Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 Users Manual - English - Page 173

Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 165 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Layout & Editing Editing Embroidery Patterns Applying and Editing Stamps Stamps can be applied to regions of objects drawn with the Circle or Arc tool, Rectangle tool, Outline tools, Text tools and the Manual Punch tools. Some stamp patterns are provided with this application; however, by using Programmable Stitch Creator, you can edit the patterns that are provided or you can create your own. Applying a stamp 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Stamp Attribute Setting dialog box appears. 4. To change the width and height of the stamp, type or select the desired size (1 to 100 mm (0.04 to 3.94 in.)) under Size in the Stamp Attribute Setting dialog box. 5. To change the orientation of the stamp, move the pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle under Direction, and then drag the red arrow to the desired angle. b Memo: • The dialog box remains displayed so that the size and orientation of the stamp can be adjusted at any time. • To close the dialog box, click Close. • To open the dialog box again after closing it, click . 3. In the dialog box, select a stamp pattern (.pas file with stamp settings applied). b Memo: • Engraving and embossing stamp settings appear as red- and blue-filled areas. • .pas files with no stamp settings are also listed. • To select a different folder, click . 6. Click the object where you want to apply the stamp to select it. → "Marching lines" appear around the selected object, and the shape of the pointer changes to whenever it is moved over the selected object. 7. Click the desired locations within the object where you want to apply the stamp. → The stamps appear as dotted lines in the object. In the Browse for Folder dialog box that appeared, select the desired folder, and then click OK (or double-click the folder) to close the Browse for Folder dialog box and display the stamp patterns from the selected folder in the preview window. 165