Also See Mult Hoops Improving Designs Burying Jump Stitches 42 Eliminate Gaps 36 Moving Individual Stitches 42 Re ordering Colors 39 Re ordering Stitches 39 Reversing Stitch Order 40 Sew Simulator 71 Shortening Jump Stitches 40 Sorting Colors 40 Understitching 41 Insert Section Break Multiple File Designs 57 Using Menu 73 Inserting Stitch Cursor 68 Stitches 42 Installation 12 Trouble Shooting 14 L Lasso Move Tool 32 License Agreement 103 Main Tool Bar Context Sensitive Help 89 Moving Stitches One at a Time 42 Using Lasso 32 Multi Hoop Designs Auto Splitting 70 Checking 71 Dividing Oversized Designs 70 Manager File 52 Merging Smaller Designs 67 Naming Of 52 Opening 53 75 Overview 63 Pasting Design Elements 69 Printing Templates 77 Printing Work Lists 80 Re ordering Sections 74 Section Breaks 65 Tips 78 Multi Hoops Common 91 Custom 94 Giant Hoop it All 92 Giant L Hoop it All 93 Printing Empty Templates 78 Selecting by Hoop Section 27 Sew Order 60 Three Position 91 With Reduced Design Areas 94 Multiple Section Designs
8. Section Bar 54 Multiple File Designs Settings 57 Multiple Position Hoops 59 N Needle Point First of Selection 22 Last of Selection 22 p Paste 31 R Resize Tool 34 BuzzSize 35 Custom Center 35 Resize Maximum 35 Reverse Stitch Order Overview 40 Rotate Tool 32 Custom Center 33 5 Section Break Flags 27 66 Inserting 73 Overview 55 Selection Indicators First Needle Point 22 Last Needle Point 22 Sew Simulator Test Multi Hoop Designs 71 Shortcut Keys 85 Space amp Time Shortcut Keys 87 Stitch Color Bar 25 Stitches Adjusting Selection 28 Apperance in Stitch Angle Graph 26 Changing Sewing Order 38 Changing Type 30 Duplicating 40 Flipping Selected Stitches 33 Inserting 42 Moving in Space 32 Moving Individual 42 Re ordering 39 Resizing Selected Stitches 34 Reversing Stitch Order 40 Rotatating 32 Selecting By Stitch Types 26 Selecting In Space 21 Selecting In Time 25 Selecting On Multiple Section Bar 27 Sorting Colors 40 Stretching Selected 36 Stitches in Space Flip Tool 33 Insert Stitches Tool 42 Move Stitch Tool 42 Move Tool 32 Reference Window 18 Resize Tool 34 Rotate Tool 32 Scrolling 20 Stretch Tool 36 Zooming 20 Stitches in Time Multiple Section Bar 54 Scroll bar 21 Stitch Angle Graph 26 Stitch Color Bar 25 Zooming 21 Stretch Tool 36 Angle of Stretch 36 Custom Center 36 Resize Maximum 36 Tools Lasso Move 21 U Understitching 41 V Z Video Tutorials 15 Zoom In Space Wi
9. Z Redo Cirl Y Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Shortcut Keys 85 Digitizing BuzzEdit Version 2 To Do This Cut Copy Paste Delete Select All Select None Select Next Lassoed Select Previous Lassoed Insert Section Break Change to Jump Stitch Change to Normal Stitch To Do This Create Rounded Node Custom Shape and Open Path Tools Create Straight Node Custom Shape and Open Path Tools Remove Node Custom Shape Open Path and Column Tools Create Symmetrical Shape Ellipse and Rectangle Tools Change Objects Properties Edit Object Tool Change Node Type Edit Object Tool Shortcut Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl V Delete Ctrl A Escape Ctrl L Shift L Ctrl Enter Ctrl Shift J Ctrl Shift S Shortcut Right Click Left Click Backspace Ctrl while dragging shape Right click center of object Right click existing node Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Space amp Time To Do This Add New Node Edit Object Tool To Do This Go to start of design Go to end of design Select next color Select previous colors Select from stitch cursor to beginning of design Select from stitch cursor to end of the design Add next stitch to the end of the current selection Remove last selected stitch from current selection Add previous stitch to beginning of selection Remove first selected stitch from the current selection Insert section break Cancel mouse action
10. applies to space tools and drag drop in Time Restrict Space Move tool to horizontal Restrict Space Move tool to vertical Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Shortcut Right click path away from existing node Shortcut Home End Tab Shift Tab Shift Home Shift End Shift Right Arrow Shift Left Arrow Ctrl Left Arrow Ctrl Right Arrow Ctrl Enter ESC while dragging Shift while dragging Ctrl while dragging Shortcut Keys 87 BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Appendix B Additional Information Command Reference The BuzzEdit online help provides extensive information about the BuzzEdit workspace and includes a detailed command reference You can access the BuzzEdit online help by choosing Help gt Contents In addition to the subject based help BuzzEdit includes context sensitive help _ Click on What s This button or Help gt What s This and then on h any other part of the BuzzEdit screen or menus for specific help on that command or area of the screen Supported Formats and Hoops BuzzEdit version 2 0 supports numerous file formats and embroidery hoops We do not list the file types and hoops in the manual or the online help because this information frequently changes as new formats and hoops are added with program updates Embroidery Formats To find out what embroidery formats can be opened by the version of BuzzEdit you have insta
11. BuzzEdit With BuzzEdit V2 you can create and edit embroidery designs You can create new embroidery designs and shapes using the provided digitizing tools These tools allow you to create outlines filled shapes columns and holes You can also make simple changes such as modifying design colors or resizing and rotating designs But that s just the beginning The patented Stitches in Time display of BuzzEdit shows your design as it is stitched out over time It makes it easy to select different elements of Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc 10 BuzzEdit Version 2 your design whether the element comprises a complete color break or just a portion of one You can then manipulate the element independently from the rest of the design BuzzEdit s Stitches in Space tools allow you to move resize mirror rotate and stretch elements in any conceivable way The insert and move stitch tools allow you to insert and move individual stitches And of course you can cut and paste elements to merge parts of different designs together In addition BuzzEdit gives you layout capabilities for extra large designs BuzzEdit allows you to create extra large design areas for jumbo designs comprised of more than one design file or design section These designs might fit into one of the supported embroidery machine s multiple position hoops or one of the supported Giant Hoop it All hoops or the design may require re hooping the fabric b
12. Figure 3 19 if you were to reverse stitching on a selection which contains understitching you would end up with the understitching sewing on top of the fill area The understitching in this example is shown in black so that you can see it Before Figure 3 19 The understitching in this case is sewn on top of fill area after Reverse Stitch Order Command is used In order to avoid this type of problem you have two different options available to you First you can delete the understitching prior to using this command Alternately do not include the understitching in your selection If you choose this last option you can select the understitching in a Separate operation and reverse its sewing order so that both sections sew correctly in relationship to each other You can do sophisticated stitch editing by inserting or moving individual needle points 41 42 BuzzEdit Version 2 Insert Stitches You can use the Insert Stitches tool to bury a jump stitch by breaking the jump stitch into smaller stitches that are sewn underneath other areas of stitching Position the stitch cursor in the Stitches in Time display If you are going to reroute a jump stitch position your stitch cursor directly in front of the long jump stitch you are going to reroute Click on the Insert Stitches tool Each click in the Stitches in Space window will now add a needlepoint and divide the current stitch into two stitches Before each click positio
13. In Time on page 21 Select by Double Clicking Long stitches such as jump stitches stand out on this graph and fe Pe appear as vertical spikes To select between any ports two long stitches just position your cursor between two long stitches and double click Ea Figure 2 12 Your selection will snap to these 11111 boundaries And since long stitches generally Figure 2 12 Cursor is in delimit different elements within your design position ready to select a run of stitches by double the Stitch Length graph makes it easy to select Sine different individual elements of your design Select by Dragging You can also select a run of stitches in the Stitch Length graph by dragging the mouse cursor horizontally As long as you stay within the Stitch Length graph each boundary of the selection will snap to the next stitch that rises above the vertical position of the mouse cursor Thus by positioning the mouse cursor above the majority of Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit Basics 25 26 BuzzEdit Version 2 stitches in this graph but below the long stitches shown as vertical spikes you can easily select a run of stitches between any two long stitches In general this is a great way to select a distinct element of your design Selecting by Type of Stitch The Stitch Angle graph makes it easy to analyze your stitches and to select a run of a specific type of stitches Each different stitch t
14. PLUS multiple position hoop Therefore if you created a design scene called Holly hus for the HUS Plus multi hoop that utilized all three positions of the hoop you would create four files Figure 5 11 The manager file would be named Holly hus The additional files created in this example would be Holly A hus Holly B hus and Holly C hus that correspond to the three design files used to create the complete design NOTE Some hoop manufacturers assign the letters A B and C to identify their multi hoops various positions If you have one of these hoops it is important to remember that the letter appended to the end of the file name corresponds to the order in which it is sewn and NOT the hoop position Print the template from BuzzEdit choose File gt Print Template to see which file is sewn in which hoop location Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit Manager File and Multi Hoop Designs Holly hus Manager File is NOT sewn Pune Toas Tec Multicie File Madager De NOT egit or save file The manager file contains important hoop information and points BuzzEdit to the associated design files Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Holly A hus Design File One This design section is sewn first using the Viking multi hoop in hoop position P3 Holly B hus Design File Two This design section is sewn second using the Viking multi hoop in hoop position P1 Holly C hus Design File Thr
15. Windows are registered trademark of Microsoft Corp Other products and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Printed and bound in the United States of America Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Welcome On behalf of all of us at Buzz Tools I am pleased to introduce to you version 2 of BuzzEdit our embroidery design editor With version 2 BuzzEdit has some new Surprises in store We ve added an array of new tools that make it even easier to enhance and manipulate your embroidery designs such as digitizing automatic design splitting for multiple position hoops design slicing alignment stitches and basting In addition we have improved the BuzzEdit environment by including background colors and graphic realistic stitches enhanced multi hoop support and an adjustable grid Whatever embroidery editing task you have in mind we hope BuzzEdit V2 will inspire you to new heights of creativity We appreciate the support and feedback we have received from our users who have helped Buzz Tools to develop software that meets the needs of the home embroidery hobbyist Since we started in 1997 Buzz Tools has grown from a small part time software company to an international software provider with over 50 000 users worldwide From the whole Buzz Tools team I want to thank you for choosing BuzzEdit We re happy to welcome you to the Buzz Tools family and to BuzzEdit version 2 Lisa
16. anchor point and continue to click anchor points around its perimeter or path as needed to define its shape making sure that the path drawn does not cross itself Click with the left mouse button to Creating Stitches 45 BuzzEdit Version 2 create straight nodes or corners Use the right mouse button to create curves between nodes You can use both types of nodes in the same shape The Backspace key removes the last point To finish the pattern double click the last anchor point or press Enter The last point entered will automatically be joined to the first one and the Stitch Properties dialog opens Column Tool The Column tool is used to create areas of you design that look more like hand embroidery When you use the other closed shapes the stitching for the entire area runs in the same direction When you create a pattern using the column tool the thread direction can follow the curves of the design Letters are frequently digitized in this manner and look best when the thread direction follows the curves For the easiest digitizing use a background graphic as a guide when using the column tool File gt Open Background 6 Graphic Choose the Column tool on the space tool bar to activate column drawing mode Click on the starting point of your pattern which is shown as point Figure 4 2 Click across the area of your design to 2 point 2 The line created between point 1 Figure 4 2 Columns are and point 2 is the
17. color the digitizer intended The colors assigned do not relate to the actual color value to be used at the embroidery machine Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Manipulating Stitches 37 In the example Figure 3 14 the 81 Black PCS file was converted from a DST a2 Blue that contained only color stop ih Green information Therefore the colors displayed represent stops and not the colors you would choose to sew You will have to change the thread colors in BuzzEdit to get an Figure 3 14 Conversion from DST attractive picture to PCS When BuzzEdit converts a design that contains color values into an EXP or a DST file BuzzEdit preserves the color information in an auxiliary file EXP and DST files with BuzzEdit auxiliary files will display in color within BuzzEdit but may only display color breaks when opened in other programs NOTE Janome Software and Envision Scan PC users may convert designs using the entire SEW color palette see View gt Color Conversion Settings Although these converted designs may not display correctly in versions 1 and 2 of the Janome or Envision software they will display correctly in Buzz Tools programs and your sewing machine will ask for the correct color This is because versions 1 and 2 of the Janome software display all colors that are not in its regular palette as black even if the color is a valid Janome thread color Newer versions of the Janome New Home software 2000 and up
18. continue to provide you with the highest quality software offer technical support and inform you of new BuzzEdit developments Fill out and return the warranty registration card included with your software Getting Assistance and Help BuzzEdit Version 2 This guide takes you through the basics of working in BuzzEdit For information on specific tools and commands see the comprehensive online Help available from within BuzzEdit Help gt Contents In addition you can read online Help screens at any time by clicking a Help button This guide assumes you have a working knowledge of your Microsoft Windows operating system and its conventions including how to use a mouse and standard menus and commands For help with these techniques please see your Microsoft Windows documentation or a beginning Windows book which can be purchased at any computer store Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Video Tutorials Numerous video tutorials have been provided to speed your learning of BuzzEdit To access the video tutorial menu choose Help gt Tutorials If your software was installed from a CD you will be prompted to insert your installation CD where the tutorials are located If your software was delivered by download only your web browser will open to the Buzz Tools web page where you can download the Video Tutorials onto your computer Technical Support If you are having difficulties with BuzzEdit please e Read your
