Editing tools

Editing tools

Select Tool

Click and drag a box around whatever you wish to select on the screen. Left click to select a single object.

Use the beads around the box to apply transformations (resize, rotate). Click on the cross at the center to move the selected object.

You can also press and hold the Ctrl key to add more objects into the current selection. Press and hold the Ctrl+Shift key to remove objects from the current selection.

Press and hold the shift key while dragging the selected objects to move them horizontally or vertically.

A more detailed explanation of the Select process is available in the Select Mode section

Shape Tool

This function will allow you to click and drag on the nodes in the outline format portions of your design. This will change the shape of the object. Hit enter (or right click) to see the changes in the outline shape.

The Green bead is the entry point and the Red the exit. All outline points are marked blue. 

Right click on the outline to find additional options such as Adding and Deleting points, adding holes (for complex fills). Right click on an outline point to change the point attributes (smooth, line etc).

You can also click and drag to multi select outline points.
On some tools, (Classic Satin) the outline points are directly below the angle points, you can either move the angle point slightly to access the outline point, Or press and hold down the Shift key to access outline point editing

Stitch Editing Tool

This function allows you to make changes to the manual stitch areas of your design, such as adding commands changing colors and moving individual stitches. Right click to find options such as Inserting or Deleting stitches.

On the properties you can change the command and the offsets of the selected stitch.

You can also click and drag to multi select stitches.

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