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PE-DESIGN 6Ver. Personal Embroidery Design Software System IInnssttrruuccttiioonn MMaannuuaall > cover 1-4 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 2
NJ 08807-0911 USA declares that the product Product Name: Brother USB Writer Model Number: PE-Design complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 3
, please read this Instruction Manual carefully, and then keep it in a safe place together with your warranty. Please read before using this product For designing beautiful embroidery patterns • This system allows you to create a wide variety of embroidery patterns and supports a wider range of - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 4
of Version 6.0 172 • Half stitch for satin stitch, manual-punching object, etc 91, 92, 93, window 10, 70, 107 • Improved the dialog box for setting sewing attributes (Beginner and Expert mode 89, 171 Design embroidery patterns in the Design Database 224 • Added more sample files for - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 5
requirements 8 [STEP 1] Installing the software 8 [STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer module 10 [STEP 3] Upgrading the USB card writer module 12 Online registration 13 Uninstallation 13 Technical support 13 Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns 14 Sew Types 15 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 6
a new name 104 Changing Software Settings 105 Changing the grid settings 105 Changing the measurement units 105 Layout & Editing 106 Main Window 107 Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns 108 Creating a Design Page 108 Creating a new Design Page 108 Specifying the Design Page 108 Opening - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 7
Zooming to actual size 186 Zooming on selected objects 186 Zooming Design Page to window 186 Previewing the Sewing Image 187 Changing realistic preview settings 187 Checking the Stitching 188 Checking Embroidery Pattern Information .... 189 Editing User Thread Color Lists 190 Viewing Patterns - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 8
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 224 Changing the name of the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 9
You Can Do With This 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 10
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Before Use Easily Create Large-Size Embroidery Designs c For more details, refer 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 11
terms used The following terms are used throughout this manual, as described below. Embroidery pattern: An embroidery design Object: A component of the embroidery pattern Multi-position hoop: An embroidery frame that can be attached to the embroidery machine at various positions so that large-size - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 12
Applications of the software This package consists of four applications. ■ Design Center Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images position, orientation and scale. When an embroidery pattern is complete, you can save it (with the .pes file extension) and write it to an - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 13
is missing or damaged, contact your 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 Template a Note: The USB card - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 14
card writer module are those like the one enclosed or optional original cards of the same type. Principal parts Card slot Insert an original card/embroidery card here. LED indicator This indicator lights up when the unit is turned on, and flashes when the USB card writer module is communicating - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 15
installation procedures listed below. Installing version 6.0 (full version) [STEP 1] Installing the software [STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer module Upgrading from version 1.0 through 4.0 [STEP 1] Installing the software [STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer module - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 16
computer originally equipped with a USB port Windows 98, ME, XP or 2000 Pentium 500 MHz or higher Minimum 64 MB (256 MB or more is recommended.) Minimum 100 MB 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 17
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: to select the folder where the software will be installed. 5. Click Finish to complete the installation of the software. a Note: Even though - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 18
10 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Before Use [STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer module This section describes how to install the driver for the card writer module. a Note: If you upgrading from version Windows XP users connected to the Internet: → The installation of the driver is - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 19
, 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. Remove the CD-ROM from the computer - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 20
, Design Center and Layout & Editing of version 6.0 can no longer be used after the specified number of trial uses has been reached. • In order to 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 21
any time, follow the instructions that are displayed. 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. Please check the company web site (www.brother - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 22
area, the needle may move out of position by about 10 mm with some machines. In order to avoid this, use After creating an embroidery pattern made of several different parts (in Design Center or Layout to create a wide variety of embroidery patterns and supports wider ranges for the setting of the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 25
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 17 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Chapter 1 Basic Operation 17 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 26
of the Photo Stitch functions 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 27
, we are going to automatically create an embroidery pattern from an image. Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If & 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 28
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 pattern. 1. Click Image on the menu bar, point to Input, and then - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 29
