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Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 2
ii Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Copyright © Copyright 2011 Pulse Microsystems Ltd. All rights reserved. This instruction manual and software are copyrighted by the developer of the software, Pulse Microsystems Ltd. All rights reserved. US Patent Nos. 5 270 939; 5 343 401; 5 430 658; - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 3
(Panning 26 Taking Measurements 27 Displaying the Hoop 27 Viewing and Hiding the Hoop 28 Selecting a Hoop 28 Creating a Custom Hoop 29 Getting Help 30 Opening the Help 30 Using the Contents 31 Using the Index 31 Using Search 31 Saving Favorite Help Topics 32 Printing Help topics 33 - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 4
2 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Creating Lettering 35 Creating Lettering 36 Normal Text Tool 36 Path Text Tool 37 Custom Shapes for Text on a Path 39 Vertical Text Frame 41 Circle Text Tool 42 Creating Monograms 43 Text Frames - an Overview 44 Adjusting Size of a Text - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 5
Carved Fill Properties 81 Underlay Properties 82 Selecting the Underlay Type 83 Specifying the Underlay Density 83 Specifying the Underlay Stitch Design Horizontally and Vertically 103 Moving Parts of a Design Manually 104 Nudging Design Components 105 Deleting Design Components 105 Rotating - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 6
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Special 124 Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching Color Group 126 Using the Color Sort tool 128 Printing Designs 129 Previewing a Design Fonts 133 Greek font 134 Greek Block font 135 Greek Mixed font 136 Hebrew Traditional font 137 Russian font - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 7
CHAPTER 1: Learning about the Workspace Before you start using the software, we recommend that you understand the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 design workspace and learn a few of choosing the size of hoop to be displayed • Creating your own customized hoop. • Using the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 help. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 8
6 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Parts of the Workspace The Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 workspace contains a number of different areas which have distinct functions. The Clicking on the Pacesetter Button to gives you access to a menu of useful tools, such as New, Save, Print, and - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 9
Pacesetter Menu, you will also see displayed a list of recent files that you have been using. Just double-click on the file name to use, such as Open, Save, and Print; but it is fully customizable, meaning that you can add the tools you personally use most often, for easy access. See "Customizing - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 10
8 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To start out, the following default tools are included on the Quick Access toolbar: New, New/Recipe, Open, Merge, Save, Print Preview, Direct Print, Undo, and Redo. Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar One important advantage of the Quick Access - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 11
toolbar now appears in the "Commands" box. 4 Select the desired tool from within the "Commands" box, and click Add>>. The selected tool appears in the list of Quick Access toolbar tools. 5 Repeat steps 3-4 until you have added all the tools you want to the Quick Access toolbar. 6 If there is a tool - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 12
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Adding Separators in the Quick Access Toolbar You have the option of also adding separators in the Quick Access Toolbar. These are small vertical marks which appear on the Quick Access Toolbar, and divide the commands into groups for ease of use. A separator - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 13
Commands menu item (on the Quick Access Toolbar) is that it gives you the option of assigning your own custom keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts can be very useful for those tools that you use most often. To assign keyboard shortcuts: 1 Click the down arrow at the right end of the Quick Access - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 14
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 From the "Categories" list, select the category containing the command you want. The corresponding list of commands to be used in combination. The (+) on your keyboard is not part of the shortcut sequence. 8 Click the Assign button to create the custom shortcut. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 15
tools available in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 through the Pacesetter Button and Merge: Opens the Merge Design dialog, which you can use to import existing stitch or outline files into the current dialog, allowing you to choose the destination and file type to save it as. Print: Opens the printer - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 16
14 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Tool What it means Print Preview: Opens the print files that are open on your computer. Exit: Closes all open files and shuts down Pacesetter BES Lettering 2; you will be prompted to save any open files. Extra Tools Tool What it means Undo: - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 17
The path may be chosen from a pre-defined list of shapes, or you may create your own shape. Vertical Frame: Creates vertical lettering. Circle Frame: Creates lettering based on a circular baseline. Monogram Frame: Creates three-letter monogram text. Name Drops: Quickly create a number of distinct - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 18
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Tool What it means 3D: Realistically renders your design onscreen. Grid: Displays a background grid, which helps with alignment. This grid can be used for the alignment of items on the display. Hoop: Displays the hoop as it fits relative to the embroidery - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 19
via the drop-down menu from the Select tool. Selects all items in the design workspace. Distort: Displays the Distortion dialog, which you can use to add interesting effects to the selected design. Align Left: Aligns all selected objects with the left-most item selected. Align Right: Aligns all - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 20
