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Personal Embroidery Design Software System

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REGULATIONS

Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Declaration of Conformity

(For USA Only)

Responsible Party: Brother International Corporation

100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA

declares that the product

Product Name: Brother USB Writer Model Number: PE-Design

complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. – Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or local sales distributor

could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement

(For Canada Only)

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emission from a digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES003 of the Department of Communications.

Radio Interference

(Other than USA and Canada)

This machine complies with EN55022 (CISPR Publication 22) /Class B.

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Congratulations on choosing our product!

Thank you very much for purchasing our product. To obtain the best performance from this unit and to ensure safe and correct operation, please read this Instruction Manual carefully, and then keep it in a safe place together with your warranty.

Please read before using this product

For designing beautiful embroidery patterns

• This system allows you to create a wide variety of embroidery patterns and supports a wider range of sewing attribute settings (thread density, sewing pitch, etc.). However, the final result will depend on your particular sewing machine model. We recommend that you make a trial sewing sample with your sewing data before sewing on the final material.

For safe operation

• Avoid dropping a needle, a piece of wire or other metallic objects into the unit or into the card slot.

• Do not store anything on the unit.

For a longer service life

• When storing the unit, avoid direct sunlight and high humidity locations. Do not store the unit close to a heater, iron or other hot objects.

• Do not spill water or other liquids on the unit or cards.

• Do not drop or hit the unit.

For repairs or adjustments

• In the event that a malfunction occurs or adjustment is required, please consult your nearest service center.

Notice

This Instruction Manual does not explain how to use your computer under Windows. Please refer to the Windows manuals.

MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machine Corporation.

Important

Using this unit for unauthorized copying of material from embroidery cards, newspapers and magazines for commercial purpose is an infringement of copyrights which is punishable by law.

Caution

The software included with this product is protected by copyright laws. This software can be used or copied only in accordance with the copyright laws.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

This product is intended for household use.

For additional product information and updates, visit our web site at: www.brother.com

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New Features of Version 6.0

Stitch generating

• Improved variable functions for satin stitch and fill stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 174

• Color gradation function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96, 179

• Variations for region sewing:

piping stitch, concentric circle stitch, radial stitch, spiral stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 177, 178

• Variations for line sewing:

E-stitch, V-stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

• Added the Stamp function and expanded the programmable fill stitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 98, 165, 176

• Automatic running pitch adjustment for running stitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91, 172

• Half stitch for satin stitch, manual-punching object, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91, 92, 93, 172, 174, 175

• Selectable stitch path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 93, 174, 175

• Selectable edge pattern (turning point) for fill stitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92, 94, 174, 176

Editing functions

Layout & Editing

• Creates patterns larger than the hoop size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 108, 189, 194, 196, 198

• Enlarges/reduces while maintaining the density and stitching pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133

• Selects an object from the Sewing Order/Color dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

• Monogramming function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

• Automatically eliminates the background with the Cross Stitch and Photo

Stitch functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116, 120, 122, 124, 125

• Improved Auto Punch function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

• Improved stitch editing (selecting entry and exit points for each color, inserting or deleting feeds) . . .141

• Improved point editing:

Transforms lines to straight lines or curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Selects points with arrow keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Edits points without cancelling hole sewing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

• Edits regions without ungrouping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

• Split function for printing at actual size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

• Split off parts of stitch data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

User interface

• Changed grid interval range (1–10 mm → 0.1–25.4 mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105, 202

• Provides edit commands on the menu that appeared by right-clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 242, 249, 253

• Added the Reference window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 70, 107

• Improved the dialog box for setting sewing attributes (Beginner and Expert mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 171

Design Center

• Added the stitch simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

• Allows the sewing order to be changed from the Sewing Order dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Layout & Editing

• Automatically creates appliqué data (material, position, basting, sewing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

• Improved Sewing Order/Color dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

• Improved stitch simulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Others

• Added the .phc file format to those that can be imported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

• Organizes embroidery patterns in the Design Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

• Added more sample files for images, embroidery patterns and stitch patterns

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Table of Contents

Before Use ................................................... 1

What You Can Do With This Software.............. 1

Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern

From an Image........................................................ 1

Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern

From a Photo .......................................................... 1

Easily Create Large-Size Embroidery Designs ...... 2

Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns

Manually.................................................................2

Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Three

Applications............................................................ 2

Overview of the Manual .................................... 3

Structure of the manual .......................................... 3

List of terms used ................................................... 3

Introduction ....................................................... 4

Applications of the software................................... 4

Package contents .................................................... 5

Optional supplies.................................................... 6

Principal parts......................................................... 6

Installation......................................................... 7

Installation procedure ............................................. 7

System requirements .............................................. 8

[STEP 1] Installing the software ............................ 8

[STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer

module .................................................................. 10

[STEP 3] Upgrading the USB card writer

module .................................................................. 12

Online registration................................................ 13

Uninstallation ....................................................... 13

Technical support ................................................. 13

Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery

Patterns........................................................... 14

Sew Types ...................................................... 15

Chapter 1

Basic Operation........................ 17

Getting Started .......................................... 18

About This Chapter......................................... 18

Automatically Creating Embroidery

Patterns...................................................... 19

Using the Auto Punch Function ...................... 19

Step1 Starting up Layout & Editing ................. 19

Step2 Opening an image file ............................ 20

Step3 Adjusting the size and position of the

image ...................................................... 21

Step4 Automatically converting the image to an

embroidery pattern.................................. 21

Step5 Displaying a preview of the embroidery

pattern..................................................... 22

Step6 Saving the embroidery pattern................ 23

Step7 Transferring the pattern to an original

card ......................................................... 24

Step8 Quitting Layout & Editing......................24

Using a Photo Stitch Function .........................25

Step1 Starting up Layout & Editing ................. 25

Step2 Opening an image file............................. 26

Step3 Adjusting the size and position of the

image ...................................................... 27

Step4 Automatically converting the image

to an embroidery pattern.........................27

Creating and Editing Embroidery

Patterns ...................................................... 30

Using Design Center.......................................30

Step1 Starting up Design Center....................... 30

Step2 Opening an image file............................. 31

Step3 Continuing to stage 2 (Line Image

stage)....................................................... 31

Step4 Editing lines............................................ 32

Step5 Continuing to stage 3 (Figure Handle

stage)....................................................... 33

Step6 Continuing to stage 4 (Sew Setting

stage)....................................................... 34

Step7 Specifying sewing attributes................... 34

Step8 Previewing the image ............................. 37

Step9 Saving the file......................................... 38

Using Layout & Editing....................................39

Step1 Importing embroidery patterns from

Design Center ......................................... 39

Step2 Adjusting the size and position of the

embroidery pattern.................................. 40

Step3 Adding shapes.........................................41

Step4 Adding text ............................................. 43

Step5 Fitting the text around the oval............... 44

Step6 Adding a circle for the center of the

sun...........................................................45

Step7 Selecting a programmable fill stitch....... 46

Step8 Adding a closed broken line for the sun’s

rays.......................................................... 48

Step9 Changing the sewing order of sun and

rays.......................................................... 49

Step10 Adjusting the rays................................... 50

Step11 Setting hole sewing.................................50

Step12 Previewing the embroidery pattern.........51

Step13 Transferring the pattern to an original

card ......................................................... 52

Step14 Saving the file ......................................... 53

Step15 Quitting Layout & Editing......................53

Using Programmable Stitch Creator ...............54

Step1 Starting up Programmable Stitch

Creator .................................................... 54

Step2 Opening a programmable stitch pattern.. 55 Step3 Drawing lines to edit the stitch pattern ... 56 Step4 Applying embossing/engraving effects .. 57

Step5 Saving the edited stitch pattern............... 58

Step6 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator ... 58

Creating Large-Size Embroidery

Patterns ...................................................... 59

Designing a large-size embroidery pattern........... 59

Basic Operation

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

Layout & Editing

Advanced Opreation

Stitch Creator

Programmable

Advanced Opreation

Design Database

Advanced Opreation

Reference

Design Center

Reference

Layout & Editing

Reference

Stitch Creator

Programmable

Reference

Design Database

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Step1 Starting up Layout & Editing ................. 59

Step2 Specifying a Design Page size................ 60

Step3 Creating the embroidery pattern ............. 60

Step4 Checking the embroidering order........... 61

Step5 Saving the pattern................................... 61

Step6 Transferring the pattern to an original

card ......................................................... 62

Step7 Quitting Layout & Editing...................... 63

Embroidering large-size embroidery patterns ...... 63

Step1 Attaching stabilizer to the fabric ............ 63

Step2 Marking the embroidering position ........ 63

Step3 Hooping the fabric.................................. 65

Step4 Embroidering.......................................... 65

Chapter 2

Advanced Operation ................ 67

Advanced Operations ............................... 68

About This Chapter......................................... 68

Design Center............................................ 69

Main Window .................................................. 70

Stage 1 (Original Image Stage) ..................... 71

Importing Image Data ..................................... 71

Using the wizard ................................................. 71

Importing image data from a TWAIN device ..... 72

Stage 2 (Line Image Stage) ........................... 73

Continuing to Stage 2 (Line Image Stage)...... 73

Creating a new Design Page in stage 2

(Line Image stage)............................................... 74

Drawing and erasing outlines.............................. 74

Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage) ...................... 76

Continuing to Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage). 76

Specifying the Design Page size ......................... 77

Creating a new Design Page in stage 3 (Figure

Handle stage)....................................................... 78

Editing Outlines............................................... 78

Selecting outlines................................................ 78

Moving outlines .................................................. 78

Scaling outlines................................................... 79

Flipping outlines horizontally or vertically......... 79

Rotating outlines ................................................. 79

Deleting outlines ................................................. 80

Editing Points in Outlines................................ 81

Moving points ..................................................... 81

Inserting points.................................................... 81

Deleting points .................................................... 81

Drawing a Broken Line.................................... 82

Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) .......................... 83

Continuing to Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage) .... 83

Specifying display colors .................................... 83

Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and

Regions........................................................... 84

Region sewing..................................................... 84

Line sewing ......................................................... 85

Using the Sewing Attributes bar ......................... 87

Specifying sewing attributes ............................... 89

Creating a gradation............................................ 96

Moving the center point of the concentric circle

stitch and radial stitch.......................................... 97

Specifying hole sewing....................................... 97

Applying and Editing Stamps .......................... 98

Applying a stamp ................................................ 98

Editing a stamp....................................................99

Viewing and Modifying the Sewing Order .....100

Checking the Stitching ..................................101

Previewing the Sewing Image.......................102

Changing realistic preview settings .................. 102

Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window .. 103

Zooming ............................................................ 103

Moving the display area frame.......................... 103

Redrawing the display area frame..................... 103

Scaling the display area frame .......................... 104

Saving ...........................................................104

Overwriting ....................................................... 104

Saving with a new name ................................... 104

Changing Software Settings.......................... 105

Changing the grid settings................................. 105

Changing the measurement units ...................... 105

Layout & Editing ......................................106

Main Window................................................. 107

Inputting Images and Embroidery

Patterns .........................................................108

Creating a Design Page................................108

Creating a new Design Page ............................. 108

Specifying the Design Page .............................. 108

Opening a Layout & Editing file....................... 109

Importing Image Data.................................... 111

Importing image data ........................................ 111

Importing image data from a TWAIN device,

such as a scanner ............................................... 111

Creating a portrait image................................... 112

Importing image data from the Clipboard......... 113

Changing the display settings of images ........... 113

Changing the Size and Position of the

Image.............................................................114

Saving the Image Data.................................. 114

Automatically Converting Image Data Into an

Embroidery Pattern .......................................115

Importing Embroidery Patterns .....................127

Importing embroidery patterns from a file........ 127

Importing embroidery patterns from Design

Center ................................................................ 128

Importing embroidery patterns from an

embroidery card ................................................ 128

Editing Embroidery Patterns .......................130

Editing Embroidery Patterns .........................130

Selecting patterns .............................................. 130

Moving patterns ................................................ 131

Scaling patterns................................................. 132

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Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically....... 133

Rotating patterns ............................................... 133

Grouping embroidery patterns .......................... 134

Editing Points in Embroidery Patterns .......... 135

Selecting points................................................. 135

Moving points ................................................... 135

Inserting points.................................................. 136

Deleting points .................................................. 137

Transforming straight lines into curves or curves

into straight lines............................................... 137

Moving entry/exit points and the center point .. 138

Editing Stitch Data ........................................ 140

Converting objects to stitch data ....................... 140

Editing stitch points of stitch data..................... 140

Changing colors of stitch data........................... 142

Converting stitch data to blocks ........................ 142

Splitting off parts of stitch data ......................... 143

Drawing Circles and Arcs.............................. 145

Drawing a circle or an oval............................... 145

Drawing an arc .................................................. 145

Drawing a fan shape.......................................... 146

Drawing an arc & string .................................... 147

Specifying the geometric attribute .................... 147

Drawing a Rectangle..................................... 148

Specifying the geometric attribute .................... 148

Drawing Straight Lines and Curves .............. 149

Specifying the geometric attribute .................... 150

Creating Manual Punching Data ................... 151

Entering Text................................................. 153

Specifying text attributes...................................154

Editing entered text........................................... 156

Selecting characters........................................... 157

Specifying text attributes...................................157

Specifying text arrangement ............................. 158

Transforming text.............................................. 160

Specifying TrueType text attributes.................. 161

Converting text to outline data.......................... 161

Entering Monograms..................................... 162

Specifying monogram attributes ....................... 163

Editing monograms........................................... 163

Editing monogram characters and the decorative

pattern................................................................164

Applying and Editing Stamps ........................ 165

Applying a stamp .............................................. 165

Editing a stamp..................................................166

Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and

Regions......................................................... 167

Setting the thread color and sew type ............... 168

Specifying sewing attributes ............................. 171

Creating a gradation.......................................... 179

Specifying hole sewing ..................................... 180

Using the Applique Wizard............................... 181

Checking Embroidery Patterns ................... 182

Measuring the Distance Between Two

Points............................................................ 182

Specifying the Sewing Area..........................183

Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/

Color.............................................................. 184

Zooming ........................................................186

Zooming in........................................................186

Zooming out......................................................186

Zooming to actual size ...................................... 186

Zooming on selected objects............................. 186

Zooming Design Page to window ..................... 186

Previewing the Sewing Image.......................187

Changing realistic preview settings .................. 187

Checking the Stitching ..................................188

Checking Embroidery Pattern Information ....189

Editing User Thread Color Lists .................... 190

Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window .. 193

Zooming ............................................................ 193

Moving the display area frame.......................... 193

Redrawing the display area frame..................... 193

Scaling the display area frame .......................... 193

Saving and Printing ...................................... 194

Saving ...........................................................194

Overwriting ....................................................... 194

Saving with a new name ................................... 194

Outputting data in a different format ................195

Writing an embroidery pattern to an original

card.................................................................... 195

Writing multiple embroidery files to an original

card.................................................................... 196

Adding comments to saved .pes files................ 199

Printing.......................................................... 200

Specifying print settings.................................... 200

Checking the print image .................................. 201

Printing.............................................................. 201

Changing Software Settings .......................202

Changing the Settings...................................202

Changing the grid settings................................. 202

Changing the measurement units ...................... 202

Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop

Users .............................................................203

Creating Patterns for Multi-Position Hoops ... 203

Selecting the Design Page size.......................... 203

Creating the pattern........................................... 204

Optimizing hoop changes.................................. 204

Checking the pattern ......................................... 205

Saving the pattern..............................................206

Writing the pattern to an original card ..............206

Printing a Design Page for a multi-position

hoop...................................................................207

Programmable Stitch Creator................. 208

Main Window................................................. 208

Opening a Pattern File ..................................209

Creating a new pattern ...................................... 209

Opening a pattern file ........................................ 209

Opening an image in the background................ 210

Basic Operation

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

Layout & Editing

Advanced Opreation

Stitch Creator

Programmable

Advanced Opreation

Design Database

Advanced Opreation

Reference

Design Center

Reference

Layout & Editing

Reference

Stitch Creator

Programmable

Reference

Design Database

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Table of Contents

Selecting a Pattern To Be Created ............... 210

Viewing the Stitch Pattern While

Creating It ..................................................... 212

Drawing a Stitch Pattern in Fill/Stamp

Mode............................................................. 212

Editing a Stitch Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode... 213

Selecting patterns.............................................. 213

Moving patterns ................................................ 213

Scaling patterns................................................. 214

Deleting patterns ............................................... 214

Cutting out patterns........................................... 214

Copying patterns ............................................... 214

Duplicating patterns.......................................... 214

Pasting a cut or copied pattern .......................... 214

Flipping patterns vertically ............................... 215

Flipping patterns horizontally ........................... 215

Rotating patterns ............................................... 215

Editing Points in Fill/Stamp Mode................. 216

Moving points ................................................... 216

Inserting points.................................................. 216

Deleting points .................................................. 217

Creating a Stamp.......................................... 217

Creating a Stitch Pattern in Motif Mode ........ 218

Editing a Stitch Pattern in Motif Mode........... 219

Moving and deleting several points at a time.... 219

Scaling patterns................................................. 220

Flipping a pattern horizontally or vertically...... 220

Saving........................................................... 221

Overwriting ....................................................... 221

Saving with a new name ................................... 221

Changing the Settings................................... 222

Changing the display of the background image 222

Changing the grid settings................................. 222

Design Database ..................................... 223

Main Window ................................................ 223

Starting Up Design Database ....................... 224

Organizing Embroidery Patterns................... 224

Creating new folders......................................... 224

Moving/copying embroidery patterns to a different

folder ................................................................. 224

Changing the name of the embroidery pattern.. 225

Deleting an embroidery pattern......................... 225

Changing the contents pane display.................. 226

Opening Embroidery Patterns....................... 227

Opening embroidery patterns with Layout &

Editing............................................................... 227

Importing embroidery patterns into Layout &

Editing............................................................... 227

Checking Embroidery Patterns .....................227

Previewing embroidery patterns ....................... 227

Checking embroidery pattern information ........ 228

Searching for an Embroidery Pattern............ 229

Converting Embroidery Patterns to Different

Formats......................................................... 230

Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery

Patterns.........................................................231

Printing.............................................................. 231

Outputting as an HTML file.............................. 231

Outputting as a CSV file ................................... 232

Chapter 3

Reference ................................ 233

Design Center ..........................................234

List of Tool Box Buttons................................234

Stage 2 (Line Image stage) ................................. 234

Stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) ............................ 234

