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9 Ways to View Designs in EmbroideryStudio

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Exploring 9 Ways to
View Designs in EmbroideryStudio and When to Use Each Option!

EmbroideryStudio stands as a comprehensive program offering a wide array of viewing modes that optimize your design workflow. Your unique role within the production process frequently dictates the most appropriate options for your needs. Whether you’re editing, checking production, or digitizing for aesthetics, your choice will depend on your desired outcome.

This article will explore different ways to view, manage, and work with your designs.

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View Embroidery Components

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The View Toolbar will become your best friend and is the most used toolbar in EmbroideryStudio. Alternate between ‘artistic’ and ‘technical’ views easily, or use a combination of views for extra detail. The TrueView option is for presentation purposes. Get a sense of what the finished embroidered design will look like in the correct thread colors. Use the Stitch View to see individual stitches and the Outline View to see shapes and objects. The last 3 viewing options are more technical and are used to see needle points, connectors, and functions, such as trims and tie-offs. These viewing options can be used individually or in combination.

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View Graphical Components

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Another hugely popular Viewing option is the Show Bitmap or Show Vector tools. Once a design has been digitized, you can keep the graphics with the EMB file, only turned off. The graphic is still there, only not a distraction to the embroidery design. It is still visible in the Color-Object docker.

The Product backdrops can be added at any time to help visualize the position of a logo. The product size corresponds to the design dimensions for accurate positioning. Quickly turn on or off when required. You can choose to include the product backdrop in the production worksheet / summary or focus on the embroidery design alone.

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Zoom and Pan Designs

There are several ways to zoom and pan across the workspace. My favorite is the shortcut ‘B’ to marque an area to zoom in, and shortcut ‘P’ to pan. If you are working with large designs and constantly zooming and moving around the screen, it might be worth opening the Zoom toolbar and positioning it on the screen.

Alternatively, use the Overview Window to pan and zoom while viewing the entire design. You can adjust view settings independent of the design window.

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Set-up Multiple Views

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It’s possible to have multiple views of the same design in a single design window. You can choose to use the Split Window command for highly detailed work. Here each window works independently, so you can have them set up differently with different views. Each viewing pane is easily adjustable, just like adjusting any EmbroideryStudio window.

View Selected Objects and Color blocks

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There are many ways to isolate a color or selection, either on screen by holding down the color chip or selecting your chosen color in the Color-Object list. The Hide object command is another great way to remove the noise and focus only on what you need.

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View Stitching Sequence

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The Travel toolbar has been an old favorite. It will help you understand if the design will stitch out correctly on the machine. You can choose to view the stitch sequencing color-by-color, object-by-object, or by 1000 or fewer stitches at a time. Very quickly, you can ascertain if the design will run efficiently. Travel forwards and/or backward as you need using right and left mouse clicks.

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Change Background

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The background color can be changed for each colorway just as quickly as it is to change thread colors. The background color is essential to view the embroidery design on the correct color of the finished product or garment, allowing color mistakes to be picked up quickly. No one wants black words or letters on a black garment. There is also an option to add fabric texture to the background for a more realistic effect. The background color or product information is always with the unique colorway. Always available for future use. Available with production and approval worksheets.

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View Design Repeats

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The Show Repeats display is essential for designing a massive saree fabric or smaller repeating objects. The repeating designs can be changed on the fly, with each repeat showing the change. Easily toggle on and off while digitizing.

View Design Information

All the information you have saved with the design file is available and can be printed with the embroidery design for your production team. The design size, color sequence, thread colors, and stitch count are saved in the Design Information docker.

You might also like to tag designs with plot numbers, customer detail, or categories for searchability later. 

e.g. A Basketball club could be categorized under ‘sports’.

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