BABY LOCK IQ Intuition Positioning App User Guide

IQ Intuition Positioning App

IQ Intuition Positioning App Instructions for Baby Lock

• Install the app from your machine’s settings screen, this document, or by searching for
  the app called “IQ Intuition Positioning” (in App Store for iOS or in Play Store for Android)

• Connect your Baby Lock machine to your wireless network

• Connect your smart device to the same wireless network

Each time you open the app, you will be guided through the necessary steps for the app to find
and connect to the Baby Lock machine and to send your image to the machine.
There are three functions available within the app:

*Select the first icon to position an embroidery design.

*Select the second icon to create an embroidery pattern
in IQ Designer and then place the design in a specific
location within the hoop.

Select the third icon to select an image stored on your
smart device to create an embroidery pattern in IQ
Designer. (See page 12 of this book.)

*The first two options in the app use the codified embroidery frames included with your
Baby Lock machine. These two functions allow you to select an easy mode for placement
or an advanced mode for more precise placement.

When you select the advanced mode, you will use an
embroidery positioning sticker to calibrate the frame. You
will then be able to manually position the design or
automatically align the design with the positioning sticker.

The second and third options in the app work with your machine’s IQ Designer function to
create or edit embroidery data. You will be able to use the image from your smart device to:

Load the hooped fabric or art file as the background when creating your pattern

Convert a line drawing to embroidery data

Convert an illustration to embroidery data

This manual is intended to introduce the basic functions of the app and how it interacts with your
Baby Lock machine. For more information about how to create designs in IQ Designer, please
refer to the relevant chapter of IQ Designer in your machine’s Instruction and Reference Guide.

System Requirements for Intuition Positioning App

To be able to install and use the App, smart devices must meet the following minimum
requirements:

• Operating System: Android 5.0 or later / iOS 10.0 or later
• Camera resolution: 5MP or higher

Viewing Instructional Videos

Depending on your model, there may be instructional videos installed on your Baby Lock
machine which demonstrate the app’s functions (example below). Be sure to watch these
videos and read this instruction manual before using the application.

1. Press Sewing Machine Help on the Home Screen.
2. Select Video. The new page displays a list of video topics. Touch a topic to view the available videos.
3. Press Play to watch.
4. Press Stop to end.
5. Press Repeat to watch again.
6. Press Close to return to the video list.
7. Press Return to go back to the main screen for Sewing Machine Help.
8. Select Close to exit.

The built-in instructional videos for the app can be found in these categories:

Settings:
• Enabling a Wireless Network Connection (see page 5 of this book)

Embroidery:
• Using IQ Intuition Positioning to Position an Embroidery Design (see page 7 of this book)
• Positioning Using IQ Intuition Positioning and an Embroidery Positioning Sticker (see
page 8 of this book)
• Converting an Image on the Smart Device to Image Data
• Drawing Embroidery Data on Fabric (see page 10 of this book)
• Converting a Line Drawing to Embroidery Data (see page 12 of this book)
• Converting an Image to Embroidery Data (see page 12 of this book)

Enabling a Wireless Network Connection on Your Baby Lock Machine

To connect your machine to a wireless network, the security information (SSID and network
key) for your home network will be required. The network key may also be called a password,
security key or encryption key. First, find your security information and note it.

1. Press Wireless LAN key at the top of the screen.

2. Set Wireless LAN Enable to ON.

3. Press Wireless LAN Setup Wizard.

4. Select the desired network below
Select SSID.

5. Specify settings for SSID and
Password, and then press OK.
This completes the connection.

Installing the App

To install the app using your Baby Lock machine or this guide, you will need to have a QR
Reader app installed. Otherwise, search for the app called “IQ Intuition Positioning” (in App
Store for iOS or in Play Store for Android)

Press the smart device key in the upper-right corner of the machine’s
screen. When the IQ Intuition Positioning icon and QR codes appear,
scan the QR code for your smart device (Android or iOS). You can also
scan the codes in the insert instructions packed with your machine

Connecting the App to Your Baby Lock Machine

You will need to check your smart device’s WLAN settings to ensure that it is connected to the
same network as your Baby Lock machine. Before opening the app on your smart device, be
sure to turn on your Baby Lock machine and enable the wireless LAN. The first time you open
the IQ Intuition Positioning app, the app will search for and then pair with your Baby Lock
machine. The next time you use the app with your machine, the app will usually pair with your
machine automatically.

1. After IQ Intuition Positioning is installed on the smart device, tap its icon to start it.
2. Tap the Search key to search for the machine that is connected to the same wireless LAN.
3. Tap Select key.
4. Select your machine in the Select Device screen. For this example, the name appears as
“Sewing Machine”, but this can be changed in your machine’s settings.
5. Tap Finish key.