18 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual The View Tab The controls on the View tab allow you to change what appears on your workspace; which panels are displayed, whether or not - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 21
the Workspace 19 Simulator The Simulator makes it easy to see on-screen how your design will sew out. You can use the Simulator to eliminate potential sewing problems. When you select Simulator from the View tab of the Ribbon, the Simulator (scrollbar slider and the sewing simulator) will appear - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 22
20 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Using the Simulator The following table explains how to use the Simulator in more detail: Status Line appears at the bottom of the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 window. To show or hide the Status Line, go to the Windows area of the View Tab and check - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 23
the Color Palette (if it is not already displayed), go to the Windows area of the View tab and check the Palette box. The color palette in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2. For more information on the color palette, see "Changing Thread Colors." Using Scrollbars Scrollbars are tools in the workspace that - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 24
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Correcting Lettering 2 can be displayed in metric values. This is the default setting, which will appear each time you run Pacesetter BES Lettering 2. It is generally preferable for embroiderers to use the metric values because many of the manufacturers of embroidery - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 25
vs. Metric Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 displays inch measurements in tenths of inches. If you think in inches, then you can to set the software to use the inch system. Open the Preferences dialog and click on the Environment tab, and select English from the Units list. To set up your workspace - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 26
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To change machine format properties: 1 On the View tab of the Ribbon, select the Preferences button. You see the Program Preferences dialog box. 2 Click the Formats tab. 3 From the Machine format list to a small magnifying glass . To use the Zoom tool, do one of the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 27
the Zoom toolbar, click on the down arrow under the Zoom icon, and use the Zoom tool settings to zoom back out. Additional options on the Zoom Toolbar To Selection to zoom to the size of the currently selected embroidery segment, or set of embroidery segments if more than one is selected. • 1:1 to - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 28
26 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Auto hide mode, go beyond the window's borders. In these situations, you can use keyboard arrows or the pan tool to change your view of the project. Panning using the keyboard: • Use the key to move up. • Use the key to move down. • Use the • Use - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 29
. 3 Click and drag your mouse until you are finished measuring the item. 4 Let go of your mouse when you are finished measuring. 5 Look in the status line at the as a guide to help size and position your design in the design window. Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 comes with many pre-loaded hoop sizes. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 30
28 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Viewing and Hiding the Hoop Use the Hoop tool to show and from different file types in this dialog. This is useful when you want to make sure that your design will fit for more than one kind of embroidery machine. To select a hoop using the Hoops - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 31
" box to make the hoop fit your design better. 6 Click OK. Creating a Custom Hoop You can also create your own custom-sized hoops using the Hoops dialog. Once you have set the parameters for your hoop and typed in a description, the custom hoop will be saved by the Hoops dialog; it will be available - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 32
30 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 Enter the dimensions for your new hoop in the Width and Height boxes. 5 In the Name box, type a name for your custom hoop. 6 Click OK. The new hoop's name will now be displayed in the list of hoops that you can select from in the Hoops dialog. 7 - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 33
use the Index: 1 Click the Help tool. You see the Help. 2 In the box, enter the word or words you want to search for. In the list . Using Search The Search tab lets you search using keywords or phrases in a database of all the words found in the Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Help. To use Search - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 34
32 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual You see the Help. 2 Select the Search tab. 3 In the "Keyword" box, enter the word or phrase that you are searching for. 4 Click the List Topics button. In the list below, you see the topics that contain the words you searched for. 5 Click the topic - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 35
Learning about the Workspace 33 Printing Help topics You can print any of the topics in the Help. To print topics: 1 Click the Help tool. 2 Click the topic you want to print. The topic will appear in the Help window. 3 Click Print. You see the Print Topics dialog box. 4 Select one of the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 36
34 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 37
2 tools. Generate unique embroidery text in an array of shapes and sizes using our powerful Text tools. Topics covered in this chapter: • Creating lettering with the Normal, Path, Vertical, and Circle text tools. • Using the Monogram Text tool to create monogram lettering. • How to modify blocks - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 38
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Creating Lettering There are five different tools which are used to input your lettering into a design: the Normal Text tool, the Path Text tool, the Vertical Text tool, the Circle text tool, and the Monogram tool. The following sections describe how to use these - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 39
