Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

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→If the upgrade has been completed suc-
cessfully, the dialog box shown below ap-
pears.
Online registration
If you wish to be contacted about upgrades and provid ed with important information such as future product 
developments and improvements, you can register your  product online by following a simple registration 
procedure.
Click  Online Registration  on the Help menu of Layout & Editing to start up the installed Web browser and 
open the online registration page on our Web site....

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Tips and Techniques for Creating 
Embroidery Patterns
■Sewing wide areas
When satin stitching is sewn in a wide area, the stitched area may shrink after sewing, depending on the 
material and the type of thread used. If this happens, switch to this alternate method: Select the fill stitch and 
use stabilizer material on the reverse side of the fabric.
■Sewing directionIn order to limit shrinking, select a stitch direction perpendicular to the larger edge of the area. 
■Sewing order
After...

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Sew Types
The sewing attributes for each sew type are first set to their default settings; however, by changing the settings 
of the sewing attributes, you can create custom stitching. (For details, refer to pages 91 through 95 and 
pages 172 through 178.)
■Line sew types
Zigzag stitch Running stitch
Motif stitch E/V stitch
bMemo:
The stitching for the programmable fill stitch and the motif stitch depends on the selected stitch pattern. 
For details, refer to “Programmable fill stitch” on...

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Programmable fill stitch Motif stitch
bMemo:
The stitching for the programmable fill stitch and the motif stitch depends on the selected stitch pattern. 
For details, refer to “Programmable fill stitch” on page 93 and 175 and “Motif stitch” on page 95 and 177.
Cross stitch Concentric circle stitch
Radial stitch Spiral stitch
Piping stitch
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Chapter 1
Basic Operation
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Getting Started
About This Chapter
This chapter is organized as a tutorial to provide you with a hands-on introduction to the basic features of the 
applications.
1. Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
1-1. Using the Auto Punch Functionc page 19
In this section, we will use the Auto Punch function in Layout & Editing to automatically convert an 
image to an embroidery pattern.
1-2. Using a Photo Stitch Functionc page 25
In this section, we will use one of the Photo Stitch functions to create a...

Basic Operation
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Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
Using the Auto Punch Function
In this section, we are going to automatically create an embroidery pattern from an image.
Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is 
recommended to save the file (refer to Step 6, “Saving the embroidery pattern”, on page 23). You will be able 
to retrieve it later and resume your work.
The complete procedure will take you through the...

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Step 2
Opening an image file
First, we need to open the image that will be 
converted into the embroidery pattern.
1.Click Image on the menu bar, point to Input, 
and then click from File on the submenu.
→An Open an image file dialog box similar 
to the one shown below appears.
2.Double-click the ClipArt folder to open it.
3.Select the sample file tulip.bmp in the ClipArt 
folder.
bMemo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file...

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Step 3
Adjusting the size and position 
of the image
1.
Click Image on the menu bar, and then click 
Modify.
→Handles appear around the image.
bMemo:
The status bar shows the dimensions (width 
and height) of the image.
2.Move the pointer over a handle.
→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...

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bMemo:
The following stitch methods are also 
available.

Photo Stitch 1 (Color and Mono)
Refer to page 116 for more details on the 
Color setting and to page 120 for more 
details on the Mono setting.

Photo Stitch 2 (Color and Mono)
Refer to page 122 for more details on the 
Color setting and to page 124 for more 
details on the 
Mono setting.

Cross Stitch
For more details, refer to page 125.

Design Center
For more details, refer to “Using Design...