Brother Pe-design 10 User Manual

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Personal Embroidery Design Software System

Instruction Manual

Before using this software, first read the Reference Guide for details on installing or upgrading the software. In addition, be sure to read this Instruction Manual before using the software. We recommend that you keep this document nearby for future reference.

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Congratulations on choosing our product!

Thank you very much for purchasing our product. To obtain the best performance from this device 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 designs

• This system allows you to create a wide variety of embroidery designs 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

• Do not save any files on the "PE-DESIGN Software Key" for transferring or storage.

• Do not plug the "PE-DESIGN Software Key" into your sewing machine.

For a longer service life

• When storing the "PE-DESIGN Software Key", avoid direct sunlight and high humidity locations. Do not store the "PE-DESIGN Software Key" close to a heater, iron or other hot objects.

• Do not spill water or other liquids on the "PE-DESIGN Software Key".

• Do not drop or hit the "PE-DESIGN Software Key".

For repairs or adjustments

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

Notice

• Since this "PE-DESIGN Software Key" device is required to run the software, its replacement value is the retail price of the software. Please keep in a safe place when not in use.

• Neither this Instruction Manual nor the Reference Guide explains how to use your computer under Windows

. Please refer to the Windows® manuals.

Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product names mentioned in the Instruction Manual and Reference Guide may be trademarks of registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ............................2

How To Use Manuals.......................4

Support/Service...............................5

Technical Support .............................................5

Online Registration............................................5

Checking for the Latest Version of the

Program ............................................................6

PE-DESIGN Software Key...............7

Comparison of Types of Data

Created With PE-DESIGN 10...........8

Starting Up/Exiting Applications....9

Starting Up the Application................................9

Exiting the Application .......................................9

About the Startup Wizard................................10

Understanding Windows ..............11

Layout & Editing Window ................................11

Example of Importing Embroidery Data ..........13

Basic Software Settings................14

Specifying the Design Page Settings .............. 14

Using Fabric Selector......................................17

Specifying Basic Display Settings ................... 18

Creating Embroidery Patterns

Containing Text ...........................100

Tutorial 2: Using Templates...........................101

Template Feature..........................................104

Tutorial 3: Entering text .................................105

Advanced Operations for Entering Text ........106

Tutorial 4: Monograms...................................120

Advanced Operations for Entering

Monograms....................................................123

Tutorial 5: Creating Name Drop.....................124

Name Drop Feature (Replacing Text) ...........127

Creating Embroidery Patterns

Using Images ...............................130

Stitch Wizard: Automatically Converting an

Image to an Embroidery Design....................131

Tutorial 6-1: Auto Punch................................132

Auto Punch Features.....................................134

Tutorial 6-2: Cross Stitch ...............................135

Cross Stitch Features....................................137

Tutorial 6-3: Photo Stitch 1............................139

Photo Stitch 1 Features.................................142

Tutorial 6-4: Photo Stitch 2............................144

Photo Stitch 2 Features.................................146

Advanced Stitch Wizard Operations..............147

Importing Image Data....................................150

Changing the Image Settings ........................152

Tutorial 7: Print and Stitch .............................154

Operations for Specific

Applications.................................160

Basic Layout & Editing

Operations......................................22

Tutorial 1: Drawing shapes to create an

embroidery design...........................................23

Editing Embroidery Designs............................31

Specifying Thread Colors and Sew Types for

Lines and Regions ..........................................46

Drawing Shapes..............................................60

Reshaping Embroidery Patterns .....................66

Editing a Stitch Pattern....................................71

Checking Embroidery Patterns .......................77

Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs .........90

Saving and Printing.........................................95

Tutorial 8-1: Creating Appliqués....................161

Tutorial 8-2: Creating Embroidered

Patches..........................................................166

Tutorial 8-3: Creating a Cutwork Pattern

Filled with Net Stitching .................................169

On Using the Cutwork Functions...................173

Tutorial 9-1: Creating Split Embroidery

Designs..........................................................177

Tutorial 9-2: Creating Design for

Multi-Position Hoops......................................183

Tutorial 9-3: Embroidering With the Jumbo

Frame ............................................................188

Specifying/Saving Custom Sewing

Attributes .......................................................192

Using Manual Punch Tool .............................197

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Transferring Data ........................ 200

Transferring Embroidery Designs to

Machines .......................................................201

Using the Link Function to Embroider From

the Computer.................................................204

Design Center.............................. 210

Basic Design Center Operations ...................211

Design Center Window..................................221

Original Image Stage.....................................222

Line Image Stage ..........................................224

Figure Handle Stage......................................226

Sew Setting Stage.........................................231

Design Database ......................... 240

Design Database Window .............................241

Starting Up Design Database........................242

Organizing Embroidery Designs....................243

Opening Embroidery Designs........................245

Transferring Embroidery Designs to

Machines .......................................................246

Searching for an Embroidery Design.............251

Converting Embroidery Design Files to

Different Formats...........................................252

Checking Embroidery Designs ......................253

Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery

Designs..........................................................255

Editing the Points of a Font Character

Pattern .......................................................... 288

Checking the Created Font Patterns ............ 289

Saving Font Character Patterns ................... 291

Changing the Settings .................................. 292

Supplement ................................. 294

For Basic Operations .................................... 295

On Settings ................................................... 297

Changing Various Settings ........................... 298

For Making an Effective Use of This

Application .................................................... 303

Menus/Tools and Reference ...... 306

Layout & Editing............................................ 307

Design Center............................................... 312

Design Database .......................................... 315

Programmable Stitch Creator ....................... 317

Font Creator.................................................. 318

Sewing Attributes.......................................... 320

Font List ........................................................ 340

Troubleshooting............................................ 344

New Features of PE-DESIGN 10.................. 346

Index............................................. 348

Programmable Stitch Creator.... 258

Basic Programmable Stitch Creator

Operations.....................................................259

Creating Fill/Stamp Stitch Pattern .................260

Editing a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode .............264

Creating Motif Stitch Pattern..........................266

Editing a Pattern in Motif Mode .....................269

Programmable Stitch Creator Window ..........270

Opening a Template......................................271

Preview Window............................................272

Saving Patterns .............................................272

Changing the Settings ...................................273

Font Creator ................................ 274

Basic Font Creator Operations ......................275

Font Creator Window.....................................282

Opening a File ...............................................284

Selecting a Character and Preparing the

Template........................................................285

Creating a Font Character Pattern ................287

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How To Use Manuals

The following manuals are included with this software.

Reference Guide

Read this guide before using the software. This guide contains instructions and precautions necessary to begin using the software. The second half is filled with tutorials that use key features to create embroidery patterns as well as project examples.

Instruction Manual

This manual contains instruction on how to use the PE-DESIGN software.

First, read "PE-DESIGN Software Key", "Starting Up/Exiting Application", "Comparison of Types of Data Created With PE-DESIGN 10", "Example of Importing Embroidery Data" and "Understanding Windows" to gain a general understanding of the basic software applications.

Next, read "Basic Layout & Editing Operations". This chapter provides procedures for creating embroidery patterns as examples for performing basic Layout & Editing operations and transferring patterns to the embroidery machine. Follow the procedures to create actual embroidery patterns.

The chapters dedicated to each application provide descriptions of the useful functions and the various settings. Each descriptive title allows you to easily find the information that you need. In the chapters containing tutorials, follow the procedures to practice the various operations. Afterward, read the detailed descriptions.

Additional information is provided in the following chapters. Read the appropriate chapter when necessary.

Support/Service: Provides warranty information for this product in addition to the procedure for updating the software.

Supplement: Provides function introductions, details on the settings available in the [Options] dialog box and troubleshooting procedures in addition to tips and precautions to maximize the use of this software.

Menus/Tools and Reference: Provides lists of sew types, sewing attributes and fonts in addition to the various commands.

The procedures in this manual are written for use in Windows

system other than Windows

8.1, the procedures and appearance of the windows may differ slightly.

8.1. If this software is used on an operating

■ Opening the Instruction Manual (PDF format)

This manual is provided in a PDF format on the included "PE-DESIGN Software Key". The Instruction Manual is also installed during software installation.

Click the down arrow in the bottom-left corner of the [Start] screen to show the [All Apps] view, and then Click

[Instruction Manual] under the title [PE-DESIGN 10] in the screen. (For Windows users: Click [All Programs], then [PE-DESIGN 10], then [Instruction Manual].)

Otherwise, with any application other than Design Database, click , then [Instruction Manual].

With Design Database, click [Help], then [Instruction Manual].

7 or Windows Vista®

• Adobe® Reader® is required for viewing and printing the PDF version of the Instruction Manual.

• If Adobe® Reader® is not on your computer, it must be installed. It can be downloaded from the Adobe Systems Incorporated Web site (http://www.adobe.com/).

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Support/Service

Technical Support

Contact Technical Support if you have a problem. Please check the company web site (http://www.brother.com/) to find the Technical Support in your area. To view the FAQ and information for software updates, visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://support.brother.com/).

• Have the information ready before contacting Technical Support.

 Make sure your computer's operating system is current with all updates.

 Have the make and model of your computer and Windows

Guide for system requirements.)

 Information on error messages that appear. This information will help expedite your questions more

quickly.

 Make sure PE-DESIGN 10 is current with any updates.

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 in Layout & Editing, then [Online Registration] to start up the installed Web browser and open the online registration page on our Web site.

The online registration page on the Web site appears when the following address is entered in the address bar of the Web browser.

http://www.brother.com/registration/

Operating System. (Refer to the Reference

Online registration may not be available in some areas.

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Support/Service

Checking for the Latest Version of the Program

Click in Layout & Editing, then [Check for Updates]. The software is checked to determine whether or not it is the latest version.

If the message shown below appears, the latest version of the software is being used.

If the message shown below appears, the latest version of the software is not being used. Click [Yes], and then download the latest version of the software from the Web site.

If the [Always check for most recent version at startup] check box is selected, the software is checked at startup to determine whether or not it is the latest version.

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PE-DESIGN Software Key

In order to use PE-DESIGN 10, the included "PE-DESIGN Software Key" must be plugged into a USB port of the computer. The "PE-DESIGN Software Key" prevents unauthorized use of this software. The software cannot be started if the "PE-DESIGN Software Key" is not plugged in.

• The "PE-DESIGN Software Key" cannot be used as USB media. Do not save embroidery files on the "PEDESIGN Software Key" for transferring or storage.

• When the "PE-DESIGN Software Key" is plugged into a USB port of the computer, the [AutoPlay] dialog

box appears. Do not use this dialog box. Click to close the dialog box, and then start up PE-DESIGN

10.

• When the message "Do you want to scan and fix Removable Disk (E:)?" appears, select [Continue without scanning] and then start up PE-DESIGN 10. The drive name for the Removable Disk differs depending on computers.

• To unplug the "PE-DESIGN Software Key" from the computer, click [Start] - [Computer], right-click the "PE-DESIGN Software Key", and then click [Eject].

• Do not format the "PE-DESIGN Software Key".

• We recommend that you back up this software in order to prepare for unexpected problems.

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Comparison of Types of Data Created

Shape pattern

Stitch pattern

Text pattern

Change the shape by editing paths.

Change the shape by editing needle drop points.

Edit the text or change the font.

With PE-DESIGN 10

Three types of data are used in PE-DESIGN 10.

Stitch pattern: Built-in embroidery data (created through a conversion in PE-DESIGN 10) Text pattern: Data created with the [Text] tools Shape pattern (Outline pattern): Data created with the [Shapes] tools. A uniform/multiple sewing

direction(s) are applied to the entire region. Each data can be converted to another type as shown below. The arrows indicate the directions in which data

can be converted. The methods of editing the data differ depending on the data type.

Shape pattern

You can specify region and line sew types as well as sewing attributes, edit paths (by moving/deleting points, reshaping through handle movements or by splitting/connecting lines at points), change the sewing direction, input/edit stamps, apply embossing/engraving effects, remove/merge overlapping regions, set hole sewing, split outlines and create offset lines and floral patterns.

For example, when a stitch pattern is converted to shapes, the sew types and sewing attributes can be changed, and the shapes can easily be edited and resized. When text pattern is converted to shapes, the sewing direction and character shapes can be edited and offset lines can be created.

Stitch pattern

You can edit (reshaping by moving/deleting points or splitting/connecting lines at points) points (needle drop points) and split stitches; however, you cannot specify region and line sew types or sewing attributes.

