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PE-DESIGN 6Ver. Personal Embroidery Design Software System IInnssttrruuccttiioonn MMaannuuaall > cover 1-4 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 2
USA declares that the product Product Name: Brother USB Writer Model Number: PE-Design complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 3
occurs or adjustment is required, please consult your nearest service center. Notice This Instruction Manual does not explain how to use your computer under Windows. Please refer to the Windows manuals. Copyright acknowledgment MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. IBM is - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 4
pitch adjustment for running stitch 91, 172 • Half stitch for satin stitch, manual-punching object, etc 91, 92, 93, 172, 174, 175 • Selectable Added the Reference window 10, 70, 107 • Improved the dialog box for setting sewing attributes (Beginner and Expert mode 89, 171 Design Center • Added - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 5
Designs ...... 2 Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually 2 Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Three Applications 2 Overview of the Manual 3 Structure of the manual 12 Online registration 13 Uninstallation 13 Technical support 13 Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 6
........ 63 Step3 Hooping the fabric 65 Step4 Embroidering 65 Chapter 2 Advanced Operation 67 Advanced Operations 68 About This Chapter 68 Design Center 69 Main Window 70 Stage 1 (Original Image Stage 71 Importing Image Data 71 Using the wizard 71 Importing image data from a TWAIN device - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 7
the geometric attribute 150 Creating Manual Punching Data 151 Entering Text 153 186 Zooming on selected objects 186 Zooming Design Page to window 186 Previewing the Sewing Image 187 an original card 196 Adding comments to saved .pes files 199 Printing 200 Specifying print settings 200 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 8
Changing the Settings 222 Changing the display of the background image 222 Changing the grid settings 222 Design Database 223 Main Window 223 Starting Up Design Database 224 Organizing Embroidery Patterns 224 Creating new folders 224 Moving/copying embroidery patterns to a different folder - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 9
Software This software provides digitizing and editing capabilities, allowing you the creative freedom to design original embroidery. Easily turn illustrations, photos and lettering into custom embroidery designs. Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From an Image c For more details, refer to - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 10
to "Creating Large-Size Embroidery Patterns" on page 59. Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually You can combine embroidery patterns or apply stitching to drawings and text. In addition, you can design a wider variety of embroidery patterns by using the many sew types available. c For more - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 11
Manual Structure of the manual This manual consists of three main sections: Basic Operation, Advanced Operation, and Reference. ■ Basic Operation By following the step-by-step instructions used throughout this manual, as described below. Embroidery pattern: An embroidery design Object: A component - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 12
software This package consists of four applications. ■ Design Center Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images. The images may When an embroidery pattern is complete, you can save it (with the .pes file extension) and write it to an original card. The original card - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 13
Design Database, you can also convert the files to other formats (.pes service representative. Version 6.0 or version 6.0 upgrade for versions 1.0 through 4.0: USB card writer module CD-ROM Original card Instruction manual Template Version 6.0 upgrade for version 5.0: CD-ROM Instruction manual - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 14
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 6 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Before Use Optional supplies Original card a Note: The only original cards that can be used with this USB card writer module are those like the one enclosed or optional original cards of the same type. Principal parts Card slot Insert an - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 15
upgrade the USB card writer module, you must be able to connect to the Internet. If you cannot connect to the Internet, contact your nearest service representative. 7 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 16
CD-ROM drive IBM-PC or compatible computer originally equipped with a USB port Windows 98, ME, XP or 2000 Pentium 500 MHz or higher Minimum 64 SVGA (800 × 600), 16-bit color or higher USB Ver. 1.1 or higher A graphic printer that is supported by your system (if you wish to print your images) - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 17
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 9 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Before Use b Memo: If the installer does not automatically start up: 1) Click the Start button. 2) Click Run. → The Run dialog box appears. 3) Type in the full path to the installer, and then click OK to start up the installer. For example: - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 18
port on the computer. Make sure that the connector is fully inserted. Select Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...), and then click Next. For Windows XP users connected to the Internet: → The installation of the driver is completed automatically. For all other users: → After a short while, the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 19
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 11 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Before Use For Windows Me: Select Specify the location of the driver [Advanced], and then click Next. 3. Follow the instructions of the Found New Hardware Wizard (or Add New Hardware Wizard) to complete the installation of the driver. 4. - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 20
6.0. a Note: • If the USB card writer module is not upgraded, Design Center and Layout & Editing of version 6.0 can no longer be used after to the Internet. If you cannot connect to the Internet, contact your nearest service representative. 1. Start up Layout & Editing. → The dialog box shown - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 21
warning appears at any time, follow the instructions that are displayed. Online registration If you window, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4. In the dialog box that appeared, select this software, and then click Change/Remove. Technical support Contact Technical Support if you have a problem - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 22
parts (in Design Center or Layout & Editing), be sure to check the sewing order and correct it if necessary. With Design Center, the This system allows you to create a wide variety of embroidery patterns and supports wider ranges for the setting of the sewing attributes (thread density, sewing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 23
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 15 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Before Use Sew Types The sewing attributes for each sew type are first set to their default settings; however, by changing the settings of the sewing attributes, you can create custom stitching. (For details, refer to pages 91 through 95 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 24
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 16 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Before Use Programmable fill stitch Motif stitch b Memo: The stitching for the programmable fill stitch and the motif stitch depends on the selected stitch pattern. For details, refer to "Programmable fill stitch" on page 93 and 175 and " - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 25
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 17 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Chapter 1 Basic Operation 17 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 26
to create a more realistic embroidery pattern from a image. 2. Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 2-1. Using Design Center c page 30 In this section, we will use Design Center to manually create an embroidery pattern from an image using a four-stage procedure. 2-2. Using Layout & Editing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 27
automatically create an embroidery pattern from an image. Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt Editing 1. Click , select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Layout & Editing to open the Layout & Editing window. b Memo: If a shortcut for Layout & - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 28
Creating Embroidery Patterns Title bar Menu bar Toolbar Sewing Attributes bar Tool Box Close button Maximize button Minimize button Work area Design Page Reference Window Status bar Step 2 Opening an image file First, we need to open the image that will be converted into the embroidery - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 29
Basic Operation PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 21 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns Step 3 Adjusting the size and position of the image 1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click Modify. → Handles appear around the image. 5. Drag the image to the desired - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 30
to select whether or not it should be converted. 3. Click Finish. → The image is converted to an embroidery pattern, which is displayed in the Design Page. Step 5 Displaying a preview of the embroidery pattern You can display a preview of the embroidery pattern in order to see how the stitching is - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 31
dialog box, the following message appears. • To overwrite the file, click Yes. The new file name appears in the title bar of the Layout & Editing window. • If you do not want to overwrite the existing file, click No. You can then enter a different file name. 23 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 32
the menu bar, point to Write to Card, and then click Current Design on the submenu. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit. → The Layout & Editing window closes. b Memo: Layout & Editing can also be closed by clicking the close button - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 33
create a more realistic embroidery pattern from a photo. Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt Editing 1. Click , select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver. 6. Select Layout & Editing to open the Layout & Editing window. b Memo: If a shortcut for Layout & - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 34
Creating Embroidery Patterns Title bar Menu bar Toolbar Sewing Attributes bar Tool Box Close button Maximize button Minimize button Work area Design Page Reference Window Status bar Step 2 Opening an image file First, we need to open the image that will be converted into an embroidery - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 35
Basic Operation PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 27 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns Step 3 Adjusting the size and position of the image 1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click Modify. → Handles appear around the image. Step 4 Automatically converting the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 36
