Digitizing Studio - Cooperation with Embird

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

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

2 - Click the "Insert -> Studio or Sfumato Design" command from the main menu to launch the Digitizing Studio plug-in (Picture No. 1).

Picture No. 1

3 - Create a new design using Digitizing Studio tools. Find more information about using Digitizing Studio in its Help file - press the F1 key when running this application.

4 - Once the design is ready, select the "Design -> Compile and Put into Embird Editor" command from the main menu (Picture No. 2). A dialog box will appear on the screen, allowing you to save the project to an .EOF file on your hard disk.

Note: It is always recommended to save your project in Digitizing Studio, because this will store the design in the scalable Embird Outline Format (.EOF). This allows you to re-open your project later in Digitizing Studio and continue your work: resize the design, add new objects, or perform other modifications. Finally, the project can be compiled into stitches again. Compare this with the situation where all you have is the "stitch file" - this file does not contain the contours of the filled areas, but only the stitches of filled areas.

Picture No. 2

5 - Your project will be compiled into stitches and the new design will be inserted into the Embird Editor (Picture No. 3). Now you can change the hoop using the "Options -> Hoop Size" command from the main menu. You can also add lettering or perform any other operation.

6 - Finally, save the design to your hard disk using the "File -> Save As" command.

Picture No. 3

7 - In Digitizing Studio, you can also edit designs that were not created in this plug-in: First, open such a design in the Embird Editor using the "File -> Open" command from the main menu.

Note: Designs that were created in Digitizing Studio are stored in an .EOF file. If you have such a file, open this file in Digitizing Studio using its "Design -> Open" menu instead of the steps explained below.

8 - Use the "Edit -> Edit in Digitizing Studio" command (Picture No. 4).

  Picture No. 4

9 - The design will be launched into the Digitizing Studio plug-in (Picture No. 5). Now you can modify the design, create new shapes, etc.

Picture No. 5

10 - When you are finished, use the "Design -> Compile and Put into Embird Editor" command to return to the Embird Editor (see Picture No. 2 above).

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