SubStitch 2006  is an advanced design system for the home and small business embroidery market. It was created to fullfil all needs of our customers and includes complete digitizing and editing features. For novice users, simply get the image, open it in SubStitch and then select the generation button once for creating stitch! For professional users, Substitch has very complete editing features for users to fine-tune the computer-generated stitches to suit individual’s preferences.
SubStitch major features are:

• Automatic scanner input with image enhancement

• Multiple methods of image insertion and editing

• Dual views for image processing and stitch generation

• Automatic image analysis for stitch type, stitch region generation, and sequencing

• Convenient and powerful editing tools

• Area list for manual sequence change, view, and operation control

• Ability to automatically convert any number of clipart and fonts into embroidery stitch

• Photo realistic 3D image rendering

SubStitch is a WindowsT-based program that gives you access to the program’s tools and colors through easy-to-use menus, hot keys or toolbars. You can edit the most minute detail of an image or select the precise shade of color from the entire spectrum of colors. With the editing tools, you can straighten a line, curve a line that is straight, correct a jagged line, split an area in half, dig a hole, fill a hole and much more.
SubStitch also features an at-a-glance history pull-down menu that provides a summary of the editing you’ve done to a particular image. The unlimited Redos and Undos combined with the history pull-down menu allow you to look back at where you’ve been and can help you get to where you want to go with your design. Attention to detail is what brings embroidery designs to life. With the SubStitch tools and palettes, you can customize any image into your own personal creation.

Printing design
With SubStitch, you can easily catalog all of the designs you’ve ever created. In addition to a color print of the design, there’s also an information about it, including: design title, number of the stitches, color changes and even more. Also, you can add any additional comment to your design and it will be printed in the bottom of the page.

AI Helper
What is AI Helper? AI Helper customizes the SubStitch software to the user. It remembers patterns in the way you edit images and it automatically makes these changes to align new images with your established preferences. SubStitch actually starts to follow your steps – saving you the time of repeating the same editing techniques to every new image you digitize. Although SubStitch offers an infinite number of stitches and fills, the AI Helper learns your preferences and automatically applies these to your images. But you can always override the AI Helper for more control when you want to create something that is different than in the past, allowing you the freedom to be as creative as you want to be.

Photo Stitch
With SubStitch’s photo stitch feature, you can create designs using not only clip art or simple line art images. Now it’s possible to create different mode colour renditions of your favourite photo. Simply pressing an “Insert Image” button, you’ll get a dialog box wizard, which will help you to insert the new photo to your design.

• 1-Color Stitch mode

• 4-Color Stitch mode

• Master Stitch mode

• Cross Stitch mode

• Fancy Stitch mode

True 3D View
SubStitch provides the user with Quick View, which enables the user to preview the design quickly. The effect, that you view in the Quick View window is absolutely the same, that you’ll get after embroidery.
Briefly, you’ll get a What You See Is What You Get effect on your screen!

Lettering
Unlike many other programs that come with a set number of fixed fonts, SubStitch works with the TrueTypeT fonts, already installed on your computer. This feature allows you to create embroidery designs using Non-Latin letters (lyke Cyrillic, Arabic or any other) and symbols. You have a freedom to change the characteristics of any font, like size, space or font layout. Also, it’s possibly to use an arc, circly, ellipse or any shape as a path for the letters. You can continue to edit the lettering even after stitches are set to it. And just like the artwork window that lets you preview images, SubStitch offers the added convenience of being able to preview all fonts as well.

Interface

Page of manufacturer: http://substitch.com

Version 6 Essentials covers the new features added to Wilcom ES. These new features cover all areas of lettering, editing and digitizing. This PET CD is designed for all levels of ES systems.

PET Lettering Essentials is designed for beginners through to experienced digitizers, and is designed to support the lettering functionality in ES-21L and higher ES products.

The most advanced of the three PET CDs, Digitizing Essentials will help you use the digitizing functionality in Sirius. Techniques from ES-21D and ES-45 are covered, with a taste of the fancy stitch effects and productivity tolls of ES-65.

PET Editing Essentials builds upon the basics explained in Lettering Essentials, and is designed to support complement ES-21E. Editing Essentials is divided into sections, each covering a different aspect of embroidery editing. Some topics covered briefly in Lettering Essentials are covered in more depth and complexity to enable you to handle complex designs as well as lettering.

PET Essentials

Version 6 Essentials covers the new features added to ES in Version 6.0. These new features cover all areas of lettering, editing and digitizing. This PET CD is designed for all levels of ES systems.

Explore the different sections of Version 6.0 Essentials and learn at your own pace.

Introduction
Overview of V6.0 – general description of the main new features of V6.0
How to use Version 6.0 essentials
The other PET CDs – describes the other CDs in the PET series

V6 Lettering Essentials
New alphabets gallery – displays the new alphabets available in V6.0
New lettering capabilities – teaches how to use the new lettering features such as: reshaping individual letters, moving letters above or below baseline, vertical lettering and more.
Creating Team Names – teaches how to save time by automatically creating designs for different team members.

V6 Editing Essentials
Using new editing tools for higher productivity – teaches how to use the new editing features such as: selecting and editing with the Object list, selecting by stitch type, Resequencing selected objects by color only and more.
New editing features to improve quality – new underlay options, setting variable length for smoother curves, controlling settings for short stitches.

V6 Digitizing Essentials
New flexibility in stitching – new Florentine effect for Tatami, creating Tatami textures with Partition Lines, using Triple Satin for a different look in stitching.
More productive digitizing – using Input C with variable offset from center line, Automatic Applique, Favourite styles and more.
Handling bitmap images and vector drawings – teaches how to paste bitmaps from other software, smoothing curves on bitmaps, viewing bitmaps & vectors

More features for all ES models
Managing your files and file formats – saving as previous version.EMB, reading files from other embroidery software.
Stitching and networking to multiple machines – setting up Machine Manager, stitching a design with Machine Manager, viewing statistics about your machines.

PET Lettering Essentials

PET Lettering Essentials is designed for beginners through to experienced digitizers, and is designed to support the lettering functionality in ES-21L and higher ES products.

The content is comprehensive, with several sections each covering a different aspect of embroidery lettering.

To give you an idea of the depth of the content, here is an outline.

Getting Started
Embroidery basics – From “What is a Stitch?” to different stitch types, pull compensation, underlay and embroidery machine functions.
Setting up your system – Installing a printer, embroidery machine or new software.

Features
Handling embroidery design files – Creating a new file, saving files, recovering files after a system crash, or using email to send your designs.
Lettering – All the features of Lettering, including reshaping and resizing, and special effects.
Handling stitches – Using different stitch types.
Viewing – Zooming, TrueView, Overview window.
Colors – Selecting colors, changing colors.
Traveling – How to move through a design you are editing.
Handling objects – Move, resize, rotate and skew, plus more.
Preparing for stitching – Everything from selecting a machine format, printing a production worksheet through to final stitch-out.
Handling embroidery disks – Open, format and save.
New features in ESV5.5 – Keep up on the latest innovations in embroidery software, including Floating Lettering toolbox, Letter Resequencing, Second underlay and
Original Stitch Values for alphabets.
Align and Distribute Lettering Objects – Alignment, spacing and size of lettering objects.

Practice projects
11 projects – covering all of the major activities involved in lettering, including monogramming, editing designs, and changing shape and color.

Embroidery Samples Gallery
Samples, Alphabets and Showcase galleries – How good embroidery should look, and inspiration to create your own designs.
Troubleshooting – How to handle difficult fabrics, small lettering and much more.
Introduction to your Embroidery Software

PET Digitizing Essentials

The most advanced of the three PET CDs, Digitizing Essentials will help you use the digitizing functionality in Sirius.

Techniques from ES-21D and ES-45 are covered, with a taste of the fancy stitch effects and productivity tolls of ES-65.

The content includes:

Introduction

Getting started with object-based digitizing.

The basics

Using artwork – Sources, scanning, file types.

Stitch types overview – Satin, Tatami, Zigzag, E-Stitch, Contour.

Creating shapes with digitizing tools – Manual stitch, Run, Triple Run, Input A, B and C, and Complex Fill.

Changing colors – Objects and thread charts.

Using Auto-underlay – Selecting and adjusting underlay types.

Workshop 1. – Creating a simple design.

Planning

What’s in front and what’s behind – Layering objects in embroidery.

Stitch types and angles – Choosing the right stitch type, making stitch angles complement the design and minimizing segments in Complex Fills.

Minimizing color changes and trims.

Workshop 2. – Digitizing considering stitch angles and Connectors.

Fabric movement – Sequencing to prevent movement, underlay, Pull Compensation, overlaps and distortion.

Workshop 3. Digitizing considering fabric movement.

Getting it right

Setting stitch properties. – Setting properties for Run, Satin, Tatami and Contour stitches.

Using Auto Split.

Navigating tight corners and curves – Fractional spacing, stitching shortening and using Smart Corners.

Time savers

Using Copy, Paste and Duplicate – Making and using templates, Styles and more.

Special features

Motifs.

Jagged edge.

Trapunto.

Workshop 4. – Time saving tricks and special features.

Stitching

Preparing for stitching.

Stitching out.

Handling embroidery disks.

Gallery

Inspiration and ideas – using advanced digitizing features, including:

Point & Stitch, Auto Trace, Integrated drawing tools,

FlexiSplit, User Defined Split, Program Split,

Making your own alphabets,

Accordion Spacing,

Motif Fill, 3-D Warp,

PhotoFlash, and much more

PET Editing Essentials

PET Editing Essentials builds upon the basics explained in Lettering Essentials, and is designed to support complement ES-21E.

Editing Essentials is divided into sections, each covering a different aspect of embroidery editing. Some topics covered briefly in Lettering Essentials are covered in more depth and complexity to enable you to handle complex designs as well as lettering.

Embroidery basics

What is a stitch? How a stitch is made and different types of thread.

Stitches vs jumps. Limits on stitch length, using jumps, trims and automatic split.

Stitch types. When and where to use different types of stitch.

Connectors. What is a connector, trimming, tie in and tie off.

Underlay. Types of underlay and when to use them.

Push and pull compensation.

Fabrics. Common fabric characteristics, and backing materials.

Machine functions. Color changes, trims, jumps, stops, needle in and out, plus more that are less well known.

Punching data sources. From traditional paper tape to today’s embroidery disks.

Machine formats. Tajima, Melco, Barudan, Toyota, ZSK, Zangs and Pfaff.

Expanded vs Condensed formats. Condensed data, stitch processor and the .EMB ‘all-in-one’ file.

Digitizing input methods. Input A, B and C, as well as Complex Fill.

Setting up your system. Setting up a printer, embroidery machine and other computer peripherals.

Features

Handling embroidery design files. Everything from creating a new file, back-ups to sending files via email.

Selecting objects. Selection tools and working with parts of a design.

Understanding stitch types and values. Autospacing, Autosplit, Satin and Tatami stitch values, Manual and jump stitches, even removing small stitches.

Stitch effects. Auto jump, pull compensation, fractional spacing and stitch shortening.

Using underlay. Auto underlay and smart corners.

Stitch density.

Stitch editing.

Stitch list.

Viewing. Zooming, TrueView, Overview window, display options.

Setting up thread charts.

Mix colors and tread types.

Handling and reshaping objects. Resize, reshape (Input A, B and C), rotate, skew, mirror, transform, resequence, align and distribute, delete, cut, copy, paste and split.

Preparing for stitching. Using embroidery disks, resquencing stitch order, stitch density problems, optimizing production efficiency and so on.

Workshops

Editing for production. Preventing thread breaks, small stitches, optimizing stitch count, fixing registration problems etc.

Editing for artistic reasons. Changing colors, size, fills and connectors.

Scaling designs for use at different sizes.

Adapting designs for different garments. Caps, different fabrics.

Changing machine types.

