BERNINA Embroidery Software Artwork Canvas

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BERNINA Embroidery Software

Artwork Canvas

Written by:

Debbi Lashbrook, BERNINA Educator, Software Specialist

A Tour of the ArtWork Canvas Icons

and Tools

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If the Hint Docker is not visi-

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and make sure there is a

check mark by Hints.

CorelDRAW Essentials X6

CorelDRAW Essentials X6 is part of BERNINA Embroidery software and

gives users many tools for creating high quality vector illustrations, which

can be converted to embroidery. In addition, the program offers additional

opportunities for creating printed materials and for editing photos.

There are three components included with Corel: CorelDRAW Essentials

X6, Corel PHOTO-PAINT Essentials X6, and Corel CONNECT. This

EBook will focus on the first component of Corel.

HINTS

When a tool is selected in CorelDRAW Essentials, hints will help you learn

how to use the selected tool. If you need additional information about the

selected tool, you can click on the help button in the upper-right corner of

the Hints docker and you will be taken to the appropriate page in the Help

Manual.

In addition, you can use the back and forth buttons in the lower right corner

of the Hints docker box to scroll through more information.

VIDEOS

There are also short videos that can help you learn CorelDRAW Essen-

tials.

Just click on the Video tab and click on the video you wish to view. You

may need to minimize the software to view the video. The videos were re-

corded for the full version of Corel, so the screen will look different than

what you see in CorelDRAW Essentials, but the written information will

give you good instructions on what to do.

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WORKSPACE

 Title Bar: Located at the top of the screen, this bar displays the title of the current file.

 Menu Bar: This area contains the pull-down menu options.

 Canvas Toolbar: These icons are used to change to Embroidery Canvas or Hoop Canvas,

hide the embroidery, or convert a picture into stitches.

 Toolbar: These icons perform general commands.

 Property Bar: These icons relate to the active tool or object. This bar changes with each

tool selected.

 Rulers: Horizontal and vertical rulers can be used to determine the position and size of the

objects in the drawing.

 Toolbox: The two columns of tools are used for creating and modifying the objects on the

drawing page.

 Drawing Page: The drawing page shows you the printable area of the design.

 Document Palette: This area will show the colors that are used in the drawing.

 Status Bar: Located at the bottom of the screen, the status bar will display information

about the properties of the design as well as the position coordinates.

 Dockers: This window on the right side of the screen includes commands and settings rele-

vant to the specific tool. Dockers are displayed by going to Windows> Dockers and checking

the ones you wish to display. The inactive Dockers appear as tabs on the side of the win-

dow.

 Navigator: The button at the lower right hand corner of the Drawing Page opens a smaller

display to help you move around the Drawing Page. To see the smaller display, click and

hold on the icon.

 Color Palette: A dockable bar that contains color swatches. A right click on the color chip

affects the outline; while a left click affects the fill of a selected object. The current colors of

the fill and outline are shown in the status bar at the far right.

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WORKSPACE TOOLS

Commands are accessible through the menu bar, toolbars, property bar, and dockers. The

property bar and dockers relate to the active tool. Not all the tools are active.

TOOLBAR

New: This tool is not active in Artwork Canvas.

Open: This tool is not active in Artwork Canvas.

Save: This tool is not active in Artwork Canvas.

Print: Prints what is displayed in the Drawing Page.

Cut: Cuts the selected objects to the Clipboard.

Copy: Copies the selected objects to the Clipboard.

Paste: Pastes the Clipboard contents to the drawing.

Undo: Used to undo an action.

Redo: Restores the action that was undone.

Corel Connect: Displays the Connect docker so that you can search for clipart, photos, fonts.

Import: Imports a drawing.

Export: Exports a drawing.

Welcome Screen: This tool is not active in Artwork Canvas.

Zoom Level: This tool is not active in Artwork Canvas.

Enable or disable automatic alignment: This tool is not active in Artwork Canvas.

Options: This opens the Options dialog box so that you can set options for Artwork Canvas.

Not all the options are available in CorelDRAW Essentials.

TOOLBOX

The toolbox contains tools for drawing and editing images. Some of the tools are always visi-

ble, while others are grouped together in flyouts. Flyouts open by clicking and holding your cur-

sor on the visible icon to show the set of related CorelDRAW tools. The flyout toolbars can be

moved from the toolbox by clicking and dragging on the title bar. Clicking on the X in the upper

right hand corner returns the flyout to its original position. Once another tool

is selected from the flyout menu, the default tool is replaced by the new tool

selected.

Select Artwork Object: This tool lets you select objects, which can then be sized, skewed,

and rotated.

Zoom Tool: You can zoom in or out of the drawing page by left clicking (zooms in ) or by right

clicking (zooms out). In addition, you can draw a bounding box around any area of the design

to zoom in. F4 is the short cut key to show all of the design.

Pan: Housed with the Zoom tool, the Pan tool allows you to move the design on the screen

without changing the level of the zoom or the position of the object.

Reshape Vector Object: This tool lets you edit the shape of objects by clicking and dragging

on a node or on the control handles (arrows that appear when a node is selected on objects

converted to curves).

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TOOLBOX CONTINUED

Freehand Draw: This tool is used to draw single line segments and

curves by clicking and dragging on the screen.

Artistic Media: This tool gives you access to the Brush, Sprayer, Calli-

graphic, and Pressure tools. These create special effects that sometimes

can be converted into embroidery.

