Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

Basic Operation
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Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
bMemo:
 To zoom in (or out), click   (or  ) on 
the Tool Box, and then click the desired 
area of the embroidery pattern.
 To display, hide, or display a faded copy of 
the original image, which remains in the 
work area, click 
Image on the menu bar, 
point to 
Display Image, and then click the 
desired display setting.
 To display the original image, click 
On.
 To display a faded copy of the image, 
click 
Faded.
 To hide the original...

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Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
Step 7
Transferring the pattern to an 
original card
Before you can actually sew the embroidery 
pattern, you must transfer the pattern to a sewing 
machine. Transfer the embroidery pattern to the 
sewing machine using media of the type used by 
your machine, for example, original cards, floppy 
disks, CompactFlash cards, or USB media. For 
this example, we will transfer the pattern to an 
original card.
1.Insert an original card into the USB card writer...

Basic Operation
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Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
Using a Photo Stitch Function
In this section, we are going to automatically create a more realistic embroidery pattern from a photo.
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...

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Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
Step 2
Opening an image file
First, we need to open the image that will be 
converted into an embroidery pattern.
1.Click Image on the menu bar, point to Input, 
and then click from File on the submenu.
→The Open an image file dialog box ap-
pears.
2.Double-click the Photo folder to open it.
3.Select the sample file girl.bmp in the Photo 
folder.
bMemo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file will appear in the 
Preview box....

Basic Operation
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Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
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.Adjust the selected image to the desired size, 
and move it to the desired location.
cFor more details, refer to , “Changing the 
Size and Position of the Image”, on page 
114.
Step 4
Automatically converting the 
image to an...

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Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
2.Select Photo Stitch 1, then Color, and then 
click Next.
→The Select Mask dialog box appears. 
bMemo:
The following stitch methods are also 
available.

Auto Punch
For more details, refer to page 115.

Photo Stitch 1 (Mono)
For more details on the 
Mono setting, refer 
to page 120.

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...

Basic Operation
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Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
6.If the shape and position of the mask are as 
desired, click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
bMemo:
Various settings are available for converting 
the image to an embroidery pattern. (For 
more details on the various settings, refer to 
page 116.)
7.Click Next.
→The image is converted to an embroidery 
pattern, which is displayed in the Preview 
dialog box.
8.Click Finish.
→The embroidery pattern is displayed in the...

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Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns
Using Design Center
In this section, we are going to manually create an embroidery pattern from an image using a four-stage 
procedure. This pattern will be used later as the stepping stone to create a more complex embroidery pattern.
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 9, “Saving the file”, on page 38). You will be able to retrieve it...

Basic Operation
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Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns
Step 2
Opening an image file
First, we need to open the image that will be used 
to create the embroidery pattern.
1.In the How do you want to produce 
embroidery? dialog box, click  .
→The From Image dialog box appears.
2.Click .
→The Open dialog box appears.
bMemo:
The Open dialog box can also be displayed 
by selecting the menu command Open – File 
in Design Center.
3.Select the sample file Flower.bmp in the Data 
folder.
bMemo:
If the...

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2.Click any part of the outline. 
→The selected color appears in the top box 
under 
Pick Colors, and   appears in the 
check box to show that the color is selected.
bMemo:
 If the image contains outlines of different 
colors, you can repeat step 
2. t o  s e l e c t  u p  
to five colors. If more than five colors are 
selected, only the last five colors selected 
remain in the list.
 To deselect a color, clear the 
corresponding check box.
 To adjust the...