Click Hoop > Show Hoop to turn hoop display on or off. Right-click to change hoop settings.
Click Hoop > Hoop Options to configure hoop lists, change hoop position settings, and define custom hoops.
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Click Hoop > Show Hoop to turn hoop display on or off. Right-click to change hoop settings. |
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Click Hoop > Hoop Options to configure hoop lists, change hoop position settings, and define custom hoops. |
By default, hoop position is fixed in EmbroideryStudio. This ensures that the hoop does not move from its original position. This means it won’t automatically center while digitizing or editing. Alternatively, choose automatic centering to ensure that the geometric center of the design is always aligned with the hoop center.
Note: Some embroidery machines will always center the design. Set your software to match the behavior of the machine.
1Click Hoop Options or right-click the Show Hoop icon. The Options > Hoop dialog opens.
2In the Hoop position panel, choose Automatic centering. The hoop will center itself around the geometric center of the design.
3In the Hoop position panel, choose the Fixed option:
3Fixed: Use this option to ensure the hoop does not move from its original position. This means it won’t automatically center while digitizing. This may be important if you are combining embroidery with print or if you want to stitch out in certain locations like chest pockets.
3Fixed > Set hoop center: This allows you to center the hoop around a fixed point. After clicking OK, mark a point on the design window where you want to center the hoop. You may do this if the project includes a reference point which is to be the hoop center.
3Choose Fixed vs Auto-Centering wisely: Use Fixed when aligning to prints or multi-position hoops. Use Auto-Centering for balanced designs.
3Know your hoop type: Some hoops such as the Janome No. 1 & 3 (126 x 90) are offset from the 0,0 position.
3Stay inside sewable area: Turn on Hoop View and watch for warning markers or elements outside boundaries.
3Sync with machine behavior: Set EmbroideryStudio to match your machine: if it auto-centers, align software settings accordingly.
3Save settings to your template: Lock in your preferred hoop and start/end behavior for all new designs.
3Use Fixed only with machines that allow you to maintain start and end connectors. Make sure your machine is set to maintain the saved start design position.
3With a Fixed hoop position, you are advised to use the ‘Start needle position in hoop’ + ‘Return to start’ auto start/end methods. The design will then stitch in the position shown in the software.
3Use Property Bar > Center All to reset design and hoop to 0,0.
3To keep the design in the same hoop position on machine as it is saved in EmbroideryStudio, set the start position to ‘Start needle position in hoop’ in the Auto Start & End dialog. Set Hoop Position to ‘Fixed’ in the Options > Hoop tab. See Start & end points for details.