Group: OPEN

description, function

New

Start a new design (open a blank Design Document)

Start Wizard

Start a new design by using the complete design wizard to predefine several features

Open

Open (load) an existing design (system file format DSG) from file as a Design Document

Open Design...

Open (load) an existing design (system file format DSG) from file as a Design Document

Insert Embroidery Machine File

Open (load) a machine format file

Open a Bling Machine File

Open (load) a file with extension YNG, DST, PLT and CSV

Open a Stencil File

Open (load) a file with extension PLT

Group: UNDO/REDO

description, function

Undo

Undo the last performed action

Actions to undo

It is possible to select several Undo levels (several undo at a time)

Add New Mark

Add a return point (Mark) to easily undo all the actions made from that point on.

Back to Previous Mark

Return to a previously added Mark

Redo

Redo the last performed Undo action (undo the undo action)

Actions to redo

It is possible to select several Redo levels (several redo at a time)

Group: CLIPBOARD

description, function

Paste

Insert the copied object. It applies to all object types.

Cut

Delete an object and paste (insert) it later. It applies to all object types.

Copy

Temporarily save an object to paste (insert) it later. It applies to all object types.

Delete

Delete the selected object or element. It applies to all object types.

Group: FORMAT

description, function

Pick

Use the Picker (repeat) to pick up the properties from an object (to copy them to another object later)

Paste

Use the Paste function to apply the properties of the previous object to a new object

All settings

Copy all the settings of the first object to the second one (without colors)

Body style

Copy only the body settings of the first object to the second one (without colors & compensations)

Border style

Copy only the border settings of the first object to the second one (without colors & compensations)

Compensations

Copy only the compensation settings of the first object to the second one (without colors)

Group: MEMORY

description, function

List

Open the memory graphic list (saved elements) and select one of the elements to insert in the Design Document

Save

Saves an object or objects of any kind to a memory position (10 positions) for a later use in the same or a different Design Document.

Group: ANNOTATIONS

description, function

Annotations

Add annotations (elements to highlight parts of the design but without any impact on the machine design file).

Add line

Add a line

Add Arrow

Add an arrow

Add Text

Add a text

Add Rectangle

Add a rectangle

Add Round Rectangle

Add a rounded rectangle

Add Ellipse

Add an ellipse

Edit Annotations

Enter/Exit to the annotation editing mode

Show Annotations

Show/Hide annotations

Group: WORK AREA

description, function

Pages

Set the working area size

List of predefined pages

Set the working area size as any of the listed page types (Letter, A4, etc)

Remove Page

Does not define any page type to set the working area

Page Margins...

Set the page margins

Custom Page Settings...

Define a new (custom) page type

Hoops

Uses a hoop during the embroidery design creation

Hoop

Selects the embroidery/hotfix hoop

Hoops DB...

Opens the embroidery/hotfix hoops library. You can create a new (custom) hoop.

Remove Hoop

Do not define any hoop

Show Hoop

Shows/Hides hoop

Work Area Color

Modifies the hoop drawing (Pen Width, Color, Opacity)

Garment

Use the image of a garment as a background to get a more realistic sample of the design.

Load Garment

Selects the garment from the garments library

Remove Garment

Removes the selected garment from the design

Move Garment

Moves the garment regarding to the design. The design will be kept in its original coordinates (centered, for example).

Garment scale

Resizes the garment

Show Garment

Shows/hides the garment. Hiding the garment does not remove it from the design, it just makes it not visible.

Group: OUTPUT

description, function

Info

Shows design information

Design Properties

Shows the general design information (name, author, classification, file properties, etc)

Embroidery Properties

Shows the technical information related the the embroidery design

Bling Properties

Shows the technical information related the the bling design

Save

Saves the design in the system file format (DSG)

Save File

Saves the design with the same name (update/overlap the previous design file)

Save as...

Saves the design with a new name in any unit or folder

Save Selection as Design File

Saves the selected part of the design as a new design

Save Selection as Prog. Stitch

Saves the selected part of the design as a Programmable Stitch (adds to programmable stitches library)

Save Selection as Motif

Saves  selected part of the design as a motif (add to the motifs library)

Save Simulation

Saves an image of the simulated design with transparent background (png format - scale 10 pixels / mm)

Save Document Template

Saves settings as a Document Template. The software shows a box where you can define what to save within the template.

Print

Prints the design

Print...

Print designs with the standard format

Print format...

Print an embroidery design with any of the advanced print formats

Print Bling

Print a bling design with the standard format

Share

Publish the design of the active Design Document

Email embroidery machine design

Send the embroidery design (machine format) by e-mail

Email design document

Send the design document (DSG) by email

Group: SYSTEM

description, function

Applications

Opens complementary Sierra Software applications

Embroidery Explorer

Open the Embroidery Explorer app

System Settings

Access the System Settings