Brother PE-Design 6, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ... PE Design Ver 6 0 cover 1 4 Instruction Manual Instruction Manual Personal Embroidery Design Software System PE DESIGN PE DESIGN Ver 6 Ver 6 Instruction Manual PE DESIGN Ver 6 ...

Page 2: ...l interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the re...

Page 3: ...midity locations Do not store the unit close to a heater iron or other hot objects Do not spill water or other liquids on the unit or cards Do not drop or hit the unit For repairs or adjustments In the event that a malfunction occurs or adjustment is required please consult your nearest service center Notice This Instruction Manual does not explain how to use your computer under Windows Please ref...

Page 4: ... Auto Punch function 115 Improved stitch editing selecting entry and exit points for each color inserting or deleting feeds 141 Improved point editing Transforms lines to straight lines or curves 137 Selects points with arrow keys 135 Edits points without cancelling hole sewing 180 Edits regions without ungrouping 134 Split function for printing at actual size 207 Split off parts of stitch data 14...

Page 5: ...o an original card 24 Step8 Quitting Layout Editing 24 Using a Photo Stitch Function 25 Step1 Starting up Layout Editing 25 Step2 Opening an image file 26 Step3 Adjusting the size and position of the image 27 Step4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern 27 Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns 30 Using Design Center 30 Step1 Starting up Design Center 30 Step2 Opening an ima...

Page 6: ...84 Line sewing 85 Using the Sewing Attributes bar 87 Specifying sewing attributes 89 Creating a gradation 96 Moving the center point of the concentric circle stitch and radial stitch 97 Specifying hole sewing 97 Applying and Editing Stamps 98 Applying a stamp 98 Editing a stamp 99 Viewing and Modifying the Sewing Order 100 Checking the Stitching 101 Previewing the Sewing Image 102 Changing realist...

Page 7: ...Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions 167 Setting the thread color and sew type 168 Specifying sewing attributes 171 Creating a gradation 179 Specifying hole sewing 180 Using the Applique Wizard 181 Checking Embroidery Patterns 182 Measuring the Distance Between Two Points 182 Specifying the Sewing Area 183 Checking and Editing the Sewing Order Color 184 Zooming 186 Zooming in 186 Zoomin...

Page 8: ... Deleting an embroidery pattern 225 Changing the contents pane display 226 Opening Embroidery Patterns 227 Opening embroidery patterns with Layout Editing 227 Importing embroidery patterns into Layout Editing 227 Checking Embroidery Patterns 227 Previewing embroidery patterns 227 Checking embroidery pattern information 228 Searching for an Embroidery Pattern 229 Converting Embroidery Patterns to D...

Page 9: ... turn illustrations photos and lettering into custom embroidery designs Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From an Image c For more details refer to Using the Auto Punch Function on page 19 Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From a Photo c For more details refer to Using a Photo Stitch Function on page 25 PeDesignV6Eng book Page 1 Thursday July 8 2004 11 59 AM ...

Page 10: ...refer to Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns on page 30 Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Three Applications Design Center c Refer to Using Design Center on page 30 c For more details refer to pages 69 through 105 Layout Editing c Refer to Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns on page 19 c Refer to Using Layout Editing on page 39 c For more details refer to pages 106 through 207 Progr...

Page 11: ...ns than those created in Basic Operation Reference This section contains an explanation of the Tool Box and a summary of the menu for each application You can use this section to clarify the purpose and use of any icon or menu command List of terms used The following terms are used throughout this manual as described below Embroidery pattern An embroidery design Object A component of the embroider...

Page 12: ...Figure Handle stage and stage 4 Sew Setting stage the file will be saved with the pem extension In addition if the imported image has not yet been saved it can be saved with the bmp extension Saving your work as you move through the stages will be helpful if you make changes then later decide to use the original pattern When your image has reached stage 4 Sew Setting stage you can import it into L...

Page 13: ...an be opened with or imported into Layout Editing From Design Database you can also convert the files to other formats pes dst exp pcs or hus or print or output as an HTML file images of the embroidery patterns in a selected folder In addition the sewing information for the embroidery patterns in a selected folder can be outputted as a CSV file for use in other database applications Package conten...

Page 14: ...he only original cards that can be used with this USB card writer module are those like the one enclosed or optional original cards of the same type Original card USB connector Connect to the computer LED indicator This indicator lights up when the unit is turned on and flashes when the USB card writer module is communicating with the computer a Note Never remove an original card or unplug the USB...

Page 15: ...dule c page 10 STEP 3 Upgrading the USB card writer module c page 12 Upgrading from version 5 02 or later STEP 1 Installing the software c page 8 b Memo When upgrading from version 5 02 or later STEP 2 is not performed STEP 3 Upgrading the USB card writer module c page 12 a Note If the installation is interrupted or not performed as described the software will not be installed correctly Before tur...

Page 16: ... 64 MB 256 MB or more is recommended Hard disk free space Minimum 100 MB Monitor SVGA 800 600 16 bit color or higher Port USB Ver 1 1 or higher Printer A graphic printer that is supported by your system if you wish to print your images CD ROM drive Required for installation a Note Power is supplied to the USB card writer module through the USB connection Connect the USB card writer module to a USB...

Page 17: ... into a different folder 1 Click Browse 2 In the Choose Folder dialog box that appeared select the drive and folder If necessary type in the name of a new folder 3 Click OK The Choose Destination Location dialog box of the InstallShield Wizard shows the selected folder 4 Click Next to install the application into the selected folder To return to the previous step click Back To quit the installatio...

Page 18: ... the Found New Hard ware Wizard or Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears 2 For Windows XP Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and then click Next Select Search removable media floppy CD ROM and then click Next For Windows 98 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and then click Next Select CD ROM drive and then click Next a Note If you upgrading fro...

Page 19: ...s 2000 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended and then click Next Select CD ROM drives and then click Next 3 Follow the instructions of the Found New Hardware Wizard or Add New Hardware Wizard to complete the installation of the driver 4 Remove the CD ROM from the computer s CD ROM drive PeDesignV6Eng book Page 11 Thursday July 8 2004 11 59 AM ...

Page 20: ...D ROM case and then click Next The entered product ID and the serial number automatically retrieved from the USB card writer module is displayed 5 Click Next to access our server through the Internet and retrieve the upgrade key If the upgrade key has been successfully retrieved the dialog box shown below ap pears 6 Click Next to begin upgrading the USB card writer module a Note If the USB card wr...

Page 21: ...dialog box that appeared select this software and then click Change Remove Technical support Contact Technical Support if you have a problem Please check the company web site www brother com to find the Technical Support in your area a Note If a warning appears at any time follow the instructions that are displayed a Note Online registration may not be available in some areas a Note With an operat...

Page 22: ... the same resulting in a change of embroidery quality if the size of the pattern is greatly changed However by holding down the key while scaling the imported embroidery pattern the original embroidery quality can be maintained since the stitch density and fill pattern automatically adapts to the new size Another method of maintaining the original embroidery quality of the pattern is to select the...

Page 23: ... 91 through 95 and pages 172 through 178 Line sew types Zigzag stitch Running stitch Motif stitch E V stitch b Memo The stitching for the programmable fill stitch and the motif stitch depends on the selected stitch pattern For details refer to Programmable fill stitch on page 93 and 175 and Motif stitch on page 95 and 177 Region sew types Satin stitch Fill stitch PeDesignV6Eng book Page 15 Thursda...

Page 24: ...itch and the motif stitch depends on the selected stitch pattern For details refer to Programmable fill stitch on page 93 and 175 and Motif stitch on page 95 and 177 Cross stitch Concentric circle stitch Radial stitch Spiral stitch Piping stitch PeDesignV6Eng book Page 16 Thursday July 8 2004 11 59 AM ...

Page 25: ...17 Chapter 1 Basic Operation PeDesignV6Eng book Page 17 Thursday July 8 2004 11 59 AM ...

Page 26: ...tern from an image using a four stage procedure 2 2 Using Layout Editing c page 39 In this section the embroidery pattern created in Design Center will be imported into Layout Editing where a few objects will be added and the layout will be rearranged 2 3 Using Programmable Stitch Creator c page 54 In this section we will learn how to use Programmable Stitch Creator to edit a stitch in order to cr...

Page 27: ...ut Editing was created for example on the desktop double click it to start up the application The Layout Editing window appears b Memo To fill the entire screen with the Layout Editing window click the maximize button on the right end of the title bar At this time you can change the Design Page properties by using the menu command Option Design Page Property For more details refer to page 77 For t...

Page 28: ...ct the sample file tulip bmp in the ClipArt folder b Memo If the Preview check box is selected the contents of the selected file will appear in the Preview box 4 Click Open to open the image file and to close the dialog box b Memo Double clicking the file name also adds the image to the work area and closes the dialog box The image appears in the work area Menu bar Toolbar Sewing Attributes bar To...

Page 29: ... the same time 3 Drag the handle to adjust the selected image to the desired size 4 Move the pointer over the selected image The shape of the pointer changes to 5 Drag the image to the desired location Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern 1 Click Image on the menu bar and then click Image to Stitch Wizard An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated be...

Page 30: ...ng the settings click Retry to display the image with the new settings applied Areas of the image that will not be converted to the embroidery pattern appear with a crosshatch pattern Click each area to select whether or not it should be converted 3 Click Finish The image is converted to an embroidery pattern which is displayed in the Design Page Step 5 Displaying a preview of the embroidery patte...

Page 31: ...ing the embroidery pattern Once the embroidery pattern is finished you may want to save it in order to retrieve it later 1 Click File on the menu bar and then click Save An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below If the pattern has already been saved at least once the file is saved immediately b Memo To save the file with a different name use the menu command File Save As i...

Page 32: ...wing message appears 3 Click OK The following message appears b Memo To quit the operation click Cancel 4 Click OK to close the message Step 8 Quitting Layout Editing 1 Click File on the menu bar and then click Exit The Layout Editing window closes b Memo Layout Editing can also be closed by clicking the close button on the right end of the title bar a Note The original card is inserted correctly ...

Page 33: ...rograms then PE DESIGN Ver 6 Select Layout Editing to open the Layout Editing window b Memo If a shortcut for Layout Editing was created for example on the desktop double click it to start up the application The Layout Editing window appears b Memo To fill the entire screen with the Layout Editing window click the maximize button on the right end of the title bar At this time you can change the De...

Page 34: ...ile girl bmp in the Photo folder b Memo If the Preview check box is selected the contents of the selected file will appear in the Preview box 4 Click Open to open the image file and to close the dialog box b Memo Double clicking the file name also adds the image to the work area and closes the dialog box The image appears in the work area Menu bar Toolbar Sewing Attributes bar Tool Box Work area D...

Page 35: ...ge to the desired size and move it to the desired location c For more details refer to Changing the Size and Position of the Image on page 114 Step 4 Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern 1 Click Image on the menu bar and then click Image to Stitch Wizard An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below The Select Stitch Method for Image dia log box appears ...

