Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Rotating numerically
1.
Select the pattern that you want to rotate.
2.Click Edit, then Numerical Setting, then 
Rotate.
→The Rotate dialog box appears.
3.Type or select the desired rotation angle.
4.Click OK.
Grouping embroidery 
patterns
Several individual patterns can be grouped so that 
the same changes apply to all of the patterns within 
the group. Grouped patterns can however still be 
edited independently.
1.Select several patterns.
2.Click Edit, then Group.
→The selected patterns are grouped.

Editing grouped patterns 
individually
Even after patterns are grouped, they can be edited 
individually.
1.To select a single pattern within a group, hold 
down the   key while clicking the pattern.
To select multiple patterns within a group, or to 
select grouped and ungrouped patterns, hold 
down the   and   keys while clicking 
the patterns.
2.Edit the object as desired.
bMemo:
 The angle can also be specified by moving 
the pointer over the red arrow inside of the 
circle, then dragging the red arrow to the 
desired angle. When the pointer is moved 
over the red arrow, its shape changes to 
.
 Select 
0 degree to leave the pattern 
unchanged.
bMemo:
 To view the pattern rotated the specified 
angle in the Design Page, click 
Preview.
 To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes to the settings, click 
Cancel.
aNote:
The range of values that can be entered is 
between 0 and 359 degrees, in 1-degree 
increments.
bMemo:
 If you select only the text fit to a path or only 
the path, both the path and text will be 
included in the group.
 When selecting a pattern set as part of a 
hole sewing pattern, the entire hole sewing 
pattern will be included in the group.
 To ungroup the patterns, select the group, 
and then click
 Edit, then Ungroup.
bMemo:
A light blue frame appears around the 
grouped patterns whenever the group or an 
individual pattern is selected.
bMemo:
Grouping is cancelled if patterns are deleted 
to leave only one.
Alt
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Reshaping Embroidery Patterns
Selecting points
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.To select a single point, click an empty square.
To select additional points, hold down the 
 key and click each point, or drag the 
pointer over the points that you want to select.
To select all points between the selected point 
and the next point selected, hold down the 
 key while clicking the next point.
To select an additional point in the direction of 
the end point, hold down the   key and 
press the →or ↓key. To select an additional 
point in the direction of the start point, hold 
down the   key and press the ←or ↑ 
key. Holding down the   key and 
pressing the opposite arrow key deselects the 
point.To deselect the current point and select the 
following point in the direction of the end point, 
hold down the   key and press the →or 
↓key. To deselect the current point and 
select the following point in the direction of the 
start point, hold down the   key and press 
the ←or ↑key.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
Moving points
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit. 
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point that you want to move.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, an 
arc, a fan shape, an arc & string, a manual 
punching pattern, or stitch data.
Ctrl
Shift
Shift
Shift
Shift
aNote:
The points of some patterns cannot be 
selected.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, an 
arc, a fan shape, an arc & string, a manual 
punching pattern, or stitch data.
aNote:
If you click the outline of the pattern instead 
of a point, a new point is inserted.
Ctrl
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5.Drag the point to the new location.
Inserting points
New points can be inserted in order to change the 
shape of a pattern. In the case of a new point on a 
curve, you can also use the handle to reorient the 
tangent to the new point.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  . 
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the outline to add a point.
→A new point appears selected (as a small 
black square and, in the case of a curve, 
with a control handle).
aNote:
You must drag a point that is selected. If you 
start dragging by clicking elsewhere on the 
outline of the pattern, a new point will be 
inserted or the selected point(s) will be 
deselected.
bMemo:
 All of the selected points move in the same 
direction.
 To move the point of a broken line, a curve, 
a manual punching pattern, or stitch data 
horizontally or vertically, hold down the 
 key while dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected point 0.5 mm (about 0.02 inch) in 
the direction of the arrow on the key. 
Holding down the arrow key for the desired 
direction continues moving the outline in 
that direction.
If 
Snap to Grid is selected, each press of 
an arrow key moves the point one grid mark 
in the direction of the arrow on the key.
 The arrow keys cannot be used to move the 
end points of an arc.
 Points in patterns set for hole sewing can 
also be moved. However, the point cannot 
be moved to cross an outline. In order to 
move the point in this way, cancel hole 
sewing first.
Shift
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a 
manual punching pattern, or stitch data.
bMemo:
If a manual punching block pattern was 
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Deleting points
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point that you want to delete.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
5.Click Edit, then Delete, or press the   
key to remove the point.
Transforming straight lines into 
curves or curves into straight lines
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point that you want to transform.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
5.To transform a straight line to a curve, click 
Edit, then Point, then click To Curve, or right-
click the point, and then click To Curve on the 
menu that appeared.
To transform a curve to a straight line, click 
Edit, then Point, then click To Straight, or 
right-click the point, and then click To Straight 
on the menu that appeared.
→A point on curve is transformed to a 
corner, and a corner point is transformed 
to a point on a curve.
bMemo:
The pattern can be a broken line, a curve, a 
manual punching pattern, or stitch data.
bMemo:
If a point of a manual punching block pattern 
was selected, the pair of points are deleted.
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Smoothing out the path at a 
point
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point where the path is to be 
smoothed out.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
5.Click Edit, then Point, then To Smooth, or 
right-click the point, and then click To Smooth 
on the menu that appeared.
→The path at the point is smoothed out.
6.Drag the path to adjust it.
Symmetrically adjusting the 
control handles of a point
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point where the control handles are 
to be adjusted symmetrically.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
5.Click Edit, then Point, then To Symmetry, or 
right-click the point, and then click To 
Symmetry on the menu that appeared.
6.Drag the path to adjust it.
→The control handles of the point are 
moved symmetrically.
bMemo:
If the point is on a curve, you can use the 
control handles to adjust the curve. 
						

