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Stitching Iconsto be placed by identifying the click points on the screen instead of on the quilt. 
   Repeat Pattern Icon
 - This function  will use the pattern being
highlighted, prompt for a reference point and allow you to specify  multiple repeats
and/or rows. It does not require a boundary but usually a boundary is helpful when
placing multiple patterns. It is very similar to the Edge-to-edge feature but more
flexible especially with composite design elements.
   Border Corner Icon
 - This  function is very useful when joining corner
patterns with border patterns because it allows the patterns (corners first, then
borders) to be selected, placed and previewed before stitching. This function also
has the ability to compute the size of the patterns needed in the side borders. Each
pattern can be  ‘adjusted’
  to fit the space exactly. Settings are saved as their own
Border Corner Quilt Group. 
  Edge To Edge Icon
 - The Edge-to-Edge function initiates the pattern
selection, sizing, positioning, and the first row(s) of quilting.  The E2E function will
prompt for the first boundary (which is the first section to be quilted) and the total
quilt length. It uses these dimensions to suggest the number of rows and repeats
needed to complete the quilting. Modifications are possible, and CS will adjust the
counts (rows and repeats) and the pattern proportion (pattern length and height) if
needed to fit the total quilt.  Use Continue 
 after rolling the quilt the first time. 
  Trim Icon
 - The  Trim function uses boundaries to define a space, and
then will trim away the unwanted part of the quilting pattern. These boundaries are
defined by moving the sewing head and clicking points around the area to be
trimmed, creating a perfect fit. The trim can be done to the pattern  inside
 or
outside
 of the bounded area so make that choice first using the arrow to the right
of the icon. 
 
Note: There is a similar  Draw Trim
   function that uses the mouse to identify points on the
screen instead of  using the sewing head.    
  Measure Icon
 - The measure function will help obtain  exact
measurements  for the quilt area you choose. It uses the sewing head to identify
two points; the beginning and ending point of a  line. Based on this line, CS displays
the measurement of the absolute height, absolute width, the actual length (which is
the diagonal) and it gives the angle (number of degrees of rotation) of the defined
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line. This utility will allow multiple measurements to be taken consecutively, so
choose Cancel to exit the Measure Mode. It is possible to  transfer a measurement
to one of the settings in a property box.  
Note: There is a similar  Draw Measure
   function that uses the mouse to identify points on the
screen instead of using the sewing head.      
  Restart Quilting Icon
 - The  Restart function is used whenever the
machine stops by itself (thread break) or the Stop button is pressed. The process
can begin stitching at exactly the spot where the stitching stopped (great if you
needed to press the Stop button) or it can be adjusted to restart at any other point
(great if the bobbin ran out and the thread break sensor didn ’t detect a break
immediately). It is possible to define the restart point using the sewing head and the
quilt top, or the mouse and the computer screen.  
   Regulated Sewing Icon
  There are several choices for stitching with
the stitch regulator (Original, Plus, Smooth). Recording patterns while using the
stitch regulator is possible with any of the choices. To choose a mode,  click on the
arrow to the right of the icon and a  drop-down box appears with the following:    
*  Original
 refers to the original stitch regulator action, which did not keep the needle
running around the corner.  
*  Plus
 is designed to keep the needle running at points or corners. This guarantees
a sharp point, like the Gammill Plus machine. 
*  Smooth
 has a different power curve (needle up/down speed) for people who don ’t
pause at points, but do slow down going into the point and coming out of it.
   Constant Speed Icon
 - When constant sewing is started, the needle
starts stitching, and it is up to the quilter to move the sewing head smoothly and
consistently. The quilter ’s motion determines the stitch length, not the sewing head.
This  function is preferred by some when doing micro-stipple backgrounds in custom
quilting. Use constant speed sewing when winding bobbins using the on-board
bobbin winder.