Page 36: ... on the Mono setting Cross Stitch For more details refer to page 125 Design Center For more details refer to Using Design Center on page 30 3 From the list at the bottom of the dialog box select the desired shape that the image will be trimmed to 4 In the image preview box move the handles of the mask until it surrounds the desired part of the image to be converted to an embroidery pattern b Memo ...

Page 37: ...roidery pattern which is displayed in the Preview dialog box 8 Click Finish The embroidery pattern is displayed in the Design Page c For details on previewing the embroidery pattern refer to Step 5 Displaying a preview of the embroidery pattern on page 22 c For details on saving the embroidery pattern as a file refer to Step 6 Saving the embroidery pattern on page 23 c For details on transferring ...

Page 38: ...ing up Design Center 1 Click select All Programs then PE DESIGN Ver 6 Select Design Center to open the Design Center window b Memo If a shortcut for Design Center was created for example on the desktop double click it to start up the application The How do you want to produce em broidery dialog box and the Design Center window appear b Memo To fill the entire screen with the Design Center window c...

Page 39: ...file name also adds the image to the work area and closes the dialog box The image appears in the Design Page and in the Cut out to Line Image dialog box Step 3 Continuing to stage 2 Line Image stage After opening the image we will continue to stage 2 Line Image stage where we will select the color s that will be used to create the line image outline of the image b Memo If the wizard is not being ...

Page 40: ...ep 4 Editing lines At this time you might need to correct a few lines in the line image You should make sure that regions are completely enclosed by either a single closed line or intersecting lines You may also want to edit the line image and either add or remove some details You can do this at this time using the pens and erasers in the Tool Box In this example we are going to display the line i...

Page 41: ...e entire line image so that it fits in the window The Design Page fills the Design Center window b Memo To select how the reduced line image is displayed 1 Click on the Tool Box When the pointer is moved over the work area the shape of the pointer changes to 2 Click the Design Page 3 To further reduce the line image repeat step 2 Step 5 Continuing to stage 3 Figure Handle stage In stage 2 Line Ima...

Page 42: ...o page 77 Step 6 Continuing to stage 4 Sew Setting stage 1 Click Stage on the menu bar and then click To Sew Setting An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below The Tool Box for stage 4 Sew Setting stage appears In this stage you can set and check the sewing attributes for each part of the pattern You can also specify hole sewing for larger regions that completely enclose sm...

Page 43: ...es for the zigzag stitch click Sew on the menu bar and then click Sewing Attribute An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears containing the default settings for the selected outline sew type 5 To change the width from 2 0 mm to 1 5 mm move the slider to the left until Zigzag width is set to 1 5 b Memo To close the dialog box ...

Page 44: ...te method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears containing the default settings for the selected region sew type 5 To change the direction of the fill stitching click Constant under Direction move the pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle under Constant and then drag the red arrow to the desired angle b Memo When the pointer is mov...

Page 45: ... 4 Sew Setting stage only 1 To display a preview of the embroidery pattern click Display on the menu bar and then click Preview An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below A preview of the embroidery pattern ap pears b Memo To zoom in or out click or on the Tool Box and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern 2 To leave the preview display repeat step 1 or pres...

Page 46: ... on the menu bar and then click Save As The Save As dialog box appears b Memo To overwrite the original file in the original folder use the menu command File Save instead 2 The default name Flower pem is displayed 3 If necessary change the drive and folder 4 Click Save to save the file b Memo pem files cannot be written to original cards Import them into Layout Editing first For details refer to I...

Page 47: ...y pattern will be the file Flower pem which we created in Design Center In order to import an embroidery pattern from Design Center into the Design Page of Layout Editing the pem file must be opened in Design Center b Memo If Design Center has not been started up refer to Starting up Design Center on page 30 Step 1 Importing embroidery patterns from Design Center page 39 Step 2 Adjusting the size ...

Page 48: ...button indicated below The Import size dialog box appears 5 In the Magnification box type or select 70 and then click Import The embroidery pattern is imported into the Design Page of Layout Editing b Memo The dotted line and the handles that appear around the embroidery pattern show that the pattern is selected The status bar shows the dimensions width and height of the selected pattern Step 2 Ad...

Page 49: ... the Sewing Attributes bar ap pears as shown below When the pointer is positioned over a button or selector in the Sewing Attributes bar a label indicating the name of that element appears b Memo The Arc shape selector allows you to select the shape to be drawn For example click Circle to draw circles and ovals The other options are used to draw other curved shapes such as arcs For more details re...

Page 50: ...ou want to change the color or sew type of the oval after drawing it click on the Tool Box click the oval to select it and then click the Line sew or Region sew button The current attributes for the oval appear in the Sewing Attributes bar where they can be changed To change the size of the oval If your oval looks very different from the one shown above modify its size as described below 1 Click o...

Page 51: ...mple we will keep the default size of 10 0 mm b Memo The value indicates the height of the characters 4 To change the text color click the Text body color button on the Sewing Attributes bar click the desired color in the Region Thread Color dialog box that appeared and then click Close For this example since we will be using the default color BLACK you do not need to change the text color setting...

Page 52: ...text in the Edit Text Letters dialog box that appeared If you want to delete the text select it and then press the key If you want to change the text color font or other attributes after entering the text click on the Tool Box click the text to select it and then change the settings on the Sewing Attributes bar Step 5 Fitting the text around the oval Here we are going to fit the text around the ov...

Page 53: ... the oval Step 6 Adding a circle for the center of the sun The next object to add will be a sun We will first draw a circle to get the basic shape and then change the color sew type and width of the outline and the color and sew type for the inside area 1 To draw a circle hold down the key while drawing as described in To add the oval on page 41 b Memo If you need to modify the size of the circle ...

Page 54: ... special fill stitch pattern for the inside area of the circle and then change its settings Programmable fill stitch patterns which can be created in Programmable Stitch Creator refer to Using Programmable Stitch Creator on page 54 are arranged in a tile like manner within the selected regions creating more decorative stitching b Memo Make sure that the circle is still selected 1 Select Prog Fill ...

Page 55: ... inch by moving the slide to the right The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears as shown below b Memo The preview of the stitch pattern at the bottom of the dialog box changes each time a setting is changed This allows you to see how each setting affects the pattern To separately change the width and height of the stitch pattern click To Expert mode and then type or select the desired value...

Page 56: ... a closed path the first point and the last point are automatically joined The pattern has an outline and an inside area and sewing attributes can be applied to both With an open path the broken line is left open the first and last point are not automatically joined The pattern will not have a region therefore you can only apply sewing attributes to the outline 3 To change the color and sew type f...

Page 57: ... broken line for the sun s rays after drawing the circle the sun s rays are on top of the circle In other words the broken sun s rays are in the foreground Since the pattern is in the foreground it will be sewn last We need to change the sewing order so that the sun circle will be sewn on top of the sun s rays 1 Click Sew on the menu bar and then click Sewing Order Color An alternate method is to ...

Page 58: ... changes to 2 Click the sun s rays to select it The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares 3 Click the point that you want to move The selected point appears as a small black square 4 Drag the point to the new location c For details on adding and deleting points refer to Inserting points on page 136 and Deleting points on page 137 Step 11 Setting hole sewing If the sun is sewn accordi...

Page 59: ...ple you will be able to see that the part of the broken line sun rays behind the circle is not sewn and how the selected programmable fill stitch will be sewn 1 To display a preview of the embroidery pattern click Display on the menu bar and then click Preview An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below A preview of the embroidery pattern ap pears b Memo To zoom in or out cl...

Page 60: ... type used by your machine for example original cards floppy disks CompactFlash cards or USB media For this example we will transfer the pattern to an original card 1 Insert an original card into the USB card writer module 2 Click File on the menu bar point to Write to Card and then click Current Design on the submenu An alternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below The following...

Page 61: ...lick Save to save the pattern b Memo To quit the operation click Cancel If a file already exists with the name specified in the Save As dialog box the following message appears To overwrite the file click Yes The new file name appears in the title bar of the Layout Editing window If you do not want to overwrite the existing file click No You can then enter a different file name Step 15 Quitting La...

Page 62: ...on with Programmable Stitch Creator and will introduce you to its most important features Follow the instructions in this section step by step If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason it is recommended to save the file refer to Step 5 Saving the edited stitch pattern on page 58 You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work Step 1 Starting up Programmable Stitch Creator 1 ...

Page 63: ...click the Toolbar button indicated below The Open dialog box appears 2 Select the stitch pattern file wave1 pas in the Pattern folder b Memo If the Preview check box is selected the contents of the selected file will appear in the Preview box 3 Click Open to open the pattern file and to close the dialog box Menu bar Toolbar Tool Box Work area Status bar Title bar Maximize button Close button Minim...

Page 64: ... Narrow for more detailed stitches and the grid setting Wide for more simple stitches For more information on the grid settings refer to Changing the grid settings on page 222 1 Click on the Tool Box Move the pointer over the work area The shape of the pointer changes to 2 Move the pointer to the second vertical grid line to the right of the leftmost wave and then click the top edge of the work ar...

Page 65: ...we will need to add enclosing lines 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to 2 Click the upper left corner of the work area 3 Move the pointer along the top edge of the work area and then double click the upper right corner to draw a line along the top edge 4 Click the lower left corner of the work area 5 Move the pointer along the bottom edge of the work area and then double cl...

Page 66: ... appears in the title bar of the Programmable Stitch Creator window If you do not want to overwrite the existing file click No You can then enter a different file name Step 6 Quitting Programmable Stitch Creator When you are finished creating stitch patterns in Programmable Stitch Creator you can close the application 1 Click File on the menu bar and then click Exit If you have saved your file as ...

Page 67: ...low the instructions in this section step by step If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason it is recommended to save the file refer to Step 5 Saving the pattern on page 61 You will be able to retrieve it later and resume your work Designing a large size embroidery pattern Step 1 Starting up Layout Editing 1 Click select All Programs then PE DESIGN Ver 6 Select Layout Editing to open t...

Page 68: ...20 170 mm 130 180 mm b Memo With the Section Size for Hoop Size setting the width and height of the sections are 10 mm smaller than the actual hoop size in order to provide space for fine positioning adjustments with adjacent sections The preview area shows the setting changes that you make The double lines indicate adjoining edges where embroidering will overlap 4 Click OK Step 3 Creating the emb...

Page 69: ...th a red line b Memo The embroidering order cannot be checked while the pattern is selected therefore be sure to deselect the pattern before selecting the menu command Option Design Property For details refer to Selecting patterns on page 130 The Design Page is automatically zoomed in on or zoomed out from to fit in the entire window with the position of the displayed pattern section within the em...

Page 70: ...d This embroidery pattern can be transferred to a sewing machine where it can be sewn Transfer the embroidery pattern to the sewing machine using media of the type used by your machine for example original cards floppy disks CompactFlash cards or USB media For this example we will transfer the pattern to an original card 1 Insert an original card into the USB card writer module 2 Click File on the...

