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Tutorial (Advanced)

a Note:

Before using the original card, make sure that the designs on the card are no longer needed or make sure to store them on your hard drive or other storage media.

→The following message appears.

Click OK.

a Note:

•If the card writer module is not correctly connected or powered, an error message of “No card writer module is connected. Please connect card writer module.” will appear.

•If the original card is not inserted or is defective, an error message of “No original card is inserted. Please insert an original card.” will appear.

3Quit Layout & Editing.

Click File, then Exit.

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Contents

Ver Table of Contents Table of Contents Applying and editing stamps 228 226230 Checking the stitching 231 Previewing the embroidery pattern 250 Changing the grid settings 273251 Opening a Pattern File 256 298 Manually Creating Custom Font Font Creator 296305 309 How to use Support menus Screen configurationOperation buttons How to view Text areas How to use Menu areas/ Main text areasMenu area operations Displays a site map for this manual Printing the contents of explanation screens How to use the Search functionPrinting Displaying related Web pages Automatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From an Image What You Can Do With This SoftwareAutomatically Create an Embroidery Pattern From a Photo Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually Easily Create Custom Font Patterns Layout & Editing Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Four ApplicationsDesign Center Font Creator Stitch generation New Features of VersionEditing functions and user interface General Basic Operation Map Checking for the Latest Version of the Program Online RegistrationOnline registration may not be available in some areas Starting up Design Center Starting up Layout & Editing→ The Layout & Editing window appears Starting up Programmable Stitch Creator Starting up Font Creator Exiting the Application Starting up Design Database Layout & Editing Window Design Center Window Select Character bar Font Creator WindowPreview window Guidelines fixed Programmable Stitch Creator Window Design Database Window Start up Layout & Editing Importing image data into Layout & EditingImport the image Then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & Editing Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern Adjust the image size and positionSelect the conversion method Click Image, then Image to Stitch Wizard Saving the embroidery design Displaying a preview of the embroideryConvert the image to an embroidery pattern Preview the finished embroidery Insert an original card into the USB card writer module Transferring the design to an original cardTransfer the embroidery design Quit Layout & Editing Import the image Start up Layout & Editing Select Cross Stitch, and then click Next → The generated embroidery design is displayed Saving the embroidery design Transfer the embroidery design Importing photo data into Layout & Editing Select the shape of the mask Click Photo Stitch 1, then Color, and then click Next Click Select from Candidates Drag the handles to adjust the mask to the desired size Displaying a preview of the embroidery Transfer the embroidery pattern Quit Layout & Editing Start up Design Center Opening an image file Original Image StageOpen the image Then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Design Center Extracting the outlines by selecting colors This draws more leaf veins Editing the outlines Line Image Stage→ The line image is displayed in the Design Click the leaf for which you want to draw more veins Click the leaf that you want to erase To erase the leaf Undo button . You have up to 5 undos in Design Center Convert the figure handle image to a pattern→ The line image is converted to a figure handle image Specify the sewing attributes for the outline Click Stage, then To Sew Setting orThen Zigzag Stitch Specify the sewing attributes for the regions Tutorial Check the preview of the finished embroidery Check the preview of the stitchingPreview the stitching and finished embroidery Click Display, then Preview Import the embroidery pattern into Layout & Editing Saving the embroidery patternClick Stage, then To Layout & Editing, or Click → Layout & Editing is started up Click Import Insert an original card into the USB card writer module Display the Design Center window Click File, then Exit Quit Design Center Arranging Embroidery Patterns Layout & Editing Open the embroidery pattern in Design Center Importing an embroidery pattern from Design Center For this example, use the default shape, Circle Adjust the embroidery pattern size and positionAdding text Select the shape to be drawn To cancel line sewing outline, click Adjust the circle size and positionTo cancel region sewing inside area, click Draw the circle Value indicates the height of the characters Add the text→ The Edit Text Letters dialog box appears Type in ROSE, and then click OK Arrange the text Click Text, then Fit Text to Path Setting menu→ The text is displayed in the Design If you want to edit the entered text, click Draw the circle for the center of the sun Drawing shapesBy holding down the Shift key, a perfect circle is created