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ii Pacesetter BES Lettering 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; 5 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 3
7 Toolbar and Ribbon Buttons 13 Pacesetter Menu Tools 13 Extra Tools 14 Ribbon Tools 14 The View Tab 18 Simulator 19 Status Line 20 Color Palette 21 Using Scrollbars 21 Correcting Mistakes 22 Setting up your Workspace Environment 22 Changing Machine Format Properties 23 Adjusting the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 4
2 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 43 Adjusting Size of a Text Segment - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 5
Select Tool 96 Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Design Components 99 Aligning Items in the Design Horizontally and Vertically 100 Moving Parts of a Design Manually 101 Nudging Design Components 102 Deleting Design Components 102 Rotating Design Components 103 Working with the Color Palette 104 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 6
4 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Selecting a Thread Chart 104 Searching for a Specific Color 104 Changing a Thread Color 105 Special Design Tools 106 Merging Design Files 106 Add Designs Feature 108 Distorting Segments 110 Working with Name Drops 114 Adding Basting Stitches to - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 7
about the Workspace Before you start using the software, we recommend that you understand the Pacesetter BES Lettering design workspace and learn a few of the basic components outlined in this section. Topics covered in this chapter: • Setting up the design workspace environment. • Showing a hoop in - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 8
6 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Parts of the Workspace The Pacesetter BES Lettering workspace contains a number of different areas which have distinct functions. The sections that follow give an overview of what each of these areas does, and the kinds of information about the design - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 9
of the tools available on this menu, and a summary of their functions, see "Pacesetter Menu Tools" in the next section. When you open the 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 open it. Tools available on - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 10
8 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar One important advantage of the Quick Access toolbar is that it is fully customizable. This means that you are able to select tools from any of the Pacesetter BES Lettering toolbars and add them to the Quick Access - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 11
Learning about the Workspace 9 3 From the "Choose Commands from:" list, select the toolbar containing the command you want. The list of tools on that 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 12
10 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 13
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 toolbar. You see a menu - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 14
12 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 4 From the "Categories" list, select the category containing the keyboard, press the sequence of keys that you want to use; these keystrokes will appear in the field. If there are two or more keys used in the shortcut, a plus sign (+) will be inserted - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 15
by function. Pacesetter Menu Tools Tool What it means New: Creates a new untitled design. New/Recipe: Opens a new page and allows you to choose a new recipe and machine format. Open: Opens an existing design file. Merge: Opens the Merge Design dialog, which you can use to import existing - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 16
Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Tool What it means Close: Closes the file that you are currently working on (the active file) leaving any other files open. Close All: Closes all files that are open on your computer. Exit: Closes all open files and shuts down Pacesetter BES Lettering - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 17
on a circular baseline. Monogram Frame: Creates three-letter monogram text. Name Drops: Quickly create a number of disticnt designs, based on a single design, but each with different text string included. Add Designs: Adds decorative features to your design accents, appliqués, borders, and frames - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 18
16 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Tool What it means Hoop: Displays the hoop as it fits relative to the embroidery. Clicking the background of the active design window. Ruler: Measures the distance between any two points in a design. Zoom: Magnifies the design to fit a rectangle drawn - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 19
Accessed 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 20
18 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 commands and stitch points are shown in the design, and so on. The areas found on this tab are Windows, Show/Hide, - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 21
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 allows you to watch your design draw on a stitch-by-stitch basis, simulating the sewing action of your machine. The Simulator controls include pause - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 22
20 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Using the Simulator The following table explains how to use the Simulator in more detail: Tools What is does Previous Stitch: Move backward in the design by one stitch. Scrollbar slider: Drag the scrollbar slider to advance the design to a specific - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 23
color palette in Pacesetter BES Lettering. For more information on the color palette, see "Changing Thread Colors." Using Scrollbars Scrollbars are the displayed design. There are two scrollbars, one for moving the view vertically, and one for moving it horizontally. How to use the scrollbars: - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 24
in Pacesetter BES Lettering can be displayed in metric values. This is the default setting, which will appear each time you run Pacesetter BES Lettering. It is generally preferable for embroiderers to use the metric values because many of the manufacturers of embroidery machines and designs use - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 25
