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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Color Option Color You can select the brand of thread to use with the Color Set function. The Thread Chart colors will be selected automatically correspond with the Color Set selection. A user thread chart can also be selected. Color Set If Auto Select is selected, the most appropriate four colors will automatically be selected. Selecting a different option specifies the four colors used when creating the embroidery pattern. The color choices are: cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), black (K), red (R), green (G) and blue (B). Select one of the following combinations that contains the colors most used in the image. Color combinations: CMYK, RGBK, CRYK, BMYK Thread Colors Used Displays the four selected thread colors. Change Color In Thread Colors Used click on the color. Then click on Change Color to open the Thread Color dialog box. Select the new color and click OK. You will see the color change within the photo in the preview box within the Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog. Mono Change Color Click on the Change Color button to open the Thread Color dialog box if you wish to change the color of the photo stitching. You can also change the brand of thread you wish to sew with. Select the color and click OK to make the color change. Color/Mono Brightness / Contrast The top slider is used to adjust the brightness. Move the slider to the right to increase the brightness or to the left to decrease the brightness. The bottom slider is used to adjust the contrast. Move the slider to the right to increase the contrast or to the left to decrease the contrast. Click on Update Preview to see the changes made. Update Preview Click this button to update the previewed image after settings have been changed. Automatically converting an image to a cross stitch pattern (Cross Stitch) A tutorial describing basic operations is also available. c "Cross Stitch Function" on page 27 ■ If Cross Stitch (Color) is selected 1. In the image in the dialog box, click the areas to select whether or not they are to be sewn. b Memo: • Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled with a crosshatch pattern. These areas will not be sewn. • To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is displayed in, move the slider between and . 2. If necessary, in the Omit Colors list, click the colors to select whether or not they will be sewn. 134

Section	Page
PE-DESIGN8 Instruction Manual	1
Turn Any Design Into Original Embroidery With PE-DESIGN	4
What You Can Do With PE-DESIGN	6
Sew Types	8
Basic Operation Map	10
New Features of Version 8	11
Table of Contents	13
How To Use Manuals	15
Support/Service	16
Online Registration	16
Checking for the Latest Version of the Program	16
Tutorial	17
1. Importing Embroidery Patterns	17
2. Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design	21
3. Drawing Shapes to Create an Embroidery Design	31
4. Entering Text	37
5. Combining Embroidery Patterns	40
6. Print and Stitch	44
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)	49
Layout & Editing Window	49
Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs	49
Checking Embroidery Patterns	53
Editing Embroidery Designs	54
Reshaping Embroidery Patterns	58
Editing a Stitch Pattern	64
Specifying the Design Page Size and Color	70
Changing Application Settings	71
Drawing Shapes	72
Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)	79
Adding Text	82
Entering Monograms	92
Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions	95
Editing Regions	116
Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/ Lock	119
Importing Image Data	122
Changing the Image Settings	125
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Image to Stitch Wizard)	127
Saving and Printing	140
Basic Design Center Operations	147
Creating an Embroidery Design From an Image	147
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)	155
Design Center Window	155
Original Image Stage	156
Line Image Stage	158
Figure Handle Stage	160
Sew Setting Stage	165
About the Instruction Manual (PDF Format)	172
Tutorial (Advanced)	173
Entering Monograms	173
Creating Appliqués	176
Creating Split Embroidery Designs	178
Creating Design for Multi-Position Hoops	184
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)	189
Design Database Window	189
Starting Up Design Database	189
Checking Embroidery Designs	190
Opening Embroidery Designs	191
Organizing Embroidery Designs	192
Searching for an Embroidery Design	194
Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats	195
Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original Card	196
Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery Designs	198
Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations	201
Programmable Stitch Creator Window	201
Creating Fill/Stamp Stitch Pattern	201
Creating Motif Stitch Pattern	205
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)	207
Opening a Pattern File	208
Creating a New Pattern	209
Viewing the Pattern While Creating It	210
Creating a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode	210
Editing a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode	211
Creating Embossing/Engraving Effects in Fill/Stamp Mode	213
Creating a Pattern in Motif Mode	214
Editing a Pattern in Motif Mode	215
Saving Patterns	216
Changing the Settings	217
Basic Font Creator Operations	219
Font Creator Window	219
Manually Creating Custom Font	221
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)	227
Opening a File	227
Selecting a Character and Preparing the Template	228
Creating a Font Character Pattern	231
Editing Font Character Patterns	232
Editing the Points of a Font Character Pattern	233
Checking the Created Font Patterns	234
Saving Font Character Patterns	236
Changing the Settings	237
Tips and Techniques	239
Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns	239
Sewing Direction	239
Sewing Order	239
Sewing Wide Areas	240
Jump Stitch and Jump Stitch Trimming	240
Fonts Suitable for Embroidering	241
Creating Outlined Characters (Using Text Converted to Outline Object)	242
Converting Characters (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc) to Embroidery Patterns	243
Menus/Tools	245
Layout & Editing	245
Design Center	251
Design Database	256
Programmable Stitch Creator	258
Font Creator	261
Troubleshooting	264

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)

Color Option

Automatically converting an image to

a cross stitch pattern (Cross Stitch)

A tutorial describing basic operations is also

available.

“Cross Stitch Function” on page 27

■

If Cross Stitch (Color) is selected

In the image in the dialog box, click the areas

to select whether or not they are to be sewn.

If necessary, in the

Omit Colors

list, click the

colors to select whether or not they will be sewn.

Color

Thread Chart

You can select the brand of thread to

use with the Color Set function. The

colors will be selected automatically

correspond with the Color Set selection.

A user thread chart can also be

selected.

Color Set

Auto Select

is selected, the most

appropriate four colors will automatically

be selected. Selecting a different option

specifies the four colors used when

creating the embroidery pattern.

The color choices are: cyan (C),

magenta (M), yellow (Y), black (K), red

(R), green (G) and blue (B). Select one

of the following combinations that

contains the colors most used in the

image.

Color combinations: CMYK, RGBK,

CRYK, BMYK

Thread

Colors Used

Displays the four selected thread colors.

Change

Color

Thread Colors Used

click on the

color. Then click on

Change Color

open the

Thread Color

dialog box.

Select the new color and click

. You

will see the color change within the photo

in the preview box within the

Photo

Stitch 2 Parameters

dialog.

Mono

Change

Color

Click on the

Change Color

button to

open the

Thread Color

dialog box if you

wish to change the color of the photo

stitching. You can also change the

brand of thread you wish to sew with.

Select the color and click

to make

the color change.

Color/Mono

Brightness /

Contrast

The top slider is used to adjust the

brightness. Move the slider to the right

to increase the brightness or to the left

to decrease the brightness. The bottom

slider is used to adjust the contrast.

Move the slider to the right to increase

the contrast or to the left to decrease

the contrast. Click on

Update Preview

to see the changes made.

Update

Preview

Click this button to update the

previewed image after settings have

been changed.

Memo:

• Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled

with a crosshatch pattern.

• To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is

displayed in, move the slider between

and

These areas

will not be sewn.