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Plus, it’s so easy to use, even inexperienced users turn out designs and lettering almost immediately.
Each product – from design to assembly to completion- is carefully inspected to ensure trouble-free performance. Today,Brother is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of sewing and embroidery machines for both home and commercial use.

Features

VIEW FUNCTIONS

View Actual Stitches On-Screen
Floating, Dockable Toolbarsw/Show or Hide Function
Multiple Document Interface
( Cascade, Tile, View,Multiple Windows)
Pop-up Design Info Boxon New Designs
Adjustable Snap to Grid
Crosshair Reference FromRulers
Multiple Zoom Functions
Design Reference Window
Custom Colorizing forMaster Thread Palette
Customize Background On-Screen
( Can scan fabric or customizecolor to represent garment design will be sewn on )
Auto-Pan ( Scrolls screenw/cursor movement for on-screen punching )
Open Design Files FromThumbnails
On-Screen Measure Tool
Visual Design Rotation
Controllable On-ScreenSlowdraw
Show/Hide Machine Command Markers( entry, exist, trims, etc. )
Show/Hide Stitch Layers ( Underlay, Satin/FillStitches, etc. )
On-Screen Preview of Templates
Preview of Memorized Programmable Stitches
Hide or Lighten On-ScreenArtwork Image

PRINT FUNCTIONS

Control Printed Informationon Page
( Title, Date, User/DesignInfo, Customer Info, Page Layout, Color Sequence Placement )
Print Cost Calculations( For Sewout, Punching, or Both )
Print On-Line Help
Print Pre-Programmed Reports
Memorized Text Effects
Memorized Fabric Settings
Memorized Text Stitches
Memorized Polygon Stitches
Memorized Region Stitches
Memorized Path Stitches
Memorized Column Stitches
Print Puck Button Assignments
Print Custom DigitizerMenus

LIBRARY FUNCTIONS

Create and Edit DesignDatabase
Search Library by 10 DifferentParameters
Search Designs by FileNames or Thumbnails
Create and Edit Customer Database

MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS

Windows User Interface(Icons, Commands, etc. )
Icon Flyover Balloon Titles
Pop-up Menus w/Right Click
Sound Supported
Intensive On-Line Help
Autosave
Auto Centering
Customize to English orMetric Measurements
Direct Spooler Interface to Embroidery Machine
Cost Calculations Window
Automatic Thread Trim/ Lock Stitch Settings
Merge Designs
Global or Specific Design / Area Density Adjustment
Auto Underlay settings
Customizable Master TreadPalette
Cut / Copy / Paste + Duplicate( Copy & Paste – in 1 step )
Unlimited Undo / Redo
Memorize Function ( stitch patterns, fabric settings,etc. )
Global or Specific Design/ Area Pull Compensation Adjustment
Group / Ungroup by Groups / Stitches
Speed Key Assignments
Change Marker & StatusBar Size ( For New Punchers or Tablet Digitizers )

LETTERING FUNCTIONS

25 Fonts Included
Create Lettering fromLettering Palette of Shapes
Template Data Entry
Merge Designs w /Text
Point Connections Optimal
Multipass Stitching (Controls Sewing Sequence for Multi-Color Text )
3-Letter Monograms fromAny Font Style
Monogram Decorations Availablew / Certain Font Styles
Satin or Fill Available on all Fonts
Closest or Furthest PointConnections Between Letters
Automatic Underlay Available Built Into All FontStyles
Automatic Kerning
Maintain Aspect Ratio( Retain Font Style Integrity when Resizing )
Set Start / Stop Positions( Sew from Beginning, Ending, Center, Custom )
Set Size by Height, Width,or Baseline
Autolock Before and AfterTrims
Set Length for Trims
Using TTF Fonts

ADVANCED LETTERING FUNCTIONS

Choose Additional Shapesfrom On-Screen Gallery
Visual On-Screen Kerning
All Justifications ( Left,Right, Center, Full, Stretch to Baseline )
Adjust Position to Baseline( Above, Center, Below)
Deconstruct Text ( Separate Into Individual Lettersfor Editing )
Deform Text ( Pull shapeof text in any direction )
Adjustable Character Width
Memorize Text Effects
Memorize Fabric Settings( With appropriate density & pull compensations )
Adjustable Multi-LineSpacing
Additional Zoom Control
Rotate Visually or byEntering Degree of Rotation Desired
Undo / Redo
Cut / Copy / Paste / Duplicate

EDITING FUNCTIONS

Edit Stitches or Outlines
Navigate by Group, Color, Alternating Stitches, Etc.
( Find groups or stitches to be edited easily)
Change stitch direction
Convert to Manual Stitchesfor Stitch Editing
Input Manual Stitches
Convert Text to Paths/ Regions for Editing
Auto Borders Around Shapes
Group / Ungroup Stitches/ Shapes to Perform Editing Functions
Flip Designs Vertically, Horizontally
Set Entry / Exit Points
Split Manual Stitchesfor Inserting Stitches / Groups
Control Slow Draw on Screen
Show / Hide Markers duringediting
Reshape by Punchpoints

DIGITIZING FUNCTIONS

On-Screen Artwork Setup
Scan / Import : .jpg /.tif / .bmp / .dib / .pcx/ .gif / .tga / .wmf Graphic Images
Create : Paths / Regions/ Polygon Shapes / Complex Polygon Shapes
Modify Shapes by Straight & Curved Points
Control Columns ( 1 -2 sided, even, etc. )
Corner / point Control ( Shape, Half Stitches,Etc. )
Connect to Last Function( Continue w/previous shape )
Memorize / Recall Programmable Stitches ( Running,Jagged Edge, Fill )
Speed Key Assignment
Insert Polygon Holes ( Complex Fill )
Crosshairs / Image Settings

DIGITIZER TABLET SPECIALTY FUNCTIONS

Digitizer Hardware Setup
Customizable DigitizerMenus
Puck Button Assignments
Relative vs. Absolute
Artwork Scale
Multiple Artwork Areas( accessed at one time on tablet )
Editing in Digitizer Mouse Mode
Customize Reference MarkMethod for Artwork and Menus

Interface

EOS Embroidery Operating System has been developed using the most advanced software tools and techniques. It is an integrated punching and editing system, fundamentally strong, reliable and complete. It forms the core platform that contains the essential technology for guiding the embroidery work at each stage, always ensuring increased quality results. EOS Embroidery Operating System is available in different levels to cater for the varying, non-standardised needs of embroiders. It is designed to fit the needs of any user; from the very beginner to the most experienced.

Levels

Creator Our Creator digitizing has more to offer that most others higher priced packages. Compucons excellent stitch generator creates designs that run faster and with fewer thread breaks than other systems. This feature alone makes EOS superior to the competition. But consider the advanced features that come standard with our entry level digitizing system.

Features

4 different creation methods.
Complex fill with holes
Create running stitches and satin lines.
Unique Stitch Types including Wave, Angle and Random Effects.
Automatic underlay
Lettering Package with 50 Font Styles
Automatic Pull Compensation.
Converts expanded designs to condensed designs for even greater flexibility.
Stitch Processor-Compensates density of expanded designs while resizing

Options

Embroidery Simulator- Displays your designs as they would actually appear.
PhotoStitch-Automatically create a single color or 4 color design from photographs or images.
Full Lettering-Add the entire lettering package with over 100 font styles.
Auto Punch-Converts simple scanned images and clipart to embroidery designs.
Hyper Font- Converts virtually any True Type Font to an embroidery font.

Creator Advanced EOS Creator Advanced offers greater flexibility tin creation of designs . Advanced gives you the tools you need to be creative and productive. Variable density control allows you to easily create multi-color blended fills. Our full lettering package with over 100 font styles will allow you to quickly set text to a logo. Automatic Circles, Appliqu?s, and editing of multiple blocks drastically reduces the time to create and edit complex designs. Unique Stitch types and lettering frames give your embroidery a custom look.

Features

5different creation methods.
Smart Edges
Automatic Applique.
Filters to add perspective
Variable Density Fill.
25 Compucon Special Fill Patterns.
35 Special Stiches – Low Density Fills and Run Stitches
Perspective Filters.
Automatically Modify Stitch Types or Parameters of Multiple Blocks.
Unique Stitch Types including Wave, Angle and Random Effects.
Create Cross Stitch Designs.
Stitch Processor-Compensates density of expanded designs while resizing

Options

Embroidery Simulator- Displays your designs as they would actually appear.
PhotoStitch-Automatically create a single color or 4 color design from photographs or images.
Auto Punch-Converts simple scanned images and clipart to embroidery designs.
Hyper Font- Converts virtually any True Type Font to an embroidery font.

Creator Professional If you are a professional digitizer or just someone who needs to create a lot of designs fast, EOS Professional cannot be beat. This system has it all. Auto Punch quickly creates simple logos; Magic Wand automatically defines blocks; Continuous fill creates multi branch blocks. Create your own Keyboard fonts or fonts for other users. Create Pattern fills, Special Stitch fills and Elastic Fills, Photo Stitch Fills, curved fills, the list goes on. If you can dream it, EOS Professional can make it.

Features

Continuous Fill for Branches, Lines and Inclinated Outlines.
Magic Wand automatically defines blocks.
Create Compucon Font Styles.
Create Compucon Special Fill Patterns.
PhotoStitch and Color PhotoStitch.
Curved Step to create perspective and dimension.
AutoPunch converts simple scanned images and clipart to embroidery designs.
Quickly create samples or estimate stitch counts.
Hyper Font quickly converts most True Type font styles to embroidery fonts.

Options

Stitch Processor-Compensates density of expanded designs while resizing.

Features

General

Read/Write – machine disk formats.
Special Functions – Menu of machine codes.
Move to First Point – Returns to origin.
Multiple Undo/Redo – Reverses previous operations.
Delete Last – Deletes blocks or stitches in reverse sequence.
Snap – Snap mouse movements in 45 degree increments.
Stitch Points – Displays needle penetrations in normal or bold.
Realistic Mode – View design on screen in simulated stitches.
Assistant – Automatically specifies parameters as related to different fabrics.
Zoom – Any magnification (in or out or actual size).
Ruler – Measure in metric or inch.
On Screen Rulers – Display guides in metric or inches.
Stitch Colors – Change thread colors or background, match to specific thread manufacturer.
Redraw Parameters – Show codes, appliqués, etc.
Grid – Displays grid of points or lines on screen.
Multi-Design Interface – Hold several open designs.
Help Files and Self-running Tutorial
Database – Design archiving and retrieval.
Clean Up – Eliminates small stitches in design.
Library – Condensed stock designs.
Read CDs in Library Format
Info Card – Updates vital design statistics.
Hoop Files – Preview design with on-screen hoop.
Automatic Lock Stitches (tie in /tie off).
Print Design
Print Catalog

Creation Methods

Lines (Running and Satin Border)
Manual Step Mode (Manual Stitches)
Branches (Reference Line Fill)
Outline with Multi-direction
Complex Fill with Empty and Satin Holes
Geometric Shapes Tool – Automatically creates geometric shapes.
Circle Tool – Automatically creates circular shapes.
Smart Edges – Automatically trace a color outline.
Branches (Continuous Fill)
Outline with Multi-direction (Continuous Fill)
Lines (Running and Satin Border-Continuous Fill)
Magic Wand – Automatically defines blocks.

Digitizing Features

Output as WMF – Save design file as image file.
Custom Parameters – User-defined defaults for fabrics, etc.
Automatic Underlay – 3 Types.
Automatic Pull Compensation
Insert – Digitize new blocks or codes between existing blocks.
Auto Stitch Shortening – Automatically adjusts running stitch length to accommodate small areas.
Create automatic double or triple pass run stitches
Auto Outline – Creates Satin or Running Stitches around specified blocks.
Auto Inserts – Adjust stitches to regulate density on curves.
Appliqué – Create appliqué cut file in PLT or WMF.
Chenille – Create chenille designs.
Auto Appliqué – Automatically create complete appliqué files, including choice of hold down and top stitch.
Variable Density Fill – Graduated density control for Complex Fill.
Filters – Apply perspective distortions to blocks.
Filters – Apply 3-dimensional appearance to blocks.
Create keyboard lettering font styles.
Curved Step – Apply special curved fill parameters.
Create Pattern Fills, Special Stitch Motifs, and Lock Stitches.

