Document Outline

• PE-DESIGN8 Instruction Manual
  • Turn Any Design Into Original Embroidery With PE-DESIGN
  • What You Can Do With PE-DESIGN
  • Sew Types
  • Basic Operation Map
  • New Features of Version 8
  • Table of Contents
  • How To Use Manuals
  • Support/Service
    • Online Registration
    • Checking for the Latest Version of the Program
  • Tutorial
    • 1. Importing Embroidery Patterns
    • 2. Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design
    • 3. Drawing Shapes to Create an Embroidery Design
    • 4. Entering Text
    • 5. Combining Embroidery Patterns
    • 6. Print and Stitch
  • Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
    • Layout & Editing Window
    • Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs
    • Checking Embroidery Patterns
    • Editing Embroidery Designs
    • Reshaping Embroidery Patterns
    • Editing a Stitch Pattern
    • Specifying the Design Page Size and Color
    • Changing Application Settings
    • Drawing Shapes
    • Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)
    • Adding Text
    • Entering Monograms
    • Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions
    • Editing Regions
    • Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/ Lock
    • Importing Image Data
    • Changing the Image Settings
    • Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Image to Stitch Wizard)
    • Saving and Printing
  • Basic Design Center Operations
    • Creating an Embroidery Design From an Image
  • Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)
    • Design Center Window
    • Original Image Stage
    • Line Image Stage
    • Figure Handle Stage
    • Sew Setting Stage
  • About the Instruction Manual (PDF Format)
  • Tutorial (Advanced)
    • Entering Monograms
    • Creating Appliqués
    • Creating Split Embroidery Designs
    • Creating Design for Multi-Position Hoops
  • Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)
    • Design Database Window
    • Starting Up Design Database
    • Checking Embroidery Designs
    • Opening Embroidery Designs
    • Organizing Embroidery Designs
    • Searching for an Embroidery Design
    • Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats
    • Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original Card
    • Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery Designs
  • Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations
    • Programmable Stitch Creator Window
    • Creating Fill/Stamp Stitch Pattern
    • Creating Motif Stitch Pattern
  • Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
    • Opening a Pattern File
    • Creating a New Pattern
    • Viewing the Pattern While Creating It
    • Creating a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode
    • Editing a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode
    • Creating Embossing/Engraving Effects in Fill/Stamp Mode
    • Creating a Pattern in Motif Mode
    • Editing a Pattern in Motif Mode
    • Saving Patterns
    • Changing the Settings
  • Basic Font Creator Operations
    • Font Creator Window
    • Manually Creating Custom Font
  • Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)
    • Opening a File
    • Selecting a Character and Preparing the Template
    • Creating a Font Character Pattern
    • Editing Font Character Patterns
    • Editing the Points of a Font Character Pattern
    • Checking the Created Font Patterns
    • Saving Font Character Patterns
    • Changing the Settings
  • Tips and Techniques
    • Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns
    • Sewing Direction
    • Sewing Order
    • Sewing Wide Areas
    • Jump Stitch and Jump Stitch Trimming
    • Fonts Suitable for Embroidering
    • Creating Outlined Characters (Using Text Converted to Outline Object)
    • Converting Characters (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc) to Embroidery Patterns
  • Menus/Tools
    • Layout & Editing
    • Design Center
    • Design Database
    • Programmable Stitch Creator
    • Font Creator
  • Troubleshooting
  • Index