19. of Stitches in Space display Figure 6 7 Figure 6 7 A bird design is inserted into the left hoop of this HUS multi hoop design If you would like to move the stitches from this position select the Lasso Move tool if it is not already active Then drag the selected stitches in the Space window until they are in the desired location However be sure to keep the stitches within the highlighted hoop Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc If you later move them spatially into a new hoop boundary you will also have to drag the stitches to the appropriate hoop in time This is very easy to do as the stitches are still selected Paste a Design Element Use the epen gt New Workspace command to open additional BuzzEdit workspaces in order to copy and paste selections from one design to another You can then build the multiple hoop design by copying runs of stitches from designs in other BuzzEdit workspaces With the stitch cursor correctly positioned in the hoop section of your choice choose Edit gt Paste This will paste the contents of the BuzzEdit clipboard into the active design Pasted stitches are always inserted following the stitch cursor and they are also always pasted to the same spatial location from which they were cut or copied from If you want to move them from this position select the Lasso Move tool if it is not already active and drag the selected stitches within the Space window until they are in the desired locati
20. on the left This is typically found on a sewing embroidery combination machine The Giant L Hoop it All can sew on either side of the frame but is smaller than the Giant Hoop it All due to the location of the embroidery arm Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Common Multi Hoops 93 Both the Giant Hoop it All and the Giant L Hoop it All embroidery frames have a sliding mounting bracket that can be removed and placed on any of the frame s mounting rails Figure C 3 The hoop bracket can slide up and down to any position Once in place the bracket can be locked in place to allow the hoop to move to any location supported by the frame When you create a design in BuzzEdit for use on Fisure C3 Mounting one of the Giant Hoop it All frames you can bracket slides to any place design sections into a number of set hoop position sections Each side of the hoop is divided into four overlapping embroidery areas The offset for the embroidery areas is predetermined in BuzzEdit and cannot be changed in this version However since these embroidery areas have significant overlap you will be able to access all areas of the embroidery frame For more information on Hoop it All products please visit the manufacturers website at www hoopitall com NOTE Some multi hoops do not allow you to sew the entire design area For example on both the Viking and the Pfaff machines the Giant Hoop it Al will hit the f
21. points or add new stitches Changing Stitch Attributes One of the most common changes made to a design 15 to change the stitch attributes of a selection The stitch attributes that can be changed with BuzzEdit are stitch type and thread color Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Manipulating Stitches 29 30 Change Stitch Type stitch F Use the Change Stitch Type drop down box to change the stitch type of the selected stitch or stitches This is located on the main BuzzEdit toolbar You can choose from Stitch or Jump Usually you will use this command to change a single long jump stitch to the matching stitch type Jump see Selecting a Single Long Stitch on page 28 Many embroidery formats treat jump stitches differently than other stitches by either displaying them differently or changing how the stitch is sewn at the machine Your design will usually stitch correctly even if a few of the stitches are incorrectly typed Change Thread Color _ Use the Change Thread Color button on the main toolbar or E m i m Eoo o choose File gt Change Thread Color a Cx to change the color of the selected ajja i EOE JEE stitches The Choose Color dialog box HAC im u Figure 3 1 displays a color palette ofall BOD ao of the available thread colors for the ah design file type you are currently editing D0 BC mja To change colors click on the new color 1 522 z and click OK Or ju
22. same angle that the created by clicking points in column threads lie Continue to click the order shown points as illustrated below The Backspace key removes the last point To finish the pattern double click the last point or press Enter Open Shapes In addition to creating closed shapes BuzzEdit can create open shapes These are commonly referred to as paths lines or open objects Unlike the closed shapes described on previous pages the path of an open shape can cross itself and can even end at its starting point making it appeared closed However open shapes do not automatically close themselves and never have an inside sewing region defined to them Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Open Path Tool Open paths are created in BuzzEdit using the Open Path tool lt P Choose the Open Path tool on the space tool bar to activate it Click on one end point and continue to click anchor points along its path as needed to define its shape The Delete key removes the last point To finish the line double click the last anchor point or press Enter NOTE Click with the left mouse button to create straight lines or corners between anchor points Use the right mouse button to create curves between anchor points You can use both types of anchor points in the same shape Creating Holes BuzzEdit can create holes in embroidery designs for special effects For example in order to make a clock you might cut a circle out of an exis
23. the angle of the stitches in relationship to the top of the design Glossary 97 BuzzEdit Version 2 Stitch Length Stitch length is the length of the stitch from one needle penetration to the next Understitching Understitching is used under the regular stitching in a design The stitches are placed to provide stability to the fabric and to create different effects Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Index A Auto Split for Multi Hoop 70 Background Graphics 44 Buzz Tools Mailing Address 16 Web Site 15 BuzzEdit Authorizing 13 Computer Color Settings 13 Installing 12 License Agreement 103 Overview 9 Removing 16 Software Registration 14 Supported File Types 89 Supported Hoops 89 Windows Overview 18 BuzzSize 35 BuzzTools Menu Auto Split for Multi Hoop 70 Insert Section Break 73 C Colors Computer Settings 13 During Conversions 37 Palettes 30 Re ordering 39 Sorting 40 Converting Designs Colors 37 Copy 31 Copyright Information 2 Custom Center During Flip 33 During Resize 35 During Rotate 33 During Stretch 36 Offset 33 Cut 31 D Designs Building New 32 Colors 37 Converting 37 File Restrictions 55 Object Data 9 Digitizing Basics 43 Changing Point Type 50 Changing Sewing Properties 50 Closed Shapes 44 Columns 46 Creating Holes 47 Custom Shapes 45 Deleting Points 49 Editing Objects 48 Ellipse 45 Inserting Points 49 Moving Objects 48 Moving Points 48 Open Path 47
24. to create a new design using the digitizing tools Design Editing Tools Once you have made your stitch selection you can use the design editing tools on the space toolbar to move rotate flip resize or stretch the selected stitches There are also similar tools accessed from the Tools menu that provide dialog based versions of these commands Move You can move your selection using the Lasso Move tool Your selection can be as small as a single needle point or as large as the entire design Click on the Lasso tool then move your cursor into the center of your selection Drag your selection to the desired location Figure 3 2 If your selection is a single needle point drag the Space stitch cursor to the desired location You can also move Figure 3 2 your selection using specific horizontal and vertical Dragging a values or offsets choose BuzzTools gt Move For SE help on this command click on the Move dialogs Help button Rotate You can rotate your selection using the eek we Rotate tool located on the aA Stitches in Space toolbar BuzzEdit allows you to change the center of the rotation By default you rotate your selection on its own 1 center However perhaps you want to rotate your selection away from another object or around the 1 center of the design Move the center of rotation Figure 3 3 Drag the by dragging the cross to the desired location cross to change the Figure 3 3 The numeric value of
25. will not be able to adjust the overall design s position as it is stitched out in the hoop Therefore you need to make any adjustments prior to stitching by correctly positioning the fabric in the hoop frame Once your fabric is in the embroidery hoop frame carefully position the sewing template in the embroidery hoop checking that the center marks of the BuzzEdit template match the center marks of the sewing areas on your hoop frame You may need to locate and mark these center marks on your hoop frame manually prior to this step On some hoop frames this is marked on a template supplied by the hoop manufacturer On other hoops frames such as the Giant Hoop it All you may need to measure this center location and mark it yourself Tape down your template so that it doesn t shift during the marking of your fabric Multiple Hoop Designs 81 82 BuzzEdit Version 2 12 Usea fabric marker of your choice and place a dot in the eyelet hole for 13 14 each design section This is the starting needle position and is used at the sewing machine to do any final fine adjustments 5 oe iiir i TT oa AL Kora a asia ag E Figure 6 27 Use an eyelet punch to create holes in the center of each cross hair You may now remove the template from your fabric If desired transfer the embroidery file extension i e A B C etc to an area adjacent to the starting location for each section so you can more q
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27. 6 17 Multiple hoop design created by other programs can be read into BuzzEdit Click Open and the Open Multiple File Design dialog box displays When the dialog box opens the Hoop Properties settings are displayed You then need to set the correct hoop for your multiple file design As you select various hoops the preview area of the dialog box 15 updated with the correct hoop layout Figure 6 18 Hoag Prepon Fic Pepeni Figure 6 18 Set the correct hoop for the design When you are finished setting the hoop click on the File Properties tab to display the File Properties settings Multiple Hoop Designs 75 76 BuzzEdit Version 2 Use this dialog box to add files to your multi hoop design change the sewing order of the files and change the hoop positions of the files Figure 6 19 The preview area is updated as you make your changes When you are finished click OK Loses Fer Figure 6 19 Set the sewing order and position of the design files Your design opens and your design is positioned just as expected When you open a multiple hoop design in this manner you are not required to move any stitches in the Stitches in Time or Stitches in Space windows Since the design was already set up for the multiple position hoop BuzzEdit just needed to know where to put each section of the design Notice that the Stitches in Time window displays a Section Break flag at the start of each new hoop se
28. A Laufer Home Embroidery Hobbyist Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Buzz Tools Inc Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Contents 3 been sehnsee E MICIGOMG 9 E 1 E TE geeli eie nRa 9 What can I do with BuzzEdit 10 27 What s New in Version Chapter 1 Getting Started cece cece cece 11 VSPA AMON s A 11 11 6 6 6 00 System Requirements Install BuzzEdit from Installation 12 Install BuzzEdit from Download Only Purchase 12 Set Your Display to High Color ceeeeeeeee 13 POUT OM ZINS BUZZ BIG wuiacccccaccnssncserccnssnutettensnsasteressarsacces 13 Trouble shooting Installation or Startup c eee 14 RES e E 14 Getting Assistance and Help 6666666666666666 00066666006666 14 15 066666666606660 066666666666 Video Tutorials 15 Technical SUpport EES 16 211 13 1 Chapter 2 BuzZEdit Basics ccccee cece cece 17 The BuzzEdit Workspace cccccccescesecsseeseesseeseeseens 17 ana as 18 Stitches in Space Reference 11120037 18 Stitches in Space Work 0037 19 Stitches in Time Window
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30. actory results For example some embroidery machines such as the Pfaff require that your multiple position hoop frame be removed from your embroidery machine before selecting the pattern to sew 5 For Giant Hoop it All designs purchase and use the Giant Hoop it All extension table appropriate for your embroidery machine Figure 6 24 This ensures that your hoop can move freely and easily during the embroidery process Make sure that your extension table is absolutely flat and is not resting on any other items such as electric cords or fabric scraps that can Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Hoop Designs 79 BuzzEdit Version 2 change its angle Any change in the angle of the table may cause your Giant Hoop it All frame to catch and could ruin your embroidery You need to check this every time you sew Figure 6 24 The Viking 1 shown with the Giant Hoop it Al table 6 Be sure you have adequate clearance on all sides of the embroidery machine to allow for the free and easy movement of the hoop frame during embroidery Ready to Sew 7 Print out a sewing summary File gt Print Summary You will use this later as a work list for sewing out your design 8 Printout a sewing template File gt Print i Template and use it to position your design onto your fabric Figure 6 25 Once the template is positioned in the correct location on your fabric mark the center location of the hoop onto your fabric using a w
31. ak NOTE When you have a multiple file design or a multiple hoop design BuzzEdit locks your design in the appropriate hoop area so that the design sections do not shift out of alignment at the machine BuzzEdit usually accomplishes this by inserting several locking stitches into the two corners of the design area which are sewn last Sewing Your Multiple File Designs To sew a multiple file design first mount the fabric in the hoop as you would for any design Then transfer the sewing files the files appended with a letter to the embroidery machine Mount the hoop as usual Then sew files in the order of the appended letters A first then B etc Depending on the file type after sewing each design section you may need to remove the two locking stitches that BuzzEdit uses to lock your design in position Of course you should not move or adjust the hoop between design sections because then the sections will not align correctly Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Position Hoops BuzzEdit allows you to create designs larger than the largest design area supported by your design file type It does this by supporting the use of multiple position hoops Multi hoop designs are comprised of multiple pieces which are usually saved in different files By moving and possibly rotating the hoop at the sewing machine between sewing the different sections it is possible to create a design larger than the default hoop siz