Editing Features

Dimension – Alters design incrementally or by percentage.
Scale Condensed – Change size of DOS condensed designs.
Center Design – Centers design around a specific point.
Stitch Edit – Insert, delete, or move stitches.
Controlled Redraw – Redraw design by color, block or stitch.
Stitch Type – Change the stitch type in condensed blocks.
Paste Design – Paste a design into the active design.
Copy – Copies the selected block(s) or area.
Paste – Pastes copied block(s) into current design.
Duplicate – Copies selected area and pastes into active screen.
Move – Move, rotate or resize selected stitches and blocks.
Reorder – Change the sewing sequence of the design.
Delete – Deletes selected stitches or blocks.
Block Edit – Change the stitch type, parameters, reshape, etc.
Repeat design or pasted block and rotate or resize.
Outline – Defines blocks of stitches by color selection.
Rectangle, Outline or Sequence Mode -Copies, moves, deletes, etc. entire blocks of stitches.
Select – Multiple points for editing.
Modify Type/Density/Parameters – Edit for multiple blocks.

Compatibility

Internet Access – Send as e-mail, direct access to Compucon Web Site, download fonts and updates.
Format Floppy – Formats floppies for all major machine types.
Read/Write Machine disks for all major machine formats.
Read Melco DOS condensed
Macro Editor – Custom parameters to suit technical specifications of embroidery machines.
Save As – Most DOS compatible formats to hard disk.
Output to Machine – Connects to major machine types.
Read Tape – Reads from most tape devices. Additional hardware required for some devices.

Lettering Capabilities

Full Lettering – Includes 30 lettering frames, 100+ fonts and ability to create true type fonts with complex fill.

Scanner/Image Capabilities

Twain Scanner – Activates the scanner from TES.
Show/Hide Image – Hides or shows the scanned image.
AutoScroll – Image automatically scrolls while digitizing.
Pan Image – Pan to another area at the current zoom level.
Punch from BMP, TIFF, PCX, JPG, PCD, TGA and PSD
Punch From Vector Formats WMF
Punch from Corel Draw and EPS files
BMP Drawing package
Vectorize
Vector Drawing Package

Stitch Types

Satin; Side Random Satin; Random Satin; Step Satin
Column Stitches
Normal Run Stitch
Step 1:1; Step 1:2; Step 1:3
Special Step
Step 2, 3, 5 Run Stitches
Return Run Stitch
Return Run Stitch with Offset
Random Step Stitch
Chenille Lattice Fill; Chenille Spiral Fill
Step Angle
Step Groups
Step Sine Wave; Step Half Wave
Random Step
Longitudinal 1/1
Longitudinal Satin
Longitudinal Random
Free Step
Side Random Step
Random Step
Chenille Running Spiral Stitch
Cross Stitch
Appliqué
Elastic Stitches (Pattern Satins); Lines Décor (Pattern Fills)
Special Stitches (Low Density Fills and Run Stitches)
Bitmap Step
Photo Stitch: B/W or Color
Curved Step

Options

Stitches to Blocks – Converts expanded designs to condensed format.
Stitch Processing -Adjusts stitch count when resizing expanded designs.
Full Lettering
Embroidery Simulator – Displays and prints realistic 3D images.
HyperFont – Automatically creates keyboard fonts from TTF.
PhotoStitch – Create B/W or Color designs from photographs.
AutoPunch -Automatically create designs from camera-ready artwork or clip art.

Interface

Expand Creativity with Intricate Stitch Effects
An incredibly wide range of tools lets you create exquisite stitch effects that unleash your creativity. An unlimited number of stitch types can be applied to a single segment for the ultimate design flexibility. Produce rich and detailed effects with the Complex Fill tool. Choose from a variety of Standard, Programmed and Carved Fill patterns. Blend different Carved Fill patterns using the Region Carving tool. Carve lines into a Carved Fill segment with the Line Carving tool. Create unique linear effects with Programmed Runs and Programmed Fills while keeping the stitch count low. Make your own Programmed Fill patterns to create original borders and Fills for a unique look. Use Contour stitches to create stitch effects ideal for leaves and flower petals. Use the Graduated Density feature to vary the stitch density across the Satin and Fill segments, creating a 3 dimensional effect. For something a little different, use StitchImage to produce monotone or four color photo-like embroidery by following a simple Wizard.

Deliver Superb Stitch Quality
Built on the Pulse Embroidery Platform, Pulse Signature by Pulse ensures superior stitch quality. Innovative Dynamic Density Inset technology (patent pending) provides a new way of adjusting the density at each stitch, producing the best results for corners. Automate the process of refining superior quality embroidery designs with features such as AutoDensity, AutoShortstitch, AutoCornering and Auto-Cleaning. While Pulse Signature by Pulse automatically controls stitch quality, it also allows for customization. Fine tune stitch quality using the Quality Control property page. You can change settings such as the minimum and maximum stitch length; split type for each segment or stitch type to meet your needs.

Customize A Productive Work Environment
Locate tools quickly using the Tool Cabinet. Customize your workspace by arranging the tools in the Tool Cabinet drawers or create your own drawers in which to place the tools you use most often. Use Recipes and Styles to quickly apply exactly the right combination of embroidery settings to a design. Recipes are a collection of embroidery settings designed for specific fabrics. You can use these commonly needed settings again and again or create your own. Once you save a group of settings as a Style, it is added to the list of available Recipes for repeated use. Assign a keyboard shortcut to each Style you create and make the application of those settings to a design even quicker.

View Designs With Advanced Tools
Pulse Signature by Pulse’s viewing features help you work with designs faster and more easily. Sequence View displays color-coded segment sequences and stitch types. Cut and Paste a segment to resequence the design. Check the sewing sequence of a Stitch file by using the graphical Layer tabs. Change the sequence of layers and eliminate unnecessary color changes by clicking and dragging a layer tab to a new location in the sequence. To focus on specific layers or areas of a design, simply hide the other layers with a click of the mouse. Command Editor displays a list of machine commands for quick editing. The 3D Stitches feature gives you a realistic view of the sewn design on the fabric of your choice.

Edit Designs With Robust Tools
Pulse Signature by Pulse provides a wide range of editing tools, from stitch-by-stitch editing to dynamic Outline editing. Fine tune your design stitch by stitch or edit a group of stitches. You can use the shortcut editing menu to Move, Delete, and Insert stitches with ease. Add color changes, trims, and other machine commands too. Use the power of outline editing to Reshape, Stretch, Reflect, Move and Duplicate segments. Use Power Copy and Power Move to perform multiple tasks, such as Resize, Rotate and Flip, in one easy step. With fast access to the property pages, you can modify various stitch properties such as density, stitch type, thread color, pull compensation and underlay styles for any segment.

Create Superior Lettering Designs
Create unique lettering using Pulse Signature by Pulse’s advanced Text tool. Using various drawing modes such as Bezier, Straight, Arc and Circle, draw a baseline and the lettering is placed along it. The shape of the lettering is controlled by its Envelope so you can change and manipulate the shape of lettering by simply selecting a different Envelope. Pulse Signature by Pulse brings you through the entire design process from creating to sewing designs. You can modify various segment settings, such as Density, Fill patterns, pull compensation, and Underlay styles to create different lettering effects for various fabrics. Increase productivity by reducing redundant work using Templates. Simply create lettering and design combinations that can be recalled and modified in seconds. Use a common design and add different names to create personalized shirts for a sports team or club. Make your own fonts by digitizing characters and compiling them with Font Creator. By importing TrueType® fonts and vector artwork you have unlimited resources for creating original fonts. The technology allows you to read fonts created in Pulse Signature by Pulse, creating opportunities for your font business.

Add Chenille Design Capabilities with Pulse Signature by Pulse – Chenille
Pulse Signature by Pulse – Chenille gives you a variety of tools intended for creating Chenille designs. You can create a variety of Chenille lettering using TrueType® fonts. Chenille also provides both stitch and outline editing capabilities. Chenille offers a full range of digitizing possibilities and includes standard drawing tools. Import vector artwork from popular graphic applications and then assign them Chenille stitch types such as Lattice, Spiro, Moss Walk and Chain Walk. Chenille is available as an option to the Pulse Signature by Pulse digitizing systems, or as a standalone system.

Features

Powerful full-featured software

Pulse Signature 2000 Maestro is the most comprehensive, sophisticated embroidery program available today. Created by Pulse Microsystems, the originators of object-oriented embroidery software, Maestro is designed for Windows®95/98/NT. With advanced technology that is easy to use, Maestro lets you use your expertise while providing optional automation to guide you with precision, speed and ease. Maestro gives you every tool you will ever need to create intricate and complex embroidery designs. Express your personal sense of artistry and demonstrate your expertise.

Advanced digitizing technology

Paths

Paths are a powerful design concept that allow you to manipulate segments with amazing ease. Special features like beads and anchor points give you control over the design. You create Path segments with drawing tools similar to those found in popular graphic programs such as Corel Draw™ and Adobe Illustrator™. Apply any stitch type to a Path segment to create unique stitch effects. Quickly change the exit point, entry point, or stitch direction by sliding or adding beads along the segment. Delete, Add, Split and Join anchor points to modify Path segments any way you want. With complex designs, you can slice artwork to simplify complex shapes. Use Paths to free your imagination and create beautiful artistic embroidery designs.

Vector Artwork

Import vector artwork directly from graphic programs, eliminating the need to digitize the image. Apply any stitch type to a segment and quickly transform original artwork into embroidery. Import TrueType™ fonts and assign a stitch type in a single step. Segment types include Satin, Complex Fill, Run and more.

Powerful Autotrace

Scan images or import more than 20 image format types such as TIFF and BMP to use for digitizing. Autotrace images for digitizing and generate stitches in one easy step adjustable color tolerance, hole recognition, and support for Bezier curves produce accurate results.

Branching

Branching lets you digitize multiple Satin, Steil or Run segments that are sequenced with minimal jumps and have one start and one stop point on the closest connecting columns. Branched segments are combined to behave as one large segment. You can use branching with the Column, Enhanced Column, Satin Path, Steil, Run, Import Artwork, and Import TrueType tools. Combine existing segments to create a branched segment. The Branching feature automatically sequences underlay too. You can create designs quickly and increase sewing quality.

Auto Breakup

Create satin embroidery from artwork or text in a single step with Auto Breakup which slices a complex segment into simpler segments and assigns stitch directions to create high quality satin embroidery. Combine Auto Breakup with Import TrueType Font to create original lettering with amazing speed and ease.

Auto Sequence

Optimize the sewing time and quality of designs. Apply Auto Sequence to create the sewing order of a design or just a part of it based on the guidelines you select. The sequencing order guidelines include Minimize Jumps, Minimize Trims and Best Quality.

Auto Start/Stop

Use Auto Start/Stop to set closest-point connection by automatically placing entry and exit points on all selected digitized segments.

Automatic Appliqué

Making appliqués is easy when you use the Maestro’s specialized tools. Use the Automatic Appliqué tool to generate a border, tack-down and trace stitches in one simple step. Create DXF files of your appliqué design using the Appliqué Cut tool for precise cutouts.

Recipes and Styles

Use Recipes and Styles to quickly apply exactly the right combination of embroidery settings to a design. Recipes are a collection of embroidery settings designed for specific fabrics. You can use these commonly needed settings again and again. Create your own collection of embroidery settings designed for specific fabrics or tasks by using the Styles tool. Once you save a group of settings as a Style, it is added to the list of available Recipes for repeated use. Assign a keyboard shortcut to each Style you create and make the application of those settings to a design even quicker.

