Reshaping Embroidery Patterns; Images - Brother PE-Design 8.0 Instruction Manual

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)

Reshaping Embroidery Patterns

Selecting points
1.
Click on the Tool Box.
→ Two buttons appear
2.
Click .
3.
Click the pattern.
→ The points in the pattern appear as small
empty squares.
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Memo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, an
arc, a fan shape, an arc & string, a manual
punching pattern, or stitch data.
4.
To select a single point, click an empty square.
• The selected point appears as a small
black square.
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Multiple points can be selected in any of the
following ways.
• Drag the pointer.
• Hold down the
.
• Hold down the
• Hold down the
• Hold down the
• Hold down the
• Hold down the
• For details on selecting points in a stitch
Memo:
→
All points within the box are selected.
key while clicking the
Ctrl
points.
→
Each point that is clicked is added to
the selection.
→
To deselect a point, click the selected
point.
Shift key while clicking the
points.
→
All points between those that were
clicked are selected.
Shift key while pressing
the or key.
→
The next point toward the end point is
added to the selection.
→
To deselect a point, press the
or key.
Shift key while pressing
the or key.
→
The next point toward the start point is
added to the selection.
→
To deselect a point, press the
or key.
In addition, the direction for selecting points
can be changed toward the start point or
toward the end point as described below.
key while pressing the
Ctrl
or key.
→
The selection direction changes to the
end point.
key while pressing the
Ctrl
or key.
→
The selection direction changes to the
start point.
pattern, refer to "Selecting stitch points of
stitch pattern" on page 62.