setting and to page 124 for more details on the Mono setting. • Cross Stitch For more details, refer to page 125. • Design Center For more details, refer to "Using Design Center" on page 30. 3. From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, select the desired shape that the image will - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 37
mask are as desired, click Next. → The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box appears. 8. Click Finish. → The embroidery pattern is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: Various settings are available for converting the image to an embroidery pattern. (For more details on the various settings, refer - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 38
32 page 33 page 34 page 34 page 37 page 38 Step 1 Starting up Design Center 1. Click , select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Design Center to open the Design Center window. b Memo: If a shortcut for Design Center was created, for example, on the desktop, double-click it to start up - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 39
to the work area and closes the dialog box. → The image appears in the Design Page and in the Cut out to Line Image dialog box. 2. Click . dialog box can also be displayed by selecting the menu command Open - File in Design Center. 3. Select the sample file Flower.bmp in the Data folder. b Memo: - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 40
refer to page 74.) 3. Click Preview to preview the line image in the Design Page. b Memo: To quit the operation and go back to stage 1 (Original line image appears as desired, click OK. → The line image is displayed in the Design Page. Step 4 Editing lines At this time, you might need to correct a - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 41
After editing the line image, click on the Tool Box to view the entire line image so that it fits in the window. → The Design Page fills the Design Center window. Step 5 Continuing to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) In stage 2 (Line Image stage), the line image is simply a collection of dots (or - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 42
the Tool Box, and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern, as in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage). • To display the Design Page so that it fits the window, click on the Tool Box. Step 7 Specifying sewing attributes We are now going to apply sewing attributes to the different parts of - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 43
Basic Operation PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 35 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below. → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears, containing the default settings for - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 44
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 36 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns ■ Specifying sewing attributes for the regions 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below. For the leaves 2. Click - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 45
Basic Operation PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 37 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns a Note: Sewing attributes cannot be applied to regions that are not fully enclosed, as shown in the illustration of the leaf below. If the attributes cannot be applied to a region, - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 46
the file. b Memo: .pem files cannot be written to original cards. Import them into Layout & Editing first. (For details, refer to "Importing embroidery patterns from Design Center" on page 128.) 38 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 47
are going to complete the embroidery pattern by combining a pattern imported from Design Center with objects created using Layout & Editing, one of which will have a programmable fill stitch applied to it. Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 48
Click Option on the menu bar, and then click Layout & Editing to display the Layout & Editing window. 4. In Layout & Editing, click File on the menu bar, point to Import, and then click from Design Center on the submenu. 40 Step 2 Adjusting the size and position of the embroidery pattern When you - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 49
type Step 3 Adding shapes The next object to add to our embroidery pattern will be an oval. Since this oval will be used only as a guide for arranging the text that we will add later, we must set it so that it is not sewn. ■ To add the oval 1. Click on - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 50
area), click the Region sew button. → The Region color button and Region sew type selector disappear. 5. To draw the oval, drag the pointer in the Design Page. → The oval (outline and inside area) appears when the mouse button is released. ■ To change the size of the oval If your oval looks - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 51
stitch. b Memo: For more precise setting of the text attributes, refer to "Specifying text attributes" on page 157. 6. To enter the text, click in the Design Page. Since we can move the text after creating it, any place in the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 52
to enter accented characters that are not available on your keyboard. • To quit the operation, click Cancel. 8. Click OK. → The text is displayed in the Design Page. Step 5 Fitting the text around the oval Here, we are going to fit the text around the oval. 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 53
Basic Operation PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 45 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns → The Fit Text to Path Attribute Setting dialog box appears. 5. Click OK without changing any settings. c For more details on these settings, refer to "Specifying text arrangement" - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 54
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 46 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears. 5. To change the width from 2.0 mm, set Zigzag width to 1.0, and then click Apply. 6. To change the color for the region, click the Region sew - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 55
Basic Operation PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 47 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 3. Click under Programmable fill. → The Browse dialog box appears, allowing you to preview and browse through the existing programmable fill stitch patterns. → The Sewing Attribute - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 56
Basic_01.fm Page 48 Friday, July 9, 2004 1:44 PM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears as shown below. → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing Attributes bar ap- pears as shown below. c For more information on the different - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 57
To draw the rays of the sun around the circle using the circle as a guide, click in the Design Page to select the start point (1), continue clicking in the Design Page to select every other corner (2 through L), and then doubleclick. 3 1 5 7 K L 2 46 9 J 8 I H 0 FD B G E A C b Memo - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 58
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 50 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 3. Click the frame containing the outline for the sun's rays to select it, and then drag the selected frame between the region for the sun's rays and the circle for the sun. 4. Drag the point to the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 59
the embroidery pattern. 2. To display a realistic preview of the entire embroidery pattern, deselect all objects in the pattern by clicking in a blank area of the Design Page. To display a realistic preview of a single object or a group of objects, select the object(s). 51 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 60
is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place. 2. Click File on the menu bar, point to Write to Card, and then click Current Design on the submenu. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below. Write to Card → The following message appears. a Note: The embroidery - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 61
. You can then enter a different file name. Step 15 Quitting Layout & Editing 1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit. → The Layout & Editing window closes. b Memo: Layout & Editing can also be closed by clicking the close button on the right end of the title bar. 2. Select the drive and - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 62
features. Follow the instructions in this section step PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Programmable Stitch Creator. b Memo: If a shortcut for Programmable Stitch Creator was created, for example, on the desktop, double-click it to start up the application. → The Programmable Stitch Creator window - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 63
AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns Title bar Menu bar Toolbar Tool Box Close button Maximize button Minimize button Work area Preview window Status bar Step 2 Opening a programmable stitch pattern For this exercise, we will edit one of the programmable fill stitch patterns provided with - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 64
menu. → The stitch pattern appears in the work area of Programmable Stitch Creator. a Note: You can see a preview of the stitch pattern in the Preview window. 1. Click on the Tool Box. Move the pointer over the work area. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Move the pointer to the second - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 65
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 57 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns → The pattern should appear as shown below. 5. Move the pointer along the bottom edge of the work area, and then double-click the lowerright corner to draw a line along the bottom edge of the work - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 66
a programmable fill stitch or as a stamp to a region in Layout & Editing or Design Center, you must first save it as a .pas file. 1. Click File on . The new file name appears in the title bar of the Programmable Stitch Creator window. • If you do not want to overwrite the existing file, click No. - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 67
pattern and will introduce you to its most important options. Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this 1. Click , select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Layout & Editing to open the Layout & Editing window. b Memo: If a shortcut for Layout - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 68
Title bar Menu bar Toolbar Sewing Attributes bar Tool Box Close button Maximize button Minimize button Work area Design Page Reference Window Status bar Step 2 Specifying a Design Page size First, we need to specify the desired size for the complete embroidery pattern. 1. Click Option, then - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 69
appears in the Design Page framed with a red line. Basic Operation 2. Select the embroidery pattern file Largelace.pes in the Design Property. (For details, refer to "Selecting patterns" on page 130.) • The Design Page is automatically zoomed in on or zoomed out from to fit in the entire window - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 70
