Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Reshaping 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.
4.Drag the point to the new...

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Splitting a point into two
Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
1.Click the outline containing the point that you 
want to split.
→The points in the outline appear as small 
empty squares.
2.Click the point that you want to split.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
3.A point can also be split by right-clicking it, 
then clicking Split on the menu that appeared, 
or by clicking Edit on...

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4.Repeat step 3. until you have specified all 
points except the end point.
5.Double-click in the Design Page to specify the 
end point.
Viewing outlines in the 
Reference Window
All outlines in the Design Page are displayed in the 
Reference Window, giving you an overall view of the 
outline while you work on a detailed area. The 
display area frame (red rectangle) indicates the part 
of the outline displayed in the Design Page.
In...

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2.Drag the corner to adjust the display area 
frame to the desired size.

Displaying the image being used 
to create the embroidery pattern
The image opened from the Original Image Stage 
can be displayed in the Reference Window.
1.Click the Image tab.

Displaying a different reference 
image
The embroidery pattern being created and a 
different image can be displayed in the Reference 
Window.
1.Click the Image tab.
2.Click Reference,...

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Sew Setting Stage
After editing the outline in the Figure Handle Stage, continue to the Sew Setting Stage, where the sewing 
attributes can be set. Use the zooming tools available to display the pattern enlarged or reduced.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click Stage, then To Sew 
Setting.
→The pattern is displayed in the Design 
Page of the Sew Setting Stage. 
c“Drawing a New line image freehand” on 
page 197“ and “Figure Handle Stage”...

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3.Click the enclosed region where you want to 
apply the sewing attributes.
→“Marching lines” appear around the 
selected region, and the color and sew 
type selected on the Sewing Attributes 
bar are applied to the region.
Checking the sewing attributes of a region
1.Click   on the Tool Box.→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Right-click a closed region.
→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
for the selected region appears....

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Line sewing
Applying sewing attributes to the entire 
outline
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar 
appears similar to the one shown below.
2.If necessary, change the color and sew type.
3.Click the outline where you want to apply the 
sewing attributes.
→“Marching lines” appear along the 
selected outline, and the color and sew 
type selected on the Sewing Attributes 
bar...

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3.Click the portion of the outline where you want 
to apply the sewing attributes.
→“Marching lines” appear along the 
selected portion of the outline, and the 
sew type selected on the Sewing 
Attributes bar is applied to the portion of 
the outline.
bMemo:
 You can change the sew type either before 
or after applying sewing attributes to the 
portion of the outline. For more details on 
changing this setting, refer to “Sew type” on...

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Checking the sewing attributes of an 
outline
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
Or click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Right-click a portion of the outline.
→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
for the selected outline or portion of 
outline appears. 
3.If necessary, change the settings in the 
Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.
c“Specifying sewing attributes” on...

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Region sew 
Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for a region.
1.Click .
This button has two settings:
On: The Region color button and the Region 
sew type selector are displayed.
Off: The Region color button and the Region 
sew type selector are not displayed. 
2.Click a region to apply the region sewing 
attributes.
→If the Region sew button has been 
switched on, the color displayed in the 
Region color button and the sew...