Create a Pattern with Illustration Conversion

Custom patterns can be created from color illustrations. You can create patterns by scanning an illustration or importing an image data file.

Recommended illustrations for Illustration Conversion

• Illustrations that are clearly drawn, with no gradation, fading or blurriness.
• Illustrations that are at least a 5 mm square
• Illustrations that are extremely simple images

1. Touch .

2. Touch [Illustration design].

   
   • When converting a scanned/imported background image to be displayed on the screen, skip step 3 and proceed to step 4.

3. When scanning the scanning frame or the embroidery frame, touch [Scan]. When importing an image data file, select the device you saved the data to.
   For this example, import the image data file.

   
   1. When this key is touched, the message to start scanning appears. Touch [OK] to start scanning.
   2. The most recently scanned image is automatically stored in the machine’s memory. Touch this key to import the scanned image.
   3. Touch to import the data file saved on a USB media. Save data as a .jpg, .bmp, or .png file type, on a USB media. For details on files that can be imported, refer to Specifications.
   4. Touch to import the data file sent from IQ Intuition Positioning App. (Transferring an Image from a Mobile Device to the Machine)

4. Move to frame the image for the pattern. And then touch [OK].

   Change the settings to adjust the image so it can easily be converted to the desired pattern.

   1. The number of colors in an image will be reduced less than the number specified here.
   2. Select whether or not the background will be removed.
   3. Touch to convert the outline of the image to lines. (If this is not selected, the outline of the image will be converted to regions.) Line thickness can be specified using .
      

      Touch to select the outline color. Select by touching the color, or moving icon using in the color selection screen.

      

5. Confirm the converted image and then touch [Set].

   

   Adjust the image as necessary as in step 4. After changes to the settings have been applied, [Set] changes to [Retry]. Touch [Retry] to check that the image is as desired.

   To enlarge the image, touch .

   To display the image before being converted, touch [Original View].

6. If necessary, edit the design.

   After the image is converted to stitching, it appears as a background in the pattern drawing screen. Touch or to adjust the transparency of the background.