Menu Select pat07, and then click OK Click under Programmable fill Click Close Use the Outline tool to draw the rays of the sun → The embroidery pattern appears as shown below Adjust the shape of the suns rays Drag the point to the new position → The following message appears Click Sew, then Set Hole Sewing menuPress the Esc key Saving the embroidery design Transfer the embroidery design Checking embroidery design files Managing Embroidery designs Design DatabaseStart up Design Database Select the folder If necessary, check the sewing information Switch the display in the content pane and check the fileBar or Large Thumbnails Small Thumbnails Details Case 1 Printing a catalog of embroidery designs When you are finished viewing the information, click CloseBe sure to select a folder that contains .pes files Click File, then Open in Layout & Editing Pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd or .xxx in a folder Case 2 Searching for an embroidery design Click Search Creating monograms Entering Monograms Layout & EditingSelect the monogram tool Enter the letters Select the monogram to be edited Changing the font and character sizeClick Select Pattern Click . Then click the monogram Change the character size Changing the thread color and sew typeSelect the character to be edited Thread color and sew type for the monogram can be changed Size and position of the decorative pattern can be adjusted Adjust the sizeChange the sewing attributes Select the decorative pattern to be edited Adjust the position Transferring the design to an original card Creating an appliqué pattern Creating AppliquésDraw a circle Create the appliqué Click Sew, then Applique Wizard menu Saving the design Quit Layout & Editing Importing Image Data To quit the operation, click CancelImporting image/photo data Importing image data from a scanner or digital camera Creating a portrait image Preview area shows the setting changes that you makeClick Image, then Select Twain device Click Image, then Input, then from Twain device Click OK → The portrait image is displayed in the Design Importing image data from the Clipboard→ The image is displayed in the Design Changing the display of the background image Changing the Image SettingsChanging the size and position of the image Toolbar button Max. Number of Colors Sets the number of colors used If Auto Punch is selectedColors that are crossed out are set to not be sewn Press the Delete key If Photo Stitch 1 Color is selected Image Tune Specify the settings for creating the embroidery patternClick Next → The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box appears Color Option Sewing Option For details on the settings, refer to Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box, click Update PreviewIf Photo Stitch 1 Mono is selected To select several colors, hold the Shift Gray Balance dialog box, click Next Change If Photo Stitch 2 Color is selected → The Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box appears Thread Color Setting If Photo Stitch 2 Mono is selected Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box, click Update Preview To see the changes made → The Cross Stitch Attributes dialog box appears If Cross Stitch is selected Scr146.bmp If Design Center is selected Creating a new embroidery design Opening/Importing Embroidery DesignsOpening a Layout & Editing file Importing embroidery design files To return to the File Open dialog box, click CancelClick , or click File, then Import, then from File Arranging Embroidery Designs Layout & Editing Importing embroidery designs from an embroidery card Click Import, or double-click the design to import it Click a design to select it Select the Design Page size Specifying the Design Page Size and Color Saving as a file Saving the Image DataOutputting to the Clipboard Click Image, then Output, then to Clipboard Selecting patterns Editing Embroidery DesignsMoving patterns Selecting patterns in the created order Aligning embroidery patterns Moving embroidery patterns to the centerText on a path Scaling patterns Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then SizeScaling manually Scaling numerically Rotating patterns Flipping patterns horizontally or verticallyRotating manually Select 100% to leave the pattern unchanged Grouping embroidery patterns Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then RotateRotating numerically Editing grouped patterns individually Selecting points Reshaping Embroidery PatternsMoving points Points of some patterns cannot be selected Drag the point to the new location Inserting points Deleting points Smoothing out the path at a point Symmetrically adjusting the control handles of a point Moving entry/exit points and the center point Transforming to a pointed pathMoving the entry/exit points Optimizing the entry/exit points Moving the center pointClick Sew, then Optimize Entry/Exit points 112 Converting objects to a stitch pattern Editing a Stitch PatternEditing stitch points of stitch pattern Click Sew, then Convert to Stitches Inserting stitch points and feeds Moving stitch pointsDeleting stitch points Shift key and press the Tab key Converting a stitch pattern to blocks Changing colors of a stitch patternClick , or click Sew, then Sewing Order/ Color Move the slider to select the desired sensitivity Without Stitch