Pen: This tool lets you draw lines one segment at a time. A straight line

can be drawn by clicking, releasing your mouse, and dragging to a new

area to click again. To draw a curved line, click and drag your mouse with-

out releasing it, click again. Press the space bar to end the line.

Smart Drawing: This tool converts your lines and shapes to smoother

lines and shapes.

Rectangle: This tool creates rectangles and squares. To draw a square,

hold the Ctrl key and click and drag. Release your mouse before you re-

lease the Ctrl key.

Ellipse: This tool draws ellipses and circles. To draw a circle, hold the Ctrl

key and click and drag. Release your mouse before you release the Ctrl

key.

Polygon: The Polygon tool lets you draw polygons. You select the num-

ber of sides for your shape in the Property Bar.

Star: The star tool will draw stars.

Graph Paper: This tool will draw a grid of lines similar to those found on

graph paper. You can adjust the number of vertical and horizontal lines.

Spiral: The Spiral tool lets you draw symmetrical and logarithmic spirals.

Basic Vector Shapes: The Basic Shapes tool lets you choose from sev-

eral shapes, including a smiley face, a right triangle, and a heart.

Arrow Shapes: The Arrow shapes tool draws arrows of various shapes,

direction, and number of arrows.

Banner Shapes: The Banner tool draws ribbon objects and explosion

shapes.

Callout Shapes: This tool can be used to draw callouts.

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TOOLBOX CONTINUED

Vector Lettering Tool: Words can be typed directly on the screen either

as artistic or paragraph text.

Crop Tool: The Crop tool lets you remove unwanted areas in objects by

drawing a bounding box around the area you wish to keep and double

clicking.

Eraser Tool: The Eraser tool removes areas of your drawing by dragging

across the unwanted areas. You can adjust the size and the shape of the

eraser. To erase a straight line through an object, click to outside the ob-

ject, hold the Shift key down, and drag across the object, and click again.

Theses next tools are part of the Interactive Tool Flyout:

Blend Tool: The Blend tool lets you blend two objects. Both the shape

and the color can be blended and either a straight path or curved path can

be applied. To create a curved path, hold the Alt key as you draw from one

object to another.

Contour Tool: This tool will add layers of color to an object. An outside or

inside contour can be added. The number of layers and the offset (affects

the sizes of the layers) can also be adjusted.

Distort Tool: With this tool, a Push or Pull distortion, a Zipper distortion,

or a Twister distortion can be applied to an object.

Envelope Tool: This tool lets you shape an object by dragging the nodes

of the envelope. It is similar to the Morphing tool in the Embroidery Can-

vas.

Extrude Tool: This tool lets you apply the illusion of depth to objects.

Interactive Fill: This tool lets you apply various types of fills to an object.

You can quickly access the dialog boxes for the various fill types by click-

ing on the Fill icon (paint bucket), the last icon in the first column of tools.

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Drop Shadow: This tool applies a shadow to an object. This is an effect

that cannot be converted to embroidery.

Transparency: This tool applies transparencies to objects. It is another

effect that cannot be converted to embroidery.

Color Eyedropper: The Color Eyedropper tool lets you select and copy a

color from an object in the drawing window.

Paint Bucket: The Paint Bucket applies the selected color to an object.

These tools are part of the Outline Flyout:

Outline Pen: This tool opens a flyout that gives you quick access to the

Outline Color, size of the outline, and the Color Docker Window icons.

Outline Color: This icon opens the Outline Color dialog box. You can

choose a new color from this dialog box.

Outline Properties: This series of icons let you change the thickness of

the outline.

Color Docker Window: This icon is in both the Outline and the Fill Flyout.

It opens the Color Docker window so that you can choose a new color for

the outline or the fill by clicking on the appropriate button.

These tools are part of the Fill Flyout:

Uniform Fill: This icon opens the Uniform Fill dialog box. You can change

the color of the fill in this dialog box to one color. Only the Uniform Fill con-

verts to embroidery.

Fountain Fill: This icon opens the Fountain Fill dialog box and is used to

impart two-color fills. The type of Fountain Fill can be chosen from Linear,

Radial, Conical, or Square.

Pattern Fill: This icon opens the Pattern Fill dialog box and you can

choose among several built-in patterns. In addition, you can create your

own pattern. While these patterns do not convert to embroidery, they can

be used for printing and also as backgrounds for digitizing.

Texture Fill: This tool opens the Texture Fill dialog box and you can

choose among several textures. In addition, different colors can be applied

to the various textures.

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Some of the Property Bars

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the icons will be larger.

TOOLBOX CONTINUED

The second column of tools in the Toolbox contains icons that access dif-

ferent functions of Artwork Canvas.

Load Artwork: This icon is used to import either bitmap or vector artwork

into Artwork Canvas.

Scan Bitmap: This icon lets you scan directly into BERNINA Embroidery

Software from a TWAIN-compatible scanner.

Touch Up Bitmap: This icon loads a bitmap image into Corel PHOTO-

PAINT. The bitmap can be then be edited.

Save Artwork: This icon will open a dialog box so that an adjusted or cre-

ated image can be saved.

PROPERTY BARS

The Property Bar is interactive; in other words, it changes with each new

icon selected. Let’s look next at the Property bars for each of the tools in

the Toolbox to learn about what each icon has available.

