Grouping Embroidery Patterns - Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Instruction Manual

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
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Rotating numerically
1.
Select the pattern that you want to rotate.
2.
Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then
Rotate.
→ The Rotate dialog box appears.
3.
Type or select the desired rotation angle.
b
Memo:
• The angle can also be specified by moving
the pointer over the red arrow inside of the
circle, then dragging the red arrow to the
desired angle. When the pointer is moved
over the red arrow, its shape changes to
.
• Select 0 degree to leave the pattern
unchanged.
4.
Click OK.
b
Memo:
• To view the pattern rotated the specified
angle in the Design Page, click Preview.
• To close the dialog box without applying the
changes to the settings, click Cancel.
a
Note:
The range of values that can be entered is
between 0 and 359 degrees, in 1-degree
increments.
Grouping embroidery
patterns
Several individual patterns can be grouped so that
the same changes apply to all of the patterns within
the group. Grouped patterns can however still be
edited independently.
1.
Select several patterns.
2.
Click Edit, then Group.
→ The selected patterns are grouped.
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b
Memo:
• If you select only the text fit to a path or only
the path, both the path and text will be
included in the group.
• When selecting a pattern set as part of a
hole sewing pattern, the entire hole sewing
pattern will be included in the group.
• To ungroup the patterns, select the group,
and then click Edit, then Ungroup.
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Editing grouped patterns
individually
Even after patterns are grouped, they can be edited
individually.
1.
To select a single pattern within a group, hold
Alt
down the key while clicking the pattern.
To select multiple patterns within a group, or to
select grouped and ungrouped patterns, hold
down the Alt and
the patterns.
b
Memo:
A light blue frame appears around the
grouped patterns whenever the group or an
individual pattern is selected.
2.
Edit the object as desired.
b
Memo:
Grouping is cancelled if patterns are deleted
to leave only one.
Ctrl keys while clicking