Brother PE-DESIGN V7 - Manual (Page 213)

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Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)
4.
Repeat step
3.
until you have specified all
points except the end point.
5.
Double-click in the Design Page to specify the
end point.
Viewing outlines in the
Reference Window
All outlines in the Design Page are displayed in the
Reference Window, giving you an overall view of the
outline while you work on a detailed area. The
display area frame (red rectangle) indicates the part
of the outline displayed in the Design Page.
In addition, the image being used to create the
embroidery pattern or the embroidery pattern being
created and a different image can be displayed in
the Reference Window in the Figure Handle Stage
and the Sew Setting Stage.
To switch between displaying and hiding the
Reference window, click Display, then Reference
Window, or click , or press the shortcut key
( ).
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Zooming
The outline displayed in the Reference Window can
be reduced to fit completely within the Reference
Window or enlarged to display only the outline.
1.
Click the Pan/Zoom tab, click .
→ The outline is displayed so that it fills the
Reference Window.
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Moving the display area frame
The part of the outline displayed in the Design Page
can be selected from the Reference Window.
1.
Move the pointer over the display area frame.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Drag the display area frame so that it
surrounds the desired part of the outline.
→ The selected part of the outline is
displayed in the Design Page.
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Redrawing the display area frame
Instead of moving the display area frame, the frame
can be redrawn to display the desired part of the
outline in the Design Page.
1.
Click the area to be displayed, or drag the
pointer over the desired part of the outline in
the Reference Window.
→ The display area frame is redrawn, and
the selected part of the outline is
displayed in the Design Page.
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Scaling the display area frame
1.
Move the pointer over a corner of the display
area frame.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
or , depending on the corner that the
pointer is over.
b
Memo:
• To remove the last point that was entered,
click the right mouse button.
If necessary, use the grid to help draw the
lines. You can set the grid so that each of its
vertical and horizontal lines are visible. For
details on the grid, refer to “Changing the
grid settings” on page 236.
• To draw vertical or horizontal lines, hold
down the key while moving the
pointer.
Shift
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