Brother International PEDESIGN 8.0 Users Manual - English - Page 117

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Editing a stamp 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → Stamps that have been applied are indicated by pink dotted lines. 3. Click the object with the stamp. → "Marching lines" appear around the selected object. 4. Click the stamp. → Round handles appear around the stamp, and a rotation handle appears at the top of the stamp. Rotation handle Scale handles a Note: Only one stamp can be selected at a time. If you select another stamp, the previously selected stamp becomes deselected. 5. Editing the stamp. • To move a stamp, drag it to another location within the object or partially positioned on the object. • To delete the stamp, select the menu command Edit - Delete, or press the Delete key. b Memo: • When an object with a stamp applied is moved or rotated, the stamp is also moved or rotated. However, if the size of an object is changed, the size of the stamp does not change. • Stamps are only sewn within the region that they have been applied to. Creating a gradation/ blending The density of one or two colors can be adjusted at various locations to create a custom gradation pattern. 1. In Expert mode of the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box, select the Gradation check box under Region sew. 2. Click Pattern. 3. To change the thread color, click . Select a color in the Thread Color dialog box that appeared, and then click OK. Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) • To change the stamp pattern, select a different pattern in the Stamp Attribute Setting dialog box, and then click Apply. • To change the stamp size and orientation, specify the desired settings in the Stamp Attribute Setting dialog, or adjust it by dragging the handles or rotation handle. 4. To select a preset gradation pattern, click the desired pattern under Select pattern. 115