Select a Block of Stitches

In the Modify window, use the block Select functions to select part of an embroidery. A selected part of an embroidery is called a block. A block can be resized, rotated, mirrored, moved, nudged, duplicated, copied, cut and deleted.

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When a block has been selected, it has a selection box around it on the work area. The selection box has handles which are used to resize, rotate and flip the block.

Use Add to Selection to add an area to your selection, or Remove From Selection to remove an area from your selection.

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Blue handles for resize

White handles for scale

Note: You may find it easier to select a block when you have selected colors to display and/or changed the ranges of stitches that are visible.

Move and Modify a Block
  1. Drag inside the block to move it, or use the arrow keys on the keyboard to nudge it in small amounts for accurate positioning.

  2. Drag the square corner handles to scale the block with constant stitch count (white handles) or resize with constant density (blue handles).

  3. Drag the round rotate handle to rotate the block freely.

  4. Note: Drag the center of rotation Center_of_rotation00813.jpg to rotate around a different point.

  5. Click the triangular handles to flip the block horizontally or vertically.

Note: You can also resize, scale and rotate a block precisely using the Modify Block Modify_Design_icon00815.jpg dialog. See Modify Block.

Pasting a Block

Deselecting a Block

Modify Window

Viewing Embroideries in the Modify Window

Select Stitches

Box Select

Point Select

Freehand Select

Select All Visible

Modify Block

View Selected Colors

Display All

View a Range of Stitches

Modify Stitches

Edit and Add Stitches

Inserting Tie Stitches