Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

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Stage 2 (Line Image Stage)
Continuing to Stage 2 (Line Image Stage)
After opening the image, continue to stage 2 (Line Image stage), where the color(s) that will be used to create 
the line image (outline of the image) will be selected. In stage 2 (Line Image stage), you can edit the image 
using the pen and eraser tools. You may also want to use these tools to create outlines that are easier to draw 
by hand, for example, free-hand writing. Use the...

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bMemo:
 To quit the operation and go back to stage 
1 (Original Image stage), click Cancel.
 It is recommended to select just as many 
colors as necessary to create a clear 
outline of the image. In the above 
example, only a single color was selected.
 If you do not like the result, select the 
menu command 
Stage – To Original 
Image to go back to stage 1 (Original 
Image stage), and then create the line 
image again.
Image tuning
Clicking the Image Tune...

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Design CenterStage 2 (Line Image Stage)
bMemo:
To draw vertical or horizontal lines, hold 
down the   key while moving the 
pointer.
Erasing outlines
1.On the Tool Box, click the button for the eraser 
with the desired thickness.
2.Move the pointer over the line that you want to 
erase, and then hold down the right mouse 
button.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Drag the pointer to erase the line. 
Shift
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Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)
Continuing to Stage 3 (Figure Handle 
Stage)
After creating the outline, which is simply a collection of dots (or pixels) in stage 2 (Line Image stage), continue 
to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), where the dots are automatically connected to create lines that can be 
edited. In stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), you can use the Point Edit tool to move, delete and insert points, or 
you can use the Line tool to draw lines.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click...

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Design CenterStage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)
5.To select a specific part of the image, click 
Pick Area, drag the pointer ( ) across the 
image in the Design Page to select the desired 
area.
bMemo:
The Figure Object Conversion Setting 
dialog box appears again when the mouse 
button is released.
6.Click OK.
→The figure handle image is displayed in 
the Design Page of stage 3 (Figure Han-
dle stage).
bMemo:
To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes to the...

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Design CenterStage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)
Creating a new Design Page in 
stage 3 (Figure Handle stage)
An empty Design Page can be created in order to 
draw a figure handle image or to create patterns 
from outlines taken from a previously saved .pem 
file.
1.Click File, then New Figure Data.
→If the current Design Page has already 
been saved or has not been edited, a new 
Design Page immediately appears in 
stage 3 (Figure Handle stage).
bMemo:
 The size of the Design Page is the 
currently...

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Design CenterStage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)
bMemo:
 To move the outline horizontally or 
vertically, hold down the   key while 
dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected outline 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) 
in the direction of the arrow on the key.
Scaling outlines
■Scaling manually
1.
Select the outline that you want to resize.
2.Move the pointer over one of the handles of a 
selected outline or group of outlines.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, ,...

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3.Move the pointer over one of the four rotation 
handles. 
→When the pointer is moved over a rotation 
handle, the shape of the pointer changes 
to .
4.Drag the rotation handle clockwise or 
counterclockwise to rotate the outline in 1° 
increments.
bMemo:
To rotate the outline in 15° increments, hold 
down the   key while dragging the 
rotation handle.
■Rotating numerically
1.
Select the outline that you want to rotate.
2.Click Edit, then Numerical Setting,...

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Design CenterStage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)
Editing Points in Outlines
Moving points
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the outline that you want to edit.
→The outline appears in pink, and the 
points in the selected outline appear as 
small empty squares. The points at the 
ends of lines appear as larger squares. 
3.Click the point that you want to move. 
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
bMemo:
To select...

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Design CenterStage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)
Drawing a Broken Line
The line drawing mode allows you to add broken lines to your pattern. A broken line is made of one or more 
adjacent straight lines, in other words, the end point of one straight line is the start point of the next one.
If the broken line that you draw did not create enclosed regions, it remains a simple outline, and you can only 
set sewing attributes for the line itself in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage).
If the broken line created...