PE-Design 5.0 Advanced Techniques - Brother

PE-Design 5.0 Advanced Techniques
32. Click on the needle to begin the simulation. You can see the design fill in
on screen. The stitch count is displayed in the upper left corner.
You may pause the stitch simulator, jump ahead a color or go back a
color. The speed of the simulator can be adjusted by moving the bar on
the left.
Lettering
Adding lettering to the rose design is fast and easy.
There are numerous creative lettering functions built-into the Brother PE-
Design 5.0 software. One of these functions is the ability to fit text to any
shape. To create a shape as a guide, follow these easy steps.
1. Click on the Circle or Arc icon in the left tool bar. The shape of the curser
changes to a + sign and displays together with a small ellipse. The arc shape
selector allows you to select the shape of the pattern.
2. The Sewing Attributes bar now offers arc shape, line stitch, and region
stitch. The shape that will be drawn is just for text placement not for
sewing, so turn off the Line Sew and Region Sew options. Click on each icon
to turn off these functions.
TIP: To create a perfect circle, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard as you
drag your mouse.
3. To create the circle shape click and hold down the left mouse button as you
move the mouse across the screen. Start from the upper left corner of the
rose and drag the mouse to the lower right corner of the rose. A circle will be
created.
4. To size or reposition the circle click on the Select Object icon on the left tool
bar. Handles will appear around the circle. Move or resize the shape.
5. Click the large "A" icon on the Tool Box to select lettering. Notice the shape
of the cursor changes.
6. A new set of options appears on the Sewing Attributes bar at the top of the
screen. These tools are for customizing the text. The style of font, text size,
text color and text stitch type all can be chosen at this time.
7. Let's choose style 08, 5mm, satin stitch.
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