Brother International PEDESIGN 8.0 Users Manual - English - Page 64
Editing a Stitch Pattern
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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing a Stitch Pattern In stitch patterns, stitches appears as solid lines ( ), and jump stitches appear as dotted lines ( ). Converting objects to a stitch pattern Objects drawn with the tools in Layout & Editing can be converted into a stitch pattern, allowing you to make detailed changes by modifying the position of individual stitches. c "Drawing Shapes" on page 70. 1. Select the object. 2. Click Sew, then Convert to Stitches. The selected object is converted to stitch pattern. → The dotted line around the converted pattern indicates that it is a stitch pattern. Each stitch of the converted pattern can be edited with the Edit Point tool. b Memo: • If any part of grouped objects, objects set for hole sewing, and text arranged on shapes is selected, all objects in the entire group are converted to stitch patterns. • Patterns that do not have sewing attributes applied are deleted when the object is converted to stitch pattern. • Object means patterns created with Shape tools or Text tools or Manual Punch tools. Selecting stitch points of stitch pattern 1. Click , then . 2. Click the object. → The stitch points in the stitch pattern appear as small empty squares. a Note: Stitch pattern are surrounded with a dotted line. If the object is not surrounded by a dotted line, it cannot be edited. Stitch points cannot be edited if the pattern is not a stitch pattern. 3. To select a single stitch point, click an empty square. → The selected stitch point appears as a small black square. b Memo: • If you click on a jump stitch, the points at both ends are selected. • Multiple stitch points can be selected in the same way that embroidery pattern points are selected. c "Selecting points" on page 56. • To select all stitch points in the next color, press the Tab key. To select all stitch points in the previous color, hold down the Shift key and press the Tab key. 62