Object Inspector

Main Control Panel contains multiple tabs (1) that change according to the current work mode. In this chapter, we will focus on Inspector Tab and More Tab, which allow to select and manipulate design objects.

Tabs

Many functions and options for these tabs are accesible via pop-up menus. If your device uses mouse, you can invoke the pop-up menu with secondary mouse button click. If your device has a touch screen, invoke the pop-up menus with tap on pop-up menu button (E).

Inspector tab and More tab.

List of objects and their parts

The hearth of the Object Inspector is list of design objects. Besides small thumbnail of each object, the list contains also many usefull information. For example, sewing continuity info helps to locate undesired trims and fix them with placing connection stitches.

When composing complex design, it is sometimes difficult to grab desired object in the Work Area . In such a case, use Object Inspector to select and manipulate the object.

All vector objects forming an embroidery design are displayed here in the sewing order. Inspector lists show order of objects, their type , visibility and whether they are connected to previous object with running stitches or jump.

For example, to change order of objects, select them in Object Inspector list and drag-and-drop them to their new position.

To Hide/Show object click the eye icon to the left of each object.

To access menu to duplicate, delete, or change parameters, click secondary mouse button on selected objects in Object Inspector window or use pop-up menu button (E).

To change color of object in Object Inspector, press primary mouse button on any color in Palette (2) and drag-and-drop it on this object. Another way is to double click the object thumbnail to access the color dialog box, or use the Color command from the pop-up menu.

To select non-contiguous subset of objects, depress the Ctrl key and click primary mouse button on each object.

Click secondary mouse button on selected object or objects in Object Inspector to access a pop-up menu for operations with selected objects.

To select and manipulate parts of grouped objects, use the Part Inspector window (B) beneath the Object Inspector window. It is not possible to select those parts directly on the Work Area.

To change sewing order of objects in Object Inspector, select an object and drag-and-drop it to its new position in the list. From the menu that appears after the drop, choose whether the selection should be placedBefore or After the item . You can also choose the Set Identical Parameters to copy parameters from one object to another, or Set Identical Color to copy color one object to another.

Note: When using touch screen, turn on (D) switch to display checkboxes in the list for a single-tap control.

A row in the Object Inspector list looks like this:

The meaning of respective columns is following:

1 - Visibility

Object is visible. Click primary button on the icon to hide the object.

Object is invisible. Click primary button on the icon to show the object.

List item is a group of objects with some objects visible and some not visible. Click primary button on the icon to show/hide all objects in the group.

2 - Thumbnail

Double click on object icon to generate stitches. Small red dots indicate the end (ends) of object parts.

3 - Continuity

Indicator of jump stitch and/or color change before object. Scissors indicate that there is a jump stitch (trim) before the object. Color tube indicates that object is of other color than previous object.

4 - Object Type

Double click on this icon allows to access the Parameters window. To copy parameters or color into other objects, select item, depress primary mouse button and drag and drop on the other item.

Object is plain Fill.

Object is Fill with autocolumn.

Object is Fill with motifs.

Object is Sfumato. Sfumato is an optional part of the Digitizing Studio.

Object is a hole in Fill or Sfumato object.

Object is Carving.

Object is Outline.

Object is sketch Outline.

Object is Outline used as border.

Object is Manual Stitches sequence.

Object is Connection.

Object is Column.

Object is Column with Strips mode.

Object is Column with Multilayer mode.

Object is Column with Pattern. It is similar object like Column, but its cover stitches are divided according to some pattern. This allows to use wider columns and to add texture to the cover stitches.

Object is Applique.

Object is a hole in Applique.

Object is Mesh.

Object is a hole in Mesh.

Item is composed of several other objects that are grouped together.

5 - Trim Indicator

Indicator of trims inside of grouped objects. Items composed of multiple objects may contain trims inside them, which is indicated by this icon. There may be a color change, missing connection or missing backward path inside of grouped object.

6 - Color

Double click on color box invokes a color mixer window.

7 - Object Number

8 - Color Number

9 - Comment