User manual BUZZ TOOLS BUZZSIZE

[. . . ] BuzzSize User's Manual Copyright © 2000-2004 by Buzz Tools®, Inc. BuzzSizeTM User Manual for Windows®. This manual and the software described in it, are furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. The content of this document is furnished for informational use only and is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Buzz Tools Incorporated. [. . . ] Positioning the stitch cursor at the home needle point allows you to insert stitches at the start of the design. To select the next color To select the previous color Press the tab key. Hold down the shift key and press the tab key. · · 26 · · · · BuzzSize Copyright © 2004 Buzz Tools, Inc. ······ Chapter 3 - Editing Designs Although BuzzSizeTM is primarily a design resizing program, you can also use BuzzSizeTM to adjust stitch density and to perform simple design editing. Specifically, BuzzSizeTM allows you to change thread colors, or move, flip, rotate or resize a specific color break within a design. These operations work only on entire thread break or on the entire design. All of the commands and tools introduced here are covered in the BuzzSizeTM online help. Most dialog boxes contain a Help button that will take you directly to the information on that command. You will also find instructional videos on your installation CD or on the Buzz Tools website that will teach you how to use BuzzSizeTM. For information on how to access the tutorials, see "Video Tutorials" on page 13. In this chapter: · Learn how to resize a design or a specific color break. · Learn how to use the spacial editing tools to move, rotate, flip, stretch the entire design or a specific color break. · Learn how to adjust the stitch density of a design. · Learn how to convert design formats. Selecting What to Change The design resizing and editing tools of BuzzSizeTM automatically assume you are going to transform the entire design unless you specifically select an individual color break. Copyright © 2004 Buzz Tools, Inc. Editing Designs · · · 27 · · · Selecting Complete Colors The Stitch Color bar shows the thread colors of your design in the order in which they are sewn. The length of each color bar is proportional to the number of stitches in the color break. The easiest way to select a complete color is by double-clicking its thread color on the Stitch Color Bar. You can also drag your mouse on the Stitch Color bar and the selection will "snap" to the nearest color break. (Figure 3-1). Figure 3-1 Drag along the graphs to select stitches. Once you have a color break selected, any editing or modifications to the design will be applied only to that color break. If you want to transform the entire design, press ESC to cancel any prior selections. NOTE If you need to transform areas that are not a complete color break or span multiple color breaks you will need to also purchase BuzzEdit® V2. Design Editing Tools Once you have made your selection, you can use the design editing tools on the space toolbar to move, rotate, flip, resize or stretch the selected stitches. There are also similar tools, accessed from the Tools menu, that provide dialog-based versions of these commands. · · 28 · · · · BuzzSize Copyright © 2004 Buzz Tools, Inc. Changing Thread Colors Use the Change Thread Color button on the main toolbar (or choose File > Change Thread Color) to change the color of the selected color break. The Choose Color dialog box (Figure 3-2) displays a color palette of all of the available thread colors for the design file type you are currently editing. To change colors, click on the new color and click OK. (Or just double-click on the desired color to change it quickly and at the same time close the dialog box. ). Alternatively, you can also locate a color using the drop down box where the thread colors are listed in alphabetic order. Figure 3-2 Thread color palette of available thread colors. If more than one color palette is available for the design file type you are editing, you can change the palette using the drop down box on the Choose Color dialog box. Move You can move your selection using the Lasso/Move tool. [. . . ] (b) The license granted herein is personal to Licensee and is not transferable except upon Licensor's prior written consent. In particular, Licensee shall not attempt to sublicense, rent, lease, or otherwise permit any use by another of any Licensed Product except as expressly provided herein. In addition, Licensee shall not publish or reproduce the Serial Number or any other software key provided to Licensee except as expressly authorized herein. (c) Licensee shall not remove or alter, without Licensor's prior written consent, any proprietary notice on any Licensed Product or Documentation. 6. [. . . ]