Life View

Use Life View

to show how an embroidery exported from the project will look in 3D with real-world perspective. Zoom in to see detail, and move and rotate the embroidery in a three-dimensional view. All parts of the embroidery that are within the hoop area are shown, whether or not they are selected.

Use Life View

at any time when you want to see the design with no grid, stitches selected, or markers displayed, and when you want to see the effects of glow in the dark and solar reactive threads, and of twin needles, dual thread, and puffy foam.

To Select Life View

Click the Life View button

on the toolbar.
Choose View > Life View.
Press ⇧⌘Y

Position

Use the position

slider to move to another part of the Life View window.

Drag the cross marker in the center of the box to view the desired part of the embroidery, using the zoom slider to control the magnification.

Rotation

Use the rotation

slider to view the stitching in the embroidery in 3D.

Note: Use the zoom and position sliders to select the part of the embroidery to view.

Drag the cross marker in the center of the box to change the angle at which the embroidery is viewed, and allow you to visualize the project in varying real-world views.
Alternatively, drag directly in the embroidery preview area to change the angle of view.

Zoom

Use the zoom slider to change the magnification of the embroidery. The box below the zoom bar displays the current magnification.

Note: When zoomed in, use the position slider to move around the embroidery.

Drag the slider to the right to magnify the view of the embroidery, and to the left to shrink the view of the embroidery.
Click the marker in the center of the zoom bar (100%) to view the embroidery at a magnification as close as possible to the Real Size setting you chose in mySewnet™ Configure.

Design Information

View the dimensions (Width

and Height

), the number of stitches

and the number of colors

in the embroidery.

Glow in the Dark

Use Glow in the Dark

to view the effect of using glow in the dark threads. The preview darkens to simulate the lights dimming, and the glow in the dark threads are shown in their luminescent colors.

Note: Glow in the Dark is only available if glow in the dark thread colors are present in the design.

Click Glow in the Dark

to view the effect of luminescent threads.

Solar Reactive

Use Solar Reactive

to view the effect of using photochromic threads. The preview simulates the sun shining on the design, and the photochromic threads change shade to show the colors they become in sunlight.


Photochromic threads change color in sunlight.

Note: Solar Reactive is only available if photochromic thread colors are used in the design.

Click Solar Reactive

to view the effect of photochromic threads.

Play Demo

Use Play Demo

to animate the preview and show the embroidery at different angles automatically.

Click Play Demo

to start and stop the animation.

Play My Demo

Use Play My Demo

to animate the preview using your own demo. Use the menu options to add the current position as a point in the demo, or reset to create a new demo.

The My Demo animation is used for Life View in all mySewnet™ Embroidery Software apps. It is stored in the AnimationPath.txt file in the //[User] folder.

Note: Copy this file to another location as a backup before creating additional My Demo animation paths for Life View.