Special stitch effects

Fills

An incredibly wide range of tools let you create exquisite stitch effects that express your creativity. Produce rich and detailed effects for designs with the Complex Fill tool. Choose from a variety of Standard, Programmed and Carved Fill patterns. Blend Carved Fill patterns with other patterns using the Region Carving tool. Carve lines into a Carved Fill segment with the Line Carving tool. Create your own Carve patterns using the Pattern Editor. Create unique linear effects with Programmed Runs and Programmed Fills. Programmed Fills cover large areas with beautiful stitching while keeping the stitch count low. Make your own Programmed fill patterns to create original borders and fills. Use Contour stitches to create stitch effects ideal for leaves and flower petals.

Cross-stitch

Easily create a traditional hand-sewn cross-stitch effect. Maestro automates the hand-sewn cross-stitch technique, allowing you to create beautiful cross-stitch embroidery. Simply digitize the design using Maestro’s grid.

Graduated density

Use the graduated density feature to vary the stitch density across the Satin and Fill segments, creating a 3 dimensional effect.

Multiple stitch types on a single segment

An unlimited number of stitch types can be applied to a single segment for the ultimate design flexibility. Apply graduated density to multiple Fill segments in different colors to create an artistic color blending effect.

Stitch Image

Create photo-like embroidery. Stitch Image automatically digitizes an image in monotone or in four colors. Add a border to define the design.

Advanced technology

DDI (Dynamic Density Inset)

DDI automatically adjusts the density inset at each stitch to provide proper density calculations resulting in perfect embroidery every time.

Automatic stitch quality features

Automate the process of refining superior quality embroidery designs with features such as Auto Density, Auto Shortstitch, Auto Cornering and Auto-Cleaning.

Quality Control property page

While Signature 2000 automatically controls stitch quality, it also allows for a high level of customization. Fine tune stitch quality using the Quality Control property page. You can change settings such as the minimum and maximum stitch length; split type for each segment; or stitch type to meet your needs

Steil

Maestro handles Steil segment corners perfectly. The Automatic Cornering feature gives you various corner styles to choose from, or it can automatically determine the best cornering style for Steil segments. Adjust the steil angle to modify the stitch direction for high quality Steil borders. Choose corner styles such as Mitered, Beveled and Round to finish polished designs.

Custom Cornering

Maestro offers many cornering styles for Satin and Tatami stitches. Choose from Standard, Auto-turn, Mitered, Hand-Sewn and Capped to create the look you want.

Font Editor

Maestro gives you the ability to make your own fonts. Digitize characters and compile them with Font Editor. By importing TrueType fonts and vector artwork you have unlimited resources for creating original fonts. The technology allows you to read fonts created in Signature 2000, opening up opportunities for your font business.

Advanced viewing features

Sequence View
Sequence View displays a color-coded segment sequence and stitch types, giving you quick access to the property page of a specific segment. Cut and Paste a segment to resequence the design.

Layers

Check the sewing sequence of a Stitch file by using the graphical Layer tabs. Each layer shows the stitches between each color change or trim command. Change the sequence of layers and eliminate unnecessary color changes by clicking and dragging a layer tab to a new location in the sequence. To focus on specific layers or areas of a design, simply hide the other layers with a click of the mouse.

Command Editor

The Command Editor lists each machine command in a Stitch file design and lets you edit its machine commands. The Command Editor lists the commands visually so that you can see a representation of the stitch group, the command, and the stitch number.

3D Views

Use the 3D Stitches feature to see a realistic view of the sewn design in either an Outline or Stitch window. Preview the 3D design with a background and light source you choose. Print a high quality worksheet for an effective presentation of the design without sewing it.

Integration with Passport Librarian

Passport Librarian is an advanced Design Management and Networking system. Passport Librarian integrates seamlessly with Maestro. Librarian Single User, which is standard with Maestro, allows you to categorize designs by design type, stitch count, customer and more. With optional Librarian Multi-User, Maestro enables you to access, save and search for designs from various locations over a network on a central database.

Integration with Signature 2000 Chenille

Create Chenille designs by integrating Signature 2000 Chenille with Maestro. Signature 2000 Chenille is available as an option to Maestro. Our patented Spiro Fill technology completely automates the traditional method of hand-punching Spiro Fills. Combine regular embroidery with Chenille to create unique multimedia applications.

It’s easy to use and easy to learn

The Pulse Signature Getting Started guide provides the information you need to install Pulse Signature 2000 and get your embroidery system running. The Learning Pulse Signature guide provides information about all the Signature 2000 levels and teaches you about key features. The specially enhanced online Help is a refere

Interface

When you have finished, you can save your work on your hard disk, print it, and transfer it to a card.

The card can be inserted in your sewing machine to automatically embroider you creation. Design Center is used to create individual patterns from image files created with other applications. You can also apply stitch patterns created with Programmable Stitch Creator to regions of images displayed in Design Center. The resulting embroidery pattern can then be imported into the Layout & Editing Design Page and combined with other patterns.

The procedure is divided in four steps;

Stage 1 -Original Image:
You open a image that you purchased from a commercial source, created using an application such as Paint or scanned from a printed source using a scanner and the appropriate software.
The file extension must be one of the following: Windows BMP (*.bmp), Exif (*.tif, *.jpg), ZSoftPCX (*.pcx), Windows Meta File (*.wmf), Portable Network Graphics (*.png), Encapsulated PostScript (*.eps), Kodak PhotoCD (*.pcd), FlashPix (*.fpx), JPEG2000 (*.j2k).
Note that graphic files in other formats can be converted into the specified format if you have the proper conversion software.

In Stage 1, the image is displayed with its original colors and you cannot modify it.

Stage 2 -Line Image:
To move from Stage 1 to Stage 2, you select one or more colors(max. 5colors) of the Image that will be converted into black outlines. Unselected colors will be converted into white. You can then correct the black and white image using pens and erasers of different thicknesses. If you save the file in Stage 2, its file name extension will be PEL.

Stage 3 -Figure Handle:
When you move to Stage 3, the application automatically detects the outline of the black areas and replace it with a set of broken lines. The broken lines can be edited (you can move and delete points or insert new points). If you save the file in Stage 3, its file name extension will be PEM.

Stage 4 -Sewing Setting:
You can set the stitch, thread color, etc. for the outlines and regions to complete the embroidery data. If you save the file in Stage 4, its file name extension will be PEM.

If you have to interrupt your work at stage 2, 3 and 4, save the file and retrieve it later to resume working.

Features

Design Center

Most Recently Used Files” has been added to Wizard. The Wizard will keep a file of your most recent activity at the bottom of the Wizard screen.

New Clipart has been added to the software. FILE:OPEN:CLIPART

Cross Stitch: Listed under stage 4:to Sew Setting there is Fill Stitch, Satin Stitch, Programmable Fill Stitch, Motif Stitch and now a new function, Cross Stitch.

Output to Clipboard: A new feature that allows you to take an image out of Layout & Editing to the first stage in Design Center.

Design Center- FILE:INPUT: FROM CLIPBOARD

Layout & Editing – IMAGE:OUTPUT:TO CLIPBOARD

Layout and Editing

Imports data from BROTHER embroidery cards or disk, one design or multiples. Select FILE: IMPORT:FROM CARD. (This replaces File Utility.) A picture is now displayed of each design.

Writes one design or multiple data files to an original blank card or disk from files stored in your computer in the PES format. FILE:WRITE TO CARD:OTHER PES FILES. A picture is displayed of each design. Designs from different manufacturers can be imported and saved in the computer. These designs can be opened in Layout & Editing, saved as a PES file, then download it to a card or disk.

Data files can now be input to Layout & Editing from .bmp, .jpg, .tif and many other types of files: These files can be used with the stitch wizard and as a template. IMAGE:INPUT:FROM A FILE

Clip Art: IMAGE:INPUT:FROM FILE. New built-in clipart has been added to the software.

IMAGE: “INPUT” – from files, Twain device, portrait, clipboard new for Layout & Editing (Was in Design Center in 4.0)

“OUTPUT” – from files, clipboard (Was in Design Center in 4.0. Now new in Layout & Editing.)

“Select TWAIN device” – (Was under Design Center in 4.0. Now new in Layout & Editing)

“MODIFY” – Used to resize or move a template.

“IMAGE TO STITCH WIZARD” – Selects different stitch methods to create a design.

Auto Punch Auto Punch automatically sets the color regions in order to create the embroidery stitches from a photo or clip art.

Photo Stitch (2 types)Photo Stitch 1 has two parts. Part one is the same as PE Design 4.0, with a few more adjustment features. Part two has monochrome capability.

Photo Stitch 2 has two parts. Pre-selected color with four colors. Part two is a Monochrome.

Cross Stitch Selected designs can automatically convert to cross stitch with up to 15 colors. On the Sewing Attribute Bar click on the down arrow to select the Region Sewing Type; there is Fill Stitch, Satin Stitch, Programmable Fill Stitch, Motif Stitch and now a new function, Cross Stitch.

Design Center – This takes you back to Design Center.

Portrait: IMAGE:INPUT:FROM PORTRAIT This function combines images of facial features to create a character portrait image. After the portrait is created you can choose many different ways to sew it out. Example auto punch, Photo Stitch 1, Photo Stitch 2, or cross-stitch.

Display Image: IMAGE:DISPLAY Used for templates for manual punch, appliquй, you can have the data on, faded or off.

CONVERT TO OUTLINE OBJECT is a new feature in the Text menu. TrueType fonts can now be converted to outline objects. This can be used to create appliquйs and outline lettering. TEXT: CONVERT TO OUTLINE OBJECT

Sewing Order is made easier by drag-and-drop to make your changes. You can also change the color of a design segment. SEW:SEWING ORDER

Stitch Simulator: Simulates stitching on the screen. Shows exactly how the design will be stitched out on the machine. Select the icon at the right to access Stitch Simulator.

Editing Entry and Exit Points of a Shape Object: This new tool is used to manually control where sewing starts and stops on a shape. This will help control the location of jump stitches. Shape objects that can be edited in this way are data created with the Circle, Rectangle and Outline tools. Click on the first icon at the right to access Editing Points.

Manual Punch has several new types of tools to work with to create a design from a template or to enhance the design that you have already created. The new tools are straight block, curve block, and semi automatic block. Running stitch, and feed type (no sew line) are carried over from PE Design 4.0. You can alternate the types of manual punch to create one design.

Measuring Tool: The new measuring tool is the last icon on the left vertical tool bar of the Layout & Editing screen. This measures the distance between two points.

Interface

Origins is an advanced embroidery-stitch design system for Microsoft Windows that has revolutionized the way user design their embroidery stitches. With Origins, the user can employ desktop computers to quickly finish his designs, high quality designs which a year ago were possible only by using a digitizer or mouse manually. In other words, Origins helps the user to create, edit, calculate, and save designs, automatically.

Once the image or design has been created or imported into Origins, the program can automatically calculate the stitch for your design an ability that places Origins far ahead of its competitors.
Origins provides a new level of creativity for embroidery designs:
· Automatic scanner input with image enhancement
· Multiple methods of image insertion and editing
· Dual views for image processing and stitch generation
· Automatic image analysis for stitch type, stitch region generation, and sequencing
· Convenient and powerful editing tools
· Object based 32 bit design for Windows95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
· Area list for manual sequence change, view, and operation control
· True 3D virtual reality viewing
· Ability to automatically convert millions of clipart and thousands of fonts into embroidery stitch
· Photo realistic 3D image rendering

Origins is the core system for stitch generation, optional PhotoStitch, FeatureStitch systems should be used to process photos before using Origins.

The minimum system requirements for your computer to run Origins are:
· 30MB hard disk space to install Origins
· Pentium processor
· 32MB of RAM
· A monitor and video card capable of displaying 1024×768, 65536 color resolution
· A windows-compatible mouse
· Microsoft Windows95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

To improve overall Origins performance, you may want to consider upgrading your system hardware, e.g. Pentium II, Pentium PRO processor, 64MB or more for RAM, large screen monitor, etc.
The Origins system is not designed for use on Windows 3.x operating systems.

