Editing Points In Outlines; Moving Points; Inserting Points; Deleting Points - Brother PE-Design 6.0 Instruction Manual

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Editing Points in Outlines

Moving points

1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Click the outline that you want to edit.
→ The outline appears in pink, and the
points in the selected outline appear as
small empty squares. The points at the
ends of lines appear as larger squares.
3.
Click the point that you want to move.
→ The selected point appears as a small
black square.
b
Memo:
To select additional points, hold down the
key and click each point, or drag the
Ctrl
pointer over the points that you want to
select.
a
Note:
If you click the line instead of a square, a
new point is inserted.
4.
Drag the point to the new location.
→ All selected points move in the same di-
rection.
b
Memo:
• To move the point horizontally or vertically,
hold down the
it.
• Pressing the arrow keys moves the
selected point 0.1 mm (about 0.01 inch) in
the direction of the arrow on the key.
Shift key while dragging
Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)

Inserting points

1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Click the outline that you want to edit.
→ The outline appears in pink, and the
points in the selected outline appear as
small empty squares. The points where
lines overlap appear as larger squares.
3.
Click the outline at the position where you
want to insert a new point.
→ A new point, appearing as a small black
square, is added. The new point can be
edited.

Deleting points

1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ The shape of the pointer changes to
.
2.
Click the outline containing the point that you
want to edit.
→ The points in the outline appear as small
empty squares.
3.
Click the point that you want to delete.
→ The selected point appears as a small
black square.
b
Memo:
To select additional points, hold down the
key and click each point, or drag the
Ctrl
pointer over the points that you want to
select.
4.
Delete
Press the key to remove the point
from the outline.
a
Note:
The points where lines overlap, which
appear as red squares, cannot be deleted.
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