Brother PE-DESIGN PLUS Operation Manual page 22

Creating Embroidery Patterns
(1) Sewing Option
Selecting a setting closer to Fine
creates more details in the pattern and
Detail
increases the number of stitches. (The
stitches will be overlapping.)
When the value is lowered, the sewing
Run Pitch pitch (stitch length) will be shortened,
resulting in finer stitching.
Sew Page
Color If this check box is cleared, the parts of
(Available the pattern that are the same color as
only with the Design Page will not be sewn.
Color, Sepia If it is selected, those parts will be sewn.
and Gray)
To give priority to creating a pattern as
close to the original photograph, select
Stitch Quality.
Conversion
Priority
To give priority to reducing the number
of jump stitches, select Jump Stitch
Reduction.
If Photo is selected, the thread colors
will be mixed together, which will result
in a more natural look.
If Cartoon is selected, the thread colors
Image Type will not be mixed together, which will
result in a more simply colored look.
Select Photo for image data from a
photograph, etc. Select Cartoon for
image data from an illustration, etc.
Add mask If this check box is selected, line data is
outline created from the mask outline.
(2) Color Option
Color/Sepia/Gray
Select this check box to automatically
Auto Select
select the thread colors.
Appears when the Auto Select check
box is cleared.
Manual
Click this button to open the Manual
Select
Select dialog box.
c
Selects the thread chart for selecting
Thread Chart the thread color with the Auto Select
function.
Max. Number Sets the number of colors selected by
of Colors the Auto Select function.
Mono
Click this button to display the Thread
Change
Color dialog box, where the thread
Color
colors can be changed.
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"Memo:" on page 20
Color/Sepia/Gray/Mono
The top slider is used to adjust the
Brightness / brightness.
Contrast The bottom slider is used to adjust the
contrast.
Variations of the image with different
degrees of brightness and contrast are
Select from
displayed. Click one of the variations,
Candidates
and then click OK to apply the settings.
c
Update Update the previewed image after
Preview settings have been changed.
b
Memo:
About the Manual Select dialog box
• From this dialog box, the thread color to be
used with Photo Stitch 1 can be selected
manually.
• To move the color selected in the Color List
to the Use Color List, click Add.
• To delete the color selected in the Use
Color List, click Remove.
• The thread colors in the Color List and Use
Color List are listed, in order, starting from
the brightest. This order is the sewing order
and cannot be changed.
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on page 12.