Name: Brother PE-Design 8.0
Brand: Brother
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Turn Any Design

Into Original Embroidery

With PE-DESIGN

■ Layout ready-made designs

(☞p. 15)

■ Large-sized patterns

(

☞

p. 176 in the Instruction Manual (PDF format))

This software provides digitizing and

editing capabilities, allowing you the

creative freedom to design original

embroidery. Easily turn illustrations,

photos and lettering into custom

embroidery designs.

Default Chapter6
- Combining Embroidery Patterns6
- Sew Types8
- Basic Operation Map10
- Create Embroidery Patterns Using All Four Applications10
- Photo Stitch11
- New Features of Version 811
  - Sepia11
  - Images11
Table of Contents13
- Images13
How to Use Manuals15
Support/Service16
- Online Registration16
- Checking for the Latest Version of the Program16
- Images16
Tutorial17
- Importing Embroidery Patterns17
- Images17
- Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Design21
- Images21
- Drawing Shapes to Create an Embroidery Design31
- Images31
- Entering Text37
- Combining Embroidery Patterns40
- Images40
- Print and Stitch44
Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)49
- Layout & Editing Window49
- Opening/Importing Embroidery Designs49
- Images49
- Checking Embroidery Patterns53
- Images53
- Editing Embroidery Designs54
  - Images54
  - Scaling Patterns55
  - Flipping Patterns Horizontally or Vertically56
  - Rotating Patterns56
  - Grouping Patterns57
- Reshaping Embroidery Patterns58
  - Images58
  - Moving Points59
  - Deleting Points60
  - Transforming to a Pointed Path61
- Editing a Stitch Pattern64
  - Images64
  - Converting a Stitch Pattern to Blocks65
  - Realistic Preview67
  - Checking the Stitching68
  - Viewing Design in the Reference Window68
  - Scaling the Display Area Frame69
  - Moving the Display Area Frame69
  - Redrawing the Display Area Frame69
- Specifying the Design Page Size and Color70
- Images70
- Changing Application Settings71
- Images71
- Drawing Shapes72
- Manually Creating Professional-Level Embroidery Patterns (Manual Punching)79
- Images79
- Adding Text82
  - Selecting Text Attributes83
  - Text Size85
  - Specifying Text Attributes85
  - Editing Entered Text85
  - Transforming Text86
  - Changing the Size87
  - Changing the Character Spacing88
  - Specifying Text Arrangement89
  - Specifying Truetype Text Attributes91
  - Converting Text to Outline Pattern91
- Entering Monograms92
  - Images92
  - Editing Monograms93
  - Editing Single Characters94
- Applying Sewing Attributes to Lines and Regions95
  - Images95
  - Special Colors97
  - Specifying Sewing Attributes98
  - Saving Frequently Used Sewing Attributes111
  - Editing User Thread Color Lists112
  - Deleting a Chart113
  - Editing a Chart113
- Editing Regions116
  - Images116
  - Editing a Stamp117
- Checking and Editing the Sewing Order/Lock119
- Importing Image Data122
  - Images122
  - Creating a Portrait Image123
  - Importing Image Data from the Clipboard124
- Changing the Image Settings125
  - Images125
  - Saving the Image Data126
- Automatically Converting an Image to an Embroidery Pattern (Image to Stitch Wizard)127
  - Photo Stitch127
  - Checking Embroidery Design Information139
- Saving and Printing140
  - Specifying the Sewing Area142
  - Specifying Print Settings143
  - Checking the Print Image145
Basic Design Center Operations147
- Creating an Embroidery Design from an Image147
Manually Creating Embroidery Patterns from Images (Design Center)155
- Design Center Window155
- Original Image Stage156
  - Opening an Image157
  - Opening a File157
- Line Image Stage158
- Sew Setting Stage165
About the Instruction Manual (PDF Format)172
Tutorial (Advanced)173
- Entering Monograms173
- Changing the Thread Color174
- Creating Appliqués176
- Creating Split Embroidery Designs178
- Hooping the Fabric181
- Creating Design for Multi-Position Hoops184
  - Optimizing Hoop Changes185
  - Checking the Pattern186
Managing Embroidery Design Files (Design Database)189
- Design Database Window189
- Starting up Design Database189
- Checking Embroidery Designs190
- Opening Embroidery Designs191
- Organizing Embroidery Designs192
  - Changing How Files Are Displayed193
  - Deleting Files193
- Searching for an Embroidery Design194
- Converting Embroidery Design Files to Different Formats195
- Writing Embroidery Design Files to an Original Card196
- Outputting a Catalog of Embroidery Designs198
- Outputting as a Csv File199
Basic Programmable Stitch Creator Operations201
- Programmable Stitch Creator Window201
- Creating Fill/Stamp Stitch Pattern201
- Stitch Pattern203
- Creating Motif Stitch Pattern205
Operations207
Creating Custom Stitch Patterns (Programmable Stitch Creator)207
- Opening a Pattern File208
- Creating a New Pattern209
- Viewing the Pattern While Creating It210
- Creating a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode210
- Editing a Pattern in Fill/Stamp Mode211
- Creating Embossing/Engraving Effects in Fill/Stamp Mode213
- Creating a Pattern in Motif Mode214
- Editing a Pattern in Motif Mode215
- Saving Patterns216
- Changing the Settings217
Basic Font Creator Operations219
- Font Creator Window219
- The Design Page Guidelines220
- Manually Creating Custom Font221
Creating Custom Fonts (Font Creator)227
- Opening a File227
- Selecting a Character and Preparing the Template228
- Creating a Font Character Pattern231
- Editing Font Character Patterns232
- Editing the Points of a Font Character Pattern233
- Checking the Created Font Patterns234
- Selecting Characters235
- Saving Font Character Patterns236
- Changing the Settings237
- Changing the Grid Settings238
Tips and Techniques239
- Enlarging/Reducing Stitch Patterns239
- Sewing Direction239
- Sewing Order239
- Sewing Wide Areas240
- Jump Stitch and Jump Stitch Trimming240
- Fonts Suitable for Embroidering241
- Creating Outlined Characters (Using Text Converted to Outline Object)242
- Converting Characters (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Etc) to Embroidery Patterns243
Menus/Tools245
- Layout & Editing245
- Design Center251
- Design Database256
- Programmable Stitch Creator258
- Font Creator261
Troubleshooting264
Index267

Brand	Brother
Model	PE-Design 8.0
Category	Software
Language	English

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