Comparison of Types of Data Created With PE-DESIGN 11

Three types of data are used in PE-DESIGN 11.

Stitch pattern: Built-in embroidery data (created through a conversion in PE-DESIGN 11)
Text pattern: Data created with the [Text] tools
Shape pattern (Outline pattern): Data created with the [Shapes] tools. A uniform/multiple sewing direction(s) are applied to the entire region.

Each data can be converted to another type as shown below. The arrows indicate the directions in which data can be converted. The methods of editing the data differ depending on the data type.

1. Text pattern
2. Stitch pattern
3. Shape pattern
4. Change the shape by editing needle drop points.
5. Change the shape by editing paths.
6. Edit the text or change the font.

Stitch pattern

You can edit (reshaping by moving/deleting points or splitting/connecting lines at points) points (needle drop points) and split stitches; however, you cannot specify region and line sew types or sewing attributes.

Text pattern

You can edit text by entering/deleting characters, specify text attributes (such as the font or the transformation shape) and specify sewing attributes.

Shape pattern

You can specify region and line sew types as well as sewing attributes, edit paths (by moving/deleting points, reshaping through handle movements or by splitting/connecting lines at points), change the sewing direction, input/edit stamps, apply embossing/engraving effects, remove/merge overlapping regions, set hole sewing, split outlines and create offset lines and floral patterns.

For example, when a stitch pattern is converted to shapes, the sew types and sewing attributes can be changed, and the shapes can easily be edited and resized. When text pattern is converted to shapes, the sewing direction and character shapes can be edited and offset lines can be created.

Functions that are not available with one data type may be performed if the data is converted to a different type. Convert data to the type that allows you to perform the operations necessary for creating the desired embroidery data.