Brother Pe Design 6 Manual

							Basic Operation
23
Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
bMemo:
 To zoom in (or out), click   (or  ) on 
the Tool Box, and then click the desired 
area of the embroidery pattern.
 To display, hide, or display a faded copy of 
the original image, which remains in the 
work area, click 
Image on the menu bar, 
point to 
Display Image, and then click the 
desired display setting.
 To display the original image, click 
On.
 To display a faded copy of the image, 
click 
Faded.
 To hide the original image, click 
Off.
2.To display a realistic preview of the entire 
embroidery pattern, click Display on the menu 
bar, and then click Realistic Preview.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→A realistic preview of the embroidery pat-
tern appears.
bMemo:
To zoom in (or out), click   (or  ) on the 
Tool Box, and then click the desired area of 
the embroidery pattern.
3.To leave the realistic preview display, repeat 
step 
2., or press the   key.
Step 6
Saving the embroidery pattern
Once the embroidery pattern is finished, you may 
want to save it in order to retrieve it later.
1.Click File on the menu bar, and then click 
Save.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→If the pattern has already been saved at 
least once, the file is saved immediately.
bMemo:
To save the file with a different name, use the 
menu command 
File – Save As instead.
→If no file name has been specified or if the 
file cannot be found, the Save As dialog 
box appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name.
3.Click Save to save the pattern.
bMemo:
 To quit the operation, click Cancel.
 If a file already exists with the name 
specified in the 
Save As dialog box, the 
following message appears.
 To overwrite the file, click 
Yes. The 
new file name appears in the title bar 
of the Layout & Editing window.
 If you do not want to overwrite the 
existing file, click 
No. You can then 
enter a different file name.
aNote:
The embroidery pattern cannot be edited 
while the realistic preview is displayed.
Realistic Preview
Esc
Save
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 23  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							24
Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
Step 7
Transferring the pattern to an 
original card
Before you can actually sew the embroidery 
pattern, you must transfer the pattern to a sewing 
machine. Transfer the embroidery pattern to the 
sewing machine using media of the type used by 
your machine, for example, original cards, floppy 
disks, CompactFlash cards, or USB media. For 
this example, we will transfer the pattern to an 
original card.
1.Insert an original card into the USB card writer 
module.
2.Click File on the menu bar, point to Write to 
Card, and then click Current Design on the 
submenu.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→The following message appears.
3.Click OK.
→The following message appears.
bMemo:
To quit the operation, click Cancel.
4.Click OK to close the message.
Step 8
Quitting Layout & Editing
1.
Click File on the menu bar, and then click Exit.
→The Layout & Editing window closes.
bMemo:
Layout & Editing can also be closed by 
clicking the close button on the right end of 
the title bar.
aNote:
The original card is inserted correctly when 
you hear it snap into place.
aNote:
If the original card is not brand new, make 
sure that the patterns already stored on the 
card are no longer needed.
Write to Card
aNote:
If the card writer module is not correctly 
connected or powered, or if the original card 
is not inserted or is defective, an error 
message will appear. For more details, refer 
to “Writing an embroidery pattern to an 
original card” on page 195.
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 24  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							Basic Operation
25
Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
Using a Photo Stitch Function
In this section, we are going to automatically create a more realistic embroidery pattern from a photo.
Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is 
recommended to save the file (refer to Step 6, “Saving the embroidery pattern”, on page 23). You will be able 
to retrieve it later and resume your work.
The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session using one of the 
Photo Stitch functions. 
Step 1
Starting up Layout & Editing
1.
Click , select All Programs, then 
PE-DESIGN Ver. 6. Select Layout & Editing 
to open the Layout & Editing window.
bMemo:
If a shortcut for Layout & Editing was 
created, for example, on the desktop, 
double-click it to start up the application.
 