    Baste Icon
 - is special because it is designed for stitching slowly and it
will not push / stretch the fabric. It is essentially individual long single stitches done
continuously. Stitch length can be as long as 4 inches. 
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Design Icons
2.4.2 Design Icons
Design Icons  help create designs on the screen.
Many of these icons correspond to the DRAW command and will initiate processes
used to draw new patterns using the touch screen and/or the mouse. These
processes are often called modes so you will see this term used here. 
Modes are initiated by clicking or tapping one of the Design Icons. It is ended by
tapping the same icon, or by pressing the Escape key on the keyboard. It can also
be terminated by touching and holding any spot in the Preview area. (A small black
rectangular box appears momentarily, there is an audible chime sound, and the
modes is terminated.) 
 View All Icon  - is a fast way to zoom out far enough to see all the
boundaries and patterns in the current quilt group.  
 Select All Patterns  Icon is a fast way to treat all patterns as one entity.
This selects them but does not combine them permanently.
 Zoom In  - for use with a touch screen. Tap the icon, and then swipe the
screen as many times as needed to get as close as needed. Items in the Preview
Area appear larger, but the stitchable pattern size hasnt changed. 
  Zoom Out  - for use with a touch screen. Tap the icon, and then swipe the
screen as many times as needed to get as far away as needed. Items in the Preview
Area appear smaller but the stitchable size hasnt changed. 
  Pan Patterns  - for use with a touch screen. Tap the icon, and then swipe
the screen, dragging your finger across the screen. The images on the screen are
repositioned, in the direction you choose.  
 Cycle Pattern Anchor Type  - changes the anchor type. Select a pattern
by clicking or tapping it. Selected patterns appear as magenta color on the Preview
Area. They also have handles around them, which determine how the pattern will
change when it is resized. Each type of handle is a different color/size, and this icon
lets you cycle through the types, until you find the  pattern anchor
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 Set Sewing Order  - Click or tap this icon and all of the patterns on the
Preview Area will be labeled with colored numbers (at the beginning of the pattern)
and arrows (at the end of the pattern). Each pattern has a matching color for the
sequence number and the direction arrow, so you can associate the two together.
Click or tap the arrow to change the stitching direction. Click or tap the number in
ascending sequence to change the  sewing order
.  
 Measure with mouse
 on CAD - Click or tap this icon and see the
measurement box appear at the bottom right corner of the preview area. Use either
your mouse or finger to tap the item on the screen once at the beginning and once
at the end of the area being measured and the measurements will be calculated.
This includes absolute height (vertical), absolute width (horizontal), length
(diagonal) and degrees of rotation (slope of the diagonal). Tap the upper right X to
close the measurement box, or tap this icon again. 
 Make Next Left Click a Right Click  - for use with a touch screen. In
previous versions of CS, many options were listed in the Right Click dialog box.
These still work for people who choose to use the mouse. For people who prefer
touch screen technology, the Right Click dialog box can be found by touching this
icon first, then the screen (pattern or open space) and it will appear.  
 Draw Boundary on CAD   - drawing a boundary on the screen. Click or
tap this icon to begin  Draw Boundary Mode
. Then tap the screen at each
boundary point.  Touch and hold, anywhere on the screen, and CS will complete the
boundary. The first 2 touches define the baseline which CS uses for pattern
positioning. The last touch completes the boundary but that last touch is not
included in the boundary. Multiple boundaries can be made while in this Mode. Tap
the icon a second time to get out of Draw Boundary Mode, or press the Escape key. 
 Draw Trim on CAD  - for drawing a trim boundary on the screen. Click or
tap this icon to begin  Draw Trim Mode
. Then tap the screen at each boundary
point. Touch  and hold, anywhere on the screen, and CS will complete the trim
boundary. The last touch completes the boundary but that last touch is not included
in the boundary. Multiple Trim boundaries can be made while in this Mode. To exit
Draw Trim Mode, touch this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold
some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then release.  