bends to follow the curved edge of a garment. Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 comes with a set of shapes already installed for you to choose from, or you can create and save your own shape, using the Edit Shape command. See "Creating a Custom Text on a Path Shape". To create text along a path: 1 On - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 40
38 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual You see the Select a text path dialog. 4 Select one of the paths from the Select a text path dialog. The Select a text path box closes, and you see a blank text frame of the chosen shape in the design window. Select a font for you text by doing the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 41
Custom Shapes for Text on a Path In addition to the Path Text shapes already installed with your Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 software, you can create and save your own shape, using See "Changing the Anchor Point Type". To create a custom path: 1 Select the Path Text tool and use it to create a text - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 42
40 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 5 Right-click to redraw the lettering so that it follows the new curve. 6 To save your custom shape, right-click and choose "Export Text Path" from the options. You see a Save as dialog. 7 Type in a name for the new Text Path and click save. The new - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 43
Creating Lettering 41 . Vertical Text Frame Vertical Text items are created using the Vertical tool. Vertical text items are those that are the right of the font field. You see a list of fonts. Select the desired font from the list. A preview of the newly selected font is now displayed at the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 44
42 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Click Apply in the Properties panel. Important: If you choose a new font, but do not click Apply at this stage, the text will revert to the font previously in use when it is generated. 5 Type the desired text string. 6 Right-click to complete the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 45
in the workspace, and the mouse pointer changes to an arrow with the letter A next to it . 4 Type the three letters of your monogram into the frame. 5 In the Monogram area of the Properties Panel, select the font you wish to use in the in the Font field. 6 Click the Apply button at the bottom of the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 46
Normal Text and Monogram frames only. Where applicable, the section will list the frame types to which these handle can apply; if not stated, you can assume that the handle is present for all frame types. Adjusting Size of a Text Segment To change the size of a text segment manually, you can use the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 47
Lettering 45 Adjusting the Width of Text If you want to change the width of the text of segment, without changing the height, use Apply. Adjusting the Corners of Text Segments Use the Corner Handles to change the shape you release the mouse button, the embroidery is regenerated to match the change in - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 48
46 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Using the Envelope Handles These handles apply only to Normal Text and Monogram text items. These two types of text are surrounded by a flexible bounding box, called an envelope. You can adjust this shape by moving the Envelope Handles. The Envelope - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 49
you release the mouse. Adjusting the Slant of Text The angle of the letters in a text object can be adjusted with the Slant Handle. The Slant , click the Slant Handle and drag. To add a forward (positive) slant to the letters, drag to the right and to add a backward (negative) slant, drag to the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 50
48 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Adjusting the Size of Text in the Circle Frame The size of text items can be adjusted using the Proportional Sizing Handle. This handle is at the top of the lettering and appears as a blue circle. Select the Circle Text tool and place your mouse - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 51
"Working with individual letters" section of the manual. To change the height and width at the same time, see "Adjusting the size of text in the Circle Frame" Changing the Diameter of the Circle Frame You can change the overall diameter of the baseline of your Circle Text using the Rotation Handle - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 52
50 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual If, after performing any of the adjustments above, you wish to return the frame to its original size and shape, right-click on the workspace and choose reset frame from the option menu. The frame will reset itself. Working with Individual Letters The - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 53
of text expand by this amount. Moving Individual Letters Individual letters can be moved using the Letter Handles. These appear as blue squares, centered on each letter in the segment. To select a letter, click on its Letter Handle; once the individual letter is selected, you can adjust its position - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 54
52 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual When you hover over these handles, a double-ended arrow appears; by dragging up or down on this handle, you increase or decrease the size Rotating Individual Letters When you select an individual letter with its Letter Handle, you can rotate it by - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 55
color box with the thread color you want to use. If you hover over a color square on the Palette, the thread type and number will show beside the mouse pointer. Creating Multi-color Text Segments When you are creating design compositions involving lettering, you may find that you want to have two - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 56
54 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Color2, etc.) and can then be assigned its own thread color from the Color Palette. To insert thread color changes within a text segment: 1 Select the text segment. 2 In the Text field of the Text Properties panel, type a tilde (~) between letters in - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 57
