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Vision Fashion Studio 2002 Design and Repeat User Guide

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Contents
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW.......................................................1 GETTING STARTED .........................................................................................1 IMAGE TRANSFORMATION .............................................................................1 DRAWING TOOLS ............................................................................................2 MOTIFS ...........................................................................................................3 SEEING MORE CLEARLY, WORKING MORE EASILY .........................................3 COLOR CONTROL ...........................................................................................4 PRINT-OUTS....................................................................................................4 OUR PRIMARY CONCERNS ..............................................................................5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN................................................................................7 STRUCTURE OF THE GUIDE .............................................................................7 TERMS AND CONVENTIONS ............................................................................8 BASIC WINDOWS CONCEPTS ..........................................................................9 HELP .............................................................................................................11 INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION ........................................13 INSTALLATION ..............................................................................................13 UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE....................................................................16 THE MAIN WINDOW..............................................................................17 POP-UP MENUS .............................................................................................20 MENUS .......................................................................................................21 FILE MENU ...................................................................................................21 Overview...................................................................................................21 New ...........................................................................................................22 Open.........................................................................................................23 Load Scan .................................................................................................26 Close .........................................................................................................26 Save...........................................................................................................27 Save As......................................................................................................27 Image Properties ......................................................................................29

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Print... ...................................................................................................... 34 Print to file option............................................................................... 35 The Colorway Selection button............................................................ 41 Page Options button ............................................................................. 43 Area Selection button........................................................................... 45 Print Preview ........................................................................................... 47 Print Setup ............................................................................................... 49 Layout ...................................................................................................... 50 Print Layout ............................................................................................. 51 Exit........................................................................................................... 51 EDIT MENU .................................................................................................. 53 Undo ........................................................................................................ 53 All Undo................................................................................................... 54 Redo ......................................................................................................... 54 All Redo.................................................................................................... 54 Reinstate Last But One ............................................................................ 54 Cut image................................................................................................. 55 Copy image .............................................................................................. 55 Paste image.............................................................................................. 55 Cut motif .................................................................................................. 55 Copy motif................................................................................................ 55 Paste motif ............................................................................................... 56 Delete Image ............................................................................................ 56 Activate Stencil ........................................................................................ 56 VIEW MENU ................................................................................................. 57 Zoom In.................................................................................................... 57 Zoom Out ................................................................................................. 58 Drawing Tools ......................................................................................... 58 Edit Tools................................................................................................. 58 Motif Tools............................................................................................... 58 Display Tools ........................................................................................... 59 Palette ...................................................................................................... 59 Drawing Tool Options ............................................................................. 59 Repeat Tools ............................................................................................ 59 Curve Tools.............................................................................................. 60 Zoom Toolbar .......................................................................................... 60 Atlas ......................................................................................................... 60 How are Color Atlases used? ............................................................... 60

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Opening Color Atlases..........................................................................62 Modifying atlas colors individually ......................................................63 Modifying several atlas colors at once..................................................65 The Save Atlas and Save Atlas As Commands..................................67 Close Atlas ............................................................................................67 Tracing Toolbar........................................................................................67 Module Toolbar ........................................................................................68 Standard Toolbar......................................................................................69 Status Bar .................................................................................................69 MOTIF MENU ................................................................................................71 Import... ....................................................................................................71 Browse... ...................................................................................................72 Export .......................................................................................................72 Delete........................................................................................................72 Delete all ..................................................................................................72 Motif Base.................................................................................................73 Edit ...........................................................................................................73 Properties .................................................................................................73 Transparency............................................................................................76 Re-scale ....................................................................................................77 1) Manual Re-scale of the Motif ...........................................................77 2) Re-scaling the Motif using numeric input ........................................77 Rotate........................................................................................................81 1) Manual rotation.................................................................................81 2) Rotate motif using a numeric input ..................................................81 Flip ...........................................................................................................82 Mirror .......................................................................................................82 Rotation 180............................................................................................83 Rotation 90 CW.......................................................................................83 Rotation 90 CCW ....................................................................................83 IMAGE TOOLS MENU ....................................................................................85 Change Size ..............................................................................................85 Change Origin ..........................................................................................89 Rotation ....................................................................................................90 Mirror Image ............................................................................................92 Insert Strip... .............................................................................................93 Remove Strip ............................................................................................95 Adjust Repeat Boundaries ........................................................................96

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1/ Making changes by dragging a control point ................................... 98 2/ Making changes numerically ......................................................... 100 Duplication... ......................................................................................... 104 Alternate colors...................................................................................... 107 Outlining ................................................................................................ 109 Import-Export Stitches........................................................................... 112 General information ........................................................................... 112 Export stitches.................................................................................... 115 Import stitches.................................................................................... 121 The Preferences Menu ........................................................................... 123 Numeric color index............................................................................... 123 Select Color Atlas............................................................................... 123 Define module switching .................................................................... 124 Guidelines Option .............................................................................. 126 Select Tracing Parameters..................................................................... 128 Motif default transparent color .......................................................... 131 Display Quality ...................................................................................... 132 Window Menu ........................................................................................ 133 New Window .......................................................................................... 133 Cascade.................................................................................................. 134 Tile Horizontally .................................................................................... 134 Tile Vertically ........................................................................................ 134 Close All................................................................................................. 134 Tile Options ........................................................................................ 134 Automatic Tile........................................................................................ 135 Fit to Image............................................................................................ 135 Arrange Icons ........................................................................................ 135 Synchronize Document Views ................................................................ 135 MODULE MENU ......................................................................................... 137 Cleaning................................................................................................. 137 Coloring................................................................................................. 138 HELP MENU ............................................................................................... 139 Help Topics ............................................................................................ 139 About Design and Repeat....................................................................... 139 TOOLBARS............................................................................................. 141 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................. 141 STANDARD TOOLBAR ................................................................................ 142 New ........................................................................................................ 142

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Open .......................................................................................................142 Save.........................................................................................................142 Print........................................................................................................142 About Design and Repeat .......................................................................142 Help ........................................................................................................143 EDIT TOOLBAR ...........................................................................................144 Cut Image ...............................................................................................144 Copy Image.............................................................................................144 Paste Over Image ...................................................................................144 Undo .......................................................................................................145 Redo........................................................................................................145 Undo All..................................................................................................145 Reinstate Last But One ...........................................................................145 Redo All ..................................................................................................146 DRAWING TOOLBAR ...................................................................................147 Overview.................................................................................................147 Freehand Tool ........................................................................................147 Straight Line Tool...................................................................................150 Circle or Ellipse Tool .............................................................................152 Square or Rectangle Tool .......................................................................153 Curve ......................................................................................................154 Curved Shape or Outline ........................................................................155 Freehand Shape......................................................................................156 Fill With Color........................................................................................156 Airbrush..................................................................................................157 Smudge ...................................................................................................159 Stripes and Checks..................................................................................159 Text .........................................................................................................160 CURVE TOOLBAR........................................................................................162 Control Points.........................................................................................162 Modify Curve ..........................................................................................162 Remove Curve.........................................................................................164 Finalize Curve ........................................................................................164 New-Old Curve.......................................................................................165 REPEAT TOOLBAR ......................................................................................166 MOTIF TOOLBAR ........................................................................................168 Select Last Used Motif............................................................................168 Rectangular Selection.............................................................................168

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Selection By Color ................................................................................. 168 Free Selection ........................................................................................ 168 Re-scale Motif ........................................................................................ 171 Flip Motif ............................................................................................... 171 Mirror Motif........................................................................................... 171 Rotate Motif ........................................................................................... 171 Local Motif Fill...................................................................................... 172 Select Whole Image as Motif.................................................................. 174 Edit Motif ............................................................................................... 174 Motif Base.............................................................................................. 174 COLORS TOOLBAR ..................................................................................... 175 Exchange Colors.................................................................................... 175 Merge Colors ......................................................................................... 176 Copy Colors ........................................................................................... 177 Move Color ............................................................................................ 178 DISPLAY TOOLBAR .................................................................................... 179 View Rulers ............................................................................................ 179 Ruler Pop-up Menu ............................................................................ 179 Working With Guidelines .................................................................. 183 Show Repeat Boundaries ....................................................................... 187 Tape Measure ........................................................................................ 187 Show or Hide the Color palette ............................................................. 187 Select Color............................................................................................ 188 Designate Stencil ................................................................................... 188 Activate Stencil ...................................................................................... 189 Drawing Tool Options ........................................................................... 189 Zoom Area.............................................................................................. 189 Color Atlas............................................................................................. 190 Tracing................................................................................................... 190 Grid........................................................................................................ 190 ZOOM TOOLBAR ........................................................................................ 191 Life Size.................................................................................................. 191 True size images................................................................................. 191 Working with uneven resolution images............................................ 191 Zoom Drop-down................................................................................... 195 Zoom Slider............................................................................................ 195 Zoom In.................................................................................................. 196 Zoom Out ............................................................................................... 196

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Repeat Count ..........................................................................................196 MODULE TOOLBAR ....................................................................................197 No project open ......................................................................................197 With a project open.................................................................................198 Fashion Studio Communication Layout .................................................200 TRACING TOOLBAR ....................................................................................201 THE PALETTE........................................................................................203 MODIFYING A COLOR COLOR CHANNELS ...............................................205 THE COLOR CHANNELS POP-UP MENU ......................................................207 HSV.........................................................................................................207 RGB ........................................................................................................208 CMY........................................................................................................208 CMYK .....................................................................................................208 hCL .........................................................................................................209 XYZ .........................................................................................................209 Lab..........................................................................................................210 CMYK%..................................................................................................210 Colored ...................................................................................................211 ENHANCED DISPLAY ..................................................................................211 Using Enhanced Display in Non-Delta mode ......................................211 Using Enhanced Display in Delta calibration mode ...........................211 PALETTE PROPERTIES .................................................................................213 USING THE MOTIF BASE....................................................................217 MOTIF BASE POP-UP MENU........................................................................219 Hot Spot ..................................................................................................220 BROWSING THUMBNAIL VIEWS .....................................................223 BROWSE POP-UP MENU ..............................................................................224 GLOSSARY..............................................................................................225 APPENDIX A: SUGGESTION SHEET FOR DESIGN AND REPEAT229 APPENDIX B: ANOMALY REPORT FOR DESIGN AND REPEAT231 INDEX.......................................................................................................233

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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

Quite simply, Design & Repeat represents the latest and best of textile CAD aimed at industrial production, as we hope to reveal to you in this brief overview of the application.

Getting Started
, you can work on an existing design or you Using the Open command can create a new one based on a scanned image or on an existing project created in almost any other graphics program. Speed up your choice of files by visual selection in a special Browser window in which all files are displayed as thumbnail views  If needed, you will be automatically taken through the steps for converting to 256 color format. Alternatively create your image from scratch using the New command which takes you to a blank screen carte blanche for your imagination! ,

Then, via Image Properties (File menu) choose suitable image parameters etc.). The for your new project (resolution, image size repeat type multitude of repeat types available are based on straight, horizontally or vertically stepped repeats (any step value you like), in flipped, mirrored, or flipped and mirrored combinations Change the Image Properties at any time by clicking the middle mouse button (or wheel) on your project image.

Image Transformation
Use the Re-scale command in order to have more or fewer pixels in the image without changing the design. Select the optimum method for conserving the definition of your design with this command. Or enlarge the , which let you add repeats or parts of repeats repeat by Duplication

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together to create a new repeat or by Insert Strip . You can also change the origin numerically or visually, and rotate, flip or mirror the image. lets you crop or enlarge the The Adjust Repeat Boundaries command repeat by moving control points on the repeat borders directly with the mouse. When allied with transparent color, you can also use it to incrust the elements of adjacent repeats in the most amazing and exciting combinations. All such image transformations include a preview mode so that you can evaluate the results before choosing to put them into effect.

Drawing Tools
Design & Repeat has a dazzling array of drawing tools which can be individually customized by means of the Drawing Tool Options . The basic drawing tools include Freehand , Straight Line , Circle , Airbrush , Smudge , Fill , Stripes and or Ellipse Checks , and more, with a separate toolbar dedicated to to add a uniform border around interactive curve editing, Outlining areas of a chosen color of your design, or to make the border off-centered to create authentic shadow effects. Then, there are the other, more sophisticated tools, such as Tracing which enables you to make your design partially transparent so that you can trace designs from a second image underneath using any drawing tool. As you change the zoom factors and positions of the two images independently, you will discover that tracing has never been this powerful. Or this easy! And then there is a whole other set of tools for motifs

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Motifs
Create your own motifs with the selection tools , or browse existing image files visually, before selecting those you wish to import into your project for use as motifs. Add any number of motifs to a visual ) from which you can select them for use, or display (the Motif Base save them for a later session. See the motifs change on-screen as you rotate or Mirror , designate a or re-scale them interactively. Use Flip transparent color, and edit using any of the drawing tools. In addition, you can replace individual colors with a single or repeated motif, by bucket-filling a single area with Local Motif Fill . As you would expect, you can also cut and paste motifs or whole images.

Seeing more clearly, working more easily

A whole range of display functions is provided, from the simple, such as Fit to Image (for maximizing a repeat within the active window), to the sophisticated, such as Synchronize Document Views (to keep the part of your design that you are working on continuously in view in different windows at different levels of zoom). And thanks to multi-project Windows architecture you can keep several different projects on-screen at a time and transfer colors and motifs instantaneously between them. Versatile zoom functions are provided. All tools can be operated whether you are at life size or at any level of zoom (negative or positive). Enter precise intermediate levels of zoom as percentages, or jump up or down zoom levels instantly with the + and keys on the keyboard. Take advantage of the on-line help, interactive tooltips and status bar information about colors and cursor position. Display the View Rulers so that you can see the scale of your work at a glance, and use the Tape Measure to check distances. 3

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Customize the main view from the View menu, and drag and drop dialog windows and toolbars anywhere you like. Practically unlimited Undo-Redo capability is also available to you with , All Redo , and five different commands, including All Undo Reinstate Last But One .

Color Control
The color palette in Design & Repeat is a combination of versatility and user-friendliness. Colors can be added and changed effortlessly. You can draw with both foreground and background colors using the right and left mouse buttons respectively. The background and foreground color or left corner chips are indicated by corresponding dashes in the right . You can also add one or more colors to the Stencil, so that areas of your design composed of those colors cannot be drawn over. Display the stencil colors on the palette with their color chips underlined . Modify a color anytime by double-clicking its color chip on the palette to access the color channels tool. This tool provides three separate slider controls for adjusting RGB or HSV color interactively. Alternatively, you can simply enter the Vision code for the color you require in the field below the color channels. To access your own customized collections of colors, make the most of Color Atlases , which you can share between projects and with other applications such as Easy Coloring Pro. Modify or add to atlases directly in Design & Repeat if you wish.

Print-Outs
The Print command enables you to print in almost any size, format or orientation. You can change size and scale of the printed image in terms of the number of repeats to include, the dimensions of the printed area and the 4

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zoom level. You can print using fit to page print to file and antialiasing. Have your copies collated, and divide large images up automatically between sheets with auto cutting. With so many options available, Print Preview is the perfect tool for trying out your preferred print setup before you print out the final, pristine result.

Our primary concerns

Our primary concerns are not only to meet your commercial needs, but also to make our software applications as easy to use as possible. You can therefore be sure of quickly mastering Design & Repeat. To help you along, weve provided a Glossary at the end of this guide, explaining any printing and computing terms you may need, as well as an Index for ready reference. You will find a complete description of how to use Design & Repeat in the main section of this guide, The Main Window, Menus, Toolbars, The Palette, Using The Motif Base. Just before you get started, we invite you to take a look at the preliminary sections, which deal with Terms and Conventions, Basic Windows Concepts, System Requirements, Installation and Help. Dive in!

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Structure of the Guide
You will find a complete description of how to use Design and Repeat in the main section of this guide, Menus, and Toolbars. This begins with a description entitled The Main Window, to help you become familiar with the Design and Repeat interface. You may first wish to use the Introduction and Overview included in the preliminary sections of the guide. We also recommend reading the sections on Terms and Conventions, Basic Windows Concepts, Help, and Installation and Uninstallation, also included in the preliminary sections of the guide. To help you along, weve provided an index at the end for easy reference.

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Terms and Conventions

For a description of the principal Windows terms and concepts needed for Design and Repeat see Basic Windows Concepts. For the purposes of writing this guide, the following terms and conventions have been used:

Command names are printed in bold with the first letter of each word capitalized. Sections of this guide are also indicated by bold text. For example, the instruction refer to the Standard Toolbar for the All Undo command shows that there is a section about the Standard Toolbar, and a sub-section about the All Undo command. There is a sub-section for each command. For page numbers refer to the table of Contents at the beginning of this guide, or to the Index at the end. Key names are printed in ordinary capitals, for example, the Enter key is designated by ENTER.

Symbols:
This symbol indicates very important information This symbol is followed by remarks and advice for avoiding common problems and for saving time.

This symbol is followed by a reference to related information.

Combinations and sequences of keys:

A plus sign (+) inserted between key names, indicates that the keys should be pressed simultaneously. For example, "press SHIFT + W" indicates that W is to be pressed while holding down SHIFT. A comma (,) inserted between key names indicates that the key names are to be pressed one after the other. For example, "press ALT, SPACE BAR" indicates that ALT is to be pressed and released, and then the SPACE BAR is to be pressed and released.

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Basic Windows Concepts

As this software has been developed under the Windows environment, you will need to be familiar with basic Windows concepts and functions. If this is not the case, please refer to the Windows help and tutorial provided with your system. Some of the basic Windows concepts and functions referred to in this guide include: Click: to click an item means to place the mouse pointer or cursor over the item, and to press and then release the left mouse button without moving the mouse. You click to choose or select an item, or to operate a tool. Double-click: to double click an item means to click it rapidly two times. This action is used in certain selection procedures and for launching certain functions. Drag: to drag means to move the mouse while holding down the left button. This action is used with certain tools to select an area of the screen, and also forms part of the action drag and drop. Drag and Drop: to drag and drop an item means to click the item, drag to a new position on the screen, and then release the mouse button, so that the item is moved to the new position. You can move whole windows with this technique by dragging and dropping the title bar, similarly drag and drop the edge of a toolbar to move it to a different location on the screen. Right Click: to click the right mouse button when the cursor is over the area of the screen you are using. Typically this is in order to obtain a popup menu (See Pop-Up menus). Thanks to the Windows interface, it is possible to have several files open at once, in which case several working windows will be displayed on the screen. Equally, for some programs, it may be possible to have several views of the same project open at the same time as separate windows. However, we advise against having too many files open at the same time in order that all windows are at least partially visible.

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The title bar of the main window displays the name of the program. The title bars of the different project views show the project file name. The active window has a blue title bar. To switch between the various open windows, just click the desired window. The status bar at the bottom of the screen displays information about the use of individual toolbar buttons and menu commands. For this information, simply move the mouse pointer over the toolbar button or menu command concerned. You can close a window or a particular view of your project by clicking on its close button , in which case you will have to choose New Window from the Window menu to regenerate that view if you require it again later. You may prefer therefore just to minimize the view to a small icon at the bottom of the screen by clicking its minimize icon . To tidy up the window icons, select Window Arrange Icons. The window icons are now lined up with each other along the bottom of the screen. Restore a view to its former size by clicking its restore icon . If you wish a view to fill the entire screen (covering the other views temporarily), click its maximize icon . To adjust the size of a view more precisely, move the mouse pointer over a horizontal or vertical border of the view, so that the pointer changes into a double headed arrow . Now drag the border to enlarge or reduce the size of the view. Note that certain functions can be activated by clicking a tool button, and de-activated by clicking the button again. To choose from a drop-down box, click the down arrow to list the contents of the box, and then click one of the items in the list to choose it.

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To change a value in a field with spin arrows, click the up or down arrow to increase or decrease the value. Alternatively, double-click the existing value, press DEL to delete it, then type in a value of your choice Finally we advise you to refer to the section of this guide on The Main Window, to become familiar with the Design and Repeat interface.

Help
Design and Repeat may include an on-line help, which operates as follows: To find information about a dialog window, click its Help button (if available). To look up information choose Help Topics from the Help menu and then click on one of the tabs: The Contents tab to see the topic headings. Double-click a heading to see the help topics it contains. Double-click a topic to obtain access to it. The Index tab to use the subject index. The Search tab to search for a term not contained in the index. Click the Whats this? button help on its use. (if available), then on any item for

Move the mouse pointer over a toolbar button or menu command. After a moments pause, a tooltip appears next to the button. A more detailed prompt appears on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen for both toolbar buttons and menu commands.

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INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION

Installation
A wizard is included on your installation CD which makes installation straightforward. Before you begin, however, we strongly recommend you to read the following general description of the installation procedure. The first step of the installation procedure is to find the dongle and the access code supplied with your software.
During the installation procedure, or the first time you run an application, you will be asked to enter the access code. Be sure to type in the code exactly as given i.e. using upper case and/or lower case in exactly the same way. In case you do not have this code, please contact us at the nearest NedGraphics address given on the cover of this guide. You will need to tell us the number written on your dongle, the name of each application you have purchased, and, if you have this information, the STEP number associated with the applications.

The dongle is a hard lock key in the form of a plug that is essential for the software to work. Before installation you must insert the dongle into the parallel port of your computer, where it will remain permanently. Preferably you should attach the dongle while your computer is turned off. You can then connect your printer cable to the end of the dongle if you normally use a printer on that port.
The parallel port comprises two rows of holes, 25 holes in all. If there is already a parallel dongle connected to the parallel port, simply add the new dongle to the end of it. If you are using an USB type of dongle, connect it to your free USB port. Note that USB ports do NOT function on a computer running under Windows NT.