Page 71: ...g on For large size designs that are split into sections the stabilizer must be adhered to the fabric for example by using iron on stabilizer sticky stabilizer or spray adhesive When using spray adhesive spray the adhesive onto a hooped piece of stabilizer that is strong enough for the entire large size embroidery In some cases you may need to use two pieces of stabilizer for your embroidery Step ...

Page 72: ... D 2 To mark an area to the right of the previously marked area align points A and D on the template with marks B and C on the fabric To mark an area below the previously marked area align points A and B on the template with marks C and D on the fabric A B D C a Note The intersection of the horizontal and vertical line indicates the center of the embroidery hoop While carefully considering how the...

Page 73: ... section Aa b Memo If there is no stitching in section Aa select the first section that contains stitching Select the menu command Option Design Property to check the embroidering order 2 Attach the embroidery hoop to the sewing machine and then using the machine s layout adjusting functions align the needle position with the intersection of the lines drawn on the fabric a Note Place the fabric an...

Page 74: ... stitching is sewn on the left side Make sure that this alignment stitching aligns with the alignment stitching sewn in step 1 After the pattern section is embroidered alignment stitching is sewn below the pattern section 3 Hoop the fabric for the lower left pattern section with the top of the hoop aligned on the alignment stitching at the bottom of the pattern section sewn in step 1 and then embr...

Page 75: ...dery Patterns 108 Editing Embroidery Patterns 130 Checking Embroidery Patterns 182 Saving and Printing 194 Changing Software Settings 202 Information for Optional Large Size Hoop Users 203 Programmable Stitch Creator 208 Design Database 223 PeDesignV6Eng book Page 67 Thursday July 8 2004 11 59 AM ...

Page 76: ...n objects and text Inputting Images and Embroidery Patterns c page 108 Editing Embroidery Patterns c page 130 Checking Embroidery Patterns c page 182 Saving and Printing c page 194 Changing Software Settings c page 202 Information for Optional Large Size Hoop Users c page 203 Programmable Stitch Creator Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to create edit and save fill stamp and motif stitch patt...

Page 77: ... its original colors and you cannot modify it Stage 2 Line Image Stage When moving from stage 1 to stage 2 select a maximum of five colors from the image that will be converted into black outlines Unselected colors will be converted into white You can then correct the black and white image using pens and erasers of different thicknesses If you save a file in stage 2 its file name extension will be...

Page 78: ...as no Tool Box the other stages all have a different tools in the Tool Box 6 Status bar Provides helpful information such as the size 7 Reference Window Displays all outlines and patterns in the work ar ea giving you an overview while you work on a detailed area For more details refer to View ing Patterns in the Reference Window on page 103 8 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can b...

Page 79: ...age 74 3 New Figure Clicking this button opens a new Design Page in stage 3 Figure Handle stage Click this button when you want to draw a figure handle image or when you want to create pat terns from outlines taken from a previously saved pem file c For more details refer to Creating a new Design Page in stage 3 Figure Handle stage on page 78 4 Open PEM Click this button when you want to edit a sa...

Page 80: ...Stage on page 76 then Continuing to Stage 4 Sew Setting Stage on page 83 Importing image data from a TWAIN device TWAIN is an application interface API standardization for software that controls scanners and other devices Design Center supports TWAIN standardized devices allowing you to control the device and import the image directly 1 Check that the scanner or other TWAIN device is correctly con...

Page 81: ... you can scroll through it to display different parts 2 Click the outline color s that you want to convert into black outlines When the pointer is moved over the im age the shape of the pointer changes to The selected color appears in the top box under Pick Colors and appears in the check box to show that the color is se lected b Memo You can repeat step 2 to select up to five colors If more than ...

Page 82: ...er areas of noise are removed 4 Click OK to show the corrected image in the image window on the Cut out to Line Image dialog box and to close the dialog box b Memo To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings click Cancel Clicking OK resets the Pick Colors list on the Cut out to Line Image dialog box Creating a new Design Page in stage 2 Line Image stage Toolbar button 1 Cl...

Page 83: ...oving the pointer Erasing outlines 1 On the Tool Box click the button for the eraser with the desired thickness 2 Move the pointer over the line that you want to erase and then hold down the right mouse button The shape of the pointer changes to 3 Drag the pointer to erase the line Shift PeDesignV6Eng book Page 75 Thursday July 8 2004 11 59 AM ...

Page 84: ...s To create more details more points are needed on the broken lines which also increases the size of the file In general Normal provides a sufficient resolution without making the file too large If selecting Coarse gives a satisfactory result for a particular image select this setting in order to keep the file as small as possible Select Fine only if the image contains many small details and the N...

Page 85: ...ccording to the hoop size select Hoop Size and then select the desired hoop size from the selector To specify a custom Design Page size select Custom Size and then type or select the desired width and height for the Design Page The setting range is 100 to 1000 mm 3 9 to 39 4 inches b Memo The preview area shows the setting changes that you make When Hoop Size is selected the sewing machine image s...

Page 86: ...pe of the pointer changes to 2 Click the outline that you want to select When the pointer is moved over the out line the shape of the pointer changes to b Memo When the outline is selected handles appear and the outline appears in blue The outline will not be selected if an empty part of it is selected To deselect the outline select a different outline or click in a blank area of the Design Page 3...

Page 87: ...ches 5 Type or select the desired width and height b Memo Select 100 to leave the outline unchanged If the aspect check box is selected changing one dimension automatically changes the other so that the proportion of the width and height remains unchanged 6 Click OK b Memo To preview the outline at the new size in the Design Page click Preview To close the dialog box without applying the changes t...

Page 88: ...r select the desired rotation angle b Memo The angle can also be specified by moving the pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle then dragging the red arrow to the desired angle When the pointer is moved over the red arrow its shape changes to Select 0 degree to leave the outline unchanged 4 Click OK b Memo To preview the outline at the new angle in the Design Page click Preview To close t...

Page 89: ...n the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to 2 Click the outline that you want to edit The outline appears in pink and the points in the selected outline appear as small empty squares The points where lines overlap appear as larger squares 3 Click the outline at the position where you want to insert a new point A new point appearing as a small black square is added The new point can be edite...

Page 90: ...ine 1 Click on the Tool Box When the pointer is moved over the work area the shape of the pointer changes to 2 To draw a line click in the Design Page to specify the start point 3 Move the pointer and then click in the Design Page to specify the next point The two points are connected with a straight line b Memo To remove the last point that was entered click the right mouse button If necessary us...

Page 91: ...inuing to Stage 3 Figure Handle Stage on page 76 Specifying display colors In stage 4 Sew Setting stage the color of the Design Page can be set to the color of the fabric and its background can be set to a different color for contrast 1 Click Option then Design Page Property The Design Page Property dialog box appears 2 From the Page selector select the desired color for the Design Page 3 From the...

Page 92: ...ype For more details refer to Specifying sewing attributes on page 89 If you do not change these settings at this time the current settings will be applied however you can modify them later 3 Click the enclosed region where you want to apply the sewing attributes Marching lines appear around the se lected region and the color and sew type selected on the Sewing Attributes bar are applied to the re...

Page 93: ...to close the dialog box Line sewing Applying sewing attributes to the entire outline 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to and the Sewing Attributes bar ap pears similar to the one shown below 2 If necessary change the color and sew type b Memo You can change the color and sew type either before or after applying sewing attributes to the outline For more details on changing t...

Page 94: ...s at this time the current settings will be applied however you can modify them later 3 Click the portion of the outline where you want to apply the sewing attributes Marching lines appear along the select ed portion of the outline and the sew type selected on the Sewing Attributes bar is applied to the portion of the outline Checking the sewing attributes of an outline 1 To check the attributes o...

Page 95: ...ialog box Using the Sewing Attributes bar The Sewing Attributes bar available in stage 4 Sew Setting stage allows you to set the color and sew type of region and outlines The sewing attributes that are available depend on the tool selected in the Tool Box Example 1 When on the Tool Box is selected Example 2 When or on the Tool Box is selected When the pointer is positioned over a button or selecto...

Page 96: ...line sewing is switched off the line is not sewn and you cannot set its color or sew type 1 Click This button has two settings On The Line color button and the Line sew type selector are displayed Off The Line color button and the Line sew type selector are not displayed 2 Click a line to apply the line sewing attributes If the Line sew button has been switched on the color displayed on the Line c...

Page 97: ...et the color and to close the dialog box 5 Click the region or outline where you want to apply the color setting c Region sew on page 87 Line sew on page 88 and Special colors on page 170 Sew type Use these selectors to set the sew type for lines or regions b Memo The sew type selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when the Region sew button or Line sew button has been turned on 1 Click in ...

Page 98: ...ion Sew b Memo In some cases you may need to scroll through the settings or resize the dialog box by dragging one of its corners in order to view all of the sewing attributes The method for entering settings varies according to the attribute When entering numerical values in Expert mode click the arrow buttons to select the value or enter the value directly In Beginner mode use the slider to chang...

Page 99: ...ay stitching for wide areas in order to pre vent shrinking during stitching Depending on the shape of the region however it may not be possible to select this setting On Underlay stitching will be sewn Off Underlay stitching will not be sewn Density Sets the number of lines per millimeter Range 1 7 lines per mm 25 178 lines per inch Default 4 5 lines per mm 114 lines per inch Gradation Sets the de...

Page 100: ...t Click Pattern to set the gradation pattern and its density Default Off For details on this attribute refer to Creating a gradation on page 96 Direction Type Specifies the type of sewing direction Constant Sews at a fixed angle The angle is specified by the angle setting Variable Varies the sewing direction according to the object being sewn Angle Specifies the sewing angle Available only when th...

Page 101: ...n page 96 Direction Type Specifies the type of sewing direction Constant Sews at a fixed angle The angle is specified by the angle setting Variable Varies the sewing direction according to the object being sewn Angle Specifies the sewing angle Available only when the sewing direction type is set to Constant Range 0 359 degrees Default 45 degrees Half Stitch Sets half stitching on or off Available ...

Page 102: ...unt of offset Range 0 99 Default 0 Base Sew Specifies the base stitching For details refer to the illustration below Stitch Type Specifies the shape of stitching on the edges Available only when the Base Sew check box is selected Available settings Default Step Pitch Sets the pitch of the stitching for the base of a programmable fill stitch Available only when the Base Sew check box is selected Ra...

Page 103: ...ntal arrange ment Sets the horizontal arrangement of the pattern For patterns like the patterns will be arranged along the line as shown at the right V Arrange vertical arrange ment Sets the vertical arrangement of the pattern For pat terns like the patterns will be arranged along the line as shown at the right Direction Allows you to rotate the angle of the motif stitch Range 0 359 degrees Defaul...

Page 104: ... 102 and Programmable Stitch Creator on page 208 Creating a gradation With a satin stitch fill stitch or programmable fill stitch the density of the color can be adjusted at various locations to create a custom gradation pattern 1 In Expert mode of the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box select the Gradation check box 2 Click Pattern The Gradation Pattern Setting dialog box appears 3 To select a p...

