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My Design Snap App Assistant Book
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW 2
Enabling a Wireless Network Connection 5
Positioning an Embroidery Design 7
Creating Embroidery Data in My Design Center within the Hoop 10
Creating Embroidery Data in My Design Center with Image from the Smartphone 12
• Learnabouttheapplication’scapabilities................................................................................................................................. 2• Learnhowtoviewtheinstructionvideosfortheapplicationthatareonthemachine................................................... 4
• Learnhowtoconnectthemachinetoawirelessnetwork.....................................................................................................5• Learnhowtoinstalltheapplicationfromthemachine............................................................................................................5• Learnhowtheapplicationconnectswiththemachine.......................................................................................................... 6• LearnhowtoCalibrateYourMobileDeviceLens..................................................................................................................... 6
• LearnhowtopositionadesignusingtheEasymode.............................................................................................................. 7• LearnhowtocalibratethehoopandpositionadesignusingtheAdvancedmode......................................................... 8
• LearnhowtouseMyDesignSnaponyoursmartphonetophotographthefabricpatterntouseMyDesignCentertodrawanembroiderydesignontopofthefabricpattern................................................................10
• Learnhowtotransferimagedatasavedonthesmartphonetothemachine,touseMyDesignCentertoconverttheimagetoembroiderydata...............................................................................................12
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OVERVIEWThismanualwillhelpyoulearnhowtousetheMyDesignSnapPositioningapplicationthroughstep-by-stepinstructionsthatfollowalongwiththeinstructionvideosontheMachine.
WearesurethatthebrilliantfeaturesofMyDesignSnapwillmakeyourprojectsspectacular.
Belowisageneralexplanationofhowtheapplicationworks.Eachstepwillbemorethoroughlyexplainedandillustratedlaterinthemanual.
Togetstarted,youwillneedto:•Installtheapplicationfromyourmachine’ssettingsscreenorsearchfortheappcalled“My Design
Snap”(inAppStoreforiOSorinPlayStoreforAndroid™)•ConnectyourBrothermachinetoyourwirelessnetwork•Connectyourphonetothesamewirelessnetwork
Eachtimeyouopentheapplication,youwillbeguidedthroughthenecessarystepsfortheapplicationtofindandconnecttotheBrothermachineandtosendyourimagetothemachine.
Therearethreefunctionsavailablewithintheapplication:
Selectthefirsticontopositionanembroiderydesign.
SelectthesecondicontocreateanembroiderypatterninMyDesignCenterandthenplacethedesigninaspecificlocationwithinthehoop.
SelectthethirdicontoselectanimagestoredonyoursmartphonetocreateanembroiderypatterninMyDesignCenter.
ThefirsttwooptionsintheapplicationusethecodifiedembroideryframesincludedwithyourBrothermachine.Thesetwofunctionsallowyoutoselectaneasymodeforplacementoranadvancedmodeformorepreciseplacement.
Whenyouselecttheadvancedmode,youwilluseanembroiderypositioningstickertocalibratetheframe.Youwillthenbeabletomanuallypositionthedesignorautomaticallyalignthedesignwiththepositioningsticker.
AppStoreisaservicemarkofAppleInc.AndroidisatrademarkofGoogleLLC.
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OVERVIEW
Thesecondandthirdoptionsintheapplicationworkwithyourmachine’sMyDesignCenterfunctiontocreateoreditembroiderydata.Youwillbeabletousetheimagefromyoursmartphoneto:
Loadthehoopedfabricorartfileasthebackgroundwhencreatingyourpattern
Convertalinedrawingtoembroiderydata
Convertanillustrationtoembroiderydata
ThismanualisintendedtointroducethebasicfunctionsoftheapplicationandhowitinteractswithyourBrothermachine.FormoreinformationabouthowtocreatedesignsinMyDesignCenter,pleaserefertotherelevantchapterofMyDesignCenterinyourmachine’sOperationManual.
System Requirements for My Design Snap
TobeabletoinstallandusetheApp,devicesmustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:Android5.0orlater/iOS10.0orlater.Fortherecommendedsmartdevices,pleaserefertoBrother Solutions Center.
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Viewing Instructional Videos
TherearealsoseveralinstructionalvideosinstalledonyourMachinewhichdemonstratetheapplication’sfunctions.Besuretowatchthesevideosandreadthisinstructionmanualbeforeusingtheapplication.
