The studio at a glance

Top left: the project

The project name (click to rename) and the project menu: save, version history, duplicate, download the machine file or a PNG picture, the design summary, upload an image, open an embroidery file, start a new design, a new text design or a sample.

Top right

The quality grade, the file format, Export, Save and your account.

Right: panels

• Shapes: everything in the design, in sewing order.
• Threads: the thread colours in sewing order.
• Thread colours: brand thread charts to colour shapes or swap a thread.
• Images: your pictures, their visibility, lock and opacity.
• Text: add text and change its words, font, size and curve.
• Quality check: the grade, what to fix, and the industry standards.
• Size and stitches: canvas settings (units, grid, snap), the artwork's size and colours, fabric and stitch settings.
• Project info: size, stitches, colours, trims, sewing time.

Bottom: the toolbar

The drawing tools, upload and text, the sewing preview (play, or drag the slider to see the design sew stitch by stitch), jumps, and the view: Realistic thread, flat Stitches, or the Original picture.

Moving around

• Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom, or use + and − at the bottom left. Press 0 to fit the design.
• Drag with the Hand tool (H), the middle mouse button, or hold Space with a drawing tool.
• Undo and redo sit next to the zoom: Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y.