Bernina 500 - Altering the Embroidery Motif Size Disproportionally; Mirroring Embroidery Motifs; Bending the Text

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Altering the embroidery motif size disproportionally
Enlargements or reductions of the motif size up to maximum 20% achieve the best results.
If the motif size is to be altered by more than 20%, the motif should be adapted in a separate
embroidery software and then reloaded onto the machine.
> Select an embroidery motif.
> Touch the icon «i»-Dialog.
> Touch the icon «Alter the embroidery size».
> To change the embroidery motif size disproportionally, the icon «Retain proportions» must not have a
white frame.
Only touch the icon «
Retain proportions» when the icon has a white frame.
– The icon «Retain proportions» does not have a white frame.
> To make the embroidery motif wider, turn the «Upper multifunction knob» clockwise.
> To make the embroidery motif narrower, turn the «Upper multifunction knob» anti-clockwise.
> To make the embroidery motif longer, turn the «Lower multifunction knob» clockwise.
> To make the embroidery motif shorter, turn the «Lower multifunction knob» anti-clockwise.
Mirroring embroidery motifs
Embroidery motifs can be mirror-imaged both vertically and horizontally.
> Select an embroidery motif.
> Touch the icon «i»-Dialog.
> Touch the icon «Mirror image left/right» to mirror the embroidery motif vertically.
> Touch the icon «Mirror image up/down» to mirror the embroidery motif horizontally.
Bending the text
Texts can be arranged and designed arc-shaped.
> Create an alphabet embroidery motif.