Brother PE-DESIGN V7- Manual

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1 How to Use This Manual Screen configuration 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 You can switch the screen, print text, etc. by cli...

2 How to Use This Manual You can check the software support service information and support pages on the Web. Displays a site map for this manual. How to use Menu areas/Main text areas ■ Menu area operations Here, select the item you want to read. You can open a title in the menu area that has to it...

3 How to Use This Manual Printing Printing this manual requires a printer.Some printers can not print illustrations and screen samples completely. ■ Printing the contents of explanation screens 1. Display the page to print. 2. Click . 3. Check the printer etc., then click Print . How to use the Sear...

4 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 a...

5 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. c For more details, refer to “Manually Creating Custom Font (Font Creator)” on page 296. Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually You ca...

6 Features Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Four Applications ■ Layout & Editing c Refer to “Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design (Auto Punch Function)” on page 18. c Refer to “Arranging Embroidery Patterns (Layout & Editing)” on page 45. c For more details, refer to...

7 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 se...

9 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/). Onli...

10 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 , then PE-DESIGN Ver7 , then Layout &am...

11 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 C...

12 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. 1. Click , then select All Programs , then PE-DESIGN Ver7 , then Design Database to ope...

13 Understanding Windows and Using Tools Layout & Editing Window The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm. 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Provides access to the functions. 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 4 Sewing Attributes bar Sets the sewing attrib...

14 Understanding Windows and Using Tools Design Center Window The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm. 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Provides access to the functions. 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 4 Sewing Attributes bar Sets the sewing attributes (c...

15 Understanding Windows and Using Tools Font Creator Window 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Provides access to the functions. 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 4 Select Character bar Allows characters from created fonts to be selected. 5 Tool Box Used to select and create font pattern. 6 S...

16 Understanding Windows and Using Tools Programmable Stitch Creator Window 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Provides access to the functions. 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 4 Tool Box Used to select and create fill and motif stitch patterns and stamps.(The bottom four buttons do not appe...

17 Understanding Windows and Using Tools Design Database Window 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Gives access to the functions. 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands. 4 Folder pane Provides access to the folders on the computer and the results of any searches that were performed. 5 Card reading b...

18 Tutorial Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design (Auto Punch Function) In this section, we are going to use the Auto Punch function to automatically create an embroidery pattern from an image.This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Importing image...

19 Tutorial Select the sample file tulip.bmp , and then click Open , or double-click the file’s icon. → The image appears in the work area. Adjust the image size and position. Drag the handle to adjust the selected image to the desired size. Move the pointer over the selected image, and then drag th...

21 Tutorial Click Save . Step 5 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a design to a media that can be used in your sewing machine and transferring it to your sewing machine, you can actually sew the design. For this example, we will transfer the design to an original card. Insert an...

29 Tutorial Drag the handles to adjust the mask to the desired size. Move the pointer inside the mask, drag the mask to the desired position, and then click Next . Check the preview of the area to be converted, and then click Next . Convert the image to an embroidery pattern. Click Select from Candi...

31 Tutorial Step 4 Saving the embroidery design Once the embroidery design is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later. Click File , then Save . Select the drive and the folder, and then type in the file name. Click Save . Step 5 Transferring the design to an original card By ...

33 Tutorial Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) In this section, we are going to manually create an embroidery pattern from an image. This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Opening an image file (Original Image Stage) First, we need to i...

35 Tutorial → The line image is displayed in the Design Page. Step 3 Editing the outlines (Line Image Stage) At this time, you might need to correct a few lines in the line image. You should make sure that regions are completely enclosed by either a single closed line or intersecting lines. Here, we...

41 Tutorial Specify the sewing attributes for the remainder of the flower. Select the color RED , set the stitching direction, and then click each region where you want to apply the attributes. Step 5 Displaying a preview of the embroidery Preview the stitching and finished embroidery. Check the pre...

47 Tutorial → The embroidery pattern is imported into the Design Page of Layout & Editing. Adjust the embroidery pattern size andposition. Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern to the desired size. Move the pointer over the selected embroidery pattern, and then drag the pattern to the d...

