Brother BES Monogramming Suite- Manuals

6 Pacesetter BES Monogramming SuiteInstruction Manual Parts of the Workspace The Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite workspace contains a number of different areas which have distinct functions. The sections that follow give an overview of what each of these areas does, and the kinds of information ab...

Learning about the Workspace 7 a complete list of the tools available on this menu, and a summary of their functions, see “Pacesetter Menu Tools” in the next section. When you open the Pacesetter Menu, you will also see displayed a list of recent files that you have been using. Just double-click on ...

8 Pacesetter BES Monogramming SuiteInstruction Manual Toolbar and Ribbon Buttons Yo u c an a c c e s s t he t oo l s a v ai l a bl e i n P a c e s et t er B E S M o n og r am m i ng S u it e t hr o ug h t h e Pacesetter Button a n d t h e v a r i o u s t o o l ba r s . T h e ta b le s be l o w s h o...

Learning about the Workspace 9 R i b b o n T o o l s The Ribbon appears below the Title Bar. The Ribbon has three tabs: the Home tab, the Arrange tab, and the View tab. Clicking on the tabs displays all the buttons for the functions that are under that tab. T o o l s o n t h e H o m e T a b Exit: Cl...

Learning about the Workspace 11 T o o l s o n t h e A r r a n g e T a b T h e V i e w T a b The controls on the View tab allow you to change what appears on your workspace; which panels are displayed, and so on. The areas found on this tab are Windows and Program Preferences. W i n d o w s In the wi...

12 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual P r o g r a m P r e f e r e n c e s Click on the Program Preferences button to open a dialog in which you can set the default machine settings, change the units of measure, and choose settings for the workspace grid. For more information on thi...

Learning about the Workspace 13 machine. The Simulator controls include pause, stop, sew forward and sew backwards. You can push various control buttons and slide the speed control to vary the rate of sewing. U s i n g t h e S i m u l a t o r The following table explains how to use the Simulator in ...

14 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual areas of the status bar; it shows the total number of segments in the design, the number of segments currently selected, the machine format, the recipe used by the current design, the number of stitches in the selected design components and the...

Learning about the Workspace 15 C o r r e c t i n g M i s t a k e s Undo and Redo are two significant features that allow you to correct mistakes. If you make a mistake and change your mind about an action you just made, Undo reverses the action. Redo puts back the change. If Undo or Redo are grayed...

16 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual Opening and Closing Designs When you open a *.BRF file in Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite, this file will contain both outline and stitch information. Note however, that when you open other file types, they will open as stitch segments only. ...

Learning about the Workspace 17 Creating New Designs When you open Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite, you can immediately begin creating a new, untitled design in the design window. The design window automatically opens using the default recipe and machine format settings specified in the Preference...

18 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual Saving Designs Use the Save As command to save designs. The Save As command lets you save an alternative version of the design with a different name, location, or file format. Embroidery designs can be saved in a number of different formats. Th...

Learning about the Workspace 19 You see the Save As dialog box. 2 In the Save in list, browse to the location you want to save your file. 3 In the File Name box, enter the file name for the design you want to be saved. 4 In the Save As type list, select the file type you want the design to be saved ...

20 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual To set up your workspace environment: 1 On the View tab of the Ribbon, select the Preferences button. You see the Preferences dialog box. 2 Click the Environment tab. 3 From the Units list, select the units of measurement you want used for your...

Learning about the Workspace 21 Adjusting the View of the Workspace M a g n i f y i n g a n d R e d u c i n g t h e V i e w U se Zoom to magnify or reduce parts of your design. With Zoom you can either left-click to enlarge your design or right-click to make your design smaller. When you select Zoom...

22 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual 4 Do one of the following:  To increase the zoom, continue clicking and dragging the flexible box.  From the Zoom toolbar, click on the down arrow under the Zoom icon, and use the Zoom tool settings to zoom back out. A d d i t i o n a l o p t...

Learning about the Workspace 23 A d j u s t i n g t h e P o s i t i o n o f t h e P a n e l s By default, when you first open the software, the Properties and Sequence View panels appear “docked” in your workspace. However, there are ways to move any of the panels around into different positions; yo...

24 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual The panel will no longer be visible; to show the panel again, go to the Tools tab of the ribbon, and in the Windows area check the Properties check box. To dock a floating panel: 1 Left-click the panel’s title bar and drag it a short distance, ...

Learning about the Workspace 25  To dock to the top, bottom, left or right sides of the overall workspace window, drag the cursor over the corresponding isolated arrow button.  To make the selected panel into a tab of another panel, move the cursor over the tab button in center of the “cross”. 3 R...

26 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual U s i n g t h e P a n T o o l Use the Pan tool to move the view of the design around in the workspace by clicking and dragging. While you are using the Pan tool, you will still be able to see the design in the window. Note that the pan tool doe...

