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Release Notes
The printed Release Notes provide an overview of new and improved
features in the Wilcom ES product range. Further details are provided
in the Online Release Notes available from the Help menu of your
software. Direct links are provided to the Online Manual which contains
detailed instructions on all product features. Every effort has been
made to ensure the accuracy of these notes but screen illustrations
may vary from screen layouts generated by the software. Some
features are standard across the product range, some are cost options,
others are only available in certain product levels. The Product
Differentiation Table in these notes summarizes new/improved features
in each product level. The Online Manual provides a complete feature
listing for all product levels as of the last major release.
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full description of new and improved features, refer to the DW 2006 Release
Notes.
Tip When viewing the Release Notes online, click the cross-references to
link directly to your online Online Manual. To return to the Release Notes,
click the Go to Previous View button in Acrobat Reader.
21LLettering
Monogramming, Lettering
Do you routinely embroider lettering and sports Team Name garments?
Empower your business with the flexibility and reliability of in-house
lettering provided by Wilcom ES level 21L. Take possession of over 130
professionally digitized embroidery alphabets, or utilize the endless variety
of Windows fonts with Wilcoms TrueType Font converter. Team Names and
mass monogramming is a breezeautomatically create hundreds of name
badges and emblems in seconds. Powerful lettering reshape tools let you
handle custom lettering jobs with confidence. Combined with professional
colorway and stitch processing technology, Wilcom ES level 21L provides for
all your lettering and monogramming needs.
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21DPowerful Digitizing
Corporate, Sports, Fashion
Wilcom ES level 21D introduces you to professional embroidery digitizing.
Backed with the advanced lettering and editing features of level 21E, 21D
delivers a suite of integrated and powerful digitizing tools plus the flexibility
to create reliable, quality embroidery designs. Using scanned or imported
artwork, create embroidery shapes with turning or parallel stitching plus
advanced stitch types like Program Split or Motif Fill. Ideal for companies
that do corporate, sports and fashion embroidery, level 21D supports all
common embroidery industry formats.
45Creative Digitizing
Creative Flair, High Fashion, Inspiration
Boasting a blend of powerful digitizing tools and creative stitch effects,
Wilcom ES level 45 is Wilcoms most popular embroidery digitizing system.
Import and convert vector files to embroidery using Wilcoms legendary
Point & Stitch technology. Advanced stitch effects such as Florentine
Effect, 3D Warp, Trapunto and Stipple stitch bring your embroidery to life.
Smart Branching sequences your embroidery design, eliminating trims,
while Offset Object automatically create borders around lettering and other
design objects. Wilcom ES level 45 gives you the competitive edge to create
superior embroidery designs faster and more simply than ever before.
65Advanced Digitizing
High Volume Maximum Power
To arm yourself with the full power of Wilcom ES, level 65 is the only choice
for the advanced digitizer. Encompassing Wilcoms complete range of
embroidery lettering, editing and digitizing tools, level 65 contains as
standard superior Chenille embroidery and stunning automated Sequin
design tools. Productivity and efficiency is the main focus of level 65.
Crafted to support high volume embroidery, time-saving tools such as
Mirror-Merge, Fusion Fill and Color Blending complement the easy-to-use
interface to give you maximum power. Take charge of your embroidery
design process with the powerful capabilities of Wilcom ES level 65.
Note For an itemized listing of the new and improved features for each
product level, see Product Differentiation Table. For a complete feature
listing, refer to the Product Differentiation Table in the Online Manual.
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Cost options
Each Wilcom ES product model can be further enhanced with a number of
cost options. These include:
Option
Details
Wilcom Design
Workflow
Wilcom ES Machine
Manager
Wilcom ES Chenille
Wilcom ES Schiffli
Note Other options are available for different product models. See Product
Differentiation Table for details.
Kit components
The Wilcom ES 2006 kits include some or all of the following components.
Wilcom ES software CD
The Wilcom ES software CD includes software for all products, including ES
Designer, ES Machine Manager, ES Cross Stitch, ES Chenille, and ES Schiffli.