48 Tutorial Since the circle will be used as a guidefor the text, specify that it will not besewn. To cancel line sewing (outline), click . → The Line color button and the Line sew type selector disappear. To cancel region sewing (inside area), click . → The Region color button and Region sew type s...

50 Tutorial → The text is displayed in the Design Page. Arrange the text. Click . → The shape of the pointer changes to . Click the text , hold down the key, and then click the circle. → Both the circle and the text are selected. Click Text , then Fit Text to Path Setting menu. For this example, use...

51 Tutorial → The text is now arranged on the circle. Step 3 Drawing shapes The next object to add will be a sun. We will first draw a circle to get the basic shape, and then change the color, sew type and width of the outline and the color and sew type for the inside area. Draw the circle for the c...

61 Tutorial Managing Embroidery designs (Design Database) Design Database is used to organize embroidery design files so that you can easily view the file information for the embroidery designs.Here, we will practice the basic operations up to checking the embroidery design file and opening Layout &...

62 Tutorial Switch the display in the content paneand check the file. Either click Display , then Large Thumbnails or Small Thumbnails , Details or click the tool bar or , . Large Thumbnails Small Thumbnails Details If necessary, check the sewing information. Select an embroidery design file. Click ...

66 Tutorial Entering Monograms (Layout & Editing) Using the monogram function, ornamented characters arranged in a decorative pattern can be created.This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Creating monograms As an example, we will create a monogram with a decorati...

67 Tutorial To add a decorative pattern around or at the sides of the monogram, select the Add Decorative Pattern check box. Click Select Pattern . Click a decorative pattern to select it, and then click Select . → The selected pattern appears in the preview box of the Edit Monogram Letters dialog b...

68 Tutorial Change the font by clicking on thepulldown arrow and selecting a font. Change the character size. Step 3 Changing the thread color and sew type The thread color and sew type for the monogram can be changed. Select the character to be edited. Click , then . Then Click the monogram. To sel...

69 Tutorial Change the sewing attributes. Click , and select color. → The thread color for the selected character is changed. Click the pulldown arrow on the right side, and then select a sew type. → The thread sew type for the selected character is changed. Step 4 Adjusting the size and position of...

72 Tutorial Creating Appliqués The Applique Wizard provides instructions for easily creating appliqués.This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Creating an appliqué pattern An appliqué can be created from any sharp.In the following steps, we will draw a circle and crea...

74 Tutorial Step 2 Saving the design After the appliqué pattern is finished, you may want to save it. Click File , then Save . Select the drive and the folder, and then type in the file name. Click Save . Step 3 Transferring the design to an original card By writing a design to a media that can be u...

76 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) Importing Image Data Importing image/photo data Different types of clip art or photos can be imported into Layout & Editing to create embroidery patterns.There are many different types of ...

77 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) 1. Check that the scanner or other TWAIN device is correctly connected to your computer. 2. Click Image , then Select TWAIN device . → A Select Source dialog box similar to the one shown below...

79 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) Changing the Image Settings Changing the display of the background image The image that remains in the work area can be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the image can be displayed. 1. C...

81 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) Automatically converting an image to an embroidery pattern (Auto Punch) ■ If Auto Punch is selected → After the image has been analyzed by the software, an Image Analysis dialog box similar to...

83 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) 3. In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next . → The image is analyzed, and the Check Mask Shape dialog box appears. 4. Click Next . → The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box appears. 5. Spec...

86 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) → A Gray Balance dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 4. Move the slider to specify which parts of the image to create the embroidery pattern for. 5. In the Gray Balance dialog b...

87 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) Color Option 7. In the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box, click Update Preview . → The previewed image is updated. 8. Click Finish . → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the ...

91 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) 7. In the Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box, click Update Preview . → The previewed image is updated. 8. Click Finish . → An embroidery pattern is created and displayed in the Design Page. ...

93 Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard) ■ If Design Center is selected → Design Center starts up, and a Design Page is displayed with the image imported into it. For details, refer to “Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Imag...

94 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs Creating a new embroidery design Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File , then New . → If the current Design Page has already been saved or has not been edited, a new Design Page immediately appears. → If t...

99 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Specifying the Design Page Size and Color The color and size of the Design Page in addition to the color of the background can be changed. You can select a Design Page size according to the size of hoop that you will be using with your embroider...