the units of measurement you want used for your designs: Metric or English. 4 Click OK. Changing Machine Format Properties All designs in Pacesetter BES Lettering have a machine format. Machine formats have their own profile settings that determine how embroidery information will be interpreted when - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 26
24 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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, select the machine format that you want applied to - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 27
down arrow under the Zoom icon, and use the Zoom tool settings to zoom back out design larger. • Zoom Out to make your design smaller. • To Fit to make the whole design the size of the design window. • To Selection to zoom to the size of the currently selected embroidery segment, or set of embroidery - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 28
26 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Auto hide mode, the small push-pin will be on its side, like this: . Now, whenever you move the mouse to another part of the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 29
bar. Displaying the Hoop Viewing the hoop or frame on the screen lets you ensure that your design fits properly when you run it on the machine. The hoop serves as a guide to help size and position your design in the design window. Pacesetter BES Lettering comes with many pre-loaded hoop sizes. - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 30
28 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Viewing and Hiding the Hoop Use the Hoop tool to show and hide 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 dialog: 1 On the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 31
machine format from the Format drop-down list. 4 From the list of Hoops, choose a hoop size appropriate for your design. 5 If needed, check the "Rotate 90" box to make the hoop fit your design the Hoops dialog; it will be available for your use in future designs. To add a custom hoop: 1 On the Home - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 32
View Instruction Manual from the options. Opening the Help To open the Help: 1 Double-click the Pacesetter BES Lettering icon on your desktop. You see the blank design workspace. 2 Click the Help tool. You see the Help. Using the Contents The Help has a table of contents, with a list of book icons - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 33
You see the topic in the right window pane. 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 Help. To use Search: 1 Click the Help tool. You see the Help. 2 Select the Search tab. 3 In the "Keyword" box, enter - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 34
32 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Saving Favorite Help Topics The Favorites tab lets you save the topics that you visit most often and want to access quickly. To save your favorite topics: 1 Click the Help tool. You see the Help. 2 Double-click the book you want to open. 3 Click the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 35
Learning about the Workspace 33 Print the selected topic Print the selected heading and all subtopics 5 Click OK. You see the Print dialog box. 6 Change any of the print settings, if necessary, and click OK. The topic will be sent to your printer. - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 36
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lettering to your designs using various Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 38
36 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 39
Path tool to create text that bends to follow the curved edge of a garment. Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 40
38 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 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 following: In the Text area of Properties - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 41
39 Custom Shapes for Text on a Path In addition to the Path Text shapes already installed with your Pacesetter BES Lettering software, you can create and save your own shape, using the Edit baseline command. You are also able to change the characteristics of the anchor points when in Edit baseline - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 42
40 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 7 Type in a name for the new Text Path and click save. The new Text Path will now appear in the Select paths dialog when you use the Text on a Path tool. Changing the Anchor Point Type When you are editing the baseline of a Path Text segment, you can - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 43
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 text segment. Your text appears in the design. You can now make any other changes to the text segment in the Text - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 44
42 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Circle Text Tool Text on a circular path is created using the Circle Text tool. When the text is first created, it is given a default font height and circle diameter, which can be adjusted using the text tools. To create Circle Text: 1 On the Ribbon, - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 45
three letters long by default (but this can be changed on the properties panel). Decorations can be added to Monogram items for those fonts that support them. To create standard Monogram text: 1 On the Ribbon, select the Home tab. 2 On the Text bar, click on the Monogram 3 Click once in the design - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 46
44 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual following sections will show you how to use handles for direct text manipulation; for more information about how to use the properties panel, see, "Adjusting Text Properties". Note that not all of the ways of adjusting the text will apply to all types - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 47
a design, it can be done in the Height box in the Text tab. Enter the new size and click Apply. Adjusting the Corners of Text Segments Use the position of the selected corner of the text frame; when you release the mouse button, the embroidery is regenerated to match the change in shape. This gives - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 48
