Brother PE-DESIGN 8 - Manual (Page 106)

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
Programmable fill
Select a pattern for the programmable fill stitch.
Click to display the Browse dialog box. Select a folder, and then select the desired
pattern (.pas file) from the list of patterns that appears.
Specify the pattern size. The pattern can
be enlarged or reduced while maintaining
the width-to-height proportion.
Smaller Larger
1 Height
(vertical
length)
Specify the pattern
height.
Short Tall
2 Width
(horizontal
length)
Specify the pattern
width.
Short Long
Direction
Drag or select a value to specify the
angle of the pattern.
Offset
row
Specify the offset (shift) direction of the
pattern alignment.
0%
column
Specify the offset (shift) amount of the
pattern alignment.
Row 50% Column 50%
Base Sewing
To specify base stitching, select the check box, and then specify settings for the following
attributes.
Stitch Type
Specify the shape of the returning ends
of the stitching.
This cannot be specified if the sewing
direction is set to variable.
Step Pitch
Specify the stitching pitch (length of one
stitch).
Short Long
Frequency Specify the shift in the stitches.
0% 50%
1
2
0°
45°
90°
135°
180°
225°
270°
315°
Area where the embossing
or engraving effects are
applied
This area is sewn with the stitching settings
specified for the base sewing of the
programmable fill stitch.
This area is sewn with the stitching settings
specified by the pattern file.
Pattern