desired size. 4. Move the pointer over the selected image. → The shape of the pointer changes to . Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern 1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click Image to Stitch Wizard. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 30
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 connected, or you can - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 31
on the Tool Box, and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern. a Note: The embroidery pattern cannot be edited while the realistic preview is displayed. 3. To appears in the title bar of the Layout & Editing window. • If you do not want to overwrite the existing file, click No. You - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 32
Write to Card, and then click Current Design on the submenu. An alternate method is to appear. For more details, refer to "Writing an embroidery pattern to an original card" on page 195. bar, and then click Exit. → The Layout & Editing window closes. b Memo: Layout & Editing can also be closed - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 33
a more realistic embroidery pattern from a photo. Follow the instructions in this section embroidery pattern page 25 page 26 page 27 page 27 Step 1 Starting up Layout & Editing 1. Click , select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver. 6. Select Layout & Editing to open the Layout & Editing window - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 34
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 pattern. 1. Click Image on the menu bar, point to Input, and then - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 35
image 1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click Modify. → Handles appear around the image. Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern 1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click Image to Stitch Wizard. Handles Status bar b Memo: The status bar shows the dimensions - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 36
to be converted to an embroidery pattern. b Memo: The following Design Center" on page 30. 3. From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, select the desired shape that the image will be trimmed to. b Memo: Any part of the image that is outside of the mask will not be converted to an embroidery - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 37
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 to page 116 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 38
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 the application. → The How do you want to produce embroidery? dialog box and the Design Center window appear - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 39
to produce embroidery? dialog box, click . → The From Image dialog box appears. 4. Click Open to open the image file and to close the dialog box. b Memo: Double-clicking the file name also adds the image to the work area and closes the dialog box. → The image appears in the Design Page and - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 40
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 2. Click any part of the outline. → The 4. When the 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 few lines in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 41
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 4. Move the pointer over the line that you 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 42
in (or out), click (or ) on 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 44
moved over the red arrow, its shape changes to . • Using different directions for different regions can add contrast and improve the appearance of the embroidery. Direction set to 45° Direction set to 90° Direction set to 135° Sewing Attribute → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 45
Display on the menu bar, and then click Preview. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below. Preview → A preview of the embroidery pattern appears. For one side of the petals 8. Select the color CARMINE, set the stitching direction, and then click each region where you want - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 46
Save to save 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 47
Editing In this section, we 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 48
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 import a pattern from Design Center, Layout & Editing puts the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 49
key while dragging a handle. (For more details, refer to "Enlarging/ reducing embroidery patterns" on page 14.) 4. Move the pointer over the selected pattern. → 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 50
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 3. To cancel line sewing (outline), click the 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. - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 51
keep the default size of 10.0 mm b Memo: The value indicates the height of the characters. Basic Operation Step 4 Adding text The next object to add to our embroidery pattern is text. 1. To enter the text, click in the Design Page. Since we can move the text after creating it, any place in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 52
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears. b • 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 " - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 54
) and the Region sew type selector ( ) appear, and then select a region color. For this example, select the color LEMON YELLOW. → The embroidery pattern appears as shown below. Step 7 Selecting a programmable fill stitch Next, we will select a special fill stitch pattern for the inside area of - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 55
47 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 3. Click under Programmable fill. → The Browse dialog box 5. To change the size of the programmable stitch pattern in Beginner Mode, set the size to 10 × 10 mm (0.30 × 0.30 inch) by moving the slide to the right. b Memo: • - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 57
49 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 5. 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 58
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 3. Click the frame containing the outline for the sun If necessary, move the circle so that it looks centered relative to the sun's rays. Step 10 Adjusting the rays At this time, you might want to modify the rays. You can do - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 59
Tool Box, click (or ), and then click the desired area of 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 60
