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Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)
Creating a Font Character Pattern
Using the Manual Punch tools, create the font character pattern.
A background image can be displayed so that the font character pattern can be created more easily.
Color and stitching settings are done with Layout & Editing.
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“Opening an image in the background” on page 238
1. Click on the Tool Box.
→ Five buttons appear:
is for creating straight block-type
punching patterns. (Shortcut key: )
is for creating curved block-type
punching patterns. (Shortcut key: )
is for semi-automatically creating block-
type punching patterns. (Shortcut key: )
is for creating running-type punching
patterns (the broken line is sewn). (Shortcut
key: )
is for creating feed-type punching
patterns (the broken line is not sewn).
(Shortcut key: )
The font character pattern can be created
using the tools listed above.
In the next example, we will create the pattern
for “T” with straight block-type and running-
type punching pattern.
2. Click to start creating a straight block-
type pattern.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
3. Click in the Design Page to specify point 1
(start point).
4. Refer to the illustration below, and click in the
Design Page to specify points 2 through 4.
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To remove the last point that was entered,
click the right mouse button.
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