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Transforming to a pointed 
path
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the pattern that you want to edit.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
4.Click the point where the path is to be 
transformed to a pointed one.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
5.Click Edit, then Point, then To Cusp, or right-
click the point, and then click To Cusp on the 
menu that appeared.
→The path is transformed to a pointed one 
at the selected point.
6.Drag the path to adjust it.
Moving entry/exit points 
and the center point

Moving the entry/exit points
You can reposition the entry and exit points of 
objects created with the tools on the Tool Box in 
order to adjust the stitching.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the object that you want to edit.
→The entry and exit points of the object 
appear.
aNote:
If the entry and exit points have been 
optimized (a check mark appears in front of 
the 
Optimize Entry/Exit points command 
on the 
Sew menu), the entry and exit points 
of the patterns cannot be edited. In order to 
use this tool for editing the entry and exit 
points, select the menu command 
Sew – Optimize Entry/Exit points to cancel the 
setting.
bMemo:
If the region has the concentric circle stitch or 
radial stitch applied, the center point of the 
stitching also appears. (For details on moving 
the center point, refer to “Moving the center 
point” on page 111.)
aNote:
The entry and exit points of stitch data, text, 
and manual punching patterns cannot be 
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This is the entry point for the outline 
stitching. The previous pattern is 
connected to this point.
This is the exit point for the outline 
stitching. Stitching continues from this 
point to the next pattern.
This is the entry point for the inside 
region stitching. The previous pattern 
is connected to this point.
This is the exit point for the inside 
region stitching. Stitching continues 
from this point to the next pattern.
4.Drag the arrow for the point that you want to 
move to the desired location on the outline.

Moving the center point
The center point for regions set to the concentric 
circle stitch or radial stitch can be repositioned for a 
more decorative effect.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the region set to the concentric circle 
stitch or radial stitch that you want to edit.
→The entry and exit points and the center 
point of the object appear.
4.Drag the center point to the desired location.

