TruEmbroidery™ Software Newsletter July 2014

Welcome to the TruEmbroidery™ newsletter. This month we will look at resizing versus scaling and what each option means for your design. We will also share how you can work with backgrounds in TruE™ Studio to view fabrics behind your design and use backgrounds in TruE™ Create to help create an embroidery design.

Icons

Not sure what the difference is between resize and scale? The Resize mode icon can be found on the toolbar in TruE™ Studio and TruE™ Modify . To switch between Resize and Scale modes, simply click the icon or choose the Edit Menu, then Resize Mode or press Command + R.

The handles on the embroidery selection show when Resize or Scale is selected. Blue handles show resize mode, while white handles show scale mode. Change the size of the selected embroidery using free resize or with the mouse. Alternatively, use Modify Design to set the exact size.

Resize changes the size of the embroidery while retaining constant density. Scale changes the size of the embroidery while retaining constant stitch count. The design on the left is from the Flower folder in Samples. The center design has been scaled 20%. The design on the right has been resized 20%.

Notice that the stitch count stays the same, but the design is larger in the scaled version, while the resized version has more stitches to maintain the density. You might want to use scale when stitching out on a different weight fabric, for example to produce less dense stitching when making a design larger or denser stitching when making it smaller.

Tips and Techniques

In the TruE™ Studio application you can bring a background in to see what your design will look like on that background item. Choose from over 1750 garment, fabric and quilt block backgrounds. The Background Assistant loads a previously saved background or enables you to add a new background.

To open the Background Assistant, click Load Background on the toolbar, or choose the View Menu then Load Background, or press Shift + Command + K. Once you load the background you can resize it or move it around in the window while you audition your embroideries.

In the TruE™ Create application you load a background picture to help you create an embroidery design. Choose from the 325 clipart pictures included in your TruEmbroidery™ Software, or bring in your own. As in TruE™ Studio, click Load Background on the toolbar, or choose the View Menu then Load Background, or press Shift + Command + K. The Load Background Image dialog is displayed so you can choose a picture to open.

The picture will be brought into the design window, correctly sized to fit the selected hoop. The picture can be moved , resized, or the fade percentage adjusted .

Best wishes from TruEmbroidery™ Software

P.S. Watch for the TruEmbroidery™ newsletter next month as we look at zooming tools and also using morphing to create multiple designs from a single design!