Features

Tools and palettes
Attention to detail is what brings embroidery designs to life. With the Origins tools and palettes, you can customize any image into your own personal creation.
Origins is a Windows®-based program that gives you access to the program’s tools and colors through easy-to-use pull down menus, hot keys or toolbars.
You can edit the most minute detail of an image or select the precise shade of color from the entire spectrum of colors. With the editing tools, you can straighten a line, curve a line that is straight, correct a jagged line, split an area in half, dig a hole, fill a hole and much more.
You are truly only limited by your own creativity.

Unlimited Redos and Undos
Origins knows that creating masterpieces is a process driven by inspiration that doesn’t always occur on a fixed schedule. Origins allows for unlimited Redos and Undos in order to give you the freedom to experiment and make changes quickly and easily.
Origins also features an at-a-glance history pull-down menu that provides a summary of the editing you’ve done to a particular image. The unlimited Redos and Undos combined with the history pull-down menu allow you to look back at where you’ve been and can help you get to where you want to go with your design.

Printing designs
With Origins, it’s easy to catalog all of the designs you’ve created. In addition to a color print out of the design, you have a record of the number of stitches, the color changes involved and even a chart showing the stitch sequence of the design. Using the print set-up screen, you can add pertinent information in the notes section to be printed along with the design. For example, you might want to include the date the design was created, the types of threads used or even for whom the design was created.

The artwork window
As you scroll through names of images from a directory, floppy disk or CD, the artwork window displays a preview of each image. No longer do you have to search for an image by name, opening the files that “sound familiar” only to discover you can’t find what you are looking for. Now, Origins takes the guesswork out of image selection, because before you even open a file, you can see a preview of the image to verify it is just the one you want. This is just one more way the Origins saves you time and frustration.

Images
All great designs have to start somewhere, and Origins gives you several sources for images.
You can import an image from clip art, scan in any image from simple line art to a complex four-color image or even pull a graphic image from the Internet. And Origins also gives you the freedom to scan in photographs or download pictures from your digital camera. You also have the option of scanning images from your favorite fabrics.
Wouldn’t embroidering a particular element of your favorite printed skirt onto an otherwise plain shirt, just make the outfit? With Origins you can coordinate anything from clothing to table décor to entire rooms!
(Always check first with the manufacturer about the copyright regarding reproduction of the design).

Photo Stitch
With Origin’s Photo Stitch, you can create one-color and four-color renditions of your favorite photographs. The one-color version produces a shaded effect, while the four-color technique results in a complete coverage of the design. Origin’s Photo Stitch gives you yet another avenue to explore. Your creativity combined with Origins provides you with endless options.

The IQ Processor™
Just like your favorite waitress who remembers that you prefer coffee with cream—no sugar; and she remembers that you prefer a booth to a table; the IQ Processor™ remembers your design preferences too.
Built into every Origins product, the IQ Processor™ learns your preferences and attends to them before you even have to ask. It remembers patterns in the way you edit images and it automatically makes these changes to align new images with your established preferences.
As unbelievable as it may seem, this software actually starts to think like you – saving you the time of repeating the same editing techniques to every new image you digitize. Although Origins offers an infinite number of stitches and fills, the IQ Processor™ learns your preferences and automatically applies these to your images.
You can always override the IQ Processor™ for more control when you want to create something that is different than in the past, allowing you the freedom to be as creative as you want to be.
The IQ Processor™ customizes the Origins software to the user, so after you’ve spent time with the software, it becomes unique to you – no two versions of Origins are identical after they have been used for some time.

Fills and stitches
Origins allows you to change the embroidery fill in each area of the design. Select Complex Fill, Column Fill, Motif Fill, or Split Fill. You can customize even within each of these fill selections.
The embroidery design is not complete until you say it is.
Customize the fill, change the direction, add additional sections, or add outlines. Do as little or as much to the design as you want…it’s easy with Origins. Motif Fills and Split Fills can be combined, as well as left separate, and provide even more options to give your embroidery texture and originality.

Lettering
Just as the editing tools help you customize any image, Origins brings the same flexibility to the lettering on your designs. Unlike many other programs that come with a set number of fonts, Origins works with the TrueType™ fonts already installed on your computer — you can even use the symbols available through Wingdings™. This feature of Origins allows you to create embroidery designs using Greek letters, numerical symbols and a variety of other icons.
Origins converts any TrueType™ font and sets it on any shaped path. Using the manual editing tools, you can create circles, ovals, rectangles, squares or even you own shapes. Changing from a curve to a straight line to stair-step letters is as easy as clicking the mouse. Because each letter can be moved individually, kerning the lettering to your exact specifications is easy — Origins allows you to arrange the lettering in any way you dream up!
You also have the freedom to change the characteristics of any font by specifying the width and height of each letter. Or customize the fonts by converting them to italics. To produce a lacey effect, use a Split Fill or Complex Fill for the inside of the lettering and finish off the design with a Motif Fill on the borders of the letters.
One specific feature of Origins is that you have unlimited Redos and Undos in your editing. Therefore, there are no limits to the amount of the editing you can do to a particular image. In fact, unlike many other programs, you can continue to edit the lettering even after stitches are set to it. And just like the artwork window that lets you preview images, Origins offers the added convenience of being able to preview all fonts as well.

Here are just a few of the lettering possibilities Origins offers:
- Embroider type with style Satin stitch style
- Lettering around paths and shapes
- Changing type direction
- Creating type outlines
- Modifying type outlines

Accordian and Applique
Want to add complexity and detail, or depth and dimension to a particular image? It’s easy with Origins. Try the accordion and appliqué features and create designs you never dreamed were possible!

Accordion spacing technique
Accordion spacing produces a special effect where the spacing goes from tight to loose to show a blended color effect. Choose any fill pattern for the underneath stitches and then select the optional accordion style for the top layer of stitching. The combination effect provides a more textured and shaded look to your embroidery. Accordion stitching is just one more way Origins lets you personalize your embroidery.

Combine embroidery with applique
Want a great way to combine embroidery with fabric to customize your designs? It’s easy to make appliqué designs from your clip art images with Origins. Just select the area where you want the fabric to be placed, create the borders, delete the fill and you’re ready to go. You can even add lettering to further customize your appliquéd designs.

Filmstrip
Origins is the world’s most advanced digitizing software available to the home sewing market. In developing the software, the best features of programs designed for the industrial sewing industry, were incorporated into Origins.
The Filmstrip is one such feature. The Filmstrip gives you a visual representation of each of the steps needed to create a particular design. You can use the Filmstrip to locate the layer of stitching you want to work with, reorganize the steps in the stitch sequence to produce specific results or eliminate any steps that are insignificant to the overall outcome of the design.
Once you are happy with a particular aspect of your design, you can lock or hide this section of the stitching while you are working in other areas. In doing so, you can focus on the areas of the design that need your attention without inadvertently changing the components you had finished. Of course, Origins gives you the flexibility of relocking or unlocking any segment of the Film Strip in case you wish to make any additional edits to your design.

Interface

Autodigitizing is an advanced embroidery-stitch design system for Microsoft Windows95,98,2000 and Windows XP that has revolutionized the way user design their embroidery stitches.
With autodigitizing, the user can employ desktop computers to quickly finish his designs, high quality designs which a year ago were possible only by using a digitizer or mouse manually. In other words, autodigitizing helps the user to create, edit, calculate, and save designs, automatically.
Once the image or design has been created or imported into autodigitizing, the program can automatically calculate the stitch for your design an ability that places autodigitizing far ahead of its competitors.

Autodigitizing provides a new level of creativity for embroidery designs:
· Automatic scanner input with image enhancement
· Multiple methods of image insertion and editing
· Dual views for Shape Depiction and stitch generation
· Automatic image analysis for stitch type, stitch region generation, and sequencing
· Convenient and powerful editing tools
· Object based 32 bit design for Windows95 and Windows XP
· Area list for manual sequence change, view, and operation control
· True 3D virtual reality viewing
· Ability to automatically convert millions of clipart and thousands of fonts into embroidery stitch
· Photo realistic 3D image rendering

Autodigitizing is the core system for stitch generation, optional PhotoStitch, FeatureStitch systems should be used to process photos before using autodigitizing.

Features

Pattern Fill Editor – create your own personal fill styles!

Motif – design your own motif stitches!

Auto Pull Compensation – dramatically enhanced, resulting in superior embroidery results!

Automatic Appliqué – instantly turn your favorite designs into appliqué – positioning & basting stitches are automatically built in!

ASD file format – New working file for expanded editing capabilities.

Feathered Satin Stitch – wonderful new option to add texture and character to embroidered areas – lion fur looks like lion fur!

500 Frames – designs can be created and saved with as many as 500 different frames (stitch areas)!

Inconsistencies in some functions have been enhanced!

Fill Embossing Area – Raised, Recessed and Patterned.

Instant Two-Color blending for Fill Areas

Spiral Running stitch

Auto-Alignment feature – Top, Bottom, Left, right and more.

General

Advanced Intelligent Design Processor

Automatic Border creation for external and / or internal areas of the design

Automatic creation of satin stitches, running stitches and complex fills directly from images

Unlimited lettering capabilities using TrueTypeTM fonts

Advanced Optimization for stitching sequence, minimizing trims and color changes

Automatic underlay creation

Manual punching and stitch editing

View and Modify Design

Set background screen color and numerical setting (inches or millimeters) including an auto-save timer

Interface Preference area allows adjustments to the grid size color and style as well as the hoop size and shape

Use tools like a Ruler, Pan, Zoom in / out and zoom-to-fit

Play stitch to see how the design stitches out

Change thread colors default or custom color palette

View designs in TrueView Simulate Quick View and 3D View Display the Quick

Property sheet for the area selected Film Strip shows each section of the design in the stitching order

Work in the Outline, Block or Stitch view layouts

Design Management

Open and save designs in multiple folders located on your computer, including the Floppy disk

Import and export design in formats for the most popular embroidery machines including Melco (EXP), Tajima (DST), Pfaff (PCS), Pfaff Mac (PCM), Baby Lock (PES), Bernina (PEC), Husqvarna Viking (HUS) and Janome (SEW)

Convert designs to / from various machine formats (listed above)

Print sample or print stitches of the actual embroidery design

Editing image: General

Generate and remove stitches interactively

Click to select any stitch

Insert, delete or move single stitches

Move or delete multiple stitches

Change the density of the stitch in any part of the design

Change the stitch type, length & effects

Change the connection settings for trim and tie-off stitches

Change color of areas Change the start / end positions of each stitch area

Group, Ungroup & align image Copy and Paste to repeat sections of the design

Unlimited Undo and Redo Select objects by color Resize and reshape image

Editing image in stitch view

Editing image in stitch view

Easily enter the Edit stitch mode

Split stitching areas by line or curve

Insert trims between areas with one click

Quickly adjust pull compensation

Display stitch position

Play stitch to see how design is sewn

Set Minimum trim length

Manual stitches included are Line, Fill area, Circle (fill) and Rectangle (fill)

Embroidery Stitch Types and Effects

Running Stitch with adjustable stitch length

Single, double and triple running stitches

Contour Running Stitch – layering and blending

Adjustable Satin columns and Complex fills

Radial Satin Stitch – satin pattern will echo within the stitching area

Pattern fill – 25 adjustable pattern templates included

Accordion spacing effect shading & blending

Motif fill with graphical outlay, 20 motifs included

Underlay stitches – including 5 different adjustable types

Lettering and Alphabets

Horizontal/Vertical Line, circle, arc or any shape baselines

Type fonts directly into the text box and edit

Move/scale/rotate/skew text or set exact values

Reshape text graphically for exact kerning & line spacing

Reshape outlines of individual letters in text

Position text above, below, centered on any baseline

Move individual letters along baselines

Change stitch type and / or size at any time Combine lettering with designs

Editing image in stitch view

Generate and remove stitches interactively

Click to select any stitch

Insert, delete or move single stitches Move or delete multiple stitches

Change the density of the stitch in any part of the design

Change the stitch type, length & effects

Change the connection settings for trim and tie-off stitches

Change color of areas

Change the start / end positions of each stitch area

Group, Ungroup & align image

Copy and Paste to repeat sections of the design

Unlimited Undo and Redo Select objects by color

Resize and reshape image

Editing image in block view

Edit Block mode Move, add & delete dividing lines within a design

Editing image in outline view

Adjust with a curve, line & arc Rebuild outline with corner point

Fill a hole & Dig a hole by existing area

Split with a line & curve

Quality and Productivity Features

Set Needles In or Out for stitching (industrial)

Automatic Pull Compensation

Automatic Stitch shortening

Automatic spacing

Interface

DesignaKnit 7 for Windows is a powerful, affordable CAD/CAM program for designing knitwear available in Standard and Professional versions. The Professional version is the full-featured program, allowing a greater freedom of creativity and a greater degree of control over the design process.

