Reshaping A Stitch Pattern For Region Sewing (Editing Points); Moving Points; Inserting Points; Deleting Points - Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Instruction Manual

Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
Reshaping a Stitch Pattern for Region
Sewing (Editing Points)
The points that you move or insert are positioned at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the
grid. Regardless of where you drag a point to or insert a point on the line, it will automatically be positioned at
the nearest intersection.
Depending on the stitch that you want to create, you may need to select a grid of a different size. For details
on the grids and adjusting them, refer to "Changing the grid settings" on page 273.

Moving points

1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
2.
Click the broken line that you want to edit.
→ The points in the broken line appear as
small empty squares.
b
Memo:
You can only select one broken line at a time.
3.
Click the point that you want to move.
→ 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.
• To select the previous (or next) point in the
line, hold down the
→ ( or ← ) key.
the
a
Note:
If you click the line of the pattern instead of a
point, a new point is inserted.
.
Ctrl key and press
4.
Drag the point to the new location.
→ All of the selected points move in the
same direction.
b
Memo:
• To move the point horizontally or vertically,
hold down the Shift
• Pressing the arrow keys moves the
selected point one grid mark in the direction
of the arrow on the key. If the grid is not
displayed, the point moves a distance
smaller than the smallest grid interval in the
direction of the arrow on the key.

Inserting points

1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
2.
Click the broken line that you want to edit.
→ The points in the broken line appear as
small empty squares.
b
Memo:
You can only select one broken line at a time.
3.
Click the line to add a new point.
→ A new point appears selected (as a small
black square).

Deleting points

1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ When the pointer is moved over the work
area, the shape of the pointer changes to
.
key while dragging it.
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