Basic Font Creator Operations - Brother PE-Design Next Instruction Manual

Basic Font Creator Operations

Basic Font Creator Operations
With Font Creator, custom font characters that can be used in Layout & Editing can be created and edited.
Using these custom characters, original embroidery patterns can be created.
Step 1 Opening a background image
Step 2 Creating a font character pattern
Step 3 Creating other font character patterns
Step 4 Save the font character pattern
Step 5 Creating an embroidery pattern using the created font characters
Step 1 Opening a background
image
1
Click (Start), then select All Programs,
then PE-DESIGN NEXT, then Tools, then
Font Creator.
2
Click 1, then 2, then 3.
1
2
3
3
Import the Capital_T.bmp.
The image file can be found at the following
location.
Documents (My documents)\PE-DESIGN
NEXT\Sample\Font Creator\Font Template
246
b
Memo:
There are many different types of files that can
be opened.
c
"Image file formats" on page 137
4
Move the character so that the top aligns with
the Capital Line. To adjust the height of the
character, drag a handle to adjust the height
between the Capital Line and the Base Line.
Set Line
b
Memo:
• Red lines are added above, below and to
the left and right of the sample image. Use
these lines as guides for adjusting the Base
Line, Capital Line and Set Lines.
• If the handles have disappeared, right-click
the image, and then click Modify Template
in the menu that appeared.
Capital Line
Handles
Base Line