Brother International PE-DESIGN PLUS2 Instruction Manual - Page 52

Drawing Shapes and Reshaping Reshaping Embroidery Patterns Patterns can be reshaped by moving, adding or deleting points. While creating shape patterns, a clicked location becomes a point. ■ Selecting points 1 Click the [Home] tab. 2 Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and then click to select the [Select Point] tool. 3 Click the shape pattern. 4 To select a single point, click an empty square. ■ Moving points 1 Select the point. 2 Drag the point to the new location. Drag Selected point b • To move the point of a broken line, a curve, or stitch data horizontally or vertically, hold down the key while dragging it. • A selected point can also be moved with the arrow keys. • Points in patterns set for hole sewing can also be moved. However, the point cannot be moved to cross an outline. In order to move the point in this way, cancel hole sewing first. • If you start dragging by clicking elsewhere on the outline of the pattern, a new point will be inserted or the selected point(s) will be deselected. b Multiple points can be selected in any of the following ways. • Drag the pointer.  All points within the box are selected. • Hold down the key while clicking the points.  To deselect a point, click the selected point. • Hold down the key while pressing an arrow key to select multiple points. • Hold down the key while pressing an arrow key to change the point that is selected. ■ Inserting points 1 Select the [Select Point] tool. 2 Click the shape pattern. 3 Click the outline to add a point. Click 51