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Security device
Wilcom ES is controlled by a security device or dongle attached to the
computer. See System requirements for details.
Warning The software will not work properly if the dongle is unplugged
from the computer while Wilcom ES is open. In the event, the application
may hang or crash and any open files may be corrupted.
System requirements
Before you install, or if you experience operating problems of any sort, make
sure that your computer meets the system requirements. Check CPU/RAM
as well as hard disk space. See System requirements in the Quick Start
Guide for details.
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System requirements
Security device
Wilcom ES is controlled by a security device
or dongle attached to the computer. The
software will not work properly if the dongle
is unplugged from the computer while
Wilcom ES is open. In the event, the
application may hang or crash and any open
files may be corrupted. Each dongle has a
unique serial number and identity code so
your system can be uniquely recognized.
Security codes enable access to features
USB Port Dongle
within the software. You need to be able to
identify your systems access codes, and enter new codes for upgrades.
When updating or upgrading your software, you re-program your dongle by
entering access codes via the software. See the Quick Start Guide for
details.
Warning The dongle is the most important and valuable part of your
system and should be treated with care. Always store it in a safe place when
it is not in use. Wilcom International Pty Ltd guarantees the dongle against
defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service when
properly installed, for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery. If it
is faulty, it may be exchanged. If it is physically damaged, it can be sent to
Wilcom and a replacement purchased for the cost of the dongle alone.
However, in case of loss or theft, you will need to purchase an entire Wilcom
ES replacement system. For this reason, you should consider insuring your
dongle.
All purchases of Wilcom ES 2006, whether new or updates, are shipped with
a USB type dongle. With the release of Wilcom ES 2006, parallel dongles are
no longer provided. When upgrading your software, you may need to do a
brain transplant from a parallel to USB dongle. See the Quick Start Guide
for details.
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Interface improvements
The ES Designer interface (GUI) has been significantly updated to bring it
into line with Windows XP developments. It contains new-look icons,
new-look modeless dialogs, new rulers and guides, as well as new toolbars
for improved digitizing efficiency. There is also a new toolbar park for
temporary docking of toolbars and modeless dialogs. The screen image
displays an exploded view of all toolbars in the product.
Title and Menu bars
Standard toolbar
Stitch Types toolbar
Show Vertical toolbar
Pointer toolbar
Input toolbar
Travel toolbar
Drawing toolbar
Status bar
Prompt line
Design Window
Color toolbar
Toolbar parking
The new toolbar parking feature allows you to make better use of available
screen real estate.
Click-and-drag toolbars and
modeless dialogs into
toolbar park
By default, the Toolbar Park area is situated just above the design window.
Simply drag-and-drop any toolbar into the Park to move it out of the way.
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Click the tab and drag it back out when you need it. You can also dock the
Color-Object List and Object Properties dialogs. The Toolbar Park itself can
be docked at the bottom of the screen.
Tip A toolbar parked in the Toolbar Park is automatically removed when
deactivated in the Toolbars dialog.
Select required
tab
Select in the
dropdown list
Set values in the
normal way
Scroll to view
hidden area of
dialog
Apply settings
Tip The Object Properties dialog can be temporarily parked in the new
Toolbar Park toolbar for easy access. See Toolbar parking for details.
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Most of the settings and controls have the same behaviors as those of the
original Object Properties dialog, with the exception of the new popup
slider control.
After clicking
swivel button, drag
popup slider to set
Click to invoke
help about a
particular tab
The FX button invokes a separate set of tabs which were associated with the
old Effects dialog. These are now accessible directly from the Object
Properties dialog. The General Properties have now been moved to a
more convenient location at the bottom of the screen where they are
permanently available.
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Effects tabs
Click to apply
or revert
Note See Accessing object properties for details. Click the Go to Previous
View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
The Zoom Factor field has been removed from the Status Bar and
moved to a new Zoom toolbar. See Zoom toolbar for details.
Stitch type and
current settings
Status bar
Prompt line
Stitch count
Coordinates of current
needle position
General properties
permanently available
Current color
Current function
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Drag the Ruler Zero Point to reset a new ruler zero point.
