Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 Users Manual - English - Page 157

Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 149 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Drawing Straight Lines and Curves The Outline tools allow you to add straight lines and curves to your pattern. If the straight line or curve is set to be open (Open Path), it will end at the last point entered. Since this type of pattern is a simple outline and does not have an inside region, line sew type and color settings can only be applied to the line itself. If the straight line or curve is set to be closed (Close Path), the last point will automatically connect with the first one. Since this type of pattern has an outline and an inside region, each part can be assigned different sew types and colors. However, if the line of the pattern crosses itself, the inside region cannot be filled, and the line must be uncrossed so that the fill can be applied. While creating the pattern, you can freely switch between drawing straight lines or curves, and once they are drawn, straight lines can be transformed into curves, and curves into straight lines. Furthermore, if an image is used as a template, one tool can be used to semi-automatically extract the image boundary. End point Start point Open line Closed line is for drawing curves. (Shortcut key: X) is for semi-automatically drawing lines. (Shortcut key: C ) 2. Click the button for the type of line that you want to draw. → The shape of the pointer changes to This closed line crosses itself, so the regions will not be filled. End point , or , and the Sewing At- tributes bar appears similar to the one shown below. Start point Open curve Closed curve This closed curve crosses itself, so the regions will not be filled. 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Three buttons appear: is for drawing straight lines. (Shortcut key: Z ) b Memo: • You can change the path shape, color and sew type either before or after creating the shape. For more details on changing these settings, refer to "Path shape" on page 150, "Color" on page 169 and "Sew type" on page 170. • You can also use the settings in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to define other attributes of the shape. (For more details, refer to "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 171.) If you do not change these settings at this time, the current settings will be applied, however you can modify them later. 3. Click in the Design Page to specify the start point. 149