Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

Advanced OpreationDesign Center
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Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Programmable fill stitch
FrequencySets the spacial frequency steps.
Range: 0–99%
Default: 30%
Pull CompensationLengthens the sewing region in the stitch pattern’s sewing direction to prevent pattern shrink-
age during sewing.
Range: 0–2 mm (0.00–0.08 inch)
Default: 0.0 mm (0.00 inch)
0%
30%
Under sewingSets underlay stitching on or off. Try to use underlay stitching for wide areas, in order to pre-
vent shrinking during...

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Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Programma-
ble fillSelect a pattern for programmable fill stitch.
Click
 , and then, in the Browse dialog box that appeared, select the folder 
containing the .pas file that you want to use. Double-click the desired pattern, or 
select it, and then click OK.
Width (horizontal length)Sets the stitch pattern width.
Range: 2–10 mm (0.20–0.39 inch)
Default: 7.5 mm (0.30 inch)
Height (vertical length)Sets the stitch pattern height.
Range: 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 inch)...

Advanced OpreationDesign Center
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Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Motif stitch
Cross stitch
Concentric circle stitch, radial stitch and spiral stitch
For details on moving the center point of the concentric circle stitch and the radial stitch, refer to “Moving the 
center point of the concentric circle stitch and radial stitch” on page 97.
MotifSelects whether to use pattern 1 or pattern 2 for the motif stitch. If you choose to use both patterns, the data 
is created to sew alternating rows of...

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Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
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 direction as a line in 
the stitch pattern.
Use the Preview function to view exactly how the 
stitch pattern will be sewn, and then set the stitch 
direction and pattern direction according to the 
selected sew type or to the effect that...

Advanced OpreationDesign Center
97
Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Moving the center point of the 
concentric circle stitch and radial stitch
In order to increase the decorative effect, you can 
move the center point of regions set to the 
concentric circle stitch or radial stitch.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Select the desired color and sew type 
(Concentric Circle Stitch or Radial Stitch).
3.Click the region.
→The center point ( ) appears.
4.Drag the...

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Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Applying and Editing Stamps
Stamps created with Programmable Stitch Creator can be applied to regions in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage) of 
Design Center. Some stamp patterns are provided with this application; however, by using Programmable 
Stitch Creator, you can edit the patterns that are provided or you can create your own.
Applying a stamp
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Stamp Attribute Setting 
dialog box appears....

Advanced OpreationDesign Center
99
Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
 Stamps are only sewn within the region 
that they have been applied to.
 The size of stamps may change when they 
are imported into Layout & Editing if the 
size of the design has been changed with 
the 
Magnification setting in the Import size dialog box.
Editing a stamp
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, the Stamp Attribute Setting dia-
log box appears, and stamps that have 
been applied are...

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Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Viewing and Modifying the Sewing Order
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. (This function is available only in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage).)
Toolbar button:  
1.Click  , or click Sew, then Sewing Order.
→The Color tab of a Sewing Order dialog 
box similar to the one shown below ap-
pears.
bMemo:
 The frames containing regions are 
separated from the...

Advanced OpreationDesign Center
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Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Checking the Stitching
The actual stitching as it will be performed by the sewing machine can be viewed using the stitch simulator. 
(This function is available only in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage).)
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Display, then Stitch 
Simulator.
The Stitch Simulator dialog box appears, 
and the embroidery pattern is cleared from the 
Design Page.
To begin the stitching simulation, click 
.
bMemo:
 During...

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Design CenterStage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)
Previewing the Sewing Image
Once the embroidery pattern is complete or while you work on the design, you can preview the pattern’s 
stitches. You can also view a realistic preview of the pattern in order to see how it will appear once it is sewn. 
(These functions are available only in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage).)
1.To display a preview of the embroidery 
pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and 
then click Preview.
An alternate method is to click the...