Optimizing the entry/exit points
The positions of the entry and the exit points for the 
objects can be adjusted automatically in order to 
optimize stitching.
1.Click Sew, then Optimize Entry/Exit points.
To optimize the entry and exit points, select 
this command so that a check mark appears.
To cancel optimizing, select this command so 
that no check mark appears.
→If a check mark appears beside Optimize 
Entry/Exit points, the entry and exit 
points for the stitching of connected 
objects with the same color are optimized 
(in other words, they are connected by the 
shortest distance possible).
bMemo:
If the outline or the inside region are set to not 
be sewn, the corresponding point does not 
appear.
bMemo:
If the sew type for a region is set to Random 
Walking Stitch, points indicating the entry 
point and exit point for the region do not 
appear.
aNote:
 Only entry and exit points for patterns 
created with the Circle or Arc, Rectangle 
and Outline tools can be edited. Stitch 
pattern or patterns created with the Text 
tools or Manual Punch tools cannot be 
edited.
 If the menu command 
Sew – Optimize 
Entry/Exit points is selected to optimize 
the entry and exit points, all manual 
adjustments of the entry and exit points 
will be lost, and the positions of the points 
will be automatically optimized.
aNote:
 Only entry and exit points for patterns 
created with the Circle or Arc, Rectangle 
and Outline tools can be optimized.
 If the menu command 
Sew – Optimize 
Entry/Exit points is selected to optimize 
the entry and exit points, the entry and exit 
points cannot be moved with the Entry/
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→If the check mark does not appear beside 
Optimize Entry/Exit points, the entry 
and exit points are not optimized. If the 
optimizing of the entry and exit points is 
cancelled, the entry point and exit point 
positions are retained. In addition, the 
positions of the entry and the exit points 
can be manually changed with the Entry/
Exit/Center point tool.
Optimize Entry/Exit points not selected
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Editing a Stitch Pattern
Converting objects to a 
stitch pattern
Objects drawn with the tools in Layout & Editing can 
be converted into a stitch pattern, allowing you to 
make detailed changes by modifying the position of 
individual stitches.
1.Select the object that you want to convert.
2.Click Sew, then Convert to Stitches.
The selected object is converted to stitch 
pattern. 
→The dotted line around the converted 
pattern indicates that it is a stitch pattern. 
Each stitch of the converted pattern can 
be edited with the Edit Point tool.
Editing stitch points of 
stitch pattern
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the object that you want to edit.
→The stitch points in the stitch pattern 
appear as small empty squares.
4.To select a single stitch point, click an empty 
square.
→The selected stitch point appears as a 
small black square.
To select multiple stitch points, hold down the 
 key and click each of the other points 
that you want to select, or drag the pointer 
over the stitch points that you want to select.
bMemo:
 Grouped objects, objects set for hole sewing, 
and text arranged on shapes and their 
shapes will each be converted to stitch 
pattern.
 Patterns that do not have sewing attributes 
applied are deleted when the object is 
converted to stitch pattern.
 Object means patterns created with Shape 
tools or Text tools or Manual Punch tools.
aNote:
Stitch pattern are surrounded with a dotted 
line.
If the object is not surrounded by a dotted 
line, it cannot be edited. Select the menu 
command 
Sew – Convert to Stitch to 
convert the object to stitch pattern.
bMemo:
If you click a feed, the points at both ends are 
selected.
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→Selected points appear as small black 
squares.

Moving stitch points
1.
Drag the selected stitch points to the new 
location.

Inserting stitch points and feeds
1.
Click a line between two stitch points to add a 
new point at that position.

Deleting stitch points
1.
Press the   key to delete the selected 
stitch point.

Editing entry/exit points for each 
color of the stitch pattern
1.
Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the object that you want to edit.
→The stitch points in the object appear as 
small empty squares.
4.To select the entry point of the first thread 
color, press the   and   keys.
To select the exit point of the last thread color, 
press the   and   keys.
To select the entry point of a given color, 
select at least one point in that color, and then 
press the   key.
To select the exit point of a given color, select 
at least one point in that color, and then press 
the  key.
bMemo:
 To select all stitch points (in the stitching 
order) between the selected stitch point and 
the next point selected, hold down the 
 key while clicking the next stitch 
point.
 To select an additional stitch point in the 
stitching order, hold down the   key 
and press the 
→or ↓key. To select an 
additional stitch point in the opposite 
direction of the stitching order, hold down 
the   key and press the 
←or ↑key. 
Holding down the   key and pressing 
the opposite arrow key deselects the stitch 
point.
 To deselect the current stitch point and 
select the following point in the stitching 
direction, hold down the   key and 
press the 
→or ↓key. To deselect the 
current stitch point and select the previous 
point in the stitching direction, hold down 
the   key and press the 
←or ↑key.
 To select all stitch points in the next color, 
press the   key. To select all stitch 
points in the previous color, hold down the 
 key and press the   key.
aNote
When selecting stitch points, be sure to click 
the stitch point (do not click a blank area of 
the Design Page), otherwise all of the 
selected points will be deselected.
bMemo:
 To move the selected stitch point 
horizontally or vertically, hold down the 
 key while dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected stitch point 0.1 mm in the direction 
of the arrow on the key.
If 
Snap to Grid is selected, each press of 
an arrow key moves the pattern one grid 
mark in the direction of the arrow on the key.
 The arrow keys cannot be used to move 
text on a path if just the text is selected. The 
path must also be selected in order to move 
using the arrow keys.
Shift
Shift
Shift
Shift
Ctrl
Ctrl
Ta b
ShiftTa b
Shift
bMemo:
 To insert a stitch point and change the 
previous line into a feed, hold down the 
 and   keys while clicking on 
the line.
 If there is a long distance between stitches, 
the needle may automatically drop, 
depending on the embroidery machine. To 
sew long jumps, perform this operation.
bMemo:
If the end point of a feed is deleted, that feed 
segment is deleted and the stitches before 
and after the feed are connected.
CtrlShift
Delete
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