Calibrating Mobile Device Camera Lens

When first using the IQ Intuition Positioning app, you will be prompted to calibrate the camera
lens of your smart device for improved positioning accuracy. The app will guide you through
these steps:

Positioning an Embroidery Design

Positioning a Design Using the Easy Mode
To use the app to position a design, you will first need to hoop the fabric (with stabilizer) in one
of the codified hoops and set an embroidery design.
The example shown in this section uses the Easy mode in the app .

After the selected pattern appears on the machine’s screen, press Set key in the lower-right
corner of the screen.

On your smart device, open the app and select the first icon
After the app pairs with your machine, leave the mode set to Easy.

1. When the embroidery frame capture screen appears, align the frame
on the screen with the actual embroidery frame. The black marks at
the top and bottom of the frame must align with the black circles in
the app.
2. Position the smart device so that the blue circles in the bars on the
right and bottom of the screen are within the adjustment areas. When
the countdown begins, the photo has been successfully taken.
3. Your smart device will prompt you to send the image to your machine.
You will receive confirmation when the image has been sent.
4. After the image is delivered to your machine, you will see a prompt on
the machine’s screen to update. Attach the frame with the fabric
first, then select OK to update. The embroidery arm will move.
5. On the machine’s LCD screen, the embroidery pattern that you set
appears in the fabric that was photographed. Press Edit key in this
screen to move, rotate, and/or resize the embroidery pattern.
6. Embroider the design to complete the process

Positioning a Design Using the Advanced Mode

To use the app to position a design, you will first need to hoop the fabric (with stabilizer) in one
of the codified hoops and set an embroidery design.
The example shown in this section uses the Advanced mode in the app.

After the selected pattern appears on the machine’s screen, press Set key in the lower-right
corner of the screen.
On your smart device, open the app and select the first icon.
After the app pairs with your machine, change the mode to Advanced.

1. When you select the advanced mode, you will be
prompted to attach an embroidery positioning sticker
where you want the design to stitch.
2. Attach the sticker so that the center dot in the lower circle
aligns with one of nine reference points for placement:
center, upper left, upper center, upper right, left center,
right center, lower left, lower center, and lower right.
3. When the embroidery frame capture screen appears,
align the frame on the screen with the actual
embroidery frame. The black marks at the top and
bottom of the frame must align with the black circles in the
app.
4. Position the smart device so that the blue circles in the
bars on the right and bottom of the screen are within the
adjustment areas. When the countdown begins, the photo
has been successfully taken.
5. Your smart device will prompt you to send the image to
your machine. You will receive confirmation when the
image has been sent.

6. On the machine’s LCD screen, the embroidery pattern that
you set appears in the fabric that was photographed. The
embroidery positioning sticker is also visible on the LCD
screen.
7. The carriage will be positioned so that the beam of the W+
embroidery foot is very close to the center of the bottom
circle of the positioning sticker. Use the arrow keys
(shown to the left) to align the LED pointer with the
center of bottom circle of the embroidery positioning
sticker, and then press OK key. By calibrating the
position in this way, the embroidery pattern can be
precisely positioned.
8. Select the Edit key to display the editing window. Select
the Size key, adjust the design to the desired size, and
then press the OK key.
9. Select the Embroidery key in the lower right corner of
the screen.
10. Select the Layout key and then the positioning sticker
key.
Nine reference points appear in the screen: center, upper
left, upper center, upper right, left center, right center,
lower left, lower center, and lower right.
11. To position the design so that the design’s center
matches the embroidery positioning sticker, select the
Center key, and then press OK key. The embroidery
pattern will snap to the position and angle of the
embroidery positioning sticker.
You can use this same process for any of the other eight
reference points.
12. Check the design position on the fabric background. If
necessary, use the move and rotate tools to perfect the
design’s position.
13. Embroider the design to complete the process.

Creating Embroidery Data in IQ Designer Using the Hoop

With the app, an image photographed with a smart device can be used as a background in IQ
Designer. Details can be added to the background, and the drawing can be converted to
embroidery data. The combination of the fabric pattern and hand-drawn embroidery further
broadens your range of expression.
One practical application for this function is adding design details to a fabric.
To create embroidery data in IQ Designer to be stitched in a specific location, you will first need
to hoop the fabric (with stabilizer) in one of the codified hoops and open IQ Designer on the
machine’s Home screen.
On your smart device, open the app and select the second icon .
After the app pairs with your machine, set the mode to Easy or Advanced, depending on the
placement accuracy needed. The example below uses the Advanced mode for precise
positioning.

