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 “Arranging Embroidery Patterns (Layout & Editing)” on page 45. 
						

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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 Creating Custom Font (Font Creator)” on page 296.
cFor more details, refer to pages 237 through 255.

Programmable Stitch Creator
cRefer to “Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)” on page 307.
cFor more details, refer to pages 256 through 273. 
						

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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 218)
 Motif stitch can be set to manual punching (page 150)
 Piping Stitch can be set to regions (page 150)
 New zigzag stitch corners have been added to the Line Sewing Attributes
- (2 styles of Sharp Corners) (page 153, page 218)
 Expanded motif sizing and spacing
- The motif can be spaced vertically and horizontally (“Spacing” (page 154), “H-Spacing” and “V-Spacing” 
(page 159, page 223))
- The motif can be sized up to 100 x 100 mm (3.94 x 3.94 inches) (page 154, page 159, page 223)

Editing functions and user interface
 Auto repeat using arrow keys (page 101, page 106, page 202, page 205)
 Can save Personal Sewing Attribute settings (page 165, page 226)
Layout & Editing
 Newly created custom Fonts can be used in Layout & Editing (From Font Creator) (page 305)
 New Small Fonts (Minimum Font size 3.0 mm (0.12 inch)) (page 139)
 Embroidery letters of 2-byte characters for True Type Font can be entered (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc.) 
(page 324)
 Monogramming function includes more decorative frames. All built in fonts, True Type Font, and custom created 
fonts from Font Creator can now be used with the Monogram function (page 66, page 140)
 Transforming text can be done by dragging. Kerning, Sizing, Rotating, vertical offset can be done by dragging the 
individual letters (page 133, page 137)
 Can generate a curved outline in the Auto Punch function (page 81)
 Improved editing functions for curved outlines (page 109, page 109, page 110)
 Shape tool has been added to the left tool bar with 24 built in shapes (page 121)
 Six additional stitch formats can be imported and exported: All formats include: .pec, .pes, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, 
.vip, .shv, .jef, .sew, .csd, .xxx and .phc (.pec and .phc are import only.) (page 95, page 277)
 Additional fading levels in Image display (page 79)
 Enables the ability to drag & drop clip art, pes files, and stitch format files into Layout & Editing (page 76, page 95, 
page 96)
 Improved Photo Stitch function:
- Easier process to create an embroidery pattern from a Photo (page 27, page 82, page 85, page 289)
- Improved processing speed and color selection (page 27, page 82, page 289)
Design Center
 “Detect Outlines” function to select the outline of an image in “Cut out to Line Image” dialog (page 196, page 197)
 “Figure Handle Stage” has the ability to connect/split a line (page 206)
 Enables the color of a portion of the outline to be changed in the Sew Setting Stage (page 211)
 New button to easily export a design from Sew Setting Stage to Layout & Editing (page 42, page 235)
 Allows up to 20 Undo/Redo operations (page 204)
 Enables to display template image on Figure Handle Stage and enable to display original image on Sew Setting 
Stage in the Reference Window (page 200, page 208)
Design Database
 Can drag and drop a design from the Design Database into Layout & Editing (page 277, page 277)
 Can write to an original card from Design Database (page 284)
 Property box when outputting CSV files and printing, enables to output the thread codes (page 63, page 64, 
page 278, page 287, page 288)

General
 New Font Creator program to create custom fonts (page 237, page 296)
 Automatically checks and updates the newest version (page 9)
 Additional sample files for images and embroidery patterns 
						

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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 simple registration 
procedure.
Click Online Registration on the Help menu of Layout & Editing to start up the installed Web browser and 
open the online registration page on our Web site.
The online registration page on the Web site appears when the following address is entered in the Address 
bar of the Web browser.
http://www.brother.com/registration/
Checking for the Latest Version of the 
Program
Click Help in Layout & Editing, then Check for updates.
The software is checked to determine whether or not it is the latest version.
If the message shown below appears, the latest version of the software is being used.
If the message shown below appears, the latest version of the software is not being used. Click Yes, and then 
download the latest version of the software from the Web site.
aNote:
 On the above website, first select your country and next choose product.
 Have the information ready before contacting Technical Support.
 Make sure your computers operating system is current with all updates.
 Have the make and model of your computer and Windows
®Operating System. (Refer to the Quick 
Reference Guide for system requirements.)
 Information on error messages that appear. This information will help expedite your questions 
more quickly.
bMemo:
Online registration may not be available in some areas.
bMemo:
If the Always check for most recent version 
at startup
 check box is selected, the software 
is checked at startup to determine whether or 
not it is the latest version. 
						

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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.
1.Click  , then select All Programs, 
then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Design Center 
to open the Design Center window.
→The How do you want to produce 
embroidery dialog box and the Design 
Center window appear. 
bMemo:
When Layout & Editing is started up, it 
automatically checks for the most recent 
version of the application. (The application 
can be set not to automatically check for new 
versions. For details, refer to page 21 of the 
Quick Reference Guide.) In addition, the 
newest version can be searched for from the 
Help menu of Layout & Editing.
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 99.) The 
default value for the Design Page size in 
this example is 100 
× 100 mm. The 
measurements for values displayed in the 
application can be in either millimeters or 
inches. For more details, refer to “Changing 
the measurement units” on page 183. 
						

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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 regions of embroidery 
patterns.
1.Click  , then select All Programs, 
then PE-DESIGN Ver7, then Programmable 
Stitch Creator to open the Programmable 
Stitch Creator window.
→The Programmable Stitch Creator window 
appears. 
						

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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 you are finished using an application, you can close it.
1.Click File in the menu bar, and then click Exit.
→The window closes.
bMemo:
Only .pes, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, 
.sew, .csd, .xxx and .phc files are displayed.
bMemo:
The window can also be closed by clicking the 
close button on the right end of the title bar. 
						

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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 area, giving you 
an overview while you work on a detailed area. 
(For more details, refer to “Viewing design in the 
reference window” on page 175.)
8 Design Page 
The actual part of the work area that can be 
saved and sewn.
9 Work area
10 Minimize button
11 Maximize button
12 Close button
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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 have a different tools in the Tool Box. 
(The window for the Sew Setting Stage is shown 
on this page.).6 Status bar
Provides helpful information.
7 Reference Window
Displays all outlines and patterns in the work 
area, giving you an overview while you work on 
a detailed area. (For more details, refer to 
“Viewing outlines in the Reference Window” on 
page 207.)
8 Design Page
The actual part of the work area that can be 
saved and sewn.
9 Work area
10 Minimize button
11 Maximize button
12 Close button
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