32. also stretch your selection using specific values for the stretch percentage angle of stretch and the center of stretch choose Figure 3 13 Stretch BuzzTools gt Stretch For help on this ele ison command click on the Stretch Selection dialogs dashed portion of Help button selection boundary Convert Design Format Different embroidery machines require different design file formats If you are going to use another machine s designs you will need to convert the design to a format your embroidery machine can understand BuzzEdit will convert stitched based design files from one design file format to another You can convert your current design to the file format of your choice by choosing Tools gt Convert Design Type Colors During Conversions Each embroidery file format comes with certain standard colors and restrictions Some design formats have only a few color choices and some have a plethora When design files are converted using BuzzEdit the best possible match is made from the colors available In some cases this involves selecting a secondary color choice in order to preserve color stops Moreover some design formats such as DST and EXP don t contain color information at all only color stops to let the embroiderer know it is time to change threads When these designs are opened or converted with BuzzEdit the color stops are assigned an arbitrary color value because BuzzEdit does not know what
33. ame time that we tighten the mounting screws If needed for correct design placement the hoop frame can be pulled away from the embroidery arm The amount of play in the mounting bracket can give you up to one millimeter of adjustment Just beware that you do not pull the front and push the back part of the hoop or you could tilt your design slightly out of alignment Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Hoop Designs 83 Figure 6 30 The The hoop bracket is Here is the complete Giant Hoop it All moved and the hoop design after all twelve is being sewn in the frame rotated as needed design segments have first position to sew the various design been sewn segments 17 Before you stitch each segment of your design use the test button on your embroidery machine to ensure that your hoop moves correctly in all directions and that the embroidery machine needle clears all edges of the hoop frame 5 ema Figure 6 31 The Giant Hoop it All design is finally finished and the design sections line up perfectly BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Appendix A Shortcut Keys The following shortcut keys provide fast access to commonly used commands and digitizing options General a ee Help F1 What s This Context Sensitive Help Shift F1 New Design Ctrl N Open Design Ctrl O Insert Design Ctrl Save Design Ctrl S Print Summary Ctrl P Exit Alt F4 Editing Undo Cirl
34. ater soluble fabric marker or other appropriate temporary fabric marking pen If you are using the Giant Hoop it All you may also want to mark the outer perimeter of the hoop as provided on the BuzzEdit template Figure 6 25 Use the printed template for fabric and machine positioning Do not mark your starting needle positions at this time Wait until your fabric is set in the embroidery hoop These starting locations must be very accurate in order for your design to sew correctly Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc In step 5 after you have mounted your fabric in the hoop you are going to mark the starting needle position of each design area On the BuzzEdit template each starting location is marked with a small cross hair When you mark your fabric you need a hole in the center of each cross hair for the tip of the fabric marking pen Remove the template from your fabric and place it onto a sewing mat or other similar cutting surface Using an eyelet punch Figure 6 26 punch a small hole in the center of each of these cross hairs Figure 6 26 Use an eyelet punch to create holes in the center of each cross hair 10 Follow the manufacturer s recommendations when setting your fabric into the 11 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc hoop frame Check that the fabric is secure and correctly positioned in the hoop frame Since you will be sewing multiple design pieces that combine into one large design you
35. cted you will see the stitch followed by its needle point This 15 the stitch cursor and it is marked accordingly with a small triangle Because only one needle point is included in the selection the box indicating the first needle point and the selection indicator are not displayed This allows you to see the stitch clearly against the other stitches which are now Single stitch selected displayed in ghost color d When you have only one stitch or needle point selected you can move forward and backward in your design by using the arrow keys BuzzEdit Basics 23 24 BuzzEdit Version 2 Using the Time Window to Select Stitches The Stitches in Time window is made up various graphs which display some of the properties of the stitches Figure 2 10 From top to bottom the Time window is composed of the Stitch Color bar the Stitch Length graph the Stitch Angle graph the Time Scroll bar and the Time Reference bar Left Hoop hummer 4 pes gt Right Hoop i mo f afte 3 aap eae ah 3 Ws sgh a A 1 See or eet m 5 Figure 2 10 Stitches in Time Graphs A Multiple Section Bar B Stitch Color Bar C Stitch Length Graph D Stitch Angle Graph E Time Reference Bar You select stitches in the Stitches in Time window by dragging the mouse horizontally across the desired stitches The selection 5 highlighted with a pair of vertical lines delimiting t
36. ction Figure 6 20 Whe Figure 6 20 Your design opens in BuzzEdit and it is positioned as expected Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc If you click on the Section Break flag for one of these sections the Stitches in Space window highlights the hoop indicator for the section You can check that the stitches are correctly positioned in their hoops by double clicking between Section Break flags Figure 6 21 You can click directly on top of the descriptive text This causes two things to happen Figure 6 21 The stitches in the left hoop are selected First all of the stitches in the section are selected and displayed in color in the Stitches in Space window Stitches that are not selected will fade to the ghost color Second the hoop indicator for your selection is highlighted in red in the Stitches in Space window This allows you to quickly check that all of the stitches in the particular hoop section fall correctly within the boundaries of the hoop in the Stitches in Space window This is important because most embroidery file formats will not allow you to save or sew your design unless these stitches are correctly positioned Fortunately BuzzEdit saves your stitch information in a BuzzEdit manager file 11 you need to stop editing your design before all of the design sections are placed correctly in a hoop See BuzzEdit Manager File on page 52 for more infor
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38. d at the embroidery machine Figure 6 1 A printed template helps you position your design on the fabric and at the sewing machine Creating Multiple Hoop Designs There are two basic strategies for creating a multiple hoop design in BuzzEdit One strategy is to create a multiple hoop design by merging smaller designs and or elements from other designs together The other strategy 1s to create a multiple hoop design by subdividing a larger design into hoop sized sections Although we will discuss each of these strategies in turn a specific multiple hoop design may need to use both of these techniques Getting Ready Although it is certainly not required it 1s often best to start with a new empty design This is especially true if you are inserting designs and or pasting in other design elements On the BuzzEdit Welcome dialog box choose Start a New Design and then choose the file type for your new design from the Choose File Type dialog box BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc When your empty workspace opens change the hoop of the design to the multi hoop of your choice choose View gt Hoop Properties The Hoop Properties dialog box opens Figure 6 2 Hoop Pad ee Fee 3 x E Dedi Deion Hoop MulttHoop HOD x 1 Tani a db loca 2 Mul Hoop Himna 00k 1 alna rae spaces L Mul Hoog 130 x 00mm RTT AET Three posiicn
39. e Figure 5 9 Normally you use a special hoop that 5 designed to sew multi hoop designs When you are using one of these specialty Figure 5 9 This multi hoops the fabric 15 set into the multi hoop hoop design has two overlapping sections one time The large hoop is mounted on the embroidery arm in any number of positions in order to sew on different areas of the fabric Usually the design fields have significant overlap but together they cover a much larger area of the fabric than you could reach with a conventional single position hoop Multiple position hoops are made by many sewing machine manufacturers Figure 5 10 and by other companies such as the Hoop it All corporation which makes the Giant Hoop it All line For more information on the common types of multiple position hoops and their usage see Common Multi Hoops on page 91 Figure 5 10 The Janome 5 hoop is a multiple position hoop frame In the absence of a special hoop you can still use BuzzEdit to create a multi hoop design but you will have to re hoop the fabric for each hoop section Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Section Designs 59 BuzzEdit Version 2 When you create a multi hoop design that uses a BuzzEdit manager file each hoop section is saved as an individual file BuzzEdit uses the same naming convention as it does with other multiple file designs Figure 5 11 This complete design was created for the Viking
40. e in the Stitches in Time window Press the right arrow key Press the left arrow key Press the end key Press the home key The home needle point is not actually sewn It is displayed at the top left corner of the hoop Positioning the stitch cursor at the home needle point allows you to insert stitches at the start of the design Press the tab key Hold down the shift key and press the tab key Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 3 Manipulating Stitches Now that you have learned how to select stitches you are going to want to modify them The changes you make to a design can be as simple as changing a thread color or as involved as improving the sewing of a design All of the commands and tools introduced here are covered in the BuzzEdit online help Most dialog boxes contain a Help button that will take you directly to the information on that command You will also find instructional videos on your installation CD or on the Buzz Tools website that will teach you how to use BuzzEdit For information on how to access the tutorials see Video Tutorials on page 15 In this chapter Learn how to change the stitch type or color Learn how to cut copy and paste selected stitches Learn how to use the spacial editing tools to move rotate flip resize or stretch selected stitches Learn how to convert design formats Learn how to change the order in which stitches are sewn Learn how to move stitch
41. e Properties Figure 4 6 Right click on an existing node to change its node type Changing Sewing Properties Right click on the object and choose Edit Sewing Properties from the pop up menu On the Sewing Properties dialog change the sewing attributes of the object Figure 4 7 Click on the dialogs Help button for information on various stitch attributes Tre Eora K hae Fa y Crm Eria ii a es Piping Peri Are Sat Log i rra AnP Dom itimie fE Fates ft Aar Paent Pal Tongerse nr Fo 231 i Piette LL Sith lea Tha ili phy ox Cire Figure 4 7 The Sewing Properties dialog sets the sewing attributes of a created object BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 5 Multiple Section Designs Most embroidery machines have file restrictions such as the number of stitches or the number of color breaks a design can contain In addition embroidery machines restrict the physical dimensions of a design Many embroidery machines use multiple position embroidery hoop frames often called multi hoops to get around this design size restriction In BuzzEdit you can create multiple section designs that exceed the file or hoop restrictions In this chapter Learn about the multiple section designs and BuzzEdit Manager files Learn about the Multiple Section Bar located on the Stitches in Time graph Learn about embroidery file format lim
42. e pre defined shapes such as ellipses and rectangles Learn how to create custom shapes Find out more about editing objects Learn about creating holes Digitizing Basics All of the BuzzEdit digitizing tools follow the same basic conventions Before you start you might want to first open a background graphic to use as a guide Then choose where you want the object sewn by setting the stitch cursor to the correct position in time Next choose the digitizing tool from the space tool bar and start creating your design using the method applicable to the tool you have chosen Once an object is created the Stitch Properties dialog opens where the objects sewing properties are set Click on the dialogs Help button for information on various stitch attributes This allows you to visually see the affects of the different attributes before committing to them Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Creating Stitches 43 Opening a Background Graphic It is often easier to digitize a design if you start with a background graphic The graphic itself can be original artwork that you have created or it can be a clip art design you have purchased Graphics opened in BuzzEdit can be in any number or several popular formats such as Windows Bitmap or CompuServe GIF The background graphic is selected and positioned using the File gt Open Background Graphic command Click on the dialogs Help button for information on the various settings Pos
43. ed or inserted into your design will be inserted after the stitch cursor NOTE The BuzzEdit workspace contains only one selection at a time regardless of whether you use the Work window or the Time window to make your selection Once made the selection is highlighted in the both windows Using the Space Window to Select Stitches When you first open a design in BuzzEdit the Space window displays your design in color and selects the first starting needle point only note no stitch is selected only a needle point Selecting Multiple Stitches You select an area of a design in the Space Work window with Lasso tool Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit Basics 21 22 BuzzEdit Version 2 Click on the Lasso Move tool button in the Space toolbar to activate the lasso tool Position your mouse in the Space window outside of any previous selections and then draw a lasso around the area of interest BuzzEdit selects the longest run of contiguous stitches within the lassoed area which often turns out to comprise just the element you want to select Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 Drag around an area left to select the longest contiguous run of stitches right After you select some of the stitches in the design the selected stitches are shown in color whereas the unselected stitches are shown in a faded ghost color A selection indicator is drawn around the entire selection and it highlights the current selection in
