Align Origin Handles

Use Align Origin Handles  to align the patterns or focal points of multiple fill areas. It places the orange origin  handles of the fill areas in the same position as the handle of the object that is last in the stitching order.

Note: Align Origin Handles is useful when aligning fill patterns for Pattern Fill or focal points for Shape, Radial and Spiral Fill.

Aligning origin handles

• Select a fill area and move its origin handle to the desired position. Use Command–click to select the areas to be aligned, and click Align Origin Handles 

  

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Align the Stitching in Bumblebee Wings

1. If required, choose File > New.

2. In the folder mySewnet/Samples/Stitch Editor/Stitch load the 'Bumblebee 2' embroidery.

3. Select the Object  window in the Control Panel

   

   . The pointer changes to the Object Select pointer.

4. Click the upper wing to select it.

5. In the Modify Object area, click Remove Underlying Stitches .

6. Then click the lower wing to select it and click Remove Underlying Stitches .

Note: Remove Underlying Stitches removes any underlay stitches, or other stitches, under a fill area. This will enable you to see the stitch lines clearly in the Spiral Fill you are about to create.

7. Select the upper wing, then use Command–click to select the lower wing.

8. In the Convert pop-up menu, select "Pattern Fill to Spiral Fill".

9. Click Convert. The Spiral Fill properties dialog appears.

10. Set Density to 15.

11. Click OK. The bumblebee’s wings now use spiral fill.

12. Click Align Origin Handles to align the origin handles for the selected areas.

13. Move the orange origin handle  above the lower wing. The spiral pattern follows the origin point.

14. Click Align Origin Handles again to align the origin handles in the new position.

The focal point is now the same for both wings.

 

Remove Underlying Stitches

Modify Object