ELNA XPRESSIVE 2 - Editing Segments; Selecting Segments

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Editing Segments
In Xpressive’s unified window, you can edit a
design’s individual or grouped outline
segments while in outline mode. When you
use the Select tool from the Edit toolbar,
Xpressive automatically changes to Outline
Mode.
As a general rule, you should perform all
outline edits to a design first (in outline mode)
and save the design file. Next, you should
perform all stitch edits to the same design (in
stitch mode) and save the design file with a
different file name. If you follow this general
rule, you can avoid possibly losing your stitch
edits while doing significant design editing.
A segment’s stitch edits may be lost if you
perform an outline editing action that forces
Xpressive to regenerate stitches for the
segment. The following are design editing
actions that can force stitch regeneration in
your design:
• Resizing a segment.
• Modifying the settings for a segment.
• Moving a segment.
Typically, when you add or modify segments
in a design, Xpressive will not regenerate
stitches for the entire design. The software
will, however, generate stitches for the
segment being modified unless region
carving or line carving requires regeneration.
If region carving segments require
regeneration, segments affected by region
carving will be regenerated. If line carving
segments require regeneration, segments
affected by line carving will be regenerated.
Selecting segments
The Select tool allows you to select and
modify individual or groups of outline
segments. You select outline segments by
clicking on a single segment or by clicking
and dragging to draw a box around parts of
the design. When the Select tool is active
and Show Dots (outline dots) on the
ribbon is selected, you will see only the
anchor points of the segment. To view outline
dots, right-click Show Dots on the ribbon
and select Outline Dots, if not already
selected. With the Lasso Select tool, you
can draw a polygon to fit around parts of the
design instead of a box. You can select an
individual segment using the Vertex Select
tool and then select its anchor and
direction points, if you choose.
In the New for 10.2 or Custom interface
modes, you can also select individual
segments using the Angle Lines tool and
then select beads and angle lines.
Once you select an outline segment, you can
change its properties using associated
context menus and property pages as well as
the bead attached to the segment’s selection