Thank you very much for all this information, I will copy it and have. My copy book is getting full from everyone's good idea's and advice. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Orantes To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 2:48 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Auto Density Ruth, The two columns of numbers Herb has listed are as he said, the "Auto Density" settings he uses. The first of the two columns of numbers represents the column's width measured in "points". Remember that there are 254 points in an inch. Therefore, if the machine is sewing a very thin column that is about 10 points wide/across, then the corresponding density setting will be "5.0". The larger the column width is, the closer the stitches need to be to insure adequate coverage on the fabric. Hence, as the alternating stitches in the column get closer to each other, the density becomes a smaller number. I like to use the Auto Density feature when ever I use a real fancy-swirly font that has a varied column width through out the entire font. Similar to the Diane Font. Unlike the Block font that has a column width that is just about the same the entire way through the alphabet. Hope this helps. Ed Orantes 504-258-6260 -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of HK Acree Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 5:19 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Re: Auto Density Ruth, These setting are a little more dense than the default settings provided by Melco. When you go to column properties there is a little button next to the check mark for auto density. Select that button and your auto density settings appear. You can then change them to something else. Changing mine to these settings made auto density work better. Herb ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruth Williams To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 3:07 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Auto Density Ok Herb, you have lost your dear friend on the other side of the river. Explain yourself please. ----- Original Message ----- From: HK Acree To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 8:27 AM Subject: [amayausers] Auto Density Here are the Auto Density settings I use. The came from the High Priestess of Digitizing. 10 5.0 20 4.2 30 3.9 40 3.7 50 3.5 60 3.3 70 3.1 80 3.0 90 3.0 100 3.0 Herb