Select Artwork Object Property Bar

When this tool is selected, but nothing is selected on the drawing page,

the Property Bar Shows These icons:

Paper Type: This is deactivated in CorelDRAW Essentials X6.

Paper Size: You can change the width and the height of the paper to

know if the design will fit within a certain size. If you wish to hide the page

border, go to View> Show and uncheck Page Border.

Paper Orientation: You can choose between portrait and landscape ori-

entation for your paper size.

Page Layout: The first icon applies the page size to all pages; the sec-

ond icon applies the page size to only the current page.

Units of Measurements: You can choose among many measurement

methods.

Nudge Offset: This sets the amount a design will move when using the

arrow keys.

Duplicate Offset: When you duplicate an object (not copy/paste), you can

specify the distance between the original and the duplicate for the X and Y

axes.

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If you wish to change the size

of the object, if Lock Ratio is

unlocked, you can change ei-

ther the Width or the Height

independently of the other. If

Lock Ratio is locked, changing

the width will change the

height proportionally or vice

versa.

The Bitmap is listed as a jpg in

this example; the Vector is the

group of 163 Objects. To de-

lete the Bitmap, click on it and

press Delete.

In Resampling, you can

change the image size or

resolution or both. If you make

an image larger without

changing the resolution, the

image may lose detail be-

cause the number of pixels

cover a larger area. By Re-

sampling, you may add pixels

to preserve the detail. Resiz-

ing an image will maintain the

same number of pixels in the

new area. Upsampling adds

pixels. Downsampling de-

creases the resolution of a

bitmap.

Wrap Text:

If an object or bitmap image is selected:

This first group of icons will be displayed when objects or bitmaps

are selected.

Object Position on X; Y Axis: Shows the position of the object.

Object Size: Shows the object size in the selected unit of measurement.

Scale Factor of Object: You can resize an object specifying a percent-

age.

Lock Ratio: If locked, both dimensions are changed proportionally by ei-

ther a specified size or by percentage.

Angle: You can rotate a selected object by a certain degree.

Mirror Horizontally: Mirrors an object left/right.

Mirror Vertically: Mirrors an object up/down.

This group of icons appear when a bitmap is selected:

Edit Bitmap: Opens the bitmap in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

Quick Trace: Creates a vector image from the bitmap image. The bitmap

has to be deleted to get rid of it entirely. Use Object Manager Docker to

delete the bitmap. To open Object Manager, go to Windows> Dockers and

make sure a check mark is placed by Object Manager.

Crop Bitmap: Inactive icon, but the Crop icon in Toolbox can be used.

Resample Bitmap: Opens a dialog box where an image size and resolu-

tion can be changed.

Wrap Text: Choose a style for wrapping paragraph text around an image.

Select the bitmap, click on the icon to choose your style for wrapping, se-

lect the Vector Lettering icon and click and drag around the bitmap. Text

boxes will appear of the wrapping style you chose.

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If one object is selected:

The icons that appear depend on what tool was used to create the object.

If more than one object is selected:

Additional icons appear when more than one object is selected on screen.

Combine: This combines objects into a single object with common prop-

erties. A combined object can be broken apart. The combination takes on

the properties of the last selected object.

Group: Group preserves the attributes of the objects, but treats the

grouped objects as a unit.

These icons become activated when a grouped object is selected.

Ungroup

Ungroup All: If two grouped objects are grouped with another

object, Ungroup All will make each of the objects individual ob-

jects.

Weld: Weld combines the two shapes and the last one selected will be the

one that dictates the properties of the other.

Trim: With Trim, one object cuts the other object. The last one selected

will be the object that is trimmed.

Intersect: Intersect forms a new object from the overlapping of multiple

objects. The new object takes on the properties of the last selected object.

Simplify: Simplify trims overlapping areas among objects.

Front Minus Back: Removes the back object

from the front.

Back Minus Front: Removes the front object

from the back.

These both differ from Trim because with Trim,

you still have both objects; one will be trimmed,

but the other remains.

Align & Distribute: Opens the Align & Distribute Docker. You can align

and space horizontally, vertically, to the left, center, or right.

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these icons.

Zoom Property Bar

These are the icons displayed when Zoom is the selected tool.

Zoom Level: You can specify your level of zoom by selecting one of the

selections from the drop-down menu or by highlighting the amount and en-

tering a new amount. Pressing Enter activates the change.

Zoom In: Click this icon to zoom into the page.

Zoom Out: Click this icon to zoom out from the page.

Zoom to Selected: This icon is only highlighted when an object is se-

lected.

Zoom to All Objects: This icon lets you see all objects on the drawing

page.

Zoom to Page/Page Width/Page Height: These icons are nonfunctional.

Pan: When pan is selected, the icons in the Property Bar are the zoom

icons.

Shapes Tools Property Bar

This Property Bar is displayed if the tool is selected or if the object drawn

with that tool is selected. The first part of the bar is the same as when a

picture is selected and appears for all the shape tools except Graph and

Spiral Tools.

The middle part of the bar changes with the type of object that is selected

or which type of shape tool is selected.

Rectangle Property Bar

Round Corner: By selecting this; then using the up arrows next to the ap-

propriate corner, you can round the corners of a square or rectangle.

Scallop Corner: This icon changes the corner to a scallop.