Text pattern

You can edit text by entering/deleting characters, specify text attributes (such as the font or the transformation shape) and specify sewing attributes.

Functions that are not available with one data type may be performed if the data is converted to a different type. Convert data to the type that allows you to perform the operations necessary for creating the desired embroidery data.

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Starting Up/Exiting Applications

Starting Up the Application

Click the down arrow in the bottom-left corner of the [Start] screen to show the [All Apps] view, and then Click [PE-DESIGN 10 (Layout & Editing)] under the title [PE-DESIGN 10] in the screen.

When the application starts up, the Startup Wizard appears.

cc "About the Startup Wizard" on page 10

For Windows® 7 or Windows Vista® users: Click , then [All Programs], then [PE-DESIGN 10], and then click [PE-DESIGN 10 (Layout & Editing)].

Exiting the Application

Click , then [Exit].

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Starting Up/Exiting Applications

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About the Startup Wizard

When [Layout & Editing] starts up, the following wizard appears.

a Use Template Designs

Click this button to start the [Template Wizard].

cc "Tutorial 2: Using Templates" on

page 101

b Create Embroidery Patterns Using

Images

Click this button to start the wizard for creating an embroidery pattern from an image.

cc "Stitch Wizard: Automatically Converting

an Image to an Embroidery Design" on page 131 and "Importing Image Data" on page 150

c Set Hoop Size and Fabric

Click this button to specify the size of the Design Page (embroidery hoop size). The fabric to be embroidered can be selected, and the sewing attributes appropriate for that fabric can be specified.

cc "Specifying the Design Page Settings" on

page 14 and "Recalling a group of settings from the list" on page 192

h Open Embroidery Design

Click this button to open embroidery data (.pes).

cc "Opening a Layout & Editing file" on

page 90

i Start Design Database to Manage

Embroidery Files

Click this button to start up Design Database.

cc "Design Database" on page 240

Click this button to open the Instruction Manual (in PDF format).

k Always show Wizard at Startup

Select this check box to start up the wizard each time Layout & Editing is started up.

l Close this Wizard

Click this button to close the Startup Wizard without performing an operation.

To open the wizard while you are using the

[Layout & Editing], click at the top of the window (in the [Quick Access Toolbar]), or click

and then select [Wizard] from the command

menu.

d , e , f

Click these buttons to import the pattern shown on the button from the [Import] pane.

g Most Recently Used Files

Select a thumbnail of the most recently used file from the list, and then click [Open] to recall the file.

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Understanding Windows

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Layout & Editing Window

1 Application button

Click to display a menu containing commands for file operations, such as [New], [Save],

[Print] and [Design Settings].

2 Ribbon

Click a tab at the top to display the corresponding commands. Refer to the name below each group when selecting the desired command. Clicking a

command with the mark displays a menu containing a choice of commands.

Some other tabs may appear depending on the tool or embroidery pattern that is selected. These tabs contain various commands for performing operations with the selected tool or embroidery pattern.

Example: When the Shapes (Rectangle) tool is selected

3 Quick Access Toolbar

This contains the most frequently used commands. Since this toolbar is always displayed, regardless of the Ribbon tab that is selected, adding your most often used commands makes them easily accessible.

cc "Customizing Quick Access Toolbar" on

page 300

4 Option button

Click this button to start up other applications and specify application settings, such as user thread charts.

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Understanding Windows

5 Help button

Click this button to display the Instruction Manual and view information about the software.

6 Sewing Order pane

This pane shows the sewing order. Click the buttons at the top of the pane to change the sewing order or thread color.

7 Import/Color/Sewing Attributes/Text

Attributes panes

This pane combines tabs for importing embroidery patterns as well as for specifying thread colors, sewing attributes and text attributes. Click a tab to display the available parameters.

8 Stitch Simulator pane

The Stitch Simulator shows how the pattern will be sewn by the machine and how the stitching will appear.

9 Design Page

The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn.

10 Work area

11 Status Bar

This displays the size of the embroidery data, the number of stitches or a description of the selected command.

12 View mode buttons

Click a button to change the View mode.

13 Show grid button

Click to switch between displaying and hiding the grid.

14 Design Property button

Click to display a dialog box containing sewing information for the embroidery data.

15 Zoom slider

This displays the current magnification ratio. Click to specify a value for the magnification ratio. Drag the slider to change the magnification ratio.

• Panes 6, 7 and 8 can be displayed or hidden from the [Show/Hide] group in the [View] tab. In addition, these panes can be displayed as separate dialog boxes (Floating) or attached to the main window (Docking).

• Position the pointer over a command to display a ScreenTip, which provides a description of the command and indicates its shortcut key.

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Understanding Windows

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Example of Importing Embroidery Data

Using the Import pane

Embroidery data can be imported by using the [Import] pane.

a From

Select a pattern location.

b Category

Select a pattern category. The categories in the pattern location selected in the [From] selector are listed.

c The patterns in the category selected in

the [Category] selector appear in the list. Pointing to a pattern and holding down the left mouse button displays a dotted box in the Design Page. This allows you to check the size of the pattern.

d Import

Click this button to import the selected pattern.

Using Import commands

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Import Patterns] in the [Import] group,

and then click [from Design Library], [from File], [from Card] or [Decorative Pattern] from the [Import] menu.

 The [Import] pane appears on the right

side of the screen.

The [Import] pane can also be displayed by selecting the [Import Pane] check box in the [View] tab.

When the [Color] pane, [Sewing Attributes] pane or [Text Attributes] pane is displayed, click the [Import] tab to display the [Import] pane.

• The pattern can also be imported by doubleclicking it in the list or by dragging it to the Design Page.

• Multiple files cannot be selected to be imported at the same time.

cc "From a folder" on page 91 and "From an

original card" on page 92

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Basic Software Settings

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Specifying the Design Page Settings

The color and size of the Design Page can be changed. You can select a Design Page size according to the size of hoop that you will be using with your embroidery machine. You can also specify a custom size for the Design Page for embroidery patterns that will be split and embroidered in multiple sections.

1 Click , then [Design Settings].

2 Specify the settings for the Design Page, and

then click [OK].

d Custom Size

Specify a custom size for split embroidery patterns. Select this option, and then type or select the desired width and height for the Design Page.

cc "Tutorial 9-1: Creating Split Embroidery

Designs" on page 177

e Page

Select the desired color for the Design Page.

f Background

Select the desired color for the work area.

g Default

To return to the default settings, click this button.

h Edit User Hoop

Click this button to display the [User Hoop Settings] dialog box, where a user

hoop size can be added. The added user hoop size appears at the bottom of the list.

cc "Specifying a user hoop size" on page 15

a Machine Type

Select your machine type. The settings available in the [Page Size] selector differ depending on the selected machine type.

b Hoop Size

Select the desired hoop size from the selector.

c Rotate 90 Degrees

Select this check box to arrange the pattern in a Design Page rotated 90°.

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Basic Software Settings

• The Design Page sizes 130 × 300 mm, 100 × 172 mm indicated by the "*", are used to

embroider multi-position designs using a special embroidery hoop attached to the embroidery machine at three installation positions.

cc "Tutorial 9-2: Creating Design for Multi-

Position Hoops" on page 183

• Do not select a hoop size larger than the embroidery hoop that can be used with your machine.

• When Cap Frame, Cylinder Frame or Round Frame has been selected, the Design Page cannot be rotated 90°.

Specifying a user hoop size

a Width, Height

Type in the size of the hoop to be added.

b Comment

If text was entered in this box, that text appears beside the size.

c Add Hoop

Click this button to add the hoop size.

d User Hoop List

The added hoop size appears in the list. Select a hoop size in this list to change the display order or to delete it.

e Up, Down

Click these buttons to move the selected hoop size up or down in the display order.

f Delete Hoop

Click this button to delete the selected hoop size.

• A User Hoop cannot rotate 90°.

• A User Hoop cannot be added to the Section Size (for Hoop Size) selector under Custom Size.

• Do not create a Custom Hoop larger than the embroidery hoop that can be used with your machine.

• Embroidery data created in a user hoop size cannot be saved in a format for a previous version.

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Basic Software Settings

Specifying the sewing area

The pattern drawn in the Design Page is sewn differently depending on the sewing area setting.

1 Click [Output] tab.

2 Select the desired sewing area ([Design

Page area] or [Use existing design area]).

Design Page area

The patterns will be sewn so that the needle position when you start sewing is aligned with the center of your Design Page. The dimension of the pattern matches the size of the Design Page, therefore reducing the ability to move a pattern around the layout screen of your embroidering machine.

Optimize hoop change

This setting can be selected if a multi-position hoop (100 × 172 mm or 130 × 300 mm) has been selected as the Design Page size.

Select the check box to optimize the sewing order/ order of hoop position changes so that the number of times that the hoop position is changed is reduced to the minimum.

This reduces the risk of misalignment in the embroidery pattern or uneven stitching from changing the hoop position too often.

Jump Stitch Trimming

These settings are applied only when embroidering with our multi-needle embroidery machines. Before

these settings can be specified, select under

[Machine Type] in the [Design Settings] dialog box.

Design Page (on your screen)

Use existing design area

The patterns will be sewn so that the needle position when you start sewing is aligned with the center of the actual patterns. The actual pattern size is maintained, therefore allowing greater mobility when using the layout functions of your embroidering machine.

Design Page (on your screen)

Sewing area = Design Page area

Sewing area = Use existing design area

Specify the minimum jump stitch length for thread trimming.

These settings are not applied with any other embroidery machine. For details, refer to the Operation Manual provided with your machine.

cc "Jump Stitch Trimming" on page 87,

"Specifying trimming settings in Layout & Editing" on page 297 and "Adding jump stitch trimming to new patterns" on page 302

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Basic Software Settings

Using Fabric Selector

A group of sewing attribute settings appropriate for the major types of fabric can be recalled from the [Fabric Selector] dialog box. Select the fabric to be embroidered to view a description of the fabric and advice on

embroidering.

1 Click , then [Fabric Selector].

2 Select the group of settings to be recalled.

• The sewing attributes of imported shapes and text are not changed.

• Perform a trial sewing before embroidering your project.

cc "For Basic Operations" on page 295

Original settings can be saved to be later used in

the [Fabric Selector]. Click in the [Sewing

Attributes] tab, click [Save As], and then click [OK] without changing the name for the settings.

The group of settings that you have saved will appear with “*” beside its name.

cc "Saving the settings in a list" on page 192

3 Click [OK].

a Select the type of fabric to be

embroidered to specify the recommended settings for that fabric. When a fabric type is selected, a description appears.

When shapes and text are entered, the sewing attributes will be set to those recommended for the selected fabric.

cc "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 54

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Basic Software Settings

Specifying Basic Display Settings

Changing the grid settings

A grid of dotted lines or solid lines can be displayed or hidden, and the spacing for the grid can be adjusted.

1 Click [View] tab.

2 Specify the grid settings.

a Show Grid

Select this check box to display the grid.

Changing the ruler settings

The ruler can be displayed or hidden.

1 Click the [View] tab.

2 To display the ruler, select the [Ruler] check

box in the [Ruler] group.

To hide the ruler, clear the [Ruler] check box.

b with Axes

Select this check box to display the grid as solid lines.

c Interval

Specify the grid spacing.

d Snap to Grid

Select this check box to align patterns with the grid. The snap feature works whether or not the grid is displayed.

The button can also be used to switch the grid between being displayed or hidden.

Click to switch the measurement units between millimeters and inches.

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Basic Software Settings

Changing the guideline settings

Guidelines can also be used when the ruler is displayed.

1 Click the [View] tab.

2 Select the [Ruler] check box, and then select

the [Guideline] check box in the [Ruler] group.

3 Click a ruler in the Design Page.

 appears, and a guideline is drawn.

When a pattern is saved, the guidelines are saved with it. However, the guidelines are deleted if the pattern is saved in a format for a version earlier than version 10.

Adjusting on-screen measurements (Screen Calibration)

Measurements can be adjusted so that objects will be displayed at the same size as the actual embroidery at a zoom ratio of 100%. Once this adjustment is made, it will not need to be done again later.

1 Click , then [Options].

1 Guideline

• To move a guideline, drag .

• To delete a guideline, click .

• A guideline is added each time the ruler is clicked. In addition, up to 100 guidelines each can be added to the horizontal and vertical rulers.

