Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard)
6.In the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box, 
click Update Preview.
→The previewed image is updated.
7.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and 
displayed in the Design Page.

If Photo Stitch 1 (Mono) is selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it surrounds the desired part of 
the image
cFor details on the settings, refer to 
page 82.
3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.
bMemo:
 To move the color selected in the Color List 
to the Use Color List, click Add. If no color 
is selected, or if the Use Color List already 
contains 50 colors, this button cannot be 
clicked. 
 To delete the color selected in the 
Use 
Color List, click Remove. If no color is 
selected in the Use Color List, this button 
cannot be clicked.
 The thread colors in the 
Color List and Use 
Color List
 are listed, in order, starting from 
the brightest. This order is the sewing order 
and cannot be changed.
 The maximum number of colors that can be 
added to the 
Use Color List is 50.
 Thread colors displayed in the 
Use Color 
List are not displayed in the Color List.
 To select several colors, hold the   
key (to select adjacent colors) or the   
key (to select colors that are not adjacent), 
and then select the desired colors. 
 To apply the changes to the list and close 
the dialog box, click 
OK. The selected 
colors are applied to the preview shown in 
the 
Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box. 
This button cannot be clicked if the Use 
Color List is empty.
 To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes, click 
Cancel.
Shift
Ctrl
aNote:
If the width or height of the image exceeds 
500 mm, the following message appears. 
When this happens, adjust the original 
image size.
bMemo:
With a single-colored background, click Auto 
Generate to automatically detect the outline 
of the image.
bMemo:
To display the Image Tune dialog box, where 
you can adjust the image, click Image Tune. 
(For more details, refer to “Image Tune” on 
page 83.) 
						

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→A Gray Balance dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
4.Move the slider to specify which parts of the 
image to create the embroidery pattern for.
5.In the Gray Balance dialog box, click Next.→The Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
6.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
Sewing Option
bMemo:
 Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled 
with a crosshatch pattern.
 An embroidery pattern will be created from 
any areas remaining in black.
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
DetailSpecifies how detailed the created 
embroidery pattern will be. Selecting a 
setting closer to Fine creates more 
details in the pattern and increases the 
number of stitches. (The stitches will 
overlap)
Run PitchSets the sewing pitch. The pattern is 
created with this setting value as the 
minimum length. When the value is 
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)
Conversion 
PrioritySelect what parameter is given priority 
when converting to embroidery pattern.
Stitch Quality: Creates a pattern while 
giving priority to the stitching quality. 
However, many jump stitches will result.
Jump Stitch Reduction: Creates a 
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.
Image TypeIf 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 
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. 
						

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Color Option
7.In the Photo Stitch 1 Parameters dialog box, 
click Update Preview.
→The previewed image is updated.
8.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and 
displayed in the Design Page.

If Photo Stitch 2 (Color) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it surrounds the desired part of 
the image
cFor details on the settings, refer to 
page 82.
Change 
ColorClick on the Change Color button to 
open the Thread Color dialog box if you 
wish to change the color of the photo 
stitching. You can also change the 
brand of thread you wish to sew with. 
Select the color and click ok to make the 
color change.
Brightness / 
ContrastThe top slider is used to adjust the 
brightness. Move the slider to the right 
to increase the brightness or to the left 
to decrease the brightness. The bottom 
slider is used to adjust the 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.
Select from 
CandidatesClick this button to open the Select 
from Candidates dialog box. Variations 
of the image with different degrees of 
brightness and contrast are displayed. 
Click one of the variations, and then 
click OK to apply the settings and 
display a preview of the image.
Update 
PreviewClick this button to update the 
previewed image after settings have 
been changed.
aNote:
If the width or height of the image exceeds 
500 mm, the following message appears. 
When this happens, adjust the original 
image size.
bMemo:
With a single-colored background, click Auto 
Generate to automatically detect the outline 
of the image.
bMemo:
To display the Image Tune dialog box, where 
you can adjust the image, click Image Tune. 
(For more details, refer to “Image Tune” on 
page 83.) 
						

