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Manually Creating Professional-Level 
Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)
The Manual Punch tools are used to create patterns that look like manual embroidery. With manual punching, 
you can create patterns with any sewing order, direction and orientation that you want.
Letters that you design yourself constitute a typical example of patterns that look better using manual punching 
patterns. The illustrations below show two previews of the letter “O”.
The one shown below has been designed using two concentric ovals without a line sewing attribute, filling the 
larger oval with the fill stitch, and turning off the region sewing attribute inside the small oval. The pair was then 
set for hole sewing.
The letter shown below has been drawn using the Manual Punch tools. To do this, we duplicated the letter 
shown above, removed the inside region, and created a manual punching pattern using the outlines of the 
ovals as guides. The ovals were then deleted.
The stitch density for both letters was set to low in order to make it easier to see the difference between the 
two patterns on the preview display.
When creating a manual punching pattern, it is easier to use an image in the background as a guide. In the 
above example, we used two ovals that we removed after completing the manual punching pattern.
Fill stitch(The stitching has a constant direction.)
Manual punching
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Another possibility is to load a template image and 
redraw it using manual punching patterns. The 
advantage of this method is that you have a better 
control on the thread orientation.
1.Open a template or prepare an image that you 
will use as a guide. (For more details, refer to 
“Importing Image Data” on page 76.)
2.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Five buttons appear: 
 is for creating straight block-type 
punching patterns. (Shortcut key:  )
 is for creating curved block-type 
punching patterns. (Shortcut key:  )
 is for semi-automatically creating block-
type punching patterns. (Shortcut key:  )
 is for creating running-type punching 
patterns (the broken line is sewn). (Shortcut 
key: )
 is for creating feed-type punching 
patterns (the broken line is not sewn). 
(Shortcut key:  )
While creating a manual punching pattern, 
you can alternate between the various types. 
For example, you can start with a straight 
block-type pattern, then switch to a running-
type pattern (to draw an outline of the block-
type pattern), then switch to the feed type to 
move to the beginning of the next block-type 
pattern. The whole pattern, consisting of 
different types of punching patterns, will be 
considered a single pattern (all parts will have 
the same sew type and color).
In this example, we start with a straight block-
type pattern, use the feed-type pattern to 
move the pointer, and then create a running-
type pattern.
3.Click   to start creating a straight block-
type pattern.→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar 
appears similar to the one shown below.
4.Click in the Design Page to specify point 1 
(start point).
5.Refer to the illustration below, and click in the 
Design Page to specify points 2 through 8. 
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 You can change the color and sew type 
either before or after creating the pattern. 
For more details on changing these 
settings, refer to “Color” on page 149 and 
“Sew type” on page 150.
 You can also use the settings in the 
Sewing 
Attribute Setting dialog box to define other 
attributes of the pattern. (For more details, 
refer to “Specifying sewing attributes” on 
page 151.) If you do not change these 
settings at this time, the current settings will 
be applied, however you can modify them 
later.
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6.After clicking point 8 (the last point of the 
block-type pattern), click   (feed-type 
pattern button), and then in the Design Page 
to specify point 9 (the start point of the 
running-type pattern).
7.Click   (running-type pattern button), and 
then click in the Design Page to specify points 
10, 11, and 12, as shown in the above 
illustration.
8.To complete the pattern, double-click point 13 
(the last point of the entire pattern).
Adding Text
Entering Text
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Three buttons appear:  .
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar 
appears similar to the one shown below. 
3.If necessary, change the font, text size, color 
and sew type.
4.Click in the Design Page where you want the 
text to appear.
bMemo:
To remove the last point that was entered, 
click the right mouse button.bMemo:
 When entering points, change the punch 
type by pressing the appropriate shortcut 
key.
 A template image is needed in order to use 
the semi-automatic block-type punch tool. If 
there is no image, this tool will create a 
punching pattern like the straight block-type 
punch tool.
 Once the pattern is drawn, you can still 
transform straight block-type patterns into 
curved block-type patterns and vice versa. 
For details, refer to “Transforming straight 
lines into curves or curves into straight 
lines” on page 108.
bMemo:
 You can change the font, text size, color, 
and sew type either before or after creating 
the text. For more details on changing these 
settings, refer to “Font” on page 128, “Text 
Size” on page 130, “Color” on page 149 and 
“Sew type” on page 150.
 You can also use the settings in the Sewing 
Attribute Setting dialog box and the Text 
Attribute Setting dialog box to define other 
attributes of the text. (For more details, refer 
to 
“Specifying sewing attributes” on 
page 151 and “Specifying text attributes” on 
page 132.) If you do not change these 
settings at this time, the current settings will 
be applied, however you can modify them 
later.
aNote:
If one of the fonts provided with this 
application (01 to 35) or user-defined fonts is 
selected, the line sewing attributes cannot 
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→The Edit Text Letters dialog box 
appears, containing a chart with all 
characters available with the selected 
font.
5.Type the text.
6.Click OK.
→The text is displayed in the Design Page.
Selecting text attributes

