Open Viking Plus Hoop Design

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

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

2 - Click the "Hoop Size" button, or select the "Options > Hoop Size" menu (Picture No. 1).

1. Select the "Options > Hoop Size" menu

3 - Choose the "Viking Plus - Vertical" or "Horizontal" option (Picture No. 2). The typical position is vertical, with three overlapping sections. The horizontal position works the same way as the vertical does; the parts are simply rotated by -90 degrees automatically when loading/saving from/to the hard disk. Confirm the hoop selection by clicking the "OK" button.

2. Choose the right hoop

4 - Click the "File" menu and choose the "Merge" command. The "Merge Files" dialog box will appear on the screen (Picture No. 3). Select the file you want to open. You can select multiple files at once (e.g., by holding down the SHIFT key when clicking on a filename).

3. Merge files

5 - Embird will ask you about the position in the Viking Plus Hoop for every file being merged into the Editor. If you are opening files that were prepared in Embird, you can deduce the position from the filename displayed in the bar at the top of the window. In this example, it is the "embird_3.hus" file, and it should be placed into position 3 (bottom) of the hoop (Picture No. 4).

6 - Repeat steps 4 and 5 for every part. You can select multiple files in the "Merge Files" dialog box.

4. Choose hoop section

7 - After opening all of the parts, there will be a complete design in the Work Area (Picture No. 5). Sometimes it may be necessary to change the order of objects; this relates to cases of overlapping objects. The last object shown in the Object Order Bar at the right side of the screen will be sewn last (and it will cover other objects lying below if they overlap). If necessary, drag and drop the objects in the Object Order Bar so that their order is correct.

5. Check composed design

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