Brother International PE-DESIGN2.0 Owner's Manual - English - Page 7

Contents Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing Before Using s Principal Parts 1 s Accessories 1 s Options 1 s Setting Up 2 s Installing the Software --------- 3 System Requirements 3 Installing 3 Note on the use of Version 2.0 and the Internet Explorer 5 s Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns 6 Adding Text 31 Fitting the Text around the Oval -------- 33 Moving the Oval and Text ---------- 34 • To move both patterns as a group ----- 34 • To move the text over the oval ------- 34 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun ------ 34 Selecting a Programmed Stitch -------- 36 Adding Broken Lines for Drawing the Sun Rays - 38 Changing the Sewing Order of Sun and Rays -- 39 Adjusting the Rays 39 Setting Hole Sewing 40 Previewing the Sewing Image--------- 41 Transferring the Data to a Card -------- 42 Saving the File 42 s Using Programmable Stitch Creator ---- 44 Starting Programmable Stitch Creator ----- 45 Opening a Programmed Stitch File------- 46 Drawing Lines to Edit the Programmed Stitch -- 47 Saving the Edited Programmed Stitch ----- 48 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator ----- 48 Getting Started Introduction 7 • Design Center 7 • Layout & Editing 7 • Programmable Stitch Creator ------- 8 • File Utility 8 About this Chapter 8 s Using Design Center ---------- 9 Starting Design Center 10 Opening a Bitmap Image 11 Converting to Line Image 12 Editing Lines 13 Converting to Figure Handle Image ------ 15 Moving to Sew Setting 16 Setting Sewing Attributes 16 • Setting the outlines 16 • Setting the regions 18 Previewing the Image 20 Saving the File 21 s Using Layout & Editing -------- 22 Starting Layout & Editing 23 Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center 24 Zooming In and Out 25 Moving the Embroidery Pattern -------- 28 Adding an Oval 29 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval --- 30 • To change the size of the oval ------- 30 • To center the oval on the pattern ------ 31 Design Center s The Screen 50 s Using the Stage 2 Tool Box ------- 51 Drawing and Erasing 51 • Drawing 51 • Erasing 51 Zoom-in Mode 51 Fit Design Page to Window ---------- 52 Zoom-out Mode 52 s Using the Stage 3 Tool Box ------- 53 Selection Mode 54 • Selecting patterns 54 • Moving patterns 54 • Scaling patterns 54 • Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically -- 55 • Rotating a pattern 55 Point Edit Mode 56 • Moving points 56 • Inserting points 56 • Deleting points 56 Line Drawing Mode 57 • Drawing a broken line----------- 57 Zoom-in Mode 57 Fit Design Page to Window ---------- 57 Zoom-out Mode 58 File Utility Programmable Stich Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index