for a divided embroidery pattern are saved as a single .pes (version 6) file. • Only the sections that contain to Write to Card, and then click Current Design on the submenu. An alternate method is appears in the title bar of the Layout & Editing window. • If you do not want to overwrite the existing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 71
Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit. → The Layout & Editing window closes. b Memo: Layout & Editing can also be closed by clicking the close button the type of fabric that you are embroidering on. For large-size designs that are split into sections, the stabilizer must be adhered to the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 72
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 64 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating Large-Size Embroidery Patterns b Memo: • The templates are included in the package. • The templates are also in the Template folder and can be printed out with a printer. 1. Punch a hole at the end of each arrow on the template. - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 73
align the fabric onto the sticky surface using the embroidery sheet as a guide. • Tip: The fabric can be hooped more easily if double-sided tape first section that contains stitching. Select the menu command Option - Design Property to check the embroidering order. 2. Attach the embroidery hoop - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 74
on page 65.) b Memo: When an embroidery pattern created in a custom Design Page is saved or transferred to an original card, alignment stitching (single lines Example for hooping fabric using the alignment stitching with Largelace.pes (Largelace.pes can be found in the Data folder.): 1) Embroider - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 75
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 67 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Chapter 2 Advanced Operation Design Center 69 Layout & Editing 106 Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns 108 Editing Embroidery Patterns 130 Checking Embroidery Patterns 182 Saving and Printing 194 Changing Software - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 76
provides you with detailed procedures on the various operations that you can perform in each of the applications. Design Center Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images using a four-stage procedure. Stage 1 (Original Image Stage) c page 71 Stage 2 (Line Image - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 77
with Programmable Stitch Creator to regions of the embroidery pattern. The resulting embroidery pattern can then be imported into the Layout & Editing Design Page and combined with other patterns. The embroidery pattern is created in four stages: ■ Stage 1 (Original Image Stage) In stage 1, you can - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 78
patterns in the work area, giving you an overview while you work on a detailed area. (For more details, refer to "Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window" on page 103.) 8 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn. 9 Minimize button 0 Maximize button A Close button 70 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 79
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 71 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Advanced Opreation Design Center Design Center Stage 1 (Original Image Stage) Importing Image Data Using the wizard This wizard provides a step-by-step guide for creating embroidery patterns. 1. Click File, then Wizard. → The How do you - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 80
for software that controls scanners and other devices. Design Center supports TWAIN standardized devices, allowing you to control the device Note: For information on using the driver interface, refer to the help manual for that interface, or contact the manufacturer of the interface. → When - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 81
. → When the pointer is moved over the image, the shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click Preview to preview the line image in the Design Page. b Memo: If necessary, the settings can be changed. After changing the settings, click Preview to preview the outline with the new settings applied - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 82
an Image Tune dialog box similar to the one shown below. Image window From this dialog box, you can reduce the colors of the a TWAIN device" on page 72, "Saving" on page 104, and "Creating a new Design Page in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage)" on page 78 Drawing and erasing outlines Drawing outlines - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 83
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 75 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center b Memo: To draw vertical or horizontal lines, hold down the Shift key while moving the pointer. the pointer changes to . 3. Drag the pointer to erase the line. Stage 2 (Line Image Stage) Advanced Opreation Design Center 75 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 84
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 76 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage) Continuing to Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage) After creating the outline, which is simply a collection of dots (or pixels) in stage 2 ( - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 85
size in the dialog box that appeared. 5. To select a specific part of the image, click Pick Area, drag the pointer ( ) across the image in the Design Page to select the desired area. b Memo: The Figure Object Conversion Setting dialog box appears again when the mouse button is released. 6. Click OK - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 86
a TWAIN device" on page 72, "Saving" on page 104, and "Creating a new Design Page in stage 2 (Line Image stage)" on page 74 • The outline will not be outline, select a different outline, or click in a blank area of the Design Page. 3. To select an additional outline, hold down the Ctrl key and click - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 87
Design Center b Memo: • To move the outline horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected outline 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) in the direction of the arrow on the key. Scaling outlines ■ Scaling manually in the Design Page, click - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 88
Edit, then Numerical Setting, then Rotate. → The Rotate dialog box appears. 4. Click OK. b Memo: • To preview the outline at the new angle in the Design Page, click Preview. • To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click Cancel. a Note: The range of values that can be - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 89
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 81 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage) Advanced Opreation Design Center Editing Points in Outlines Moving points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the outline that you want - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 90
have specified all points except the end point. 5. Double-click in the Design Page to specify the end point. 2. To draw a line, click in the Design Page to specify the start point. 3. Move the pointer, and then click in the Design Page to specify the next point. → The two points are connected with - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 91
without applying the changes to the settings, click Cancel. c "Creating a new Design Page in stage 2 (Line Image stage)" on page 74" and "Continuing Specifying display colors In stage 4 (Sew Setting stage), the color of the Design Page can be set to the color of the fabric, and its background can - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 92
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 84 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions Region sewing ■ Applying sewing attributes to regions 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 93
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 85 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Advanced Opreation Design Center 2. Right-click a closed region. → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box for the selected region appears. 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 94
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 86 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) ■ Applying sewing attributes to a portion of the outline 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to , - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 95
sewing attributes that are available depend on the tool selected in the Tool Box. Example 1: When on the Tool Box is selected Advanced Opreation Design Center Example 2: When or on the Tool Box is selected b Memo: • An alternate method is to select the menu command Sew - Setting Attribute - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 96
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 88 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) On: The Region color button and the Region sew type selector are displayed. Off: The Region color button and the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 97
sew button ( turned on. ) has been 1. Click in a sew type selector. → The available settings appear. Line sew type Region sew type Advanced Opreation Design Center b Memo: To view a list of only the thread colors, clear the View Details check box. 2. From the Thread Chart selector, select - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 98
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 90 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Beginner mode: For line sewing For region sewing Expert mode: For line sewing For region sewing b Memo: • An alternate method - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 99
Center PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 91 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) ■ Line sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. In Beginner mode, not all of the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 100
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 92 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Running Stitch Path Pull Compensation Fill stitch Under sewing Density Gradation Direction Stitch Type Half Stitch Running Stitch Path Step - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 101
Center PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 93 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Frequency Sets the spacial frequency steps. Range: 0-99% Default: 30% 30% 0% Pull Compensation Lengthens the sewing region in the stitch - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 102
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 94 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Select a pattern for programmable fill stitch. Programmable fill Click , and then, in the Browse dialog box that appeared, select the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 103
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 95 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Advanced Opreation Design Center Motif stitch Selects whether to use pattern 1 or pattern 2 for the motif stitch. If you choose to use both patterns, the data is created - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 104
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 96 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Notes on programmable fill stitches When setting the sew type and pattern directions of a programmable fill stitch, lines will not - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 105