46 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Using the Envelope Handles These handles apply only to Normal Text and Monogram text items. These , the tool displays an outline preview of the lettering, showing how far you are rotating it. Release the mouse button to "drop" the segment, and generate the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 49
Circle Text". Dragging this handle rotates the design to any angle. You will see an outline of the design rotate onscreen as you are dragging, and the text will be regenerated when you release the mouse. Adjusting the Slant of Text The angle of the letters in a text object can be adjusted with - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 50
Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual To adjust the slant of text, select the text object you want to adjust, click the Slant Handle and drag. To add a forward (positive) slant to the letters adjusted using the Proportional Sizing Handle. This handle is at the top of the lettering and appears - Brother International BES Lettering | 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 52
50 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual over this handle and letters within the text segments in your designs. You are able to select a letter, and move it, rotate it, and resize it by using the handles that surround the letter when it is selected. You can also change the spacing of letters - Brother International BES Lettering | 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 54
52 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Resizing Individual Letters When an individual letter has been selected, you can resize it by clicking and dragging the Letter Size handles. The Letter Size handles are green squares that are located in the corners of the letter frame. When you hover - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 55
pointer. Creating Multi-color Text Segments When you are creating design compositions involving lettering, you may find that you want to have two or more colors in a single line of text. In Pacesetter BES Lettering, this can be easily done using the Properties panel. You accomplish this by inserting - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 56
54 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 57
but you can apply changes in exactly the same way between individual letters in a word. Note that the tildes do not add any 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 58
56 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 color. - Brother International BES Lettering | 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 60
58 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual The Properties Panel The Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 text - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 61
Text Properties 59 Changing the Text As well as being able to type directly on the screen (see appropriate sections under "Creating Text"), you can also input your text by typing in into the Text field on the Properties Panel. Note, however, that there is some variation on what you can type, - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 62
60 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Changing the Font of Existing Text Segment 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 63
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 the available characters - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 64
62 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Spell Checker The Spell Checker feature is found in the Properties Panel in Pacesetter BES Lettering. 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 65
workspace. The corrected text appears in your workspace. Changing the Height of Lettering With Pacesetter BES Lettering, it is easy to change the height of any lettering. Height refers to the tallest character in the desired lettering. So, when a text segment contains both uppercase and lowercase - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 66
64 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 68
66 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 69
section, called Decor. Decor consists 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 70
68 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 Lettering | 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 72
positions of the two text strings, so you will not have to re-enter them 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 73
Three Ply stitch and is a running stitch where the machine sews over each stitch three times (forward, back, running stitch. • The Motif Run is a decorative, programmed stitch which usually has an open, 'lacy' look letter. The properties specific to Steil are width and density. The standard lettering - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 74
BES Lettering 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 segments - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 75
. In the Inset box, 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 76
74 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual In the Blanket density box, enter the spacing for the Blanket stitching. 4 Click Apply. Adjusting Motif settings for an Appliqué Border After you select the Appliqué stitch type, you can adjust any of the default settings available. You must make all - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 77
Pacesetter BES Lettering, 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 segment. 2 In the Appliqu The selected fabric image appears within the Appliqué border. The fabric image you apply in the Properties box will also - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 78
76 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual To import an image for an Appliqué background: 1 Select the Appliqué Style segment. 2 Open the properties box and select the Appliqué tab. 3 Click the button next to the Appliqué Fabric list. The Import Fabric dialog will open. You can scan your - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 79
a Fill Pattern When you install Pacesetter BES Lettering, 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 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 80
78 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Fill Density Setting Fill density is the distance between individual lines of embroidery. Density is measured in millimeters. Note that the density setting is given in millimeters. Therefore, larger values correspond to a lower density, while lower - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 81