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 pattern cannot be edited while the realistic preview is displayed. 4. To - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 61
will appear. For more details, refer to "Writing an embroidery pattern to an original card" on page 195. 4. Click OK to close 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 62
Design Center and Layout & Editing, resulting in more decorative embroidery features. Follow the instructions in this section step select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Programmable Stitch window appears. b Memo: To fill the entire screen with the Programmable Stitch Creator window - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 63
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 55 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 64
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns b Memo: • Double-clicking the file name 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 65
refer to "Editing Points in Outlines" on page 81 or go back to Step 10, "Adjusting the rays", on page 50). Step 4 Applying embossing/engraving effects A the fill stitch, satin stitch or the base stitch set for the embroidery pattern in order to create embossing and engraving effects. In order to - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 66
Embroidery Patterns Step 5 Saving the edited stitch pattern In order to apply your edited stitch pattern as a programmable fill stitch or as a stamp to a region in Layout & Editing or Design appears in the title bar of the Programmable Stitch Creator window. • If you do not want to overwrite the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 67
size embroidery pattern and will introduce you to its most important options. Follow the instructions in Designing a large-size embroidery pattern Step 1 Starting up Layout & Editing 1. Click , select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Layout & Editing to open the Layout & Editing window - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 68
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 Design Page Property. → The Design Page Property dialog box appears. 2. Select - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 69
sewn appears in the Design Page framed with a red line. Basic Operation 2. Select the embroidery pattern file Largelace.pes in the Data Design Page is automatically zoomed in on or zoomed out from to fit in the entire window, with the position of the displayed pattern section within the embroidery - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 70
• All patterns for a divided embroidery pattern are saved as a single .pes (version 6) file. • Only the sections 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 71
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 embroidery. a Note: • For best results, attach the stabilizer to the fabric (as described in Step 1 on this page). Without the correct stabilizer, the design - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 72
template on the fabric, and mark points A, B, C and D. D C a Note: • The intersection of the horizontal and vertical line indicates the center of the embroidery hoop. • While carefully considering how the fabric will be hooped, place the template on the fabric, and then draw lines to indicate the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 73
paper, then carefully 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 Select the menu command Option - Design Property to check the embroidering order. 2. Attach the embroidery hoop to the sewing machine, and - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 74
. 5. Hoop the fabric for the next pattern section. (For details, refer to "Hooping the fabric" 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 of running stitches with the color NOT DEFINED - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 75
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 Settings 202 Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 76
in each of the applications. Design Center Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images using a four Embroidery Patterns c page 108 Editing Embroidery Patterns c page 130 Checking Embroidery Patterns c page 182 Saving and Printing c page 194 Changing Software - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 77
embroidery pattern. The resulting embroidery pattern can then be imported into the Layout & Editing Design Page and combined with other patterns. The embroidery converted into the specified format if you have the proper conversion software. In stage 1, the image is displayed with its original colors - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 79
.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 want to - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 80
returns to the How do you want to produce embroidery? dialog box. 6 Cancel Clicking this button closes this for software that controls scanners and other devices. Design Center supports TWAIN standardized For information on using the driver interface, refer to the help manual for that interface, or - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 81
tools to create outlines that are easier to draw by hand, for example, free-hand writing. Use the zooming tools available to display the image enlarged or reduced changes to . 3. Click Preview to preview the line image in the Design Page. b Memo: If necessary, the settings can be changed. After - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 85
sewing machine, or you can customize the size to fit even very large embroidery patterns. 1. Click Option, then Design Page Property. → The Design Page Property dialog box appears. 2. Select the Design Page size. To adjust the Design Page size according to the hoop size, select Hoop Size, and then - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 86
(Figure Handle Stage) a Note: • Custom Design Page sizes cannot be saved for version 5 and earlier. • The selected size will be applied to every new Design Page, until the settings are changed. Creating a new Design Page in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) An empty Design Page can be created in order - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 99
Page 91 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) ■ Line sewing attributes appear. Zigzag stitch Zigzag width Density Half Stitch Sets the width of the zigzag. Range: 1-10 mm (0.04-0.39 inch) Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch) Sets the number of lines per millimeter - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 : Inside of region Sets the pitch of the stitching. Range: 1-10 mm (0.04-0.39 inch) Default: 4.0 mm (0.16 inch) Inside of region: Along outline: Onto outline: Step - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 102