to . 2. Click the region that completely encloses another region. → A Set hole sewing dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. Advanced Opreation Design Center b Memo: To cancel hole sewing, click the white inner region. The inner region will be sewn twice when it appears in the same - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 106
be applied to regions in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage) of Design Center. Some stamp patterns are provided with this application; however, Folder dialog box and display the stamp patterns from the selected folder in the preview window. 3. To change the width and height of the stamp, type or select the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 107
region that they have been applied to. • The size of stamps may change when they are imported into Layout & Editing if the size of the design has been changed with the Magnification setting in the Import size dialog box. Editing a stamp 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 108
position where the frame is being moved. b Memo: • To select additional frames, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key and select each frame. • In the Design Page, "marching lines" appear around the selected region or along the selected outline. 5. Click OK to apply the changes and to close the dialog box - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 109
changes to a pause button ( ). • A marker ( ) indicates the position in the simulation. • To get a better view of the stitching, zoom in on the design before opening the Stitch Simulator dialog box. To reverse the simulation to the beginning of the previous color, click . To advance the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 110
Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Previewing the Sewing Image Once the embroidery pattern is complete or while you work on the design, you can preview the pattern's stitches. You can also view a realistic preview of the pattern in order to see how it will appear once it - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 111
the settings, click Close or Cancel. c "Previewing the Sewing Image" on page 102 Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window All outlines and patterns in the Design Page are displayed in the Reference Window, giving you an overall view of the pattern while you work on a detailed area. The display area - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 112
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 104 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Scaling the display area frame 1. Move the pointer over a corner of the display area frame. → The shape of the pointer - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 113
can be in either millimeters or inches. 1. Click Option, then Select System Unit, and then select the desired measurement units (mm or inch). Advanced Opreation Design Center 2. To display the grid, select the Show Grid check box. To hide the grid, clear the Show Grid check box. 3. To set the grid - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 114
is sewn. You can also view the sewing order for each object in the design. ■ Saving and Printing When the embroidery pattern is finished, it can be saved on the computer's hard disk in one of many formats (.pes, .dst, .hus, .exp, or, .pcs). In addition, the pattern can be transferred to - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 115
the work area, giving you an overview while you work on a detailed area. (For more details, refer to "Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window" on page 193.) 8 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn. 9 Work area 0 Minimize button A Maximize button B Close button 107 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 116
39 in.) smaller than regular embroidery hoops. (This function is not for multi-position hooping. For details on multi-position hoops, refer to "Selecting the Design Page size" on page 203.) b Memo: • The preview area shows the setting changes that you make. • When Hoop Size is selected, the sewing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 117
in the Preview box. • To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel. a Note: • Be sure to select a folder that contains.pes files. • If a .pes file is saved with objects extending off the Design Page or with the number of stitches or number of colors for the objects exceeding the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 118
name, click Cancel. c "Saving" on page 194 • To open the displayed file, click Open. • To return to the Browse dialog box, click Cancel. a Note: If a .pes file is saved with objects extending off the Design Page or with the number of stitches or number of colors for the objects exceeding the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 119
Design Page and used as a guide for creating an embroidery pattern. The file name extension must be one of the following: Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.tif, .jpg), ZSoftPCX (.pcx), Windows information with the .pes file. The next time that you import the same image into the saved .pes file, a message - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 120
Note: For information on using the driver interface, refer to the help manual for that interface, or contact the manufacturer of the interface. → When image will be pasted into the Design Page at its original size. b Memo: • If the image currently displayed in the Design Page has not yet been saved, - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 121
and then select the desired color from the color list that appeared. Importing image data from the Clipboard Image data can be imported into the Design Page from the Clipboard. This allows you to import an image without saving it first. 1. Click Image, then Input, then from Clipboard. a Note: This - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 122
Drag the image to the desired location. → The image will be deleted from the Design Page. Saving the Image Data The image can be saved as a file or outputted . • The image data can be saved in either of the following formats: Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.jpg). 4. Click Save to save the data. b - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 123
Converting Image Data Into an Embroidery Pattern The Image to Stitch Wizard gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern. Toolbar button: 1. If no image is displayed in the Design Page, use one of the commands on the Input submenu of the Image menu to display - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 124
pattern is created from the analyzed data, the appropriate thread colors and sew type settings are applied, and then the pattern is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: The sew type settings of the created embroidery pattern can later be changed in the same way as the settings for other objects - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 125
the Image Tune button in the Select Mask dialog box displays an Image Tune dialog box similar to the one shown below. The image window displays the image resulting from the current settings. Move the Original - Sharp slider to adjust the sharpness of the image's outlines. A setting more towards - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 126
, which will result in a more simply colored look. Select Photo for image data from a photograph, etc. Select Cartoon for image data from an illustration, etc. Design Page Color Sew Page Color If this check box is selected, the data for the parts of the pattern that are the same color as - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 127
List Click this button to open the Edit List dialog box, which lets you manually set the thread colors to be used when creating the pattern (see below). to display the Edit List dialog box. In this dialog box, you can manually set the thread colors to be used in the data conversion. To move the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 128
Previous. • To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel. 7. Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. ■ If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is selected → A Select Mask dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 3. In the Select Mask dialog - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 129
Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 121 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns 5. In the Gray Balance dialog box, click Next. → The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box appears. 6. Specify the settings for creating the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 130
, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns 8. Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. ■ If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is selected → A Select Mask dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 3. In the Select Mask - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 131
box, click Previous. • To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel. 7. Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. 123 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 132
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 124 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns ■ If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is selected → A Select Mask dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. → A Gray Balance dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 4. - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 133
. • To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel. 8. Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. ■ If Cross Stitch is selected → The Cross Stitch Attributes dialog box appears. 1. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. b Memo - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 134
crossed out are set to not be sewn. 5. After selecting the desired settings, click Finish. → The cross stitch pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. !!scr146.bmp!! 3. In the image in the dialog box, click the areas to select whether or not they are to be sewn. b Memo: • Areas - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 135
(.pcs), Husqvarna (.hus) and embroidery sewing machine (.phc) formats can be imported and added to the current Design Page. With this function, you can also add .pes files to the Design Page, allowing you to combine several files created with this application. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 136
patterns from an embroidery card An embroidery pattern from an embroidery card inserted in the USB card writer module can be imported into the Design Page. 1. Click File, then Import, then from Card. → If a card writer module is connected and if an embroidery card is inserted into the card - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 137
Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 129 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns a Note: If a card writer module is connected but an embroidery card is not inserted, the following message appears. b Memo: • To see a more - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 138
selection frame are selected when the mouse button is released. • If you selected patterns that you did not want, click a blank area of the Design Page to deselect all patterns, and start again. ■ Selecting patterns in the created order With selected, press the Tab key to select the next object - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 139
