Lettering 2 (Individual Settings)

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

When you create lettering in Embird, you may specify either global settings for the whole text or individual settings for each character. In this example, the purpose of the individual settings is demonstrated. The text being inserted consists of two "E" letters, each one having its own fill pattern.

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

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

1. Select "Insert > Text" menu

3 - The "Insert Text" dialog box will appear on the screen (Picture No. 2). In the "Plug-in" box, you can choose the alphabet which will be used for characters. After choosing the alphabet, type the "EE" text into the "Text" box at the bottom of the "Insert" tab (Picture No. 2).

2. Insert Text window - Insert tab

4 - Click the "Properties" tab. Specify the text height as "50 mm" or "2 inches" (1 in Picture No. 3). The characters must be large enough; otherwise, the fill pattern effect is not visible. Click the "Individual settings" option in the "Use" box at the bottom of the "Properties" tab (2). Then click the "..." button of the first "E" character at the right side of the screen (3).

3. Insert Text window - Properties tab

5 - Choose the "Fill 1" option in the "Pattern" box. Click the "OK" button to confirm the settings (Picture No. 4).

4. Change fill pattern

6 - Click the "..." button of the second "E" character at the right side of the screen (4 in Picture No. 3). Choose the "Bricks 1" option in the "Pattern" box. Click the "OK" button to confirm the settings.

7 - Finally, click the "OK" button to create the lettering and insert it into the Editor window.

8 - 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.

9 - Check the design in 3D view mode - see the difference in fill patterns of the "EE" characters (Picture No. 5).

5. Compare fill patterns

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