44. ee 4 This design section is sewn last using the Viking multi hoop in hoop position P2 Multiple Section Designs 61 62 BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 6 Multiple Hoop Designs In the last chapter we discussed multiple section designs and a little about how BuzzEdit manages these designs In this chapter we give you specific information about multi hoop designs a type of multiple section design In order to understand this chapter it is important that you have read the previous chapter and are familiar with the concepts presented there In this chapter Learn how to create a multi hoop design Learn how to manage multi hoop sections Learn how to open multi hoop designs from other sources Learn numerous tips for creating better multi hoop designs What to Expect You have a multiple position hoop that you want to create a design for or perhaps you have an oversized design that you want to separate into smaller sections for a multi hoop BuzzEdit provides you with the tools you need to split oversized designs or to layout smaller designs for use on a multiple position hoop BuzzEdit also lets you print a template to help you in positioning your Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Hoop Designs 63 design on your fabric Figure 6 1 The template can be used for marking the center of each hoop section for any final positioning that may be require
45. erts one Section Break flag for each hoop position By manipulating the Section Break flags you can create a design with any number of hoop sections and have them sew in any order you wish Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Hoop Designs 71 72 BuzzEdit Version 2 For example let s say you are using the PES vertical multi hoop By default BuzzEdit creates top middle and bottom hoop sections in that order You may want a design that sews a middle hoop section a bottom hoop section and second middle hoop section You can do this by using the following methods Delete Section Breaks You can remove unwanted section breaks from your design Click once on the Section Break flag to select it The stitch cursor is correctly positioned when the staff of the Section Break flag changes color Figure 6 11 and the section break type is displayed on the main tool bar Figure 6 12 T Top Hoop Top Hoop a Figure 6 11 Click on the Section Figure 6 12 The section type is Break flag to select it shown on the main tool bar To delete the section break choose Edit gt Delete or just press the delete key on your keyboard If you delete a Section Break flag from a section that contains stitches those stitches are not deleted but merge with the previous section Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Add New Hoop Sections You might want to add a second section of a particular hoop position or replace a hoop section that you ha
46. ge the angle of reflection for your selection by dragging the circular selection boundary Figure 3 6 This changes the angle at which your selection is flipped so that you can flip your selection diagonally The angle of the mirror is shown by the line dividing the circular selection boundary The percentage rotation 5 displayed on the bottom status bar In this angle of mirror by dracone example the angle of mirror is set to 45 degrees boundary clockwise Figure 3 6 Rotate the Flip your selection by clicking on the mirror shown by the line that bisects the circular selection indicator i Paaa Figure 3 7 You can also flip your selection using specific values for the angle of mirror and 1 l gt center of mirror choose BuzzTools gt Flip gt oe Custom For help on this command click on Figure 3 7 ae nadie the Flip Selection dialogs Help button mirror to flip selection Resize Unless you have purchased BuzzSize your resized designs and selections will always contain the same number of stitches as the original Figure 3 8 Shortening the stitches reduces the physical size of the selection and lengthening the stitches increases the physical size of the selection If you reduce an area too much the stitches will be too close together to sew properly If you increase the physical size of an area too much the area will be sparsely sewn Before After 4444 4444 14444 77 0000 4400
47. ging Hoop Sections 6666666666666666666 666666660066666 71 Delete Secuon BICAKS 72 Add New Hoop Sections 0 6 6606 666666666666666 73 Change Hoop Positions 666666666666666660 06666660000666 73 Re order Hoop Sections ceeececcccesssseceeesseseeees 74 Opening Multiple Hoop Designs from Other Sources 75 Multiple Hoop Printouts eccesseceeessssteeeeeeeeees 71 Tips for Better Multiple Hoop Designs 000 78 While EI 78 79 0011 80 Roady TOO Appendix A Shortcut Keys 0cccceeeee cece eee seen ee 85 GOCE ena E E E edunceseseeeeuseabenceseetvesetetedentes 85 E E 85 PT ARTZ sina O 86 DS Oe 01000 87 Appendix B Additional Information 0ccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 89 Command Reference 89 Supported Formats and Hoops cccccsssecceeeeerteeees 89 Embroidery Format ccccccssssccccssssseeeesseseeeees 89 Embroidery 90 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit Version 2 Appendix C Common Multi Hoops 00ccceeee eee eeees 91 01 Posion Hoops 1118686 1 Giant Multiple Position Hoops cccccccccessseeeeeeeeees 92 Giant Hoop it All and Giant L Hoop it All 92 BuzzEdit Custom Multi H00ps ssssseeeessseeesssssseessss 94 E E nan cians 95
48. he selection Depending on which graph the mouse cursor is in when dragging the start and or end of the selection may snap to particular stitches You don t need to restrict your dragging to one graph as you are free to start dragging in one graph and end in another Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Selecting Complete Colors The Stitch Color bar shows the thread colors of your design in the order in which they are sewn The length of each color bar 1s proportional to the number of stitches in the color break 1000 4 100 lenri hir Freg be When the mouse is clicked or dragged on the Stitch Color bar the selection will snap to the nearest color break making Figure 2 11 Drag along it easy to select a complete color break a Se ae stitches Figure 2 11 You can also select a color by double clicking on its thread color on the Stitch Color bar Selecting between Long Stitches Using the Stitch Length graph you can easily see the length of your stitches Each stitch is displayed as a vertical line whose height 1s proportional to the length of the stitch The longer the line the longer the stitch Depending on the number of stitches shown the vertical lines may touch each other The top of each vertical line is marked with a dot so that short stitches can be detected even if the lines touch To see the individual stitches you may need to zoom in on an area of the Stitch Length graph see Zooming
49. hes Just as you can change the sewing order of an entire color you can also easily change the sewing order of any selected run of stitches Make your stitch selection using any of the methods previously mentioned see Stitch Selection on page 21 for example drag along any of the Time graphs or use the Lasso tool in the Space window Always start dragging your selection from the Stitch Color bar Once you have picked up your selection as described above you can drag your selection down into any of the other graphs to take advantage of one of their particular features or snap characteristics 9 aie 16 Drop into Figure 3 16 oe P Fig any other graph to take advantage of their snap characteristics Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Manipulating Stitches 39 Duplicate Stitches You can also duplicate selected stitches when you drag them along the Time graphs Hold down the control key while dragging to make a copy of the selection The cursor will display a indicator to let you know that you are moving a copy of the selection Sort Colors Sometimes an embroidery design has the same color repeated This might be the result of copying a portion of the design as in the example below where an apple was duplicated Figure 3 17 The original design has total of sixteen color breaks Because the colors don t overlay each we can reduce the number of thread changes by using the Color Sort command The final desig
50. ick directly on top of the descriptive text In order to include the Section Break flag hold down the Ctrl key and press the left arrow one time The selection is expanded one space to the left Your selection includes the Section Break flag when the selection indicator on the Time display crosses a Section Break flag You may have to zoom in the time display to confirm your selection When you drag and drop this selection you will change the sewing order of the design file for that hoop section Figure 6 16 Middle Hoop Figure 6 16 Drag and drop entire hoop sections Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Opening Multiple Hoop Designs from Other Sources If you have a multiple hoop design created by a program other than BuzzEdit you can read the design into BuzzEdit by checking the Multiple file Design checkbox in the Open Design dialog box Figure 6 17 Not required for version 2 5 or greater PES multiple hoop designs which can be opened directly 1 ees hurries m hrar pec w gapin huar AH pe C urranes f pes fat ces fait Ferrer pes et m pho pes whan SPS s ae Hrg pes bared ces p mj baal barnes AL rac gg TS pc er ae Flat othe Dean Pies pei hun pos ced pon d Cancel aad changes Jodi GF bhaile fle deign Figure
51. information on this topic Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit Basics 27 28 BuzzEdit Version 2 Selecting a Single Long Stitch To select a single long stitch first click on the long stitch in the Stitches in Time window Figure 2 14 This will select the first needle point of the stitch Then hold down the shift key and press the right arrow key to select the stitch itself You can then travel through the design one stitch at a time by using the forward and back arrow keys Figure 2 14 Click Adjusting Your Selection near a long stitch to select its needle point You can adjust the starting and ending stitches of a selection by using the arrow keys much as in a text editor Desired Action To adjust the first stitch of a selection marked by a small box in the Stitches in Space window To adjust the last stitch of a selection marked by a small triangle in the Stitches in Space window To move to next needle point To move to the previous needle point To move to the last needle point of the design To move to the first needle point of the design To select the next color To select the previous color Do the Following Hold down the control key and press the left or right arrow keys OR hold down the control key and click the mouse in the Stitches in Time window Hold down the shift key and press the left or right arrow keys OR hold down the shift key and click the mous
52. ions choose BuzzTools gt Auto Split for Multi Hoop On the Assign Stitches to Hoop Sections dialog choose whether you want BuzzEdit to reduce the number of hoop sections and click OK to finish splitting the design By default BuzzEdit will try to keep overlapping sew areas in the same sequence as in the original design Sometimes this can result in too many hoop sections During the auto split process you can specify if you would Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc like BuzzEdit to reduce the number of hoop sections to a minimum In some cases this will result in unsatisfactory results If you use this option please check your design carefully Figure 6 10 Beostdit linkte PES Fie Edt ta Hed waj mm When it s brown it s burning When it s black it s done Terj 5 200 2000 Bure Tools Ine Protected bert 5 Pit idha MELLA Figure 6 10 The stitches in the right hoop have been selected in order to show how the design was split by the Auto Split for Multi hoop tool Check the Design Run the Sew Simulator BuzzTools gt Sew Simulator before you stitch your design Using this tool you can often identify problems with a multiple hoop design before you invest the time to sew it Managing Hoop Sections Each hoop section is composed of a Section Break flag followed by its stitches When you define a multi hoop design BuzzEdit always ins
53. itations e Start learning about multiple position hoops which are covered in more detail in the next chapter Overview BuzzEdit allows you to concurrently view and edit designs with multiple sections in one workspace When required by the file format these separate sections are saved into a series of files so that each file keeps within the limits imposed by the file type When BuzzEdit saves a series of files it also saves a manager file so that you can read back in the whole series of files at a later time in order to edit or view the overall Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Section Designs 51 52 BuzzEdit Version 2 design When you are ready to sew the design you sew each of the design files in sequence onto the same piece of fabric in order to create the full design Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Sew each design file in sequence onto the same piece of fabric in order to create the full design NOTE The PES version 2 5 or greater format supports their three position multi hoops When you edit and save one of these files BuzzEdit will not save a manager file unless it needs to do so for some other reason However because your design is still separated into separate design sections your BuzzEdit Stitches in Time window will still display the section breaks BuzzEdit Manager File Most multiple file and multiple hoop designs created in BuzzEdit take advantage of a BuzzEdit manager file Thi
54. itioning the Stitch Cursor When you first open a design in BuzzEdit the stitch cursor is positioned at the start of the design or the Home position If you add new objects to the design they are created at the start of the design following the stitch cursor and are sewn first If you are modifying an existing design you may want your new stitch objects to be sewn later Therefore before you start digitizing choose when Figure 4 1 Click on you want the object to be sewn by clicking on the a Time graph to correct location on the Stitches in Time graph ECO EE Figure 4 1 To have your new objects sewn last OREN ATE press the End key to move the stitch cursor to the end of the design Creating Objects BuzzEdit Version 2 Design objects are created and edited using the digitizing tools located on the space tool bar These tools will be described in tool bar order Once an object is created the Stitch Properties dialog opens where the objects sewing properties are determined Click on the dialogs Help button for information on various stitch attributes Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Closed Shapes All of the patterns described in this section have an outline and an inside sewing region which are assigned different sewing attributes You can choose to sew only the outline or only the inside region In addition many of these tools can be used to create holes in existing stitch objec
55. l In BuzzEdit you specify density by entering the distance in millimeters between adjacent lines Design Area The design area is a rectangle in BuzzEdit within which you can place stitches For single hoop designs the design area is the same as the hoop rectangle For multiple hoop designs the design area covers the area of several hoops The design area is normally the intersection of all of the hoop rectangles In some cases the design area may exclude a portion of a hoop rectangle This usually occurs if the hoop frame does not allow the sewing machine to cover the entire area of the hoop rectangle You will see this for example in the Pfaff multi hoop and the HUS Giant Hoop it All Glossary 95 96 BuzzEdit Version 2 End Points The first and last anchor points on an open path are called endpoints Fill Stitch Fill stitches are series of running stitches formed closely together to form different patterns and stitch directions Fill stitches are used to cover large design areas Ghost Color Ghost Color is the screen color used to display the stitches of a design that are not part of the current selection The deselected stitches are only displayed in the ghost color when other stitches of the design are selected Selected stitches are displayed in their correct colors Hoop Frame The hoop frame is the physical hoop with mounting bracket It may be a multiple position hoop and it may mo