Edit, then Center. → All selected patterns move to the center of Design Page. ■ Aligning embroidery patterns The selected patterns can easily be aligned a path Text on a path can be aligned by selecting other objects on the Design Page together with the text, the path, or both the text and the path - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 140
, as described below. 1. Inside area is selected. 2. Outside area is selected. 3. Both the inside and outside areas are selected. Scaling patterns ■ Scaling manually 1. Select the pattern or patterns that you want to resize. 2. Move the pointer over one of the handles of a selected pattern or - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 141
Click OK. b Memo: • To view the pattern at the new size in the Design Page, click Preview. • To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the imported from embroidery cards cannot be flipped. Rotating patterns ■ Rotating manually 1. Select the pattern that you want to rotate. 2. Click - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 142
shape changes to . • Select 0 degree to leave the pattern unchanged. 4. Click OK. b Memo: • To view the pattern rotated the specified angle in the Design Page, click Preview. • To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click Cancel. a Note: The range of values that can - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 143
The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. b Memo: The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, an arc, a fan shape, an arc & string, a manual punching pattern, or stitch data. 4. Click the point that you want to move. → The selected point appears as a small black square. a Note: If you - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 144
pattern that you want to edit. → The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. b Memo: The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a manual punching pattern, or stitch data. 4. Click the outline to add a point. → A new point appears selected (as a small black square and, in the case of - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 145
2. Click . → The shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click the pattern that you want to edit. b Memo: The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a manual punching pattern, or stitch data. → The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. 4. Click the point that you want to delete. → The - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 146
on moving the center point, refer to "Moving the center point" on page 139.) a Note: The entry and exit points of stitch data, text, and manual punching patterns cannot be edited. This is the entry point for the outline stitching. The previous pattern is connected to this point. This is the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 147
cancelled, the entry point and exit point positions are retained. In addition, the positions of the entry and the exit points can be manually changed with the Entry/Exit/ Center point tool. Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing 4. Drag the center point to the desired location. ■ Optimizing the entry - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 148
Advanced_02.fm Page 140 Friday, July 9, 2004 1:45 PM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Editing Stitch Data Converting objects to stitch data Objects drawn with the tools in Layout & Editing can be converted into stitch data, allowing you to make detailed changes by modifying the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 149
appear as small black squares. a Note When selecting stitch points, be sure to click the stitch point (do not click a blank area of the Design Page), otherwise all of the selected points will be deselected. ■ Moving stitch points 1. Drag the selected stitch points to the new location. b Memo: • To - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 150
→ The object appears in the new color in the Sewing Order/Color dialog box and in the Design Page. 5. Repeat steps 2. to 4. for each data whose color you want to change. 6. converted to stitch data can be converted into blocks (manual punching data), allowing you to change some of their sewing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 151
is available only for stitch data, and when the Text, Outline, and Manual Punch tools are not selected. a Note: Patterns created with the drawing or display, and the shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click in the Design Page at the point where you want to start drawing the enclosing lines. b - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 152
a figure like a pentagram for instance, only the points are selected, and the center is deselected as it has been enclosed twice. 5. Double-click in the Design Page to specify the section to be split off. 6. Edit the cutoff section as desired. 144 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 153
circles (or ovals), arcs, fan shapes and arc & strings. 2. Click in the Arc shape selector, and then select Circle. 3. Drag the pointer in the Design Page. Circle Oval Arc Fan shape Arc & string All of these patterns, except arcs have an outline and a inside region, and can independently be - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 154
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 146 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns → A radial line appears on the oval when the mouse button is released. 4. Move the pointer to the start point of the arc, and then click. → The radial line disappears. 5. Move the pointer until - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 155
Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 147 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Drawing an arc & string 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears similar to the one shown - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 156
Memo: The Edge radius selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when on the Tool Box is selected. It also appears when a rectangle in the Design Page has been selected. 1. Click in the Edge radius selector. 2. Type the desired radius (0 to 100 mm (0 to 3.93 inches)) and press the Enter key - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 157
.) If you do not change these settings at this time, the current settings will be applied, however you can modify them later. 3. Click in the Design Page to specify the start point. 149 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 158
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing 4. Click in the Design Page to specify the next point. b Memo: To remove the last point the Tool Box is selected. It also appears when a broken line or curve in the Design Page has been selected. 1. Click the Path shape selector. → The settings appear. 2. - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 159
you want. Letters that you design yourself constitute a typical example of patterns that look better using manual punching patterns. The illustrations below , and created a manual punching pattern using the outlines of the ovals as guides. The ovals were then deleted. Manual punching (The direction - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 160
is to load a template image and redraw it using manual punching patterns. The advantage of this method is that a template or prepare an image that you will use as a guide. 2. Click on the Tool Box. → Five buttons appear: !! in the Design Page to specify point 1 (start point). 5. Refer to - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 161
If one of the fonts provided with this application (01 to 35) is selected, the line sewing attributes cannot be changed. 4. Click in the Design Page where you want the text to appear. → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears, containing a chart with all characters available with the selected font - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 162
pointer when it is moved over a character in the character table, providing a better view of the character. 6. Click OK. → The text is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: • To quit the operation, click Cancel. • If you want to edit the entered text, select it, and then select the menu command Text - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 163
to "Specifying TrueType text attributes" on page 161. a Note: Some TrueType fonts may not convert well into clean embroidery patterns due to their design and shape. c "Entering Text" on page 153, "Editing Points in Embroidery Patterns" on page 135 and "Specifying TrueType text attributes" on page - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 164
Text Size selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when on the Tool Box is selected. It also appears when text or a character in the Design Page has been selected. 1. Click in the Text Size selector. 2. Click Text, then Edit Letters. → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears. 2. Type the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 165
Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 157 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Selecting characters 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: 2. Click !btn29.. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click the text that - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 166
Specifies whether characters will be positioned horizontally or vertically. Vertical b Memo: • Vertical text will be displayed in vertically on the Design Page. • Both Kerning and Character Spacing set the spacing between characters. Character Spacing is always applied to the entire text pattern - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 167
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 159 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing 3. From the Horizontal Alignment, Vertical Alignment and Text Orientation selectors, select the desired settings. b Memo: To position the text on the other side of the path, select the other side check box. 4. Click OK to - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 168
this selector to select the level of transformation. b Memo: The Transform level selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when transformed text in the Design Page has been selected. 1. Click in the Transform level selector 2. Type the desired value (0 to 100%) and press the Enter key, or click - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 169
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 161 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing 2. Click , or click Text, then Clear Transformation. b Memo: To close the dialog box without changing any settings, click Cancel. Specifying TrueType - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 170
or at the sides of the monogram, select the Decorative Pattern check box. → The currently selected pattern appears in the preview window. 4. Click in the Design Page where you want the monogram to appear. → The Edit Monogram Letters dialog box appears. 7. To change the decorative pattern, click - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 171
-click the pattern) to close the Browse dialog box and display the pattern in the preview window. 9. After selecting the desired settings, click OK. → The monogram is displayed in the Design Page with the selected decorative pattern. b Memo: To quit the operation, click Cancel. Specifying monogram - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 172
in the text field and the selected decorative pattern is displayed in the preview window. 3. Edit the text as needed. b Memo: • You can also dialog closes and the monogram is displayed in the Design Page. 4. Click OK. → The edited monogram is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: • To close the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 173