Stage 4 (Sew Setting stage) ................................ 235

List of Menus................................................. 236

File menu............................................................236

Edit menu............................................................ 237

Sew menu ........................................................... 238

Display menu...................................................... 238

Option menu....................................................... 239

Stage menu ......................................................... 239

Help menu .......................................................... 240

Layout & Editing ......................................241

List of Tool Box Buttons................................241

List of Menus................................................. 242

File menu............................................................242

Edit menu............................................................ 243

Image menu ........................................................ 245

Text menu........................................................... 246

Sew menu ........................................................... 246

Display menu...................................................... 247

Option menu....................................................... 248

Help menu .......................................................... 248

Programmable Stitch Creator................. 249

List of Tool Box Buttons................................249

List of Menus................................................. 249

File menu............................................................249

Mode menu......................................................... 250

Edit menu............................................................ 250

Display menu...................................................... 251

Help menu .......................................................... 252

Design Database...................................... 253

List of Menus................................................. 253

File menu............................................................253

Edit menu............................................................ 254

Display menu...................................................... 254

Option menu....................................................... 255

Help menu .......................................................... 255

Index .........................................................256

Read the following before opening the CD-ROM package

Product Agreement

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Before Use

What You Can Do With This Software

This software provides digitizing and editing capabilities, allowing you the creative freedom to design original embroidery. Easily turn illustrations, photos and lettering into custom embroidery designs.

Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From an Image

For more details, refer to “Using the Auto Punch Function” on page 19.

Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From a Photo

For more details, refer to “Using a Photo Stitch Function” on page 25.

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Before Use

Easily Create Large-Size Embroidery Designs

For more details, refer to “Creating Large-Size Embroidery Patterns” on page 59.

Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually

You can combine embroidery patterns or apply stitching to drawings and text. In addition, you can design a wider variety of embroidery patterns by using the many sew types available.

For more details, refer to “Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns” on page 30.

Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Three Applications

■ Design Center

Refer to “Using Design Center” on page 30.

For more details, refer to pages 69 through 105.

■ Layout & Editing

Refer to “Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns” on page 19.

Refer to “Using Layout & Editing” on page 39.

For more details, refer to pages 106 through 207.

■ Programmable Stitch Creator

Refer to “Using Programmable Stitch Creator” on page 54

For more details, refer to pages 208 through 222.

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Overview of the Manual

Structure of the manual

This manual consists of three main sections: Basic Operation, Advanced Operation, and Reference.

■ Basic Operation

By following the step-by-step instructions contained in this section, you can create basic embroidery patterns. For first time users, this is a good way to become familiar with the various functions.

■ Advanced Operation

This section separately outlines the capabilities and use for each application, allowing you to create more advanced and original embroidery patterns than those created in Basic Operation.

■ Reference

This section contains an explanation of the Tool Box and a summary of the menu for each application. You can use this section to clarify the purpose and use of any icon or menu command.

List of terms used

The following terms are used throughout this manual, as described below.

Embroidery pattern: An embroidery design

Object: A component of the embroidery pattern

Multi-position hoop: An embroidery frame that can be attached to the embroidery machine at various positions so that large-size patterns can be sewn

Sew type: A type of stitching (for example, zigzag stitch, running stitch and satin stitch)

Stitching: A series of stitches

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Introduction

Applications of the software

This package consists of four applications.

■ Design Center

Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images. The images may come from scanning a printed image or can be created with an application like Paint must be .bmp, .tif, .jpg, .j2k, .pcx, .wmf, .png, .eps, .pcd, or .fpx. Design Center automatically detects outlines in the image and replaces them with broken lines that can be edited and assigned sewing attributes. The procedure is divided into four stages:

❏ Stage 1 (Original Image stage): Open an image file and select one or more colors that the application

will use to trace the outlines.

❏ Stage 2 (Line Image stage): The original color image is replaced with a black-and-white image (the

colors selected in stage 1 (Original Image stage) become black, and all other colors become white). This image can be edited using pens and erasers of different thicknesses. (You can also start with this step to draw a black-and-white image by hand.) When the image is ready, start the automatic tracing process.

❏ Stage 3 (Figure Handle stage): The black-and-white image is replaced with a set of outlines made of

editable broken lines. You can edit the broken lines by moving, inserting or deleting editing points.

❏ Stage 4 (Sew Setting stage): In this final step, apply sewing attributes (thread color and sew type) to

the outlines and the inside regions.

At any stage, you can save your work to retrieve it later. In stage 1 (Original Image stage) and stage 2 (Line Image stage), the file will be saved with the .pel extension. In stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) and stage 4 (Sew Setting stage), the file will be saved with the .pem extension. In addition, if the imported image has not yet been saved, it can be saved with the .bmp extension.

Saving your work as you move through the stages will be helpful if you make changes, then later decide to use the original pattern.

When your image has reached stage 4 (Sew Setting stage), you can import it into Layout & Editing, where the image can be moved and scaled as a single object.

. The extension of the image files

■ Layout & Editing

Layout & Editing is used to automatically create embroidery patterns from images, and to combine images and text to create embroidery patterns that can be written to an original card. The images may come from scanning a printed image or can be created with an application like Paint .png, .eps, .pcd, or .fpx. In addition, the following types of embroidery patterns can be incorporated into the embroidery pattern.

❏ Embroidery patterns created with Design Center

❏ Embroidery patterns on embroidery cards purchased from your dealer (Some patterns cannot be read.)

❏ Embroidery patterns in the Tajima (.dst), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Husqvarna (.hus) and embroidery

sewing machine (.phc) formats

❏ Embroidery patterns created within Layout & Editing itself (These patterns include text, circular shapes,

boxes, polygons, curves and manual punching patterns.)

After gathering the different parts of your embroidery pattern, you can use the layout functions to adjust their relative position, orientation and scale.

When an embroidery pattern is complete, you can save it (with the .pes file extension) and write it to an original card. The original card can then be inserted into your sewing machine for the embroidery pattern to be sewn.

. The extension of the image files must be .bmp, .tif, .jpg, .j2k, .pcx, .wmf,

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■ Programmable Stitch Creator

Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to create, edit and save fill/stamp and motif stitch patterns that can be applied as a programmable fill stitch or motif stitch, or as a stamp to the enclosed regions of embroidery patterns both in Design Center and Layout & Editing. The fill/stamp stitch patterns are saved as .pas files, and the motif stitch patterns are saved as .pmf files. The application comes with a number of .pas and .pmf files that you can use as they are or edit to enhance your embroidery patterns.

■ Design Database

Design Database allows you to easily preview the embroidery pattern files on your computer so that you can find the desired pattern, which can be opened with or imported into Layout & Editing. From Design Database, you can also convert the files to other formats (.pes, .dst., .exp., .pcs or .hus), or print or output as an HTML file images of the embroidery patterns in a selected folder. In addition, the sewing information for the embroidery patterns in a selected folder can be outputted as a CSV file for use in other database applications.

Package contents

Check that the following items are included. If anything is missing or damaged, contact your service representative.

Version 6.0 or version 6.0 upgrade for versions 1.0 through 4.0:

USB card writer module

CD-ROM Original card Instruction manual

Version 6.0 upgrade for version 5.0:

CD-ROM Instruction manual

a Note:

The USB card writer module and the original card are not included in the kit provided for upgrading from version 5.0.

Te mp l at e

Te m p la t e

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Optional supplies

a Note:

The only original cards that can be used with this USB card writer module are those like the one enclosed or optional original cards of the same type.

Principal parts

Before Use

Original card

LED indicator

This indicator lights up when the unit is turned on, and flashes when the USB card writer module is communicating with the computer.

Card slot

Insert an original card/embroidery card here.

b Memo:

• Since power is supplied to the USB card writer module through the USB connection to the computer, there is no power supply cable or power switch.

• Be sure to keep original cards away from high humidity, direct sunlight, static electricity and strong shocks. Furthermore, do not bend the cards.

a Note:

Never remove an original card or unplug the USB cable while this indicator is flashing.

USB connector

Connect to the computer.

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Installation

Installation procedure

The installation procedure is different depending on whether the full version or an upgrade of the software is being installed. Be sure to perform the installation procedures listed below.

Installing version 6.0 (full version)

[STEP 1] Installing the software c page 8

[STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer module

c page 10

Upgrading from version 1.0 through 4.0

[STEP 1] Installing the software c page 8

[STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer module

c page 10

Upgrading from version 5.0 or 5.01

[STEP 1] Installing the software c page 8

[STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer module

[STEP 3] Upgrading the USB card writer module

c page 10 c page 12

Upgrading from version 5.02 or later

[STEP 1] Installing the software c page 8

b Memo:

When upgrading from version 5.02 or later, STEP 2 is not performed.

[STEP 3] Upgrading the USB card writer module c page 12

a Note:

• If the installation is interrupted or not performed as described, the software will not be installed correctly.

• Before turning on the computer, be sure to disconnect the USB card writer module. If the computer is turned on while the card writer is connected, the installation may not be completed correctly when upgrading from version 5.0 or 5.01.

• In order to upgrade the USB card writer module, you must be able to connect to the Internet. If you cannot connect to the Internet, contact your nearest service representative.

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System requirements

Before installing the software on your computer, make sure that the computer meets the following requirements.

Computer IBM-PC or compatible computer originally equipped with a USB port

Operating system Windows 98, ME, XP or 2000

Processor Pentium 500 MHz or higher

Memory Minimum 64 MB (256 MB or more is recommended.)

Hard disk free space Minimum 100 MB Monitor SVGA (800 × 600), 16-bit color or higher

Port USB Ver. 1.1 or higher

Printer A graphic printer that is supported by your system (if you wish to print your images)

CD-ROM drive Required for installation

a Note:

• Power is supplied to the USB card writer module through the USB connection. Connect the USB card writer module to a USB connector on the computer or to a self-powered USB hub that can supply enough power to the card writer module. If the card writer module is not connected in this way, it may not operate correctly.

• This product may not operate correctly with some computers and USB expansion cards.

[STEP 1] Installing the software

This section describes how to install the application software.

a Note:

• If the installation is interrupted or not performed as described, the software will not be installed correctly.

• Before turning on the computer, be sure to DISCONNECT the USB card writer module.

b Memo:

The following installation procedure includes descriptions and dialog boxes for Windows XP. The procedure and dialog boxes for other operating systems may be slightly different.

1. Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

→ After a short while, the Choose Setup

Language dialog box automatically ap-

pears.

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b Memo:

If the installer does not automatically start up:

1) Click the Start button.

2) Click Run.

→

The Run dialog box appears.

3) Type in the full path to the installer, and then click OK to start up the installer. For example: D:\setup.exe (where “D:” is the name of the CD-ROM drive)

2. Select the desired language, and then click

OK.

→ The InstallShield Wizard starts up, and

the first dialog box appears.

b Memo:

To install the application into a different folder:

1) Click Browse.

2) In the Choose Folder dialog box that appeared, select the drive and folder. (If necessary, type in the name of a new folder.)

3) Click OK.

→

The Choose Destination Location dialog box of the InstallShield Wizard shows the selected folder.

4) Click Next to install the application into the selected folder.

• To return to the previous step, click

• To quit the installation, click

4. Click Next to install the application into the

default folder.

→ When the installation is completed, the di-

alog box shown below appears.

Cancel

Back

3. Click Next to continue with the installation.

→ A dialog box appears, allowing you to se-

lect the folder where the software will be installed.

5. Click Finish to complete the installation of the

software.

a Note:

Even though the installation is completed, do not remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

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[STEP 2] Installing the driver for the card writer module

This section describes how to install the driver for the card writer module.

a Note:

If you upgrading from version 5.02 or later, skip this section and continue with the procedure described in “[STEP 3] Upgrading the USB card writer module” on page 12.

1. Plug the USB connector into the USB port on

the computer. Make sure that the connector is fully inserted.

For Windows XP users connected to the Internet:

→ The installation of the driver is completed

automatically.

For all other users

→ After a short while, the Found New Hard-

ware Wizard (or Add New Hardware Wizard) dialog box appears.

2. For Windows XP: Select Install from a list or

specific location [Advanced], and then click Next.

Select Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...), and then click Next.

For Windows 98: driver for your device. (Recommended), and then click Next.

Select CD-ROM drive, and then click Next.

Select Search for the best

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For Windows Me: Select Specify the location of the driver [Advanced], and then click Next.

Select Removable Media (Floppy, CDROM...), and then click Next.

3. Follow the instructions of the Found New

Hardware Wizard (or Add New Hardware Wizard) to complete the installation of the driver.

4. Remove the CD-ROM from the computer’s

CD-ROM drive.

For Windows 2000:

suitable driver for my device [recommended], and then click Next.

Select CD-ROM drives, and then click Next.

Select Search for a

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[STEP 3] Upgrading the USB card writer module

This section describes how to upgrade the USB card writer module for version 6.0. Users upgrading from version 5.0 or later must upgrade the card writer. After installing version 5.0 or later, immediately follow the procedure below to upgrade the card writer for version 6.0.

a Note:

• If the USB card writer module is not upgraded, Design Center and Layout & Editing of version 6.0 can no longer be used after the specified number of trial uses has been reached.

• In order to upgrade the USB card writer module, you must be able to connect to the Internet. If you cannot connect to the Internet, contact your nearest service representative.

1. Start up Layout & Editing.

→ The dialog box shown below appears.

2. To begin the upgrade, click Upgrade now.

→ The Upgrade wizard starts up, and the

first dialog box shown below appears.

3. Click Next.

4. Type in the 15-digit product ID on the label

attached to the CD-ROM case, and then click Next.

→ The entered product ID and the serial

number automatically retrieved from the USB card writer module is displayed.

5. Click Next to access our server through the

Internet and retrieve the upgrade key.

→ If the upgrade key has been successfully

retrieved, the dialog box shown below appears.

6. Click Next to begin upgrading the USB card

writer module.

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→ If the upgrade has been completed suc-

cessfully, the dialog box shown below appears.

a Note:

If a warning appears at any time, follow the instructions that are displayed.

Online registration

If you wish to be contacted about upgrades and provided with important information such as future product developments and improvements, you can register your product online by following a simple registration procedure.

Click Online Registration on the Help menu of Layout & Editing to start up the installed Web browser and open the online registration page on our Web site.

a Note:

Online registration may not be available in some areas.

Uninstallation

1. Turn on the computer and start up Windows.

2. Click the Start button in the task bar, and then click Control Panel.

3. In the Control Panel window, double-click Add or Remove Programs.

a Note:

With an operating system other than Windows XP, point to

Control Panel

. In the Control Panel window, double-click

4. In the dialog box that appeared, select this software, and then click Change/Remove.

Settings

Add/Remove Programs

in the

Start

menu, and then click

Technical support

Contact Technical Support if you have a problem. Please check the company web site (www.brother.com) to find the Technical Support in your area.

a Note:

Have the following information ready before contacting Technical Support.

• The make and model of the computer that you are using as well as the Windows version (Refer to page 8 and check the system requirements for this product again.)

