Monogramming System

Monograms are designs with an exclusive style, generally formed by one, two or three capital letters.

You can create monogram designs or insert a monogram into an existing design.

How to add a monogram?

➢Select the EMBROIDERY ToolsTab.

➢Select the button "Monogram".

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Method 1 (Easy, using the Monogram ToolsTab)

➢Press on “Select Template” to open a list of the available monogram styles, and select one.

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Once you have selected the monogram template, it is displayed on the workspace.

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➢Change the characters of the monogram in the boxes "A", "B" and "C".

➢Set the characters colors.

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➢Change the Monogram color layout from the border group.

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➢Press on the Confirm button to confirm these settings, otherwise, press on Cancel.

Method 2 (Complete Method, using the Object Inspector)

You can enjoy a more complete monogram editing tool by using the Object Inspector.

Four tabs are displayed in the Object Inspector:

•Main

•Letter

•Border

•Decoration

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Main tab

➢Edit the monogram's main properties, such as:

•Text (letters)

•Order of the layers (letter, border, decoration)

•Monogram style

You can save the complete settings of the monogram as a new template for a later use.

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Letter tab

➢Edit the letters settings, such as:

•Letters layout

•Font Type (pre-digitized, special)

•Layout Properties (size, spacing)

•Colors

•Individual Scale

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Border tab

➢Add or delete a border (both a DSG native file and/or predefined Motifs can be used as borders).

➢Edit the Border Properties:

•Size

•Offset

•Rotation

•Colors

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Decoration tab

➢Add or delete a decoration (both a DSG native file and/or predefined motifs can be used as decoration).

➢Edit the Decoration Layout:

•Position

•Centers Separation

➢Edit the Decoration Properties

•Size

•Rotation

•Colors

More functions are available in the monogram context menu:

➢Select the monogram object first

➢Press the right mouse button on it.

Functions are:

•Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete.

•Explode (convert into objects, you may then edit each properties and/or shape).

•Convert into stitches.

•Convert into vectors.

•etc.