When you output a teamname design, you need to define how it is to be generated as a machine file. You can generate files that include:
3Both design and names in a single file
3Design in one file and names in another, or
3Individual files for each name plus design.
You set these options whenever you save the file in machine format or output directly to machine.
You access the Export Options > Team Names dialog in any of these ways:
3Select File > Export Machine File, choose a machine file format – e.g. DST – from the Save as type droplist, and click Options.
3Select File > Record in Database, choose a machine file format – e.g. DST – from the Save as type droplist, and click Options.
3Select Legacy Features > Disk > Save As > Options.
3Select Legacy Features > Send to Machine Manager > Options.
3Select Legacy Features > Send to Stitch Manager > Options.
3Select File > Send to Connection Manager > Options.
The following output options are available to you:
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Option |
Function |
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Design and team names, with Stops |
Creates a single machine file including one copy of the design and all names. Stops are inserted after the design, and between the names – i.e. Design Stop TeamMember1 Stop TeamMember2 Stop, etc. |
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Repeated design and team names, with Stops |
Creates a single machine file with multiple copies of the design, and all names. Stops are inserted after each static design/name combination – e.g. Design + TeamMember1 Stop Design + TeamMember2 Stop. |
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Create multiple output files |
Creates separate files for each name, each of which includes a copy of the static part of the design. When stitching to ES Machine Manager, each file is queued separately. |
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Design part only |
Creates a file containing only the static part of the design. |
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Team names only, with Stops |
Creates a single file containing only the names, separated by stops. This means that after each machine stop, you can change frames. |
The Auto Start/End method is available to specify first and last stitches in a design. This makes it easy to position the needle before stitching, and reduces the chance of the needle hitting the side of the frame. If you choose ‘Design part only’ or ‘Team names only’, these settings relate to those items only.
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Method |
Description |
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Auto start & end at |
If you have not set explicit start and end points before exporting, Auto Start and End is selected by default, defaulting to Center-Center. |
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Return to start point |
Creates a connecting stitch from the end point to the start point. |
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Use design settings |
If you have set explicit start and end points before exporting, this option is selected by default. |
Problems arise when you try to set a common start and end point for team names.
Teamname designs, however, can be stitched in a consistent location on the garment irrespective of name length. Select either output option:
3‘Repeated design and team names, with Stops’, or
3‘Team names only, with Stops’.
And select one of the nine Auto Start and End preset end points.
Note: The purpose of auto-alignment is to allow ‘name frame’ layouts and optional repeated designs to be stitched in a consistent location on the garment where names are of varying lengths.