JANOME Embroidery Software Instruction Book
Chapter 14 Automatic Digitizing
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conversion. Even if your artwork looks ready to
stitch when inserted into the software, it will need
to be image-processed before conversion. The
software will not let you apply automatic digitizing
techniques without preliminary image-processing.
See Image preparation techniques for details.
To create embroidery designs with
Click-to-Design Advanced
1 Scan or load an image. See Scanning artwork into
EasyDesign for details.
2 Select the image and process it. See Preparing Images
for Automatic Digitizing for details.
3 Select the image and click the
Click-to-Design Advanced icon.
The Click-to-Design dialog opens. Provided the
image has been correctly image-processed, all
available colors appear by default in the Fill Colors
column. Image information is given, including width and
height values as well as the number of image colors.
Note If the image has not been correctly
image-processed, no colors appear and the
Image
Preparation
button is activated. Click to process the
image. See Image preparation techniques for details.
4 Click-and-drag any colors you want to omit from
automatic stitch processing into the Omit column.
5 Similarly, click-and-drag or leave any colors you want
to be treated as filled areas in the Fill column.
6 Click-and-drag any colors you want to be treated as
‘details’ – i.e. any outlines, borders or small areas you
want to stitch out last – into the Details column.
7 Select a stitching style for fills from the list:
Note Do not use Satin fill for areas where the stitch
length exceeds 7 mm.
Adjust stitch types and
details
Click-and-drag colors
between fields
Click to process image
if activated
Choose colors to
omit
Option Purpose
Auto Select The software decides on a suitable
stitch type.
Weave Suited for most areas.
Satin Suited for use in smaller areas.
Background color
omitted
Green colors
omitted