Brother PE-DESIGN V7 instruction manual Viewing outlines Reference Window, Zooming

Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)

b Memo:

•To remove the last point that was entered, click the right mouse button.

If necessary, use the grid to help draw the lines. You can set the grid so that each of its vertical and horizontal lines are visible. For details on the grid, refer to “Changing the grid settings” on page 236.

•To draw vertical or horizontal lines, hold

down the Shift key while moving the pointer.

4.Repeat step 3. until you have specified all points except the end point.

5.Double-click in the Design Page to specify the end point.

Viewing outlines in the

Reference Window

All outlines in the Design Page are displayed in the Reference Window, giving you an overall view of the outline while you work on a detailed area. The display area frame (red rectangle) indicates the part of the outline displayed in the Design Page.

In addition, the image being used to create the embroidery pattern or the embroidery pattern being created and a different image can be displayed in the Reference Window in the Figure Handle Stage and the Sew Setting Stage.

To switch between displaying and hiding the Reference window, click Display, then Reference

Window, or click , or press the shortcut key ( F11 ).

■Zooming

The outline displayed in the Reference Window can be reduced to fit completely within the Reference Window or enlarged to display only the outline.

1. Click the Pan/Zoom tab, click .

→The outline is displayed so that it fills the Reference Window.

■Moving the display area frame

The part of the outline displayed in the Design Page can be selected from the Reference Window.

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 outline.

→The selected part of the outline is displayed 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 outline in the Design Page.

1.Click the area to be displayed, or drag the pointer over the desired part of the outline in the Reference Window.

→The display area frame is redrawn, and the selected part of the outline is displayed in the Design Page.

■Scaling the display area frame

1.Move the pointer over a corner of the display area frame.

→The shape of the pointer changes to

or , depending on the corner that the pointer is over.

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