Brother Brother USB Writer Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern Auto Punch

Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern

Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Auto Punch)

The Auto Punch gives step-by-step instructions for converting an image into an embroidery pattern.

1.If no image is displayed in the Design Page, use one of the commands on the Input sub- menu of the Image menu to display the image that you want to convert to an embroidery pattern.

2.Click Image, then Modify, and then re-size and re-position the image for creating the embroidery pattern.

3.Click on the Tool Box.

→After the image has been analyzed by the software, an Auto Punch dialog box similar to the one shown below appears.

a Note:

The dialog box will not appear if no image is displayed in the Design Page. Instead, a dialog box appears, allowing you to open an image file.

4.Select the desired settings.

To display the resulting analyzed image, click the Result View tab. The embroidery pattern will be created with this image.

To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is

displayed in, move the slider between

and .

To display the outline extracted from the analyzed image, select the Show Outline check box.

Use the following sliders to specify the settings for analyzing the image.

Noise reduction: Sets the level of noise (distortions) that is removed from the image. Segmentation sensitivity: Sets the sensitivity for the image analysis.

Max. Number of Colors: Sets the number of colors used.

From the Thread Chart selector, select the desired thread color chart. The most appropriate thread colors from the selected thread chart are selected.

To display the original image, click the

Original View tab.

b Memo:

•After changing the settings, click Retry to display the image with the new settings applied. If Retry is not clicked, the new settings are not applied.

•To quit the operation and close the dialog box, click Cancel.

5.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.

This area

will not be sewn.

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