Brother PE-DESIGN V7 - Manual (Page 209)

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Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)
2.
Move the pointer over one of the handles of a
selected outline or group of outlines.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
, , or , depending
on the handle that the pointer is over.
3.
Drag the handle to adjust the selected
outline(s) to the desired size.
Scaling numerically:
1.
Select the outline that you want to resize.
2.
Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then Size.
→ The Size dialog box appears.
3.
To change the width and height proportionally,
select the aspect check box.
4.
Select the 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.
c
“Changing the measurement units” on
page 236
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Flipping outlines horizontally or
vertically
1.
Select the outline that you want to flip
horizontally (up/down) or vertically (left/right).
2.
To flip the outline horizontally, click Edit, then
Mirror, then Horizontal, or click on the
Toolbar.
To flip the outline vertically, click Edit, then
Mirror, then Vertical, or click on the
Toolbar.
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Rotating outlines
Rotating manually:
1.
Select the outline that you want to rotate.
2.
Click Edit, then Rotate, or click on the
Toolbar.
→ The handles around the selected outline
are replaced by small squares at the four
corners of the selected outline.
3.
Move the pointer over one of the four rotation
handles.
→ When the pointer is moved over a rotation
handle, the shape of the pointer changes
to .
4.
Drag the rotation handle clockwise or
counterclockwise to rotate the outline in 1°
increments.
b
Memo:
• is for scaling the width.
• is for scaling the height.
• and are for scaling both
dimensions at the same time. (The height-
to-width proportion is maintained.)
• If the key is held down while a handle
is dragged, the outline is enlarged or
reduced from the center of the outline.
b
Memo:
• Select 100% to leave the outline
unchanged.
• If the aspect check box is selected,
changing one dimension automatically
changes the other so that the proportion of
the width and height remains unchanged.
Shift
b
Memo:
• To preview the outline at the new size in the
Design Page, click Preview.
• To close the dialog box without applying the
changes to the settings, click Cancel.
a
Note:
• You cannot enter a size that will cause the
outline to exceed the size of the Design
Page.
• The minimum value is 1.0 mm (0.04 inch).