Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.4 3 2 Owner's Manual - English - Page 187

Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing Operation: 1 Click File, then Exit. If the current stitch pattern is not edited, the application closes immediately. 2 If the current stitch pattern is edited, you will be asked whether you want to save the changes. See also: "Save" and "Save As" above Grid Menu The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw on the work area always follow the grid. The points you create by clicking the mouse are inserted at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the grid, enabling you to draw diagonal lines as well. Regardless of where you click, a point will automatically be inserted at the nearest intersection. Select a different work grid according to the type of stitch you want to draw. Select a narrower grid for drawing finer details or to give curve-like or circle-like looks to your stitch lines and select a wider grid if you want to draw a simpler stitch pattern. The Grid menu allows you to select the grid setting only. You cannot turn the grid off. Purpose: Selects the work grid. Shortcut key: No shortcut key for this function. Toolbar: No button for this function Operation: 1 Click Grid. The selected grid is preceded by a radio button. 2 Click the grid setting you need for the stitch pattern that you are creating or editing. You can also switch grids while you are working on a stitch pattern, then continue drawing. Click Wide: The grid step changes to 1/8 of a work area's side. Click Medium: The grid step changes to 1/16 of a work area's side. Click Narrow: The grid step changes to 1/32 of a work area's side. Example 1: Narrow grid Example 2: Medium grid Example 3: Wide grid File Utility Programmable Stich Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index 177