Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingInputting Images and Embroidery Patterns
 To display the images of all parts 
combined, select the Display With 
Other Parts
 check box in the Part 
Variations List dialog box that 
appeared.
 Select a part from the list, and then 
click 
OK.
5.To select a part feature (for example, standard 
size, slightly larger, slightly smaller, wider or 
taller), move the Part Feature slider, if it is 
available.
6.To change the color of the parts, click the...

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Changing the Size and Position of the 
Image
The size and position of the image can be adjusted.
1.Click Image, then Modify.
→A red line and handles appear around the 
image.
bMemo:
The status bar shows the dimensions (width 
and height) of the image.
Moving an image:
1.Move the pointer over the image.
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Drag the image to the desired location.
Scaling an image:
1.Move the pointer over one of the handles....

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingInputting Images and Embroidery Patterns
Automatically Converting Image Data Into 
an Embroidery Pattern
The Image to Stitch Wizard gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern.
Toolbar button: 
1.If no image is displayed in the Design Page, 
use one of the commands on the Input sub-
menu of the Image menu to display the image 
that you want to convert to an embroidery 
pattern.
2.Click Image, then Modify, and...

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To display the outline extracted from the 
analyzed image, select the Show Outline 
check box.
Under Analysis Parameters, select the 
desired image-analyzing settings.
Noise reduction: Sets the level of noise 
(distortions) that is removed from the image.
Segmentation sensitivity: Sets the 
sensitivity for the image analysis.
Outline smoothness: Sets the smoothness 
of the extracted outline.
Max. Number of colors: Sets the number of 
colors...

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingInputting Images and Embroidery Patterns
bMemo:
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click Cancel.
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
bMemo:
To automatically set a mask so that the 
background is trimmed off, click Auto 
Generate.
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it...

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bMemo:
To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes to the settings, click Cancel.
3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.
→The image is analyzed, and the Check 
Mask Shape dialog box appears.
bMemo:
Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled 
with a crosshatch pattern.
4.Click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
5.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous...

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingInputting Images and Embroidery Patterns
Auto Select Setting
Auto Select
Click this button to use the settings specified 
under Auto Select Setting and automatically 
select from the selected thread chart the most 
appropriate thread colors for creating the 
photo embroidery. The selected thread colors 
appear in the Use Color List mentioned 
below.
This button can be clicked only if the settings 
under Auto Select Setting have been 
changed.
Use...

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bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
7.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and dis-
played in the Design Page.
■If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
bMemo:...

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingInputting Images and Embroidery Patterns
5.In the Gray Balance dialog box, click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog 
box appears. 
6.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Sewing OptionImage Type
Use Color
Specifies the color of thread used to create the 
embroidery pattern.
The default...

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8.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and dis-
played in the Design Page.
■If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
bMemo:
To automatically set a mask so that the 
background is trimmed off, click Auto 
Generate
.
2.In the image preview box, move the...