Chamfered Corner: This icon changes the corner to a flat edge.

Edit Corners Together: When locked, all corners will be changed. When

unlocked, each corner can be changed independently of the others.

Relative Corner Scaling: Scale the corners relative to the size of the rec-

tangle.

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Ellipse Property Bar

Ellipse: When this shape is activated with the Ellipse tool, an oval or circle

will be drawn. It is the default shape for the Ellipse tool.

Pie: When this shape is activated with the Ellipse tool, a pie shape will be

drawn. If an oval or circle or arc is selected; then this icon is activated, the

shape will change to a pie shape.

Arc: When this shape is activated with the Ellipse tool, an arc shape will

be drawn. If an oval or circle or pie shape is selected; then this icon is acti-

vated, the shape will change to an arc shape.

Starting & Ending Angles: These values can be manipulated to get dif-

ferent shapes for arcs and pie shapes.

Change Direction: This creates the missing piece (the opposite from the

original) of the pie or arc shape.

Polygon Property Bar

You can specify the number of points or sides of the polygon. You can

specify the number either before or after you draw the shape.

Stars Property Bar

Points or Sides: Sets the number of points or sides of the star.

Sharpness: Adjusts the corner sharpness of the star.

The later part of the bar is the same for each of the above shape tools.

Wrap Text: Described earlier.

Outline Width: Adjusts the width of the outline around an object.

Hairline, .5, .75, and 1 pt will convert to a single outline

in embroidery. Other widths will convert to a satin fill.

Front of Layer: Sends the selected object of a stack of

objects to the front of the stack.

Back of Layer: Sends the selected object of a stack of

objects to the back of the layer.

Convert to Curves: Changes the drawn shape to an

object that has control handles and nodes. You can manipulate the nodes

and control handles to change the object’s shape.

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Graph Paper Property Bar

Columns & Rows: Specify the number of rows and columns in your

graph. Values must be specified before drawing the graph. This will con-

vert to embroidery.

Spiral Property Bar

Spiral Revolutions: Set the number of full circle revolutions in the spiral.

Symmetric Spiral: Spiral has even revolutions.

Logarithmic Spiral: Spiral has tighter revolutions in the center.

Spiral Expansion Factor: Changes the rate that the spiral changes as it

is drawn. A higher number places the revolutions further apart. This is only

active for Logarithmic spirals.

Perfect Shapes Property Bar

The first part of the Property Bar is the same as when a picture or object

shape is selected.

The last part of the Property Bar is the

same as when an object shape is selected.

The only part that is different is the middle section. The middle section will

change based on which vector shape is selected, but the tool shown will

function the same—it allows you to select the type of shape.

Perfect Shape: Click on this icon to select from an assort-

ment of shapes to draw. Just drag your cursor to select the

desired shape. Click on the screen once to activate; then

click and drag to draw.

Line Style: Choose from various built-in types of lines.

When you click on More, you can edit a selected line.

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Notes:

For icons that have been de-

scribed earlier, there is no de-

scription of what the icon

does, but they are listed by

name for identifying the icon.

Curve Flyouts Property Bar

For the Freehand Draw Tool and the Pen Tool, the first part of the Property

Bar is the same as for Shapes Tools.

Freehand Draw Tool:

Break Apart: This icon is not active unless two objects have been com-

bined; then selected.

Start Arrowhead: You can add an arrowhead to the beginning of a

drawn line or preselect it; then draw the line. Use the scroll bar to find

even more shapes.

Line Style

End Arrowhead: This will add an arrowhead to the end of a line.

Close Curve: Join the ends of the nodes so that a line creates an en-

closed shape.

Wrap Text

Outline Width

Freehand Smoothing: Adjusts the smoothness of the Freehand Draw

tool. A higher number creates fewer nodes as you draw a line.

Bounding Box: When activated, the black selection boxes are hidden

when you draw with the Freehand tool.

Pen Tool Property Bar

The Pen Tool shares the same Arrowhead and Line Style Lines, as well as

Close Curve, Outline Width, Wrap Text, and Bounding Box.

The two new icons specific to the Pen Tool are:

Preview Mode: Preview Mode lets you see the line segment as you are

drawing it. When it is off, the line is drawn without a preview.

Auto Add/Delete: After the line is drawn, you can use this icon to add or

delete nodes. If the icon is highlighted, point to an existing node and click

and it will be deleted or click on the line to add a node.

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Artistic Media

The Property Bar changes depending on the type of Artistic Media you

have selected. There are five types of Artistic Media.

 Preset: You can draw a curve choosing among various presets.

 Brush: Draw a curve that resembles a paint brush stroke.

 Spray: Draw by spraying a set of preset images.

 Calligraphy: Draw a curve by that resembles a calligraphy pen stroke.

 Pressure: Mimic the effect of drawing with a pressure sensitive pen.

Preset Property Bar

Freehand Smoothing

Artistic Media Tool Width: This icon adjusts the

stroke width.

Preset Stroke List: Choose from many different

types of preset strokes.

Scale Stroke With Object: Activate this when

rescaling an object so that the width of the line

will change proportionally.

Bounding Box

Brush Property Bar

Freehand Smoothing

Stroke Width: Adjusts the width of the object.

Category: Choose a category; then choose from an assortment

of brush types. Have fun creating! These do convert to embroi-

dery, but some editing may be necessary.