• While a guideline is being dragged, its position is shown in the status bar.

• When the [Ruler] check box or the [Guideline] check box is cleared, the guidelines are hidden.

• If both the [Show Grid] and [Snap to Grid] check boxes are selected, the guidelines will be added/moved along the lines of the grid.

cc "Changing the grid settings" on page 18

2 Click [Screen Calibration]. Hold a ruler

against the screen to measure the length of

a. Next, enter the value at b, and then click

[OK].

Be sure to enter the length in millimeters. A value in inches is invalid.

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Basic Software Settings

System unit

1 Click , then [Options].

2 Click [System Unit], and then select the

desired measurement units ([mm] or [inch]).

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Basic Software Settings

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

This section describes the basic operations performed in Layout & Editing, such as drawing shapes, editing the embroidery design, specifying sewing attributes, saving the file and printing it.

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Tutorial 1: Drawing shapes to create an embroidery design

This section will describe how to combine various shapes to create an embroidery design.

We will use an Outline tool to draw the stem. Then, we will create the leaves, flower and flower pot by importing shape patterns.

The sample file for this tutorial is located at Documents (My documents)\PE-DESIGN 10\Tutorial\Tutorial_1.

Step 1 Drawing, importing and moving shapes

Step 2 Duplicating, flipping and moving shapes

Step 3 Specifying hole sewing

Step 4 Applying a pattern to stitching

Step 5 Editing points and modifying shapes

Step 1 Drawing, importing and

moving shapes

Shapes can be created either by drawing them with the Shapes tools or by importing sample shape patterns.

1 To draw a shape, select a Shapes tool, and

then drag the pointer in the Design Page to draw the shape.

1 Shapes tools

2 To import a shape, select [Outline Shapes]

from the [From] selector of the [Import] pane, then [Basic Shapes] from the [Category] selector. Select the shape, and then click [Import].

Specify the sew types for the shape on the

[Shapes] tab, and the thread colors on the [Shapes] tab or the [Color] pane.

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(D) Click [LIME GREEN].

If the desired color is not displayed, move the scroll bar until it appears.

To view the thread colors in a list so that the desired color can more easily be found, click [To list mode].

cc "Setting the sew type" on page 49

1 Line color button 2 Line sew type selector 3 Region color button 4 Region sew type selector 5 Selected thread color and color name 6 Thread color palette

1 Draw the stem.

(A) Click the [Home] tab.

(B) Click [Shapes] in the [Tools] group, and

then click .

palette.

(E) Click the [Line sew type] selector, and

then select [Zigzag Stitch].

(F) Click the start point 1, and then double-

click the end point 2.

The color, sewing attributes and size can also be changed after the shape is drawn.

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2 Create the leaf on the right.

This time, we will import a shape pattern. We will also specify the color and sew type for the region.

(A) Click the [Import] tab.

(B) Select [Outline Shapes] from the [From]

selector and [Basic Shapes] from the [Category] selector.

click [Import].

The thread colors being used are listed under [Colors Used].

(H) Drag the handle to adjust the leaf to the

desired size.

(I) Place the pointer over the leaf so that the

shape of the pointer changes to , and then drag the leaf to the desired position.

(D) Click the [Shapes] tab.

(E) Click for line sewing, and then click

under [Colors Used] to select [LIME

GREEN].

(F) Click the [Line sew type] selector, and

then select [Zigzag Stitch].

(G) As with the line color, click for region

sewing, and then click under [Colors

Used] to select [LIME GREEN].

Step 2 Duplicating, flipping and

moving shapes

Now, we will duplicate the leaf on the right side, flip it horizontally, and then move it to the left side of the stem.

1 To duplicate the leaf on the right.

(A) Select the leaf.

(B) While holding down the <Ctrl> key, drag

the leaf to move it.

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2 To flip the duplicated leaf horizontally.

(A) Right-click on the duplicated leaf.

 A drop down menu will appear.

(B) Click [Flip], then [Horizontal].

3 Drag the duplicated leaf to the left side of the

stem.

• Multiple embroidery patterns can be selected in any of the following ways.

 Click the first pattern, and then, while holding

down the <Ctrl> key, click the next pattern.

 Drag the pointer to draw a selection frame

around the patterns to be selected.

• Flipped copies can also be created by clicking

[Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard] group of the [Home] tab, then clicking [Vertical Mirror Copy].

cc "Using the Mirror Copy tool" on page 35.

Step 3 Specifying hole sewing

Now, we will create the flower and a circle at the center. Then, we will apply a setting so that the overlapping areas are not sewn twice.

1 Create the flower petals.

(A) Click the [Import] tab.

(B) Select [BS_shapes26.pes], and then

click [Import].

To move an object horizontally, hold down the <Shift> key while dragging the object.

4 Align the leaves on the left and right sides.

(A) While holding down the <Ctrl> key, click

the leaf on the right side, then the leaf on the left side to select the two leaves. Then, right-click the selected leaves.

(B) Right-click the leaves, and then click

[Align], then [Top].

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a b

(D) Select [RED] in the color palette as the

line color and [Zigzag Stitch] as the sew type a.

(E) Select [Radial Stitch] as the sew type

(F) Drag the handle (c) to adjust the flower

petals to the desired size.

(G) Drag the flower petals to adjust their

position.

2 Create the circle at the center.

(A) Click the [Import] tab.

(B) Select [BS_shapes01.pes], and then

click [Import].

(D) Select [YELLOW] in the color palette as

the line color and [Zigzag Stitch] as the sew type

(E) Select [YELLOW] in the color palette as

the region color and [Concentric Circle Stitch] as the sew type b.

(F) Drag the circle to the center of the flower

petals.

(G) While holding down the <Shift> key, drag

the handle (c) to adjust the circle to the desired size.

If the <Shift> key is held down while a handle is dragged, the pattern is enlarged or reduced from the center of the pattern.

3 Select the patterns where hole sewing is to be

applied.

(A) While holding down the <Ctrl> key, click

the yellow circle

a and the flower petals

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a b

4 Specify hole sewing.

(A) Click the [Home] tab.

(B) Click [Modify Overlap] in the [Edit]

group, and then click [Set hole sewing].

(B) Select [BS_shapes13.pes], and then

click [Import].

Hole sewing cannot be applied if one of the patterns is not completely enclosed within the other pattern.

cc "Hole sewing" on page 39.

Step 4 Applying a pattern to

stitching

(D) Select [CLAY BROWN] in the color

palette as the line color and [Zigzag Stitch] as the sew type

Detailed line and region attribute settings can be specified from the [Sewing Attributes] pane. Now, we will specify settings for region sewing for the flowerpot.

1 Specify the color and sew type for the line and

region of the flowerpot.

(A) Click the [Import] tab.

(E) Select [DEEP GOLD] in the color palette

as the region color and [Prog. Fill Stitch] as the sew type b.

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The effects of the specified settings can be previewed. This preview can be displayed/hidden by clicking the Show Hint/Hide Hint button.

Click this button to return the attribute to its default setting.

(C)

(B)

(D)

(A)

(E)

2 Specify the sewing attributes.

(A) Click the [Sewing Attributes] tab.

If the [Sewing Attributes] pane is not displayed, click the [View] tab, then [Attributes], then [Sewing Attributes].

(F) Select [net4], and then click [OK].

(G) Type "7.6" to specify the pattern size.

1 The selected pattern is displayed.

(B) There are two display modes for the

[Sewing Attributes] pane. For this example, we will specify settings in Beginner mode.

(D) In the [Direction] section, drag the red

arrow to 90°. Otherwise, type "90".

(E) Click in the [Programmable fill]

section.

• If the dialog box is displayed in Expert mode, click [To Beginner mode] to display the dialog box in Beginner mode.

• More detailed settings can be specified in Expert mode.

cc "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 54

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(A)

(B)

(D)

(C)

Step 5 Editing points and

(D) Right-click the top point to be deleted, and

then click [Delete].

modifying shapes

Now, we will delete one corner from the pentagon to create a flowerpot.

1 Drag the handle to adjust the flowerpot to the

desired size.

Drag the flowerpot to adjust its position.

 The point is deleted to form a trapezoid.

2 Delete a point.

(A) Click the [Home] tab.

(B) Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and

then click .

 The points in the shape appear.

If you want save or export

cc For details on saving embroidery

patterns, refer to "Saving" on page 95. For details on transferring designs to an embroidery machine, refer to

"Transferring Embroidery Designs to Machines" on page 201.

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Selecting patterns

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click in the [Select] group.

3 Click the pattern.

Rotation handle

2 Handles

• If is not displayed in the [Select] group, click the arrow at the bottom of the button, and

then click .

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

4 To select an additional pattern, hold down the

<Ctrl> key and click the other pattern.

• You can also select patterns by dragging the pointer across the pattern.

•Press the <Tab> key to select the next pattern in the order that they were created.

• If multiple patterns are selected, a pattern can be deselected by holding down the <Ctrl> key while clicking the pattern.

■ Selecting all embroidery patterns

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and then

click [Select All].

• All patterns can also be selected by pressing the shortcut keys <Ctrl> + <A>.

• Locked embroidery patterns cannot be selected.

cc "Locking embroidery patterns" on page 86

Moving patterns

■ Moving manually

Drag the selected pattern(s) to the desired location.

• To move the pattern horizontally or vertically, hold down the <Shift> key while dragging it.

• Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected pattern.

• Holding down the <Ctrl> key and dragging the pattern creates a duplicate of the pattern at the destination.

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45 6

■ Moving embroidery patterns to

the center

1 Select the pattern(s), and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Arrange] in the [Edit] group, and then

click [Layout], then [Move to Center].

1 To p 2 Middle

■ Aligning embroidery patterns

1 Select the patterns, and then click the [Home]

tab.

3 Bottom 4 Left 5 Center 6 Right

2 Click [Arrange] in the [Edit] group, click

[Layout], and then click the desired command under [Horizontal] or [Vertical].

 The selected patterns are aligned as

shown below.

Scaling patterns

■ Scaling manually

1 Select the pattern(s).

1 Handles

2 Drag the handle to adjust the selected

pattern(s) to the desired size.

We recommend not scaling patterns imported from original cards.

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b c

• If the <Shift> key is held down while a handle is dragged, the pattern is enlarged or reduced from the center of the pattern.

• As you drag the handle, the current size is displayed on the status bar.

• When scaling stitch patterns, the number of stitches remains the same, resulting in a loss of quality. To maintain the density and fill pattern of the embroidery pattern, hold down the <Ctrl> key while scaling. Even stitch patterns with a non-uniform stitch density and needle drop point pattern can be scaled while maintaining the density and fill pattern.

cc "Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns" on

page 295.

b To change the width and height

proportionally, select the [Maintain aspect ratio] check box.

c To resize the selected pattern while

maintaining the original density and fill pattern, select the [Keep density and fill pattern] check box.

The [Keep density and fill pattern] check box is available only if stitch pattern is selected.

cc "Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns" on

page 295

Rotating patterns

■ Rotating manually

■ Scaling numerically

1 Select the pattern(s), and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Arrange] in the [Edit] group, and then

click [Size].

3 Specify the size, and then click [OK].

1 Select the pattern(s).

2 Drag the rotation handle.

a The shape of pointer changes to b Rotate

1 Rotation handle

To rotate the pattern in 15° increments, hold down the <Shift> key while dragging the handle.

a Select the whether the width and height

will be set as a percentage (%) or a dimension (millimeters or inches). Set the width and height.

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■ Rotating numerically

1 Select the pattern(s), and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Arrange] in the [Edit] group, and then

click [Rotate], then [Rotate].

Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically

1 Select the pattern(s), and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Arrange] in the [Edit] group, and then

click [Flip], then [Flip Vertically] or [Flip Horizontally].

Click [Rotate Right] or [Rotate Left] to rotate the pattern 90° clockwise or counterclockwise.

3 Type or select the rotation angle. Click [OK].

An angle can also be selected by dragging in the [Rotate] dialog box.

Some patterns imported from original cards cannot be flipped.

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Arrange Copies

It may not be possible to create mirror copies of some embroidery data read from original cards.

■ Using the Mirror Copy tool

3 Move the pointer, and then click when the

patterns are arranged as desired.

■ Using the Circle Copy tool

1 Select the pattern(s), and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard]

group, and then click [Vertical Mirror Copy], [Horizontal Mirror Copy] or [Four-Way Mirror Copy].

