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Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Instruction Manual

Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Instruction Manual (361 pages)

Personal Embroidery Design Software System

Brand: Brother | Category: Software | Size: 10.43 MB

Table of Contents

Instruction Manual
1
Table of Contents
2
How to Use this Manual

7
Features

10
- What You Can Do with this Software
  10
Description of New Features

13
Basic Operation Map

14
Support/Service

15
- Online Registration
  15
- Checking for the Latest Version of the Program
  15
Starting Up/Exiting Applications

16
Understanding Windows and Using Tools

19
- Layout & Editing Window
  19
- Design Center Window
  20
- Font Creator Window
  21
- Programmable Stitch Creator Window
  22
- Design Database Window
  23
Tutorial

24
Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard)

82
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)

100
- Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs
  100
- Importing Embroidery Designs from Design Center
  104
- Specifying the Design Page Size and Color
  105
- Saving the Image Data
  106
- Editing Embroidery Designs
  107
  - Selecting Patterns
    107
  - Moving Patterns
    107
  - Scaling Patterns
    109
  - Flipping Patterns Horizontally or Vertically
    110
  - Rotating Patterns
    110
  - Grouping Embroidery Patterns
    111
- Reshaping Embroidery Patterns
  112
  - Selecting Points
    112
  - Moving Points
    112
  - Inserting Points
    113
  - Deleting Points
    114
  - Transforming Straight Lines into Curves or Curves into Straight Lines
    114
  - Smoothing out the Path at a Point
    115
  - Symmetrically Adjusting the Control Handles of a Point
    115
  - Transforming to a Pointed Path
    116
  - Moving Entry/Exit Points and the Center Point
    116
- Editing a Stitch Pattern
  119
- Drawing Shapes
  124
  - About Circles and Arcs
    124
  - Drawing a Circle or an Oval
    124
  - Drawing an Arc
    124
  - Drawing a Fan Shape
    125
  - Drawing an Arc & String
    126
  - Selecting the Circle/Arc Type
    126
  - Drawing a Rectangle
    127
  - Specifying the Radius of the Rectangle Corners
    127
  - Drawing Various Shapes
    127
  - About Straight Lines and Curves
    128
  - Drawing Straight Lines and Curves
    129
  - Selecting the Attributes of Line Ends
    130
- Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)
  131
- Adding Text
  133
  - Entering Text
    133
  - Selecting Text Attributes
    134
  - Editing Entered Text
    136
  - Selecting Characters
    137
  - Specifying Text Attributes
    138
  - Easy Changes to the Character Size and Attributes
    139
  - Changing the Character Spacing
    140
  - Specifying Text Arrangement
    141
  - Transforming Text
    143
  - Specifying Truetype Text Attributes
    143
    
    Converting Text to Outline Pattern
    144
    
    Entering Small Text
    145
  - Entering Monograms
    146
    
    Editing Monograms
    147
    
    Editing Single Characters
    148
  - Applying and Editing Stamps
    150
    
    Applying a Stamp
    150
    
    Editing a Stamp
    151
  - Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions
    153
    
    Setting the Thread Color and Sew Type
    154
    
    Special Colors
    156
    
    Specifying Sewing Attributes
    157
    
    Creating a Gradation
    168
    
    Editing User Thread Color Lists
    168
    
    Thread Chart
    169
    
    Saving Frequently Used Sewing Attributes
    171
    
    Preventing Overlapping Stitching (Hole Sewing)
    172
    
    Creating Appliqués (Applique Wizard)
    173
  - Zooming
    174
    
    Displaying at Actual Size
    174
    
    Displaying Selected Patterns to Fill the Window
    174
    
    Zooming Design Page to Window
    174
    
    Zooming in
    174
    
    Zooming out
    174
  - Checking Embroidery Patterns
    175
    
    Measuring the Distance between Two Points
    175
    
    Specifying the Sewing Area
    175
    
    Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/Color
    176
    
    Displaying a Preview of the Embroidery
    178
    
    Checking the Stitching
    179
    
    Checking Embroidery Design Information
    180
    
    Viewing Design in the Reference Window
    181
  - Saving and Printing
    183
    
    Saving
    183
    
    Printing
    186
    
    Checking the Print Image
    187
  - Changing Software Settings
    189
    
    Changing the Grid Settings
    189
    
    Changing the Measurement Units
    189
  - Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop Users
    190
    
    Creating Design for Multi-Position Hoops
    190
    
    Optimizing Hoop Changes
    191
    
    Checking the Pattern
    192
    
    Embroidering Large-Size Embroidery Design (Custom Size)
    195
    
    Hooping the Fabric
    196
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns from Images (Design Center)

199
- Basic Operation Flow - Design Center
  199
- Original Image Stage
  200
  - Importing an Image Using the Wizard
    200
  - Importing Image Data from a TWAIN Device
    201
- Line Image Stage
  202
  - Extracting the Outlines of an Image
    202
  - Drawing a New Line Image Freehand
    203
  - Drawing and Erasing Outlines
    204
  - Figure Handle Stage
    205
  - Changing Settings for Converting to Outlines
    205
  - Changing the Display of the Background Image
    206
  - Changing the Size and Position of the Background Image
    206
  - Specifying the Design
    207
  - Drawing a New Figure Handle Image Freehand
    208
  - Editing Outlines
    208
    