to Block With Stitch to Block Splitting off parts of a stitch pattern 117 About circles and arcs Drawing ShapesDrawing a circle or an oval Drawing an arc Drawing a fan shape Selecting the circle/arc type Drawing an arc & stringArc shape Use this selector to select the type of arc Specifying the radius of the rectangle corners Drawing a rectangleDrawing various shapes Edge radius Shift key while dragging the pointer About straight lines and curves Drawing straight lines and curves Path shape Selecting the attributes of line ends 125 Click in the Design Page to specify point 1 start point Adding Text Click in the Design Page where you want the text to appearEntering Text Font Selecting text attributesPress the Enter key to enter a new line of text 129 Text Size Editing entered textUse this selector to select the size of the text Click OK → The edited text is displayed in the Design Selecting charactersEntering Text on Specifying text attributes → The Text Attribute Setting dialog box appearsCharacter, hold down the Ctrl key and press the ← or ↑ key To close the dialog box, click Close Vertical text will be displayed vertically on the Design Changing the sizeSpecifying text arrangement below and Transforming text on Changing the vertical offset Changing the character spacingRotating the characters Monogram characters can not be rotated Specifying text arrangement Click OK to apply the settingsLine of text can be arranged along a path Horizontal Alignment Canceling text arrangement onVertical Alignment Text Orientation Canceling text transformation Canceling text arrangementTransforming text Specifying TrueType text attributes Click Text, then Convert to Outline Object Converting text to outline pattern Entering Small Text → The Edit Monogram Letters dialog box appears Entering MonogramsType the monogram text uppercase characters Monogram Font !!sew37.bmp Editing monogramsMonogram Size Monogram Font selector appears Sewing Attributes bar when Editing single characters Editing the monogram textSelect the monogram pattern that you want to edit Change the text attributes and click Apply Setting → The Text Attribute Setting dialog box appears Applying and Editing Stamps Stamp Attribute Setting dialog box appearsApplying a stamp Been applied are indicated by pink dotted lines Editing a stamp 146 Geometric attributes Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and RegionsText attributes Embroidery attributes Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for an outline Setting the thread color and sew typeLine sew Region sew Color can also be selected by double- clicking it Color Sew type Special colorsApplique sews the appliqué on the backing material Click in a sew type selector → The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box appears Beginner mode Expert modeSpecifying sewing attributes 152 Zigzag stitch Line sewing attributesRunning stitch Triple stitch Stitch Motif stitchMotif Arrange Stitch V Stitch Satin stitch Region sewing attributes Stitch Type Fill stitch Step Pitch Programmable fill stitchFrequency Column Offset Programmable RowFill Type Pattern1 MotifPattern2 Row Offset Concentric circle stitch, radial stitch and spiral stitch Cross stitchRandom Walking Stitch Piping stitch Manual punch Creating a gradation Creating a new thread chartEditing User Thread Color Lists Editing a chart Deleting a chartAdding an item from a system thread chart Adding a new item Deleting an item Click OK to add the new item to the user thread chartEditing an item Changing the order of items Saving the settings in a list Opening the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog boxSettings in both Beginner mode and Expert mode can be saved → The Load/Save Default Setting dialog box appears Recalling a group of settings from the list Deleting a group of settings from the listPreventing overlapping stitching hole sewing Click Sew, then Set Hole Sewing Click Sew, then Cancel Hole Sewing Canceling hole sewingCreating appliqués Applique Wizard Zooming Measuring the distance between two points Checking Embroidery PatternsSpecifying the sewing area Click Sew, then Select Sewing Area Selecting a pattern Checking and editing the sewing order/colorSpecifying the Design Page Size and Color on Click to recombine all of the patterns back into one frame Combining patterns of the same color Editing the sewing orderEditing the color Click Display, then Realistic Preview Attribute Setting Changing realistic preview settingsDisplaying a preview of the embroidery Stitches, and then click Checking the stitchingAppear only for design created on custom-sized Design Pages Checking embroidery design information Zooming Viewing design in the reference windowMoving the display area frame Redrawing the display area frame Are for scaling the height and width Saving Saving and PrintingOverwriting Saving with a new name Insert an original card into the USB card writer module Writing an embroidery design to an original card Click OK to close the message Adding comments to saved .pes filesOverwriting on page 177 and Saving with a new name on Stitch count is the total of all stitches Click File, then Print Setup Specifying print settingsSize. With this split printing feature Print option Printing Checking the print imageClick File, then Print Preview Click OK to begin