1 Select the pattern(s), and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard]

group, and then click [Circle Copy].

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3 Specify the pattern arrangement and spacing.

a Select the desired arrangement. b Specify the spacing between patterns.

The higher the value, the wider the patterns are spaced from each other.

5 Move the pointer to select the desired angle.

4 Drag the pointer to draw a circle or an oval.

• To draw a circle, hold down the <Shift> key while dragging the pointer.

• To redraw the ellipse, right-click the Design Page to return to before the ellipse was drawn.

Rotating the line changes the orientation of the patterns.

• To rotate the line in 15° increments, hold down the <Shift> key while moving the pointer. The angle of the line appears in the status bar.

• While changing the orientation by moving the pointer, the pattern arrangement and spacing can still be changed in the [Circle Copy] dialog box.

6 Click to finish the copies.

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■ Using the Matrix Copy tool

1 Select the pattern(s), and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard]

group, and then click [Matrix Copy].

4 Click in the Design Page, and then move the

pointer.

A rectangle and the patterns that can be arranged within it appear as dotted lines.

• To redraw the rectangle, right-click the Design Page to return to before the rectangle was drawn.

• While resizing the rectangle by moving the pointer, the pattern spacing can still be changed in the [Matrix Copy] dialog box.

3 Specify the spacing between patterns. The

higher the value, the wider the patterns are spaced from each other.

5 Click to finish the copies.

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■ Optimizing the sewing order

Before using an [Arrange Copy] tool, optimizing the sewing order adjusts the sewing order of the patterns created with the [Arrange Copy] tool in order to reduce the number of thread color changes.

[Optimize Sewing Order] not selected

[Optimize Sewing Order] selected

Adding a decorative pattern

A decorative pattern can be added to selected embroidery pattern.

1 Select the pattern(s).

2 Display the [Import] pane, and select

[Decorative Pattern] from the [From] selector.

3 Select a category from the [Category]

selector, select the desired decorative pattern from the list, and then click [Decorative Import].

The sewing order is the order in which patterns are created.

Patterns will be sewn so that those with the same thread colors will be connected.

1 Select the pattern(s), and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Arrange Copy] in the [Clipboard]

group, and then click [Optimize Sewing Order] so that the check mark appears.

3 Perform the Arrange Copy operation.

a Maintain aspect ratio

When the check box is selected

The original height-to-width proportion of the added decorative pattern is maintained.

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When the check box is cleared

The height-to-width proportion of the decorative pattern changes with the height-to-width proportion of the selected embroidery pattern.

If no pattern is selected, the button will appear as the [Import] button. Clicking this button will import the decorative pattern at its standard size.

Grouping/Ungrouping embroidery patterns

■ Grouping patterns

1 Select several patterns, and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Group] in the [Edit] group, and then

click [Group].

■ Ungrouping patterns

1 Select grouped patterns, and then click the

[Home] tab.

2 Click [Group] in the [Edit] group, and then

click [Ungroup].

■ Editing grouped patterns

individually

Even after patterns are grouped, they can be edited individually.

1 To select a single pattern within a group, hold

down the <Alt> key while clicking the pattern.

2 Edit the pattern.

Hole sewing

By specifying hole sewing, the stitching in overlapping regions will not be sewn twice. Hole sewing can be set only when one region completely encloses another.

Embroidery patterns created with the Shapes tools can be selected to set hole sewing.

Hole sewing not set Hole sewing set

1 Sewn twice 2 Sewn once

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1 Select a pair of patterns, for example, a star

included in a pentagon.

While holding down the <Ctrl> key, click the star, then the pentagon.

■ Canceling hole sewing

1 Select a pattern that has been set for hole

sewing.

2 Click the [Home] tab.

3 Click [Modify Overlap] in the [Edit] group,

and then click [Cancel hole sewing].

1 Valid

2 Invalid

Changing shapes of

Hole sewing cannot be specified with the following shape patterns.

• Patterns with an intersecting outline.

• Patterns with multiple sewing direction lines.

overlapped patterns

Embroidery patterns created with the Shapes tools can be selected to remove overlapping regions or to be merged.

2 Click the [Home] tab.

3 Click [Modify Overlap] in the [Edit] group,

and then click [Set hole sewing].

To see better what the hole sewing setting does, preview the patterns before and after setting hole sewing.

cc "Stitch View" on page 78

■ Removing overlapping

Overlapped patterns can be set so that the overlapping region is removed.

1 While holding down the <Ctrl> key, click two

or more overlapped patterns to select them.

2 Click the [Home] tab.

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First pattern in the sewing order

Second pattern in the sewing order

Third pattern in the sewing order

3 Click [Modify Overlap] in the [Edit] group,

and then click [Remove Overlap].

• When partially overlapped

• When enclosed

■ Merging

Overlapped pattern can be merged together.

 The color and sew type of the last pattern

drawn (topmost pattern) is applied to the merged pattern.

1 While holding down the <Ctrl> key, click two

or more overlapped patterns to select them.

2 Click the [Home] tab.

3 Click [Modify Overlap] in the [Edit] group,

and then click [Merge].

 If this cannot be applied to the selected

patterns, an error message appears.

• When partially overlapped

After removing or merging an overlapping region of patterns with sewing directions specified, the sewing direction returns to the uniform default direction.

cc "Specifying the sewing direction" on page 51

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Splitting Shape pattern

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

5 Double-click in the Design Page to specify the

section to be split off.

• Only closed patterns with no intersecting lines can be split. The pattern shown at the right cannot be split.

1 Select a shape pattern, and then click the

[Shapes] tab.

cc For detail on the shape pattern, refer to

page 8

2 Click [Split Outline] in the [Tools] group to

select the [Split Outline] tool.

 If the design contains overlapping patterns,

the selected pattern will appear in front of the others. All patterns other than the selected pattern will appear in gray.

• The inside pattern with hole sewing applied cannot be split.

• If the enclosing line that was drawn intersects itself, the section cannot be split off, and a message appears.

• After splitting a pattern with fit text to outline applied, fit text to outline will be canceled.

• If the entered patterns are not in the desired sewing order, change it in the [Sewing Order] pane.

cc "Sewing order optimization" on page 83, and

"Changing colors" on page 85

cc "Checking and Editing the Sewing Order" on

page 82

Creating a floral pattern

3 Click in the Design Page at the point where

you want to start drawing the enclosing lines.

4 Continue clicking in the Design Page to

specify each corner of the enclosure around the area to be cut off.

Line stitching in a floral pattern can be created based on the selected shape.

1 Draw a shape, and then select it.

Be sure to select a closed line.

cc "Changing the attributes of line ends" on

page 64

2 Click the [Shapes] tab.

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3 Click [Create Floral Pattern] in the [Edit]

group.

■ Basic mode

1 Drag the [Density] slider to adjust the pattern.

2 Click the desired pattern, and then click [OK].

■ Detailed mode

More detailed settings can be specified in Detail mode.

1 Click [To detailed mode] in the [Floral

Pattern] dialog box.

2 Drag the [Density] slider and the [Pattern]

slider to adjust the pattern.

Density 3, Pattern 251 Density 10, Pattern 251

Density 6, Pattern 251 Density 6, Pattern 0

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3 After the pattern has been adjusted as

desired, click [OK].

3 Click [Create Offset Lines] in the [Edit]

group.

4 Specify the desired settings for the offset line

pattern, and then click [OK].

The running stitch is specified for the floral line pattern.

Creating an offset line pattern

Line stitching in a concentric pattern can be created based on the selected shape.

1 Draw a shape, and then select it.

Be sure to select one closed line.

cc "Changing the attributes of line ends" on

page 64

2 Click the [Shapes] tab.

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Offset Direction

Outward Inward

Spacing

1 mm 5 mm

Offset Line Count

1 line 5 lines

Rounded Corners

Check box selected. Check box cleared.

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a b

b c

Specifying Thread Colors and Sew Types for Lines and Regions

Setting the thread color

The [Sew] group in the [Shapes] tab allows you to set the thread color of shapes.

1 Line color 2 Region color

■ Color

Click the [Color] button, and then select the desired color from the list of thread colors.

Palette mode

List mode

■ Color pane

a Thread brand name or name of user

thread chart and its thread color list: Displays the brand name and its thread color chart for the currently selected pattern.

b Colors Used

Displays all thread colors being used in the embroidery design.

c Show Color Palette

Click to display the [Color] pane.

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bedf

cag

a Select the type of stitching ([Line] or

[Region]) to display the corresponding colors being used.

Line

Line color

Region

Region color

b Select the check box to apply gradation/

blending. Click the [Pattern] button to specify a gradation/blending pattern. (Only available when a shape pattern is selected)

cc "Creating a gradation/blending" on

page 47

c From the [Thread Chart] selector, select

a thread brand or your user thread chart.

d From the list of thread colors, select the

desired color.

e Click to switch the mode. f Displays all thread colors being used in

the embroidery design. When an embroidery pattern is selected, a frame appears around the colors used in that pattern. The same thread colors can be specified by selecting them here.

2 Click the [Color] tab, select the [Gradation]

check box, and then click [Pattern].

3 Specify the desired settings in the [Gradation

Pattern Setting] dialog box, and then click [OK].

■ Creating a gradation/blending

The density of one or two colors can be adjusted at various locations to create a custom gradation pattern.

1 Select an embroidery pattern with region

sewing specified.

a To change the thread color, click .

Select a color in the [Thread Color] dialog box that appeared, and then click [OK].

b To select a preset gradation pattern, click

the desired pattern under [Select pattern].

c Move the sliders to adjust the density of

the gradation pattern. The overall density of the gradation can be adjusted with the [Max] and [Min] sliders. Drag the [Max] slider to adjust the maximum value and the [Min] slider for the minimum value. The values between the maximum and minimum are automatically adjusted.

d To blend two colors, select the [Blend]

check box, and then click . Select a color in the [Thread Color] dialog box

that appeared, and then click [OK].

e The preview area shows the setting

changes that you make.

f Specify the density.

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g Specify a direction, or drag the red arrow

■ Special colors

to adjust it.

• Gradation/blending can be specified if satin stitches, fill stitches or programmable fill stitches have been selected for the region sewing and [Manual] has been selected as the sewing direction.

• If the [Blend] check box is cleared, the gradation settings are applied to the remaining color.

• Gradation/blending can also be specified under [Density] when the [Sewing Attributes] pane is displayed in Expert mode.

a NOT DEFINED

If you want to be able to manually select the color for a monochrome pattern, you can select [NOT DEFINED].

Colors for creating appliqués:

You can create appliqués using the following three special colors.

b APPLIQUE MATERIAL

marks the outline of the region to cut from the appliqué material.

c APPLIQUE POSITION

marks the position on the backing material where the appliqué must be sewn.

d APPLIQUE

sews the appliqué on the backing material.

By using the Applique Wizard, appliqués can easily be created.

cc "Tutorial 8-1: Creating Appliqués" on

page 161

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Setting the sew type

The [Sew] group in the [Shapes] tab allows you to set the sew type.

1 Line sew type selector 2 Region sew type selector

■ Line sew types

The sew type for lines in shapes and text can be selected in the [Line sew type] selector.

Click the [Line sew type] selector, and then select the desired sew type.

a Not Sewn (Line)

Select this setting to turn off line sewing (line will not be sewn).

b Cutting

Select this setting to specify the line as a cutting line in a cutwork pattern.

cc "Specifying sewing attributes" on

page 54, "Practical use of Satin Stitch and Cutting Line" on page 168 and "Line sewing attributes" on page 325

■ Region sew types

The sew type for regions in shapes, and text can be selected in the [Region sew type] selector.

Click the [Region sew type] selector, and then select the desired sew type.

 The available region sew types differ

depending on whether a shape pattern or text pattern is selected.

a Not Sewn (Region)

Select this setting to turn off region sewing (region will not be sewn).

cc "Specifying sewing attributes" on

page 54 and "Region sewing attributes" on page 331

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

Moving entry/exit points, the center point and stitch pattern reference point

■ Moving the entry/exit points

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and then

click to select the Select Entry/Exit Point tool.

The codes that appear indicate the following. L: Line sewing R: Region sewing 1: Entry point 2: Exit point

This is the entry (or exit) point for the next (or previous) pattern that is connected to the exit (or entry) point of the currently selected pattern. This point is connected to the entry/exit point with the same code in the currently selected pattern. In this example, R1 in the currently selected pattern and R1 in the previous pattern are connected.

