Editing user thread color lists

If you have a list of thread colors that are frequently used, they can be saved in a user thread chart.

1. Click [Option], then [Options].
   
2. Click [Edit User Thread Chart].
   
3. A user thread chart can be saved, edited or deleted.
   
   1. Select an existing thread chart.
   2. Adds thread colors from a existing thread chart.
   3. When editing or deleting a thread chart, select the thread chart here before performing the operation.
   4. Select a user thread chart.
   5. Creates a new thread chart.
   6. Changes the thread chart name.
   7. Deletes a thread chart.
   8. Imports the thread chart.
   9. Changes the order of the thread colors.
   10. Displays thread colors in existing thread chart.
   11. Deletes a thread color.
   12. Displays thread colors in the user thread chart.
   13. Adds a new thread color.
   14. Edits a thread color.

Creating a new thread chart

1. Click [New Chart] 5.
2. Type in the name of the chart, and then click [OK].
   

   A saved thread chart can be selected from the [User Thread Chart] selector.

Renaming a thread chart

1. From the [User Thread Chart] selector 4, select the chart.
2. Click [Rename Chart] 6.
3. Type in the name of the chart, and then click [OK].
   

Deleting a chart

1. From the [User Thread Chart] selector 4, select the chart.
2. Click [Delete Chart] 7.
3. If a message appears, click [Yes].

Importing a thread chart

1. Click [Import Chart] 8.
2. Select the drive, the folder, and the btc, btc2 or csv file, and then click [Open].
   

   Files in the .btc, .btc2 or .csv format can be imported.

   Changing the order of items

3. If a message appears, click [Yes].

Editing a chart

1. From the [User Thread Chart] selector 4, select the chart.
2. Continue with the appropriate procedure. To save the changes, click [OK].

Adding items from a thread chart

1. From the [Thread Chart] selector 1, select the thread brand or a user thread chart.
   If multiple user thread charts have been created, thread colors can be selected from different user thread charts.
2. From the list 10, click the thread colors.

   To add multiple items, hold down the <Shift> or <Ctrl> keys while selecting thread colors.

3. Click [Add] 2.

   The selected items are added to the list in the user thread chart 12.

Adding a new item

1. Click [New Item] 13.
2. To create a new color, click [Mix].
   
3. Specify the color, and then click [OK] to add the specified color to the [Edit Thread] dialog box.
   

   The color cannot be changed if the slider (a) is moved to the top of the scale.

4. If necessary, type in the code, brand and description into the appropriate boxes.

   Only numbers can be entered for the code.

5. Click [OK] to add the new item to the user thread chart 12.

   An asterisk (*) appears in front of the index number for items created or edited by the user.

Deleting items

1. From the list for the user thread chart 12, select the item to be deleted.
2. Click [Remove] 11 to delete the item from the user thread chart.

Editing an item

An item registered in the list for a user thread chart can be edited to change the color or thread number.

1. From the list for the user thread chart 12, select the item to be edited, and then click [Edit Item] 14.
2. Edit the item details in the same way as adding a new item.
   

   As with newly added items, an asterisk (*) appears in front of the index number of edited items.

Changing the order of items

1. From the list for the user thread chart 12, select the item to be moved.
2. Click [Up] or [Down] 9 to change the order of the item.

   User thread chart files

   Existing user thread charts can be imported, or edited user thread charts can be used on a different computer.

   • A newly created user thread chart is saved, in the .btc2 format with the same name as the thread chart, at [C:\Program Files (x86)\Baby lock\Palette Ver.11\MyChart].
   • Existing user thread charts, created with the previous versions of the application such as Palette Ver.10, can be used in Palette Ver.11. Import the file "chart2.btc" from the following location;
     [C:\Program Files (x86)\Baby lock\Palette Ver.10\Color].
   • The file "chart1.btc" in the [Color] folder cannot be imported.
   • A user thread chart file in the .csv format can be imported.
     The .csv file should contain information for Code, Brand, Description, R, G and B, separated by commas with one color on each line. The RGB values must be within 0-255.
     
     Example: For a .csv file
     
     100,MyBrand,Black,10,10,10
     101,MyBrand,White,245,245,245

   Thread colors in embroidery patterns created with this application may appear differently on the embroidery machine, depending on the model used.

   1. Embroidery machines without a function for displaying thread colors

   The specified thread color information cannot be displayed at all.

   2. Embroidery machines with a function for displaying thread colors

   Of the thread color information specified in the embroidery pattern, only the thread color names are displayed on the machine.
   However, the names that are displayed are limited to the machine's preset thread color names. Therefore, the machine displays the names of its preset thread colors that are closest to the colors specified in the embroidery pattern.

   3. Embroidery machines with a thread color index

   Some machines can display the thread information specified with this application.

   However, for thread colors that have been edited or added by the user (thread colors with an asterisk (*) at the left side), only the thread number is displayed.

Applying a different thread color chart

The thread colors in the pattern currently displayed in the Design Page can be converted to the colors in a specified thread color chart.

1. Click , then [Select Color Palette].
   
2. In the dialog box, select a thread color chart, and then click [OK].
   

   The thread colors in all patterns in the Design Page are converted to similar colors in the specified thread color chart.