THE DESIGNER’S GALLERY PLATFORM USER GUIDE Copyright © 2015 BriTon Leap, Inc. All Trademarks are the property of their respective owners. TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 EmbroideryWorks Everyday Features ................................................................................................................ 1 EmbroideryWorks Advanced Components (additional features) ............................................................ 2 More About the Fonts ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Installation ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Adding a Feature / Product ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 The Library Window ................................................................................................................................................... 6 The Stitch Files Window............................................................................................................................................ 6 Design Pages .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Designs ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Objects .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 The Windows Docking Pane Interface ................................................................................................................. 8 Files ................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Saving ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Open vs. Merge ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Zooming ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Magnify .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Measure Size and Counts (Stitches and Colors) ............................................................................................. 12 Viewing in 3D .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Background and Grid ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Hoops .............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Display Calibration .................................................................................................................................................... 15 The Mouse Wheel ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 Ghost Mode ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Panning and Scrolling............................................................................................................................................... 16 Selection ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Status Bar ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Navigation .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Objects View ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Auto-Scroll .................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Selecting ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Reverse Selection ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Selecting by Color ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 Locking ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Sequencing ................................................................................................................................................................... 21 The Property Sheet ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Color ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Thread Brand and Color .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Coloring Letters .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Color Sorting ................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Designer’s Gallery Platform Deleting Stitches by Deleting a Color ................................................................................................................. 28 Applique .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Material .......................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Position .......................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Important Notes: ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 Preferences ................................................................................................................................................................... 31 The Thread Editor ........................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Transform Controls ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Mirror and Rotate ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 Centering In the Hoop .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Fit to Hoop .................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Remove Hidden Stitches ........................................................................................................................................