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3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.
→The image is analyzed, and the Check 
Mask Shape dialog box appears.
4.Click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
5.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
Sewing Option
Thread Color Setting
bMemo:
Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled with 
a crosshatch pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click Previous.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Line intervalSpecifies the interval between parallel 
lines used to create the embroidery 
pattern.
Range: 1.2 to 5.0 mm (0.05 to 0.2 inch)
Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch)
Max. DensitySpecifies the maximum density for 
areas of the created embroidery pattern 
sewn with the zigzag stitch. The 
embroidery pattern will be created with 
a density smaller than that set here.
Range: 2.5 to 5.0 lines per mm (64 to 
127 lines per inch)
Default: 3.0 lines per mm (76 lines per inch)
Thread ChartYou can select the brand of thread you 
want to use with the Color Set function. 
The colors will be selected 
automatically correspond with the Color 
Set selection. A user thread chart can 
also be selected.
Color SetIf Auto Select is selected, the most 
appropriate four colors will automatically 
be selected. Selecting a different option 
specifies the four colors used when 
creating the embroidery pattern.
The color choices are: cyan (C), 
magenta (M), yellow (Y), black (K), red 
(R), green (G) and blue (B). Select one 
of the following combinations that 
contains the colors most used in the 
image.
Color combinations: CMYK, RGBK, 
CRYK, BMYK
Thread 
Colors UsedDisplays the four selected thread colors.
Change 
Color
In Thread Colors Used click on the color 
you want to change. Then click on 
Change Color to open the Thread Color 
dialog box. Select the new color and click 
ok. You will see the color change within 
the photo in the preview box within the 
Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog.
Brightness / 
ContrastThe top slider is used to adjust the 
brightness. Move the slider to the right 
to increase the brightness or to the left 
to decrease the brightness. The bottom 
slider is used to adjust the 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 the changes made.
Update 
PreviewClick this button to update the 
previewed image after settings have 
been changed.
Line interval 
						

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Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard)
6.In the Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box, 
click Update Preview.
→The previewed image is updated.
7.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and 
displayed in the Design Page.

If Photo Stitch 2 (Mono) is 
selected
→A Select Mask dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
1.From the list at the bottom of the dialog box, 
select the desired shape that the image will be 
trimmed to (mask).
2.In the image preview box, move the handles of 
the mask until it surrounds the desired part of 
the image
cFor details on the settings, refer to 
page 82.
aNote:
If the width or height of the image exceeds 
500 mm, the following message appears. 
When this happens, adjust the original 
image size.
bMemo:
With a single-colored background, click Auto 
Generate to automatically detect the outline 
of the image.
bMemo:
To display the Image Tune dialog box, where 
you can adjust the image, click Image Tune. 
(For more details, refer to “Image Tune” on 
page 83.) 
						

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Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard)
3.In the Select Mask dialog box, click Next.
→A Gray Balance dialog box similar to the 
one shown below appears.
4.Move the slider to specify which parts of the 
image to create the embroidery pattern for.
5.In the Gray Balance dialog box, click Next.
→The Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog 
box appears.
6.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
Sewing Option
Color Option
bMemo:
 An embroidery pattern will be created from 
any areas remaining in black.
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Line intervalSpecifies the interval between parallel 
lines used to create the embroidery 
pattern.
Range: 1.2 to 5.0 mm (0.05 to 0.2 inch)
Default: 2.0 mm (0.08 inch)
Max. DensitySpecifies the maximum density for 
areas of the created embroidery pattern 
sewn with the zigzag stitch. The 
embroidery pattern will be created with 
a density smaller than that set here.
Range: 2.5 to 5.0 lines per mm (64 to 
127 lines per inch)
Default: 3.0 lines per mm (76 lines per inch)
Change 
ColorClick on the Change Color button to 
open the Thread Color dialog box if you 
wish to change the color of the photo 
stitching. You can also change the 
brand of thread you wish to sew with. 
Select the color and click ok to make the 
color change.
Brightness / 
ContrastThe top slider is used to adjust the 
brightness. Move the slider to the right 
to increase the brightness or to the left 
to decrease the brightness. The bottom 
slider is used to adjust the 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 the changes made.
Update 
PreviewClick this button to update the 
previewed image after settings have 
been changed.
Line interval 
						

