Editing Stitch Data; Converting Objects To Stitch Data; Editing Stitch Points Of Stitch Data - Brother PE-Design 6.0 Instruction Manual

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Layout & Editing

Editing Stitch Data

Converting objects to stitch data

Objects drawn with the tools in Layout & Editing can
be converted into stitch data, allowing you to make
detailed changes by modifying the position of
individual stitches.
1.
Select the object that you want to convert.
2.
Click Sew, then Convert to Stitch.
The selected object is converted to stitch data.
→ The dotted line around the converted data
indicates that it is stitch data. Each stitch
of the converted data can be edited with
the Edit Point tool.
b
Memo:
• Related text, lines and patterns set for hole
sewing will all be converted to stitch data,
even if some of the objects are not
selected.
• Patterns that do not have sewing attributes
applied are deleted when the object is
converted to stitch data.
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Editing Embroidery Patterns
Editing stitch points of stitch
data
1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ Two buttons appear:
2.
Click .
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
3.
Click the object that you want to edit.
→ The stitch points in the stitch data appear
as small empty squares.
a
Note:
Stitch data are surrounded with a dotted line.
If the object is not surrounded by a dotted
line, it cannot be edited. Select the menu
command Sew – Convert to Stitch to
convert the object to stitch data.
4.
To select a single stitch point, click an empty
square.
→ The selected stitch point appears as a
small black square.
b
Memo:
If you click a feed, the points at both ends are
selected.
To select multiple stitch points, hold down the
Ctrl
key and click each of the other points
that you want to select, or drag the pointer
over the stitch points that you want to select.
b
Memo:
• To select all stitch points (in the stitching
order) between the selected stitch point
and the next point selected, hold down the
key while clicking the next stitch
Shift
point.
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