Brother International PEDESIGN 5.0 Users Manual - English - Page 5

Contents Contents Before Using Getting Started Design Center Layout & Editing Before Using I Principal Parts 1 I Package Contents 1 I Optional Supplies 1 I Installing the Software 2 System Requirements 2 Installation 2 Online Registration 7 Uninstallation 7 Technical Support 7 I Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns 8 Getting Started Introduction 9 About this Chapter 9 • Layout & Editing 9 • Design Center 10 • Programmable Stitch Creator 10 I Using the Auto Punch Function 11 Starting Layout & Editing 11 Opening an Image 12 Editing the Image 13 Using the Wizard and Selecting the Auto Punch Function 14 Automatically Extracting Pattern Outlines 14 Automatically Creating an Embroidery Pattern........ 15 I Using Design Center 16 Starting Design Center 17 Opening an Image 18 Converting to Line Image 19 Editing Lines 20 Converting to Figure Handle Image 22 Moving to Sew Setting 23 Setting Sewing Attributes 23 • Setting the outlines 23 • Setting the regions 25 Previewing the Image 28 Saving the File 28 I Using Layout & Editing 29 Starting Layout & Editing 30 Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center 31 Zooming In and Out 32 Moving the Embroidery Pattern 35 Adding an Oval 36 Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval 37 • To change the size of the oval 37 • To center the oval on the pattern 38 Adding Text 38 Fitting the Text around the Oval 40 Moving the Oval and Text 41 • To move both patterns as a group 41 • To move the text over the oval 41 Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun 41 Selecting a Programmable Fill Stitch 43 Adding Broken Lines for Drawing the Sun Rays..... 45 Changing the Sewing Order of Sun and Rays ........ 46 Adjusting the Rays 46 Setting Hole Sewing 47 Previewing the Sewing Image 48 Transferring the Data to a Card 49 Saving the File 49 I Using Programmable Stitch Creator 50 Starting Programmable Stitch Creator 51 Opening a Programmable Stitch File 52 Drawing Lines to Edit the Programmable Stitch...... 53 Saving the Edited Programmable Stitch 54 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator 54 I Creating data for the multi-position frame .......... 55 • Select the Design Page size 55 • Create the pattern 56 • Optimize Hoop Change 57 • Check the design 57 • Save the data 58 • Write the data to an original card 58 Design Center I The Screen 62 I Using the Stage 2 Tool Box 63 Drawing and Erasing 63 • Drawing 63 • Erasing 63 Zoom-in Mode 64 Fit Design Page to Window 64 Zoom-out Mode 64 I Using the Stage 3 Tool Box 65 Selection Mode 66 • Selecting patterns 66 Programmable Stitch Creator Quick Reference Alphabetic Index