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Turn Any Design Into Original Embroidery With PE-DESIGN This software provides digitizing and editing capabilities, allowing you the creative freedom to design original embroidery. Easily turn illustrations, photos and lettering into custom embroidery designs. ■ Layout ready-made designs (☞p. 15) 2 ■ Large-sized patterns (☞p.
■ Photo Stitch function (☞p. 24, p. 127) Embroidery can easily be created from photos taken with a digital camera. Photo Stitch 1 (Color) Photo Stitch 1 (Sepia) Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) ■ Combining with background images Photo Stitch 2 (Color) Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) ■ Creating custom logos (☞p. 20, p. 70, p. 77, p. 80, p. 90 and p. 126) (☞p.
What You Can Do With PE-DESIGN Make Vivid Embroidery From Any Illustration or Photo With Layout & Editing, images and photos can be automatically converted into embroidery patterns that can be sewn with the desired stitches. ■ Auto Punch function ■ Cross Stitch function (☞p. 20, p. 126) (☞p. 27, p. 134) Illustration and images can easily be converted into embroidery. In addition, the color and sew type can be changed as desired.
Increased Variety With the Many Stitches and Colors This software includes 10 stitches for region sewing and 5 stitches for line sewing. By changing the stitches and colors, the same design can be given a different appearance. Try combining various settings. c For more details, refer to “Setting the thread color and sew type” on page 94. Increased Variety of Fonts Embroidery can be created using not only the built-in fonts, but also the TrueType fonts on your computer. ■ Monograms (☞p. 90, p.
Sew Types The sewing attributes for each sew type are first set to their default settings; however, by changing the settings of the sewing attributes, you can create custom stitching. c For more details, refer to “Line sewing attributes” on page 98 and “Region sewing attributes” on page 101.
Cross Stitch Concentric Circle Stitch Radial Stitch Spiral Stitch Piping Stitch Piping Stitch (motif setting) Stippling Stitch Stippling Stitch (motif setting) b Memo: The stitching for the programmable fill stitch and the motif stitch depends on the selected stitch pattern. c For more details, refer to “Programmable fill stitch” on page 103, “Piping stitch” on page 105, “Motif stitch” on page 106, and “Stippling stitch” on page 108.
Basic Operation Map This package consists of five applications. Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Four Applications The main application (Layout & Editing) is supported by Design Center, Font Creator, Programmable Stitch Creator and Design Database. Data Management Layout & Editing (☞p. 47) Create embroidery patterns • Automatically convert images to embroidery designs Further Customization Font Creator (☞p.
New Features of Version 8 ■ Stitch Generation Features ● A motif pattern can be applied to the stippling stitch. ● The underlay stitching function has been improved. - New underlay stitching patterns have been added to the settings available for region sewing of text and manual punching patterns. - The density for underlay stitching of regions can be set to Dense, Medium or Light.
Design Center ● An eraser tool has been added to the Tool Box in the Line Image Stage. ● The maximum setting for Thinning Process when converting a line image to a figure handle image has been increased. This allows thicker figure handle lines to be created. Font Creator ● A TrueType font character can be opened as a template. In addition, a custom font can be created automatically from a TrueType font. ● Characters other than letters of the alphabet, numbers and symbols can be registered.
Table of Contents Basic Design Center Operations............ 145 Instruction Manual (Basic) New Features of Version 8................................9 Table of Contents...................................... 11 How To Use Manuals ................................ 13 Support/Service......................................... 14 Online Registration.......................................... 14 Checking for the Latest Version of the Program .................................................... 14 Tutorial .......
Table of Contents Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) ..225 Instruction Manual (Advanced) Tutorial (Advanced)................................. 171 Entering Monograms .....................................171 Creating Appliqués ........................................174 Creating Split Embroidery Designs................176 Creating Design for Multi-Position Hoops......182 Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) ................................... 187 Design Database Window ......................
How To Use Manuals The following manuals are included with this software. Installation Guide This guide contains descriptions about the preparations necessary to begin using the software. Follow the instructions provided in this guide to complete the preparation and installation of the software. Instruction Manual (Basic/this manual) This manual contains descriptions of Layout & Editing and Design Center.
Support/Service Contact Technical Support if you have a problem. Please check the company web site (http:// www.brother.com/) to find the technical Support in your area. To view the FAQ and information for software updates, visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). a Note: • On the above website, first select your country and next choose product. • Have the information ready before contacting Technical Support.
Tutorial This section describes the operations of Layout & Editing through the procedures for making embroidery patterns. First, follow the procedures to create the embroidery patterns and learn the basic operations. 1 Importing Embroidery Patterns (☞ p. 15) Start up Layout & Editing, and import an embroidery pattern. Then, transfer the created embroidery pattern to an original card. 2 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design (☞ p.
Tutorial Step 1 Starting up Layout & Editing 1 3 Click Category selector. Move the scroll bar until Floral3 appears, and then click it. 1. Click Click , and then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN 8, then PE-DESIGN 8 (Layout & Editing). 2. Drag 3. Click 4 Drag the flower to import it into the Design Page, as shown in the illustration. 5 From the Category selector, select Animals, and then drag the butterfly into the Design Page.
Tutorial 7 To adjust the positions of the embroidery patterns, click the pattern to be moved, and then position the pointer over the pattern. When the shape of the pointer changes to , drag the pattern to the desired location. 2 Click File, then Write to Card. 3 Click OK. Tutorial a Note: When imported stitch patterns are enlarged or reduced, the embroidering quality may be reduced. Therefore, we recommend not enlarging or reducing stitch patterns.
Tutorial a Note: Precautions for using the card writer module/original cards • The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place. • Never remove an original card or unplug the USB cable while the LED indicator is flashing. • Correctly insert or remove the original card according to the Instruction Manual for the embroidery machine. c 18 For details on saving embroidery patterns, refer to “Saving the embroidery design” on page 22.
Tutorial 2. Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design An embroidery pattern can be created from a digital camera photo, a scanned illustration , or clip art image. Using the Image to Stitch Wizard in Layout & Editing, an image can be converted to an embroidery pattern. First, we must select which of the following three types of embroidery that we wish to sew. ■ Auto Punch This creates an embroidery pattern from a clip art image or a scanned illustration.
Tutorial Auto Punch Function Step 1 Importing image data into Layout & Editing Step 2 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern Step 3 Displaying a preview of the embroidery Step 4 Saving the embroidery design Step 1 Importing image data into Layout & Editing First, we need to import the image that will be converted into an embroidery pattern. For this example, we will use the penguin image (penguin.bmp) provided with this application.
Tutorial 3 Select the sample file penguin.bmp, and then click Open, or double-click the file’s icon. 5 Move the pointer over the selected image, and then drag the image to the desired position. → The image appears in the work area. Next, the image will automatically be converted to an embroidery pattern. b 1 Click Image, then Image to Stitch Wizard. 2 Select Auto Punch, and then click Next. Memo: Repeat steps 1 to 3 to choose another picture image.
Tutorial 3 Check the Result View of the conversion, and then click Finish. Step 3 Displaying a preview of the embroidery Preview the finished embroidery. b 1 Click Display, then Realistic Preview. 2 To return to the normal view, click Display, then Realistic Preview, or press the Esc key. Memo: Selected regions can be converted to line sewing, for example, using zigzag stitches. c “If Auto Punch is selected” on page 126. → The generated embroidery pattern is displayed.
Tutorial 2 Select the drive and the folder, and then type in the file name. 3 Click Save. Tutorial b Memo: Various clip art images can be found in the ClipArt folder, which can be found in the folder where PE-DESIGN was installed. (For example, click the drive where PE-DESIGN was installed, then Program Files, then Brother, then PE-DESIGN 8, then ClipArt.) Try these image samples for great results.
Tutorial Photo Stitch Function By using the Photo Stitch function, embroidery patterns can be created from photos. The following two conversion methods are available, and the color can be selected. Photo Stitch 1: This creates an embroidery pattern very similar to the image in one or many colors. This type of embroidery pattern has detailed and overlapping stitching. The embroidery pattern can be created in color (Color), sepia or grayscale (Sepia), or in one color (Mono).
Tutorial 2 Click Photo Stitch 1, then Color, and then click Next. b Memo: • The shape of the mask line can be edited by moving, adding or deleting the point of the mask line. • It is also possible to select the mask shape from various template shapes already available. c 5 Click Fit to page to change the final finishing size. Tutorial b “If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is selected” on page 127. Memo: The Sepia choice means you can create sepia tone or grayscale tone embroidery.
Tutorial 7 c Click Select from Candidates. For details on saving embroidery patterns, refer to “Saving the embroidery design” on page 22. For details on transferring designs to original cards, refer to “Transferring the design to an original card” on page 17. ■ Creating Beautiful Photo Embroidery → There are six patterns with different brightness and contrasts based on the original image. 8 • Select a photograph that shows a large image.
Tutorial Cross Stitch Function Cross Stitch embroidery patterns can be created from images. For example, clip art image can be used. Tutorial Step 1 Importing image data into Layout & Editing Step 2 Automatically converting an image to a cross-stitch pattern Step 1 Importing image data into Layout & Editing 2 Select Cross Stitch, then Color, and then click Next. Refer to “Importing image data into Layout & Editing” on page 20. Select the Tutorial_2 folder, and then select tulip.bmp as the image.
Tutorial 4 Click Finish. In this dialog box, stitches can be added, deleted or edited, and colors and the number of times each stitch is sewn can be specified. For this example, we will use the default settings. b Memo: It is possible to edit stitch by stitch in one unit of the cross stitch. c “If Cross Stitch (Color) is selected” on page 134. → The generated embroidery design is displayed. c 28 For details on saving embroidery patterns, refer to “Saving the embroidery design” on page 22.
Tutorial 3. Drawing Shapes to Create an Embroidery Design This section will describe how to draw various shapes and combine them to create an embroidery design. The Shape tools in Layout & Editing allow you to draw various shapes. Using these tools, we will draw the stem, leaves, flower and flower pot.
Tutorial (4) Click in the Line sew type selector, and then click Zigzag Stitch. b Memo: The color, sewing attributes and size can also be changed after the shape is drawn. (6) While holding down the Shift key, drag the pointer in the Design Page, as shown in the illustration. (5) Click the start point 1, and then doubleclick the end point 2. b Memo: To draw the shape while maintaining its height-to-width proportion, hold down the Shift key while dragging the pointer.
Tutorial 2 Flip the duplicated leaf horizontally. (1) Right-click the duplicated leaf. (2) Click Mirror, then Vertical. Step 3 Specifying hole sewing Now, we will draw the flower and a circle at the center. Then, we will apply a setting so that the overlapping areas are not sewn twice. 1 Draw the flower petals. (1) Click , then . (2) Select RED as the line color and Zigzag Stitch as the sew type. Drag the duplicated leaf to the left side of the stem.