The new Show Rulers and Guides feature improves usability by allowing
you to accurately position stitches and align objects in the design. Rulers are
located to the top and side of the design window. Guides appear as dotted
vertical and horizontal lines. Guides are displayed on top of the grid, if
present, but beneath all images, vector objects and embroidery objects.
See Displaying grids, rulers and guides for details. Click the Go to Previous
View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Click-and-drag to
reset ruler zero
point
Click-and-drag to
reposition guides
Click ruler to
create new guide
Note Each design has its own set of guides and its own ruler zero point.
When saved, these are saved as well. When saving a template, the state of
the rulers and guides are included. In the factory-shipped Normal template,
rulers are on by default.
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Setting grid options in the Online Manual. Click the Go to Previous View
button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Snap to Grid
in X only
Snap to Grid
in X and Y
Redo selected
actions
Undo selected
actions
New toolbars
ES Designer contains a number of new toolbars. The Color Palette toolbar
has also been substantially modified.
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All can be activated via the Toolbars dialog in the normal way. Most can be
docked at the top or bottom of the screen or left to float as convenient.
They can also be temporarily docked in the new Toolbar Park toolbar. Some
toolbarse.g. Arrange, Transform, Zoomprovide access to frequently
used existing commands. See below for descriptions. OthersSequin,
Clipart, and the improved Color Paletterepresent new or significantly
improved features and are described in later sections of the document.
Zoom toolbar
The new Zoom toolbar offers a set of buttons to trigger functions of the
same name otherwise found in the View menu. The tools are available at all
times.
Zoom In 2X
Zoom Box
Zoom 1:1
Zoom Out 2X
Show All
Zoom Factor
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Icon
Tool
Function
Zoom 1:1
Show All
Zoom Box
Zoom In 2X
Zoom Out 2X
Zoom Factor
Note See Zooming and panning designs for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Arrange toolbar
The new Arrange toolbar offers a set of buttons to trigger functions of the
same name otherwise found in the Arrange menu.
Unlock all
Lock
Group
Ungroup
Align Left
Align Center
Align Right
Align Top
Align Middle
Align Bottom
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Icon
Tool
Function
Group and
Ungroup
Lock
Unlock All
Align
The Align tools all become enabled when two or more objects
are selected. Their purpose is self-explanatory.
Space
Evenly
Make
Same Size
The Make Same Size tools all become enabled when two or
more objects are selected. Their purpose is self-explanatory.
Note See Positioning, aligning and distributing objects for details. Click the
Go to Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Transform toolbar
The new Transform toolbar offers functions available in the General tab of
the original Object Properties dialog together with some new rotation
options. All buttons on the toolbar are enabled when one or more objects
are selected.
Rotate 45 CW
Rotate 45 CCW
Mirror horizontally
Rotate
Mirror vertically
Skew
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Icon
Tool
Function
Mirror
Horizontally
Mirror
Vertically
Rotate 45 CW
/ Rotate 45
CCW
Rotate
Skew
Note See Arranging and Transforming Objects for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Reshape toolbar
The Reshape Object tool now invokes a Reshape Object toolbar which
allows much greater control over reshaping operations. It allows you to
selectively view Reshape Nodes, Stitch Angles, and Start/End Points.
See Reshaping improvements for details.
Show Reshape
Nodes
Show Start/End
Show Stitch Angles
Sequin toolbar
For some time the European market in particular has seen sales of machines
with new sequin capabilities. In previous releases, digitizers created their
sequin designs using manual stitches. With the popularity of sequin designs
increasing, ES Designer now provides a dedicated set of Sequin tools which
allow you to digitize sequin designs for compatible machines. A new Sequin
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toolbar replaces the limited functionality of the Sequin Mode tool which
used to be located on the Generate toolbar. See Improved sequin digitizing
for details.