Page 105: ...en click the region with the concentric circle stitch or radial stitch applied The center point appears and can be moved Specifying 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 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to 2 Click the region that completely enc...

Page 106: ...ting dialog box 4 To change the orientation of the stamp move the pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle under Direction and then drag the red arrow to the desired angle b Memo The dialog box remains displayed so that the size and orientation of the stamp can be adjusted at any time To close the dialog box click Close To open the dialog box again after closing it click 5 Click the region ...

Page 107: ...you want to edit Round handles appear around the stamp and a rotation handle appears at the top of the stamp 4 To change the stamp pattern select a different pattern in the Stamp Attribute Setting dialog box and then click Apply To change the stamp size and orientation specify the desired settings in the Stamp Attribute Setting dialog or adjust it by dragging the handles or rotation handle To move...

Page 108: ...e appears indicating the position where the frame is being moved b Memo To select additional frames hold down the or key and select each frame In the Design Page marching lines appear around the selected region or along the selected outline 3 To view the sewing order of multiple patterns of the same color select the frame that you want to view and then click the Part tab The individual patterns wi...

Page 109: ...ck To advance the simulation to the beginning of the next color click To reverse the stitching by a specified number of stitches type or select the desired number of stitches and then click To advance the stitching by a specified number of stitches type or select the desired number of stitches and then click To stop the simulation and return to the beginning click b Memo The slider shows the curre...

Page 110: ...ternate method is to click the Toolbar button indicated below A realistic preview of the embroidery pat tern appears b Memo To zoom in or out click or on the Tool Box and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern 4 To leave the realistic preview display repeat step 3 or press the key Changing realistic preview settings You can change the realistic preview settings to better view the em...

Page 111: ...rea frame red rectangle indicates the part of the pattern displayed in the Design Page Zooming The pattern displayed in the Reference Window can be reduced to fit completely within the Reference Window or enlarged to display only the pattern 1 Click The pattern is displayed so that it fills the Reference Window Moving the display area frame The part of the pattern displayed in the Design Page can ...

Page 112: ...bmp in stage 1 Original Image stage pel files in stage 2 Line Image stage and pem files in stage 3 Figure Handle stage and stage 4 Sew Setting stage 1 Click File then Save As A Save As dialog box similar to the one shown below appears 2 Select the drive and the folder and then type in the file name b Memo The correct extension is automatically selected Image data from stage 1 Original Image stage ...

Page 113: ...etting range is 0 1 to 25 4 mm 0 004 to 1 0 inch 4 To display the grid as solid lines select the with Axes check box To display the grid as dotted lines clear the with Axes check box 5 Click OK to apply the changes and to close the dialog box b Memo To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the grid click Cancel Changingthemeasurement units The measurements for values displayed in th...

Page 114: ... embroidery patterns In addition embroidery patterns created in Design Center or a pattern from an embroidery card can be imported into the Layout Editing Design Page Editing Embroidery Patterns The embroidery patterns in the Design Page can be edited by adding text and other drawn objects to customize the embroidery pattern Checking Embroidery Patterns After designing the embroidery pattern you c...

Page 115: ...ed to create select and edit patterns 6 Status bar Provides helpful information 7 Reference Window Displays all patterns in the work area giving you an overview while you work on a detailed area For more details refer to Viewing Patterns in the Reference Window on page 193 8 Design Page The actual part of the work area that can be saved and sewn 9 Work area 0 Minimize button A Maximize button B Cl...

Page 116: ...esign Page Property dialog box appears 2 Select the Design Page size To adjust the Design Page size according to the hoop size select Hoop Size and then select the desired hoop size from the selector To specify a custom Design Page size select Custom Size and then type or select the desired width and height for the Design Page The setting range is 100 to 1000 mm 3 9 to 39 4 inches In order to make...

Page 117: ...le will appear in the Preview box To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel 3 To view the contents of the pes files in the currently selected folder click Browse a Note The Design Page sizes 130 300 mm 300 130 mm 100 172 mm and 172 100 mm indicated by are used to embroider multi position patterns using a special embroidery hoop attached to the sewing machine at three installation...

Page 118: ...has already been saved or has not been edited the contents of the selected file immediately appear in the Design Page If the current Design Page has not been saved you will be asked whether you want to save the changes b Memo To save the Design Page click Yes To abandon the Design Page click No To return to the Design Page for example to modify it or save it with another file name click Cancel c S...

Page 119: ...isplay the original image click On To display a faded copy of the image click Faded To hide the original image click Off Importing image data from a TWAIN device such as a scanner Images can be imported into the current Design Page from a scanner or other TWAIN device and used as a template for creating an embroidery pattern b Memo TWAIN is an application interface API standardization for software...

Page 120: ...ing a portrait image Combine images of facial features provided with the application to create an original portrait image 1 Click Image then Input then from Portrait The Portrait Properties dialog box ap pears 2 From the Facial Feature selector select the overall contour appearance of the portrait for example narrow wide or child like b Memo The preview area shows the setting changes that you make...

Page 121: ...age click Off Importing image data from the Clipboard Image data can be imported into the Design Page from the Clipboard This allows you to import an image without saving it first 1 Click Image then Input then from Clipboard The image is displayed in the Design Page b Memo The image is displayed with a resolution of 100 dpi for both the height and width If the image currently displayed in the Desi...

Page 122: ... 2 Drag the handle to adjust the image to the desired size Deleting an image 1 Press the key or click Edit then Delete The image will be deleted from the Design Page Saving the Image Data The image can be saved as a file or outputted to the Clipboard Saving as a file 1 Click Image then Output then to File A dialog box similar to the one shown be low appears 2 Select the drive the folder and the fo...

Page 123: ...matically create realistic photo embroidery in 4 colors Color or 1 color Mono Cross Stitch Select this option to create a cross stitch pattern Design Center Select this option to start up Design Center with the Design Page image b Memo To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel If Auto Punch is selected After the image characteristics are ana lyzed an Image Analysis dialog box sim...

Page 124: ...d To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel To return to the previous dialog box click Previous 2 On the Result View tab click the areas of the image to select whether or not they are to be sewn b Memo Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled with a crosshatch pattern 3 If necessary in the Omit Colors list click the colors to select whether or not they will be sewn b Memo Colors...

Page 125: ...just the mask shape To add points click the outline of the mask To delete points select the point and then press the key If Auto Generate was clicked is selected and the points in the outline of the mask can be moved added or deleted Pattern edited with the round mask Pattern edited with the adjustable mask Image Tune Clicking the Image Tune button in the Select Mask dialog box displays an Image T...

Page 126: ...to 10 mm 0 08 to 0 39 inch Default 3 mm 0 12 inch Conversion Priority Select what parameter is given priority when converting to embroidery pattern Stitch Quality Creates a pattern while giving priority to the stitching quality However many jump stitches will result Jump Stitch Reduction Creates a pattern while giving priority to reducing the number of jump stitches in order to reduce complication...

Page 127: ...d to the Use Color List is 50 Thread colors displayed in the Use Color List are not displayed in the Color List To select several colors hold the key to select adjacent colors or the key to select colors that are not adjacent and then select the desired colors To apply the changes to the list and close the dialog box click OK The edited settings will appear in the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog ...

Page 128: ... In the image preview box move the handles of the mask until it surrounds the desired part of the image c For details on the settings refer to page 117 3 In the Select Mask dialog box click Next A Gray Balance dialog box similar to the one shown below appears 4 Move the slider to specify which parts of the image to create the embroidery pattern for b Memo Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled ...

Page 129: ...r of stitches Run pitch Sets the sewing pitch The pattern is created with this setting value as the minimum length Range 2 to 10 mm 0 08 to 0 39 inch Default 3 mm 0 12 inch Conversion Priority Select what parameter is given priority when converting to embroidery pattern Stitch Quality Creates a pattern while giving priority to the stitching quality However many jump stitches will result Jump Stitc...

Page 130: ... of the mask until it surrounds the desired part of the image c For details on the settings refer to page 117 3 In the Select Mask dialog box click Next The image is analyzed and the Check Mask Shape dialog box appears b Memo Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled with a crosshatch pattern 4 Click Next The Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box appears 5 Specify the settings for creating the embr...

Page 131: ...n Range 1 2 to 5 mm 0 05 to 0 2 inch Default 2 mm 0 08 inch Max Density Specifies the maximum density for areas of the created embroidery pattern sewn with the zigzag stitch The embroidery pattern will be created with a density smaller than that set here Range 2 5 to 5 lines per mm 64 to 127 lines per inch Default 3 lines per mm 76 lines per inch Thread Chart Selects the thread chart for selecting...

Page 132: ...rrounds the desired part of the image c For details on the settings refer to page 117 3 In the Select Mask dialog box click Next A Gray Balance dialog box similar to the one shown below appears 4 Move the slider to specify which parts of the image to create the embroidery pattern for b Memo An embroidery pattern will be created from any areas remaining in black To return to the previous dialog box...

Page 133: ...ox click Cancel 8 Click Finish An embroidery pattern is created and dis played in the Design Page If Cross Stitch is selected The Cross Stitch Attributes dialog box appears 1 Specify the settings for creating the embroidery pattern b Memo To return to the previous dialog box click Previous To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel Line Interval Specifies the interval between para...

Page 134: ...yed in the Design Page If Design Center is selected Design Center starts up and a Design Page is displayed with the image import ed into it For details refer to Design Center on page 69 Cross size Sets the horizontal and vertical size of the pattern Range 1 5 to 5 mm 0 04 to 0 39 inch Default 2 5 mm 0 08 inch Stitch times Sets the number of times that the pattern will be sewn Sews twice per time R...

Page 135: ... box is retained until it is changed again 2 Select the drive and the folder b Memo If the Preview check box is selected the contents of the selected file will appear in the Preview box To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel 3 To view the contents of the files in the currently selected folder click Browse A Browse dialog box similar to the one shown below appears b Memo This d...

Page 136: ...the dialog box click Cancel If Design Center has not been started up if a pem file has not been opened or if Design Center is not in stage 4 Sew Setting stage one of the following messages appears Click OK and then start up Design Center and open a pem file c Design Center on page 69 Importing embroidery patterns from an embroidery card An embroidery pattern from an embroidery card inserted in the...

Page 137: ... To import the displayed pattern click Import To return to the Browse dialog box click Cancel To quit the operation click Cancel 4 Click Import or double click the pattern to import it b Memo When importing some patterns the Select Import size dialog box appears If this happens select the desired import size and then click OK to import the pattern a Note If a card writer module is connected but an...

Page 138: ...rag the pointer a selection frame is drawn All patterns that are contained in that selection frame are selected when the mouse button is released If you selected patterns that you did not want click a blank area of the Design Page to deselect all patterns and start again Selecting patterns in the created order With selected press the key to select the next object that was created Hold down the key...

