Settings

Studio provides access to comprehensive settings that allow users to customize their workspace and tools. These options are located in the unified Settings panel, accessible via Main Menu > Options > Settings.

Category List: Settings are organized by type. Use this list to select a specific category.

Content Tabs: Settings related to the selected category are displayed within these tabs.

Splitter: Drag the splitter left or right to adjust the proportions of the list and content areas.

Buttons: These controls change based on the active category. A universal Reset button is available to restore default values for the selected category.

Note: Controls marked with the duplicate icon are mirrored settings accessible via other panels or menus. They are included here for centralized management.

Regional

Regional settings encompass language and units. Units are configurable as either metric or imperial. Selecting a unit system or a language applies the change program-wide across all modules.

Controls - General

This category includes settings common to all modules, relating to control elements:

Size of Key Controls: This setting affects the scaling of panels, menus, and buttons where size reduction can increase workspace. Conversely, larger controls may benefit users with visual impairment or those using writing systems with complex glyphs (e.g., certain East Asian or Middle Eastern languages).
Thickness of Control Lines: This impacts the thickness of visual aids such as Selection Boxes, envelope contours, text baselines, and other linear helper controls.
Selection Mode of List Items: This toggles between a check box selection mode and a standard selection mode. The check box mode displays a check box next to each item in lists (e.g., item list, object list, file list), enabling multi-item selection via a click or tap without keyboard input. This mode is designed primarily for touch displays but is functional on standard computers.
Shape of Bézier Control Handles: This setting alters the display of Bézier spline handles. The default display uses arrow heads, but an option is provided to display them as circles.
Insert or Delete Node: Switches in this section enable or disable the ability to add and delete nodes using a long tap or double-click in node-editing or stitch-editing modes. While this can expedite editing for some users, it may be undesirable for those with different clicking rhythms.

Rendering

Settings in this category are organized into several tabs:

3D Mode

Configure the 3D visualization of the design in the work area.

Show Fabric: When disabled, the hoop appears beneath the design. This can also be toggled via Main Menu > View.

Fabric Texture: Select from a library of predefined fabric types.

Fabric Color

Shadow Intensity: Shadows provide depth to 3D renderings but may interfere with the visibility of Sfumato Stitch objects. For Sfumato designs, it is recommended to set this value to 0.

X-Ray

Short Stitches Color: Use X-ray mode to identify stitches that fall below the length threshold and may cause production issues. These are highlighted in the selected color.

Short Stitches Max. Length: Defines the threshold for stitches considered too short.

Long Stitches Color: Identifies stitches that exceed the maximum length threshold. These are highlighted in the selected color.

Long Stitches Min. Length: Defines the threshold for stitches considered too long.

Stitch Color Saturation: While X-ray mode is primarily grayscale, this control adds a subtle amount of color to help distinguish different objects.

Sew Simulator

Mode: Determines the rendering style (3D, flat, etc.) used during the sewing simulation.

Lettering

Define screen rendering colors for handles, nodes, and baselines used in interactive lettering. You may also adjust the opacity of the lettering fill.

All Modes

Background Image (in 3D and Flat mode) toggles the visibility of reference artwork, templates, or sketches imported into the workspace. Stitches and object contours are rendered over the image, allowing you to compare your digitizing progress against the original artwork. In both 3D and Flat modes, you may need to decide whether to prioritize an aesthetic simulation of the final physical product or to continue comparing your progress against the source art. In such situations, hiding the background image allows for a cleaner rendering of the stitches. In the 3D environment, the visibility of the background image is strictly tied to the Fabric setting. The software treats "Fabric" as a solid physical substrate, which creates the following hierarchy:

Fabric OFF: The background image remains visible behind the 3D-rendered stitches. This is useful for evaluating how thread textures appear relative to the source art.
Fabric ON: The fabric texture takes visual precedence. Because the fabric is rendered as an opaque material, it completely obscures the background image, regardless of whether the image toggle is set to "On".

Show Jump Stitches: Toggles the visibility of jump stitches. Also accessible via Main Menu > View.

Jump Stitches Color

Jump Stitches Highlight Color: Adds a glow around jump stitches for better visibility against dark backgrounds. This highlight is only active at high zoom levels.

