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Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Opening an image When you click the From Image button in the How do you want to produce embroidery? dialog box, the From Image dialog box appears. 1 3 2 4 1 Open Image File Click this button to open a previously saved image file and paste the image in the Design Page. There are many different types of files that can be imported. c "Image file formats" on page 19. 2 From Clipboard Clicking this button pastes the image on the Clipboard into the Design Page. This function can only be used when there is an image on the Clipboard. 3 From TWAIN device Click this button to import an image from a TWAIN device (such as a scanner or digital camera) connected to your computer, then paste it in the Design Page. 4 Use Current image Click this button to use an image opened in the Original Image Stage. This function can only be used when an image is opened in the Original Image Stage. b Memo: To import an image from a file TWAIN device • Connect the TWAIN device to the computer, and then click File, then Select TWAIN Device, or click From TWAIN device in the From Image dialog box. When the Select Source dialog box appears, select a device. Next, click File, then Input from TWAIN device. • For information on using the driver interface, refer to the help manual for that interface, or contact the manufacturer of the interface. Tips for scanning illustrations for Design Center • If the outline is not clear, trace the outline on tracing paper. • Better scanning results may be produced by reducing the tone of the image. Opening a file A file can be opened directly without using the wizard. 1. Click , or click File, then Open. 2. Select the drive and the folder. 3. From the Files of type box, select Image file. 4. To open a file, select it, and then click Open, or double-click the file's icon. b Memo: • If a .pel file is selected, the file is opened in the Line Image Stage. • If a .pem file is selected, the file is opened in the Figure Handle Stage or the Sew Setting Stage. 155

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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Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)

Opening an image

When you click the

From Image

button in the

How

do you want to produce embroidery?

dialog box,

the

From Image

dialog box appears.

Open Image File

Click this button to open a previously saved

image file and paste the image in the Design

Page.

There are many different types of files that can

be imported.

“Image file formats” on page 19.

From Clipboard

Clicking this button pastes the image on the

Clipboard into the Design Page. This function

can only be used when there is an image on the

Clipboard.

From TWAIN device

Click this button to import an image from a

TWAIN device (such as a scanner or digital

camera) connected to your computer, then

paste it in the Design Page.

Use Current image

Click this button to use an image opened in the

Original Image Stage. This function can only be

used when an image is opened in the Original

Image Stage.

Tips for scanning illustrations

for Design Center

•

If the outline is not clear, trace the outline

on tracing paper.

•

Better scanning results may be produced

by reducing the tone of the image.

Opening a file

A file can be opened directly without using the

wizard.

Click

, or click

File

, then

Open

Select the drive and the folder.

From the

Files of type

box, select

Image file

To open a file, select it, and then click

Open

or double-click the file's icon.

Memo:

To import an image from a file TWAIN device

• Connect the TWAIN device to the

computer, and then click

File

, then

Select TWAIN Device

, or click

From

TWAIN device

in the

From Image

dialog box. When the

Select Source

dialog box appears, select a device.

Next, click

File

, then

Input from

TWAIN device

• For information on using the driver

interface, refer to the help manual for

that interface, or contact the

manufacturer of the interface.

Memo:

• If a .pel file is selected, the file is opened in

the Line Image Stage.

•

If a .pem file is selected, the file is opened in

the Figure Handle Stage or the Sew Setting

Stage.