Brother International PE-DESIGN Ver.6 Users Manual - English - Page 90

PeDesignV6Eng.book Page 82 Thursday, July 8, 2004 11:59 AM Design Center Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage) Drawing a Broken Line The line drawing mode allows you to add broken lines to your pattern. A broken line is made of one or more adjacent straight lines, in other words, the end point of one straight line is the start point of the next one. If the broken line that you draw did not create enclosed regions, it remains a simple outline, and you can only set sewing attributes for the line itself in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage). If the broken line created enclosed regions, you can assign sew types and colors to both the outline and the regions in stage 4. If you draw a line through an existing region, creating two separate regions, you will be able to set sewing attributes for both regions separately, as well as for the separating line. End point Start point Broken line without a region Broken line with region Broken lines with two regions 1. Click on the Tool Box. → When the pointer is moved over the work area, the shape of the pointer changes to . 4. Repeat step 3. until you have specified all points except the end point. 5. Double-click in the Design Page to specify the end point. 2. To draw a line, click in the Design Page to specify the start point. 3. Move the pointer, and then click in the Design Page to specify the next point. → The two points are connected with a straight line. b Memo: • To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button. If necessary, use the grid to help draw the lines. You can set the grid so that each of its vertical and horizontal lines are visible. For details on the grid, refer to "Changing the grid settings" on page 105. • To draw vertical or horizontal lines, hold down the Shift key while moving the pointer. 82