of objects drawn with the Circle or Arc tool, Rectangle tool, Outline tools, Text tools and the Manual Punch tools. Some stamp patterns are provided with this application; however, by using Programmable Stitch Creator, display the stamp patterns from the selected folder in the preview window. 165 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 174
will be sewn. • Stamps can only be applied to objects drawn with the Circle or Arc tool, Rectangle tool, Outline tools, Text tools and the Manual Punch tools and that have the satin stitch, fill stitch and programmable fill stitch applied. • To apply several stamps within the same object, continue - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 175
label indicating the name of that element appears. In the following instructions, we will refer to the elements of the Sewing Attributes bar , Punch color: Sets the thread color for outlines, inside regions, text and manual punching patterns. Special colors Line sew type: Sets the sew type for the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 176
only a region: text created with fonts provided with this software and manual punching patterns. For these two types of patterns, it is not possible to switch block and running), but you can only set a sew type for manual punching block patterns. ■ Line sew Clicking this button switches on/off - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 177
. Clicking the button switches between the two settings. ■ Color Click this button to set the thread color for outlines, inside regions, texts and manual punching patterns. b Memo: • The Line color and Region color buttons appear in the Sewing Attributes bar (if they have not been switched off - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 178
details, refer to "Using the Applique Wizard" on page 181. ■ Sew type Use these to set the sew type for outlines, inside regions, text, and manual punching patterns. b Memo: • The Line sew type and Region sew type selectors appear in the Sewing Attributes bar (if they have not been switched off - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 179
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 171 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing c "Line sew" on page 168, "Region sew" on page 169 and "Specifying sewing attributes" below Specifying sewing attributes Various sewing attributes for - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 180
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 172 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns ■ Line sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Zigzag stitch Zigzag width Density Half Stitch Sets the width of the zigzag. Range: 1-10 mm (0.04 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 181
Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 173 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns E/V stitch Selects the E stitch or V stitch. Interval Sets the distance between stitches. Range: 1.0-20.0 mm (0.04-0.79 inch) Default: 5.0 mm (0.20 inch) - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 182
Path Pull Compensation Fill stitch Under sewing Density Gradation Direction Stitch Type Half Stitch Sets half stitching on or off. Available for text, manual punching patterns and objects cre- On: ated with the drawing tools, and for geometric shapes when the type of sewing direction is set - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 183
set to Constant. 90° 135° 45° 180° 0° Range: 0-359 degrees Default: 45 degrees 225° 315° 270° Sets half stitching on or off. Available for text, manual punching patterns and objects cre- On: ated with the drawing tools, and for geometric shapes when the type of sewing direction is set to - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 184
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 176 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Pull Compensation Lengthens the sewing region in the stitch pattern's sewing direction to prevent pattern shrinkage during sewing. Range: 2-10 mm (0.08-0.39 inch) Default: 0.0 mm (0.00 inch) - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 185
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 177 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing Motif stitch Selects whether to use pattern 1 or pattern 2 for the motif stitch. If you choose to use both patterns, the data is created to sew alternating - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 186
) Sets the spacial frequency steps. Range: 0-99% Default: 30% 30% 0% Manual punch Feathered edge Sets which edge of the stitching that the feathered edge is applied edge is sewn on the bottom edge. When creating data with a Manual Punch tool, the top edge is the side containing the first and - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 187
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 179 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Example 2 Stitch direction: 90° Example 3 Stitch direction: 0° Editing Embroidery Patterns Creating a gradation The density of one or two colors can be adjusted at various locations to create a custom gradation pattern. 1. - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 188
in an oval. b Memo: For a pair to be valid, one of the patterns must be completely enclosed within the other pattern, and not contain text, manual punching patterns or stitch data. Valid 2. Click Sew, then Set Hole Sewing. Invalid → If the selected pair can be set for hole sewing, the following - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 189
Wizard provides instructions for easily Design Page. b Memo: To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel. Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing 3. Under Applique Material, select whether (Yes) or not (No) the outline of the appliqué is to be sewn onto the appliqué fabric as a guide - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 190
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 182 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Checking Embroidery Patterns Measuring the Distance Between Two Points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Move the pointer to the beginning of the part of the object that you want to - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 191
so that the needle position when you start sewing is aligned with the center of the actual patterns. b Memo: When Use existing design area is selected, the actual pattern size is maintained, therefore allowing greater mobility when using the layout functions of your embroidering machine. A Sewing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 192
the Sewing Order/Color dialog box. → The selected pattern has a pink line around it, and "marching lines" appear around the corresponding pattern in the Design Page. b Memo: • To select multiple patterns, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while clicking the frames for the desired patterns. In addition - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 193
edited. It is automatically determined by the order set for the whole design. • Objects with no sewing attributes appear in a dotted frame, and object appears in the new color in the Sewing Order/Color dialog box and in the Design Page. 3. Click OK. → The pattern is displayed with the new color. b - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 194
that you want to zoom on. 2. Click on the Tool Box. → Five buttons appear: . 3. Click . → The Design Page is zoomed to display only the selected objects. Zooming Design Page to window Zooming out 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Five buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the pointer - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 195
Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 187 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Checking Embroidery Patterns Previewing the Sewing Image Once the embroidery pattern is complete, you can display a preview of it in order to see how the stitching is connected, or - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 196
button: 1. Click , or click Display, then Stitch Simulator. The Stitch Simulator dialog box appears, and the embroidery pattern is cleared from the Design Page. of stitches, type or select the desired number of stitches, and then click . To reverse the stitching to the previous pattern - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 197
one pattern causes the error message to appear, they will be displayed in the sewing order.) b Memo: • The Design Page is automatically zoomed in on or zoomed out from to fit in the entire window. • The first line of the dialog box shows the position of the displayed pattern section within the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 198
corresponding to the first hoop is already displayed. In addition, the Next button cannot be clicked when the design corresponding to the last hoop is already displayed. Editing User Thread Color Lists Original thread color charts can be created and edited. 1. Click Option, then - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 199
Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing Advanced_02.fm Page 191 Friday, July 9, 2004 1:53 PM Layout & Editing Checking Embroidery Patterns Adding an item from a system thread chart 1. From the System Thread Chart selector, select the brand of thread that you want to add. 2. From the list at the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 200
Advanced_02.fm Page 192 Friday, July 9, 2004 1:53 PM Layout & Editing 5. Click OK to add the new item to the user thread chart. Checking Embroidery Patterns → The following dialog box appears. b Memo: An asterisk (*) appears in front of the index number of newly added items. Deleting an item From - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 201
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Checking Embroidery Patterns Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window All outlines and patterns in the Design Page are displayed in the Reference Window, giving you an overall view of the pattern while you work on a detailed area. The display area - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 202
versions of the same image or pattern. The files are saved as .pes files. 1. Click File, then Save As. → A Save As Custom-sized Design Pages cannot be saved in a software version prior to version 6. • Custom-sized Design Pages will be window. 2. Select the drive and the folder, and then type in the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 203
longer needed. • If no original card is inserted, the following message appears • Correct the problem, and then click Retry. • To quit the operation, click Cancel. • If a .pes file is saved with objects extending off the Design Page or with the number of stitches or number of colors for the objects - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 204
size of the pattern exceeds the capacity of the original card or if your Design Page is set to a custom size of 90 × 90 cm (3.54" on page 194 Writing multiple embroidery files to an original card You can save multiple .pes files to an original card at the same time. 1. Insert an original card into - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 205
hoop are displayed with the symbol. • Patterns created on a custom-sized Design Page are displayed with the symbol. 3. From the Hoop size selector, where the desired pattern file (.pes) is saved. The available pattern list displays the image of the embroidery pattern files (.pes). b Memo: If an - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 206
