Text Arching

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

In this tutorial, you will find out how to arch text created using Alphabets or the Font Engine plug-in:

1 - Run Embird and click the "Editor" menu to switch to the Editor window.

2 - Select the "Insert > Font Engine Text" menu (Picture No. 1).

1. Select "Insert > Font Engine Text" menu

3 - The Font Engine dialog box will appear on the screen (Picture No. 2). In the "Fonts" box, you can choose the font that will be used for characters. After choosing the font, you can type your text into the "Text" box at the bottom of the "Insert" tab.

2. Choose font, type in the text

4 - Click the "Properties" tab to change the size, fill type, outline type, and other properties of the lettering (Picture No. 3). If you want to change more fill and outline parameters, click the "Parameters" button.

3. Change properties

5 - Click the "Layout" tab to change the layout parameters of the lettering. After choosing the "Layout" tab, change the baseline type in the "Baseline" box from "Line" to "Circle". The lettering is placed at the left side of the circle (Picture No. 4).

4. Choose the Layout

6 - Uncheck the "Keep Ratio" box to change the baseline shape from a circle to an ellipse. Then you can set the "Width" and "Height" of the ellipse. Use the "Start point" scroll bar to move the text along the ellipse boundary (Picture No. 5).

5. Move the text around the ellipse

7 - If you want to place the text on the other side of the ellipse, click the "Place on the other side" box (Picture No. 6).

6. Place text on the other side

8 - Use the "Start point" scroll bar again to move the text to its final position (Picture No. 7).

7. Move text to its final position

9 - Use the "arrow" buttons in the red frame to expand the gaps between the characters (Picture No. 8).

8. Adjust gaps between the characters

10 - Finally, click the "OK" button to create the lettering and insert it into the Editor window (Picture No. 9).

9. Finish the text

11 - Use the "File > Save As" command to save the whole design to a file on your disk. Specify the format and the file name of the new design in the dialog boxes that appear on the screen.

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