Converting text patterns

1. Text pattern
2. Blocks: A group of shape patterns with multiple sewing direction lines
3. Shape pattern
4. Convert to Blocks
5. Convert to Outline

Convert to Blocks

The pattern is converted while maintaining the multiple sewing direction lines.

The character shapes can be partially rearranged.

Convert to Outline

The text is converted to shapes, which can be edited.

Various sew types or embossing/engraving effects can be applied.

Comparison of Types of Data Created With PE-DESIGN 11

Converting text to blocks

Text can be converted into blocks, allowing you reshape characters. By changing the sewing direction line in each of these small regions, you can create text patterns that appear like manual embroidery.

1. Select the text or monogram text.
2. Click the [Text] tab.
3. Click [Convert to Blocks] in the [Edit] group.
   
   
   • Click to select the Select Point tool and select the converted pattern to see the sewing direction lines.

     Specifying multiple sewing directions

   • Small text cannot be converted into blocks (shape patterns with multiple sewing direction lines).
   • The text pattern is converted with the original sewing quality maintained.
   • The shapes of created blocks can be edited in their finest details.

     For details on editing blocks or outlines, refer to Reshaping Embroidery Patterns

   • Since the text data is no longer available, the text cannot be edited.

Converting text to outline pattern

1. Select text.
2. Click the [Text] tab.
3. Click [Convert to Outline] in the [Edit] group.
   
   • The outline pattern is now a shape.
   • Transformed shapes are grouped. In addition, hole sewing is automatically specified for openings (such as the triangle inside the letter "A").

   Text patterns created with built-in fonts 025 and 029, user-defined fonts or small text fonts cannot be converted to outlines.

   • When a pattern is converted outlines, the sewing quality will decrease slightly.
   • The sewing direction will become uniform, but it can be edited.

     Specifying the straight sewing direction

   • Since the text data is no longer available, the text cannot be edited.