for each subsegment in your list. The text segment with new the same way between individual letters in a word. Note that use for each from the color palette. To change colors in a two-color font: 1 Create a text segment, using any of the Text tools. 2 In the Properties box, select a two-color font - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 58
56 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 3 Find the color you wish to apply to the fill of the lettering segment in the color palette, and left-click on it. You see the following Options menu. 4 In the Options menu, click on Color 1. The fill color of the lettering changes to the chosen - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 59
CHAPTER 3: Text Properties Topics covered in this chapter: • Editing text objects using Properties panel settings. • Using the Styles feature to give a different look to your lettering. • How to know what characters are available in each font. • The Spell Checker feature. • Using the color palette. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 60
58 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual The Properties Panel The Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Properties Panel appears on the right of the workspace. This panel displays, and allows you to modify, all the properties associated with the lettering in your designs. These properties include the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 61
Text Properties 59 Note, however, that there is some variation on what you can type, depending on which kind of Frame is selected. For example, multi-line text segments can only be entered when a Normal Text frame is selected. To - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 62
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Changing the Font of Existing Text You can change the font type of text objects using the dropdown list of fonts in the Properties Panel. At the top of the area, you see a preview image showing a sample of the selected font. You can choose from two types of fonts - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 63
sewing out the font. To display an embroidery font's available keystrokes: 1 Display the Properties Panel, if it is not already visible. 2 In the Text area, select the font you want to use in the Font field. 3 Do one of the following: Hover the mouse pointer over the font preview list. Click on - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 64
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Spell Checker The Spell Checker feature is found in the Properties Panel in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2. You can check the spelling of text segments created in any of the Text, Vertical Text, Path Text or Circle Text modes. Note that Spell Checker uses the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 65
) is highlighted in blue. 3 Type in the height you want your letters to be. 4 Click Apply to save your Font Spacing The font spacing property controls the horizontal spacing between letters in a text segment. The normal (default) value for the font spacing is zero. You can set the font - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 66
Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Notice that the spacing property applies to the whole segment. If you want to change the spacing selectively, to individual gaps between letters, you can use the Kerning Handles. See "Adjusting the Space between letters." To change font spacing: 1 Select - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 67
the slant value you want to use. To slant your lettering to the left, enter a negative value. To slant your lettering to the right, enter a positive segment is to use the Envelope setting. This allows you to apply a predefined envelope to change the shape of a Normal Text or Monogram text item. To - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 68
66 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 3 Select one of the envelope shapes from the list. The selected envelope shape will be applied to your lettering. Drop Caps Drop Caps is a property that can be modified through the Text area of the Properties panel. It can be used to change the to - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 69
of pre-designed embroidery that frames the monogram text. Some example of the monograms made using the Decor Monogram fonts. Decor is only available when the Monogram is created using the special monogram fonts that support it; these are the ones labelled Decor Monogram in the list of fonts. You can - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 70
68 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual If you create your monogram using one of the special monogram fonts, you will see that the Decor Field is active. To choose the decor type for your monogram, you first create a monogram segment, and choose a Decor Monogram style in the font area (see - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 71
too much and want to start over. Resetting Individual Letters If you are have selected a single letter in a text segment, the context menu will have an additional option, the Reset Letter command. Use this command in cases where you have manipulated a letter and want to reset it so that it looks as - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 72
type manually. Text Styles Option There is the option in the Properties Panel, for those fonts that support it, to change the style of the embroidery that is used to draw your lettering. Text Styles is an extra option which you can use to expand the creative possibilities of embroidery lettering - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 73
at the bottom of the Run area in the Properties becomes active. Scroll down the list to select the Motif you want. Steil Style Text The Steil stitch is a constant-width satin stitch which follows the outer contour of each letter. The properties specific to Steil are width and density. The standard - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 74
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Appliqué Style Text If you need to create large letters, Appliqué Style text is one way to reduce the number of stitches required. With Appliqué lettering, you use cut pieces of fabric in place of large fill stitch areas. There are three different embroidery - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 75
