Brother PE-Design 8.0 Instruction Manual page 128

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
Automatically converting an image to
an embroidery pattern (Auto Punch)
A tutorial describing basic operations is also
available.
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"Auto Punch Function" on page 20
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If Auto Punch is selected
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Select the desired settings.
The resulting analyzed image appears in the
image preview box on the Result View tab.
The embroidery pattern will be created with
this image.
To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is
displayed in, move the slider between
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Use the following sliders to specify the
settings for analyzing the image.
Noise reduction: Sets the level of noise
(distortions) that is removed from the image.
Segmentation sensitivity: Sets the
sensitivity for the image analysis.
Max. Number of Colors: Sets the number of
colors used.
From the Thread Chart selector, select the
desired thread color chart. The most
appropriate thread colors from the selected
thread chart are selected. A user thread chart
can also be selected.
To display the original image, click the
Original View tab.
Check the resulting image and, if it appears as
desired, continue with step
To convert regions to lines or change the
areas to be sewn, continue with step
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Memo:
After changing the settings, click Retry to
display the image with the new settings
applied. If Retry is not clicked, the new
settings are not applied.
To convert the regions to lines, click Create Lines.
Click the areas to be converted to lines.
b
Memo:
To select all areas of a certain color to be
converted to lines, click the color under
Colors so that × is removed.
Click OK.
→ The image with areas converted to thin
lines appears.
On the Result View tab, click the areas of the
image to select whether or not they are to be
sewn.
Whether or not to sew areas converted to lines
can also be selected.
b
Memo:
Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled with
a crosshatch pattern and appear as a dotted
line are not sewn.
These areas
will not be sewn.