Brother PE-Design Next User Manual

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Basic Font Creator Operations
Basic Font Creator Operations
With Font Creator, custom font characters that can be used in Layout & Editing can be created and edited.
Using these custom characters, original embroidery patterns can be created.
Step 1 Opening a background
image
Click (Start), then select All Programs,
then PE-DESIGN NEXT, then Tools, then
Font Creator.
Click 1, then 2, then 3.
Import the Capital_T.bmp.
The image file can be found at the following
location.
Documents (My documents)\PE-DESIGN
NEXT\Sample\Font Creator\Font Template
Move the character so that the top aligns with
the Capital Line. To adjust the height of the
character, drag a handle to adjust the height
between the Capital Line and the Base Line.
Step 1 Opening a background image
Step 2 Creating a font character pattern
Step 3 Creating other font character patterns
Step 4 Save the font character pattern
Step 5 Creating an embroidery pattern using the created font characters
1
2
2
1
3
3
b Memo:
There are many different types of files that can
be opened.
c
“Image file formats” on page 137
b Memo:
• Red lines are added above, below and to
the left and right of the sample image. Use
these lines as guides for adjusting the Base
Line
, Capital Line and Set Lines .
• If the handles have disappeared, right-click
the image, and then click
Modify Template
in the menu that appeared.
4
Capital Line
Handles
Base Line
Set Line
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Brother PE-Design Next Specifications

General

Compatibility	Brother PR-1000, PR-650C
Type	Graphic editor
Software type	Box
Language version	-
License quantity	- license(s)
License term in years	- year(s)
Weight	1800 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	202 x 66 x 276 mm
Image formats supported	BMP, EPS, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF
Mac operating systems supported	No
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64