Brother Pe Design 7 Manual

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Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
b
Memo:
 Simply dragging the pointer rotates the 
pattern in 1° increments.
 To rotate the pattern in 15° increments, hold 
down the   key while dragging the 
rotation handle.
Shift 
						

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Reshaping a Stitch Pattern for Region 
Sewing (Editing Points)
The points that you move or insert are positioned at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the 
grid. Regardless of where you drag a point to or insert a point on the line, it will automatically be positioned at 
the nearest intersection.
Depending on the stitch that you want to create, you may need to select a grid of a different size. For details 
on the grids and adjusting them, refer to “Changing the grid settings” on page 273.
Moving points
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Click the broken line that you want to edit. 
→The points in the broken line appear as 
small empty squares.
3.Click the point that you want to move. 
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
4.Drag the point to the new location. 
→All of the selected points move in the 
same direction.
Inserting points
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Click the broken line that you want to edit. 
→The points in the broken line appear as 
small empty squares.
3.Click the line to add a new point.
→A new point appears selected (as a small 
black square).
Deleting points
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→When the pointer is moved over the work 
area, the shape of the pointer changes to 
.
bMemo:
You can only select one broken line at a time.
bMemo:
 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 the previous (or next) point in the 
line, hold down the   key and press 
the 
→ (or ←) key.
aNote:
If you click the line of the pattern instead of a 
point, a new point is inserted.
Ctrl
Ctrl
bMemo:
 To move the point horizontally or vertically, 
hold down the   key while dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected point one grid mark in the direction 
of the arrow on the key. If the grid is not 
displayed, the point moves a distance 
smaller than the smallest grid interval in the 
direction of the arrow on the key.
bMemo:
You can only select one broken line at a time.
Shift 
						

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2.Click the broken line that you want to edit.
→The points in the broken line appear as 
small empty squares.
3.Click the point that you want to delete.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
4.Click Edit, then Delete, or press the   
key to remove the point.
bMemo:
You can only select one broken line at a time.
bMemo:
To select additional points, hold down the 
 key and click each point, or drag the 
pointer over the points that you want to select.
bMemo:
If a line is composed of two points and you 
delete one of them, the entire line is deleted.
Ctrl
Delete 
						

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Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
Specifying Region Sewing
Region sewing is composed of line stitches that, when they form enclosed areas or regions, the regions can 
be filled with different types of stitching in order to create a pattern with an embossing/engraving effect. 
.pas files with region settings applied can be applied to regions of patterns with the Stamp tool, and they can 
be used as a fill pattern for a programmable fill stitch in both Design Center and Layout & Editing. In Layout & 
Editing, the regions of patterns where stamps can be applied are those created with the Circle or Arc, 
Rectangle, Outline, Text or Manual Punch tools. 
1.Open an existing fill/stamp pattern file (.pas 
file) or draw a new stitch pattern with the Line 
tool in the Fill/Stamp mode. 
2.To create an engraving effect, click   
(Region (engrave)).
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Click each region where you want to apply the 
engraving setting. 
→The regions appear in red, which is the 
color for the tool.
4.To create an embossing effect, click   
(Region (emboss)).
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
5.Click each region where you want to apply the 
embossing setting.
→The regions appear in blue, which is the 
color for the tool, and will be sewn with 
stitching that appears like satin stitching.
6.To remove the stamp effect applied to a 
region, click   (Region (reset)).
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
7.Click each region where you want to remove 
the engraving or embossing setting.
→The region appears in white, which is the 
color for the tool, and will be sewn in the 
direction set for the base stitch. 
aNote:
In order to apply the region settings 
(embossing/engraving effects), make sure 
that the lines of the stitch pattern form an 
enclosed area.
The edge of the work area does enclose 
regions. In order to use the edge of the work 
area as a limit for regions, lines must be 
drawn over it first.
bMemo:
This type of region will be sewn with the fill 
stitch set to a pitch of 2.0 mm (0.16 in) and a 
frequency of 30%, and the needle drop point 
will be set on the outline.
aNote:
 If you edit stitch lines after a region has 
been filled, make sure that the lines still 
form a region, otherwise the embossing/
engraving effects are canceled.
 .pas files with region settings applied 
cannot be used with versions of the 
software earlier than version 6, but .pas 
files created with an earlier version can be 
used as a base to create stamp files. 
						

