Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 - Manual (Page 117)

Advanced Opreation Layout & Editing
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Layout & Editing
Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns
b
Memo:
• To return to the default settings ( 100
×
100
mm (4"
×
4") of Hoop Size), click Default.
• Before an embroidery pattern created in a
custom Design Page is saved or
transferred to an original card, running
stitches, which cannot be edited, are
added at the edges of the pattern sections
so that the pattern sections can easily be
aligned during sewing. This alignment
stitching appears in the NOT DEFINED
color. (For more details, refer to
“Embroidering” on page 65.)
• To close the dialog box without applying
the changes to the settings, click Cancel.
c
“Specifying a Design Page size” on
page 60 and “Changing the measurement
units” on page 202
Opening a Layout & Editing file
An embroidery pattern that has previously been
saved as a Layout & Editing file (.pes file) can be
opened.
Toolbar button:
1.
Click , or click File, then Open.
→ A File Open dialog box similar to the one
shown below appears.
b
Memo:
This dialog box can be resized so that the
folder contents can be viewed better. The
size of the dialog box is retained until it is
changed again.
2. Select the drive and the folder.
b
Memo:
• If the Preview check box is selected, the
contents of the selected file will appear in
the Preview box.
• To quit the operation and close the dialog
box, click Cancel.
3.
To view the contents of the .pes files in the
currently selected folder, click Browse.
a
Note:
• The Design Page sizes 130
×
300 mm,
300
×
130 mm, 100
×
172 mm, and 172
×
100 mm, indicated by “*”, are used to
embroider multi-position patterns using a
special embroidery hoop attached to the
sewing machine at three installation
positions. Check that you have the multi-
position embroidery hoop and that these
multi-position patterns can be
embroidered using your sewing machine.
• Do not select a hoop size larger than the
embroidery hoop that can be used with
your machine.
• Custom Design Page sizes cannot be
saved for version 5 and earlier.
• Although a custom Design Page size can
be specified, since processing will take too
long when trying to create an extremely
large pattern with the Photo Stitch
function, the message “Too large image to
convert” will appear if the size exceeds a
width or height of 500 mm (19 3/4 in.).
After the message is closed, the photo is
automatically selected, and is ready to be
moved or reduced.
a
Note:
• Be sure to select a folder that contains.pes
files.
• If a .pes file is saved with objects
extending off the Design Page or with the
number of stitches or number of colors for
the objects exceeding the Design Page
limitations, a preview of the image cannot
be displayed.
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