Brush Stroke: Choose the type of brush stroke from a drop-

down menu. All sorts of fun objects are included that convert to

embroidery.

Browse: Used to browse to your custom strokes.

Save: Used to save custom strokes.

Delete: Used to delete custom strokes.

Scale Stroke With Object

Bounding Box

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Spray Property Bar

The Spray Property Bar is shown in two parts.

Size of Object to be Sprayed:

The upper box resizes objects uniformly as percentage of

their original size. The lower box resizes each object as a

percentage of the preceding object.

Incremental Spraying: Must be in the locked position to

change the size of the lower box.

Category: Choose a category; then choose among the op-

tions in the spray list. These do convert to embroidery, but will usually need

some editing.

Spray Pattern: Choose from the drop-down menu.

Browse

Save: Sprays can be created and saved; then deleted.

Delete

Spray Order: Sprays can be arranged randomly, sequentially, or by direc-

tion.

Add to Spray List: After a new object is created, if selected, it can be

added to a spray list.

Spray List Options: After a spray is created, it can be edited by clicking

on this icon. You can add, remove, or rearrange. A dialog box opens up to

assist you in editing.

Images per Dab & Image Options: The upper box sets the number of

images per dab. The lower box adjusts the distance between dabs along

the length of each stroke.

Rotation: You can rotate the objects within the Spray.

Offset: You can offset the objects within the Spray and select different

types of patterns; alternating, left, right, and random.

Scale Stroke with Object

Reset Values: This resets a spray list to its saved settings.

Bounding Box

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Artistic text is created by se-

lecting the Vector Lettering

tool and clicking on the draw-

ing page and typing.

Paragraph text is created by

selecting the Vector Lettering

tool and drawing a bounding

box; then typing.

Calligraphy Property Bar

Freehand Smoothing

Stroke Width

Calligraphic Angle: Changing the angle of the line will change the shape

of the line much like when you draw with a Calligraphy pen.

Scale Stroke With Object

Bounding Box

Pressure Property Bar

Freehand Smoothing

Stroke Width

Scale Stroke With Object

Bounding Box

Smart Drawing Tool Property Bar

Shape Recognition Level: There are six levels that can be set to detect

the shape you draw with the tool.

Smart Smoothing Level: There are six levels of smoothing that can be

set before you draw the shape.

Outline Width: You can preselect or change the width of the outline.

Vector Lettering Property Bar

The first part of the Property Bar is the same as for the Shapes Tools.

Font: Choose from all your True Type and Open Type installed fonts on

your computer.

Size: Size of the lettering, measured in points. 72 points equals 1”.

Bold/ Italics/ Underline: Underlining does not convert to embroidery

unless the lettering is first converted to curves.

Horizontal Alignment: Chose from None, Left, Center, Right, Full Justify,

or Force Justify.

Bulleted List: This only works with Paragraph Text

Drop Cap: A large capital letter is added at the beginning of paragraph

text.

Text Properties: Opens the Text Properties docker window.

Edit Text: Opens a Text Editor dialog box to edit the text.

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Reshape Property Bar

When a circular or rectangular shape is selected for reshape, the Property

Bar shows the same icons that are displayed when that shape is selected.

When a curve is selected, which can be a shape that has been converted

to curves or a shape drawn with the spiral tool or curve tools, a different set

of icons appear. These icons allow you to adjust the shape or the line in

many ways.

Selection Mode: You can choose between Rectangular Selection Mode

and Freehand Selection Mode (like a lasso).

Add Node: You can add a node (reshape point) by right clicking on the

selected object after Reshape is selected and select Add. A node can also

be added by clicking on the line where you wish to add the node and then

click on the Add Node icon. Double clicking on the line in Reshape Mode

will also add a node.

Delete Node: If you wish to delete a node, select the node and click on

the Delete Node icon or right click on the node and select Delete or select

the node and press Delete.

Join Two Nodes: This icon will join a line by selecting the two end nodes

while holding the Shift key; then clicking on the icon.

Break Curve: This icon is used to break a closed object into an open ob-

ject at the selected node. Select the node, then click on the icon. You can

then move the nodes to separate the object.

Convert to Line: Converts a curved segment to a straight line.

Convert to Curve: To convert a line to curve, select the node and click on

this icon. A control handle appears at the node and you can click and drag

on the control handle to change the shape of the line.

Cusp: Creates a sharp angle at the node. Each control

handle can be moved independently of the other. Think left

click in digitizing.

Smooth: These nodes form a curve. The control

handles are opposite one another, but can be dif-

ferent distances from the node.

Symmetrical: These nodes also form a curve,

but the control handles are equally distance from

the node and give you a symmetrical curve.

To change the type of node, select it and select the

new type of node.

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Reverse Direction: Reverse Direction will change the start and end

points of a line.

Extend Curve to Close: Joins the end nodes of a curve with a straight

line.

Extract Sub-path: Extract a selected sub-path from an object, thus creat-

ing two objects. This is not active in CorelDRAW Essentials X6.

Close Curve: Close Curve joins the end nodes of a curve.

Stretch & Scale Nodes: This icon will add selection boxes around a se-

lected node rather than around an entire object. The node can be stretched

either vertically or horizontally or scaled proportionately.

Rotate or Skew Nodes: This icon lets you rotate or skew a single node,

rather than an object. The corner arrows rotate; the horizontal arrows

skew.

