Drawing tools

The floating toolbar at the bottom of the canvas holds the tools. Press the key to switch tools. Press ⌘K to search for any tool by name.

Moving around#

• Select (S). Click to select a shape. Drag to move it. Drag on empty space to box-select. Shift adds to the selection.
• Pan (Space). Drag to move the view. Hold Space to pan with any tool.
• Measure (M). Drag between two points to read the distance in millimetres. Use it to check a crest against a hoop.

Drawing shapes#

• Open shape (1). Click to add points. Right-click or double-click for a curve point. Enter finishes. Esc cancels. Good for a stem or a border line.
• Closed shape (2). Like Open shape, but the outline closes into a fill. Click the first point or press Enter to close. Good for a leaf or a badge outline.
• Circle (3). Drag a box for an ellipse. Hold Ctrl for a perfect circle. Good for a round hat patch.
• Rectangle (4). Drag a box. Hold Ctrl for a square.
• Pen (5). Draw freehand. Lilo smooths the line when you let go. Finish near the start to close it.
• Satin blocks (6). Click the left edge, then the right edge, and repeat along the column. Enter finishes. You control the exact slant of each stitch block. Good for a curved border or a leaf.
• Manual stitch (7). Click to place each stitch exactly where you want the needle. Enter finishes. Use it for small touch-ups.

Words and pictures#

• Text (T). Click where the text goes, then type in the panel. Read Lettering.
• Click to stitch (K). Read Click to stitch.

The drawing colour#

The coloured dot in the toolbar is the thread your next shape will use. Select a shape to change its own colour.

Undo and redo#

⌘Z undoes the last step. ⇧⌘Z redoes it. Sliders merge into one undo step, so one ⌘Z undoes a whole drag.

A tip for a round patch#

For a 50 mm hat patch, draw a Circle and set Style to Outlined. Choose the Satin run type with a width of 3 mm for the border. Then add a filled circle inside. Read Run types.