Page 139: ...he center The selected patterns can easily be moved to the center of Design Page 1 Select one or more patterns 2 Click Edit then Center All selected patterns move to the center of Design Page Aligning embroidery patterns The selected patterns can easily be aligned as specified 1 Select the patterns which you want to align 2 Click Edit then Align then Left Center Right Top Middle or Bottom dependin...

Page 140: ...ct the menu command Edit Numerical Setting Size as described below Scaling numerically 1 Select the pattern or patterns that you want to resize 2 Click Edit then Numerical Setting then Size The Size dialog box appears 3 To change the width and height proportionally select the aspect check box 4 Select the whether the width and height will be set as a percentage or a dimension millimeters or inches...

Page 141: ...e measurement units on page 202 Flipping patterns horizontally or vertically 1 Select the pattern that you want to flip up down or vertically left right 2 To flip the pattern horizontally click Edit then Mirror then Horizontal or click on the Toolbar To flip the pattern vertically click Edit then Mirror then Vertical or click on the Toolbar Rotating patterns Rotating manually 1 Select the pattern ...

Page 142: ...ever still be edited independently 1 Select several objects 2 Click Edit then Group The selected objects are grouped b Memo If you select only the text fit to a path or only the path both the path and text will be included in the group When selecting an object set as part of a hole sewing pattern the entire hole sewing pattern will be included in the group To ungroup the objects select the group a...

Page 143: ...start point hold down the key and press the or key Holding down the key and pressing the opposite arrow key deselects the point To deselect the current point and select the following point in the direction of the end point hold down the key and press the or key To deselect the current point and select the following point in the direction of the start point hold down the key and press the or key Th...

Page 144: ...wing first Inserting points New points can be inserted in order to change the shape of a pattern In the case of a new point on a curve you can also use the handle to reorient the tangent to the new point 1 Click on the Tool Box Two buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the pointer changes to 3 Click the pattern that you want to edit The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares b Memo The ...

Page 145: ...ed Transforming straight lines into curves or curves into straight lines 1 Click on the Tool Box Two buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the pointer changes to 3 Click the pattern that you want to edit The points in the pattern appear as small empty squares 4 Click the point that you want to transform The selected point appears as a small black square 5 To transform a straight line to a curve clic...

Page 146: ...he exit point for the inside region stitching Stitching continues from this point to the next pattern b Memo If the outline or the inside region are set to not be sewn the corresponding point does not appear 4 Drag the arrow for the point that you want to move to the desired location on the outline a Note If the entry and exit points have been optimized a check mark appears in front of the Optimiz...

Page 147: ...t this command so that no check mark appears If a check mark appears beside Optimize Entry Exit points the entry and exit points for the stitching of connected ob jects with the same color are optimized in other words they are connected by the shortest distance possible If the check mark does not appear beside Optimize Entry Exit points the entry and exit points are not optimized If the optimizing...

Page 148: ...oints of stitch data 1 Click on the Tool Box Two buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the pointer changes to 3 Click the object that you want to edit The stitch points in the stitch data appear as small empty squares 4 To select a single stitch point click an empty square The selected stitch point appears as a small black square b Memo If you click a feed the points at both ends are selected To sel...

Page 149: ... points and feeds 1 Click a line between two stitch points to add a new point at that position b Memo To insert a stitch point and change the previous line into a feed hold down the and keys while clicking on the line Deleting stitch points 1 Press the key to delete the selected stitch point b Memo If the end point of a feed is deleted that feed segment is deleted and the stitches before and after...

Page 150: ...out applying the changes to the settings click Cancel Converting stitch data to blocks Imported stitch data or patterns converted to stitch data can be converted into blocks manual punching data allowing you to change some of their sewing attributes and to scale individual colors while keeping their stitching quality 1 Select the stitch data imported into the Design Page where you want to apply th...

Page 151: ...ttern after tracing an enclosure around the parts that you want to cut off You can then move the cutoff sections to rearrange the pattern combine it with other patterns or even delete it b Memo This tool is available only for stitch data and when the Text Outline and Manual Punch tools are not selected 1 Click on the Tool Box 2 Click the stitch data that you want to cut a section from b Memo You c...

Page 152: ...the enclosure is erased but the application remains in Split stitch mode Sections enclosed several times by lines of an intricate figure alternate between being selected and deselected Therefore in a figure like a pentagram for instance only the points are selected and the center is deselected as it has been enclosed twice 5 Double click in the Design Page to specify the section to be split off 6 ...

Page 153: ...oval The point where you release the mouse button is the diagonal ly opposite point of the rectangle The oval will fit inside this imaginary rectangle its greater axis is along the longer edge of the rectangle and its smaller axis is along the smaller edge b Memo To draw a circle hold down the key while dragging the pointer Drawing an arc 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to...

Page 154: ...can also use the settings in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to define other attributes of the shape For more details refer to Specifying sewing attributes on page 171 If you do not change these settings at this time the current settings will be applied however you can modify them later 2 Click in the Arc shape selector and then click Fan Shape 3 Proceed as you would to draw a circle or an...

Page 155: ...ver you can modify them later 2 Click in the Arc shape selector and then click Arc String 3 Proceed as you would to draw a circle or an oval A radial line appears on the oval when the mouse button is released 4 Move the pointer to the start point of the arc string and then click The radial line disappears 5 Move the pointer until the arc string has the desired shape and then click Specifying the g...

Page 156: ...ill be applied however you can modify them later 2 Drag the pointer in the Design Page The point where you start dragging is con sidered a corner of the rectangle The point where the mouse button is released is the diagonally opposite corner of the rectangle b Memo To draw a square hold down the key while dragging the pointer Specifying the geometric attribute Edge radius Use this selector to sele...

Page 157: ...e tool can be used to semi automatically extract the image boundary 1 Click on the Tool Box Three buttons appear is for drawing straight lines Shortcut key is for drawing curves Shortcut key is for semi automatically drawing lines Shortcut key 2 Click the button for the type of line that you want to draw The shape of the pointer changes to or and the Sewing At tributes bar appears similar to the o...

Page 158: ...utline tools until the setting is changed If a broken line or curve was selected the setting is also applied to that broken line or curve a Note While drawing the pattern you can freely switch between the different line types either by clicking a different button or by pressing the shortcut key Even after the pattern is drawn you can transform straight lines into curves and vice versa For more det...

Page 159: ...ewing attribute inside the small oval The pair was then set for hole sewing The letter shown below has been drawn using the Manual Punch tools To do this we duplicated the letter shown above removed the inside region and created a manual punching pattern using the outlines of the ovals as guides The ovals were then deleted The stitch density for both letters was set to a minimum in order to make i...

Page 160: ...k type pattern The whole pattern consisting of different types of punching patterns will be considered a single object all parts will have the same sew type and color In this example we start with a straight block type pattern use the feed type pattern to move the pointer and then create a running type pattern 3 Click to start creating a straight block type pattern The shape of the pointer changes...

Page 161: ...s on page 137 Entering Text 1 Click on the Tool Box Two buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the pointer changes to and the Sewing Attributes bar ap pears similar to the one shown below 3 If necessary change the font text size color and sew type b Memo You can change the font text size color and sew type either before or after creating the text For more details on changing these settings refer to F...

Page 162: ... Tool Box is selected It also appears when text or a character in the Design Page has been selected 1 Click in the Font selector A list of fonts appears 2 Click the desired font The setting is applied to all text patterns that you will create until the setting is changed If text patterns or characters in a text pat tern were selected the setting is also ap plied to the selected text a Note Text cr...

Page 163: ... menu command Text TrueType Font Attribute Setting For more details refer to Specifying TrueType text attributes on page 161 c Entering Text on page 153 Editing Points in Embroidery Patterns on page 135 and Specifying TrueType text attributes on page 161 Uppercase letters of the English alphabet Lowercase letters of the English alphabet Numerals Punctuation marks brackets and other symbols Upperca...

Page 164: ...t as needed b Memo Press the key to enter a new line of text You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table then clicking Insert or simply by double clicking it This is particularly useful if you have to enter accented characters that are not available on your keyboard An enlarged image of the character appears below the pointer when it is moved over a character in the chara...

Page 165: ...e or key To select an additional character in the direction of the first character hold down the key and press the or key Holding down the key and pressing the opposite arrow key deselects the character To deselect the current character and select the following character in the direction of the last character hold down the key and press the or key To deselect the current character and select the f...

Page 166: ...angement A line of text can be arranged along a path Toolbar button 1 Select the text and a path 2 Click or click Text then Fit Text to Path Setting The Fit Text to Path Attribute Setting di alog box appears Kerning Sets the spacing between individual characters Range 100 to 100 mm 3 94 to 3 94 inches Default 0 0 0 mm 5 0 mm between A and b Vertical Offset Moves the text vertically Range 100 to 10...

Page 167: ...o quit the operation click Cancel c Canceling text arrangement on page 160 a Note When text arrangement is specified the text transformation is cancelled Only one string of text can be arranged on a single path Horizontal Alignment Sets the distribution of characters along the path Vertical Alignment Sets the distance between the text and the path Text Orientation Sets the orientation of the chara...

Page 168: ...rm level Use this selector to select the level of transformation b Memo The Transform level selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when transformed text in the Design Page has been selected 1 Click in the Transform level selector 2 Type the desired value 0 to 100 and press the key or click the desired value The setting is applied to all transformed text patterns that you will create until t...

Page 169: ...pe font was selected the attribute set tings are also applied to the selected text b Memo To close the dialog box without changing any settings click Cancel c Entering Text on page 153 and Specifying text attributes on page 157 Converting text to outline data Outline data can be created from text converted to a TrueType font 1 Select the text pattern that has been converted to a TrueType font 2 Cl...

Page 170: ...fer to Specifying sewing attributes on page 171 If you do not change these settings at this time the current settings will be applied however you can modify them later 4 Click in the Design Page where you want the monogram to appear The Edit Monogram Letters dialog box appears 5 Type the monogram text uppercase characters b Memo You can also enter a character by selecting it in the character table...

Page 171: ...u will create until the set ting is changed If a monogram was selected the setting is also applied to the selected monogram Monogram Size Use this selector to select the size of the monogram b Memo The Monogram Size selector appears in the Sewing Attributes bar when on the Tool Box is selected It also appears when a monogram in the Design Page has been selected 1 Click in the Monogram Size selecto...

Page 172: ...ng monogram characters and the decorative pattern 1 Click on the Tool Box Two buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the pointer changes to 3 Click the monogram that you want to edit The points in the monogram appear as small empty squares 4 To select a single character or the decorative pattern click the point for the character that you want to select or for the decorative pattern To select multiple...

Page 173: ...sired folder and then click OK or double click the folder to close the Browse for Folder dialog box and display the stamp patterns from the selected folder in the preview window 4 To change the width and height of the stamp type or select the desired size 1 to 100 mm 0 04 to 3 94 in under Size in the Stamp Attribute Setting dialog box 5 To change the orientation of the stamp move the pointer over ...