printing Changing the grid settings Changing Software SettingsClick Display, then Grid Setup Changing the measurement units Creating design for multi-position hoops Information for Optional Large-Size Hoop UsersSelecting the Design Page size Layout & Editing, click Option, then Design Page Property Optimizing hoop changes Creating the designDesign Page appears on the screen as shown below Click Sew, then Optimize hoop change → a pattern 3 → c pattern 4 → a pattern Checking the patternClick Option, then Design Property Writing the design to an original card Printing a Design Page for a multi- position hoop Marking the embroidering position Attaching stabilizer to the fabricTemplates are included in the package Hooping the fabric Now, we are ready to embroider the design Embroidering 192 Basic Operation Flow Design Center Sew Setting StageOriginal Image Stage Line Image Stage When the From Image button is clicked Importing an image using the wizardOriginal Image Stage Importing image data from a Twain device Extracting the outlines of an image Line Image StageClick , or click Stage, then To Line Image → The Cut out to Line Image dialog box appears Click Preview to preview the line image in the Design Drawing a New line image freehandLine Image Stage, the file will be saved as a .pel file Drawing outlines Drawing and erasing outlinesErasing outlines Select a setting under Resolution Changing settings for converting to outlinesUse the Size slider to set the size Click Display, then Modify Template Size and position of the template image can be adjusted→ a red line and handles appear around the template image Moving a template image Specifying the Design Page sizeScaling a template image Editing outlines Drawing a New figure handle image freehandSelecting outlines Moving outlines Rotating outlines Flipping outlines horizontally or verticallyScaling numerically Rotating manually Cutting out outlines Deleting outlinesCopying outlines Pasting a cut or copied outline Moving points Reshaping outlinesInserting points Deleting points Drawing a broken line Connecting two pointsSplitting a point into two Adjacent points on the same line cannot be connected Viewing outlines Reference Window Click the Image tab Displaying a different reference imageOpen Specifying the fabric color Sew Setting StageApplying sewing attributes to lines and regions Region sewing If necessary, change the settings Point edit mode is useful for closing regionsChecking the sewing attributes of a region Toolbar button indicated below Applying sewing attributes to the entire outline Line sewingApplying sewing attributes to a portion of the outline 212 Checking the sewing attributes of an outline Using the Sewing Attributes bar Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for a line Clicking this button switches on/off sewing for a regionColor on page 215 and Sew type on Use these selectors to set the sew type for lines or regions Or Line sew button has been turned on Setting dialog box when or on the Tool Box is selected Beginner modeSpecifying sewing attributes For line sewing 217 218 Able Half Stitch 220 221 Column Fill Row Programmable Offset 223 224 Creating a gradation Attribute Setting dialog box, click → The Load/Save Default Settings dialog box appearsClick Save as → The Save As dialog box appears Applying effects to concentric circle and radial stitches To quit applying hole sewing, click CancelPreventing overlapping stitching of regions hole sewing Concentric Circle Stitch or Radial Stitch Applying a stamp Applying and editing stampsDialog box, select a stamp pattern Delete key Editing a stamp Click , or click Sew, then Sewing Order Checking and editing the sewing order 231 To display a realistic preview → a preview of the embroidery pattern appearsBar, and then click Realistic Preview → a realistic preview of the embroidery Viewing embroidery patterns in the Reference Window Saving embroidery patterns Pem file Importing the embroidery pattern into Layout & Editing Changing the grid settings Changing Software SettingsChanging the measurement units Creating a new font Opening a FileOpening a font file You can begin with a blank work area to design a new font Click File, then Template Open Opening an image in the backgroundClick Open to open the file Design Page guidelines 240 Selecting the Character To Be Created Opening an image in the background on Creating a Font Character PatternClick on the Tool Box → Five buttons appear 243 Selecting all patterns Editing Font Character PatternsAligning patterns Cutting out patterns Deleting patternsCopying patterns Duplicating patterns Flipping patterns vertically Flipping patterns horizontally 247 You can only select one pattern at a time Editing the Points of a Font Character Pattern Editing points Previewing the embroidery pattern Checking the Created Font PatternsSelecting pattern Editing the sewing order Changing the size of the Preview window Checking the list of created charactersSelecting characters Changing the size of the Browse window 252 Overwriting Saving Font Character PatternsSaving with a new name Correct extension is automatically selected Changing the drawing mode Changing the SettingsChanging the density of the background image Scaling the background image Moving the background image Pas files or Motif for .pmf files Opening