Joining Designs

1 - Run Embird.
2 - Click "Editor" menu to switch to Editor window.
3 - Select "File -> Open" menu to open the first design (Picture No. 1).

Picture No. 1

4 - Click "File -> Merge" menu to open another design (Picture No. 2).

Picture No. 2

5 - Choose the second design and merge it into Editor by clicking "OK" button (Picture No. 3).

Picture No. 3

6 - Move both designs to the suitable position by using these steps: Position mouse pointer over the design, click left mouse button to select it and hold down the left mouse button while moving mouse to move the design to the new position. Release the left mouse button.
7 - Select both designs for joining: Depress "Ctrl" button and click left mouse button over designs, or use "Edit -> Select All" menu.
8 - Click "Join" button to join selected designs. As you can see in Picture No. 4, the final design does not fit the hoop, therefore it is necessary to adjust the hoop size.
9 - Click "Hoop Size" button to choose the suitable hoop (Picture No. 4).

Picture No. 4

10 - Choose the proper hoop size from the list which appears on the screen (Picture No. 5). Confirm the new hoop setting by clicking "OK" button.

Picture No. 5

11 - Click "Center" button to center the joined design in the hoop (Picture No. 6).

Picture No. 6

12 - Select "File -> Save As" menu to save the joined design to a file on your hard disk (Picture No. 7).

Picture No. 7

 

13 - Choose the target file format in the dialog box which appears on the screen (Picture No. 8). Click "OK" button to continue.

Picture No. 8

14 - Choose the drive, folder and file name of the design being saved (Picture No. 9). Click "Save" button to continue.

Picture No. 9

15 - When finished, use "File -> Exit" menu to exit Editor.

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