Tutorial 3 Select the patterns where hole sewing is to be applied. (1) Click b Overlapped patterns can also be set so that the overlapping region is removed or they can be merged. . (2) Click the yellow circle, then while holding c down the Ctrl key, click the flower petals. (1) 1 (2) Memo: “Changing shapes of overlapped patterns” on page 75. Step 4 Applying a pattern to stitching Detailed line and region attribute settings can be specified from the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.
Tutorial (3) Drag the Density slider to specify 5.0 line/ mm. (7) Move the slider to specify 7.6 x 7.6 mm. (4) Drag the red arrow in Direction area to 90 degrees. (3) (4) b Memo: More detailed settings can be specified in Expert mode. c (2) “Specifying sewing attributes” on page 96. The effects of the specified settings can be previewed. This preview can be displayed/hidden by clicking the Show Hint/Hide Hint button. Click this button to return the attribute to its default setting.
Tutorial Step 5 Editing points and modifying shapes → The point is deleted to form a trapezoid. Now, we will delete one corner from the pentagon to create a flowerpot. 1 Draw the flowerpot. Drag the pointer in the Design Page, as shown in the illustration. This completes the pattern. c 2 Delete a point. (1) Click , then . (2) Click the shape for the flowerpot. → The points in the shape appear. (3) Right-click the top point to be deleted, and then click Delete.
Tutorial 4. Entering Text In this example, we will create an embroidery pattern for text. From Layout & Editing, various embroidery patterns can be created for text. This software is provided with 35 built-in fonts. TrueType fonts: TrueType fonts installed on your computer can be used to create embroidery patterns. Small fonts: These small fonts have sizes between 3 and 6 mm (0.12 and 0.24 inch). Because of their size, these fonts are useful for beautifully sewing small text.
Tutorial 4 Drag the pointer in the Design Page, as shown in the illustration. 4 Click OK. → The text appears in the Design Page. b Memo: The character font, size, color and sew type can be changed. c “Selecting text attributes” on page 81. Step 2 Entering text Step 3 Arranging text on a shape 1 Click , then . 1 Select the text and the circle. c 2 2 Click the Design Page. 3 From the keyboard, type in “ABCDE”. “Memo” on page 31.
Tutorial 3 Click OK. → The text is arranged along the circle. b Memo: • The arranged text can be moved to the desired location on the shape. Select only the text that is arranged on the shape, and then drag it along the shape (path) as shown below. Tutorial This completes the pattern. • The text can be arranged in a variety of ways. c “Specifying text arrangement” on page 87. • The text can be arranged on an arc using a different method. c c “Transforming text” on page 84.
Tutorial 5. Combining Embroidery Patterns In this example, we will create an original embroidery pattern by combining an embroidery pattern created from an image 1, an embroidery pattern created from entered text 2, and an embroidery pattern included with this software 3. At the same time, we will resize each embroidery pattern and rearrange them.
Tutorial 6 Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern of the tulip is created. 1 Click , then . Click the bottom edge of the tulip. Click 4 Click the text, and then click the lower-left point of “p”. 5 Place the pointer over “p” so that the shape of the pointer changes to , and then drag the character to the right to adjust the character spacing. , then . In the same way, move points of other characters to adjust the overall character spacing.
Tutorial Step 3 Adding an oval and adjusting the text 1 Click 2 Turn off line and region sewing. c 3 , then 5 Place the pointer over the oval or text so that the shape of the pointer changes to , right-click it, and then click Fit Text to Path Setting. 6 Select the other side check box, and then click OK. . “Drawing a circle” on page 35. Draw an oval and adjust its position. → The text is arranged along the inside of the circle.
Tutorial Step 4 Importing and rotating an embroidery pattern 5 Drag a rotation handle that appeared to adjust the angle of the pattern. Now, we will import the embroidery pattern for the butterfly, and then adjust its angle. 1 Click File, then Import. 2 Click . Design Library view button 3 has not been clicked, click it. This completes the pattern. From the Category selector, select Animals, and then drag the butterfly into the Design Page.
Tutorial 6. Print and Stitch In this example, we will create a design that combines embroidery and an image. We will import an image into Layout & Editing, and then create an embroidery design that combines it with the image. Next, we will print the image on an iron-on transfer sheet or printable fabric, and then use the embroidery machine to sew the embroidery on top of printed fabric. Print the background image on fabric.
Tutorial 5 Import the file Bear.pes. (3) Click , and then drag the rotation handle to adjust the angle of the pattern. Select the file Bear.pes by clicking the Documents (My Documents) folder, then PE-DESIGN 8, then Tutorial, then Tutorial_6. (4) Drag or a handle to adjust the size of the pattern. (3) Tutorial (4) c 6 “Importing embroidery designs” on page 48. c “Transforming text” on page 84, “Rotating patterns” on page 54. Enter the text. Select built-in font No. 30, and thread color DEEP ROSE.
Tutorial 2 Specify the print settings. 4 (1) Select the printer to be used. Check the image position. If any part of the image extends out of the print area, drag the image to adjust its position. (2) Under Paper and Orientation, select the appropriate settings for the iron-on transfer sheet or printable fabric to be printed on. (3) Select Image print mode. (4) Select Print the image on printable fablic or an iron-on transfer sheet.
Tutorial Step 3 Printing the positioning sheet Print a sheet for aligning the image and the embroidery. 1 Step 4 Embroidering 1 Specify the print settings. b (1) Under Paper and Orientation, select the appropriate settings for the paper to be printed on. (2) Select Print a sheet of paper for aligning the printed image and the embroidery. For details on transferring from iron-on transfer sheets, refer to the instructions for the iron-on transfer sheets. 2 Hoop the fabric in the embroidery frame.
Tutorial 5 Align the needle with the mark at the center of the positioning sheet. • If the embroidery machine has a built-in camera, press the start positioning button to detect the positioning mark and automatically align the embroidering position. • With other embroidery machines, manually align the positions. 6 After positioning is finished, remove the positioning sheet from the fabric. 7 Start the embroidery machine to embroider the pattern.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Layout & Editing Window 5 1 2 6 b 5 4 3 7 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 2 Sewing Attributes bar Sets the sewing attributes (color and sew type) of lines and regions in the pattern. 3 Tool Box Used to create, select and edit patterns. 4 Reference Window Displays all patterns in the work area, giving you an overview while you work on a detailed area. c “Viewing design in the reference window” on page 66.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) a Note: Opening a Layout & Editing file • If no files are listed, there are no .pes files in the selected folder. Select a folder containing a .pes file. • If the selected file is in a format other than the .pes format, the message “Unexpected file format” appears in the Preview box. An embroidery design that has previously been saved as a Layout & Editing file (.pes file) can be opened. Toolbar button: 1. Click 2. Select the drive and the folder. 3.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 3. Select the file icon for the design to be imported, and then click Import, or doubleclick the file icon. b Since .dst files do not contain thread color information, the colors are temporarily assigned when the design is imported into Layout & Editing. Therefore, the colors of an imported .dst file may not appear as expected. You can change the thread colors using functions in the Sewing Order/Lock dialog box.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Importing embroidery design from Design Center An embroidery design in Design Center can be imported directly into the Layout & Editing Design Page. “Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)” on page 153. c Toolbar button: 1. Start up Design Center and open the file. c 2. Click “Original Image Stage” on page 146 and “Opening a file” on page 155. , or click File, then Import from Design Center. 3.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Checking Embroidery Patterns Zooming Measuring the distance between two points You can zoom in to work on details of the embroidery pattern or you can zoom out to work on any part of the embroidery pattern that cannot be viewed in the work area. After clicking 1. Click 2. Move the pointer to the beginning of the part of the object, and then hold down the mouse button.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing Embroidery Designs This section describes various editing operations, such as moving, enlarging/reducing or rotating patterns. A pattern must first be selected before it can be edited. Selecting patterns 1. Click 2. Click the pattern. on the Tool Box. → Handles appear around the pattern. Moving patterns 1. Move the pointer over a selected pattern or group of selected patterns. 2. Drag the pattern to the desired location.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Aligning embroidery patterns 1. Select the patterns. 2. a Note: • Stamp settings remain independent from the patterns that they are applied to. If a pattern containing a stamp is edited, be sure to check the stamp after editing is finished. Click Edit, then Align, then Left, Center, Right, Top, Middle, or Bottom. → The selected patterns are aligned as shown below. c • Some patterns imported from embroidery cards cannot be scaled.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically Toolbar button: , Rotating patterns ■ Rotating manually 1. Select the pattern(s). Toolbar button: 2. Click Edit, then Mirror, then Horizontal, or 1. Select the pattern(s). 2. Click Edit, then Rotate, or click 3. Drag the rotation handle. click . . Click Edit, then Mirror, then Vertical, or click . 1. The handles are replaced by smaller squares. 2. The shape of pointer changes to 3.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Rotating numerically 1. Select the pattern(s). 2. 3. Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then Rotate. ■ Editing grouped patterns individually Even after patterns are grouped, they can be edited individually. 1. Type or select the desired rotation angle. To select a single pattern within a group, hold down the Alt key while clicking the pattern. To select multiple patterns within a group, hold down the Alt and Ctrl keys while clicking the patterns.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Reshaping Embroidery Patterns b Selecting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear 2. Click 3. Click the pattern. . . → The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. Memo: Multiple points can be selected in any of the following ways. • Drag the pointer. → All points within the box are selected. • Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the points. → Each point that is clicked is added to the selection.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Moving points 1. 2. Select the point. c “Selecting points” on page 56. Drag the point to the new location. Selected point • All of the selected points move in the same direction. • To move the point of a broken line, a curve, a manual punching pattern, or stitch data horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected point 0.5 mm (about 0.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Inserting points 2. New points can be inserted in order to change the shape of a pattern. In the case of a new point on a curve, you can also use the handle to reorient the tangent to the new point. 1. Click 2. Click the pattern. 3. Click the outline to add a point. , then Click Edit, then Delete, or press the Delete key to remove the point. Selected point . Delete Click Transforming straight lines into curves or curves into straight lines 1.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Smoothing out the path at a point 1. Select the point where the path is to be smoothed out. c 2. Transforming to a pointed path 1. c “Selecting points” on page 56. Click Edit, then Point, then To Smooth. 2. → The path at the point is smoothed out. “Selecting points” on page 56. Click Edit, then Point, then To Cusp. → The path is transformed to a pointed one at the selected point. Drag the path to adjust it. 3. Drag the path to adjust it.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) This is the exit point for the outline stitching. Stitching continues from this point to the next pattern. Moving entry/exit points and the center point ■ Moving the entry/exit points This is the entry point for the inside region stitching. The previous pattern is connected to this point. You can reposition the entry and exit points of objects created with the tools on the Tool Box in order to adjust the stitching.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) a Note: • Only entry and exit points for patterns created with the Circle or Arc, Rectangle and Outline tools can be optimized. • If the menu command Sew – Optimize Entry/Exit points is selected to optimize the entry and exit points, the entry and exit points cannot be moved with the Entry/ Exit point tool. ■ Moving the center point The center point for regions set to the concentric circle or radial stitch can be repositioned for a more decorative effect.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing a Stitch Pattern In stitch patterns, stitches appears as solid lines ( ), and jump stitches appear as dotted lines ( b Converting objects to a stitch pattern 1. 2. Memo: • If any part of grouped objects, objects set for hole sewing, and text arranged on shapes is selected, all objects in the entire group are converted to stitch patterns.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b b Memo: • Press the Ctrl and Home keys. → The entry point of the first thread color is selected. • Press the Ctrl and End keys. → The exit point of the last thread color is selected. • Select at least one point in a given color, and then press the Home key. → The entry point of the color is selected. • Select at least one point in a given color, and then press the End key. → The exit point of the color is selected.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Splitting off parts of a stitch pattern 1. Click b 5. Double-click in the Design Page to specify the section to be split off. 6. Edit the cutoff section as desired. a Note: on the Tool Box. • Only one cutoff section can be specified from the pattern at one time. Repeat the procedure for each piece of the pattern that you want to cut off.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Displaying a preview of the embroidery Once the embroidery design is complete, you can display a preview of it in order to see how the stitching is connected, or you can display a realistic preview of it in order to see how the design will appear once it is sewn. ■ Preview 2. To leave the realistic preview display, repeat step 1., or press the Esc key. a Note: • The embroidery design cannot be edited while the realistic preview is displayed.