Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Features
Easily Create Custom Font Patterns
Custom fonts can be created using Font Creator. These fonts can be recalled to be used in Layout & Editing.
cFor more details, refer to “Manually Creating Custom Font (Font Creator)” on page 296.
Have Fun Creating Embroidery Patterns Manually
You can combine embroidery patterns or apply stitching to drawings and text. In addition, you can design a 
wider variety of embroidery patterns by using the many sew types available.
cFor more details, refer to...

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Features
Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Four Applications

Layout & Editing
cRefer to “Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design (Auto Punch Function)” on 
page 18.
cRefer to “Arranging Embroidery Patterns (Layout & Editing)” on page 45.
cFor more details, refer to pages 76 through 192.

Design Center
cRefer to “Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns From Images (Design Center)” on page 33.
cFor more details, refer to pages 193 through 236.

Font Creator
cRefer to “Manually...

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Description of New Features
New Features of Version 7

Stitch generation
 Added Line Sewing Type: Triple Stitch (page 150, page 153, page 218)
 Added Region Sewing Type: Random Walking Stitch (stippling-style stitch) (page 150, page 160, page 224)
 Variations of under sewing
- Added new under sewing type to the Region Sewing Attributes (page 155, page 156, page 157, page 219, 
page 220, page 221)
- Under sewing can be set for zigzag stitching, manual punching, and text (page 153, page 157, page...

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Basic Operation Map 

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Support/Service
Contact Technical Support if you have a problem. Please check the company web site (http://
www.brother.com/) to find the technical Support in your area. To view the FAQ and information for software 
updates, visit the Brother Solutions Center at (http://solutions.brother.com/).
Online Registration
If you wish to be contacted about upgrades and provided with important information such as future product 
developments and improvements, you can register your product online by following a...

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Starting up/Exiting Applications
Starting up Layout & Editing
Layout & Editing is used to automatically create embroidery patterns from images and to create embroidery 
patterns by combining drawn objects and text.
1.Click  , then select All Programs, 
then 
PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Layout & 
Editing
 to open the Layout & Editing window.
→The Layout & Editing window appears.
Starting up Design Center
Design Center is used to manually create embroidery patterns from images using a four-stage procedure....

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Starting up/Exiting Applications
Starting up Font Creator
Font Creator allows you to create original font characters.
1.Click  , then select All Programs, 
then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Font Creator to 
open the Font Creator window.
→The Font Creator window appears.
Starting up Programmable Stitch Creator
Programmable Stitch Creator allows you to create, edit and save fill/stamp and motif stitch patterns that can 
be applied as a programmable fill stitch or a motif stitch, or as a stamp to the enclosed...

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Starting up/Exiting Applications
Starting up Design Database
Design Database allows you to organize the embroidery design files on your computer so that you can easily 
preview them and find the desired design.
1.Click  , then select All Programs, 
then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Design 
Database to open the Design Database 
window.
→The Design Database window appears.2.Click a folder in the folder pane.
→All embroidery files in the folder are 
displayed in the contents pane.
Exiting the Application
When...

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Understanding Windows and Using Tools
Layout & Editing Window
The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm.
1 Title bar
2 Menu bar
Provides access to the functions.
3 Toolbar
Provides shortcuts for the menu commands.
4 Sewing Attributes bar
Sets the sewing attributes (color and sew type) 
of lines and regions in the pattern.
5 Tool Box
Used to create, select and edit patterns.
6 Status bar
Provides helpful information.7 Reference Window
Displays all patterns in the work...

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Understanding Windows and Using Tools
Design Center Window
The default value for the design page size in this example is 100 × 100 mm.
1 Title bar
2 Menu bar
Provides access to the functions.
3 Toolbar
Provides shortcuts for the menu commands.
4 Sewing Attributes bar
Sets the sewing attributes (color and sew type) 
of the lines and regions in the pattern
(only in the Sew Setting stage)
5 Tool Box
Used to select and edit the image or pattern. 
Original Image Stage has no Tool Box; the other 
stages all...