Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Tutorial
→The following message appears.
Click OK.
Quit Layout & Editing.
Click File, then Exit.
aNote:
 If the card writer module is not correctly 
connected or powered, an error message 
of “No card writer module is connected. 
Please connect card writer module.” will 
appear.
 If the original card is not inserted or is 
defective, an error message of “No 
original card is inserted. Please insert an 
original card.” will appear.
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Importing Image Data
Importing image/photo data
Different types of clip art or photos can be imported 
into Layout & Editing to create embroidery patterns.
There are many different types of files that can be 
imported:
Windows bitmap (.bmp)
Exif (.tif, .jpg)
ZSoftPCX (.pcx)
Windows Meta File (.wmf)
Portable Network Graphics (.png)
Encapsulated PostScript (.eps)
Kodak PhotoCD (.pcd)
FlashPix (.fpx)...

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1.Check that the scanner or other TWAIN device 
is correctly connected to your computer.
2.Click Image, then Select TWAIN device.
→A Select Source dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears. 
3.From the Sources list, click the desired device 
to select it.
4.Click Select to choose the selected device 
and to close the dialog box.
5.Click Image, then Input, then from TWAIN 
device.
→The driver...

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5.To select a part feature (for example, standard 
size, slightly larger, slightly smaller, wider or 
taller), move the Part Feature slider, if it is 
available.
6.To change the color of the parts, click the 
Color tab, click the selector for the color that 
you want to change, and then select the 
desired color from the color list that appeared.
7.Click OK.
→The portrait image is displayed in the...

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Changing the Image Settings
Changing the display of the 
background image
The image that remains in the work area can be 
displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the image 
can be displayed.
1.Click Image, then Display Image, and then 
select the desired setting.
To display the original image, click On (100%).
To display a faded copy of the image, click the 
desired density (75%, 50% or 25%).
To hide...

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Automatically Converting an Image to an 
Embroidery Pattern (Image to Stitch Wizard)
The Image to Stitch Wizard gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern.
Toolbar button: 
1.If no image is displayed in the Design Page, 
use one of the commands on the Input sub-
menu of the Image menu to display the image 
that you want to convert to an embroidery 
pattern....

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Automatically converting an image to 
an embroidery pattern (Auto Punch)

If Auto Punch is selected
→After the image has been analyzed by the 
software, an Image Analysis dialog box 
similar to the one shown below appears.
1.Select the desired settings.
To display the resulting analyzed image, click 
the Result View tab. The embroidery pattern 
will be created with this image.
To adjust the zoom ratio...

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Automatically converting a photo to an 
embroidery pattern (Photo Stitch 1/Photo Stitch 2)

If Photo Stitch 1 (Color) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears. 
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
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3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.
→The image is analyzed, and the Check 
Mask Shape dialog box appears.
4.Click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
5.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
Image Tune
 Clicking the Image Tune button in the Select Mask dialog box displays an Image 
Tune dialog box similar to the one shown 
below.
 The image...

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Sewing Option
Color Option
DetailSpecifies how detailed the created 
embroidery pattern will be. Selecting a 
setting closer to Fine creates more 
details in the pattern and increases the 
number of stitches. (The stitches will 
overlap)
Run PitchSets the sewing pitch. The pattern is 
created with this setting value as the 
minimum length. When the value is 
lowered, the sewing pitch will be...