100 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Saving the Image Data The image can be saved as a file or outputted to the Clipboard. ■ Saving as a file 1. Click Image , then Output , then to File . → A dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 2. Select the drive, the folder and th...

101 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing Embroidery Designs Selecting patterns To apply settings to an existing pattern, you must first select it. The Select Object tool is used to select one or more patterns. Once a pattern is selected, you can move it, scale it, and change i...

102 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Moving embroidery patterns to the center The selected patterns can easily be moved to the center of Design Page. 1. Select one or more patterns. 2. Click Edit , then Center . → All selected patterns move to the center of Design Page. ■ Aligni...

103 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Patterns set for hole sewing If just the inside pattern is selected, the pattern is aligned on the outline of the inside area. If the outside of the pattern is also selected, the pattern is aligned on the outline of the outside area. Scaling pa...

104 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 6. To resize the selected pattern while maintaining the original density and fill pattern, select the Keep density and fill pattern check box. 7. Click OK . Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically 1. Select the pattern that you want to fli...

105 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Rotating numerically 1. Select the pattern that you want to rotate. 2. Click Edit , then Numerical Setting , then Rotate . → The Rotate dialog box appears. 3. Type or select the desired rotation angle. 4. Click OK . Grouping embroidery patter...

106 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Reshaping Embroidery Patterns Selecting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click the pattern that you want to edit. → The points in the pattern appear as small empty sq...

107 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 5. Drag the point to the new location. Inserting points New points can be inserted in order to change the shape of a pattern. In the case of a new point on a curve, you can also use the handle to reorient the tangent to the new point. 1. Click ...

108 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Deleting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click the pattern that you want to edit. → The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. 4. Click the point that ...

110 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Transforming to a pointed path 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the pointer changes to . 3. Click the pattern that you want to edit. → The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. 4. Click ...

113 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Editing a Stitch Pattern Converting objects to a stitch pattern Objects drawn with the tools in Layout & Editing can be converted into a stitch pattern, allowing you to make detailed changes by modifying the position of individual stitches....

118 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Drawing Shapes The Circle or Arc tool allows you to create several curved patterns: regular circles (or ovals), arcs, fan shapes and arc & strings. About circles and arcs All of these patterns, except arcs have an outline and a inside regio...

119 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 2. Click in the Arc shape selector, and then click Arc . 3. Proceed as you would to draw a circle or an oval. → A radial line appears on the oval when the mouse button is released. 4. Move the pointer to the start point of the arc, and then cli...

120 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Drawing an arc & string 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears similar to the one shown below. 2. Click in the Arc shape selector, and then click Arc & String . 3. Proceed...

121 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Drawing a rectangle With the Rectangle tool, you can draw rectangles with sharp or rounded corners. A rectangle will automatically have an outline and an inside region that can independently be assigned different sewing attributes. 1. Click on ...

127 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 6. After clicking point 8 (the last point of the block-type pattern), click (feed-type pattern button), and then in the Design Page to specify point 9 (the start point of the running-type pattern). 7. Click (running-type pattern button), and th...

128 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears, containing a chart with all characters available with the selected font. 5. Type the text. 6. Click OK . → The text is displayed in the Design Page. Selecting text attributes ■ Font Use this selector ...

130 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) • Built-in Fonts • User defined Fonts • True Type Fonts The names and samples of installed TrueType fonts appear after the User defined Fonts. c “Entering Text” on page 127, “Reshaping Embroidery Patterns” on page 106 and “Specifying TrueType t...

131 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 2. Click Text , then Edit Letters . → The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears. 3. The selected text is displayed in the text field. 4. Edit the text as needed. 5. Click OK . → The edited text is displayed in the Design Page. c “Entering Text” ...

132 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 5. Change the font, size, color, sew type and other attributes. Specifying text attributes Various character attributes for text can be set in the Text Attribute Setting dialog box. Toolbar button: 1. Select the text that you want to edit. 2. C...

133 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) c “Specifying text arrangement” below and “Transforming text” on page 137 Easy changes to the character size and attributes You can easily use drag operations to change the size and text attributes (character spacing, vertical offset, rotation)...

