Display Mode

Studio provides several different ways of how to render embroidery design on the screen during digitizing or editing. They help to identify problematic places in design that require your attention and to keep control over the layout of stitches, even if they are covered with upper layers.

Chose required Display mode with use of the tabs at the bottom of Work Area. Click the tab to switch the display mode.

Normal, Image and Vector Tab

In Normal mode, all objects (background image and digitized vector objects) are displayed. In Image mode only the background image is displayed. In Vector mode only the digitized objects are displayed.

3D Tab

In 3D mode embroidery design is displayed with use of realistic three dimensional simulation.

Flat Tab

In Flat mode embroidery design is displayed with plain colors (without shading and glittering), but preserving the thread width. This mode is useful when working on detailed parts of design where thread shading and glittering may be confusing.

D. Map Tab

D. Map (Density Map) displays the design in a false color scale with a color gradient from blue to green and yellow to red. Intense red color indicates areas with critical stitch density. This display mode is useful when converting a graphics file (such as SVG) into an embroidery design. Graphic files often have many hidden or overlapping layers that must be removed when used for embroidery. Density Map allows you to discover areas with too many layers (and consequently high stitch density).

Colors in Density Map mode: blue-violet means empty place, orange-red means high density place.

X-Ray Tab

X-ray mode displays stitches as semi-transparent, allowing you to see through cover stitches and inspect underlays, tie-up stitches, and overlays. This mode helps you inspect all layers of your design at once and identify areas of high stitch density. It also helps you identify stitches that are too short or too long. Such stitches are rendered in vibrant colors.

The fill object in x-ray mode:

1 - tie-up stitches, 2 - connection path, 3 - edge underlay, 4 - overlay of fill sections, 5 - pattern of cover stitches, 6 - very short stitch, 7 - very long stitch.

Note: main menu > Options > Settings > Rendering window allows to access options that affect the display modes.