a fill pattern's characteristics such as the size and angle of the fill pattern. The following figures show some different effects you can create using the Carved Fill settings. Original (scale at 100%) Emboss Scale at 50% To change the Emboss Scale of a Carved pattern: 1 Select a Carved fill - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 82
Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Underlay Properties Underlay stitches are laid down before the visible, or "top" stitches, to help stabilize stretchy fabrics. They can also help all underlay types will be available for every font. To select an underlay type: 1 Select the segment. 2 In - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 83
the segment. 2 In the Properties Panel, scroll down to the Underlay area. 3 Select one or more of the following underlay types you want to use: Contour, Perpendicular, Lattice, Full Lattice, Parallel, or Zig-Zag 4 In the Density box, enter a density value. 5 Adjust any of the other settings. Refer - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 84
82 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 3 Select one or more of the following underlay types you want to use: Contour, Perpendicular, Changing the Inset Distance You can change the inset distance. Pacesetter BES Lettering calculates the inset distance (the distance the underlay stitches are - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 85
Settings Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to adjust the pull compensation in your design. In the Properties panel, you can use the settings which is added to the stitches regardless of their original length. When you use percentage pull-compensation, you can also enter a value in the Max range - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 86
Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Absolute. Enter the amount of absolute pullcompensation (in mm) in the Absolute Value box. 6 Click Apply. Displaying Special Characters When you create lettering, you can enter characters available on your keyboard. You can also enter characters using - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 87
Character " - Text Properties 85 Key Code Alt + 0148 Alt + 0149 Alt + 0151 Alt + 0153 Alt + 0161 Alt + 0162 Alt + 0163 Alt + 0164 Alt + 0165 Alt + 0166 Alt + 0167 Alt + 0168 Alt + 0169 Alt + 0173 Alt + 0174 Alt + 0175 Alt + 0191 Alt + 0192 Alt + 0193 Alt + 0194 Alt + 0195 Alt + 0196 Alt + - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 88
86 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Character Key Code Alt + 0205 Alt + 0206 Alt + 0207 Alt + 0208 Alt + 0209 Alt + 0210 Alt + 0211 Alt + 0212 Alt + 0213 Alt + 0214 Alt + 0215 - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 89
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 your keyboard. You see the special character. - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 90
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want to create and save them as files to output to your machine. Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to save to a number of machine formats. You can also use the Merge feature to add a stitch file to your lettering. For designs with multiple components (that is, more than one text segment, or a text - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 92
90 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Creating New Designs When you open Pacesetter BES Lettering, 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 93
91 Opening and Closing Designs Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to open designs in a wide variety of file formats. When you open a design file in the design window, your single design file retains the stitches for that design. To open an existing design: 1 Do one of the following: Click - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 94
92 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 through and open embroidery files from multiple directories simultaneously. So, if you have design files stored on a number of - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 95
browse for designs; to look in multiple locations, simply check more boxes. The preview pane shows a thumbnail image of each design present in a new window, click the Open button. The selected design or designs open in your workspace; if multiple designs were opened, each will open in its own tab. - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 96
94 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Choosing the Default Recipe You choose one of the pre-installed recipes through the New design dialog each time you open a new design. The NORMAL recipe is the default for new designs; however, you can set the default to a different recipe through the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 97
a different name, location, or file format. Save As is used when you want to keep your original design and create another design with slight modifications. The Save command saves the changes you make to the current design. To save a design: 1 Pacesetter Button Do one of the following: Click the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 98
96 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Selecting and Moving Parts of a Design The Select Tool The Select tool allows you to select and modify individual design components, or groups of design components. Design components that have been selected using the Select tool can be moved, duplicated - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 99
enclosed in a selection box with handles. To select all components of the design: Using the Select tool, click in the workspace, and draw a box large enough to enclose all components of the design. • To select all the design components currently in the active window, do one of the following: Click - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 100
98 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 4 To select one segment, click the segment from the list. In the design workspace, the active you click any segment outside the range of segments already selected. In the design workspace, the active segments are enclosed in a selection box with handles. - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 101
99 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 To copy design components to the clipboard, do one of the following: In the Clipboard - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 102
