Brother PE-DESIGN V7 instruction manual Checking and editing the sewing order

Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)

Checking and editing the sewing order

The sewing order of pattern colors as well as the sewing order of pattern objects of the same color can be checked and modified as necessary. (This function is available only in the Sew Setting Stage.)

Toolbar button:

1.Click , or click Sew, then Sewing Order.

→The Color tab of a Sewing Order dialog box similar to the one shown below appears.

b Memo:

•The frames containing regions are separated from the frames containing outlines with a thick vertical line. Frames from one side of the line cannot be moved to the other side.

•The patterns will be sewn in the order shown, from left to right. All regions are always sewn before the outlines.

•To enlarge the pattern for better viewing,

click .

2.To change the sewing order of a color, select the frame for the color that you want to move, and then drag the frame to the desired position.

→A red line appears, indicating the position where the frame is being moved.

b Memo:

• To select additional frames, hold down the

Shift or Ctrl 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 with the same color appear in different frames.

4.To change the sewing order of a pattern, select the frame for the pattern that you want to move, and then drag the frame to the desired position.

→A red line appears, indicating the position where the frame is being moved.

b Memo:

• To select additional frames, hold down the

Shift or Ctrl key and select each frame.

•In the Design Page, “marching lines” appear around the selected region or along the selected outline.

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 sewing order, click Cancel.

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