Brother PE-DESIGN V7 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• How to Use This Manual

  1
• Screen configuration

  1
• Operation buttons

  1
• How to use Support menus

  1
• How to use Menu areas/Main text areas

  2
• Printing

  3
• How to use the Search function

  3
• Displaying related Web pages

  3
• Features

  4
• What You Can Do With This Software

  4
• From an Image

  4
• From a Photo

  4
• Easily Create Custom Font Patterns

  5
• Manually

  5
• Applications

  6
• Description of New Features

  7
• Basic Operation Map

  8
• Support/Service

  9
• Online Registration

  9
• Program

  9
• Starting up/Exiting Applications

  10
• Starting up Layout & Editing

  10
• Starting up Design Center

  10
• Starting up Font Creator

  11
• Starting up Programmable Stitch Creator

  11
• Starting up Design Database

  12
• Exiting the Application

  12
• Tools

  13
• Layout & Editing Window

  13
• Design Center Window

  14
• Font Creator Window

  15
• Programmable Stitch Creator Window

  16
• Design Database Window

  17
• Tutorial

  18
• Embroidery Design (Auto Punch Function)

  18
• & Editing

  18
• to an embroidery pattern

  19
• the embroidery

  20
• Step4 Saving the embroidery design

  20
• an original card

  21
• & Editing

  22
• (Cross Stitch function)

  23
• the embroidery

  24
• Step4 Saving the embroidery design

  25
• an original card

  25
• Layout & Editing

  27
• to an embroidery pattern

  28
• the embroidery

  30
• Step4 Saving the embroidery design

  31
• original card

  31
• From Images (Design Center)

  33
• (Original Image Stage)

  33
• colors

  34
• (Line Image Stage)

  35
• (Sew Setting Stage)

  38
• the embroidery

  41
• Step6 Saving the embroidery pattern

  42
• an original card

  42
• (Layout & Editing)

  45
• from Design Center

  46
• Step2 Adding text

  47
• Step3 Drawing shapes

  51
• the embroidery

  58
• Step5 Saving the embroidery design

  59
• an original card

  59
• (Design Database)

  61
• in Layout & Editing

  63
• designs

  63
• design

  64
• Entering Monograms (Layout & Editing)

  66
• Step1 Creating monograms

  66
• size

  67
• type

  68
• of the decorative pattern

  69
• Step5 Saving the embroidery design

  70
• original card

  71
• Creating Appliqués

  72
• Step1 Creating an appliqué pattern

  72
• Step2 Saving the design

  74
• an original card

  74
• Image to Stitch Wizard)

  76
• Importing Image Data

  76
• Importing image/photo data

  76
• or digital camera

  76
• Creating a portrait image

  77
• Changing the Image Settings

  79
• image

  79
• of the image

  79
• (Image to Stitch Wizard)

  80
• embroidery pattern (Auto Punch)

  81
• (Photo Stitch 1/Photo Stitch 2)

  82
• to a cross stitch pattern (Cross Stitch)

  91
• (Layout & Editing)

  94
• Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs

  94
• Creating a new embroidery design

  94
• Opening a Layout & Editing file

  94
• Importing embroidery design files

  95
• embroidery card

  97
• Center

  98
• Saving the Image Data

  100
• Editing Embroidery Designs

  101
• Selecting patterns

  101
• Moving patterns

  101
• Scaling patterns

  103
• Rotating patterns

  104
• Grouping embroidery patterns

  105
• Reshaping Embroidery Patterns

  106
• Selecting points

  106
• Moving points

  106
• Inserting points

  107
• Deleting points

  108
• or curves into straight lines

  108
• Smoothing out the path at a point

  109
• handles of a point

  109
• Transforming to a pointed path

  110
• point

  110
• Editing a Stitch Pattern

  113
• Converting objects to a stitch pattern

  113
• Editing stitch points of stitch pattern

  113
• Changing colors of a stitch pattern

  115
• Converting a stitch pattern to blocks

  115
• Splitting off parts of a stitch pattern

  116
• Drawing Shapes

  118
• About circles and arcs

  118
• Drawing a circle or an oval

  118
• Drawing an arc

  118
• Drawing a fan shape

  119
• Drawing an arc & string

  120
• Selecting the circle/arc type

  120
• Drawing a rectangle

  121
• corners

  121
• Drawing various shapes

  121
• About straight lines and curves

  122
• Drawing straight lines and curves

  123
• Selecting the attributes of line ends

  124
• Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)

  125
• Adding Text

  127
• Entering Text

  127
• Selecting text attributes

  128
• Editing entered text

  130
• Selecting characters

  131
• Specifying text attributes

  132
• and attributes

  133
• Specifying text arrangement

  135
• Transforming text

  137
• Specifying TrueType text attributes

  137
• Converting text to outline pattern

  138
• Entering Small Text

  139
• Entering Monograms

  140
• Editing monograms

  141
• Applying a stamp

  144
• Editing a stamp

  145
• Regions

  147
• Setting the thread color and sew type

  148
• Specifying sewing attributes

  151
• Creating a gradation

  162
• Editing User Thread Color Lists

  162
• (hole sewing)

  166
• Creating appliqués (Applique Wizard)

  167
• Zooming

  168
• Zooming in

  168
• Zooming out

  168
• Displaying at actual size

  168
• the window

  168
• Zooming Design Page to window

  168
• two points

  169
• Specifying the sewing area

  169
• order/color

  170
• Displaying a preview of the embroidery

  172
• Checking the stitching

  173
• Saving

  177
• Printing

  180
• Changing the grid settings

  183
• Changing the measurement units

  183
• Users

  184
• design (custom size)

  189
• From Images (Design Center)