1. PressSewing Machine HelpontheHomeScreen.
2. Select Video.Thenewpagedisplaysalistofvideotopics.Touchatopictoviewtheavailablevideos.
3. PressPlay towatch.
4. PressStop toend.
5. PressRepeat towatchagain.
6. PressClose toreturntothevideolist.
7. PressReturn togobacktothemainscreenforSewingMachineHelp.
8. SelectClose toexit.
Thebuilt-ininstructionalvideosfortheapplicationcanbefoundinthesecategories:
Settings:•EnablingaWirelessNetworkConnection(seepage5ofthisbook)
Embroidery:•UsingMyDesignSnaptoPositionanEmbroideryDesign(seepage10ofthisbook)•PositioningUsingMyDesignSnapandanEmbroideryPositioningSticker(seepage11ofthisbook)•ConvertinganImageonthesmartphonetoEmbroideryData(seepage13ofthisbook)•DrawingEmbroideryDataonFabric(seepage10ofthisbook)•ConvertingaLineDrawingtoEmbroideryData(seepage12ofthisbook)•ConvertinganImagetoEmbroideryData(seepage12ofthisbook)
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ENABLINGAWIRELESSNETWORKCONNECTION
Enabling a Wireless Network ConnectionEnabling a Wireless Network Connection on Your Brother Machine
Inordertoconnectyourmachinetoawirelessnetwork,thesecurityinformation(SSIDandnetworkkey)foryourhomenetworkwillberequired.Thenetworkkeymayalsobecalledapassword,securitykeyorencryptionkey.First,findyoursecurityinformationandnoteit.
1. PressWireless LAN keyatthetopofthescreen.
2. SetWireless LAN EnabletoON.
3. PressWireless LAN Setup Wizard.
4. Selectthedesired network below Select SSID.
5. SpecifysettingsforSSIDandPassword,andthenpressOK.Thiscompletestheconnection.
Installing the Application
ToinstalltheapplicationusingyourBrothermachine,youwillneedtohaveaQRReaderappinstalled.Otherwise,searchfortheappcalled“My Design Snap”(inAppStoreforiOSorinPlayStoreforAndroid)
Pressthesmartphonekeyintheupper-rightcornerofthescreen.
WhentheMyDesignSnapiconandQRcodesappear,scantheQRcodeforyoursmartphone.
iOSAndroid
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ENABLINGAWIRELESSNETWORKCONNECTION
Connecting the Application to Your Brother Machine
Youwillneedtocheckyoursmartphone’sWLANsettingstoensurethatitisconnectedtothesamenetworkasyourBrothermachine.Beforeopeningtheapplicationonyoursmartphone,besuretoturnonyourBrothermachineandenablethewirelessLAN.EachtimeyouopentheMyDesignSnapapplication,theapplicationwillsearchforthenpairwithyourBrothermachine.
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1. AfterMyDesignSnapisinstalledonthesmartphone,tapitsicontostartit.
2. TaptheSearchkeytosearchforthemachinethatisconnectedtothesamewirelessLAN.
3. TapSelectkey.
4. SelectyourmachineintheSelectDevicescreen.Forthisexample,thenameappearsas“SewingMachine”,butthiscanbechangedfromyourmachine.
5. TapFinishkey.
Mobile Device Lens CalibrationWhenusingtheMyDesignSnapapp,youmaybepromptedtocalibratethelensofyoursmartphoneforimprovedpositioningaccuracy.Theappwillguideyouthroughthesesteps:
POSITIONINGANEMBROIDERYDESIGN(EASYMODE)
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Positioning an Embroidery DesignPositioning a Design Using the Easy Mode
TousetheMyDesignSnapapptopositionadesign,youwillfirstneedtohoop the fabric(withstabilizer)inoneofthecodifiedhoopsandset an embroidery design.
TheexampleshowninthissectionusestheEasy modeintheappanddesign 007 from embroidery category 1/subcategory 15.
Subcategory Design
Aftertheselectedpatternappearsonthemachine’sscreen,pressSetkeyinthelower-rightcornerofthescreen.
Onyoursmartphone,opentheapp andselectthefirsticon .
Aftertheapplicationpairswithyourmachine,leavethemodesettoEasy.
1. Whentheembroideryframecapturescreenappears,align the frameonthescreenwiththeactualembroideryframe.Theblackmarksatthetopandbottomoftheframemustalignwiththeblackcirclesintheapp.
2. Positionthesmartphonesothatthebluecirclesinthebarsontherightandbottomofthescreenarewithintheadjustmentareas.Whenthecountdownbegins,thephotohasbeensuccessfullytaken.
3. Yoursmartphonewillpromptyoutosendtheimagetoyourmachine.Youwillreceiveconfirmationwhenthedesignhasbeensent.
4. Aftertheimageisdeliveredtoyourmachine,youwillseeapromptonthemachine’sscreentoupdate.Attach the frame withfabriconembroiderycariedge,thenselect OKtoupdate.Theembroideryarmwillmove.
5. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,theembroidery patternthatyousetappearsinthefabricthatwasphotographed.Press Edit keyinthisscreentomove,rotate,and/orresizetheembroiderypattern.
