Optimize color changes

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Use Edit Objects > Sequence >> to open the Sequence docker. Click again to close. Also available via Windows > Dockers menu.

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Use Sequence > Sequence by Color to resequence selected color blocks in the Sequence docker toolbar. Hold down <Ctrl> and click colors to select.

Once you have created your layout, check the stitching sequence using the Travel tools and/or Sequence docker. The Mirror-Copy functions will not optimize the color changes for you.

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If you combine designs or design elements, you will also want to ensure that like-colors are sewn together. The Sequence docker provides various techniques for sequencing objects or entire color blocks. Voir également Split objects.