Lay out program splits on-screen
 | Use Fill Stitch Types > Program Split to create decorative fill stitches where needle penetrations form a tiled pattern. |
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 | Use Outline Stitch Types > Program Split to create borders or columns of even width for decorative needle penetration patterns. Right-click for settings. |
You lay out program splits on-screen in a similar way to Motif Fills by using ‘guide patterns’ to scale, space, transform and offset the entire pattern fill.
To lay out program splits on-screen...
- Right-click the Program Split icon to access object properties.
Select a pattern from the droplist. Alternatively, click the arrow button to access the pattern library.
Click Layout. Three blue guide patterns allow you to change the layout.
- Adjust the guide patterns to achieve the desired effect:
- Move patterns by selecting the middle guide pattern and dragging.
- Scale patterns by selecting a guide pattern and dragging selection handles.
- Rotate patterns by clicking the middle guide twice to display the rotation handles. Click a corner handle and drag to rotate.
- Skew patterns by clicking the middle guide twice, then dragging the skew handles.
- Change column spacing by selecting the side guide and dragging it left or right.
- Change column offset by selecting the side guide and dragging it up or down.
- Change row spacing and offsets in the same way as columns.
- Press Enter to apply.