56. lled choose the File gt Open command and click on the Files of Type drop down list To find out what embroidery formats can be saved choose the File gt Save As command and click on the Files of Type drop down list Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Additional Information 90 BuzzEdit Version 2 Embroidery Hoops To find out what embroidery hoops are supported be sure you are currently editing the desired embroidery format and then choose View gt Hoop Properties Available hoops are listed in the scroll box Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Appendix C Common Multi Hoops Multiple position hoops or multi hoops are made by many sewing machine manufacturers and by other companies such as the Hoop it All Corporation which makes the Giant Hoop it All line Since two multiple position hoop types are more common than other types they are more thoroughly discussed in this appendix In addition some information is included about the custom multi hoops that may be defined in BuzzEdit Three Position Hoops Several embroidery manufacturers make a three position multi hoop As with other special hoops the hoop is mounted onto the machine in one of several available positions and the first design area is stitched Figure C 1 Figure C 1I Sewing may be done in any of three available positions After the first portion of the design has been sewn the three position multi hoop is positi
57. manual and online help carefully Most of your questions can usually be answered in this way Contact your local dealer If your problem is not addressed in this manual you can contact your local Buzz Tools dealer for advice Install the latest update If you computer is connected to the Internet choose Help gt Check for Update BuzzEdit automatically looks for program updates and asks you if you would like to install them Visit us on the web Check our online answer pages at www buzztools com answers If you don t find an answer to your question here you may E mail our technical support staff from the link provided Write Us Send us a detailed description of your problem or question Be sure to include what version of BuzzEdit you are running and the details about your computer configuration type of computer type of printer operating system etc Include your complete address fax number and telephone number along with the best time to contact you Mail to Buzz Tools Inc Attention BuzzEdit Support Ste 4 PMB 410 2145 San Ramon Valley Blvd San Ramon CA 94583 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started 15 Remove BuzzEdit BuzzEdit Version 2 To remove BuzzEdit from your hard drive do the following From the Windows Start menu select Settings gt Control Panel From the control panel double click the Add Remove programs icon The Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box open
58. mation Multiple Hoop Printouts From BuzzEdit you can print a template of your design using the File gt Print Template command The template is printed in actual size It may span several pages in which case you will need to tape the pages together The template is used for positioning the complete design on Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Hoop Designs 77 78 your fabric and for marking the center needle point of each design section This center needle point is used for any final positioning that may be required at the sewing machine NOTE Normally BuzzEdit will only print hoop sections that contain stitches To print an empty template that shows all available hoop sections create an empty design for the multiple position hoop of your choice Then choose File gt Print Template Tips for Better Multiple Hoop Designs These tips have been included to help you produce high quality designs in your multi hoops While Editing 1 Often your designs will sew better if you leave a small margin around sections and avoid having your design sections touch the edges of the hoop section Therefore do not overfill the design areas if you can avoid it When BuzzEdit locks your designs within a hoop segment for you it only locks the design as much as is required to prevent the automatic centering at the embroidery machine Figure 6 22 This design section will not have any room to fine tune placement because it is
59. n 2 5 or later multi hoop designs can be opened directly and do not require any special procedure Multiple Section Designs 53 Open ali Dose Fie iopet Hoag Bigbi Herp Hoeontel fiS a Sinn Fagg Hoop arira inn Gert Hoop ATH Figure 5 4 The Open Multiple File Design dialog box helps you open exiting multiple file designs Multiple Section Bar BuzzEdit supports multiple file designs and multiple hoop designs You might have a multiple file design to get around a file restriction such as the number of stitches or color breaks a design can contain Or you might use multiple hoop sections in your design to support a multiple position hoop thereby getting around a physical design size restriction BuzzEdit allows you to view and edit these multiple sections concurrently in one workspace When required by the file format these separate sections are saved into a series of files so that each file keeps within the limits imposed by the file type When BuzzEdit displays a multiple file or a multiple hoop design the Stitches in Time window displays the Multiple Section bar that is designed to help you understand and manipulate your multiple file and BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc multiple hoop designs This bar displays a series of section breaks Each new section break marks the location in time or stitch n
60. n a Section Break flag to place the stitch cursor at the new hoop section break Figure 6 4 The particular hoop position will be highlighted in the Stitches in Space window Hoop positions will also be highlighted when you drag a selection of stitches horizontally along the Stitches in Time window This makes it easy to locate a specific hoop section when dragging and dropping stitches NOTE If you are editing a design and change its hoop type to one of the multi hoop types choose View gt Hoop Properties the hoop section breaks are placed after all of the design s stitches and none of those stitches are assigned to hoop sections As you work on the multi hoop design you will need to select stitches and drop them into the appropriate hoop sections in the Stitches in Time window or use the Auto Split for Multi Hoop command BuzzTools gt Auto Split for Multi Hoop Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Merge Smaller Designs or Elements Often you will build a large multi hoop design by combining smaller pre existing designs or design elements to create a larger scene or collage of designs Figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 This multi hoop design was made by inserting designs and pasting in other design s elements When you create a multi hoop design in this manner you usually have an idea where you are going to place elements visually Thus you can usually identify the hoop section to which a
61. n element belongs to prior to inserting or pasting it Therefore you should position your stitch cursor within the correct hoop section in the Time window before you insert the design or paste the stitches from the BuzzEdit clipboard This places design elements correctly in Time Once they have been inserted or pasted you can drag the stitches within the Stitches in Space window until positioned where you want them in the appropriate hoop section Find the Appropriate Hoop Use the arrow keys or the mouse to move the stitch cursor into the various hoops in the Stitches in Time window Look at the positions of the hoops in the Stitches in Space window and decide which hoop position you want to use for your design element Multiple Hoop Designs 67 BuzzEdit Version 2 Insert an Existing Design With the stitch cursor correctly positioned in the hoop section of your choice choose File gt Insert Design This brings up the nsert Design dialog box Navigate to the design of your choice and click OK A dialog box asks you where to insert the design Figure 6 6 In this example you should choose the Insert at the Stitch Cursor option Insert Design Ea Where would you like to insert the design x Figure 6 6 You can insert a design at the end of the current design or at the stitch Cursor The stitches are added to the design in the correct hoop location in the Stitches in Time display and are positioned in the current hoop
62. n has only four thread changes Before After tT Figure 3 17 Stitches before and after color sort Sometimes a design has the same color listed in two locations due to the required layering of the stitches This is often done for outlines or to produce some other advanced effect Under these conditions you might obtain better results by manually merging colors as needed by dragging them along the Time graphs Whenever you sort the colors in your design examine your design closely and do a test sew of the design to ensure that your results are those that you desire Reverse Stitch Order You can reverse the sewing order of a selection by using the WI Se Reverse Stitch Order command This is most often done to shorten or reduce jump stitches in an area BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Stitch Editing Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Manipulating Stitches In the example Figure 3 18 the heart was created by duplicating and flipping the left half We are left with a jump stitch across the middle Selecting the right half and reversing the stitch order eliminates the jumpstitch Figure 3 18 Before and after reversing stitch order When you use the Reverse Stitch Order command be aware of whether your selection includes understitching Understitching is sewn before a fill area to stabilize the area or to travel from one embroidery area to another For example
63. n the mouse cursor to place the new needle point underneath other areas of stitching You may find it easier to place the new stitches if you first Zoom in on your Stitches in Space window Move Stitches Use the Move Stitch tool in the Stitches in Space window to move a stitch or a group of stitches in the design one at a time This tool is very useful when you have arun of stitches you want to move one after another For example perhaps you need to adjust an outline on your design and need to move stitch after stitch to a new location Position the stitch cursor at the first stitch you need to move Click on the Move Stitch tool Each click in the Space window moves the last needle point of the current selection the stitch cursor to wherever you clicked The stitch cursor then advances by one needle point thereby allowing you to progress through a run of stitches moving each of their needle point locations in turn In the example before the design was edited with BuzzEdit there were many jump stitches to cut Rerouting jump stitches underneath other areas of stitching eliminated most of these ares Figure 3 20 Before and after manually rerouting jump stitches with BuzzEdit Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 4 Creating Stitches BuzzEdit provides easy to use tools that let you draw objects and create custom designs In this chapter Learn how to open and set a background graphic Learn how to creat
64. nc Getting Started 11 Install BuzzEdit from Installation CD To install BuzzEdit onto your hard drive 1 Place the BuzzEdit installation CD in the CD ROM drive Wait a moment for the CD to settle down in the drive 2 From the Windows Desktop double click on the My Computer icon and then double click on the icon for your CD ROM drive 3 Locate the file Setup exe in the root folder of the CD and double click on it to launch the installation CD browser 4 From the Installation CD browser choose the option Install BuzzEdit 5 Carefully read and follow the on screen installation instructions for the software We recommend that you accept all default installation options and installation folder locations 6 Atthe end of installation the Buzz Tools program group displays anda BuzzEdit icon is visible on your computer desktop Be sure to check the BuzzEdit Readme file for any late breaking news WARNING The original BuzzEdit installation CD is required to install or update BuzzEdit Do not lose your CD or you will not be able to re install the program or apply any of the free updates available from our web site www buzztools com In addition after changes to your computer hardware BuzzEdit may prompt you to reinsert your installation CD If you are installing BuzzEdit version 2 as an upgrade be sure BuzzEdit version is installed as it is required for BuzzEdit version 2 installation and authorization I
65. nd existing points or nodes are Figure 4 4 Edit marked with small empty squares or circles mode allows you to modify recently Figure 4 4 Squares mark straight nodes and the circles mark curved nodes A selection indicator is drawn around the entire object and black resizing Squares are in each corner of the selection box Resizing Objects To modify the size of an object click on one of the black resizing squares and drag it to the desired position If you would like to maintain the aspect ration of the object hold down the Cirl key while dragging the mouse Moving Objects Click on an object away from any nodes and drag it to the desired location Moving Nodes Click on a node and drag it to the desired location BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Inserting Nodes Right click on an objects outline where you want to insert a new node and choose the type of node from the pop up menu Figure 4 5 ae KS Insert Straight Mode Insert Curved Node Edit Object or Hole Properties Figure 4 5 Right click on an objects outline to insert a new point Deleting Nodes Right click on an existing node and choose Delete Node from the pop up menu Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Creating Stitches 49 50 Changing Node Type Right click on an existing node and choose an alternate node type from the pop up menu Figure 4 6 Straight Mode Curved Node Delete Node 5 Edit Object or Hol
66. ndow 20 W In Time Window 21 Workspace Windows In 18 License Agreement IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement Agreement is entered into by and between the user of this software You or Licensee and Buzz Tools Inc of San Ramon California Buzz Tools or Licensor By installing or using this software You acknowledge that You have read this Agreement that You understand it and that You agree to honor and be bound by the terms and conditions contained herein If You do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement then You have no right to use any Buzz Tools product and You immediately should contact Buzz Tools or the authorized reseller who sold You this Buzz Tools product and obtain instructions about requesting a refund Please be advised that by purchasing and using Buzz Tools products and by activating the use of those products by completing the software installation procedure You shall be deemed to have become a party to and bound by the terms of this Agreement 1 DEFINITIONS For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings Documentation shall mean all user documentation including any user manuals or instruction materials in any format provided to You in connection with Your purchase of the Licensed Products Licensed Products shall mean those Buzz Tools software products fo