book Page 94 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Select a pattern for fill stitch. Available only when the Base Sew check box is selected. Step pitch Range: 1-10 mm (0.04-0.39 inch) Default: 4.0 mm (0.16 inch) Sets the spacial frequency steps of - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 103
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Advanced Opreation Design Center Motif stitch Selects whether to use : 1.5-5.0 mm (0.06-0.20 inch) or 5-17 counts Default: 2.5 mm (0.10 inch) or 10 counts Sets the number of times that the pattern will be sewn. Sews twice - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 109
).) Toolbar 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. To begin the stitching simulation, click . b Memo: • During the stitching simulation, this button changes to a pause - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 110
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 102 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 112
Page 104 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Scaling the file. a Note: If you select a file type of a previous software version, saved .pem files can be opened with that version of the software; however, some information may be lost. 3. Click Save to save - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 113
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) Changing Software Settings Changing the grid settings A 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 114
, such as CompactFlash cards and USB media. In addition, the embroidery pattern can be printed. ■ Changing Software Settings Grid settings for the Design Page and measurement units can be adjusted to help create the embroidery pattern and place added objects. ■ Information for Optional Large-Size - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 116
to the fabric with the layout adjustment function of your sewing machine, select a Design Page size from the Section Size (for Hoop Size) selector. These Design Page sizes are 10 mm (0.39 in.) smaller than regular embroidery hoops. (This function is not for multi-position hooping. For details on - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 117
embroidery hoop that can be used with your machine. • Custom Design Page sizes cannot be saved for version 5 and earlier. • Although a custom Design 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 118
Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns → A Browse dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. → If the current Design Page has not 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 Meta File (.wmf), Portable . First, install the driver software for the TWAIN device that you want to use. 111 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 120
Layout & Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns 4. Click Select to choose manual for that interface, or contact the manufacturer of the interface. → When the image transfer between the scanner (or other device) and the driver is completed, the imported image will be pasted into the Design - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 121
8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns • To display the images of all parts combined, select . 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 122
Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns Changing the Size and desired location. → The image will be deleted from the Design Page. Saving the Image Data The image can be saved as can be saved in either of the following formats: Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.jpg). 4. Click Save to - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 123
Layout & Editing Automatically 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 124
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. ■ If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 125
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing b Memo: • To quit the 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 126
2 to 10 mm (0.08 to 0.39 inch) Default: 3 mm (0.12 inch) Select what parameter is given priority when converting to embroidery pattern. Stitch 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 127
Auto Select function. Range: 1 to 50 Default: 10 Auto Select Click this button to use the settings thread colors for creating the photo embroidery. The selected thread colors appear in open the Edit List dialog box, which lets you manually set the thread colors to be used when creating the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 128
previous dialog 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. ■ If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is selected → A Select Mask dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 3. In - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 129
is created with this setting value as the minimum length. Range: 2 to 10 mm (0.08 to 0.39 inch) Default: 3 mm (0.12 inch) Conversion Priority Select what parameter is given priority when converting to embroidery pattern. Stitch Quality: Creates a pattern while giving priority to the stitching - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 130
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 122 Thursday, 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 131
Embroidery Patterns Sewing Option Line Interval Specifies the interval between parallel lines used to create the embroidery embroidery pattern sewn with the zigzag stitch. The embroidery the embroidery pattern used in the embroidery pattern. 6. In allowing the created embroidery pattern to be - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 132
the desired part of the image c For details on the settings, refer to page 117. 3. In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next. b Memo: • An embroidery pattern will be created from any areas remaining in black. • To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. • To quit the operation and close - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 133
dialog box, click Previous. • 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 134
of Colors Sets the number of colors used in the created pattern. The embroidery pattern is created using no more than the number of colors specified. , 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 135
the Tajima (.dst), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 136