• Information on any error messages that appear

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Tips and Techniques for Creating Embroidery Patterns

■ Sewing wide areas

When satin stitching is sewn in a wide area, the stitched area may shrink after sewing, depending on the material and the type of thread used. If this happens, switch to this alternate method: Select the fill stitch and use stabilizer material on the reverse side of the fabric.

Pattern

After sewing

a Note:

When using the satin stitch in a wide area, the needle may move out of position by about 10 mm with some machines. In order to avoid this, use the above-mentioned alternate method.

■ Sewing direction

In order to limit shrinking, select a stitch direction perpendicular to the larger edge of the area.

Shrinking more likely to occur Shrinking less likely to occur

■ Sewing order

After creating an embroidery pattern made of several different parts (in Design Center or Layout & Editing), be sure to check the sewing order and correct it if necessary.

With Design Center, the default sewing order is the order in which the sewing attributes are applied.

With Layout & Editing, the default sewing order is the order in which the elements are drawn.

■ Enlarging/reducing embroidery patterns

There are several ways of enlarging or reducing an imported embroidery pattern in Layout & Editing. You may choose to scale your pattern with the pointer, or apply the Stitch to Block function, then scale the pattern.

When you normally scale an imported pattern, the number of stitches that will be sewn remains the same, resulting in a change of embroidery quality if the size of the pattern is greatly changed. However, by holding down the key while scaling the imported embroidery pattern, the original embroidery quality can be maintained, since the stitch density and fill pattern automatically adapts to the new size.

Another method of maintaining the original embroidery quality of the pattern is to select the Sew – Stitch to Block command, then scale the pattern. When a pattern is scaled only moderately, it may not be necessary to apply the Stitch to Block function.

Ctrl

This system allows you to create a wide variety of embroidery patterns and supports wider ranges for the setting of the sewing attributes (thread density, sewing pitch, etc.). However, the final result also depends on your particular sewing machine model. We recommend that you make a trial sewing sample with your sewing data before sewing on the final material. Remember to sew your trial sample on the same type of fabric as your final material and to use the same needle and the same machine embroidery thread.

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Sew Types

The sewing attributes for each sew type are first set to their default settings; however, by changing the settings of the sewing attributes, you can create custom stitching. (For details, refer to pages 91 through 95 and pages 172 through 178.)

■ Line sew types

Zigzag stitch Running stitch

Motif stitch E/V stitch

b Memo:

The stitching for the programmable fill stitch and the motif stitch depends on the selected stitch pattern. For details, refer to “Programmable fill stitch” on page 93 and 175 and “Motif stitch” on page 95 and 177.

■ Region sew types

Satin stitch Fill stitch

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Programmable fill stitch Motif stitch

b Memo:

Cross stitch Concentric circle stitch

Radial stitch Spiral stitch

Piping stitch

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Getting Started

About This Chapter

This chapter is organized as a tutorial to provide you with a hands-on introduction to the basic features of the applications.

1. Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns

1-1. Using the Auto Punch Function c page 19

In this section, we will use the Auto Punch function in Layout & Editing to automatically convert an image to an embroidery pattern.

1-2. Using a Photo Stitch Function c page 25

In this section, we will use one of the Photo Stitch functions to create a more realistic embroidery pattern from a image.

2. Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns

2-1. Using Design Center c page 30

In this section, we will use Design Center to manually create an embroidery pattern from an image using a four-stage procedure.

2-2. Using Layout & Editing c page 39

In this section, the embroidery pattern created in Design Center will be imported into Layout & Editing, where a few objects will be added and the layout will be rearranged.

2-3. Using Programmable Stitch Creator c page 54

In this section, we will learn how to use Programmable Stitch Creator to edit a stitch in order to create a custom stitch pattern.

3. Creating Large-Size Embroidery Patterns

3-1. Designing a large-size embroidery pattern c page 59

In this section, we will design an embroidery pattern that is too large to be sewn in a normal embroidery hoop and therefore must be divided into sections.

3-2. Embroidering large-size embroidery patterns c page 63

In this section, we will sew the separate sections of the embroidery pattern to create large-size embroidery.

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Using the Auto Punch Function

In this section, we are going to automatically create an embroidery pattern from an image.

Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is recommended to save the file (refer to Step 6, “Saving the embroidery pattern”, on page 23). You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work.

The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session using the Auto Punch function.

Step 1 Starting up Layout & Editing page 19

Step 2 Opening an image file page 20

Step 3 Adjusting the size and position of the image page 21

Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern page 21

Step 5 Displaying a preview of the embroidery pattern page 22

Step 6 Saving the embroidery pattern page 23

Step 7 Transferring the pattern to an original card page 24

Step 8 Quitting Layout & Editing page 24

Basic Operation

Step 1

Starting up Layout & Editing

1. Click , select All Programs, then

PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Layout & Editing

to open the Layout & Editing window.

b Memo:

If a shortcut for Layout & Editing was created, for example, on the desktop, double-click it to start up the application.

→ The Layout & Editing window appears.

b Memo:

• To fill the entire screen with the Layout & Editing window, click the maximize button on the right end of the title bar.

• At this time, you can change the Design Page properties by using the menu command

Property

page 77.) For this example, we will not change the Design Page settings.

Option – Design Page

. (For more details, refer to

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Title bar

Menu bar

Toolbar

Sewing Attributes bar

Too l Bo x

Status bar

Step 2

Opening an image file

First, we need to open the image that will be converted into the embroidery pattern.

1. Click Image on the menu bar, point to Input,

and then click from File on the submenu.

Close button

Maximize button Minimize button

Work area

Design Page

Reference Window

3. Select the sample file tulip.bmp in the ClipArt

folder.

b Memo:

If the

Preview

contents of the selected file will appear in the

Preview

4. Click Open to open the image file and to close

the dialog box.

check box is selected, the

box.

→ An Open an image file dialog box similar

to the one shown below appears.

2. Double-click the ClipArt folder to open it.

b Memo:

Double-clicking the file name also adds the image to the work area and closes the dialog box.

→ The image appears in the work area.

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Step 3

Adjusting the size and position of the image

1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click

Modify.

→ Handles appear around the image.

Handles

Status bar

b Memo:

The status bar shows the dimensions (width and height) of the image.

5. Drag the image to the desired location.

Basic Operation

Step 4

Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern

1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click

Image to Stitch Wizard.

2. Move the pointer over a handle.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, , , or , depending

on the handle that the pointer is over.

b Memo:

• is for scaling the width.

• is for scaling the height.

• and are for scaling both dimensions at the same time.

3. Drag the handle to adjust the selected image

to the desired size.

4. Move the pointer over the selected image.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to .

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Image to Stitch Wizard

→ The Select Stitch Method for Image dia-

log box appears.

2. Select Auto Punch, and then click Next.

→ The image is analyzed, and the resulting

image is displayed in the Image Analysis dialog box.

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b Memo:

The following stitch methods are also available.

Photo Stitch 1 (Color

• Refer to page 116 for more details on the

Color

setting and to page 120 for more

details on the

Photo Stitch 2 (Color

• Refer to page 122 for more details on the

Color

setting and to page 124 for more

details on the

•

Cross Stitch

For more details, refer to page 125.

•

Design Center

For more details, refer to “Using Design Center” on page 30.

Mono

and

setting.

and

setting.

Mono

)

→ The image is converted to an embroidery

pattern, which is displayed in the Design Page.

Step 5

Displaying a preview of the embroidery pattern

b Memo:

• Various settings are available for converting the image to an embroidery pattern. (For more details on the various settings, refer to page 115.) After changing the settings, click image with the new settings applied.

• Areas of the image that will not be converted to the embroidery pattern appear with a crosshatch pattern. Click each area to select whether or not it should be converted.

3. Click Finish.

Retry

to display the

1. Click Display on the menu bar, and then click

Preview.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Preview

→ A preview of the embroidery pattern ap-

pears.

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b Memo:

• To zoom in (or out), click (or ) on the Tool Box, and then click the desired

area of the embroidery pattern.

• To display, hide, or display a faded copy of the original image, which remains in the work area, click point to

Display Image

desired display setting.

• To display the original image, click

• To display a faded copy of the image, click

• To hide the original image, click

2. To display a realistic preview of the entire

embroidery pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and then click Realistic Preview. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

→ A realistic preview of the embroidery pat-

tern appears.

Image

Faded

Realistic Preview

on the menu bar,

, and then click the

Off

Step 6

Saving the embroidery pattern

Once the embroidery pattern is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later.

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click

Save.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Save

→ If the pattern has already been saved at

least once, the file is saved immediately.

Basic Operation

b Memo:

To save the file with a different name, use the menu command

→ If no file name has been specified or if the

file cannot be found, the Save As dialog box appears.

File

–

Save As

instead.

b Memo:

To zoom in (or out), click (or ) on the Tool Box, and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern.

a Note:

The embroidery pattern cannot be edited while the realistic preview is displayed.

3. To leave the realistic preview display, repeat

2., or press the key.

step

Esc

2. Select the drive and the folder, and then type

in the file name.

3. Click Save to save the pattern.

b Memo:

• To quit the operation, click

• If a file already exists with the name specified in the following message appears.

• To overwrite the file, click new file name appears in the title bar of the Layout & Editing window.

• If you do not want to overwrite the existing file, click enter a different file name.

Save As

Cancel

dialog box, the

Yes

. You can then

. The

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Step 7

Transferring the pattern to an original card

Before you can actually sew the embroidery pattern, you must transfer the pattern to a sewing machine. Transfer the embroidery pattern to the sewing machine using media of the type used by your machine, for example, original cards, floppy disks, CompactFlash cards, or USB media. For this example, we will transfer the pattern to an original card.

1. Insert an original card into the USB card writer

module.

a Note:

The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place.

2. Click File on the menu bar, point to Write to

Card, and then click Current Design on the

submenu. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

3. Click OK.

→ The following message appears.

b Memo:

To quit the operation, click

Cancel

a Note:

If the card writer module is not correctly connected or powered, or if the original card is not inserted or is defective, an error message will appear. For more details, refer to “Writing an embroidery pattern to an original card” on page 195.

4. Click OK to close the message.

Step 8

Quitting Layout & Editing

Write to Card

→ The following message appears.

a Note:

If the original card is not brand new, make sure that the patterns already stored on the card are no longer needed.

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit.

→ The Layout & Editing window closes.

b Memo:

Layout & Editing can also be closed by clicking the close button on the right end of the title bar.

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Using a Photo Stitch Function

In this section, we are going to automatically create a more realistic embroidery pattern from a photo.

The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session using one of the Photo Stitch functions.

Step 1 Starting up Layout & Editing page 25

Step 2 Opening an image file page 26

Step 3 Adjusting the size and position of the image page 27

Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern page 27

Step 1

Starting up Layout & Editing

1. Click , select All Programs, then

PE-DESIGN Ver. 6. Select Layout & Editing

to open the Layout & Editing window.

Basic Operation

b Memo:

If a shortcut for Layout & Editing was created, for example, on the desktop, double-click it to start up the application.

→ The Layout & Editing window appears.

b Memo:

• To fill the entire screen with the Layout & Editing window, click the maximize button on the right end of the title bar.

• At this time, you can change the Design Page properties by using the menu command

Property

page 77.) For this example, we will not change the Design Page settings.

Option – Design Page

. (For more details, refer to

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Title bar

Menu bar

Toolbar

Sewing Attributes bar

Too l Bo x

Status bar

Step 2

Opening an image file

First, we need to open the image that will be converted into an embroidery pattern.

1. Click Image on the menu bar, point to Input,

and then click from File on the submenu.

Close button

Maximize button Minimize button

Work area

Design Page

Reference Window

3. Select the sample file girl.bmp in the Photo

folder.

b Memo:

If the

Preview

contents of the selected file will appear in the

Preview

4. Click Open to open the image file and to close

the dialog box.

check box is selected, the

box.

→ The Open an image file dialog box ap-

pears.

2. Double-click the Photo folder to open it.

b Memo:

Double-clicking the file name also adds the image to the work area and closes the dialog box.

→ The image appears in the work area.

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Step 3

Adjusting the size and position of the image

1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click

Modify.

→ Handles appear around the image.

Handles

Status bar

b Memo:

The status bar shows the dimensions (width and height) of the image.

2. Adjust the selected image to the desired size,

and move it to the desired location.

For more details, refer to , “Changing the

Size and Position of the Image”, on page

114.

Step 4

Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern

1. Click Image on the menu bar, and then click

Image to Stitch Wizard.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Image to Stitch Wizard

→ The Select Stitch Method for Image dia-

log box appears.

Basic Operation

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2. Select Photo Stitch 1, then Color, and then

click Next.

→ The Select Mask dialog box appears.

b Memo:

The following stitch methods are also available.

Auto Punch

• For more details, refer to page 115.

•

Photo Stitch 1 (Mono

For more details on the to page 120.

Photo Stitch 2 (Color

• Refer to page 122 for more details on the

Color

setting and to page 124 for more

details on the

•

Cross Stitch

For more details, refer to page 125.

•

Design Center

For more details, refer to “Using Design Center” on page 30.

Mono

)

Mono

and

setting.

setting, refer

Mono

)

4. In the image preview box, move the handles of

the mask until it surrounds the desired part of the image to be converted to an embroidery pattern.

b Memo:

Any part of the image that is outside of the mask will not be converted to an embroidery pattern.

5. Click Next.

→ The image is analyzed, and the Check

Mask Shape dialog box appears.

3. From the list at the bottom of the dialog box,

select the desired shape that the image will be trimmed to.

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6. If the shape and position of the mask are as

desired, click Next.

→ The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog

box appears.

b Memo:

Various settings are available for converting the image to an embroidery pattern. (For more details on the various settings, refer to page 116.)

8. Click Finish.

→ The embroidery pattern is displayed in the

Design Page.

For details on previewing the embroidery

pattern, refer to Step 5, “Displaying a preview of the embroidery pattern”, on page 22.

For details on saving the embroidery

pattern as a file, refer to Step 6, “Saving the embroidery pattern”, on page 23.

For details on transferring the embroidery

pattern to an original card, refer to Step 7, “Transferring the pattern to an original card”, on page 24.

Basic Operation

7. Click Next.

→ The image is converted to an embroidery

pattern, which is displayed in the Preview dialog box.

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Using Design Center

In this section, we are going to manually create an embroidery pattern from an image using a four-stage procedure. This pattern will be used later as the stepping stone to create a more complex embroidery pattern.

Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is recommended to save the file (refer to Step 9, “Saving the file”, on page 38). You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work.

The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session with Design Center and will introduce you to its most important features.

Step 1 Starting up Design Center page 30

Step 2 Opening an image file page 31

Step 3 Continuing to stage 2 (Line Image stage) page 31

Step 4 Editing lines page 32

Step 5 Continuing to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) page 33

Step 6 Continuing to stage 4 (Sew Setting stage) page 34

Step 7 Specifying sewing attributes page 34

Step 8 Previewing the image page 37

Step 9 Saving the file page 38

Step 1

Starting up Design Center

1. Click , select All Programs, then

PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Design Center to

open the Design Center window.

b Memo:

If a shortcut for Design Center was created, for example, on the desktop, double-click it to start up the application.

→ The How do you want to produce em-

broidery? dialog box and the Design

Center window appear.

b Memo:

To fill the entire screen with the Design Center window, click the maximize button on the right end of the title bar.

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Step 2

Opening an image file

First, we need to open the image that will be used to create the embroidery pattern.

1. In the How do you want to produce

embroidery? dialog box, click .

→ The From Image dialog box appears.

2. Click .

→ The Open dialog box appears.

4. Click Open to open the image file and to close

the dialog box.

b Memo:

Double-clicking the file name also adds the image to the work area and closes the dialog box.

→ The image appears in the Design Page

and in the Cut out to Line Image dialog box.

Step 3

Continuing to stage 2 (Line Image stage)

Basic Operation

b Memo:

The

Open

by selecting the menu command

dialog box can also be displayed

in Design Center.

Open

–

File

3. Select the sample file Flower.bmp in the Data

folder.

b Memo:

If the

Preview

contents of the selected file will appear in the

Preview

check box is selected, the

box.

After opening the image, we will continue to stage 2 (Line Image stage), where we will select the color(s) that will be used to create the line image (outline of the image).

b Memo:

If the wizard is not being used, click the menu bar, and then click An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

1. Move the pointer over the image in the Cut

out to Line Image dialog box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to .

b Memo:

To display the image enlarged (or reduced), move the the image is enlarged, you can scroll through it to display different parts.

ZOOM

slider up (or down). When

Stage

To Line Image

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2. Click any part of the outline.

→

The selected color appears in the top box

Pick Colors

under check box to show that the color is selected.

, and appears in the

b Memo:

• If the image contains outlines of different colors, you can repeat step

to five colors. If more than five colors are selected, only the last five colors selected remain in the list.

• To deselect a color, clear the corresponding check box.

