Set measurement units

The first time you run EmbroideryStudio, the measurement system will default to whatever the operating system is using. However, you can change measurement units from within EmbroideryStudio.

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Note: Technically, when you select ‘U.S.’, you will get the imperial measurement system – inches, feet, and yards. Inch rulers are displayed in 1/16, 1/8, ¼, ½, and 1" divisions. The grid size can be set in decimal inches.

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Ripple-on effects

Changing the measurement system will change the units used by most controls.

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Relevant fields also appear in the selected unit of measurement – e.g. Design Information docker as well as Production Worksheet.

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There are, however, exceptions to this rule:

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Specify measurement units on-the-fly

Alternatively, you can specify units of measurement when typing values into a measurement control. EmbroideryStudio automatically converts the value.

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For example, if a US customer orders lettering in inches – say ¾" – and the digitizing is to be done in metric, you can enter ‘3/4in’ or ‘3/4 in’ into the Lettering Height field and it is automatically converted to 19.05mm.

Note: EmbroideryStudio supports both proper and improper fractions – e.g. ‘1 1/3’ as well as ‘4/3’. It does not, however, support mixed units – e.g. 1’3". Nor does it display values as fractions after they are entered, only during.

Supported units

Supported units include:

Tip: EmbroideryStudio also allows entering units in text form, both English and the language the software is currently running in.

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