67. nstall BuzzEdit from Download Only Purchase When you purchase a Download Only version of BuzzEdit instructions on where to download the software and how to install it are e mailed to you Please follow those instructions to install your software NOTE The Download Only versions of BuzzEdit are locked to a specific computer with a user specific authorization code BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Set Your Display to High Color NOTE Windows XP users do not need to adjust their display settings as they are already running high color mode For the best realistic threads display set you computer to high color 1 Using your alternate mouse button click on your computer desktop away from any program icons Usually the alternate mouse button is the right mouse button 2 From the Popup menu choose Properties The Display Properties dialog box opens 3 Along the inside top of the dialog box are tabs that look like file folder tabs Click the Settings tab 4 the settings window is a drop down list labeled Colors Set your colors to High Color 16 bits or True Color 24 bit If needed you can adjust your screen area on the same tab Set your screen area to at least 800 x 600 pixels 5 Click OK to accept your screen settings and restart your computer if directed to do so Authorizing BuzzEdit In order to use BuzzEdit beyond the evaluation period the software must be authorized using an i
68. nstallation CD or by entering an authorization code that locks the program to a specific computer To Authorize the software 1 Start BuzzEdit Click the Start button and then choose Programs gt Buzz Tools gt BuzzEditV2 2 Onthe main authorization screen choose I would like to authorize and click NEXT 3 Carefully read and follow the on screen instructions for authorizing the software If you need additional assistance access the online help by clicking on a HELP button Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Getting Started Trouble shooting Installation or Startup Register If you have trouble try the following See the BuzzEdit V2 ReadMe file installed in the same folder as BuzzEdit for important late breaking information that became available after this manual was completed Make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements listed at the start of this chapter CD ROM Installations ONLY Check the back of the installation CD and clean off smudges or fingerprints with a soft cloth if required Exit from all other applications and disable any virus protection applications before installing Restart your computer and then restart BuzzEdit e See if technical documents exist that address the problem you are having All technical documents are freely available on the Buzz Tools web site http www buzztools com answers Please register your software so that Buzz Tools Inc can
69. ol located on the Stitches in Space toolbar The line that bisects the stretch selection indicator 15 the area of your selection that does not move during the stretch operation Lees tes et ee ET Change the location of the line by dragging the center cross to the desired location Figure 3 Figure 3 11 Drag the 11 The numeric value of your custom center 5 cross to change the displayed on the bottom status bar center of the stretch You can toggle between a custom center and the center of the kA selection by clicking on the Custom Center toolbar button NOTE The ability to change the center of your stretch is very handy For example if you need to stretch an area of your design slightly to eliminate a gap between regions of your design you would position the center of the stretch on the stationary edge As you stretch your selection you will see it growing away from this center Change the angle of stretch for your selection by dragging the circular arrow arms that are attached to the selection boundary Figure 3 12 The percentage rotation is displayed on the bottom status bar s yn NBS Figure 3 12 Drag the circular arrow arms to change the angle of stretch Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Stretch your selection by pulling on the dashed portion of the selection boundary Figure 3 13 When your cursor is positioned correctly your cursor will look like the one in the example to the right You can
70. on Figure 6 8 Or you can center the stitches in the current hoop by choosing Tools gt Center Both 100 LO 2 ies ann 80595 Wl mi Figure 6 8 The pasted stitches are being dragged in space to the desired location in the correct hoop Section Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Hoop Designs 69 70 BuzzEdit Version 2 Subdividing Oversized Designs into Sections Let s say you have an oversized design that was created for a different embroidery machine whose embroidery field is larger than the area supported by your machine You can use the BuzzEdit Auto Split for Multi Hoop tool to quickly subdivide the design into hoop sections Prepare to Auto Split First open the oversized design in BuzzEdit Often you will need to convert the design at this point to match the file type required by your embroidery machine To do this choose BuzzTools gt Convert Design Now pick the appropriate multiple hoop type View gt Hoop Properties The hoop Section Break flags will be appended to the stitches in the design Figure 6 9 Buoskdit Uniikin PES Fola 1 Fi Edt eH Hep When it s brown it s burning When it s black it s done Copri 200 Bure Tools Ine Protect ed ber 15 ack I Needles 1 02 Figure 6 9 Design ready for Auto Hooping Auto Split Design To automatically subdivide your design into hoop sized sect
71. oned in one of the other positions Depending on the machine this may be done by either sliding the hoop to the new position while the hoop remains mounted on the machine or by removing the Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Common Multi Hoops 91 hoop from the machine and re mounting the hoop in the next position The fabric is not removed from the hoop during this process By shifting the position of the hoop in the machine and stitching three designs the entire multi hoop area may be embroidered Depending on the requirements of the design the order that the hoop positions are sewn in may vary For example the middle hoop position may be stitched before either the bottom or top hoop positions NOTE The PES version 2 5 or greater file format supports the three position multiple hoops This new PES version can save all of the design sections in one file for use with one of the standard three position multiple hoops If you are creating a Giant design out of PES files BuzzEdit will save a manager file to keep track of information required for these hoops Giant Multiple Position Hoops Giant Hoop it All and Giant L Hoop it All Hoop it All Inc manufactures a unique type of multiple position hoop frame called the Giant Hoop it All Each different machine type needs its own type of Giant Hoop it All frame Giant Hoop it All frames are currently available for several home embroidery machines and Hoop it All Inc plan
72. oot of the sewing machine along the edges of the Giant Hoop it All frame Pfaff s own three position multi hoop will also jam the needle on the edges BuzzEdit displays smaller hoop borders in these cases and prevents you from placing stitches in the forbidden areas Thus you are better protected from jamming your needle which can damage both your design and your machine BuzzEdit Custom Multi Hoops You can define your own grid of hoops use View gt Hoop Properties so that you can lay out multiple designs onto an oversized design area When you define a multi hoop grid in this manner you must re hoop your fabric by hand BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Glossary This glossary contains both terms that are specific to BuzzEdit and others that are general embroidery terms Anchor Points Anchor points are used to define the shape of an object and they can be places anywhere along the objects path The greater number of anchor points the finer control you have over the shape of the object Bean Stitch A bean stitch 15 a series of stitches that goes from one point to another It is similar to a running stitch except that a bean stitch goes forward two stitches back one stitch and forward two The result is a triple sewn stitch that is made in a single pass Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Density Density refers to how tightly packed are the alternating lines of stitches in a fil
73. ou save the design BuzzEdit Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Section Designs 55 56 creates multiple pcs files each with no more than sixteen thread changes The file names of the saved designs are appended with a letter of the alphabet BuzzEdit Version 2 T Figure 5 6 Open the When you sew your Continue stitching BuzzEdit manager file design stitch design all design parts to to edit all parts of the A first sew the complete design design Let s say you create a design with nineteen thread changes and save the design as Heart pcs Figure 5 6 You will create three files BuzzEdit will save a manager file named Heart pcs as well as two design files named Heart A pcs and Heart B pcs To sew the design you sew each design file in succession on the same fabric that is you first sew Heart A pcs then Heart B pcs The result is a design containing more than 16 color changes The manager file Heart pcs is used by BuzzEdit to allow you to read the multiple file design back into the program That is when you open the manager file Heart pcs with BuzzEdit it automatically reads back in all the design files which in this example are Heart A pcs and Heart B pcs The manager file is not sewn Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc To adjust the place at which BuzzEdit splits a design into a new file choose View gt Multiple File Settings Thi
74. p that uses a sliding mount mechanism be sure to screw down the slider securely If you do not there is nothing to prevent the hoop from sliding out of position Sometimes the hoop can slide to a location where the embroidery machine will sew onto the hoop frame This will certainly ruin your design and may cause serious damage to your machine to your hoop or even to yourself Using your printed summary as a work list Figure 6 29 load the embroidery designs you are using onto your machine Please refer to your embroidery software owner s manual for specific information on how to do this Mount your embroidery hoop on the first position as shown on the template and your printed work list If your hoop has a sliding mount you can slide the hoop to fine tune the vertical position You want your needle down position the starting center needle position of your design to match the center hoop mark on your fabric If you need to adjust the needle position horizontally use the embroidery machine controls to fine tune this position Figure 6 29 Use your printed summary as your work list In addition when you attach the hoop to your machine notice if your hoop has any horizontal play If it does be sure to attach the hoop to your machine the same way each time to reduce design placement inaccuracies When we mount our Giant Hoop it All to our embroidery machine we always push the hoop frame toward the embroidery arm at the s
75. r which You have purchased use rights as indicated by the title and serial number included with the Software and this Agreement License Term shall mean in perpetuity or until the termination of this Agreement according to its terms and conditions by either party Serial Number shall mean the software key serial number provided to You with the Licensed Products which is needed to activate the Licensed Products 2 GRANT OF LICENSE Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement Licensor grants to Licensee a non transferable and non exclusive license to use the Licensed Products and any accompanying Documentation during the License Term 3 OWNERSHIP AND TITLE Licensee shall have no ownership rights in any Licensed Products or Documentation Buzz Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc License Agreement 103 104 BuzzEdit Version 2 Tools retains all title and ownership interest in the Licensed Products and Documentation and any intellectual property embodied therein such as copyrights or patents Any attempt by Licensee to transfer any ownership rights in the Licensed Products or Documentation shall a be null and void b constitute a material breach and grounds for immediate termination of this Agreement and c trigger an immediate obligation on Licensee to return of all Licensed Products and Documentation 4 LIMITATIONS ON USE OF LICENSED PRODUCTS AND DOCUMENTATION a Licensee shall not use any Licensed Produ
76. s Using the scroll bar locate the program name BuzzEdit V2 and click on it to select it Click Add Remove On the Confirm File Deletion dialog box click Yes Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 2 BuzzEdits Basics We know you are anxious to get started using the powerful features of BuzzEdit But before you begin it is important for you to become familiar with the BuzzEdit workspace as it has many unique features and tools In this chapter e Get an overview of the BuzzEdit workspace Learn how to zoom in the various windows Learn how to select stitches in the various windows Learn many of the terms used in the rest of the manual The BuzzEdit Workspace When you start BuzzEdit you are presented with the BuzzEdit Welcome dialog box which lets you open an existing design or start a new design After you select one of these options you see the main application window which is called the BuzzEdit workspace The BuzzEdit workspace displays your design in three different windows each presenting a different view of your design Figure 2 1 They work Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc BuzzEdit Basics 17 18 together to allow you to select and manipulate runs of stitches Although you have three separate views of your design you are still only working on one design per workspace Stitches in Space Reference Window Stitches in Space Window Stitches in Time Window
77. s command brings up a dialog box that allows you to specify the maximum number of thread changes and maximum number of stitches for the file type you are currently editing Figure 5 7 PCS Multiple File Settings Ea m File Splitting Criteria IW Split if thread changes exceed 14 IY Split if stitches exceed 1 4000 IV Back up to last thread change Set Default Help Cancel Figure 5 7 Change these settings to adjust where BuzzEdit will split your design If you wish you can manually insert new section breaks into your design to force your design to split at a specific location First position the stitch cursor in the desired location on the Stitches in Time window You can Multiple Section Designs 57 BuzzEdit Version 2 click on any of the graphs to take advantage of their unique snap characteristics Once the stitch cursor is positioned as desired choose Tools gt Insert Section Break Figure 5 8 Insert Section Break OF Cancel Help Create Muliple Hoop Design Figure 5 8 Use to add new section breaks into your design You can also decide to set all of the splitting locations manually To do this you must first set your file type settings to have a high maximum number of thread changes Tools gt Multiple File Settings You are then free to adjust the actual number of thread changes per file by manually inserting new section breaks Tools gt Insert Section Bre
78. s for further information 7 TERM AND TERMINATION This Agreement shall take effect upon Licensee s purchase of a Licensed Product and shall remain in effect until terminated by the Licensee upon one month s written notice or by Licensor as set forth in this section This Agreement may be terminated by the Licensee only when all use of any Licensed Product has been discontinued and all Licensed Products and Documentation have been destroyed or have been returned to Buzz Tools Licensor may terminate this Agreement upon written notice if Licensee fails to comply with any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement 8 DISCLAIMERS AND WARRANTIES EACH LICENSED PRODUCT COVERED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY LICENSED PRODUCT LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY LICENSED PRODUCT WILL BE FREE FROM ERROR OR MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc SUCH AS COMPATIBILITY REVERSE COMPATIBILITY OR INTEROPERABILITY REQUIREMENTS LICENSEE ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DECISIONS MADE OR ACTIONS TAKEN BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED USING THE
