Introduction

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

Download Examples

Download Autodigitizing example in .ASD (Autodigitizing) format
Download Autodigitizing example in .PES (Brother) format
Download Autodigitizing example in .DST (Tajima) format
Download Autodigitizing example in .EXP (Melco) format
Download Autodigitizing example in .HUS (Husqvarna) format