6. Embroiderthedesigntocompletetheprocess.
POSITIONINGANEMBROIDERYDESIGN(ADVANCEDMODE)
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Positioning a Design Using the Advanced Mode
TousetheMyDesignSnapapptopositionadesign,youwillfirstneedtohoop the fabric(withstabilizer)inoneofthecodifiedhoopsandset an embroidery design.
TheexampleshowninthissectionusestheAdvanced modeintheappanddesign 007 from embroidery category 1/subcategory 15.
Subcategory Design
Aftertheselectedpatternappearsonthemachine’sscreen,press Set keyinthelower-rightcornerofthescreen.
Onyoursmartphone,opentheapp andselectthefirsticon .
Aftertheapplicationpairswithyourmachine,change the mode to Advanced.
1. Whenyouselecttheadvancedmode,youwillbepromptedtoattach an embroidery positioning stickerwhereyouwantthedesigntostitch.
2. Attachthestickersothatthecenterdotinthelowercirclealignswithoneofninereferencepointsforplacement:center,upperleft,uppercenter,upperright,leftcenter,rightcenter,lowerleft,lowercenter,andlowerright.
3. Whentheembroideryframecapturescreenappears,align the frame on the screen with the actual embroidery frame.Theblackmarksatthetopandbottomoftheframemustalignwiththeblackcirclesintheapp.
4. Positionthesmartphonesothatthebluecirclesinthebarsontherightandbottomofthescreenarewithintheadjustmentareas.Whenthecountdownbegins,thephotohasbeensuccessfullytaken.
5. Yoursmartphonewillpromptyoutosendtheimagetoyourmachine.Youwillreceiveconfirmationwhenthedesignhasbeensent.
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6. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,theembroidery patternthatyousetappearsinthefabricthatwasphotographed.Theembroidery positioning stickerisalsovisibleontheLCDscreen.
7. ThecarriagewillbepositionedsothatthebeamoftheW+embroideryfootisveryclosetothecenterofthebottomcircleofthepositioningsticker.Usethearrowkeys(showntotheleft)toalign the LED pointerwiththecenterofbottomcircleoftheembroidery positioning sticker,andthenpress OK key.Bycalibratingthepositioninthisway,theembroiderypatterncanbepreciselypositioned.
8. Select the Edit keytodisplaytheeditingwindow.Select the Size key,adjustthedesigntothedesiredsize,andthenpress OKkey.
9. Select the Embroidery keyinthelowerrightcornerofthescreen.
10. Select the Layout keyandthenthepositioning sticker key.
11. Topositionthedesignsothatthedesign’s centermatchestheembroiderypositioningsticker,select the Center key,andthenpressOK key.Theembroiderypatternwillsnaptothepositionandangleoftheembroiderypositioningsticker.Youcanusethissameprocessforanyoftheninereferencepoints.
12. Checkthedesignpositiononthefabricbackground.Ifnecessary,usethemoveandrotatetoolstoperfectthedesign’sposition.
13. Embroiderthedesigntocompletetheprocess.
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Creating Embroidery Data in My Design Center within the Hoop
WiththeMyDesignSnapapp,animagephotographedwithasmartphonecanbeusedasabackgroundinMyDesignCenter.Detailscanbeaddedtothebackground,andthedrawingcanbeconvertedtoembroiderydata.Thecombinationofthefabricpatternandhand-drawnembroideryfurtherbroadensyourrangeofexpression.
Onepracticalapplicationforthisfunctionisaddingdesigndetailstoafabric.
TocreateembroiderydatainMyDesignCentertobestitchedinaspecificlocation,youwillfirstneedtohoop the fabric(withstabilizer)inoneofthecodifiedhoopsandopenMyDesignCenteronthemachine’sHomescreen.
Onyoursmartphone,opentheapp andselectthesecondicon .
Aftertheapplicationpairswithyourmachine,setthemodetoEasyorAdvanced,dependingontheplacementaccuracyneeded.TheexamplebelowusestheAdvancedmodeforprecisepositioning.
1. Whenyouselecttheadvancedmode,youwillbepromptedtoattach an embroidery positioning sticker.Thestickerwillbeusedforcalibrationonly,soitsexactpositionand/orangleisnotimportant.
2. Whentheembroideryframecapturescreenappears,align the frame on the screen with the actual embroidery frame.Theblackmarksatthetopandbottomoftheframemustalignwiththeblackcirclesintheapp.
3. Positionthesmartphonesothatthebluecirclesinthebarsontherightandbottomofthescreenarewithintheadjustmentareas.Whenthecountdownbegins,thephotohasbeensuccessfullytaken.