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) : Reverses the stitching by the number of stitches specified in the stitches/ step selector. Checking the stitching : Advances the stitching by the number of stitches specified in the stitches/ step selector. The actual stitching as it will be performed by the embroidery machine can be viewed using the stitch simulator. *: Returns to the beginning of the design in the previous hoop section. Toolbar button: 1.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Zooming The Reference Window can be switched to display either the entire Design Page or only the embroidery pattern. 1. ■ Scaling the display area frame 1. Move the pointer over a corner of the display area frame. 2. Click . Drag the corner to adjust the display area frame to the desired size. → The image displayed in the Reference Window changes.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Specifying the Design Page Size and Color The color and size of the Design Page in addition to the color of the background can be changed. You can select a Design Page size according to the size of hoop that you will be using with your embroidery machine. You can also specify a custom size for the Design Page for embroidery patterns that will be split and embroidered in multiple sections. 1. Click Option, then Design Page Property. 2.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Changing Application Settings Changing the grid settings A grid of dotted lines or solid lines can be displayed or hidden, and the spacing for the grid can be adjusted. 1. Click Display, then Grid Setup. 2. To display the grid, select the Show Grid check box. To hide the grid, clear the Show Grid check box. Changing the measurement units (mm or inch) The measurements for values displayed in the application can be in either millimeters or inches. 1.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Drawing Shapes Rectangles, rectangles with rounded corners, and curved patterns (regular circles, ovals, arcs, fan shapes, and arc & strings) can be drawn by using the Rectangle, Circle or Arc tools. b Memo: • You can change the color and sew type either before or after drawing the shape. c “Setting the thread color and sew type” on page 94. c “Specifying sewing attributes” on page 96.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Drag the pointer to draw a rectangle with corners of the currently specified radius. Example 1 Edge radius: 0.0 mm Arc Example 2 Edge radius: 20.0 mm Click at start point. b Memo: Even if an object drawn with the Rectangle tool is selected, the Edge radius selector appears so that the setting for the radius of the corners can be changed. Move to end point. Click at end point.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Fan 2. Click the button for the shape to be drawn. 3. Drag the pointer in the Design Page. The point where you start dragging is considered a corner of an imaginary rectangle around the shape. The point where you release the mouse button is the diagonally opposite point of the shape. The shape will fit inside this imaginary rectangle. Click at start point.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) : When a template image is displayed, End point click along the outlines of the image to draw closed lines tracing the image. (Shortcut key: C ) Start point Open line Closed line : When a template image is displayed, click along the outlines of the image to draw open lines tracing the image. (Shortcut key: C ) : Drag the pointer to draw a closed freehand line. This closed line crosses itself, so the regions will not be filled.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 2. Click in the Design Page to specify the next point. b Memo: • You can freely switch between the different line types either by clicking a different button or by pressing the shortcut key. • When drawing a straight line, hold down the Shift key while moving the pointer to draw vertically or horizontally. • A template image is needed in order to draw using the Semi-Automatic tool. If there is no image, this tool will draw like the Straight Line tool.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Preventing overlapping stitching (hole sewing) • Once a pair of patterns has been set for hole sewing, they will move together if you try to move one of the patterns. • When setting hole sewing to three or more objects, first set hole sewing to two objects. After this, select the first two grouped objects and the next one object and repeat the hole sewing setting.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) • When partially overlapped ■ Merging Overlapped patterns can be merged together. When this is applied to multiple patterns, the color and sew type of the last pattern drawn (topmost pattern) is applied to the merged pattern. 1. Select two or more overlapped patterns. 2. Click Sew, then Merge. → All of the selected patterns are merged together. • When enclosed → If this cannot be applied to the selected patterns, an error message appears.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching) When fill stitches or satin stitches have been specified for region sewing, the angle of the stitching over the region is either all in the same direction or in a direction depending on the shape. However, if the Manual Punch tools are used, the sewing angle can be adjusted as desired to create patterns that appear more like manual embroidery.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) The following example shows how the Manual Punch tools are used to draw a beard over image of the reindeer (Rudolph.bmp), which is used as a template. The template and finished pattern are provided in the following folder. Documents (My Documents)\PE-DESIGN8\ Sample\Layout & Editing\Manual Punch : This is used for semi-automatically creating straight block-type punching patterns.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 5. Click in the Design Page to specify points 1 (start point) through 12. 8. Click in the Design Page to specify points 24 through 48. 12 11 48 46 44 42 32 40 38 36 24 28 34 26 30 10 8 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 27 Memo: To remove the last point that was entered, press the BackSpace key, or click the right mouse button. 9.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Adding Text 4. Entering text/Small text 1. Click 2. → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears, containing a chart with all characters available with the selected font. on the Tool Box. → Three buttons appear: Click or Click in the Design Page. . . : Text : Small text → The Sewing Attributes bar appears. 5. Type the text. b 3. Memo: • You can change the font, text size, color, and sew type either before or after creating the text.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) a Note: Precautions for small text • Reduce the thread tension to less than what is used when embroidering normal designs. • Sew at a speed slower than what is used when embroidering normal designs. (For details on adjusting the thread tension and sewing speed, refer to the Instruction Manual provided with your embroidery machine.) • For best results when sewing small font patterns, do not cut the jump stitches between the characters.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) • Custom Fonts Text PEF files created with Font Creator and saved in the MyFont folder where PE-DESIGN was installed appear as user-defined fonts after the fonts listed in the table above. The UD icon appears on custom fonts. c “Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)” on page 225 in the Instruction Manual (PDF format). • TrueType Fonts The names and samples of installed TrueType fonts appear after the Custom Fonts.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Text Size 1. Click in the Text Size selector. Specifying text attributes Various character attributes for text can be set in the Text Attribute Setting dialog box. The settings are applied to the text pattern each time the settings are changed. 2. Type the desired height and press the 1. Select the text or small text. 2. Click Text, then Text Attribute Setting. Enter key, or click the desired value.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 0.0 mm Character Spacing Sets the spacing between all characters. Line Spacing Sets the spacing between lines as a percentage of the character height. 2. Select the Transform check box, and then click the transformation shape button. 2.0 mm 100% 150% Left → Depending on the selected shape, a Alignment Aligns several lines of text to the left, center or right. dotted line and Center or appear around the text.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Selecting characters The font, character size, thread color, sew type and other attributes can be changed for each character that is selected. 1. Click 2. Click the text or small text. , then . → The points in the text appear as small empty squares. 3. To select a single character, click the point for the character.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Changing the character spacing 1. Place the pointer onto the character body other than the handles and drag the character horizontally. ■ Changing the vertical offset 1. Bring the pointer onto the lower 2. Drag the handle vertically. → The character outline displayed with dotted lines moves. → The character outline displayed with dotted lines moves. 2. When you release the mouse button, the character spacing is changed.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Rotating the characters b Specifying text arrangement Memo: Monogram characters can not be rotated. A line of text can be arranged along a path. 1. Bring the pointer onto the c handle. “Drawing Shapes” on page 70. Toolbar button: 2. 1. Select the text or small text and a path. 2. Click Drag the handle. → The character outline displayed with dotted lines rotates. When you release the mouse button, the character angle is changed.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Horizontal Alignment Sets the distribution of characters along the path. Vertical Alignment Sets the distance between the text and the path. Text Orientation Sets the orientation of the characters relative to the path. the other side Sets the side for arrangement. ■ Canceling text arrangement The text arrangement on a path can be cancelled. 2. Click , or click Text, then Release Text from Path. Toolbar button: 1.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Specifying TrueType text attributes Various character attributes, such as the style, can be specified for TrueType fonts converted to an embroidery pattern. 1. Select the TrueType text. 2. Click Text, then TrueType Font Attribute Setting. Converting text to outline pattern Text in a TrueType font can be converted to an outline pattern. 1. Select text in a TrueType font. 2. Click Text, then Convert to Outline Object.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Entering Monograms The monogram function allows you to create monograms composed of one to three or less uppercase letters and arrange a decorative pattern around them. 1. Click → Three buttons appear: 2. Click b on the Tool Box. . • You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table, then clicking Insert, or simply by double-clicking it. • You can enter up to three uppercase characters with the monogram function. .
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern to the desired size. c ■ Monogram Size 1. Click in the Monogram Size selector. “Scaling patterns” on page 53. • The shape of the pointer changes to when the selected object can be moved. 10. If necessary, change the thread color and sew 2. Enter key, or click the desired value. type in the Sewing Attributes bar for the monogram.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 4. Click OK. → The edited monogram pattern is displayed in the Design Page. c “Entering Monograms” on page 90. ■ Editing single characters The thread color, character size, character spacing and vertical offset for each letter in a monogram can be specified in the same way that attributes are specified for text patterns. The characters cannot be rotated.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions The Sewing Attributes bar allows you to set the following attributes: Geometric attributes Edge radius: Sets the corner radius of rectangles. “Rectangle with rounded corners” on page 70. • geometric attributes (rectangle edge radius, and path shape) c • text attributes (font, size) Path shape: Opens and closes broken lines and curves. “Changing the attributes of line ends” on page 74.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Setting the thread color and sew type All patterns can be assigned at least one color and sew type. Patterns with an outline and an inside region can be assigned two different thread colors and sew types. If a gradation is applied to an area, an additional color can be specified to create a blending effect. (For details on gradations, refer to “Creating a gradation/blending” on page 115.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Color Click this button to set the thread color for outlines, inside regions, texts and manual punching patterns. 1. Click the Color button. • Palette mode b Memo: At the top of the Thread Color dialog box for TrueType font character patterns and outline data, you can select the type of stitching (Line, Region1 or Region2) whose color is being selected.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) APPLIQUE POSITION marks the position on the backing material where the appliqué must be sewn. APPLIQUE sews the appliqué on the backing material. b Memo: By using the Applique Wizard, appliqués can easily be created. c “Creating appliqués (Applique Wizard)” on page 137. ■ Sew type Specifying sewing attributes Various sewing attributes for lines and regions can be set in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box. 1.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 1 Click to return to the default setting. 2 Click to switch the mode. 3 Click to load/save the sewing settings. 4 Click to switch between displaying and hiding the hint view. 5 Hint view With each change in the settings, a preview of the stitching can be checked here. b Memo: The sewing attributes displayed in the dialog box depend on the selected sew type. 3.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Line sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Zigzag stitch Under sewing To specify underlay stitching, select the check box. Use underlay stitching to prevent shrinking during stitching. Zigzag width Specify the width of the satin stitching. Density Specify the stitch density as the number of threads per millimeter. Half Stitch To specify half stitching, select the check box.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Motif stitch Select a pattern for the motif stitch. Click to display the Browse dialog box. Select a folder, and then select the desired pattern (.pmf file) from the list of patterns that appears. 1 Smaller Larger 1 Height (vertical length) Short Tall Short Long 2 Width (horizontal length) Specify the pattern height. Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 2 Specify the pattern size.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) E/V stitch Select the E stitch or the V stitch. E Stitch 1 2 1 Interval Specify the distance between strokes. 2 Stroke width Specify the stroke height. 3 Run pitch Specify the run pitch (length of one stitch) of the line. 3 Run time(s) Specify the number of times the line is sewn. Stroke time(s) Specify the number of times each stroke is sewn. Arrange Specify the stroke direction (inside/ outside).
