Brother PE-DESIGN V7 - Manual (Page 274)

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Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
Specifying Region Sewing
Region sewing is composed of line stitches that, when they form enclosed areas or regions, the regions can
be filled with different types of stitching in order to create a pattern with an embossing/engraving effect.
.pas files with region settings applied can be applied to regions of patterns with the Stamp tool, and they can
be used as a fill pattern for a programmable fill stitch in both Design Center and Layout & Editing. In Layout &
Editing, the regions of patterns where stamps can be applied are those created with the Circle or Arc,
Rectangle, Outline, Text or Manual Punch tools.
1.
Open an existing fill/stamp pattern file (.pas
file) or draw a new stitch pattern with the Line
tool in the Fill/Stamp mode.
2.
To create an engraving effect, click
(Region (engrave)).
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
3.
Click each region where you want to apply the
engraving setting.
→ The regions appear in red, which is the
color for the tool.
4.
To create an embossing effect, click
(Region (emboss)).
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
5.
Click each region where you want to apply the
embossing setting.
→ The regions appear in blue, which is the
color for the tool, and will be sewn with
stitching that appears like satin stitching.
6.
To remove the stamp effect applied to a
region, click (Region (reset)).
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
7.
Click each region where you want to remove
the engraving or embossing setting.
→ The region appears in white, which is the
color for the tool, and will be sewn in the
direction set for the base stitch.
a
Note:
In order to apply the region settings
(embossing/engraving effects), make sure
that the lines of the stitch pattern form an
enclosed area.
The edge of the work area does enclose
regions. In order to use the edge of the work
area as a limit for regions, lines must be
drawn over it first.
b
Memo:
This type of region will be sewn with the fill
stitch set to a pitch of 2.0 mm (0.16 in) and a
frequency of 30%, and the needle drop point
will be set on the outline.
a
Note:
• If you edit stitch lines after a region has
been filled, make sure that the lines still
form a region, otherwise the embossing/
engraving effects are canceled.
• .pas files with region settings applied
cannot be used with versions of the
software earlier than version 6, but .pas
files created with an earlier version can be
used as a base to create stamp files.