Envelope Tool

The Envelope tool is a feature that lets you alter the shape of an object by adjusting its surrounding boundary, known as the "envelope". It is like putting the object inside a flexible frame and then modifying its edges or control points to change the object's form. It is especially suitable for adjusting embroidery lettering and banners.

Left: original lettering. Right: lettering transformed with the envelope. Points marked with (1) are anchor nodes of the envelope, and points marked with (2) are control nodes.

Select object or objects in the Work Area and use the Main Menu > Transform > Envelope command to switch to the envelope mode.

Options such as predefined shape of envelope, the type of horizontal and vertical edges of envelope, and symmetry settings are accessible from the control panel at the side of the screen.

Select any of the predefined envelopes or use the default one. Move the envelope nodes to deform the selected object(s) as needed.

Click the Apply or Generate Stitches button in the top menu panel.

Note: Straight-line elements of vector objects do not bend when applying the envelope. They remain straight, and only their end nodes are moved. If you want to bend these elements, please switch to the editing / creation mode first, and then convert the straight-line segments to the curves.