7.1. View Window
The view window displays much information about the following.
Design Display
The currently loaded design is displayed in the view window. The design display can show
· Stitch Progress
o Before starting, the design is displayed in 3D.
o After the design has started sewing, unsewn portions appear in 2D while sewn portions
appear in 3D.
· Position
o The design is shown where it will be sewn in relation to the machine and the hoop.
o After starting a design, a change in the position is displayed as a dotted line
View Options
If you would like to change what is seen in the view window, you can alter the view options.
Background Color
A swatch of color representing the background color in the view window can be seen.
Custom Color Sliders
· Via the sliders, you can alter the background to match the material to be embroidered.
o RGB - These sliders alter the levels of Red, Green, and Blue light used to create the
background color
o HSV - These sliders alter the following:
§ Hue - while denitions get lengthy and hard to understand, this is essentially what
people think of as the base color and where along a color wheel it would fall.
§ Saturation - a numeric representation of how bright or dull a color is.
§ Value - a numeric representation of how light or dark a color is.