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Tutorial 2: Drawing shapes to create an embroidery design
(F) While holding down the key, drag
the pointer in the Design Page, as shown
in the illustration.
(G) Place the pointer over the leaf so that the
shape of the pointer changes to , and
then drag the leaf to the desired position.
Step 2
Duplicating, flipping and
moving shapes
Now, we will duplicate the leaf on the right side, flip
it horizontally, and then move it to the left side of the
stem.
To duplicate the leaf on the right.
(A) Select the leaf.
(B) While holding down the key, drag
the leaf to move it.
(C) Release the mouse button.
To flip the duplicated leaf horizontally.
(A) Right-click on the duplicated leaf.
A drop down menus will appear.
(B) Click Flip, then Horizontal.
Drag the duplicated leaf to the left side of the
stem.
Align the leaves on the left and right sides.
(A) While holding down the key, click
the leaf on the right side, then the leaf on
the left side to select the two leaves.
Then, right-click the selected leaves.
b Memo:
To draw the shape while maintaining its
height-to-width proportion, hold down the
key while dragging the pointer.
b Memo:
To move an object horizontally, hold down the
key while dragging the object.
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