Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 - Manual (Page 224)

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Programmable Stitch Creator
Editing Points in Fill/Stamp Mode
The points that you move or insert are positioned at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the
grid. Regardless of where you drag a point to or insert a point on the line, it will automatically be positioned at
the nearest intersection.
Depending on the stitch that you want to create, you may need to select a grid of a different size. For details
on the grids and adjusting them, refer to “Changing the grid settings” on page 222.
Moving points
1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
2. Click the broken line that you want to edit.
→ The points in the broken line appear as
small empty squares.
b
Memo:
You can only select one broken line at a time.
3. Click the point that you want to move.
→ The selected point appears as a small
black square.
b
Memo:
• To select additional points, hold down the
key and click each point, or drag
the pointer over the points that you want to
select.
• To select the previous (or next) point in the
line, hold down the key and press
the
→ (
or
←
) key.
4. Drag the point to the new location.
→ All of the selected points move in the
same direction.
b
Memo:
• To move the point horizontally or vertically,
hold down the key while dragging
it.
• Pressing the arrow keys moves the
selected point one grid mark in the
direction of the arrow on the key. If the grid
is not displayed, the point moves a
distance smaller than the smallest grid
interval in the direction of the arrow on the
key.
Inserting points
1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Click the broken line that you want to edit.
→ The points in the broken line appear as
small empty squares.
b
Memo:
You can only select one broken line at a time.
3. Click the line to add a new point.
→ A new point appears selected (as a small
black square).
a
Note:
If you click the line of the pattern instead of a
point, a new point is inserted.
Ctrl
Ctrl
Shift
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