• To adjust the color tone and reduce image noise (distortions), click more details, refer to page 74.)

to select u p

Image Tune

. (For

3. Click Preview to preview the line image in the

Design Page.

b Memo:

To quit the operation and go back to stage 1 (Original Image stage), click

Cancel

Step 4

Editing lines

At this time, you might need to correct a few lines in the line image. You should make sure that regions are completely enclosed by either a single closed line or intersecting lines. You may also want to edit the line image and either add or remove some details. You can do this at this time using the pens and erasers in the Tool Box.

In this example, we are going to display the line image enlarged to make editing easier, then use an eraser to remove some of the outline.

1. Click .

→ When the pointer is moved over the work

area, the shape of the pointer changes to

2. Click the line image.

b Memo:

• To further enlarge the line image, repeat step

• To zoom in on a specific area, move the pointer near the desired area, and then drag the pointer diagonally over the desired area. A dotted box appears as you drag the pointer, and the selected area is enlarged when the mouse button is released.

Zoom

For more details on the the Tool Box, refer to page 234.

buttons in

4. When the line image appears as desired, click

OK.

→ The line image is displayed in the Design

Page.

b Memo:

At this time, the pattern can be saved as a .pel file. For details, refer to Step 9, “Saving the file”, on page 38.

3. Click on the Tool Box.

→ When the pointer is moved over the work

area, the shape of the pointer changes to

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4. Move the pointer over the line that you want to

erase, and then hold down the right mouse button.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

5. Carefully drag the pointer to erase the line.

6. Repeat steps 4. and 5. to delete a few

leaves.

b Memo:

• If you deleted part of the outline by mistake, you may need to redraw some of lines. To do this, simply hold down the left mouse button and start drawing the line.

• If you are not satisfied with your editing,

Stage

–

select the menu command

Original Image

(Original Image stage), and then create the line image and start editing again.

to go back to stage 1

b Memo:

To select how the reduced line image is displayed:

1) Click on the Tool Box.

→

When the pointer is moved over the work area, the shape of the pointer

changes to .

2) Click the Design Page.

3) To further reduce the line image, repeat step 2).

Step 5

Continuing to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage)

In stage 2 (Line Image stage), the line image is simply a collection of dots (or pixels). Editing in stage 2 means adding or removing black dots. When you move to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), the application automatically connects the dots to create lines, which can be edited.

1. Click Stage on the menu bar, and then click

To Figure Handle.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

To Figure Handle

→ The Figure Object Conversion Setting

dialog box appears.

Basic Operation

7. After editing the line image, click on the

Tool Box to view the entire line image so that it fits in the window.

→ The Design Page fills the Design Center

window.

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b Memo:

Various settings are available for converting the line image to a figure handle image. (For more details on the various settings, refer to page 76.) In addition, this dialog box allows you to preview how the image will fit in the selected Design Page (the size of the area to be sewn).

2. Click OK.

→ The line image is converted to a figure

handle image, which is displayed in the Design Page.

b Memo:

• The Tool Box for stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) contains various editing tools for drawing lines, moving, deleting or inserting points as well as zooming. For details on the editing tools, refer to page 234.

• At this time, you can change the Design Page properties by using the menu command

Property

page 77.)

Step 6

Continuing to stage 4 (Sew Setting stage)

Option – Design Page

. (For more details, refer to

→ The Tool Box for stage 4 (Sew Setting

stage) appears.

In this stage, you can set and check the sewing attributes for each part of the pattern. You can also specify hole sewing for larger regions that completely enclose smaller ones in order to avoid sewing the same region twice. Other tools are available for zooming.

b Memo:

• To zoom in (or out), click (or ) on the Tool Box, and then click the desired

area of the embroidery pattern, as in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage).

• To display the Design Page so that it fits

the window, click on the Tool Box.

Step 7

Specifying sewing attributes

We are now going to apply sewing attributes to the different parts of the pattern.

■ Specifying sewing attributes for

the outline

1. Click on the Tool Box.

1. Click Stage on the menu bar, and then click

To Sew Setting. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

To Sew Setting

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→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears as shown below.

2. To change the outline color, click the Line

color button ( ) on the Sewing Attributes bar, click the desired color in the Line Thread

Color dialog box that appeared, and then click Close.

b Memo:

To move the dialog box to a more convenient place on the screen, move the pointer over the title bar, and then drag the dialog box.

→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

appears, containing the default settings for the selected outline sew type.

5. To change the width from 2.0 mm to 1.5 mm,

move the slider to the left until Zigzag width is set to 1.5.

b Memo:

To close the dialog box, click

6. Click the outline of the pattern to apply the

attributes (color, sew type and width) to it.

→ The image now appears as shown below

with “marching lines” along the outline.

Basic Operation

→ The Line color button ( ) on the Sew-

ing Attributes bar is displayed in the selected color.

3. To change the sew type to the zigzag stitch,

click in the Line sew type selector

( ) on the Sewing Attributes bar,

and then click Zigzag Stitch.

4. To change the attributes for the zigzag stitch,

click Sew on the menu bar, and then click Sewing Attribute.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Sewing Attribute

b Memo:

If you think that the width of the outline is too thick, you can change it again. To change the

width of the outline, repeat step 5., and then click the outline to apply the new setting. (If

Sewing Attribute Setting

the not displayed, right-click the outline.)

dialog box is

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■ Specifying sewing attributes for

the regions

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears as shown below.

For the leaves

2. Click the Region color button ( ) on the

Sewing Attributes bar, click the color LEAF GREEN in the Region Thread Color dialog box that appeared, and then click Close.

→ The Region color button ( ) on the

Sewing Attributes bar is displayed in the selected color.

3. Click in the Region sew type selector

( ) on the Sewing Attributes bar, and then click Fill Stitch.

5. To change the direction of the fill stitching,

click Constant under Direction, move the pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle under Constant, and then drag the red arrow to the desired angle.

b Memo:

• When the pointer is moved over the red

arrow, its shape changes to .

• Using different directions for different regions can add contrast and improve the

Direction set to 45°

Direction set to 90°

appearance of the embroidery.

4. To change the attributes for the fill stitch, click

Sew on the menu bar, and then click Sewing Attribute.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Sewing Attribute

→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

appears, containing the default settings for the selected region sew type.

Direction set to 135°

6. Click the regions of the leaves to which you

want to apply the attributes.

→ “Marching lines” appear around the se-

lected region.

7. Repeat steps 5. and 6. until attributes are

applied to all leaves.

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a Note:

Sewing attributes cannot be applied to regions that are not fully enclosed, as shown in the illustration of the leaf below.

For the other side of the petals

9. Select the color RED, set the stitching

direction, and then click each region where you want to apply the attributes.

If the attributes cannot be applied to a region, go back to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) and make sure that region is closed. Edit any broken lines with the Point Edit tool. For details on editing the figure handle image, refer to “Editing Points in Outlines” on page 81.

After applying the sewing attributes to the leaves, the image appears as shown below.

Step 8

Previewing the image

You can display a preview of the embroidery pattern in order to see how the stitching is connected, or you can display a realistic preview of the embroidery pattern in order to see how the pattern will appear once it is sewn. (The embroidery pattern can only be previewed in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage) only.)

1. To display a preview of the embroidery

pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and then click Preview. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Preview

→ A preview of the embroidery pattern ap-

pears.

Basic Operation

For one side of the petals

8. Select the color CARMINE, set the stitching

direction, and then click each region where you want to apply the attributes.

b Memo:

To zoom in (or out), click (or ) on the Tool Box, and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern.

2. To leave the preview display, repeat step 1.,

or press the key.

Esc

a Note:

The embroidery pattern cannot be edited while the preview is displayed.

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3. To display a realistic preview of the

embroidery pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and then click Realistic Preview. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Realistic Preview

→ A realistic preview of the embroidery pat-

tern appears.

b Memo:

To zoom in (or out), click (or ) on the Tool Box, and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern.

Step 9

Saving the file

Since this embroidery pattern will be used as the basis of a more complex embroidery picture, we need to save it.

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click

Save As.

→ The Save As dialog box appears.

b Memo:

To overwrite the original file in the original folder, use the menu command instead.

2. The default name Flower.pem is displayed.

3. If necessary, change the drive and folder.

File

–

Save

4. To leave the realistic preview display, repeat

step

3., or press the key.

Esc

a Note:

• The embroidery pattern cannot be edited while the realistic preview is displayed.

• The Realistic Preview function cannot display a clean preview of the pattern if the monitor is set to 256 colors or less. The monitor should be set to at least 16-bit High Color (65536 colors).

4. Click Save to save the file.

b Memo:

.pem files cannot be written to original cards. Import them into Layout & Editing first. (For details, refer to “Importing embroidery patterns from Design Center” on page 128.)

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Using Layout & Editing

In this section, we are going to complete the embroidery pattern by combining a pattern imported from Design Center with objects created using Layout & Editing, one of which will have a programmable fill stitch applied to it.

Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is recommended to save the file (refer to Step 14, “Saving the file”, on page 53). You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work.

The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session with Layout & Editing and will introduce you to some of its most important features.

Step 1 Importing embroidery patterns from Design Center page 39

Step 2 Adjusting the size and position of the embroidery pattern page 40

Step 3 Adding shapes page 41

Step 4 Adding text page 43

Step 5 Fitting the text around the oval page 44

Step 6 Adding a circle for the center of the sun page 45

Step 7 Selecting a programmable fill stitch page 46

Step 8 Adding a closed broken line for the sun’s rays page 48

Step 9 Changing the sewing order of sun and rays page 49

Step 10 Adjusting the rays page 50

Step 11 Setting hole sewing page 50

Step 12 Previewing the embroidery pattern page 51

Step 13 Transferring the pattern to an original card page 52

Step 14 Saving the file page 53

Step 15 Quitting Layout & Editing page 53

Basic Operation

At the end of this session, the embroidery pattern will appear as shown below.

Step 1

Layout & Editing, the .pem file must be opened in Design Center.

Importing embroidery patterns from Design Center

The first object of the embroidery pattern will be the file Flower.pem, which we created in Design Center. In order to import an embroidery pattern from Design Center into the Design Page of

b Memo:

If Design Center has not been started up, refer to “Starting up Design Center” on page 30.

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1. In Design Center, click File on the menu bar,

and then click Open.

→ An Open dialog box similar to the one

shown below appears.

2. Select Design Center PEM File (*.PEM) in

the Files of type box, the sample file

Flower.pem in the Data folder, and then click Open.

b Memo:

If the

Preview

contents of the selected file will appear in the

Preview

check box is selected, the

box.

a Note:

Be sure to select a .pem file saved in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage). You cannot import another file type from Design Center.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

from Design Center

→ The Import size dialog box appears.

5. In the Magnification box, type or select 70%,

and then click Import.

→ The embroidery pattern is imported into

the Design Page of Layout & Editing.

Handles

→ The embroidery pattern is displayed in the

Design Page of Design Center.

3. Click Option on the menu bar, and then click

Layout & Editing to display the Layout &

Editing window.

4. In Layout & Editing, click File on the menu bar,

point to Import, and then click from Design Center on the submenu.

b Memo:

• The dotted line and the handles that appear around the embroidery pattern show that the pattern is selected.

• The status bar shows the dimensions (width and height) of the selected pattern.

Step 2

Adjusting the size and position of the embroidery pattern

When you import a pattern from Design Center, Layout & Editing puts the pattern at the center of the Design Page. We are now going to change the size of the imported pattern and move it to a different location.

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

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2. Move the pointer over a handle.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, , , or , depending

on the handle that the pointer is over.

b Memo:

• is for scaling the width.

• is for scaling the height.

• and are for scaling both dimensions at the same time.

3. Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern

to the desired size.

b Memo:

To maintain the stitch density and fill pattern, hold down the key while dragging a

handle. (For more details, refer to “Enlarging/ reducing embroidery patterns” on page 14.)

4. Move the pointer over the selected pattern.

Ctrl

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears as shown below.

Arc shape

When the pointer is positioned over a button or selector in the Sewing Attributes bar, a label indicating the name of that element appears.

Line sew

Region sew

b Memo:

•The

Arc shape

select the shape to be drawn. For example, click ovals. The other options are used to draw other curved shapes such as arcs. For more details, refer to “Drawing Circles and Arcs” on page 145.

• The line sewing and region sewing attributes are used to select the sew type and thread color for the outline (line sewing) and for the inside area (region sewing).

selector allows you to

Circle

to draw circles and

Basic Operation

→ The shape of the pointer changes to .

5. Drag the pattern to the desired location.

Step 3

Adding shapes

The next object to add to our embroidery pattern will be an oval. Since this oval will be used only as a guide for arranging the text that we will add later, we must set it so that it is not sewn.

■ To add the oval

1. Click on the Tool Box.

Line sew type

Line color

Line sew

Region sew

Region color

Region sew type

2. To change the shape of the object to be

drawn, click the Arc shape selector, and then select the desired shape.

For this example, since we will be using the default shape Circle, you do not need to change the setting in the Arc shape selector.

a Note:

When drawing a circle or other curved shape, select the shape before drawing. You cannot, for example, draw a circle, then change it to an arc afterward.

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3. To cancel line sewing (outline), click the Line

sew button.

→ The Line color button and the Line sew

type selector disappear.

b Memo:

If the

Line sew

Line color

selector to disappear, the outline will not be sewn. If you want to sew the outline, click the

Line sew color

button and the

4. To cancel region sewing (inside area), click

the Region sew button.

→ The Region color button and Region

sew type selector disappear.

5. To draw the oval, drag the pointer in the

Design Page.

→ The oval (outline and inside area) ap-

pears when the mouse button is released.

button is clicked, causing the

button and the

button again to display the

Line sew type

Line

selector.

■ To change the size of the oval

If your oval looks very different from the one shown above, modify its size as described below.

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

2. Click the oval to select it.

3. Move the pointer over one of the handles of

the oval.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, , or , depending

on the handle that the pointer is over.

b Memo:

• is for scaling the width.

• is for scaling the height.

• and are for scaling both dimensions at the same time.

4. Drag the handle to adjust the selected pattern

to the desired size.

b Memo:

• If you want to delete the oval, click on the Tool Box, click the oval to select it, and then press the key or select the

menu command

• If you want to change the color or sew type

of the oval after drawing it, click on the Tool Box, click the oval to select it, and

then click the button. The current attributes for the oval appear in the Sewing Attributes bar, where they can be changed.

Delete

Edit

–

Line sew

Delete

Region sew

■ To center the flower pattern in the

oval

If the flower pattern is not centered in the oval, move the oval as described below.

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

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2. Click the oval to select it.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to .

3. Drag the oval to its final location.

Step 4

Adding text

The next object to add to our embroidery pattern is text.

1. Click on the Tool Box, and then click

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears as shown below.

Font

Tex t S iz e

Text body color

Text body sew type

3. To change the text size, click in the Text Size

selector on the Sewing Attributes bar, and then select the desired size for the text.

For this example, we will keep the default size of 10.0 mm

b Memo:

The value indicates the height of the characters.

4. To change the text color, click the Text body

color button ( ) on the Sewing Attributes bar, click the desired color in the Region

Thread Color dialog box that appeared, and

then click Close.

For this example, since we will be using the default color BLACK, you do not need to change the text color setting.

5. To change the text sew type, click in the Text

body sew type selector, and then select the

desired sew type for the text.

For this example, we will use the default sew type Satin stitch.

Basic Operation

2. To change the font, click in the Font selector

on the Sewing Attributes bar, and then select the desired font.

For this example, since we will be using the default font 01, you do not need to change the font setting.

b Memo:

For more precise setting of the text attributes, refer to “Specifying text attributes” on page 157.

6. To enter the text, click in the Design Page.

Since we can move the text after creating it, any place in the Design Page can be clicked.

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→ The Edit Text Letters dialog box ap-

pears.

7. Type your text (“ROSE”, for this example).

b Memo:

• You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table, then

Insert

clicking clicking it. This is particularly useful if you have to enter accented characters that are not available on your keyboard.

• To quit the operation, click

8. Click OK.

→ The text is displayed in the Design Page.

, or simply by double-

Cancel

b Memo:

• If you want to edit the entered text, click

on the Tool Box, click the text to

select it, and then select the menu command text in the that appeared.

• If you want to delete the text, select it, and then press the key.

• If you want to change the text color, font or other attributes after entering the text, click

select it, and then change the settings on the Sewing Attributes bar.

Step 5

Fitting the text around the oval

Here, we are going to fit the text around the oval.

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

2. Click the text to select it.

3. Hold down the key and click the oval to

select it.

→ Both the oval and the text are selected.

Text

–

Edit Letters

Edit Text Letters

Delete

on the Tool Box, click the text to

. Edit the

dialog box

Ctrl

4. Click Text on the menu bar, and then click Fit

Text to Path Setting.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Fit Text to path

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→ The Fit Text to Path Attribute Setting di-

alog box appears.

