Brother PE-Design Next User Manual

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Editing Embroidery Designs
Basic Layout & Editing Operations
■ Aligning embroidery patterns
Select the patterns, and then click 1, then 2, then 3.
 The selected patterns are aligned as
shown below.
Scaling patterns
■ Scaling manually
1.
Select the pattern(s).
2. Drag the handle to adjust the selected
pattern(s) to the desired size.
■ Scaling numerically
1. Select the pattern(s), and then click 1, then 2.
2. Specify the size, and then click OK .
(1) Select the whether the width and height
will be set as a percentage (%) or a
dimension (millimeters or inches). Set the
width and height.
(2) To change the width and height
proportionally, select the Maintain
aspect ratio check box.
(3)
To resize the selected pattern while
maintaining the original density and fill
pattern, select the Keep density and fill
pattern
check box.
a Note:
Some patterns imported from embroidery
cards cannot be scaled.
1
2
3
Bottom
RightCenterLeft
Middle
To p
Handles
b Memo:
• If the key is held down while a handle
is dragged, the pattern is enlarged or
reduced from the center of the pattern.
• As you drag the handle, the current size is
displayed on the status bar.
• When scaling stitch patterns, the number of
stitches remains the same, resulting in a
loss of quality. To keep density and fill
pattern of the embroidery pattern, hold
down the key while scaling.
c
“Enlarging/Reducing Stitch
Patterns” on page 268.
b Memo:
The Keep density and fill pattern check box
is available only if stitch pattern is selected.
c
“Enlarging/Reducing Stitch
Patterns” on page 268.
Shift
Ctrl
2
1
(1)
(2)
(3)
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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