Selection mode, Selecting patterns, Moving patterns – Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.432 User Manual
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Selection Mode
To apply settings to an existing pattern, you must first select it.The cursor selection mode is used to
select one or more patterns. Once a pattern is selected, you can move it, scale it, and change its direc-
tion by rotating it or inverting it.
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Selecting patterns
1
Click
on the Tool Box. The shape of the cursor changes to
.
2
Click the pattern that you want to select.
You know that the object is selected when handles are displayed.
The Status bar shows the dimensions (width and height) of the selection.
3
To deselect the pattern, select another one, click on the white space or click another tool button of
the Tool Box.
4
To select an additional pattern, click that pattern while holding the
key down.
Note that you can also select patterns by dragging the cursor across the Design Page. As you
drag, a dotted rectangle appears. When you release the mouse button, all patterns that overlap
that rectangle will be selected.
If you select other patterns than you wanted to, click on the white space to deselect all, and start
again.
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Moving patterns
1
Move the cursor over a selected pattern or group of selected patterns.
The shape of the cursor will change to
.
2
You can now drag the pattern to another location.
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Scaling patterns
1
Move the cursor over one of the handles of a selected pattern or group of selected patterns.
The shape of the cursor will change to
,
,
or
, depending on the handle the
cursor is on.
2
Drag the handle in the direction of the arrow to scale the pattern.
is for scaling the width.
is for scaling the height.
and
are for scaling both dimensions at the same time.
As you drag the handle, you can check the changing size on the Status bar.
Note that some patterns imported from cards cannot be scaled.
When you scale imported patterns, the number of stitches remain the same, resulting in a quality
loss. To maintain the quality of the embroidery, you need to adjust the number of stitches after
scaling the pattern. This can be done in the
Stitch to Block Sensitivity
dialog, which you open by
selecting the
Sew – Stitch to Block
command. For more information on how to select this function,
see “Stitch to Block” on page 149.
Handles
Shift