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If the other end of the printer cable is attached to your printer, the printer must be switched on or the dongle will not allow your software to be used. In case you should have any difficulty in printing, you may need to use a second parallel port for your printer.

Next, start your computer under Windows.

If you are using Windows NT4 or Windows 2000 the account you log on with must have administrator rights. Should you encounter any difficulty, please ask your system administrator to log on for you.

If you have any other applications running, you are strongly advised to close them before beginning installation. Now insert your installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. After a few moments, a start-up screen should appear automatically. On some systems the installation CD may not launch automatically. To launch the CD in this case you will have to open your Windows Explorer. You will then have various alternatives: Right-click on the CD drive, and choose AutoPlay from the pop-up menu that appears. In case this is unsuccessful, look for a file with a name similar to Winsetup.exe. Double-click this to launch the CD.

When you get to the start-up screen, you may find a range of options that you can click on for demonstrations, information and installation of your software. If you choose to proceed with an installation, a wizard will take you through a series of screens until you arrive at a dialog window containing a list of the available applications to install. By default, these may all be selected. In this case it will be essential to de-select some of the applications by clicking on them, to leave only those which you have purchased and which you wish to install. Use the scroll bar at the side of

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the dialog window to move through the list. Note that it may be appropriate to select one or more of the following elements, if available: Basics: If this option is available, and there is not currently any other Vision software installed on your system, you will need to install this. Sentinel, or another hard lock device driver: If this option is available, and there is not currently any other Vision software installed on your system, you will also need to install this. Tutorial files: These include sample image files that you can use with the applications you are about to install.

At the end of the installation procedure, you will usually be asked if you wish to re-boot your computer immediately, or later. It is advisable to reboot immediately to avoid any possible problems in running the installed applications later on. To run one of the applications you have installed, click the Start button of Windows, and choose Programs from the menu that appears. Then choose the name of your Vision software suite from the next menu, which will display a list of the installed applications such as the following:

Click the application that you wish to run.

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Uninstalling the software

If you decide to uninstall Design and Repeat from your computer, select Control Panel from your Start/Settings menu of the Windows status bar. In the next window that appears, double-click the Add/Remove programs icon. As a result you will get the following dialog window:

At the Install/Uninstall tab click to select the Design and Repeat from the list. The Add/Remove button will become active. Click it to start the uninstall procedure. A warning message box will ask again for your confirmation. Click OK to continue the uninstallation.

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THE MAIN WINDOW

The following image illustrates the different parts of the Design and Repeat main window.

The various commands of the View menu allow you to customize the main view as you wish. In addition dialog windows and toolbars can be moved to new locations by drag and drop.

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The following toolbars are available:

The Standard Toolbar for file management and help.

The Edit Toolbar for standard editing tasks.

The Drawing Toolbar for drawing tools.

The Curve Toolbar for tools used with the Curve and Curved Shape drawing tools.

The Zoom Toolbar for different ways to change the zoom factor of the current view.

The Display Toolbar which controls the stencil, display, information and other resources.

The Motif Toolbar for creating and manipulating motifs.

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The Repeat Toolbar for modifying repeats.

The Module Toolbar for switching to other modules.

The Colors Toolbar for fast color operations

The Tracing Toolbar for adjusting the level of visibility (or opacity) of an image when tracing.

For details about the various toolbars, please refer to Toolbars in Detailed Reference. For details about the various menus, please refer to Menus in Detailed Reference. For further information on the color palette, please refer to Palette in Detailed Reference.

The Preferences menu contains commands for special display options.

For further information, please refer to the topic Preferences Menu in Detailed Reference.

For each drawing tool, open the Drawing Tool Options dialog window from the View menu, in order to be able to adjust the way in which the tool works. Leave the dialog window open while you work, or close it by . clicking on its close button

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The title bar of the main window displays the name of the program and the project file name. The status bar at the bottom of the screen displays information about the use of individual toolbar buttons and menu commands. For this information, simply move the mouse pointer over the toolbar button or menu command concerned. Also displayed on the right hand half of the status bar is the color under the mouse pointer at that moment, together with a number showing the order of its appearance on the palette. The next fields of the status bar, display the current position of the cursor or mouse pointer in relation to the origin of the image is given in terms of X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates and the total size of your image, using the current units.

For a brief guide to moving, organizing and changing the size of project views and windows, please refer to Basic Windows Concepts. The units used (e.g. pixels) are those chosen from Image Properties (File menu). See Change Origin (Tools menu) for an explanation of origin.

Pop-up Menus
In most applications, by clicking the right mouse button in different areas of the screen and in certain dialog boxes it is possible to obtain a pop-up menu. These menus contain options/commands related to the clicked area of the screen, or to an operation currently being performed, depending on the situation and the application.

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MENUS
File Menu
Overview

The File menu contains commands that operate on a project as a whole, and in particular, which enable you to: Create or open a project; Save a project in one or more versions; Save a project view in the form of a bitmap Print a project in the desired form; Exit from the application.

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Patterns are created using Design and Repeat by repeating a single rectangular design (the repeat) in a variety of different arrangements (known as the repeat type), analogous to arranging tiles on a wall. You can base the repeat on an existing design using the Open command on the File menu, or create the repeat from scratch using the New command. To create a new project from scratch, choose New from the File menu, or click the corresponding toolbar button. The keyboard shortcut for this operation is CTRL + N. The Image Properties dialog window then appears on the screen. Fill in the values as described under Image Properties, and then click OK. A blank screen appears carte blanche for your imagination!
You can get back to the same dialog window later on to change the settings by choosing Image Properties (File menu) or by clicking the middle mouse button (or wheel) on your project image.

After using the New command:

Refer to the Image Tools menu for geometrical transformation and other design changes for the repeat. Refer to the Motif menu for designing with motifs. Refer to the Drawing toolbar for use of the principle drawing tools. Refer to the Preferences menu for tracing and other display functions. To show the repeat boundaries, see Show Repeat Boundaries (Display toolbar). To choose your colors, see The Palette topic.

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Use the Open command (File menu) to open a project youve previously worked on with Design and Repeat, or to open a file containing an existing image that you will use to create the repeat for a new design. Alternatively click on the corresponding toolbar button. The keyboard shortcut for this operation is CTRL + O.
Note that you can also open a file youve worked on in a recent session by selecting it from the bottom of the File menu.

The Open dialog window appears as follows:

To find the image file you wish to use, you may need to click the several times to climb the folder tree. Up One Level button Alternatively click the down arrow of the Look in field to show

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the folder tree and then click the part of the tree where you want to go to. Double-clicking a folder shows its contents and allows you to move down the folder tree. From the Files of type field drop-down box, select the specific file type you are looking for. A design that has been created using Design and Repeat or other NedGraphics software may have the special HR2 file type. A large range of file types are available, including TIFF, TGA, JPG and BMP, or other NedGraphics application types, such as PAT and DES.
The Browse button displays thumbnails of all the image files in the current folder, and is invaluable if you dont know the file name of the image you are searching for. For instructions on its use, please refer to the topic Browsing Thumbnail Views.

Click the desired file name so that it appears in the File name field, and then click the Open button.

A file with HR2 file format, or any other existing project will open directly from the Open dialog window. Other images, having an RGB color format, for example SCA and JPG, will have to be converted to an image file having a 256 colors palette. You will be taken to a dialog window where Design and Repeat will offer you two ways to perform this conversion. Automatically: select this option to perform an automatic conversion. Design and Repeat will do the rest for you. By Color Reduction and Cleaning: select this option if you want to do the conversion yourself, using the software defined for this operation in the Define Module Switching in the Preferences menu. This will launch Color Reduction and Cleaning for you, so that you can start the color reduction operation. Once you have finished, just exit the application. A dialog window will ask you for your confirmation about keeping the changes you made on the image. Select OK to keep them, and you will be returned to the main window of Design and Repeat, having your image already loaded.

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See Define Module Switching in the Preferences Menu, Menus section of this guide for more information about this function.

Cancel: select Cancel in this dialog window to abort opening an image.

Do not use the By Color Reduction and Cleaning option if you dont have this software installed on your system. Remember that when returning to Design and Repeat from Color Reduction and Cleaning, the changes you have made are preserved, but not yet saved. If you want to save the changes use the Save or Save as function in the File menu. If you use a system with two monitors, your image will be displayed in two separate windows (provided you do not have other opened windows of Design and Repeat). This will allow you to work on two different zoom levels at the same time (for example a detail and a global view of your design).

After using the Open command:

See Image Properties (File menu) to change the repeat type and other image properties. Refer to the Image Tools menu for geometrical transformation and other design changes for the repeat. Refer to the Motif menu for designing with motifs. Refer to the Drawing toolbar for use of the principle drawing tools. Refer to the Preferences menu for tracing and other display functions.

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Design and Repeat can only open files having a 256 colors palette (LUT files). Nevertheless, you can open true colors RGB files, thanks to the Load Scan function. Upon selection, this function will automatically launch Color Reduction and Cleaning, the default application, or Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro if this was your choice in the Define Module Switching function from the Preferences menu, so that you can start the color reduction process. An Open type dialog window will allow you to select the file for opening.

See Open in the File Menu, Menus section for more information about this dialog window. See Define Module Switching in the Preferences Menu, Menus section of this guide for more information about this function. Do not use this function if the above-mentioned applications are not installed on your system. Remember that when returning to Design and Repeat from Color Reduction and Cleaning, the changes you have made are preserved, but not yet saved. If you want to save the changes use the Save or Save as function in the File menu.

See Define Module Switching in the Preferences Menu, Menus section of this guide for more information about this function.

Close
To close the file you are working on select Close from the File menu or click the Close button at the upper right corner of each open window of your project. You will be given the opportunity to save the project before it closes.

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To save a project you are working on, click the Save icon on the Standard toolbar or click Save in the File menu. The keyboard shortcut for this is CTRL + S. Note that if you have previously saved your project with the same name in the same location, the current version will replace the previous version on your disk. If you are saving your document for the first time, the Save command operates like the Save As command (File menu).

Save As...
To save a project for the first time, or to save an existing project with a new name, click Save As in the File menu. The Save As dialog window appears as follows:

To move to the folder where you wish to save your work either to climb the folder tree or click the Up One Level button double-click a folder to show the folders it contains.

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Alternatively click the down arrow of the Save in field to show the folder tree and then click the part of the tree where you want to go to. If you wish to create a new folder in which to save your project, you must first double-click the folder in which the new folder is to be located. The folder appears in the Save in field at the top of the dialog window. Now click the Create New Folder button to create the new folder. It appears with a default name New Folder highlighted in blue. Type the name of your choice directly on the keyboard, replacing the default name. Now double-click the folder in which you wish to save your project, so that its name appears in the Save in field. The default project type given in the Save as type field is for saving the file in HR Vision format (HR2), in order to save the associated project parameters with the file. However, you can also choose to save in bitmap formats such as the following:

Options: this button will allow you to define several file parameters, regarding file compression, color and resolution. You can also set up the type of repeat (straight or stepped) and the symmetry type of the repeat.
If you intend to use your design in applications which can only operate with straight repeats, such as PhotoShop, make your settings accordingly.

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For more information about the Options function and parameters see Print to file, Print function, File Menu, Menus section of this guide.

When you have made your choices click on Save to save your project.

Image Properties
Choose Image Properties from the File menu in order to set various basic parameters for your project, as described below. The Image Properties dialog window appears as follows:

You can make the Image Properties dialog window re-appear to make changes at any time by clicking the middle mouse button (wheel) when the mouse cursor is over your project image.

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Units and Sizes
The values displayed in the Width and Height fields in the Size area, are for the size of a single repeat of your image, and the values given depend upon the units you choose from the Units drop-down box, in the Preferences area. For example, if you choose Millimeter as the unit, the Width and Height fields will show the physical dimensions of the repeat in millimeters. If you increase or decrease the resolution (Resolution field), note that the image becomes correspondingly more compact or more spread out, and the physical dimensions displayed change to reflect this. If, however, you choose Pixel as the unit from the Units drop-down box, the Width and Height fields will show the dimensions of the repeat in terms of the data (pixels) contained in the original image on which the project was based. This is not a physical size, and does not therefore change if you change the resolution In addition to Pixels, you can also choose various metric units, inches, thou (thousandths of an inch) and Embroidery from the Units drop-down box
The units you choose will be the units used by default in the rest of your project for measurements of size, and will also be used for the X and Y coordinates on the status bar, which show the current cursor position in relation to the image origin. If you purchased and installed the special Embroidery module, a specific unit will become available, as 1/4 embroidery. The Unit selection will be remembered the next time your start your Vision Design and Repeat,

The units for the value displayed in the Resolution field may be chosen from the Resolution unit drop-down box. Available choices include dots per inch (DPI) and points per meter, centimeter and millimeter (PPM, PPCm and PPMm). A typical choice for the resolution would be a value of 150 DPI, but if your design contains 30

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very fine details, or if you wish to print a very high quality image, 300 DPI would be more appropriate. Note, however, that your file size will be considerably larger with a resolution of 300 DPI than 150 DPI. By default, your design will be assigned a square resolution, which means the same horizontal (X), and vertical (Y) resolution; nevertheless, you can edit these fields if you want to work with different X and Y resolutions.

Repeat Type
Next go to the Repeat section of the dialog window to choose how the design will be created from the repeat. Choose the basic repeat type from the drop-down box, and choose whether the repeat will be flipped and/or mirrored from the check boxes. For repeat types where there is an offset of the rows or columns, you can adjust the amount of offset by changing the figures in the Step field. When the step is shown as 1 / 2, for example, an offset of half a repeat is given. Click the arrows to increase or decrease the given values, or type your chosen values directly in the fields. Instead of choosing the repeat type directly in the Repeat section, click the View Repeats button. This gives a choice of icons (based on the image of an apostrophe), which illustrate the different repeat types, as follows:

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Straight Repeat

Straight Repeat, Flipped

Straight Repeat, Mirrored

Straight Repeat, Flipped and Mirrored

+RUL]RQWDOO\ 6WHSSHG 5HSHDW

+RUL]RQWDOO\ 6WHSSHG 5HSHDW )OLSSHG

+RUL]RQWDOO\ 6WHSSHG 5HSHDW 0LUURUHG

Horizontally Stepped Repeat, Flipped and Mirrored

9HUWLFDOO\ 6WHSSHG 5HSHDW

9HUWLFDOO\ 6WHSSHG 5HSHDW )OLSSHG

9HUWLFDOO\ 6WHSSHG 5HSHDW 0LUURUHG

9HUWLFDOO\ 6WHSSHG 5HSHDW )OLSSHG DQG 0LUURUHG

For the mirrored repeat types, Design and Repeat automatically considers that the last row/column of pixels of the original repeat, becomes the first row/column of pixels of the duplicated image, as demonstrated in the following images:

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Straight, Vertical symmetry

Straight, Horizontal symmetry

Straight, Vertical and Horizontal symmetry

Click on the repeat type icon of your choice. In the Options area of the dialog window select No repeats if you desire to work with a single image. In the Step area of the dialog window select the desired step. You have three ways to select your repeat step. As a fraction of the image width, as a percentage of the same value, or, as an absolute number, 33

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using the units chosen in the previous window. The corresponding fields are not independent, once you modify one, the others will be updated. Enter the desired value, or select No repeats. Click OK to return to the Image Properties dialog window. The selections shown in the Repeat section of the dialog window are updated immediately. When you have made your choices in the Image Properties dialog window, click OK to finish.

Print...
To print the project you are working on, select Print from the File menu or click the Print icon. The corresponding keyboard shortcut is to press CTRL + P. The following dialog window appears on the screen:

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The Printer area: Use the drop-down box to select the printer you want to use from the available choices.

If your computer is connected to a network, you can select a network printer using the Print Setup command (File menu). In the Print Setup dialog window click the Network button to select a network printer.

If the field Status shows that your printer is not ready, check the connection of the printer to the network or the port, or verify that paper is loaded, or the ink/toner cartridge is not empty. Click the Properties button to see or to modify the properties of the selected printer, as described in your printer documentation. The Copies area: In the Number of copies area, enter the number of copies you want to print. If you will choose to print more than one copy of your design, you can also select Collate, so as the printed pages will be ordered by variant. Note the page images in this area change pattern accordingly. If Auto cutting is selected, and if the image size is larger than the size of sheet of the printer, parts of the image which do not fit on the page will be printed on other sheets.

Print to file option

For certain types of printers, a file must be created specifically for the purposes of printing. If you are using this type of printer, click Print to file in the Printer section. An Options button now becomes active, which you should click to choose an appropriate file format, print resolution and paper settings. On clicking the Options button the following dialog window appears:

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The File Format tab

From the File Format tab choose an appropriate File type, color range, and, if appropriate, the compression type according to availability. Some of the available file types are: TGA, TIF, BMP, PS, GIF, JPG, PCX, PCT, PNG, PSD, RAS Type the appropriate file path and file name in the File name field, or choose the file name and file path by clicking the Browse button . On clicking the Browse button, the Save As dialog window appears. Having made your choice of file path and file name in this dialog window, click Save to return to the File Format tab.

Refer to Save As (File menu) for guidance on the Save As dialog window.

Depending on the file type you chose in the File type field, some options will be available in the File Format tab. Colors: select the desired color type from the available options.

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For the TGA and BMP file types: Monochrome, 256 Colors (LUT) and True Colors (RGB) are available. For a TIF file type: all the options will be available. Note that in certain versions of Design and Repeat, the options Monochrome and 256 colors are unavailable. If you chose High Quality (described in relation to the Page Options button under the File menu command, Print), then you must use one of the True Colors options (RGB or CMYK). However, true color format is defined in terms of 16 million colors and will normally make your file size three times bigger than if you use the standard 256 color range. To reduce the file size you may find it convenient to use one of the available forms of compression. Note, however, that your choice of color range, file type and compression type are related. You may wish to try selecting different combinations of options in the dialog window to see which are possible. For example, if you choose TIFF, then both forms of compression will be available to you, provided you choose the standard 256 color range. TGA allows you RLE compression with 16 million colors in true colors (RGB) form. Note that if you wish to use 16 million color format, your choice between true colors (RGB) and true colors (CMYK) may depend upon the printing equipment to be used. Note that at this time you can only use the True Colors RGB, CMYK, and Lab options.

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Negative colors: if you selected Monochrome from the Colors area you will also have this option available. Select it to invert your colors to negative complementary colors (if available in your software version). Compression: select a compression mode from the available choices. The availability of the compression modes depends on the type of file you chose earlier and/or the selections you make in the Colors area.
For TGA files: None and RLE. For TIF files:

Monochrome, 256 colors (LUT) and True colors (CMYK): None, RLE, and LZW. True Colors (RGB) and True Colors (Lab): None and LZW.

BMP files: no compression mode is available.

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The Image Parameters tab
Click the Image Parameters tab to choose an appropriate resolution and paper setting for your printer. It appears as follows:

In the Page Units area, select the units for the image size. You have metric options, inch, mill inch and embroidery. Page Margins: two options are offered here to set the page margins. You can either manually input the values for the margins (Left, Right, Top and Bottom), or select Printer defaults to adopt the values set for the printer in the Printer Properties dialog window. Page Size: Select a standard page size or input your custom choices. If you will decide for Custom, you can input the desired values using either the Pixels boxes (in pixel units), or the Dimension boxes (units are the ones selected earlier in the Page Units area).
If you select a page size smaller than the real size of your design, the saved print file will be divided in a number of files, each representing a part of your design as it fits on the page format you chose.

In the Orientation area select the desired position of the page (portrait or landscape).

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Finally, in the Resolution area, select the resolution unit, then input the desired values in the appropriate boxes (for the horizontal and vertical resolution).

For information on size settings for the project itself, please refer to Image Properties (File menu) and Change Size (Tools menu). To avoid distortion of your printed image, it is essential that the values you select from the Resolution section correspond to the resolution available from your printer. Typical resolutions both horizontally and vertically include 150 DPI and 300 DPI.

When you have made your choices from the File Format and Image Parameters tabs, click OK to return to the Print dialog window. The Page range area: Current Colorway: select this option to only print the current colourway. Selected Colorways: select this option to print more of your colorways. Upon selection, the Colorway Selection button will become available.

See more information below, under The Colorway Selection button.

One colorway by sheet: click this option if you want to print just one colorway on each sheet of paper. Postscript Optimization: select this option for the printing optimization feature to be active, and reduce the size of your printed file. You will have to have a Postscript printer selected as the current printer for this function to be available. Note however, that this option will influence (decrease) the speed of the printing process.

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The Colorway Selection button
Upon selection of the Selected Colorways option in the Page range area, the Colorway Selection button becomes active. Click it for the following dialog window to open: Colorway area: Selection

One colorway: select this option to print just one colorway. You will only be able to select one colorway. Selected colorways: select this option to print just the selected colorways. All colorways: select this option to print all the colorways. Display Options area: By default all these options come selected. Display Image: select this option for the colorway image to be displayed in the dialog window. Click a colorway thumbnail to select. A blue border will mark the selected colorway. Click again to deselect.

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Display Colorway: select this option for the colorway color chips to be displayed as a list in the dialog window. Click to select. A blue background will mark the selected colorway. Click again to deselect. Display Name: select this option to display only the coloway names (if any) in the dialog window list. Click to select. A blue background will mark the selected colorway. Click again to deselect. When you have made your choices in the Colorway Selector dialog window, click OK to accept the settings, or Cancel to discard all changes and return to the Print dialog window.

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Page Options button
Page Options: when printing colorways the Page Options button on the bottom of the Print dialog window is active. Click it to obtain the following dialog window:

Title area: select the text information you want to print from the available options. Selecting Print title will make all the other options in this section available. Palette area: make your choices in this area to print the color palette, colorway name, color name, color-code. Selecting Print palette will make all the other options in this section available. Choose the position of the Palette information on the printout form the Position area (top or bottom).

