Creating and editing embroidery patterns, Step 3 adding shapes – Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.6 User Manual

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Basic Operation

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Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns

2.

Move the pointer over a handle.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, , ,

or ,

depending

on the handle that the pointer is over.

b

Memo:

is for scaling the width.

is for scaling the height.

and

are for scaling both

dimensions at the same time.

3.

Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern
to the desired size.

b

Memo:

To maintain the stitch density and fill pattern,
hold down the

key while dragging a

handle. (For more details, refer to “Enlarging/
reducing embroidery patterns” on page 14.)

4.

Move the pointer over the selected pattern.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

.

5.

Drag the pattern to the desired location.

Step 3

Adding shapes

The next object to add to our embroidery pattern
will be an oval. Since this oval will be used only as
a guide for arranging the text that we will add later,
we must set it so that it is not sewn.

To add the oval

1.

Click

on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears as shown below.

When the pointer is positioned over a button or
selector in the Sewing Attributes bar, a label
indicating the name of that element appears.

b

Memo:

• The Arc shape selector allows you to

select the shape to be drawn. For
example, click Circle to draw circles and
ovals. The other options are used to draw
other curved shapes such as arcs. For
more details, refer to “Drawing Circles and
Arcs” on page 145.

• The line sewing and region sewing

attributes are used to select the sew type
and thread color for the outline (line
sewing) and for the inside area (region
sewing).

2.

To change the shape of the object to be
drawn, click the Arc shape selector, and then
select the desired shape.

For this example, since we will be using the
default shape Circle, you do not need to
change the setting in the Arc shape selector.

Ctrl

a

Note:

When drawing a circle or other curved
shape, select the shape before drawing. You
cannot, for example, draw a circle, then
change it to an arc afterward.

Arc shape

Line sew

Region sew

Line sew

Line color

Line sew type

Region sew

Region color

Region sew type

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