134 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 3. When you release the mouse button, the character size is changed. → The new size is displayed on the Sewing Attributes bar. ■ Changing the character spacing 1. Place the pointer onto the character body other than the handles and drag the cha...

137 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Canceling text arrangement The text arrangement on a path can be cancelled. Toolbar button: 1. Select text that is arranged on a path (Fit to Path). 2. Click , or click Text , then Release Text from Path . c “Specifying text arrangement” on p...

139 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Entering Small Text If the Small Text tool is used, beautiful embroidery can be created from small characters of 6 mm (0.24 inch) or less. FIVE fonts are available. 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Three buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of t...

140 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Entering Monograms The monogram function allows you to create monograms composed of one to three or less uppercase letters and arrange a decorative pattern around them. 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Three buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape ...

141 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 8. Click OK . → The monogram is displayed in the Design Page with the selected decorative pattern. 9. Click on the Tool Box, select the decorative pattern, and then adjust its size and position. 10. If necessary, change the thread color and sew...

142 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Editing the monogram text 1. Select the monogram pattern that you want to edit. 2. Click Text , then Edit Letters . → The Edit Monogram Letters dialog box appears, where the characters of the selected monogram pattern are displayed in the tex...

144 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Applying and Editing Stamps Stamps can be applied to regions of objects drawn with the Circle or Arc tool, Rectangle tool, Outline tools, Text tools and the Manual Punch tools. Some stamp patterns are provided with this application; however, by...

145 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 7. Click the desired locations within the object where you want to apply the stamp. → The stamps appear as dotted lines in the object. Editing a stamp 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Two buttons appear: . 2. Click . → The shape of the pointer chang...

149 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 1. Click the Region sew button. This button has two settings: On: The Region color button and the Region sew type selector is displayed. Off: The Region color button and the Region sew type selector are not displayed. Clicking the button switch...

153 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Line sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Zigzag stitch Running stitch Triple stitch Under sewing Sets underlay stitching on or off. Use underlay stitching in order to prevent shrinking during ...

154 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Motif stitch E/V stitch Run pitch Sets the pitch of the line sewing.Range: 1.0–10.0 mm (0.04–0.39 inch)Default: 10.0 mm (0.39 inch) Motif Select a pattern for the motif stitch. Click , and then, in the Browse dialog box that appeared, select th...

155 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Region sewing attributes The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. Satin stitch Under sewing Sets under lay stitching on or off. Use under lay stitching in order to prevent shrinking during stitching.On: Under lay st...

156 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Fill stitch b Memo: For details on manual punching, refer to “Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)” on page 125. Under sewing Sets under lay stitching on or off. Use under lay stitching in order to prevent ...

157 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Programmable fill stitch Step Pitch Sets the pitch of the stitching.Range: 1.0–10.0 mm (0.04–0.39 inch)Default: 4.0 mm (0.16 inch) Frequency Sets the spacial frequency steps.Range: 0–99%Default: 30% Pull Compensation Lengthens the sewing region...

161 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Manual punch Notes on programmable fill stitches and stamps When setting the sew type and pattern directions of a programmable fill stitch or a stamp, lines will not be sewn if the sew type and pattern direction settings cause a stitch to be se...

162 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Creating a gradation The density of one or two colors can be adjusted at various locations to create a custom gradation pattern. 1. In Expert mode of the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box, select the Gradation check box under Region sew . 2. ...

165 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Saving frequently used sewing attributes Frequently used sewing attributes can be saved together, and recalled when specifying sewing attributes. ■ Opening the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 1. Click one of the Tool Box buttons used to dra...

167 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) → If the selected pair cannot be set for hole sewing, the following message appears. 3. Click OK to remove the message. ■ Canceling hole sewing 1. Select a pattern that has been set for hole sewing. 2. Click Sew , then Cancel Hole Sewing . The ...

168 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Zooming You can zoom in to work on details of the embroidery pattern or you can zoom out to work on any part of the embroidery pattern that cannot be viewed in the work area. Zooming in 1. Click on the Tool Box. → Five buttons appear: . 2. Clic...