5. Click OK without changing any settings.

For more details on these settings, refer

to “Specifying text arrangement” on page 158.

→ The text is now arranged on the oval.

Step 6

Adding a circle for the center of the sun

The next object to add will be a sun. We will first draw a circle to get the basic shape, and then change the color, sew type and width of the outline and the color and sew type for the inside area.

1. To draw a circle, hold down the key

while drawing as described in “To add the oval” on page 41.

Shift

b Memo:

If you need to modify the size of the circle, select it, and then drag a handle at one of the corners.

2. Click on the Tool Box, and then click the

circle to select it.

3. To change the color and sew type for the

outline, click the Line sew button ( ) so

Basic Operation

b Memo:

Moving the oval and text:

Once the text is arranged on the oval, you can move both patterns as a group, without affecting their relative position, or you can move the text alone to change its position on the oval.

To move both patterns as a group:

1) Click on the Tool Box, and then click the oval to select it.

→

The shape of the pointer changes to

2) Drag the oval.

→

The text moves together with the oval.

To move the text along the oval:

1) Click on the Tool Box, and then click the text to select it.

→

The shape of the pointer changes to

2) Drag the text.

→

The text only moves along the oval.

that the Line color button ( ) and the Line

sew type selector ( ) appear, and

then select a line color and sew type.

For this example, select the color BLACK, and leave the sew type set to Zigzag Stitch.

4. To change the sewing attributes for the

outline, click Sew on the menu bar, and then click Sewing Attribute Setting. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Sewing Attribute Set

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→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

appears.

5. To change the width from 2.0 mm, set Zigzag

width to 1.0, and then click Apply.

6. To change the color for the region, click the

Region sew button ( ) so that the Region

color button ( ) and the Region sew type

selector ( ) appear, and then select a region color.

For this example, select the color LEMON YELLOW.

→ The embroidery pattern appears as

shown below.

Step 7

Selecting a programmable fill stitch

Next, we will select a special fill stitch pattern for the inside area of the circle, and then change its settings. Programmable fill stitch patterns, which can be created in Programmable Stitch Creator (refer to “Using Programmable Stitch Creator” on page 54), are arranged in a tile-like manner within the selected regions, creating more decorative stitching.

b Memo:

Make sure that the circle is still selected.

1. Select Prog. Fill Stitch in the Region sew

type selector ( ).

2. Click Sew on the menu bar, and then click

Sewing Attribute Setting.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Sewing Attribute Set

→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

appears.

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3. Click under Programmable fill.

→ The Browse dialog box appears, allowing

you to preview and browse through the existing programmable fill stitch patterns.

a Note:

Only programmable fill stitch files, which have the .pas extension, are listed.

4. From the stitch samples, click pat 07 to select

it, and then click OK.

→ The dialog box closes and a preview of

the selected stitch appears at the bottom of the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.

b Memo:

Double-clicking the stitch pattern also selects it and closes the dialog box.

5. To change the size of the programmable stitch

pattern in Beginner Mode, set the size to 10 × 10 mm (0.30 × 0.30 inch) by moving the slide

to the right.

→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

appears as shown below.

b Memo:

• The preview of the stitch pattern at the bottom of the dialog box changes each time a setting is changed. This allows you to see how each setting affects the pattern.

• To separately change the width and height of the stitch pattern, click

, and then type or select the desired

mode

values in the appropriate boxes under

Programmable fill

6. To change the direction of the fill stitching,

click Constant under Direction, move the pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle under Constant, and then drag the red arrow until 340 degrees is selected.

To Expert

Basic Operation

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→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

appears as shown below.

For more information on the different

settings for a programmable fill stitch, refer to “Specifying sewing attributes” on page 171.

7. Click Apply.

→ The stitch and its settings are applied to

the inside area of the selected circle.

a Note:

The selected sewing attributes will be applied to the regions of every object that will be drawn, until the attributes are changed.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears as shown below

Path shape

Line sewing

Region sewing

2. Make sure that Close path is selected in the

Path shape selector.

b Memo:

When drawing a closed path, the first point and the last point are automatically joined. The pattern has an outline and an inside area, and sewing attributes can be applied to both. With an open path, the broken line is left open (the first and last point are not automatically joined). The pattern will not have a region, therefore you can only apply sewing attributes to the outline.

3. To change the color and sew type for the

outline, click the Line sew button ( ) so

that the Line color button ( ) and the Line

sew type selector ( ) appear, and then select a line color and sew type.

For this example, select the color RED, and leave the sew type set to Zigzag Stitch.

4. To change the color for the inside area, click

the Region sew button ( ) so that the

Step 8

Adding a closed broken line for the sun’s rays

Now, let’s draw a few rays around the sun. There are, of course, many ways to do this. You could, for example, draw a single straight line for each ray. For this example, we will use a closed polygonal line (broken line) to draw all of the rays as a single star-shaped pattern.

1. Click on the Tool Box, and then click

Region color button ( ) and the Region

sew type selector ( ) appear,

and then select a region color.

For this example, select the color VERMILION.

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5. To draw the rays of the sun around the circle

using the circle as a guide, click in the Design Page to select the start point (1), continue clicking in the Design Page to select every other corner (2 through L), and then doubleclick.

J H

8 0

b Memo:

To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button.

→ The embroidery pattern appears as

shown below.

Step 9

Changing the sewing order of sun and rays

Since we have drawn the closed broken line for the sun’s rays after drawing the circle, the sun’s rays are on top of the circle. In other words, the broken sun’s rays are in the foreground. Since the pattern is in the foreground, it will be sewn last. We need to change the sewing order so that the sun (circle) will be sewn on top of the sun’s rays.

1. Click Sew on the menu bar, and then click

Sewing Order/Color.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Sewing Order/Color

→ The Sewing Order/Color dialog box

apears.

Basic Operation

b Memo:

• If you want to delete the pattern, click on the Tool Box, click the pattern to select it, and then press the key or

select the menu command

• If you want to change the pattern shape, color, or sew type after drawing it, click

on the Tool Box, click the pattern to

select it, and then change the settings on the Sewing Attributes bar or in the

Attribute Setting

Delete

Edit – Delete

Sewing

dialog box.

2. Click the frame containing the region for the

sun’s rays to select it, and then drag the frame to the left of the circle for the sun. (This part of the sun will be sewn first.).

b Memo:

When a frame in the dialog box is selected, the buttons at the bottom of the dialog become available. The

sewing order of the selected pattern object can also be changed by using these buttons. For more details, refer to “Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/Color” on page 184.

Sewing Order/Color

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3. Click the frame containing the outline for the

sun’s rays to select it, and then drag the selected frame between the region for the sun’s rays and the circle for the sun.

4. Click OK.

→ The sun’s rays will be sewn before the sun

(circle).

4. Drag the point to the new location.

If necessary, move the circle so that it looks centered relative to the sun’s rays.

Step 10

Adjusting the rays

At this time, you might want to modify the rays. You can do this by moving, deleting and adding points in the closed broken line pattern.

1. Click on the Tool Box, and then click

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

2. Click the sun’s rays to select it.

→ The points in the pattern appear as small

empty squares.

3. Click the point that you want to move.

→ The selected point appears as a small

black square.

For details on adding and deleting points,

refer to “Inserting points” on page 136 and “Deleting points” on page 137.

Step 11

Setting hole sewing

If the sun is sewn according to the current settings, the sun’s rays will be sewn first, and then the sun (circle) will be sewn on top of it. In order to avoid sewing the same region twice, you can specify hole sewing for a larger region that completely encloses smaller ones. If hole sewing is specified, the part of the rays behind the circle will not be sewn.

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1. Click on the Tool Box, and then click the

sun’s circle to select it.

2. Hold down the key and click the sun’s

rays.

→ The circle and the broken line are now se-

lected together.

Ctrl

b Memo:

If it is difficult to select the two patterns, drag the pointer to draw a selection frame around the patterns.

3. Click Sew on the menu bar, and then click Set

Hole Sewing.

→ The following message appears.

a Note:

Hole sewing cannot be applied if one of the patterns is not completely enclosed within the other pattern.

Step 12

Previewing the embroidery pattern

You can display a preview of the embroidery pattern in order to see how the stitching is connected, or you can display a realistic preview of the embroidery pattern in order to see how the pattern will appear once it is sewn. For example, you will be able to see that the part of the broken line (sun rays) behind the circle is not sewn and how the selected programmable fill stitch will be sewn.

1. To display a preview of the embroidery

pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and then click Preview. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Preview

→ A preview of the embroidery pattern ap-

pears.

Basic Operation

4. Click OK to close the message.

a Note:

Patterns with hole sewing set cannot be moved separately. To adjust their relative

positions, click on the Tool Box, select one of the patterns, and then cancel hole

sewing by selecting the menu command

Sew – Cancel Hole Sewing

b Memo:

Points on the outlines can be edited independently with the Point Edit tool. (For details, refer to “Moving points” on page 135)

For more details, refer to “Specifying hole

sewing” on page 180.

b Memo:

2. To display a realistic preview of the entire

To zoom in (or out), click on the Tool

Box, click (or ), and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern.

embroidery pattern, deselect all objects in the pattern by clicking in a blank area of the Design Page.

To display a realistic preview of a single object or a group of objects, select the object(s).

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3. Click Display on the menu bar, and then click

Realistic Preview.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Realistic Preview

→ A realistic preview of the embroidery pat-

tern appears.

b Memo:

To zoom in (or out), click on the Tool

Box, click (or ), and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern.

Step 13

Transferring the pattern to an original card

1. Insert an original card into the USB card writer

module.

a Note:

The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place.

2. Click File on the menu bar, point to Write to

Card, and then click Current Design on the

submenu. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Write to Card

a Note:

The embroidery pattern cannot be edited while the realistic preview is displayed.

4. To return to the previous display, repeat step

3., or press the key.

Esc

→ The following message appears.

a Note:

If the original card is not brand new, make sure that the patterns already stored on the card are no longer needed.

3. Click OK.

→ The following message appears.

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b Memo:

To quit the operation, click

Cancel

a Note:

4. Click OK to close the message.

Step 14

Saving the file

Once the embroidery pattern is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later.

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click

Save.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Save

→ If the pattern has already been saved at

least once, the file is saved immediately.

b Memo:

• To quit the operation, click

• If a file already exists with the name specified in the following message appears.

• To overwrite the file, click new file name appears in the title bar of the Layout & Editing window.

• If you do not want to overwrite the existing file, click enter a different file name.

Save As

Step 15

Quitting Layout & Editing

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit.

→ The Layout & Editing window closes.

Cancel

dialog box, the

Yes

. You can then

. The

b Memo:

Layout & Editing can also be closed by clicking the close button on the right end of the title bar.

Basic Operation

b Memo:

To save the file with a different name, use the menu command

→ If no file name has been specified or if the

file cannot be found, the Save As dialog box appears.

2. Select the drive and the folder, and then type

in the file name.

3. Click Save to save the pattern.

File

–

Save As

instead.

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Using Programmable Stitch Creator

Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to design fill stitch and motif stitch patterns that can be applied as a programmable fill stitch or motif stitch both in Design Center and Layout & Editing, resulting in more decorative embroidery patterns. When applied to enclosed regions, the fill stitch or motif stitch pattern fills the region in a tile-like manner. When applied to lines, the motif stitch pattern is repeated along the length of the line. In addition, the fill stitch patterns can be applied as an individual stamp to enclosed regions. You can create your own fill stitch and motif stitch patterns or use the many stitch patterns provided with this application, with or without editing them.

In this section, we are going to edit an existing stitch pattern, and then apply embossing/engraving effects to it.

The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session with Programmable Stitch Creator and will introduce you to its most important features.

Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is recommended to save the file (refer to Step 5, “Saving the edited stitch pattern”, on page 58). You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work.

Step 1 Starting up Programmable Stitch Creator page 54

Step 2 Opening a programmable stitch pattern page 55

Step 3 Drawing lines to edit the stitch pattern page 56

Step 4 Applying embossing/engraving effects page 57

Step 5 Saving the edited stitch pattern page 58

Step 6 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator page 58

Step 1

Starting up Programmable Stitch Creator

1. Click , select All Programs, then

PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Programmable Stitch Creator.

b Memo:

If a shortcut for Programmable Stitch Creator was created, for example, on the desktop, double-click it to start up the application.

→ The Programmable Stitch Creator window

appears.

b Memo:

To fill the entire screen with the Programmable Stitch Creator window, click the maximize button on the right end of the title bar.

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Title bar

Menu bar

Toolbar

Tool Box

Status bar

Step 2

Opening a programmable stitch pattern

For this exercise, we will edit one of the programmable fill stitch patterns provided with the application.

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click

Open.

An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Close button

Maximize button

Minimize button

Work area

Preview window

b Memo:

If the

Preview

contents of the selected file will appear in the

Preview

3. Click Open to open the pattern file and to

close the dialog box.

check box is selected, the

box.

Basic Operation

Open

→ The Open dialog box appears.

2. Select the stitch pattern file wave1.pas in the

Pattern folder.

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b Memo:

• Double-clicking the file name also adds the pattern to the work area and closes the dialog box.

• To preview the available .pas files in the selected folder, click

In the

Browse

click a stitch pattern to select it, and then

Open

click open the file and to close both the and

• Opening a .pas file (programmable fill stitch pattern) automatically selects

Programmable Fill

file (motif stitch patterns) automatically selects stitch pattern to be created, use the commands on the

→ The stitch pattern appears in the work

area of Programmable Stitch Creator.

(or double-click the pattern) to

Browse

dialog boxes.

Motif

mode. To change the type of

Browse

dialog box that appeared,

mode. Opening a .pmf

Mode

Open

menu.

Step 3

Drawing lines to edit the stitch pattern

Now, we are going to draw a lines between the displayed ones using the Line tool of the Tool Box.

b Memo:

For this example, we will use the grid setting

Medium

saved. Grid settings should be selected depending on how detailed you want to draw. Select the grid setting detailed stitches and the grid setting more simple stitches. For more information on the grid settings, refer to “Changing the grid settings” on page 222.

with which the stitch pattern was

Narrow

for more

Wide

for

1. Click on the Tool Box. Move the pointer

over the work area.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

2. Move the pointer to the second vertical grid

line to the right of the leftmost wave, and then click the top edge of the work area.

b Memo:

The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw on the work area always follow the grid. The points that you create by clicking are inserted at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical grid lines, enabling you to draw diagonal lines as well. Therefore, regardless of where you click, a point will automatically be inserted at the nearest intersection.

a Note:

You can see a preview of the stitch pattern in the

Preview

window.

3. Move the pointer parallel to the wave, and

then click the second vertical grid line to the right of the corner in the leftmost wave.

b Memo:

To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button.

4. Repeat step 3. until you reach the end of the

wave, and then double-click the bottom edge of the work area.

5. Repeat steps 2. through 4. to add another

wave between the rightmost wave.

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→ The pattern should appear as shown be-

low.

b Memo:

To edit points in the pattern, click on the Tool Box, and then edit the points. (For details on moving, inserting and delete points, refer to “Editing Points in Outlines” on page 81 or go back to Step 10, “Adjusting the rays”, on page 50).

Step 4

Applying embossing/engraving effects

A stamp can be made by sewing regions of a fill stitch pattern with the fill stitch, satin stitch or the base stitch set for the embroidery pattern in order to create embossing and engraving effects. In order to do this, the lines of the stitch pattern must form closed regions. In our example, the lines do not form closed regions, so we will need to add enclosing lines.

5. Move the pointer along the bottom edge of the

work area, and then double-click the lowerright corner to draw a line along the bottom edge of the work area.

Basic Operation

6. Click (Region (engrave)) on the Tool

Box, and then click the first and fourth wave regions.

→ These regions appear in red and will be

sewn with short stitches to give the effect of engraving.

7. Click (Region (emboss)) on the Tool

Box, and then click the second and fifth wave regions.

→ This region appears in blue and will be

sewn with no dropped stitches to give the effect of embossing.

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

2. Click the upper-left corner of the work area.

3. Move the pointer along the top edge of the

work area, and then double-click the upperright corner to draw a line along the top edge.

4. Click the lower-left corner of the work area.

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Step 5

Saving the edited stitch pattern

In order to apply your edited stitch pattern as a programmable fill stitch or as a stamp to a region in Layout & Editing or Design Center, you must first save it as a .pas file.

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click

Save As.

→ The Save As dialog box appears.

b Memo:

To overwrite the original file, use the menu command

2. Select the drive and the folder, and then type

in the file name.

File

–

Save

instead.

3. Click Save to save the pattern.

b Memo:

• To quit the operation, click

• If a file already exists with the name specified in the following message appears.