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The color codes to be printed are the color codes set up as the HSV or hCL mode in NedGraphics Easy Coloring.

Color chip size: select the desired color chip size from the available options: auto, small, medium, large. Image area: Print Image: select this option if you want to also print the design image (you may choose to only print the title and palette information). Upon selection, the other options in this area will become active. Life size: select this option for your printout to have a life size scale.
If you decide to use this option, you may desire to use the Auto Cutting feature in the main Print dialog window, so as if your image is larger than the page size, it will be cut in portions to fit on each page. You will then be able to fit them together and re-compose your entire design image.

See Image Properties in the File Menu, Menus section for more information about how to modify the size of your design.

Selected Area: choose this option to only print the area defined using the Area Selection function in the main Print dialog window. Quality: this field offers you the possibility to print using different printing qualities, depending on your current needs. Three levels of quality are available High: this mode will use both the smoothing and the antialiasing processes for best printing performance. Medium: this printing mode uses an antialiasing process (no smoothing) for a good level of printing quality. Normal: use the normal mode (no processes applied) for a fast printing. Use this mode especially for quick printing tests, when speed is an important factor, and when you want crisp image details with sharp corners. 44

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Note that the printing speed may be affected by the selected level of quality (lower for higher quality). The quality setting will be also used by the Print Preview function, the displayed image being processed according to the current quality level.

See Print Preview (File menu) for more information about this function.

Click OK when you have made your choices to accept the changes, in the Page Options dialog window, or Cancel to discard all changes and return to the Print dialog window. When you have made all your settings click OK in the Print dialog window to perform the Print command, or select Close to abort file printing and keep your settings.

Area Selection button

This function allows you to print just a selected area of your project. This will come in very handy when, for example, you want to make a quick test print to see how a special section of the project looks on paper. Clicking the corresponding button in the Print dialog window will open a dedicated box as follows:

The Area parameters allow you to define and edit the size of the area to print, in various modes. The Width and Height fields:

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Origin column parameters: these two parameters define the origin, or starting point of the printing area (horizontal width and vertical height). The default values correspond to the origin of your image (0,0 or the left upper corner). Enter the desired values from the keyboard, or use the spin arrows to increase or decrease the values. The Size column: the default values correspond to the original size of your current image base repeat (as if the whole image was selected for the printing operation), using the current units as set by the Image Preferences, Preferences area, Units parameter. A doted line rectangle will mark the selection. Enter the desired horizontal size (width) and vertical (height) of the printing area from the keyboard or use the spin arrows to increment or decrement the value. Repetition column fields: use these fields to set the repeat number (horizontal and vertical) for the printing area, as the current (desired) size as compared to the original size. A border marker will dynamically highlight the printing area as defined by the current values. This parameter offers another way to control the final size. The Zoom% column fields: these fields display the resulting printing area scale factors (horizontal and vertical), in percentages, taking into account the currently set desired size versus the original size and the current repeat values.
Note that only two of these parameters are independent. Modifying the Size or the Repetition parameters will automatically change the Zoom parameters to reflect the change. Modifying the Zoom parameters will change the Size parameter accordingly.

Visually defining the printing area and use the picker tool to draw Click the green arrow button (using a click-and-drag method) a rectangle on your project image to visually define the desired printing area:

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Note the Origin, Size and Repetition fields updating to reflect the current situation. Press the Reset (or alternatively ESC on your keyboard) button to delete the current selection and remain in the Area selection dialog window to define another printing area. You will have to click the button to start again.

Print Preview
Choose Print Preview from the File menu to see how your project will appear when printed using the current print settings. Your design image will be displayed in a specific window. You will be able to change the level of zoom (use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons), to display your image on two pages if the design does not fit on just one page (use the Two Page button), or browse through the pages if it fits on more than two sheets of paper (click the Next Page button). You will also be able to launch the printing process (click the Print button).

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The different items appearing on the printed page will be the ones set up by the Page Options function in the Print dialog window.

See the Print function in the File Menu, above for more information about this function. You can change the current print settings by clicking the Print button on the toolbar or by selecting Print from the File menu. Choose your print settings from the Print dialog window that appears, and make any desired changes to the settings accessible on clicking the Properties button in the dialog box. Finally quit the Print dialog window without printing by clicking the Close button. See Print (File menu) if you require further details concerning the settings. The quality setting in the Page Options dialog window of the Print function, will be also used by the Print Preview function, the displayed image being processed according to the current quality level.

See the Print function for more information about the Quality setting.

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To change the way in which your project will be printed, select Print Setup from the File menu. The following dialog window appears:

The Name field in the Printer section displays the name of the printer that is currently selected for printing your work. Click the down arrow at the end of the Name field to choose an alternative printer. Alternatively, if your computer is connected to a network, click the Network button to select a network printer. When selected, the name of the network printer will be displayed in the Name field. Other details about the selected printer are displayed in the Printer section. If the State of the printer is shown as not being ready, check the printer, for example to make sure it isnt out of paper or ink, and to make sure it is switched to on-line. Choose the size and source of paper from the Paper section, and click Portrait or Landscape in the Orientation section.

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You may be able to set some other print parameters for your selected printer from the dialog window that appears when you click the Properties button. For an explanation of the choices available in that dialog box, please refer to the documentation for the printer concerned.

Click the OK button to close the Print Setup dialog window and to save any changes made. Click the Cancel button to close the dialog window without saving changes.

Layout
Instead of just printing your design image on a sheet of paper, what would you say about inserting it in a presentation mode layout, with a title, some annotations, you company logo. Design and Repeat offers you now this possibility, thanks to the cooperation with Storyboard and Cataloguing module. If you have Storyboard and Cataloguing installed on your machine, you can use it to create a presentation layout, including various graphical and/or text elements, according to your needs.

For detailed explanations about how to use Storyboard and Cataloguing to create a presentation see the dedicated documentation supplied with the software.

Select the Layout function in the File menu to include your current design in the presentation layout you previously created in Storyboard and Cataloguing. Design and Repeat will then launch Storyboard and Cataloguing; in its main window you will be able to see the design image with the layout elements. Position your image as you desire.
The open presentation layout will be the last layout created in Storyboard and Cataloguing. If you didnt create a standard presentation, a blank page will be displayed, and you will be able to add the desired elements. The current layout will become the one associated by default with your current design image.

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Once you are satisfied with the layout, exit Storyboard and Cataloguing using the Exit command in the File menu. A dialog window will ask for a confirmation on keeping the changes you have just made on the standard layout. Click OK to keep the changes. Selecting No will return you to Design and Repeat without the possibility to print the presentation.
You can use the presentation layout you created for any design image. Design and Repeat will automatically update any changes that you may produce to the project image in the presentation layout, so as when you will open Storyboard and Cataloguing using the Layout function in the File menu, all the changes will be present in the displayed image.

Print Layout
Use this function in the File menu to print your design in a presentation layout. For this to be possible you have to have previously integrated your design image into a presentation template. Using this function will launch Storyboard and Cataloguing with only the Print command active, and the Print dialog window will open. Make your settings in this window, then click OK to start printing. Click Cancel to abandon the printing and return to Design and Repeat.

Exit
To close Design and Repeat, choose Exit from the File menu. If any open projects have not been saved, a dialog window appears giving the opportunity to save them.

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Edit Menu

The Edit menu contains the following tools for standard editing tasks and for operation of the stencil:

Undo
To cancel the last modification made to the design during the current session, select Undo from the Edit menu or click the corresponding toolbar button.
As indicated in this guide, some actions cannot be undone directly. For these actions, it is advisable to make a backup copy of your project under another file name, in case you decide you want to return to the previous state.

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To cancel (undo) all the modification made to the design during the current session, select All Undo from the Edit menu or click the corresponding toolbar button.
As indicated in this guide, some actions cannot be undone directly. For these actions, it is advisable to make a backup copy of your project under another file name, in case you decide you want to return to the previous state.

Redo
To cancel the effect of the Undo command, select Redo from the Edit menu, or click the Redo button on the Edit toolbar.

All Redo
To redo all the actions you have just undone using the Undo command, select All Redo from the Edit menu, or click the All Redo button on the Edit toolbar.

Reinstate Last But One

After performing a series of Undo commands or Undo and Redo commands, you can reinstate the penultimate action by choosing Reinstate Last But One from the Edit menu (if available), or by clicking the corresponding button on the Edit toolbar.

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Click the Cut button on the toolbar or select Cut Image from the Edit menu to remove the image of the active window and copy it to the clipboard. A message appears asking you to confirm the operation. The keyboard shortcut for this is CTRL + X.

Copy image
Click the Copy button on the toolbar or select Copy Image from the Edit menu to copy the design in the active window to the clipboard. The keyboard shortcut for this is CTRL + C.

Paste image
Click the Paste button on the toolbar or select Paste Image from the Edit menu to paste the contents of the clipboard over the image in the active window. The keyboard shortcut for this is CTRL + V.

Cut motif
Choose Cut Motif from the Edit menu to remove the active motif from the Motif Base and put it on the clipboard .

Copy motif
Choose Copy Motif from the Edit menu to copy the active motif to the clipboard.

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Choose Paste Motif from the Edit menu to add the contents of the clipboard to the motif base.

Delete Image
This command deletes the entire project image, but keeps intact the parameters selected for it via Image Properties (File menu) so that work can recommence on a new image with the same properties. In addition, the contents of the Motif Base are preserved, so that you can use the motifs associated with the previous image if you wish. On choosing Delete Image, a message box appears asking you to confirm the operation.
The deleted image is not saved automatically before deletion, so you cannot Undo this command. You may therefore wish to save a backup copy of the project with the original image, before using Delete Image.

Activate Stencil
Choose Activate Stencil from the Edit menu or click the Activate Stencil button on the toolbar so that areas of your design composed of the stencil colors cannot be drawn over. If you no longer want those areas to be protected, de-activate the stencil by selecting the command again.
A tick appears next to the Activate Stencil command in the Edit menu when the stencil has been activated.

See Designate Stencil your stencil colors.

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View Menu
The View menu enables you to show or hide various parts of the screen, such as toolbars and the palette. To show an item, click its name in the View menu. Click the item name again to hide the item.

Items that are already displayed are shown with a tick in front of their names. For example 9Palette indicates that the palette is already displayed.

The items listed in the View menu are described briefly or illustrated below. For further information on the toolbars and the palette, please refer to the separate sections of this guide dedicated to these topics.

Zoom In
To enlarge the view of the active project window by one level of zoom, choose Zoom In from the View menu or click the corresponding toolbar button. Alternatively you can use the + button on your keyboard.

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To reduce the view of the active project window by one level of zoom, choose Zoom Out from the View menu or click the corresponding toolbar button. Alternatively you can use the - button on your keyboard.
The next set of functions in the menu allows you to display or hide the toolbars of Design and Repeat.

Drawing Tools

The drawing tools are fully described in the section of this guide on the Toolbars.

Edit Tools

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The display tools are for controlling the stencil and method of display, and for managing information and other resources (as fully described in the section of this guide on the Toolbars).

Palette
For an explanation of the palette, please refer to Palette (described in the section of this guide on the Toolbars).

Drawing Tool Options

The Drawing Tool Options dialog window allows you to control the mode of operation of the currently selected drawing tool. The dialog window changes according to the drawing tool selected.

For further details about drawing tool options, please refer to the drawing tool you wish to use, described in the section of this guide on the Drawing Toolbar.

Repeat Tools

This toolbar provides tools for modifying repeats (as fully described in the section of this guide on the Toolbars)

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The buttons on this toolbar are available for editing curves after using the Curve and Curved Shape tools in the Drawing toolbar to create such entities, and also for incrusting and deleting text entities, as fully described in the section of this guide on the Toolbars.

Zoom Toolbar

This toolbar provides different ways to change the zoom factor of the current view (as fully described in the section of this guide on the Toolbars).

Atlas
How are Color Atlases used?
A color atlas is a customized collection of colors created in a coloring project (using Easy Coloring, or Easy Coloring Pro, for example), which can be re-used in other projects where the same color collection is needed. The colors of the atlas are displayed in a window having one or more pages. You can change any of the colors of your project by dragging and dropping a color from your atlas onto the palette color chip concerned, or directly onto the color to be changed in the image itself.

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An atlas may have several pages of colors, but displays only one of these at a time. In the example below, page two is currently displayed. The name of the color currently under the cursor is shown on the atlas together with its Vision Color Code.

For an explanation of Vision Color Codes, see the subsequent topic, Modifying atlas colors individually

Just above the scroll bar at the bottom of the atlas are up to three Summary chips symbolizing adjacent pages of the atlas. The current page is represented by the Summary chip with the additional border.

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A quick way to go to an adjacent page is to click an adjacent Summary chip. You can also scroll through the pages of the atlas by moving the scroll bar cursor.
To adjust the size of the atlas on screen, move the mouse pointer over a horizontal or vertical edge of the atlas, so that it changes into a double headed arrow . Now drag the edge to enlarge or reduce the size.

Opening Color Atlases

To open an existing color atlas for the first time in the current session of work, you have three choices: choose Atlas from the View menu choose Select Color Atlas from the Preferences menu simply click on the corresponding toolbar button

Next, choose the color atlas you wish to open from the Open dialog window that appears.

For an explanation of how to use an Open dialog window, please refer to the Open command (File menu) where such a dialog window is described in detail. After opening a color atlas, you can close it temporarily via its close button . This permits you to retrieve the atlas again immediately by clicking on the atlas toolbar button again, or by choosing Atlas from the View menu. To open a different atlas, you must use the Select Color Atlas command (Preferences) menu. New atlases may be created using other NedGraphics applications, such as Easy Coloring, Simulating Printed Fabric or Easy Coloring Pro. The atlas configuration (size and number of colors per page, number of pages) is determined there.

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Modifying atlas colors individually
To modify the colors for your atlas, right-click over the atlas to make the atlas pop-up menu appear, and from this choose Modify Color Atlas. The atlas now appears as follows, with the first color chip selected (black border) ready to be modified:

Using NedGraphics coloring applications such as Easy Coloring, Easy Coloring Pro, and Simulating Printed Fabric, you can modify individual colors using a huge range of coloring tools and color charts. From Design & Repeat you can change an atlas color by changing the color code (in the Color Code field) for the selected color. 63

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The color code type can be selected as HSV or hCL, from either Easy Coloring (Fashion Studio), Easy Coloring Pro or Simulating Printed Fabric (modules of NedGraphics Printing Studio). You will have to have one of these applications installed on your system in order to be able to set the desired color code. The color codes used for the atlases are those used for the Vision Chart which is an integral part of NedGraphics coloring applications such as Easy Coloring, Easy Coloring Pro, and Simulating Printed Fabric. You can refer to these applications for color codes that you may need. The Codes identify the color in terms of HSV. The numbers at the beginning of the code indicate the Hue (0 through to 359), the first letter gives the Saturation, and the second letter gives the Value. The letters range between A (maximum) to P (minimum). If you have also installed on your system modules of NedGraphics Printing Studio and chose to use the hCL color space in one of these modules, the same color code will be used by default in your Fashion Studio application, and will replace the Vision Chart code on the bottom of the Color Channels dialog window.

When you have defined the color you require, enter a name for it if you wish in the Color Name field, and then click on any other color of the Atlas in order to modify it in the same way. When you have completed the current page, enter a name for it if you wish in the Page Name field. Finally, when you have finished defining colors for the time being, leave the editing mode by clicking 9Modify Color Atlas in the pop-up menu so that the tick symbol in front of it disappears.

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Modifying several atlas colors at once
Other commands are available from the pop-up menu which appears when you right-click over the atlas:
Note that you cannot use the first four commands in the menu (they appear grayed) until you enter the editing mode by selecting Modify Current Atlas so that a tick appears in front of it, as shown.

Four corners Gradient: Place four different colors in the corners of a page, and then choose this command. A color graduation based on the colors you have added is added to the color chips in between. White gradient: Place a single color in one of the top corners of the page (or a different color in the top right and top left corners of the page) and then choose this command. A color graduation, which fades away to white, is applied to the remaining blank color chips. Line/column gradient: Choose this command and then click on two color chips on the same row or in the same column that are not immediately next to each other. A color graduation based on the two color chips you have clicked is now applied to the color chips between them. Clear current page: Choose this command to make all the color chips of the current page blank.

Please refer to Opening, Closing and Saving Color Atlases for a description of the pop-up menu commands Save Atlas, Save Atlas As and Close Atlas.

Print: use this command to print one or more pages of your color atlas.

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The following dialog window will open:

Name: use the drop down box to select the printer you want to use from the available options. Page area: use the fields in this area to select the pages of your atlas you will print. When ready, click OK to start printing or Cancel to abandon the printing of your atlas pages.

For detailed information about the options in this dialog window see the Print function in the File Menu, Menus section of this guide.

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The Save Atlas and Save Atlas As Commands
To save a color atlas that you have modified, right-click over the atlas, and then choose Save Atlas from the pop-up menu which appears. To save a color atlas with a new name, choose the command Save Atlas As from the pop-up menu.

Close Atlas
If you no longer require an atlas for your current session of work, right-click over the atlas, and than choose Close Atlas from the popup menu that appears. If you have made changes to the atlas, Design & Repeat will give you the opportunity to save them.
After opening a color atlas (as explained in the first topic on atlases above), . This permits you can close the atlas temporarily via its close button you to retrieve the atlas again immediately by clicking on the atlas toolbar button again, or by choosing Atlas from the View menu. To open a different atlas, you must use the Select Color Atlas command (Preferences) menu.

Tracing Toolbar

The Tracing Toolbar is used for adjusting the level of visibility (or opacity) of an image when tracing from it (as fully described in the section of this guide on the Toolbars). Note that this toolbar can only be displayed once the image to be traced has been loaded.

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This toolbar allows quick jumps between Fashion Studio modules in order to allow you to perform specific tasks (cleaning, coloring, layout, design changes) on your current design image. The availability of the jump functions depends on some factors as: The applications you have installed on your system. Your current Fashion Studio application and the opening mode (direct or from within another module). The current settings in the Preferences menu, Define module switching function (if applicable in your current application). The design open status (no design loaded, or at least one design open). The design processing status (for example Cleaning mode or Separation mode).

See the Preferences Menu, Define module switching function for more details about these options. See Module Toolbar in the Toolbars section of this guide for further details about this feature.

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These tools are used for file management and help (as fully described in the section of this guide on the Toolbars).

Status Bar
When displayed, the status bar is situated across the bottom of the screen and provides a variety of ancillary information: Tooltip for the toolbar button under the cursor. Color under the cursor, and color code when in the project area X/Y position of the cursor from the origin (extreme top left), in the unit selected in Image Properties, when over the project. Distance when using the Tape measure tool to measure distances (a X and Y, as the horizontal and vertical relative distances of the coordinates of the two points defining the distance) is also displayed next to the X and Y boxes). For example on the X (horizontal) direction 714 is the x coordinate of the first point of the segment to be measured 769 is the new x coordinate, 56 is the difference.

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Motif Menu

The Motif menu contains the following tools for working with motifs:

Import...
Choose Import from the Motif menu to load an existing image as a motif. Refer to the Open command in the File menu for guidance on how to use the Open dialog window that appears. On opening your selected file, its image is added to the Motif Base window as the active motif.

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Choose Browse from the Motif menu to preview an image file before importing to the Motif Base. To import an image from the Browse window, double-click it.

See Browsing Thumbnail Views for further information.

Export
If you wish to save one of the motifs in the Motif Base window as a separate file, click the motif to make it the active motif, and then select Export from the Motif menu. In the File Name field of the Save As dialog window that appears, enter a name for the export file. Choose or create a folder in which to save the motif, and choose a suitable file type from the File type drop-down box. Finally click the Save button.

For a detailed description of how to use a Save As dialog window, please refer to Save As (File menu).

Delete
If you wish to delete one of the motifs from the Motif Base window, click the motif to make it the active motif, and then select Delete from the Motif menu.

Delete all
Choose this command to delete all the motifs in the motif base.

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To display all the motifs currently available for the active project choose Motif Base from the Motif menu, or click on the corresponding toolbar button.

Edit

For further information on the Motif Base, see Using the Motif Base

When you already have some motifs in your Motif Base, you can create a new, modified version of the currently selected motif by choosing this command or clicking on the corresponding toolbar button. A separate window opens displaying the motif. Use any of the applications tools to modify the motif, and then close the window by clicking on its close button . On closing the window, the new version of the motif is added to the Motif Base, the original version being unaffected.

Properties
This is a parameter-setting, preparatory function. Design and Repeat allows you to replace a selected color in your project with the selected motif repeated to form a pattern using the Local Motif Fill command (see Motif toolbar). To set the repeat type, size and resolution of the motif as it will be used in repeat, choose Properties from the Motif menu. The following dialog window appears on the screen:

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Before setting the size and resolution of the motif in the Size section of the dialog window, choose how the size and resolution will be represented in the Preferences section at the bottom. To display a list of the available units for the width and height, click the arrow of the Units drop-down, and then click the unit of your choice. Metric units, pixels, inches, thou (thousandths of an inch) and Embroidery are available. Similarly choose a standard measure of resolution. The most commonly used standard is dots per inch (DPI), but you may prefer points per meter, centimeter or millimeter (PPM, PPCm, PPMm). Now go to the Size section to set the size and resolution of the repeat. You can click the arrows to increase or decrease the given values, or type your chosen values directly in the fields. A typical value for the resolution is 150 DPI, but if your design contains very fine details, or if you wish to print a very high quality image, 300 DPI would be 74

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more appropriate. Note, however, that the size of an image file will be considerably larger with a resolution of 300 DPI than 150 DPI. Next go to the Repeat section of the dialogue box to choose how the motif will be used in repeat. For repeat types where there is an offset of the rows or columns, you can adjust the amount of offset by changing the figures in the Step field. When the step is shown as 1 / 2, for example, an offset of half a repeat is given. Click the arrows to increase or decrease the given values, or type your chosen values directly in the fields. Instead of choosing the repeat type directly in the Repeat section, click the View Repeats button. This gives a choice of icons, which illustrate the different repeat types. In the Options section, select No Repeats if you want your design to be composed of a single repeat. Otherwise, click on the icon of your choice, then click OK to return to the Image Properties dialog window. The selections shown in the Repeat section are updated immediately.

