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Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing
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Layout & Editing
Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns
Automatically Converting Image Data Into
an Embroidery Pattern
The Image to Stitch Wizard gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern.
Toolbar button:
1. If no image is displayed in the Design Page,
use one of the commands on the Input sub-
menu of the Image menu to display the image
that you want to convert to an embroidery
pattern.
2.
Click Image, then Modify, and then re-size
and re-position the image for creating the
embroidery pattern.
3. Click , or click Image, then Image to
Stitch Wizard.
→ The following dialog box appears.
4.
Select the type of embroidery that you want to
create, and then click Next.
Auto Punch:
Select this option to automatically extract the
image for creating the embroidery pattern.
Photo Stitch 1:
Select this option to automatically create a
realistic photo embroidery pattern. This option
can be used to create embroidery patterns in
color (Color) or black and white (Mono).
Photo Stitch 2:
Select this option to automatically create
realistic photo embroidery in 4 colors (Color)
or 1 color (Mono).
Cross Stitch:
Select this option to create a cross stitch
pattern.
Design Center:
Select this option to start up Design Center
with the Design Page image.
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Memo:
To quit the operation and close the dialog
box, click Cancel.
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If Auto Punch is selected
→ After the image characteristics are ana-
lyzed, an Image Analysis dialog box sim-
ilar to the one shown below appears.
1. Select the desired settings.
To display the resulting analyzed image, click
the Result View tab. The embroidery pattern
will be created with this image.
To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is
displayed in, move the slider between
and .
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Note:
The dialog box will not appear if no image is
displayed in the Design Page. Instead, a
dialog box appears, allowing you to open an
image file.
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Note:
Although a custom Design Page size can be
specified, since processing will take too long
when trying to create an extremely large
pattern with the Photo Stitch function, the
message “Too large image to convert” will
appear if the size exceeds a width or height
of 500 mm (19 3/4 in.). After the message is
closed, the photo is automatically selected,
and is ready to be moved or reduced.
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