Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.4 3 2 Instructin Manual for PE-DESIGN Ver. - Page 6

Contents Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing Before Using s Principal Parts 1 s Accessories 1 s Options 1 s Setting Up 2 s Installing the Software 3 System Requirements 3 Installing 3 Note on the use of Version 3.0 and the Internet Explorer ... 5 s Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns....... 6 Getting Started Introduction 7 • Design Center 7 • Layout & Editing 7 • Programmable Stitch Creator 8 • File Utility 8 About this Chapter 8 s Using Design Center 9 Starting Design Center 10 Opening a Bitmap Image 11 Converting to Line Image 12 Editing Lines 13 Converting to Figure Handle Image 15 Moving to Sew Setting 16 Setting Sewing Attributes 16 • Setting the outlines 16 • Setting the regions 18 Previewing the Image 20 Saving the File 21 s Using Layout & Editing 22 Starting Layout & Editing 23 Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center.. 24 Zooming In and Out 25 Moving the Embroidery Pattern 28 Adding an Oval 29 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval 30 • To change the size of the oval 30 • To center the oval on the pattern 31 Adding Text 31 Fitting the Text around the Oval 33 Moving the Oval and Text 34 • To move both patterns as a group 34 • To move the text over the oval 34 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun 34 Selecting a Programmed Fill Stitch 36 Adding Broken Lines for Drawing the Sun Rays..... 38 Changing the Sewing Order of Sun and Rays ........ 39 Adjusting the Rays 39 Setting Hole Sewing 40 Previewing the Sewing Image 41 Transferring the Data to a Card 42 Saving the File 42 s Using Programmable Stitch Creator 44 Starting Programmable Stitch Creator 45 Opening a Programmed Stitch File 46 Drawing Lines to Edit the Programmed Stitch......... 47 Saving the Edited Programmed Stitch 48 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator 48 s Creating data for the extra-large frame 49 • Select the Design Page size 49 • Create the pattern 50 • Check the data 51 • Save the data 52 • Write the data to an original card 52 Design Center s The Screen 56 s Using the Stage 2 Tool Box 57 Drawing and Erasing 57 • Drawing 57 • Erasing 57 Zoom-in Mode 57 Fit Design Page to Window 58 Zoom-out Mode 58 s Using the Stage 3 Tool Box 59 Selection Mode 60 • Selecting patterns 60 • Moving patterns 60 • Scaling patterns 60 • Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically......... 61 • Rotating a pattern 61 Point Edit Mode 62 • Moving points 62 • Inserting points 62 • Deleting points 62 File Utility Programmable Stich Creator Quik Reference Alphabetic Index