Sequin Run Manual
Sequin Run Auto
Vectors to Sequins
Sequin Manual
Add to Sequin
Palette
Clipart toolbar
The new Embroidery Clipart feature is a powerful productivity tool which
makes whole designs and design elements easily available while you work
on new designs. The new Clipart toolbar offers a set of buttons to trigger
functions of the same name found in the new Clipart menu. The tools are
available at all times. See New Embroidery Clipart for details.
Manage Keywords
Show Clipart
Record to Clipart
Schiffli toolbar
Improvements have been made to the Schiffli option to service increased
market interest in this area of embroidery. A new Schiffli toolbar has been
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added for easy access to commonly used machine functions. The associated
tools can be used for stitch-by-stitch digitizing and for placing fine-tuning
functions after digitizing. The tools are often more convenient than changing
object properties when editing imported stitches type designs with
unrecognized manual objects.
Begin Jump
End Jump
Show Repeats
Begin Jump
Begin Jump
Slow
Fast
RPM RPM +
Borer In
Fadenleiter Borer Out
Fadenleiter +
Borer Depth
Sequin Drop
Clear Function
Thread Brake +
Thread Brake -
Those functions that change the machine state are grouped in pairs. There
are Begin Jump and End Jump functions, but not a Jump(M) function, as the
closest ES Designer equivalents to the Schiffli Needles In and Needles Out
functions. Stop is not included as it is a function that should occur at the end
of an object, and should be inserted by changing color. Otherwise the Schiffli
Arrangement feature does not work.
Note The Schiffli toolbar should be used in conjunction with the Schiffli
template or Schiffli machine format. If the current machine is not a Schiffli
machine, the toolbar can still be displayed and used. All buttons not relevant
to the current machine type, however, are grayed out.
The Schiffli toolbar buttons activate the following functions:
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Show Repeats
Blatt
Stepp
End Jump
Begin Jump
Slow
Fast
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Borer In
Borer Out
Borer Depth
RPM -
RPM +
Fadenleiter -
Fadenleiter +
Thread Brake -
Thread Brake +
Drop Sequin
Clear Function
Revised toolbars
In addition to the new toolbars, ES Designer contains a number of significant
revisions to existing toolbars.
Standard toolbar
The Standard toolbar contains the following new and revised functions.
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Undo List
Redo List
Object Properties
Show Vectors
Tool
Embroidery
Disk Open
Embroidery
Disk Save As
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Function
These tools provide quick access to the frequently used
File menu commands of the same name. See Storing
designs on embroidery disk for details.
Undo / Redo
Show
Sequins
Show Rulers
and Guides
New icon added next to the Show Grid icon. This activates
the new rulers and guides function. See Rulers and guides
for details.
Show Vectors
Object
Properties
Group /
Ungroup
Lettering Box
Show
Repeats
This icon has moved to the new Schiffli toolbar. See Schiffli
toolbar for details.
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Icon
Tool
Function
Overview
Window
Stitch List
Color-Object
List
Team List
Vertical toolbars
The tools of the vertical toolbars have undergone the following changes:
Icon
Tool
Function
Reshape
Object
Backtrack /
Repeat
This tool is now enabled for Sequin Run objects. See Sequins
and Boring for details.
Team
Names
The Team Names tool has been moved from the Generate
toolbar to the Input toolbar. Its functionality has not changed.
See Team lettering for details.
Manual
Next Color
Cancel
Generate toolbar
The Generate toolbar contains the following new functions.
Offset Object
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Tool
Function
Auto Start
and End
New icon which toggles the Auto Start and End function
on/off according to the current settings in the Auto Start and
End dialog. Right-clicking opens the Auto Start and End
dialog. See Setting automatic start and end points for
details.
Offset Object
New icon which provides quick access to the Insert > Offset
Object function. See Offset object improvements for
details.
Stipple Fill
New icon which behaves in the same way as the new Insert
> Embroidery Object > Stipple Run menu item. See New
stipple fill for details.
Sequin Mode
Properties
Shaping toolbar
The Shaping tools have been improved with the addition of two new
controlsKeep Source Objects and Overlaps. As the name suggests,
Keep Source Objects allows you to preserve source objects of shaping
operations. The Overlaps function allows you to specify an overlap between
objects. See Offset object improvements for details.