79. s manager file contains important information including the name of the design files used in your complete design the hoop you are using and the hoop positions of the design sections In addition BuzzEdit saves your stitch information in a manager file 11 you need to stop editing your design before all of the design sections are placed correctly in a hoop The manager file s name is always the name of the original file or the name you selected when you saved your design Each design file used for sewing your full design is assigned a new name The new files are named the same as the manager file with a letter appended to the end The first file sewn 1s appended with the letter A the second file sewn is appended with the letter B and so on NOTE The manager file is used by BuzzEdit to allow you to read the multiple file design back into BuzzEdit and is not sewn The letter appended to the end of the file name corresponds to the order in which it is sewn and is NOT the hoop position Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc When you open a multiple file design that uses a BuzzEdit manager file you should choose the manager file name from the BuzzEdit Open Design dialog box This causes all of the associated design files to be opened and ensures that they are positioned correctly Figure 5 2 Open Desiga a hamil pas m htl pes mj 5 par paj dh
80. s to support additional machines in the near future Hoop it All embroidery frames hold the fabric in place by using an adhesive stabilizer that is first applied to the hoop The Giant Hoop it All differs from the other multi hoops in that the hoop frame may be rotated and mounted onto the embroidery machine on more than one side BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Hoop it All Inc has created two varieties of the Giant Hoop it All The standard Giant Hoop it All frame can be rotated for mounting on all four sides creating a very large embroidery area that is created by sewing out multiple design files Figure C 2 TNI Figure C 2 The The hoop bracket is Here is the complete Giant Hoop it All moved and the hoop design after all twelve is being sewn in the frame rotated as needed design segments have first position to sew the various design been sewn segments For most machines the Giant Hoop it All has an area in the center that can only be reached by removing the fabric and re hooping by hand The standard Giant Hoop it All can only work on those embroidery machines where the embroidery arm is on the right the same side of the embroidery machine If the embroidery arm on your machine is on the left side the width of this embroidery frame would hit the machine body Hoop it All has also created the Giant L Hoop it All for use on embroidery machines where the embroidery arm 15 located
81. sat E paz E iieu hu Beal hl hi wj bodes Hopes fam food pei 15 bead cheat as w hodha Hi pas Ej hides pe Hja ha dst ts Fie nve Faha ot hu teen Taran i Doran z Un ia Motes Fie Dariga F der paz hue ped a Cancel 00 E eip Figure 5 2 This twelve part Giant Hoop it All design is opened easily by choosing the BuzzEdit manager file the file without a a b etc If you have a multiple file design or a multiple hoop design that uses multiple files created by a program other than BuzzEdit you can read the design into BuzzEdit by checking the Multiple file Design checkbox in the Open Design dialog box Figure 5 3 Open Pesiga w hha H pe Hjres 18 red F hin paj ee ba hddhaat F par Blihe H hus Bila bu Ls jO pes hides pei hodha E hu hol hir Fia pame hoet a 82 tt 25 ran a 22 Olan rs LA 170 aiichies Pile of poe Dedign Filey pes pec hus oes pegs ihrand chingar 3 cokes hiipi aip Figure 5 3 Check the Multiple File Design checkbox to let BuzzEdit know this is a Multiple File design This action brings up the Open Multiple File Design dialog box that allows you to specify a series of files to open and which hoop to use Figure 5 4 Many PES versio
82. sentations with respect to such subject matter other than as expressly provided herein Any waiver or modification of this Agreement shall only be effective if it is in writing and signed by both parties hereto If any part of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction the remainder of the Agreement shall be interpreted so as to reasonably effect the intention of the parties Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc License Agreement 105 106 BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc
83. sign Horizontally the stitches are displayed from left to right in the order in which they are sewn Various properties of the stitches are displayed in the form of graphs Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Zooming In Time Drag along the very bottom of the ae Stitches in Time window the Time Reference 10 0 bar to zoom in on an area Figure 2 6 Once you have zoomed in on a subset of stitches you can use the scroll bar to move forward and backward in time and change what Figure 2 6 Zoom along is displayed in the Stitches in Time graphs the reference bar to The scroll bar button indicates which stitches in 9 007 an area the Reference bar are displayed in the other Time graphs Scrolling the Time window does not change what is displayed on the Stitches in Space windows Stitch Selection Before you can use BuzzEdit to modify a design you must first select the stitches you want to modify For example 11 you want to change the first color in your design from blue to red you must first select the stitches contained in the first color break In BuzzEdit a selection always consists of one or more consecutive needle points and stitches Your selection can be anything from a single needle point does not include the associated stitch to the entire design The last needle point of your selection 15 called the stitch cursor The stitch cursor can be found in both the Space and the Time windows Any stitches creat
84. st double click on the EwendedP i gt Palette y 1 13 i Hered Faila desired color to change it quickly and at g the same time close the dialog box Figure 3 1 Thread color Alternatively you can also locate a color palette of available thread using the drop down box where the thread colors colors are listed in alphabetic order If more than one color palette is available for the design file type you are editing you can change the palette using the drop down box on the Choose Color dialog box Basic Editing Commands BuzzEdit Version 2 BuzzEdit provides the basic editing commands Cut Copy and Paste These commands can be used to move or copy selections to a new Stitches in Time location within the current BuzzEdit workspace or to move selections to a different BuzzEdit workspace Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Cut Command The Cut command can be used to move a selection to a new workspace or to a new location in time The selected stitches are removed from the design and placed on the BuzzEdit clipboard Use the Cut button located on the main toolbar or choose S Edit gt Cut to cut the selected stitches Copy Command The Copy command can be used to copy a selection to a new workspace or to a new location in time The selected stitches are copied and placed on the BuzzEdit clipboard Use the Copy button located on the main toolbar or choose Edi
85. support the majority of thread colors Reorder Stitches Several of the tools available are used to change the order in which stitches are sewn These changes include sorting colors and reversing stitch order Depending on how these are applied you may find that your design DOES sew differently than before you applied the modification Therefore these tools must be used with caution and you should always carefully check your work when using one of these time related stitch tools BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Drag Colors You can easily change the sewing order of your design by dragging a selected color horizontally left or right along the Time graphs and dropping the selection at the desired position First select an entire color by double clicking on it in the Stitch Color bar To grab your selection position your mouse cursor on the Stitch Color bar inside Figure 3 15 Drag a of your selection When your mouse cursor 1s Selection to move it correctly positioned it will change to a pointing finger Hold down the primary mouse button and drag your selection in Time Figure 3 15 Since you are rearranging entire color breaks in this example you will want to insert the selection on a color boundary It is easy to do this by moving your cursor horizontally along the Stitch Color bar Your insertion point will snap to a color boundary making it easy to rearrange the colors in your design Drag Stitc
86. t gt Copy to copy the selected stitches Paste Command The Paste command places a copy of the stitches in the clipboard into current BuzzEdit workspace This can be from the same design where the stitches originated or from a different design When you paste a selection it is pasted after the stitch cursor in the Stitches in Time window Therefore to change when a selection 5 sewn first cut the selection from your design Then click the mouse in one of the Stitches in Time graphs at the location you wish the stitches to be sewn Use the Paste button located on the main toolbar or choose E Edit gt Paste to paste the stitches into their new location in Time When you paste stitches from a different design with a different file type the stitch colors are converted to match the current palette NOTE The Cut Copy and Paste commands provide one method for changing the sewing order of your design or for duplicating stitches You can also change the sewing order of your design by dragging selected stitches along the Stitches in Time graphs Stitches may also be duplicated by holding the Ctrl key when dragging For more information about dragging selections see Reorder Stitches on page 38 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Manipulating Stitches 31 Build New Designs Use the Open gt New Workspace command to open additional BuzzEdit workspaces in order to copy and paste selections from one design to another or
87. the Space window The first and last needle points of the selection are also marked The first selected needle point is marked with a small box The last selected needle point the stitch cursor is marked with a small triangle pointing in the direction of the last stitch Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc zm Ifthe area selected is not what you need you can use the Select Next Lassoed button located on the main toolbar or press Ctrl L until the run of desired stitches is selected Figure 2 8 This command is also available from the Edit menu Figure 2 8 To select the next run of contiguous stitches click the Select Next Lassoed button or press Ctrl L Selecting a Single Needlepoint You can select a single needle point in the Space window by clicking on or near the needle point with the Lasso tool If the wrong needle point is selected click the Select Next Lassoed button until the desired needle point is selected or use the left and right arrow keys to move forward and backward needle point by needle point When a single needle point is selected all of the stitches are 2 drawn in color in the Stitches in Space window The ia Si selected needle point the stitch cursor is highlighted with a 4 small triangle Selecting a Single Stitch To select a single stitch using the Space window first select a needle point and then press Shift Right Arrow If only a single stitch is sele
88. the stitch angle as a result of the threads pull on the fabric This can leave gaps between sewing areas Pull compensation slightly increases the sewing area opposite the stitch angle in order to correct this problem Run of Stitches A run of stitches is a consecutive group of stitches Running Stitch A running stitch is a series of stitches that goes from one point to another A running stitch is often used for outlines fine details or understitching Satin Stitch A satin stitch is made up of zigzag stitches that are sewn very close together A satin stitch can range in thickness from just over 1mm to usually a maximum of 12mm A satin stitch is normally used for nice detail thicker outlines and for most normal size lettering Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Stitch A stitch is one needle penetration and the thread laid down to get to the next needle penetration Stitch Angle The stitch angle is the angle of the stitches in an area Stitch Count Stitch count is the number of stitches in a design or in a selection Stitch Cursor The stitch cursor is the last needle point of a selection This is also the insertion point when adding new stitches or when pasting stitches into the design Stitch Density Stitch density refers to the number of stitches per inch The higher the stitch density chosen the more stitches will be used within that defined area Stitch Direction Stitch direction refers to
89. ting design for the clock mechanism Or you might want to create a decorative button hole by cutting a button hole in a design Figure 4 3 If you are using the closed shape tools to inan create a design it is best to create your holes Figure 4 3 A button immediately after is has been created because 00 design using the the area of the hole is taken into account when Custom Shape tool the stitches are generated which results in a cleaner sew out All of the closed shape tools can create holes except for the Column tool Click on the closed shape tool of choice and create the shape of the hole On the Sewing Properties dialog for the hole uncheck the Fill option and choose to either Delete the Stitches from Last Object or Delete ALL Stitches Under this Object Editing Objects The sewing properties of an object and its sub objects can be modified for only a short period of time An object is assigned stitches and its sewing properties are fixed when you create a new object or when you use one of the stitch editing tools Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Creating Stitches 47 Edit Object Tool The Edit Object tool is located on the 3 space tool bar If the tool is disabled it means that BuzzEdit has already assigned stitches to all objects and there is nothing currently available for editing Click on the Edit Object tool to activate Edit mode In Edit mode the perimeter of an object 5 displayed a
90. tions that make up your current design and 15 only displayed if your design 15 made up of multiple sections The sections that make up your complete design are displayed in the Stitches in Time window in the order in which they are sewn Top Hoop glory amp pes Bottom Hoop glory B pes gt Middle Hoop glory C pes Figure 2 13 When needed the Multiple Section bar is shown above the Stitch Color bar Each section starts with a Section Break flag and is followed by a description of the section Sometimes this description is only a file name but when your design is for a multiple position hoop the description may also include the hoop position for the specific section You may need to zoom in on an area of the Stitches in Time window before you can read these descriptions see Zooming In Time on page 21 Select by Double Clicking To select an entire section hoop or file just position your cursor between two section flags and double click Your selection will snap to these boundaries You can click directly on top of the descriptive text Select by Dragging If you click near the beginning of a section the selection will snap to the beginning of the section If you click near the end of a section the selection will snap to the very end of the section More Information You will find an entire chapter dedicated to multiple section designs Please refer to Multiple Section Designs on page 51 for more
