Brother PE-DESIGN 8 - Manual (Page 190)

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Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)
Checking Embroidery Designs
Previewing files
A preview of the embroidery design can be
displayed.
Toolbar button:
1.
In the folder pane, select the folder containing
the embroidery design that you want to
preview.
2.
In the contents pane, select the embroidery
design.
3.
Click , or click Display, then Preview.
Checking file information
Sewing information such as the file name, size,
stitch count, sewing time, color count and
modification date can be checked in the Property
dialog box. With .pes file, additional information
about the embroidery design can be viewed.
Toolbar button:
1.
In the contents pane, select the embroidery
design corresponding to the information that
you want to view.
2.
Click , or click Display, then Property.
→ If the Design Page was set to Custom
Size or Hoop Size is multi-position hoop
(100 x 172 mm, 130 x 300 mm), a
Property dialog box similar to the one
shown below appears.
b
Memo:
Files in the .pen format cannot be previewed.
a
Note:
• The displayed sewing time is an estimate.
The actual sewing time depends on the
machine model used and the specified
settings.
• The sewing time is not displayed with .pen
files.
b
Memo:
• The red box in the dialog box shows the
position of the displayed pattern section.
• To display information for other hoop
positions, click or .
Non-PES files and
PES files
(version 3.0 or earlier)
PES files
(version 4.0 or later)