will be the same as the first color of the next (that letter's positioning stitches). However, you can force the segment to stop between letters by inserting the tilde symbol (~) between letters. (In the example below, you would type B~E~S.) If you add these stops, there will be three stops for each - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 76
74 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Color 2 to the tack-down stitches; Color 3 is the thread color of the visible border stitches). The first letter changes to the chosen color. 4 Choose the color you wish to apply to the next letter and click on it. 5 From the menu, click on Color 5. ( - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 77
select a percentage to inset the edge of the appliqué border, relative to the outline of the lettering. 4 Click Apply. Adjusting Blanket Settings for Appliqué Style Text After you select the Appliqué stitch type, you can adjust any of the default settings available. You must make all changes to the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 78
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual the Appliqué text segment. 2 In the Properties panel, in the Appliqué Type field, select Motif. 3 Adjust any of the following settings in the Properties lettering. From the Motif list, select a Motif pattern that will be used as the Appliqué stitching. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 79
of selecting a fabric background to display within the appliqué border. You can select either from a list of fabric images provided with Pacesetter BES Lettering 2, or import your own image file to use as a background. To display a fabric background in an Appliqué segment: 1 Select the Appliqué text - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 80
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Fabric list. The Import Fabric dialog will open. You can scan your own images of fabric swatches for use in your customize the parameters used by Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 when it generates the fill stitching for the segment. You have the option to add a pattern type - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 81
2, a wide variety of Standard and Carved patterns are installed along with the software. You can select which Standard or Carved pattern to use in the Properties box. To choose the fill pattern: 1 Select the Lettering segment. 2 In the Fill area of the Properties box, in the field labelled Fill - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 82
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 From the Pattern list, select a pattern. 5 Click Apply. The fill of your text segment is altered accordingly. Fill Density Setting Fill density is the distance between individual lines of embroidery what setting to use, try the standard setting of 0.4. This setting works - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 83
text segment are large (i.e., above the maximum recommended height for the font) it is better to use a choose a fill, rather than satin, for the lettering. Fill stitches are the type you would normally find filling an area in an embroidery design. With Fill stitches, each line across is made up of - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 84
82 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 2 In the Fill area of the Properties Panel, do the as corduroy). There are a variety of possible underlay types available; the following image gives a schematic view of how the different types of underlay are sewn. The Underlay Area in the Properties - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 85
. 2 In the Properties Panel, scroll down to the Underlay area. 3 Select one or more of the available underlay types. When you select underlay types, you will be able to see what your underlay type will look like in the Preview area. 4 Adjust any of the other settings. Refer to the related procedures - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 86
84 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Specifying the Underlay Stitch Length You can Underlay area. 3 Select one or more of the available underlay types. When you select underlay types, you will be able to see what your underlay type will look like in the Preview area. 4 In the Stitch - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 87
Settings Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to adjust the pull compensation in your design. In the Properties panel, you can use the settings available click the down arrow to the right of the Type field. 4 A list of options is displayed. 5 Select one of the following options: None. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 88
86 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Percentage. Enter the percentage in the Value % box and, if necessary, enter the maximum value of pullcompensation in the Max Range box. You can also adjust the value % number using the value % slider. Absolute. Enter the amount of absolute - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 89
Text Properties 87 Special Characters List The following lists the special characters that may be available in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2. Character € ' ' " " - Key Code Alt + 0128 Alt + 0145 Alt + 0146 Alt + 0147 Alt + 0148 Alt + 0149 Alt + 0151 Alt + 0153 Alt + 0161 Alt + 0162 Alt + 0163 - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 90
88 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Character Key Code Alt + 0198 Alt + 0199 Alt + 0200 Alt + 0201 Alt + 0202 Alt + 0203 Alt + 0204 Alt + 0205 Alt + 0206 Alt + 0207 Alt + 0208 - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 91
Alt + 0244 Alt + 0245 Alt + 0246 Alt + 0247 Alt + 0248 Alt + 0249 Alt + 0250 Alt + 0251 Alt + 0252 Alt + 0253 Alt + 0254 Alt + 0255 To type special characters: 1 In the text frame, position the cursor where you want to insert the special character. 2 Press and hold down the ALT key on - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 92
90 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 3 Type the corresponding key code for the special character from the number pad located on the right side of the keyboard. To view a list of special characters and their corresponding key codes, see "Special Characters List". 4 Release the ALT key on - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 93
