Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 Users Manual - English - Page 144

PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 136 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns 5. Drag the point to the new location. a Note: You must drag a point that is selected. 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 Memo: • All of the selected points move in the same direction. • To move the point of a broken line, a curve, a manual punching pattern, or stitch data horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected point 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) in the direction of the arrow on the key. • If Snap to Grid is selected, each press of an arrow key moves the point one grid mark in the direction of the arrow on the key. • The arrow keys cannot be used to move the end points of an arc. • 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. Inserting points New points can be inserted in order to change the shape of a pattern. In the case of a new point on a curve, you can also use the handle to reorient the tangent to the new point. 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click the pattern that you want to edit. → The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. b Memo: The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a manual punching pattern, or stitch data. 4. Click the outline to add a point. → A new point appears selected (as a small black square and, in the case of a curve, with a control handle). b Memo: If a manual punching block pattern was selected, a pair of new points are inserted. 136