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- Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 1
Personal Embroidery Design Software System 7Ver. Instruction Manual - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 2
Custom Font Patterns 5 Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually 5 Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Four Applications 6 Description of New Features 7 Basic Operation Map 8 Support/Service 9 Online Registration 9 Checking for the Latest Version of the Program 9 Starting up/Exiting - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 3
74 Step3 Transferring the design to an original card 74 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/ Image to Stitch Wizard 76 Importing Image Data 76 Importing image/photo data 76 Importing image data from a scanner or digital camera 76 Creating a portrait - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 4
Changing Software Settings 183 Changing the grid settings 183 Changing the measurement units 183 Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop Users 184 Creating design for multi-position hoops ... 184 Embroidering large-size embroidery design (custom size 189 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 5
for an Embroidery Design 280 Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats 282 Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original Card 284 Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery Designs 287 Printing 287 Outputting as an HTML file 287 Outputting as a CSV file 288 Tutorial (Advanced 289 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 6
patterns (Motif mode 311 Step3 Saving the edited stitch pattern...... 312 Creating Large-Size Embroidery Designs..... 313 Step1 Specifying the Design Page size in Layout & Editing 313 Step2 Creating the embroidery design ..... 314 Step3 Checking the embroidering order... 314 Step4 Saving the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 7
strings) in the Instruction Manual text. (For details, see page 3.) 1 You can view explanations of the screen display for this manual and the operation methods. You can view an introduction to the features of the software. You can view information on the new functions available in version 7 and the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 8
How to Use This Manual You can check the software support service information and support pages on the Web. b Memo: Accessing support pages requires an environment in which you can connect to the Internet. You can not access these pages offline. Displays a site map for this manual. How to use Menu - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 9
Manual Printing Printing this manual requires a printer. Some printers can not print illustrations and screen samples completely. b Memo: To print as displayed on the screen, set up printing to include background pictures. Use the procedure below for your operating system the Brother global - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 10
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 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 11
Creating Custom Font (Font Creator)" on page 296. Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually You can combine embroidery patterns or apply stitching to drawings and text. In addition, you can design a wider variety of embroidery patterns by using the many sew types available. c For more details - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 12
For more details, refer to pages 76 through 192. I Design Center c Refer to "Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)" on page 33. c For more details, refer to pages 193 through 236. I Font Creator c Refer to "Manually Creating Custom Font (Font Creator)" on page 296. c For - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 13
Version manual punching, and text (page 153, page 157, page 218) • Motif stitch can be set to manual All formats include: .pec, .pes, .dst, .exp, . embroidery pattern from a Photo (page 27, page 82, page 85, page 289) - Improved processing speed and color selection (page 27, page 82, page 289) Design - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 14
Basic Operation Map 8 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 15
Support/Service Contact Technical Support if you have a problem. Please check the company web site (http:// www.brother.com/) to find the technical Support in your area. To view the FAQ and information for software updates, visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). a - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 16
measurement units" on page 183. Starting up Design Center Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images using a four-stage procedure. 1. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Design Center to open the Design Center window. → The How do you want - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 17
be applied as a programmable fill stitch or a motif stitch, or as a stamp to the enclosed regions of embroidery patterns. 1. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Programmable Stitch Creator to open the Programmable Stitch Creator window. → The Programmable Stitch Creator - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 18
so that you can easily preview them and find the desired design. 1. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Design Database to open the Design Database window. 2. Click a folder in the folder pane. → All embroidery files in the folder are displayed in the contents pane - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 19
Windows and Using Tools Layout & Editing Window The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm. 1 2 3 a detailed area. (For more details, refer to "Viewing design in the reference window" on page 175.) 8 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 20
Center Window The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm. 1 2 3 4 5 12 11 10 9 area. (For more details, refer to "Viewing outlines in the Reference Window" on page 207.) 8 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn. 9 Work area 10 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 21
Box Used to select and create font pattern. 6 Status bar Provides helpful information. 10 7 Preview window Shows how the stitch pattern will be sewn. 8 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved. 9 Guidelines (fixed) The distance between the two guidelines becomes the height of - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 22
. (The bottom four buttons do not appear in Motif mode.) 5 Status bar Provides helpful information. 6 Preview window Shows how the stitch pattern will be sewn. 7 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved. 8 Work area 9 Minimize button 10 Maximize button 11 Close button 16 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 23
list. 14 Card writing box display/non-display button Press when writing the design to an original card. Click this button to hide or display the Writing list. 15 Contents pane Displays thumbnails of all embroidery design in the selected folder. 16 Minimize button 17 Maximize button 18 Close button - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 24
image that will be converted into an embroidery pattern. For this example, we will use the tulip image (tulip.bmp) provided with this application. 2 Import the image. 1 Start up Layout & Editing. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & Editing. Click Image, then - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 25
Tutorial Select the sample file tulip.bmp, and then click Open, or double-click the file's icon. → The image appears in the work area. Move the pointer over the selected image, and then drag the image to the desired position. Step 2 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern Next, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 26
Tutorial 2 Convert the image to an embroidery pattern. Check the Result View of the conversion, and then click Finish. → The generated embroidery pattern is displayed. To return to the normal view, click Display, then Realistic Preview, or press the Esc key. Step 4 Saving the embroidery design - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 27
writer module. a Note: The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place. 2 Transfer the embroidery design. Click OK. a Note: Before using the original card, make sure that the designs on the card are no longer needed or make sure to store them on your hard drive or other - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 28
will be converted into an embroidery pattern. For this example, we will use the tulip image (tulip.bmp) provided with this application. 2 Import the image. 1 Start up Layout & Editing. Click Image, then Input, then from File. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 29
Tutorial → The image appears in the work area. Step 2 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern (Cross Stitch function) Next, the image will automatically be converted to an embroidery pattern. 1 Select the conversion method. 3 Adjust the image size and position. Handles Click - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 30
Tutorial b Memo: To hide the background image, click Image, then Display Image, then Off. Check the Result View of the conversion, and then click Finish. b Memo: Areas of the image that will not be converted to the embroidery design appear with a crosshatch pattern. The areas that will be converted - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 31
Tutorial To return to the normal view, click Display, then Realistic Preview, or press the Esc key. Step 4 Saving the embroidery design Once the embroidery design is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later. Click Save. Step 5 Transferring the design to an original card By - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 32
Tutorial 2 Transfer the embroidery design. 3 Quit Layout & Editing. Click File, then Write to Card. → The following message appears. Click File, then Exit. Click OK. a Note: Before using the original card, make sure that the designs on the card are no longer needed or make sure to store them on - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 33
be converted into an embroidery pattern. For this example, we will use the photo of the girl (girl.bmp) provided with this application. 2 Import the image. 1 Start up Layout & Editing. Click Image, then Input, then from File. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 34
Tutorial Step 2 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern Next, the image will automatically be converted to an embroidery pattern. 1 Select the conversion method. 3 Adjust the image size and position. Handles Click Image, then Image to Stitch Wizard. Status bar Drag the handle - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 35
to the desired position, and then click Next. Click Select from Candidates.... b Memo: While converting an image into an embroidery pattern, various changes can be specified manually. (For more details, refer to page 84.) → There are six patterns with different brightness and contrasts based on the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 36
Tutorial Step 3 Displaying a preview of the embroidery Preview the finished embroidery. Click Display, then Realistic Preview. Select one of the candidates and click OK. → This preview changes to the selected image. Check the preview, then click Finish. → The generated embroidery pattern is - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 37
Tutorial Step 4 Saving the embroidery design Once the embroidery design is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later. Click File, then Save. Step 5 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a pattern to a media that can be used in your embroidery machine and - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 38
Tutorial → The following message appears. Click OK. a Note: Before using the original card, make sure that the designs on the card are no longer needed or make sure to store them on your hard drive or other storage media. → The following message appears. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 39
Tutorial Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) In this section, we are going to manually create an embroidery pattern from an image. This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Opening an image - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 40
Tutorial Step 2 Extracting the outlines by selecting colors After opening the image, we will continue to the Line Image Stage, where we will select the colors of the areas to be used to create the outlines for the embroidery. b Memo: If a color other than that for the outline was selected, clear - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 41
Tutorial → The line image is displayed in the Design Page. Step 3 Editing the outlines (Line Image Stage) At this time, you might need to correct a few lines in the line image. You should make - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 42
Tutorial → When the pointer is moved over the work area, the shape of the leaf. Click the leaf that you want to erase. Click to view the entire line image. → The Design Page fills the Design Center window. Click . → When the pointer is moved over the work area, the shape of the pointer changes - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 43
Tutorial 3 Convert the figure handle image to a pattern. While holding down the right or click . After editing the line image, click to view the entire line image. → The Design Page fills the Design Center window. For this exercise, leave the default setting. Click OK. b Memo: Various settings - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 44
Tutorial Step 4 Specifying sewing attributes (Sew Setting Stage) We are now going to apply sewing attributes to the different parts of the embroidery pattern. 1 Convert the figure handle image to a pattern. Click Stage, then To Sew Setting or click . 2 Specify the sewing attributes for the outline. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 45