DesignaKnit 7 For Windows has the following minimum requirements:
IBM PC Compatible computer with 386 processor, or higher at least 8Mb RAM (16Mb recommended). Please note that the recommended minimum for linking to a Silver Reed machine is: 486/25Mhz processor with 16Mb RAM
SVGA (the program can run in VGA mode, but this restricts you to 16 basic colours. Further “dithered” colours are available, but these are not suitable for use with the copy and paste commands in the Stitch Designer section of the program. VGA mode also severely restricts the functionality of the DesignaKnit Graphics Studio, for which High Colour or True Colour mode is recommended for complex bitmaps and photographs).
Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Windows 95/98/ME/XP or Windows NT4/2000/XP Pro
7Mb hard disk space.
RS232 Serial Port for Cable Link.
NB: DesignaKnit cables will not work from a USB port, even with a serial adapter.

Features
Standard Garment Styling

Get off to a flying start by choosing one of the program’s built in garment patterns and setting the knitting tension to match your chosen yarn and machine, then:
select a garment type and add details of the wearer: specify adult, child or baby, male or female, and then choose from the range of standard sizes offered
modify the garment by opting for one of three different kinds of fit – classic, casual or oversize – and see the effect on a body block, or choose no ease at all
decide what kind of sleeves you would like: raglan, set-in, drop-shoulder or saddle; then select the type of front and back neckline required and the program will work out the garment pattern for you
alter styling details such as rib or welt depth, overlap on cardigans and jackets; change the width and depth of the neckline; turn an ordinary set-in sleeve into a puffed sleeve; change the length of the cuffs, and so on
for skirts, choose the number of panels and make them symmetric or asymmetric and alter the curve of the hemline

If you want more control over the design, you can use measurements you have entered yourself – there is even a database where you can store all your friends’ and family’s and customers’ measurement data, ready to be accessed and used any time you want them.

You can alter and adjust body measurements individually and you can modify the ease on each one: there are a whole host of features to help you to produce the perfect garment.

The Standard Garment Styler is a feature of both the Standard and the Professional versions of DesignaKnit 7.

Original Pattern Drafting (Not included in the Standard version)

A powerful array of drafting tools in this section of the program assists you to start garments from scratch, or you can import the pieces from the Standard Garment Styler and use them as the basis for an original design.

Create original pattern blocks from a square piece by setting the maximum dimensions and adding, deleting and moving points until you achieve the shape you want:
up to 16 pattern pieces per garment
up to 150 points to define each piece
display a grid in inches or centimetres or in stitches and rows
use the Piece Table to place points exactly
add symmetrical and asymmetrical curves to create necklines, armholes and design features
insert and remove fabric anywhere on the piece
control the type of gradient on vertical slopes
measure around the perimeter between any two points
measure in any direction from a single point
re-scale the piece
rotate pieces through any angle for bias or sideways knitting
specify casting off or holding position for horizontal slopes
add seam allowance
add markers to points to match seams of place pockets, etc
use the Grading feature to produce a range of sizes from your own designs
Preparing for knitting

Other powerful features are there to help you prepare the pieces for knitting:
cut pieces into separate sections for knitting
join pieces into one section
move pieces around against each other to match seams
test the pieces against each other to match seams and markers
try out the placement of pockets, collars, etc.
experiment with layplans for Cut-and-Sew

Original Pattern Drafting is a feature of the Professional version of DesignaKnit 7.

Designing Stitch Patterns
Design stitch patterns in colour, texture, or both, depending on the intended knitting method
Patterns of up to 800 stitches and 1,130 rows may be designed, depending on the available memory
Stitch-related grid adapts to match the knitting tensions you enter
Draw your own designs with the pencil, paintbrushes, fill tools, colour-replacer erasers, and filled and outline rectangle and ellipse tools
Use these tools with colour or texture, or both
Use custom brushes
Capture motifs with the selection box of the single and multicolour/stitch-type lassos
Draw or paint in colour and/or stitch type symbols
Zoom in to work in close detail; zoom out for a wider view of your project
View multiple repeats of your pattern, or just a single version
Copy and cut to the Windows clipboard
Paste any bitmap from the clipboard directly into your design
Import graphics from the DesignaKnit Graphics Studio
Experiment with symmetry using the Kaleidoscope tool
Flip motifs horizontally or vertically
Stamp motifs randomly or tile them across all or any part of the design
Use any installed TrueType font to place text on your design, using colour or texture, or both, or custom fills
Use a Graphics Tablet to trace or draw a design directly into the program
Allocate symbols to colours for black and white charts, especially for handknitting or draw directly with symbols with or without colour
Check you do not have too many colours in a row, and check the length of floats and awkward colour changes
Separate up to six colours in a row for jacquard knitting, and check that there are no mistakes in the sequence
Colour-changers are fully supported – graphic display allows you to change the default yarn arrangement
Integrate stitch pattern with garment piece
Printing
DesignaKnit offers a range of diagrams and charts for garment shaping and stitch pattern instructions for both hand and machine knitting
Use your colour printer to produce full-colour scale charts, or take advantage of the facility to use symbols instead of colours
Print templates for punchcards, reader cards and mylar sheets
Print templates for Knitleader and Knitradar
Save printouts to bitmap files for use in other applications

Integration
Show the pieces singly or, by having more pattern repeats on screen, all the pieces of a garment at the same time
Move pieces around and place with precision
Place pieces exactly to position motifs and patterns
Match side seams, sleeves to bodies and cardigan fronts
For downloading to a knitting machine, DesignaKnit will make certain that the stitch pattern is placed centrally for each individual piece
Cut out the spare fabric so that you can see exactly how the pieces will look when they come off the knitting machine. For fine adjustment of position, you can move the pieces around in cut-out mode

Cut-and-Sew
Experiment with layplans, making sure that the pieces are correctly placed on the fabric
Use the cut-and-sew command to weld the shape to the stitch pattern
Fill necklines and armholes with a variety of stitch patterns – stripes, bird’s eye, solid colour or outline
Lace Tool

The Lace Tool is a special add-on for Stitch Designer. Click on the tool and you can draw lace patterns instantly, as they will look when knitted, leaving DesignaKnit to work out the lace carriage passes and settings. You can design lace for Brother and Silver Reed electronic machines, Brother and Silver Reed punch card machines and Toyota Machines. The Lace Tool is great for hand-knitted patterns too as it allows the designer complete freedom.

Brother Electronic Machines
With the Lace Tool you can draw both Lace and Fine Lace – and you can mix the two. You can design stitch patterns with bands of lace, Fair Isle and stitch texture in the same pattern, and you can even have lace and Fair Isle or texture in the same row. When you follow the pattern in Interactive Knitting, DesignaKnit will tell you when to change to the lace carriage, when to change the carriage settings from fine lace to normal lace and vice versa and when to change back to the knitting carriage, and when to change the knitting technique.

Silver Reed Electronic Machines
You can prepare lace patterns for both Simple and Fashion lace knitting and you can combine Fashion Lace with bands of Fair Isle or textured knitting. When you follow the pattern in Interactive Knitting, DesignaKnit will tell you when to change from Fashion to Simple lace settings and, if you are combining with other knitting techniques, when to change the carriage.

Toyota and other Punch Card Machines
If you have a Toyota machine you can design the lace as it will look when knitted, and DesignaKnit will automatically separate the lace selection to produce a template for the punchcard. Then, when you link to Interactive Knitting, via the ScreenLink, DesignaKnit will tell you which carriage to use and when to change.

Interface

The Embroidery System VIP Professional
Features & Benefits
Nine different programs. Husqvarna Viking Professional Embroidery System
version 6.0 includes Customizing Plus, Disk Manager, Reader/Writer, d-Card
Reader/Writer, Digitizing Plus, Stitch Editor Plus, Design Splitter, Color
PictureStitch™ and ReSize Plus. Previously, the range and possibilities of these
top-of-the-line programs were only offered to professional embroidery
manufacturers
Bonus programs. Includes Bonus Pack with Husqvarna Viking Cross Stitcher and
free Design Cards, also Husqvarna Viking QuickFont Plus™ to convert fonts on
your computer to embroidery and Husqvarna Viking 3D Organizer Plus to manage
your designs.
Create designs with Digitizing Plus and Color PictureStitch™. Combine, add
lettering and ColorSort with Customizing Plus. Resize and edit with ReSize Plus
and Stitch Editor Plus.
Multi-format. View designs by thumbnail images, load and save in all major
embroidery file formats*:
File types loaded
Brother/Babylock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PES (.pes version 2,3,4,5),
Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vip), Husqvarna (.hus), Janome
(.sew), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst), and Toyota (.10*).
File types saved
Brother/Babylock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PES (.pes version 5),
Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vip), Husqvarna (.hus), Janome
(.sew), Melco (.exp), Pfaff (.pcs), Tajima (.dst), and Toyota (.10*)
*Color PictureStitch and Digitizing Plus save stitch files only. They load the following picture file
formats: Bitmap (.bmp), JPEG (.jpg), PCX (.pcx), Photoshop (.psd), Adobe Encapsulated PostScript(.eps), Kodak Photo CD (.pcd), Tiff (.tif), PNG (.png), Windows Metafiles (.wmf), Enhanced Metafiles (.emf)
Select your favorite colors. Choose actual thread shades from any of 9 thread
databases: Sulky Rayon, Alcazar Rayon, R-A Rayon, Madeira Rayon, Isafil Rayon,
Stickma Poly, R-A Poly, Madeira Poly, Isacord Poly. Adjust up to 60 colors in any
design. Store the color information in your .vip files, or export to your preferred
format.
Print designs. Print designs with their color information, dimensions, technical info
and notes for a useful Design Worksheet.
Quick 3D with changeable background. See designs in your chosen thread
shades in three-dimensional stitches and set at “Real Size”. The 3D background
texture is colored as set in VIP Configure.
Move designs between each program in the Professional System, using the
Application Bar and the Cut, Copy and Paste features
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Unlimited hoop sizes. Set the hoop size as desired in all programs
Customize the screen. Set your screen background and grid to any color in the
16-million Windows color palette; alter grid size, too. Move icons between toolbars.
Change the size of icons to make them easier to see. Cool look icons for the most
up-to-date screen.
Help is always at hand. Guidance includes context-sensitive online help, tool tips,
pop-up help, user’s guides, personal tutor and interactive training exercises
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3D Organizer Plus
• Find your designs and pictures easily
• Print a 3D design worksheet or catalog
• Convert embroideries between many formats, singly or in a batch
• Convert designs or pictures to image formats, even your computer’s wallpaper
• Create a personal HTML catalog of your designs

Find your designs and pictures easily. Browse your embroideries and pictures in zip files, folders or via Search. No need to manage a separate database: use the program like Windows® Explorer, including rightclick shortcut menus for frequently used functions

See your designs in 3D realistic thread colors at real size or as thumbnail images. Choose from 5 sizes of thumbnail to display your designs best. View designs with or without information such as Name, Dimensions, and Number of Colors. Search for and display designs by Name, Hoop Size, Stitch Count, Format, Number of Colors…Search for key words in the notes or design name to choose designs. Sort by Name, Size, Stitch Count, Number of Colors, Date Modified and so on. View worksheet with a list of colors and notes for the selected design. Show designs with or without a background fabric, in your choice of color.