See Image Properties/Repeat types in the File menu for more information on repeat type setting.

When you have completed the dialog window, click the OK button.

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This command enables one of the colors of the selected motif to be considered as transparent i.e. invisible when the motif is pasted into your project. You must first select a motif in the Motif Base to make it active. On clicking Transparency the following dialog window appears:

In the Selection section choose the color of the motif that will be transparent. By default the background color is selected. To select another color click Custom and then move the mouse pointer over the preview area where it turns into an eyedropper as shown. Click the color you want to be transparent, which then appears in the Transparent Color chip. When Use Transparency is checked, the color in the Transparent Color chip will be invisible if the motif is pasted into your project. Use Transparency is selected by default. Click on OK to put the changes made into effect.

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1) Manual Re-scale of the Motif
Use this command to change the size of the currently selected motif, or to stretch or squash it. After choosing the tool from the Motif menu, or clicking the corresponding toolbar button, click in the project area and drag towards or away from the motif to enlarge it or reduce its size. Alternatively press the SHIFT key while you drag, in which case the motif can be stretched or compressed vertically by dragging up or down, and stretched or compressed horizontally by dragging left and right. When you are happy with the form of the motif, release the mouse button to set the change. The new motif is automatically added to the Motif Base. Notice that a copy of your original motif is still maintained.

2) Re-scaling the Motif using numeric input

Another way to define the scale change of your motif is to input the numerical values for the horizontal and vertical scaling of the current motif. In order to do that first click the Re-scale Motif button in the , or select the corresponding command in the Motif toolbar menu, then make sure the Tool Options button in the Display toolbar is ON. Press it on if necessary. The Change size dialog window will open:

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In the Parameters area, at Final, input the Width and Height of your new motif size in the unit specified by the Properties function in the Motif menu. You also have the option to use the Proportion boxes where the values are a percentage of the original (current) size of the motif. For example a value of 200 means your new motif will be enlarged 200% (doubled) on the respective direction. The Final and Proportion values are correlated, once you select one, the other is automatically updated to reflect the change.
Selecting the Padlock icon you have the possibility to lock the Width/Height ratio, so that your motif will keep its present proportion. The Width boxes will be grayed, and any modification to the Height will automatically be reflected by a proportional change of the Width value.

In the Method area of the dialog window you can select the re-scale method. Normal: is the default option, and it will give good results especially when enlarging, or when the scale variation is not too large. Priority colors: selecting this option will activate the Set priorities button, allowing you to define the color-priority scale. The Priority colors dialog window will open:

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By default, none of the colors has a priority level. To change the priority level of one of the colors in your project listed in the left column select the color, then use the horizontal arrows to put it in the priority column, or take it off. The vertical arrow allows you to change the priority order. The Select All and Unselect All buttons allow for all colors to be selected into or off the priority list. The Tolerance parameter will assign a tolerance value to the priority color. The smaller the value, the more protected the color and more present in the final motif. The parts of the motif image containing the protected colors will be protected as much as possible from the possible changes of a re-scale operation.

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Dominant colors: this method will automatically select the colors with dominant presence in the motif image. Parts of the image containing the dominant colors will therefore be protected as much as possible from alterations that can occur with a change of size.
Use the Priority colors and Dominant colors options especially if you want to scale down your motif (proportions under 100%).

After making all your choices, select Process in order to apply the changes.
You will not be able to undo this operation, so you may want to save your project before using this command.

You will notice that your Motif base will contain the new re-scaled motif. When you have made your choices, select Preview in the Tool Options dialog window to obtain a preview of the final result for this operation. Select Create to proceed to re-scaling your motif.
This operation cannot be undone. Nevertheless, your Motif Base window will keep the original motif copy, and create a new re-scaled one.

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1) Manual rotation
To rotate the motif, choose the Rotate command from the Motif menu, or click the corresponding toolbar button, click in the project area and then drag around the motif. As you drag, a rectangular frame rotates around the motif to indicate the changing orientation. Release the mouse button to set the change. The new motif is automatically added to the Motif Base.

2) Rotate motif using a numeric input

Just as for re-scaling, you have the option to rotate your motif using numerical input values. Select Rotate in the Motif menu, then press the Drawing Tool Options button in the Display toolbar. Select the Rotate tab of this window:

Input the desired rotation angle in the Angle field, or use the spin arrows to set the value. Click the Preview button for a preview of the rotated motif image.

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The Width and Height of your motif (in the units specified in the Properties dialog window of the Motif menu) will be displayed in the Original size area of the dialog window. Once you have clicked the image to obtain the preview, the Final size area will display the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the rotated motif, using the same units. According to mathematical standards, the positive values of the angle will produce a counter-clockwise rotation, the negative values a clockwise rotation of the motif.

When ready, select Create to apply the rotation to your motif. The rotated motif will become the new current motif. The original motif will be kept in the Motif base, just in case you need to use it again.

Flip
Choose this command from the Motif menu, or click the corresponding Motif toolbar button. The tool replaces the currently selected motif with its mirror image reflected using a horizontal axis.

Mirror
Choose this command from the Motif menu, or click the corresponding button in the Motif toolbar. The tool replaces the currently selected motif with its mirror image reflected using a vertical axis.

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Rotation 180
To rotate the currently selected motif through 180, choose Rotation 180 from the Motif menu. The resulting motif becomes the new currently selected motif, and, if you open the motif base (Motif menu), you will see that a copy of the original motif has been conserved in case you should need it.

Rotation 90 CW
To rotate the currently selected motif clockwise through 90, choose Rotation 90 CW from the Motif menu. The resulting motif becomes the new currently selected motif, and, if you open the motif base (Motif menu), you will see that a copy of the original motif has been conserved in case you should need it.

Rotation 90 CCW
To rotate the currently selected motif anti-clockwise (counterclockwise) through 90, choose Rotation 90 CCW from the Motif menu. The resulting motif becomes the new currently selected motif, and, if you open the motif base (Motif menu), you will see that a copy of the original motif has been conserved in case you should need it.

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Image Tools Menu

This menu contains tools that affect the whole repeat on which the image is based:

Change Size
You may wish to change the number of pixels making up the repeat on which your project is based, in order to give it a higher or lower definition. In terms of data, this is equivalent to changing the size of your image. Select Change Size from the Image Tools menu to do this, or click the change size button on the toolbar.

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In the Original column, the dialog window displays the width and height of the repeat as it is at the moment. To change the size, you can either enter the new dimensions (in the unit chosen in the Image Properties dialog window) in the Final column, or enter the change as a percentage of the original size. These two columns are linked, so if you change a value in one of the columns, the corresponding value will be changed automatically in the other column. You can also link the width and height, by clicking the padlock button. Where this has been done, any change made to the height will result in a proportional change to the width so if you double the height, the will width will be doubled automatically You must also choose the method of changing size from the Method area of the dialog window. The default selection is Normal, which gives good results all round, and most particularly when enlarging the design or when the final size is close to the original size. However, in your version of Design and Repeat, it may be possible to choose from two other alternatives:

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Priority colors: When this option is selected, the Set Priorities button becomes active. You must then click this button to define the colors that will be given priority. Parts of the image containing these colors will be protected as much as possible from alterations that can occur with a change of size. Use this method to preserve the design of outlined shapes, for example.

By default, none of the colors has a priority level. To change the priority level of one of the colors in your project listed in the left column select the color, then use the horizontal arrows to put it in the priority column, or take it off. The vertical arrow allows you to change the priority order. The Select All and Unselect All buttons allow for all colors to be selected into or off the priority list. The Tolerance parameter will assign a tolerance value to the priority color. The smaller the value, the more protected the color and more present in the final motif. The parts of the motif image containing the protected colors will be protected as much as possible from the possible changes of a re-scale operation. Dominant colors: this method will automatically select the colors with dominant presence in the motif image. Parts of the image containing the dominant colors will therefore be protected as much as possible from alterations that can occur with a change of size. 87

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After making all your choices, select Process in order to apply the changes.
You will not be able to undo this operation, so you may want to save your project before using this command.

Select OK to preserve the parameters update without actually rescaling the motif. Select Cancel to abandon the operation and the parameters change.

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You may wish to define a new origin for the image, for example in order to change the way in which the repeats match up. To do this, choose Change Origin from the Image Tools menu or click the Change Origin button on the toolbar. The following dialog window appears:

Drag the dialog window to one side if necessary, and then click directly in the project main view at the point where you wish to define the new origin. The preview area and the Horizontal and Vertical position fields in the dialog window are automatically updated with the position of the new origin. This is measured in the unit chosen in the Image properties dialog window, counting horizontally to the right and vertically downwards from the top left corner of the current project main view. You can also change the origin by entering new values directly in the Horizontal and Vertical position fields and then clicking the preview area to see the result.

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The OK button closes the dialog window without changing the origin, but the values entered in the dialog window will be retained for the next time the dialog window is opened. The Process button closes the dialog window and changes the origin using the values you have entered. The Cancel button closes the dialog window without saving changes.

Rotation
This command allows you to rotate the image forming the repeat, making the resulting image the new repeat. Choose Rotation from the Image Tools menu or click the Rotation button. The following dialog window appears:

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Fill the Angle field with a positive or a negative value in degrees. Click the Backcolor chip to define the color of the background that will appear around the original repeat: the color palette appears. Click a new background color in the palette. The Backcolor chip in the dialog window is automatically changed. The preview area is automatically updated. The new repeat will inevitably have a different size to that of the original repeat: the Original size and Final size groups show the difference in size that will arise horizontally and vertically in the unit chosen in the Image properties dialog window. The OK button closes the dialog window without applying the changes but saves the new parameters. The Process button closes the dialog window and proceeds with the values defined in the dialog window. The Cancel button closes the dialog window without saving changes.
Since this command cant be undone, you may wish to save a version of your project before using it.

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To replace the repeats with their mirror images, (mirrored about a horizontal or a vertical axis), Select Mirror Image from the Image Tools menu. The following dialog window appears:

If the Horizontal check box is enabled, the repeats will be mirrored about a horizontal axis. If the Vertical check box is enabled, the repeats will be mirrored about a vertical axis. If both check boxes are enabled, the result will be equivalent to a 180 rotation. On clicking one of the check boxes, the preview area is automatically updated to show how the result of the change will look. When you are happy with the result click Process, or else you can click the OK button, which closes the dialog window without proceeding but records the changes for possible future use.

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To add one or several horizontal or vertical strips, in order to enlarge the repeat, choose Insert Strip from the Image Tools menu or click the corresponding toolbar button. The following dialog window appears:

In the Parameters group, check Horizontal strip, if this is what you require, otherwise a vertical strip will be produced. Next, drag the dialog window to one side if necessary (drag the title bar), and then click directly in one of the project views at the point where you wish the strip to appear. The Position field in the dialog window is automatically updated and gives the position, horizontally or vertically, of the stripe to be inserted in the unit chosen in the Image Properties dialog window. Next in the Size field enter the width you 93

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require in the unit chosen in the Image Properties dialog window, and then click on the preview area. If the strip shown is not as you require, change the values in the Position and Size fields and click on the preview to check the result. The option Automatic insertion at current position allows you to insert more than one strip at a time. Click in the project area for each strip you desire. When you are happy with the result click Process, or else you can click the OK button, which closes the dialog window without proceeding but records the changes of the parameters for possible future use.
Since this command cant be undone, you may wish to save a version of your project before using it. Consider using Fill (see Drawing toolbar) or Local Motif Fill (see Motif toolbar) to work on the resulting strip. If you dont like the result, undo it by pressing CTRL + Z.

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To cut one or several horizontal or vertical strips out of the repeat, in order to reduce its size, choose Remove Strip from the Image Tools menu or click the corresponding toolbar button. The following dialog window appears:

In the Parameters group, check Horizontal strip if this is what you wish to remove, otherwise a vertical strip will be removed. Next, drag the dialog window to one side if necessary (drag the title bar), and then click directly in one of the project views at the point where you wish the strip to be removed. The Position field in the dialog window is automatically updated and gives the position, horizontally or vertically, of the stripe to be removed in the unit chosen in the Image Properties dialog window. Next in the Size field enter the 95

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width you require, in the unit chosen in the Image Properties dialog window, and then click on the preview area. If the strip removed is not as you require, change the values in the Position and Size fields and click on the preview area again to check the result. The option Automatic remove strip at current position allows you to remove more than one strip at a time. Click in the project area for each strip you desire. When you are happy with the result click Process, or else you can click the OK button, which closes the dialog window without proceeding but records the changes for possible future use.
Since this command cant be undone, you may wish to save a version of your project before using it.

Adjust Repeat Boundaries

The Adjust Repeat Boundaries command can be used to crop or enlarge the boundaries of the repeat on which your project is based, or to change the position of the design within its boundaries (i.e. change the origin of the repeat). This operation will change the way in which the repeats match up. In addition, used with the transparent color function described below, it can be used to incrust the elements of adjacent repeats (to merge or bring them together). Incrusting is a powerful tool for enhancing designs when combined with different choices of repeat type.
Once you have finished using the Adjust Repeat Boundaries command, the changes made cannot be undone directly. Before use you may therefore wish to make a backup copy of your project.

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Choose the Adjust Repeat Boundaries command from the Image Tools menu, or click the corresponding toolbar button. This results is the generation of a new window (the Resize repeat view) as shown in the following example:

As illustrated, when the mouse cursor is over one of the repeats, it takes on the form of a hand, and can be dragged in order to displace the image within the window. This function is purely to provide quick access to the part of the image on which you wish to work and does not change the origin of the repeat.
You may also wish to enlarge the window or change the zoom factor to see more clearly.

The repeat borders are displayed in the form of a grid, with eight rectangular control points around the border of each repeat. You can make changes to the repeat using two alternative methods:

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1/ Making changes by dragging a control point
The effect of dragging a control point depends upon the selections made in the Options section of the Adjustment of the repeat dialog window, as described below. You can open the Adjustment of the repeat dialog window by right-clicking anywhere on the Resize repeat view. The dialog window appears as follows:

You can make your selections and then drag the dialog window to one side by its title bar in order to uncover your working area.

See Making changes numerically, below, for more information on this dialog window.

Going back to the Resize repeat view, on moving the cursor from a position over a repeat to a position over one of its control points, the cursor turns into a double-headed arrow symbol as shown in the example below, with one half (in red) having a minus sign, and the other half (in blue) having a plus sign.

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Note WKDW if you move the mouse cursor over the same control point from an adjacent repeat (i.e. in the opposite direction), the plus and minus sides are reversed. This shows that modifications will now be made relative to that adjacent repeat, and not the first repeat.

The effects of dragging a control point are as follows: Dragging in the plus (blue) direction increases the size of the repeat by adding a margin in the color selected as the transparent color. This applies whether or not the option Incrust has been selected Adjustment of the repeat dialog window. Dragging in the minus (red) direction reduces the size of the repeat, by overlapping with the adjacent repeats. In addition, if the option Incrust is has been selected in the Adjustment of the repeat dialog window, any parts of the design that have been covered over will be visible through the selected transparent (background) color. This function is extremely useful for incrusting different components of your design (that is to say merging or bringing them together).

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You can apply the incrust function and make or change your selection of transparent color after having dragged the control point in the minus (red) direction. In this way you can experiment with incrusted effects.

See also Choosing a transparent color when modifying the repeat.

If you are unhappy with the changes you have made, click the Restore button to start again. If you are satisfied with the changes, either: Click the OK button to close the dialog window without finalizing the changes. For as long as the Resize repeat view remains open, the changes are recorded in the dialog window for later use; or; Click the Process button to put the changes into effect and cease further work on the repeat boundaries for the time being.
Equivalent to clicking the Process button is to click OK, then to click the of the Resize repeat view, and finally to select Yes Close button when asked Save repeat modifications?

2/ Making changes numerically

As for Making changes by dragging a control point, you should open the Adjustment of the repeat dialog window by right-clicking anywhere on the Resize repeat view. The dialog window appears as follows:

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The values in the dialog window are given in the unit selected in the Image Properties dialog window (pixels or metric or Imperial units + Embroidery).

To change the unit, see the topic Image Properties Button in the section Image Properties (File menu).

Change the values shown in the dialog window in to modify: the position of the top left corner of the repeat in relation to the origin of the repeat (for this, change the values in the section of the dialog window entitled Point 1); the position of the bottom right corner of the repeat in relation to the origin of the repeat (for this, change the values in the section of the dialog window entitled Point 1), or; the width and height of the repeat (for this, change the values in the Size section of the dialog window).

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After changing a value, click in the Resize Repeat view to see the effect of the change. Click the Restore button in the dialog window if you wish to start again.

The effect is to enlarge the repeat if: a negative value is entered in the Horizontal and/or Vertical field for Point 1. the value in the Horizontal and or Vertical field for Point 2 is increased. the value is increased for the Size in the Width and/or Height field.

Note that increasing the size of the repeat adds a margin to the repeat in the color selected as the transparent color. This applies whether or not the option Incrust is has been selected. Conversely the effect is to reduce the size of the repeat if: a positive value is entered in the Horizontal and/or Vertical field for Point 1. the value in the Horizontal and or Vertical field for Point 2 is decreased. the value is decreased for the Size in the Width and/or Height field.

Reduction in the size of the repeat is brought about by overlapping adjacent repeats. In addition, if the option Incrust has been selected in the Adjustment of the repeat dialog window, any parts of the design that have been covered over in the overlapping process will be visible through the selected transparent (background) color. As you will observe by experimentation, this function is extremely useful for incrusting (that is to say merging or bringing together) different components of your design.

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You can apply the incrust function and make or change your selection of transparent color after having dragged the control point in the minus (red) direction. In this way you can experiment with incrusted effects.

See also Choosing a transparent color when modifying the repeat By clicking the padlock buttons you can lock the Width and Height values shown for the Size. If you then change a value for the position of Point 1 or Point 2, the values of both Point 1 and Point 2 will be changed together. This has the effect of changing the origin of the repeat. Note that even if the padlock buttons have been clicked, the Width and Height values will still change if you drag the control points in the Resize Repeat view. If you are unhappy with the changes you have made, click the Restore button to start again.

If you are satisfied with the changes, either: Click the OK button to close the dialog window without finalizing the changes. For as long as the Resize repeat view remains open, the changes are recorded in the dialog window for later use, or; Click the Process button to put the changes into effect and cease further work on the repeat boundaries for the time being.

Equivalent to clicking the Process button is to click OK, then to click the Close button of the Resize repeat view, and finally to select Yes when asked Save repeat modifications?.

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Double-click the color chip to make the color palette appear.

Duplication...
To change the size of the design by duplicating the single repeat select Duplication from the Image Tools menu or click the Duplication button. This command replaces the existing repeat with a repeat that consists of an area taken from the existing design. The area extends from the current repeat origin along the X axis by the number of repeats entered in the Horizontal field, and along the Y axis by the number of repeats entered in the Vertical field. The following dialog window appears:

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This function offers different duplication alternatives: You can first determine the number of repeats, or the size of the duplicated project. Click the icon in the lower right corner then, in the Repeat duplication area, enter the desired values. You can select to input the number of duplicated repeats (horizontally or vertically), or the size of the final duplicated project repeat (entering the Width and Height values in the units specified in Image Properties). If for example you enter 1 in both the Horizontal and Vertical fields, the new repeat will be 1 of the original repeats wide, and 1 of the original repeats high. These two sets of values (Horizontal/Vertical and Width/Height) are dependant of each other. Selecting values for one, will result in automatic update of the other. To have a preview of the result, click the image in the dialog window. You can also choose to duplicate your project, using a vertical or for a symmetry using horizontal symmetry. Click this button a horizontal axis; select this button for a symmetry using a vertical axis. Select both buttons for both a horizontal and vertical symmetry. Consequently, your project will contain four times the basic repeat. Click the image in the dialog window for a preview.
You cannot, at the same time, use the symmetry options and manually determine the size of your duplicated repeat. Use either one or the other method.

Finally, you may choose to have a Straight repeat duplication. This option may prove useful when your initial repeat type is straight (horizontal or vertical). Click the Straight repeat button to obtain a straight repeat duplication. The number of duplicated repeats will depend on the original repeat step (for example, if your original step is , the repeat will be multiplied four times). This function will be especially useful when you want to export your project into another application, which does not use repeats (for example Photoshop).

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When you are happy with the result click Process, or else you can click the OK button, which closes the dialog window without proceeding, but saves the changes.
Since this command cant be undone, you may wish to save a version of your project before use.

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This function will offer you another duplication option, this time adding a color cycling alternative. Select Alternate colors in the Image Tools menu, or the corresponding button in the Repeat toolbar. The dialog window looks like this:

Select the colors you desire for your cycle using a drag and drop technique, either from the Color Palette, or right from the project. You can have up to eight colors in the cycle. See the Number of alternate colors in the dialog window automatically updating with each selection.

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The order of your color cycle will determine the color replacement order. Each color will be replaced by the color in the next color-chip position, up to the point when the cycle is completed.
Not selecting any color in the Alternate colors area will determine your project to remain unchanged.

Click in the image of the dialog window for a preview of the result.

