Status Bar and Stitch Player

At the bottom of the window there are two bars that never appear at the same time: the status bar and the stitch player. Both float over the canvas and are horizontally centered.

Status bar

This is the usual bar. It shows the cursor status, the needle palette, the object count, and the zoom.

Icon	Element	Function
	Mouse indicator	Shows pressed buttons, wheel movement, dragging, and double-clicks in real time. It also shows the last keyboard shortcut and the travel measurements.
—	Status message	Explains the available action according to the active tool, for example Click to select | Drag for marquee (inside) | Shift+click to add. Import, save, or generate notices appear for 4 seconds.
…	Needle palette	Numbered swatches from 1 to 12 (up to 20). The active needle has a lime border.
	Add needle	Opens the dialog to add a thread with a name, color, hexadecimal value, or custom color. It is hidden when 20 needles are reached.
	Objects	Shows the total number of objects in the design.
	Zoom	Numeric field with − and +. Accepts 10% to 2000% in 10% steps.

Needle palette

• Left-click a needle: makes it the current thread and assigns it to the selected objects.
• Right-click: opens a menu with Change color and Delete. Deleting is disabled when only one needle remains.
• +: adds a new needle. The limit is 20 needles.

Thread color changes are reflected in the Objects list and in the player.

Stitch Player

Open it with the Player button on the toolbar or with Ctrl+P. When it opens, the status bar is hidden and the player appears in its place.

Icon	Control	Action
	Go to start	Moves the playback cursor to the first stitch.
	Rewind 10	Moves back ten stitches.
	Rewind 1	Moves back one stitch.
	Play / Pause	Starts or stops the simulation. If it is at the end, it starts over.
	Step forward 1	Moves forward one stitch.
	Step forward 10	Moves forward ten stitches.
	Go to end	Moves the cursor to the last stitch.
	Close	Stops playback, returns to the start, and closes the player.

Speed, progress, and legend

• Speed: slider from 300 to 5000 spm in steps of 10; the default value is 1500 spm.
• Progress: bar segmented by thread color with a position cursor. Click anywhere to jump to that stitch.
• Counter: shows N of N stitches according to the current position.
• Legend: in wide windows, indicates the color of Fill, Walk, Jump, Trim, and Underlay.

tip

Use the player to check the embroidery order and detect unnecessary jumps or travel before exporting.