Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs | Brother XF0606-001 manual

Arranging Embroidery Designs

Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs

Creating a new embroidery design

Click 1, then 2.

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b Memo:

The size of the Design Page can be changed.

c “Specifying the Design Page Size and Color” on page 56

Opening a PE-DESIGN PLUS file

1.Click 1, then 2.

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2.Select the drive, the folder and the file, and then click Open, or double-click the file's icon.

b Memo:

•To view the data in the selected folder as thumbnails in the Browse dialog box, click Browse.

To see a more detailed design, select a file, and then click Preview.

•To open the displayed file, click Open.

•If no files are listed, there are no .pes files in the selected folder. Select a folder containing a .pes file.

•If the selected file is in a format other than the .pes format, the message “Unexpected file format” appears in the Preview box.

b Memo:

A file can be opened in any of the following ways.

•Drag the embroidery design from file Windows Explorer into the PE-DESIGN PLUS window.

•Double-click the embroidery design file in Windows Explorer.

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Brother XF0606-001 Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs, Creating a new embroidery design, Opening a PE-DESIGN Plus file

Contents

Personal Embroidery Design Software System Important Information Regulations Radio Interference Other than USA and Canada Read the following before opening the CD-ROM package For designing beautiful embroidery designs For a longer service lifeFor repairs or adjustments For safe operation Table of Contents Introduction Package ContentsBefore Use System Requirements InstallationPlease Read Before Installation Click All Programs  Accessories  Run Installing the SoftwareIf the installer does not automatically start up Windows XP users only To install the application into a different folder Click Change Checking for the Latest Version of the Program If the Always check for most recent version Online Registration UninstallationTechnical Support Before Starting up PE-DESIGN Plus Getting StartedStarting Up Application About the Top Wizard Image file formats Creating Embroidery Patterns From Photos Photo StitchDocuments My Documents\PE-DESIGN PLUS\Tutorial Select Mask dialog box on Click Select from Candidates Changing color of the circle Adding text and setting character spacing Transforming the text Importing and rotating an embroidery pattern Transforming text on Transferring embroidery patterns To embroidery machines Transferring the design to an original card Precautions for using the Card Writer Module/original cards Transferring data to embroidery machines via a USB media Saving with a new name SavingOverwriting Exporting With Color, Sepia or Gray Exiting ApplicationPhoto Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box Sewing Option Starting the Photo Stitch 2 wizard Image To StitchPhoto Stitch Importing photo data into PE Changing the sewing angle Applying an image mask and adjusting its size and positionClick Update Preview Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box Color Set Importing image data into Auto PunchStarting the Auto Punch wizard Auto Punch Parameters dialog box Add mask outline Thread ChartCreate Lines Noise reduction Cross Stitch Starting the Cross Stitch wizard Zoom Cross size Cross Stitch Parameters dialog boxOmit Colors Next Color Option Edit Cross Stitch dialog boxSelecting stitches Editing area Select Mask dialog box Common dialog boxesImage To Stitch Wizard Dialog box Set Output Size dialog boxGray Balance / Set Output Size If Mono was selected for Photo Stitch 1 or Photo Entering Text Entering TextEntering Text Transforming text Creating Specifying character spacing Change the Character Spacing Editing entered text Setting text attributesAdvanced Operations for Entering Text Font Embroidery attributes for text Selecting patterns Arranging Embroidery DesignsEditing Embroidery Designs Moving patterns Slightly Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns Scaling patternsRotating patterns Greatly Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns Grouping patterns Flipping patterns horizontally or verticallyGrouping/Ungrouping embroidery patterns Ungrouping patterns Zooming Using the Pan toolChecking Embroidery Patterns Solid View Stitch View Changing realistic view settingsChanging the display of the embroidery design Realistic View Checking the stitching with the Stitch Simulator Sewing Order pane Checking and Editing the Sewing OrderSelecting a pattern Changing sewing attributes Editing the sewing orderChanging colors Line sew / Region sew Setting the sew typeApplying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions Sew type Click the Sewing Attributes tab Specifying sewing attributesChanging the pattern of programmable fill stitch Display the Sewing Attributes pane Special colors Setting the thread colorColor Opening a PE-DESIGN Plus file Opening/Importing Embroidery DesignsCreating a new embroidery design From a folder Importing embroidery designsFrom Design Library From an embroidery card Checking embroidery design information Transferring to a machine by using an original card Transferring Embroidery Designs to Machines Transferring to a machine by using USB media Transferring directly to a machine’s memory Specifying print settings Printing Checking a print image Printing User Hoop Setting Specifying the Design Page Size and Color System unit Changing Application SettingsChanging the grid settings Editing a chart Creating a new thread chartDeleting a chart Adding items from a thread chart Editing an item Adding a new itemDeleting items Changing the order of items DST Import SettingDST Export Setting Understanding Windows PE-DESIGN Plus Window Customizing the window Quick Access Toolbar/RibbonQuick Access Toolbar commands Customizing Quick Access Toolbar/Shortcut keys Using access keys Quick Access Toolbar Shortcut keys Ribbon menu tabs MenusApplication button menu Home tab View tab Sewing Order Tips and TechniquesSewing Direction Sewing Wide Areas Line sew types ReferenceSewing Attributes Line sewing attributes Supplement Region sew typesRegion sewing attributes Font List Text 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 Starting up PES-Writer PES-WriterWriting Multiple Embroidery Files to an Original Card Write to card Icon size button Card capacity indicatorOperation screen Properties button Help menu Exiting applicationSelecting system units About PES-Writer Troubleshooting Problem Estimated Cause Solution Index Combining Index English