Brother PE-DESIGN V7 About straight lines and curves, Shift key while dragging the pointer

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)

1.Click on the Tool Box.

→The buttons for the 24 types of shapes appear.

2.Click the button for the type of shape that you want to draw.

→The shape of the pointer changes to that for the selected shape.

b Memo:

•You can change the color and sew type either before or after drawing the shape. For more details on changing these settings, refer to “Color” on page 149 and “Sew type” on page 150.

•You can also use the settings in the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box to define other attributes of the stitch. (For more details, refer to “Specifying sewing attributes” on page 151.) If you do not change these settings at this time, the current settings will be applied, however you can modify them later.

3.Drag the pointer in the Design Page.

→The point where you start dragging is considered a corner of an imaginary rectangle around the shape. The point where you release the mouse button is the diagonally opposite point of the shape. The shape will fit inside this imaginary rectangle.

b Memo:

To draw the shape while maintaining the original height-to-width proportion, hold down

the Shift key while dragging the pointer.

About straight lines and curves

The Outline tools allow you to add straight lines and curves to your pattern.

If the straight line or curve is set to be open (Open Path), it will end at the last point entered. Since this type of pattern is a simple outline and does not have an inside region, line sew type and color settings can only be applied to the line itself.

If the straight line or curve is set to be closed (Close Path), the last point will automatically connect with the first one. Since this type of pattern has an outline and an inside region, each part can be assigned different sew types and colors. However, if the line of the pattern crosses itself, the inside region cannot be filled, and the line must be uncrossed so that the fill can be applied.

While creating the pattern, you can freely switch between drawing straight lines or curves, and once they are drawn, straight lines can be transformed into curves, and curves into straight lines.

Furthermore, if an image is used as a template, one tool can be used to semi-automatically extract the image boundary.

End point

Start point

Open line Closed line

This closed line crosses itself, so the regions will not be filled.

End point

Start point

Open curve Closed curve

This closed curve crosses itself, so the regions will not be filled.

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