Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingChecking Embroidery Patterns
Viewing Patterns in the Reference 
Window
All outlines and patterns in the Design Page are displayed in the Reference Window, giving you an overall view 
of the pattern while you work on a detailed area. The display area frame (red rectangle) indicates the part of 
the pattern displayed in the Design Page.
Zooming
The pattern displayed in the Reference Window can 
be reduced to fit completely within the Reference 
Window...

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Saving and Printing
Saving
Overwriting
Once the image or pattern has been saved, 
changes can easily be saved so that the latest 
version can be retrieved later.
Toolbar button:  
1.Click  , or click File, then Save. 
→If the image or pattern has already been 
saved at least once, the file is saved im-
mediately.
→If no file name has been specified or if the 
file cannot be found, the Save As dialog 
box appears.
Saving with a new name
The current file can be saved with a different...

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Layout & EditingSaving and Printing
Outputting data in a 
different format
The data shown in the Design Page can be exported 
as a file of a different format (.dst, .hus, .exp, and 
.pcs).
1.Click File, then Export.
→A dialog box similar to the one shown be-
low appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name. 
3.Select the format (.dst, .exp, .pcs, or .hus) in 
which you want to export the file.
bMemo:
With the DST format, jump codes are...

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Layout & EditingSaving and Printing
bMemo:
Patterns created on a custom-sized Design 
Page are written to cards split into their various 
sections.
If the total size of the pattern exceeds the 
capacity of the original card or if your Design 
Page is set to a custom size of 90 
× 90 cm (3.54” × 3.54”), and is split into over 80 sections, you 
will need to split the pattern into sections and 
write them onto several original cards.
In this case, the 
Select Hoop Sections dialog 
box appears to let you...

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Layout & EditingSaving and Printing
bMemo:
 Patterns that are either too large or have 
too many stitches for the embroidery hoop 
size selected with the Hoop size selector, 
are displayed with a red crossed-out hoop 
().
 Patterns created for the optional extra-
large embroidery hoop are displayed with 
the  symbol.
 Patterns created on a custom-sized 
Design Page are displayed with the   
symbol.
3.From the Hoop size selector, select the 
appropriate size of...

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bMemo:
 To remove the embroidery pattern 
selected in the selected patterns list, click 
.
 Patterns created on a custom-sized 
Design Page are written to cards split into 
their various hoop sections.
If the total size of the pattern exceeds the 
capacity of the original card or if your hoop 
size is 90 
× 90 cm (3.54” × 3.54”) and the 
Design Page is split into over 80 sections, 
the available space appears in yellow on 
the progress bar. When   is clicked,...

Advanced OpreationLayout & Editing
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Layout & EditingSaving and Printing
Adding comments to saved 
.pes files
You can enter comments and information about the 
pattern to a saved .pes file.
1.Click File, then Property.
→The File Property dialog box appears.
bMemo:
The stitch count is the total of all stitches.
2.To enter or change the information, type it in.
3.Click OK to save the entered information.
bMemo:
 The entered information will be saved to 
the file the next time that it is saved.
 To quit...

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Printing
Specifying print settings
Before printing, you may need to change the print 
settings for the embroidery pattern files that you 
want to print.
1.Click File, then Print Setup.
→A Print Setup dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
2.Under Paper and Orientation, select the 
appropriate settings.
3.Under Print type, Print Option and Stitch 
image, select how the data is to be printed.
Print type
Actual Size: Select this option to print the...

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4.Click OK.
bMemo:
 To change the printer settings, click Properties.
 To quit the operation, click 
Cancel.
c“Previewing the Sewing Image” on 
page 187
Checking the print image
You can preview the contents of the Design Page, 
including the separate hoop sections of large-size 
embroidery patterns, and check the sewing color 
order, the dimensions and the stitch count before 
printing.
1.Click File, then Print Preview.
→If...

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Layout & Editing
Changing Software Settings
Changing the Settings
Changing the grid settings
A grid of dotted lines or solid lines can be displayed 
or hidden, and the spacing for the grid can be 
adjusted.
1.Click Display, then Grid Setup.
→The Grid Setting dialog box appears.
2.To display the grid, select the Show Grid 
check box. 
To hide the grid, clear the Show Grid check 
box.
3.To use the grid for aligning patterns or creating 
patterns of the same size, select the Snap to 
Grid check box....