• To overwrite the file, click new file name appears in the title bar of the Programmable Stitch Creator window.

• If you do not want to overwrite the existing file, click enter a different file name.

Save As

Step 6

Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator

When you are finished creating stitch patterns in Programmable Stitch Creator, you can close the application.

Cancel

dialog box, the

Yes

. You can then

. The

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit.

→ If you have saved your file as described in

Step 5, “Saving the edited stitch pattern”, the Programmable Stitch Creator window closes immediately.

→ If you have made changes to the pattern

since the last time the file was saved, you will be asked whether you want to save the changes. Click Yes, and then follow the procedure described in Step 5, “Saving the edited stitch pattern”.

b Memo:

Programmable Stitch Creator can also be closed by clicking the close button on the right end of the title bar.

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Creating Large-Size Embroidery Patterns

A large-size embroidery pattern can be designed by specifying the size of the pattern, creating the embroidery pattern, then automatically dividing the pattern into a size that can be embroidered. By separately embroidering each section of the pattern side by side, large-size embroidery can be sewn. In addition, the joining edges can be embroidered slightly overlapping in order to blend beautifully.

Some large-size patterns may not be appropriate for use with the split sewing feature. We recommend using designs with many small filled areas, such as a bouquet of flowers, lace designs and embroidery created using the Photo Stitch function. Since designs with very large filled areas may not align properly due to fabric pull, we suggest these types of designs not be used.

In this section, we are going to adapt an existing embroidery pattern for large-size embroidery, and then sew it.

The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session with a large-size embroidery pattern and will introduce you to its most important options.

Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is recommended to save the file (refer to Step 5, “Saving the pattern”, on page 61). You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work.

Basic Operation

Designing a large-size embroidery pattern

Step 1 Starting up Layout & Editing page 59

Step 2 Specifying a Design Page size page 60

Step 3 Creating the embroidery pattern page 60

Step 4 Checking the embroidering order page 61

Step 5 Saving the pattern page 61

Step 6 Transferring the pattern to an original card page 62

Step 7 Quitting Layout & Editing page 63

Embroidering large-size embroidery patterns

Step 1 Attaching stabilizer to the fabric page 63

Step 2 Marking the embroidering position page 63

Step 3 Hooping the fabric page 65

Step 4 Embroidering page 65

Designing a large-size embroidery pattern

Step 1

Starting up Layout & Editing

Click , select All Programs, then PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Layout & Editing

to open the Layout & Editing window.

→ The Layout & Editing window appears.

b Memo:

To fill the entire screen with the Layout & Editing window, click the maximize button on the right end of the title bar.

b Memo:

If a shortcut for Layout & Editing was created, for example, on the desktop, double-click it to start up the application.

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Title bar

Menu bar

Toolbar

Sewing Attributes bar

Too l Bo x

Status bar

Step 2

Specifying a Design Page size

First, we need to specify the desired size for the complete embroidery pattern.

1. Click Option, then Design Page Property.

→ The Design Page Property dialog box

appears.

Close button

Maximize button Minimize button

Work area

Design Page

Reference Window

3. Click in the Section Size (for Hoop Size)

selector, and then select the size of the sections (your embroidery hoop). For this example, select 120 × 170 mm (130 × 180 mm).

b Memo:

• With the Section Size (for Hoop Size) setting, the width and height of the sections are 10 mm smaller than the actual hoop size in order to provide space for fine positioning adjustments with adjacent sections.

• The preview area shows the setting changes that you make. The double lines indicate adjoining edges where embroidering will overlap.

2. Select Custom Size, and then type or select

the desired width and height for the Design Page. Enter dimensions between 100 and 1000 mm. For this example, set Width to 230 mm and Height to 330 mm.

b Memo:

The width and height specified under Custom Size determine the exact size of the embroidery design.

4. Click OK.

Step 3

Creating the embroidery pattern

For this example, we will use one of the lace embroidery patterns provided with the application.

1. Click File on the menu bar, point to Import,

and then click from File on the submenu. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

from File

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→ The Import from File dialog box appears.

2. Select the embroidery pattern file

Largelace.pes in the Data folder.

b Memo:

If the

Preview

contents of the selected file will appear in the

Preview

check box is selected, the

box.

3. Click Import to import the embroidery pattern

file and to close the dialog box.

b Memo:

Double-clicking the file name also imports the pattern into the Design Page and closes the dialog box.

→ The embroidery pattern appears in the

Design Page. (To center the embroidery pattern within the Design Page, select the menu command Edit – Center.)

Step 4

Checking the embroidering order

→ The Design Property dialog box ap-

pears, and the first pattern section to be sewn appears in the Design Page framed with a red line.

a Note:

Before an embroidery pattern created in a custom Design Page is saved or transferred to an original card, running stitches are added at the edges of the pattern sections so that the pattern sections can easily be aligned during sewing. This alignment stitching appears in the and cannot be edited. (For more details, refer to “Embroidering” on page 65.)

NOT DEFINED

color

b Memo:

• The embroidering order cannot be checked while the pattern is selected; therefore, be sure to deselect the pattern before selecting the menu command

Option – Design Property

refer to “Selecting patterns” on page 130.)

• The Design Page is automatically zoomed in on or zoomed out from to fit in the entire window, with the position of the displayed pattern section within the embroidery hoop installation order indicated at the top of the dialog box.

• To display information for other pattern sections in the embroidering order, click

• Pattern sections that do not contain any stitching will not be displayed.

. (For details,

Basic Operation

Before the embroidery pattern is sewn, check the embroidering order to see the order that the pattern sections are sewn and determine which parts of the fabric should be hooped. The pattern sections are sewn in order from left to right, top to bottom.

1. Click Option on the menu bar, and then click

Design Property.

2. Click Close to close the dialog box.

Step 5

Saving the pattern

Once the embroidery pattern is finished, you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later.

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click

Save.

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An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Save

→ If the pattern has already been saved at

least once, the file is saved immediately.

b Memo:

To save the file with a different name, use the menu command

File

–

Save As

instead.

a Note:

If a section of the pattern exceeds the maximum allowed for the stitch count or number of colors, a message appears, describing the limitations and asking whether or not the pattern should be saved anyway. If the embroidery pattern extends off the Design Page, a message appears, asking whether or not the pattern should be saved anyway. If the pattern is saved anyway, it must be edited before it can be sewn.

→ If no file name has been specified or if the

file cannot be found, the Save As dialog box appears.

2. Select the drive and the folder, and then type

in the file name.

3. Click Save to save the pattern.

b Memo:

• All patterns for a divided embroidery pattern are saved as a single .pes (version

6) file.

• Only the sections that contain stitching are saved.

Cancel

• To quit the operation, click

• If a file already exists with the name specified in the following message appears.

Save As

dialog box, the

Step 6

Transferring the pattern to an original card

This embroidery pattern can be transferred to a sewing machine, where it can be sewn. Transfer the embroidery pattern to the sewing machine using media of the type used by your machine, for example, original cards, floppy disks, CompactFlash cards, or USB media. For this example, we will transfer the pattern to an original card.

1. Insert an original card into the USB card writer

module.

a Note:

The original card is inserted correctly when you hear it snap into place.

2. Click File on the menu bar, point to Write to

Card, and then click Current Design on the

submenu. An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below.

Yes

• To overwrite the file, click new file name appears in the title bar of the Layout & Editing window.

• If you do not want to overwrite the existing file, click No. You can then enter a different file name.

. The

Write to Card

→ The following message appears.

a Note:

If the original card already contains patterns, they will be deleted.

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3. Click OK.

→ The following message appears.

b Memo:

• Each section of the pattern is saved to the original card as a separate pattern. When the patterns are displayed on the sewing machine’s display, they appear with two letters in the lower-left corner, indicating that section’s position in the entire pattern. The uppercase letter indicates the row and the lowercase letter indicates the column.

For example, for the pattern section marked below in red, the pattern will appear with “Bc” to indicate its position.

nine smaller patterns marked “Aa”, “Ab”, “Ac”, “Ba”, “Bb”, “Bc”, “Ca”, “Cb” and “Cc”.

Cancel

• To quit the operation, click

a Note:

• If the card writer module is not correctly connected or powered, or if the original card is not inserted or is defective, an error message will appear. For more details, refer to “Writing an embroidery pattern to an original card” on page 195.

• If a section of the pattern exceeds the maximum size allowed, a message appears, describing the limitations and the pattern is not transferred to the original card. In addition, if the pattern is too large to be transferred to a single original card, select the sections to transfer. For more details, refer to “Writing an embroidery pattern to an original card” on page 195.

4. Click OK to close the message.

Step 7

Quitting Layout & Editing

1. Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit.

→ The Layout & Editing window closes.

Basic Operation

b Memo:

Layout & Editing can also be closed by clicking the close button on the right end of

For the example shown above, the largesize embroidery pattern will be saved as

the title bar.

Embroidering large-size embroidery patterns

Step 1

Attaching stabilizer to the fabric

Stabilizer must always be used when embroidering to stabilize the fabric. There are many types of stabilizer; the type that you will use depends on the type of fabric that you are embroidering on. For large-size designs that are split into sections, the stabilizer must be adhered to the fabric, for example, by using iron-on stabilizer, sticky stabilizer or spray adhesive.

When using spray adhesive, spray the adhesive onto a hooped piece of stabilizer that is strong enough for the entire large-size embroidery. In some cases, you may need to use two pieces of stabilizer for your embroidery.

a Note:

• For best results, attach the stabilizer to the fabric (as described in Step 1 on this page). Without the correct stabilizer, the design may become misaligned due to puckering in the fabric.

• Be sure to check the recommendations on the stabilizer package.

Step 2

Marking the embroidering position

Using the template for the size of hoop that you are using, mark the embroidering position on the fabric.

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b Memo:

• The templates are included in the package.

• The templates are also in the

Template

folder and can be printed out with a printer.

1. Punch a hole at the end of each arrow on the

template.

2. Place the template on the fabric, and then

insert the tip of a marking pen into each hole to mark the fabric.

2. To mark an area to the right of the previously

marked area, align points A and D on the template with marks B and C on the fabric.

To mark an area below the previously marked area, align points A and B on the template with marks C and D on the fabric.

3. Connect the points marked on the fabric to

draw reference lines.

For a large embroidery pattern, reposition the template to draw the embroidering position for each section of the embroidery pattern.

1. Place the template on the fabric, and mark

points A, B, C and D.

a Note:

• The intersection of the horizontal and vertical line indicates the center of the embroidery hoop.

•

While carefully considering how the fabric will be hooped, place the template on the fabric, and then draw lines to indicate the embroidering position. In addition, because all embroidery areas are not drawn on the template for large embroidery hoops, be careful that the embroidery area does not extend from the marked area on the fabric as shown below.

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Step 3

Hooping the fabric

Using the hoop’s plastic embroidery sheet, align the reference lines on the embroidery sheet with the marks on the fabric. Then, hoop the fabric while making sure that the fabric remains correctly aligned.

1. Insert the embroidery sheet into the inner ring

of the embroidery hoop, and then place them on top of the fabric with the centerline on the embroidery sheet aligned with the reference lines (drawn on the fabric) for the first pattern section to be sewn.

2. Keeping the reference lines on the embroidery

sheet aligned with the reference lines for the first pattern section, place the fabric and inner ring of the embroidery hoop into the outer ring of the hoop, and then pull the fabric so that it is tight.

a Note:

• Place the fabric and hoop on a level surface, and then make sure that the inner ring is pressed in well enough that the top edge of the inner ring aligns with the top edge of the outer ring.

• If the embroidery sheet is not used, the marks on the embroidery hoop can be used to hoop the fabric vertically and horizontally. However, since the center point on some sewing machines is off center, the embroidery sheet should be used for best results.

• Another way to hoop the fabric is to use sticky stabilizer that can be hooped separately, tear away the protective paper, then carefully align the fabric onto the sticky surface using the embroidery sheet as a guide.

• Tip: The fabric can be hooped more easily if double-sided tape is affixed to the back of the inside frame, which is placed on top of the fabric, and then the fabric is clamped between the inside frame and the outside frame.

Step 4

Embroidering

Now, we are ready to embroider the pattern.

Basic Operation

3. Finish hooping the fabric, and then remove the

embroidery sheet.

1. When large-size embroidery patterns are

transferred to the sewing machine, the patterns appear on the sewing machine display as shown below. For this example, select the first embroidery pattern section (Aa).

b Memo:

If there is no stitching in section Aa, select the first section that contains stitching. Select the menu command

Property

to check the embroidering order.

2. Attach the embroidery hoop to the sewing

machine, and then using the machine’s layout adjusting functions, align the needle position with the intersection of the lines drawn on the fabric.

Option

–

Design

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3. Embroider the selected pattern.

4. Remove the embroidery hoop from the sewing

machine, and then remove the fabric from the hoop.

5. Hoop the fabric for the next pattern section.

(For details, refer to “Hooping the fabric” on page 65.)

b Memo:

When an embroidery pattern created in a custom Design Page is saved or transferred to an original card, alignment stitching (single lines of running stitches with the color

DEFINED

starting with securing stitches with a pitch of

0.3 mm) is added at the edges of the pattern sections. (The alignment stitching appears in the print preview and is printed in red.)

Example for hooping fabric using the alignment stitching with Largelace.pes (Largelace.pes can be found in the Data folder.):

1) Embroider the upper-left pattern

, with a pitch of 10.0 mm, and

section.

→

Alignment stitching is sewn below and on the right side of the embroidered pattern section.

NOT

3) Hoop the fabric for the lower-left pattern section with the top of the hoop aligned on the alignment stitching at the bottom of the pattern section sewn in step 1, and then embroider the pattern.

→

Before the pattern section is embroidered, alignment stitching is sewn at the top. Make sure that this alignment stitching aligns with the alignment stitching sewn in step 1. After the pattern section is embroidered, alignment stitching is sewn on the right side of the pattern section.

4) Hoop the fabric for the lower-right pattern section with the left side of the hoop aligned on the alignment stitching on the right side of the pattern section sewn in step 3 and with the top of the hoop aligned on the alignment stitching at the bottom of the pattern section sewn in step 2, and then embroider the pattern.

→

Before the pattern section is embroidered, alignment stitching is sewn on the left side and at the top. Make sure that this alignment stitching aligns with the alignment stitching sewn in step 3 and in step 2.

2) Hoop the fabric for the upper-right pattern section with the left side of the hoop aligned on the alignment stitching on the right side of the pattern section sewn in step 1, and then embroider the pattern.

→

Before the pattern section is embroidered, alignment stitching is sewn on the left side. Make sure that this alignment stitching aligns with the alignment stitching sewn in step 1. After the pattern section is embroidered, alignment stitching is sewn below the pattern section.

6. Continue hooping the fabric and embroidering

until the entire embroidery pattern is sewn.

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Chapter 2 Advanced Operation

Design Center...................................................... 69

Layout & Editing ................................................. 106

Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns .................................... 108

Editing Embroidery Patterns ........................................................... 130

Checking Embroidery Patterns ....................................................... 182

Saving and Printing......................................................................... 194

Changing Software Settings ........................................................... 202

Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop Users ............................ 203

Programmable Stitch Creator ............................ 208

Design Database ................................................. 223

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About This Chapter

This chapter provides you with detailed procedures on the various operations that you can perform in each of the applications.

Design Center

Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images using a four-stage procedure.

Stage 1 (Original Image Stage) c page 71

Stage 2 (Line Image Stage)

Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)

Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)

c page 73 c page 76 c page 83

Layout & Editing

Layout & Editing is used to automatically create embroidery patterns from images and to create embroidery patterns by combining drawn objects and text.

Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns c page 108

Editing Embroidery Patterns

Checking Embroidery Patterns

Saving and Printing

Changing Software Settings

Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop Users

c page 130 c page 182 c page 194 c page 202 c page 203

Programmable Stitch Creator

Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to create, edit and save fill/stamp and motif stitch patterns that can be applied as a programmable fill stitch or a motif stitch, or as a stamp to the enclosed regions of embroidery patterns.

c page 208

Design Database

Design Database allows you to organize the embroidery pattern files on your computer so that you can easily preview them and find the desired pattern.

c page 223

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Design Center

Design Center is used to create embroidery patterns from images created in other applications. With Design Center, you can also apply stitch patterns created with Programmable Stitch Creator to regions of the embroidery pattern. The resulting embroidery pattern can then be imported into the Layout & Editing Design Page and combined with other patterns.

The embroidery pattern is created in four stages:

■ Stage 1 (Original Image Stage)

In stage 1, you can open an image (or clip art) from various sources, such as, an image created in Paint®, a scanned drawing, or purchased clip art.

The image file must be in the uncompressed format, and its file name extension must be .bmp, .tif, .jpg, .j2k, .pcx, .wmf, .png, .eps, .pcd, or .fpx.

