Deleting Points; Editing Points - Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Instruction Manual

Deleting points

1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ When the pointer is moved over the work
area, the shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Click the pattern that you want to edit.
b
Memo:
You can only select one pattern at a time.
→ The points in the pattern appear as small
empty squares.
3.
Click the point that you want to delete.
→ The selected point appears as a small
black square.
b
Memo:
To select additional points, hold down the
key and click each point, or drag the
Ctrl
pointer over the points that you want to select.
4.
Click Edit, then Delete, or press the
key to remove the point.
b
Memo:
• If a line is composed of two points and you
delete one of them, the entire line is
deleted.
• If a point inserted into a straight block-type
punching pattern, curved block-type
punching pattern or semi-automatically
created block-type punching pattern is
deleted, the point and line automatically
inserted along the sewing direction are also
deleted.

Editing points

The lines connected to a point can be changed to
either straight lines or curves. In addition, the lines
at a point can be smoothed out or straightened.
1.
Click on the Tool Box.
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Delete
→ When the pointer is moved over the work
area, the shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Click the pattern that you want to edit.
b
Memo:
You can only select one pattern at a time.
→ The points in the pattern appear as small
empty squares.
3.
Click the point that you want to transform.
→ The selected point appears as a small
black square.
b
Memo:
To select additional points, hold down the
key and click each point, or drag the
Ctrl
pointer over the points that you want to select.
4.
Click Edit, then Point.
→ A submenu appears.
5.
Click the desired command.
• Click To Straight to transform the lines at the
selected point to straight lines.
• Click To Curve to transform the lines at the
selected point to curves.
• Click To Smooth to smooth out the lines at the
selected point on a curve.
• Click To Symmetry to symmetrically transform
the lines at the selected point on a curve.
• Click To Cusp to straighten the selected curve.