100 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 3 To paste design components from the clipboard, do one of the following: In the Clipboard area on the Home tab, click on the Paste button. In the design workspace, right-click anywhere and choose Paste from the menu. Press Ctrl + V. Aligning - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 103
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 another location. To move a design component manually: 1 From the Home tab, click the Select tool. 2 Click and drag the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 104
102 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Nudging Design Components Nudging moves the selected design component or group of design components. Nudging is similar to dragging the design component but the distance that the design component moves is smaller. To nudge up: • Use Ctrl + . To nudge - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 105
is displayed on the status line in the bottom left corner of the Pacesetter BES Lettering window. To rotate design components using the Transform tools: 1 Select one or more design components you want to rotate. The active design component(s) is enclosed in a selection box. 2 From the Arrange tab on - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 106
104 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Working with the Color Palette In Pacesetter BES Lettering, you can change the color of any segment of your design, whether it be a Lettering or a merged stitch file. If you can select it, you can change its color. The color palette, which is located - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 107
looking for will now be the selected color in the palette. Changing a Thread Color Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to adjust the colors of the lettering you create, or indeed any segment of the design, by using the Color Palette; you do this by choosing thread objects in the Color palette. When - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 108
106 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Special Design Tools There are a number of very useful special features in Pacesetter BES Lettering which you can use to incorporate extra embroidery and effects into your designs. These are described in the following sections. Merging Design Files You - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 109
Editing Designs 107 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 110
108 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Add Designs Feature The Add Designs feature allows you to embellish the lettering in your design with extra decorative embroidery. With Add Designs, you can choose from among a wide variety of embroidery accents, borders, frames, and appliqué shapes - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 111
. This outline indicates the size and orientation of the Add Design embroidery, before it is actually generated in your design. 7 To finish placing the Add Design segment, release the mouse button. You can also insert a design quickly by just following steps 1-4 above, and then double-clicking - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 112
110 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 8 To adjust the size and orientation of the 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 appliqué appears in your design. Distorting Segments - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 113
Editing Designs 111 Distortion dialog. The following graphic shows an example of ZigZag distortion. Distortion Controls: Amplitude Going back to the 'ripples' concept, the amplitude is the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 114
112 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 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 and stretches it so that it looks like a ball. The - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 115
113 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 low scale: To distort segments: 1 Open an existing design. 2 Select one or more segments you want to - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 116
Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Working with Name Drops Name Drops allow you to create a model to make a number of similar designs. In a template, each lettering or design segment is treated as a unit that can be replaced. For example, a lettering segment can be changed so that it uses - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 117
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, the file names they will be given will consist of the Base name, plus a - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 118
116 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Check the box (or boxes) next the the file formats name" button. 9 In the text column of the table, enter the text needed for each design. 10 If needed, make any of the following modifications to settings in the table by double-clicking the appropriate cell - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 119
Change the Alignment in the Align cells (left, right, center) 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 in the final column. 11 Click Save to create the files. The specified - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 120
118 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual The basting stitches also help you to see that your hooping is lined up correct and straight, a feature that really helps where text is concerned as every error stands out clearly. This feature is also useful when you want to add a stabilizer to the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 121
end on the right. Object 3 is in between Object 1 and Object 2. This might not be optimal for jump stitches, and the machine will take longer to embroider the design in this sequence, compared to if the segments were properly sequenced. To sequence segments: 1 Select one or more segments you want to - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 122
120 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual To insert segments before the insertion point: 1 Select and cut, or copy, the segment. 2 In the design workspace or Sequence View area, click where you want to insert the segment. 3 Do one of the following: Choose Insert from the Home tab on - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 123
. This change is reflected in its position in sequence view. To move a segment backward: 1 Select the segment(s). 2 Do one of the following: In the design workspace, right-click the segment(s) and choose Move-Down. In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 124