Note that image files in other formats can be converted into the specified format if you have the proper conversion software.

In stage 1, the image is displayed with its original colors and you cannot modify it.

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

■ Stage 2 (Line Image Stage)

When moving from stage 1 to stage 2, select a maximum of five colors from the image that will be converted into black outlines. Unselected colors will be converted into white. You can then correct the black-and-white image using pens and erasers of different thicknesses.

If you save a file in stage 2, its file name extension will be .pel.

■ Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)

When you move to stage 3, the application automatically detects the outline (black areas) and replaces it with a set of broken lines. The broken lines can be edited (you can move and delete points or insert new points).

If you save a file in stage 3, its file name extension will be .pem.

■ Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)

You can set the sew type, thread color, and other sewing attributes for the outlines and regions to complete the embroidery pattern.

If you save a file in stage 4, its file name extension will be .pem.

If you have to interrupt your work at stage 2, 3 or 4, save the file in order to retrieve it later to resume working on it.

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Main Window

2 3 4

1 Title bar

2 Menu bar

Provides access to the functions.

3 Toolbar

Provides shortcuts for the menu commands.

4 Sewing Attributes bar

Sets the sewing attributes (color and sew type) of the lines and regions in the pattern (only in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage))

5 Tool Box

Used to select and edit the image or pattern. Stage 1 has no Tool Box; the other stages all have a different tools in the Tool Box.

6 Status bar

Provides helpful information, such as the size.

7 Reference Window

Displays all outlines and patterns in the work area, giving you an overview while you work on a detailed area. (For more details, refer to “Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window” on page 103.)

8 Design Page

The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn.

9 Minimize button

0 Maximize button

A Close button

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Stage 1 (Original Image Stage)

Importing Image Data

Using the wizard

This wizard provides a step-by-step guide for creating embroidery patterns.

1. Click File, then Wizard.

→ The How do you want to produce em-

broidery? dialog box appears.

Position the pointer over any button, and the name of the function appears.

The functions for each button are described below.

1 From Image

Click this button when creating embroidery pattern from an image. Clicking this button displays the From Image dialog box, and then continues with a step-by-step guide for creating embroidery patterns.

For more details, refer to “When the From

Image button is clicked” on this page.

2 New Line Image

Clicking this button opens a new Design Page in stage 2 (Line Image stage). Click this button when you want to use the black pen and eraser tools to draw an image, then create an embroidery pattern from that image.

For more details, refer to “Creating a new

Design Page in stage 2 (Line Image stage)” on page 74.

3 New Figure

Clicking this button opens a new Design Page in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage). Click this button when you want to draw a figure handle image, or when you want to create patterns from outlines taken from a previously saved .pem file.

For more details, refer to “Creating a new

Design Page in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage)” on page 78.

4 Open PEM

Click this button when you want to edit a saved .pem file (saved in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) or 4 (Sew Setting stage)).

Clicking this button displays the Open dialog box so that a .pem file can be selected.

5 Most Recently Used Files

A list of the most recently edited files are displayed. From the list, click the name of the file that you want to edit, and then click Open.

6 Always show Wizard at Startup

Select this check box to start up the wizard each time Design Center is started up.

7 Cancel

Clicking this button closes this dialog box.

When the From Image button is clicked

When you click the From Image button in the How do you want to produce embroidery? dialog box, the From Image dialog box appears.

5 6

Position the pointer over any button, and the name of the function appears.

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

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The functions for each button are described below.

1 Open Image File

Click this button to open a previously saved image file and paste the image in the Design Page.

For details, refer to “Opening an image

file” on page 20.

2 From Clipboard

Clicking this button pastes the image on the Clipboard into the Design Page. This function can only be used when there is an image on the Clipboard.

3 From TWAIN device

Click this button to import an image from a TWAIN device (such as a scanner or digital camera) connected to your computer, then paste it in the Design Page.

For details, refer to “Importing image data

from a TWAIN device” below.

4 Use Current image

Click this button to use an image opened in stage 1 (Original Image stage). This function can only be used when an image is opened in stage

5 Previous

Clicking this button closes the current dialog box, and returns to the How do you want to produce embroidery? dialog box.

6 Cancel

Clicking this button closes this dialog box.

→ If any button other than Previous or Can-

cel is clicked, the image will be imported

and pasted into the Design Page of stage 1 (Original Image stage), and the Cut out to Line Image dialog box appears, allowing you to choose colors for outlines.

For details on the next stages, refer to

“Continuing to Stage 2 (Line Image Stage)” on page 73, “Continuing to Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)” on page 76, then “Continuing to Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)” on page 83.

1. Check that the scanner or other TWAIN

device is correctly connected to your computer.

2. Click File, then Select TWAIN device.

→ The Select Source dialog box appears.

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3. From the Sources list, click the desired device

to select it.

a Note:

If no TWAIN device is installed, there will be no names displayed in the First, install the driver software for the TWAIN device that you want to use.

4. Click Select to choose the selected device

and to close the dialog box.

b Memo:

To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click

5. Click File, then Input from TWAIN device.

→ The driver interface for the device select-

ed in the Select Source dialog box appears.

6. Specify the necessary settings for importing

an image, and then import the image.

Cancel

a Note:

For information on using the driver interface, refer to the help manual for that interface, or contact the manufacturer of the interface.

Sources

list.

Importing image data from a TWAIN device

TWAIN is an application interface (API) standardization for software that controls scanners and other devices. Design Center supports TWAIN standardized devices, allowing you to control the device and import the image directly.

→ When the image transfer between the

scanner (or other device) and the driver is completed, the imported image will be pasted in a Design Page of stage 1 (Original Image stage).

b Memo:

If the image currently displayed in the Design Page has not yet been saved, you will be asked whether you want to save it.

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Stage 2 (Line Image Stage)

Continuing to Stage 2 (Line Image Stage)

After opening the image, continue to stage 2 (Line Image stage), where the color(s) that will be used to create the line image (outline of the image) will be selected. In stage 2 (Line Image stage), you can edit the image using the pen and eraser tools. You may also want to use these tools to create outlines that are easier to draw by hand, for example, free-hand writing. Use the zooming tools available to display the image enlarged or reduced.

Toolbar button:

1. Click , or click Stage, then To Line

Image.

→ The Cut out to Line Image dialog box ap-

pears.

→ If you were in stage 3 (Figure Handle

stage), you are returned to stage 2, unless you have modified the image in stage

3. In that case, a message will appear, asking you to confirm that you want to abandon the changes made in stage 3.

→ The selected color appears in the top box

under Pick Colors, and appears in the check box to show that the color is selected.

b Memo:

• You can repeat step 2. to select up to five colors. If more than five colors are

selected, only the last five colors selected remain in the list.

• To deselect a color, clear the corresponding check box.

• To adjust the color tone and reduce image noise (distortions), click more details, refer to “Image tuning” on page 74.)

Image Tune

. (For

3. Click Preview to preview the line image in the

Design Page.

b Memo:

If necessary, the settings can be changed. After changing the settings, click preview the outline with the new settings applied.

Preview

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

b Memo:

To display the image enlarged (or reduced), move the the image is enlarged, you can scroll through it to display different parts.

ZOOM

slider up (or down). When

a Note:

If you started with stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) by opening a stage 3 file, you cannot go to stage 2.

2. Click the outline color(s) that you want to

convert into black outlines.

→ When the pointer is moved over the im-

age, the shape of the pointer changes to

4. Click OK.

→ All of the selected colors are converted to

a black outline (line image), which is displayed in the Design Page of stage 2 (Line Image stage).

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b Memo:

• To quit the operation and go back to stage 1 (Original Image stage), click

• It is recommended to select just as many colors as necessary to create a clear outline of the image. In the above example, only a single color was selected.

• If you do not like the result, select the menu command

to go back to stage 1 (Original

Image

Image stage), and then create the line image again.

Stage

Image tuning

Clicking the Image Tune button in the Cut out to Line Image dialog box displays an Image Tune

dialog box similar to the one shown below.

Image window

Cancel

–

To Original

b Memo:

• To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click

• Clicking

Cut out to Line Image

the

resets the

Pick Colors

Cancel

list on

dialog box.

a Note:

The image adjustments selected in the

Image Tune

image displayed in the

Image

from these adjustments cannot be saved.

dialog box apply only to the

Cut out to Line

dialog box; the image that results

Creating a new Design Page in stage 2 (Line Image stage)

Toolbar button:

1. Click , or click File, then New Line

Image.

→ If the current Design Page has already

been saved or has not been edited, a new Design Page immediately appears in stage 2 (Line Image stage).

→ If the current Design Page has not been

saved, you will be asked whether you want to save the changes.

From this dialog box, you can reduce the colors of the image data (posterize) or reduce image noise (distortions). By applying an even gradation to make the image smoother, you can select colors more easily, even from image data that was taken from a scanner or other device and does not have clear outlines.

1) The image window displays the image resulting from the current settings.

2) Move the Tone slider to set the amount of color reduction (posterization). Set to High to show the original image. Set towards Low to increase the color reduction.

3) If the Noise Reduction check box is selected, the smaller areas of noise are removed.

Click OK to show the corrected image in the

4) image window on the dialog box and to close the dialog box.

Cut out to Line Image

b Memo:

In stage 2 (Line Image stage), the file will be saved as a .pel file.

“Importing image data from a TWAIN

device” on page 72, “Saving” on page 104, and “Creating a new Design Page in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage)” on page 78

Drawing and erasing outlines

Drawing outlines

1. On the Tool Box, click the button for the pen

with the desired thickness.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

2. To add a dot, click once. To draw a line, drag

the pointer.

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b Memo:

To draw vertical or horizontal lines, hold down the key while moving the

pointer.

Erasing outlines

1. On the Tool Box, click the button for the eraser

with the desired thickness.

Shift

2. Move the pointer over the line that you want to

erase, and then hold down the right mouse button.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

3. Drag the pointer to erase the line.

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

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Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)

Continuing to Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)

After creating the outline, which is simply a collection of dots (or pixels) in stage 2 (Line Image stage), continue to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), where the dots are automatically connected to create lines that can be edited. In stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), you can use the Point Edit tool to move, delete and insert points, or you can use the Line tool to draw lines.

Toolbar button:

1. Click , or click Stage, then To Figure

Handle.

→ If you were in stage 2 (Line Image stage),

the Figure Object Conversion Setting dialog box appears.

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2. Select a setting under Resolution.

This setting determines how detailed the generated figure handle image will be. Basically, the line image is converted into pieces of broken lines. To create more details, more points are needed on the broken lines, which also increases the size of the file. In general, Normal provides a sufficient resolution without making the file too large. If selecting Coarse gives a satisfactory result for a particular image, select this setting in order to keep the file as small as possible. Select Fine only if the image contains many small details, and the Normal setting does not give a satisfactory result.

3. To replace the black outlines with figure

handle lines along the center of the outlines, select the Thinning Process check box, and then use the slider to select the degree of detail.

b Memo:

When the slider is set to thick black lines will be replaced with a line along the center.

To replace the black lines with figure handle lines following the border of the outlines, clear the Thinning Process check box.

Much

OFF

, even very

4. Use the SIZE slider to set the size.

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a Note:

You will not be able to enlarge the image beyond the limits of the Design Page area. If necessary, click and then change the Design Page size in the dialog box that appeared.

Design Page Property

5. To select a specific part of the image, click

Pick Area, drag the pointer ( ) across the

image in the Design Page to select the desired area.

b Memo:

The

Figure Object Conversion Setting

dialog box appears again when the mouse button is released.

6. Click OK.

→ The figure handle image is displayed in

the Design Page of stage 3 (Figure Handle stage).

Specifying the Design Page size

In stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), you can select a

Design Page size according to the size of hoop that you will be using with your sewing machine, or you can customize the size to fit even very large embroidery patterns.

1. Click Option, then Design Page Property.

→ The Design Page Property dialog box

appears.

2. Select the Design Page size.

To adjust the Design Page size according to the hoop size, select Hoop Size, and then select the desired hoop size from the selector. To specify a custom Design Page size, select Custom Size, and then type or select the desired width and height for the Design Page. (The setting range is 100 to 1000 mm (3.9 to

39.4 inches).)

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

b Memo:

To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click

Cancel

a Note:

If the outline data cannot be created from the image when moving from stage 2 (Line Image stage) to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), even after various outline conversion settings are specified, return to stage 2, and correct the outlines in the line image or apply corrections from the image.

“Creating a new Design Page in stage 2

(Line Image stage)” on page 74, “Continuing to Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)” on page 83, “Changing the grid settings” on page 105, and “Specifying the Design Page size” on this page

b Memo:

• The preview area shows the setting changes that you make.

• When

Hoop Size

machine image shows the orientation of the Design Page (hoop) in relation to the machine.

is selected, the sewing

a Note:

• When

Hoop Size

select a size larger than the maximum embroidering area for your machine.

is selected, do not

3. Click OK.

b Memo:

• To return to the default settings (100 × 100

(

4" × 4"

) of

• To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click

Hoop Size

), click

Default

Cancel

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a Note:

• Custom Design Page sizes cannot be saved for version 5 and earlier.

• The selected size will be applied to every new Design Page, until the settings are changed.

Creating a new Design Page in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage)

An empty Design Page can be created in order to draw a figure handle image or to create patterns from outlines taken from a previously saved .pem file.

1. Click File, then New Figure Data.

→ If the current Design Page has already

been saved or has not been edited, a new Design Page immediately appears in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage).

Editing Outlines

b Memo:

• The size of the Design Page is the currently selected size.

• To retrieve data from a saved .pem file, use the menu command

Figure

→ If the current Design Page has not been

saved, you will be asked whether you want to save the changes.

File

–

Import

b Memo:

In stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), the file will be saved as a .pem file.

“Importing image data from a TWAIN

device” on page 72, “Saving” on page 104, and “Creating a new Design Page in stage 2 (Line Image stage)” on page 74

Selecting outlines

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

2. Click the outline that you want to select.

→ When the pointer is moved over the out-

line, the shape of the pointer changes to

b Memo:

• When the outline is selected, handles appear and the outline appears in blue.

Handles

• The outline will not be selected if an empty part of it is selected.

• To deselect the outline, select a different outline, or click in a blank area of the Design Page.

3. To select an additional outline, hold down the

key and click the other outline.

Ctrl

b Memo:

You can also select outlines by dragging the pointer across the outline that you want to select. As you drag the pointer, a selection frame is drawn. All outlines that are completely contained in that selection frame are selected when the mouse button is released.

Moving outlines

1. Select the outline that you want to move.

→ When the pointer is moved over the out-

line, the shape of the pointer changes to

2. Drag the outline to the desired location.

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b Memo:

• To move the outline horizontally or vertically, hold down the key while

dragging it.

• Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected outline 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) in the direction of the arrow on the key.

Shift

Scaling outlines

■ Scaling manually

1. Select the outline that you want to resize.

2. Move the pointer over one of the handles of a

selected outline or group of outlines.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, , or , depending

on the handle that the pointer is over.

b Memo:

• is for scaling the width.

• is for scaling the height.

5. Type or select the desired width and height.

b Memo:

• Select

• If the

6. Click OK.

100%

unchanged.

changing one dimension automatically changes the other so that the proportion of the width and height remains unchanged.

to leave the outline

aspect

check box is selected,

b Memo:

• To preview the outline at the new size in the Design Page, click

• To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click

Preview

Cancel

a Note:

• You cannot enter a size that will cause the outline to exceed the size of the Design Page.

• The minimum value is 1 mm (0.04 inch).

“Changing the measurement units” on

page 105

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

• and are for scaling both dimensions at the same time.

3. Drag the handle to adjust the selected

outline(s) to the desired size.

■ Scaling numerically

1. Select the outline that you want to resize.

2. Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then Size.

→ The Size dialog box appears.

3. To change the width and height proportionally,

select the aspect check box.

4. Select the whether the width and height will be

set as a percentage (%) or a dimension (millimeters or inches).

Flipping outlines horizontally or vertically

1. Select the outline that you want to flip

horizontally (up/down) or vertically (left/right).

2. To flip the outline horizontally, click Edit, then

Mirror, then Horizontal, or click on the

Toolbar.

To flip the outline vertically, click Edit, then

Mirror, then Vertical, or click on the

Toolbar.

Rotating outlines

■ Rotating manually

1. Select the outline that you want to rotate.

2. Click Edit, then Rotate, or click on the

Toolbar.

→ The handles around the selected outline

are replaced by small squares at the four corners of the selected outline.

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3. Move the pointer over one of the four rotation

handles.

→ When the pointer is moved over a rotation

handle, the shape of the pointer changes

to .

4. Drag the rotation handle clockwise or

counterclockwise to rotate the outline in 1° increments.

b Memo:

To rotate the outline in 15° increments, hold down the key while dragging the

rotation handle.

