Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 - Manual (Page 136)

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Layout & Editing
Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns
4.
To import a pattern, select it, and then click
Import, or double-click the file’s icon.
→ The embroidery pattern is displayed in the
Design Page.
b
Memo:
• When importing some .pec files from
embroidery cards, the Select Import size
dialog box appears. If this happens, select
the desired import size, and then click OK
to import the embroidery pattern.
• To quit the operation and close the dialog
box, click Cancel.
Importing embroidery
patterns from Design Center
An embroidery pattern in Design Center can be
imported directly into the Design Page.
Toolbar button:
1. Start up Design Center and open the file that
you want to import into Layout & Editing.
2.
Click , or click File, then Import, then
from Design Center.
→ The Import size dialog box appears.
3. In the Magnification box, type or select the
magnification factor.
4. Under Orientation, select the desired
orientation.
5.
Click Import to import the embroidery pattern.
b
Memo:
• To quit the operation and close the dialog
box, click Cancel.
• If Design Center has not been started up,
if a .pem file has not been opened or if
Design Center is not in stage 4 (Sew
Setting stage), one of the following
messages appears.
Click OK, and then start up Design Center
and open a .pem file.
c
“Design Center” on page 69
Importing embroidery patterns
from an embroidery card
An embroidery pattern from an embroidery card
inserted in the USB card writer module can be
imported into the Design Page.
1. Click File, then Import, then from Card.
→ If a card writer module is connected and if
an embroidery card is inserted into the
card writer module, the following mes-
sage appears and the embroidery pat-
terns are read from the card.
a
Note:
• When importing patterns from other
makers, be sure to choose a pattern that
will fit in the Design Page.
• The colors of patterns imported from .dst
(Tajima), .exp (Melco), .pcs (Pfaff) and
.hus (Husqvarna) files will be slightly
different. If this happens, you can change
the color with the menu command Sew –
Sewing Order/Color.
a
Note:
• The embroidery pattern cannot be
magnified to a size larger than the Design
Page.
• The magnification factor cannot be set
below 25%.
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