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Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
Creating a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode)
In Motif mode, stitch patterns are created by inserting points on the base line of the motif stitch, then moving 
them in order to change the shape of the stitch and give it the look of a single-stroke drawing.
The points you move or insert are positioned at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the grid. 
Regardless of where you drag a point to or insert a point on the line, it will automatically be positioned at the 
nearest intersection.
Depending on the stitch you want to create, you may need to select a grid of a different size. For details on the 
grids and adjusting them, refer to “Changing the grid settings” on page 273.
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Click the base line between the start point 
(blue square) and end point (red square).
→A new point appears selected (as a small 
black square). The new point can be 
edited.
3.Drag the point that you want to move to a new 
position. →The stitch line moves with the newly 
created point.
4.Repeat steps 2. and 3. until the motif stitch 
pattern is completed.
bMemo:
The Point Edit tool is selected automatically 
when Motif mode is entered.
bMemo:
 To move the point horizontally or vertically, 
hold down the   key while dragging it.
 Pressing the arrow keys moves the 
selected point one grid mark in the direction 
of the arrow on the key. If the grid is not 
displayed, the pattern moves a distance 
smaller than the smallest grid interval in the 
direction of the arrow on the key.
 To delete a selected point, press the 
 key.
bMemo:
 If you move the start point (blue square) or 
the end point (red square), the other point 
will automatically move in the same 
direction.
 The start and end points cannot be moved 
closer together than a certain fixed distance.
Shift
Delete 
						

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Editing a Motif Stitch Pattern (Motif Mode)
After creating a stitch pattern, or after opening an existing motif file, you may want to change its shape or 
position. To do so, you can proceed in the same way as described above, but in addition, you can select and 
move or delete several points at the same time.
Moving and deleting 
several points at a time
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
2.Click the base line between the start point 
(blue square) and end point (red square).
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
3.To move the point(s), drag them to the desired 
location.
→All of the selected points move in the 
same direction.
4.To delete the selected points, press the 
 key.
→All of the selected points are deleted.
Scaling patterns
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The motif stitch is selected.
2.Move the pointer over one of the handles of 
the pattern.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
,  ,   or  , depending on 
the handle that the pointer is over.
3.Drag the handle to adjust the selected 
pattern(s) to the desired size.
bMemo:
The Point Edit tool is selected automatically 
when Motif mode is entered.
bMemo:
 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 the previous (or next) point in the 
line, hold down the   key and press 
the 
→ (or ←) key.
aNote:
If you click the line of the pattern instead of a 
point, a new point is inserted.
Ctrl
Ctrl
aNote:
The start point (blue square) and end point 
(red square) can not be deleted.
bMemo:
  is for scaling the width.
  is for scaling the height.
  and   are for scaling both 
dimensions at the same time. (The height-
to-width proportion is maintained.)
 If the   key is held down while a handle 
is dragged, the image is enlarged or 
reduced from the center of the image.
Delete
Shift 
						

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Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
Flipping a pattern 
horizontally or vertically
You can flip selected patterns horizontally (up/
down) or vertically (left/right).
1.Click   on the Tool Box. 
→The motif stitch is selected, and   and 
 are available in the Toolbar.
2.To replace the stitch pattern by its horizontal 
mirror image (top and bottom inverted), select 
Edit, then Mirror, then Horizontal, or click 
 in the Toolbar.
To replace the stitch pattern by its vertical 
mirror image (left and right inverted), select 
Edit, then Mirror, then Vertical, or click   
in the Toolbar.
bMemo:
To restore the image to its original orientation, 
select the same menu command again, or 
select the menu command 
Edit – Undo. 
						