122 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Moving a Segment to the Start or End of the Design Use the Move First command to make the selected segment the first one to be stitched. When a design is sewn, the first segment sewn is usually "on the bottom" or in the "back" of the design. Use the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 125
D is originally the design's the second segment; after Selecting Move-Last, it will be on top of all other segments, as shown on the right. Moving a Segment to the nearest Matching Color Group Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to automatically move a segment to the previous or next segment group - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 126
124 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual 2 Do one of the following: In the design workspace, right-click the segment(s) and choose Move-Prev Match. In the Sequence View area, right-click the segment(s) in the list and choose Move- - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 127
Editing Designs 125 To move a segment to the next thread color layer: 1 Select the segment(s) you want to move. 2 Do one of the following: - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 128
126 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual In the design workspace, right-click the segment(s) and choose Move . In these cases, the designer ran out of colors and had to re-use a color to complete the design. Also, some designs use color stops to indicate an appliqué or a trim. Not all - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 129
design. Click OK Printing Designs You can make print-outs of your designs in Pacesetter BES Lettering. These print-outs not only give you a preview of what the design color, name, and length of each thread used. Previewing a Design before Printing You can preview a worksheet on the screen before sending - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 130
128 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Printing Design Worksheets You can print a design, without previewing it, by selecting the Print Setup toolbar icon. This button opens your computer's Print dialog, where you can choose printer options such as - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 131
embroidery designs. Pacesetter BES Lettering allows you to adjust the image and worksheet information displayed in design printouts. To change a design's print settings: 1 Click the Pacesetter you want for your design worksheet. 4 Select Print Actual Size to have your design print in its actual - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 132
130 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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, - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 133
135 Glossary - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 134
136 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Automatic Trim An automated machine process that cuts the top and bobbin thread when directed by data stored in a design file. This function is usually used before a jump or a color change. This process eliminates the need for manual trimming. Baseline - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 135
be true as well. There are two measuring systems used in calculating density: Imperial and Metric. The Imperial system measures density in stitches per inch (spi). 65spi means 65 stitches in a 1 inch (linear) area. The Metric system measures density in embroidery points (pt). Points refers to the - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 136
the machine bed for embroidering. Jump Stitch Movement of the pantograph without needle penetration, commonly used to get from one point in a design to another. Lettering Embroidery using letters or words. Lettering commonly called "keyboard lettering" may be created from computer software, which - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 137
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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 138
140 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual Absolute Pull Compensation: Absolute Pull Compensation adds the original width. Recipe A collection of embroidery settings designed for specific fabrics. Running Stitch Consists of one stitch between two points. Used for outlining and fine detail. Satin - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 139
Alignment 69 Anchor points 40 Angle, text 47 Applique borders 73 Arc Frame 69 ASCII numbers 84 point locations 40 Changing colors (Two-color font) 55 Changing font type 60 Changing inset distance 83 Changing Copying segments 99 Creating Monogram Text 43 Creating new designs 90 Creating Normal Text - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 140
Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual E Edit Tools 13 Editing Text (Properties box) 58 English units 23 F File Tools 14 Fill density 78 Fill patterns customizing Carved Fill 79 Fill stitches 81 Underlay types 81 Fit Hoop 16 Flip Horizontal tool 17 Flip Vertical tool 17 Font spacing 64 Font - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 141
distortion 113 Previewing designs 127 Print Preview 13, 127, 129 Print settings 129 Printing 128 Printing Help topics 32 Properties Letters 52 Rotating segments 103 Ruler tool 27 Running Stitch 140 S Satin stitches 73 Save 95 Save As 95 Save tool 13 Saving Favorite Help Topics 32 Saving Projects - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 142
144 Pacesetter BES Lettering Instruction Manual changing 105 Title Bar 6 Tools Edit 13 File 14 Modify 17 Tools, Draw Bar 19, 20 Top tool (Align) 17, 101 Twirl distortion 112 Two-color font, changing colors 55 U Underlay stitch length 82 Underlay types 81 Undo tool 14, 22 V Vertical Center tool ( - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 143
APPENDIX: Greek Fonts This Pacesetter software application includes three fonts in the Greek alphabet. This appendix is a guide that matches the Greek letters with the corresponding keystrokes. - Brother International BES Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 144
132 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 145
133 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 Lettering | INSTRUCTION MANUAL - English - Page 146
134 Pacesetter BES Lettering 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
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