Arrange Copies
It may not be possible to create mirror copies of some embroidery data read from original cards.
Using the Mirror Copy tool
- Select the pattern(s), and then click the [Home] tab.
- Click [Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard] group, and then click [Vertical Mirror Copy], [Horizontal Mirror Copy] or [Four-Way Mirror Copy].
- Move the pointer, and then click when the patterns are arranged as desired.
Using the Circle Copy tool
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- Select the pattern(s), and then click the [Home] tab.
- Click [Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard] group, and then click [Circle Copy].
- Specify the pattern arrangement and spacing.
- Select the desired arrangement.
- Select how the pattern arrangement will be specified.
Select [Number] to specify the number of patterns to be arranged.
Select [Spacing] to specify the spacing between the patterns.
The higher the value, the wider the patterns are spaced from each other.
- Drag the pointer to draw a circle or an oval.
- To draw a circle, hold down the <Shift> key while dragging the pointer.
- To redraw the ellipse, right-click the Design Page to return to before the ellipse was drawn.
- After drawing a circle or ellipse, hold down the <Ctrl> key while dragging the pointer to move, rotate or enlarge/reduce the shape.
- Move the pointer to select the desired angle.
Rotating the line changes the orientation of the patterns.
- To rotate the line in 15° increments, hold down the <Shift> key while moving the pointer.
The angle of the line appears in the status bar. - While changing the orientation by moving the pointer, the pattern arrangement and spacing can still be changed in the [Circle Copy] dialog box.
- Click to finish the copies.
Using the Matrix Copy tool
- Select the pattern(s), and then click the [Home] tab.
- Click [Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard] group, and then click [Matrix Copy].
- Specify the spacing between patterns. The higher the value, the wider the patterns are spaced from each other.
To overlap the patterns, specify a negative value number.
- Click in the Design Page, and then move the pointer.
A rectangle and the patterns that can be arranged within it appear as dotted lines.
- To redraw the rectangle, right-click the Design Page to return to before the rectangle was drawn.
- While resizing the rectangle by moving the pointer, the pattern spacing can still be changed in the [Matrix Copy] dialog box.
- Click to finish the copies.
Merging patterns
Overlapping shape patterns arranged using [Vertical Mirror Copy], [Horizontal Mirror Copy], [Four-Way Mirror Copy], [Circle Copy] or [Matrix Copy] can be merged. When the following message appears, click [Yes].
The shape patterns are merged.
Patterns may not merge under certain conditions.
Optimizing the sewing order (color sort)
Before using an [Arrange Copy] tool, optimizing the sewing order adjusts the sewing order of the patterns created with the [Arrange Copy] tool in order to reduce the number of thread color changes.
- Select the pattern(s), and then click the [Home] tab.
- Click [Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard] group, and then click [Optimize Sewing Order] so that the check mark appears.
- Perform the Arrange Copy operation.