Main Window
Main window of Studio contains large Work Area and several panels with context-sensitive content, which means that they change according to actual work mode.
Their layout is shown on the following diagram. Proportions of some panels can be adjusted with splitters.
Work Area.
Please read
Work Area chapter to learn more about this control.
1
Status bar.
This displays the mouse cursor coordinates, zoom, and tool hint or other information.
When an object is selected, the status bar displays its size and number of stitches.
If you are editing/creating a Fill object, the status bar displays the angles of the cover stitches and underlays.
2
Main Control Panel.
According to current work mode, this panel contains one or multiple tabs with available controls and information.
See next illustration for more detail.
3
Context-sensitive
main menu and other controls.
5
Color Palette.
Clicking the secondary mouse button on any color will adjust that color. Long-clicking the primary button will accomplish the same action.
To change the color of an existing object, press the primary mouse button on the color and drag it to object or objects selected in the Work Area.
To set the color to be used for newly created objects, click any color with the primary mouse button.
6
Active Color.
The Color that will be used for new objects is outlined in black and white.
7
Magnifying window.
This window displays enlarged area around mouse cursor.
It aids precise placement of nodes, allowing user to maintain view of design in the Work Area.
9
Splitter to adjust the size of the main control panel.
The space on this splitter is used for buttons for quick access to the most frequently used functions.
The same functions are accessible from the main menu and pop-up menus.
10
Button for sending the finished design to Embird Editor.
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Object Inspector
The most frequently used tab on the main control panel is the Object Inspector.
Its layout is shown in the following diagram.
Object Inspector.
All objects created on the desktop will appear in this list in the order they were created.
It shows the order of the objects, their type, visibility, and whether they are linked to the previous object by a jump or not.
A
Parts Inspector.
This list shows the holes of the fill objects, as well as parts of connected and grouped objects.
This window is used to select holes and parts for further manipulation, since they cannot be selected in the work area and in the Object Inspector.
In node editing mode, the Object Inspector and Parts Inspector (B) windows are replaced by panel with parameters of the object.
B