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Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard)
7.In the Photo Stitch 2 Parameters dialog box, 
click Update Preview.
→The previewed image is updated.
8.Click Finish.
→An embroidery pattern is created and 
displayed in the Design Page.
Automatically converting an image to 
a cross stitch pattern (Cross Stitch)

If Cross Stitch is selected
→The Cross Stitch Attributes dialog box 
appears.
1.Specify the settings for creating the 
embroidery pattern.
bMemo:
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous. 
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
Cross sizeSets the horizontal and vertical size of 
the pattern.Range: 1.5 to 5.0 mm (0.06 to 0.20 inch)Default: 2.5 mm (0.1 inch)
Stitch timesSets the number of times that the 
pattern will be sewn. Sews twice per 
time.
Range: Single, Double, Triple
Default: Single
Thread ChartYou can select the brand of thread you 
want to use in the created cross stitch 
pattern. A user thread chart can also be 
selected.
The best corresponding thread colors 
from the selected thread chart will be 
selected.
Max. 
Number of 
ColorsSets the number of colors used in the 
created pattern.
The embroidery pattern is created using 
no more than the number of colors 
specified.
Range: 2 to 50
Default: 8 
						

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Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard)
2.Click Next.
→A Select Cross Stitch Embroidery Area 
dialog box similar to the one shown below 
appears.
3.In the image in the dialog box, click the areas 
to select whether or not they are to be sewn.
4.If necessary, in the Omit Colors list, click the 
colors to select whether or not they will be sewn.
5.After selecting the desired settings, click 
Finish.
→The cross stitch pattern is created and 
displayed in the Design Page.
In this example, the menu command Display 
Image - Off has been selected.
bMemo:
 Areas not set to be sewn are shown filled 
with a crosshatch pattern.
 To adjust the zoom ratio that the image is 
displayed in, move the slider between   
and .
 To return to the previous dialog box, click 
Previous.
bMemo:
Colors that are crossed out are set to not be 
sewn.
These areas 
will not be sewn.
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Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Layout & Editing/Image to Stitch Wizard)

If Design Center is selected
→Design Center starts up, and a Design 
Page is displayed with the image 
imported into it. For details, refer to 
“Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns 
From Images (Design Center)” on 
page 193. 
						

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Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs
Creating a new embroidery 
design
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click File, then New.
→If the current Design Page has already 
been saved or has not been edited, a new 
Design Page immediately appears.
→If the current Design Page has not been 
saved, you will be asked whether you 
want to save the changes.
2.Specify the Design Page settings.
Opening a Layout & Editing 
file
An embroidery design that has previously been 
saved as a Layout & Editing file (.pes file) can be 
opened.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click File, then Open.
→A File Open dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder.
3.To view the contents of the .pes files in the 
currently selected folder, click Browse.
→A Browse dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
bMemo:
 To save the Design Page, click Yes.
 To abandon the Design Page, click 
No.
 To return to the Design Page, for example, 
t o  m o d i f y  i t  o r  s a v e  i t  w i t h  a n o t h e r  f i l e  n a m e ,  
click 
Cancel.
bMemo:
For more details, refer to “Specifying the 
Design Page Size and Color” on page 99.
bMemo:
This dialog box can be resized so that the 
folder contents can be viewed better. The size 
of the dialog box is retained until it is changed 
again.
bMemo:
 If the Preview check box is selected, the 
contents of the selected file will appear in 
the 
Preview box.
 To quit the operation and close the dialog 
box, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
 Be sure to select a folder that contains.pes 
files.
 If a .pes file is saved with Pattern 
extending off the Design Page or with the 
number of stitches or number of colors for 
the design exceeding the Design Page 
limitations, a preview of the image cannot 
be displayed.