puckpuck88
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| 25 May 2007 7:10 PM |
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Hi all,
so I have a progidi/generations 12 needle embroidery machine. I recently digitized some designs and then realized that I couldn't find a way to make sure the design fits the hoop even though I created hoops in Illustrator to make sure the design fits. Is there an inexpensive software that allows one to see a display hoop to make sure the design fits within the hoop? thankx
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Onrie
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| 05 Jun 2007 4:47 AM |
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| Hi Puk, I used a running stitch to create a perfect circle. I sized it to the different hoop sizes for my machines. When I am in doubt about a design fitting a particular sized hoop, I open the one for that size hoop and I cut and paste it in to my design. when I am sure it fits, I use the undo command and it takes it back out of the design. Make sure your design and the cirle are both centered on the little red crossed hair. Hoop this helps.
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gsewell
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| 13 Sep 2007 11:46 PM |
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I too have Prodigi machines. What I do (for the small round hoops) is simply set Wilcom to 1:1 scaling by pressing the number 1 key on keyboard, and then place the hoop on the screen centered on the design. Works everytime!
Gary
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sirlioneyes
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| 09 Nov 2007 3:28 AM |
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Hi Gary,
Are you saying you display the design on the monitor, then hold the hoop up to the monitor to see if it fits? This of course assumes that the monitor 1:1 scaling is true to life... good test for the calibration for Wilcom ES! Sounds like a good idea for most jobs... might have to get a bigger monitor for those huge hoops! 
Thanks for the tip! I'll try it!
John
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basabi
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| 09 Nov 2007 9:30 AM |
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You also could draw the hoop in a graphics programm or at least draw the stitchable area of a hoop either in a graphics program of with the drawing tools of Wilcom and save it in a graphic format.
To check, wheter a deisgn fits into a specified area you only need to import the drawing (eps, bmp, jpg ...) as you would do with aný other graphic.
You wouldn't need to switch to a monitor which is as huge or more huge as a jacket back frame ;-) |
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sadiasews
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| 12 Nov 2007 12:34 PM |
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| I have measured all my hoops and have them set up as personal hoop sizes in my software. Taking the 1/2" off each I create a basting stitch inside the parameter of the design. This lets me know the size of the hoop and also I can then import my various designs to it to see if they fit. Hope this helps. Sadia |
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katfox2002
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| 09 Jan 2010 2:46 AM |
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| I was sooo happy when I read this, thought my problems were over, but when I tried it the designs come out bigget than real life........
Did you have to adjust any settings on your monitor before it worked? |
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ErixWorx
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| 09 Jan 2010 4:03 AM |
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Doing hoop templates in illustrator or something will work, but you have to make sure that they are still the correct size when you bring them into Wilcom. I used to have an image with circles forr all our hoop sizes; that way you know which one it will fit best. Digitize your design, then bring in your hoops template and see which fits best.
Or the running stitch idea works, too, but put them all in one file. Then just copy/paste it into your design, see which one fits, and then delete them or undo.
As mentioned above, be sure to leave some margin- don't make a template that is exact sizes as hoops are!
good luck!
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Lijuan
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| 09 Jan 2010 6:14 AM |
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| Melco's Amaya OS software shows you what your design looks like within the hoop and where the safe sew-able areas are. It will beep when you trace the machine if your design goes outside the sew-able area and it is displayed on the screen as well. It is also easy to see if you have the correct hoop selected and how much room you do or do not have for the design to fit in the selected hoop. |
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basabi
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| 09 Jan 2010 10:12 PM |
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Kat,
the calibrating of the monitor does not affect the print or embroidery it only affects the view and even might distort the graphic in width and/or height.
But when your drawing e.g. is no vector directly drawn in Corel (stand alone or graphics mode) but bitmap you need to check with the measuring tool in Wilcom whether the size is still correct (key m for measurring on screen). I would also measure if a vector generated with other graphics software, just for safety sake. |
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