1. When you select the advanced mode, you will be
prompted to attach an embroidery positioning sticker.
The sticker will be used for calibration only, so its exact
position and/or angle is not important.
2. When the embroidery frame capture screen appears,
align the frame on the screen with the actual
embroidery frame. The black marks at the top and
bottom of the frame must align with the black circles in the
app.
3. Position the smart device so that the blue circles in the
bars on the right and bottom of the screen are within the
adjustment areas. When the countdown begins, the photo
has been successfully taken.
4. Your smart device will prompt you to send the image to
your machine. You will receive confirmation when the
design has been sent.
5. Attach the embroidery frame to the machine.
6. Press Load key at the top of the pattern drawing screen
of IQ Designer.
7. On the machine’s LCD screen, Press the wireless
network connection key to retrieve the image.
8. Select the image transferred from the smart device
(the file displayed first in the list), and then press the
Set key. A preview of the image will be displayed.
9. The carriage will be positioned so that the beam of the
W+ embroidery foot is very close to the center of the
bottom circle of the positioning sticker. Use the arrow
keys (shown to the left) to align the LED pointer with
the center of the bottom circle of the embroidery
positioning sticker, and then press the OK key. By
calibrating the position in this way, the embroidery
pattern to be created can be precisely positioned.
10. The fabric that was photographed and the embroidery
positioning sticker will be displayed on the machine’s
LCD screen.
11. Display the screen enlarged with the Zoom key in the
upper-left corner of the screen.
12. Move the red frame in the pattern preview area until the
area where you want to draw the embroidery appears
in the pattern drawing area.
13. With the touch pen (stylus), draw the embroidery
design on top of the background appearing in the
pattern drawing area.
14. Press Next key to continue to the stitch setting screen.
15. On this screen, you can select the different regions
and lines within the design and make changes to the
stitch settings. Refer to your machine’s Instruction and
Reference Guide for more information about IQ
Designer features and functions.
16. After assigning stitch types and properties, select
Preview. Set the design and convert to embroidery
data.
17. Embroider the design to complete the process.

Another practical application for loading an image as a backdrop is adding a decorative fill
pattern around an embroidered design. For the precision required for this type of project,
we recommend using the Advanced mode of the application.

Creating Embroidery Data in IQ Designer with an Image

from the Smart Device

Your machine’s IQ Designer function allows you to create embroidery data from images
transferred by either a USB media or from the IQ Intuition Positioning app. The images are
divided into two categories: Line drawings and illustrations.

• Must be drawn clearly using lines
with approximately 1 mm
thickness
• Should be drawn in a strong
contrast

• Must be clearly drawn, with no
gradation, fading or blurriness
• Must be at least a 5mm
(approximately 1/4 inch) square
• Must be extremely simple images

If the lines are too short or gathered too
densely, they will not be loaded correctly.
If you cannot convert the line drawing as
expected, you can load the image as a
background and use the stylus to trace
the elements of the drawing.
Line drawings are converted without
recognizing the thickness of lines. If you
want to change the thickness of lines,
specify in the settings screen.
Line drawings are converted as black
lines. You can change the color.
For more information about the process,
refer to your machine’s Instruction and
Reference Guide.

If the image is too complex, it will not be
loaded correctly.
If you cannot convert the illustration as
expected, you can load the image as a
background and use the stylus to trace
the elements of the drawing.
For more information about the process,
refer to your machine’s Instruction and
Reference Guide.

NOTE: Sizing options may be limited depending on the image display on your smart device. If
the finished design needs to be a specific size, consider printing the image to the size you need
and placing the printed image under a coded hoop. Then follow the steps in Creating
Embroidery Data in IQ Designer Using the Hoop eliminating the fabric hooping step.

1. To create embroidery data in IQ Designer with data transferred from the app, open IQ Designer on
the machine’s Home screen.
2. To load an image stored on your smart device, open the app and select the third icon .
3. After the app pairs with your machine, you will be prompted to select an image from your smart
device.
4. After selecting and sending the image, you
will receive confirmation when the image has
been sent.
5. Once the image is sent, follow the remaining
instructions on this page to begin converting
the artwork into embroidery. Please note
that one set of instructions is for line
drawings, and one set is for illustrations.

6. To convert a line drawing to
embroidery data, select the icon.
7. On the machine’s LCD screen, Press
the wireless network connection key
to retrieve the image. Select
the image file at the top of the list.
8. Follow the steps in the machine’s
Instruction and Reference Guide to
assign stitch types, stitch properties,
and colors.

6. To convert an illustration to
embroidery data, select the
icon.
7. On the machine’s LCD screen, Press
the wireless network connection key
to retrieve the image. Select
the image file at the top of the list.
8. Follow the steps in the machine’s
Instruction and Reference Guide to
assign stitch types, stitch properties,
and colors.

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