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Region sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Satin stitch To specify underlay stitching, select the check box, and then specify settings for the following attributes. Use underlay stitching to prevent shrinking during stitching. Specify the type of underlay stitching to be sewn.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Specify the sewing direction course. This cannot be specified for text and manual punching patterns. Constant: Sews at a fixed angle. Drag Constant or select a value to specify the angle. Direction Variable Variable:Automatically varies the sewing direction according to the shape of the region. Off To specify half stitching, select the check box.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Fill stitch Under sewing Density c “Satin stitch” on page 101. Direction Stitch Type Specify the shape of the returning ends of the stitching. This cannot be specified if the sewing direction is set to variable. Half Stitch Step pitch c “Half Stitch” and “Running Stitch Path” on page 102. Short Long 0% 50% Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Running Stitch Path Specify the stitching pitch (length of one stitch).
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. 1 2 1 Height (vertical length) Specify the pattern height. 2 Width (horizontal length) Specify the pattern width.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Piping stitch Stitching is created to run through the length of blocks. Specify the sewing angle. 135° Drag or select a value to specify the angle. This cannot be specified for manual punching patterns. Direction 90° 45° 180° 225° 0° 270° 315° Specify settings for the following if the motif stitch pattern is not used. Density Frequency Use Motif Fine Short Long 0% 50% Specify the run pitch of the lines. Specify the shift in the stitches.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Motif stitch Motif Pattern1 only Select the pattern to be used for the motif stitch. Pattern1 only: Only pattern 1 is used. Pattern2 only: Only pattern 2 is used. Pattern1 and 2: Patterns 1 and 2 are used to sew alternating rows of each pattern. Pattern1/Pattern2 Pattern2 only Pattern1 and 2 Specify settings for each pattern. Type and size of the motif stitch patterns H-Arrange V-Arrange c “Motif stitch” in the “Line sewing attributes” on page 99.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Cross stitch Size Specify the horizontal and vertical size of the grid Smaller pattern. In Expert mode, specify the value in millimeters or counts. If the value is specified in only one of the measurement units, it is automatically converted and displayed in the other measurement units. Times Select Single, Double or Triple as the number of times that the pattern is sewn. Sews twice per time.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Stippling stitch Run pitch Short Specify the run pitch (length of one stitch). This cannot be specified if the motif stitch is The turns are used. smoother. Spacing Specify the spacing between adjacent stitches. Use Motif To use a motif stitch in the pattern, select the check box, and then specify settings for the following attributes. Long The turns are more angled. Narrow Wide The pattern is finer. The pattern is coarser.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Region sewing attributes c Notes on programmable fill stitches and stamps When setting the sew type and pattern directions of a programmable fill stitch or a stamp, lines will not be sewn if the sew type and pattern direction settings cause a stitch to be sewn in the same direction as a line in the stitch pattern.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Deleting a group of settings from the list 1. In the Load/Save Default Settings dialog box, select the group of settings to be deleted. Editing user thread color lists User thread charts can be created and edited to contain a list of threads that are used most often or a list of all threads that you have. Thread data from system thread charts can be included or new thread data can be added. 1. 2.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Deleting a chart 1. From the User Thread Chart selector, select the chart. ■ Adding an item from a thread chart 1. From the Thread Chart selector, select the brand of thread. 2. 2. Click Delete Chart. → The following message appears. From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, click the thread colors. b Memo: To add multiple items, hold down the Shift or Ctrl keys while selecting thread colors. 3. 3. Click Yes to delete the selected chart.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Adding a new item 1. Click New Item. 2. 5. Click OK to add the new item to the user thread chart. To create a new color, click Mix. → A dialog box similar appears. b Memo: An asterisk (*) appears in front of the index number for items created or edited by the user. ■ Deleting an item 3. Specify the color, and then click OK to add the specified color to the Edit Thread dialog box. 4.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Editing an item ■ Changing the order of items An item registered in the list for a user thread chart can be edited to change the color or thread number. From the list for the user thread chart, select the item to be moved, and then click Up or Down to change the order of the item. 1. From the list for the user thread chart, select the item to be edited, and then click Edit Item. 2. Edit the item details in the same way as adding an item.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing Regions 5. Applying and editing Stamps Stamps can be applied to regions of objects drawn with the Rectangle, Circle or Arc tools, Shape tools, Outline tools, Text tools and the Manual Punch tools and that have the satin stitch, fill stitch and programmable fill stitch applied. Some stamp patterns are provided with this application. b “Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)” on page 205.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Editing a stamp 1. Click • To move a stamp, drag it to another location within the object or partially positioned on the object. on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: 2. Click • To delete the stamp, select the menu command Edit – Delete, or press the Delete key. . . b → Stamps that have been applied are indicated by pink dotted lines. 3. • When an object with a stamp applied is moved or rotated, the stamp is also moved or rotated.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 5. Move the sliders to adjust the density of the gradation pattern. b Memo: The preview area shows the setting changes that you make. 6. To blend two colors, select the Use additional color check box, click under Use additional color. Select a color in the Thread Color dialog box that appeared, and then click OK. 7. Click OK. b Memo: • If the Use additional color check box is cleared, the gradation settings are applied to the remaining color.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/ Lock The sewing order of an embroidery pattern can be viewed or changed. In addition, from the same dialog box, the color and sew type for each color can be changed, or the embroidery pattern can be locked. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click Sew, then Sewing Order/Lock. Selecting a pattern 1. Select a pattern in the Sewing Order/Lock dialog box.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing the sewing order The sewing order can be changed by selecting the frame containing the pattern, then dragging the frame to the new location. A vertical red line appears, indicating the position where the frame is being moved. Changing colors The color of the objects for each color can be changed. The thread colors can also be changed in stitch patterns. The procedure for changing colors in an embroidery pattern is described below. 1. 2.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Changing sewing attributes The sew type for the objects in each color can be changed. 1. Select a pattern in the Sewing Order/Lock dialog box. 2. Click Sew, then Sewing Attribute Setting. c “Layout & Editing Window” on page 47. → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears. 3. Change the sew type. c “Sew type” and “Specifying sewing attributes” are on page 96.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Importing Image Data An imported image is needed to create an embroidery pattern, a template for manual punching, or as a pattern that can be printed onto iron-on paper. An image can be imported using any of the following four methods. 1 From a file 2 From a scanner or digital camera 3 From a portrait image 4 From the Clipboard a Note: Only one image can be added to the work area. If you try to display a different image, it will replace the previous one.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) a Note: b For information on using the driver interface, refer to the help manual for that interface, or contact the manufacturer of the interface. • To change both sides of a part together, such as the eyes or ears, select the Change Both Left and Right check box.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Importing image data from the clipboard Image data can be imported into the Design Page from the Clipboard. This allows you to import an image without saving it first. 1. Click Image, then Input, then from Clipboard. a Note: This can only be done when there is image data on the Clipboard. → The image is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: The image is displayed with a resolution of 100 dpi for both the height and width.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Changing the Image Settings Moving an image: Changing the display of the background image The image that remains in the work area can be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the image can be displayed. 1. Click Image, then Display Image, and then select the desired setting. 1. Move the pointer over the image. 2. Drag the image to the desired location. Scaling an image: 1. Move the pointer over one of the handles. 2.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Saving the image data The image can be saved as a file or outputted to the Clipboard. ■ Saving as a file 1. Click Image, then Output, then to File. 2. Select the drive, the folder and the format in which you want to save the image data. 3. Type in the file name. b Memo: The image data can be saved in either of the following formats: Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.jpg). 4. Click Save to save the data. ■ Outputting to the Clipboard 1.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Image to Stitch Wizard) The Image to Stitch Wizard gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern. 4. Toolbar button: 1. If no image is displayed in the Design Page, use one of the commands on the Input submenu of the Image menu to display the image. c “Importing Image Data” on page 120.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Automatically converting an image to an embroidery pattern (Auto Punch) After changing the settings, click Retry to display the image with the new settings applied. If Retry is not clicked, the new settings are not applied. A tutorial describing basic operations is also available. c “Auto Punch Function” on page 20 ■ If Auto Punch is selected 1. Select the desired settings. 2. To convert the regions to lines, click Create Lines. 3.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • If necessary, in the Omit Region Colors list and Omit Line Colors list, click the colors to select whether or not they will be sewn. You can select whether or not areas will be sewn by selecting their colors. Automatically converting a photo to an embroidery pattern (Photo Stitch 1/Photo Stitch 2) ■ If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is selected A tutorial describing basic operations is also available. 1.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Pattern edited with the round mask 3. In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next. 4. Adjust the image size and position. • Drag the image to the desired position. • Drag the handle to adjust the image to the desired size. • Embroidery pattern size that will be created can be checked in the lower left corner of the dialog box.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 7. In the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box, click Update Preview. → The previewed image is updated. 8. 4. Click Next. 5. Adjust the image size and position. c Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. 6. Click Next. 7. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is selected 6. Click Next. The basic operations for this function are the same as those for the Photo Stitch 1 (Color) function. 7. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. 1. From the list at the left side of the dialog box, select the desired shape that the image will be trimmed to (mask). c 2. 3. 4. 8.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Sewing Option Detail Specifies how detailed the created embroidery pattern will be. Selecting a setting closer to Fine creates more details in the pattern and increases the number of stitches. (The stitches will overlap) Run Pitch Sets the sewing pitch. The pattern is created with this setting value as the minimum length. When the value is lowered, the sewing pitch will be shortened, resulting in finer stitching.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b 4. Memo: c About the Manual Select dialog box • To move the color selected in the Color List to the Use Color List, click Add. • To delete the color selected in the Use Color List, click Remove. • The thread colors in the Color List and Use Color List are listed, in order, starting from the brightest. This order is the sewing order and cannot be changed. • The maximum number of colors that can be added to the Use Color List is 50.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is selected 1. From the list at the left side of the dialog box, 7. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. select the desired shape that the image will be trimmed to (mask). c 2. 4. c 8. Click Update Preview. → The previewed image is updated. See step 2. on page 127. Click Next. Adjust the image size and position. c See step 4. on page 128. 9. Click Finish.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Color Option Color You can select the brand of thread to use with the Color Set function. The colors will be selected automatically Thread Chart correspond with the Color Set selection. A user thread chart can also be selected. Color Set If Auto Select is selected, the most appropriate four colors will automatically be selected. Selecting a different option specifies the four colors used when creating the embroidery pattern.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b 3) Clicking/dragging to add/delete stitches ♦ For cross-stitches Clicking a box: Adds one stitch. ♦ For backstitches Clicking an edge of a box: Adds one stitch at the edge. Clicking a diagonal line in a box: Adds one stitch on the diagonal. ♦ For both cross-stitches and backstitches Dragging the pointer: Adds consecutive stitches. Right-clicking/dragging with the right mouse button held down: Deletes one stitch/deletes consecutive stitches.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ If Cross Stitch (Sepia) is selected 1. Adjust the brightness and contrast of the image. The top slider is used to adjust the brightness. Move the slider to the right to increase the brightness or to the left to decrease the brightness. The bottom slider is used to adjust the contrast. Move the slider to the right to increase the contrast or to the left to decrease the contrast. 2. Click Sepia or Gray to select the color tone. 3. Click Next. 4.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Creating appliqués (Applique Wizard) Checking embroidery design information The Applique Wizard provides instructions for easily creating appliqués. A tutorial describing basic operations is also available. c 1. “Creating Appliqués” on page 174 in the Instruction Manual (PDF format). Select a pattern with a closed shape, such as a circle or square. b Memo: 2. Click Sew, then Applique Wizard. 3.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Saving and Printing 3. Saving → The new file name appears in the title bar of the Layout & Editing window. ■ Overwriting Once the image or design has been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later. Toolbar button: 1. Click Click Save to save the data. ■ Outputting design in a different format The data shown in the Design Page can be exported as a file of a different format (.dst, .hus, .exp, .pcs, .vip, .
