Tool
Tip
Rectangle / square
Click two corners of rectangle, or press <Ctrl> for square.
Circle / oval
Click center point plus two size points for an oval, or press <Ctrl> for circle.
Standard shapes
Digitize standard shapes. Press <Ctrl> to keep proportions of the shape. Press <Shift> to center at first point entered.
Freehand open shape
Click and hold to draw freehand open shapes. Adjust smoothing control for preferred result.
Freehand closed shape
Click and hold to draw freehand closed shapes. Adjust smoothing control for preferred result.
Digitize open shape
Digitize open shapes with left and right mouse clicks for straight lines and curves. Shortcut <Shift+N>
Digitize closed shape
Digitize closed shapes with left and right mouse clicks for straight lines and curves.
Digitize blocks
Digitize column shapes of varying width, setting stitch angle at each pair of points.
Carving stamp >>
Toggle display of Carving Stamp docker. Create needle penetrations with a ‘carving stamp’ as template.
Motif stamp
Add motifs to design one-by-one. Rotate, scale with <Shift>, or mirror with right-click as you add, or press <Enter> to accept default position and settings. Press Esc to stop adding motifs.
Add stitch angles
Add stitch angles to selected filled or lettering object.
Remove stitch angles
Remove stitch angles from closed objects with turning stitches.
Digitize holes
Digitize holes in selected filled object.
Fill holes
Fill holes via creating new objects based on hole boundaries of selected object with current fill stitch type. Right-click for settings.
Remove holes
Remove holes from selected object.
Weld
Merge selected overlapping objects into single ‘flattened’ object.
Backtrack
Reinforce an outline, stitching it in reverse direction to the original. Shortcut <Ctrl+B>
Repeat
Duplicate an outline in same direction. Normally used with closed shapes.
Branching
Automatically sequence and group selected embroidery objects. Shortcut <I>
Redwork
Automatically sequence and group selected embroidery objects to create Redwork object with entry and exit points at same position. Shortcut <Ctrl+I>