 Draw Arc on CAD  - for drawing an arc on the screen. Click or tap this icon
first to begin  Draw Arc Mode
. Then touch the screen at 3 points (the beginning,
the middle and the end). The arc is a sewable pattern that appears on the Preview
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Area. Multiple Arcs can be made while in this Mode. To exit Draw Arc Mode, tap this
icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a
little black box appears temporarily, then release.
 Draw Curve on CAD  - for drawing a curve on the screen. Click or tap this
icon first to begin  Draw Curve Mode
. Touch the screen in a series of points and a
curve will be drawn that connects the points. The curve is a sewable pattern that
appears on the Preview Area. Multiple Curves can be made while in this Mode. To
exit Draw Curve Mode, tap this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and hold
some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then release.
 Draw Line on CAD  - for drawing a line or series of lines  on the screen.
Click or tap this icon first to begin  Draw Line Mode
. Touch the screen, identifying
a series of points, and a P2P line will be drawn that connects the points. The line is
a sewable pattern that appears on the Preview Area. Multiple Lines can be made
while in this Mode. To exit Draw Line  Mode, tap this icon again, press the Escape
key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a little black box appears
temporarily, then release.
 Draw Freehand on CAD  - for drawing freehand on the screen. Click or
tap this icon first to begin  Draw Freehand Mode
. Using either your finger or the
mouse, trace a design on the screen, freehand. The design is a sewable pattern that
appears on the Preview Area. Multiple drawings can be made while in this Mode.To
exit Draw Freehand Mode, tap this icon again, press the Escape key, or touch and
hold some point on the screen until a little black box appears temporarily, then
release.
 Draw P2P Pattern on CAD  - for moving a series of patterns to the
screen. Be sure a  P2P pattern
 is included in your project. Select it and adjust the
size and aspect ratio ( Freeze Aspect
) as need. It should be highlighted in the
pattern list. Click or tap the P2P Pattern icon to begin  Draw Pattern Mode
. Click or
tap the screen, identifying a series of points, and the pattern will be drawn between
each pair of contiguous points. To exit Draw Mode, tap this icon again, press the
Escape key, or touch and hold some point on the screen until a little black box
appears temporarily, then release.
   Help ? Icon   is context sensitive help. Just in case you have forgotten
something, you can click on the Help?, the cursor turns into a question mark, which
can be moved to the item in question. By clicking again, a dialog box will appear that
will briefly explain the icon. 
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2.4.3 Right Click Icons
Right Click Icons  
are shortcuts for the functions available using the mouse right-
click. Tap or click the icon to begin the function. 
 Rotate Pattern  - First select the pattern(s) to rotate. Then tap or click the icon,
and the pattern will rotate 90 °. Click here for more details on  Rotate Pattern
.  
 Flip Pattern Horizontal  - First select the pattern(s) to flip. Then tap or click
the icon, and the pattern will flip horizontally. Click here for more details on  Flip
Horizontally .
  Flip Pattern Vertical  - First select the pattern(s) to flip. Then tap or click the
icon, and the pattern will flip vertically. Click here for more details on  Flip Vertically
.      
 Mirror Pattern  - This feature allows the pattern to be mirrored, using an axis
line that is not necessarily horizontal or vertical. Click here for more details on  
Mirror Pattern
.   
 Rubber Stamp Pattern    - This feature allows multiple copies of a pattern to
be made. Click here for more details on  Rubber Stamp Pattern
.      
 Circular Array  - This feature will make multiple copies of a pattern and place
them in a circular array on the screen. Click here for more details on  Circular Array
.     
 Echo Pattern  - This feature will create a new pattern that outlines the edge of
a selected pattern. Click here for more details on  Echo Pattern
.   
 Apply Pattern  - This feature combines two patterns, where one pattern
provides the path and the other  (P2P) pattern
 provides the design that is placed
along the path. Click here for more details on  Apply Pattern
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Right Click Icons Nodes  - This feature shows a pattern broken down into segments, and allows
those segments to be manipulated. Click here for more details on  Nodes
.   