4 Drag the arrow for the point to the desired

location on the outline.

3 Click the object.

A dotted line appears between the entry (or exit) point being moved and the cross indicating the exit (or entry) point of the previous (or next) pattern.

This is the entry point for the outline stitching. The previous pattern is connected to this point.

This is the exit point for the outline stitching. Stitching continues from this point to the next pattern.

This is the entry point for the inside region stitching. The previous pattern is connected to this point.

This is the exit point for the inside region stitching. Stitching continues from this point to the next pattern.

• If the outline or the inside region are set to not be sewn, the corresponding point does not appear.

• The entry and exit points can be checked in the [Sewing Order] pane. Select the Select Entry/ Exit Point tool, and then click a frame in the [Sewing Order] pane. The entry and exit points of the selected pattern appear.

In this case, finish the operation by clicking a blank area in the [Sewing Order] pane.

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4 Drag the handle to the desired location.

Only entry and exit points for patterns created with the Shapes tool can be edited. Stitch patterns or patterns created with the Text tools cannot be edited.

■ Moving the center point and stitch

pattern reference point

The center point and reference point for arranging the stitch pattern can be repositioned for a more decorative effect.

• Regions with the concentric circle stitch or radial stitch specified have a center point.

• Regions with the prog. fill stitch, motif stitch, cross stitch, net fill stitch or zigzag net fill stitch specified have a stitch pattern reference point.

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and then

click .

Center Point (Radial Stitch)

1 Handle

Specifying the sewing direction

When the Outline tools, Rectangle/Circle/Arc tools or Shapes tools are used, shapes with a single sewing direction will be created. When the Manual Punch tools are used, shapes with multiple sewing directions are created.

The sewing direction is indicated by a sewing direction line (red arrow). These lines can be edited by moving the end points, or new sewing direction lines can be added.

Stitch pattern reference point (Motif Fill Stitch)

3 Click a region with the concentric circle stitch,

radial stitch, prog. fill stitch, motif stitch, cross stitch, net fill stitch or zigzag net fill stitch specified.

Center Point (Radial Stitch)

1 Handle

Stitch pattern reference point (Motif Fill Stitch)

These settings can be adjusted for regions with the satin stitch, fill stitch, prog. fill stitch, piping stitch or motif stitch specified.

This feature can be used when [Direction] in the [Sewing Attributes] pane is set to [Manual]

(default setting).

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

Selected point

■ Specifying multiple sewing

directions

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and then

click to select the Select Point tool.

• Specify the sewing direction lines as described below.

 Position both end points outside of the pattern.  Only the lines can be positioned over the

pattern.

 When specifying multiple sewing direction

lines, they must not intersect within the pattern.

Sewing direction lines specified in any way other than described above will not be added.

3 Click a shape pattern.

 The sewing direction lines appear.

4 Click the [Shapes] tab.

5 Click [Add Direction Line] in the [Sewing

Direction Line] group.

If hole sewing has been applied, sewing direction lines cannot be added.

■ Changing the sewing angle

1 Select the Select Point tool.

6 Click the point for one end of the sewing

direction line being added, and then click the point for the other end.

2 Click a shape pattern, and then click an empty

square or empty triangle on the sewing direction line to select the point.

3 Drag the point to the new location.

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■ Deleting sewing direction lines

The sewing angle can also be set to a specific direction (one sewing direction line) with the settings under [Direction] in the [Sewing Attributes] pane.

cc "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 54

1 Select the Select Point tool.

2 Click a shape pattern, and then click an empty

square or empty triangle on the sewing direction line to select the point.

3 Click the [Shapes] tab.

4 Click [Delete Direction Line] in the [Sewing

■ Reversing the sewing direction

1 Select the Select Point tool.

Direction Line] group, and then click [Delete Selected Line] or [Delete Lines Not Selected].

2 Click a shape pattern.

3 Click the [Shapes] tab.

4 Click [Reverse Direction Line] in the

[Sewing Direction Line] group.

If there are multiple sewing direction lines, all lines will be reversed.

Delete Selected Line

Click this command to delete the selected sewing direction line. Otherwise, press the

<Delete> key to delete the sewing direction.

Delete Lines Not Selected

Click this command to delete all sewing direction lines except the currently selected one. The sewing direction will become uniform.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

(default)

a a

b dc bdc

Sample patterns with sewing directions changed

When the sewing direction is changed, the pattern stitching changes as shown below.

Sewing direction Satin Stitch

Specifying sewing attributes

1 Select an embroidery pattern, a Shapes tool

or a Text tool.

2 Click the [Sewing Attributes] tab.

Beginner mode Expert mode

Fill Stitch Programmable Fill Stitch

(Prog. Fill Stitch)

Piping Stitch Motif Stitch

The sewing direction is also changed when the pattern size and shape are changed.

a Click to return to the default setting. b Click to switch the attributes between

those for Beginner mode and those for Expert mode.

c Click to load/save the sewing settings. d Click to switch between displaying and

hiding the hint view.

e Hint view

With each change in the settings, a preview of the stitching can be checked here. By moving the pointer over each setting, a preview of the setting can be displayed.

The sewing attributes displayed in the dialog box depend on the selected sew type.

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Original Target

3 Change the sewing attributes displayed under

[Line sew] or [Region sew].

 The settings are applied to the embroidery

pattern each time the settings are changed.

cc For details on the different sewing

attributes and settings, refer to "Line

sewing attributes" on page 325 and "Region sewing attributes" on page 331.

Frequently used sewing attributes can be saved.

cc For details, refer to "Saving the settings in a

list" on page 192

Copying sewing attributes

The thread colors, sew types and sewing attributes can be copied from one pattern and pasted onto another to apply the same settings to the pattern.

• When copying attributes from a shape, text, monogram or small text pattern and pasting them to a pattern of a different type, only the colors will be pasted. The sew types and sewing attributes cannot be pasted.

1 Original

1 Select the shape pattern or text pattern whose

settings are to be copied, and then press the shortcut keys <Ctrl> + <C> to copy.

2 Select the shape pattern or text pattern where

the settings are to be pasted, and then click the [Home] tab.

cc For details on the shape pattern and text

pattern, refer to page 8.

3 Click [Paste] in the [Clipboard] group, and

then click [Paste Attributes].

• When copying a text pattern with different sewing attributes applied to each character, the sewing attributes of the first character will be copied.

This function cannot be used with stitch patterns.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

■ Copying only specific attributes

Specific attributes, such as the line thread color, can be copied and pasted onto another pattern.

4 Select the check boxes of the attributes to be

pasted, and then click [Paste].

1 Select the shape pattern or text pattern whose

settings are to be copied, and then press the shortcut keys <Ctrl> + <C> to copy.

2 Select the shape pattern or text pattern where

the settings are to be pasted, and then click the [Home] tab.

3 Click [Paste] in the [Clipboard] group, and

then click [Paste Selected Attributes].

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Example: When the [Engraved Line] command is selected

Embossing/Engraving

Multiple shape patterns can be selected to create an engraved/embossed effect.

1 Top 2 Bottom

1 Draw a shape.

In this example, the fill stitch is selected for region sewing.

2 Draw a shape overlapping the shape drawn in

step 1.

4 Click [Emboss/Engrave] in the [Edit] group,

and then click the desired command under

[Convert from Outline].

Engraved Line

The bottom shape is engraved with the outline of the shape on top.

Engraved Region

An engraving is made in the bottom shape from the shape on top. For best result, select [Satin Stitch] for region sewing of the bottom shape.

3 Select the two shapes, and then click the

[Home] tab.

Embossed Region

An embossing is made in the bottom shape from the shape on top. For best result, select [Fill Stitch] for region sewing of the bottom shape.

This effect can be edited with the Edit Stamp tool.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

abcd

• These commands can only be used with shape pattern.

• The bottom shape pattern must have one of the following sew types specified for region sewing.

 Satin stitch  Fill stitch  Programmable fill stitch

• In order to use the [Engraved Line] command, [Line sew type] for the shape pattern must be

set to any setting other than [Not Sewn (Line)]. In order to use the [Engraved Region] or

[Embossed Region] commands, [Region sew type] for the shape pattern must be set to any setting other than [Not Sewn (Region)].

Applying and editing stamps

3 Click [Emboss/Engrave] in the [Edit] group,

and then click [Input Stamp Tool].

4 Select a stamp pattern (.pas file with stamp

settings applied).

You can create engraved/embossed effects by stamping stamp patterns into a shape. This appears as stitching sewn in different directions.

■ Applying a stamp

1 Draw a shape.

a Select a stamp pattern. b Specify the size of the stamp pattern. c Specify the direction of the stamp pattern. d To select a different folder, click .

Engraving and embossing stamp settings appear as red- and blue-filled areas.

5 Click the shape pattern drawn in step 1 to

select it.

 "Marching lines" appear around the

selected shape pattern.

6 Click the desired locations within the shape

pattern.

2 Click the [Home] tab.

You can preview the effect of the created stamp in Realistic View.

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5 Edit the stamp.

• Stamps can be applied to regions of shape pattern that have the satin stitch, fill stitch and programmable fill stitch specified.

• Using Programmable Stitch Creator, you can edit stamp pattern that have been provided or you can create your own.

cc "Programmable Stitch Creator" on page 258

■ Editing a stamp

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Emboss/Engrave] in the [Edit] group,

and then click [Edit Stamp Tool].

3 Click the shape pattern with the stamp.

 "Marching lines" appear around the

selected shape pattern.

4 Click the stamp.

• To change the stamp pattern, select a different pattern, and then click [Apply].

• If the size of a shape pattern is changed, the size of the stamp does not change. Be sure to check the stamp after editing a shape pattern.

• If a shape pattern containing a stamp is edited, be sure to check the stamp after editing is finished.

1 Rotation handle 2 Scale handles

• Only one stamp can be selected at a time.

• To enlarge the stamp, drag a scale handle.

• To rotate the stamp, drag the rotation handle.

• To delete the stamp, press the <Delete> key.

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Drawing Shapes

Rectangle

Circle

Oval

Arc

Fan shape

Arc & string

Drawing Shapes

Drawing rectangle, circle

Drag the pointer in the Design Page.

or arc shape

■ //

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Shapes] in the [Tools] group, and then

click a tool icon under [Rectangle]/[Circle]/ [Arc] to select the desired [Rectangle]/ [Circle]/[Arc] tool.

To draw a circle or square, hold down the <Shift> key while dragging the pointer.

: Rectangle

: Circle or Oval

: Rectangle with rounded corners

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Drawing Shapes

Example 1 Edge radius: 0.0 mm

Example 2 Edge radius: 20.0 mm

Arc

Click at start point.

Move to end point.

Click at end point.

Click at start point.

Arc & String

Move to end point.

Click at end point.

Rectangles with rounded corners

To change the radius of the corners, click the [Edge radius] selector in the [Outline] tab. Then, type the desired radius, or select the desired value.

Specify the radius of the corners before drawing the rectangle. The setting cannot be changed after the rectangle has been drawn.

2 Move the pointer to the start point of the arc,

and then click.

 The radial line disappears.

3 Move the pointer until the arc/arc & string/fan

has the desired shape, and then click.

Dragging the pointer while holding down the <Shift> key moves it in 15° increments. The current angle is shown in the status bar.

■ //

: Arc & String

: Arc

: Fan

1 Proceed as you would to draw a circle or an

oval.

 A radial line appears on the oval when the

mouse button is released.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

Fan

Click at start point.

Move to end point.

Click at end point.

Drawing various shape

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Shapes] in the [Tools] group, and then

click a tool icon under [Shapes] to select the desired Shapes tool.

• You can change the color and sew type either before or after drawing the shape.

cc "Setting the sew type" on page 49

• You can also use the settings in the [Sewing Attributes] pane to define other attributes of the

shape before or after drawing the shape.

cc "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 54

3 Drag the pointer in the Design Page.

• To draw the shape while maintaining the original height-to-width proportion, hold down the <Shift> key while dragging the pointer.

• Various sample shape patterns are available in the [Import] pane when [Outline Shapes] is selected in the [From] selector and [Basic Shapes] is selected in the [Category] selector.

cc "Using the Import pane" on page 13

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Drawing Shapes

End point

Start point

Open line

Closed line

End point

Start point

Open curve

Closed curve

Drawing outlines (straight lines and curves)

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Shapes] in the [Tools] group, and then

click a tool icon under [Outline] to select the desired Outline tool.

