Editing designs

 Cut    This function will delete the selected item and place it on the clipboard.

 Copy  This option will place a copy of the selected item on the clipboard.

 Paste  This function will place whatever has been saved on the clipboard. It will be positioned directly over the original (if pasted into the same window).  Once the item has been pasted, move the pointer over the original, hold down the left mouse button and drag the copy to a new position.

Undo  Use Undo to cancel the last operation you performed.

Redo  Use Redo to retrieve the last operation you deleted.

Duplicate

This function will allow you to copy, re-size and re-orient any selected item on your screen as many times as you wish, by clicking and dragging. To stop duplicating right click on your mouse.

Using the Select tool, select any object or group of objects

Click Duplicate

Place the mouse where you want to make a copy of the selection and Click left to place it, Move the mouse and Click left to place additional copies .
If you want to place the copied object and resize or rotate the copy, click and hold down the left mouse, drag the mouse while holding down the left button to position the copied item

 Rotate Left  Use this icon to rotate any selected design or portion of your design 90 degrees to the left.(CCW)

Rotate Right Use this icon to rotate any selected design or portion of your design 90 degrees to the right.(CW)

You can also free rotate by using the control in the selection frame 

 Flip Vertical  Use this icon to flip selected design or portion of your design upside down.

 Flip Horizontal   Use this icon to flip selected design or portion of your sideways.(mirror)

Optimize sequence  This icon is used to reorder the sequence of the selected segments of your design so that it will sew out in a logical order.

This will change the entry and exit points of the different selected segments of your design so that it minimizes the distance between them. Use this tool to minimize unnecessary trims

 Color Sort (Re sequence by color) This icon is used to minimize the amount of color changes in your design. This only changes the order of free standing selected segments. If segments are overlapping they will be ignored.

  Align Tools

Use these buttons to align multiple selected objects. You can align objects to the left, right, top, bottom and to the horizontal or vertical center. These buttons are described in more detail in the Tool bars section

 Distribute  This function will distribute a selection of 3 or more objects evenly either horizontally or vertically. At least 3 objects must be selected in order to use this function

Group  Use this function to group multiple selected objects. Groups can contain any types of stitches, Groups are different than combined blocks which can only contain stitches of the same kind. (All Run , or All Complex Fill etc..)
Grouped items act as a single item in the sequence view so they can be reordered, moved, resized etc.. as a single unit. You can also rename grouped items in the sequence view by long left clicking the Group name, the name will change to an edit box wehere you can rename the group

 UnGroup  Use this function to ungroup grouped objects.

Shaping

Use these functions to apply shaping transformations on two selected objects. The transformations that can be applied is Trim, Weld and Intersect. Some selections can only be applied to Complex fill shapes

In this example we have 2 complex fill shapes that overlap, when applying the different shaping tools you will get very different results

Trim This function removed the overlapping part from the lower level block

Weld This function combines both outlines into a single shape                 

 Intersect This function eliminates all but the overlapped area                

 Combine This option joins individual objects into a single object. This is most often used to combine satin blocks into a common object such as a letter. Combined block will internally be converted into closest point connection. There will only be a single start and a single end point for all of the combined "branches" The CORE system will calculate the most efficient way through the object to the end point.
You can only combine objects created with the same tool, For instance, you cannot combine satin blocks with run stitch blocks, You should use Group instead

 Break Apart This option will "explode" a combined block into its original branches

Distribute

Use these functions to distribute Horizontal or Vertical spacing between objects. At least three objects must be selected.

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