Scaling Patterns - Brother PE-Design 8.0 Instruction Manual

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
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Aligning embroidery patterns
1.
Select the patterns.
2.
Click Edit, then Align, then Left, Center,
Right, Top, Middle, or Bottom.
→ The selected patterns are aligned as
shown below.
Left Center

Scaling patterns

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Scaling manually
1.
Select the pattern(s).
2.
Drag the handle to adjust the selected
pattern(s) to the desired size.
b
Memo:
• If the Shift key is held down while a handle
is dragged, the pattern is enlarged or
reduced from the center of the pattern.
• As you drag the handle, the current size is
displayed on the status bar.
Top
Middle
Bottom
Right
Handles
a
Note:
• Stamp settings remain independent from
the patterns that they are applied to. If a
pattern containing a stamp is edited, be
sure to check the stamp after editing is
finished.
c
"Applying and editing Stamps"
on page 114.
• Some patterns imported from embroidery
cards cannot be scaled.
• When scaling stitch patterns, the number
of stitches remains the same, resulting in
a loss of quality. To keep density and fill
pattern of the embroidery pattern, hold
down the
Ctrl
c
"Enlarging/Reducing Stitch
Patterns" on page 237 in the
Instruction Manual (PDF format).
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Scaling numerically
1.
Select the patterns.
2.
Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then Size.
3.
To change the width and height proportionally,
select the Maintain aspect ratio check box.
4.
Select the whether the width and height will be
set as a percentage (%) or a dimension
(millimeters or inches).
5.
Type or select the desired width and height.
6.
To resize the selected pattern while maintaining
the original density and fill pattern, select the
Keep density and fill pattern check box.
b
Memo:
The Keep density and fill pattern check box
is available only if stitch data is selected.
c
"Enlarging/Reducing Stitch
Patterns" on page 237 in the
Instruction Manual (PDF format).
7.
Click OK.
key while scaling.
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