Font 
Use this selector to select a font for the text.
1.Click in the Font selector.
→A list of fonts appears when clicking on 
the menu arrow at the right.
2.Click the desired font.
→The setting is applied to all text patterns 
that you will create, until the setting is 
changed.
aNote:
Text created using certain TrueType fonts 
may not be converted correctly into an 
embroidery pattern due to the shape of the 
character. These characters cannot be 
embroidered correctly. Before sewing your 
project, embroider a trial piece of fabric.
In addition, text created using some 
TrueType fonts cannot be converted at all. In 
this case, the converted text will be replaced 
with a question mark (?), or a warning 
message will appear.
bMemo:
 Press the   key to enter a new line of 
text.
 You can also enter a character by selecting 
it in the character table, then clicking 
Insert, 
or simply by double-clicking it. This is 
particularly useful if you have to enter 
accented characters that are not available 
on your keyboard.
 An enlarged image of the character appears 
below the pointer when it is moved over a 
character in the character table, providing a 
better view of the character.
Enter
bMemo:
 To quit the operation, click Cancel.
 If you want to edit the entered text, select 
it, and then select the menu command 
Text – Edit Letters. Edit the text in the 
Edit Text Letters dialog box that 
appears. (For more details, refer to 
“Editing entered text” on page 130.)
aNote:
If you entered a character that is not 
available for the selected font, an error 
message appears. Click 
OK to close the 
message and return to the 
Edit Text Letters 
dialog box, where you can correct the text.
bMemo:
The Font selector appears when   on the 
Tool Box is selected. It also appears when text 
or a character in the Design Page has been 
selected.
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→If text patterns or characters in a text 
pattern were selected, the setting is also 
applied to the selected text.The available fonts and the types of 
characters available with each font are listed 
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Built-in Fonts
User defined Fonts
True Type Fonts
The names and samples of installed TrueType 
fonts appear after the User defined Fonts.
c“Entering Text” on page 127, “Reshaping 
Embroidery Patterns” on page 106 and 
“Specifying TrueType text attributes” on 
page 137

