Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

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bMemo:
 To quit the operation, click Cancel.
 To modify the sewing attributes of all 
blocks of the same color within the pattern, 
hold down the   key while selecting a 
block whose color or sew type settings you 
want to change. (An alternate method is to 
first ungroup the colors of the pattern by 
selecting the menu command 
Edit – 
Ungroup.) Use the zoom tools to zoom 
into the design to select the color more...

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→The dotted line that is drawn when you 
move the pointer changes to a solid line 
when the next point is specified.
bMemo:
• To remove the last point that was entered, 
click the right mouse button. Each 
successive right-click removes points, one 
by one, in the opposit e order that they 
were entered.
 Once all points are deleted, 
the Tool Box buttons are available again, 
however, the application remains in Split 
stitch mode.
 
 An enclosure is valid...

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Drawing Circles and Arcs
The Circle or Arc tool allows you to create several curved patterns: regular circles (or ovals), arcs, fan shapes 
and arc & strings. 
All of these patterns, except arcs have an outline 
and a inside region, and can independently be 
assigned different sewing attributes. Arcs are simple 
outlines.
Drawing a circle or an oval
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the...

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→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 click.
→The radial line disappears.
5.Move the pointer until the arc has the desired 
shape, and then click.
Drawing a fan shape
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears similar to the one shown below.
bMemo:
 You can change the color and sew type 
either before...

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Drawing an arc & string
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears similar to the one shown below.
bMemo:
 You can change the color and sew type 
either before or after drawing the shape. 
For more details on changing these 
settings, refer to “Color” on page 169 and 
“Sew type” on page 170.
 You can also use the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting...

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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 the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears similar to the one shown below.
bMemo:
 You can change the edge radius, color and 
sew type either before or after...

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Drawing Straight Lines and Curves
The Outline tools allow you to add straight lines and curves to your pattern.
If the straight line or curve is set to be open (Open Path), it will end at the last point entered. Since this type 
of pattern is a simple outline and does not have an inside region, line sew type and color settings can only be 
applied to the line itself.
If the straight line or curve is set to be closed (Close...

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4.Click in the Design Page to specify the next 
point.
bMemo:
To remove the last point that was entered, 
click the right mouse button.
5.Continue clicking to specify every point, and 
then double-click the last end point.
Specifying the geometric 
attribute
■Path shape 
Use this selector to select whether the broken lines 
and curves will be open or closed.
bMemo:
The Path shape selector appears in the 
Sewing Attributes bar when   on the Tool 
Box is...

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Creating Manual Punching Data
The Manual Punch tools are used to create patterns that look like manual embroidery. With manual punching, 
you can create data with any sewing order, direction and orientation that you want.
Letters that you design yourself constitute a typical example of patterns that look better using manual punching 
patterns. The illustrations below show two previews of the letter “O”.
The one shown below...

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Another possibility is to load a template image and 
redraw it using manual punching patterns. The 
advantage of this method is that you have a better 
control on the thread orientation.
1.Open a template or prepare an image that you 
will use as a guide.
2.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Five buttons appear: 
 is for creating straight block-type 
punching patterns. (Shortcut key:  )
 is for creating curved block-type 
punching patterns. (Shortcut key:  )
 is for...