Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

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3.Click in the work area to specify the next point.
bMemo:
To remove the last point that was entered, 
click the right mouse button.
4.Continue clicking to specify every point, and 
then double-click the last point.
5.Repeat the entire procedure until the fill/stamp 
stitch pattern is completed.
Editing a Stitch Pattern in Fill/Stamp 
Mode
Selecting patterns
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
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2.Drag the pattern to the desired location.
bMemo:
 To move the pattern horizontally or 
vertically, hold down the   key while 
dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected pattern one grid mark in the 
direction of the arrow on the key. If the grid 
is not displayed, the pattern moves a 
distance smaller than the smallest grid 
interval in the direction of the arrow on the 
key.
Scaling patterns
1.Move the pointer over one of the handles of a 
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→The patterns saved on the Clipboard (us-
ing the Cut or Copy command) are past-
ed into the work area.
c“Cutting out patterns” on page 214, 
“Copying patterns” on page 214 and 
“Duplicating patterns” on page 214
Flipping patterns vertically
You can flip the selected pattern(s) vertically (up/
down).
Toolbar button:  
1.Select one or more patterns.
2.Click  , or click Edit, then Mirror, then 
Horizontal.
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Editing Points in Fill/Stamp Mode
The points that you move or insert are positioned at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the 
grid. Regardless of where you drag a point to or insert a point on the line, it will automatically be positioned at 
the nearest intersection.
Depending on the stitch that you want to create, you may need to select a grid of a different size. For details 
on the grids and adjusting them, refer to “Changing the grid settings”...

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Deleting points
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→When the pointer is moved over the work 
area, the shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the broken line that you want to edit.
bMemo:
You can only select one broken line at a time.
→The points in the broken line appear as 
small empty squares.
3.Click the point that you want to delete.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
bMemo:
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5.Click each region where you want to apply the 
embossing setting.
→The regions appear in blue, which is the 
color for the tool, and will be sewn with 
stitching that appears like satin stitching.
6.To remove the stamp effect applied to a 
region, click   (Region (reset)).→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
7.Click each region where you want to remove 
the engraving or embossing setting.
→The region appears in white, which is the 
color for the tool, and will be sewn...

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bMemo:
 To move the point horizontally or vertically, 
hold down the   key while dragging 
it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected point one grid mark in the 
direction of the arrow on the key. If the grid 
is not displayed, the pattern moves a 
distance smaller than the smallest grid 
interval in the direction of the arrow on the 
key.
 To delete a selected point, press the 
 key.
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Scaling patterns
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The motif stitch is selected.
2.Move the pointer over one of the handles of 
the pattern.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
,  ,   or  , depending on 
the handle that the pointer is over.
bMemo:
  is for scaling the width.
  is for scaling the height.
  and   are for scaling both 
dimensions at the same time. 
3.Drag the handle to adjust the selected 
pattern(s) to the desired size.
Flipping a pattern 
horizontally or...

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Saving
Overwriting
Once the stitch 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 pattern has already been saved at 
least once, the file is saved immediately.
→If no file name has been specified or if the 
file cannot be found, the Save As dialog 
box appears.
c“Saving with a new name” on this page 
Saving...

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Changing the Settings
Changing the display of the 
background image
The template image that remains in the work area 
can be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the 
image can be displayed.
1.Click Display, then Template, and then select 
the desired setting.
To display the template image, click On.
To display a faded copy of the image, click 
Faded.
To hide the template image, click Off.
bMemo:
 This function is not available if no template 
image has been imported...