Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingEditing Embroidery Patterns
bMemo:
Select 100% to leave the pattern 
unchanged.
If 
aspect is selected, changing one 
dimension automatically changes the 
other so that the proportion of the width 
and height remains unchanged.
 The specified size is for the region. If the 
pattern has a line, the size of the entire 
pattern can be viewed under 
Region + 
Line
 Size at the bottom of the dialog box.
6.To resize the selected pattern while...

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Layout & EditingEditing Embroidery Patterns
bMemo:
To rotate the pattern in 15° increments, hold 
down the   key while dragging the 
rotation handle.
■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.
bMemo:
 The angle can also be specified by moving 
the pointer over the red arrow inside of the 
circle, then dragging the red arrow to the 
desired angle....

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingEditing Embroidery Patterns
Editing Points in 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 squares.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, an 
arc, a fan shape, an arc & string, a manual 
punching pattern, or stitch data.
4.To select a single point, click...

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5.Drag the point to the new location.
bMemo:
 All of the selected points move in the same 
direction.
 To move the point of a broken line, a curve, 
a manual punching pattern, or stitch data 
horizontally or vertically, hold down the 
 key while dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected point 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) in 
the direction of the arrow on the key.
If 
Snap to Grid is selected, each press of 
an arrow key moves the point one...

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingEditing Embroidery Patterns
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.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a 
manual punching pattern, or stitch data.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point that you want to delete.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
5.Click Edit,...

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Layout & EditingEditing Embroidery Patterns
bMemo:
If the point is on a curve, you can use the 
control handles to adjust the curve.
Moving entry/exit points and 
the center point
■Moving the entry/exit points
You can reposition the entry and exit points of 
objects created with the tools on the Tool Box in 
order to adjust the stitching.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the object that you want to edit.
→The entry and exit...

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingEditing Embroidery Patterns
■Moving the center point
The center point for regions set to the concentric 
circle stitch or radial stitch can be repositioned for a 
more decorative effect.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the region set to the concentric circle 
stitch or radial stitch that you want to edit.
→The entry and exit points and the center 
point of the object...

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Editing Stitch Data
Converting objects to stitch data
Objects drawn with the tools in Layout & Editing can 
be converted into stitch data, allowing you to make 
detailed changes by modifying the position of 
individual stitches.
1.Select the object that you want to convert.
2.Click Sew, then  Convert to Stitch .
The selected object is converted to stitch data. 
→ The dotted line around the converted data 
indicates that it is stitch data. Each stitch 
of...

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingEditing Embroidery Patterns
 To select an additional stitch point in the 
stitching order, hold down the   key 
and press the 
→or ↓key. To select an 
additional stitch point in the opposite 
direction of the stitching order, hold down 
the   key and press the 
←or 
↑key. Holding down the   key and 
pressing the opposite arrow key deselects 
the stitch point.
 To deselect the current stitch point and 
select the following point in the stitching...

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Changing colors of stitch data
The colors of imported stitch data or objects 
converted to stitches can be changed in the following 
way.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Sew, then Sewing Order/
Color.
→The Sewing Order/Color dialog box ap-
pears with each data in the pattern in a 
separate frame.
2.Select the frame for the data whose color you 
want to change.
3.Click .
→The Thread Color dialog box appears.
4.Select the desired color, and then click...