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Writing an embroidery design to an original card You can save a displayed embroidery design onto an original card in order to transfer it to a embroidery machine. b Memo: For details on writing two or more files to an original card, refer to “Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original Card” on page 194 in the Instruction Manual (PDF format).
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 3. Click OK. → The message “Now transmitting” appears while the current embroidery design is transferred to the original card, and then the following message appears. 4. Specifying the sewing area The sewing area can be specified. 1. Click Sew, then Select Sewing Area. 2. Select the desired sewing area (Design Page area or Use existing design area). 3. Click OK. Click OK to close the message.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Printing Design Page (on your screen) For details on printing when combining print and embroidery, also refer to the tutorial. c “6. Print and Stitch” on page 42. ■ Specifying print settings Before printing, you may need to change the print settings for the embroidery design files. Click File, then Print Setup. 2. Under Paper and Orientation, select the appropriate settings. 3. To print the embroidery pattern, select Embroidery print mode.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Print option 4. Print image: Select this check box to print the image imported into the Design Page in addition to the embroidery pattern. However, any part of the image extending out of the print area for the embroidery will not be printed. Print sewing area box & center axes: Select this check box to print black lines to indicate the sewing area (refer to “Specifying the sewing area” on page 140) and the center axes for the data.
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Checking the print image You can preview the contents of the Design Page before printing. 1. Click File, then Print Preview. → The print image is displayed. Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) c “Specifying print settings” on page 141, “Printing” on page 143 and “Checking embroidery design information” on page 137. ■ Printing You can print the Design Page together with its sewing information. 1. Click File, then Print. 2.
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Basic Design Center Operations Creating an Embroidery Design From an Image Design Center is used to create an embroidery design from an image. During this procedure, the image design can be modified, the outlines and regions can be edited in detail, and sewing attributes can be specified. The most appropriate images to use are those with few and distinct colors. Images or photos that are intricate or have gradations are not suitable since it is difficult to extract their outlines.
Basic Design Center Operations Step 1 Original Image Stage 5 → The selected color appears in a box on the right side, and appears in the check box to show that the color is selected. We will import an image and convert it to a line image. 1 2 Click , and then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN 8, then Tools, then Design Center. Click In the Cut out to Line Image dialog box, click the colors to be used for the outlines (embroidery lines).
Basic Design Center Operations Step 2 Line Image Stage In Line Image Stage, lines can be easily edited. Lines can be drawn freehand with pen tools and can easily be erased with the eraser tool. 1 3 When the line image is finished, click click Stage, then To Figure Handle. 4 Click OK. , or To erase a line, right-click with a Pen tool selected, or hold down the right mouse button and drag the pointer. Lines can also be erased with .
Basic Design Center Operations Step 3 Figure Handle Stage Points in the figure handle image can be moved, added or deleted to change the design. Sewing attributes cannot be applied to regions if the region is not completely enclosed in an outline. In this stage, fully enclose areas to be sewn as regions. ■ Adding lines to the figure handle image 1 Click 2 Click in the Design Page to specify the start point, and then click in the Design Page to specify the next point.
Basic Design Center Operations ■ Reshaping outlines 1 Click 2 Click an outline. 5 To change the shape of the line, drag the point. on the Tool Box. → The selected line appears in pink, and the points appear as small squares. b Memo: If multiple points are selected, all of the points will be moved or deleted. To select additional points, hold down the Ctrl key and click each point, or drag the pointer over the points. Point Point at the end of line 3 To add a point, click the outline.
Basic Design Center Operations 2 While holding down the Alt key, drag the selected point to the other point that you want to connect to it. → The shape of the pointer changes to , and a red square appears when the two points are overlapping. Step 4 Sew Setting Stage We are now going to apply sewing attributes to the different parts of the outline to create the embroidery pattern. ■ Using the Reference Window This allows you to select colors while checking the colors in the original image.
Basic Design Center Operations 6 For When using , click the region where the sewing attributes are to be applied. Region sew type selector 2 Click 3 Click the desired color. . → The sewing attributes are specified. Click in a sew type selector, and then select the desired sew type. 5 When using or , click the outline where the sewing attributes are to be applied. To change the sewing attributes, repeat steps 1 through 6. → The sewing attributes are specified.
Basic Design Center Operations a Note: Sewing attributes for region cannot be applied to open regions (regions not fully enclosed in an outline), as shown in the illustration below. ■ Importing into Layout & Editing The embroidery pattern created in Design Center can be imported into Layout & Editing, where it can be edited and combined with other embroidery patterns. a Note: If the sewing attributes of an outline or region are not set, the embroidery pattern cannot be imported.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Design Center Window 1 2 3 6 5 4 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 2 Sewing Attributes bar Sets the sewing attributes (color and sew type) of the lines and regions in the pattern (only in the Sew Setting stage) 3 Tool Box Used to select and edit the image or pattern. Original Image Stage has no Tool Box; the other stages all have a different tools in the Tool Box.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Original Image Stage 4 Open PEM Click this button when you want to edit a saved .pem file (saved in the Figure Handle Stage or the Sew Setting Stage). Clicking this button displays the Open dialog box so that a .pem file can be selected. 5 Most Recently Used Files A list of the most recently edited files are displayed. From the list, click the name of the file, and then click Open.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Opening an image Tips for scanning illustrations for Design Center When you click the From Image button in the How do you want to produce embroidery? dialog box, the From Image dialog box appears. 1 3 2 4 • If the outline is not clear, trace the outline on tracing paper. • Better scanning results may be produced by reducing the tone of the image. Opening a file A file can be opened directly without using the wizard.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Line Image Stage After opening the image, continue to the Line Image Stage, where the color(s) that will be used to create the line image (outline of the image) will be selected. In the Line Image Stage, you can edit the image using the pen and eraser tools. You may also want to use these tools to create outlines that are easier to draw by hand, for example, free-hand writing.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 4. Click OK. b Memo: If you do not like the result, click to go back to the Original Image Stage, and then create the line image again. Drawing a new line image freehand Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then New Line Image. → A new Design Page immediately appears in the Line Image Stage.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Figure Handle Stage After creating the outline, which is simply a collection of dots (or pixels) in the Line Image Stage, continue to the Figure Handle Stage, where the dots are automatically connected to create lines that can be edited. In the Figure Handle Stage, you can use the Point Edit tool to move, delete and insert points, or you can use the Line tool to draw lines. Changing settings for converting to outlines 3.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) b Memo: To create outline data from a part of the image, select the specific area by clicking Pick Area, then dragging the pointer (+) to draw a selection frame around the area to be selected. 5. Click OK. Specifying the Design Page size a Note: 1. Click Option, then Design Page Property. 2. Select the Design Page size.
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. b Memo: 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.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Drawing a broken line 2. To display the grid, select the Show Grid check box. To hide the grid, clear the Show Grid check box. 3. To set the grid spacing, type or select a value in the Grid interval box. 4. To display the grid as solid lines, select the with Axes check box. To display the grid as dots (intersecting points of the grid) , clear the with Axes check box. 5. Click OK to apply the changes and to close the dialog box.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) ■ Zooming The Reference Window can be switched to display either the entire Design Page or only the embroidery pattern. 1. ■ Scaling the display area frame 1. Move the pointer over a corner of the display area frame. 2. Click the Pan/Zoom tab, click . Drag the corner to adjust the display area frame to the desired size.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Sew Setting Stage After editing the outline in the Figure Handle Stage, continue to the Sew Setting Stage, where the sewing attributes can be set. Use the zooming tools available to display the pattern enlarged or reduced. b Memo: • You can change the color and sew type either before or after applying sewing attributes to the region. c “Color” on page 165 and “Sew type” on page 165. c “Specifying sewing attributes” on page 165.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) b b Memo: • Although a region may seem closed, if the sewing attributes cannot be specified for the region, the region may not actually be closed. To find the opening in the region, use the line drawing mode in the Figure Handle Stage to divide the region into smaller regions, and then check which region sewing attributes cannot be applied to in the Sew Setting Stage. • Point edit mode is useful for closing regions.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) ■ Region sew / Line sew switches on/off region sewing; 3. switches → The new color is displayed on the Region color button or Line color button. on/off line sewing. b b Memo: When line sewing or region sewing is switched off, the lines or regions are not sewn. 1. Clicking the button switches between the two settings. Click the button to switch on or off sewing.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Beginner mode: For line sewing Hide Hint/Show Hint: For region sewing Click to switch between displaying and hiding the hint view. With each change in the sewing attributes, a preview of the stitching can be checked here. b Memo: • The sewing attributes displayed in the dialog box depend on the selected sew type. 2. Expert mode: For line sewing To display only basic sewing attributes and simpler settings, click To Beginner mode.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) ■ Creating a gradation With a satin stitch, fill stitch or programmable fill stitch, the density of the color can be adjusted at various locations to create a custom gradation pattern. 1. In Expert mode of the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box, select the Gradation check box. 2. Click Pattern. 3. To select a preset gradation pattern, click the desired pattern under Select pattern.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Preventing overlapping stitching of regions (hole sewing) By specifying hole sewing, the stitching in overlapping regions will not be sewn twice. Hole sewing can be set only when one region completely encloses another. 1. Click 2. Click the region that completely encloses another region. on the Tool Box. Applying stamps Stamps created with Programmable Stitch Creator can be applied to regions in the Sew Setting Stage of Design Center.
