Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.432 - Manual (Page 8)

Bef
ore Using
Design Center
La
y
out & Editing
File Utility
Programmable
Stich Creator
Contents
Quik Ref
erence
Alphabetic Inde
x
Getting Star
ted
• Drawing a box ................................................... 115
Line Drawing Mode ................................................. 115
• Drawing a broken line ....................................... 115
Curve Drawing Mode .............................................. 116
• Drawing a curve ................................................ 116
Manual Punching Mode .......................................... 117
• Creating a manual punching pattern ................ 117
■ Using the Sewing Attributes Bar......................... 119
Setting Geometrical Attributes ................................ 120
• Arc shape ......................................................... 120
• Edge radius ...................................................... 120
• Path shape ....................................................... 121
Setting Text Attributes............................................. 121
• Font ................................................................... 121
• Text size ........................................................... 123
• Transform level ................................................. 123
• Text Sew Type ................................................. 124
Setting the Thread Color and Stitch ....................... 125
• Line sew ............................................................ 125
• Region sew........................................................ 126
• Color ................................................................. 127
• Stitch ................................................................. 129
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Using the Menu Bar and the Toolbar ................. 130
File Menu................................................................. 131
• New.................................................................... 131
• Open.................................................................. 132
• Import – from File .............................................. 133
• Import – from Design Center ............................ 135
• Template Open ................................................. 136
• Save................................................................... 137
• Save As ............................................................. 137
• Export ................................................................ 138
• Write to Card ..................................................... 138
• Print Setup......................................................... 139
• Print Preview ..................................................... 140
• Print ................................................................... 141
• Exit..................................................................... 142
Edit Menu ................................................................ 143
• Undo .................................................................. 143
• Redo .................................................................. 143
• Cut ..................................................................... 144
• Copy .................................................................. 144
• Duplicate............................................................ 144
• Paste.................................................................. 144
• Delete ................................................................ 145
• Mirror – Horizontal............................................. 145
• Mirror – Vertical ................................................. 145
• Rotate ................................................................ 146
• Numerical Setting-Size ..................................... 147
• Numerical Setting-Rotate.................................. 148
• Align................................................................... 148
• Sew First............................................................ 150
• Sew Last............................................................ 150
• Select All............................................................ 151
Text Menu................................................................ 152
• Edit Text Letters ................................................ 152
• Text Attribute Setting ........................................ 153
• Fit Text to Path Setting..................................... 154
• Release Text from Path ................................... 156
• Transform Text ................................................. 156
• Clear Transformation........................................ 157
• TrueType Font Attribute Setting....................... 158
Sew Menu............................................................... 159
• Sewing Attribute Setting................................... 159
• Check Sewing Order ....................................... 163
• Set hole sewing ................................................ 164
• Cancel hole sewing .......................................... 165
• Stitch to Block ................................................... 165
• Change colors of a stitch object....................... 166
• Select Sewing Area .......................................... 167
• Optimize hoop change ..................................... 168
Display Menu .......................................................... 169
• Grid Setup......................................................... 169
• Preview ............................................................. 170
• Refresh Window ............................................... 170
• Realistic Preview .............................................. 170
• Realistic Preview Attribute Setting ................... 171
• Template-On, Faded, Off ................................. 171
• Toolbar.............................................................. 172
• Status Bar ......................................................... 172
Option Menu ........................................................... 173
• Design Center................................................... 173
• Programmable Stitch Creator .......................... 173
• File Utility........................................................... 173
• Design Property................................................ 174
• Design Page Property ...................................... 175
• Select System Unit ........................................... 176
Help Menu............................................................... 177
• Contents............................................................ 177
• Using................................................................. 177
• About Layout & Editing..................................... 177
File Utility
■ The Screen.............................................................. 179
■
Reading from an Embroidery Card..................... 180
Operation ................................................................ 180
Error Messages ...................................................... 182
■ Writing to an Original Card .................................. 184
Operation ................................................................ 184
Error Messages ...................................................... 186
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Using the Menu Bar............................................... 188
File Menu ................................................................ 188
• Exit .................................................................... 188
Option Menu ........................................................... 188
• Serial Port Setting............................................. 188
Help Menu............................................................... 189
• Contents............................................................ 189