Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 - Manual (Page 49)

Basic Operation
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Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns
2.
Move the pointer over a handle.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
, , , or , depending
on the handle that the pointer is over.
b
Memo:
• is for scaling the width.
• is for scaling the height.
• and are for scaling both
dimensions at the same time.
3. Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern
to the desired size.
b
Memo:
To maintain the stitch density and fill pattern,
hold down the
key while dragging a
handle. (For more details, refer to “Enlarging/
reducing embroidery patterns” on page 14.)
4. Move the pointer over the selected pattern.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to .
5. Drag the pattern to the desired location.
Step 3
Adding shapes
The next object to add to our embroidery pattern
will be an oval. Since this oval will be used only as
a guide for arranging the text that we will add later,
we must set it so that it is not sewn.
■
To add the oval
1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears as shown below.
When the pointer is positioned over a button or
selector in the Sewing Attributes bar, a label
indicating the name of that element appears.
b
Memo:
• The Arc shape selector allows you to
select the shape to be drawn. For
example, click Circle to draw circles and
ovals. The other options are used to draw
other curved shapes such as arcs. For
more details, refer to “Drawing Circles and
Arcs” on page 145.
• The line sewing and region sewing
attributes are used to select the sew type
and thread color for the outline (line
sewing) and for the inside area (region
sewing).
2. To change the shape of the object to be
drawn, click the Arc shape selector, and then
select the desired shape.
For this example, since we will be using the
default shape Circle, you do not need to
change the setting in the Arc shape selector.
Ctrl
a
Note:
When drawing a circle or other curved
shape, select the shape before drawing. You
cannot, for example, draw a circle, then
change it to an arc afterward.
Arc shape Line sew Region sew
Line sew
Line color
Line sew type
Region sew
Region color
Region sew type
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