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 3. To view the sewing order of multiple patterns of the same color, select the frame, and then click the Part tab. → The individual patterns with the same color appear in different frames. Saving embroidery patterns The file can be saved at each stage. ■ Overwriting 1. Click , or click File, then Save. → The file is saved. 4. 5.
About the Instruction Manual (PDF Format) For details on Design Database, Programmable Stitch Creator and Font Creator, refer to the Instruction Manual (PDF format). For a better understanding of the PE-DESIGN operations, an advanced tutorial, tips and techniques, and lists of menus/tools for each application are provided in the Instruction Manual (PDF format). In addition, this manual contains a troubleshooting section. Refer to this section if you have any problems while using this software.
Tutorial (Advanced) Entering Monograms Using the monogram function, ornamented characters arranged in a decorative pattern can be created. This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. The sample file for this tutorial can be found at the following location. Documents(My Documents)\PE-DESIGN 8\Tutorial\Tutorial_7 Step 1 Creating monograms Step 2 Changing the font and character size Step 3 Changing the thread color and sew type Step 4 Adjusting the size and position of the decorati
Tutorial (Advanced) 6 Click a decorative pattern to select it, and then click Select. 7 Click OK. 2 Change the font by clicking on the pulldown arrow and selecting a font. Monogram font Monogram font sample name → The monogram is displayed in the Design Page with the selected decorative pattern. b Memo: Diamond and Script are fonts exclusively for monograms. You can also use the built-in fonts or TrueType fonts. (For more details, refer to “Entering Monograms” on page 90.
Tutorial (Advanced) 2 To select a single character, click the point for the character that you want to select. Step 4 Adjusting the size and position of the decorative pattern The size and position of the decorative pattern can be adjusted. 3 Click 1 Click 2 Move the pointer over one of the handles of the selected pattern. . Then Click the decorative pattern. . Clicking a color in the color palette changes the thread color for the selected character.
Tutorial (Advanced) Creating Appliqués The Applique Wizard provides instructions for easily creating appliqués. This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. When creating appliqués, data will be specified in the following order. 1 Applique Material 2 Applique Position 3 Tack down 4 Covering Stitch For details on embroidering appliqués, refer to the Operation Manual included with the machine. The sample file for this tutorial can be found at the following location.
Tutorial (Advanced) 3 The Applique Position, (guideline for attaching the appliqué piece) is set to be sewn automatically. 4 Under Tack down, select whether (Yes) or not (No) the appliqué is to be basted onto the base fabric. If Yes is selected, select the basting stitch from the selector. You can also select which stitch (Satin Stitch, E Stitch or V Stitch) to use for the basting. Satin Stitch Click OK to finish the Applique Wizard and display the design in the Design Page.
Tutorial (Advanced) Creating Split Embroidery Designs Layout & Editing has a function for creating split embroidery designs when the embroidery pattern being created is larger than the embroidery hoop. The sample file for this tutorial can be found at the following location. Documents(My Documents)\PE-DESIGN 8\Tutorial\Tutorial_9 Step 1 Specifying the Design Page size in Layout & Editing Step 2 Creating the embroidery design Step 3 Checking the embroidering order Step 4 Attaching stabilizer to the f
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 2 Creating the embroidery design For this example, we will use one of the lace embroidery patterns provided with the software. 1 Click File, then Import or click . Step 3 Checking the embroidering order Before the embroidery pattern is sewn, check the embroidering order to see the order that the design sections are sewn and determine which parts of the fabric should be hooped. The design sections are sewn in order from left to right, top to bottom.
Tutorial (Advanced) a Note: Before an embroidery pattern created in a custom Design Page is saved or transferred to an original card, running stitches are added at the edges of the design sections so that the design sections can easily be aligned during sewing. This alignment stitching appears in the NOT DEFINED color and cannot be edited. c Step 5 Marking the embroidering position Using the template for the size of hoop that you are using, mark the embroidering position on the fabric.
Tutorial (Advanced) 4 5 6 Place the template on the fabric, and mark points A, B, C and D. A B D C • The intersection of the horizontal and vertical line indicates the center of the embroidery hoop. • While carefully considering how the fabric will be hooped, place the template on the fabric, and then draw lines to indicate the embroidering position.
Tutorial (Advanced) 2 3 180 Keeping the reference lines on the embroidery sheet aligned with the reference lines for the first pattern section, place the fabric and inner ring of the embroidery hoop into the outer ring of the hoop, and then pull the fabric so that it is tight. Step 7 Embroidering Now, we are ready to embroider the design. 1 When large-size embroidery design are transferred to the embroidery machine, the patterns appear on the embroidery machine display as shown below.
Tutorial (Advanced) b Memo: 3) Hoop the fabric for the lower-left design section with the top of the hoop aligned on the alignment stitching at the bottom of the design section sewn in step 1, and then embroider the design. → Before the design section is embroidered, alignment stitching is sewn at the top. Make sure that this alignment stitching aligns with the alignment stitching sewn in step 1. After the design section is embroidered, alignment stitching is sewn on the right side of the design section.
Tutorial (Advanced) Creating Design for Multi-Position Hoops This program enables you to create multi-position design that you can stitch in any multi-position hoop attached to your embroidery machine.
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 2 Creating the design 1 b Memo: The Design Page appears on the screen as shown below. a a 1 b b 4 2 3 c b c Memo: Area a: Embroidering area when the multiposition hoop is installed at the top installation position. Area b: Embroidering area when the multiposition hoop is installed at the middle installation position. Area c: Embroidering area when the multiposition hoop is installed at the bottom installation position. The dotted lines separate each area.
Tutorial (Advanced) 1 Click Sew, then Optimize hoop change. b Step 4 Checking the pattern Memo: • A check mark appears when this function is turned on; no check mark is displayed when this function is turned off. 5 a Note: Make sure that no pattern has been selected before clicking this command. If a pattern has already been selected, only the information for that pattern is displayed. a 1 1 3 2 b Click Option, then Design Property.
Tutorial (Advanced) ■ Saving the design The entire design is saved as a single file (.pes). b Memo: If the file size or the number of color changes is larger than the specified number, or if one of the patterns does not completely fit within an embroidery area, the message “Please change the object size or position. Do you want to save the data anyway?” appears.
Tutorial (Advanced) ■ Printing a Design Page for a multiposition hoop If a Design Page for a multi-position hoop is selected, a complete image of the Design Page is printed on the first page, followed by an image of each design section and its sewing information (dimensions of the embroidery, the hoop position, the sewing color order and the stitch count), so the number of pages depends on your design.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Design Database Window Card capacity indicator Displays the selected design (displayed in the Writing list) for the capacity of the original card. 2 12 7 Write button The selected pattern (displayed in the Writing list) is written to the original card. 3 4 5 6 11 10 8 Remove button Returns the selected design (displayed in the Writing list) to the unselected state.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Checking Embroidery Designs Previewing files Toolbar button: 1. In the contents pane, select the embroidery design corresponding to the information that you want to view. 2. Click A preview of the embroidery design can be displayed. , or click Display, then Property. Toolbar button: 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design that you want to preview. 2. In the contents pane, select the embroidery design. 3.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Opening Embroidery Designs Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Opening files with Layout & Editing You can easily open any selected .pes file with Layout & Editing. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design that you want to open in Layout & Editing. a Note: Be sure to select a folder that contains .pes files. 2. In the contents pane, select the .pes file. 3. Click File, then Open in Layout & Editing.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Organizing Embroidery Designs You can move your embroidery designs to different folders in order to organize them. In addition, you can choose to display the embroidery designs by thumbnails or by the pattern details. Creating new folders 3. Drag the embroidery design in the contents pane to the folder you previously located in the folder pane. New folders can be created in order to better organize the embroidery patterns. 1.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design. 2. Select the embroidery design. Then click again. → The name will be highlighted inside a box. Changing how files are displayed 1. Click Display, and then click the display setting from the menu that appeared. To display the embroidery designs as large images, click Large Thumbnails or 3. . Type in the new name of the embroidery design, and then press the Enter key.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Searching for an Embroidery Design The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery design (.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, .xxx, or .pen) within the selected folder according to the various search conditions that you can specify. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder. Date Modified 2. Click File, then Search. 3. Specify the search conditions.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats Embroidery design files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.pes, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx). In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design that you want to convert. 6. Click Convert. → The file is converted, and the new file is added to the specified folder. 2.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original Card a Note: Selected files can be written to original cards. The embroidery patterns written to original cards can then be transferred to an embroidery machine and sewn. 1. Insert an original card into the USB card writer module. Files other than .phc files can be written. c 2. Do not select a hoop size larger than the embroidery hoop that can be used with your embroidery machine.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) b 10. To check the embroidery design file being Memo: c 7. → . appears in the folder pane, and all embroidery designs written to the original card appear in the contents pane. “Memo:” on page 139. Continue until all embroidery designs that you want to write to an original card are selected. b Memo: • During this process, the card capacity indicator allows you to plan which designs you would like to save on an original card.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery Designs Printing Outputting as an HTML file Images of all embroidery designs in the selected folder can be printed as a catalog. Instead of being printed, the catalog of embroidery designs can be outputted as an HTML file. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery designs. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery designs. 2. Click File, then Print Setup. 2.
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Outputting as a CSV file 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery designs. 2. Click File, then Create CSV. 3. Select the drive and the folder, and then type in the name of the .csv file. 4. Click Save. Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) A .csv file containing the sewing information (file name, dimensions, number of stitches, number of colors, file path, file properties (.
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Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to create and edit fill/stamp stitch patterns and motif stitch patterns, which can be used in both Layout & Editing and Design Center. Fill/stamp stitch patterns are used with programmable fill stitches and stamps. More decorative stitch patterns can be designed by using these patterns. Programmable Stitch Creator Window Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands.
Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations b Step 1 Opening a fill/stamp stitch pattern • The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw on the work area always follow the grid. The points that you create by clicking are inserted at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical grid lines, enabling you to draw diagonal lines as well. Therefore, regardless of where you click, a point will automatically be inserted at the nearest intersection.
Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations Step 3 Applying embossing/engraving effects to the fill/stamp stitch pattern 3 → This region appears in blue and will be sewn with no dropped stitches to give the effect of embossing. By applying embossing or engraving effects to a pattern used as a programmable fill stitch or a stamp, an embossed or engraved finish can be created in the embroidery pattern. In order to do this, the lines of the pattern must form closed regions.
Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations Step 5 Using the edited fill/stamp stitch patterns in Layout & Editing 1 Start up Layout & Editing. 2 Select an embroidery pattern. 3 From the Region sew type selector, select Prog. Fill Stitch. 4 Click Sew, then Sewing Attribute Setting. c “Layout & Editing Window” on page 47. 5 Click 6 Select the drive and folder where the pattern was saved in Step 4. 7 Click the edited fill/stamp stitch pattern, and then click OK. beside Programmable fill.
Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations Creating Motif Stitch Pattern Now, we will create a new motif stitch pattern. Motif stitch patterns are created in Motif mode. Enter motif mode Step 2 Shaping a single line to create motif stitch pattern Step 3 Saving the created motif stitch pattern Step 4 Using the edited motif stitch pattern in Layout & Editing Step 1 Enter motif mode 1 Start up Programmable Stitch Creator. 2 Click Mode, then Motif.
Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations b 5 Click 6 Select the drive and folder where the pattern was saved in Step 4. 7 Click the created motif stitch pattern, and then click OK. beside Pattern. Memo: • To move the point horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected point one grid mark in the direction of the arrow on the key.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) This section provides detailed descriptions on the various operations, settings and precautions for Programmable Stitch Creator. In addition, many useful functions are introduced. Fill/stamp stitch patterns • These patterns can be used as stamp patterns and for sewing with the programmable fill stitch in Layout & Editing or Design Center. • These patterns can be created with a single line or with multiple lines.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Opening a Pattern File A previously saved pattern file can be opened to be edited. 3. To open a file, select it, and then click Open, or double-click the file’s icon. → The contents of the selected file appear in the work area. Toolbar button: b 1. Click 2. Select the drive and the folder. , or click File, then Open. Memo: The mode will automatically change to match that of the selected pattern (Fill/Stamp for .pas files or Motif for .
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Creating a New Pattern You can begin with a blank work area in order to design a new stitch pattern. Example of a pattern selected for a programmable fill stitch Toolbar button: Click , or click File, then New. → A new work area appears. Selecting the type of pattern to be created Enter the appropriate mode according to the type of pattern to be created. 1. To enter Fill/Stamp mode, click Mode, then Fill/Stamp.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Viewing the Pattern While Creating It You can display the Preview window to view a repeating image of the pattern as you create it. 1. The image in the Preview window is updated as you enter the changes in the work area. If the Preview window isn’t displayed, click Display, then Preview. The Preview window for the selected Mode setting appears, as shown in the examples below. 2.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Editing a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode Selecting patterns Click 2. Click the pattern that you want to select. . 1. Move the pointer over one of the handles of a selected pattern(s). 2. Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern(s) to the desired size. → Handles appear around the pattern to show that it is selected.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) 2. Click the broken line. → The points in the broken line appear as small white squares. b Memo: You can only select one broken line at a time. 3. To edit a point, click the point to select it. → The selected point appears as a small black square. • To move the point, drag it to the new location. → All of the selected points move in the same direction. • To insert a point, click the line to add a new point.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Creating Embossing/Engraving Effects in Fill/Stamp Mode In Fill/Stamp mode, an embossed or engraved effect can be created by specifying the sew type of an enclosed region. 1. a Note: 4. To create an embossing effect, click (Region (emboss)). 5. Click each region. → The regions appear in blue, which is the color for the tool, and will be sewn with stitching that appears like satin stitching.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Creating a Pattern in Motif Mode In Motif mode, patterns are created by inserting points on the base line of the motif stitch, then moving them in order to change the shape of the stitch and give it the look of a single-stroke drawing. The points you move or insert are positioned at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the grid.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Editing a Pattern in Motif Mode After creating a pattern, or after opening an existing motif file, you may want to change its shape or position. To do so, you can proceed in the same way as described above, but in addition, you can select and move or delete several points at the same time. 1. Click 2. Click the point. on the Tool Box. Scaling patterns 1. 2. Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the key.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Saving Patterns Overwriting Once the pattern has been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then Save. → The file is saved. Saving with a new name The current file can be saved with a different file name in order to keep the original unchanged or to keep various versions of the same image or pattern. The files are saved as.
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Changing the Settings Changing the grid settings 1. Click Display, then Grid. → A submenu showing the current grid setting appears. 2. Click the grid setting that you need for the stitch pattern that you are creating or editing. The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw in the work area always follow the grid.
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Basic Font Creator Operations Font Creator Window 1 2 5 3 8 6 7 4 Basic Font Creator Operations 7 1 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 2 Select Character bar Allows characters from created fonts to be selected. 3 Tool Box Used to select and create font pattern. 4 Preview window Shows how the stitch pattern will be sewn. 5 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved.
Basic Font Creator Operations b The Design Page guidelines The standard guidelines for creating fonts are shown in the Design Pages. The contents of each of the guidelines are as shown below. (E) Ascender Line (B) Capital Line (C) Mean Line (A) Base Line (D) Descender Line (F) Set Line (G) Set Line Triangle icon (A) Base Line This line is the reference for positioning the font character. Normally, from this line to the Capital Line will be the font height. This line cannot be moved.
Basic Font Creator Operations Manually Creating Custom Font With Font Creator, custom font characters that can be used in Layout & Editing can be created and edited. Using these custom characters, original embroidery patterns can be created.
Basic Font Creator Operations b 2 Click , then . Memo: b If the handles have disappeared, right-click the image, and then click Modify Template in the menu that appeared. Memo: Five buttons appear when is clicked. : Straight block-type pattern Step 2 Creating a font character pattern : Curved block-type pattern 1 : Semi-automatically created straight Select the character to be created.
Basic Font Creator Operations 4 Click , then . b And then click points 8 through 10. Memo: To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button, or press the BackSpace key. 9 10 8 8 Click , then drag Set Line to adjust the character width. 5 Click b , then . Memo: By clicking at this point, overlapping stitching can be prevented. 6 Click , then . And then click points 11 through 12.
Basic Font Creator Operations 3 Adjust the character size and position in the same way that “T” was adjusted. Drag the triangle icons to move the blue reference lines so that they are aligned with the top and bottom of the character. 6 Descender Line Click , then 24 19 21 17 23 Mean Line 4 22 20 18 Click , then . And then click points 25 and 26. . 26 And then click points 1 though 7. 1 25 2 7 3 4 6 5 7 Click , then . And then click points 27 though 29. 5 Click , then .
Basic Font Creator Operations 8 Click , then . And then click points 30 though 34. 34 33 32 9 Click , then 30 31 Step 4 Save the font character pattern 1 Click File, then Save. 2 Select the MyFont folder in the folder where PE-DESIGN was installed. (For example, clicking the drive where PE-DESIGN was installed, then Program Files, then Brother, then PE-DESIGN 8, then MyFont) And then type in the file name. For this example, type in the name “My font1”. Click Save. .
Basic Font Creator Operations Step 5 Creating an embroidery pattern using the created font characters → The text is displayed in the Design Page. The created font characters can be used in Layout & Editing. 1 Start up Layout & Editing. b Memo: If Layout & Editing is already started, exit it, and then start it again. The new font is detected when the application starts up. 2 Click 3 Click in the Font selector, and then select “My font1”. , then .
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) This section provides detailed descriptions on the various operations, settings and precautions for Font Creator. In addition, many useful functions are introduced. Opening a File Creating a new font 3. To open a file, select it, and then click Open, or double-click the file’s icon. → The contents of the selected file appear in the work area. You can begin with a blank work area to design a new font. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then New.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Selecting a Character and Preparing the Template Selecting the character to be created The character to be created can be selected. 1. Click the Select Character button in the Select Character bar. ■ Adding/deleting registered characters As a default, space, numbers (0 to 9), uppercase letters (A to Z) and lowercase letters (a to z) are registered in the Select Character dialog box.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) 5. When the settings can be applied, click OK. b 3. Click Open to open the file. → The image fills the work area. Memo: • To not register the changes, click Cancel. • If a character is registered even though a font has not been created, the information for the registered character is saved in a font file. Opening an image in the background Existing image data or a TrueType font character can be displayed in the Design Page to be used as a template.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) • While working on a character in a font, the same TrueType font appears until a different template is selected for the background. Each time a different character is selected in the Select Character dialog box, the template of the character in the same TrueType font appears. • If the character selected in the Select Character dialog box is not available in the TrueType font, “?” appears as the template.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Creating a Font Character Pattern b Creating patterns using the Manual Punch tools • When entering points, you can switch between the various tools. This is very easy if the shortcut keys are used. • A template image is needed in order to use the semi-automatic block-type punch tool. If there is no image, this tool will create a punching pattern like the straight block-type punch tool. In addition, this tool cannot be used if a TrueType font is used as the template.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Editing Font Character Patterns Selecting patterns 1. Click 2. Click the pattern. on the Tool Box. Moving patterns 1. Move the pointer over a selected pattern(s). 2. Drag the pattern(s) to the desired location. b → Handles appear around the pattern to show that it is selected. 3. To select an additional pattern, hold down the Memo: • To move the pattern horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Editing the Points of a Font Character Pattern b Editing points and reshaping patterns 1. Click 2. Click the pattern that you want to edit. Memo: • To select multiple points, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the points, or dragging the pointer over the points. • Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the key or on the Tool Box. key. The selection direction changes to the end start point. • Hold down the Shift key while dragging the points.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Checking the Created Font Patterns The sewing order and preview of the font character patterns and the list of created characters can be checked. : Click to move the selected pattern back Checking and editing the sewing order one position in the sewing order. : Click to move the selected pattern to the The sewing order for the font character pattern can be viewed and modified. end of the sewing order. To change the sewing order, click OK. Toolbar button: 1.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Checking the list of created characters A list of characters included in the font file currently being edited can be viewed. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click Display, then Browse Window. → The Browse window appears. Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) ■ Selecting characters A different character can be displayed in the Design Page by selecting a character in the Browse window. 1. Click , or click Display, then Browse Window. 2.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Saving Font Character Patterns Overwriting The font character pattern being edited is overwritten when saving any changes that have been made. Toolbar button: 1. Click Saving with a new name The current file can be saved with a different file name in order to keep the original unchanged or to keep various versions of the same font character pattern. The font character patterns are saved as .pef files. 1. Click File, then Save As. 2.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Changing the Settings Changing the drawing mode There are two drawing modes in Font Creator. • Fill mode Blocks appear filled in. In this mode, the overlapping positions of patterns can be viewed better. Changing the display of the background image ■ Changing the density of the background image The template image that remains in the work area can be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the image can be displayed. 1.
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Changing the grid settings The line spacing in the grid displayed in the work area can be adjusted. 1. Click Display, then Grid Setup. 2. To display the grid, select the Show Grid check box. To hide the grid, clear the Show Grid check box. 3. To input the font in a uniform thickness or match vertical and horizontal positions, select the Snap to Grid check box. b Memo: The pointer will move by the amount set in Grid Interval.