Keep Source
Objects
Specify overlap
Color toolbar
The revised Color toolbar now contains all the tools you need to set up
palettes, colorways, and backgrounds quickly and easily. It includes a
colorway control with a dropdown list to toggle between colorways, a BKG
button to allow you to easily change the background color or fabric, as well
as Add Color, Compact Palette, and Split Palette Color buttons. There is
also a new Color Palette Editor which gives you easy access to thread
charts. See Color palette improvements for details.
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Select colors
Edit background
Change colorway
Edit colorways
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Click to select
thread chart/s
Click Match to
match selected
color
Search color list
manually for
suitable colors
Note See Setting up color palettes for details. Click the Go to Previous
View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Click to choose
the colorway
Click to delete
selected colorways
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Note See Working with colorways for details. Click the Go to Previous
View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Select objects
to change
Note See Splitting color blocks for details. Click the Go to Previous View
button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Select a color
slot
Enter a
descriptive name
for the selected
color
Note See Naming design elements via the Color Palette Editor for details.
Click the Go to Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release
Notes.
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Click to add
sequin types
Note See Setting up custom sequin palettes for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Note See Creating sequin runs for details. Click the Go to Previous View
button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes. See also Sequin Run
limitation.
Digitize connecting
line passing through
all sequin graphics
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Note See Converting sequin artwork to Sequin Run for details. Click the Go
to Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Click-and-drag
spacing handle
Note See Scaling and reshaping sequin runs for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Scroll to browse
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pattern preview
Click to expand
pattern list
Select pattern
Note See Creating textures with program splits for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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When creating motif fills, mix and match different motifs for forward and
backward rows, or use the same motif for each. For a complete catalog of
samples, see Motif Samples in the Online Manual.
motif preview
Click to expand
motif list
Select motif
Note See Motif Runs and Fills for details. Click the Go to Previous View
button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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When creating Stipple objects, you need to preset the stitch values. You can,
however, adjust stitch settings of the generated Run object via the Object
Properties dialog. You can even change run stitch typee.g. Triple Run,
Stemstitch, Backstitch, etc.
Note See Creating textures with stippling for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Object cloning
Use Select Object (Pointer toolbar) to select and clone objects.
The new Quick Clone feature lets you quickly duplicate selected objects by
right-clicking, dragging and releasing at a new position. For more precise
positioning, hold down the Ctrl key while draggingmovement is thereby
constrained to X or Y axes. See Combining objects and designs for details.
Click the Go to Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release
Notes.
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Drag
Right-click object
Object duplicated
Reshaping improvements
Use Reshape Object (Pointer toolbar) to reshape selected objects, edit stitch
angles, and adjust start/end points.
Use Show Reshape Nodes (Reshape toolbar) to toggle reshape node
display when using the Reshape Object tool.
Use Show Stitch Angles (Reshape toolbar) to toggle stitch angle display
when using the Reshape Object tool.
Use Show Start/End (Reshape toolbar) to toggle start/end point display
when using the Reshape Object tool.
The Reshape Object tool is an important tool in ES Designer. It now
invokes its own Reshape toolbar which allows you to selectively view
reshape nodes, stitch angles, and entry/exit points. Use the Reshape
Object tool whenever you want to change object shapes by adding,
deleting, or moving reshape nodes on the object outline. Edit stitch angles
as well as entry and exit points in Reshape mode.
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Show Entry/Exit
The Show Reshape Nodes and Show Stitch Angles buttons are selected
by default. When editing an Input A object in Reshape Mode, turning off the
Show Reshape Nodes button also disables the Show Stitch Angles
button. When editing an Input C object or any outline object in Reshape
Mode, the Show Stitch Angles button is always disabled.
Note See Reshaping embroidery objects for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Pressing the Tab key causes all changes to the object to be accepted and
the next object in the stitching sequence to be selected for reshaping.