. Topics covered in this chapter: • Saving designs, and the different stitch file types that are available. • Selecting, copying, and pasting components of the design. • Moving and aligning items in your workspace. • Combining lettering with other designs using the Merge Design Files feature. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 94
92 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Creating New Designs When you open Pacesetter BES Lettering 2, you can immediately begin creating a new, untitled design in the design window. The design window automatically opens using the default recipe and machine format settings specified in the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 95
and Closing Designs Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to 2 In the Look in list, browse to the location of the file you want to open. 3 In the Files of type list, select the format for the you want to open from the unzipped file list and click OK. To open a file you have recently worked on, click - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 96
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Opening Files with the Browser The Browser is a very convenient way to search for and open files. It allows you to search for and open embroidery count, and the number of colors that it uses. You can also use the Browser dialog to merge a design into the current design - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 97
design files you want to browse. 3 By default, the search will only include those folder that are checked in the list on the left of the browser window. However, you can use the following options to expand the scope of the Browser's search: To include all folders nested within the selected folders - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 98
96 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 Do one of the following: To select a single design, click on the thumbnail image. To select a number of separate designs, click on each individually while - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 99
file or files into the current design, click the Merge button. The embroidery file (or files) will open. Choosing the Default Recipe You choose one recipe through the Preferences dialog box. To open the Preferences dialog box, go to the View tab on the ribbon and click on the Preferences button - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 100
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual You can also change the recipe (style) of a design, or part of a design, after it has been created. With the Select tool active, select part of the design (or, use you want to save. 4 In the Save As type list, select the file type you want the design to be saved as. 5 - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 101
tools, see the corresponding sections for each tool under "Creating Lettering". It is important to note that, whenever you open a design by default. Therefore, of you want to use any of the following procedures to select individual segments of the embroidery design, you must first Ungroup the design - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 102
100 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To select multiple components in ribbon, and choose Select All. Press Ctrl + A on the keyboard. To select segments using the Sequence View area: 1 On the Ribbon, choose the Home tab. 2 Click the Select tool list of individual segments in the group. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 103
Editing Designs 101 4 To select one segment, click the segment from the list. In the design workspace, the active segment is enclosed in a selection box with handles. 5 To select multiple segments within the Sequence View area, do any - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 104
102 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Design Components You can use a variety of methods to copy design components in your designs. To copy to the clipboard: 1 Select one or more design components you want to copy. 2 - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 105
Paste from the menu. Press Ctrl + V. Aligning Items in the Design Horizontally and Vertically You can align lettering or design components horizontally or vertically using the Align tools on the Arrange tab. Vertical alignment Horizontal alignment To align design components: 1 Select the design - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 106
104 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 2 On the Arrange tab of the Ribbon, select the position relative to each other as they had before being centered. Moving Parts of a Design Manually You can move the component parts of your design relative to each other by dragging them to - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 107
the design component but the distance that the design component moves is smaller. To nudge up: • Use Ctrl + . To nudge down: • Use Ctrl + . To nudge left: • Use Ctrl + . To nudge right: • Use Ctrl + . Deleting Design Components Deleting a design component removes it from the design. The only way to - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 108
106 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Rotating Design Components Rotating a design component moves it around the center point of the selection.The rotate tools on the Arrange tab may be used to rotate Text or merged stitch designs through 90º increments. To rotate text through a smaller - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 109
selected. Selecting a Thread Chart Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 comes with a large number of this button will display the whole list of thread charts as a drop-down list. Click on the one that you Find button. You see the Thread Color Search dialog. 2 Type in all or part of the name or number of the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 110
108 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 3 When you have found the color you want, click on it to select it. 4 Click the Find button. The color you were looking for will now be the selected color in the palette. Changing a Thread Color Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to adjust the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 111
number of very useful special features in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 which you can use to incorporate extra embroidery and effects into . 3 In the Look in list, browse to the location of the file you want to merge. 4 In the Files of type list, select a design file type for the design you want to - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 112