169 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Checking Embroidery Patterns Measuring the distance between two points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Move the pointer to the beginning of the part of the object that you want to measure, and then hold down...

170 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) c “Specifying the Design Page Size and Color” on page 99 Checking and editing the sewing order/color The sewing order of pattern colors as well as the sewing order of pattern objects of the same color can be checked and modified as necessary. T...

173 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) 3. If necessary, use the Contrast slider to set the contrast. 4. If necessary, use the Brightness slider to set how bright the display is. 5. Click Apply to display a realistic preview of the patterns with the new settings (when the realistic p...

175 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Viewing design in the reference window A design in the Design Page is displayed in the Reference Window, giving you an overall view of the design while you work on a detailed area. The display area frame (red rectangle) indicates the part of th...

177 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Saving and Printing Saving ■ Overwriting Once the image or design has been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File , then Save . → If the image or design has...

180 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Printing ■ Specifying print settings Before printing, you may need to change the print settings for the embroidery design files that you want to print. 1. Click File , then Print Setup . → A Print Setup dialog box similar to the one shown below...

183 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Changing Software Settings Changing the grid settings A grid of dotted lines or solid lines can be displayed or hidden, and the spacing for the grid can be adjusted. 1. Click Display , then Grid Setup . → The Grid Setting dialog box appears. 2....

184 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop Users Creating design for multi-position hoops This program enables you to create multi-position design that you can stitch in any multi-position hoop attached to your embroidery machine. Although the si...

186 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Checking the pattern 1. Click Option , then Design Property . → At the same time that the Design Property dialog box appears, the Design Page is automatically zoomed in or out to fit in the entire window. b Memo: • A check mark appears when t...

190 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) To mark an area below the previously marked area, align points A and B on the template with marks C and D on the fabric. ■ Hooping the fabric Using the hoop’s plastic embroidery sheet, align the reference lines on the embroidery sheet with the ...

191 Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing) ■ Embroidering Now, we are ready to embroider the design. 1. When large-size embroidery design are transferred to the embroidery machine, the patterns appear on the embroidery machine display as shown below. For this example, select the first e...

193 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Basic Operation Flow - Design Center Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images created in other applications. With Design Center, you can also apply stitch patterns created with Programmable Stitch C...

194 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Original Image Stage Importing an image using the wizard This wizard provides a step-by-step guide for creating embroidery patterns. 1. Click File , then Wizard . → The How do you want to produce embroidery? dialog box appears. Po...

198 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Drawing and erasing outlines Drawing outlines 1. On the Tool Box, click the button for the pen with the desired thickness. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. To add a dot, click once. To draw a line, drag the pointer. Eras...

199 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Figure Handle Stage After creating the outline, which is simply a collection of dots (or pixels) in the Line Image Stage, continue to the Figure Handle Stage, where the dots are automatically connected to create lines that can be ...

202 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Drawing a New figure handle image freehand An empty Design Page can be created in order to draw a figure handle image or to create patterns from outlines taken from a previously saved .pem file. 1. Click File , then New Figure Dat...

203 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 2. Move the pointer over one of the handles of a selected outline or group of outlines. → The shape of the pointer changes to , , or , depending on the handle that the pointer is over. 3. Drag the handle to adjust the selected out...

204 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Rotating numerically: 1. Select the outline that you want to rotate. 2. Click Edit , then Numerical Setting , then Rotate . → The Rotate dialog box appears. 3. Type or select the desired rotation angle. 4. Click OK . ■ Deleting ou...

205 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Reshaping outlines ■ Moving points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the outline that you want to edit. → The outline appears in pink, and the points in the selected outline appear as small...

206 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) ■ Splitting a point into two Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 1. Click the outline containing the point that you want to split. → The points in the outline appear as small empty squares. 2. Click the ...

209 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Sew Setting Stage After editing the outline in the Figure Handle Stage, continue to the Sew Setting Stage, where the sewing attributes can be set. Use the zooming tools available to display the pattern enlarged or reduced. Toolbar...

210 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) 3. Click the enclosed region where you want to apply the sewing attributes. → “Marching lines” appear around the selected region, and the color and sew type selected on the Sewing Attributes bar are applied to the region. Checking...