3 Click in the Design Page or drag the pointer to

draw the line.

The shortcut keys are available only after an Outline tool has been selected.

■ Straight lines/curves

1 Click in the Design Page to specify the start

point.

2 Click in the Design Page to specify the next

point.

: Click points to draw a closed line

constructed of straight lines. (Shortcut key: <Z>)

: Click points to draw a closed curve.

(Shortcut key: <X>)

: Drag the pointer to draw a closed

freehand curve.

: Click points to draw an open line

constructed of straight lines. (Shortcut key: <Z>)

: Click points to draw an open curve.

(Shortcut key: <X>)

: Drag the pointer to draw an open

freehand curve.

 The dotted lines change to solid lines.

• To remove the last point that was entered, rightclick the mouse button, or press the <BackSpace> key.

• The Curve tool is used in the same way.

3 Continue clicking to specify every point, and

then double-click the last point, or press the <Enter> key.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

• You can freely switch between the different line types either by clicking a different button or by pressing the shortcut key.

• When drawing a straight line, hold down the <Shift> key while moving the pointer to draw vertically or horizontally.

• Even after the pattern is drawn, you can change the attributes of line ends.

cc "Changing the attributes of line ends" on

page 64.

• Even after the pattern is drawn, you can transform straight lines into curves and vice versa.

cc "Transforming straight lines into curves or

curves into straight lines" on page 70.

■ Freehand lines

Changing the attributes of line ends

After selecting a shape pattern, right-click it, and then click [Open] or [Close] to change the line ending.

1 Drag the pointer to draw the line.

2 Release the mouse button to finish drawing.

In addition, closed shape patterns can be split at points to create open lines, or the end points of open shape patterns can be connected to create closed lines.

cc "Connecting points/splitting outlines (shape

patterns)" on page 67

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Drawing Shapes

ac b

Embroidery attributes of shapes

The [Shapes] tab allows you to set the embroidery attributes (thread color and sew type).

Example: When a rectangle is selected.

a Line color/Region color

Click this button to set the thread color for lines and regions.

For special colors:

cc "Special colors" on page 48

b Line sew type selector

All lines in a shape can be set to the same sew type. Use these selectors to set the sew type for lines.

cc "Line sewing attributes" on page 325

c Region sew type selector

All regions in a shape can be set to the same sew type. Use these selectors to set the sew type for regions.

cc "Region sewing attributes" on page 331

cc "Specifying Thread Colors and Sew

Types for Lines and Regions" on page 46

• To turn off line sewing, select [Not Sewn (Line)] from the [Line sew type] selector.

• To turn off region sewing, select [Not Sewn (Region)] from the [Region sew type] selector.

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Reshaping Embroidery Patterns

Basic Layout & Editing Operations

Selected point

Drag

Reshaping Embroidery Patterns

Patterns can be reshaped by moving, adding or deleting points. While creating shape patterns, a clicked location becomes a point.

Selecting points

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and then

click to select the [Select Point] tool.

3 Click the pattern.

Moving points

1 Select the point.

2 Drag the point to the new location.

4 To select a single point, click an empty square.

Multiple points can be selected in any of the following ways.

• Drag the pointer.

 All points within the box are selected.

• Hold down the <Ctrl> key while clicking the points.

 To deselect a point, click the selected

point.

• Hold down the <Shift> key while pressing an arrow key to select multiple points.

• Hold down the <Ctrl> key while pressing an arrow key to change the point that is selected.

• To move the point of a broken line, a curve, or stitch data horizontally or vertically, hold down the <Shift> key while dragging it.

• A selected point can also be moved with the arrow keys.

• Points in patterns set for hole sewing can also be moved. However, the point cannot be moved to cross an outline. In order to move the point in this way, cancel hole sewing first.

• If you start dragging by clicking elsewhere on the outline of the pattern, a new point will be inserted or the selected point(s) will be deselected.

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Click

Selected point

Delete

Inserting points

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and then

click to select the Select Point tool.

3 Click the pattern.

4 Click the outline to add a point.

Connecting points/ splitting outlines (shape patterns)

■ Splitting outlines of open shape

patterns

The outline of an open shape pattern can be split at a point.

1 Select a point in an open shape pattern.

2 Click the [Shapes] tab.

3 Click [Split at Point] in the [Edit Point] group

to split the line.

Deleting points

1 Select the point.

2 Click the [Shapes] tab.

3 Click [Delete Point] in the [Edit Point] group.

Otherwise, press the <Delete> key to remove the point.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

■ Splitting outlines of closed shape

patterns

The closed path of a shape pattern can be split. The closed path consists of the points that are connected to create the shape pattern.

• When the outline of a closed shape pattern is split to create an open shape pattern, region sewing attributes can no longer be specified.

1 Select a point in a closed shape pattern.

•The [Open] command is also available to

2 Click the [Shapes] tab.

3 Click [Split at Point] in the [Edit Point] group

to split the line.

change a closed shape pattern to an open shape pattern.

cc "Changing the attributes of line ends" on

page 64

• If a shape pattern is split in a shape with hole sewing applied, hole sewing will be canceled.

• If a shape pattern is split in a shape with fit text to outline applied, fit text to outline will be canceled.

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■ Connecting two open shape

patterns

The end points of two shape patterns can be connected to create a single shape pattern.

1 Select an end point (entry point or exit point).

2 Press the <Alt> key.

 The points that can be connected appear

as ×.

The other end point of the shape pattern whose point is selected as well as the end points (entry points and exit points) of other shape patterns appear as ×.

■ Connecting the two end points of

a shape pattern

The two end points of an open shape pattern can be connected to create a closed shape pattern.

1 Select an end point (entry point or exit point).

2 Press the <Alt> key.

 The other end point appears as ×.

3 While holding down the <Alt> key, drag the

selected point to the other end point.

3 While holding down the <Alt> key, drag the

selected point to the other point that you want to connect to it.

 The shape of the pointer changes to ,

and a red square appears when the two points are overlapping.

4 Release the mouse button to connect the two

points.

4 When the two points are overlapping and the

red square appears, release the mouse button.

When a shape pattern is closed, its region sewing attributes may appear.

The [Close] command is also available to change an open shape pattern to a closed shape pattern.

cc "Changing the attributes of line ends" on

page 64

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

To C u r v e

To Straight

Transforming straight lines into curves or curves into straight lines

1 Select the point.

2 Click the [Shapes] tab.

Changing the curve type

1 Select a point on a curve.

2 Click the [Shapes] tab.

3 Click [Edit Point] in the [Edit Point] group,

and then click [To Smooth], [To Symmetry] or [To Cusp].

3 Click [Edit Point] in the [Edit Point] group,

and then click [To Straight] or [To Curve].

To Smooth

To Symmetry

To Cu s p

4 Drag the solid black handle to adjust the

shape of the line.

The shape can be changed by dragging the solid black handle on either side of the point.

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Editing a Stitch Pattern

Converting shape pattern or text pattern to a stitch pattern

Shape pattern or text pattern can be converted into a stitch pattern, allowing you to make detailed changes by modifying the position of individual stitches.

1 Select the shape pattern, and then click the

[Shapes] tab.

2 Click [Convert to Stitches] in the [Edit]

group.

• [Convert to Stitches] can also be used with text pattern to convert it to stitch patterns.

• In stitch patterns, stitches appears as solid lines ( ), and jump stitches appear as dotted lines ( ).

• If any part of grouped patterns, patterns set for hole sewing, and text arranged on shapes is selected, all patterns in the entire group are converted to stitch patterns.

• Patterns that do not have stitches are deleted when the pattern is converted to a stitch pattern.

Selecting stitch patterns by thread color

Hold down the <Alt> key and click the thread color for the stitch patterns that you wish to select.

• The thread color can be changed when patterns are selected using this method.

cc "Setting the thread color" on page 46

• If stitch patterns are grouped, patterns cannot be selected by color using this method.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

Selecting stitch points of stitch pattern

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Select] in the [Select] group, and then

click to select the Select Point tool.

• When selecting stitch points, be sure to click the stitch point (do not click a blank area of the Design Page), otherwise all of the selected points will be deselected.

• If you click on a jump stitch, the points at both ends are selected.

• Multiple stitch points can be selected in the same way that embroidery pattern points are selected.

cc "Selecting points" on page 66

Stitch points cannot be edited if the pattern is not a

3 Click the stitch pattern.

stitch pattern. The pattern can be viewed in Solid View.

4 To select a single stitch point, click an empty

square.

■ Moving stitch points

Drag the selected stitch points to the new location.

Stitch points are moved in the same way that

1 Selected point 2 Unselected point

embroidery pattern points are moved.

cc "Moving points" on page 66

•Press the <Tab> key.

 All stitch points in the next color are

selected.

•Press the <Shift> and <Tab> keys.

 All stitch points in the previous color are

selected.

•Press the <Ctrl> and <Home> keys.

 The entry point of the first thread color is

selected.

•Press the <Ctrl> and <End> keys.

 The exit point of the last thread color is

selected.

• Select at least one point in a given color, and then press the <Home> key.

 The entry point of the color is selected.

• Select at least one point in a given color, and then press the <End> key.

 The exit point of the color is selected.

■ Inserting stitch points

Click a line between two stitch points to add a new point at that position.

■ Deleting stitch points

Press the <Delete> key to delete the selected stitch point.

• If the end point of a jump stitch is deleted, that jump stitch segment is deleted and the stitches before and after the jump stitch are connected.

• To insert a stitch point and change the previous line into a jump stitch, hold down the <Ctrl> and <Shift> keys while clicking on the line.

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Editing a Stitch Pattern

Connecting points/ splitting stitches (stitch patterns)

A single color pattern can be divided into two by splitting stitches at a point, and two color patterns can be combined into one by connecting points. If a stitch pattern is divided into multiple parts, each part can be edited separately, such as changed to different colors.

■ Splitting one stitch pattern into

two at the selected point

1 Select a point in a stitch pattern.

2 Click the [Stitches] tab.

3 Click [Split at Point] in the [Edit] group to split

the stitch pattern.

If an entry point or an exit point is selected, the [Split at Point] is not available.

■ Connecting two stitch patterns to

create a single one

1 Select an end point (entry point or exit point) of

a stitch pattern.

Select the entry point of the stitch pattern by pressing keys <Ctrl> + <Home>. Select the exit point by pressing keys <Ctrl> + <End>. For details, refer to "Selecting stitch points of stitch pattern" on page 72.

 The stitch pattern is split at the point.

2 Press the <Alt> key.

 The points that can be connected appear

as ×.

If the entry point of a stitch pattern is selected, the exit points of the other stitch patterns appear as ×. If the exit point of a stitch pattern is selected, the entry points of the other stitch patterns appear as ×.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

3 While holding down the <Alt> key, drag the

selected point to the other point that you want to connect to it.

 The shape of the pointer changes to ,

and a red square appears when the two points are overlapping.

2 Click [Split Stitches] in the [Tools] group to

select the [Split Stitches] tool.

 All other patterns will appear in gray.

Selected pattern will appear in front of other patterns.

4 Release the mouse button to connect the two

points.

3 Click in the Design Page at the point where

you want to start drawing the enclosing lines.

4 Continue clicking in the Design Page to

specify each corner of the enclosure around the area to be cut off.

After the points are connected, the pattern will have the thread color of the pattern that was first in the sewing order before the points were connected.

Splitting off parts of a stitch pattern

1 Select a stitch pattern, and then click the

[Stitches] tab.

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

5 Double-click in the Design Page to specify the

section to be split off.

The cutoff piece moves to the end of the sewing order.

cc "Checking and Editing the Sewing Order" on

page 82

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Editing a Stitch Pattern

Before dividing

After dividing

Stitch

Blocks

Shapes

Dividing stitch pattern by color

1 Select the stitch pattern(s), and then click the

[Stitches] tab.

2 Click [Divide by Color] in the [Edit] group.

 Dotted lines appear around each part of the

stitch pattern.

Converting stitch patterns

Stitch patterns can be converted into two types of shape patterns.

Convert to Blocks

The pattern is converted while maintaining the multiple sewing direction lines.

Use this when you want to enlarge or reduce an embroidery pattern that uses satin or fill stitches.

