Freehand, Clear, Record – Baby Lock ProStitcher Version 14.04.0051 (BLPS2) Instruction and Reference Guide User Manual

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Design Menu 5.21

Freehand

The Pro-Stitcher can record the movement of the

quilting machine using the functions available in the

Freehand panel. Because the Pro-Stitcher is reading

the motion of the carriage motors, the Freehand

function requires that the carriage levers be in the

engaged (down) position. If the motors are enabled

(i.e. the quilting machine is locked in position), press

the Disable Motors button at the top right-hand

corner of the screen.

Select the Design menu and then press the

Freehand sub-menu button to reveal the Freehand

panel, which includes four functions (Figure 5.71).

Clear

Press the Clear button to clear any designs from the

Work Area (Figure 5.72). This also clears anything

that has been recorded with the Record button.

When adding to an existing design using Freehand

rather than clearing the screen, the Pro-Stitcher will

first Baseline the design to treat the current state of

the design as a single design.

Record

Press the Record button to start recording the

motion of the quilting machine (Figure 5.73). If a

design was left on the Work Area, a stitch line will

be placed between the end point of the current

design and where the crosshairs are when the

Record button is pressed. This enables a quilter to

add additional stitching to the end of the design

if desired. For those quilters who are accustomed

to free-motion long-arm quilting, there will be

some added drag due to the carriage motors being

engaged and it may take some practice to get

accustomed to this feel.

Figure 5.71

Figure 5.72

Figure 5.73

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