Brother International PS-300B Instruction Manual - English - Page 42

Adding an inverted triangle, Enclosing the current outlines with a circle, Polygon, Shift

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When a polygon is drawn with the stitch pitch for every path changed in this way, every path is an individual outline. The Polygon tool is useful for drawing a triangle, though the pitch cannot be changed for every path. To keep the straight line vertically or horizontally, hold down the keyboard's Shift key while moving the pointer in the design area. Adding an inverted triangle: 1. Use the Select tool to select the triangle. 2. Click Copy To on the Modify drop-down menu, or the Copy To icon The Input Point dialog box appears. in the toolbar. 3. Input "0" in both the X and Y input boxes, and click the OK button. The copy of the triangle is pasted at the same position as the original. 4. Click Vertically on the Modify-Flip drop-down sub- menu (or the context menu that appears when right-clicking), or the Vertically icon in the toolbar. The copy is inverted. Enclosing the current outlines with a circle: 1. Click Circle on the Shape drop-down menu, or the Circle icon 42/164 in the toolbar.

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When a polygon is drawn with the stitch pitch for every path changed in this way, every path is
an individual outline.
The
Polygon
tool is useful for drawing a triangle, though the pitch cannot be changed for every
path.
To keep the straight line vertically or horizontally, hold down the keyboard’s
Shift
key while
moving the pointer in the design area.
Adding an inverted triangle:
1. Use the
Select
tool to select the triangle.
2. Click
Copy To
on the
Modify
drop-down menu, or the Copy To icon
in the toolbar.
The Input Point dialog box appears.
3. Input “0” in both the
X
and
Y
input boxes, and click the
OK
button.
The copy of the triangle is pasted at the same position as the original.
4. Click
Vertically
on the
Modify-Flip
drop-down sub- menu (or the context menu that
appears when right-clicking), or the Vertically icon
in the toolbar.
The copy is inverted.
Enclosing the current outlines with a circle:
1. Click
Circle
on the
Shape
drop-down menu, or the Circle icon
in the toolbar.