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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: Colors that are crossed out are set to not be sewn. 3. Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern. Cross size Sets the horizontal and vertical size of the pattern. You can select the brand of thread to use in the created cross stitch pattern. A Thread Chart user thread chart can also be selected. The best corresponding thread colors from the selected thread chart will be selected. Max. Number of Colors Sets the number of colors used in the created pattern. The embroidery pattern is created using no more than the number of colors specified. To view the results of the changes, click Retry. 4. Click Next. → The Edit Cross Stitch dialog box appears. 5. If necessary, edit the stitches. 1) Selecting stitches to be added/deleted (cross-stitches): Specifies a cross- stitch inside a box. (backstitches): Specifies a back stitch inside ( or ) or on the edge ( or ) of a box. 2) Selecting the thread color to be specified The currently selected color appears below Color Option. To change the color, click Change Color to display the Thread Color dialog box, and then click the desired color. To select the color to be used for a stitch, click , and then click the stitch to be sewn with that color. 3) Clicking/dragging to add/delete stitches ♦ For cross-stitches Clicking a box: Adds one stitch. ♦ For backstitches Clicking an edge of a box: Adds one stitch at the edge. Clicking a diagonal line in a box: Adds one stitch on the diagonal. ♦ For both cross-stitches and backstitches Dragging the pointer: Adds consecutive stitches. Right-clicking/dragging with the right mouse button held down: Deletes one stitch/deletes consecutive stitches. a Note: If Previous is clicked to return to the previous dialog box after the stitches have been edited, the edited stitches are reset to their previous arrangement. b Memo: • To display the image enlarged (or reduced), move the ZOOM slider up (or down). • To display the template, click Display Template. 6. Under Cross Stitch Times and Backstitch Times, specify the number of times each stitch is sewn. Select Single, Double or Triple. 7. After selecting the desired settings, click Finish. → The cross stitch pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. → The image is automatically hidden. 135

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)

Specify the settings for creating the

embroidery pattern.

Click

→

The Edit Cross Stitch dialog box appears.

If necessary, edit the stitches.

1) Selecting stitches to be added/deleted

(cross-stitches): Specifies a cross-

stitch inside a box.

(backstitches): Specifies a back stitch

inside (

) or on the edge (

) of a box.

2) Selecting the thread color to be specified

The currently selected color appears below

Color Option

To change the color, click

Change Color

display the

Thread Color

dialog box, and

then click the desired color.

To select the color to be used for a stitch,

click

, and then click the stitch to be

sewn with that color.

3) Clicking/dragging to add/delete stitches

♦

For cross-stitches

Clicking a box: Adds one stitch.

♦

For backstitches

Clicking an edge of a box: Adds one

stitch at the edge.

Clicking a diagonal line in a box: Adds

one stitch on the diagonal.

♦

For both cross-stitches and backstitches

Dragging the pointer: Adds consecutive

stitches.

Right-clicking/dragging with the right

mouse button held down: Deletes one

stitch/deletes consecutive stitches.

Under

Cross Stitch Times

and

Backstitch

Times

, specify the number of times each

stitch is sewn.

Select

Single

Double

Triple

After selecting the desired settings, click

Finish

→

The cross stitch pattern is created and

displayed in the Design Page.

→

The image is automatically hidden.

Memo:

Colors that are crossed out are set to not be

sewn.

Cross size

Sets the horizontal and vertical size of

the pattern.

Thread Chart

You can select the brand of thread to

use in the created cross stitch pattern. A

user thread chart can also be selected.

The best corresponding thread colors

from the selected thread chart will be

selected.

Max.

Number of

Colors

Sets the number of colors used in the

created pattern.

The embroidery pattern is created using

no more than the number of colors

specified.

To view the results of the changes, click

Retry

Note:

is clicked to return to the

previous dialog box after the stitches have

been edited, the edited stitches are reset to

their previous arrangement.

Memo:

•

To display the image enlarged (or reduced),

move the

ZOOM

slider up (or down).

• To display the template, click

Display

Template