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Design Center
Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)
Creating a new Design Page in
stage 3 (Figure Handle stage)
An empty Design Page can be created in order to
draw a figure handle image or to create patterns
from outlines taken from a previously saved .pem
file.
1. Click File, then New Figure Data.
→ If the current Design Page has already
been saved or has not been edited, a new
Design Page immediately appears in
stage 3 (Figure Handle stage).
b
Memo:
• The size of the Design Page is the
currently selected size.
• To retrieve data from a saved .pem file,
use the menu command File – Import
Figure.
→ If the current Design Page has not been
saved, you will be asked whether you
want to save the changes.
b
Memo:
In stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), the file will
be saved as a .pem file.
c
“Importing image data from a TWAIN
device” on page 72, “Saving” on
page 104, and “Creating a new Design
Page in stage 2 (Line Image stage)” on
page 74
Editing Outlines
Selecting outlines
1. Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
2. Click the outline that you want to select.
→ When the pointer is moved over the out-
line, the shape of the pointer changes to
.
b
Memo:
• When the outline is selected, handles
appear and the outline appears in blue.
• The outline will not be selected if an empty
part of it is selected.
• To deselect the outline, select a different
outline, or click in a blank area of the
Design Page.
3. To select an additional outline, hold down the
key and click the other outline.
b
Memo:
You can also select outlines by dragging the
pointer across the outline that you want to
select. As you drag the pointer, a selection
frame is drawn. All outlines that are
completely contained in that selection frame
are selected when the mouse button is
released.
Moving outlines
1. Select the outline that you want to move.
→ When the pointer is moved over the out-
line, the shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Drag the outline to the desired location.
a
Note:
• Custom Design Page sizes cannot be
saved for version 5 and earlier.
• The selected size will be applied to every
new Design Page, until the settings are
changed.
Handles
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