Align Nodes: By selecting two or more nodes with the Shift key and click-

ing on this icon, you can align nodes horizontally, vertically, or align control

points. A dialog box opens and you make your selection from the dialog

box.

Reflect Nodes Horizontally: This icon lets you select two nodes and mir-

ror their positions as you move them. This reflection can be both horizontal

and vertical if you have both icons active.

Reflect Nodes Vertically

Elastic Mode: This icon shapes a curve as though stretching an elastic

band.

Select All Nodes: Selects all nodes in an object.

Reduce Nodes: This icon increases the smoothness of a curve by delet-

ing nodes within the selection. In Reshape, drag a bounding box around

the nodes; then click on the bar by the 0. This opens a slider bar. Click and

drag the slider bar to reduce the nodes.

Bounding Box

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Crop Tool Property Bar

The Crop tool property bar has only one unique display—that is Clear Crop

Marquee.

You can change the position or size of the crop and rotate the crop.

If you start to crop an object by clicking and dragging a bounding box

around that object, Clear Crop Marquee will escape from the crop.

Eraser Tool Property Bar

Keep as One Object: This is not active in CorelDRAW Essentials X6.

Auto-Close On Cut: This is not active in CorelDRAW Essentials X6.

Eraser Thickness: Changes the size of the Eraser Tool.

Reduce Nodes: The number of nodes produced by erasing is kept to a

minimum when this icon is activated.

Eraser Shape: A round or square eraser can be chosen.

By clicking on an object after the Eraser Tool is selected; then moving to a

new location through the object and clicking again, a straight eraser line

will be drawn. Holding the Ctrl key down as you drag will constrain the line

to a certain angle.

Interactive Tool Property Bars

Blending Property Bar

Presets: Choose from a drop-down selection of blend presets.

X/Y Position and Dimension of Blend

Number of Blend Steps: The number of steps between each object. Use

the up/down arrows or highlight the number, enter and new number and

press Enter.

Offset of Blend: This cannot be changed in CorelDRAW Essentials X6.

Blend Direction: Set the angle that the blend will rotate between the two

objects. Creates a spiral effect.

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Loop Blend: This icon activates if you have changed the blend direction.

The nodes of the two blended objects form a curved path. The larger the

angle, the greater the curve of the path.

The next three icons change the type of blend, which will change the color

appearance of the blend.

Direct Blend: Sets a direct color progression for the blend. The loop

blend shown is a Direct Blend.

Clockwise Blend: Sets the color progression clockwise through the color

spectrum.

Counterclockwise Blend: Sets the color progression counterclockwise

through the color spectrum.

Object & Color Acceleration: Adjusts the rate

at which objects & colors appear in the blend.

The control starts in the middle and the two can

be locked to adjust together or unlocked to be

adjusted separately.

Size Acceleration: Adjusts the rate that the size in the blend changes.

When the icon is activated, an arrow appears on the blend that can be

clicked and dragged from one end to another of the blend.

More Blend Options:

Map Nodes: Select the blend; then click on

More Blend Options and select Map Nodes.

Click on one of the nodes of the start object and

one of the nodes of the end object to change

the shape of the blend.

Split Blend: Select the blend; then click on

More Blend Options and select Split Nodes.

Click on the intermediate object where you

want the blend to split. When that intermediate

object is moved, the blend changes shape.

Starting & Ending Objects: This icon will let you change the start or the

end of a blend by clicking on an object outside the blend that you want to

use as a new start or end.

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If you receive an error mes-

sage that the Offset is too

large, you can adjust the size

of the offset or the type of con-

tour.

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Path Properties: This allows you to move the blend to a new path. To

change to a new path, draw a new path with the Freehand Draw Tool; then

select the blend, select New Path, and click on the new path.

Copy Blend Properties: When two blends have been created, the Copy

Blend Properties becomes highlighted. Select the blend you wish to

change; click on the icon; then click the on the blend you want to copy.

This does not affect the colors or shapes in the blend, only the number of

steps in a blend.

Clear Blend: Removes the blend from the two objects.

Contour Property Bar

Presets: You can choose between two preset options

for the contour—flow inward and flow outward.

Object Position/ Size: These icons change the position or size of

the contour object.

Contour to Center: This icon applies a contour that fills the object.

Contour to Inside: This icon applies a contour to the inside of an object.

Contour to Outside: This icon applies a contour to the outside of an ob-

ject.

Contour Steps: This icon adjusts the number of steps in the contour.

Contour Offset: This icon adjusts the spacing between the contours of

the object.

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Contour Corners: Not functional in CorelDRAW

Essentials X6.

Contour Colors: Sets a color progression through

the color spectrum—linear, clockwise, or counter-

clockwise.

Outline Color: Choose the outline color for the contour.

Fill Color: Choose the fill color for the contour.

Last Fill Color: Is highlighted and active with Fountain Fills.

Object & Color Acceleration: Adjusts the rate that the size and color

change within the contour. They can be adjusted together or independ-

ently.

Copy Contour Properties: When there are two contours created, select

the contour object you wish to change; click on the icon; then click on the

contour you wish to copy.

Clear Contour: Removes the contour from the object.

Distort Property Bar

Preset Selection: You can choose among five types of preset distor-

tions—pull corners, push corners, twister, stamp, and zipper. Each selec-

tion will change the property bar icons slightly.

