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Menus/Tools Menu Image to Stitch Wizard On (100%) 75% Display Image 50% 25% Off Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Gives step-by-step instruction for creating embroidery pattern from image data. p. 125 Displays the template image (density: 100%). F6 Displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 75%). F6 Displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 50%). F6 Displays a faded copy of the template image (density: 25%). F6 Hides the template image. F6 p. 123 ■ Text menu Menu Edit Letters Toolbar Purpose Allows you to edit entered text. Shortcut key Reference Ctrl + L p. 91 Text Attribute Setting Sets the text attributes of the text pattern. Ctrl + K p. 83 Fit Text to Path Setting Release Text from Path TrueType Font Attribute Setting Convert to Outline Object Fits a line of text along a path. Ctrl + T Releases the text from the path. Sets the attributes, such as the style, for TrueType fonts that are converted to embroidery pattern. Creates outline data from text pattern converted from a TrueType font. Ctrl + Q p. 87 p. 88 p. 89 p. 89 ■ Sew menu Menu Sewing Attribute Setting Sewing Order/Lock Set hole sewing Cancel hole sewing Remove Overlaps Merge Divide Stitches by Color Stitch to Block 246 Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Sets the sewing attributes of the regions and the outlines of a pattern. Allows you to check and change the sewing order of pattern colors and individual patterns. In addition, locks the embroidery pattern. Sets a pair of patterns for hole sewing (to avoid sewing twice at the same place when a pattern encloses another one). Ctrl + W F10 p. 96 p. 118 p. 75 Cancels hole sewing. p. 75 Removes the overlapping area of the bottom embroidery pattern when multiple embroidery patterns are overlapped. Merges together multiple overlapped embroidery patterns. p. 75 p. 76 Divides the stitch data according to the various colors. p. 64 Converts stitch patterns into blocks (manual punching data), allowing you to set sewing attributes and to keep the stitching quality when scaling. p. 63

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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Menus/Tools

■

Text menu

■

Sew menu

Image to Stitch

Wizard

Gives step-by-step instruction for creating embroidery

pattern from image data.

p. 125

Display

Image

(100%)

Displays the template image (density: 100%).

p. 123

75%

Displays a faded copy of the template image (density:

75%).

50%

Displays a faded copy of the template image (density:

50%).

25%

Displays a faded copy of the template image (density:

25%).

Off

Hides the template image.

Toolbar

Purpose

Shortcut key

Reference

Edit Letters

Allows you to edit entered text.

Ctrl + L

p. 91

Text Attribute Setting

Sets the text attributes of the text pattern.

Ctrl + K

p. 83

Fit Text to Path

Setting

Fits a line of text along a path.

Ctrl + T

p. 87

Release Text from

Path

Releases the text from the path.

Ctrl + Q

p. 88

TrueType Font

Attribute Setting

Sets the attributes, such as the style, for TrueType

fonts that are converted to embroidery pattern.

p. 89

Convert to Outline

Object

Creates outline data from text pattern converted from

a TrueType font.

p. 89

Toolbar

Purpose

Shortcut key

Reference

Sewing Attribute

Setting

Sets the sewing attributes of the regions and the

outlines of a pattern.

Ctrl + W

p. 96

Sewing Order/Lock

Allows you to check and change the sewing order of

pattern colors and individual patterns.

In addition, locks the embroidery pattern.

F10

p. 118

Set hole sewing

Sets a pair of patterns for hole sewing (to avoid

sewing twice at the same place when a pattern

encloses another one).

p. 75

Cancel hole sewing

Cancels hole sewing.

p. 75

Remove Overlaps

Removes the overlapping area of the bottom

embroidery pattern when multiple embroidery

patterns are overlapped.

p. 75

Merge

Merges together multiple overlapped embroidery

patterns.

p. 76

Divide Stitches by

Color

Divides the stitch data according to the various colors.

p. 64

Stitch to Block

Converts stitch patterns into blocks (manual punching

data), allowing you to set sewing attributes and to

keep the stitching quality when scaling.

p. 63

Toolbar

Purpose

Shortcut key

Reference