91. too close to the edges of the hoop section In the example Figure 6 22 the design section is very close to the edges of the hoop section Once BuzzEdit locks this design to prevent centering there is little or no space in which to fine tune the design placement at the embroidery machine BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc 2 Whenever possible position the stitches of design elements into the correct hoop locations when you create them or when you import them rather than waiting until the entire design is created It is often easier to select and grab design elements when the design is uncluttered Figure 6 23 Tae MIA ie Figure 6 23 Pasted or inserted stitches are placed at the stitch cursor iw f 1 3 0 L pei L F ah 3 Do not use the Color Sort command on your design until you have finished moving all of the design s stitches into the appropriate hoops If you sort prior to that you may find it difficult to select the design elements that you desire When you are ready the Color Sort command may be used to reduce the number of thread changes in each section of the multiple hoop The Color Sort command does not cross hoop boundaries and can be used safely on multiple hoop designs Before You Sew 4 Be sure you have read all directions that come with your multiple position hoop frame and follow them closely Many hoops require special procedures to be followed in order to obtain satisf
92. ts See Creating Holes on page 47 Ellipse Tool The Ellipse tool allows you to create ellipses or perfect circles Choose the Ellipse tool on the space tool bar to activate it Imagine that a box is drawn around the circle or ellipse that you are creating In order to position your pattern correctly click on one of the imaginary corners and drag the mouse to the opposite corner The ellipse is completed when you release the mouse button You can draw a perfect circle by holding the Ctrl key down while dragging the mouse Rectangle Tool With the Rectangle tool you can create rectangles with rounded or e sharp corners Choose the Rectangle tool on the space tool bar to activate it Click on one of the corners of the rectangle and drag the mouse to the corner diagonally opposite your starting location You can draw a square by holding the Ctrl key down while dragging the mouse NOTE To create a sharp cornered rectangle or square first create it with rounded edges and then edit the shape by clicking on the Edit Object tool In edit mode adjust the shape of the corners by dragging the corner nodes Custom Shape Tool The Custom Shape tool is used to create custom closed shapes with straight lines or curves For the easiest digitizing use a background graphic as a guide when using the custom shape tool File gt Open Background Graphic Choose the Custom Shape tool on the space tool bar to activate the tool Click on the first
93. uickly locate which design goes in each location Make sure you have a full bobbin loaded in your embroidery machine and a few extra full bobbins on hand just in case you need them to complete the design You don t want to be 4 winding bobbins during the middle of this design Be sure to use plenty of stabilizer as oversized designs may pull the fabric more than smaller designs For Giant Hoop it All frames the stabilizer is not secured in the hoop frame but rather placed loose under the embroidery hoop This can sometimes cause the stabilizer to catch on the edge of the Giant Hoop it All extension table which will affect the stitching of your design To avoid this problem make sure that your stabilizer is cut just large enough to cover the entire bottom of the Giant hoop You want the stabilizer to cover the entire sewing area but not get in the way of the embroidery arms movement or table edges You might also try taping the bottom edges of the stabilizer just out of the way of the embroidery field area and the embroidery arm It is important that you be entirely out of the sewing Figure 6 28 Have extra bobbins ready Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc 15 16 area so that your needle will not puncture the tape adhesive and jam your needle If your stabilizer catches on the edges of your extension table your embroidery will not stitch correctly NOTE If you are using the Giant Hoop it All or another multi hoo
94. umber at which a new file or hoop will begin Figure 5 5 The file name of the new file is displayed along with the Section Break flag When your design is for a multiple position hoop the description also includes the hoop position for the specific section You may need to zoom in on an area of the Figure 5 5 Marks the Stitches in Time window before individual files and or hoops you can read these descriptions that make up your design Muttiple Section gt 2a 1000 10 0 10 0 1 180 90 Lengthimm When the mouse 15 clicked or dragged on the Multiple Section bar the selection will snap to the nearest section break making it easy to select all of the stitches in an entire design file You can also select all of the stitches in a design file by double clicking between section break flags You can click directly on top of the descriptive text Embroidery Machine File Limitations As we have already mentioned each embroidery file format comes with certain file limitations and restrictions Typically these limitations are on either the number of stitches a design may have or on the number of color breaks The limitations are specific to the design format you are using and are usually not negotiable For example a Pfaff pcs design file can contain a maximum of sixteen thread changes However in BuzzEdit you can create a design with more than sixteen thread changes When y
95. unt on more then one side Hoop Indicator The hoop indicator shows where your can place stitches in the Stitches in Space window It is shown in BuzzEdit in black for a single hoop design and in red for a multiple hoop design Hoop Section The hoop section is that part of a multiple hoop design that sews into a particular hoop position Jump Stitch Jump stitch refers to the movement of the embroidery machine hoop without any needles penetrating the fabric It is generally used to get from one area of a design to another area Multiple Position Hoop A multiple position hoop is a large hoop is mounted can be mounted to an embroidery arm in any number of positions in order to reach different areas of the fabric Path A path 15 any line or shape that you draw using the digitizing tools Paths can be open like a line or closed like a circle All open paths have end paths all closed paths have a continues line without any end points Primary Mouse Button The primary mouse button is the mouse button you have set up to perform normal selection and dragging You generally click this button using your index finger If you are right handed this 15 usually set to the left Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc mouse button If you are left handed this is usually set to the right mouse button Pull Compensation When embroidery is sewn onto fabric an area of the embroidery may shrink slightly in the direction of
96. used by PETOO and dhe me embroidery machines wih a 1010r or PS Leck inom 11001 me caving lek custom Hoop Say i hogs not supooiedin Libs version Find Hoop or aet Han a crea Figure 6 2 Choose a multi hoop from the list of available hoops Select one of the built in multiple hoop types or create your own regular grid of hoops Click the Create Custom Hoop button and then set the custom hoop characteristics Multi Hoop Section Breaks When you choose a multi hoop from the Hoop Properties dialog BuzzEdit displays a Multiple Section bar and inserts a series of new hoop section breaks into it Figure 6 3 You then use the Multiple Section bar to assign stitches to the appropriate multi hoop sections Figure 6 3 Empty New Hoop Section Breaks Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Hoop Designs 65 BuzzEdit Version 2 The stitches in each hoop section will later be sewn at the designated physical hoop position For most file types BuzzEdit will save each hoop section into a separate design file When the design is saved BuzzEdit will automatically move and or rotate each hoop section so that it will sew correctly in the designated hoop o 00 Figure 6 4 Stitch cursor is placed at and the associated hoop area is the Top Hoop section flag highlighted in the Space window Click o
97. ve previously deleted With the stitch cursor correctly positioned in the Time window Figure 6 13 choose BuzzTools gt Insert Section Break or use the Insert Section Break tool bar button This action brings up the Insert Section Break dialog box meio Figure 6 13 Stitch Cursor in position ready for new section break Choose the correct hoop location from the Section Type drop down Figure 6 14 and click OK Insert Section Break E x k Section type Middle Hoop hai Cancel Left Hoog Help di Middle Hoop Figure 6 14 Use to insert a section break into your design Change Hoop Positions You can change the hoop position for a specific section break in your design Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Multiple Hoop Designs 73 74 BuzzEdit Version 2 Click on the Section Break flag to select it The stitch cursor is correctly positioned when the section break type is displayed on the main tool bar and the staff of the Section Break flag changes color To change the hoop position choose a new position from the drop down list located onthe main T Middle Hoop Ti tool bar Figure 6 15 Middle Hoop h Bottom Hoop Figure 6 15 Choose a new hoop position from the drop down list Re order Hoop Sections If you wish to change the sewing order of a hoop section you must first select all of the stitches in a section by double clicking between Section Break flags You can cl
98. y hand The powerful BuzzEdit auto hooping tool splits oversized designs to sew in your embroidery machine s multiple position hoops What s New in Version 2 Some of the new features in this version of BuzzEdit include the following Automatic design splitting for multiple position hoops e Slice tool for manually cutting designs into sections for multi hoops or other uses Graphics may be displayed in the background and printed with design placement marks allowing you to create mixed medium embroidery creations Digitizing tools for adding outlines columns and other shapes Automatic creation of basting stitches Automatic creation of alignment stitches Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Chapter 1 Getting Started Before you use BuzzEdit you must install it onto your computer s hard drive This chapter include In this chapter Learn how to install BuzzEdit and set your computer to high color Learn how to start BuzzEdit e Find out how to trouble shoot BuzzEdit if you have problems installing or starting the software Find out about software registration Learn how to get technical assistance Find out how to un install BuzzEdit Installation System Requirements Microsoft Windows 95 or later 16MB RAM e 16 MB available hard drive space Colors set to 256 Colors or better Resolution of 640 by 480 pixels or greater Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools I
99. y your selection by percent the cursor will include an exclamation dragging the boundary point to alert you of a potential problem You can also resize your selection using specific values for the resize percentage and the center of the resizing choose BuzzTools gt Resize For help on this command click on the Resize Selection dialogs Help button NOTE BuzzSize is a design resizing program that resizes designs while maintaining their original stitch density BuzzSize can also adjust the density of a design When both BuzzEdit and BuzzSize are installed on the same computer BuzzEdit can use BuzzSize to retain the stitch density BuzzSize is available from many sewing machine dealers and from the Buzz Tools website at www buzztools com Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Manipulating Stitches 35 36 BuzzEdit Version 2 Stretch In addition to resizing your selection you can stretch or shrink your design along an arbitrary direction In BuzzEdit a stretched selection contains the same number of stitches as the original Just as with the resize operation you can stretch selections up to ten percent without any adverse stitching affects You may be able to stretch by a value greater than ten percent if you also change the thickness of the thread used to sew the design area Use a finer thread for areas you have reduced and a thicker thread for areas you have enlarged Stretch your selection using the Stretch to
100. your custom 67 Catan BuzzEdit Version 2 Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc center is displayed on the status bar The numeric value of the custom center may be a negative number as this is an offset from the center of the hoop You can toggle between a custom center and the center of the selection by clicking on the Custom Center button located on the main toolbar Rotate your selection by dragging the circular l boundary of your selection Figure 3 4 The ee es percentage rotation is displayed on the bottom d status bar You can also rotate your selection using specific values for the degree rotation and the center of rotation choose BuzzTools gt Rotate For help 5 on this command click on the Rotate Selection Figure 3 4 Rotate your dialogs Help button selection by dragging the boundary Flip You can flip your selection using the Flip tool located on the Stitches in Space toolbar You can change the center of the mirror during a flip operation Move the center of the mirror by dragging the cross to the desired location sy Figure 3 5 The numeric value of your custom Figure 3 5 Drag the center 15 displayed on the bottom status bar cross to change the center of the mirror You can toggle between a custom center 4 and the center of the selection by clicking on the Custom Center toolbar button located on the main toolbar Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Manipulating Stitches 33 You can chan
101. ype running zigzag satin etc has a characteristic appearance in the Stitch Angle graph When you are editing your designs look for other patterns that may indicate a change of stitch type To see the details of the stitch type you may need to zoom in on an area of the Stitch Angle graph see Zooming In Time on page 21 Select by Dragging Select a run of stitches in the Stitch Angle graph by holding down the primary mouse button and dragging the mouse cursor horizontally along the graph Base your selection on the appearance of the graph For example to select a run of satin stitches look for a region where the run of stitches hug the top of the graph and then select those stitches by dragging the mouse across them Stitch Appearance Probable Stitch Type m Bean Stitch A run of bean stitches tend to have a very i regular pattern alternating back and forth Running Stitch A run of running stitches tend to hug the bottom of the graph Fill Stitch A run of fill stitches tend to vary back and forth HI in a regular pattern 550 Satin Stitch A run of satin stitches tend to hug the top of the graph Copyright 2003 Buzz Tools Inc Selecting by Hoop or File Section When you are editing a design made up of multiple hoops or files your Stitches in Time window displays the Multiple Section bar which is positioned above all the other time graphs Figure 2 13 It delimits the individual sec

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