You can manually distort an object by choosing one of next three icons.

Just select the object, select the icon, and click on the object, drag, and

release. There is a reshape bar that appears on the object so that you can

make additional adjustments.

Push-Pull Distortion:

Zipper Distortion:

Twister Distortion:

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Push Pull

Zipper

Twister

The above Property Bars are displayed with each of the selected Distort

Tools. First, let’s look at the common icons.

Add New Distortion: This icon is only highlighted when an object has a

distortion applied to it. You can click and drag on control points to add addi-

tional effects.

Center Distortion: This distorts the object from its center.

Convert to Curves: This converts the object to a curve so that

the nodes can be reshaped.

Copy Distortion: When two distortions are present, you can

copy the properties of the distortion from one to the other.

Clear Distortion: This icon clears the distortion from the object.

Additional Icons For Push Pull:

Push Pull Amplitude: Adjusts the inflation or deflation of the object. This

can be adjusted numerically or with the control handles.

Additional Icons for Zipper

Zipper Amplitude: Adjusts the height of the teeth in the sawtooth effect.

Zipper Frequency: Adjust the number of teeth in the sawtooth effect.

Random Distortion: Makes the effects in the distortion random.

Smooth Distortion: Smoothes the nodes in the distortion.

Localize Distortion: Reduces the effects as the distortion progresses.

Additional Icons for Twister

These first directional icons apply the direction of rotation:

Clockwise Rotation

Counterclockwise Rotation

Complete Rotations: Sets the number of complete rota-

tions for a distortion.

Additional Degrees: Set the number of degrees beyond a

complete rotation.

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Envelope Property Bar

Envelopes will let you shape objects and text to a particular shape. You

can also edit these shapes. The first icons in the property bar should look

familiar to some of the Reshape icons.

Presets: Like other Interactive Tools, you can choose among a list of

presets.

Selection Mode

Add Node

Delete Node

Convert Curve to Line

Convert Line to Curve

Cusp Node

Smooth Node

Symmetrical Node

Convert to Curves

The rest of the Envelope Property Bar looks like this:

Straight Line Mode: Applies an envelope of straight lines.

Single Arc Mode: Apply an envelope to produce an arc shape.

Double Arc Mode: Apply an envelope to produce an S shape

Unconstrained Mode: Apply a free-form shape that allows

changes to node properties.

Add New Envelope: Apply a new envelope to an object that al-

ready has an envelope.

Mapping Mode: Choose how the object fits within the

envelope. There are four choices of modes.

Keep Lines: Preserves straight lines when applying an envelope.

Copy Envelope Properties: When two envelopes are present, you

can copy the envelope properties from one envelope to the other.

Create Envelope From: Create an envelope based on the shape of an-

other one.

Clear Envelope: Clear the envelope from the object.

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Extrude Property Bar

Extrusions make objects appear three-dimensional. Most

of these effects are for printing and not for embroidery.

Extrude Presets: There are six extrude presets.

Extruded Object Position: Shows the position of the ex-

truded object.

Extrusion Type: Choose among six extru-

sion types to apply to an object.

Extrusion Depth: Adjusts the depth of the

extrusion for the object.

Vanishing Point Coordinates: You can set the X & Y coordinates for the

vanishing point that creates the perspective.

Vanishing Point Properties: Select different ways to set the vanishing

point.

Page or Object Vanishing Point: Locks the location of the vanishing

point to a page or object.

Extrude Rotation: Lets you visually rotate the extruded object to change

the vanishing point.

Extrusion Color: Lets you apply a uniform color to the entire object or a

contrast solid color to the extrusion or a shaded color to the extrusion.

Extrusion Bevels: Adds sloped bevels to the extrusion.

Extrusion Lighting: You can change the position of lighting effects.

Copy Properties of Extrusion: With two extruded objects, you can copy

the properties of one to another.

Clear Extrusion: Clears the extrusion from the object.

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Interactive Fill Property Bar

When you select the Interactive Fill, the Property Bar will change to one of

those shown below depending on the type of fill you select from the Fill

Type. These fills, other than uniform fills, are for printing and will not trans-

late to embroidery.

Uniform Fill Property Bar

Uniform fills are solid colors that you can choose from the color chips or

create from the Fill dialog box which opens when you click on the icon

shown to the left.

Edit Fill icon: Opens the dialog box to edit the fill.

Fill Type (first bar): Lets you choose from various types of fills.

Uniform Fill Type (second bar): Choose a color model for the fill. Choos-

ing a type from the drop-down choices will change the icons that are visible.

Uniform Fill Palette (third bar): Choose a color palette for the fill.

Uniform Fill Color Palette: Choose a color from the drop down choices.

Color Tint: Adjust the intensity of the color with a slider or by a percent-

age.

Copy Fill Properties: When two fill types are used, you can copy the fill

properties of one filled object to another.

Fountain Fill Property Bar

The Fountain Fill is a smooth progression of two or more colors. These

types of fills are also known as gradient fills. There are four types of Foun-

tain fills: linear, radial, conical, and square.

Linear Fills Property Bar

Edit Fill icon

Fill Type

Color Boxes: Choose two colors to use for the Fountain Fill.

Fill Midpoint: Adjusts where the color will split.

Angle & Edge Pad: Sets the direction and the distance from the edge for

a Fountain Fill. You can change the angle mathematically in the Property

Bar or visually by clicking and dragging on the boxes at either end of the

object.

