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Personal Embroidery Design Software System
Ver.7
Instruction Manual
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Table of Contents Step5 Transferring the design to How to Use This Manual............................. 1 an original card.................................21 Screen configuration...................................... 1 Operation buttons.......................................... 1 Automatically Converting an Image to an How to use Support menus ........................... 1 Embroidery Design (Cross Stitch Function) ....22 How to use Menu areas/Main text areas....... 2 Step1 Importing image data
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Table of Contents Managing Embroidery designs Importing embroidery designs from Design (Design Database) .......................................... 61 Center..........................................................98 Step1 Checking embroidery design files ... 61 Specifying the Design Page Size and Color ...99 Step2 Opening an embroidery design file Saving the Image Data..................................100 in Layout & Editing ........................... 63 Editing Embroidery Designs..........
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Table of Contents Converting text to outline pattern............... 138 Figure Handle Stage .....................................199 Entering Small Text ................................... 139 Changing settings for converting to outlines ..................................................199 Entering Monograms..................................... 140 Changing the display of the background Editing monograms.................................... 141 image............................................
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Table of Contents Editing the Points of a Font Character Editing a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode)....270 Pattern .......................................................... 248 Moving and deleting several points Moving points ............................................ 248 at a time.....................................................270 Inserting points .......................................... 248 Scaling patterns.........................................270 Deleting points................
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Table of Contents Manually Creating Custom Font List of Tool Box Buttons.............................343 (Font Creator) ............................................... 296 List of Menus .............................................343 Step1 Preparing a background image ..... 296 Programmable Stitch Creator........................ 347 Step2 Opening a background image........ 296 List of Tool Box Buttons.............................347 Step3 Creating a font character pattern ... 298 List of Menus
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How to Use This Manual Screen configuration A B C D This manual consists of four elements, A (Operation buttons), B (Support menus), C (Menu area), and D (Main text area). To change the size of the text, click Text Size on the View menu. Operation buttons How to use Support menus You can switch the screen, print text, etc. by clicking You can check information about this instruction the appropriate button. manual and applications by clicking the appropriate button. Displays the Instruction Ma
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How to Use This Manual You can check the software support Menu area operations service information and support pages Here, select the item you want to read. on the Web. You can open a title in the menu area that has to its left side by clicking that title. The mark to the left b Memo: of the title changes to . Accessing support pages requires an environment in which you can connect to the To close an opened title, click it again. Internet. A title with no levels under it has no triangula
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How to Use This Manual 2.Click . Printing The title of the page in which the search string is found and part of the text are displayed in the main text area. Printing this manual requires a printer. Some printers can not print illustrations and screen samples completely. b Memo: To print as displayed on the screen, set up printing to include background pictures. Use the procedure below for your operating system to set up printing. For Windows XP Click Start-Control Panel-Internet Options. C
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Features What You Can Do With This Software This software provides digitizing and editing capabilities, allowing you the creative freedom to design original embroidery. Easily turn illustrations, photos and lettering into custom embroidery designs. Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From an Image For more details, refer to “Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design (Auto Punch c Function)” on page 18. Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From a Photo For more deta
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Features Easily Create Custom Font Patterns Custom fonts can be created using Font Creator. These fonts can be recalled to be used in Layout & Editing. For more details, refer to “Manually Creating Custom Font (Font Creator)” on page 296. c Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually You can combine embroidery patterns or apply stitching to drawings and text. In addition, you can design a wider variety of embroidery patterns by using the many sew types available. For more details, refer to “
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Features Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Four Applications Layout & Editing Refer to “Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design (Auto Punch Function)” on c page 18. Refer to “Arranging Embroidery Patterns (Layout & Editing)” on page 45. c For more details, refer to pages 76 through 192. c Design Center Refer to “Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)” on page 33. c For more details, refer to pages 193 through 236. c Font Creator Refer to “Ma
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Description of New Features New Features of Version 7 Stitch generation Added Line Sewing Type: Triple Stitch (page 150, page 153, page 218) Added Region Sewing Type: Random Walking Stitch (stippling-style stitch) (page 150, page 160, page 224) Variations of under sewing - Added new under sewing type to the Region Sewing Attributes (page 155, page 156, page 157, page 219, page 220, page 221) - Under sewing can be set for zigzag stitching, manual punching, and text (page 153, page 157, p
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Basic Operation Map 8
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Support/Service Contact Technical Support if you have a problem. Please check the company web site (http:// www.brother.com/) to find the technical Support in your area. To view the FAQ and information for software updates, visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/). a Note: On the above website, first select your country and next choose product. Have the information ready before contacting Technical Support. Make sure your computer's operating system is current
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Starting up/Exiting Applications Starting up Layout & Editing Layout & Editing is used to automatically create embroidery patterns from images and to create embroidery patterns by combining drawn objects and text. 1. Click , then select All Programs, b Memo: then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & To fill the entire screen with the Layout & Editing to open the Layout & Editing window. Editing window, click the maximize button on the right end of the title bar. b Memo: At this time, you can c
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Starting up/Exiting Applications Starting up Font Creator Font Creator allows you to create original font characters. 1. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Font Creator to open the Font Creator window. → The Font Creator window appears. Starting up Programmable Stitch Creator Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to create, edit and save fill/stamp and motif stitch patterns that can be applied as a programmable fill stitch or a motif stitch, or as a stamp to the encl
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Starting up/Exiting Applications Starting up Design Database Design Database allows you to organize the embroidery design files on your computer so that you can easily preview them and find the desired design. 2. Click a folder in the folder pane. 1. Click , then select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Design → All embroidery files in the folder are Database to open the Design Database displayed in the contents pane. window. → The Design Database window appears. b Memo: Only .pes, .d
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Understanding Windows and Using Tools Layout & Editing Window The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm. 1 12 2 11 3 10 4 5 9 8 7 6 1 Title bar 7 Reference Window Displays all patterns in the work area, giving you 2 Menu bar an overview while you work on a detailed area. Provides access to the functions. (For more details, refer to “Viewing design in the 3 Toolbar reference window” on page 175.) Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 8 Design Page 4 Sewing
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Understanding Windows and Using Tools Design Center Window The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm. 1 12 2 3 11 4 10 9 5 8 7 6 1 Title bar 6 Status bar Provides helpful information. 2 Menu bar Provides access to the functions. 7 Reference Window Displays all outlines and patterns in the work 3 Toolbar area, giving you an overview while you work on Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. a detailed area. (For more details, refer to 4 Sewing Attributes bar “