your hoop size is 90 × 90 cm (3.54" × 3.54") and the Design Page is split into over 80 sections, the available space appears in yellow on the and then click , which appears at the top of the list in the Browse window. The patterns saved on the inserted card appear in the available patterns list. • - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 207
2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Adding comments to saved .pes files You can enter comments and information about the pattern to a saved .pes file. 1. Click File, then Property. → The File Property , click Cancel. • Files can be searched for in Design Database according to the entered information. 199 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 208
color order and the stitch count, the hoop position) on separate pages. If the pattern size is larger than the paper size, depending on the Design Page settings, a reduced version of the large pattern and the different pattern sections in actual size are printed. Reduced Size: Select this option to - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 209
in the Print Setup dialog box, the Layout & Editing window appears as shown below. • To open the Print of the embroidery, click Prev Page. (For Design Pages set to Hoop Size, this button quit the operation, click Cancel. 4. Follow the instructions for the printer to finish printing. → Depending on - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 210
Option, then Select System Unit, and then select the desired measurement units (mm or inch). c "Changing the grid settings" on this page and "Specifying the Design Page" on page 108. - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 211
only be as large as the sewing field of the machine. Selecting the Design Page size 1. In Layout & Editing, click Option, then Design Page Property. → The Design Page Property dialog box appears. 2. Select Hoop Size, and then choose a Design Page size of 130 × 300 mm, 300 × 130 mm, 100 × 172 mm - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 212
than 100 × 100 mm (or 130 × 180 mm). (If the pattern is imported from Design Center, only these size settings are available.) a 1 4 b 23 • Each pattern must change function, the sewing order of patterns in a Design Page for multi-position hoops is automatically optimized, therefore reducing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 213
only the information for that pattern is displayed. 1. Click Option, then Design Property. → At the same time that the Design Property dialog box appears, the Design Page is automatically enlarged or reduced to fit in the entire window. b Memo: • The first line of the dialog box shows the position - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 214
2. After the embroidery pattern is saved on the computer, click File, then Write to Card, then Other PES files to write the embroidery pattern to an original card. As with the Current Design command, all embroidery patterns are written to the original card at the same time. Furthermore, if there is - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 215
63 "Attaching stabilizer to the fabric" for more ways to stabilize large designs. • Use the zigzag stitch for sewing the outlines in order to prevent depends on your pattern. • If a 130 × 300 mm or 300 × 130 mm Design Page is selected, the pattern is divided into sections of 130 × 180 mm or 180 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 216
patterns can be applied as an individual stamp to enclosed regions in Design Center and Layout & Editing. You can create your own fill/stamp use the many stitch patterns provided with this application, with or without editing them. Main Window 1 0 2 3 9 8 4 7 6 5 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 217
, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator Opening a Pattern File Creating a new pattern You can begin with a blank work area in order to design a new stitch pattern. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then New. → If the current work area has already been saved or has not been - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 218
open a background image that can be used as a guide to draw a new fill/stamp and motif stitch pattern. The file name extension must be one of the following: Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.tif, .jpg), ZsoftPCX (.pcx), Windows Meta File (.wmf), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Encapsulated PostScript - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 219
fill stitch in addition to being applied as individual stamps to regions of patterns in Design Center as well as Layout & Editing. The Line tool in the Tool Box with the Edit Point tool, and then moving them to form original designs. The blue square at the left edge of the work area indicates the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 220
button, or click the menu command Display - Preview to remove the check mark. Fill/Stamp mode b Memo: • The Preview window can be resized. • The setting for displaying the Preview window is retained, until it is changed. Drawing a Stitch Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode The Line tool allows you to - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 221
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 213 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator 3. Click in the work area to specify the next point. 4. Continue clicking to specify every point, and then double-click the last point. Advanced Opreation Programmable Stitch Creator b Memo: To remove the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 222
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 214 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator 2. Drag the pattern to the desired location. b Memo: • To move the pattern horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected pattern one grid - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 223
Edit - Mirror - Vertical again. c "Flipping patterns vertically" on this page and "Rotating patterns" on this page Rotating patterns You can manually rotate the selected pattern(s) by an arbitrary angle. Toolbar button: 1. Select one or more patterns. 2. Click , or click Edit, then Rotate - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 224
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 216 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator Editing Points in Fill/Stamp Mode The points that you move or insert are positioned at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the grid. Regardless of where you drag a point to or insert a point - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 225
can be used as a fill pattern for a programmable fill stitch in both Design Center and Layout & Editing. In Layout & Editing, the regions of applied are those created with the Circle or Arc, Rectangle, Outline, Text or Manual Punch tools. 1. Open an existing fill/stamp pattern file (.pas file) or - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 226
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 218 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator 5. Click each region where you want to apply the embossing setting. → The regions appear in blue, which is the color for the tool, and will be sewn with stitching that appears like satin stitching. 6. To remove - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 227
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 219 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator b Memo: • To move the point horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected point one grid mark in the direction of the arrow on the key. If - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 228
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 220 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator Scaling patterns 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The motif stitch is selected. 2. Move the pointer over one of the handles of the pattern. → The shape of the pointer changes to , , or , depending on the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 229
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 221 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator Saving Overwriting Once the stitch pattern has been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then Save. → If the pattern - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 230
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 222 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator Changing the Settings Changing the display of the background image The template image that remains in the work area can be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the image can be displayed. 1. Click Display, - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 231
(the data in each category is separated with a comma) for use in other database applications, such as Microsoft Excel. Main Window 1 2 3 4 5 Advanced Opreation Design Database 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Gives access to the functions. 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 4 Folder pane - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 232
.book Page 224 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Database Starting Up Design Database 1. Click , select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver 6. Select Design Database to open the Design Database window. b Memo: If a shortcut for Design Database was created, for example, on the desktop, double - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 233
of the embroidery pattern, and then press the Enter key. b Memo: The file extension cannot be changed. Deleting an embroidery pattern From Design Database, embroidery patterns can easily be deleted. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery pattern that you want to delete - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 234
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 226 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Database Changing the contents pane display The embroidery patterns in the contents pane can be displayed as large thumbnails or small thumbnails, or they can - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 235
open. a Note: Be sure to select a folder that contains .pes files. 3. Click File, then Open in Layout & Editing. b Memo: Double-clicking the file name also opens the embroidery pattern in a new Design Page of the Layout & Editing window. → If the current Layout & Editing work area has already been - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 236
Memo: • The thread colors are displayed as basic colors. Thread colors in .pes files are displayed according to the thread colors set when the file was read by Layout & Editing. • To close the dialog box, click Close. → If the Design Page was set to Custom Size, a Property dialog box similar to the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 237
or select the range in the boxes beside Date Modified. To search for a .pes file with a design name that contains specific characters, select the Design Name check box, and then type the desired characters in the box beside Design Name. b Memo: To quit the search, click Search Cancel in the message - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 238
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 230 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Database Converting Embroidery Patterns to Different Formats Embroidery files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.pes, .dst., .exp., .pcs or .hus). 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 239