Tutorial → The image now appears with "marching lines" along the outline. b Memo: If the width of the outline is too thick, click Sew, then Sewing Attribute, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 46
Tutorial a Note: Sewing attributes cannot be applied to regions that are not fully enclosed, as shown in the illustration of the leaf below. To change the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 47
Tutorial Specify the sewing attributes for the remainder of the flower. Select the press the Esc key. 2 Check the preview of the finished embroidery. Step 5 Displaying a preview of the embroidery Preview the stitching and finished embroidery. 1 Check the preview of the stitching. Click Display, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 48
Tutorial Step 6 Saving the embroidery pattern The embroidery pattern that was created can be saved. Click File, then Save As. Step 7 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a pattern to a media that can be used in your embroidery machine and transferring it to your embroidery - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 49
Tutorial a Note: Before using the original card, make sure that the designs is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place. 3 Transfer the embroidery pattern. Click OK. a Note: • If the card writer module is as a .pes file. To save the pattern, click File in Layout & Editing, then Save as. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 50
5 Quit Design Center. Tutorial Display the Design Center window. Click File, then Exit. 44 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 51
Tutorial Arranging Embroidery Patterns (Layout & Editing) In this section, we will import the embroidery pattern created in Design Center and combine it with other embroidery patterns in Layout & Editing. This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 52
"Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)". 1 Open the embroidery pattern in Design Center. → The embroidery pattern is displayed in the Design Page of Design Center. 2 Import the embroidery pattern into Layout & Editing. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 53
Tutorial → The embroidery pattern is imported into the Design Page of Layout & Editing. Handles Step 2 Adding text First, we will draw a circle to be used as a guide for the text. Then, we will arrange text on the circle. 1 Select the shape to be drawn. b Memo: • The handles that appear around - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 54
Tutorial 2 Since the circle will be used as a guide for the text, specify that it will not be sewn. The shape of the pointer changes to . Click the circle to select it. Drag the pointer in the Design Page. → The circle (outline and inside area) appears when the mouse button is released. Drag a - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 55
5 Add the text. Tutorial Select the color. For this example, use the default color, BLACK. For this example, use the default sew type, Satin stitch. To enter the text, click anywhere in the Design Page. → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears. Select the font. For this example, use the default - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 56
Tutorial → The text is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: • If you want to edit the entered text, click on the Tool Box, click the text to select it, and then select the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 57
Tutorial → The text is now arranged on the circle. Click , and while holding down the Shift key, drag the pointer in the Design Page. a Note: By holding down the Shift key, a perfect circle is created. b Memo: Once the text is arranged on the circle, you can move both - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 58
Tutorial → The Sewing Attributes bar appears as shown below. For this example, use the default settings, BLACK and Zigzag Stitch. Prog. Fill Stitch. Click Sew, then Sewing Attribute Setting menu. For this example, select the color LEMON YELLOW. → The embroidery pattern appears as shown below. 52 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 59
Tutorial → The dialog box closes and a preview of the selected stitch appears at the bottom of the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box. To change the size, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 60
Tutorial → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears as shown below. 3 Use the Outline tool to draw the rays of the sun. Click Apply. → The stitch - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 61
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 21), and then doubleclick at 22. b Memo: To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button before doubleclicking. → The embroidery - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 62
Tutorial Click OK. → The sun's rays will be sewn before the sun (circle). Click the sun's rays to select it. → The points in the pattern appear - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 63
Tutorial Click on the Tool Box, and then click the sun's circle to select it. Drag the point to the new position. b Memo: Points can be - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 64
Tutorial Step 4 Displaying a preview of the embroidery Preview the stitching and finished embroidery. 1 Check the preview of the stitching. Click Sew, then Set Hole Sewing menu. → The following message appears. a Note: Hole sewing cannot be applied if one - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 65
Tutorial b Memo: To preview the finished embroidery for a specific pattern in the design, click and select the pattern, and then click Display, then Realistic Preview. To return to the normal view, click Display, then Realistic Preview, or press the Esc key. Step 5 Saving the embroidery design - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 66
Tutorial 2 Transfer the embroidery design. 3 Quit Layout & Editing. Click File, then Write to Card. → The following message appears. Click File, then Exit. Click OK. a Note: Before using the original card, make sure that the designs on the card are no longer needed or make sure to store them on - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 67
in front of the name of the drive where the application is installed, then Program Files, then Brother, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, and then click the folder containing the embroidery design files that you want to check. → All embroidery design files in the folder are displayed in the contents pane. 61 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 68
Tutorial b Memo: The displayed files have the following extensions. .pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, , Details or click the tool bar or , . Select an embroidery design file. Large Thumbnails Click Display, then Property or click . Small Thumbnails 62 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 69
Non-PES files and PES files from version 3.0 or earlier Tutorial PES files (version 4.0 or later) Click File, then Open in Layout & Editing. → The selected embroidery design appears in a new Design Page of the Layout & Editing window. When you are finished viewing the information, click Close. b - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 70
similar to the one shown below appears. Click Print. → Images of the selected designs are printed. Case 2 Searching for an embroidery design Search conditions can be specified to quickly search for embroidery design files (.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd or .xxx) in - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 71
select the PES check box. b Memo: • To also search through the subfolders (folders within the selected folder), select the Search Subfolders check box. • To clear the search conditions, click Clear all. • For details on the search conditions, refer to "Searching for an Embroidery Design" on page - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 72
Tutorial and position of the decorative pattern Saving the embroidery design Transferring the design to an original card Step 1 Creating , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & Editing. 2 Select the monogram tool. Click in the Design Page where you want the monogram - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 73
Tutorial To add a decorative pattern around or at the sides of the monogram, select the Add Decorative Pattern check box. Click the Edit Monogram Letters dialog box. Click . Then click the monogram. Click OK. → The monogram is displayed in the Design Page with the selected decorative pattern. 67 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 74
Tutorial 2 Change the font by clicking on the pulldown arrow and selecting a font. Step 3 Changing the thread color and sew type The thread color and sew - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 75
Tutorial 2 Change the sewing attributes. Click , and select color. → The thread color for the selected character is changed. Step 4 Adjusting the size and position of the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 76
Tutorial 3 Adjust the position. Move the pointer over the selected pattern. And drag the pattern to the desired position. Step 5 Saving the embroidery design Once the embroidery design is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later. b Memo: The shape of the pointer changes to - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 77
Tutorial Step 6 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a design to a media that can be used in your embroidery machine and transferring it to your embroidery machine, you can actually sew the design. For this example, we will transfer the design to an original card. b Memo: For - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 78
Tutorial Creating Appliqués The Applique Wizard provides instructions for easily creating appliqués. This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Creating an appliqué pattern Saving the design Transferring the design Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 79
Tutorial Satin stitch E stitch V stitch outline of the appliqué is to be sewn onto the appliqué fabric as a guide for cutting it out. Under Covering Stitch, select the sew type and other attributes and display the design in the Design Page. → The generated appliqué pattern is displayed on the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 80
Tutorial Step 2 Saving the design After the appliqué pattern is finished, you may want to save it. the design. For this example, we will transfer the design inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place. 2 Transfer the embroidery design. Select the drive and the folder, and then type in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 81
Tutorial → The following message appears. Click OK. a Note: • If the card writer module is not correctly connected or powered, an error message of "No card writer - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 82
Meta File (.wmf) Portable Network Graphics (.png) digital camera Images can be imported into the current Design Page from a scanner or other TWAIN device and used as a template for creating an embroidery pattern. b Memo: TWAIN is an application interface (API) standardization for software - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 83
Embroidery b Memo: • If the image currently displayed in the Design Page has not yet been saved, you will be asked whether in the Sources list. First, install the driver software for the TWAIN device that you want to use driver interface, refer to the help manual for that interface, or contact the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 84
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) b Memo all variations of the selected part, click . b Memo: • If the image currently displayed in the Design Page has not yet been saved, you will be asked whether you want to save it. • To - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 85
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to image, click Off. b Memo: • This function is not available if no image has been imported into the Design Page. • Press the shortcut key ( F6 ) to switch between displaying the image (On (100%)) to displaying - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 86
Pattern (Image to Stitch Wizard) The Image to Stitch Wizard gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern. Toolbar button: 1. If no image is displayed in the Design Page, use one of the commands on the Input submenu of the Image menu to display the image - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 87
embroidery pattern (Auto Punch) I If Auto Punch is selected → After the image has been analyzed by the software image, click the Result View tab. The embroidery pattern will be created with this image. the desired settings, click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created from the analyzed data, the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 88
pattern can later be changed in the same way as the settings for other patterns. Automatically converting a photo to an embroidery pattern (Photo Stitch 1/Photo Stitch 2) I If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is selected → A Select Mask dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. b Memo: • To - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 89
are shown filled with a crosshatch pattern. 4. Click Next. → The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box appears. 5. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. b Memo: • To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. • To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 90
same color as the Design Page. Default: Selected Select what parameter is given priority when converting to embroidery pattern. Stitch Quality: manually. Manual Select Appears when the Auto Select check box is cleared. Click this button to open the Manual Select dialog box, which lets you manually - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 91
Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) b Memo: 7. Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. I If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is selected → A Select Mask dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. • To move the color selected in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 92
the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel. 5. In the Gray Balance dialog box, click Next. 6. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. b Memo: • To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. • To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel. Sewing - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 93
. 7. In the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box, click Update Preview. → The previewed image is updated. 8. Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. I If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is selected → A Select Mask dialog box similar to the one shown below appears - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 94
05 to 0.2 inch) Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch) Line interval Max. Density Specifies the maximum density for areas of the created embroidery pattern sewn with the zigzag stitch. The embroidery pattern will be created with a density smaller than that set here. Range: 2.5 to 5.0 lines per mm (64 to 127 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 95
If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is selected → A Select Mask dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 7. Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. a Note: If the width or height of the image exceeds 500 mm, the following message appears. When this happens - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 96
dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 4. Move the slider to specify which parts of the image to create the embroidery pattern for. 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 97
If Cross Stitch is selected → The Cross Stitch Attributes dialog box appears. 8. Click Finish. → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. 1. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. b Memo: • To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. • To quit - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 98
to Stitch Wizard) 2. Click Next. → A Select Cross Stitch Embroidery Area dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 5. After selecting the desired settings, click Finish. → The cross stitch pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. In this example, the menu command Display Image - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 99
an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) I If Design Center is selected → Design Center starts up, and a Design Page is displayed with the image imported into it. For details, refer to "Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)" on page 193 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 100
Page settings. b Memo: For more details, refer to "Specifying the Design Page Size and Color" on page 99. Opening a Layout & Editing file An embroidery design that has previously been saved as a Layout & Editing file (.pes file) can be opened. b Memo: This dialog box can be resized so that the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 101
(.hus, .vip, .shv), Janome (.jef, .sew), Singer (.csd, .xxx) 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 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 102
one shown below appears. • To import the displayed file, click Import. • To return to the Browse dialog box, click Cancel. • Single or multiple embroidery designs displayed in Explorer can also be included by selecting them and while holding down the Ctrl key dragging to the Layout & Editing window - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 103
read, a dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. Importing embroidery designs from an embroidery card An embroidery design from an embroidery card inserted in the USB card writer module can be imported into the Design Page. 1. Click File, then Import, then from Card. → If a card writer - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 104
designs from Design Center An embroidery design in Design Center can be imported directly into the Design Page. Toolbar button: 1. Start up Design Center and open the file that you want to import into Layout & Editing. Click OK, and then start up Design Center and open a .pem file. c "Manually - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 105
machine. • Do not select a hoop size larger than the 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 Page size can be specified, since processing will take too long when trying to create an - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 106
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Saving the Image Data The image can be saved as a file or outputted to the Clipboard. I click Cancel. I Outputting to the Clipboard 1. Click Image, then Output, then to Clipboard. → The image data in the Design Page is copied onto the Clipboard. 100 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 107
created. • and the last (or first) object that was created is selected, the first (or last) object is selected. I Selecting all embroidery patterns All patterns in the Design Page can easily be selected. b Memo: • The status bar shows the dimensions (width and height) of the pattern. • To deselect - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 108
Page. 1. Select one or more patterns. 2. Click Edit, then Center. → All selected patterns move to the center of Design Page. I 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 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 109
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Patterns set for hole sewing If just 2. Outside area is selected. 3. Both the inside and outside areas are selected. Scaling patterns I Scaling manually 1. Select the patterns that you want to resize. 2. Move the pointer over one of the handles of - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 110
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 on the a Note: Some patterns imported from embroidery cards cannot be flipped. Rotating patterns I Rotating manually 1. Select the pattern that you want to - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 111
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) I Rotating numerically 1. Select the pattern that you want to b Memo: Grouping is cancelled if patterns are deleted to leave only one. Grouping embroidery patterns Several individual patterns can be grouped so that the same changes apply to all - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 112
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Reshaping Embroidery Patterns Selecting points 1. Click on the Tool can be a broken line, a curve, an arc, a fan shape, an arc & string, a manual punching pattern, or stitch data. 4. Click the point that you want to move. → The selected point - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 113
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 5. Drag the point to the new location. in the pattern appear as small empty squares. b Memo: The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a manual punching pattern, or stitch data. 4. Click the outline to add a point. → A new point appears selected (as - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 114
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Deleting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click the pattern that you want to edit. b Memo: The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a manual punching pattern, or - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 115
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: If the point is on a curve, you can use the control handles to adjust the curve. Smoothing out the path at a point 1. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 116
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Transforming to a pointed path 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of 6. Drag the path to adjust it. a Note: The entry and exit points of stitch data, text, and manual punching patterns cannot be edited. 110 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 117
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) This is the entry point for the outline the menu command Sew - Optimize Entry/Exit points is selected to optimize the entry and exit points, all manual adjustments of the entry and exit points will be lost, and the positions of the points will be - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 118
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → If the check mark does not appear beside Optimize Entry/ . In addition, the positions of the entry and the exit points can be manually changed with the Entry/ Exit/Center point tool. Optimize Entry/Exit points not selected Optimize Entry/Exit points - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 119
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing a Stitch Pattern Converting objects to a stitch is converted to stitch pattern. • Object means patterns created with Shape tools or Text tools or Manual Punch tools. Editing stitch points of stitch pattern 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 120
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • To select all stitch points (in • If there is a long distance between stitches, the needle may automatically drop, depending on the embroidery machine. To sew long jumps, perform this operation. I Deleting stitch points 1. Press the Delete - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 121
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Changing colors of a stitch pattern The colors of blocks Imported stitch data or patterns converted to stitch pattern can be converted into blocks (manual punching data), allowing you to change some of their sewing attributes and to scale individual - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 122
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • To quit the operation, click Cancel. • it. b Memo: This tool is available only for stitch data, and when the Text, Outline, and Manual Punch tools are not selected. a Note: Patterns created with the drawing or Text tools of Layout & Editing - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 123
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → The dotted line that is drawn when you move the pointer changes to a and the center is deselected as it has been enclosed twice. 5. Double-click in the Design Page to specify the section to be split off. 6. Edit the cutoff section as desired. 117 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 124
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Drawing Shapes The Circle or Arc tool allows later. 2. Click in the Arc shape selector, and then select Circle. 3. Drag the pointer in the Design Page. → The point where you start dragging is considered a corner of an imaginary rectangle around the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 125
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • You can change the color and sew type either before or after drawing the shape. For more details on changing these settings, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 126
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Click at start point. 4. Move the pointer to the start point of the arc & string, and then click. → The radial line disappears. 5. Move - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 127
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Drawing a rectangle With the Rectangle tool Sewing Attributes bar when on the Tool Box is selected. It also appears when a rectangle in the Design Page has been selected. 1. Click in the Edge radius selector. 2. Type the desired radius (0.0 to - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 128
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The buttons the current settings will be applied, however you can modify them later. 3. Drag the pointer in the Design Page. → The point where you start dragging is considered a corner of an imaginary rectangle around the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 129
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Drawing straight lines and curves 1. Click on the Attributes bar appears similar to the one shown below. 3. Click in the Design Page to specify the start point. 4. Click in the Design Page to specify the next point. b Memo: • You can change the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 130
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) a Note: • While drawing the pattern, you can bar when on 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 131
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching) The Manual Punch tools are used to create patterns that look like manual embroidery. With manual punching, you can create patterns with any sewing order, direction and - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 132
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Another possibility is to load a template image and redraw it using manual punching patterns. The advantage of this method is that you have a better control on the thread orientation. 1. Open a template or prepare an image that you will use as a guide - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 133
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button. 6. After clicking point 8 (the last point of the block-type pattern), click (feed-type pattern button), and then in the Design Page to specify point 9 (the start - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 134
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears, containing a a Note: Text created using certain TrueType fonts may not be converted correctly into an embroidery pattern due to the shape of the character. These characters cannot be embroidered correctly. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 135