The Edge Pad changes the amount of fading of the colors. A higher per-

centage makes the colors more definitive.

Fountain Steps: Adjusts the number of steps in the Fountain Fill. To

change this amount, you must first activate the Lock icon.

Copy Fill Properties

To add a third color to the Fountain Fill, click and drag on a color chip to the

slotted bar on the dotted line.

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Radial Fills Property Bar

Radial Fills radiate color from the center out. The icons are the same as for

Linear Fills.

Conical Fills Property Bar

Conical Fills create the illusion of light hitting a conical shape. The icons

are the same as for Linear and Radial Fills

Square Fills Property Bar

In a Square Fill, the color radiates in a square from the center out. The

icons are the same as for Linear, Radial, and Conical Fills.

Pattern Fills Property Bar

There are three types of Pattern Fills—two-color, full-color, and bitmap pat-

tern fills.

A Two-Color Pattern Fill is composed of the two colors you choose.

A Full-Color Pattern is a more complex vector graphic fill.

A Bitmap Pattern Fill is composed of a bitmap.

There are preset pattern fills, but you can also create your own from ob-

jects that you draw or import.

Edit Fill

Fill Type

Pattern Selection: Click on this to choose among preset patterns.

Front Color/Back Color: Choose the colors for your pattern.

Size of Tile—sm, med, lg: Choose the size of the pattern.

Editing: Adjust the height and width of the tiles.

Transform with Object: You can skew the orientation of the pattern or

edit the size by making changes to the object shape that appears when the

object is selected.

Mirror Fill Tiles: Alternating tiles will be mirrors of each other.

Create Pattern: Use this icon to create your own pattern.

Copy Properties

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Drop shadows simulate light

falling on an object.

Texture Fills Property Bar

There are preset textures and each texture can be changed—the tile size,

resolution, offset, rotation, and center point can all be adjusted in the Tex-

ture Dialog Box.

Edit Fill

Fill Type

Texture Library: Choose from different samples of textures.

First Fill or Pattern: Chose the first color or the pattern of the fill.

Transform with Object

Mirror Fill Tiles

Regenerate Texture: Applies the new look to the texture.

Texture Options: Modify texture fill properties, such as resolution and

maximum tile width. When this icon is selected, a dialog box opens so that

adjustments can be made.

Copy Properties

Shadow Tool Property Bars

Presets: Choose from the Preset options shown at the right.

Drop Shadow Offset: This sets the distance between the object and the

drop shadow.

Drop Shadow Angle: Not functional in CorelDRAW Essentials X6.

Drop Shadow Opacity: Adjust the transparency of the drop shadow.

Shadow Feathering: Sharpen or soften the edges of the shadow.

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Presets:

The Presets will automatically adjust the angle of the shadow, but you can

change the angle if you wish by dragging the arrow when the object is se-

lected.

For Opacity, the lower the number, the lighter the shadow.

For Feathering, the higher the number the more disperse the

shadow.

The remainder of the Property Bar has these icons:

Drop Shadow Feathering Direction: This icon will open a list of

choices.

Feather Edge: This icon opens a list of choices.

Shadow Fade: Not functional in CorelDraw Essentials X6.

Shadow Stretch: Not functional in CorelDraw Essentials X6.

Transparency Operation: This affects how the color of the drop

Shadow blends with the object. Choose among several types.

Shadow Color: Choose the color of the shadow.

Copy Shadow Properties

Clear Shadow Properties

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Transparency Property Bar

When you apply transparencies to an object, objects beneath it become

visible.

Edit Transparency: This icon opens a property bar so that you can edit

the transparency.

Transparency Type: Choose the type of fill from the drop-down list.

Transparency Operation: Choose how the color of the transparency

blends with the underlying object.

Starting Transparency: Set the opacity of the starting color.

Transparency Target: Apply the transparency to the fill, the outline, or

both.

Freeze Transparency: Freezes the view of the object through the trans-

parency so that the view does not change when the object is moved.

Copy Transparency: When two transparencies are applied, you can copy

the properties from one to another.

Remove Transparency: Remove the transparency from the object.

The Property Bar will change slightly for the different types of fills selected.

Eyedropper/Bucket Property Bar

Select Color: Select a color from the document window.

Apply Color: Apply the selected color to an object.

Sample from Desktop: Sample a color from outside the software.

1 x 1: Sample the color of a single pixel.

2 x 2: Sample the average color value in a 2 x 2 area.

5 x 5: Sample the average color value in a 5 x 5 area.

Selected Color: Shows the selected color.

Add to Palette: Choose the color palette for the selected color.

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DOCKERS

Dockers are found on the right side of the design screen. At the right, you

will see a list of all the dockers that can be opened in CorelDRAW Essen-

tials X6.

Dockers provide quick access to editing functions that are available

through icons or dialog boxes that open in the software.

To make the docker visible, go to Window> Dockers and place a

check mark by those that you wish to have available. Only one

docker will show at a time. The rest will show as tabs along the

side of the Docker Window.

This concludes the tour of Artwork Canvas. This is only a beginning guide

to understanding this powerful part of our BERNINA Embroidery Software.

It is necessary to first understand the tools available along with a brief idea

of what the different tools do. Don’t be afraid to jump in and play and dis-

cover what else can be created!