General Features & Functions - File handling
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New - Open blank workspace
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Open - Read most popular home & commercial embroidery formats
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Browser - browse through folders and embroidery designs
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Save / Save as : Compucon home and most popular home formats
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Read from machine disks- Read most popular home &
commercial embroidery formatted machine disks.
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Transmit to machine - Send designs directly to many popular
emboidery machines, via cable.
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Library - Library of free, re-sizeable embroidery stitch designs.
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Print Preview & Print Design -Preview, then print on-screen
design for color instructions.
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Import Image as Background for digitizing.
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Scan & Select Scanner - Choose scanner; scan directly into the
software or save image to file.
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View Functions
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Zoom in/out
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Full Screen View -Temprarily "hides" the tool and menu bars in
order to enlarge workspace.
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Background -Set color of working screen.
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Grid- With ability to set independent horizontal & verticle grid size.
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Stitch Points Display needle penetrations of design.
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Ruler Measure distances.
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Hoop -Select hoop to view with design
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Redraw- Slow redraw of the stitches of a design.
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Toolbars -Show/hide toolbars
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Design Manipulation Functions
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Change Size- Re-size on-screen embroidery design.
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Center Design - Center (Origin) on-screen embroidery design
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Optimize -Clean up too small stitches in design.
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Embroidery Settings Functions
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Embroidery Settings -Set the properties for embroidery
objects/blocks (only for condensed designs).
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System Parameters- Set various settings for the system (inches
or metric system etc.).
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Diagnostics- Automatically creates a report of the system settings
and computer configuration for troubleshooting.
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Graphic functions
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Drawing Package -Create or modify bitmapped images.
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Help Features
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Help -Topics
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Tutorials - Detailed intructions on most features of the software.
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Editing Functions
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Select - Block (highligt) all, or part of the design (default
environment of the software when opening a design).
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Move, Cut, Copy, Paste, or Delete selected block or part
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Stitch Editing - Move; insert; or delete stitches.
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Set "Connection Policy" for connection (trim, or stitch) between
blocks.
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Change color of individual or group block
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Apply Fabric - Change the embroidery parameters according to
preset values for fabrics
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Lettering Functions
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70 preconstructed font styles
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5 lettering frames
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Advanced spacing - Set space between each letter or lines
individually.
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Create Functions Creation Tools
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Freeform -Create open or closed outline shapes with holes.
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Column -Create satin columns.
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Auto-creation of geometrical shapes : Rectangle; Rounded
rectangle; Circle / Ellipse; Polygon; and Star.
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"Recipe" Fill types
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"Running Stitch"- Run stitch with single point (center) input with
Freeform tool.
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"Satin" - Satin column with single point input with Freeform tool.
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"Applique" - Create Applique with Freeform tool.
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"Cross Stitch" - Complex fill using crosses with Freeform tool.
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"Normal Fill" - Complex fill with holes with Freeform tool.
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"Normal Fill inclination" - Create with Column tool- Satin columns
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Stitch Types
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Satin
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Step satin
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Step 1/1; Step 1/2; Step 1/3
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Random step
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Pattern step
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Elastic step
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Motifs
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Embroidery Settings
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Density - Space between two stitches.
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Underlay - Stitch foundation for top stitiching.
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Stretch- Pull compensation for shrinkage of fabric when stitching.
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Short Stitches- Random short stitches on inside curves to even
density.
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Automatic Tie in & Tie off to prevent unraveling of stitches.
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Auto Outline :Satin and running outline for blocks.
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Degrade - Density "step down" for blending & effects.
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"Jagged Edge" For Satin & Random columns.
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View Functions
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Realistic View - 3D simulation of on-screen design.
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Block List Ability to view, reorder, and edit any block.
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Stitch Processor - Recalulate stitches upon resizing design.
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Options
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Magic Wand- Speeds digitizing with a "click" on image.
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Hyperfont : Automatic TTF (Windows font) conversion
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Autopunch - Automatically digitize from image with easy Wizard.
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Auto Cross-stitch - Automatically digitize from image with crosses,
with easy Wizard.
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Photostitch- Simulate photographs with special techniques- no
skills required!
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Additional Fonts
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