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → If text patterns or characters in a text pattern were selected, the setting is also applied to the selected text. The available fonts and the types of characters available with each font are listed below. 129 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 136
Font Creator and saved in the folder My font in the folder where PE-DESIGN was installed appear as user-defined fonts after the fonts listed in the the selected text. c "Entering Text" on page 127 and "Reshaping Embroidery Patterns" on page 106 Editing entered text b Memo: TrueType font settings - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 137
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 2. Click Text, then Edit Letters. → The Edit Text table, providing a better view of the character. 5. Click OK. → The edited text is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: • To close the dialog box without applying the changes, click Cancel. • If text - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 138
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • To select all characters between the selected character and the next character selected, hold down the Shift key while clicking the next - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 139
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Rotate angle 0 degree Rotates the characters. Range: 2. Drag the handle. b Memo: • Vertical text will be displayed vertically on the Design Page. • Both Kerning and Character Spacing set the spacing between characters. Character Spacing is always - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 140
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 3. When you release the mouse button, the character size is changed. → The new size is displayed on the Sewing Attributes bar. I Changing the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 141
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 3. When you release the mouse button, the character angle is changed. → When the Text Attribute Setting dialog box is opened, the new rotation - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 142
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Horizontal Alignment Sets the distribution of characters along the path. Vertical Alignment Sets the distance between the text and the path. Text Orientation - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 143
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) I Canceling text arrangement The text arrangement on a path can be cancelled. Toolbar button: 1. 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. Setting. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 144
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → A dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. If any characters converted from a TrueType font are selected, the attributes for the selected - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 145
• Sew at a speed slower than what is used when embroidering normal designs. (For details on adjusting the thread tension and sewing speed, refer to the Instruction Manual provided with your embroidery machine.) • For best results when sewing small font patterns, do not cut the jump stitches between - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 146
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Entering Monograms The monogram function allows you . If you press the Enter key, the dialog closes and the monogram pattern is displayed in the Design Page. 6. To add a decorative pattern around or at the sides of the monogram, select the Append - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 147
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 8. Click OK. b Memo: To quit the operation, click Cancel. → The monogram is displayed in the Design Page with the selected decorative pattern. → A list of monogram fonts appears. 9. Click on the Tool Box, select the decorative pattern, and then - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 148
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) I Editing the monogram text 1. Select the the dialog closes and the monogram pattern is displayed in the Design Page. 4. Click OK. → The edited monogram pattern is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: To close the dialog box without applying - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 149
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 5. Change the color or sew type. 7. Change the text attributes and click Apply. 6. Click , or click Text, then Text Attribute Setting. → The Text Attribute Setting dialog box appears. 143 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 150
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 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 stamp patterns are provided with this application; however, by using - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 151
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 7. Click the desired locations within the object to objects drawn with the Circle or Arc tool, Rectangle tool, Outline tools, Text tools and the Manual Punch tools and that have the satin stitch, fill stitch and programmable fill stitch applied. • To - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 152
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • When a pattern with a stamp applied is moved, the stamp is moved together with the pattern. However, changes to the size and orientation - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 153
Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions The Sewing Attributes bar allows you to set the following attributes: • geometric attributes (arc shape, rectangle edge radius, and path shape) • text attributes (font, size) • embroidery instructions and manual - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 154
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Setting the thread color and sew type All for the outline. 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 and off - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 155
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 1. Click the Region sew button. This attribute. I Color Click this button to set the thread color for outlines, inside regions, texts and manual punching patterns. b Memo: • The Line color and Region color buttons appear in the Sewing Attributes - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 156
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) c For details on specifying a user thread page 167. I Sew type Use these to set the sew type for outlines, inside regions, text, and manual punching patterns. b Memo: • The Line sew type and Region sew type selectors appear in the Sewing Attributes - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 157
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) a Note: You can set the sewing attributes for the selected line and region sew types in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box. When - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 158
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • In some cases, you may need to scroll through the settings, or resize the dialog box by dragging one of its corners - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 159
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) I Line sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Zigzag stitch Under sewing Sets underlay stitching on or off. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 160
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Motif stitch Run pitch Sets the pitch of the line sewing. Range: 1.0-10.0 mm (0.04-0.39 inch) Default: 10.0 mm (0.39 inch) Select a - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 161
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) I Region sewing attributes The available be sewn. Default: Off [Type] Specifies the type of under lay stitching sewn. With text and manual punching patterns Edge: Zigzag: All: Edge: The stitching sewn under the edge of the pattern. Zigzag: - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 162
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: For details on manual punching, refer to "Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)" on page 125. Fill stitch Under sewing Density Gradation Direction Stitch Type Half Stitch Running Stitch Path Sets under - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 163
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Step Pitch Sets the pitch of the stitching. Range: be sewn. Default: Off [Type] Specifies the type of under lay stitching sewn. With text and manual punching patterns Edge: Zigzag: All: Edge: The stitching sewn under the edge of the pattern. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 164
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Pull Compensation Lengthens the sewing region in the stitch pattern's sewing direction to prevent pattern shrinkage during sewing. Range: 2.0-10.0 mm (0.08-0.39 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 165
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Motif stitch Selects whether to use pattern you to rotate the angle of the motif stitch. This setting can be specified for patterns other than manual punching patterns. Range: 0-359 degrees Default: 0 degrees H-Spacing: V-Spacing: 135° 90° 45° 180 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 166
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Cross stitch Size Sets the horizontal and Direction Density Run pitch Frequency Use Motif Specifies the sewing angle. Available for stitching other than manual punching patterns. The stitching will be made in the direction of the angle set. Range: - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 167
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Manual punch Feathered edge Sets which edge of the the top edge. Bottom: Feathered edge is sewn on the bottom edge. When creating data with a Manual Punch tool, the top edge is the side containing the first and third points, and the bottom edge - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 168
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Creating a gradation The density of one or two colors of threads that are used most often or a list of all threads that you have. Thread data from system thread charts can be included or new thread data can be added. 1. Click Option, then Edit User - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 169
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) I Deleting a chart 1. From the User Thread Chart selector, select the chart that you want to edit. I 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 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 170
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → The Edit Thread dialog box appears. 2. To create a new color, click Mix. → A dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. b Memo: An - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 171
Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) a Note: Thread colors in embroidery patterns created with this software may appear differently on the embroidering machine. 1. Embroidery limited to the machine's preset thread color names. Therefore, use thread color names in the embroidery in the PEDESIGN Ver7 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 172
Embroidery Designs Simply copy sastu.txt from the Settings folder in the PE-DESIGN Ver7 folder (application folder) on the original computer to must be completely enclosed within the other pattern, and not contain text, manual punching patterns or stitch data. Invalid 2. Click Sew, then Set Hole - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 173
Embroidery Designs . Creating appliqués (Applique Wizard) The Applique Wizard provides instructions for easily creating appliqués. 1. Select a pattern with a the appliqué is to be sewn onto the appliqué fabric as a guide for cutting it out. 4. The Appliqué Position, (guideline for attaching - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 174
& Editing) 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 pattern that cannot be viewed in the work area. Zooming in → The Design Page is displayed at its actual size. 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Five - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 175
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Checking Embroidery Patterns Measuring the distance between two points 1. end point. 3. Click OK. b Memo: To quit the operation, click Cancel. → If Design Page area was selected, the patterns will be sewn so that the needle position when you start - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 176
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) c "Specifying the Design Page Size and Color" on page 99 has a pink line around it, and "marching lines" appear around the corresponding pattern in the Design Page. b Memo: • To select multiple patterns, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while clicking - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 177
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing the sewing order The sewing order can then click OK. → 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 close the dialog box - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 178
the menu bar, and then click Realistic Preview. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below. Realistic Preview → A realistic preview of the embroidery design appears. b Memo: To zoom in (or out), click on the Tool Box, click (or ), and then click the desired area of the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 179
. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click Display, then Stitch Simulator. The Stitch Simulator dialog box appears, and the embroidery design is cleared from the Design Page. To begin the stitching simulation, click . b Memo: • During the stitching simulation, the play button ( ) changes to - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 180
