Premier+™ Embroidery System

Premier+™ Software Newsletter - April 2016

Welcome to the Premier+™ newsletter. This month we will look at the Undo/Redo functions, the difference between Echo and Contour fill, and the Family Tree module.

Inspired Icons


Inspired Icons


Icon Index

The Undo Undo and Redo Redo icons, located on the Quick Access bar, make these great tools available on every tab. These tools are a great way to audition different versions of a design you are creating. If you move one of the sections, then decide you don't like the new position, you simply click Undo.

Use Undo Undo to reverse the last action. If you are not satisfied with the result, click Redo. When you use Undo while on the Modify tab, all stitches in the embroidery being edited are displayed and the selected block is deselected. Each time you use Undo the undone action becomes a Redo. For instance, you might move a stitch and then Undo the move. You could now Redo the move or do something else. If you delete the stitch instead of using Redo then the Redo is lost, along with any other Redos that may have followed. Undo steps are only lost when you use New New. The shortcut is Ctrl + Z.

Use Redo Redo to reverse the last action that was undone by Undo. If you are not satisfied with the result, click Undo. Redo only works if nothing has happened after the last Undo. For instance, if you insert a Color Change command, then Undo and move the embroidery then it is not possible to Redo the Color Change because something different has happened instead. When you use Redo while on the Modify tab, all stitches in the embroidery being edited are displayed and the selected block is deselected. Redo steps are only lost when you use New New. The shortcut is Ctrl + Y.

Edited design

We have the Modify Block feature that remembers the original rotation and the Preview in Encore that lets us experiments with the layout, so why do we need Undo and Redo? This feature is great when you are moving designs around or changing colors. For example, create the design pictured at right by duplicating the Paisley Flower 2 embroidery from \Documents\Premier+\Samples\Premier+Emb\Stitch2\Flowers. Once you have the three repeats positioned relative to each other, you want to center the whole design in the hoop. In the 5D™ Embroidery System, if you forget to combine them first before centering in the hoop, all three are moved on top of each other in the center of the hoop. If you click Undo, they will go back to their relative positions saving you all the time to reposition. In the 6D and Premier+ system, that won't happen with Select All automatically grouping the designs.

However, if you move one of the designs, then decide you don't like the new position, you simply click Undo and everything is back the way it was previously. In the modified design at the beginning of the section, notice that the bottom right design is outside the hoop, indicated by the circles instead of squares in the corners.

Module Mystique


Module Mystique


Module Mystique

This month we will look at the Premier+™ Family Tree Module. Create embroidery charts automatically from your own family history. If you own PREMIER+™ ULTRA, use the wizard in Premier+™ Embroidery Extra to create a family tree embroidery chart quickly and easily, then add pictures and info whenever you choose in Premier+™ Family Tree.

The ribbon bar makes Premier+™ Family Tree so easy to use - all related features are grouped together intuitively. Enter your own family details or import gedcom files (.GED) from other genealogy software.

Screenshot of the Family tab

Embroider information and pictures for each person or family - wizards help you add family info, create portraits and charts, add lettering, frames and more! Obtain pictures directly from social media and sites (Facebook®, Instagram®, Flickr®, Twitter®). Embellish your portraits and lettering with beautiful decorative frames and flourishes.

Combine the pictures, personal information, frames and flourishes you have chosen for your family members in charts with connector lines. The chart layout options include Ancestors, Descendants or Hourglass, Vertical, Horizontal and Fan layouts, or simply create individual embroideries for each family member. You can also repeat an embroidery automatically as a chart background. Select from 18 system themes or create your own.

Tips and Techniques


Tips and Techniques


Tips and Techniques

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Echo and Contour fill? Both follow the shape of the object, but the Contour fill shown on the left is a continuous line of stitching from the outer edge inwards to the middle of the object, while Echo fill lines are concentric, around each other.

Contour design

Contour fill areas Contour Fill use continuous stitch lines. You can vary the gap between stitch lines and the length of the stitches, use running, double or triple stitch, and add holes.

Echoed design

Echo fill Echo Fill places echo lines within and around a shape. It uses a specified number of concentric lines of stitching inward, outward, or both, so it has many more variations than the Contour fill. Choose from rounded, square and diagonal corners, set the gap between the echo lines and the number of lines, and select the stitch type and length.

Fun Facts to Know and Tell


Did you notice that every folder within the Inspiration Sample folder contains a Stitch folder and an Edo folder? You can open the .EDO files in Premier+™ Create, where it is easy to change aspects of the designs, like the size, pattern fill, or angle of the stitches.

Best wishes from Premier+

P.S. Watch for the Premier+™ newsletter next month as we look at the Change Hoop function, when to use right-click, and the difference between the Quick Create, Freehand Create, and Precise Create tabs in the Create module.