Vector Objects Area Opacity: Digitized vector objects without generated stitches appear as semi-transparent areas. This setting controls their opacity level.

Tie-up Stitches Color: Used to distinguish tie-up stitches from standard stitches. This requires "Show Jumps" to be active and does not apply to Density Map mode.

Thread Rendering Thickness: Adjusts the visual thickness of stitches across various display modes, including 3D and X-ray.

Lettering Preferences

All lettering preferences are mirrored in the main control panel when in Lettering Mode.

Font

Default Font: Specifies the default TrueType or OpenType font.

Default Alphabet: Specifies the default pre-digitized Embird Alphabet.

Styles: Configure Bold, Italic, Vertical orientation, and Unicode sets. Flattening allows for the conversion of composite glyphs into standard curves for accurate embroidery generation.

Sewing

Fill: Determines the stitch type for letters (plain fill, mesh, autocolumn, or center line). These may be combined with outlines.

Order: The sequence in which letters or words are sewn. Center-to-side sequencing is recommended to minimize fabric push.

Connections: Configures the use of connection stitches or trims between characters and components.

Alignment

Glyph Set

Pre-Defined Set: Configure strings of text for rapid insertion via the Text tab. This is useful for creating reference tables of frequently used fonts.

Preferences

Edit Mode

Column Mode: Select the preferred creation method: Mode A (separate sides), Mode B (alternating nodes), or Mode C (simultaneous sides).

Column Width: Sets the default width for Column Mode C.

Colors: Customize the appearance of nodes, lines, cursors, and lettering controls.

Save

When Auto Save is enabled, progress is saved every 5 minutes. Back-up Files creates a redundant copy of the design in the source folder.

Selection

When Highlight Selected Objects is active, selected items are outlined in a specific color to improve visibility in the work area.

Work Space

Background

Background Color: Sets the base color of the Work Area. This layer may be obscured by 3D fabric or raster templates.

Grid

The grid assists in precise positioning and scaling. Note that fine subdivisions may only appear at high zoom levels.

Main Grid: Sets cell size based on regional units (metric or imperial).

Subdivision: Sets the density of the fine grid.

Secondary Grid: Enables special layouts, such as radial or diagonal grids, for symmetrical designs.

Grid Color: Applies a uniform color to all grid types, using varying opacities for differentiation.

Guide Lines

Normal Color of Guide Lines

Color of Selected Guide Lines

Project Switches

These settings apply to the current project and are saved within the .eof design file. Opening an existing file will overwrite these with its stored values.

Snap

The Snap function automatically aligns objects, markers, nodes, or guidelines to specific targets when they are moved within a certain range. These switches turn the snapping targets ON and OFF.

Show Objects

Toggle the visibility of various object types, including Fills, Sfumato, Columns, Appliqués, and Manual Stitches.

Mode

Edge Mode: Sets the default behavior for new elements (straight lines vs. curves).

Object Selection Mode: Sets the behavior of the selection tool (new, add, or subset).

Visualization

Show Rulers / Grid

Show Object Contours / Stitches

Show Single-Pass Outlines as Thick: Helps identify outline segments that lack a return pass.

Other

Apply Rotation to Stitches: Automatically adjusts stitch angles when objects are rotated or flipped.

Lock Guide Lines: Prevents accidental movement of guide lines.

Edit All Nodes: When disabled, only the nodes on the most recent edge element are editable, simplifying work on complex shapes.

Hoop

The hoop selection defines the limits of the Work Area. Select from industry-standard brands or define a custom size.

Predefined Hoop

Brand: Choose the manufacturer and the specific hoop model.

Orientation: Select vertical or horizontal positioning.

Custom Hoop

Size / Roundness

Recent Files

Access a history of recently opened projects or clear the list to reset the menu.

Predefined Styles

Adjust design parameters to suit specific fabric characteristics, such as elasticity and thickness.

Thread Weight: Enter the thread weight to automatically calculate compatible style settings. Click Apply Thread to update values.

Style: Select the target fabric type (e.g., denim, silk, fleece).

Apply Style / Use Style: Use these buttons to commit changes and regenerate stitches for the selected objects.

Background Filters

Apply filters to the background raster image to ensure stitches and vector paths remain clearly visible.

This panel mirrors the tools found in the Background Filters module.

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