Convert to Outline

The pattern is converted following the shape of the outline.

• After being converted, the outline patterns can be edited.

cc "Setting the sew type" on page 49

"Specifying the sewing direction" on page 51 "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 54 "Reshaping Embroidery Patterns" on page 66

• For details on the shape pattern and stitch pattern refer to page 8.

■ Converting stitch pattern to

blocks

Stitch patterns can be converted into blocks (group of shape patterns with multiple sewing direction lines). In blocks (shapes) pattern, the sew types and sewing attributes can be changed, and the pattern can easily be edited.

*Blocks: A group of shape patterns with multiple sewing direction lines

After being converted, various editing operations can be performed.

1 Select the stitch pattern(s), and then click the

[Stitches] tab.

2 Click [Convert to Blocks] in the [Edit] group.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

3 Move the slider to select the desired

sensitivity. Click [OK].

1 Select the stitch pattern(s).

2 Click the [Stitches] tab.

3 Click [Convert to Outline] in the [Edit] group,

and then click [Convert Whole to Outline] or [Convert Parts to Outlines].

The [Normal] setting should provide satisfactory results in most cases, but depending on the complexity of the pattern, you may need to select a setting more towards [Coarse] or [Fine].

 The stitch pattern is converted to grouped

shape patterns. Being converted to shape patterns, the outlines of the stitch pattern can be edited.

cc For details see the following instructions;

"Setting the sew type" on page 49 "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 54 "Reshaping Embroidery Patterns" on page 66 "Specifying the sewing direction" on page 51

The [Convert to Blocks] command cannot be used with some stitch pattern imported from original cards.

 The outline patterns are created, and the

original stitch patterns are deleted.

• Line sewing in the created outline patterns is set to [Not Sewn (Line)], and region sewing is set to [Fill Stitch].

• If the [Convert Whole to Outline] command is selected, the thread color will be set to the first thread color in the sewing order for the original stitch pattern.

• If multiple outline patterns are created from a single stitch pattern, the outline patterns are grouped.

• If there is an opening (area with no stitching, but surrounded by stitching) in the original stitch pattern, hole sewing may be applied.

■ Converting stitch pattern to

outline pattern

Outline patterns can be created from each color in a stitch pattern or from an outline around the entire pattern.

1 Convert Whole to Outline 2 Convert Parts to Outlines

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Zooming

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click or in the [Tools] group.

: Click the Design Page to zoom in.

(Right-click the Design Page to zoom out.)

: Click the Design Page to zoom out.

(Right-click the Design Page to zoom in.)

Otherwise, click beside , and then click [Zoom all], [Selected object zoom] or

[Actual size zoom].

Using the Pan tool

The part of the work area that is displayed can easily be changed by using the Pan tool.

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click in the [Tools] group.

3 Drag the work area to view the desired part.

• You can also pan the work area when any other tool is selected by holding down the <Space> key while dragging the pointer.

• To scroll horizontally, hold down the <Alt> key while rotating the mouse wheel.

Zoom all

The entire Design Page is displayed to fit within the window. The same operation can be

performed by clicking in the [Tools] group.

Selected object zoom

The Design Page is zoomed to display only the selected objects.

Actual size zoom

The Design Page is displayed at its actual size.

• Zooming is also possible by dragging the [Zoom] slider in the status bar or clicking the Zoom ratio.

• You can also zoom in or out when any other tool is selected by holding down the <Ctrl> key while rotating the mouse wheel.

cc "Layout & Editing Window" on page 11

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Using the Measure tool

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click in the [Tools] group.

Changing the display of the embroidery design

1 Click the [View] tab.

2 Click [Solid], [Stitch] or [Realistic] in the

[View Mode] group.

3 Click the two points, one on each end of the

distance that you want to measure.

 The length appears in the status bar.

■ Solid View

■ Stitch View

1 Length 2 Width 3 Height 4 Angle

When the rulers are displayed, click / to switch the measurement units between millimeters and inches.

You can display a stitch view of it in order to see how the stitching is connected.

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If is selected under [Machine Type] in the

[Design Settings] dialog box, click the [View] tab,

and then select the [View Thread Trimming] check box to view the thread trimming locations in the Design Page.

■ Realistic View

You can display a realistic view of it in order to see how the design will appear once it is sewn.

Changing realistic view settings

1. Click the [View] tab.

2. Click [Realistic View Settings] in the [View Mode] group.

3. If necessary, specify settings for [Thread Width], [Contrast] and [Brightness], and then click [Apply] ([OK]).

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g h i

a b d e

Checking the stitching with the Stitch Simulator

1 Click the buttons to view a simulation of the stitching.

a Starts the stitching simulation. During

stitching simulation, this button changes

to , which can be clicked to

temporarily stop the simulation.

b Stops the simulation and returns to the

previous display.

c The slider shows the current location in

i Shows the currently displayed pattern

section/total number of hoop sections in the pattern. (Appears only for split embroidery patterns.)

: Returns to the beginning of

stitching in the current or previous hoop section.

the simulation. In addition, the slider can be moved to change the position in the simulation.

: Returns to the beginning of stitching

and stops the simulation.

: Advances to the end of stitching and

If the Stitch Simulator is not displayed at the bottom of the window, click [Stitch Simulator] on the [View] tab.

: Advances to the beginning of the

design in the next hoop section.

stops the simulation.

d Drag the slider to adjust the simulation

stitching speed.

e Select this check box to automatically

scroll the simulation of the pattern when it is too large to be fully displayed.

f Click to hide the bottom section of the

Stitch Simulator. Click to display it again.

g Shows the number of the current stitch/

total number of stitches.

: Reverses the

simulation by the indicated number of stitches.

: Advances the

simulation by the indicated number of

• The zoom tools and pan tool can be used while a simulation is being viewed. If any other command is selected, the simulation stops.

• If a value is entered at

g, h or i, the

simulation is reversed/advanced to the indicated location.

• If a pattern was selected when the stitching simulation was started, only the selected pattern is drawn in the simulation.

•The [Auto Scroll] check box is not available in Realistic View.

stitches.

h Shows the number of the color being

drawn/total number of colors used.

: Returns to the beginning of

stitching for the current or previous thread color.

: Advances to the beginning of

stitching for the next color.

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Viewing design in the Reference Window

1 Click the [View] tab.

2 Select the [Reference Window] check box in

the [Show/Hide] group.

■ Zooming

The Reference Window can be switched to display either the entire Design Page or only the embroidery pattern.

The display are a frame (red rectangle) indicates the part of the pattern displayed in the Design Page.

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abcd

efg h

■ Moving/Resizing/Redrawing the

display area frame

The part of the design displayed in the Design Page

Checking and Editing the Sewing Order

can be selected from the Reference Window.

a Select how patterns are displayed in the

[Sewing Order] pane.

b Select the desired command to change

the sewing order.

c Optimize Sewing Order

Click to rearrange the sewing order so that the parts of the entered objects with the same thread color will be sewn together.

d Thread Color

Set the color of the selected object.

e Show/hides in the work area the stitched

objects.

f Lock

Click to lock the selected object so it cannot be edited.

g Jump Stitch Trimming

The Jump Stitch Trimming function can be turned on or off.

h Select Patterns

Instead of moving the display area frame, the frame

Selects the patterns in the Design Page. can be redrawn to display the desired part of the pattern in the Design Page.

1 Click the [View] tab.

With the frame, you can select the area in the Reference Window to be displayed enlarged.

2 Click [Sewing Order] in the [Show/Hide]

group. Clicking the button switches between displaying and hiding the Sewing Order.

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1 2

3 Click in the [Sewing Order] pane, and

then click [Zoom] and [Show by color order].

Zoom

Click to enlarge each pattern to fill its frame.

Show by color order

Click to display in one frame all patterns of the same color that will be sewn together.

■ Sewing order optimization

The sewing order and entry and exit points can be automatically adjusted to reduce the number of thread color changes and jump stitches.

Click to optimize the sewing order.

For the pattern at the right (the numbers indicate the sewing order), the sewing order will be adjusted as shown below.

When multiple same color patterns are combined into

one frame, appears to the left of that frame. Click to display the combined same color patterns

in separate frames.

appears under the first

frame, and each frame is displayed with a subnumber following the first, to indicate its sewing order within the patterns of the same color.

Click to recombine all of the same color patterns back

into one frame.

The sewing order is adjusted so that patterns of the same color are grouped in the most optimized sequence.

In addition, patterns of the same color are optimized so that the exit point of the previous pattern and the entry point of the next pattern are the closest points.

However, overlapping patterns will be arranged in the most appropriate sewing order.

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■ Selecting a pattern

• The patterns in locked frames and hidden frames will also be optimized.

• The sewing order of multi-position patterns will not be optimized.

cc "Optimizing the sewing order" on page 38

1 Click a frame containing the pattern in the

[Sewing Order] pane.

■ Editing the sewing order

The sewing order can be changed by selecting the frame containing the pattern, then dragging the frame to the new location. A red line appears, indicating the position where the frame is being moved.

The frame can also be moved by

clicking in the [Sewing Order] pane, then clicking the

desired command in the menu that appeared.

1 Blue line 2 Marching line

To select multiple patterns, hold down the <Shift> or <Ctrl> key while clicking the frames for the desired patterns. In addition, multiple frames can be selected by dragging the pointer over them.

Sew First

Click to move the selected pattern to the beginning of the sewing order.

Sew Previous

Click to move the selected pattern ahead one position in the sewing order.

Sew Next

Click to move the selected pattern back one position in the sewing order.

Sew Last

Click to move the selected pattern to the end of the sewing order.

Check the stitching after changing the sewing order to be sure that overlapping patterns will not be sewn in the wrong order.

2 Click in the [Sewing Order] pane to

select the pattern in the Design Page corresponding to the frame selected in the [Sewing Order] pane. The pattern can also be selected by double-clicking its frame in the [Sewing Order] pane.

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■ Changing colors

1 Select one or more frames in the [Sewing

Order] pane, and then click at the top of the [Sewing Order] pane.

 The Color pane appears in front of the other

panes.

2 Click the desired color in the [Color] pane.

■ Displaying/hiding frames not

sewn

Frames containing patterns that will not be sewn can be displayed or hidden.

Click , then [Hide Objects Not Stitched].

cc "Color pane" on page 46

■ Changing sewing attributes

1 In the [Sewing Order] pane, select one or

more frames containing a pattern other than a stitch pattern.

 The sew type selector for the selected

frame appears.

2 Click the [Sewing Attributes] tab.

If the [Sewing Attributes] pane is not displayed, click the [View] tab, then

[Attributes], and then click [Sewing Attributes].

3 Change the sewing attributes and sew type.

cc "Line sew types", "Region sew types" on

page 49 and "Specifying sewing attributes" on page 54

As a default, frames containing patterns that will not be sewn will be hidden.

When frames containing patterns that will not be sewn are displayed, that frame can be selected and its pattern can be edited.

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■ Displaying embroidery patterns

Each embroidery patterns can be displayed or hidden in the Design Page. Overlapping embroidery patterns can easily be edited if the pattern not being edited is hidden.

Select a frame, and then click .

■ Locking embroidery patterns

Embroidery patterns can be locked to prevent them from being moved or deleted. Locked embroidery patterns cannot be selected or edited in the Design Page.

Select a frame, and then click .

• Frames with contain multiple patterns of the same color. If these frames are selected to be locked, all patterns in the frame are locked.

• appears if the lock setting is not the same for

all patterns in a frame with beside it.

• Locking either the line or region of an embroidery pattern made up of an outline and inside region locks the entire embroidery pattern.

• Locking any part of a combined pattern, such as grouped patterns, text arranged on a curve or patterns with hole sewing specified, locks the entire embroidery pattern.

• Frames with contain multiple patterns of the same color. If these frames are selected to be displayed, all patterns in the frame are displayed.

• appears if the display setting is not the

same for all patterns in a frame with beside it.

• Displaying either the line or region of an embroidery pattern made up of an outline and inside region displays the entire embroidery pattern.

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Jump Stitch Trimming

The Jump Stitch Trimming function can be turned on or off.

These settings are applied only when embroidering with our multi-needle embroidery machines. Before these settings can be specified,

select under [Machine Type] in the

[Design Settings] dialog box.

cc "Specifying the Design Page Settings" on

page 14

The Jump Stitch Trimming button ( ) is available in the [Sewing Order] pane.

