Digitizing Studio - How to Create Curve Objects

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

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

2 - Select the "Insert -> Studio or Sfumato Design" menu to open the Embird Studio window.

3 - Curve objects can be created using the following tools: "Fill", "Sfumato", "Opening", "Carving", "Column", "Column with Pattern", "Outline", "Connection", "Appliqué" and "Appliqué Opening" (see the tools in the red rectangle in Picture No. 1).

Picture No. 1

4 - Select the "Fill" tool

in the toolbar at the left side of the screen. Move the mouse pointer to the place on the Work Area where the first node should be created, and click the left mouse button. A node will be created on the Work Area (Picture No. 2).

Picture No. 2

5 - When you are creating new objects, the edges can be composed either of lines or of curves - depending on the "Edge Type" setting (Picture No. 3). Select the "curve" edge type to draw curve elements, which also have middle points allowing you to change their shape. Click the left mouse button in the Work Area to place another node of the curve (Picture No. 3).

Picture No. 3

6 - The rectangular node is the end point of the curve; the circular node is the middle point of the curve. Move the circular node to adjust the curve shape (Picture No. 4).

Picture No. 4

7 - The "Middle Point First" check box (Picture No. 5) has the following meaning: If it is OFF, the curve end point is created at the place where you click the left mouse button, and the middle point lies between this point and the previous end point. Then the middle point must be dragged to the proper position so that the curve has the right shape (Picture No. 6).

Note: To drag the middle point, you need to move the mouse pointer to this point, depress the left mouse button, and move the mouse pointer while holding down the left mouse button. When the middle point is in the proper position, release the left mouse button.

Picture No. 5

Picture No. 6

8 - In case the "Middle Point First" is ON, a line element is created at the place where you click the left mouse button in the Work Area (Picture No. 7). On a second click, this line turns into a curve using the previous point (end of line) as its middle point (Picture No. 8).

Picture No. 7

Picture No. 8

9 - A Fill object must create a closed loop. Continue with the creation of the curve object and place other nodes on the Work Area. Finally, create the last node close to the first node, and move it on top of the first node (Picture No. 9).

Picture No. 9

10 - Press the ENTER (or SPACE) key on the keyboard to close the fill object. Another way is to click the right mouse button on the Work Area. This will display a popup menu. Choose the "Finish Object" command to close the fill object (Picture No. 10).

Picture No. 10

11 - The Fill object is closed; a rectangle will appear around it (Picture No. 11).

Picture No. 11

12 - A closed Fill object can be edited in case you need to revise some of its nodes. Use the "Edit" tool to switch an existing object into editing mode and move, add, or delete nodes, or change the shape of the curve (Picture No. 12).

Picture No. 12

13 - Finish editing by pressing the ENTER (or SPACE) key on the keyboard (step No. 10).

Back to Embird Tutorial Contents