Select Process if satisfied with the result, to apply the change. The repeat size will be enlarged with the new duplications, according to the number of colors in your alternate-colors row. The result becomes the new repeat.

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This command cannot be undone, so you may wish to save your project before using it.

Select OK to abandon the dialog window but keeping the parameter update, or Cancel to totally discard the operation.
This function is especially useful for embroidery operations, since it allows defining technical colors. Please note that therefore this command will only be available to you if you have purchased the embroidery option for the software. Following the purchase and installation of this module, another measurement unit will become available, as 1/4 embroidery. For further information on the purchase of this software module, please contact the nearest NedGraphics office.

Outlining
To use the Outlining command, choose it from the Tools menu, or click the corresponding button on the Repeat toolbar. A dialog box appears as follows: The outlining tool enables you to add a uniform or off-centered border around areas of a chosen color of your design. By making the border off-centered (skewed) you can create authentic shadow effects.

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To choose the colored area which you wish to outline, go to the Color to be outlined field of the dialog box and choose the color by number (you can click the up or down arrows to this). Alternatively, and then by choose the color by clicking the pipette button clicking on the color in the main view of your project, or on the color palette. The color chip next to the Color to be outlined field is immediately updated to display the chosen color. Follow the same procedure for the Color of outline field.
To add a border around a motif composed of several colors, choose the background color as the color to be outlined.

Next go to the Thickness of outline fields. You can enter a value for the thickness either in the left hand field, for which the value is in millimeters in the example illustrated above, or in the right hand field, for which the value is in pixels. The two fields are linked, so on modifying one field the other is automatically updated.
You can change the unit displayed for the thickness in the left hand field by changing the Size unit selection in the Image Properties dialog box.

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For further instructions on units, please refer to The Image Properties in the File menu.

Finally go to the Position section of the dialog box in order to choose whether the border is to be uniform or off-centered. For the border to be uniform, click all of the options Top, Left, Right, and Bottom. For a non-uniform border, click only some of the options. This will result in the thickness of the border tapering away from the selected areas (where it will be of full thickness), to the unselected areas (where there will be no border). For example, if you wish there to be a shadow effect on the bottom right side of an item, select Bottom and Right, and leave Top and Left unselected. When you are satisfied with the settings you have made in the dialog box: Choose OK to save the changes for subsequent use if you reopen the dialog box later in the same session Choose Process to put the changes into effect immediately Choose Cancel to close the dialog box without any changes being registered.

Because the changes made cannot be undone directly, you may wish to save a copy of your project before proceeding with the changes. To do this click OK to save the changes in the dialog box, then use Save As (File menu) to save a copy of the project under a new name, then re-open the dialog box and put the changes into effect by clicking Process.

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This function has the purpose to create or edit stitch images in order to be used by NedGraphics Easy Knit application for the simulation of knits. You will be able to import existing stitch images work on them in Design and Repeat, and then export them for use in Easy Knit. Basically any image may be used as a stitch model, practically, your project will have to have a specific design and to comply with certain rules in order to be used for a stitch in Easy Knit (Printing Studio). Here are some examples of stitches:

General information Details of technical constrains

The export stitch function creates a simple or composed stitch image out of your current project. This image will contain two sets of information: a basic image information to be used for the stitch, and information related to the way each stitch image will connect with neighboring stitches in the Easy Knit application. In order to be used as a stitch image your current project must comply with a set of constrains. Click Details of technical constrains for a list of these constrains. They refer to your current colors in the palette and their usage in the current project image as well as you repeat settings.

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Constrains for your current image
Your image of a cable knit type must be in a repeat. Your image must be composed of technical colors in order to represent process actions. Of interest here is the color channel number, not its colorimetrical value, since you will get a chance later to edit the values, in Easy Knit. Color graduations are used in order to define the yarn making up a stitch. These graduations represent the variations in the incidence of light on the yarn, and are arranged in order from the lightest to the darkest.

Color assignment
The stitch image will contain a maximum of 4 yarns. For each yarn there are 7 color position reserved, and 4x7 color position reserved for the yarns connection to a neighboring stitch (to the left, to the right, above and below). Channel 1 in the palette is reserved for the background color of the stitch. Channel 2 in the palette is reserved for the general shadow cast on the stitch image.

Total maximum colors used are: 2 (background + shadow) + 4 (yarns) x [7 (for the yarn) + 4x7 (for the neighbors)] = 142 colors Your color palette must be composed of less than 142 colors. Here are the colors you can use, and their assignment (channel number in your color palette):
Channel 1: Background color: transparent, defines the background of the stitch image. Channel 2: Cast shadow: the color found under the pixel is made darker. Defines the general shadow of the stitch image.

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Channels for the current stitch image (max 4 yarns):

3 to 9 graduations of 7 colors make up the first yarn color of the current stitch. 10 to 16 graduations of 7 colors make up the second yarn color of the current stitch. 17 to 23 graduations of 7 colors make up the third yarn color of the current stitch. 24 to 30 graduations of 7 colors make up the fourth yarn color of the current stitch.

Channels for the visible parts of the stitch above (previous row of stitches):

31 to 37 graduations of 7 colors make up the first yarn color of stitch above. 38 to 44 graduations of 7 colors make up the second yarn color of stitch above. 45 to 51 graduations of 7 colors make up the third yarn color of stitch above. 52 to 58 graduations of 7 colors make up the fourth yarn color of stitch above.

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Channels for the visible parts of the stitch below (following row of stitches):

59 to 65 graduations of 7 colors make up the first yarn color of stitch below. 66 to 72 graduations of 7 colors make up the second yarn color of stitch below. 73 to 79 graduations of 7 colors make up the third yarn color of stitch below. 80 to 86 graduations of 7 colors make up the fourth yarn color of stitch below.

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Channels for the visible parts of the stitch to the left (previous stitch of stitches):

87 to 93 graduations of 7 colors make up the first yarn color of the stitch to the left. 94 to 100 graduations of 7 colors make up the second yarn color of the stitch to the left.

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101 to 107 graduations of 7 colors make up the third yarn color of the stitch to the left. 108 to 114 graduations of 7 colors make up the fourth yarn color of the stitch to the left.

Channels for the visible parts of the stitch to the right (following stitch):

115 to 121 graduations of 7 colors make up the first yarn color of the stitch to the right. 122 to 128 graduations of 7 colors make up the second yarn color of the stitch to the right. 129 to 135 graduations of 7 colors make up the third yarn color of the stitch to the right. 136 to 142 graduations of 7 colors make up the fourth yarn color of the stitch to the right.

According to the usage of the colors present in the palette, yarns will be detected, your image will be tested for validity and compliance with these rules and you may be warned of irregularities (for example if no yarn color is used in the image).

Export stitches
Create you image following the above set of rules. Suppose it looks like this:

Say there are 65 colors in the palette. The first two will be used for the background and the shadow of the stitch. The other will be detected according to their position in the palette and their usage (or not) in the image.

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Selecting the Export stitches function in the Image menu opens the following dialog box:

Click on Details of technical constrains for a listing and reminder of the rules above. Click Back after reviewing the rules to return to the previous dialog box, then select Export a knit type and Next to continue. Design and Repeat will start the analysis of the image and color usage, and, if no rules are broken, a report dialog window will display the result. It will show the number of yarn colors, image size and neighboring stitches color assignment. It may look like this:

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Click Back to return to the previous dialog, or Next to continue. The following dialog window will open:

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A preview of the stitch is offered, together with set-up parameters. Size: select the number of needles and courses. For a composed stitch of 2 by 2 the preview will be updated accordingly:

Yarn offset: this parameter is designed to set up the position of the current yarn as it will connect to the neighboring stitches in the Easy Knit simulation. Select each needle/course clicking in the preview, then select the appropriate offset parameter from the available options (left, none yarn). Symbol: Easy Knit uses a symbol type representation of the knit. The symbols are organized on symbol pages and saved in special .HR2 type files. In Design and Repeat you can load symbol pages and then select the best symbol choices for your needs. Assign the desired type of symbol for each element composing your stitch. Select the stitch element by clicking on its image in the preview.

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next to the symbol preview to scroll Use the arrows through the symbol page and select the preferred one for the current stitch element. Use the Assign to all button if you want to assign the current symbol to all the elementary stitches.

If you want to select another symbol page to choose from, click the Browser button in the Symbols area. The following dialog window will open:

This window makes it possible for you to load symbol pages, to create new symbol pages, to edit symbols of the current page, to change their position in the slots of the page.

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Symbols page area: Use the arrow to select the desired symbol page from the list. Click the Set by default button to set the current page as the default page. Click the Create a page button to start a new, empty symbol page and create new symbols in it. Edit a symbol: right-click the symbol for the symbol pop up window to open. It looks like this: Choose Edit Symbol to enter the symbol editing mode:

Edit the symbol image pixel by pixel. Use Clear to start again. Use Invert to obtain a negative" image. Click Cancel to discard all changes or OK to accept them and return to the Symbol page dialog window. Use the New Symbol, Copy symbol, Paste Symbol, Cut Symbol from the pop-up menu to edit your symbol page or change the order of the symbols on the current page. You can also use drag and drop procedures to assign symbols to slots or to the current stitch.

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When finished working with the symbol page, click Cancel to discard the changes or OK to accept and load the current page. When all the size, yarn offset and symbol areas have been dealt with, click Export to export the image to a Stitch file, select OK to abandon the export but keeping the present settings, or Cancel to discard all changes and abandon the export. The export file will have the extension .EKS which Easy Knit will be able to load and work with. Once loaded in Easy Knit you will be able to edit the colors, as you desire, if needed.

Import stitches
Use the Import-Export Stitches function in the Image menu, then select Import a knit type in the next dialog window and click Next to continue. The next dialog window is similar with the one for the Export procedure, listing the stitch current parameters:

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See Export stitches above for more information about editing these parameters.

Click Import to actually perform the import operation. Edit the stitch image as desired in Design and Repeat. When ready use the Export option from the Import-Export Stitches function in the Image menu to export the stitch to an .EKS file, or/and use the Save function in the File menu to save it as an image. The parameters information will be saved with the image, and displayed as default when exporting the file to an .EKS.

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This menu allows you to customize the working mode and the interface layout of the application. The menu contains a set of commands when no project is loaded in the application (while in the mainframe), and another set of commands when a project is loaded.

Preferences menu with no project open.

Preferences menu after loading a project

Numeric color index

Click Numeric Color Index in the Preferences menu in order for colors to be displayed with their reference numbers in the palette. A checkmark will appear in front of the function to indicate selection. Click again to deselect. The checkmark will disappear.

Select Color Atlas

For a full explanation about opening, using and modifying color atlases, please refer to the topic on the Atlas command (View menu).

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To open an existing color atlas, choose Select Color Atlas from the Preferences menu, or click the corresponding toolbar button. Choose the color atlas you wish to open from the Open dialog window that appears.

If you do not know where the atlas you wish to find is located, use the Search command of Windows Explorer to find files of type *.ATL on your system.

Define module switching

This function makes it possible for you to launch other Fashion Studio applications from within Design and Repeat, provided these applications are available on your system (coloring, image cleaning, separation applications). To choose which applications to switch to from within Design and Repeat, use Define module switching in the Preferences menu. The following dialog window will open:

Coloring: use the drop down arrow to select the desired coloring application you want to switch to from Design and Repeat (Easy Coloring or Easy Coloring Pro), provided this application is installed

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on your system. This will be the application you will be switched to when using the Coloring function in the Module menu.

For more information about the functions of the chosen applications, please see the specific manual for these software modules. See Coloring in the Module Menu, Menus section of this guide for more information about this function.

Color Reduction and Cleaning: use the drop down box of this field to select the application you want to switch to for color reduction and cleaning purposes, provided this application is installed on your machine (Color Reduction and Cleaning or Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro). The selected software will be the one Design and Repeat will open, in two instances: After using the Load Scan function in the File menu to open a true colors image, a dialog window will ask you to select from two options: perform an automatic conversion to a 256 colors file, or use Color Reduction and Cleaning to do it. Selecting With Color Reduction and Cleaning, will launch this software (or Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro, according to your choice in the Define module switching function).

See Load scan in the File menu for more information about this function.

When using the Cleaning function in the Module menu.

See Cleaning in the Module Menu, Menus section of this guide for more information about this function. See the dedicated documentation of the software you want to switch to for more information about its functions.

Layout: use the drop down arrow for the Layout field to select the default presentation application Design and Repeat will switch to (only Storyboard and Cataloguing is available, if installed on your system). The selected application will be run when choosing the Layout or the Print Layout function in the File menu. Thanks to

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this application you will be able to integrate your design image into a presentation layout previously selected, and print it.

See the Layout and Print Layout functions in the File Menu, Menus section for more information about these functions. See the dedicated documentation for the selected application for more information about its functions.

Guidelines Option
This command in the Preferences menu allows setting up the working guidelines.
The guidelines are virtual lines that you can use in your design in order to draw, move, align and place any drawing object in precise positions in your project image. If the snap feature is enabled, the guidelines will also cause your drawing object element (control point) to snap to the closest point on the guideline if the distance between the mouse cursor and a guideline is below a predefined threshold, named snap strength.

Upon selection of the command in the Preferences menu, the following dialog window will open:

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Snap to guidelines: select this option if you want to use the snap action of the guidelines. Snap strength: us the spin field to set a snap strength value for the snap action of the guidelines. Color: use the drop-down field to set the preferred color for the guidelines.

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A range of various choices are available, including Custom which allows you to define any color you want via the Color Channels color tool.

See Color Channels-Modifying a Color for details on how to use the Color Channels tool. See Working With Guidelines in View Rulers, Display Toolbar, Toolbars section for more details about the guidelines and how to use them. Note that the same function and dialog window is obtained via the Ruler pop-up menu.

See Ruler Pop-up Menu in the Toolbars / Display Toolbar / View Rulers section of this guide for more details about the available functions.

Select Tracing Parameters

Design and Repeat enables you to make your project view partially transparent in order to view through it a second image, described as the model image, which you open temporarily. Whilst the model image is open, you can use the drawing tools to trace designs from it into your project view. To do this you must first select and open the model image, by choosing Select Tracing Parameters from the Preferences menu. The Tracing dialog window then appears as follows:

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In the Model field, enter the path and file name of the image you wish to use as your model image. In order for these details to be entered automatically, click the Browse button and choose your image file from the Open dialog window, which then appears.
If you are unfamiliar with the use of Open dialog windows, please refer to the section of this guide on the Open command (File menu), where the basic principles are explained.

Use as Texture: if you want the model image to be used as a texture for your design image, select this option. The selected file will apply as a texture to your image both on the display and on the printed design. Using the Tracing toolbar you will be able to control the degree of the texture effect, and its visibility.

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Next, in the Dimensions section of the dialog window enter the dimensions you consider appropriate for the image. Do this either by setting the Zoom factor, or by specifying the Width or Height of the image in the unit chosen in the Image properties dialog window. Note that the Zoom, Width and Height fields are linked, so that if you change the value in one of the fields, the values in the other fields will be automatically updated to reflect the change. If necessary, change the position in which the model image will be displayed in relation to your project view by changing the values given for its origin in the X and Y fields of the Position section of the dialog window. When the values in the X and Y fields are both equal to zero, the origin of the model image will coincide with that of your project image. When you have finished making your choices in the dialog window, click OK to register your choices and close the dialog window. To close the dialog window without your choices being registered click Cancel. To return the dialog window to its initial state (in which no image file is selected in the Model field) click the Reset button.

After having clicked OK, the model image is displayed with the later parameters you have chosen. Clicking the Tracing button operates to hide or show the model image, and the Tracing toolbar, according to need.
To change the way the model image is currently displayed, you can reopen the Tracing dialog window at any time by again choosing Select Tracing Parameters from the Preferences menu.

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While working with the model image, drag the slider of the Tracing toolbar to modify the opacity of the current project view: As the slider approaches 100 the model view becomes fainter until it disappears completely. On moving the slider in the opposite direction, the model view can be seen more and more clearly, until at zero the project view disappears and only the model view can be seen.

Motif default transparent color

Selecting this command will open the following sub-menu:

This menu will offer three options that will allow you to set up the transparent color of your motifs: Palette back color: using this option will make the palette second color (background color) the transparent color of your motifs. Border color of every motif: this is the default option. Design and Repeat will automatically determine the most prominent color on the border of each motif, and will use it as the transparent color. No transparent color: use this option to not use a transparent color with your motifs.

Once the transparency settings done, click the Reset all motifs transparency button in the Motif base functions to apply the changes to your motifs. Not using this function will only apply the new settings to all your new motifs.

See the Motif Base section of this guide for more information about the Reset all motifs transparency command.

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A checkmark will appear in front of the selected function of the Motif default transparent color submenu.

Display Quality
The following options are available from the sub-menu that appears when you select Display Quality (Preferences menu):

Perfect blending This option gives a very high quality image on your monitor by using a smoothing function (antialiasing). However, on computers with a minimum configuration, you may find that this option gives a decrease in speed. Fast blending This option gives an improved quality of display as well as ensuring reasonable speed on most machines. Normal This option gives normal quality and high rapidity for image display.

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Thanks to the Windows interface, different windows of different projects can be open at the same time. The Window menu contains commands for organizing and manipulating the windows.
A list of all open projects is given at the bottom of the Window menu - click on a project name to bring its windows to the front.

New Window
To open a new window with the same contents as the active window, choose New Window from the Window Menu.
Work can sometimes be facilitated by creating two identical views and then changing the zoom levels separately in the views, one view being used for detailed design, and the other to view the global effect.

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Choose Cascade from the Windows menu to group all open windows in overlapping formation. A window can be brought to the front of the group by clicking the part of it that is visible.

Tile Horizontally
To display all open windows edge to edge, with each window extending horizontally from one side to the other of the screen, choose Tile Horizontally from the Window menu.

Tile Vertically
To display all open windows edge to edge, with each window extending vertically from the top to the bottom of the screen, choose Tile Vertically from the Window menu.

Close All
Choose Close All from the Windows menu to close all open projects. If you have not saved the latest changes to the projects, a dialog window appears giving the opportunity to do this.

Tile Options
On clicking Tile Options a dialog window appears giving three alternative options concerning the commands Tile Horizontally and Tile Vertically. The options affect the operation of these commands when there are a number of different projects open at the same time with their own child windows. The options are as follows: Tile child windows by project: A group of tiled child windows is created for each project so that all the child windows of a given project are together. Tile the child windows of the active project: Only the child windows of the active project will be tiled together 134

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Tile child windows in order of creation: All child windows will be tiled in their order of creation.

In addition to these options, you can check the Restore before tile option so that any windows that have been minimized to icons at the bottom of the screen will be re-opened and included in the tiling process. Having made your choices, click the OK button.

Automatic Tile
To enable the tile commands to operate correctly if you are using two monitors simultaneously, click Automatic Tile so that it appears in the Window menu without a tick in front of it.

Fit to Image
Choose Fit to Image from the Windows menu for a single complete repeat to be shown as large as possible within the limits of the active window.

Arrange Icons
If you have been working on a large number of different windows, you may have minimized a number of them to icons. Click Arrange Icons in the Window menu for them to be arranged in a row at the bottom of the screen.

Synchronize Document Views

When this option is selected, a tick symbol will appear next to it in the Window menu. The display of all open windows will now be synchronized, so that scrolling in one view will cause the other views to scroll. This enables you to keep the part of your design that you are working on in view at different levels of zoom in more than one window. 135

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Module Menu

The Module menu functions will allow you to launch other NedGraphics applications from the Fashion Studio or Printing Studio software packages, right from within Design and Repeat.

Cleaning
The design images you use in Design and Repeat may have color faults and imperfections. Consequently, you may need to clean up these images, and take out the color pixels you dont want. NedGraphics offers you two applications to this purpose, Color Reduction and Cleaning and Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro. Using this function in the Module menu will automatically launch the cleaning application right from within Design and Repeat, provided the cleaning software is installed on your system.
Use the Define module switching in the Preferences menu to set up the application you will commute to when using Cleaning in the Module menu.

See Define module switching in the Preferences menu section for more information about this function.

The application will run with your design image open, and you will have access to all the functions to perform the needed tasks. Once ready, select Exit in the File menu of that application to quit. A dialog window will open to ask your confirmation about keeping the changes you have added to your design. Select OK to keep them, or Cancel to discard all changes.

Use the dedicated documentation for the NedGraphics cleaning applications, such as Color Reduction and Cleaning or Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro for more information about their functions.

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Using specific NedGraphics applications, such as Easy Coloring or Easy Coloring Pro, you can perform a multitude of color oriented operations, creating colorway variations of your design image. Use the Coloring function in the Module menu to launch the desired coloring application from within Design and Repeat, provided it is installed on your system. Easy Coloring will be the default choice, but you can use the Define module switching in the Preferences menu to set up the application you want to commute to with the Coloring function.

See Define module switching function in the Preferences menu for more information about how to set up the coloring application to commute to.

The application will run with your design image open, and you will have access to all the functions to perform the needed tasks. Once ready, select Exit in the File menu of that application to quit. A dialog window will open to ask your confirmation about keeping the changes you have added to your design. Select OK to keep them, or Cancel to discard all changes.

Use the dedicated documentation for the NedGraphics coloring applications, such as Easy Coloring or Easy Coloring Pro for more information about their functions.

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Help Menu

Help Topics
To look up information choose Help Topics from the Help menu and then click on one of the tabs: Click the Contents tab see the topic headings. Double-click a heading to see the help topics it contains. Double-click a topic to obtain access to it. Click the Index tab to use the subject index. Click the Search tab to search for a term not contained in the index.

About Design and Repeat...

To find information about the program version and copyright, choose About Design and Repeat from the Help menu or click the About button on the toolbar.

