Insert designs

Use Customize Design / Standard / Layout > Insert Design to insert another embroidery design into the current design. Design palettes are merged. This tool is also available via File menu.

The simplest way to create design layouts is to simply combine designs or design elements into a single design layout. The software lets you insert one design into another. The two (or more) designs can then be saved as a combined design. By default, the inserted design will be added to the first in the stitching sequence.

Alternatively, travel to the point in the stitching sequence where you want to insert the second design. You can insert a design between objects in the sequence, or ‘nest’ the design within an object.

Use Customize Design > Auto Fabric to change the properties of the design for stitching on a different fabric.

Fabrics & color palettes

When you insert one design into another, fabrics and design palettes are merged.

  • If Auto Fabric is on in the current design, the inserted design will adapt to current fabric settings.
  • If Auto Fabric is off in the current design, settings of the inserted design will stay the same.

Design colors of the inserted design will be appended to the Design Palette, unless they are both using same colors and thread charts. If the inserted design is using a different thread chart, the Design Palette will show threads from both charts. If you want the inserted design to share the same thread chart, use the My Threads docker to merge thread colors.

If the two designs share colors, you may want to resequence them for efficient stitchout.

Use Customize Design / Standard / Layout > Insert Design to insert another embroidery design into the current design. Design palettes are merged. This tool is also available via File menu.

Insert & modify

Typically, when design elements are combined, you will want to apply various transformations, including duplication, scaling, mirroring, and other operations.

When you select an object or design element, you will be presented with both a Context and a Standard toolbar. These allow you to insert designs as well as perform numbers of transformations to selected elements. Explore other topics in this section to acquaint yourself with the possibilities.