Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 - Manual (Page 196)

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Layout & Editing
Checking Embroidery Patterns
5.
Click Apply to display a realistic preview of the
patterns with the new settings (when the
realistic preview is displayed).
Or, click OK to save the settings for the next
time that the Realistic Preview function is
select (when the realistic preview is not
displayed).
b
Memo:
To close the dialog box without applying the
changes to the settings, click Close or
Cancel.
c
“Previewing the Sewing Image” on
page 187
Checking the Stitching
The actual stitching as it will be performed by the sewing machine can be viewed using the stitch simulator.
You can choose to view the stitching simulation of whole designs or, for large patterns created on a custom-
sized Design Page, view it by pattern section.
Toolbar button:
1. Click , or click Display, then Stitch
Simulator.
The Stitch Simulator dialog box appears,
and the embroidery pattern is cleared from the
Design Page.
To begin the stitching simulation, click
.
b
Memo:
• During the stitching simulation, the play
button ( ) changes to a pause
button ( ).
• A marker ( ) indicates the current
position in the simulation.
• To get a better view of the stitching, zoom
in on the design before opening the Stitch
Simulator dialog box.
To reverse the simulation to the beginning of
the previous color, click .
To advance the simulation to the beginning of
the next color, click .
To reverse the stitching by a specific number
of stitches, type or select the desired number
of stitches, and then click .
To advance the stitching by a specific number
of stitches, type or select the desired number
of stitches, and then click .
To reverse the stitching to the previous pattern
section, click .
To advance the stitching to the next pattern
section, click .
b
Memo:
and appear only for
patterns created on custom-sized Design
Pages.
To stop the simulation and return to the
previous display, click .
b
Memo:
The slider shows the current location in the
simulation. In addition, the slider can be
moved to change the position in the
simulation.
Drag the slider indicated by to adjust the
simulation stitching speed.
b
Memo:
• The first number beside indicates the
number of the current stitch, and the
second number indicates the total number
of stitches.
• The first number beside indicates the
number of the color being drawn, and the
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