, type or select the magnification factor. Click OK, and then start up Design Center and open a .pem file. c "Design Center" on page 69 Importing embroidery patterns from an embroidery card An embroidery pattern from an embroidery card inserted in the USB card writer module can be imported into the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 137
: • To see a more detailed image, select a pattern, and then click Preview. A Preview dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. • Insert an embroidery card, and then click Retry. • To quit the operation, click Cancel. 2. After the card has been read, a dialog box similar to the one shown - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 138
was created. • and the last (or first) object that was created is selected, the first (or last) object is selected. ■ Selecting all embroidery patterns All patterns in the Design Page can easily be selected. 1. Make sure that on the Tool Box is selected. 2. Click Edit, then Select All. 130 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 139
Page. 1. Select one or more patterns. 2. Click Edit, then Center. → All selected patterns move to the center of Design Page. ■ Aligning embroidery patterns The selected patterns can easily be aligned as specified. 1. Select the patterns which you want to align. 2. Click Edit, then Align, then Left - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 140
Both the inside and outside areas are selected. Scaling patterns ■ Scaling manually 1. Select the pattern or patterns that you want to resize. check the stamp after editing is finished. • Some patterns imported from embroidery cards cannot be scaled. • When scaling stitch patterns, the number of - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 a Note: Some patterns imported from embroidery cards cannot be flipped. Rotating patterns ■ Rotating manually 1. Select the pattern that you want - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 142
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 is between 0 and 359 degrees, in 1-degree increments. Grouping embroidery patterns Several individual objects can be grouped so that the same - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 143
Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing Editing Points in Embroidery Patterns Selecting points 1. 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 144
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns 5. Drag the point to the new location. a 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 145
, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Deleting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two 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. - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 146
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns b Memo: If the point is on a curve, 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 147
entry and exit points and the center point of the object appear. Editing Embroidery Patterns a Note: • Only entry and exit points for objects created with , the positions of the entry and the exit points can be manually changed with the Entry/Exit/ Center point tool. Advanced Opreation Layout - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 149
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns • To select an additional stitch point in the stitching 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. - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 150
Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Changing colors of 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 data can be converted into blocks (manual punching data), allowing you to change some - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 151
the blocks, allowing you to keep the original embroidery quality. Without Stitch to Block With Stitch to stitch data, and when the Text, Outline, and Manual Punch tools are not selected. a Note: Patterns of the pointer changes to . 3. Click in the Design Page at the point where you want to start - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 152
move the pointer changes to a solid line when the next point is specified. Editing Embroidery Patterns a Note: • Only one cutoff section can be specified from the pattern at enclosed twice. 5. Double-click in the Design Page to specify the section to be split off. 6. Edit the cutoff section - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 153
8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing Drawing Circles and 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 156
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Drawing a Rectangle With the Rectangle tool, you 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 157
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 149 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Drawing Straight Lines and Curves The Outline tools allow you to add straight lines be applied, however you can modify them later. 3. Click in the Design Page to specify the start point. 149 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 158
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. Click the desired option. 150 Editing Embroidery Patterns → The setting is applied to all patterns that will be created with the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 159
to create patterns that look like manual embroidery. With manual punching, you can create data with any sewing order, direction and orientation that you want. Letters that you design yourself constitute a typical example of patterns that look better using manual punching patterns. The illustrations - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 160
11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Another possibility is to load a template image and redraw it using manual punching patterns. The advantage of this method them later. 4. Click in the Design Page to specify point 1 (start point). 5. Refer to the illustration below, and click - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 161
8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns 8 7 5 11 6 12 4 3 9 Run pitch 10 13 1 2 b Memo: To remove the last pattern). 7. Click (running-type pattern button), and then click in the Design Page to specify points 10, 11, and 12, as shown in the above illustration. 8. To - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 162
using certain TrueType fonts may not be converted correctly into an embroidery pattern due to the shape of the character. These characters cannot 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 163
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 161 155 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 164
