January 28th, 2013, 06:53 PM
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Re: learn to digitize soft ware
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Originally Posted by Robert Young
are you keyboarding it or actually hand punching each letter? If keyboarding then that is probably the largest mistake. Learning to hand punch first is a much better learning method as then when you DO keyboard you can easily see which letters the system screwed up.. and fix those... if you don't know how to hand punch then you won't know how to fix the keyboard problems.
Learning how to hand punch lettering is not as difficult as it may seem.. you only need to practice THREE fonts... a standard block without serifs like Ariel ... a serif font like Times, and a script like Brushed Script.
Each font you digitize left to right and then again right to left.... both upper and lowercase letters. so 12 designs in total and you are done!
We would use the paper that children use in elementary school.. when learning how to write.. the solid lines with a dotted line in the middle? so the uppercase go from solid line to solid line and the lowercase go to the middle dotted line? All you need is someone to advise which letters dont go to the two solid lines due to push and pull compensation.. like the uppercase I in Ariel... it would not touch either line, whereas the uppercase O would touch both lines. The uppercase L would touch the bottom line but not the top.
Once you learn the rules then it really is pretty easy. you digitize like you would write each letter... To start pull designs that you like the lettering in and watch it sew on screen.. see where they cut back and where they dont... what overlaps and what doesnt.
go to ISS show in your area.. or the NNEP one which is usually held in Nashville each year I think... find a local digitizer to spend time with if you can.
Or just give up and find a quality digitizer to pay for your designs.... when they provide something you like then tear it apart and learn that way.
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ok now i feel really stupid. what do you mean by keyboarding or hand punching it in. i start by adding the lettering all letters at the same time. ( its only one line) i have to make them really small. about .178. i am using the micro mini block font. when i sew it out the letters are varying in size and not in straight line. also some look slanted. some are thinker then other. its driving me crazy. i have watched the design shop digitizing videos but there not really helping. i appriciate your quick response. any futher advice would be greatly appriciated
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