■ Rotating numerically

1. Select the outline that you want to rotate.

2. Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then

Rotate.

→ The Rotate dialog box appears.

Shift

4. Click OK.

b Memo:

• To preview the outline at the new angle in the Design Page, click

• To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click

Preview

Cancel

a Note:

The range of values that can be entered is between 0 and 359 degrees, in 1-degree increments.

Deleting outlines

1. Select the outline to be deleted.

2. Press the key, or click Edit, then

Delete.

Delete

3. Type or select the desired rotation angle.

b Memo:

• The angle can also be specified by moving the pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle, then dragging the red arrow to the desired angle. When the pointer is moved over the red arrow, its shape changes to

•Select unchanged.

0 degree

to leave the outline

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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.

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

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

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 key while dragging

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

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. Press the key to remove the point

from the outline.

Delete

a Note:

The points where lines overlap, which appear as red squares, cannot be deleted.

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Drawing a Broken Line

The line drawing mode allows you to add broken lines to your pattern. A broken line is made of one or more adjacent straight lines, in other words, the end point of one straight line is the start point of the next one.

If the broken line that you draw did not create enclosed regions, it remains a simple outline, and you can only set sewing attributes for the line itself in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage).

If the broken line created enclosed regions, you can assign sew types and colors to both the outline and the regions in stage 4.

If you draw a line through an existing region, creating two separate regions, you will be able to set sewing attributes for both regions separately, as well as for the separating line.

End point

Start point

Broken line without a region

Broken lines with two regions

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ When the pointer is moved over the work

area, the shape of the pointer changes to

2. To draw a line, click in the Design Page to

specify the start point.

3. Move the pointer, and then click in the Design

Page to specify the next point.

→ The two points are connected with a

straight line.

b Memo:

• To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button. If necessary, use the grid to help draw the lines. You can set the grid so that each of its vertical and horizontal lines are visible. For details on the grid, refer to “Changing the grid settings” on page 105.

• To draw vertical or horizontal lines, hold down the key while moving the

pointer.

Shift

Broken line with region

4. Repeat step 3. until you have specified all

points except the end point.

5. Double-click in the Design Page to specify the

end point.

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Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)

Continuing to Stage 4 (Sew Setting Stage)

After editing the outline in stage 3 (Figure Handle stage), continue to stage 4 (Sew Setting stage), where the sewing attributes can be set. Use the zooming tools available to display the pattern enlarged or reduced.

Toolbar button:

1. Click , or click Stage, then To Sew

Setting.

→ The pattern is displayed in the Design

Page of stage 4 (Sew Setting stage).

“Creating a new Design Page in stage 2

(Line Image stage)” on page 74“ and “Continuing to Stage 3 (Figure Handle Stage)” on page 76

2. From the Page selector, select the desired

color for the Design Page.

3. From the Background selector, select the

desired color for the background.

b Memo:

The preview area allows you to check the selected colors.

4. Click OK.

b Memo:

• To return to the default settings, click

Default

• To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings, click

Cancel

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

Specifying display colors

In stage 4 (Sew Setting stage), the color of the Design Page can be set to the color of the fabric, and its background can be set to a different color for contrast.

1. Click Option, then Design Page Property.

→ The Design Page Property dialog box

appears.

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Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions

3. Click the enclosed region where you want to

Region sewing

■ Applying sewing attributes to

regions

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears similar to the one shown below.

apply the sewing attributes.

→ “Marching lines” appear around the se-

lected region, and the color and sew type selected on the Sewing Attributes bar are applied to the region.

2. If necessary, change the color and sew type.

b Memo:

• You can change the color and sew type either before or after applying sewing attributes to the region. For more details on changing these settings, refer to “Color” on page 89 and “Sew type” on page 89.

• You can also use the settings in the

Sewing Attribute Setting

define other attributes of the sew type. (For more details, refer to “Specifying sewing attributes” on page 89.) If you do not change these settings at this time, the current settings will be applied, however you can modify them later.

dialog box to

a Note:

■ Checking the sewing attributes of

a region

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

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2. Right-click a closed region.

→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

for the selected region appears.

b Memo:

• An alternate method is to select the menu command click the Toolbar button indicated below.

• The Sewing Attributes bar shows the color and sew type for the selected region. You can change the color and sew type at this time. For more details on changing the color and sew type, refer to “Color” on page 89 and “Sew type” on page 89.

Sew – Setting Attribute

Sewing Attribute

, or

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears similar to the one shown below.

2. If necessary, change the color and sew type.

b Memo:

• You can change the color and sew type either before or after applying sewing attributes to the outline. For more details on changing these settings, refer to “Color” on page 89 and “Sew type” on page 89.

• You can also use the settings in the

Sewing Attribute Setting

3. Click the outline where you want to apply the

sewing attributes.

→ “Marching lines” appear along the select-

ed outline, and the color and sew type selected on the Sewing Attributes bar are applied to the outline.

dialog box to

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

3. If necessary, change the settings in the

Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.

b Memo:

To return to the default setting, click at the right of the setting.

“Specifying sewing attributes” on page 89

4. To apply the new attributes to the region, click

each region where you want to apply the new attributes.

5. Click Close to close the dialog box.

Line sewing

■ Applying sewing attributes to the

entire outline

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■ Applying sewing attributes to a

portion of the outline

1. Click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-

pears similar to the one shown below.

2. If necessary, change the color and sew type.

b Memo:

• You can change the sew type either before or after applying sewing attributes to the portion of the outline. For more details on changing this setting, refer to “Sew type” on page 89.

• You can also use the settings in the

Sewing Attribute Setting

dialog box to

→ “Marching lines” appear along the select-

ed portion of the outline, and the sew type selected on the Sewing Attributes bar is applied to the portion of the outline.

■ Checking the sewing attributes of

an outline

a Note:

The color cannot be set separately for a portion of an outline. If you change the color, the new color will be applied to the entire outline of the portion that is clicked.

3. Click the portion of the outline where you want

to apply the sewing attributes.

1. To check the attributes of the entire outline,

click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

To check the attributes of a portion of the

outline, click on the Tool Box.

→ The shape of the pointer changes to

2. Right-click the outline or a portion of the

outline.

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→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

for the selected outline or portion of outline appears.

Using the Sewing Attributes bar

The Sewing Attributes bar, available in stage 4 (Sew Setting stage), allows you to set the color and sew type of region and outlines.

The sewing attributes that are available depend on the tool selected in the Tool Box.

Example 1: When on the Tool Box is selected

Example 2: When or on the Tool Box is

selected

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

b Memo:

• An alternate method is to select the menu command click the Toolbar button indicated below.

• The Sewing Attributes bar shows the color and sew type for the selected outline. At this time, you can change the color and sew type for the entire outline, or the sew type for the portion of the outline. For more details on changing the color and sew type, refer to “Color” on page 89 and “Sew type” on page 89.

Sew – Setting Attribute

Sewing Attribute

, or

3. If necessary, change the settings in the

Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.

b Memo:

To return to the default setting, click at the right of the setting.

“Specifying sewing attributes” on page 89

4. To apply the new attributes to the outline or

portion of outline, click the outline where you want to apply the new attributes.

5. Click Close to close the dialog box.

When the pointer is positioned over a button or selector in the Sewing Attributes bar, a label indicating the name of that element appears.

!!sew4.bmp!!

Region sew: Switches

on/off sewing for the region.

Line sew: Switches on/off sewing for the line.

Region color, Line color: Click this button

to set the thread color for lines or regions.

Region sew type, Line sew type: Use

these selectors to set the sew type for lines or regions.

page 87

page 88

page 89

■ Region sew

Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for a region.

b Memo:

•The

Region sew

when on the Tool Box is selected.

• When region sewing is switched off, the region is not sewn (and you cannot set a color or sew type).

button is available only

1. Click .

This button has two settings:

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On: The Region color button and the Region sew type selector are displayed.

Off: The Region color button and the Region sew type selector are not displayed.

Region sew

Region color

Region sew type

2. Click a region to apply the region sewing

attributes.

→ If the Region sew button has been

switched on, the color displayed in the Region color button and the sew type displayed in the Region sew type selector are applied to the region.

→ If the Region sew button has been

switched off, the color and sew type for the region disappear.

1. Click .

This button has two settings:

On: The Line color button and the Line sew type selector are displayed.

Off: The Line color button and the Line sew type selector are not displayed.

Line sew

Line color

Line sew type

2. Click a line to apply the line sewing attributes.

→ If the Line sew button has been switched

on, the color displayed on the Line color button and the sew type displayed in the Line sew type selector are applied to the line.

→ If the Line sew button has been switched

off, the line is replaced with a dotted line and will not be sewn.

“Color” on page 89 and “Sew type” on

page 89

■ Line sew

Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for a line.

b Memo:

•The

Line sew

when or on the Tool Box is selected.

• When line sewing is switched off, the line is not sewn (and you cannot set its color or sew type).

button is available only

a Note:

The color cannot be set separately for a portion of the outline. If you change the color, the new color will be applied to the entire outline.

“Color” on page 89 and “Sew type” on

page 89

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■ Color

Click this button to set the thread color for lines or regions.

b Memo:

The

Color

Attributes bar when the

() or turned on.

button appears in the Sewing

Line sew

1. Click the Color button.

→ A Line Thread Color dialog box similar to

the ones shown below appears.

Region sew

button ( ) has been

button

“Region sew” on page 87, “Line sew” on

page 88 and “Special colors” on page 170

■ Sew type

Region sew typeLine sew type

Use these selectors to set the sew type for lines or regions.

b Memo:

The sew type selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when the

() or turned on.

Line sew

1. Click in a sew type selector.

→ The available settings appear.

Region sew

button ( ) has been

Region sew typeLine sew type

button

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

b Memo:

To view a list of only the thread colors, clear

View Details

the

check box.

2. From the Thread Chart selector, select a

thread color chart or a user thread chart.

For details on specifying a user thread

chart or for information on how machines handle thread colors, refer to “Editing User Thread Color Lists” on page 190.

3. From the list of thread colors, click the desired

color.

→ The new color is displayed on the Region

color button or Line color button.

b Memo:

• The name of the selected color appears at the bottom of the dialog box.

• For details on the four buttons under the list, refer to “Special colors” on page 170.

4. Click Close to set the color and to close the

dialog box.

5. Click the region or outline where you want to

apply the color setting.

2. Click the desired sew type.

→ The new setting appears in the selector.

3. Click the region or outline where you want to

apply the sew type setting.

“Region sew” on page 87 and “Line sew”

on page 88

Specifying sewing attributes

Various sewing attributes for lines and regions can be set in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box.

Toolbar button:

1. Click in the Toolbar

→ The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box

appears.

b Memo:

The region sew attributes appear in the

Sewing Attribute Setting

on the Tool Box is selected. The line

sew attributes appear in the

Attribute Setting

on the Tool Box is selected.

dialog box when or

dialog box when

Sewing

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Beginner mode:

For line sewing

Expert mode:

For line sewing

For region sewing

b Memo:

• Settings that cannot be selected in Beginner mode are retained from the previous setting in Expert mode.

• To hide the preview box, click To display the preview box, click

Hint

When the the preview box is displayed, allowing you to view a stitching sample when the pointer is moved over the setting. The preview box shows the setting changes that you make.

Hide Hint

button is displayed,

Hide Hint

Show

3. If necessary, change the sewing attributes

displayed under Line Sew or Region Sew.

b Memo:

• In some cases, you may need to scroll through the settings, or resize the dialog box by dragging one of its corners in order to view all of the sewing attributes.

• The method for entering settings varies according to the attribute. When entering numerical values in Expert mode, click the arrow buttons to select the value or enter the value directly. In Beginner mode, use

the slider to change the settings. If appears, click the button to return to the default setting.

b Memo:

• An alternate method is to select the menu command right-click a region or line.

• The sewing attributes displayed in the dialog box depend on the selected sew type.

2. To display only basic sewing attributes and

simpler settings, click To Beginner mode. To display all of the sewing attributes and settings available for the selected sew type, click To Expert mode.

Sew – Setting Attribute

, or

For details on the different sewing

attributes and settings, refer to “Line sewing attributes” on page 91 and “Region sewing attributes” on page 91.

a Note:

All settings made in the dialog box are retained and will be applied regardless of the mode, until they are changed.

4. When the line sewing attributes are displayed,

click an outline to apply the line sewing attributes to the outline. When the region sewing attributes are displayed, click a region to apply the region sewing attributes to the region.

5. Click Close to close the dialog box.

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■ Line sewing attributes

The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. In Beginner mode, not all of the following attributes appear.

Zigzag stitch

Zigzag width

Density

Half Stitch

Running stitch

Run pitch

Run times

Sets the width of the zigzag. Range: 1–10 mm (0.04–0.39 inch) Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch)

Sets the number of lines per millimeter (inch). Range: 1–7 lines per mm (25–178 lines per inch) Default: 4.5 lines per mm (114 lines per inch)

Sets half stitching on or off. If one side of the zigzag stitching is dense, a half stitch could be sewn automatically to provide a more even density. Default: Off

Sets the pitch of the line sewing. Range: 1–10 mm (0.04–0.39 inch) Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch)

Sets the number of times that the border will be sewn. Range: 2, 4, 6 Default: 2

On:

Off:

Design Center

Advanced Opreation

■ Region sewing attributes

The available attributes differ depending on the selected sew type. In Beginner mode, not all of the following attributes appear.

Satin stitch

Sets underlay stitching on or off. Try to use underlay stitching for wide areas, in order to pre-

Under sewing

Density

Gradation

Direction

Half Stitch

vent shrinking during stitching. Depending on the shape of the region, however, it may not be possible to select this setting. On: Underlay stitching will be sewn. Off: Underlay stitching will not be sewn.

Sets the number of lines per millimeter. Range: 1–7 lines per mm (25–178 lines per inch) Default: 4.5 lines per mm (114 lines per inch)

Sets the density gradation setting on or off. Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant. Click Pat tern to set the gradation pattern. Default: Off For details on this attribute, refer to“Creating a gradation” on page 96.

[Type] Specifies the type of sewing direction.

Constant: Sews at a fixed angle. The angle is specified by the angle setting. Variable: Varies the sewing direction according to the object being sewn.

[Angle] Specifies the sewing angle. Available only when the type sewing direction is set to Constant. Range: 0–359 degrees Default: 45 degrees

Sets half stitching on or off. Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Vari- able. If one side of the satin stitching is dense, a half stitch could be sewn automatically to provide a more even density. Default: Off

On:

Off:

180°

135°

225°

90°

270°

45°

0°

315°

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Running Stitch Path

Pull Compensation

Fill stitch

Under sewing

Density

Gradation

Direction

Stitch Type

Sets the running path of the stitching. Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant. Available settings:

• Inside of region (shortest route)

• Along outline (along the inner side)

• Onto outline (on the outline) The inside of region setting is available only when the Gradation check box is cleared. Default: Inside of region

Lengthens the sewing region in the stitch pattern’s sewing direction to prevent pattern shrinkage during sewing. Range: 0–2 mm (0.00–0.08 inch) Default: 0.0 mm (0.00 inch)

Sets underlay stitching on or off. Try to use underlay stitching for wide areas, in order to prevent shrinking during stitching. Depending on the shape of the region, however, it may not be possible to select this setting. On: Underlay stitching will be sewn. Off: Underlay stitching will not be sewn.

Sets the number of lines per millimeter. Range: 1–7 lines per mm (25–178 lines per inch) Default: 4.5 lines per mm (114 lines per inch)

Sets the density gradation setting on or off. Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant. Click Pat tern to set the gradation pattern and its density. Default: Off For details on this attribute, refer to“Creating a gradation” on page 96.

[Type] Specifies the type of sewing direction.

Constant: Sews at a fixed angle. The angle is specified by the angle setting. Variable: Varies the sewing direction according to the object being sewn.

[Angle] Specifies the sewing angle. Available only when the sewing direction type is set to Constant. Range: 0–359 degrees Default: 45 degrees

Specifies the shape of stitching on the edges.

Available settings: ,

Default:

Inside of region:

Along outline:

Onto outline:

90°

270°

45°

315°

135°

180°

225°

0°

Half Stitch

Running Stitch Path

Step Pitch

Sets half stitching on or off. Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Vari- able. If one side of the fill stitching is dense, a half stitch could be sewn automatically to provide a more even density. Default: Off

Sets the running path of the stitching. Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant. Available settings:

• Inside of region (shortest route)

• Along outline (along the inner side)

• Onto outline (on the outline) The inside of region setting is available only when the Gradation check box is cleared. Default: Inside of region

Sets the pitch of the stitching. Range: 1–10 mm (0.04–0.39 inch) Default: 4.0 mm (0.16 inch)

On:

Off:

Inside of region:

Along outline:

Onto outline:

Step pitch

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