Point edit mode, Moving points, Moving points 1 – Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.432 User Manual
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Point Edit Mode
The point edit mode is used to:
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move a point of a broken line, a curve, an arc, fan shape and arc & string or of a manual punching pat-
tern;
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reorient the tangent to a point of a curve;
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insert a new point in a broken line, curve or manual punching pattern;
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delete a point in a broken line, curve or manual punching pattern;
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realign the part of a broken line or a curve on both sides of a point;
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select and set a character in a text pattern.
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Moving points
1
Click
on the Tool Box.
Two buttons appear:
.
2
Click
. The shape of the cursor changes to
.
3
Click the pattern that you want to edit.
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, an arc, a fan shape, an arc & string or a manual punch-
ing pattern.
The existing points of the pattern are marked with small empty squares
4
Click the point that you want to move.
The selected point is marked with a small black square.
You can select more than one point by clicking them while holding the
key down, or by
dragging the mouse across the area.
NOTE:
If you click on the line of the pattern instead of a square, a new point is inserted.
5
Drag the point to a new position.
All the selected points move in the same direction if more than one is selected.
The point remains selected, so that you can drag it again.
Note that you must drag a point that is selected. If you start dragging by clicking elsewhere on the
outline, a new point will be inserted or the selected point(s) will be deselected.
Shift
4
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