Tips and Techniques Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns Imported stitch patterns can be enlarged or reduced in Layout & Editing in the following three ways. 1 Stitch patterns can be simply enlarged/reduced. 2 Stitch patterns can be enlarged/reduced while the Ctrl key is held down. 3 Using the Stitch to Block function, stitch patterns can be enlarged/reduced after being converted to a manual punching pattern.
Tips and Techniques Sewing Wide Areas • For best sewing results, set Under sewing to On when sewing wide regions. c For more details, refer to “Under sewing” on page 98. • Changing the Sewing Direction setting prevents shrinkage of the stitching. • When embroidering, use stabilizer material specifically for embroidering. Always use stabilizer material when embroidering lightweight or stretch fabrics, otherwise the needle may bend or break, the stitching may shrink, or the pattern may become misaligned.
Tips and Techniques Fonts Suitable for Embroidering ■ When sewing small fonts For best results when embroidering designs containing small font patterns, follow the recommendations described below. 1. Reduce the thread tension to less than what is used when embroidering normal designs. 2. Sew at a speed slower than what is used when embroidering normal designs. (For details on adjusting the thread tension and sewing speed, refer to the Instruction Manual provided with your embroidery machine.) 3.
Tips and Techniques Creating Outlined Characters (Using Text Converted to Outline Object) Outlined characters within a shape can be created by applying the Convert to Outline Object command to a character of a TrueType font. 1. Use a Shape tool to draw a shape. c For more details, refer to “Drawing Shapes” on page 70. 5. 2. Select a character in a TrueType font. 3. Right-click the character, and then select Convert to Outline Object from the menu that appeared.
Tips and Techniques Converting Characters (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc) to Embroidery Patterns Embroidery patterns can be created from various characters, such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc, using TrueType fonts. For this example, we will create an embroidery pattern from Japanese characters. 1. Select a Text tool, and then select a Japanese TrueType font (for example, “MS Gothic”). 2. Click in the Design Page where you want to enter the text. The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears. 3.
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Menus/Tools Layout & Editing List of tool box buttons Tool Box Purpose Reference Tool Box Purpose Reference Sets the pointer in selection mode. p. 52 Sets the pointer in outline drawing mode. p. 73 Sets the pointer in point edit mode. p. 56 p. 60 p. 62 Sets the pointer in manual punching mode. p. 78 Sets the pointer in zoom mode. p. 51 Sets the pointer in measure mode. p. 51 Sets the pointer in text, small text and monogram input mode. p. 80 Sets the pointer in split stitch mode. p.
Menus/Tools Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Export Exports the design shown in the Design Page as a file of a different format (.dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd and .xxx). Write to Card Writes your embroidery design to an original card. Property Used to enter comments in the .pes file being edited. p. 140 Print Setup Allows you to change the printing settings for previewed embroidery design and image. p. 43 p.
Menus/Tools Menu Toolbar Horizontal Purpose Flips the selected pattern(s) up/down. Shortcut key Reference Ctrl + H p. 54 Mirror Vertical Rotate Numerical Setting Flips the selected pattern(s) left/right. Ctrl + J Allows you to manually rotate the selected pattern(s) by an arbitrary angle. Ctrl + Y p. 54 Size Resizes the selected pattern numerically. p. 53 Rotate Rotates the selected pattern numerically. p. 55 Moves the selected pattern to the center of the Design Page.
Menus/Tools Menu Toolbar Image to Stitch Wizard Display Image Purpose Shortcut key Gives step-by-step instruction for creating embroidery pattern from image data. Reference p. 125 On (100%) Displays the template image (density: 100%). F6 75% Displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 75%). F6 50% Displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 50%). F6 25% Displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 25%). F6 Off Hides the template image. F6 p.
Menus/Tools Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference p. 62 Convert to Stitches Converts a shape pattern to a stitch pattern. Applique Wizard Provides step-by-step instructions for easily creating appliqués. p. 137 Select Sewing Area Sets the sewing area. p. 140 Optimize hoop change Optimizes the sewing order of patterns in a Design Page for multi-position embroidery frames (100 × 172 mm or 130 × 300 mm). p.
Menus/Tools ■ Option menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference F5 p. 145 p. 153 Design Center Starts up Design Center and displays its window up front. Programmable Stitch Creator Starts up Programmable Stitch Creator and displays its window up front. Design Database Starts up Design Database and displays its window up front. Font Creator Starts up Font Creater and displays its window up front. p. 217 p.
Menus/Tools Design Center List of tool box buttons ■ Line Image Stage Tool Box Purpose Reference Tool Box Purpose Reference This button is used as eraser. Sets the pointer in zoom-in mode. The five first buttons are used as pens and erasers (when the right mouse button is held down) of different thicknesses. Maximizes the selected Design Page to fit in the window. p. 147 p. 147 Sets the pointer in zoom-out mode.
Menus/Tools ■ Sew Setting Stage Tool Box Purpose Reference Sets the pointer in region sewing mode. Tool Box Reference Sets the pointer in zoom-in mode. p. 163 Maximizes the selected Design Page to fit in the window. Sets the pointer in line (all) sewing mode. p. 164 Sets the pointer in line (part) sewing mode. Sets the pointer in hole sewing mode. Purpose Sets the pointer in zoom-out mode. Sets the pointer in stamp input mode. p. 168 p. 168 Sets the pointer in stamp edit mode.
Menus/Tools ■ Edit menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Ctrl + Z Undo Undoes the last operation. Redo Cancels the effect of the last Undo. Cut Removes the selected pattern from the screen while saving a copy in the Clipboard. Ctrl + X Copy Saves the selected pattern in the Clipboard without removing them from the screen. Ctrl + C Duplicate Makes a copy of the selected pattern. Ctrl + D Paste Pastes the contents of the Clipboard on the screen.
Menus/Tools ■ Display menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Grid Setup Allows you to set up the grid, to switch it on or off, and to display it with or without the horizontal and vertical lines. p. 161 Modify Template Adjusts the size and position of the background image. p. 159 On Displays the template image. F6 Faded Displays a faded copy of the template image. F6 Off Hides the template image.
Menus/Tools ■ Stage menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference To Original Image Moves back to the Original Image Stage. p. 146 To Line Image Moves to the Line Image Stage. p. 156 To Figure Handle Moves to the Figure Handle Stage. p. 158 To Sew Setting Moves from the Figure Handle Stage to the Sew Setting Stage. p. 163 To Layout & Editing Exports the embroidery pattern from the Sew Setting Stage to Layout & Editing. p.
Menus/Tools Design Database List of menus ■ File menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Open in Layout & Editing Opens the embroidery design file with Layout & Editing. p. 189 Import into Layout & Editing Imports the embroidery design file into Layout & Editing. p. 189 Create New Folder Creates a new folder in the selected folder. p. 190 Convert Format Converts the embroidery design file to one of a different format. p. 193 Delete Deletes the selected embroidery design file.
Menus/Tools ■ Display menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Large Thumbnails Lists the embroidery design file(s) in the contents pane as large thumbnails. Small Thumbnails Lists the embroidery design file(s) in the contents pane as small thumbnails. Details Lists the embroidery design file(s) in the contents pane by their sewing information. Preview Displays a preview of the selected embroidery design file. p.
Menus/Tools Programmable Stitch Creator List of tool box buttons Tool Box Purpose Reference Tool Box Purpose Sets the pointer in selection mode. p. 209 p. 213 Sets the pointer in region (reset) mode. Sets the pointer in point edit mode. p. 203 p. 209 p. 212 Sets the pointer in region (engrave) mode. Sets the pointer in line drawing mode. p. 200 p. 208 Sets the pointer in region (emboss) mode. Reference p. 211 p. 201 p.
Menus/Tools ■ Edit menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Ctrl + Z Undo Undoes the last operation. Redo Cancels the effect of the last Undo. Cut Removes the selected line(s) from the screen while saving a copy in the Clipboard. Ctrl + X Copy Saves the selected line(s) in the Clipboard without removing them from the screen. Ctrl + C Duplicate Adds a copy of the selected line(s) to the work area. Ctrl + D Paste Pastes the lines of the Clipboard on the screen.
Menus/Tools ■ Display menu Menu Toolbar Shortcut key Wide Displays the grid interval of 1/8 of a work area’s edge. Medium Displays the grid interval of 1/16 of a work area’s edge. Narrow Displays the grid interval of 1/32 of a work area’s edge. None Hides the grid. On (100%) Displays the template image (density: 100%). F6 75% Displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 75%). F6 50% Displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 50%).
Menus/Tools Font Creator List of tool box buttons Tool Box Purpose Reference Tool Box Purpose Sets the pointer in selection mode. p. 230 Sets the pointer in zoom mode. Sets the pointer in point edit mode. p. 231 Sets the pointer in manual punching mode. Reference p. 229 List of menus ■ File menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference New Creates a new work area. Ctrl + N p. 225 Open Opens a previously saved font file. Ctrl + O p.
Menus/Tools ■ Edit menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Ctrl + Z Undo Undoes the last operation. Redo Cancels the effect of the last Undo. Cut Removes the selected pattern(s) from the screen while saving a copy in the Clipboard. Ctrl + X Copy Saves the selected pattern(s) in the Clipboard without removing them from the screen. Ctrl + C Duplicate Adds a copy of the selected pattern(s) to the work area. Ctrl + D Paste Pastes the contents of the Clipboard on the screen.
Menus/Tools ■ Sew menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Sewing Order Allows you to check and change the sewing order of individual patterns. Convert TrueType Font to Data Converts a template of a TrueType font to a custom font character patterns. Shortcut key Reference F10 p. 232 p. 229 ■ Display menu Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Grid Setup Allows you to set up the grid, to switch it on or off, and to display it with or without the horizontal and vertical lines.
Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, click Help, then Customer Support in the menu to visit the following Web site, where you can find causes and solutions to various problems and answers to frequently asked questions. If you have a problem, check the following solutions. If the solutions suggested do not correct the problem, contact your authorized dealer or Brother Customer Service. Problem The software is not installed correctly. The message “No card writer module is connected.
Index A D aligning embroidery patterns ............................................ 53 Appliqué ...................................................... 95, 137, 174 Arc ............................................................................... 71 attaching stabilizer .................................................... 178 Auto Punch function .................................................. 126 deleting stitch points ......................................................... 63 thread color charts .
Index F J Fan .............................................................................. 71 Figure Handle stage Tool Box buttons ............................................... 249 File New Line Image ................................................ 157 Open in Layout & Editing .................................. 189 Search .............................................................. 192 File Property ............................................................. 188 fill stitch .....................
Index O R Online Registration ..................................................... 14 opening .pem files ........................................................... 154 .pes file ................................................................ 48 background images ........................................... 206 Clipboard images ...................................... 122, 155 embroidery patterns .................................... 48, 189 images ......................................................
Index stamp attributes ........................................................ 114 stamps ...................................................................... 168 Step Pitch ......................................................... 103, 104 Stippling stitch ....................................................... 7, 108 stitch patterns previewing ........................................................ 208 saving ............................................................... 214 stitch points deleting ..
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