Create or Edit Font

Use the Create or Edit Font dialog to Create a new font or SuperDesign set, or to open an existing font or SuperDesign set.

The Create or Edit Font dialog appears when Create or Edit Font is selected, when mySewnet™ Font Digitizing is opened, or when New Window is selected.

Set the options as desired then click OK. An existing font or SuperDesign set is opened, or a new blank font or SuperDesign file is created and opened.

File

Font

Select this option to create or open a font, then set all the other options.

SuperDesign Set

Select this option to create or open a SuperDesign set for use in mySewnet™ Embroidery. Notice that Joining Point is unavailable.

SuperDesigns are placed individually in mySewnet™ Embroidery, therefore joining point is irrelevant.

Create or Edit

Choose whether to open an existing font or SuperDesign set, open a copy, or create a new font or SuperDesign set.

Choose from:

Create a new
Edit an existing
Copy and edit an existing

Use ’Copy and edit an existing’ to edit a copy of a system font (if available), or to create a copy of one of your own fonts for editing.

Open

Use Open to select an existing font or SuperDesign set. Select the Category and Name for the desired font or SuperDesign set.

When using a system font or SuperDesign set (if available), select the option ’Copy and edit an existing’, then open the a copy of the font or SuperDesign set.

New Font

All new fonts are automatically created in the MyFonts category. You can move them to another category after creation.

Name

Enter the desired name for the font.

Joining Point

Use the joining point options to choose how the characters in your font will be joined together.

Baseline

This is the simplest font type. Space is added between the characters in mySewnet™ Embroidery. Choose Trim Connection in mySewnet™ Embroidery to trim the thread between the characters in lettering. See Baseline Fonts.

Nearest Point

Nearest point fonts use special logic in mySewnet™ Embroidery to determine the best way to join characters together. Space is added between the characters in mySewnet™ Embroidery. Choose Running Stitch Connection between characters in mySewnet™ Embroidery to avoid the need for trimming with small characters. Each character has four versions to give different start (on the left) and end (on the right) points. See Nearest Point Fonts.

Continuous

Continuous fonts are typically used to give a flowing handwriting effect for script. When continuous fonts are used in mySewnet™ Embroidery, no space is added between the lowercase letters. (The Gap setting is not used.) All other characters are connected the same way as baseline fonts. See Continuous Fonts.

Size

Set the recommended minimum and maximum font sizes between 3mm and 200mm. The size range is used in mySewnet™ Embroidery.

The initial settings for fonts are minimum 12mm and maximum 25mm.

New SuperDesign

All new SuperDesign sets are automatically created in the MySuperDesigns Category. You can move them to another Category after creation.

Name

Enter the desired name for the font or SuperDesign file.

Size

Set the recommended minimum and maximum SuperDesign sizes between 5mm and 200mm. The size range is used in mySewnet™ Embroidery.

The initial settings for SuperDesigns are minimum 40mm and maximum 60mm.

A very wide range may not give good results, check your designs.

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