Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 Users Manual - English - Page 89

PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 81 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage) Advanced Opreation Design Center Editing Points in Outlines Moving points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the outline that you want to edit. → The outline appears in pink, and the points in the selected outline appear as small empty squares. The points at the ends of lines appear as larger squares. 3. Click the point that you want to move. → The selected point appears as a small black square. b Memo: To select additional points, hold down the Ctrl key and click each point, or drag the pointer over the points that you want to select. a Note: If you click the line instead of a square, a new point is inserted. 4. Drag the point to the new location. → All selected points move in the same direction. b Memo: • To move the point horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key while dragging it. • Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected point 0.1 mm (about 0.01 inch) in the direction of the arrow on the key. Inserting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the outline that you want to edit. → The outline appears in pink, and the points in the selected outline appear as small empty squares. The points where lines overlap appear as larger squares. 3. Click the outline at the position where you want to insert a new point. → A new point, appearing as a small black square, is added. The new point can be edited. Deleting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the outline containing the point that you want to edit. → The points in the outline appear as small empty squares. 3. Click the point that you want to delete. → The selected point appears as a small black square. b Memo: To select additional points, hold down the Ctrl key and click each point, or drag the pointer over the points that you want to select. 4. Press the Delete key to remove the point from the outline. a Note: The points where lines overlap, which appear as red squares, cannot be deleted. 81