box. b Memo: If a pattern was selected when the Stitch Simulator dialog box was displayed, only the selected pattern is drawn in the simulation. Checking embroidery design information Sewing information such as dimensions, needle count, color count and color order of patterns can be checked in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 181
to fit in the entire window. • The first line of the dialog box shows the position of the displayed design section within the embroidery hoop installation order. • Only the design within the corresponding section appear in the Design Page and are outlined in red. • To display information for other - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 182
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → The shape of the pointer changes to or , depending on the corner that the pointer is over. b Memo: and width. are for scaling the height and 2. Drag the corner to adjust the display area frame to the desired size. 176 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 183
a file type of a previous software version, saved .pes files can be opened with that version of the software; however, all saved design will be converted to stitch pattern. • Custom-sized Design Pages cannot be saved in a software version prior to version 6. • Custom-sized Design Pages will be saved - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 184
. Since the number of codes differ depending on the embroidery machine being used, type or select the appropriate value pes file is saved with objects extending off the Design Page or with the number of stitches or number of colors for the objects exceeding the Design Page limitations, the design - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 185
on page 177 I 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. to receive the selected design.) 3. Click OK. → The message "Now transmitting" appears while the current embroidery design is transferred to - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 186
sewing information (dimensions of the embroidery, the sewing color order and the stitch count, the hoop position) on separate pages. If the design size is larger than the paper size, depending on the Design Page settings, a reduced version of the large design and the different pattern sections in - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 187
button is not available if Reduced Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog box.) • To go back to the display of the embroidery, click Prev Page. (For Design Pages set to Hoop Size, this button is not available if Reduced Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog.) • To display two - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 188
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 3. Click OK to begin printing. b Memo: • To change the printer settings, click Properties. • To quit the operation, click Cancel. 4. Follow the instructions for the printer to finish printing. → Depending on the Print Type setting, one or two pages - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 189
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Changing Software Settings Changing the grid settings A Click Option, then Select System Unit, and then select the desired measurement units (mm or inch). c "Changing the grid settings" on this page and "Specifying the Design Page Size and Color" on - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 190
only be as large as the sewing area of the embroidery machine. I 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, or 100 × 172 mm - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 191
I 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 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 192
patterns at other positions in the hoop installation order, click Previous or Next. At this time, the corresponding pattern and hoop position appear in the Design Page. a Note: If a pattern is larger than the embroidery area or if a pattern is positioned so that it does not completely fit within an - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 193
or Save As, and then save the design. → The entire design is saved as a single file (.pes). b Memo: If the file size or the number of color changes is larger than the specified number, or if one of the patterns does not completely fit within an embroidery area, the message "Please change the object - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 194
stabilizer material. If no stabilizer material is used, the fabric may become over-stretched or wrinkled or the embroidery may not be sewn correctly. • For more ways to stabilize large designs, refer to "Attaching stabilizer to the fabric" on page 189 • Use the zigzag stitch for sewing the outlines - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 195
. In some cases, you may need to use two pieces of stabilizer for your embroidery. a Note: • For best results, attach the stabilizer to the fabric (as described on this page). Without the correct stabilizer, the design may become misaligned due to puckering in the fabric. • Be sure to check the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 196
Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) To mark an area below the previously marked area, align points A and B on the template with marks C and D on the fabric. A B A B D C D C I Hooping the fabric Using the hoop's plastic embroidery sheet, align the reference lines on the embroidery - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 197
, 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 stitching with Largelace.pes (Largelace.pes can be found in the Sample\Design folder.): 1) Embroider the upper-left design section. → Alignment - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 198
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 3) Hoop the fabric for the lower-left design section with the top of the hoop aligned on the alignment stitching at the bottom of the design section sewn in step 1, and then embroider the design. → Before the design section is embroidered, alignment - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 199
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Basic Operation Flow - Design Center Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images created in other applications. With Design format if you have the proper conversion software. In the Original Image Stage, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 200
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Original Image Stage Importing an image 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 produce embroidery? dialog box appears. 1 23 4 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 201
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) The functions for each button are described below. 1 Open Image File Click this button to open a previously saved image file and paste the image in the Design software that controls scanners and other devices. Design Center supports - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 202
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Line Image Stage After opening the image, to use these 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. For details - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 203
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 2. Click the outline color(s) that you want to convert into black outlines. 4. Click OK. → All of the selected colors are converted to a black outline (line image), which is displayed in the Design Page of the Line Image Stage. → - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 204
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Drawing and erasing outlines Drawing outlines 1. On the Tool Box, click the button for the pen with the desired thickness. Erasing outlines 1. On the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 205
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Figure Handle Stage After creating the be able to enlarge the image beyond the limits of the Design Page area. If necessary, click Design Page Property, and then change the Design Page size in the dialog box that appeared. 199 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 206
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 5. To select a specific part of the image, click Pick Area, drag the pointer ( ) across the image in the Design Page to select the desired area. b Memo: The Figure Object Conversion Setting dialog box appears again when the mouse - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 207
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Moving a template image: 1. Move the pointer over Cancel. 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 208
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Drawing a New figure handle image freehand An empty Design Page can pem file. c "Importing image data from a TWAIN device" on page 195, "Saving embroidery patterns" on page 234, and "Drawing a New line image freehand" on page 197 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 209
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 2. Move the pointer over one of the handles . 6. Click OK. 203 b Memo: • To preview the outline at the new size in the Design Page, click Preview. • To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 210
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) b Memo: To rotate the outline outline unchanged. 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. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 211
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Reshaping outlines I Moving points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the outline that you want to edit. → - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 212
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) I Splitting a point into two Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 1. Click the outline containing the point that you - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 213
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) b Memo: • To remove the last point that was the part of the outline displayed in the Design Page. In addition, the image being used to create the embroidery pattern or the embroidery pattern being created and a different image can be - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 214
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) b Memo: and width. are for scaling the height and 2. Drag the corner to adjust the display area frame to the desired size. I Displaying the image being used to create the embroidery pattern The image opened from the Original - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 215
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Sew Setting Stage After editing the outline in Stage" on page 199 Specifying the fabric color In the Sew Setting Stage, the color of the Design Page can be set to the color of the fabric, and its background can be set to a different - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 216
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 3. Click the enclosed region where you want to apply the sewing attributes. → "Marching lines" appear around the selected region, and the color and sew - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 217
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) I Line sewing Applying sewing attributes to the entire outline 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 218
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) b Memo: • You can change the sew type either before or after applying sewing attributes to the portion of the outline. For more details on - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 219
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Checking the sewing attributes of an outline 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . Or click on the Tool - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 220
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) I Region sew Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for a region. b Memo: • The Region sew button is available only when on the Tool Box - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 221
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) b Memo: To change the color of a portion of the outline, click . c "Color" on page 215 and "Sew type" on page 215 I Color Click this - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 222
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) I Specifying sewing attributes Various sewing attributes for lines and regions can be set in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box. Toolbar button: 1. Click in - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 223
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 3. If necessary, change the sewing attributes displayed under Line Sew or Region Sew. b Memo: • In some cases, you may need to scroll through the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 224
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) I Line sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. In Beginner mode, not all of the following attributes appear. Zigzag - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 225
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) I Region sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. In Beginner mode, not all of the following attributes appear. Satin - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 226
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Fill stitch Under sewing Density Gradation Direction Stitch Type Half Stitch Running Stitch Path Step Pitch Frequency Pull Compensation Sets underlay stitching on or - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 227
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Programmable fill stitch Under sewing Sets underlay stitching on or off. Try to use underlay stitching for wide areas, in order to prevent shrinking - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 228
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Select a pattern for programmable fill stitch. Click , and then, in the Browse dialog box that appeared, select the folder containing the .pas file that - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 229