Shift + Tab
Tab
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All nodes in
between
selected
Shift + left-click
second node
Shift + right-click
second node
All nodes in
between
selected
Nudge
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Reshape Mode
whenever you place the mouse pointer on an existing stitch angle point
in the Reshape mode
Reshaping options
Depending on your computer specification, stitch generation during
reshaping operations can slow down your system. The new Reshape
options let you choose whether stitches are generated immediately or only
after Enter is pressed. See Setting reshape options for details. Click the Go
to Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Source objects
Flatten: 0.00 mm
Flatten: 2.00 mm
Note See Shaping vector and embroidery objects for details. Click the Go
to Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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vector objects, runs, or any of the input types. The generated outline is an
independent object that can be reshaped or modified as required.
Source object
Offset Count: 1
Offset Count: 2
Offset Count: 3
Note You can use any filled embroidery object or any closed drawing object
as a source object.
Use the new Spiral option to create one or more spirals, according to the
geometry of the original outline.
Spiral Offset
Object: 2
Spiral Offset
Object: 3
Spiral Offset
Object: 4
Squared
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Squared
Angle limit: 20
Squared
Angle limit: 30
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Note This option lets you adjust the angle limitfirst select Cut Sharp
Corners and set required angle value.
An Approximation setting controls the smoothness of the generated object
outlinethe larger the value, the smoother the curve.
Approximation: 0mm
Approximation: 0.3mm
Approximation: 0.6mm
Offset Object: 2
Offset Object: 3
Offset Object: 4
Note See Creating outlines and filling holes for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Note See Adding borders to designs for details. Click the Go to Previous
View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Lettering improvements
ES Designer provides major improvements in lettering operations including
the all-new user-refined alphabets, automatic letter kerning, as well as the
new Team Names Matrix. There are also improvements to lettering selection
and reshaping operations, as well as improved lettering underlay. Adding
borders to designs is now much easier too.
User-refined alphabets
Sometimes you find that you want to reshape a letter to improve its
appearance, usually to suit a particular lettering height. ES Designer now
lets you save the letter as an alternative version. In fact you can save
multiple versions of the same letter within the same alphabet. Each version
can have a unique height range. When using the letter in a design, the
height setting will automatically determine which version is used. Thereby
you can permanently record fixes to particular lettering problems and
thereafter automatically apply them.
Letter a opened
up for smaller
sizes
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Note See User-refined alphabets for details. Click the Go to Previous View
button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Note See Automatic letter kerning for details. Click the Go to Previous
View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Note See Creating a matrix of team name designs for details. Click the Go
to Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
Multi-selection of letters
In order to adjust spacing of multiple letters, you previously had to select
multiple letters by holding Ctrl or Shift keys as you selected, and then drag
them along the baseline.
Now you simply right-click the diamond control point of the first letter and
drag. All letters to the end of the line move as one.
Note See Adjusting individual letters for details. Click the Go to Previous
View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Letter reshaping
Use Reshape Object (Pointer toolbar) to reshape selected objects, edit stitch
angles, and adjust start/end points.
Use Show Reshape Nodes (Reshape toolbar) to toggle reshape node
display when using the Reshape Object tool.
Use Show Stitch Angles (Reshape toolbar) to toggle stitch angle display
when using the Reshape Object tool.
Use Show Start/End (Reshape toolbar) to toggle start/end point display
when using the Reshape Object tool.
The new Reshape Object toolbar provides greater control over individual
letter reshaping. You can select a range of reshape nodes using a bounding
box, or holding down Shift and Ctrl keys and clicking to select.
Note See Reshaping individual letters on-screen for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
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Select 1st
underlay
Select Edge Run
(or Center Run)
Adjust fixed or
variable run length
Note See Adjusting lettering underlay settings for details. Click the Go to
Previous View button in Acrobat to return to these Release Notes.
BEDRH modelFDR-II
format is also supported
by BEDSH and BEDYH
machines
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Machine Format
Description
Tajima
Tajima TMCE-100
Tajima TMCE-600
Barudan
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Machine Format
Description
Barudan FDR-II
Lockstitch
Barudan FDR-II
Chenille
Combination
Barudan Chenille
This format is used only for the older BELM - A3C series of
Barudan Chenille Machines with 5 Chenille colors. Newer
models use Barudan FDR-II Chenille Combination.