Page 174: ...hing lines appear around the se lected object 4 Click the stamp that you want to edit Round handles appear around the stamp and a rotation handle appears at the top of the stamp 5 To change the stamp pattern select a different pattern in the Stamp Attribute Setting dialog box and then click Apply To change the stamp size and orientation specify the desired settings in the Stamp Attribute Setting d...

Page 175: ...ode When the rectangle is created you can select it and change its characteristics The only exception to that rule is when you use the circle and arc drawing mode you must decide what kind of pattern you want circle arc etc before actually creating it In addition you will not be able to change the pattern type once the pattern is created Geometric attributes Text attributes Embroidery attributes A...

Page 176: ...emi automatic block and running but you can only set a sew type for manual punching block patterns Line sew Clicking this button switches on off sewing for an outline b Memo The Line sew button is available only when the Select Object tool is selected and no patterns are selected when you select a pattern that has an outline text converted from a TrueType font circles arcs fan shapes arcs strings ...

Page 177: ...ted pattern 2 To switch on region sewing click the Region sew button again c Color on page 169 and Sew type on page 170 Color Click this button to set the thread color for outlines inside regions texts and manual punching patterns b Memo The Line color and Region color buttons appear in the Sewing Attributes bar if they have not been switched off with the Line sew or Region sew buttons when the Se...

Page 178: ...nd Region sew type selectors appear in the Sewing Attributes bar if they have not been switched off with the Line sew or Region sew buttons when the Select Object tool is selected When you enter one of the drawing modes or select an existing pattern the sew type selector for the corresponding pattern appears 1 Click in a sew type selector The available settings that appear differ depending on the ...

Page 179: ...ick Show Hint When the Hide Hint button is displayed the preview box is displayed allowing you to view a stitching sample when the pointer is moved over the setting The preview box shows the setting changes that you make 4 If necessary change the sewing attributes displayed under Line Sew or Region Sew b Memo In some cases you may need to scroll through the settings or resize the dialog box by dra...

Page 180: ...ult 1 Run pitch Sets the pitch of the line sewing Range 1 10 mm 0 04 0 39 inch Default 10 0 mm 0 39 inch Motif Select a pattern for the motif stitch Click and then in the Browse dialog box that appeared select the folder con taining the pmf file that you want to use Double click the desired pattern or select it and then click OK Width horizontal length Sets the pattern width the direction along th...

Page 181: ...tch E stitch V stitch E stitch V stitch Under sewing Sets underlay stitching on or off Try to use underlay stitching for wide areas in order to pre vent shrinking during stitching Depending on the shape of the region however it may not be possible to select this setting On Underlay stitching will be sewn Off Underlay stitching will not be sewn Density Sets the number of lines per millimeter Range ...

Page 182: ...e sewn Off Underlay stitching will not be sewn Density Sets the number of lines per millimeter Range 1 7 lines per mm 25 178 lines per inch Default 4 5 lines per mm 114 lines per inch Gradation Sets the density gradation setting on or off Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant Click Pattern to set the gradation pattern and its density Default Off For details on this attribu...

Page 183: ...efault 4 5 lines per mm 114 lines per inch Gradation Sets the density gradation setting on or off Available when the type of sewing direction is set to Constant Click Pattern to set the gradation pattern and its density Default Off For details on this attribute refer to Creating a gradation on page 179 Direction Type Specifies the type of sewing direction Constant Sews at a fixed angle The angle i...

Page 184: ...irection of the offset as row column Value When the pattern s arrangement is offset sets the amount of offset Range 0 99 Default 0 Base Sew Specifies the base stitching Stitch Type Specifies the shape of stitching on the edges Available only when the Base Sew check box is selected Available settings Default for all objects other than text for text Step Pitch Sets the pitch of the stitching for the...

Page 185: ...he horizontal arrangement of the pattern For patterns like the patterns will be arranged along the line as shown at the right V Arrange vertical arrange ment Sets the vertical arrangement of the pattern For pat terns like the patterns will be arranged along the line as shown at the right Direction Allows you to rotate the angle of the motif stitch Range 0 359 degrees Default 0 degrees Row Offset S...

Page 186: ... millimeter Range 0 5 7 0 lines per mm 13 178 lines per inch Default 2 0 lines per mm 51 lines per inch Run pitch Sets the pitch of the line sewing Range 1 10 0 mm 0 04 0 39 inch Default 4 0 mm 0 16 inch Frequency Sets the spacial frequency steps Range 0 99 Default 30 0 30 Feathered edge Sets which edge of the stitching that the feathered edge is applied to Top Feathered edge is sewn on the top ed...

Page 187: ...at appeared and then click OK 4 To select a preset gradation pattern click the desired pattern under Select pattern 5 Move the sliders to adjust the density of the gradation pattern b Memo The preview area shows the setting changes that you make 6 To blend two colors select the Use additional color check box click under Use additional color Select a color in the Thread Color dialog box that appear...

Page 188: ...nce a pair of patterns has been set for hole sewing they will move together if you try to move one of the patterns To select only one pattern to be moved or resized hold down the key while selecting it An alternate method is to cancel hole sewing The outline of patterns created with the Outline Fan Shape and Arc String tools can be edited with the Point Edit tool if they are first selected while t...

Page 189: ...to be sewn onto the appliqué fabric as a guide for cutting it out 4 Under Applique Position select whether or not the outline of the appliqué positioning outline is to be sewn onto the base fabric 5 Under Tack down select whether Yes or not No the appliqué is to be basted onto the base fabric If Yes is selected select the basting stitch from the selector You can also select which stitch satin stit...

Page 190: ...mall circle appears indicating the start point of the measurement 3 Drag the pointer to view the measurement in the status bar The value beside Length shows the length along a straight line between the start point and the end point The value beside Width shows the horizontal distance between the start point and the end point The value beside Height shows the vertical distance between the start poi...

Page 191: ...s selected 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 If Use existing design area was select ed the patterns will be sewn so that the needle position when you start sewing is aligned with the center of the actual pat terns b Memo When Use existing design area is selected the...

Page 192: ... display the combined 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 patterns back into one frame To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the settings click Cancel Selecting data 1 Select a pattern in the Sewing...

Page 193: ...e color When a Design Page contains a combination of patterns those patterns with the same color can be grouped together from the Sewing Order Color dialog box Simply drag the frame of the patterns with the same color to position them beside each other b Memo Check the stitching after changing the sewing order to be sure that overlapping patterns will not be sewn in the wrong order Editing the col...

Page 194: ... over the desired area Zooming out 1 Click on the Tool Box Five buttons appear 2 Click The shape of the pointer changes to 3 Click the area that you want to view reduced Zooming to actual size 1 Click on the Tool Box Five buttons appear 2 Click The Design Page is displayed at its actual size Zooming on selected objects 1 Select the objects that you want to zoom on 2 Click on the Tool Box Five butt...

Page 195: ...realistic preview of the embroidery pat tern appears b Memo To zoom in or out click on the Tool Box click or and then click the desired area of the embroidery pattern 4 To leave the realistic preview display repeat step 3 or press the key Changing realistic preview settings Set the realistic preview settings for the desired realistic preview display 1 Click Display then Realistic Preview Attribute...

Page 196: ...position in the simulation To get a better view of the stitching zoom in on the design before opening the Stitch Simulator dialog box To reverse the simulation to the beginning of the previous color click To advance the simulation to the beginning of the next color click To reverse the stitching by a specific number of stitches type or select the desired number of stitches and then click To advanc...

Page 197: ...s preset color names select the With Basic Color check box This dialog box can be resized The size of the dialog box is retained until it is changed again To close the dialog box click Close If the Design Page was set to Custom Size and no object in the Design Page is selected the sewing information for the entire Design Page is displayed hoop by hoop and a Design Property dialog box similar to th...

Page 198: ...ew thread data can be added Creating a new thread chart 1 Click New Chart The New Thread Chart dialog box ap pears 2 Type in the name of the chart and then click OK to save the chart with the entered name b Memo A saved chart can be selected from the User Thread Chart selector then edited Deleting a chart 1 From the User Thread Chart selector select the chart that you want to delete 2 Click Delete...

Page 199: ... keys while selecting thread colors 3 Click The selected items are added to the list in the user thread chart Adding a new item 1 Click New Item The Edit Thread dialog box appears 2 To create a new color click Mix A dialog box similar to the one shown be low appears 3 Specify the color and then click OK to add the specified color to the Edit Thread dialog box 4 If necessary type in the code brand ...

Page 200: ... colors in embroidery patterns created with this software may appear differently on the embroidering machine 1 Embroidering machines without a function for displaying thread color information The specified thread information cannot be displayed on some machines 2 Embroidering machines with a function for displaying thread colors Of the thread information specified in the embroidery pattern only th...

Page 201: ...w 1 Move the pointer over the display area frame The shape of the pointer changes to 2 Drag the display area frame so that it surrounds the desired part of the pattern The selected part of the pattern is dis played in the Design Page Redrawing the display area frame Instead of moving the display area frame the frame can be redrawn to display the desired part of the pattern in the Design Page 1 Dra...

Page 202: ... below appears 2 Select the drive and the folder and then type in the file name 3 Click Save to save the data b Memo To quit the operation click Cancel If a file already exists with the name specified in the Save As dialog box the following message appears To overwrite the file click Yes If you do not want to overwrite the existing file click No You can then enter a different file name The new fil...

Page 203: ...ick File then Write to Card then Current Design The following message appears a Note Some patterns imported from embroidery cards cannot be exported Patterns designed on a custom sized Design Page will be exported as a simple file and will not be split into sections a Note Be sure that the hoop size of the pattern does not exceed the hoop that will be used on the embroidering machine a Note The or...

Page 204: ...ttern sections to the card To deselect a pattern section simply click it again The Write button is available only when a section is selected and the space on the card is sufficient to receive the selected patterns 3 Click OK The message Now writing appears while the current embroidery pattern is trans ferred to the original card and then the following message appears b Memo To quit the operation c...

Page 205: ... and appears 4 Click and then select the folder where the desired pattern file pes is saved The available pattern list displays the image of the embroidery pattern files pes b Memo If an original card was selected the patterns saved on the inserted card are displayed 5 In the available patterns list click the pattern that you want to write onto a card to select it b Memo To deselect a file simply ...

Page 206: ...hat you want to write to an original card are selected b Memo During this process the card capacity indicator allows you to plan which patterns you would like to save on an original card The space used by patterns in the selected patterns list appears in blue The space used by the files selected in the available patterns list appears in light blue If several files exceed the available space the pr...

Page 207: ...x appears b Memo The stitch count is the total of all stitches 2 To enter or change the information type it in 3 Click OK to save the entered information b Memo The entered information will be saved to the file the next time that it is saved To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel Files can be searched for in Design Database according to the entered information PeDesignV6Eng bo...

Page 208: ...ncluded with the hoop Print hoop section boundaries onto the first page Select this check box to print the pattern sections of a pattern for which the Design Page has been set to a custom size or to a multi position hoop The pattern sec tions are printed in red Divide embroidery image into 2 pages Select this check box to print in actual size and on A4 or Letter size paper patterns that are larger...

