Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 - Manual (Page 7)

Basic Operation
Advanced Opreation
Design Center
Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing
Advanced Opreation
Programmable Stitch Creator
Advanced Opreation Design Database
Reference
Design Center
Reference
Layout & Editing
Reference
Programmable Stitch Creator
Reference
Design Database
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Table of Contents
Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically....... 133
Rotating patterns ............................................... 133
Grouping embroidery patterns .......................... 134
Editing Points in Embroidery Patterns .......... 135
Selecting points ................................................. 135
Moving points ................................................... 135
Inserting points.................................................. 136
Deleting points .................................................. 137
Transforming straight lines into curves or curves
into straight lines ............................................... 137
Moving entry/exit points and the center point .. 138
Editing Stitch Data ........................................ 140
Converting objects to stitch data ....................... 140
Editing stitch points of stitch data..................... 140
Changing colors of stitch data........................... 142
Converting stitch data to blocks........................ 142
Splitting off parts of stitch data......................... 143
Drawing Circles and Arcs.............................. 145
Drawing a circle or an oval ............................... 145
Drawing an arc .................................................. 145
Drawing a fan shape.......................................... 146
Drawing an arc & string.................................... 147
Specifying the geometric attribute .................... 147
Drawing a Rectangle..................................... 148
Specifying the geometric attribute .................... 148
Drawing Straight Lines and Curves .............. 149
Specifying the geometric attribute .................... 150
Creating Manual Punching Data ................... 151
Entering Text................................................. 153
Specifying text attributes................................... 154
Editing entered text ........................................... 156
Selecting characters........................................... 157
Specifying text attributes................................... 157
Specifying text arrangement ............................. 158
Transforming text.............................................. 160
Specifying TrueType text attributes.................. 161
Converting text to outline data.......................... 161
Entering Monograms..................................... 162
Specifying monogram attributes ....................... 163
Editing monograms ........................................... 163
Editing monogram characters and the decorative
pattern................................................................ 164
Applying and Editing Stamps ........................ 165
Applying a stamp .............................................. 165
Editing a stamp.................................................. 166
Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and
Regions......................................................... 167
Setting the thread color and sew type ............... 168
Specifying sewing attributes ............................. 171
Creating a gradation .......................................... 179
Specifying hole sewing ..................................... 180
Using the Applique Wizard............................... 181
Checking Embroidery Patterns ................... 182
Measuring the Distance Between Two
Points ............................................................ 182
Specifying the Sewing Area .......................... 183
Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/
Color.............................................................. 184
Zooming ........................................................ 186
Zooming in ........................................................ 186
Zooming out ...................................................... 186
Zooming to actual size ...................................... 186
Zooming on selected objects ............................. 186
Zooming Design Page to window ..................... 186
Previewing the Sewing Image....................... 187
Changing realistic preview settings .................. 187
Checking the Stitching .................................. 188
Checking Embroidery Pattern Information .... 189
Editing User Thread Color Lists .................... 190
Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window .. 193
Zooming ............................................................ 193
Moving the display area frame.......................... 193
Redrawing the display area frame..................... 193
Scaling the display area frame .......................... 193
Saving and Printing ...................................... 194
Saving ........................................................... 194
Overwriting ....................................................... 194
Saving with a new name ................................... 194
Outputting data in a different format ................ 195
Writing an embroidery pattern to an original
card .................................................................... 195
Writing multiple embroidery files to an original
card .................................................................... 196
Adding comments to saved .pes files ................ 199
Printing .......................................................... 200
Specifying print settings.................................... 200
Checking the print image .................................. 201
Printing .............................................................. 201
Changing Software Settings ....................... 202
Changing the Settings................................... 202
Changing the grid settings................................. 202
Changing the measurement units ...................... 202
Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop
Users ............................................................. 203
Creating Patterns for Multi-Position Hoops ... 203
Selecting the Design Page size.......................... 203
Creating the pattern ........................................... 204
Optimizing hoop changes.................................. 204
Checking the pattern ......................................... 205
Saving the pattern.............................................. 206
Writing the pattern to an original card .............. 206
Printing a Design Page for a multi-position
hoop................................................................... 207
Programmable Stitch Creator................. 208
Main Window................................................. 208
Opening a Pattern File .................................. 209
Creating a new pattern ...................................... 209
Opening a pattern file........................................ 209
Opening an image in the background................ 210
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