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TOOLBARS
Overview
Design and Repeat offers the following toolbars: Standard Toolbar Edit Toolbar Drawing Toolbar Curve Toolbar Repeat Toolbar Motif Toolbar Display Toolbar Zoom Toolbar Tracing Toolbar Color Toolbar Module Toolbar

To display a toolbar that is not currently shown, choose it from the View menu. To hide a toolbar that is currently shown, select it again from the View menu. You can move a toolbar to another location on the screen by placing the mouse pointer on its border and then dragging and dropping. Specific guidance on the individual toolbars and their functions is given in subsequent topics.

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Standard Toolbar

The Standard Toolbar contains tools for file management and help.

New
Click the New button to create a new project. For guidance on creating a new project, please refer to the New command (File menu).

Open
Click the Open button to work on an existing project. For further guidance, please refer to the Open command (File menu).

Save
Click the Save button to save the project you are working on without closing it. For guidance on the choices to make when saving a project for the first time, please refer to the Save As command (File menu).

Print
Click the Print button to print the project you are working on. For further guidance, please refer to the Print command (File menu).

About Design and Repeat

Click the About Design and Repeat button to display information about the software version and copyright.

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Click the Help button (if available) and then an item on the screen to see the related help topic.

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Edit Toolbar

The Edit Toolbar contains the following tools for standard editing tasks:

Cut Image
Click the Cut Image button to remove the image in the main view of your project and copy it to the clipboard. A message appears asking you to confirm the operation.

Copy Image
Click the Copy Image button to copy image in the main view of your project to the clipboard.

Paste Over Image

Click the Paste Over Image button to replace the image in the main view of your project with the clipboard contents.

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To cancel the last modification made to the design during the current session, click the Undo button. Keep clicking to undo a series of actions.
As indicated in this guide, some actions cannot be undone directly. For these actions, it is advisable to make a backup copy of your project under another file name, in case you decide you want to return to the previous state.

Redo
To cancel the effect of the last Undo command, click the Redo button. Keep clicking to redo a series of Undo commands.

Undo All
To undo a series of actions, click the All Undo button.

Reinstate Last But One

After performing a series of Undo commands or Undo and Redo commands, you can reinstate the penultimate action by choosing Reinstate Last But One from the Edit menu, or by clicking the corresponding button on the Edit toolbar.

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To redo all the actions you have just undone using the Undo command, click the All Redo button.

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Drawing Toolbar
Overview

Select a drawing tool by clicking its button on the Drawing Toolbar. The way in which each of the drawing tools operates is controlled from its Drawing Tool Options dialog window . To obtain this, select the tool and on the Display toolbar. then click the Drawing Tool Options button The Drawing Tool Options dialog window has generally two tabs. The first is typically the pencil tab, which controls the form of lines or dots, and the second is specific to the selected tool. You can use the tools to draw on any project view in any color you choose by clicking on the palette before drawing. Refer to Palette for guidance on selecting or changing the color.

Freehand Tool
Click on the Freehand button, then click in the project and drag with the mouse to draw. The Drawing Tool Options dialog window looks as follows:

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In the Pencil tab of the Drawing Tool Options a preview of the mark made with the tool is given on the extreme left. Make your choices as follows: Choose the shape of the mark made with the tool by clicking the button having a circular icon or the button having a square icon. To quickly choose the size of the mark, click in the Size grid. The Pixel(s) field is updated to record the size. The circular or square form can be changed to elliptical or rectangular by modifying the horizontal or vertical size separately. To do this, click the padlock icon so that the padlock appears unlocked, then move the sliders to make the horizontal and vertical size different. You can also enter the size directly in the associated fields.

The Drawing Style tab appears as follows:

Click on the Continuous button for the tool to produce a continuous line form. The width of this depends upon the choices you make from the Pencil tab, described above Click on the Discontinuous button for the tool to produce a dotted line.

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The Line Style tab:

Select the Line Type option then click on the arrow to choose one of the available line types:

The option offers you 52 line types to choose from. Selecting one will de-activate the Pencil tab, ignoring its parameters. Click on Normal (the default selection) to draw with a standard continuous line, and with the parameters defined in the Pencil and Drawing style tab.

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Click on the Straight Line button and drag with the mouse to draw. The thickness of the straight line can be modified via the Pencil tab (see Pencil tool). The Straight Line tab appears as follows:

Click the Free Angle button to draw a straight line at any angle. Click the Horizontal button if you only wish to draw horizontal straight lines. Click the Vertical button if you only wish to draw vertical straight lines. Click the Diagonal button if you wish to draw straight lines at 45 angles Polyline: select this option to draw polylines, as multiple connected straight lines. Click as for a normal straight line then continue clicking different locations where you want the polyline segment ends to be. When ready entering segments: double click the last point to implement and close the polyline, using the current line type hit ESC on your keyboard to implement and leave it open.

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Here is an example:

Note that while in edit mode you can change the polyline color as many times as you need. Note that this option is only available for the Free Angle straight line and the Diagonal straight line (

For the Pencil and Line style tabs details see Freehand tool above.

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This tool draws circles or ellipses (filled or empty) according to the selections made in the Drawing Tool Options. To operate the tool click its button, click in the project and then drag the mouse until the desired form has been obtained. Make your choices from the Drawing Tool Options dialog window as follows.

Click this button for an empty circle.

Click this button for a filled circle.

Click this button for an empty ellipse.

Click this button for a filled ellipse.

For the Pencil and Line style tabs details see Freehand tool above.

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This tool draws squares or rectangles (filled or empty) according to the selections made in the Drawing Tool Options. To operate the tool click its button, click in the project and then drag the mouse until the desired form has been obtained. Make your choices from the Drawing Tool Options dialog window as follows.

Click this button to draw an empty square.

Click this button to draw a filled square.

Click this button to draw an empty rectangle.

Click this button to draw a filled rectangle.

For the Pencil and Line style tabs details see Freehand tool above.

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To operate the tool, click its button and then click a series of points in the project to define the curve. Double click to finish the curve.

The curve is now in edit mode. The points you clicked to define the curve become control points, which you can move by dragging. While the curve is in edit mode, you can also modify its form from the Drawing Tool Options:

An alternative method of moving or adding control points on a curve while it is in edit mode, is to use the buttons on the Curve Toolbar. Please refer to the topic of that name for further details.

From the Pencil tab, change the thickness of the line, as described in the topic for the Freehand tool. Note that the thickness of the line is only updated on leaving the edit mode.

For the Pencil and Line style tabs details see Freehand tool above in this section of the guide.

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When you have finished editing the curve, press RETURN, or double click to quit the edit mode. This action finalizes the curve.

6ee the Curved Shape or Outline in this section of the guide and the Curve toolbar in the Toolbars section of the guide for information on editing the curves.

Curved Shape or Outline

To operate the tool click its button and then click a series of points in the project to define a closed outline or shape, according to the settings in Drawing Tool Options. Double-click rapidly to finish. The outline is now in edit mode. The points you clicked to define the outline become control points, which you can move by dragging. While the outline is in edit mode, you can also modify its aspect from the Drawing Tool Options as follows:

Click this button to draw an empty curved shape.

Click this button to draw a filled curved shape.

From the Pencil tab, change the thickness of the line, as described in the topic on the Freehand Tool. Use the Line style options to set up

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the drawing line style. Note that the thickness and the line style are only updated on leaving the edit mode.
Note that if you decide to use a filled curve, the Line style settings will not be used.

For the Pencil and Line style tabs details see Freehand tool above in this section of the guide.

When you have finished editing the curve, press RETURN to quit the edit mode. This action finalizes the curve.

An alternative method of moving or adding control points to a curved shape or outline while it is in edit mode, is to use the buttons on the Curve Toolbar. Please refer to the topic of that name for further details. 6ee the Curve toolbar in the Toolbars section of the guide for more information on editing the curves.

Freehand Shape
To operate the tool, click its button and then drag to define a filled irregular shape using the color currently selected on the palette. While dragging, the freehand shape will be displayed as a closed broken line, allowing you to preview the drawn pattern.

Fill With Color

To operate the tool click its button and then click a colored area to fill it with the color currently selected from the color palette. Choose your Drawing Tool Options as follows:

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Select Spread to adjacent areas for the fill operation to spill over to neighboring areas of the same color.
Use the option especially if your image has extended areas with a width of one pixel.

Not selecting Spread to adjacent areas will have as a result the filling only of the pixels neighboring only on the sides, and not on the corners.

Airbrush
To operate the airbrush, click its toolbar button, click in the project and then drag to spray-draw.

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A circular spray of droplets is given, the quality of which is defined by moving the sliders in the Airbrush tab of Drawing Tool Options tab. The sliders control the following characteristics: Concentration the extent to which droplets are concentrated at the center of the spray. Density the number of droplets given by a single click. Speed the number of droplets given per second. Spray size the diameter of the spray. Drop size the size of the droplets produced. Irregularity this controls the extent to which the drops give a uniform pattern.

The preview on the left of the tab changes immediately to show the effect of moving the sliders. By default, the choice from the Ink drop-down box is Solid, which means that the characteristics of the airbrush are set only according to the Airbrush tab. However, if the alternative choice, Pencil is selected, the Drop Size parameter will be set instead according to the choices made from the Pencil tab.

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To operate the tool, click its button, click in the project and then drag to smudge. Its drawing tool options are as follows:

Move the slider to determine the intensity of smudge.

Stripes and Checks

To operate the tool, click its button and then drag to draw stripes or checks. Make your Drawing Tool Options choices as follows:

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Click this button to draw vertical stripes.

Click this button to draw horizontal stripes.

Click this button to draw checks.

Selecting the option Ignore repeat boundaries will allow you to draw stripes across the repeat borders. When working with straight repeats the usage of the option is straightforward: select it then click and drag in the image to draw the stripes across the repeats. When working with stepped repeats the option will only be available if a required condition is met:
In order for this option to be available, your repeat width or height will have to contain a number of pixels which is a multiple of the horizontal, respectively vertical repeat step relevant number (for example, if your repeat width has 200 pixels, you will be able to use this option with a horizontal step of , since 200 can be divided by 4).

Text
Click the Text button on the toolbar to add text to your image. Next, click and drag on the image to define a text box and type the text you require. Use the Curve and Text Formatting toolbars for formatting, finalizing or canceling the text.

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Click the Finalize Curve command to incrust the current text entity in the current position; drag the text to another position then click again for a new incrusting. Click the Remove Curve command delete the text object.

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Curve Toolbar

The buttons on this toolbar are available when using the Curve and Curved Shape tools (Drawing Toolbar). They operate as follows:

Control Points
Click this button then click on the curve to add further control points. Next click the Modify Curve button .

Modify Curve
Click this button to modify the curve in one of three ways as follows:

Place the cursor beside the curve until it appears as shown, then drag to move the curve to a new location Place the cursor over a section of the curve so that it appears as shown, then click to add a new control point at that position.

Place the cursor over a curve control point so that it appears as shown, then drag to move the control point to a new position.

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The curves allow you a perfect control over each position of the control points, and also, over the tangents to the segment converging to the specific control point. Your alteration of these parameters will not modify the rest of the segments of the curve. A segment is the portion of the curve in between two control points. Two tangents define each segment, one at each control point at the end of the segment. Tangents determine the angle at which the segment meets a specific control point. Using a drag and drop technique on the control points of the tangents, you can modify the shape of the curve as you desire. Let us try an example. Draw a curved shape like in this following example:

, you can see the curved taking shape, the control As you draw points you click, and the tangents of the segments in each control point. Double-click to end entering control points, and enter editing . mode

Just as you modify the position of the control points, you can modify the position of the control points of the tangents to the segments. Put and the cursor over a tangent endpoint until it changes its shape drag. Drag and rotate to adjust the desired tangency angle. Drag to

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make the tangent longer or shorter to determine the length on which the curve will stay closer to the tangent (or the tangency angle variation ratio). Adjust the shape of the curved as you desire.

When you have finished modifying the curve, click the Finalize Curve button to finish drawing the curve, or click the Remove Curve button to delete the curve.

Remove Curve
If you do not wish to keep the curve you have been working on, click this button to remove it. Note that you cannot remove a curve with this tool once you have clicked the Finalize Curve button . You can, of course, draw over an existing curve.

Finalize Curve
When you have finished modifying the curve, click this button to finalize its form in terms of color and thickness. Note that afterwards you will not be able to make further modifications to the curve using the tools of the curve toolbar.

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Use this toggle type button to switch between the two curve type modes, normal (spline) and Bezier curve (see examples below).

Spline mode Bezier mode When this button is displayed you are in spline mode. Click the button once to switch to the Bezier mode. When this button is displayed you are in Bezier mode. Click the button once to switch to the spline mode.
As compared to the normal curve mode, the Bezier curve offers more control over the curve behavior in the control point surrounding area.

See Modify Curve in the Curve Toolbar section for detailed information about drawing curves. Note that the Finalize Curve and the Remove Curve commands can be also use with Text entities for incrusting and deleting this type of objects.

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Repeat Toolbar

This toolbar provides quick access to the tools of the Image Tools menu, in which the Mirror Image command incorporates the functions of both ) and Flip Repeat ( ) here. Mirror Repeat ( The tools are outlined briefly below, but for a complete description, please refer to the Image Tools menu. Change Size: For changing the life size dimensions of the repeat. Change Origin: For defining a new image origin. Rotation: For rotating the repeat image. Mirror Repeat: Replaces the repeat with its mirror image reflected using a vertical axis. Flip Repeat: Replaces the repeat with its mirror image reflected using a horizontal axis. Insert Strip: For adding a horizontal or vertical strip to enlarge the repeat. Remove Strip: Cuts out a horizontal or vertical strip to reduce the size of the repeat. Adjust Repeat Boundaries: For cropping or enlarging the boundaries of the repeat, or for incrusting (merging) the elements of adjacent repeats. Duplicate Repeat: Enlarges the repeat by duplication. Alternate colors: allows for another duplication function according to a color cycling method. 166

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Outlining: for adding a uniform or off-centered (shadow) border around areas of a chosen color.

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Motif Toolbar

The Motif Toolbar contains tools for creating and manipulating motifs.
To manipulate or use a motif, first click the Motif Base button select the motif you want to modify by clicking it. then

Select Last Used Motif

Selects the last motif you used, so that, for example, you can click on your design to paste it there.

Rectangular Selection
Click in your design and then drag to define a rectangular area. On releasing the mouse button, the rectangular area is copied to the Motif Base as a new motif.

Selection By Color
Click on a colored area of your design for it to be copied to the Motif Base as a new motif.

Free Selection
Click and drag to define a closed area. On releasing the mouse button, the area is copied to the Motif Base as a new motif.

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This selection tool has the following tool options:

Free selection: select this option to select using a freehand drawing tool.

See the Freehand Tool in the Drawing Toolbar, Toolbars section for more details about the freehand tool.

Polyline selection: select this option to use a polyline as the selection tool.

See the Freehand Tool in the Drawing Toolbar, Toolbars section for more details about polylines.

Here is an example of an original design and selection using these options:

Original design image.

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Freehand selection

Pasting the resulting freehand selection

Polyline selection

Pasting the resulting polyline selection

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Use this tool to change the size of the currently selected motif, or to stretch or squash it. After clicking the button, click anywhere in the project, then drag towards or away from the motif to enlarge it or reduce its size. Alternatively, press the SHIFT key while you drag, in which case the motif is stretched or compressed vertically by dragging up or down, and stretched or compressed horizontally by dragging left and right. When you are happy with the form of the motif, release the mouse button to set the change. The new motif is automatically added to the Motif Base and becomes the new active motif.

Flip Motif
Replaces the currently selected motif with its mirror image reflected using a horizontal axis.

Mirror Motif
Replaces the currently selected motif with its mirror image reflected using a vertical axis.

Rotate Motif
To rotate the motif, click this button, click anywhere in the project, then drag around the motif. As you drag, a rectangular frame rotates around the motif to indicate the changing orientation. Release the mouse button to set the change. The new motif is automatically added to the Motif Base and becomes the active motif.

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Click this button then click a colored area of the image for the color to be replaced by a pattern formed by repeating the currently selected motif. To set the repeat type, size and resolution of the motif as it will be used in repeat, see Properties (Motif menu). Before use, you may also wish to modify the motif see the commands Re-scale Motif, Flip Motif, Mirror Motif, Rotate Motif, and Edit Motif (Motif toolbar). Clicking this function will open the Local Motif Fill Drawing tool option dialog window, offering you another option:

Select Spread to adjacent areas for the fill operation to spill over to neighboring areas of the same color.
Use the option especially if your image has extended areas with a width of one pixel.

Not selecting Spread to adjacent areas will have as a result the filling only of the pixels neighboring only on the sides, and not on the corners. Here is an example: the pink color in the first image will be filled with the motif in the second image with the result showing in the third image.

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Selects the whole image as a motif, and adds it to the motif base as a new motif.

Edit Motif
To create a new, modified version of the currently selected motif, click this button. A separate window will open, displaying the motif as a single repeat. Use any of the dedicated tools to modify the motif, and then close the window by clicking on its close button . On closing the window, the new version of the motif is added to the Motif Base, the original version being unaffected.

Motif Base
The motif base is a separate window containing all the currently available motifs. Click this button to open it, and click again to close it.

For further information on the Motif Base, see Using the Motif Base.

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Colors Toolbar

The Colors toolbar provides tools for manipulating the colors of your image on the palette - for example for changing their order or number.

For information on the relationship between the order of colors and printing screens in an engraving project, please refer to the topic Channel Settings (Image menu). For color position numbers to appear on the palette as illustrated in the following examples, right-click on the palette frame, or on a blank color chip, and choose Display Index from the Palette Properties dialog box which appears.

Exchange Colors
This tool permits the order of two colors on the palette to be changed.

By way of example, consider the color palette shown on the left, in which the color in position 1 is red, and the color in position 3 is blue. To exchange the position of the two colors, click the toolbar

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button , place the cursor on the blue color chip (position 3), and then drag and drop onto the red color chip (position 1). The resulting palette is as shown on the right, with the blue in position 1, and the red in position 3.

Merge Colors
The purpose of this tool is to reduce the number of colors of your image, by replacing one of the colors in your palette with another.

By way of example, consider the color palette shown on the left above, where color 3 is green and color 10 is red. To replace color 3 with color 10, click the Merge Color button in the Colors toolbar, then click the color to be replaced (3) and the replacement color (10). Here is the result:

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You may also click and drag color 3 over color 10. Note that your current palette now has two identical colors, 3 and 10. If you want to clear up your palette eliminating redundant colors, use the Automatic Settings function in the Palette Properties dialog window. The replacement color will be taken out, the replaced colors left in the palette and the palette colors will be re-ordered.

See Palette Properties in The Palette section of this guide for more detailed information about this function. Note that this process is irreversible (a warning message will let you know about this), so you may want to save your design before actually replacing a color of your palette.

Copy Colors
This tool allows you to copy a color from one color chip to another. The image of your project will change as a result, as two palette colors will then be the same.

By way of example, consider the color palette shown on the left, in which the color in position 1 is red, and the color in position 3 is blue. To copy the blue onto the red, click the toolbar button ,

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place the cursor on the blue color chip (position 3), and then drag and drop onto the red color chip (position 1). The resulting palette is as shown on the right, with the blue in both position 1, and position 3.

Move Color
This tool permits a color to be moved to a new position on the palette, the other colors being moved up or down to make room for it. See the following example:

By way of example, consider the color palette shown on the left, in which the color in position 1 is red, the color in position 2 is green, and the color in position 3 is blue. To move the blue to position 1, click the toolbar button , place the cursor on the blue color chip (position 3), and then drag and drop onto the red color chip (position 1). The resulting palette is as shown on the right, with the blue in position 1, the red and the green having moved down to positions 2 and 3 respectively.

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Display Toolbar

This toolbar provides tools for managing views, obtaining information and resources, and for operating the stencil. The tools are as follows:

View Rulers
Click on the View Rulers button to display rulers at the edges of a project view. Click the button again to make them disappear.
The rulers are graduated so that you can instantly see the scale of your work. In addition, the current position of the mouse cursor is displayed on the status bar.

For information on how to graduate the rulers, see the topic Calibrate Ruler in the section of this guide on View Rulers, in the Display Toolbar, Toolbars section. To make precise measurements, see Tape Measure (Display Toolbar).

Ruler Pop-up Menu

Right-click in the ruler scale area to obtain the following pop-up menu:

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Calibrate Rulers
The Calibrate Rulers pop-up menu enables you to change the way in which the rulers are graduated and to calibrate your monitor correctly so that it is capable of displaying your design life size when the zoom factor is 100%. To obtain the pop-up menu: on the Display Toolbar for the rulers Click the rulers button to appear, then right-click the rulers. Click the Calibrate Rulers button just popped out. The Calibrate Screen and Rulers dialog window is as follows:

To change the graduation of the rulers, proceed as follows: From the Units drop-down box choose the units in which the rulers are to be graduated. If you want numbers to appear on the rulers, select Ruler Numbering, and then enter a whole number in the adjacent field to determine the number spacing. For example, if you have selected centimeters in the Units drop-down box, and you enter

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the figure 2 in the field for the Ruler Numbering, then numbers will appear every two centimeters along the rulers. If you want graduation marks to appear between the figures, select Graduation Marks and then enter a suitable figure in the Graduation Marks field. For example, if you have selected centimeters in the Units drop-down box, and you enter the figure 0.25 in the field for Graduation Marks, then graduation marks will appear every quarter centimeter. Select Magnetic Grid (if operational) to use a magnetic grid for precise positioning of the cursor when using the drawing tools. This forces the cursor to be positioned only at the intersections of an invisible grid. Set the gridline spacing in the field provided. Click OK for the new ruler graduation to be put into effect.

