Page 1 TruE Studio From TruEmbroideryTM Software Monogram with Individual Letters Certification Lesson 3: Make it Your Own with Monograms! 1, Open TruE'M Studio from the Dock or from launchpad 2, To open TruE Studio ~ in Launchpad, c lick the Launchpad icon, and then select the TruE Studio ~ icon, If the icon is not in view, move to the second page of program icons in Launchpad by c li cking the small dot that is fainter in color at the bottom of the display, OR 2, Select File and then New (or press ~ plus 1\1) as a quick shortcut. You can open as many program windows as you wish in the Tru Embroidery'" applications 3, Select Hoop, In Brand, select Universal. In Machine Group, select Universal, In Hoop Size select the 260mm x 200mm - Universal large Hoop 3, and set Orientation at Vertical. Many machine brands and types are supported, - ~ - :. -. ~ ~., ', :,. "
Page 2 You may se lect Enter Hoop Size a nd create a custom hoop size, 4, Click OK, 5, Click Letter in the Floa ting Control Panel. Th e Letter Pa nel a llows yo u to select a Fo nt, ty p e in text, a nd select a Li ne Type, oon..-------- t"~ - s joo " Letter Options [_O ~"._'~ ~.' allow you to c hange Gap: properti es for the selecte d font. Som e fonts may have Stitch Typ e o ptio ns, depe nding on the styl e of the font. 6, Click the drop down menu and c hange the Collection to Script. 0 :t Connectto"; 0 Tr\.m C l\unninistftch Allgnmfl'l:!!:~ llnt S"~C I "9; ~l~i;';-: Script fonts are designed to connect, and do not kern well when used w ith the circle line types, 7, Click the drop down menu and select the Font, Park 30-4Smm, 8, Set Size to 30mm, g, Click in the Letters Box. Highlight and delete any existing text, and type: Lucas, 10, In Line Type click Horizontal Line ~CJJand place a check beside Individual. Only select Line Typ es support the Individual option, If Individual is not supported, the option will be faded out. 11, Click Apply, Notice the corner ha ndles on the select boxes are green, indic ating the lettering is open and can be edited, 12, Click outside the letters to deselect. 13, Zoom the view closer with the Zoom Slider, I ~'--'-'-'~---- _' Co","~'sO~ --,.J.., ~l_ ~ I, ;,,_._.~ ; '_".. :".1::: :~ _' _~ ~,::.. -==:~,::.\,'[---:':~.: -_'~'"iy --2,-,= :=""(,. :~e 83TruEmbroidery" vi, :~ :: '-.) i_.d,--,r" _. --:;'. -~ ~ :;':;: ~,:<;.::n ~ ~ r K':; :~ - /\GI ':: 121"',c. f',()rtw,,-or :-(,Ht VA(" _ ::. "--- C",.~ ":' ~ ~: ' :; ~ ' E- ~ ~,-:::-..: -<~...,, - (:~ ".,-_,i's',tc~) 2, s.o
Page 3 Gestures may be used to zoom the vi ew as well, Adjust the view using Gestures with t he g lide pad, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse, 14, Click on the letter l to select with a box, Since each letter was created individually, you can select a nd adjust eac h letter, Letter properti es stay o pe n througho ut the design process, unless you rotate, flip, or combine th e letters, w hic h w ill fin alize t he letterin g, The corner hand les w ill change fro m green (active Letters), bac k to w hite or blue (Resize), o nce t he design is closed, 15, Adjust the L larger by dragging a corner handle, Yo u may change height or width with the c orner ha ndles, a nd the stitches w ill be reca lc ulated a uto matically, Lettering may a lso be ed ited,,... - -. 1 1. ~. Properties Continuous Satin Yo u c an rig ht c lick the selec t bo x to o pen a pop-up ṙ undo, ecc. menu, and select Pro perties to edit the letter setting, Cut Copy P2stE Some fo nts have adj usta ble stitc h pro perties, With a letter selected, ri ght click, then sel ec t the listed Stitc h Ty pe (su ch as Co ntinuous Satin) fro m the pop up Send Express me nu, if available, to cha nge stitch settings, Free-rotate w ith the handle o n the right side of the select box! but remem ber the letters will then be closed, Pro perties may only be a djusted w hile the lettering is o pen, Rotation, mirroring, color-sorting or c ombining will close the lettering, a nd w hite c orn e rs indicate the letters a re closed, 16, Click inside the letter L select box and drag into position next to the 'u', P;'\.tE "0C) CrMt?f Duplicate Selected ::le! ~ Se el'eu Zoom.. Background Visibility ~ ' ' ~~)~ '/ /: ~, - - I ;~ :: '-, ;:: ' \/~:".= ='::R\ -?',-,=ai'c :,t: r -.'_ \. ~.::- ~_, :' -~ ~ - ~.. ~ -/::,(:,,::.... ~;, s,...,,: (~ '\ _... >: ~.-~ c :~,-, ~ " S.ar.f.
Page 4 If yo u need to select the ' U ' and the 'L' is covering the ' U', hold down the ~ key and use the keyboard arrows to navigate through the designs. 17. Click the 'c' and move to align with the 'U'. You can use the keyboard arrows to nudge the letter once it is surrounded w ith a select box. 18. Repeat for the rest of the letters, Add a Motif Border 19. In the Menu, select Design> Con1bine All. are Shift ~ U. 20, In the Control Panel, select Frame! a 1. 21. In Stitch Type, select Motif Line, 22. In Stitch Type, select Stitch Options Shortcut keys s... I!l!mmIi Ass istants Window Com bin e Se lected X U Ro tate 90 ColorSort Modify Design... Center in Hoop Move into Hoop Horizontal Alig nm ent Vertical Alignment Layout Order t XJ 23. Click Motifl. Change Group to Universal. Change Category to Candlewicking 1. Select Stitch 22, a heart. You may need to scroll to see stitches that aren't in view. 24. Click OK. 25. Uncheck both Kern and Fit to Line in Fit to Line Options. 26. Click OK. 27. Set Margin at 20mm. Margin is calculated from the c enter of the motif stitch, 28. Uncheck Combine, 29, In Corners, select Square, 30. Ensure the combined design, Lucas, is selected., 2: '? :<.,~ -", 1.../.= -- "::'),-i"? ::-:;' -~\~, ::-'.: =. ~<: :~;f=~'j ~~'./= ::" - C,,-. =- :- 2\.e : -?- :: 2 :: '-e "'~:::;2'- '~ - ",S:;': <.~ "" :x,"=' '~f:c. q ',::: :; r.
Page 5 31. Click Apply. Notic e the motif border was created using full repeats! 32. Select Design { Design in the Control Panel. 33. Click the Thread Color in the Color Select box. Change to your favorite red thread by scrolling with the slider or Gestures, or by r7:l using Colors ~ j, and then click OK. 34. Click File, and then Save to save a multi-part.vp3 file. 35. Click File and then Export Embroidery. Select the options of your choice. Click Next, name as MonogramBorder, and save in the folder of your choice. Identify yourself to the world! - - "--.~ ~~ - -.' - 83TruEmbroidery '" "/"... ~ _ ;:,j :... -\-. i,--:_-::./.!.=- '," ': _0C"'-' :-- ::--~ ~- t\~c -3,'-':'. ~(irtw~~r 'OR ~J.(, - - -' --". _.::,...;.. :-\\.,.;.:.~. T,,..e '--.,..,I.:'..: ~~r =-s::";''''' -'::; J;.~'-,; ":5 -: '"..:... ". _.>-.2'-""'C'-... C,,; I.