4. Yoursmartphonewillpromptyoutosend the imagetoyourmachine.Youwillreceiveconfirmationwhenthedesignhasbeensent.
5. Attach the embroidery frametothemachine.
6. Press Load keyatthetopofthepatterndrawingscreenofMyDesignCenter.
7. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,Pressthewireless networkconnectionkeytoretrievetheimage.
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8. Select the imagetransferredfromthesmartphone,andthenpressSetkey.
9. ThecarriagewillbepositionedsothatthebeamoftheW+embroideryfootisveryclosetothecenterofthebottomcircleofthepositioningsticker.Usethearrowkeys(showntotheleft)toalign the LED pointerwiththecenterofbottomcircleoftheembroidery positioning sticker,andthenpress OK key.Bycalibratingthepositioninthisway,theembroiderypatterntobecreatedcanbepreciselypositioned.
10. Thefabricthatwasphotographedandtheembroidery positioning stickerwillbedisplayedonthemachine’sLCDscreen.
11. DisplaythescreenenlargedwithZoomkeyintheupper-leftcornerofthescreen.
12. Movetheredframeinthepatternpreviewareauntiltheareawhereyouwanttodrawtheembroideryappearsinthepatterndrawingarea.
13. Withthetouchpen(stylus),draw the embroidery linesontopofthebackgroundappearinginthepatterndrawingarea.
14. Press Next keytocontinuetothestitchsettingscreen.
15. Onthisscreen,youcanselect the different regions and lineswithinthedesignandmakechangetothestitchsettings.Refertoyourmachine’sOperationManualformoreinformationaboutMyDesignCentersfeatureandfunctions.
16. Afterassigningstitchtypesandproperties,select Preview.Setthedesignandconverttoembroiderydata.
17. Embroiderthedesigntocompletetheprocess.
Anotherpracticalapplicationforloadinganimageasabackdropisaddingdecorativestitchingaroundanembroideredpattern.Thisprocessisexplainedinthemachine’sOperationManual.Fortheprecisionrequiredforthistypeofproject,werecommendusingtheAdvancedmodeoftheapplication.
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Creating Embroidery Data in My Design Center with Image from the Smartphone
Yourmachine’sMyDesignCenterfunctionallowsyoutocreateembroiderydatafromimagestransferredbyeitheraUSBmediaorfromtheMyDesignSnapapplication.Theimagesaredividedintotwocategories:Linedrawingsandillustrations.
Line Drawings Illustrations
•Mustbedrawnclearlyusinglineswithapproximately1mmthickness
•Shouldbedrawninastrongcontrast
Ifthelinesaretooshortorgatheredtoodensely,theywillnotbeloadedcorrectly.
Ifyoucannotconvertthelinedrawingasexpected,youcanloadtheimageasabackgroundandusethestylustotracetheelementsofthedrawing.
Linedrawingsareconvertedwithoutrecognizingthethicknessoflines.Ifyouwanttochangethethicknessoflines,specifyinthesettingsscreen.
Linedrawingsareconvertedasblacklines.Youcanchangethecolor.
Formoreinformationabouttheprocess,refertoyourmachine’sOperationManual.
•Mustbeclearlydrawn,withnogradation,fadingorblurriness
•Mustbeatleasta5mm(approximately1/4inch)square
•Mustbeextremelysimpleimages
Iftheimageistoocomplex,itwillnotbeloadedcorrectly.
Ifyoucannotconverttheillustrationasexpected,youcanloadtheimageasabackgroundandusethestylustotracetheelementsofthedrawing.
Formoreinformationabouttheprocess,refertoyourmachine’sOperationManual.
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1. TocreateembroiderydatainMyDesignCenterwithdatatransferredfromtheapp,openMyDesignCenteronthemachine’sHomescreen.
2. Toloadanimagestoredonyoursmartphone,opentheapp andselectthethirdicon .
3. Followthestepstoallowtheapplicationtopairwithyourmachine.
4. Youwillbepromptedtoselectanimage.Followthestepstotransfertheimagetothemachine.
5. Yoursmartphonewillpromptyoutoselect an imageonyoursmartphone.Afterselectingandsendingtheimage,youwillreceiveconfirmationwhentheimagehasbeensent.
Line Drawings Illustrations
6. Toconvertalinedrawingtoembroiderydata,selectthe icon.
7. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,Pressthewireless networkconnectionkey toretrievetheimage.
8. Followthestepsinthemachine’sOperationManualtoassignstitchtypes,stitchproperties,andcolors.
6. Toconvertanillustrationtoembroiderydata,selectthe icon.
7. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,Pressthewireless networkconnectionkey toretrievetheimage.
8. Followthestepsinthemachine’sOperationManualtoassignstitchtypes,stitchproperties,andcolors.
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