→The Layout & Editing window appears.
bMemo:
 To fill the entire screen with the Layout & 
Editing window, click the maximize button 
on the right end of the title bar.
 At this time, you can change the Design 
Page properties by using the menu 
command 
Option – Design Page 
Property. (For more details, refer to 
page 77.) For this example, we will not 
change the Design Page settings.
Step 1Starting up Layout & Editing page 25
Step 2Opening an image file page 26
Step 3Adjusting the size and position of the image page 27
Step 4Automatically converting the image to an embroidery pattern page 27
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 25  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							26
Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
Step 2
Opening an image file
First, we need to open the image that will be 
converted into an embroidery pattern.
1.Click Image on the menu bar, point to Input, 
and then click from File on the submenu.
→The Open an image file dialog box ap-
pears.
2.Double-click the Photo folder to open it.
3.Select the sample file girl.bmp in the Photo 
folder.
bMemo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file will appear in the 
Preview box.
4.Click Open to open the image file and to close 
the dialog box.
bMemo:
Double-clicking the file name also adds the 
image to the work area and closes the dialog 
box.
→The image appears in the work area. 
Menu barToolbarSewing Attributes bar
To o l  B o x
Wor k a rea
Design Page 
Status barMaximize button
Close buttonTitle bar
Minimize button
Reference Window
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 26  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							Basic Operation
27
Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
Step 3
Adjusting the size and position 
of the image
1.
Click Image on the menu bar, and then click 
Modify.
→Handles appear around the image.
bMemo:
The status bar shows the dimensions (width 
and height) of the image.
2.Adjust the selected image to the desired size, 
and move it to the desired location.
cFor more details, refer to , “Changing the 
Size and Position of the Image”, on page 
114.
Step 4
Automatically converting the 
image to an embroidery pattern
1.Click Image on the menu bar, and then click 
Image to Stitch Wizard.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below.
→The Select Stitch Method for Image dia-
log box appears.
Status bar
Handles
Image to Stitch Wizard
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 27  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							28
Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
2.Select Photo Stitch 1, then Color, and then 
click Next.
→The Select Mask dialog box appears. 
bMemo:
The following stitch methods are also 
available.

Auto Punch
For more details, refer to page 115.

Photo Stitch 1 (Mono)
For more details on the 
Mono setting, refer 
to page 120.

Photo Stitch 2 (Color and Mono)
Refer to page 122 for more details on the 
Color setting and to page 124 for more 
details on the 
Mono setting.

Cross Stitch
For more details, refer to page 125.

Design Center
For more details, refer to “Using Design 
Center” on page 30.
3.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to.
4.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it surrounds the desired part of 
the image to be converted to an embroidery 
pattern.
bMemo:
Any part of the image that is outside of the 
mask will not be converted to an embroidery 
pattern.
5.Click Next.
→The image is analyzed, and the Check 
Mask Shape dialog box appears.
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 28  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							Basic Operation
29
Automatically Creating Embroidery Patterns
6.If the shape and position of the mask are as 
desired, click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
bMemo:
Various settings are available for converting 
the image to an embroidery pattern. (For 
more details on the various settings, refer to 
page 116.)
7.Click Next.
→The image is converted to an embroidery 
pattern, which is displayed in the Preview 
dialog box.
8.Click Finish.
→The embroidery pattern is displayed in the 
Design Page.
cFor details on previewing the embroidery 
pattern, refer to Step 5, “Displaying a 
preview of the embroidery pattern”, on 
page 22.
cFor details on saving the embroidery 
pattern as a file, refer to Step 6, “Saving 
the embroidery pattern”, on page 23.
cFor details on transferring the embroidery 
pattern to an original card, refer to Step 7, 
“Transferring the pattern to an original 
card”, on page 24.
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 29  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							30
Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns
Using Design Center
In this section, we are going to manually create an embroidery pattern from an image using a four-stage 
procedure. This pattern will be used later as the stepping stone to create a more complex embroidery pattern.
Follow the instructions in this section step by step. If you have to interrupt this exercise for any reason, it is 
recommended to save the file (refer to Step 9, “Saving the file”, on page 38). You will be able to retrieve it later 
and resume your work.
The complete procedure will take you through the different steps of a normal working session with Design 
Center and will introduce you to its most important features.
Step 1
Starting up Design Center
1.
Click , select All Programs, then 
PE-DESIGN Ver.6. Select Design Center to 
open the Design Center window.
bMemo:
If a shortcut for Design Center was created, 
for example, on the desktop, double-click it to 
start up the application.
→The How do you want to produce em-
broidery? dialog box and the Design 
Center window appear. 
bMemo:
To fill the entire screen with the Design 
Center window, click the maximize button on 
the right end of the title bar.
Step 1Starting up Design Center page 30
Step 2Opening an image file page 31
Step 3Continuing to stage 2 (Line Image stage) page 31
Step 4Editing lines page 32
Step 5Continuing to stage 3 (Figure Handle stage) page 33
Step 6Continuing to stage 4 (Sew Setting stage) page 34
Step 7Specifying sewing attributes page 34
Step 8Previewing the image page 37
Step 9Saving the file page 38
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 30  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							Basic Operation
31
Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns
Step 2
Opening an image file
First, we need to open the image that will be used 
to create the embroidery pattern.
1.In the How do you want to produce 
embroidery? dialog box, click  .
→The From Image dialog box appears.
2.Click .
→The Open dialog box appears.
bMemo:
The Open dialog box can also be displayed 
by selecting the menu command Open – File 
in Design Center.
3.Select the sample file Flower.bmp in the Data 
folder.
bMemo:
If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file will appear in the 
Preview box.
4.Click Open to open the image file and to close 
the dialog box.
bMemo:
Double-clicking the file name also adds the 
image to the work area and closes the dialog 
box.
→The image appears in the Design Page 
and in the Cut out to Line Image dialog 
box.
 