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Motif stitch Selects whether to use pattern 1 or pattern 2 for the motif stitch. If you choose to use both patterns, the data is created - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 230
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Cross stitch Size Sets the horizontal and vertical size of the pattern. In Expert mode, the set value is converted automatically and displayed in - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 231
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Notes on programmable fill stitches When setting the to the gradation pattern, click Cancel. c "Displaying a preview of the embroidery" on page 231 and "Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)" on page 256 225 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 232
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Saving frequently used sewing attributes a different computer. Simply copy sastu.txt from the Settings folder in the PEDESIGN Ver7 folder (application folder) on the original computer to the Settings folder at the same - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 233
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) I Applying effects to concentric circle and radial stitches In order to increase the decorative effect, you can move the center point of regions set - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 234
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Applying and editing stamps Stamps created with Programmable Stitch Creator can be applied to regions in the Sew Setting Stage of Design Center. Some stamp patterns are provided with this application; however, by using Programmable - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 235
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 6. Click the desired locations within the 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. I Editing a stamp - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 236
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Checking and editing the 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 237
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Checking the stitching The actual box to close the dialog box. Displaying a preview of the embroidery Once the embroidery pattern is complete or while you work on the design, you can preview the pattern's stitches. You can also - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 238
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) → A preview of the embroidery pattern appears. b Memo: To zoom in (or out), click (or ) on the Tool Box, and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern. 2. To leave the preview display, repeat step 1., or press the Esc key - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 239
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Viewing embroidery 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 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 240
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) I Displaying the image being used to create the embroidery pattern The a different file name in order to keep the original unchanged or to keep various versions of the same image or pattern. Files can be saved as bitmap files (.bmp - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 241
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 2. Select the drive and the folder, be opened with that version of the software; however, some information may be lost. a Note: If the sewing attributes of an outline or region are not set, the embroidery pattern cannot be imported - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 242
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Changing Software Settings I Changing the grid settings A grid of dotted lines or can be in either millimeters or inches. 1. Click Option, then Select System Unit, and then select the desired measurement units (mm or inch). 236 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 243
up Font Creator 1. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Font Creator to open the Font Creator window. title bar. Opening a File Creating a new font You can begin with a blank work area to design a new font. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then New. → If the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 244
many different types of files that can be imported: Windows bitmap (.bmp) Exif (.tif, .jpg) ZSoftPCX (.pcx) Windows Meta File (.wmf) Portable Network Graphics (.png) Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) Kodak PhotoCD (.pcd) FlashPix (.fpx) JPEG2000 (.j2k) 1. Click File, then Template Open. → An Open an - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 245
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) → The image fills the work area. The Design Page guidelines The standard guidelines for creating fonts are shown in the Design Pages. The contents of each of the guidelines are as shown below. (E) Ascender Line b Memo: • Double-clicking the file name also - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 246
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) b Memo: • The heights and widths specified for the Base Line, Capital Line and Set Lines are the reference mask for creating the font character. • The heights of the Ascender Line, Mean Line and Descender Line are the same for all characters. Therefore, if any of - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 247
select the character to be created. b Memo: • Characters where pattern has already been created appear with a blue background. • To return to the Design Page without selecting a character, click outside of the Select Character dialog box. • If "space" in the upper-left corner of the Select Character - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 248
Font Creator) Creating a Font Character Pattern Using the Manual Punch tools, create the font character pattern. A an image in the background" on page 238 1. Click on the Tool Box. 3. Click in the Design Page to specify point 1 (start point). → Five buttons appear: 1 !!btn59.bmp!! is for - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 249
complete the pattern, double-click point 13 (the last point of the entire pattern). 6. Click (straight block-type pattern), and then click in the Design Page to specify points 8 through 10 as shown in the illustration below. 9 10 8 13 b Memo: • When entering points, change the punch type by - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 250
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Editing Font Character Patterns Selecting patterns Moving patterns 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the pattern that you want to select. → Handles appear around the pattern to show that it is selected. b Memo: To - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 251
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Scaling patterns 1. Move the pointer over one of the handles of a selected pattern or group of patterns. → The shape of the pointer changes to , , or , depending on the handle that the pointer is over. b Memo: • is for scaling the width. • is for - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 252
. c "Cutting out patterns" on page 245, "Copying patterns" on page 245 and "Duplicating patterns" on page 245 Rotating patterns You can manually rotate the selected pattern(s) by an arbitrary angle. 1. Select one or more patterns. Flipping patterns horizontally You can flip the selected pattern - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 253
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) 4. Drag the rotation handle clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate the pattern to the desired angle. b Memo: • Simply dragging the pointer rotates the pattern in 1° increments. • To rotate the pattern in 15° increments, hold down the Shift key while dragging the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 254
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Editing the Points of a Font Character Pattern 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 on the line, it will automatically be - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 255
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Deleting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → When the pointer is moved over the work area, the shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the pattern that you want to edit. b Memo: You can only select one pattern at a time. → The points in the pattern appear - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 256
around it, and marching lines appear around the corresponding pattern in the Design Page. b Memo: To select multiple patterns, hold down the Shift order, click . To change the sewing order, click OK. Previewing the embroidery pattern A realistic preview of the Font pattern can be viewed in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 257
appears. 2. Click a character, and then click Select. → The Browse window is closed, and the selected character appears in the Design Page. b Memo: The character displayed in the Design Page can also be changed by double-clicking a character in the Browse window. I Changing the size of the Browse - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 258
window 1. Select the patterns that you want to zoom on. 2. Click on the Tool Box. → Four buttons appear: . 3. Click . → The Design Page is zoomed to display only the selected patterns. Zooming Design Page to window 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Four buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The entire - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 259
it's stored in a different folder. (Drive where PE-DESIGN was installed) \Program Files\Brother\PE-DESIGN Ver7\My font • If Layout & Editing has file name in order to keep the original unchanged or to keep various versions of the same font character pattern. The font character patterns are saved as - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 260
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Changing the Settings Changing the drawing mode There are two drawing modes in Font Creator. • Fill mode Blocks appear filled in. In this mode, the overlapping positions of patterns can be viewed better. • Outline mode (Fill mode Off) Blocks do not appear - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 261
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) 3. Drag the handle to adjust the selected background image to the desired size. b Memo: This function is not available if no template image has been imported into the work area. I Moving the background image 1. Click Display, then Modify Template. → The - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 262
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Opening a Pattern File A previously saved programmable stitch file can be opened to be edited. → A Browse dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File, then Open. → An Open dialog box - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 263
in the background You can open a background image that can be used as a guide to draw a new fill/stamp and motif stitch pattern. The file name extension (.tif, .jpg), ZsoftPCX (.pcx), Windows Meta File (.wmf), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Encapsulated PostScript (.eps), Kodak PhotoCD (.pcd), - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 264
a New Pattern You can begin with a blank work area in order to design a new stitch pattern. → If the current work area has not been 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 265
changing the shape of a single line. These stitch patterns can be applied in line sewing and region sewing in Layout & Editing, and region sewing in Design Center. A green arrow appears at the rignt center edge of the work area, showing the direction that the pattern (stitch) will be sewn. A single - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 266
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Viewing the Stitch Pattern While Creating It You can display the Preview window to view a repeating image of the stitch pattern as you create it. 1. If the Preview window isn't displayed, click Display, then Preview. The Preview window - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 267
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Creating a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing (Fill/Stamp Mode) The Line tool allows you to draw broken lines to create your fill/stamp stitch pattern. A broken line is made of one or more connected straight lines with the end point of - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 268
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Editing a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing (Fill/Stamp Mode) Selecting patterns 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the pattern that you want to select. → Handles appear around the pattern to - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 269
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) b Memo: • is for scaling the width. • is for scaling the height. • and are for scaling both dimensions at the same time. (The heightto-width proportion is maintained.) • If the Shift key is held down while a handle is dragged, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 270
Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Flipping patterns vertically Rotating patterns You can flip the selected pattern(s) vertically (up/ down). 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 271
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) b Memo: • Simply dragging the pointer rotates the pattern in 1° increments. • To rotate the pattern in 15° increments, hold down the Shift key while dragging the rotation handle. 265 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 272
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Reshaping a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing (Editing Points) 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 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 273