Barudan Z Series
SWF
Melco
Melco Chenille
Pfaff
Toyota
Zangs
This is the format for Zangs and Marco brand machines and
pre-1988 ZSK machines without trimmers.
ZSK 1
ZSK 2
This format is for ZSK machines that have more than 7 needles
and those characterized by a single top thread trimmer.
ZSK TC
Inbro
Schiffli
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Format
Read
Write
AMT
artista template
AMT42
Explorations template
ART
ART42
CND
EMB
EMC
Clipart Files
EMT
Wilcom ES templates
ESD
INP
PCH
Gunold APS
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Extension
Format
Read
Write
10O
Toyota
ARX
BRO
CSD
POEM/Singer/Huskygram
DAT
Hiraoka DAT
Barudan
Tajima
z
z
DSB
DST
DSZ
EMX
ESL
Wilcom ESL
ESS
Wilcom ESS
EXP
Melco
HUS
Husqvarna/Viking
INB
Inbro Files
JEF
KSM
Pfaff
MJD
PCD
Pfaff
PCQ
Pfaff
PCS
Pfaff
PEC
PES
PMU
Proel
PUM
Proel DOS
includes needle addressing data Two optionsZSK1 and ZSK2 (see note) Can only be written
by ES Cross Stitch application TAP and MON files are written togetherTAP is the stitch file, MON
the header file. Used with Transport Code Disks (see note)
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Extension
Format
Read
Write
SAS
Saurer SLC
SEW
Janome/Elna/Kenmore
STC
Gunold
STX
Datastitch
Happy
T01
T03
T04
Zangs
T05
T09
T10
Wilcom Plauen
T15
Wilcom Saurer
Barudan
TAP / MON
U??
VEP
Hiraoka VEP
XXX
Compucon
Z??
includes needle addressing data Two optionsZSK1 and ZSK2 (see note) Can only be written
by ES Cross Stitch application TAP and MON files are written togetherTAP is the stitch file, MON
the header file. Used with Transport Code Disks (see note)
Note ZSK1 format is used with older ZSK machines, generally those older
than 1991 which have no more than 7 needles. ZSK2 is for newer ZSK
machines, those characterized by a single top thread trimmer. The trim is
the most significant differentiating factor between the two types. If the ZSK
machine accepts Transport Code Disks, then ZSK TC Machine Format must
be used.
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The Compact Palette tool on the Color toolbar is always disabled when
using the Barudan FDR-II Chenille Combination machine format. See
also Color palette improvements.
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Feature
21L
21E
21D
45
65
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
Basics
Basic Procedures
Design Viewing
Viewing Designs
Stitch Quality
z
z
z
z
z
z
Vector Images
Preserve original objects
Overlap shaped objects
Convert artwork to vector drawing
Convert artwork to embroidery
objects
LG
z Included as standard Cost option New/improved feature/option L For lettering only LG For lettering and grouped objects only
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Capability
Feature
21L
21E
21D
45
65
LG
LG
LG
LG
LG
LG
LG
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
Textured Fills
Textured Fills
z
z
z
z
z
Motif Run
Motif Fill
z
z
Sequin Run
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z Included as standard Cost option New/improved feature/option L For lettering only LG For lettering and grouped objects only
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Feature
Sequin Manual
21L
21E
21D
45
65
z
z
z
z
z
z
Embroidery Lettering
Embroidery Lettering
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
Convert TTF
Auto Kerning
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
Custom Alphabets
Convert TrueType fonts to
embroidery alphabets
Automatic letter kerning
User-refined alphabets
Custom Alphabets
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
Embroidery Clipart
View and select embroidery clipart
Search and sort embroidery clipart
Record designs to the clipart library
Assign keywords to clipart
Add, modify and delete keywords
Import and export keywords
Embroidery Clipart
System Settings
Set grid options
Set reshape options
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z
z Included as standard Cost option New/improved feature/option L For lettering only LG For lettering and grouped objects only
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