110 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 7 Click Open. The merged design file appears in the design workspace. You can now select and move the stitch file to place it in the desired position relative to your lettering. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 113
using only the mouse buttons. These designs come pre-loaded with your Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 software. When an embroidery design is imported using Border, or Frame field (whichever is applicable) to display a list of available decor types. Depending on whether you have chosen an Accent, Frame, - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 114
BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 5 Place the mouse pointer, at the position you would like the Add Design to begin 6 Click and drag the mouse; as you drag, note that the Add Design appears in outline in your workspace. This outline indicates the size and orientation of the Add Design embroidery - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 115
Add Design segment after it is placed, select it with the Select tool, and use the handles to resize or rotate it. Your accent, border, frame, or (*.BRF) and stitch files or specified stitch segments. Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to choose from several distortion effects for your designs - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 116
114 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Distortion dialog. The following graphic shows an example of ZigZag distortion. Distortion Controls: Amplitude Going back to the 'ripples' concept, the amplitude is the height of the ripples. Here is an example ZigZag, but with an increased amplitude - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 117
Editing Designs 115 Distortion Controls: Angle The Twirl effect uses an angle setting to determine how much 'twist' the design will be given. Distortion Controls: Radius The Pinch effect takes the middle of the design - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 118
116 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Distortion Controls: Scale The scale is also used by the Pinch effect. It controls how much to expand the 'ball'. The previous picture shows a high scale. The picture below is an example of a - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 119
row in the dialog, displaying the text, the font, the font height, and the alignment of the lettering. Add a new row for each separate embroidery design you need. To use the Name Drops Wizard: 1 Create the design you want to use as a basis for the Template; using one of the text tools, include some - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 120
118 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 4 In the Output directory box, browse to the folder to use as he destination for the generated files. 5 In the Base filename field, enter a name to use as the basis for the designs generated by the Name Drops wizard. When the files are generated, - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 121
will close; the select format (or formats) will be listed in the Name Drops dialog beside "Save formats." 8 To the Name Drop table, with the Text field already selected. Type the next name in the field. Repeat the above until all cell: Choose a new font for the text. Change the height of - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 122
120 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual To view these changes as they look in the context of the design, select a column by clicking on it, and then click the Preview button - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 123
existing design. 2 On the Home tab, in the Text section, click the Auto Baste tool. The basting stitches appear around your design. Sequencing Outline Segments Using the Sequence View, you can alter the sequence of segments in your designs. You can move them up, down, to the beginning of the sewing - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 124
122 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual and Object 2. This might not be optimal for jump Move-Prev Match or Move-Next Match. In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move-First, Move-Last, Move-Up, Move-Down, Move-Prev Match or Move-Next Match. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 125
shows it after a Move Up command. In this case, the Move Up command was used to change the sewing order so that, instead of jumping to the bottom letter and then going back to the middle (A - C - B) the letters sew in order from top to bottom (A - B - C). To move a segment forward: 1 Select the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 126
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 2 Do one of the following: In the design workspace, right-click the segment(s) and choose Move-Up. In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list Segment to the Start or End of the Design Use the Move First command to make the selected segment - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 127
workspace, right-click the segment(s) and choose Move-Last. In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move-Last. In the left image, the red letter D is originally the design's the second segment; after Selecting Move-Last, it will be on top of all other segments - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 128
126 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching Color Group Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to automatically move a segment to the previous or next Match. In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move-Prev Match. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 129
Editing Designs 127 The selected segment appears in the sequence below the previous group with the same thread color. To move a segment to the next thread color layer: 1 Select the segment(s) you want to move. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 130
128 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 2 Do one of the following: In the design workspace, right-click the segment(s) and choose Move-Next Match. In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move-Next Match. The selected segment appears in the sequence - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 131