that you want to catalog. 2. Click File, then Create HTML. → A Save As dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. Advanced Opreation Design Database 3. Under Print Layout, select whether each pattern is printed on a separate page, 4 patterns are printed on a page or 12 patterns are printed - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 240
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 232 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Database Outputting as a CSV file A .csv file containing the sewing information (file name, dimensions, number of stitches, number of colors, file path, file properties (.pes files only) and the names of thread colors) for selected - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 241
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 233 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Chapter 3 Reference 233 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 242
start up the application, the second Pen tool is selected. Sets the pointer in zoom-in mode. Pointer shape: Maximizes the selected Design Page to fit in the window. Sets the pointer in zoom-out mode. Pointer shape: p. 102 p. 34 p. 102 Stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) In stage 3 (Figure Handle stage - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 243
shape: Sets the pointer in line drawing mode. Pointer shape: Sets the pointer in zoom-in mode. Pointer shape: Maximizes the selected Design Page to fit in the window. Sets the pointer in zoom-out mode. Pointer shape: Fills the display with the selected objects. See page p. 81 p. 82 p. 102 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 244
new Design Page and switches to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage). Gives a step-by-step guide for creating pattern data, according the type of data you want to create. Opens a previously saved file (.pem, .pel) or image file (Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.tif, .jpg), ZSoftPCX (.pcx), Windows - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 245
Figure Copies the stage 1 (Original Image stage) image data to the Clipboard. Adds a .pem file to your Design Page (available only F8 in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage)). p. 114 Save Saves your Design Page on the disk as latest version file (default). Ctrl + S p. 104 Save As Exit Saves the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 246
Page 238 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Menu Numerical Setting Size Rotate Toolbar Purpose Resizes machine stitching. p. 101 Reference Window Realistic Preview Attribute Setting Toolbar Status Bar Hides/displays the Reference window. Sets the preview attributes for Realistic - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 247
Unit mm inch Starts up Layout & Editing and displays its window up F5 front. Starts up Programmable Stitch Creator and displays its window up front. Allows you to change the size of the Design Page and the color of the Design Page and the background. Allows you to change the system units - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 248
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 240 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Help menu The Help menu contains commands for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Contents Customer Support Toolbar Purpose Starts up the on-screen help information for this application. Opens the FAQ ( - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 249
pointer in rectangle drawing mode. Pointer shape: p. 148 Sets the pointer in outline drawing mode. Pointer shape: , or p. 149 Sets the pointer in manual punching mode. Pointer shape: , , , or p. 152 Sets the pointer in measure mode. Pointer shape: p. 182 Sets the pointer in split stitch mode - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 250
108 Open Opens a previously saved embroidery pattern. Ctrl + O p. 109 from File Import from Design Center from Card Save Save As Export Write to Card Current Design Other PES files Property Print Setup Print Preview Print Imports embroidery patterns from embroidery cards F8 (.pec - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 251
. Flips the selected pattern(s) up/down. Delete Ctrl + H Flips the selected pattern(s) left/right. Ctrl + J p. 114 p. 137 p. 137 p. 137 p. 133 p. 133 Rotate Allows you to manually rotate the selected pattern(s) by an arbitrary angle. Ctrl + Y p. 133 Reference Layout & Editing 243 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 252
. Rotates the selected pattern numerically. Shortcut key See page p. 132 p. 134 Center Left Moves the selected pattern to the center of the Design Page. Aligns the selected patterns on their left sides. Ctrl + M p. 131 p. 131 Center Aligns the selected patterns on their left/right centers - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 253
guide for creating embroidery data. p. 111 from File Input a Note: The file name extension must be one of the following: Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.tif, .jpg), ZSoftPCX (.pcx), Windows of the image data. Gives step-by-step instruction for creating embroidery data from image data. Displays - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 254
a pattern encloses another one). Cancels hole sewing. p. 180 p. 180 Stitch to Block Convert to Stitch Converts imported stitch patterns into blocks (manual punching data), allowing you to set sewing attributes and to keep the stitching quality when scaling. Converts a shape object to a stitch - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 255
See page Provides step-by-step instructions for easily creating appliqués. Sets the / Exit points Optimizes the sewing order of patterns in a Design Page for multi-position embroidery frames (100 × 172 mm, Attribute Setting Refresh Window Stitch Simulator Reference Window Toolbar Status Bar Sets - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 256
Starts up Design Center and displays its window up F5 front. Starts up Programmable Stitch Creator and displays its window up for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Contents Customer support Toolbar Purpose Starts up the on-screen help information for this application - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 257
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 249 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Programmable Stitch Creator List of Tool Box Buttons Tool Box Purpose Sets the pointer in selection mode. Pointer shape: Sets the pointer in point edit mode. Pointer shape: Sets the pointer in line drawing mode. When you start up the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 258
Opens a background image file that can be used as a guide to draw a new pattern for a programmable fill or motif stitch. p. 210 The following file formats can be opened: Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.tif, .jpg), ZsoftPCX (.pcx), Windows Meta File (.wmf), Portable Network Graphics (.png - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 259
(s) up/down. Delete Ctrl + H Flips the selected line(s) left/right. Ctrl + J p. 214, p. 217 p. 215 p. 215 Rotate Select All Allows you to manually rotate the selected line(s) by an arbitrary angle. Selects all of the patterns. Ctrl + Y Ctrl + E p. 215 p. 213 Display menu The Display menu - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 260
AM Programmable Stitch Creator Help menu The Help menu contains commands for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Contents Customer support Toolbar Purpose Starts up the on-screen help information for this application. Opens the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page on our Web - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 261
fm Page 253 Friday, July 9, 2004 1:54 PM Design Database List of Menus b Memo: Many menu commands are Layout & Editing Toolbar Purpose Opens the embroidery file with Layout & Editing. a Note: Only .pes files can be opened. Shortcut key See page p. 227 Import into Layout & Editing Imports the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 262
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 254 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Database Edit menu Menu Cut Copy Paste Search Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Removes the selected embroidery pattern(s) from the folder while saving a copy - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 263
to inches. p. 202 p. 202 Help menu The Help menu contains commands for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Contents About Design Database Toolbar Purpose Starts up the on-screen help information for this application. Shortcut key See page F1 Gives information about the - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 264
Density ......91, 92, 93, 95, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178 Design Center 4, 30, 69 commands 236 menus 236 Tool Box buttons 234 window 70 Design Database 5, 223 commands 253 menus 253 window 223 Design Page Color 118 Design Page size 77, 108 custom 60 multi-position hoops 203 Detail 118 - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 265
Realistic Preview Attribute Setting 102, 187, 238, 247 Reference Window 238, 247 Refresh 254 Refresh Window 238, 247 Small Thumbnails 226, 254 Status Bar 238, , 243 Edit List 119, 123 Edit menu 250 Design Center 237 Design Database 254 Layout & Editing 243 editing embroidery patterns - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 266
Write to Card Current Design ........24, 52, 62, 195, 206, 242 Other PES files 196, 206, 242 File menu Design Center 236 Design Database 253 Layout & 248, 252, 255 Customer Support 240 Customer support 248, 252 Online Registration 13, 248 Help menu 255 Design Center 240 Layout & Editing - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 267
242 menus 242 Tool Box buttons 241 window 107 LED 6 Line color button 35, 86, 91, 172 Line Spacing 158 M manual punching 151, 178 marking embroidering position 63 .pem files 71 .pes file 109 background images 210 Layout & Editing file 109 new Design Page 108 new figure handle images - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 268
248, 255 mm 239, 248, 255 Option menu Design Center 30, 239 Design Database 255 Layout & Editing 248 options 6 organizing embroidery 52, 102, 187 settings 102, 187 reducing 14, 186 display area frame 193 Reference Window 103, 193 Region color button 36, 46, 48, 88, 169 Region sew button - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 269
Attribute Setting 46, 246 Sewing Attributes 238 Sewing Order 49, 100, 238 Sewing Order/Color 142, 184, 246 Stitch to Block 142, 246 Sew menu Design Center 238 Layout & Editing 246 Sew Page Color 118 Sew Setting stage 4, 34, 69 Tool Box buttons 235 Sew type selector 89, 170 sew types - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 270
straight lines to curves 137 Stroke times 173 support 13 system requirements 8 T technical support 13 techniques 14 Text Clear Transformation 161, 246 177 Vertical Alignment 159 Vertical Offset 158 W window Design Center 70 Design Database 223 Layout & Editing 107 Programmable Stitch - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 271
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 1 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Read the following before opening the CD-ROM package Thank you for purchasing this software. Before opening the CD-ROM package for this software, carefully read the following Product Agreement, which has been provided for this product. Use - Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 | Users Manual - English - Page 272
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