a Pattern File Click Open to open the file → The image fills the work area Creating Custom Stitch Patterns Programmable Stitch Creator Creating a New Pattern Fill/Stamp mode Motif mode Preview window can be resized Viewing the Stitch Pattern While Creating It This tool can only be used in Fill/Stamp mode Creating a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing Fill/Stamp Mode Button in the Tool Box other than Editing a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing Fill/Stamp Mode 263 You can flip the selected patterns horizontally left/ right You can flip the selected patterns vertically up/ down 265 You can only select one broken line at a time Reshaping a Stitch Pattern for Region Sewing Editing Points 267 Specifying Region Sewing To delete a selected point, press Creating a Motif Stitch Pattern Motif ModeDelete key Moving and deleting several points at a time Editing a Motif Stitch Pattern Motif Mode Toolbar Flipping a pattern horizontally or verticallyEdit, then Mirror, then Vertical, or click Toolbar Click Save to save the pattern Saving Stitch Patterns 273 Creating new folders Organizing Embroidery DesignsClick File, then Create New Folder Changing file names Moving/copying files to a different folderDeleting files Shift key before pressing the Delete key Changing how files are displayed Opening files with Layout & Editing Opening Embroidery DesignsImporting files into Layout & Editing Click File, then Import Into Layout & Editing Previewing files Checking Embroidery DesignsChecking file information Preview of the embroidery design can be displayed 279 To clear the search conditions, click Clear all Click Search Searching for an Embroidery Design 281 Click File, then Convert Format Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats 283 → The Card writing box appears Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original CardTo hide the card writing box, click To remove an embroidery design file from 286 Outputting as an Html file Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery DesignsClick Print → Images of the selected designs are printed Click File, then Create Html Outputting as a CSV file Tutorial Advanced Handles Tutorial Advanced If is selected If Round mask is selectedDelete key After editing is finished, click Next For details the various settings, refer to Sewing Option on Setting up the Color OptionClick Update Preview Brightness/Contrast slider 293 294 295 Preparing a background image Manually Creating Custom Font Font CreatorOpening a background image Start up Font Creator Base Line and the Capital Line Adjust the background image size and position Creating a font character pattern Shape of the pointer changes to when the image can be movedSelect the character to be created Capital Line Base Line Set Line B Set Line Create the font character pattern using the punching tool 300 Creating other font character patterns Create the font character pattern 303 304 Use the created font and type in text Save the font character patternCreated font characters can be used in Layout & Editing 306 Opening a programmable stitch pattern Creating Custom Stitch Patterns Programmable Stitch CreatorStart up Programmable Stitch Creator Open the programmable fill stitch pattern Draw the straight lines Case 1 Drawing lines to edit the stitch pattern Draw a line around the work area Click Region engrave Apply the embossing/engraving effectsClick Region emboss Create the pattern Switch to Motif modeClick Mode, then Motif Save the created pattern Saving the edited stitch patternQuit Programmable Stitch Creator Specifying the Design Page size in Layout & Editing Creating Large-Size Embroidery DesignsSpecify the Design Page size Click Option, then Design Page Property Checking the embroidering order Creating the embroidery designImport the embroidery pattern Check the embroidery design 315 316 Line sew types Sew TypesRegion sew types Zigzag Stitch Running Stitch/Triple Stitch Motif Stitch Tips and Techniques Sewing Direction Enlarging/Reducing Embroidery PatternsSewing Order Sewing Wide Areas Tips for Importing Images for Design Center When scanning illustrations For Photo Stitch Creating Beautiful Photo Embroidery When converting TrueType fonts to embroidery patterns When sewing small fontsFonts Suitable for Embroidering For more details, refer to Drawing Shapes on 324 List of Tool Box Buttons Layout & Editing File menu List of MenusCtrl + N Ctrl + O Edit menu Ctrl + J Ctrl + HCtrl + Y Ctrl + M J2k Image menu Ctrl + L Text menuCtrl + K Ctrl + T Ctrl + W Sew menu Shift + F9 Display menuCtrl + R Option menu Use this function Help menuInternet connection Design Center 336 337 Cannot be opened For .pcd and .fpx files containing many Split Numerical Setting Rotate F11 This function can only be used if there is Stage menuFunction is not available About Design Center Font Creator Windows bitmap .bmp, Exif .tif, .jpg Following file formats can be openedTemplate Open Mirror Tal Vertical F10 Preview Window Fill ModeBrowse Window Template Programmable Stitch Creator Mode menu 349 Quick Internet browser correctly installed Computer Only .pes files can be opened Design DatabaseTajima .dst, Melco .exp, Pfaff .pcs PSW/XXX .xxx and embroidery sewing Machine .phc Small Thumbnails Large ThumbnailsDetails Refresh 353 Troubleshooting English