The menubar provides the following options:
Project
- The menu item 'Open' allows you to open an existing project for editing. The hotkey is 'Ctrl+O'
- By clicking 'Save' your current project will be saved to disk ('Ctrl-S')
- 'Save As' will create another file and does not overwrite the previously saved project ('Ctrl-Shift-S')
- To create a new project click on the 'New' menu item the current project will be discarded ('Ctrl-Shift-N')
- To import a picture use 'Import Image..' ('Ctrl-I') the selected image will be added to the editor canvas
- Adding vector data can be accomplished using the menu item 'Import Vectors...' ('Ctrl-Shift-I')
the designer will open .svg files that are added to the editor canvas
- 'Export vector graphics' (Ctrl-E) will create a complete export including images that are embedded in the resulting svg file. Fonts are converted to paths, and the background texture is added as well. The data format has the sizes as specified with the product so plotting the contained vector data will produce the exact properly sized decals.
- 'Export PDF' (Ctrl-P) will create a project overview that contains (at your option)
- 3D Preview (either high quality or fast-preview)
- All editor canvases with the designs and images
- Price overview
Additionally you can add password protection to the pdf file
- The 'Settings' item allows you to access the application settings
- 'Change model' allows to switch between the different products.
Items added to the canvas are preserved, this is useful if you want to compare the designs e.g. on different shirts. - 'Document Settings' is only active for projects without 3D preview, you can set the document sizes
- 'Close Project' will close the current project and quit the application
Editing:
- A selected element e.g. an added text or image will be copied by klicking on "Copy" or by using the hotkey "Ctrl+C" .
- Before copied elements such as text or images will be inserted into the project by klicking on "Paste" or by using the hotkey "Ctrl+V". The inserted element is placed directly on top of the original copied one and can be moved from there to any position wanted.
- Selected text or image elements will be cut by klicking on "Cut" or by using the hotkey "Ctrl+X" and can be inserted at the same location again by pressing "Paste" (see above).
- The option "Duplicate" (hotkey: "Ctrl+D") also copies a selected element that is automatically inserted at the location of the before selected element. This safes you the step of pasting. Now you can move the duplicated element to any other position wanted.
- Selected text or image elements will be deleted by klicking on "Delete" or by using the key "Delete" on your keybord.“.
- In order to select simultaneously all text and/or image elements in your current project, klick on "Select All" or use the hotkey "Ctrl+A".
- By klicking on "Select None" or by using the hotkey "Ctrl+O" before selected elements will no longer be selected.
- To select elements that were not selected before and to unselect those that were selected klick on "Invert Selection" or use the hotkey "Ctrl+R".
View:
In order to view the preview of your designed product in the editor window on the right side of your screen klick on "Preview" or use the hotkey "Ctrl+Shift+P". The object can still be moved within the preview window to any position. The movement of the object is directly shown in the editor window. By klicking on "Editor" or by using the hotkey "Ctrl+Shift+E" the view is switched so that the preview appears in the smaller preview window on the left hand side again.
Object:
The menu item "Object" (concerning text or image elements e.g.) gives you the following options of object alignment:
- Rotate by 90° clockwise
- Rotate by 90° counter-clockwise
- Rotate by 180°
- Rotate by 45° clockwise
To rotate an object within your current design, select the object by klicking on it and then choose the desired function like "Rotate by 90° clockwise".
- Re-align (remove rotation):
The option "Re-align" removes any existing rotation of selected objects and the object is aligned in the original position again.
- Align:
The menu items within the option "Align" implies that at least two objects are selcted. In order to do that select one object, press the "shift"-key and then select further objects.
- align left: The objects are aligned along the left edge.
- center horizontally: The centers of the objects are aligned on top of each other.
- align right: The objects are aligned along the right edge.
- align top: The objects are aligned along the upper edge.
- center vertically: The centers of the objects are aligned abreast.
- align bottom: The objects are aligned along the bottom edge.
- Mirror horizontally: The selected object is mirrored at the horizontal axis.
- Mirror vertically: The object is mirrored at the vertical axis
- bring to front: The object is replaced onto the foremost layer.
- bring to back: The object is replaced onto the very back layer. In case there are several objects, the selected object is replaced behind all other objects.
- send forward: The object is replaced onto one layer forward.
- send backward: The object is replaced onto one layer backward.
Help:
The Option „Check for update" checks online wether you are using the latest version of Designer Pro.
