Brother PE-DESIGN V7 Instruction Manual page 226

Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)
Fill stitch
Under sewing
Density
Gradation
Direction
Stitch Type
Half Stitch
Running Stitch Path
Step Pitch
Frequency
Pull Compensation
Sets underlay stitching on or off. Try to use underlay stitching for wide areas, in order to
prevent shrinking during stitching.
On: Underlay stitching will be sewn.
Off: Underlay stitching will not be sewn.
Default: Off
[Type] Specifies the type of underlay stitching sewn.
Single: Sews perpendicular to the specified sewing direction.
Double: Sews a pattern at a 45° angle to the specified sewing
direction.
Sets the number of lines per millimeter.
Range: 1.0 – 7.0 lines per mm (25 – 178 lines per inch)
Default: 4.5 lines per mm (114 lines per inch)
Sets the density gradation setting on or off.
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant.
Click Pattern to set the gradation pattern and its density.
Default: Off
For details on this attribute, refer to"Creating a gradation" on page 225.
[Type] Specifies the type of sewing direction.
Constant: Sews at a fixed angle. The angle is specified by the angle setting.
Variable: Varies the sewing direction according to the region being sewn.
[Angle] Specifies the sewing angle.
Available only when the sewing direction type is
set to Constant.
Range: 0 – 359 degrees
Default: 45 degrees
Specifies the shape of stitching on the edges.
Available settings: ,
Default:
Sets half stitching on or off.
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Vari-
able.
If one side of the fill stitching is dense, a half stitch could be
sewn automatically to provide a more even density.
Default: Off
Sets the running path of the stitching.
Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant.
Available settings:
• Inside of region (shortest route)
• Along outline (along the inner side)
• Onto outline (on the outline)
The inside of region setting is available only when the Gradation
check box is cleared.
Default: Inside of region
Sets the pitch of the stitching.
Range: 1.0 – 10.0 mm (0.04 – 0.39 inch)
Default: 4.0 mm (0.16 inch)
Sets the spacial frequency steps.
Range: 0–99%
Default: 30%
Lengthens the sewing region in the stitch pattern's sewing direction to prevent pattern shrink-
age during sewing.
Range: 0.0 – 2.0 mm (0.00 – 0.08 inch)
Default: 0.0 mm (0.00 inch)
Single: Double:
90°
45°
135°
180°
0°
225° 315°
270°
On:
Off:
Inside of region:
Along outline:
Onto outline:
Step pitch:
0%
30%
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