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 selected text. c "Entering Text" on page 153 and "Editing Points in Embroidery Patterns" on page 135 Editing entered text Text that has been entered can - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 166
Page 158 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns 3. If necessary, change the text attributes. b Memo: To return b Memo: • Vertical text will be displayed in vertically on the Design Page. • Both Kerning and Character Spacing set the spacing between characters. - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 167
To position the text on the other side of the path, select the other side check box. 4. Click OK to apply the settings. Editing Embroidery Patterns b Memo: To quit the operation, click Cancel. a Note: When text arrangement is specified, the text transformation is cancelled. Only one string of text - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 168
, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns ■ Canceling text arrangement The text arrangement on a path 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 169
Cancel. Specifying TrueType text attributes Various character attributes, such as the style, can be specified for TrueType fonts converted to an embroidery pattern. 1. Select the TrueType text that you want to edit. 2. Click Text, then TrueType Font Attribute Setting. → A dialog box similar to - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 170
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Entering Monograms The monogram function allows you to create 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 171
Editing Embroidery Patterns 8. Click a decorative pattern to select it, and then click Select (or double-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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 172
PM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns 2. Click Text, then Edit Letters. → The Edit Monogram Letters dialog box appears, where the characters of the selected monogram are displayed in the text field and the selected decorative pattern is displayed in the preview window. 3. Edit the text - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 173
& Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Applying and Editing Stamps Stamps can be applied to regions of objects drawn with the Circle or Arc tool, Rectangle tool, Outline tools, Text tools and the Manual Punch tools. Some display the stamp patterns from the selected folder in the preview window. 165 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 174
Friday, July 9, 2004 4:49 PM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns b Memo: • The whole stamp appears, even 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. - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 175
tool selected in Tool Box, and the type of embroidery pattern selected. Example 1: When the Select Object element appears. In the following instructions, we will refer to the elements thread color for outlines, inside regions, text and manual punching patterns. Special colors Line sew type: Sets - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 176
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Setting the thread color and sew type All . Patterns with 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 on - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 177
, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns ■ Region sew Clicking this button switches on/off sewing 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 178
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns → This setting is applied to all patterns of . ■ 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 180
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 (0.04-0.39 inch) Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 181
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 line). Range: 1.0-10.0 mm (0.04-0.39 inch) Default: 2.5 mm (0.10 inch) E stitch Sets the pitch of the line sewing. Range: 1.0-10.0 mm (0.04-0.39 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 182
8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Half Stitch Running Stitch 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 183
Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation of region Sets the pitch of the stitching. Range: 1-10 mm (0.04-0.39 inch) Default: 4.0 mm (0.16 270° Sets half stitching on or off. Available for text, manual punching patterns and objects cre- On: ated with the drawing tools - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 184
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) Select a pattern for - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 185
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing Motif stitch Selects whether to Range: 1.5-5.0 mm (0.06-0.20 inch) or 5-17 counts Default: 2.5 mm (0.10 inch) or 10 counts Sets the number of times that the pattern will be sewn. Sews twice per - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 186
Editing Embroidery Patterns Piping stitch Stitches run parallel through the length of adjacent blocks. Available only for manual punching Range: 1-10.0 mm (0.04-0.39 inch) Default: 4.0 mm (0.16 inch) Sets the spacial frequency steps. Range: 0-99% Default: 30% 30% 0% Manual punch Feathered edge - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 188
2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Specifying hole sewing By specifying hole sewing, 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 → - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 189
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 181 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Using the Applique Wizard The Applique Wizard provides instructions for easily creating appliqués. 1. Select a pattern with a closed shape, such as a circle or square. b Memo: • A pattern with - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 191
.book Page 183 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Checking Embroidery Patterns Specifying the Sewing Area The sewing area can be specified. 1. Click Sew, then Select Sewing Area. → The following dialog box appears. A Design Page (on your screen) 2. Select the desired sewing area - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 192
July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Checking Embroidery Patterns Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/ Color The 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 193
, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Checking Embroidery Patterns Editing the sewing order The sewing order can be changed The 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 Memo: To - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 194
Embroidery Patterns Zooming You can zoom in to work on details of the embroidery pattern or you can zoom out to work on any part of the embroidery : . 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 195
you can display a realistic preview of it in order to see how the pattern will appear once it is sewn. 1. To display a preview of the embroidery pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and then click Preview. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below. b Memo: To zoom - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 196
pattern section. Toolbar 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 197
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 embroidery hoop installation order. • Only the patterns within - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 198
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Checking Embroidery Patterns • To display information for other pattern sections, click 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 200
to be moved, and then click up or down to change the order of the item. a Note: Thread colors in embroidery patterns created with this software may appear differently on the embroidering machine. 1. Embroidering machines without a function for displaying thread color information The specified thread - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 201
.book Page 193 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 202
a file type of a previous software version, saved .pes files can be opened with that version of the software; however, all saved data will be converted to stitch data. • Custom-sized Design Pages cannot be saved in a software version prior to version 6. • Custom-sized Design Pages will be saved in - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 203
a Note: • Some patterns imported from embroidery cards cannot be exported. • Patterns designed on a custom-sized Design Page will be exported as a simple file 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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" "Saving with a new name" 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 205
created for the optional extralarge embroidery hoop are displayed with the symbol. • Patterns created on a custom-sized Design Page are displayed with the 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 206
embroidery pattern selected in the selected patterns list, click . • Patterns created on a custom-sized Design Page in the card folder that comes with the software so that you can easily recover the files at the top of the list in the Browse window. The patterns saved on the inserted card appear - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 208
size and the sewing information (dimensions of the embroidery, the sewing 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 209
embroidery patterns, and check the sewing color order, the dimensions and the stitch count before printing. 1. Click File, then Print Preview. → If Actual Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog box, the Layout & Editing window embroidery, click Prev Page. (For Design the instructions for the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 210
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 202 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Changing Software Settings Changing the Settings Changing the grid settings A grid of dotted lines or solid units (mm or inch). c "Changing the grid settings" on this page and "Specifying the Design Page" on page 108. - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 212
Optimizing hoop changes With the Optimize hoop change function, the sewing order of patterns in a Design Page for multi-position hoops is automatically optimized, therefore reducing the risk of the embroidery being sewn incorrectly or the fabric not feeding evenly when the hoop position is changed - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 214
in Layout & Editing versions 1 and 2.0x. Writing the pattern to an original card 1. If your pattern is displayed in the Design Page, click File, then , then Other PES files to write the embroidery pattern to an original card. As with the Current Design command, all embroidery patterns are written - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 215
the outlines in order to prevent embroidering outside the outlines. • For patterns that require the hoop to be installed at different installation positions, design the embroidery pattern so that the various parts of the pattern overlap in order to prevent misalignment while embroidering. Printing - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 216
more decorative embroidery patterns. In addition, the fill/stamp stitch patterns can be applied as an individual stamp to enclosed regions in Design Center and mode.) 5 Status bar Provides helpful information. 6 Preview window Shows how the stitch pattern will be sewn. 7 Work area 8 Minimize button - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 218
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 (.eps - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 226
still form a region, otherwise the embossing/engraving effects are canceled. • Stamp files cannot be used with versions of the software earlier than version 6, but .pas files created with an earlier version can be used as a base to create stamp files. Creating a Stitch Pattern in Motif Mode In - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 229
enter a different file name. c "Overwriting" on this page a Note: Stamp files cannot be used with versions of the software earlier than version 6, but .pas files created with an earlier version can be used as a base to create stamp files. Advanced Opreation Programmable Stitch Creator 2. Select - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 231
sewing information for the embroidery patterns in a selected folder can be outputted as a CSV file (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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 232
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-click it to start up the application. 2. Click a folder in the folder pane. → All embroidery files in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 233
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. 2. In the contents pane, select the name - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 be listed by their sewing information. 1. Click Display, - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 236