  193
• Importing an image using the wizard

  194
• device

  195
• Extracting the outlines of an image

  196
• Drawing a New line image freehand

  197
• Drawing and erasing outlines

  198
• Figure Handle Stage

  199
• to outlines

  199
• image

  200
• background image

  200
• Specifying the Design Page size

  201
• freehand

  202
• Editing outlines

  202
• Reshaping outlines

  205
• Drawing a broken line

  206
• Window

  207
• Sew Setting Stage

  209
• Specifying the fabric color

  209
• and regions

  209
• Using the Sewing Attributes bar

  213
• Applying and editing stamps

  228
• Checking and editing the sewing order

  230
• Checking the stitching

  231
• Displaying a preview of the embroidery

  231
• the Reference Window

  233
• Saving embroidery patterns

  234
• Layout & Editing

  235
• Changing Software Settings

  236
• (Font Creator)

  237
• Starting up Font Creator

  237
• Opening a File

  237
• Creating a new font

  237
• Opening a font file

  237
• Opening an image in the background

  238
• The Design Page guidelines

  239
• Selecting the Character To Be Created

  241
• Creating a Font Character Pattern

  242
• Editing Font Character Patterns

  244
• Selecting patterns

  244
• Moving patterns

  244
• Scaling patterns

  245
• Deleting patterns

  245
• Cutting out patterns

  245
• Copying patterns

  245
• Duplicating patterns

  245
• Pasting a cut or copied pattern

  245
• Flipping patterns horizontally

  246
• vertically

  246
• Rotating patterns

  246
• Pattern

  248
• Moving points

  248
• Inserting points

  248
• Deleting points

  249
• Editing points

  249
• Checking the Created Font Patterns

  250
• Checking and editing the sewing order

  250
• Previewing the embroidery pattern

  250
• Checking the list of created characters

  251
• Zooming

  252
• Zooming in

  252
• Zooming out

  252
• the window

  252
• Zooming Design Page to window

  252
• Saving Font Character Patterns

  253
• Overwriting

  253
• Saving with a new name

  253
• Changing the Settings

  254
• Changing the drawing mode

  254
• image

  254
• Changing the grid settings

  255
• (Programmable Stitch Creator)

  256
• Opening a Pattern File

  256
• Opening an image in the background

  257
• Creating a New Pattern

  258
• To Be Created

  258
• Creating It

  260
• (Fill/Stamp Mode)

  261
• (Fill/Stamp Mode)

  262
• Selecting patterns

  262
• Moving patterns

  262
• Scaling patterns

  262
• Deleting patterns

  263
• Cutting out patterns

  263
• Copying patterns

  263
• Duplicating patterns

  263
• Pasting a cut or copied pattern

  263
• Flipping patterns vertically

  264
• Flipping patterns horizontally

  264
• Rotating patterns

  264
• Sewing (Editing Points)

  266
• Moving points

  266
• Inserting points

  266
• Deleting points

  266
• Specifying Region Sewing

  268
• (Motif Mode)

  269
• at a time

  270
• Scaling patterns

  270
• or vertically

  271
• Saving Stitch Patterns

  272
• Overwriting

  272
• Saving with a new name

  272
• Changing the Settings

  273
• image

  273
• Changing the grid settings

  273
• (Design Database)

  274
• Starting Up Design Database

  274
• Organizing Embroidery Designs

  274
• Creating new folders

  274
• Changing file names

  275
• Deleting files

  275
• Changing how files are displayed

  276
• Opening Embroidery Designs

  277
• Opening files with Layout & Editing

  277
• Importing files into Layout & Editing

  277
• Checking Embroidery Designs

  278
• Previewing files

  278
• Checking file information

  278
• Searching for an Embroidery Design

  280
• to Different Formats

  282
• to an Original Card

  284
• Designs

  287
• Printing

  287
• Outputting as an HTML file

  287
• Outputting as a CSV file

  288
• Tutorial (Advanced)

  289
• Layout & Editing

  289
• to an embroidery pattern

  290
• Step3 Setting up the Color Option

  292
• of the embroidery

  293
• Step5 Saving the embroidery design

  294
• to an original card

  294
• (Font Creator)

  296
• Step1 Preparing a background image

  296
• Step2 Opening a background image

  296
• patterns

  301
• (Programmable Stitch Creator)

  307
• pattern

  307
• the stitch pattern

  308
• sewing (Fill/Stamp mode)

  309
• (Motif mode)

  311
• Step3 Saving the edited stitch pattern

  312
• Creating Large-Size Embroidery Designs

  313
• in Layout & Editing

  313
• Step2 Creating the embroidery design

  314
• Step4 Saving the design

  315
• to an original card

  316
• Tips and Techniques

  317
• Sew Types

  317
• Enlarging/Reducing Embroidery Patterns

  319
• Sewing Direction

  319
• Sewing Order

  319
• Sewing Wide Areas

  319
• for Design Center

  320
• (by Using the Split Stitch tool)

  321
• Creating Beautiful Photo Embroidery

  321
• Fonts Suitable for Embroidering

  322
• (Using Text Converted to Outline Object)

  323
• Korean, etc) to Embroidery Patterns

  324
• Menus/Tools

  325
• Layout & Editing

  325
• List of Tool Box Buttons

  325
• List of Menus

  326
• Design Center

  335
• List of Tool Box Buttons

  335
• List of Menus

  338
• List of Tool Box Buttons

  343
• List of Menus

  343
• Font Creator

  343
• Programmable Stitch Creator

  347
• List of Tool Box Buttons

  347
• List of Menus

  348
• Design Database

  351
• List of Menus

  351
• Troubleshooting

  354