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Tutorial

Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design (Auto Punch Function)

In this section, we are going to use the Auto Punch function to automatically create an embroidery pattern from an image.

This procedure will go through each step of the basic operation.

Step 1	Importing image data into Layout & Editing
Step 2	Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern
Step 3	Displaying a preview of the embroidery
Step 4	Saving the embroidery design
Step 5	Transferring the design to an original card

Step 1 Importing image data into Layout & Editing

First, we need to import the image that will be converted into an embroidery pattern.

For this example, we will use the tulip image (tulip.bmp) provided with this application.

1Start up Layout & Editing.

Click , then select All Programs,

then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & Editing.

2Import the image.

Click Image, then Input, then from File.

b Memo:

The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 x 100 mm.

Double-click the ClipArt folder to open it.

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