Great software can always improve and enhance your machinery. At CadCam technology we believe we provide the most versatile and comprehensive range of software on the market today.Our products include individual modules which can be added to at any time – growing with your business needs. We work closely with our machinery designers and manufacturers to ensure that our software will produce the best results possible – leaving you to run your business.
Features
Comprehensive, MS Access compatible database
Palette Manager for setting specific thread shades and alternative colourways
Instruction Sheet with all design details, thread shades and running order
Scan directly into software or import images
Image Manipulation tools
Ability to specify block colour and function assignment
Outline digitising
Variety of stitch types
Automatic Underlays
Outline editing
Point manipulation tools
New Stitch effect patterns can be created
Photostitch
Smart Branching – reduces the digitising time of a design
Complex Fill – multiple holes can be entered into step/fill stitch
Automatic Bordering
Satin Serial input allows even width satin bars to be input automatically
Reordering, alignment and transformation
100 Satin fonts
Font Creation – New fonts may be created or True Type fonts converted
Stitch Estimator
Unlimited Stitch Pattern creation in any stitch effect
Drawing package allows artworks to be created prior to digitising
Image Trace – allows conversion of backdrop images into punch outlines
Vector Conversion – artworks can automatically be converted to stitches
Snapshot Design View
Database
The ‘Browser’ is a fully integrated MS Access compatible database that allows embroidery designs to be stored and viewed in numerous ways. Customers, categories, directories and design states are all user definable. The Find tool allows searches to be performed on design name, reference, description and keywords. There is a full complement of database maintenance tools including automatic archiving for easy backup of designs by Name, Customer, Category, Date and Folder.
Information
A range of relevant information can be stored with any design including customer, detailed description/instruction and stitch count. Specific thread shades and/or colourways can be assigned and stored. A selection of instruction sheets can be printed containing all this information together with the design running sequence.
Production
Designs can be imported and exported to the majority of industrial embroidery machine formats including Tajima, Barudan, ZSK and Pfaff. A single ApS-Ethos system can be networked directly or via an interface to a number of embroidery machines to offer greater production control. The Browser database can also be shared over a network to allow easy transfer and monitoring of designs through a company.
Digitising
Virtuoso Plus allows an image to be scanned directly or imported from another source. Tools exist to prepare and edit the image and the design can be scaled as required. The Stitch Estimator can generate an estimated stitch count for the whole design, parts of a design or colour by colour. The image conversion allows a prepared image to be automatically converted to punched outline data.
Simple, user friendly outline digitising tools allow areas of Running, Satin and Fill to be created with both curve and line input possible via the mouse. Outline points can be moved, deleted, changed, inserted and added to allow for easy editing of any punched outline. Punched outlines can also be moved, inserted, rotated, deleted, reordered, cut, copied and pasted for fully comprehensive design manipulation.
Alignment/placement tools exist for accurate positioning of outlines. They can also be extensively rescaled, effects reassigned where appropriate and the whole design restitched allowing a single design to be used at several sizes and for different garments. Exit points can be positioned while digitising or moved when an outline is completed. The Smart Branching tool allows multiple outlines of the same effect to be created and connected together as a single object. When the stitches are generated the software calculates the most efficient stitching sequence substantially reducing digitising time and allowing easier manipulation of multiple objects.
The inclusive Bordering tool can automatically generate a Satin border of an input width around any Running or Fill punched outline and Satin Serial allows the automatic creation of even width Satin columns while digitising.
The integrated Drawing Composer allows Vector drawing files to be modified or original artworks created. A range of conversion tools is then available to automatically convert these files into punched outlines to reduce digitising time even further. Automatic Appliqué allows either drawing or punched outlines to be converted instantly into an appliqué design with all appropriate machine functions.
Stitch Effects
There are 3 types of Running stitch available including Manual input, 4 types of Satin stitch and 3 types of Fill stitch, including Photostitch. All effects can be extensively edited to suit all purposes and new effects can easily be created and stored. Advanced, specialised stitch effects include Random Satin and Fill, Graduated Fill, E-stitch and Moss stitch. Standard controls include density, stitch length, pattern, and compensation. Standard underlays are available and the ability to extensively modify underlay settings to suit specific requirements.
The Branching tool allows any Fill outline to be intersected with 4 types of Vector to leave areas unstitched or to apply user defined patterns. The Style Editor allows user defined stitch motifs to be created and applied to any effects to offer unlimited decorative patterns. A series of different offsets can also be applied to Fill stitch effects to create endless combinations of stitch patterns.
Stitch Editing
The Virtuoso Plus digitising level is combined in a single module with Creative Writer Editing to offer the appropriate advanced editing capabilities.
Lettering
The most powerful text tools exist in this level allowing the user to input 100 pre-set Satin fonts and convert any True Type fonts into Satin stitch or Fill/Running with optional Satin borders. Satin fonts include compensated versions for problem fabrics, fonts for small lettering and two colour fonts. Lettering can be typed in on a line, arc, circle or user defined path as well as vertically. A wide variety of text transforms can be applied to any input lettering including bridge, perspective and globe. Height, font, bolden, slant, spacing, placement and offset can all be manipulated to produce any required arrangement of lettering. Text can also be condensed to fit any width and stitching direction can be easily changed to produce lettering for caps. True Type lettering that has been converted into Satin stitch can be transformed into permanent fonts for repeat use. The user can also modify/create Running, Satin and Fill stitch effects allowing full control over densities, underlays, stitch length, pattern, compensation, stitch type etc.
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