OK Printing Designs You can make print-outs of your designs in Pacesetter BES Lettering 2. These print-outs not only give you a preview of what the you can also have printed the color, name, and length of each thread used. Previewing a Design before Printing You can preview a worksheet on the screen - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 132
130 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Printing Design Worksheets You can print a design, without previewing it, by selecting the Print Setup toolbar icon. This button opens your com- puter's Print dialog, - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 133
Editing Designs 131 Changing the Print Settings You can customize print settings for your embroidery designs. Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 allows you to adjust the image and worksheet sequence view that includes a view of the colors used, the color sequence, and the thread consumption for each color. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 134
Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual 6 Select Print In One Page to print the design on a single worksheet page. If Print Color Analysis is selected along with Print In One Page, your print out will display a basic thread sequence view. This includes a simplified view of the colors used, the - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 135
APPENDIX: Foreign Language Fonts This Pacesetter software application includes several fonts in the foreign-language alphabets. This appendix is a guide that matches the letters in these fonts with the corresponding keystrokes on a regular English keyboard. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 136
134 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Greek font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek font. Recommended font heights for the Greek font: Minimum - 0.24 inches/6 mm Maximum - 0.79 inches/20 mm - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 137
135 Greek Block font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek Block font. Recommended font heights for the Greek font: Minimum - 0.24 inches/6 mm Maximum - 0.79 inches/20 mm - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 138
136 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Greek Mixed font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Greek Mixed font. Recommended font heights for the Greek font: Minimum - 0. 39 inches/10 mm Maximum - 1.18 inches/30 mm - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 139
The following image shows the available keystrokes and letter names of the Hebrew Traditional font. Note that, in this font, the direction of the letters will be reversed automatically; that is, they will run left-to-right in the Text entry field in the Properties panel, but right-to-left - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 140
138 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Russian font The following graphic shows the available keystrokes for the Russian font. Recommended font heights for the Russian font: Minimum - 0.31 inches/8 mm Maximum - 1.18 inches/50 mm - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 141
139 Glossary - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 142
used before a jump or a color change. This process eliminates the need for manual trimming. Baseline A line on which lettering segments sit. Bitmap Images Paint and image-editing software brand of thread. Color Stop A command that instructs an embroidery machine to stop sewing a design in order to - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 143
letters, large fill areas and textured fabrics, generally need higher densities. The reverse can be true as well. There are two measuring systems used happens when you increase and decrease the density in embroidery points and stitches per inch. Design Workspace The software being used allows this. - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 144
142 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Handles Handles are the small boxes at each design to another. Lettering Embroidery using letters or words. Lettering commonly called "keyboard lettering" may be created from computer software, which allows variance of letter styles, size, height - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 145
you use machine formats, your design information displays accurately on the screen and designs are sewn correctly on each embroidery machine. You can select a specific machine format for a design when opening or saving designs. Monogram Embroidered design composed of one or more letters, usually - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 146
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Absolute of embroidery settings designed for specific fabrics. Running Stitch Consists of one stitch between two points. Used for its size, color, sequence in designs, stitch type and values, including stitching instructions. Select tool The Select tool allows you to - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 147
, 104 Changing anchor point locations 40 Changing colors (Two-color font) 55 Changing font type 60 Changing inset distance 84 Changing patterns 81 Changing Text modes Creating Monogram Text 43 Creating new designs 92 Creating Normal Text 36 Creating templates 117 Creating Vertical Text 41 Custom Hoop - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 148
Lettering 2 Instruction Manual English units 23 F File Tools 14 Fill density 80 Fill patterns customizing Carved Fill 81 Fill stitches 83 Underlay types 83 Fit Hoop 16 Flip Horizontal tool 17 Flip Vertical tool 17 Font spacing 63 Font type 60 Frames, text mode 68 G Greek Block Font 135 Greek Font - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 149
103 Patterns 79 choosing 79 customizing Carved Fill 81 Percentage pull-compensation Reset Frame command 69 Reset Letter command 69 Resizing Individual Letters 51 Right tool (Align) 14, 17, 99, 100, 144 Selecting underlay types 83 Sequencing outline segments 121 Sequencing segments 121 Single - Brother International BES Embroidery Software 2 | Instruction Manual - English - Page 150
148 Pacesetter BES Lettering 2 Instruction Manual Thread colors 21 changing 108 Title Bar 6 Tools Edit 13 File 14 Modify 17 Tools, Draw Bar 19, 20 Top tool (Align) 17, 104 Twirl distortion 115 Two-color font, changing colors 55 U Underlay stitch length 84 Underlay types 83 Undo tool 14, 22 V
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