Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

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8.Click a decorative pattern to select it, and then 
click Select (or double-click the pattern) to 
close the Browse dialog box and display the 
pattern in the preview window.
9.After selecting the desired settings, click OK.
→The monogram is displayed in the Design 
Page with the selected decorative pattern.
bMemo:
To quit the operation, click Cancel.
Specifying monogram 
attributes
■Monogram Font 
Use this selector to...

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2.Click Text, then  Edit Letters .
→ The  Edit Monogram Letters  dialog box 
appears, where the char acters of the se-
lected monogram are displayed in the text 
field and the selected decorative pattern 
is displayed in the preview window.
3.Edit the text as needed.
bMemo:
• You can also enter a character by  selecting it in the character table, then 
clicking 
Insert, or simply by double-
clicking it.
 To change the decorative pattern, click 
Select...

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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 
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.
→Two buttons appear:  ....

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bMemo:
• The whole stamp appears, even if it is larger than the object that it has been 
applied to, however, only  the parts that are 
enclosed within the object will be sewn.
 Stamps can only be applied to objects  drawn with the Circle or Arc tool, 
Rectangle tool, Outline tools, Text tools 
and the Manual Punch tools and that have 
the satin stitch, fill stitch and 
programmable fill stitch applied.
 To apply several stamps within the same  object,...

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Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and 
Regions
The Sewing Attributes bar allows you to set the 
following attributes:
 geometric attributes (arc shape, rectangle 
edge radius, and path shape)
 text attributes (font, size and transformation 
level)
 embroidery attributes (thread color and sew 
type, outline and inside region on/off)
The sewing attributes that are available depend on 
the tool selected in Tool Box, and...

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Setting the thread color and sew type
All patterns can be assigned at least one color and 
sew type. Patterns with an outline and an inside 
region can be assigned two different thread colors 
and sew types. If a gradation is set, an additional 
color can be added to the region. (For details on 
gradations, refer to “Creating a gradation” on 
page 179.) In addition, each character in a text 
pattern can be assigned individual thread colors and 
sew types....

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■Region sew 
Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for an 
inside region.
bMemo:
The Region sew button is available only 
when the Select Object tool is selected 
and no patterns are selected, when you 
select a pattern that has an inside region 
(text, fan shapes, arcs & strings, 
rectangles, closed broken lines, curves), 
or when you click , , , or 
 on the Tool Box to start drawing 
such a pattern.
 When region...

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→This setting is applied to all patterns of the 
same type that you will create, until the 
setting is changed. The color button of 
each category shows the current color for 
that category.
→If a pattern is selected, the setting is ap-
plied to the selected pattern.
cFor details on specifying a user thread 
chart or for information on how machines 
handle thread colors, refer to “Editing 
User Thread Color Lists” on page 190.
c“Line sew” on page 168 and...

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c“Line sew” on page 168, “Region sew” on 
page 169 and “Specifying sewing 
attributes” below
Specifying sewing attributes
Various sewing attributes for lines and regions can 
be set in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box
Toolbar button: 
1.Click one of the Tool Box buttons used to draw 
or select objects.
2.Click   in the Toolbar
→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
appears.
Beginner mode:
Expert mode:
bMemo:
 An...

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■Line sewing attributes
The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type.
Zigzag stitch
Running stitch
Motif stitch
Zigzag widthSets the width of the zigzag.
Range: 1–10 mm (0.04–0.39 inch)
Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch)
DensitySets the number of lines per millimeter (inch). 
Range: 1–7 lines per mm (25–178 lines per inch)
Default: 4.5 lines per mm (114 lines per inch)
Half StitchSets half stitching on or off.
If one side of the zigzag...