Brother PE-DESIGN 8 - Manual (Page 162)

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Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)
Drawing a new figure
handle image freehand
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.
→ A new Design Page appears.
Editing outlines
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Selecting outlines
1.
Click .
2.
Click the outline.
3.
To select an additional outline, hold down the
key and click the other outline.
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Reshaping outlines
For details on moving points, inserting points,
deleting points and splitting/connecting points, refer
to “Figure Handle Stage” on page 148.
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Scaling outlines
Scaling numerically:
1.
Select the outline.
2.
Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then Size.
3.
To change the width and height proportionally,
select the Maintain aspect ratio check box.
4.
Select whether the width and height will be set
as a percentage (%) or a dimension
(millimeters or inches).
5.
Type or select the desired width and height.
6.
Click OK.
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Flipping outlines horizontally or
vertically
1.
Select the outline.
2.
Click Edit, then Mirror, then Horizontal, or
click on the Toolbar.
Click Edit, then Mirror, then Vertical, or click
on the Toolbar.
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Rotating outlines
Rotating manually:
1.
Select the outline.
2.
Click Edit, then Rotate, or click .
3.
Move the pointer over one of the handles. And
then drag the rotation handle.
Rotating numerically:
1.
Select the outline.
2.
Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then
Rotate.
3.
Type or select the desired rotation angle.
4.
Click OK.
b
Memo:
• In the Figure Handle Stage, the file will be
saved as a .pem file.
• To retrieve data from a saved .pem file, use
the menu command File – Import Figure.
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b
Memo:
• An angle can also be selected by dragging
in the Rotate dialog box.