Brother PE-Design 8.0

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■ Photo Stitch function (☞p. 24, p. 127)

Embroidery can easily be created from photos taken with a digital camera.

■ Combining with background

images

(☞p. 42)

■ Creating custom logos

(☞p. 20, p. 70, p. 77, p. 80, p. 90 and p. 126)

Photo Stitch 1

(Sepia)

Photo Stitch 1 (Color)

Photo Stitch 1

(Mono)

Photo Stitch 2

(Color)

Photo Stitch 2

(Mono)

Main Page

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

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