The folks who trained me pointed out the versatility of the "Change Element Type" feature available in the project pane. I found out a really cool visual effect that I wanted to share.
Under the custom shape button are "sign language" shapes. If you place one in the design then right click on it in the project window, you can select "Change Element Type". Change the type to "Walk Normal Stitch", and choose "Replace" (it will create more than one walk stitch object). Now right click again on the top walk stitch object and again choose "Change Element Type". This time change the type to "Complex Fill" and choose "Add".
Drag all the complex fills (it will create one fill for each of the walk stitch objects) to the top of that figure leaving all the walk stitches together below. Put a color change between the two groups, and it has a really cool "highlighting" effect of the fingers. I did have to add a finger highlight on one of the signs so it isn't perfect, but the effect is cool. (I put it on a cap. It's the first design that a stranger complimented - kind of an ego builder!) [img]smile.gif[/img]
I hope this is the appropriate area on the site to post this sort of thing.
Dennis
Under the custom shape button are "sign language" shapes. If you place one in the design then right click on it in the project window, you can select "Change Element Type". Change the type to "Walk Normal Stitch", and choose "Replace" (it will create more than one walk stitch object). Now right click again on the top walk stitch object and again choose "Change Element Type". This time change the type to "Complex Fill" and choose "Add".
Drag all the complex fills (it will create one fill for each of the walk stitch objects) to the top of that figure leaving all the walk stitches together below. Put a color change between the two groups, and it has a really cool "highlighting" effect of the fingers. I did have to add a finger highlight on one of the signs so it isn't perfect, but the effect is cool. (I put it on a cap. It's the first design that a stranger complimented - kind of an ego builder!) [img]smile.gif[/img]
I hope this is the appropriate area on the site to post this sort of thing.
Dennis
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