Laser Alignment (Left and Right Justify)

[edr]

I'm only having success aligning a design over a sloping line when it is centered over that line (Position hoop to Reference Point 1, Laser+Left, Position hoop to Reference Point 2, Laser+Left, Laser+Center). It works great.

However, if I try to align the design over a line with its left edge at reference point 1, or left justified (Position hoop to Reference Point 1, Laser+Left, Position hoop to Reference Point 2, Laser+Right, Laser+Center), the left side of the design is positioned quite a bit to the left of reference point 1 and outside the hoop.

The figure in the manual looks like the left side should be positioned over reference point 1 (left justified), but it does not do that. Neither do the commands (Laser+Right, Laser+Left, Laser+Center) to right justify the design over the line work like the figure.

Is there something that I am missing here, or is my version not working as it should?

Thanks,
Ed Roux

[Juli in Kona]

BOTH points are fixed with Laser+Left. If you use Laser+Right, it messes it up.

[FME540]

Juli is correct. If you fix one end of the line with <laser><left> and the other with <laser><right> AOS will position the center of the design at the first point. The second point will be used to calculate the rotation.

If you want the design centered on a line you need to use <laser><left>, <laser><left>, <laser><center>, starting with the left end of the line. Setting <laser><right>, <laser><right>, <laser><center>, will position the design at the center of a line that starts with the point at the right side.

There are a lot of key combinations used with the alignment feature and it can get a little confusing. I'm pretty comfortable with it and still need to start over at times when I get things messed up. Keep working with it until it behaves for you. The good thing is, you can see the results on the AOS screen without having to sew the design each time.

[GF]

This would be really helpful in a Melco free webinar! I haven't used it yet but plan to try it eventually.

GF

[edr]

So I guess it isn't possible to left justify a design with any laser alignment key combination, but only center a design over a line. If this is true, then the online manual is wrong and very misleading showing a figure and instructions to align a "Design to Left of the Line".

I tried many different key combinations and the OS will always center the design over the first <laser><left> point supporting your explanations of the way <laser><left> and <laser><right> combinations work in the OS. Thanks for explaining this to me.

Since it is in the manual and doesn't work as described, then it is probably an anomaly with 9.00.088. Hopefully Melco will fix this in the next release or take it out of the manual if it really doesn't do it....anyone listening?

I am trying to stitch out a lace design about 72" wide, and a laser left align function would have been great. Guess I'll have to revert back to aligning the line with the hoop and use the design's alignment registration marks as I have in the past.

GF....you can view a video on how to use laser alignment to center a design over a line in the Amaya OS Help Online Manual. Just scroll down to Laser Alignment in the index and click the video icon at the top.

Thanks,
Ed Roux

[Shuffletown Embroidery]

Ed,
I'm not sure if you have figured this out already, but once you align the design using the <laser><left> (etc) function, you can reposition the hoop using the keypad without messing up the alignment.

I'll admit that the documentation leaves a lot subject to interpretation, but this new function sure beats having to line up the design in the hoop by sight. I have saved the cost of the upgrade (update?) to v9 already with just this feature.
Mary

[edr]

Hi Mary,

It is a great feature I agree. I used it to accurately align and center a design I digitized for an attorney firm to stitch out on some very expensive Ralph Polo shirts. I don't know I could have done them without the laser alignment function.

I thought of repositioning the hoop to left justify the design after I did the laser alignment to see if it still retained the correct angle slope of the line. I'll try that next and report back.

Thanks Mary....you are always a great resource of information.

Ed Roux

[Wishes]

I am doing satin homecoming sashes and used this to line up the lettering. I can hoop two sashes in the large jacket back hoop and saves half the hooping. First two came out great.
Margaret

[FME540]

Originally posted by edr:
So I guess it isn't possible to left justify a design with any laser alignment key combination, but only center a design over a line. If this is true, then the online manual is wrong and very misleading showing a figure and instructions to align a "Design to Left of the Line".

I tried many different key combinations and the OS will always center the design over the first <laser><left> point supporting your explanations of the way <laser><left> and <laser><right> combinations work in the OS. Thanks for explaining this to me.

Since it is in the manual and doesn't work as described, then it is probably an anomaly with 9.00.088. Hopefully Melco will fix this in the next release or take it out of the manual if it really doesn't do it....anyone listening?

I am trying to stitch out a lace design about 72" wide, and a laser left align function would have been great. Guess I'll have to revert back to aligning the line with the hoop and use the design's alignment registration marks as I have in the past.

GF....you can view a video on how to use laser alignment to center a design over a line in the Amaya OS Help Online Manual. Just scroll down to Laser Alignment in the index and click the video icon at the top.

Thanks,
Ed Roux

Ed,

The laser alignment feature doesn't left or right justify the design. It rotates the design then repositions the starting point. If you do the LEFT LEFT CENTER combination the start point will be positioned at the center of the line. If you do LEFT RIGHT CENTER, the start point will be positioned to the left end of the line. Same for all of the other combinations. If the design was centered about the starting point, which is common, half of the design will be to the left of the first point.

In order to left justify the design on the line you will need to adjust the starting point so it is at the left edge.

This feature is not easy to work with. When I was doing early testing I used an 11x17 hoop and a small design. I drew several lines of different lengths on the material using a ruler and marked the center and end points. Then I spent an hour sewing the design at the various points. It gave me a feel for how the feature worked. I'm pretty sure this feature has not changed in the last few versions. I haven't had a chance to check the latest manual so that might have to be updated if it doesn't reflect how the feature actually works.

If you would like, send me a private message with you phone number and I'll be happy to call and give you a hand.

[edr]

Hi FME,

Thanks to your EXPERT advice, I have just finished stitching two 82" rows and two 95" rows with a repeating 3.57" lace design that I combined and stitched a maximum of four times for the 17.25 x 11.75 hoop with two parallel rows per hooping. They beautifully aligned perfectly straight with your help. Both pieces look as if I stitched them out continuously, as if on a roll.

I began by drawing two lines along the entire length of two (90" and 100") widths of Silk Dupioni fabric with a water soluable disappearing ink pen. I edited my design so that the starting left point was the vertical center (Y axis) of the beginning of the design and set the hoop center at this point. Turns out that I found that I did not need or use the alignment registration stitch marks of this particular design.

The LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER laser alignment commands worked so beautifully to help me position the left starting center point of the design to be stitched directly on top of the last ending center point of the previously stitched design. And since they were the ending and starting center points, I positioned the laser on the lines I drew on the fabric. So easy and precise I did not have to worry about how straight I hooped the fabric.

Thanks again FME for you help. I am totally LOVIN' my Amaya XT and Amaya OS!

Ed Roux

[GF]

I hear a beep when I go to my left point and depress LASER+LEFT, then go to my right point and depress LASER+LEFT, but nothing happens when I hit LASER+CENTER at the end. Anyone know why?

[GF]

<blushing> ... guess it would help if I loaded the design to OS first. Problem solved.