211 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) ■ Line sewing Applying sewing attributes to the entire outline 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to , and the Sewing Attributes bar appears similar to the one shown below. 2. If necessary, change the col...

216 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) ■ Specifying sewing attributes Various sewing attributes for lines and regions can be set in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box. Toolbar button: 1. Click in the Toolbar → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears. Begin...

225 Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center) Notes on programmable fill stitches When setting the sew type and pattern directions of a programmable fill stitch, lines will not be sewn if the sew type and pattern direction settings cause a stitch to be sewn in the same direct...

237 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Starting up Font Creator 1. Click , then select All Programs , then PE-DESIGN Ver7 , then Font Creator to open the Font Creator window. → The Font Creator window appears. Opening a File Creating a new font You can begin with a blank work area to design a new ...

241 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Selecting the Character To Be Created The character to be created can be selected. 1. Click the Select Character button in the Select Character bar. In the Select Character dialog box that appeared, select the character to be created. b Memo: • Characters whe...

242 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Creating a Font Character Pattern Using the Manual Punch tools, create the font character pattern. A background image can be displayed so that the font character pattern can be created more easily. Color and stitching settings are done with Layout & Editi...

244 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Editing Font Character Patterns Selecting patterns 1. Click on the Tool Box. → The shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the pattern that you want to select. → Handles appear around the pattern to show that it is selected. 3. To select an additional patt...

249 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Deleting points 1. Click on the Tool Box. → When the pointer is moved over the work area, the shape of the pointer changes to . 2. Click the pattern that you want to edit. → The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares. 3. Click the point that you ...

250 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Checking the Created Font Patterns The sewing order and preview of the font character patterns and the list of created characters can be checked. Checking and editing the sewing order The sewing order for the font character pattern can be viewed and modified....

253 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Saving Font Character Patterns Overwriting The font character pattern being edited is overwritten when saving any changes that have been made. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File , then Save . → If the pattern has already been saved at least once, the fi...

254 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) Changing the Settings Changing the drawing mode There are two drawing modes in Font Creator. • Fill mode Blocks appear filled in. In this mode, the overlapping positions of patterns can be viewed better. • Outline mode (Fill mode Off) Blocks do not appear fil...

255 Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator) 3. Drag the handle to adjust the selected background image to the desired size. ■ Moving the background image 1. Click Display , then Modify Template . → The background image is selected. 2. Move the pointer over a selected background image. → The shape of th...

256 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Opening a Pattern File A previously saved programmable stitch file can be opened to be edited. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File , then Open . → An Open dialog box similar to the one shown below appears. 2. Select the drive and...

258 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Creating a New Pattern You can begin with a blank work area in order to design a new stitch pattern. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File , then New . → If the current work area has already been saved or has not been edited, a new...

259 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) ■ Motif mode In Motif mode, you can create custom stitch patterns by changing the shape of a single line. These stitch patterns can be applied in line sewing and region sewing in Layout & Editing, and region sewing in Design Cente...

260 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Viewing the Stitch Pattern While Creating It You can display the Preview window to view a repeating image of the stitch pattern as you create it. 1. If the Preview window isn’t displayed, click Display , then Preview . The Preview win...

263 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) 2. Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern(s) to the desired size. Deleting patterns 1. Select the pattern to be deleted. 2. Press the key, or click Edit , then Delete . Cutting out patterns Selected pattern(s) can be removed f...

264 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Flipping patterns vertically You can flip the selected pattern(s) vertically (up/down). Toolbar button: 1. Select one or more patterns. 2. Click , or click Edit , then Mirror , then Horizontal . → The selected pattern(s) are replaced ...

268 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Specifying Region Sewing Region sewing is composed of line stitches that, when they form enclosed areas or regions, the regions can be filled with different types of stitching in order to create a pattern with an embossing/engraving e...

269 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Creating a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode) In Motif mode, stitch patterns are created by inserting points on the base line of the motif stitch, then moving them in order to change the shape of the stitch and give it the look of a si...

270 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Editing a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode) After creating a stitch pattern, or after opening an existing motif file, you may want to change its shape or position. To do so, you can proceed in the same way as described above, but in a...