Print a 3D worksheet or catalog. Print a 3D design worksheet for the selected design(s) to use as a color sewing guide and as a template for placing embroideries on garments. Includes Design Name, Path and Date; Dimensions, Stitch Count, Color table; Technical Info; Notes. Create an easy-reference library of your designs using the catalog printing features: Print the selected designs in 3D. Place 4, 8 or 32 on each A4/letter size page. A Table of Contents is automatically created to look up your embroideries.

Convert embroideries between many formats. Select multiple designs and formats at once for batch conversion. Convert designs between all major formats: Husqvarna Viking / Pfaff (.vip), Pfaff (.pcs), , Brother/Babylock/Bernina PEC (.pec), Brother/Babylock/Bernina PES (.pes version 2-5), Compucon/Singer PSW (.xxx), Husqvarna (.hus), Janome (.sew), Melco (.exp), Tajima (.dst), and Toyota (.10*). Convert embroideries from .zip files too!

Convert embroideries to images, even your computer’s `wallpaper’. Create thumbnail or real size images of the selected design(s). Simply click to make your favorite design into desktop wallpaper for your computer. Convert images or convert embroideries to any of the following formats: Windows or OS2 Bitmap (*.bmp), JPEG-JFIF Compliant (*.jpg, .jif, .jpeg); Portable Network Graphics (.png), Tagged Image File Format (*.tiff, .tif). Read additional image formats: Windows Meta File (.wmf), Windows Enhanced Meta File (*.emf), Windows Icon (*.ico)

Create an HTML catalog of your designs. Make HTML pages automatically to display your embroideries. With just a few clicks, you can create a gallery of your selected embroideries. Make thumbnail images and large-scale `close-up’ pages for your designs. Choose from 150 styles for your personal website of designs.Create a personal HTML catalog on your computer, or publish it on your home page.

Sample Designs. Over 50 sample embroideries are included to get you started with VIP 3D Organizer.

Customizing Plus
See your embroideries before you sew. Work with your designs on the computer – you can Rotate to any degree, Mirror from side to side or end to end and Scale designs. Adjust the colors to the thread shades from your preferred manufacturer, then Combine with Lettering or Shapes. ColorSort to reduce the number of thread changes in your Design, and View before stitching in Quick 3D.

Unlimited hoop sizes. Select hoop size or create your own size. See designs at their Real Size, and Save Customized designs in the desired hoop size. Special Hoop Settings are included for Plus Hoop and Mega Hoop, so you can split lettering and designs into three different positions.

ColorSort your designs! Reduce the number of thread changes in your design with the intelligent ColorSort feature.

Add notes and search for designs. Store up to 1000 characters of notes for your .vip designs. Search for key words in the notes or design name to choose designs. Read in notes from your .hus, .pcs and .pes designs, too.

Work with Designs
Rotate, Mirror and Scale. Rotate designs by any degree, mirror designs end to end or side to side, and enlarge or reduce a design by 20%.
Move and Combine Designs. Move any embroidery at the arrow position. Use the Shift key to select the design underneath. Combine an unlimited number of Designs, Monograms and Shapes.
Zoom. Enlarge an area up to 800% for ease of Customizing. Zoom to Fit adjusts the design to the available screen area or view at Real Size for lifelike accuracy.
Center Design. Places the start point at the center of the design for consistent rotating or mirroring.
Undo. Go back one step in the design process.
Quick Shortcut menu. Right click for frequently used functions.

Add Lettering and Shapes. Stitch count and density settings are adjusted instantly for flawless lettering and shapes. Accurately set the desired height and width of any letters. Each font is designed for a certain size range, with two levels of Underlay or packing stitches where appropriate. Fonts with underlay are particularly good for knitwear and heavier fabrics. Special curve routines drop stitches around curves for good results
with all sizes. Choose from 12 Fill Patterns to texture large letters.
39 Fonts
Anglo Saxon 20-35mm (Underlay 1)
Bamboo UC 10-35mm
Baseball UC 20-50mm (Underlay 2)
Celtic UC 6-35mm
Daisy 2C UC 25-65mm
Gaelic 2C UC 25-40mm
Block 6-15mm (& Block NP 6-15mm)
Block 8-20mm (Underlay 1)
Block 15-50mm (Underlay 2)
Brush Block 2C UC 12-30mm (Underlay 1)
Galleria UC 16-60mm
Greek 10-40mm
Hebrew 10-40mm
Italic 7-40mm
Ivy 2C 15-60mm (Underlay 2)
Kids 10-50mm (Underlay 1)
Legal 6-40mm
Line Script 4-20mm
Line Block 3-20mm
Lombard 7-30mm
Miami 12-40mm
Old English 14-50mm
Primrose 2C UC 25-65mm
Renaissance 2C UC 25-80mm
Ribbon 2C UC 25-40mm
Romana 14-50mm
Script 7-20mm
Script 15-35mm (Underlay 1)
Script2 10-35mm
Skott UC 8-40mm
Thor UC 15-40mm
Times 7-15mm
Times 9-20mm (Underlay 1)
Times 15-50mm (Underlay 2)
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Tital 9-40mm
Vine 2C UC 25-40mm
Western UC 10-35mm
*UC = upper case only; 2C = two-color
175 Special Shapes: Shapes 1 Borders 1 Buttonholes 1 Corners 1 Frames 1 Frames 2 Music 1 Two-color Lettering. Stylish two-color monograms are easy with the special Two-Color Fonts (Brush Block, Daisy, Gaelic, Ivy, Primrose, Renaissance, Ribbon, Vine). Line Types. Lettering and monograms can be placed in many different shapes; for example, Circle, Diamond or Double Arch.
Insert Multiple. Add any number of words or shapes to a design with the Insert Multiple feature. They can be adjusted as separate designs with stitch density control until saved.
Automatic Kerning. Accurately determines the best spacing between letters and positions them with precision.
Nearest Point Joining. Letters are connected at the closest point for faster stitching. No need to trim between letters, so you can work quickly and efficiently.
Printing. Print a design worksheet in color to use as a sewing guide and as a template for placing embroideries on garments.
Sample Designs. Over 120 sample embroideries are included to get you started with VIP Customizing. Batch Conversion. The VIP Conversion program is a utility included with your Customizing System. Use it to convert all your embroidery files, storing their colors in your preferred thread manufacturer’s shades and reading in the notes so you can search your computer for designs.

Disk Manager
• Save designs onto a floppy disk for the Husqvarna Viking Designer I
• Load designs and/or monograms (stitch files) in all major formats and send to a Designer I disk
• Use 4 menus of up to 36 designs. Choose from menu sizes of 6, 9, 12, 16, 25 or 36
• Quick 3DStitch™ View. See your designs in 3D
• Drag and drop up to 36 stitch files from Windows Explorer
• Cut, Copy and Paste. Move Stitch Files on the clipboard between your Husqvarna Viking programs
• Read in files from embroidery design disk and save in all major formats
• Save a whole disk automatically. Save designs individually or a whole disk at once
• Catalog print up to 144 stitch files at a time with their names
d-Card Reader/Writer
• Save designs onto a Personal d-Card for the Husqvarna Viking Designer II
• Load designs and/or monograms (stitch files) in all major formats and send to a Designer II Personal d- Card
• Use 4 menus of up to 35 designs. Choose from menu sizes of 8, 15, 24, 30 or 35
• Quick 3DStitch™ View. See your designs in 3D
• Drag and drop up to 35 stitch files from Windows Explorer
• Cut, Copy and Paste. Move Stitch Files on the clipboard between your Husqvarna Viking programs
• Read in files from Embroidery d-Card and save in all major formats
• Save a whole disk automatically. Save designs individually or a whole disk at once
• Catalog print up to 35 stitch files at a time with their names; print a Label too
Reader/Writer
• Move up to 35 designs and/or monograms (stitch files) at a time in all major formats to and from a programmable embroidery card for the Husqvarna Viking Rose, #1+ / Orchidea
• Quick 3DStitch™ View. See your designs in 3D
• Drag and drop up to 35 stitch files from Windows Explorer
• Cut, Copy and Paste. Move Stitch Files on the clipboard between your Husqvarna Viking programs
• Read in files from embroidery card and save in all major formats
• Save a whole card automatically. Save designs individually or a whole menu at once
• Catalog print up to 35 stitch files at a time with their names
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Digitizing Plus
Create beautiful embroideries from your favorite pictures. Work with images from your scanner or digital camera, use clip-art or create your own pictures with the built-in Drawing Tools, Text and MiniPics. The stitches appear as you create the design – it’s all so easy with Husqvarna Viking Digitizing Plus. Use the QuickStitch and QuickTrace features to create an embroidery with just a few clicks, or the FreeHand functions for complete control. With three windows, one for altering the Picture, one for Creating stitches and one for Editing your design, you can always focus on the current task.
Create the perfect picture… Drawing Tools and Lettering. Draw Lines, Squares or Rectangles, Circles or Ellipses in any color with varying line thickness, foreground and background colors. Add text using any TrueType font on your computer. Load MiniPics to build up a Picture in the Image Window. 50 MiniPics in two sizes are included
with your Embroidery System VIP Digitizing. Edit Images. Crop and remove pieces from the picture, for example the background. Enlarge, reduce, copy, cut, or paste all or parts of your design. Rotate part or all of the picture to any degree. Mirror from side to
side or end to end. Improve Images. Scanned pictures often have slight blemishes. With the Filters, improve such pictures to make a clean image for the QuickStitch features. The Despeckle filter removes color areas that have only a few pixels. Expander thickens lines to make them more suitable for the Trace features. Use the Monochrome filter to change selected areas or whole images to solid black and white, then alter colors as desired. The
Outline filter separates color areas, which can then be changed to different colors.
Transform the picture into stitches with QuickStitch features…
QuickStitch Fill with Holes. Click in an area of the picture and the stitches appear with your choice of 108 fill patterns, including `fancy fills’ with needle point patterns. The program automatically recognizes up to nine `holes’ within the area, and no stitching will be placed in the holes. Include a satin stitch border if you wish, and set the angle of stitching to any degree. Choose from stitch density 2 to 15. If you prefer to insert holes
where you choose, use the QuickStitch Fill with Border and QuickStitch Hole features. Click in stippled color areas as well as solid areas for easy digitizing. A QuickStitch Tie-Off Up is placed automatically after every QuickStitch Fill Area.
QuickStitch Double Trace (Patent Pending).Click on a line and two lines of running stitch are automatically produced following the selected continuous line, for example to outline or mark out a design area. Choose from stitch length 2mm to 6mm in 0.1mm increments for the individual stitches.
QuickStitch Quadruple Trace (Patent Pending).Create beautiful quilting embroideries with this feature – click
on a line and four lines of running stitch are automatically produced following the selected continuous line.
Choose from stitch length 2mm to 6mm in 0.1mm increments for the individual stitches.
QuickStitch Running, Double, Triple Stitch. Click in an area to outline it automatically with running, double or
triple stitch. Use for stabilizing, markouts and quilting designs; choose from 2 to 6 mm length in 0.1mm
increments.
QuickStitch Border. Click in an area to create a satin border with any combination of straight lines and curves
automatically; select 1 to 12mm for the border width.
QuickStitch Appliqué. Click in an area to create an appliqué automatically. The feature makes an outline of
Double stitch to secure the applique fabric, followed by a Stop command so fabric can be trimmed away,
finishing with a Satin Border.
QuickStitch Tie-Off. Choose from 5 tie-offs without having to place the points.
Freehand Features for precise control…
Freehand Fill with Holes. Place points around an area of the picture and the stitches appear with your choice
of 108 fill patterns. Include a satin stitch border if you wish, and set the angle of stitching to any degree.
Choose from stitch density 2 to 15. Insert holes where you choose within the fill area.
Satin Areas. Choose running, satin or column fill rings as well as straight, curved, or borders of satin stitch
for extra creativity
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Column Fill. Turn satin columns into one of 12 fill patterns with simple on-screen editing.
Feathered Satin. Texture both edges of a satin stitch for special embroidery effects on fur or flowers. Choose
to texture only the top or bottom of the satin stitch.
Single, Running, Double and Triple Stitch. Add individual stitches from 2 to 12mm in length and straight or
curved lines of running, double and triple stitch from 2 to 6mm in 0.1mm increments. You can even create a
running stitch ring.
Edit your design
Undo. Go back up to 10 steps in either or both of the image or stitch creation processes.
Redo. Redo one step in Create or Edit Windows.
Edit areas. Change any part of a design in the Edit Window. You can change the colors, pattern, density,
angle and so on, then click the Create Window to see the results in stitches immediately.
Insert and delete objects. Add and remove new stitch areas, color changes and stops for appliqué or foam
designs.
Insert and delete points. Add and remove design outline points in Fill Areas, Borders or Stitch Lines.
View Color Layers and Object Types. View by selected color layers or view by object type (stitch, satin or
fill). Choose to view any combination of colors or object types within the design for ease of editing.
Zoom. Enlarge an area up to 800% for ease of designing. Zoom to Fit adjusts the design to the available
screen area. Use pan mode to move easily around the design while magnification is increased.
New Features in Digitizing version 6.2
New Fill Properties
Use gradient density to alter density gradually from 2 to 15 across a fill area, producing beautiful shading effects. With multi-gradient density, choose up to 10 different densities within an area. Type in the desired fill pattern number, as an alternative to selecting with the mouse and slider bar. Now use full 360 degree rotation for fill patterns; patterns such as 22 (arrows) benefit from a full choice of angle. Automatic Underlay is available – choose from low, medium or high.
Constant-width Quick Trace Satin
Add intricate Satin Borders with just a few clicks. Click on a continuous line and Satin Borders are automatically produced following the selected line. Set to any width from 1 to 12mm.
Color Tolerance Fill, Border or trace across shaded or varied color areas. Select parts of an image for filling or tracing according to how similar they are to the chosen color. Color Tolerance is available for all the QuickStitch™
Fill, Border and QuickTrace functions.
Editing Features
Select Blocks easily: Step through designs by using slider bars from beginning or end of design. Choose sections of your design by block, color, polygon or freehand select. Cut, Copy, Paste and Move areas.
Resize areas with automatic stitch density adjustment. Mirror design areas Horizontally or Vertically and Rotate to any degree. Insert Designs from Can File Viewer.

