Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.5 Users Manual - English - Page 132

Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center 3 Click the stitch object that you want to edit. The existing stitch data in the stitch object are marked with small empty squares. NOTE: Stitch objects are patterns surrounded with a dotted line. If the shape object is not surrounded with a dotted line, it cannot be edited. Select the menu command Sew - Convert to Stitch to convert the pattern to a stitch object. 4 Selecting stitch points Click the points that you want to select, or drag the cursor across them. The selected points are marked with black squares. Other selection methods • Select more points by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking the additional points or by dragging the cursor across the area. • If the Shift key is held down while another point is clicked, all points between the two selected points (within the stitching order) are selected. • Hold down the Shift key and press the → or ↓ key to select additional points in the sewing direction from the current point, or hold down the Shift key and press the ← or ↑ key to select additional points in the opposite direction of sewing from the current point. • Hold down the Ctrl key and press the → or ↓ key to move the selection in the sewing direc- tion, or hold down the Ctrl key and press the ← or ↑ key to move the selection in the opposite direction of sewing. • Press the Tab key to select all points in the next color. Hold down the Shift key and press the Tab key to select all points in the previous color. Moving stitch points The selected points can be dragged to the new position. If the Shift key is held down while the points are dragged, the selection can only be moved horizontally or vertically. If the or → key is pressed, the selection is moved in the corresponding direction by 0.1 mm. Inserting stitch points Click on a line between two points to add a new point at that position. Deleting stitch points Press the Delete key to delete the selected point. I Editing entry/exit points of a shape object 1 Click on the Tool Box. Three buttons appear: . Layout & Editing Programmable Stitch Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index 2 Click . The shape of the cursor changes to and displays together with a small image of the Tool Box button. NOTE: If a check mark appears in front of the Optimize Entry/Exit points setting on the Sew menu (the setting is turned on), this button cannot be selected. To use this tool to manually edit the entry and exit points, turn off the Optimize Entry/Exit points setting. 124