Page 209: ...y click Prev Page For Design Pages set to Hoop Size this button is not available if Reduced Size was selected in the Print Setup dialog To display two pages at the same time click Two Page The Two Page button becomes the One Page button To display one page at a time click One Page To open the Print dialog box click Print If you need to view an image in detail displaying only one page at a time all...

Page 210: ...x The setting range is 0 1 to 25 4 mm 0 04 to 1 0 inch 5 To display the grid as solid lines select the with Axes check box To display the grid as dotted lines clear the with Axes check box 6 Click OK to apply the changes and to close the dialog box b Memo To close the dialog box without applying the changes to the grid click Cancel c Changing the measurement units below Changingthemeasurement unit...

Page 211: ...talled at and determine the orientation of the pattern When creating the pattern each pattern section can only be as large as the sewing field of the machine Selecting the Design Page size 1 In Layout Editing click Option then Design Page Property The Design Page Property dialog box appears 2 Select Hoop Size and then choose a Design Page size of 130 300 mm 300 130 mm 100 172 mm or 172 100 mm from...

Page 212: ...is correct since it fits completely within area a 2 The position of this pattern is correct since it fits completely within either area b or area c 3 The size of this pattern is acceptable but its position must be corrected since it does not fit completely within any of the areas 4 This pattern must be corrected since it is too large Optimizing hoop changes With the Optimize hoop change function t...

Page 213: ...matically enlarged or reduced to fit in the entire window b Memo The first line of the dialog box shows the position in the hoop installation order for the currently displayed pattern Only the patterns that would be sewn at the current position in the hoop installation order appear in the Design Page and the embroidering area for the current hoop position is outlined in red To display information ...

Page 214: ...rs as shown below This pattern is sewn when the hoop is installed at the top installation position position a This pattern is sewn when the hoop is installed at the middle installation position position b This pattern is sewn when the hoop is installed at the bottom installation position position c Therefore the frame installation position sewing order for the pattern shown above is b a then c 2 A...

Page 215: ...on dimensions of the embroidery the hoop position the sewing color order and the stitch count so the number of pages depends on your pattern If a 130 300 mm or 300 130 mm Design Page is selected the pattern is divided into sections of 130 180 mm or 180 130 mm with each section printed on a separate page If a 100 172 mm or 172 100 mm Design Page is selected the pattern is divided into sections of 1...

Page 216: ...regions in Design Center and Layout Editing You can create your own fill stamp and motif stitch patterns or use the many stitch patterns provided with this application with or without editing them Main Window 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Provides access to the functions 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands 4 Tool Box Used to select and create fill and motif stitch pat terns and stamps The ...

Page 217: ...e drive and the folder b Memo If the Preview check box is selected the contents of the selected file will appear in the Preview box To quit the operation and close the dialog box click Cancel 3 To view the contents of the pas and pmf files in the currently selected folder click Browse A Browse dialog box similar to the one shown below appears b Memo To return to the Open dialog box click Cancel A ...

Page 218: ...ppear in the Preview box 3 Click Open to open the file The image fills the work area b Memo Double clicking the file name also opens the file and closes the dialog box To quit the operation click Cancel To display hide or display a faded copy of the image that remains in the work area click Image then Display Image and then click the desired display setting To display the original image click On T...

Page 219: ...titch is different from the regular fill stitch where the thread is constantly sewn in a set direction Instead the pattern will be sewn in such a way that the needle drops directly over the created pattern Motif mode In Motif mode you can create original stitch patterns by changing the shape of a single line These stitch patterns can be applied in line sewing and region sewing in Layout Editing an...

Page 220: ...e connected straight lines with the end point of one straight line being the start point of the next line The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw on the work area always follow the grid The points that you create by clicking the mouse button are inserted at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the grid enabling you to draw diagonal lines as well Regardless of where you ...

Page 221: ... work area or click a button in the Tool Box other than 3 To select an additional pattern hold down the key and click the other pattern b Memo You can also select patterns by dragging the pointer across the pattern that you want to select As you drag the pointer a selection frame is drawn All patterns that are contained in that selection frame are selected when the mouse button is released If you ...

Page 222: ...ct one or more patterns 2 Click or click Edit then Cut The selected patterns are removed from the work area b Memo Since the removed patterns are saved on the Clipboard you can paste them back using the menu command Edit Paste c Copying patterns on this page Pasting a cut or copied pattern on this page and Deleting patterns on this page Copying patterns Selected pattern s can be saved on the Clipb...

Page 223: ...ns 2 Click or click Edit then Mirror then Vertical The selected pattern s are replaced by their vertical mirror image left and right inverted b Memo To restore the image to its original orientation select the menu command Edit Mirror Vertical again c Flipping patterns vertically on this page and Rotating patterns on this page Rotating patterns You can manually rotate the selected pattern s by an a...

Page 224: ...he key and click each point or drag the pointer over the points that you want to select To select the previous or next point in the line hold down the key and press the or key 4 Drag the point to the new location All of the selected points move in the same direction bMemo To move the point horizontally or vertically hold down the key while dragging it Pressing the arrow keys moves the selected poi...

Page 225: ...amp tool and they can be used as a fill pattern for a programmable fill stitch in both Design Center and Layout Editing In Layout Editing the regions of patterns where stamps can be applied are those created with the Circle or Arc Rectangle Outline Text or Manual Punch tools 1 Open an existing fill stamp pattern file pas file or draw a new stitch pattern with the Line tool in the Fill Stamp mode 2...

Page 226: ...re you drag a point to or insert a point on the line it will automatically be positioned at the nearest intersection Depending on the stitch you want to create you may need to select a grid of a different size For details on the grids and adjusting them refer to Changing the grid settings on page 222 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to bMemo The Point Edit tool is selected ...

Page 227: ...n proceed in the same way as described above but in addition you can select and move or delete several points at the same time Moving and deleting several points at a time 1 Click on the Tool Box The shape of the pointer changes to bMemo The Point Edit tool is selected automatically when Motif mode is entered 2 Click the base line between the start point blue square and end point red square The se...

Page 228: ... or vertically You can flip selected patterns horizontally up down or vertically left right 1 Click on the Tool Box The motif stitch is selected and and are available in the Toolbar 2 To replace the stitch pattern by its horizontal mirror image top and bottom inverted select Edit then Mirror then Horizontal or click in the Toolbar To replace the stitch pattern by its vertical mirror image left and...

Page 229: ...e files are saved as pas files in Fill Stamp mode and as pmf files in Motif mode 1 Click File then Save As A Save As dialog box similar to the one shown below appears 2 Select the drive and the folder and then type in the file name b Memo The correct extension is automatically selected 3 Click Save to save the pattern b Memo To quit the operation click Cancel If a file already exists with the name...

Page 230: ...area s edge click Wide To select a grid interval of 1 16 of a work area s edge click Medium To select a grid interval of 1 32 of a work area s edge click Narrow To hide the grid click None b Memo You can also change the grid setting while you are working on a stitch pattern The setting for the grid setting is retained until it is changed The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw in the work ...

Page 231: ...an HTML file for quick reference The sewing information for the embroidery patterns in a selected folder can be outputted as a CSV file the data in each category is separated with a comma for use in other database applications such as Microsoft Excel Main Window 1 Title bar 2 Menu bar Gives access to the functions 3 Toolbar Provides shortcuts for the menu commands 4 Folder pane Provides access to ...

Page 232: ...display the embroidery patterns by thumbnails or by the pattern details Creating new folders New folders can be created in order to better organize the embroidery patterns 1 In the folder pane select the folder where you want to create a new folder 2 Click File then Create New Folder A new folder appears as a sub folder of the one that was selected 3 Type in the name of the new folder and then pre...

Page 233: ...contents pane select the embroidery pattern that you want to rename The embroidery pattern is highlighted 3 Click the name of the embroidery pattern that you want to rename The name of the embroidery pattern is highlighted 4 Type in the new name of the embroidery pattern and then press the key b Memo The file extension cannot be changed Deleting an embroidery pattern From Design Database embroider...

Page 234: ...s click Large Thumbnails b Memo You can also display the embroidery patterns as large thumbnails by clicking in the Toolbar To display the embroidery patterns as small images click Small Thumbnails b Memo You can also display the embroidery patterns as small thumbnails by clicking in the Toolbar To display the sewing information for the embroidery patterns click Details b Memo You can also display...

Page 235: ...r example to modify it or save it with another file name click Cancel c Overwriting on page 194 and Saving with a new name on page 194 Importing embroidery patterns into Layout Editing You can easily import any selected embroidery pattern into Layout Editing 1 In the folder pane select the folder containing the embroidery pattern that you want to import into Layout Editing 2 In the contents pane s...

Page 236: ...yed according to the thread colors set when the file was read by Layout Editing To close the dialog box click Close If the Design Page was set to Custom Size a Property dialog box similar to the one shown below appears b Memo The first line of the dialog box shows the position of the displayed pattern section within the embroidery hoop installation order To display information for other pattern se...

Page 237: ... box and then type or select the range in the boxes beside Date Modified To search for a pes file with a design name that contains specific characters select the Design Name check box and then type the desired characters in the box beside Design Name To search for a pes file with a category that contains specific characters select the Category check box and then type the desired characters in the ...

Page 238: ...y file with the same format as the new one will not be converted However if the files are being added to a different folder than the original one any file with the same format as the new one will be copied to the different folder instead of being converted To change the folder where the new file will be added click In the Browse for Folder dialog box that appeared click the folder and then click O...

Page 239: ...e catalog can be printed immediately by clicking the menu command File Print The embroidery patterns are printed according to the settings already selected in the Print Setup dialog box Outputting as an HTML file Instead of being printed the catalog of embroidery patterns can be outputted as an HTML file 1 In the folder pane select the folder containing the embroidery patterns that you want to cat...

Page 240: ...be outputted 1 In the folder pane select the folder containing the embroidery patterns that you want to catalog 2 Click File then Create CSV A Save As dialog box similar to the one shown below appears 3 Select the drive and the folder and then type in the name of the csv file 4 Click Save A CSV file containing the sewing informa tion for the embroidery patterns is output ted to the selected folder...

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Page 242: ...de and shape A description of each tool appears at the left side of the status bar Tool Box Purpose See page The five first buttons are used as pens and erasers of different thicknesses Pointer shape when moved or dragged over the work area for the pens and for the erasers when the right mouse button is held down When you start up the application the second Pen tool is selected p 32 Sets the point...

Page 243: ...pointer in zoom in mode Pointer shape p 102 Maximizes the selected Design Page to fit in the window p 32 Sets the pointer in zoom out mode Pointer shape p 102 Fills the display with the selected objects Tool Box Purpose See page Sets the pointer in region sewing mode When you start up the application this tool is selected Pointer shape p 84 Sets the pointer in line all sewing mode Pointer shape p ...

