Brother PE-DESIGN Ver.432 - Manual (Page 7)

Contents
Bef
ore Using
Getting Star
ted
Design Center
La
y
out & Editing
File Utility
Programma
bl
e
Stich Creator
Quic
k Ref
erence
Alphabetic Inde
x
Contents
Before Using
■ Principal Parts ———————————— 1
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Accessories ————————————— 1
■ Options ——————————————— 1
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Setting Up —————————————— 2
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Installing the Software ————————— 3
System Requirements ———————————— 3
Installing —————————————————— 3
Note on the use of Version 2.0 and the
Internet Explorer
—————————————— 5
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Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery
Patterns
—————————————— 6
Getting Started
Introduction ————————————————— 7
• Design Center —————————————— 7
• Layout & Editing ————————————— 7
• Programmable Stitch Creator ——————— 8
• File Utility ———————————————— 8
About this Chapter —————————————— 8
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Using Design Center —————————— 9
Starting Design Center ———————————— 10
Opening a Bitmap Image ——————————— 11
Converting to Line Image ——————————— 12
Editing Lines ———————————————— 13
Converting to Figure Handle Image —————— 15
Moving to Sew Setting ———————————— 16
Setting Sewing Attributes ——————————— 16
• Setting the outlines ———————————— 16
• Setting the regions ———————————— 18
Previewing the Image ———————————— 20
Saving the File ——————————————— 21
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Using Layout & Editing ———————— 22
Starting Layout & Editing ——————————— 23
Importing Embroidery Patterns from Design Center 24
Zooming In and Out ————————————— 25
Moving the Embroidery Pattern ———————— 28
Adding an Oval ——————————————— 29
Adjusting the Size and Location of the Oval ——— 30
• To change the size of the oval ——————— 30
• To center the oval on the pattern —————— 31
Adding Text ———————————————— 31
Fitting the Text around the Oval ———————— 33
Moving the Oval and Text —————————— 34
• To move both patterns as a group ————— 34
• To move the text over the oval ——————— 34
Adding a Circle for Drawing the Sun —————— 34
Selecting a Programmed Stitch ———————— 36
Adding Broken Lines for Drawing the Sun Rays — 38
Changing the Sewing Order of Sun and Rays —— 39
Adjusting the Rays ————————————— 39
Setting Hole Sewing ————————————— 40
Previewing the Sewing Image ————————— 41
Transferring the Data to a Card ———————— 42
Saving the File ——————————————— 42
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Using Programmable Stitch Creator ———— 44
Starting Programmable Stitch Creator ————— 45
Opening a Programmed Stitch File ——————— 46
Drawing Lines to Edit the Programmed Stitch —— 47
Saving the Edited Programmed Stitch ————— 48
Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator ————— 48
Design Center
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The Screen ————————————— 50
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Using the Stage 2 Tool Box ——————— 51
Drawing and Erasing ———————————— 51
• Drawing ———————————————— 51
• Erasing ————————————————— 51
Zoom-in Mode ——————————————— 51
Fit Design Page to Window —————————— 52
Zoom-out Mode ——————————————— 52
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Using the Stage 3 Tool Box ——————— 53
Selection Mode ——————————————— 54
• Selecting patterns ———————————— 54
• Moving patterns ————————————— 54
• Scaling patterns ————————————— 54
• Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically —— 55
• Rotating a pattern ———————————— 55
Point Edit Mode ——————————————— 56
• Moving points —————————————— 56
• Inserting points ————————————— 56
• Deleting points ————————————— 56
Line Drawing Mode ————————————— 57
• Drawing a broken line ——————————— 57
Zoom-in Mode ——————————————— 57
Fit Design Page to Window —————————— 57
Zoom-out Mode ——————————————— 58