Brother International PEDESIGN 8.0 Users Manual - English - Page 65

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) b Memo: • Press the Ctrl and Home keys. → The entry point of the first thread color is selected. • Press the Ctrl and End keys. → The exit point of the last thread color is selected. • Select at least one point in a given color, and then press the Home key. → The entry point of the color is selected. • Select at least one point in a given color, and then press the End key. → The exit point of the color is selected. a Note When selecting stitch points, be sure to click the stitch point (do not click a blank area of the Design Page), otherwise all of the selected points will be deselected. ■ Moving stitch points 1. Drag the selected stitch points to the new location. b Memo: Stitch points are moved in the same way that embroidery pattern points are moved. However, if the arrow keys are used, each press moves the stitch point 0.1 mm (0.004 inch). c "Moving points" on page 57. ■ Inserting stitch points and jump stitches 1. Click a line between two stitch points to add a new point at that position. b Memo: To insert a stitch point and change the previous line into a jump stitch, hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys while clicking on the line. ■ Deleting stitch points 1. Press the Delete key to delete the selected stitch point. b Memo: If the end point of a jump stitch is deleted, that jump stitch segment is deleted and the stitches before and after the jump stitch are connected. Converting a stitch pattern to blocks Imported stitch data or patterns converted to stitch pattern can be converted into blocks (manual punching data), allowing you to change some of their sewing attributes and to scale individual colors while keeping their stitching quality. 1. Select the stitch pattern. 2. Click Sew, then Stitch to Block. 3. Move the slider to select the desired sensitivity. b Memo: The Normal setting should provide satisfactory results in most cases, but depending on the complexity of the pattern, you may need to select a setting more towards Coarse or Fine. 4. Click OK. → The stitch pattern is converted to grouped manual punching data. For details on grouping or ungrouping manual punching data or editing a part of grouped manual punching data, refer to "Grouping/ Ungrouping embroidery patterns" on page 55. a Note: The Stitch to Block command cannot be used with some stitch pattern imported from embroidery cards. c "Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns" on page 237 in the Instruction Manual (PDF format). 63