Page 244: ...p by step guide for creating pattern data according the type of data you want to create F3 p 71 Open Opens a previously saved file pem pel or image file Windows bitmap bmp Exif tif jpg ZSoftPCX pcx Windows Meta File wmf Portable Network Graphics png Encapsulated PostScript eps Kodak PhotoCD pcd FlashPix fpx JPEG2000 j2k Ctrl O p 31 Select TWAIN device Selects which TWAIN device installed in the co...

Page 245: ... 104 Exit Exits the application Alt F4 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Undo Undoes the last operation Ctrl Z Redo Cancels the effect of the last Undo Ctrl A Cut Removes the selected data from the screen while saving a copy in the Clipboard Ctrl X p 214 Copy Saves the selected data in the Clipboard without removing them from the screen Ctrl C p 214 Duplicate Makes a copy of the selected ...

Page 246: ... p 100 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Grid Setup Allows you to set up the grid to switch it on or off and to display it with or without the horizontal and vertical lines p 105 Preview Specifies whether the patterns appear as stitches or in the normal view F9 p 102 Realistic Preview Displays a realistic image of how the patterns will look after being embroidered Shift F9 p 102 Refresh W...

Page 247: ...nits to millimeters p 105 inch Allows you to change the system units to inches p 105 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page To Original Image Moves back to stage 1 Original Image stage p 71 To Line Image Moves to stage 2 Line Image stage p 73 To Figure Handle Moves to stage 3 Figure Handle stage p 76 To Sew Setting Moves from stage 3 Figure Handle stage to stage 4 Sew Setting stage p 83 a Note...

Page 248: ...p the on screen help information for this application F1 Customer Support Opens the FAQ Frequently Asked Questions page on our Web site About Design Center Gives information about the version of this application a Note This function cannot be used if there is no Internet browser correctly installed in the computer PeDesignV6Eng book Page 240 Thursday July 8 2004 11 59 AM ...

Page 249: ...d monogram input mode Pointer shape p 153 Sets the pointer in circle arc fan shape and arc string drawing mode Pointer shape p 145 Sets the pointer in rectangle drawing mode Pointer shape p 148 Sets the pointer in outline drawing mode Pointer shape or p 149 Sets the pointer in manual punching mode Pointer shape or p 152 Sets the pointer in measure mode Pointer shape p 182 Sets the pointer in split...

Page 250: ...roidery pattern from an embroidery card p 128 Save Saves your embroidery pattern on the computer s hard disk as a latest version file default Ctrl S p 194 Save As Saves your embroidery pattern on the computer s hard disk under a new file name p 194 Export Exports the data shown in the Design Page as a file of a different format dst hus exp and pcs p 195 Write to Card Current Design Writes your emb...

Page 251: ...s in the Clipboard without removing them from the screen Ctrl C Duplicate Makes a copy of the selected pattern s Ctrl D Paste Pastes the contents of the Clipboard on the screen Ctrl V Delete Removes the selected pattern s from the screen without saving them in the Clipboard Delete p 114 p 137 Change to Straight Straightens the two rounded lines that meet at a smooth point p 137 Change to Curve Rou...

Page 252: ... p 131 Center Aligns the selected patterns on their left right centers p 131 Right Aligns the selected patterns on their right sides p 131 Top Aligns the selected patterns on their top edges p 131 Middle Aligns the selected patterns on their top bottom centers p 131 Bottom Aligns the selected patterns on their bottom edges p 131 Select All Selects all of the patterns Ctrl E p 130 Menu Toolbar Purp...

Page 253: ...ard p 113 Output to File Saves the image data as a file p 114 to Clipboard Copies the image data onto the Clipboard p 114 Select TWAIN device Selects which TWAIN device installed in the computer to use p 111 Modify Adjusts the size and position of the image data p 114 Image to Stitch Wiz ard Gives step by step instruction for creating embroidery data from image data p 115 Display Image On Displays...

Page 254: ...utes such as the style for TrueType fonts that are converted to embroidery data p 161 Convert to Outline Object Creates outline data from text data converted from a TrueType font p 161 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Sewing Attribute Setting Sets the sewing attributes of the regions and the outlines of a pattern Ctrl W p 171 Sewing Order Color Allows you to check and change the sewing o...

Page 255: ...ies whether the patterns appear as stitches or in the normal view F9 p 187 Realistic Preview Displays a realistic image of how either selected patterns or all patterns will look after being embroidered Shift F9 p 187 Realistic Preview Attribute Setting Sets the preview attributes for the Realistic Preview function p 187 Refresh Window Updates the screen Ctrl R Stitch Simulator Displays a simulatio...

Page 256: ...charts to be created and edited p 190 Select System Unit mm Allows you to change the system units to millimeters p 202 inch Allows you to change the system units to inches p 202 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Contents Starts up the on screen help information for this application F1 Customer support Opens the FAQ Frequently Asked Questions page on our Web site Online Registration Displa...

Page 257: ...mode Pointer shape p 213 Sets the pointer in point edit mode Pointer shape p 216 Sets the pointer in line drawing mode When you start up the application the drawing mode is selected Pointer shape p 212 Sets the pointer in region reset mode Pointer shape p 218 Sets the pointer in region engrave mode Pointer shape p 217 Sets the pointer in region emboss mode Pointer shape p 217 Menu Toolbar Purpose ...

Page 258: ... stitch pattern under a new file name p 221 Exit Exits the application Alt F4 p 58 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Fill Stamp Enters Fill Stamp mode for creating stitch patterns for programmable fill stitches and stamps p 210 Motif Enters Motif mode for creating stitch patterns for motif stitches p 210 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Undo Undoes the last operation Ctrl Z Redo...

Page 259: ...e selected line s up down Ctrl H p 215 Vertical Flips the selected line s left right Ctrl J p 215 Rotate Allows you to manually rotate the selected line s by an arbitrary angle Ctrl Y p 215 Select All Selects all of the patterns Ctrl E p 213 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Grid Selects the work grid p 222 Template On Displays the template image F6 p 210 Faded Displays a faded copy of th...

Page 260: ...p the on screen help information for this application F1 Customer support Opens the FAQ Frequently Asked Questions page on our Web site About Programmable Stitch Creator Gives information about the version of this application a Note This function cannot be used if there is no Internet browser correctly installed in the computer PeDesignV6Eng book Page 252 Thursday July 8 2004 11 59 AM ...

Page 261: ...t Files Converts the embroidery file to one of a different format p 230 Delete Deletes the selected embroidery file p 225 Print Setup Allows you to change the printing settings for catalogs of embroidery patterns p 231 Print Preview Allows you to preview the catalog of embroidery patterns before printing Print Prints the catalog of embroidery patterns Ctrl P p 231 Create HTML Outputs the catalog o...

Page 262: ...Purpose Shortcut key See page Large Thumbnails Lists the embroidery patterns in the contents pane as large thumbnails p 226 Small Thumbnails Lists the embroidery patterns in the contents pane as small thumbnails p 226 Details Lists the embroidery patterns in the contents pane by their sewing information p 226 Preview Displays a preview of the selected embroidery pattern p 227 File Property Display...

Page 263: ...olbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Select System Unit mm Allows you to change the system units to millimeters p 202 inch Allows you to change the system units to inches p 202 Menu Toolbar Purpose Shortcut key See page Contents Starts up the on screen help information for this application F1 About Design Data base Gives information about the version of this application PeDesignV6Eng book Page 255 ...

Page 264: ...ombining pattern colors 185 commands Design Center 236 Design Database 253 Layout Editing 242 Programmable Stitch Creator 249 computer 8 concentric circle stitch 16 center point 97 139 sewing attributes 95 177 Conversion Priority 118 121 converting embroidery pattern formats 230 image to embroidery pattern 21 copying embroidery patterns to folders 224 images 114 stitch patterns 214 creating catalo...

Page 265: ...131 244 Middle 131 244 Right 131 244 Top 131 244 Center 131 244 Change to Curve 137 243 Change to Straight 137 243 Copy 214 237 243 251 254 Cut 214 237 243 250 254 Delete 137 214 237 243 251 Duplicate 214 237 243 251 Group 134 243 Mirror Horizontal 79 133 215 220 237 243 251 Vertical 79 133 215 220 237 243 251 Numerical Setting Rotate 80 134 238 244 Size 79 132 238 244 Paste 214 237 243 251 254 Re...

Page 266: ... 231 242 253 Property 199 242 Save 23 53 58 61 104 194 206 221 237 242 250 Save As 38 104 194 206 221 237 242 250 Select TWAIN device 72 236 Template Open 210 250 Wizard 71 236 Write to Card Current Design 24 52 62 195 206 242 Other PES files 196 206 242 File menu Design Center 236 Design Database 253 Layout Editing 242 Programmable Stitch Creator 249 fill stitch 15 sewing attributes 92 174 Fill S...

Page 267: ...120 122 124 Max Density 123 125 Max Number of Colors 126 maximize button 19 25 30 54 59 224 measurement units 105 202 measuring 182 memory 8 menus Design Center 236 Design Database 253 Layout Editing 242 Programmable Stitch Creator 249 Mode Fill Stamp 210 250 Motif 210 250 Mode menu 250 monitor 8 monogram attributes 163 Monogram Font selector 163 Monogram Size selector 163 monograms 162 Motif mode...

Page 268: ...ort 8 portraits 112 Preview window 212 previewing 22 37 51 102 187 227 stitch patterns 212 printer 8 printing catalogs 231 settings 231 embroidery patterns 201 multi position hoops 207 preview 201 settings 200 processor 8 programmable fill stitch patterns 47 55 94 176 sewing attributes 93 175 Programmable Stitch Creator 5 54 208 commands 249 menus 249 Tool Box buttons 249 window 208 Pull Compensat...

Page 269: ...titch 91 172 satin stitch 91 173 setting 34 89 171 spiral stitch 95 177 zigzag stitch 91 172 Sewing Attributes bar 87 sewing direction 36 47 91 92 93 94 95 programmable fill stitch 96 178 stamp 178 tips 14 Sewing Option 118 121 123 125 sewing order 49 61 100 184 editing 185 tips 14 sewing wide areas 14 Size 95 177 slot 6 special colors 170 spiral stitch 16 sewing attributes 95 177 splitting stitch...

Page 270: ...eleting charts 190 deleting from charts 192 editing 192 editing charts 190 new charts 190 NOT DEFINED 170 order 192 user list 190 Times 95 177 tips 14 Tool Box buttons Design Center 234 Layout Editing 241 Programmable Stitch Creator 249 stage 2 Line Image stage 234 stage 3 Figure Handle stage 234 stage 4 Sew Setting stage 235 transferring to card 24 52 62 195 196 206 Transform level selector 160 t...

Page 271: ...ternational Pte Ltd 1 General terms This is an agreement between you the end user and our company for this product 2 Use of this product You may install and use this product on only one computer 3 Limitations on duplications You may not duplicate this product except for backup purposes 4 Limitations on modifications You may not modify or disassemble this product in any way 5 Limitations on transfe...

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