Brother International PEDESIGN 8.0 Users Manual - English - Page 154

Basic Design Center Operations a Note: Sewing attributes for region cannot be applied to open regions (regions not fully enclosed in an outline), as shown in the illustration below. If attributes cannot be applied to a region, return to the Figure Handle Stage and make sure that region is closed. Edit any broken lines with the Point Edit tool. c "Drawing a broken line" on page 161. b Memo: From the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box, detailed settings for attributes, such as the width of satin stitches and the run pitch, can be specified. c "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 165. ■ Importing into Layout & Editing The embroidery pattern created in Design Center can be imported into Layout & Editing, where it can be edited and combined with other embroidery patterns. a Note: If the sewing attributes of an outline or region are not set, the embroidery pattern cannot be imported. 1 Click , or click Stage, then To Layout & Editing. → Layout & Editing starts up. 2 Specify settings for Magnification and Orientation. The maximum magnification ratio that can be specified is the ratio that enlarges the design to the size of the Design Page. The minimum magnification ratio is 25%. 3 Click Import. → The embroidery pattern created in Design Center is imported into Layout & Editing. b Memo: An embroidery pattern (.pem data) created in Design Center cannot be written to an original card. Import the embroidery pattern into Layout & Editing, and then write the data to a card in order to transfer the pattern to an embroidery machine. 152