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Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
Saving Stitch Patterns
Overwriting
Once the stitch pattern has been saved, changes 
can easily be saved so that the latest version can be 
retrieved later.
Toolbar button: 
1.Click  , or click File, then Save. 
→If the pattern has already been saved at 
least once, the file is saved immediately.
→If no file name has been specified or if the 
file cannot be found, the Save As dialog 
box appears.
c“Saving with a new name” on this page 
Saving with a new name
The current file can be saved with a different file 
name in order to keep the original unchanged or to 
keep various versions of the same image or pattern.
The files are saved as.pas files in Fill/Stamp mode, 
and as .pmf files in Motif mode.
1.Click File, then Save As.
→A Save As dialog box similar to the one 
shown below appears.
2.Select the drive and the folder, and then type 
in the file name.
3.Click Save to save the pattern.
c“Overwriting” on this page 
bMemo:
The correct extension is automatically 
selected.
bMemo:
 To quit the operation, click Cancel.
 If a file already exists with the name 
specified in the 
Save As dialog box, the 
following message appears.
 To overwrite the file, click 
Yes.
 If you do not want to overwrite the 
existing file, click 
No. You can then 
enter a different file name.
aNote:
Stamp files cannot be used with versions of 
the software earlier than version 6, but .pas 
files created with an earlier version can be 
used as a base to create stamp files. 
						

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Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)
Changing the Settings
Changing the display of the 
background image
The template image that remains in the work area 
can be displayed or hidden, or a faded copy of the 
image can be displayed.
1.Click Display, then Template, and then select 
the desired setting.
To display the template image, click On (100%).
To display a faded copy of the image, click the 
desired density (75%, 50% or 25%).
To hide the template image, click Off.
c“Opening an image in the background” on 
page 257
Changing the grid settings
The line spacing in the grid displayed in the work 
area can be adjusted.
1.Click Display, then Grid.
→A submenu showing the current grid 
setting appears.
2.Click the grid setting that you need for the 
stitch pattern that you are creating or editing. 
To select a grid interval of 1/8 of a work area’s 
edge, click Wide.
To select a grid interval of 1/16 of a work 
area’s edge, click Medium.
To select a grid interval of 1/32 of a work 
area’s edge, click Narrow.
To hide the grid, click None.The horizontal and vertical lines that you draw in the 
work area always follow the grid. The points you 
create by clicking in the work area are inserted at the 
intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines of the 
grid, enabling you to draw diagonal lines as well. 
Regardless of where you click, a point will 
automatically be inserted at the nearest intersection.
Select a different grid size according to the type of 
stitch that you want to draw. Select a narrower grid 
for drawing finer details or to give a curved or 
circular appearance to your stitch lines, and select a 
wider grid if you want to draw a simpler stitch 
pattern. Select None to turn off the snap to grid 
feature, allowing you to create curved patterns.
bMemo:
 This function is not available if no template 
image has been imported into the work area.
 Press the shortcut key ( ) to switch 
between displaying the image (
On (100%)) 
to displaying it faded at each density (75%, 
50% and 25%) to hiding the image (Off).
bMemo:
 You can also change the grid setting while 
you are working on a stitch pattern.
 The setting for the grid setting is retained, 
until it is changed.
F6
Example 1: Wide grid
Example 2: Medium grid
Example 3: Narrow grid 
						

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Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)
Starting Up Design Database
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 on the right.
Organizing Embroidery Designs
You can move your embroidery designs to different folders in order to organize them. In addition, you can 
choose to display the embroidery designs by thumbnails or by the pattern details.
Creating new folders
New folders can be created in order to better 
organize the embroidery patterns.
1.In the folder pane, on the left, select the folder 
where you want to create a new folder.
2.Click File, then Create New Folder.→A New Folder appears as a sub-folder of 
the one that was selected.
3.Type in the name of the new folder, and then 
press the   key.
→The name of the folder changes to the one 
that was typed in.
bMemo:
To fill the entire screen with the Design 
Database window, click the maximize button 
on the right end of the title bar.
bMemo:
The displayed files have the following 
extensions.
.pes, .phc, .dst, .exp, .pcs, .hus, .vip, .shv, .jef, 
.sew, .csd, .xxx
Enter