Previewing The Sewing Image; Changing Realistic Preview Settings - Brother PE-Design 6.0 Instruction Manual

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Layout & Editing

Previewing the Sewing Image

Once the embroidery pattern is complete, you can display a preview of it in order to see how the stitching is
connected, or you can display a realistic preview of it in order to see how the pattern will appear once it is sewn.
1.
To display a preview of the embroidery
pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and
then click Preview.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar
button indicated below.
→ A preview of the embroidery pattern ap-
pears.
b
Memo:
To zoom in (or out), click
Box, click (or
desired area of the embroidery pattern.
2.
To leave the preview display, repeat step
or press the Esc
3.
To display a realistic preview of the
embroidery pattern, click Display on the menu
bar, and then click Realistic Preview.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar
button indicated below.
Realistic Preview
→ A realistic preview of the embroidery pat-
tern appears.
Preview
on the Tool
), and then click the
1.
,
key.
Checking Embroidery Patterns
b
Memo:
To zoom in (or out), click
Box, click (or
desired area of the embroidery pattern.
4.
To leave the realistic preview display, repeat
3.
step , or press the
a
Note:
• The embroidery pattern cannot be edited
while the realistic preview is displayed.
• The Realistic Preview function cannot
display a clean preview of the pattern if the
monitor is set to 256 colors or less. The
monitor should be set to at least 16-bit
High Color (65536 colors).
Changing realistic preview
settings
Set the realistic preview settings for the desired
realistic preview display.
1.
Click Display, then Realistic Preview
Attribute Setting.
→ A Realistic Preview Attribute dialog box
similar to the ones shown below appears.
When a realistic pre-
view is displayed
2.
Use the Thread Width slider to set how wide
the thread will appear.
3.
Use the Contrast slider to set the contrast.
4.
Use the Brightness slider to set how bright
the display is.
on the Tool
), and then click the
Esc key.
When a realistic pre-
view is not displayed
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