Step 3
Continuing to stage 2 (Line 
Image stage)
After opening the image, we will continue to stage 
2 (Line Image stage), where we will select the 
color(s) that will be used to create the line image 
(outline of the image).
bMemo:
If the wizard is not being used, click Stage on 
the menu bar, and then click 
To Line Image.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below.
1.Move the pointer over the image in the Cut 
out to Line Image dialog box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to  . 
bMemo:
To display the image enlarged (or reduced), 
move the 
ZOOM slider up (or down). When 
the image is enlarged, you can scroll through 
it to display different parts.
To Line Image
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 31  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM 
						

							32
Creating and Editing Embroidery Patterns
2.Click any part of the outline. 
→The selected color appears in the top box 
under 
Pick Colors, and   appears in the 
check box to show that the color is selected.
bMemo:
 If the image contains outlines of different 
colors, you can repeat step 
2. t o  s e l e c t  u p  
to five colors. If more than five colors are 
selected, only the last five colors selected 
remain in the list.
 To deselect a color, clear the 
corresponding check box.
 To adjust the color tone and reduce image 
noise (distortions), click 
Image Tune. (For 
more details, refer to page 74.)
3.Click Preview to preview the line image in the 
Design Page.
bMemo:
To quit the operation and go back to stage 1 
(Original Image stage), click Cancel.
4.When the line image appears as desired, click 
OK.
→The line image is displayed in the Design 
Page.
bMemo:
At this time, the pattern can be saved as a .pel file. For 
details, refer to Step 9, “Saving the file”, on page 38.
Step 4
Editing lines
At this time, you might need to correct a few lines 
in the line image. You should make sure that 
regions are completely enclosed by either a single 
closed line or intersecting lines. You may also 
want to edit the line image and either add or 
remove some details. You can do this at this time 
using the pens and erasers in the Tool Box.
In this example, we are going to display the line 
image enlarged to make editing easier, then use 
an eraser to remove some of the outline.
1.Click .
→When the pointer is moved over the work 
area, the shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the line image.
bMemo:
 To further enlarge the line image, repeat 
step 
2.
 To zoom in on a specific area, move the 
pointer near the desired area, and then 
drag the pointer diagonally over the 
desired area. A dotted box appears as you 
drag the pointer, and the selected area is 
enlarged when the mouse button is 
released.
For more details on the 
Zoom buttons in 
the Tool Box, refer to page 234.
3.Click   on the Tool Box.
→When the pointer is moved over the work 
area, the shape of the pointer changes to 
. 
PeDesignV6Eng.book  Page 32  Thursday, July 8, 2004  11:59 AM