HQ Pro-Stitcher User Manual - Handi Quilter

1. Tapping the “Optimize” button opens a pop-up
window with four optimizing options – Low, Med,
High and Very High (Figure 53). Low will have the
least effect on speed and Very High will have the
greatest. Very High also has the greatest potential to
alter the look of the pattern.
Saving Files
It is highly recommended that the user save all alterations
prior to quilting the pattern. To save changes,
press the “Save” button in the “Library” screen and
use the new screen that will appear (Figure 54).
2. Be sure to zoom in on the pattern after optimizing
a file to make sure the optimize routine has not altered
the look of the pattern. If there are noticeable
changes that will affect the way the pattern stitches
out, press the “Load Orig” (load original) button and
try a lower optimization.
3. Press the “Done” button to return to the “Library”
screen.
When to Optimize First
If the loaded pattern is already roughly the
desired size for the quilt, it is easiest to
perform the “Optimize” function prior to any
repeats. It will take less time to optimize the
file this way and if the level of optimization
needs to be changed, then all the other operations
that would have already been performed
will not be lost when the “Load Original” button
is pressed.
When to Optimize After Resizing
If it is known in advance that the pattern
will be shrunk significantly, it is best to first
re-size the pattern to roughly the size desired
and then perform the “Optimize” function
(remember that when a pattern is shrunk,
the line segments shrink with it). Any other
alterations (repeats, rotations, etc.) can then
be done after the optimization.
Figure 53
Figure 54
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