Learning about the Workspace 27 Displaying the Hoop Viewing the hoop or frame on the screen lets you ensure that your design fits properly when you run it on the machine. The hoop serves as a guide to help size and position your design in the design window. Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite comes wi...

28 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual 3 Select the machine format from the drop-down list at the top of the dialog. 4 From the list of Hoops, choose a hoop size appropriate for your design. 5 If needed, check the “Rotate 90” box to make the hoop fit your design better. 6 Click OK. ...

Learning about the Workspace 29 2 On the Home Tab, click the down arrow under the Hoop tool. 3 From the menu that appears, click on Fit Hoop. The current design will automatically be resized to fill the current hoop. A v a i l a b l e H o o p s Pacesetter Monogramming comes pre-loaded with a number ...

30 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual Getting Help The Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Help is a quick way to find answers to your questions and see step-by-step instructions. Because a large number of topics exists, the Help allows you to search for topics in various ways. You c...

Learning about the Workspace 31 You see the Help. 2 In the box, enter the word or words you want to search for. In the list, you see the topics that most closely match your query. 3 Click the term you want to learn more about. If there is more than one topic for the keyword, you see a menu. 4 Click ...

32 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual 2 Double-click the book you want to open. 3 Click the topic you want to save as your favorite. You see the topic in the right window pane. 4 Click the Favorites tab. You see the selected topic in the Current topic area. 5 To add the selected to...

The Monogram Designer dialog is the main creative tool of Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite. It allows you to quickly create complete monogram embroidery designs, with decorations and frames. You can also determine the color and font of the letters in the monogram. To p ic s c ov e r e d i n t hi s ...

Creating & Decorating Monograms 35 C r e a t i n g a M o n o g r a m Creating a simple monogram design is very easy with Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite. Simply select one of the monogram layouts, type in the letters you want, choose a font and thread color, and click the OK button. The basic ...

Creating & Decorating Monograms 37 V i e w i n g t h e D e s i g n A c t u a l S i z e By default, the design preview in the Monogram Designer dialog will be scaled such that it fills the entire preview panel. This means that the apparent size of the lettering will change as you add or remove fr...

Creating & Decorating Monograms 39 C h a n g i n g t h e F o n t You can also change the font of the monogram lettering in the Monogram Designer dialog. Use any one of a large selection of digitized embroidery fonts that come with the Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite embroidery software. To cha...

Creating & Decorating Monograms 41 To display a font’s available keystrokes: 1 Open the Monogram Designer dialog. 2 In the Font1 or Font2 field, select the desired font from the drop-down list. 3 Click on the available characters button to the immediate right of the font field. You see a window ...

Creating & Decorating Monograms 43 A d d i n g D e c o r s t o a M o n o g r a m In the Monogram Designer dialog, you can add small decorative designs, called decors, to embellish your Monogram. There are eight possible positions where you can place decors in the dialog preview panel; these are ...

44 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual  Check the Flip horizontal box.  Check the Flip vertical box. 4 Repeat steps 1–3 to add more decors in the other positions. 5 When you have added all the decors required, click OK. The completed design appears in the workspace. N o t e : M o ...

46 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual A d d i n g a F r a m e t o t h e M o n o g r a m You can enhance your monogram design by adding a decorative frame to it. Select the frame from a long list of embroidery designs that are included with the Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite soft...

Creating & Decorating Monograms 47 3 Click OK to create the design. The Monogram, with the selected Frame added, will now appear in the Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite design workspace. Monogram Templates S a v i n g a M o n o g r a m T e m p l a t e The “Save Template” option is very useful i...

48 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual 3 In the “Look in” field, navigate to the folder containing your saved templates. 4 Choose a template, and click “Open” The template opens in the Monogram Designer dialog. 5 Make any necessary alterations to the design, for example, the initial...

To p ic s c ov e r e d i n t hi s c h a pt er : • Selecting objects (lettering, frames, or decors) • Copying, cutting and pasting objects in the design. • Grouping and ungrouping objects in the workspace. • Using the selection handles of an object to resize or rotate it. • Selection of thread colors...

52 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual Editing Monogram Designs Once you have finished placing your Monogram design in the design workspace, you may want to change or rearrange it in various ways. You may, for example, wish to move parts of the design around, or change the orientati...

Editing Designs 53 C o p y i n g S e g m e n ts In the Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite design workspace, you can use the copy (or cut) method to place segments of your design onto the computer ’s clipboard. You can then use these cut or copied design objects elsewhere in the design, by pasting the...

54 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual D e l e t i n g S e g m e n ts Deleting an object removes it from the design. The only way to retrieve an object you delete is to use the Undo button immediately after you delete it. To delete a segment: 1 Select a design object, or set of obje...

Editing Designs 55 R e f l e c t i n g a D e s i g n O b j e c t Reflecting an object flips the object across an invisible axis. You can choose either a vertical or horizontal axis to reflect across. To reflect segments: 1 Select the segment(s) you want to reflect. 2 From the arrange tool bar, click...

