Main Window


 

1 Hoop (working area). When starting a new design, the working area is blank. User can import image into background of working area. Default colors of working area and grid lines are specified and can be changed in Edit/Preferences.
2 Empty space.
3 Status Bar. The mouse cursor coordinates, zoom, image scale and tool hint or other information are displayed here. When an object is selected, the status bar displays its size and number of stitches. If editing/creating Fill object, the status bar displays angles of cover stitches and underlays.
4 Transform, Edit and Zoom tools. Use Transform tool to move, rotate, or change parameters of an object. Use Edit tool to switch an existing object to edit mode.
5 Creation tools. From top to bottom: Fill, Fill Opening, Column, Column with Pattern, Outline, Manual Stitches, Connection, Applique, Applique Opening. Use these tools to create new objects. Read more about available objects here. Parameters of objects are described here.
6 Main menu. Read about main menu here.
7 Palette of Colors. Click right mouse button on any color to adjust this color. To change color of an existing object, press left mouse button on color and drag and drop it on the object icon in Objects Inspector window (see 11 below). To set color that will be used for newly created objects click left mouse button on any color.
8 Color that will be used for new objects is outlined in black and white.
9 Toggle button to hide Magnifying Window (see 13). Hide when working with a small computer screen and need to enlarge Objects Inspector window (see 11).
10 Drop down menu to determine how Objects will be displayed in Inspector window (see 11). There are 4 choices: objects, color, jumps, whole design.
11 Object Inspector window. All objects created on working area are displayed here in order of creation. It shows order of objects, their type, visibility and whether they are connected to previous object by jump or not.

When composing complex design with many objects, it is sometimes difficult to isolate desired object in the working area. Use Object Inspector in this case. To change order of objects, select them with right mouse button, drag them to their new position, and release mouse button. To Hide/Show object click the eye icon to the left of each object.

To access menu to duplicate, delete, or change parameters, click right mouse button on selected objects in Object Inspector window.

A red line above object type icon, it indicates that there will be jump before this object, because it does not touch the previous object.

To change color of object in Object Inspector, press left mouse button on any color in Palette and drag it to this object. Then release the button.

To select non-contiguous subset of objects, depress the Ctrl key and left click on each object.

Read more about Object Inspector here.
12 Part Inspector window. Openings (holes) of fill objects are displayed here as well as parts of joined and grouped objects. This window serves to select holes and parts for further manipulation, because they cannot be selected in working area and in Objects Inspector.
13 Magnifying window. This window displays enlarged area around mouse cursor. It aids precise placement of nodes, allowing user to maintain view of design in the Working Area. To hide this window, use button 9; this will enlarge the Parts Inspector window.