Select a frame, and then click .

• appears if the thread trimming setting is not

the same for all patterns in a frame with beside it.

• The thread is cut before the thread color is changed, even if [Jump Stitch Trimming] has been turned off for the frame.

• Click the [View] tab, and then select the [View

Thread Trimming] check box in the [View Mode] group. To view the thread trimming

locations in the Design Page.

About Minimum jump stitch length for thread trimming

• The jump stitch length can be specified on the [Output] tab into the [Design Settings] dialog

box. (To displayed it, click , then [Design Settings]).

• If the jump stitch length is less than the length specified for [Minimum jump stitch length for thread trimming], the thread will not be cut, even if [Jump Stitch Trimming] has been set.

• Whether or not [Minimum jump stitch length for thread trimming] is available differs

depending on the selected machine model. For details, refer to the Operation Manual for the machine.

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The default setting can be specified for whether or not thread trimming is applied to objects that are created.

Click [Option] above the Ribbon, and then click [Options] to display the [Options] dialog box. Next, click [Jump Stitch Trimming], and then select or clear the [Add jump stitch trimming to the entered patterns.] check box.

You can enter comments and information about the pattern to a saved .pes file.

cc "Adding jump stitch trimming to new patterns"

on page 302

cc "Jump Stitch Trimming" on page 16,

"Machine thread trimming according to settings specified in Layout & Editing" on page 297 and "Adding jump stitch trimming to new patterns" on page 302

The information shown in the color list can be switched.

• Color Changes The thread color information for each color change is displayed. This allows you to check the total number of thread color changes.

Checking embroidery design information

Click , then [Design Property].

• Total Colors The thread color information for the necessary threads is displayed. This allows you to check the total number of thread colors.

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• You can select and check the properties of individual patterns within the embroidery design by selecting the pattern before opening this dialog box. In this case, clearing the [Show about selected Object(s)] check box switches the dialog box to display properties for all patterns in the Design Page.

• If the Design Page was set to [Custom Size] or [Hoop Size] was set to a multi-position hoop (100 × 172 mm or 130 × 300 mm) or the jumbo frame (360 × 360 mm), a [Design Property] dialog box appears with the sewing information for each hoop of the pattern in the Design Page.

• Files can be searched for in Design Database according to the entered information.

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Basic Layout & Editing Operations

Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs

Creating a new embroidery design

Click , then [New].

• To view the data in the selected folder as thumbnails in the [Browse] dialog box, click [Browse].

The size of the Design Page can be changed.

cc "Specifying the Design Page Settings" on

page 14

To see a more detailed design, select a file, and then click [Preview].

Opening a Layout & Editing file

1 Click , then [Open].

2 Select the drive, the folder and the file, and

then click [Open], or double-click the file's icon.

• To open the displayed file, click [Open].

• If no files are listed, there are no .pes files in the selected folder. Select a folder containing a .pes file.

• If the selected file is in a format other than the .pes format, the message "Unexpected file format" appears in the [Preview] window.

A file can be opened in any of the following ways.

• Drag the embroidery design from file Windows Explorer into the Layout & Editing window.

• Double-click the embroidery design file in Windows Explorer.

• Double-click the embroidery design file in Design Database.

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Importing embroidery designs

Embroidery designs can be imported from the [Import] pane. For more details on the [Import] pane, refer to "Example of Importing Embroidery Data" on page 13.

■ From Design Library

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Import Patterns] in the [Import] group,

and then click [from Design Library].

■ From a folder

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Import Patterns] in the [Import] group,

and then click [from File].

3 Click .

3 From the [Category] selector, select a

category to display the corresponding embroidery data.

4 Select the file icon for the design to be

imported, and then click [Import].

1 Indicates the path to the currently selected

folder.

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4 Select a folder, and then click [OK].

■ From an original card

1 Insert an original card into the USB card writer

module.

cc Refer to "Transferring to a machine by

using an original card" on page 202

2 Click the [Home] tab.

3 Click [Import Patterns] in the [Import] group,

and then click [from Card].

5 Click [File Type] in the [Import] pane. Select

the file name extensions of the corresponding embroidery data to be displayed, and then click [OK].

 After the card has been read, the

embroidery designs on the card are displayed.

6 Select the file icon, and then click [Import].

When importing designs from other vendors, be sure to choose a design that will fit in the Design Page.

Since .dst files do not contain thread color information, the colors of an imported .dst file may not appear as expected. You can change the thread colors by using functions in the [Sewing Order] pane or by holding down the <Alt> key and selecting a stitch pattern.

cc "Selecting stitch patterns by thread color" on

page 71

• When importing .dst files, the number of jump stitches for thread trimming can be specified.

cc "Specifying the number of jumps in

embroidery design of the DST format" on page 301

4 Select the file icon, and then click [Import].

Due to copyright issues, some original cards cannot be used with this function.

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Importing vector images (WMF/EMF/SVG)

Vector image data in the ".wmf" (Windows Metafile), ".emf" (Enhanced Metafile) and ".svg" (Scalable Vector Graphics) file formats can be converted to shape patterns.

1 Click the [Home] tab.

2 Click [Import Patterns] in the [Import] group,

and then click [Import from Vector Image].

3 Select the drive, folder and file, and then click

[Open].

• Image, text, width of the line, gradient, opacity, and any other styles or attributes of graphics will not be imported. With files in the ".emf" and ".svg" formats, the data is converted while retaining curves.

• The data on all layers of an SVG file, regardless of whether it is displayed or hidden, will be converted into the embroidery pattern.

■ Creating an embroidery pattern

using vector images drawn with other image-editing applications

Being converted to the ".svg" file format, vector image files created with other commercially available applications (e.g., ".ai" (Adobe Illustrator Artwork) and ".cdr" (CorelDraw file)) can be imported.

First convert the vector image files into either of WMF, EMF or SVG file format with your applications, and then import them to PE-DESIGN by following the steps described in "Importing vector images (WMF/EMF/SVG)".

 The imported image appears in the Design

Page.

Raster image files (e.g., ".bmp" and ".jpg") can be used as background images in PE-DESIGN, or they can be converted to embroidery patterns using the Image To Stitch Wizard.

cc For details, refer to page 131.

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Importing embroidery design from Design Center

1 Start up Design Center and open the file.

cc "Original Image Stage" on page 212 and

"Opening a file" on page 223

2 Click the [Home] tab.

3 Click [Import Patterns] in the [Import] group,

and then click [from Design Center].

4 Specify the desired settings beside [Import],

[Magnification] and [Orientation], and then click [Import].

Import

As Stitches:

Imports, as stitch patterns, embroidery data created in Design Center.

As Outlines:

Imports, as outline patterns, embroidery data created in Design Center. This data can be edited in the same way as outline patterns created in Layout & Editing.

The maximum magnification ratio that can be specified is the ratio that enlarges the design to the size of the Design Page.

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Saving

■ Overwriting

Click , then [Save].

If no file name has been specified or if the file cannot be found, the [Save As] dialog box appears.

■ Saving with a new name

1 Click , then [Save As].

If you select a file type of a previous software version, saved .pes files can be opened with that version of the software; however, all saved designs will be converted to stitch pattern.

3 Click [Save] to save the data.

 The new file name appears in the title bar of

the Layout & Editing window.

■ Outputting design in a different

format

The data shown in the Design Page can be exported as a file of a different format (.dst, .hus, .exp, .pcs, .vip, .sew, .jef, .csd, .xxx, and .shv).

1 Click , then [Export].

2 Select the drive and the folder, and then type

in the file name.

2 Select the drive and the folder, and then type

in the file name.

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a c

3 Select a format (.dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip,

.shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, or .xxx) that the file will be exported as.

The [Number of jumps for trim] setting can be specified for outputting to the .dst format. Before outputting, click the [Option] button, then [Options], then [DST Settings] to specify the settings.

cc "Specifying the number of jumps in

embroidery design of the DST format" on page 301

a Specify the paper size. b Specify the paper orientation. c To print the embroidery pattern, select

[Embroidery print mode].

d Print type

Actual Size:

Select this option to print the design at actual size and the sewing information (dimensions of the embroidery pattern, sewing color order, stitch count and hoop position) on separate pages.

Reduced Size:

Select this option to print a reduced image together with all of the above-

• Some patterns imported from original cards cannot be exported.

• Divided embroidery patterns and embroidery patterns for the jumbo frame or multi-position hoop will be exported as a single file, and will not be split into sections.

mentioned information on a single page.

e Print option

Print image:

Select this check box to print the image imported into the Design Page in addition to the embroidery pattern. However, any part of the image extending out of the print area for the

Printing

embroidery will not be printed.

Print sewing area box & center axes:

■ Specifying print settings

Before printing, you may need to change the print settings for the embroidery design files.

(This setting is only available when [Actual Size] is selected.)

: Select this option to print black

lines to indicate the sewing area

1 Click , then [Print], then [Print Setup].

(refer to "Specifying the sewing area" on page 16) and the center axes for the data.

: Select this option to print an

embroidery positioning mark in

the center of the axes. (This setting cannot be selected if [Jumbo Frame] has been selected as the Design Page size.)

Print template grid:

Select this check box to print green lines to represent the grid printed on the embroidery sheet included with the hoop. (This setting cannot be selected if User Hoop, [Cap Frame], [Cylinder

Frame], [Jumbo Frame], [Clamp Frame] or [Round Frame] has been

selected as the Design Page size.)

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Print hoop section boundaries onto the first page:

Select this check box to print the sections of a design where the Design Page has been set to a custom size or to [Jumbo Frame]. The pattern sections are printed in red.

Divide embroidery image into 2 pages:

Select this check box to print at actual size and on A4- or Letter-size paper a design that is larger than the paper size by dividing it in two and printing each half on different pages. (This setting is only available when

[Actual Size] is selected in the [Print Setup] dialog box and when the

Design Page is set to the larger hoop sizes. This setting is not available if a [User Hoop] size is selected.)

With this split printing feature, /

or / is printed in the lower-right corner of the paper to indicate which half is printed.

Color Changes:

Select this check box to print the thread color change information for the pattern. When this check box is cleared, the information for the necessary threads is printed. This allows you to check the total number of thread colors.

f Stitch image

Normal:

Select this option to print the design as lines and dots.

Realistic:

Select this option to print a realistic image of the design. To change the settings of the realistic image, click [Attributes].

cc "Changing realistic view settings" on

page 79

If the [Divide embroidery image into 2 pages] check box is cleared and you print on paper of a larger size, the design does not print in two halves. Likewise, if you print on paper of a smaller size, the design might be cut off.

g When printing an imported image onto

iron-on paper or printable fabric, or when printing the sheet for positioning the embroidery in the printed image, select [Image print mode], and then select an option under [Material].

h Material

Print the image on printable fabric or an iron-on transfer sheet:

Select this option to print the background image on iron-on paper or fabric that can be printed on. Only the image is printed.

Print a flipped image:

Select this check box to print the image flipped on a vertical axis. When printing on iron-on paper, the image is normally printed flipped (mirror image). (For details, refer to the instructions for the iron-on paper that you are using.) Select this option if your printer does not have a function for printing a flipped (mirror) image. (For details, refer to the instructions for your printer.)

Print a sheet of paper for aligning the printed image and the embroidery:

Select this option to print a sheet for aligning the positions of the image and embroidery. Positioning marks and guide lines indicating the embroidering area are printed on the image.

i Change Position

The position where the image is printed on the paper can be changed. (Any part of the image extending out of the print area of the paper is not printed.) Click [Change

Position] to display the [Image Print Position Setting] dialog box, and then

drag the image to the desired printing position in the paper.

2 Click [OK].

cc "Changing the display of the embroidery

design" on page 78.

With embroidery patterns for the jumbo frame

The pattern in Side 2 of an embroidery pattern for the jumbo frame is printed with the orientation of the actual embroidery (rotated 180°).

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■ Checking a print image

You can preview the contents of the Design Page before printing.

Click , then [Print], then [Print Preview].

■ Printing a Design Page with

sewing information

You can print the Design Page together with its sewing information.

1 Click , then [Print], then [Print].

2 Select the necessary settings.

The print image can also be displayed by clicking [Print Preview] in the [Print Setup] dialog box.

3 Click [OK] to begin printing.

4 Follow the instructions for the printer to finish

printing.

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