Design Database → A Preview dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. b Memo: To close the dialog box, click Close. Checking embroidery box appears. Non-PES files PES files b Memo: • The thread colors are displayed as basic colors. Thread colors in .pes files are displayed according - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 237
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 229 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Database Advanced Opreation Design Database Searching for an Embroidery Pattern The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery pattern (.pes, .phc, .dst., .exp., .pcs or .hus file) within the selected - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 239
Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Database Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery Patterns Printing Images of all embroidery patterns in the selected folder can be printed as a catalog. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery patterns that you want to catalog. 2. Click - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 240
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 embroidery patterns can be outputted. 1. In - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 241
PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 233 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Chapter 3 Reference 233 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 244
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 Meta File (.wmf), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Encapsulated - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 245
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 current file under a new - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 248
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 computer. Shortcut key See page F1 About Design Center Gives information about the version of this application. 240 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 250
them to your current Design Page. F7 Imports an embroidery pattern from Design Center. p. 127 p. 128 Imports an embroidery pattern from an embroidery card. Saves your embroidery pattern on the computer's hard disk as a latest version file (default). Saves your embroidery pattern on the computer - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 Meta File (.wmf), Portable . Gives step-by-step instruction for creating embroidery data from image data. - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 254
such as the style, for TrueType fonts that are converted to embroidery data. Creates outline data from text data converted from a TrueType font to Block Convert to Stitch Converts imported stitch patterns into blocks (manual punching data), allowing you to set sewing attributes and to keep the - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 255
instructions for easily creating appliqués. Sets the sewing area. p. 181 p. 183 Optimize hoop change Optimize Entry/ Exit points Optimizes the sewing order of patterns in a Design Page for multi-position embroidery Setting Refresh Window Stitch Simulator Reference Window Toolbar Status Bar - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 256
Design Center and displays its window up F5 front. Starts up Programmable Stitch Creator and displays its window accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Contents Customer support Toolbar Purpose Starts up the on-screen help information for this version of this application. 248 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 258
file that can be used as a guide to draw a new pattern for a programmable fill or motif stitch. p. 210 a Note: The following file formats can be opened: Windows bitmap (.bmp), Exif (.tif, .jpg), ZsoftPCX (.pcx), Windows Meta File (.wmf), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Encapsulated PostScript - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 260
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 F1 About Programmable Stitch Creator Gives information about the version of this application. 252 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 catalogs. Menu Open in 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 in the Clipboard. Ctrl + X p. 225 Saves the selected - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 263
Page 255 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Database Option menu The Option menu contains a command 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. - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 264
embroidery patterns 225 outlines 80 points 81, 137, 217, 219 stitch patterns 214 stitch points 141 thread color charts 190 thread colors from charts 192 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 265
247 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, 123 Edit menu 250 Design Center 237 Design Database 254 Layout & Editing 243 editing embroidery patterns 130 grouped objects - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 266
embroidery patterns 134 H Half Stitch 91, 92, 93, 172, 174, 175 hard disk free space 8 H-Arrange 95, 172, 177 Help About Design Center 240 About Design Database 252, 255 Customer Support 240 Customer support 248, 252 Online Registration 13, 248 Help menu 255 Design Center 240 Layout & - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 267
indicator 6 inserting points 81, 136, 216 stitch points 141 installing driver 10 overview 7 software 8 K Kerning 158 L large-sized embroidery patterns 59 Layout & Editing 4, 19, 25, 59 commands 242 menus 242 Tool Box buttons 241 window 107 LED 6 Line color button 35, 45, 48, 88, 168 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 268
248, 255 Option menu Design Center 30, 239 Design Database 255 Layout & Editing 248 options 6 organizing embroidery patterns 224 Original Image 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 269
stitch patterns 58, 221 scaling display area frame 104, 193 embroidery patterns 40, 132 images 21, 27, 114 objects 42 outlines 79 stitch patterns 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | 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 PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 271
product, except for backup purposes. 4) Limitations on modifications You may not modify or disassemble this product in any way. 5) Limitations on transfer This software may not be transferred to or used in any other way by a third party. 6) Warranty We accept no responsibility for your choice or use - Brother International PEDESIGN 6.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 272
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