Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 Users Manual - English - Page 86

PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 78 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage) a Note: • Custom Design Page sizes cannot be saved for version 5 and earlier. • The selected size will be applied to every new Design Page, until the settings are changed. Creating a new Design Page in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) An empty Design Page can be created in order to draw a figure handle image or to create patterns from outlines taken from a previously saved .pem file. 1. Click File, then New Figure Data. → If the current Design Page has already been saved or has not been edited, a new Design Page immediately appears in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage). Editing Outlines Selecting outlines 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the outline that you want to select. → When the pointer is moved over the outline, the shape of the pointer changes to . b Memo: • When the outline is selected, handles appear and the outline appears in blue. Handles 78 b Memo: • The size of the Design Page is the currently selected size. • To retrieve data from a saved .pem file, use the menu command File - Import Figure. → If the current Design Page has not been saved, you will be asked whether you want to save the changes. b Memo: In stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), the file will be saved as a .pem file. c "Importing image data from a TWAIN device" on page 72, "Saving" on page 104, and "Creating a new Design Page in stage 2 (Line Image stage)" on page 74 • The outline will not be selected if an empty part of it is selected. • To deselect the outline, select a different outline, or click in a blank area of the Design Page. 3. To select an additional outline, hold down the Ctrl key and click the other outline. b Memo: You can also select outlines by dragging the pointer across the outline that you want to select. As you drag the pointer, a selection frame is drawn. All outlines that are completely contained in that selection frame are selected when the mouse button is released. Moving outlines 1. Select the outline that you want to move. → When the pointer is moved over the outline, the shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Drag the outline to the desired location.