Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard)

Sewing Option

 

Specifies how detailed the created

 

embroidery pattern will be. Selecting a

Detail

setting closer to Fine creates more

details in the pattern and increases the

 

 

number of stitches. (The stitches will

 

overlap)

 

 

 

Sets the sewing pitch. The pattern is

 

created with this setting value as the

 

minimum length. When the value is

Run Pitch

lowered, the sewing pitch will be

shortened, resulting in finer stitching.

 

 

Range: 2.0 to 10.0 mm (0.08 to 0.39

 

inch)

 

Default: 3.0 mm (0.12 inch)

 

 

 

If this check box is selected, the data for

 

the parts of the pattern that are the

Sew Page

same color as the Design Page will be

created. Clear the check box to keep

Color

the fabric the same color as the Design

 

 

Page.

 

Default: Selected

 

 

 

Select what parameter is given priority

 

when converting to embroidery pattern.

 

Stitch Quality: Creates a pattern while

 

giving priority to the stitching quality.

Conversion

However, many jump stitches will result.

Jump Stitch Reduction: Creates a

Priority

pattern while giving priority to reducing

 

 

the number of jump stitches in order to

 

reduce complications during

 

embroidering. However, the stitching

 

quality will be slightly reduced.

 

 

 

If Photo is selected, the thread colors

 

will be mixed together, which will result

 

in a more natural look.

 

If Cartoon is selected, the thread colors

Image Type

will not be mixed together, which will

 

result in a more simply colored look.

 

Select Photo for image data from a

 

photograph, etc. Select Cartoon for

 

image data from an illustration, etc.

 

 

Color Option

 

Select this check box to automatically

 

select the thread colors.

Auto Select

As a default, this check box is selected.

 

If this check box is cleared, select the

 

thread colors manually.

 

 

 

Appears when the Auto Select check

 

box is cleared.

Manual

Click this button to open the Manual

Select dialog box, which lets you

Select

manually set the thread colors to be

 

 

used when creating the pattern (see

 

below).

 

 

 

Selects the thread chart for selecting

 

the thread color with the Auto Select

 

function.

Thread Chart

The most appropriate thread colors

 

from the selected thread chart are

 

selected.

 

A user thread chart can also be

 

selected.

 

 

 

Sets the number of colors selected by

Max. Number

the Auto Select function.

of Colors

Range: 1 to 50

 

Default: 10

 

 

 

The top slider is used to adjust the

 

brightness. Move the slider to the right

 

to increase the brightness or to the left

Brightness /

to decrease the brightness. The bottom

slider is used to adjust the contrast.

Contrast

Move the slider to the right to increase

 

 

the contrast or to the left to decrease

 

the contrast. Click on Update Preview to

 

see changes made.

 

 

 

Click this button to open the Select

 

from Candidates dialog box. Variations

Select from

of the image with different degrees of

brightness and contrast are displayed.

Candidates

Click one of the variations, and then

 

 

click OK to apply the settings and

 

display a preview of the image.

 

 

Update

Click this button to update the

previewed image after settings have

Preview

been changed.

 

 

 

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Brother PE-DESIGN V7 instruction manual Sewing Option, Color Option