272 Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator) Saving Stitch Patterns Overwriting Once the stitch pattern has been saved, changes can easily be saved so that the latest version can be retrieved later. Toolbar button: 1. Click , or click File , then Save . → If the pattern has alre...

274 Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Starting Up Design Database 1. Click , then select All Programs , then PE-DESIGN Ver7 , then Design Database to open the Design Database window. → The Design Database window appears. 2. Click a folder in the folder pane. → All embroidery files i...

275 Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Moving/copying files to a different folder From Design Database, embroidery design can easily be moved from one folder to another. 1. In the folder pane, locate the folder where you want to move the embroidery design. 2. In the folder pane, clic...

277 Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Opening Embroidery Designs Opening files with Layout & Editing You can easily open any selected .pes file with Layout & Editing. 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design that you want to open in Layout &a...

278 Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Checking Embroidery Designs Previewing files A preview of the embroidery design can be displayed. Toolbar button: 1. In the folder pane, select the folder containing the embroidery design that you want to preview. 2. In the contents pane, select...

280 Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Searching for an Embroidery Design The Search function allows you to quickly search for the desired embroidery design (.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx) within the selected folder according to the various...

288 Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database) Outputting as a CSV file A .csv file containing the sewing information (file name, dimensions, number of stitches, number of colors, file path, file properties (.pes files only) and the names of thread colors and thread numbers) for selected emb...

291 Tutorial (Advanced) Select the area (mask shape and position) ofthe photo to be converted the embroiderypattern. Select the shape of the mask. If Round mask is selected Drag the handle to adjust the mask to the desired size. Move the pointer inside the mask, drag the mask to the desired position...

296 Tutorial (Advanced) Manually Creating Custom Font (Font Creator) With Font Creator, custom font characters that can be used in Layout & Editing can be created and edited. Using these custom characters, original embroidery patterns can be created.This procedure will go through each step of th...

298 Tutorial (Advanced) Move the pointer over the selected image, and then drag the image to the desired position. Step 3 Creating a font character pattern In this example, we will trace a background image to create a font character pattern. Select the character to be created. Click the Select chara...

302 Tutorial (Advanced) Move the pointer over the selected image, and then drag the image to the desired position. Create the font character pattern. Click (Manual Punch tool). b Memo: • When characters created with Font Creator are imported into Layout & Editing, the width and height of the cha...

305 Tutorial (Advanced) Save the font character pattern. Click File , then Save . Select the drive and folder, and then type in the file name. For this example, type in the name “My font1”. Click Save . Step 5 Creating an embroidery pattern using the created font characters The created font characte...

308 Tutorial (Advanced) Step 2 [Case 1] Drawing lines to edit the stitch pattern Now, we are going to draw lines between the displayed ones using the Line tool of the Tool Box. Draw the straight lines. Click . → The pointer change to look like . Move the pointer to the second vertical grid line to t...

309 Tutorial (Advanced) Repeat the previous operations to add another wave between the first and second waves on the right side. Step 2 [Case 2] Creating patterns (embossing/engraving) for region sewing (Fill/Stamp mode) A stamp can be made by sewing regions of a fill stitch pattern with the fill st...

311 Tutorial (Advanced) Step 2 [Case 3] Reshaping a single line to create custom stitch patterns (Motif mode) In Motif mode, you can create original stitch patterns by changing the shape of a single line. These stitch patterns can be applied in line sewing and region sewing in Layout & Editing, ...

312 Tutorial (Advanced) Step 3 Saving the edited stitch pattern In order to apply your edited stitch pattern as a programmable fill stitch or as a stamp to a region in Layout & Editing or Design Center, you must first save it as a .pas file. (In Motif mode, the file is saved as a .pmf file.)For ...

313 Tutorial (Advanced) Creating Large-Size Embroidery Designs Large-size embroidery designs can be created in Layout & Editing.This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation. Step 1 Specifying the Design Page size in Layout & Editing First, we will specify the size of the D...

317 Tips and Techniques Sew Types The sewing attributes for each sew type are first set to their default settings; however, by changing the settings of the sewing attributes, you can create custom stitching. c For more details, refer to “Line sewing attributes” on page 153 (Layout & Editing). c ...

