Simple Outline Text

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

Note: Registration of Font Engine Plug-in is required. Otherwise it works in demo mode, allowing to choose only from 3 characters.

This tutorial explains how to insert Simple Outline Text into the Editor. There are 10 fixed fonts available and another one, "current," which is based on a chosen TrueType/OpenType font.

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

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

1. Select "Insert > Simple Outline Text" menu

3 - A dialog box with outline fonts will appear (Picture No. 2). Double-click the font list to change the "current" font.

2. Double-click the font list to change the "current" one

4 - Select the font and choose its style. The size setting is not used here (Picture No. 3).

3. Select the font and choose its style

5 - Type in the text, specify its size, and other settings (Picture No. 4).

4. Type in the text, specify its size and other settings

6 - Check the result and save it to a file using the "File > Save As" menu (Picture No. 5).

5. Simple Outline Text ready

7 - Starting with Embird 2026, it is possible to insert multi-line text. Individual lines are separated by "pipe" character (Picture No. 6). It is possible to specify alignment and additional spacing between lines.

6. Multi-line text inserted in Embird 2026

8 - The additional spacing between lines can even be negative, to achieve overlapping TrueType/OpenType text. (Picture No. 7).

7. Negative value of spacing between lines specified, to achieve overlapping text

9 - Change the order of overlapping lines (Picture No. 8). Compare preview with the one shown above in Picture No. 7.

8. Change the order of overlapping lines

10 - It is possible to add shadows to inserted text (Picture No. 9). There are several parameters available that allow you to change the size of the shadows, their number, and their direction. Try changing them and see the preview that appears after a short while.

9. Add shadows to inserted text

11 - Cut the inserted characters horizontally or vertically. Specify the cut location left/right (top/bottom) and the space after cutting. (Picture No. 10).

10. Cut characters horizontally

12 - Cut each character vertically and move them apart by the prescribed distance (Picture No. 11).

11. Cut each character vertically

13 - Turn on random jitter of individual characters (Picture No. 12). Enter the minimum and maximum angles and different shake modes. Try changing these parameters and a preview will appear after a short while.

12. Turn on random jitter of individual characters

14 - Add Filling effect (Picture No. 13). There are many patterns available, including maze, plants, hatching, etc.

13. Add Filling effect

15 - Add Halo effect (Picture No. 14). Here too, you can choose from many patterns, maze, plants, hatching or some other pattern (button ...).

14. Add Halo effect

16 - Add Decoration elements (Picture No. 15). Try playing around with the available options and observe the results.

15. Add Decoration elements

17 - A negative value for the additional space parameter allows you to create overlapping text (Picture No. 16).

16. Overlapping text for negative value of the additional space parameter

18 - Change the order of characters overlapping (Picture No. 17). Compare preview with the one shown above in Picture No. 16.

17. Different overlapping order of characters

19 - Space characters apart by a specified distance after overlapping them (Picture No. 18).

18. Space overlapped characters apart

20 - Lift characters (Picture No. 19). There are several options available, choose from the list, specify lift amount and watch the preview.

19. Lift characters

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