 Reverse Start/End  - This feature switches the direction of the stitching path.
Click here for more details on  Reverse Start/End
.   
 Order Join  - This feature will join and sequence pattern segments. Click here
for more details on  Order Join
.   
 Convert Pattern  - This feature will allow a pattern to be converted into another
object (like a boundary, trim, curve or outline). Click here for more details on  Convert
Pattern .   
 Fill Inside  - This feature works with both a boundary and a pattern, modifying
the pattern to stitch only the inside area of the selected boundary. Click here for
more details on  Fill Inside
.   
 Fill Outside  - This feature works with both a boundary and a pattern, modifying
the pattern to stitch only the outside area of the selected boundary. Click here for
more details on  Fill Outside
.   
 Toggle Sewn  - Selected patterns are changed to have a sewn status. Click
here for more details on  Toggle Sewn
.   
 Toggle Unsewn  - Selected patterns are changed to have an unsewn status.
Click here for more details on  Toggle Unsewn
.   
 Delete  -  Selected patterns are deleted. Click here for more detail on  Delete
.
   
 Combine Patterns  - Selected patterns are combined, in the order they were
selected. Click here for more details on  Combine Patterns
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2.5 Work Area
Work Area  is divided into three distinct parts. 
Project information  is also known as the Project Explorer.
Properties
 window will list the settings and other details. 
Preview Area
 is also called the CAD Screen by techy types. The images of the
quilting designs appear here. 
2.5.1 Project Information
Projects collect and hold the information needed to do a whole quilt. Technically a
project is a file but thinking of them as a notebook or as a folder is sometimes
easier. The Project Information area of the screen shows the patterns chosen for this
project. Each pattern has a thumbnail size image and the pattern name listed.  
 Throughout the quilting process, the Project icons can be used.
    Save Project
 - saves the project file. If a name has not been given to the file,
CS will prompt for one.
   Add Pattern
 - initiates the process of looking, previewing and choosing a
pattern for this project.
   Remove Pattern
 - will remove a pattern from this project.
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Project Information   Project Properties
 - displays the project details in the Properties window.
   Add Quilt Group
 - will create a new tab, prompt for a name for the tab, and
create a preview area for the new quilt group tab. Some CS functions automatically
create a new quilt group. 
   Remove Quilt Group
 - will delete the current tab. CS will ask for confirmation
before deleting the tab because it cant be retrieved. 
 Undo Last Operation - will undo the last command. CS remembers most of the
operations, and their sequence, so Undo commands can be repeated multiple
times.  
  Export Pattern
 to CSQ - will combine the selected pattern(s), and export them
to a pattern file with the .csq file extension. If the project has any encrypted patterns,
all the exported designs will also be encrypted, with .csqx file extension.
  Virtual Stitchout
 - Will provide a preview of the stitching path for all unsewn
patterns on the screen. Any time there is a break in the stitching path, CS will sound
an audible bell sound.
2.5.2 Property Window
Properties (aka settings)  are the details that define how (and what) the sewing
head will stitch. These details may apply to a  project
 ( yellow frame), a pattern
 (
cyan frame ), or a selected pattern
 ( magenta frame).  The frame around the details
area is color coded to help convey which details are being displayed.
Settings can also apply to a process.   Several important quilting features (and
Border/Corner
, Edge To Edge
, and Repeat Patterns
) require a series of steps
and additional information.  Process
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2.5.2.1
Project Details - Yellow Frame
Project Properties  
- appear in the Property Window and are framed with a yellow
line. 
Changing the Project Properties:
Project Name
 – The default name for all projects is My Quilt Project. When you
save your project, you will be prompted to change this to something unique. 
The settings are inherited from the  default settings
 (on the Controller Definition
form). If any setting is changed here, all patterns selected for this project  after the
change  will use the new setting. 
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