Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 - Manual (Page 40)

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Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns
2.
Click any part of the outline.
→ The selected color appears in the top box
under Pick Colors, and appears in the
check box to show that the color is selected.
b
Memo:
• If the image contains outlines of different
colors, you can repeat step 2. to select up
to five colors. If more than five colors are
selected, only the last five colors selected
remain in the list.
• To deselect a color, clear the
corresponding check box.
• To adjust the color tone and reduce image
noise (distortions), click Image Tune. (For
more details, refer to page 74.)
3.
Click Preview to preview the line image in the
Design Page.
b
Memo:
To quit the operation and go back to stage 1
(Original Image stage), click Cancel.
4. When the line image appears as desired, click
OK.
→ The line image is displayed in the Design
Page.
b
Memo:
At this time, the pattern can be saved as a .pel file. For
details, refer to Step 9, “Saving the file”, on page 38.
Step 4
Editing lines
At this time, you might need to correct a few lines
in the line image. You should make sure that
regions are completely enclosed by either a single
closed line or intersecting lines. You may also
want to edit the line image and either add or
remove some details. You can do this at this time
using the pens and erasers in the Tool Box.
In this example, we are going to display the line
image enlarged to make editing easier, then use
an eraser to remove some of the outline.
1.
Click .
→ When the pointer is moved over the work
area, the shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Click the line image.
b
Memo:
• To further enlarge the line image, repeat
step
2.
• To zoom in on a specific area, move the
pointer near the desired area, and then
drag the pointer diagonally over the
desired area. A dotted box appears as you
drag the pointer, and the selected area is
enlarged when the mouse button is
released.
For more details on the Zoom buttons in
the Tool Box, refer to page 234.
3.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ When the pointer is moved over the work
area, the shape of the pointer changes to
.
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