56 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual R e s i z i n g D e s i g n O b j e c t s Resizing an object enlarges or reduce its dimensions. You can change the size of an design component using the handles on the sides of the object’s selection frame. Depending on which frame handle you c...

Editing Designs 57 2 Do one or more of the following to resize segment(s):  To resize the segment’s width, click and drag the handles located on the left and right of the selection box.  To resize the segment by height, click and drag the handles on the top and bottom of the selection box.  To re...

58 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual 3 Click and drag the rotation bead to adjust the box to the angle you want. M o v i n g P a r t s o f t h e D e s i g n There are a couple of ways to move objects in your design around relative to one another. M o v i n g S e g m e n ts M a n u...

Editing Designs 59 The Properties Panel By default, the Properties Panel appears on the right of the workspace. This panel displays, and allows you to modify, all the properties associated with the letters in your designs. These properties include text properties, fill properties, underlay propertie...

60 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual To change the height of lettering: 1 Select the text object you want to alter. 2 In the Text area of the Properties panel, select the Height field. The property label (Height) is highlighted in blue. 3 Type in the height you want your letters t...

Editing Designs 61 Positive slant of 20 above, negative slant of 20 below. To change slant settings: 1 Select the text object(s) that you want to alter. 2 In the Text area of the Properties panel, select the Slant field. 3 Enter the slant value you want to use. To slant your lettering to the left, e...

62 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual L o c k S t i t c h e s You can choose to add lock stitches to the lettering using the Lock Type field in the properties panel. The options are: • Always • Never • Around trim F i l l D e n s i t y S e t t i n g The density of monogram letterin...

Editing Designs 63 Underlay Settings Underlay stitches are laid down before the visible, or “top” stitches, to help stabilize stretchy fabrics. They can also help to tack down wales or naps (on fabrics such as corduroy). There are a variety of possible underlay types available; the following image g...

64 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual 4 Adjust any of the other settings. Refer to the related procedures for more information. 5 Click Apply. S p e c i f y i n g t h e U n d e r l a y D e n s i t y You can specify the density for underlay stitches in the Properties Panel. To set t...

Editing Designs 65 4 In the Stitch Length box, enter the stitch length that you want for your underlay stitches. 5 Adjust any of the other settings. Refer to the related procedures for more information. 6 Click Apply. I n s e t D i s t a n c e f o r U n d e r l a y You can change the inset distance....

66 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual Pull Compensation Settings Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite allows you to adjust the pull compensation in your design. In the Properties panel, you can use the settings available in the Pull Compensation area to adjust the pull compensation of...

Editing Designs 67 Working with the Color Palette In Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite, you can change the color of any component of your design, whether it is the letters in a monogram, part of a frame, or one of the decor segments. Essentially, if you can select it, you can change its color. The c...

68 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual 2 Type in all or part of the name or number of the thread. 3 When you have found the color you want, click to select it. 4 Click the Find button. The color you were looking for will now be the selected color in the palette. C h a n g i n g a T ...

Editing Designs 69 Working with Sequence View Sequence view is a list of color groupings in a design. Design segments that are the same color, and are sewn in sequence, will be grouped together in the Sequence View. You can select the individual color groups of your design from within the Sequence V...

70 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual C h a n g i n g T h r e a d C o l o r s i n S e q u e n c e Vi e w As well as changing the colors of a design in the main design window, you can also change them by selecting them in Sequence view. Sometimes it is easier to make thread color ch...

Editing Designs 71 To resequence color groups by dragging and dropping: 1 Select one or more color groups you want to resequence. 2 In the Sequence View area, drag the group(s) to the location in the sewing order that you want. 3 Release the mouse button. The color group will be inserted in the new ...

72 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual To hide all other color groups: 1 Select a color group (or groups) in the sequence view. 2 Right-click, and select “Hide other” from the context menu. All the color groups, except those selected, will be hidden. To show all hidden color groups:...

Editing Designs 73 colors can be combined into a single layer. If not, the color layers are left intact. To use color sort: 1 Select the design, or part of the design, that you want to apply color sort to. 2 On the Home toolbar, click on the Color Sort tool. A notification box will open, showing how...

74 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual 3 Do any of the following:  In the Margins area, enter the size of margins you want for your design worksheet.  Select Print Actual Size to have your design print in its actual size.  Select Print Company Name to have the name of your custom...

76 Pacesetter BES Monogramming Suite Instruction Manual P r i n t i n g D e s i g n Wo r k s h e e ts You can print worksheets for design files. When you print a worksheet for a design file, the worksheet information depends on the selected settings in the Print Settings. To print a worksheet for yo...

77 Index Numerics 3D tool 10 A Absolute pull-compensation 66 Adding Decors to a Monogram 43Align tools 55 Aligning segments 55 Applying a Monogram Template 47 B Background Color tool 10 C Center tool (Align) 11 , 56 Changing inset distance 65 Changing the slant setting 60 Changing thread color 37 Ch...