Text Size 
Use this selector to select the size of the text.
1.Click in the Text Size selector.
2.Type the desired height (5 to 100 mm (0.20 to 
3.93 inches)) and press the   key, or 
click the desired value.
→The setting is applied to all text patterns 
that you will create, until the setting is 
changed.
→If text patterns or characters in a text 
pattern were selected, the setting is also 
applied to the selected text.
c“Entering Text” on page 127 and 
“Reshaping Embroidery Patterns” on 
page 106
Editing entered text
Text that has been entered can easily be edited.
1.Select the text that you want to edit. Uppercase letters of the English 
alphabet
Lowercase letters of the English 
alphabet
Numerals
Punctuation marks, brackets and 
other symbols
Uppercase and lowercase accented 
letters
PEF files created with Font Creator 
and saved in the folder My font in the 
folder where PE-DESIGN was 
installed appear as user-defined fonts 
after the fonts listed in the table 
above.
The UD icon appears on custom 
fonts.
bMemo:
TrueType font settings can be changed in the TrueType Font Attribute Setting dialog box, 
which is displayed by clicking the menu 
command 
Text – TrueType Font Attribute 
Setting. For more details, refer to “Specifying 
TrueType text attributes” on page 137.
aNote:
Some TrueType fonts may not convert well 
into clean embroidery patterns due to their 
design and shape.
Built-in Fonts
User defined Fonts
True Type Fonts
bMemo:
The Text Size selector appears in the Sewing 
Attributes bar when   on the Tool Box is 
selected. It also appears when text or a 
character in the Design Page has been 
selected.
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2.Click Text, then Edit Letters.
→The Edit Text Letters dialog box 
appears.
3.The selected text is displayed in the text field.
4.Edit the text as needed.
5.Click OK.
→The edited text is displayed in the Design 
Page.
c“Entering Text” on page 127
Selecting characters
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→Two buttons appear: 
2.Click .
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click the text that you want to edit.
→The points in the text appear as small 
empty squares.
4.To select a single character, click the point for 
the character that you want to select.
To select multiple characters, hold down the 
 key and click each point for the other 
characters, or drag the pointer over the points 
of characters that you want to select.
→The points for the selected characters 
appear as a small black squares.
aNote:
You cannot edit more than one text pattern 
at a time. If you select more than one text 
pattern, this menu command is not available.
bMemo:
 Press the   key to enter a new line of 
text.
 You can also enter a character by selecting 
it in the character table, then clicking 
Insert, 
or simply by double-clicking it. This is 
particularly useful if you have to enter 
accented characters that are not available 
on your keyboard.
 An enlarged image of the character appears 
below the pointer when it is moved over a 
character in the character table, providing a 
better view of the character.
bMemo:
 To close the dialog box without applying the 
changes, click Cancel.
 If text converted from a TrueType font is 
selected, the characters table displayed is 
for the font of the first letter in the text.
Enter
aNote:
If you entered a character that is not 
available for the selected font, an error 
message appears. Click 
OK to close the 
message and return to the Edit Text Letters 
dialog box, where you can correct the text.
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5.Change the font, size, color, sew type and 
other attributes.
Specifying text attributes
Various character attributes for text can be set in the 
Text Attribute Setting dialog box.
Toolbar button: 
1.Select the text that you want to edit.
2.Click  , or click Text, then Text Attribute 
Setting.
→The Text Attribute Setting dialog box 
appears.
3.If necessary, change the text attributes.
4.Click Apply to apply the effect of the setting.
bMemo:
 To select all characters between the 
selected character and the next character 
selected, hold down the   key while 
clicking the next character.
 To select an additional character in the 
direction of the last character, hold down 
the   key and press the 
→or ↓key. 
To select an additional character in the 
direction of the first character, hold down 
the   key and press the 
←or ↑key. 
Holding down the   key and pressing 
the opposite arrow key deselects the 
character.
 To deselect the current character and select 
the following character in the direction of the 
last character, hold down the   key 
and press the 
→or ↓key. To deselect the 
current character and select the following 
character in the direction of the first 
character, hold down the   key and 
press the 
←or ↑key.
bMemo:
With TrueType fonts, the outline can be set to 
be sewn or not, and settings can be selected 
for the color and sew type.
Shift
Shift
Shift
Shift
Ctrl
Ctrl
bMemo:
To return a parameter to its default setting, 
click   beside it.
bMemo:
To close the dialog box, click Close.
KerningSets the spacing 
between individual 
characters.
Range: -100 to 100 mm 
(-3.94 to 3.94 inches)
Default: 00.0 mm 
5.0 mm 
(between “A” 
and “b”) 
Vertical 
OffsetMoves the text vertically.
Range: -100 to 100 mm 
(-3.94 to 3.94 inches)
Default: 00.0 mm 
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c“Specifying text arrangement” below and 
“Transforming text” on page 137
Easy changes to the character 
size and attributes
You can easily use drag operations to change the 
size and text attributes (character spacing, vertical 
offset, rotation) for text, small text, and monogram 
characters.
1.Click  →  .
2.Click the point for the character that you want 
to select.
→The       handles appear on the 
character to show that it is selected.

Changing the size
1.
Bring the pointer onto the   handle.
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Drag the handle.
→The size of the character outline 
displayed with dotted lines changes.
Rotate 
angleRotates the characters.
Range: 0 to 359 degrees
Default: 00 degree
20 degrees
Character 
SpacingSets the spacing 
between all characters.
Range: -100 to 100 mm 
(-3.94 to 3.94 inches)
Default: 00.0 mm 
2.0 mm 
Line 
SpacingSets the spacing 
between lines as a per-
centage of the character 
height.
Range: 0–1000%
Default: 100%100%
150%
AlignmentAligns several lines of text 
to the left, center or right.Left
Center
Right
DirectionSpecifies whether 
characters will be 
positioned horizontally 
or vertically.Horizontal
Ve r t i c a l
bMemo:
 Vertical text will be displayed vertically on 
the Design Page.
 Both 
Kerning and Character Spacing set 
the spacing between characters. 
Character 
Spacing is always applied to the entire text 
pattern, while Kerning can be applied to 
individual characters. Applying 
Kerning to 
the entire text in the pattern is the same as 
specifying 
Character Spacing. Refer to 
“Selecting characters” on page 131 for 
more details about selecting individual 
characters in a text pattern.
bMemo:
For more details, refer to “Selecting 
characters” on page 131.
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3.When you release the mouse button, the 
character size is changed.
→The new size is displayed on the Sewing 
Attributes bar.

Changing the character spacing
1.
Place the pointer onto the character body 
other than the       handles and drag 
the character horizontally.
→The character outline displayed with 
dotted lines moves.
2.When you release the mouse button, the 
character spacing is changed.
→When the Text Attribute Setting dialog 
box is opened, the new kerning is 
displayed.

Changing the vertical offset
1.
Bring the pointer onto the   handle.
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Drag the handle vertically.
→The character outline displayed with 
dotted lines moves.
3.When you release the mouse button, the 
character offset is changed.
→When the Text Attribute Setting dialog 
box is opened, the new vertical offset is 
displayed.

Rotating the characters
1.
Bring the pointer onto the   handle.
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Drag the handle.
→The character outline displayed with 
dotted lines rotates.
bMemo:
Monogram characters can not be rotated.