    Rotating Outlines
    209
    
    Deleting Outlines
    210
  - Reshaping Outlines
    211
  - Drawing a Broken Line
    212
  - Viewing Outlines in the Reference Window
    213
- Sew Setting Stage
  215
  - Specifying the Fabric Color
    215
  - Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions
    215
  - Line Sewing
    217
  - Using the Sewing Attributes Bar
    219
    
    Line Sew
    220
    
    Region Sew
    220
    
    Specifying Sewing Attributes
    222
  - Saving Frequently Used Sewing Attributes
    232
  - Applying and Editing Stamps
    234
  - Checking and Editing the Sewing Order
    236
  - Checking the Stitching
    237
  - Displaying a Preview of the Embroidery
    237
  - Viewing Embroidery Patterns in the Reference Window
    239
  - Saving Embroidery Patterns
    240
  - Importing the Embroidery Pattern into Layout & Editing
    241
  - Changing Software Settings
    242
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)

243
- Starting up Font Creator
  243
- Opening a File
  243
  - Creating a New Font
    243
  - Opening a Font File
    243
  - Opening an Image in the Background
    244
  - The Design
    245
- Selecting the Character to be Created
  247
- Creating a Font Character Pattern
  248
- Editing Font Character Patterns
  250
  - Selecting Patterns
    250
  - Moving Patterns
    250
  - Scaling Patterns
    251
  - Deleting Patterns
    251
  - Cutting out Patterns
    251
  - Copying Patterns
    251
  - Duplicating Patterns
    251
  - Pasting a Cut or Copied Pattern
    251
  - Flipping Patterns Horizontally
    252
  - Flipping Patterns Vertically
    252
  - Rotating Patterns
    252
- Editing the Points of a Font Character Pattern
  254
  - Moving Points
    254
  - Inserting Points
    254
  - Deleting Points
    255
  - Editing Points
    255
- Checking the Created Font Patterns
  256
- Zooming
  258
  - Zooming in
    258
  - Zooming out
    258
  - Displaying Selected Patterns to Fill the Window
    258
  - Zooming Design Page to Window
    258
- Saving Font Character Patterns
  259
  - Overwriting
    259
  - Saving with a New Name
    259
- Changing the Settings
  260
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)

262
- Opening a Pattern File
  262
  - Opening an Image in the Background
    263
- Creating a New Pattern
  264
  - Selecting the Type of Stitch Pattern to be Created
    264
  - Motif Mode
    265
- Viewing the Stitch Pattern While Creating It
  266
- Creating a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing (Fill/Stamp Mode)
  267
- Editing a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing (Fill/Stamp Mode)
  268
  - Selecting Patterns
    268
  - Moving Patterns
    268
  - Scaling Patterns
    268
  - Deleting Patterns
    269
  - Cutting out Patterns
    269
  - Copying Patterns
    269
  - Duplicating Patterns
    269
  - Pasting a Cut or Copied Pattern
    269
  - Flipping Patterns Vertically
    270
  - Flipping Patterns Horizontally
    270
  - Rotating Patterns
    270
- Reshaping a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing (Editing Points)
  272
  - Moving Points
    272
  - Inserting Points
    272
  - Deleting Points
    272
- Specifying Region Sewing
  274
- Creating a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode)
  275
- Editing a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode)
  276
- Saving Stitch Patterns
  278
  - Overwriting
    278
  - Saving with a New Name
    278
- Changing the Settings
  279
  - Changing the Display of the Background Image
    279
  - Changing the Grid Settings
    279
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)

280
- Starting up Design Database
  280
- Organizing Embroidery Designs
  280
  - Creating New Folders
    280
  - Moving/Copying Files to a Different Folder
    281
  - Changing File Names
    281
  - Deleting Files
    281
  - Changing How Files Are Displayed
    282
- Opening Embroidery Designs
  283
  - Opening Files with Layout & Editing
    283
  - Importing Files into Layout & Editing
    283
- Checking Embroidery Designs
  284
  - Previewing Files
    284
  - Checking File Information
    284
- Searching for an Embroidery Design
  286
- Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats
  288
- Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original Card
  290
- Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery Designs
  293
  - Printing
    293
  - Outputting as an HTML File
    293
  - Outputting as a CSV File
    294
Tutorial (Advanced)

295
Tips and Techniques

323
Menus/Tools

331
- Layout & Editing
  331
  - List of Tool Box Buttons
    331
  - List of Menus
    332
    
    Edit Menu
    333
    
    Image Menu
    335
    
    Text Menu
    336
    
    Sew Menu
    337
    
    Display Menu
    338
    
    Option Menu
    339
    
    Help Menu
    340
- Design Center
  341
  - List of Tool Box Buttons
    341
  - List of Menus
    344
  - Stage Menu
    347
  - List of Menus
    349
- Font Creator
  349
- Programmable Stitch Creator
  353
  - List of Tool Box Buttons
    353
  - List of Menus
    354
  - Mode Menu
    354
- Design Database
  357
  - List of Menus
    357
  - File Menu
    357
Troubleshooting

360

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