319 Tips and Techniques Enlarging/Reducing Embroidery Patterns There are several ways of enlarging or reducing an imported embroidery pattern in Layout & Editing. You may choose to scale your pattern with the pointer, or apply the Stitch to Block function, then scale the pattern. When you normal...

320 Tips and Techniques • When satin stitching is sewn in a wide area, the stitched area may shrink after sewing, depending on the material and the type of thread used. If this happens, switch to this alternate method: Select the fill stitch and use stabilizer material on the reverse side of the fab...

321 Tips and Techniques Removing Sections of Stitch Pattern (by Using the Split Stitch tool) Click on the Tool Box in Layout & Editing, click a frame around the desired section of the stitch pattern, and then double-click to remove the framed section. c For more details, refer to “Splitting off ...

322 Tips and Techniques c For more details, refer to “Editing User Thread Color Lists” on page 162. Fonts Suitable for Embroidering ■ When sewing small fonts For best results when embroidering designs containing small font patterns, follow the recommendations described below. 1. Reduce the thread te...

325 Menus/Tools Layout & Editing List of Tool Box Buttons Tool Box Purpose Reference Sets the pointer in selection mode. When you start up the application, the selection mode is selected. Pointer shape: p. 101 Sets the pointer in point edit mode.Pointer shape: or p. 106p. 110 Sets the pointer in...

326 Menus/Tools List of Menus ■ File menu The File menu contains commands for handling file input/output, such as opening, saving and printing. Sets the pointer in stamp input or stamp edit mode.Pointer shape: p. 144 b Memo: Many menu commands are available as buttons on the Toolbar or in the menu t...

327 Menus/Tools ■ Edit menu The Edit menu contains commands for performing simple actions on selected patterns, such as cutting and pasting. Print Preview Allows you to preview the contents of the Design Page and check the sewing color order, the dimensions and the needle count before printing. p. 1...

329 Menus/Tools ■ Image menu The Image menu contains commands for importing and exporting image data and creating embroidery data from image data. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Input from File Imports image data from an existing file so that it can be used as a guide for creating embro...

330 Menus/Tools ■ Text menu The Text menu contains commands for performing actions on text patterns, such as fitting text to a curved path. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Edit Letters Allows you to edit entered text. Ctrl + L p. 142 Text Attribute Setting Allows for precise control of c...

331 Menus/Tools ■ Sew menu The Sew menu contains commands for controlling the way each pattern will be sewn. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Sewing Attribute Setting Sets the sewing attributes of the regions and the outlines of a pattern. Ctrl + W p. 151 Sewing Order/Color Allows you to ...

332 Menus/Tools ■ Display menu The Display menu contains commands for modifying the appearance of the screen. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Grid Setup Controls the display and characteristics of the grid. p. 183 Preview Specifies whether the patterns appear as stitches or in the normal...

333 Menus/Tools ■ Option menu The Option menu contains commands for providing additional options. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Design Center Starts up Design Center and displays its window up front. F5 p. 14p. 33 Programmable Stitch Creator Starts up Programmable Stitch Creator and di...

334 Menus/Tools ■ Help menu The Help menu contains commands for accessing the on-screen help information system. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Instruction Manual Starts up the Instruction Manual (HTML format) for this application. F1 p. 3 Check for Updates Checks for the updated versio...

341 Menus/Tools ■ Option menu The Option menu contains commands for selecting the Design Page size and the unit system. ■ Stage menu The Stage menu contains commands for moving from one stage to the next or to a previous one. Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key Reference Layout & Editing Starts up...

348 Menus/Tools List of Menus ■ File menu The File menu contains commands for handling files, such as opening and saving. ■ Mode menu You can use Programmable Stitch Creator to create patterns for programmable fill stitches, motif fill or motif line stitches, and stamps. However, the method and work...

351 Menus/Tools Design Database List of Menus ■ File menu The File menu contains commands for handling files, such as opening, importing and converting, and for creating catalogs. b Memo: Many menu commands are available as buttons on the Toolbar or in the menu that appears when the right mouse butt...

354 Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, visit the following Web site to find causes and solutions to those problems and answers to frequently asked questions. http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/midlink2.aspx?prod=pe-design7&lang=all