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) 2. Click the broken line that you want to edit. b Memo: You can only select one broken line at a time. → The points in the broken line appear as small empty squares. 3. Click the point that you want to delete. → The selected point appears - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 274
a programmable fill stitch in both Design Center and Layout & Editing. In Arc, Rectangle, Outline, Text or Manual Punch tools. 1. Open an existing of the work area as a limit for regions, lines must be versions of the software earlier than version 6, but .pas files created with an earlier version - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 275
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Creating a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode) In Motif mode, stitch patterns are created by inserting points on the base line of the motif stitch, then moving them in order to change the shape of the stitch and give it the look of a - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 276
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Editing a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode) After creating a stitch pattern, or after opening an existing motif file, you may want to change its shape or position. To do so, you can proceed in the same way as described above, but in - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 277
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically You can flip selected patterns horizontally (up/ down) or vertically (left/right). 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The motif stitch is selected, and and are available in the Toolbar. 2. To - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 278
can then 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. 2. Select the drive and the folder, and then type - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 279
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (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, then Template, and then - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 280
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Starting Up Design Database 1. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Design Database to open the Design Database window. → The Design Database window appears. b Memo: To fill the entire screen with the Design Database - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 281
(Refer to "Changing how files are displayed" on page 276 .) 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design that you want to rename. 2. Select the embroidery design that you want to rename. Then click again. → The name will be highlighted inside a box. → If the two folders - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 282
can also right click on the file you want to delete and select Delete from the pop up menu. Changing how files are displayed The embroidery designs 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 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 283
you want to save the changes. Importing files into Layout & Editing You can easily import any selected embroidery design into Layout & Editing. Files in the following formats can be imported. .pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx 1. In the folder pane, select - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 284
select the embroidery design that you want to preview. 3. Click , or click Display, then Preview. → A Preview dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 2. Click , or click Display, then File Property. → The Property dialog box appears. Non-PES files and PES files from version 3.0 or - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 285
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) b Memo: • The red box in the dialog box shows the position of the • To close the dialog box, click Close. a Note: cannot be clicked when the design corresponding to the first hoop is already displayed. In addition, cannot be clicked when the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 286
The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery design (.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx) within the selected folder according to the various search conditions that you can - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 287
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) → A list of files matching the specified search conditions appears. b Memo: To quit the search, click Search Cancel in the message box that appeared during the search. 281 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 288
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats Embroidery design files can easily be converted to a file of one of the other formats (.pes, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx). 1. In the folder pane, select the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 289
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) 6. Click Convert. → The file is converted, and the new file is added to the specified folder. b Memo: • If the file is converted to a .pes file, the thread colors are converted as if the file was imported into Layout & Editing. • If the path to a - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 290
machine. Otherwise, the created original card will not work correctly with the embroidery machine. 2. Click . 4. Click , and then select the folder where the desired design file (.pes) is saved. → All embroidery files in the selected folder are displayed in the contents pane. 5. In the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 291
Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) a Note: If a .pes file is saved with objects extending off the Design Page or with the number of stitches or number of colors for the objects exceeding the Design Page limitations, the designs cannot be saved on an original card. Only the embroidery designs - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 292
is connected and if an original card is inserted into the card writer module, the following message appears and the embroidery designs are read from the card. • To rewrite the embroidery files written on the original card, click to select those files, and move files to the writing list in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 293
File, then Print Setup. → A Print Setup dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. b Memo: • If one or more embroidery designs were selected in the contents pane, only the selected designs are printed. • The catalog can be printed immediately by clicking the menu command File - Print. The - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 294
of stitches, number of colors, file path, file properties (.pes files only) and the names of thread colors and thread numbers) for selected embroidery designs can be outputted. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery designs that you want to catalog. 2. Click File, then - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 295
converted into an embroidery pattern. For this example, we will use the photo of the girl (girl-face.bmp) provided with this application. 2 Import the image. 1 Start up Layout & Editing. Click Image, then Input, then from File. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 296
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 2 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern Next, the image will automatically be converted to an embroidery pattern. 1 Select the conversion method. 3 Adjust the image size and position. Handles Click Image, then Image to Stitch Wizard. Status bar Drag - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 297
Tutorial (Advanced) 2 Select the area (mask shape and position) of the photo to be converted the embroidery pattern. Select the shape of the mask. If Round mask is selected Move the pointer inside the mask, drag the mask to the desired position, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 298
Tutorial (Advanced) b Memo: With a single-colored background, as in this example (girl_face.bmp), click Auto Generate to automatically detect the outline of the image. Step 3 Setting - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 299
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 4 Displaying a preview of the embroidery Preview the finished embroidery. Check the preview of the conversion, and then click Finish. → The generated embroidery pattern is displayed. Click Display, then Realistic Preview. To return to the normal view, click Display, then - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 300
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 5 Saving the embroidery design Once the embroidery design is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later. Click File, then Save. Step 6 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a design to a media that can be used in your sewing machine - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 301
Tutorial (Advanced) a Note: Before using the original card, make sure that the designs on the card are no longer needed or make sure to store them on your hard drive or other storage media. → The following message appears. - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 302
(.tif, .jpg) ZSoftPCX (.pcx) Windows Meta File (.wmf) Portable Network Graphics (.png) Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) Kodak PhotoCD (.pcd) FlashPix (.fpx) JPEG2000 (.j2k) 1 Start up Font Creator. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Font Creator. 2 Import the image to be - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 303
Tutorial (Advanced) Double-click the Font folder to open it. Adjust the character height to fit within the Base Line and the Capital Line. Select the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 304
Tutorial (Advanced) b Memo: • When characters created with Font Creator are imported into Layout & Editing, the width and height of the characters will be in the following - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 305
Tutorial (Advanced) b Memo: 1 The template image that remains in the work area can Create the font character pattern using the punching tool. Click in the Design Page to specify point 1 (start point). 3 24 Click (Manual Punch tool). Click (Straight Block type),or use shortcut "z" on your - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 306
Tutorial (Advanced) Click (Manual Punch tool). 11 Click (straight block-type pattern),or use shortcut "z" on your keyboard. 9 10 8 12 Click in the Design Page to specify points 11 through 12. Click in the Design Page to specify points 8 through 10. Click (Manual Punch tool). Click ( - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 307
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 4 Creating other font character patterns Next, we will create another font character pattern. For this example, we will create a pattern for the letter "g". 1 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 308
Tutorial (Advanced) b Memo: • When characters created with Font Creator are imported into Layout & Editing, the width and height of width, indicated by the Set Lines (A and B), can be set separately for each character. 4 Create the font character pattern. Click (Manual Punch tool). 302 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 309
Tutorial (Advanced) Click (Running-type pattern button). 20 18 22 24 19 21 17 23 12 3 4 7 6 5 Refer to the numbers and arrow, and click in the Design Page to specify the points. Click (Manual Punch tool). Click (Curved Block type),or use shortcut "x" on your keyboard. Continue - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 310
Tutorial (Advanced) 27 28 29 Draw the curve shown in the illustration above. Click (Manual Punch tool). Click (Running-type pattern button),or use shortcut "v" on your keyboard. 44 45 35 36 38 42 40 37 39 41 43 As shown in the figure above, click on the Design Page and draw a "g". - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 311
Tutorial (Advanced) 5 Save the font character pattern. Step 5 Creating an embroidery pattern using the created font Editing if it's stored in a different folder. (Drive where PE-DESIGN was installed) \Program Files\Brother\PE-DESIGN Ver7\My font • If Layout & Editing has already started up - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 312
Tutorial (Advanced) Click in the Design Page. Type your text, and then click OK. → The text is displayed in the Design Page. b Memo: You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table, then clicking Insert, or simply by double-clicking it. This is - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 313
Tutorial (Advanced) Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to create and edit programmable fill stitch and motif stitch patterns, which can be used in both Layout & Editing and Design All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Programmable - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 314
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 2 [Case 1] Drawing lines to edit the stitch pattern Now, we are going to draw lines between the displayed ones using the Line tool - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 315
Tutorial (Advanced) Repeat the previous operations to add another wave between the first and regions of a fill stitch pattern with 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 do this, the lines of the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 316
Tutorial (Advanced) → These regions appear in red and will be sewn with short stitches to give the effect of engraving. Move the pointer along the bottom - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 317
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 2 [Case 3] Reshaping a single line to create custom These stitch patterns can be applied in line sewing and region sewing in Layout & Editing, and region sewing in Design Center. 1 Switch to Motif mode. → A block square appears. Click Mode, then Motif. 2 Create the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 318