To calibrate your monitor correctly so that it is capable of displaying your design life size when the zoom factor is 100%, click the Calibrate Screen button. The following dialog window appears:

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Follow the instructions given, and click the OK button to return to the Calibrate Rulers dialog window. If needed, click the Reset button in the Calibrate Screen and Rulers dialog window to return to the default values. When ready with all settings, click OK to accept all changes, or Cancel to discard the changes and return to your design.
To display your project life size after calibration, use 100% zoom. If your zoom toolbar contains a Life Size button, you must also click this.

For further information on the Life Size function, see the Zoom Toolbar section. Note that when you are not working in Life Size mode your ruler will display the pixel size of your image. You image size will consequently

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depend on the resolution, both X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) of your design. For example, if your design X resolution is 300dpi, Y resolution is 150dpi, and your design real size is, width 10 inches, height 10 inches, your ruler, when not in Life size mode, will display a horizontal dimension twice as large as the vertical dimension. This is because the horizontal dimension will have to fit in twice as many pixels (300x10) as the vertical dimension (150x10).

Guideline Options
Select this option to have access to guideline set-up parameters, and customize or adjust their appearance and functionality.

See Guideline Options in the Preferences menu, Menus section of this guide for more details about these parameters.

Working With Guidelines

The guidelines are virtual lines that you can use in your design in order to draw, move, align and place any drawing object in precise positions in your project image. If the snap feature is enabled, the guidelines will also cause your drawing object element (control point) to snap to the closest point on the guideline if the distance between the mouse cursor and a guideline is below a predefined threshold, named snap strength.

Once the Rulers were activated the guidelines can be used. The blue cross at the ruler scale intersection reminds you that you can use guidelines to more precisely manipulate the drawing tools or editing tools. The guidelines are: horizontal or vertical dotted lines that you can bring in over your design image to help you in your work. screen lines = independent of zoom level and display quality mode. always displayed on top of your image or drawing objects. not part of your design image, and will not appear in a printout.

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Note that the guidelines will still be present even if you hide the rulers, but in this case you will not be able to add, move or delete them. You can add as many guidelines in your project as you need.

Adding A Guideline
Put your mouse cursor over a ruler scale until it gets the shape of a double arrow, click and drag into the design area. A guideline, parallel to the ruler scale you dragged form will appear under your cursor. The process is the same for both the horizontal and vertical guidelines. Small brown arrows will mark the guideline-end in the ruler scale area:

Moving A Guideline
Put your mouse cursor over the ruler scale area where the guideline end is; your mouse cursor will take the shape of a double arrow oriented along the ruler scale. Click and drag the guideline to the desired new position; release the mouse button.

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Delete A Guideline
You can delete guidelines in two ways: Proceed just like for moving a guideline, only this time move it to a ruler scale limit. The guideline will be removed. Move your mouse cursor over the ruler scale area where the guideline end is; your mouse cursor will take the shape of a double arrow oriented along the ruler scale. Hit DEL on your keyboard. The guideline will be removed.

Using Snap
Snapping is the action of attracting the mouse cursor to fall right on the guideline, whenever the mouse is in the vicinity of the guideline, below a predefined distance. This way you can for instance draw a number of lines all starting from exactly the same point, or position drawing elements to precise locations. The magnetic area around the guideline is defined via the Guideline Options function in the Preferences menu which defines an attraction distance around the guideline; whenever your mouse cursor (creating, moving or placing a drawing element) falls within this distance, the magnetic effect will apply and the drawing element will be forced, or snapped onto the guideline.

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Note that the snap strength value is measure on one side of the guideline only. For example a snap strength value of 5 means that an area width a width of 10 pixels (5 on each side), having the guideline in the middle is the snap or attraction area of the guidelines.

Suppose you want to draw a rectangle starting from a very precise position. Create two guidelines so that the position you want as the upper left corner of the future rectangle is at the intersection of these guidelines. Define a snap strength value. In the example below, the snap area is represented by the light green band around each guideline. Start drawing your rectangle; even if your mouse cursor doesnt really start to draw from the exact location you need, but from within the snapping area, the snapping action of the guideline will force it anyway to the correct position. Thus, you can, for example, draw four rectangles, all starting from the exact point:

See Guidelines Options in the Preferences menu for details on how to set your guideline options.

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The guideline snap-mode will operate with most of your drawing tools, motif tools and selection features offering a powerful, versatile, efficient working mode.
Note that when working with a motif the snapping action will work both on the motif hot spot, and any of the motif borders, with respect to the snapping area. When working with a small motif it may be possible that the hot spot and a border will both fall within the snap area. In this case the first one in will be considered for the snapping action. The motif related tools that do not use the guideline snap feature are the Re-Scale, Flip, Mirror, Rotation and Select whole image as motif.

Show Repeat Boundaries

For some designs repeat boundaries may not be easy to distinguish. For the repeat boundaries to be shown as lines on your monitor, click the Show Repeat Boundaries button. Click the button again to make the lines disappear.

Tape Measure
To measure the distance between two points on the screen, click the Tape Measure button, click in the project then drag the pointer between the two points and let go the distance is recorded on the status bar.

Show or Hide the Color palette

Click Show or Hide the Color Palette to make the palette appear or disappear.

See Palette for a full explanation of how to use the palette.

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To operate the tool, click its button and then click on a color in one of the project views for the color to be selected on the palette.

See the Palette topic for how to modify colors.

Designate Stencil
When using the drawing tools you may want to protect some parts of your design so that they cannot be drawn over. You can protect them by adding their colors to the stencil using the Designate Stencil tool, as follows : First click the Display Color Palette button color palette. to access the

Next click the Designate Stencil button and click the color chips of all the colors you want to protect. The selected color chips appear with a bar along the bottom as in this example: . To de-select a color chip, click it again, and the bar along the bottom will disappear. When you have made your color selection for the stencil, click again the Designate Stencil button . The Activate Stencil button is automatically selected so that areas of your design made up from the protected colors are now safe.

If you want to draw on the background of your design, and protect all other areas, a quick way to proceed is as follows: Select only the background color as a stencil color, then right click the area of the palette above the color chips. The Palette Properties pop-up menu appears. Click the Invert button and then OK. Now all the colors are selected except the background color. The Activate Stencil button is automatically selected and you can begin drawing.

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Areas of your design composed of the stencil colors cannot be drawn over when this toolbar button is depressed. If you no longer want those areas to be protected, de-activate the stencil by clicking the button again.
A tick appears next to the Activate Stencil command in the Edit menu when the stencil has been activated.

See Designate Stencil

for instructions on choosing your stencil colors.

Drawing Tool Options

Click the Drawing Tool Options button to show or hide the drawing tool options dialog window for the drawing tool currently selected. Please refer to Drawing Toolbar topic for the options available for each individual drawing tool.

Zoom Area
To zoom in on a limited area of a project view, click the Zoom Area button, then click and drag to define a rectangle around the desired area. Click the mouse button again to finish, and the rectangular area will be enlarged as much as possible on your monitor. To get back to a lower zoom level, you can use one of the functions available in the Zoom Toolbar.

See the Zoom Toolbar section for further explanations on the various zoom functions.

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Click this button to open an existing color atlas or to shows the lastused atlas of the current session.

For a full explanation about opening, using and modifying color atlases, please refer to the topic on the Atlas command (View menu). If you do not know where the atlas you wish to find is located, use the Search command of Windows Explorer to find files of type *.ATL on your system.

Tracing
Click this button to show or hide the image you selected for tracing purposes by means of the command Select Tracing Parameters (Preferences menu).

Please refer to the topic Select Tracing Parameters (Preferences menu) for further details about tracing.

Grid
This function will allow you to display a grid on your image, while above a certain level of zoom (generally from 300 to 400%, if the Life Size function is not activated). Each square of the grid will correspond to a pixel of the image. Click this button ON to select the function. Click again to deselect it.
You may prefer to use this function if you want to precisely work at the pixel level, drawing or changing colors, or accurately editing your project.

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Zoom Toolbar
The Zoom toolbar provides a simple, yet intuitive way in which you can change the zoom factor, display mode and repeat count of the current view.

Life Size
True size images
How will your design look in its true size? Are the dragonflies youve just added big enough? You want to add a stripe thats about as wide as your little finger in the finished textile - how can you be sure that the width on-screen represents this? To find the answer to these questions click the Life Size button and then select a zoom level of 100%.
The Life Size function will display the correct size of your image regardless of the ruler calibration. Nevertheless, your rulers will show the correct image size only if you have previously calibrated your screen using the Calibrate rulers function.

For an explanation of calibration, please refer to the topic Calibrate Rulers in the section of this guide on View Rulers, Display Toolbar, Toolbars.

Working with uneven resolution images

You probably had some experience working with images that have different horizontal vs. vertical resolutions, even though their geometric dimensions are the same. You may load such an image, or you may use the Image properties function to edit the resolution property of your currently loaded project.

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See Image Properties in the File menu, Menus section of this guide for more information about this function.

When working with this kind of images you may have a problem with the applications that do not have special functions to deal with the situation. And that is because the image you may see on your display is not "the real thing". Let us take two examples to see why this happens and how the Life Size function of Design and Repeat takes care of it. Suppose you have two project images, which have the same geometrical height and width dimensions (two square images), but different horizontal vs. vertical resolutions. The horizontal resolution is 300 DPI and the vertical resolution is 150 DPI. Say they look like this in reality:

Load them in Design and Repeat and verify that the Life size button is off (not pressed). What you will see on your monitor is this:

and The explanation is the way images are usually displayed on screen:

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On-screen width = image Width [inches] * Horiz. resolution [DPI] On-screen height = image Height [inches] * Vert. resolution [DPI] We know that the geometrical Width and Height of both images are the same, but the Horizontal resolution is the double of the Vertical resolution. For our example above, the result is that: On-screen Width = 2 * On-screen Height
Work in this mode if you want to operate at pixel level, editing or changing the colors of the pixels. Using pixels as the units for your image Width and Height parameters, in Image Properties, File menu, and working in pixel mode zoom, will make your image size independent of the resolution parameters X and Y since the number of pixels is constant.

Now, select the Life Size option by pressing the corresponding button . This time, the images you are going to see are "the real thing" again.

Work in this mode if you want to permanently see your project as it looks in reality, as horizontal vs. vertical ratio. Use a 100% zoom factor to see it in "real size". If you also calibrated your ruler, you will be able to use it to see real dimensions of your image or image entities.

See Calibrate rulers in the Toolbars, Display Toolbar, View Rulers section of this guide, for more information about calibrating your ruler.

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Use the Grid function of Design and Repeat to display a grid separating the image pixels, and select a convenient zoom factor in order to be able to see the grid. In normal mode (Life Size disabled) your image pixels look like this:

The pixels have a "real size" but the image will be "not-real".

In Life Size mode (Life size function enabled) your image pixels will look like this:

The pixels are stretched or shrunk, as needed, so as the image will have a realistic size.

Note that the example above is for an image with different X/Y resolution. For an image with square (equal X and Y) resolution the aspect of the pixel does not differ for a Life Size or non-Life Size mode. Note that for a New image, or a newly opened image, the display mode will, by default, be in Life Size mode.

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Click the Zoom drop-down arrow in order to choose the zoom factor directly from a list offering various zoom values and further options, such as Whole page, Life Size and Pixel Size. Please note that Life Size and Pixel Size are mutually exclusive options, for example Pixel Size will be shown in the list only when the current display mode has been set to Life Size. Choosing the Whole Page list entry will result in displaying the repeat of your project adjusted in size to the entire view area of the main window.
Choosing the Life Size entry of the Zoom drop-down is equivalent to pressing the Life Size button and then choosing a 100% zoom factor.

Zoom Slider

Offers a quick and visual method of zoom factor setting: just click and drag the slider left or right, then release to adjust the level of zoom while inspecting the image until the desired level is acquired. Drag the slider to change the current zoom factor. This is useful if you wish to change the zoom factor to an extent less than that represented by the next zoom level up or down available from the zoom drop-down.

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Click the Zoom In button to enlarge the view of the active window by one level of zoom. Alternatively click the + button on the keyboard.

Zoom Out
Click the Zoom Out button to reduce the view of the active window by one level of zoom. Alternatively, click the button on the keyboard.

Repeat Count
The figure at the extreme right of the Zoom toolbar gives the number of repeats currently shown in the active window, whatever size or proportions it currently has. The figure is calculated either by counting along the vertical axis of the window, or by counting along its horizontal axis (whichever figure is smaller). For example, a figure of 5.500 shows that five and a half repeats can be counted going from the top to the bottom of your screen or else counting from left to right. If desired, enter a new figure in the repeat count field, and press ENTER. The zoom factor of the window will then be changed to match your figure.

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Module Toolbar

This toolbar allows quick jumps between Printing Studio modules in order to allow you to perform specific tasks (cleaning, coloring, layout, design changes) on your current design image. The status of the toolbar buttons and the availability of the jump functions depend on specific factors as: Your current Printing Studio application and the opening mode (direct or from within another module). The current settings in the Preferences menu, Define module switching function (if applicable in your current application). The design open status (no design loaded, or at least one design open). The design image processing status (for example Cleaning mode or Separation mode). The applications you have installed on your system.

See the Preferences menu, Define module switching function for more details about these options.

No project open

The Load Scan/Separation button is available, allowing you to switch to Vision Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro, open a scan image in Separation mode, separate colors, perform image cleaning, then return to Vision Design and Repeat Pro.

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The Designing button is pressed-in, letting you know that you are currently in the Design mode.

With a project open

The Load Scan/Separation button is available, allowing you to switch to Vision Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro, open a scan image in Separation mode, separate colors, perform image cleaning, then return to Vision Design and Repeat Pro. The Cleaning button is available, allowing you to switch to Vision Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro in Cleaning mode with your current design open, perform image cleaning, then return to Vision Design and Repeat Pro.
Alternatively use the Cleaning function in the Module menu. While in the color reduction and cleaning application (Vision Color Reduction and Cleaning or Vision Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro) you can save your current project as a separate file (Save function available, or Save as if working with a new project or with a read only file).

The Designing button is pressed-in, letting you know that you are currently in the Design mode. The Coloring button is available allowing you to make a quick jump to the coloring application indicated in the Define module switching function of the Preferences menu (Vision Easy Coloring or Vision Easy Coloring Pro depending on the installed and available applications on your system).
Alternatively use the Coloring function in the Module menu.

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Note that while in the coloring application (Vision Easy Coloring or Vision Easy Coloring Pro) you can save your current project as a separate file (Save function available, or Save as if working with a new project, or with a read only file).

The Layout button is available and, if clicked, will automatically switch you to the Vision Storyboard and Cataloguing module allowing you to work on a presentation layout of your design.
Alternatively use the Layout function in the File menu.

See the Preferences Menu, Define module switching function in the Menus section of this guide for more details about these options. See Layout in the File Menu, Menus section of this guide for more details about this function.

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Here is a chart presenting the communication system between the modules of the Fashion Studio application group.

Vision Design and Repeat can basically initiate communication with three applications: Vision Easy Coloring (color oriented, colorway, color grouping etc.) Vision Color Reduction and Cleaning. Vision Storyboard and Cataloguing (project presentation).

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Tracing Toolbar

With Design and Repeat you can use the drawing tools to trace details you want to include in your project design from an image you have imported temporarily. While tracing, the project view is partially transparent, and the imported image is visible through it. The Tracing Toolbar enables you to adjust the level to which the imported image is visible. Note that this toolbar can only be displayed once the image to be traced has been loaded. The default setting of the toolbar is 50%, at which setting your project view and the imported image have approximately equal prominence. On dragging the slider towards 100 the imported image becomes increasingly faint until only the project view can be seen. On moving the slider in the opposite direction, the imported image can be seen increasingly clearly, until at zero the project view disappears altogether, and only the imported image can be seen.

To import an image for tracing and to adjust its scale and position, please refer to Select tracing parameters (Preferences menu).

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THE PALETTE
To display the palette, choose Palette from the View menu, or click the palette button on the toolbar: On creation of a new project from an image file, each color of the original image is used to create a corresponding color in the palette. When using the drawing tools to modify the design, you must first select the color you want to use by clicking it on the palette. Alternatively, place the mouse pointer in the image over the color you want to select, and press the space bar. The color currently selected is indicated by a dash in the top left hand corner of the color chip (as in this example: ), which is also reproduced at the top left of the palette. It is also possible to select a second color (which could be referred to as a background color) for drawing, using the right mouse button with the drawing tools. To select this background color, simply click on its color chip on the palette with the right mouse button. It is shown on the palette by a dash in the top right hand corner of the color chip (as in this example: ) which is also reproduced at the top right of the palette. If Display Stencil Colors has been chosen in the Palette Properties dialog window, colors selected for the stencil may be indicated on the corresponding color chip with a bar along the bottom as in this example: 

To customize the palette display, see Palette Properties (the last topic of the Palette section of this guide). For operation of the stencil, see Designate Stencil (Display toolbar).

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If you have also installed modules of Printing Studio on your system, and you have decided to work with the hCL color space within these modules, the same color code will be used by default in your Fashion Studio applications, and will replace the Vision Chart color code in the Color Channels dialog window.

For more information about the Color Channels and the different color spaces available see Modifying a Color Color Channels and The Color Channels Pop-up menu below. It is possible that one of the color channels corresponds to the color of the fabric you intend to print your motif on. In this case, this color will be considered the background color and treated as transparent.

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Modifying a Color Color Channels

Double-click a color on the color palette to modify it using the Color Channels dialog window. This tool then appears as depicted in the following screen-grab: To change the color using the RGB color system instead of HSV, right click the color channels, and select RGB from the pop-up menu that appears. Modify the color by moving sliders on each channel. The sliders appear as white crossbars and can be moved either by dragging or by clicking the location where they are to move to. The figures at the bottom of each channel vary according to whether the slider is at its maximum or minimum position. The color chip under the color channels shows the resulting color, and the code below that is the Vision Color Chart code for the color. When you are satisfied with the color, click OK to close the dialog window. The color now changes both on the palette and in the image.

For monitors without the recommended 16 million color capacity cannot be shown, the color channels themselves may appear bizarrely colored. To avoid this disconcerting effect, right-click the color channels to obtain a pop-up menu, and click Colored so that the standard colored display for the channels is de-selected. The Vision Color Chart is an integral part of NedGraphics coloring applications such as Easy Coloring and Easy Coloring Pro. The Codes identify the color in terms of H S V. The numbers at the beginning of the

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code indicate the Hue (0 through to 350 in steps of 10), the first letter gives the Saturation, and the second letter gives the Value. The letters range between A (maximum) to P (minimum).

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The Color Channels Pop-up Menu

Right click the Color Channels area for the Color Channels pop-up menu to appear:

The first options in this menu refer to the available color spaces. The last two functions offer two more color channels display modes.

HSV
The color codes used in the Color Palette of the Vision applications, are part of the coloring modules of NedGraphics, such as Easy Coloring, Easy Coloring Pro or Simulating Printed Fabric. The HSV code describes a color in terms of: Hue: from 0 to 359. This value determines the position in the color spectrum (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, violet). Saturation: indicates the lightness of the shade with values from 0 to 100 (light for 0 and dark for 100). Value: from 0 to 100. This value indicates the luminosity of the color. Its effect is independent of the hue and saturation. At zero luminosity any color becomes black. At maximum luminosity (100) any color becomes white. 207

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Selecting HSV from the pop-up menu will put a checkmark sign in front of the option to highlight the current selection.
If you have also installed on your system modules of NedGraphics Printing Studio and chose to use the hCL color space in one of these modules, the same color code will be used by default in your Fashion Studio application, and will replace the Vision Chart code on the bottom of the Color Channels dialog window.

Selecting HSV from the pop-up menu will put a checkmark sign in front of the option to highlight the current selection.

RGB
The RGB color system will allow the composition of any color using different degrees of Red, Green and Blue components (as emission colors). A zero value for all components will produce black. Of course, the maximum value for the same parameters (that is 255) will produce white. Selecting RGB from the pop-up menu will put a checkmark sign in front of the option to highlight the current selection.

CMY
In a similar way with the RGB system the CMY uses the Cyan, Magenta and Yellow components emitted by a color to create it. As compared to the RGB though, when all the parameters have a zero value, the resulting color is white, and at the maximum (255) value, the result is black. Selecting CMY from the pop-up menu will put a checkmark sign in front of the option to highlight the current selection.

CMYK
This system works very similar to the CMY. A fourth component is the black, and of course, helps in producing the black color.

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Selecting CMYK from the pop-up menu will put a checkmark sign in front of the option to highlight the current selection.

hCL
The hCL is a color system based on absolute colors. The C values (representing the color) range from 0 to 140. The L values (representing the luminosity) range from 0 to 110. The H value has a range from 0 to 360. When all three values equal zero, you have a black. Selecting hCL from the pop-up menu will put a checkmark sign in front of the option to highlight the current selection.
Note that for this color space the parameter values are displayed and controlled using two decimal digits.

XYZ
The XYZ is also an absolute color space. It permits obtaining any color as a function of the three X, Y, Z parameters (in a 0 to 140 range). These are the international standard CIE D65 2 degree color coordinates. Selecting XYZ from the pop-up menu will put a checkmark sign in front of the option to highlight the current selection.
Note that for this color space the parameter values are displayed and controlled using two decimal digits.

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Lab is also an absolute color space. The L corresponds to the luminosity (0 to 110 range), the other two (a and b) are independent, arbitrary parameters (-140 to 140 range). These are the international standard CIE D65 2 degree color coordinates.
Note that if you save your design image as a TIF Lab file, these limits will be changed as follows: L in the 0 to 100 range, a and b from -128 to 127.

See The File Formats tab from the Save Scan as function description (File Menu, Menus section) for more details about the file saving options.

