Output for two-position rotating hoop

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Use Standard > Export Machine File to export the current design to a machine file for stitching.

EmbroideryStudio supports two-position rotating hoops. The stitching areas are shown in red and blue. The red area is normally stitched first. Then, after rotating the hoop, the blue area is stitched.

To output a design for a two-position rotating hoop...

1Open your design and select a two-position rotating hoop from the My Hoops list.

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Objects may straddle different hoop positions or each object may fit within a single hoop position.

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2To export to a format recognized by your selected machine, click the Export Machine File icon.

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If you have not already split objects between hoop positions, EmbroideryStudio determines whether there are any that do not lie wholly within one of the hoop’s two positions:

3If so, they are selected in the design window and you are prompted to edit, split, or delete them.

3If the design can be stitched in the hoop, the Export Machine File dialog opens.

3If the design will not stitch as a single hoop design – i.e. more than one hoop rotation would be required – a warning message is displayed.

3Click the Save All Now button.

Depending on your machine format, EmbroideryStudio may save all split designs to a single file that your machine can read. Or it may save each one to its own file, with the sewing order indicated as a suffix to each file name.

Usage tips...

3The physical embroidery area of multi-position hoops is represented by the solid line. However, any rotation of the hoop may cause a small positioning gap. To avoid this, a margin of 5mm is allowed on both sides. This is represented by the dashed line. We recommend you stay within the dashed area.

3If objects in the blue area are sequenced before the red, you cannot save as a multi-position hoop design. That is, you cannot create a single machine file which has its start in the second hoop position.

Related topics...

3Split objects between hoopings