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 3 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 Center, you must first save it as a .pas file. (In Motif mode, the file is saved as a .pmf file.) For this - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 319
Layout & Editing First, we will specify the size of the Design Page to match the size of the embroidery design. 1 Start up Layout & Editing. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & Editing. 2 Specify the Design Page size. Select Custom Size, and then type or select - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 320
Tutorial (Advanced) b Memo: • With the Section Size (for Hoop Size) setting ) to match the Design Page size. Select the hoop size to be used for sewing. Select the embroidery pattern file Largelace.pes in the Sample\Design folder. Click OK. Step 2 Creating the embroidery design For this example, - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 321
maximum allowed for the stitch count or number of colors, a message appears, describing the limitations and asking whether or not the pattern should be saved anyway. If the embroidery pattern extends off the Design Page, a message appears, asking whether or not the pattern should be saved anyway. If - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 322
Tutorial (Advanced) Step 5 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a design to a media that can be used in your embroidery machine and transferring it to your embroidery machine, you can actually sew the design. For this example, we will transfer the design to an original card. b - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 323
details, refer to "Line sewing attributes" on page 153 (Layout & Editing). c For more details, refer to "Line sewing attributes" on page 218 (Design Center). c For more details, refer to "Region sewing attributes" on page 155 (Layout & Editing). c For more details, refer to "Region sewing attributes - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 324
more details, refer to "Programmable fill stitch" on page 157 (Layout & Editing). c For more details, refer to "Programmable fill stitch" on page 221 (Design Center). c For more details, refer to "Motif stitch" on page 154 in "Line sewing attributes" (Layout & Editing). c For more details, refer to - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 325
pattern is scaled only moderately, it may not be necessary to apply the Stitch to Block function. This system allows you to create a wide variety of embroidery patterns and supports wider ranges for the setting of the sewing attributes (thread density, sewing pitch, etc.). However, the final result - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 326
with some machines. In order to avoid this, use the above-mentioned alternate method. Tips for Importing Images for Design Center Refer to the following when importing images for Design Center. I When scanning illustrations • If the outline is not clear, trace the outline on tracing paper. • Better - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 327
color is sewn before all other colors. c For more details, refer to "Changing colors of a stitch pattern" on page 115. • To create sepia photo embroidery, first create a sepia user thread chart in the Edit User Thread Chart dialog box, and then select the created sepia user thread chart under Color - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 328
. 2. Sew at a speed slower than what is used when embroidering normal designs. (For details on adjusting the thread tension and sewing speed, refer to the Instruction Manual provided with your embroidery machine.) 3. For best results when sewing small font patterns, do not cut the jump stitches - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 329
Tips and Techniques Creating Outlined Characters (Using Text Converted to Outline Object) Outlined characters within a shape can be created by applying the Convert to Outline Object command to a character of a TrueType font. 1. Use a Shape tool to draw a shape. c For more details, refer to " - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 330
embroidery pattern from Japanese characters. 1. Select a Text tool, and then select a Japanese TrueType font (for example, "MS Gothic"). 2. Click in the Design the English operating system for Windows® XP support, and then click OK. 4) Complete the Windows® installation by following the instructions - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 331
in various shape drawing mode. p. 121 Pointer shape or 325 Sets the pointer in outline drawing mode. Pointer shape: , or Sets the pointer in manual punching mode. Pointer shape: , , , or Sets the pointer in measure mode. Pointer shape: Sets the pointer in split stitch mode. Pointer shape - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 332
and added to the current Design Page. F7 Imports an embroidery pattern from Design Center. Imports an embroidery design from an embroidery card. Saves your embroidery design on the computer's hard disk as a latest version file (default). Saves your embroidery design on the computer's hard disk - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 333
Page and check the sewing color order, the dimensions and the needle count before printing. p. 181 Prints your Design Page and some sewing information. Exits the application. Ctrl + P Alt + F4 p. 181 p. 12 I Edit menu The Edit menu contains commands for performing simple actions on - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 334
104 Rotate Numerical Setting Size Rotate Center Left Allows you to manually rotate the selected pattern(s) by an arbitrary angle. Ctrl + the selected pattern numerically. Moves the selected pattern to the center of the Design Page. Aligns the selected patterns on their left sides. Ctrl + M - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 335
used as a guide for creating embroidery data. p. 76 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 -step instruction for creating embroidery pattern - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 336
. F3 p. 137 True Type Font Attribute Setting Convert to Outline Object Sets the attributes, such as the style, for TrueType fonts that are converted to embroidery pattern. Creates outline data from text pattern converted from a TrueType font. p. 137 p. 138 330 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 337
imported stitch patterns into blocks (manual punching data), allowing you to set instructions for easily creating appliqués. Sets the sewing area. p. 167 p. 169 Optimize hoop change Optimize Entry/ Exit points Optimizes the sewing order of patterns in a Design Page for multi-position embroidery - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 338
Menus/Tools I Display menu The Display menu contains commands for modifying the appearance of the screen. Menu Grid Setup Toolbar Purpose Controls the display and characteristics of the grid. Shortcut key Reference p. 183 Preview Specifies whether the patterns appear as stitches or F9 in - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 339
Page, and the color of the Design Page and the background. Allows original thread charts to be created and edited. p. 14 p. 33 p. 16 p. 307 p. 17 p. 274 p. 15 p. 237 p. 174 p. 99 p. 162 Select System Unit mm inch Allows you to change the system units to millimeters. Allows you to change the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 340
Help menu contains commands for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Instruction Manual Check for Updates Toolbar Purpose Starts up the Instruction Manual (HTML format) for this application. Checks for the updated version on the Web. a Note: Access to the Internet is required - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 341
Menus/Tools Design Center List of Tool Box Buttons I Line Image Stage In the Line Image Stage, 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. 35 p. 36 p. 35 335 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 342
. Pointer shape: p. 205 Sets the pointer in line drawing mode. Pointer shape: p. 206 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. 336 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 343
shape: p. 211 Sets the pointer in hole sewing mode. Pointer shape: p. 227 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: Sets the pointer in stamp input mode. Pointer shape: Sets - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 344
Clipboard. Copies the Original Image Stage image data to the Clipboard. Adds a .pem file to your Design Page (available only in the Figure Handle stage). Saves your Design Page on the disk as latest version file (default). Saves the current pattern under a new file name. Savable files are: in the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 345
Menus/Tools Menu Exit Toolbar Purpose Exits the application. Shortcut key Reference Alt + F4 p. 12 I Edit menu The Edit menu contains commands for performing simple actions on selected patterns, such as cutting and pasting. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Undo Undoes the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 346
Menus/Tools I Sew menu The Sew menu contains commands for controlling the way the pattern will be sewn. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Sewing Attributes Sets the sewing attributes for outlines and regions. Ctrl + W p. 216 Sewing Order Allows you to check and modify the sewing - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 347
its window up F5 front. p. 76 p. 94 Programmable Stitch Creator Design Page Property Select System Unit mm inch Starts up Programmable Stitch Creator and displays its window Sew Setting Stage. Exports the embroidery pattern from the Sew Setting Stage to Layout & Editing. p. 199 p. 209 p. 235 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 348
accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Instruction Manual Customer Support Toolbar Purpose Starts up the Instruction Manual (HTML format) for this application. Shortcut key Reference F1 p. 3 p. 9 About Design Center Gives information about the version of this application. 342 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 349
244 Sets the pointer in point edit mode. Pointer shape: p. 248 Sets the pointer in zoom mode. Pointer shape: or p. 252 Sets the pointer in manual punching mode. Pointer shape: , , , or p. 242 List of Menus b Memo: Many menu commands are available as buttons on the Toolbar or in the menu that - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 350
key Reference Opens a background image file that can be used as a guide to draw a Font Pattern. a Note: The following file formats can be Exif (.tif, .jpg), ZsoftPCX (.pcx), Windows Meta File (.wmf), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Encapsulated PostScript (.eps), Kodak PhotoCD (.pcd), FlashPix - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 351
Flips the selected pattern(s) up/down. Flips the selected pattern(s) left/right. Ctrl + H Ctrl + J p. 246 p. 246 Rotate Left Allows you to manually rotate the selected pattern(s) by an arbitrary angle. Aligns the selected patterns on their left sides. Ctrl + Y p. 246 p. 244 Center Aligns the - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 352
contains commands for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Instruction Manual Customer Support Toolbar Purpose Starts up the Instruction Manual (HTML format) for this application. Opens the p. 9 About Font Creator Gives information about the version of this application. 346 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 353
Menus/Tools 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 application, the drawing mode is selected. Pointer - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 354
256 Template Open Opens a background image file that can be used as a guide to draw a new pattern for a programmable fill or motif stitch. a (.tif, .jpg), ZsoftPCX (.pcx), Windows Meta File (.wmf), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Encapsulated PostScript (.eps), Kodak PhotoCD (.pcd), FlashPix - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 355
Clipboard. Flips the selected line(s) up/down. Delete Ctrl + H Flips the selected line(s) left/right. Ctrl + J p. 263 p. 264 p. 264 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. 264 p. 262 349 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 356
accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Instruction Manual Customer Support Toolbar Purpose Starts up the Instruction Manual (HTML format) for this application. F1 Quick Reference Guide About Programmable Stitch Creator Gives information about the version of this application. 350 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 357
, importing and converting, and for creating catalogs. Menu Open in Layout & Editing Toolbar Purpose Opens the embroidery design file with Layout & Editing. a Note: Only .pes files can be opened. Shortcut key Reference p. 277 Import into Layout & Editing Create New Folder Convert Format - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 358
in the contents pane by their sewing information. Displays a preview of the selected embroidery design file. Displays the sewing information for the selected embroidery design file. Refreshes the display of embroidery design file(s) in the contents pane. Hides/displays the Toolbar. Ctrl + R Hides - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 359
for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Instruction Manual Customer support Toolbar Purpose Starts up the Instruction Manual (HTML format) for this application. . Shortcut key Reference F1 About Design Database Gives information about the version of this application. 353 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 360
Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, visit the following Web site to find causes and solutions to those problems and answers to frequently asked questions. http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/midlink2.aspx?prod=pe-design7&lang=all 354 - Brother International PEDESIGN 7.0 | Users Manual - English - Page 361
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