Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator); Opening A Pattern File - Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Instruction Manual

Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)

Opening a Pattern File

A previously saved programmable stitch file can be
opened to be edited.
Toolbar button:
1.
Click , or click File, then Open.
→ An Open dialog box similar to the one
shown below appears.
2.
Select the drive and the folder.
b
Memo:
• If the Preview check box is selected, the
contents of the selected file will appear in
the Preview box.
• To quit the operation and close the dialog
box, click Cancel.
a
Note:
To open a fill/stamp stitch pattern, be sure to
select a folder that contains .pas files. To
open a motif stitch pattern, be sure to select
a folder that contains .pmf files.
3.
To view the contents of the .pas and .pmf files
in the currently selected folder, click Browse.
→ A Browse dialog box similar to the one
shown below appears.
b
Memo:
• To return to the Open dialog box, click
Cancel.
• A green arrow through the middle of the
stitch pattern indicates motif stitch patterns
(.pmf). Otherwise, the data is a fill/stamp
stitch pattern (.pas).
• Stamps are identified by the red- (engraving
effect sewn with the fill stitch) and blue-filled
areas (embossing effect sewn with satin
stitching).
4.
To open a file, select it, and then click Open,
or double-click the file's icon.
→ If the current work area has already been
saved or has not been edited, the
contents of the selected file immediately
appear in the work area.
b
Memo:
The mode will automatically change to match
that of the selected pattern (Fill/Stamp for
.pas files or Motif for .pmf files).
→ If the current work area has not been
saved, you will be asked whether you
want to save the changes.
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