TruEmbroidery™ Software Newsletter September 2014

Welcome to the TruEmbroidery™ newsletter. This month we will focus on the Design Player in the TruE™ software. We will also share with you what the difference is between square and circle points in TruE™ Create.

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Do you want to see how your embroidery design will stitch out before you actually stitch it? Design Player is a useful tool to see where appliqué lines are, where overlapped designs have stitches removed, and where there are jump stitches.

All parts of the embroidery project that are within the hoop area are shown, whether or not they are selected. Designs are shown in 3D 3D View or 2D 2D View, depending on the current View Mode. The current Optimize for Sewing settings from TruE™ Configure are used.

The bottom portion of the window shows information about the design as it will be exported. The controls allow you to jump to the first stitch or last stitch, to vary the speed of the play forwards or backwards, and to pause or rewind the play.

To Select the Design Player

  • Click the Design Player button Design Player on the toolbar.
  • Choose View > Design Player.
  • Press Command + Y

The Design Player can be found in all TruE™ Applications.

Flower Tips and Techniques

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When you run clipart through the QuickCreate Assistant in TruE™ Create, have you noticed all the circles and squares along an object and wondered what the difference is? There are some easy ways to explain the difference.

In general, objects using round points are curved, and objects using square points are straight. The outlines defining most types of lines and areas can have both curved and straight sections:

  • To have any curves, a line must be defined by at least four points.
  • To have any curves, an area must be defined by at least three points.
  • The first and last pairs of points for a continuous column are always square.Start/End nodes

For example, the left side of the lower white stripe of the football shows how the sequence of round and square points changes the shape of the line. The left edge is a straight line, while the top of the stripe is curved.

To change a round point to a square point, hold down the Shift key and click the point without moving it. This is useful if, for instance, a point was not added as a corner at the desired place on a fill area or stitch line. When adjacent points are square, the line between them will be straight.

Change a square point to a round point by clicking the point without moving it. There must be at least two round points next to each other to make a line curved.

Best wishes from TruEmbroidery™ Software

P.S. Watch for the TruEmbroidery™ newsletter next month for some exciting news!