Auto Shapes

This feature allows you to insert one or more of the following shapes into a design: circle, ellipse, square, rectangle and star. Each shape may be inserted as a walk stitch, bean stitch, decorative stitch, single line center, single line left, single line right and complex fill. This feature is only available for EDS IV Summit and Midpoint product levels.

One typical use for auto shapes is to create outlines around designs. Try this using decorative stitch for an interesting effect.

To insert a shape, you must first select the desired stitch type (e.g. decorative stitch), then select the shape (e.g. ellipse) from the input toolbar. Now, click the mouse once, then move the mouse and click again, the selected shape will appear with the selected stitch type (note: this is not a click and drag operation). See the following tables for the characteristics of shape and stitch type.

Stitch Types: Walk, Bean, Decorative
	Center Point	Anchor Point	Entry Point	Exit Point
Circle	1st Click	N/A	2nd Click	2nd Click
Ellipse	N/A	1st Click	0 Degrees	0 Degrees
Square	N/A	1st Click	Top Center	Top Center
Rectangle	N/A	1st Click	Top Center	Top Center
Star	1st Click	N/A	Top Point of Star	Bottom Right Point of Star

Stitch Types: Single Line Center / Left / Right
	Center Point	Anchor Point	Entry Point	Exit Point	Width
Circle	1st Click	N/A	2nd Click	2nd Click	20 Points
Ellipse	N/A	1st Click	0 Degrees	0 Degrees	20 Points
Square	N/A	1st Click	Top Center	Top Center	20 Points
Rectangle	N/A	1st Click	Top Center	Top Center	20 Points
Star	1st Click	N/A	1/2 way down on the right from the top point of the star	1/2 way down on the right from the top point of the star	20 Points

Stitch Types: Complex Fill
	Center Point	Anchor Point	Entry Point	Exit Point	Width
Circle	1st Click	N/A	-90 Degrees From 2nd Click	90 Degrees From 2nd Click	Drag Line
Ellipse	N/A	1st Click	2nd Click	2nd Click	Drag Line
Square	N/A	1st Click	1st Click	2nd Click	Horizontal
Rectangle	N/A	1st Click	1st Click	2nd Click	Horizontal
Star	1st Click	N/A	Top Point of Star	Bottom Right Point of Star	Horizontal

Stitch Types: Walk, Bean, Decorative

Stitch Types: Single Line Center / Left / Right

Stitch Types: Complex Fill