Selecting Lab from the pop-up menu will put a checkmark sign in front of the option to highlight the current selection.
Note that for this color space the parameter values are displayed and controlled using two decimal digits.

CMYK%
This mode is similar to the CMYK with the only difference that the color parameter values are percentages of the maximum CMYK channel limits.

See CMYK in this section for more details about this color mode.

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For some monitors where 16 million colors cannot be shown, the color channels themselves may appear bizarrely colored. To avoid this disconcerting effect, right click the color channels to obtain a pop-up menu, and click Colored so that the standard colored display for the channels is de-selected.

Enhanced Display
Using Enhanced Display in Non-Delta mode
If you are working in Kodak calibration mode (set in Vision Easy Coloring Pro), or in None calibration mode, using this option in the Color Channels popup menu will produce an enlarged Color Channels window, allowing better resolution in visually selecting colors using the color bars (sliders).

Using Enhanced Display in Delta calibration mode

The Delta calibration mode is only available for Printing Studio applications (Vision Color Reduction and Cleaning Pro, Vision Easy Coloring Pro, Vision Design and Repeat Pro, Vision Easy Knit, etc.) and beside a high quality and friendly color calibration process, it also offers a special Color Channels working mode. If you are working in Delta calibration mode, (set in Vision Easy Coloring Pro), you may use the Enhanced Display mode with other versatile options as printer, production, display gamut curve, etc.

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See the corresponding documentation of the Printing Studio applications for more details.

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Palette Properties
Customize the display of the palette by right clicking a blank area on the upper part of the palette or by right clicking a blank color chip. The following dialog window appears:

In the Color Options section, make your choices as follows: To make the number of colors equal to the number of colors in the design as it currently is, click the Automatic Settings button. Clicking this button is a convenient way to remove colors from the palette that you no longer use.

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If you want to add one or more new colors, enter the total number of colors that you need directly in the Number of colors field. Up to 256 different colors are possible.
Note that when you add new colors, they are randomly chosen. You must therefore modify your color afterwards. For instructions on how to change a color, see the first topic of the Palette section of this guide, Modifying a Color.

Use default color: select this option if you want all newly added colors to be the same and to be able to set this default color yourself. Click Set default color button to open the Color Channels tool and select the color you want to be set as the default color for all newly added color chips (the default color is white).

See the Modifying A Color - Color Channels section for details on how to use this tool. Note that when you add new colors, a random criterion is used to add the new colors, if you don not use the default color option in the dialog window. For instructions on how to change a color, see the first topic of the Palette section of this guide, Modifying a Color. The selected default color will be also splashed and displayed on the Set default color button.

If you click Display Index the colors will be numbered in order on the palette. The Stencil Colors section of the dialog window allows you to set certain parameters for the stencil as follows: Click Display stencil colors for colors selected for the stencil to be identifiable on the color palette. The color chips of the selected colors then appear with a bar along the bottom as in this example: Click the Clear button to de-select any colors that have been selected for the stencil.

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Click the Invert button for any colors that have been selected for the stencil to be de-selected and replaced on the stencil by the colors which were previously unselected.
For instructions on how to use the stencil, see Designate Stencil (Display toolbar).

When you have finished making your choices in the dialog window, click the OK button to put the changes into effect, or the Cancel button to close the dialog window without any changes being registered.

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USING THE MOTIF BASE

Click the Motif Base button to open the motif base. The first time you open the Motif Base it will display an empty motif.

Use the selection tools in the Motif toolbar your Motif Base. Each selection will add a new motif.

to add motifs to

Use the Motif Base toolbar to work with your motifs, open, save delete, set transparency parameters.

See more information about all these tools below.

At one point your Motif Base may look similar to this:

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Motifs you create using the buttons on the Motif Toolbar are added to the motif base for future use. Click a motif to select it as the current motif. It appears in the motif base with a blue border, and can now be used or modified by means of the functions of the Motif Menu or Motif Toolbar.
If you want to delete more patterns in one single step, you can select all the motifs you want to delete: select the first motif, press and hold the CTRL button on your keyboard, and click the rest of the motifs you want to eliminate. All the selected motifs will be marked with a blue border. Click Delete Motif button from the Motif Base toolbar to delete them all.

Many of these commands can also be obtained from a pop-up menu that appears on rightclicking a motif in the motif base.

See Motif base Pop-up menu below for more information about this menu.

You can paste the currently selected motif directly into your design by clicking the place, or places, where you wish it to appear.
If you wish to save any motif for use in a future session, click the Save Motif button before you save your project and exit from it.

To delete all the motifs in the motif base, click the Delete All Motifs button . To use motifs in your project that you created and saved previously, click the Open Motif button so that you can add them to the motif base.

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To add a further copy of the selected motif to the motif base click the . Duplicate Motif button To delete the currently selected motif click the Delete Motif button .

If you used the Motif default transparent color in the Preferences menu, click the Reset all motifs transparency button to apply the changes to your motifs. Not using this function will only apply the new settings to all your new motifs.

See Motif default transparent color in the Preferences Menu, Menus section of this guide for more information about this function.

Motif Base Pop-up Menu

The motif base pop-up may be obtained by right clicking in the Motif Base, once it contains at least one motif. The commands included permit various operations to be performed on the currently selected motif. (To make a motif the currently selected motif, click on it in the Motif Base). The only new command available in the pop up menu, which is not also available in the Motif Menu, is the Hotspot command, described below.

For a full description of the commands, please refer to the section of this guide on the Motif menu.

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Select this function to re-assign the position of the motif hotspot.
The motif hotspot is the reference point that the application will consider when applying motifs in your design image, in the desired position.

The following dialog window will open:

Motif dimensions, Width and Height: these field will display the size of your motif, using the units defined in the motif Properties dialog window.

See Properties in the Motif Menu, Menus section of this guide for detailed information about this function.

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Motif preview window: a motif image thumbnail will be offered in this dialog window to allow hotspot easy selection and preview. A small cross will mark the current position of the hotspot. Two hotspot selection modes are available: Coordinates Horizontal and Vertical fields: click in the coordinate fields and input the desired values. Alternatively use the spin arrows to increment or decrement the default values (corresponding to the center of the motif image). Preview button: when ready, click this button for a preview of the new hotspot position. The cross mark in the preview window will jump to the new position as defined by the new coordinates. Right-click mode: right click over the motif preview image on the position you want your hotspot to move to. The cross marker will be automatically repositioned to the clicked point. Default button: click this button to re-assign the motif hotspot to the center of the motif image. OK or Cancel buttons: click OK when ready to apply the change and leave the dialog window, or Cancel to abort all changes and close the box.

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BROWSING THUMBNAIL VIEWS

In the various dialog windows used for opening or importing an image file, Design and Repeat provides a Browse button so that you can display thumbnail views of all the image files in the current folder. This is invaluable if you dont know the file name of the image you are searching for. On clicking the Browse button the File Atlas window appears displaying thumbnail views of all the image files in the current folder. The current folder is also represented in the File Atlas window and appears as an open folder (Fig. 1). Click it to move up a level in the folder tree. Closed folders may also be displayed (Fig.2). Click a closed folder to view its contents.

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Fig. 2

Where the File Atlas window is too small to show all the thumbnail views, a scroll bar is provided which you can drag to see the other views. If you double-click a thumbnail view it will be opened directly in Design and Repeat.
When the File Atlas window is open, you can move more rapidly around the folder tree by right clicking to obtain the Browse pop-up see the topic Browse Pop-up Menu below.

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Browse Pop-up Menu

This pop-up menu is obtained by right clicking in File Atlas window. Its commands enable you to navigate easier through folders and arrange the thumbnails according to your preferred criterion:

See Browsing Thumbnail Views for further information on the File Atlas window.

The Browse Pop-up menu commands are as follows: The Directory command displays a dialog window for changing the folder in which to browse the thumbnail views. Click the Up One Level button to climb the folder tree or double-click a folder to show the folders it contains. Alternatively click the down arrow of the Look in field to show the folder tree and then click the part of the tree where you want to go to. Choose a folder where you want to browse thumbnail views by double clicking it, and then by clicking the Set button. You are returned to the main File Atlas window, where file thumbnails for the folder you selected are now shown.
It is faster to use this than clicking on the folder icon in the File Atlas window because it avoids creating thumbnails of the files for each folder you browse through.

Use the Sort By command to sort the thumbnails by name, type, date or size to change the order in which they are displayed.

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GLOSSARY
256 color file format Absolute color Also known as an image having a palette or an LUT file, this file format uses 8-bit color definition. A mathematical definition of color used, for example, to compare the color displayed on a monitor with that produced by a color printer. The color resulting from printing on fabric with a given colorant depends on its opacity and the extent to which the colorant is absorbed i.e. its absorption level. This is measured as a percentage between 0 and 100%. The absorption level at a given point on the fabric depends not only on the fabric type and the colorant, but also upon whether other colorants have already been absorbed. A smoothing function which can be used to improve the quality of an image displayed on a computer monitor, or as printed. Also known as high quality. An abbreviation for background color. The channel colors are the colors which are to appear in the fabric design once printed, and may be the result of printing with more than one color of dye. The channel settings of a fabric printing project comprise some or all of the following parameters:

Absorption level (see also opacity)

Antialiasing

BackColor Channel Colors

Channel Settings

Collate

The number of screens and the order in which they are to be printed (to be changed only in certain cases) Designation of screens (and/or fabric) resulting in each channel color The color of the fabric and each screen Screen mesh size The name of the fabric and each screen

Put in order or sort (used in relation to the output of pages from a printer). A color library that can be customized for future use. A slider for color adjustment.

Color Atlas Color Channel

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Continuous Tone Color of varying tone = color graduation = gray tone = gray level ( flat tone). Producing a computer image from a real sample (for example a piece of fabric) using processes such as scanning and color reduction. An anti-pirating device, also known as a hard lock key. A transparent sheet containing components of a gray tone or flat tone image for engraving one of a set of printing screens. Digitized as image files, a complete set of films can be used as the basis of a printing project for recoloration in the application Simulating Printed Fabric. Treatment applied to fabric to change its appearance texture, or other qualities. See flat tone. Color with no graduation ( gray tone, continuous tone). Curve for defining luminosity and contrast. and See Continuous Tone.

Counter Sampling

Dongle Film

Finishing (USA) Finish (UK) Flat Color Flat tone Gamma Gray level Gray tone High Quality HSV Color System

See Antialiasing. With this system any color can be defined in terms of a combination of three figures : Hue this figure is used to situate the color in the chromatic spectrum. It may be considered in terms of colors of the rainbow : on passing gradually through the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet) the figure varies from zero to 359. Saturation this figure is used to indicate the extent to which the color is dilute (minimum value zero) or rich (maximum value 100).

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Value this figure indicates the luminosity of the color. Its effects can be considered independently of hue and saturation. Thus, if you take any color and reduce its value to zero, it becomes black. Similarly, increasing the value of any color to the maximum of 100 changes it to white.
Hue Incrust See HSV Color System. To merge or overlay. This is a function for combining images, normally after making their respective backgrounds transparent. = initialize grouping. = true size = real size = full size. The color resulting from printing on fabric with a given colorant depends upon its absorption level (see "absorption level") and upon its opacity. Opacity is measured as a percentage between 0 and 100%. A colorant with a high opacity will tend to mask the color of the fabric and any colorants already added, even on areas of the fabric where it has a low absorption level due to previous absorption of several other colorants.

Init grouping Life size Opacity

Pattern Affectation Function for designating colors and patterns. Raster A pattern of dots printed in order to create a gray tone or continuous tone. (See gray tone and continuous tone). A variety of different rasters are used industrially in fabric printing. A resist is printed on fabric in the same way as dyes and other colorants. It may itself be colored, but has a principal function of preventing or limiting the absorption of other dyes and colorants.

Resist

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RGB Color System With this system any color can be defined in terms of the proportions of red, green and blue light emitted. When (See also HSV the figure for each of these is zero, the color is black. Color System) The same logic shows that increasing the red, green and blue levels to their maximum level of 100 gives white. Smudge Spectrophotometer = smear. Apparatus used to determine the absolute color reference of a color. See Flat Tone. Colors that are used to symbolize information, and which do not represent real fabric or image colors. Enlargement of the area to be printed with a particular color, in order to avoid the possibility of blank (unprinted) areas of textile between zones printed with different colors. By preference, trapping should be applied to light colors so that they overlap the dark colors, rather than the converse. See HSV Color System. = "white gradient" = fade into white. A series of dialog windows, which appear one after the other to guide you through a procedure. = zoom factor, the magnification at which a project view is displayed on-screen, for example, 100% or 50%.

Spot Color Technical colors

Trapping

Value White Graduation Wizard

Zoom level

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APPENDIX A: SUGGESTION SHEET FOR DESIGN AND REPEAT

Contact Name: Date : Application: Description: Company: Suggestion No : Application Version:

Interest:

What would you like to do?

What do you do at the moment?

How long does it take?

How often do you do it?

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Reserved for use by NedGraphics No : Project Manager : Date :

Reception Date:

...../...../.....

RESERVED FOR USE BY NEDGRAPHICS

Developer in charge: Modification for Version: Modification Date: ...../...../.....

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APPENDIX B: ANOMALY REPORT FOR DESIGN AND REPEAT

Contact Name : Date: Application: Application Version: Language : Operating System: Language: #Colors in ScreenConfig: Size in Screen Config : #Screens (if you use more than one): Description of the problem: Company : Anomaly Report N : API Design Version: API Tools Version: Processor Type : Available Memory: Current Disk Space: System Font Size :

Frequency: How can it be reproduced ? (step by step)

Type of problem : Causes Crashing 8 Doesnt Cause Crashing 8

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Yes Have you ever used this function without problem in a previous version? If yes in which version : Has your system configuration changed recently? If yes, how has it changed : 8 8 8 No 8

For use by NedGraphics only No: Project Manager :

Date :

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INDEX
1 16 million colors ............. 37, 211 A About Design and Repeat...... 139 access code .............................. 13 Activate Stencil ............... 56, 189 add new colors....................... 214 Adjust Repeat Boundaries....... 96 Airbrush................................. 157 All Undo.......................... 54, 145 Area Selection ......................... 45 Arrange Icons ........................ 135 atlas - modifying ............... 63, 65 Atlas - opening ................ 62, 124 Atlas - saving........................... 67 Auto cutting............................. 35 Automatic Tile ...................... 135 B background color for rotation.. 91 border .................................... 103 border - drawing an outline ... 109 Browse button ................. 36, 223 Browse Motif .......................... 72 Browse Pop-up Menu............ 224 Browsing Thumbnail Views.. 223 C Calibrate Rulers..................... 180 Calibrate Screen .................... 181 Change Origin ......................... 89 Change Size............................. 85 child windows ....................... 134 Circle or Ellipse Tool............ 152 Clear current page ................... 65 Click.......................................... 9 Close ....................................... 26 Close All ............................... 134 Close Atlas .............................. 67 Close button ............................ 26 CMY ..................................... 208 CMYK................................... 208 CMYK% ............................... 210 Color Atlas ............................ 190 Color Atlas Use of................ 60 Colored.................................. 211 colors - adding more to palette ........................................... 214 colors - removing from the palette ................................ 214 Colors Toolbar ...................... 175 Colorway Selection ................. 41 Combinations and sequences of keys........................................ 8 Command names....................... 8 compression ............................ 37 Contents tab............................. 11 control points........................... 97 control points on curves ........ 154 Control Points on curves ....... 162 coordinates .............................. 20 233

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Copy Colors........................... 177 Copy image.............................. 55 Copy motif............................... 55 Create New Folder................... 28 crop.......................................... 96 Curve ..................................... 154 Curve Toolbar........................ 162 Curved Shape or Outline ....... 155 Cut image ................................ 55 Cut motif.................................. 55 D Delete all.................................. 72 Delete Image............................ 56 Delete Motif .................... 72, 219 Delta calibration mode .......... 211 Designate Stencil ................... 188 Directory command ............... 224 Display Quality...................... 132 Display Toolbar ..................... 179 dongle ...................................... 13 Double-click .............................. 9 Drag ........................................... 9 Drag and Drop ........................... 9 Drawing Style tab (Drawing Tool Options) ............................. 148 Drawing Tool Options..... 59, 189 Drawing Tool Options dialog box147 Drawing Toolbar ................... 147 Duplicate Motif ..................... 219 Duplication ............................ 104 E Edit Menu ................................ 53 Edit Motif ........................ 73, 174 Edit Toolbar........................... 144 234 ellipses................................... 152 Enhanced Display.................. 211 Enhanced Display ................ 211 Exchange Colors ................... 175 Exit .......................................... 51 Export Motif............................ 72 F File Atlas window ................. 223 File Format .............................. 36 File Format tab ........................ 36 File menu................................. 21 Fill With Color ...................... 156 Finalize Curve ....................... 164 Fit to Image ........................... 135 Flip Motif ................................ 82 flipped repeat type................... 31 Four corners Gradient.............. 65 Freehand Selection ................ 168 Freehand Shape ..................... 156 Freehand Tool ....................... 147 G Graduation Marks.................. 181 Grid........................................ 190 Guidelines Option ................. 126 H hCL........................................ 209 Help ......................................... 11 Help button.............................. 11 Help Menu............................. 139 Help Topics ..................... 11, 139 High Quality............................ 37

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Hot Spot ................................ 220 HR2 file type ........................... 24 HSV....................................... 207 I Image Parameters .................... 39 Image Parameters tab .............. 39 Image Properties...................... 29 Image Tools Menu .................. 85 Import Motif............................ 71 Import-Export Stitches .......... 112 incrust...................................... 96 Incrust.............................. 99, 102 Index tab.................................. 11 Insert Strip............................... 93 Installing and uninstalling ....... 13 K Key names................................. 8 L Lab ........................................ 210 Life Size ................................ 191 Line/column gradient .............. 65 Local Motif Fill ..................... 172 M Magnetic Grid ....................... 181 merge....................................... 96 Merge Colors......................... 176 Mirror Image ........................... 92 Mirror Motif ............................ 82 mirrored repeat type ................ 31 235 Modify Curve........................ 162 Module Toolbar............... 68, 197 monitor .................................. 135 Motif Base..............168, 174, 217 Motif Base Pop-up Menu...... 219 Motif Menu ............................. 71 Motif Toolbar........................ 168 Move Colors.......................... 178 N network printer........................ 49 New ......................................... 22 new origin ............................... 89 New Window ........................ 133 New-Old Curve ..................... 165 Numeric color index.............. 123 O Open........................................ 23 Open Motif............................ 218 order of colors ....................... 175 Origin - changing ................... 89 Outlining ............................... 109 overlapping.............................. 99 P Page Options ........................... 43 Palette...................................... 59 Palette Properties................... 213 paper source and orientation ... 49 parallel port ............................. 13 Paste image ............................. 55 Paste motif............................... 56 Paste Over Image .................. 144

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pencil tab (Drawing Tool Options) ............................. 148 Pixel......................................... 30 Pop-up Menus.......................... 20 Print ......................................... 34 Print Preview ........................... 47 Print Setup ............................... 49 Print to file............................... 35 printer cable............................. 14 Problem Report...................... 231 Properties Motif menu.......... 73 R Rectangle ............................... 153 Rectangular Selection............ 168 Redo......................................... 54 Redo All .......................... 54, 146 Reinstate Last But One.......... 145 remove colors ........................ 213 Remove Curve ....................... 164 Remove Strip........................... 95 repeat ....................................... 22 Repeat Count ......................... 196 Repeat Toolbar ...................... 166 repeat type ............................... 31 Re-scale Motif ......................... 77 Resize repeat view................... 98 resolution ................................. 74 Resolution................................ 30 resolution for your printer ....... 39 Restore before tile.................. 135 RGB....................................... 208 Right Click ................................ 9 Rotate Motif ............................ 81 Rotation ................................... 90 Rotation 180 (motif) .............. 83 Rotation 90 CCW................... 83 236 Rotation 90 CW ..................... 83 Ruler Numbering................... 180 S Save ......................................... 27 Save As.................................... 27 Save Motif ............................. 218 Search tab ................................ 11 Sections ..................................... 8 segment.................................. 163 Select Color ........................... 188 Select Color Atlas.................... 62 Select Last Used Motif .......... 168 Select Tracing Parameters ..... 128 Select Whole Image as Motif 174 Selection By Color ................ 168 shadow effects ....................... 109 Show or Hide......................... 187 Show Repeat Boundaries....... 187 Smudge.................................. 159 Sort By command.................. 224 Spread to adjacent areas 157, 172 Square or Rectangle Tool ...... 153 Standard Toolbar ................... 142 Status Bar .......................... 11, 69 Stencil.................................... 188 step .......................................... 31 Straight Line Tool ................. 150 strip.......................................... 95 Stripes and Checks ................ 159 Suggestion ............................. 229 Summary chips ........................ 61 Symbols..................................... 8 Synchronize Document Views ........................................... 135

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T Tangents ................................ 163 Tape Measure ........................ 187 Terms and Conventions............. 8 Text ....................................... 160 The Palette............................. 203 thumbnail views .................... 223 Tile Options........................... 134 TOOLBARS.......................... 141 Tracing .......................... 128, 190 Transparency ........................... 76 True Colors.............................. 37 True size images.................... 191 U Undo........................................ 53 uneven resolution .................. 191 Units ........................................ 30 V View Menu.............................. 57 View Rulers........................... 179 W Whats this? button ................. 11 White gradient......................... 65 Window Menu....................... 133 wizard...................................... 13 Working with guidelines....... 183 X XYZ ...................................... 209 Z Zoom Area ............................ 189 Zoom Drop-down.................. 195 Zoom In........................... 57, 196 Zoom Out ........................ 58, 196 Zoom Slider........................... 195 Zoom Toolbar ....................... 191

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