Stitch Editor Plus
Adjust your designs to create new embroideries! Work with sections of designs or whole designs, resize designs with constant density, split designs to fit in your preferred hoop size, PatternMake designs, and so much more.
Manage colors. Rearrange color blocks in your designs with the Color Block Configuration window. Move colors up or down, merge color blocks and reduce the number of thread changes in your design with the intelligent ColorSort feature.
Add beautiful patterns to your embroideries. Turn a flat embroidered leaf into a three dimensional masterpiece by inserting needle points along a line or curve to create beautiful veins. PatternMake™ with your choice of over 200 stamps as a single stamp, along a line or over a large area of your design. Two sizes are available for each stamp, too. Change the angle of the stamp as desired and preview the results in a helpful display box. Automatically remove needle points to create a blank canvas for your new patterns.
Stamp Categories: Climate, Games, Miscellaneous 1-4, Monogram 1, Monogram 2, People, Plants

Split designs. Split larger designs for use in smaller hoops using the Design Splitter feature. Decide where you want the cut with a polygon select tool, then the design is instantly split into two. Color blocks are maintained so both halves of the design look the same, and jump stitches are minimized.

Select Stitches. Step through designs by using slider bars from beginning or end of design (mimics the stitching of the machine). Choose stitches by block, color, polygon or freehand select to work with specific stitches. Display only the desired colors with a simple click of the mouse to turn the color off or on. Set the needle penetration points on to see the points where the needle will penetrate the fabric. Set the stitch points off to see the design only.

Modify Sections of a Design
Rotate, Mirror, Scale, Resize. Change a block of stitches by rotating to any degree, mirroring side to side or end to end or scaling proportionally or stretching the height or width. Click and drag, or type in new angle and scale values. Simply click and drag to change the center of rotation. Resize designs. Alter the size of your designs without affecting their density. The stitch processor changes the size with changes in stitch count (UK Patent 9921013.0 Pending, US Patent 6,510,360). Detect and maintain patterns automatically when resizing your embroideries. Stitch Editor Plus will change satin stitches into fill if they would be too long when you increase the size of your design. Cut, Copy, Paste. Cut or copy sections of a design to create a new embroidery. Use the handy clipboard to remind you of the block available, then paste it into another design. Move, Insert, Remove. Choose any stitch to manipulate, or add stitches to your design.

Make technical changes
Automatic Center. Click a button to center any design. Co-ordinates. Switch between absolute and relative co-ordinates to see the precise placement of stitches or commands within the design.
Add / Delete Embroidery Commands. Add or delete color changes, stops or trim commands.
Break up Stitches. For long stitches or scaled designs, break up stitches into smaller lengths.
Compensation. Make a whole design or areas within it `bolder’ by increasing their relative size. This allows for the effects of stitches’ tendency to pull in, which varies acording to fabric weight and type.
Brand-new Interface. Uses a tabbed MDI interface to load many stitch files simultaneously in different windows – simply click on the tab for the design you wish to work with. You can also arrange designs by tiling horizontally or vertically, or cascading. Icons are grouped together for ease of use on function-specific panels to the right of the program.
Design Splitter utility included!
Unique Design Splitter utility program allows you to cut up large designs especially for use in the Husqvarna Viking Plus Hoop for Rose and #1+/Orchidea embroidery machines. Simply load a design, move it to the position you want and it can be cut automatically. Or place a straight or polygon cut like wherever you prefer, to split patterns or color blocks as you wish. After splitting, the designs are saved automatically so they can be loaded into your VIP Customizing program in the correct positions.

Color PictureStitch™
Embroider unique greeting cards, family quilts, framed portraits and much more using photos from your own family albums. After scanning a photo on your computer or using a digital camera, with a few clicks you can turn pictures into attractive designs to stitch out on your embroidery machine. Use Monochrome Mode for a single-color effect, or Color Mode to create a full-color embroidery with only four colors!
Edit Your Photo
Create perfect embroidery images with the picture retouching options Crop and remove pieces from the picture, for example the background Enlarge, reduce, copy, cut, or paste parts or all of your design Rotate and mirror too!
Adjust the contrast, brightness and sharpness to perfection, with a Preview window to show the changes while you are working Zoom in or out to see parts of your design when editing

Adjust your stitch file
Scan Depth. This setting allows you to alter the amount of detail shown in the design.
Thread Contrast. Change the range of shading within the embroidery for each color used.
Density. In Monochrome Mode, adjust density depending on the fabric and machine.
Add to the Picture
Select any TrueType font on your computer and add text to your design Embroider a rectangular or oval frame in any shape around it.

ReSize Plus
Increase or decrease the size of an embroidery design – keeping the stitch density constant while changing the stitch count to accommodate the new size. Using advanced stitch to object technology (UK Patent 9921013.0 pending), ReSize Plus allows you to reshape the embroidery to add interest to the design.
Adjust your design
Alter fill patterns. Add up to 108 different fill patterns within any design. Alter the angle of stitching if desired.
Adjust density. Alter stitching density to create precision for the embroidery.
Add compensation. Make areas bolder to adjust for pulling of stitches on different fabrics.
Change stitch length. Alter Running Stitch length from 2 to 6mm.
Alter border width. Adjust the width of satin borders between 1 and 12mm.
View color layers or view by object to assist in editing.
Zoom in or out to see any part of a design.
Save designs for Digitizing
Save designs in .can format and then add to them in Digitizing.
Create a background image for the new outline file for ease of defining the design.

QuickFont Plus™
Convert TrueType® and OpenType® fonts for your Designer I!
Create a Font Disk for your Husqvarna Viking Designer I embroidery machine from most TrueType® or OpenType® Fonts on your computer. Also save design outline files (.can) and stitch format files (.vip) to use with your VIP Embroidery System Software.

Five Stitch types
Choose from Satin, Fill, Fill with Satin Border, Satin Border or Appliqué Lettering when you generate the letters. Satin: Flowing satin columns create beautiful lettering. If desired, create satin in one of 12 column fill patterns. Choose from stitch density 4 or 5. Fill: For larger monograms, select from 108 fill patterns, including `fancy fills’ with needle point patterns. Set the angle of stitching to any degree, and choose from stitch density 2 to 15.
Fill with Satin Border: For larger monograms, select from 108 fill patterns, including `fancy fills’ with needle point patterns. Set the angle of stitching to any degree, and choose from stitch density 2 to 15. Outline the letters with a satin border automatically. Select from 1 to 4mm for the border width and choose from stitch density 4 or 5. Satin Border: Create letters outlined by satin borders. Select from 1 to 4mm for the border width and choose from stitch density 4 or 5. Appliqué: Create an appliqué font automatically. Two options are available. Option 1 makes an outline of Double stitch to secure the appliqué fabric, followed by a Stop command so fabric can be trimmed away, finishing with a Satin Border. Option 2 places Running Stitch to show where to place the appliqué, followed by a Stop command so you can position your fabric. This is followed by a Double Stitch outline, Stop Command and Satin Border. Set Running and Double Stitch lengths independently between 1 and 6mm. Select from 1 to 4mm for the border width and choose from stitch density 4 or 5.

Cross Stitcher
Create your own cross stitch patterns. Design beautiful cross stitch embroideries with the quality of handstitching, and the speed of a machine. Design traditional motifs on the screen or the Cross Stitcher Wizard will create them for you automatically. Add a monogram or lettering for the personal touch.
From the computer to the fabric
Scan in your image, use photos taken with a digital camera or Clip Art. Use the pictures as templates or let the Cross Stitcher Wizard create the design for you automatically. Set the hoop and cross size, choose the desired thread database and the number of colors. With just a few clicks you have a unique cross stitch embroidery.
Adapt your art
Cut, copy and paste sections of your Cross Stitch Design Files. Mirror areas or whole designs horizontally and vertically – even rotate 90 degrees. With multiple Undo and Redo capabilities, editing your design is easy. Zoom into one of six magnifications, or zoom to fit. When your design is ready, just save it in stitches.
Designs come to life
Choose from standard, mini and diagonal crosses plus an outline stitch feature to accentuate your embroidery. Set cross stitch sizes from 1mm to 20mm in length. Select single strand, double strand or triple strand to simulate number of embroidery floss strands for crosses and outlines. Create petit point, needlepoint and traditional Assisi or Blackwork designs.
Elegant Cross Stitch lettering
Personalize table-cloths, napkins, towels and bedclothes with classic cross stitch text. Create samplers or keepsake poems, too. Select any font on your computer. Choose bold or italic options and any letter size for complete freedom while creating. The results are just as beautiful as hand crafted!

System Requirements
PC with Intel Pentium processor or 100% compatible (600MHz recommended)
Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP
USB or parallel port
16 MB RAM (64MB recommended)
500 MB hard disk space (for full install)
SVGA monitor, 1028 x 764 resolution, high color (16 million colors recommended)
Mouse
CD-Rom or DVD-Rom drive