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Product Differentiation

Product differentiation table

Modular elements

Included features

What’s New in EmbroideryStudio e4?

What’s new in ES e4.5?

What’s new in ES e4.5.8?

What’s new in ES e4.5.7?

What’s new in ES e4.5.6?

What’s new in ES e4.5.5?

General improvements

Editing issues

TBF machine file issues

Other machine file issues

System errors

What’s new in ES e4.5.4?

Editing improvements

Sequin improvements

PES file improvements

Machine connection improvements

Lettering improvements

New and updated thread charts

Other improvements

What’s new in ES e4.5.3?

General improvements

EmbroideryConnect networking

Stitching improvements & new features

Auto-digitizing improvements

Sequin improvements & new features

What’s new in ES e4.5.2?

What’s new in ES e4.5.1?

General improvements

New Beading Element

Dahao support

EmbroideryConnect networking

Digitizing improvements

Auto-digitizing improvements

Lettering improvements

Sequin improvements

System & file improvements

What’s new in ES e4.2?

General improvements

Lettering improvements

Thread & color improvements

Digitizing improvements

Stitch quality improvements

System performance improvements

Output improvements

What’s new in ES e4.1?

New ES Ordering

New product elements

WiFi USB machine networking

Design Library refinements

Faster and more precise design searches

Manage folders in the library from a single control

Extended support for CorelDRAW CDR graphics files

Drag-and-drop EMB designs from the new clipart docker

Order Job Feature improvements

Customize order information on approval sheets

New Order tab Color/Size/Quantity table

Improved product visualization

Create new colorways with the color wheel

Digitizing tools

Create offsets with open objects

Define Column C width in offset objects

Improved options for ‘duplicate with offset’

Easy access to Remove Overlaps settings

Reinstated outline tools

Preset styles for traditional tools

New & improved stitch types & effects

Extended Sculpture Run

New String stitch

Cording

Improved contour fills

New even density contour fill

Improved simple contour stitch corners

Offset fill

Improved motif runs & fills

Graded motif size & spacing in motif runs

New motif column

Improved sequin fills

Pattern stamp re-coloring of twin-sequin fills

Smooth edges in sequin fills

Better default values for sequin fills

Custom sequin shapes & hole positions

Custom sequin fixings

Auto-digitizing quality improvements

Support for image transparencies

Improved color reduction for logo type artwork

Finalize crop command

Design output improvements

Easy access to machine file export

Support for Barudan FDR-3 design format

Improved error handling of EMB files

What’s new in ES e4.0 Update 1?

Design Library improvements

Team Name improvements

Lettering improvements

Digitizing improvements

Visualization improvements

Usability improvements

Output improvements

Graphics handling improvements

LOTE improvements

System improvements

What’s new in ES e4.0?

Improved ES design workspace

Improved color palette

New hoop template

New My Threads docker

New Design Library

Design Library operates within the main ES window

Design Library can show all designs in all folders

Fast search for designs via any text in filename, folder, or design file properties

Display lists of designs in several different layouts

List designs with thumbnail and contents details

List designs in a table with user selected details visible

An integral part of the ES Order Job Feature

New EMB Job Order Details

Use the EMB Job Order Details to Prepare and Track Jobs

New Improved Design Approval Process

Improved Product Visualizer

New High Resolution Re-colorable predefined product images

Add your own pre-coloured or re-colourable product images

Easier to select and use Product images

New & improved lettering

Additional lettering fonts of various styles

Improved font selection user interface

Improved Team Names feature

Kerning tables for more fonts

Improved auto-digitizing of TrueType fonts

New & improved monogramming

New & improved digitizing

New graphics style plus traditional digitizing

New graphics digitizing style

Improved traditional digitizing

New standard stitch types

New & improved technical stitching

New & improved creative stitching

Improved Auto Appliqué

Improved Add Border

Dim graphics

New & improved automatic digitizing

Improved vector & bitmap auto-digitizing

Automated stitch estimates

Improved image preparation

New Color PhotoStitch

Better quality satin stitch conversion

Other improvements

Object-Based Embroidery

Basic Procedures

Operating modes

Home screen

Wilcom Workspace window

CorelDRAW Graphics window

Design library

Toolbars & dockers

Access toolbars

Work with dockers

Access object properties

Embroidery machine formats

Embroidery file formats

Design files

Machine files

File sources

Working with design files

Open designs

Create designs from templates

Save & close designs

Send designs as email attachments

Selecting objects

Select objects with selection tools

Select objects with Color-Object List

Measurements

Display grids, rulers & guides

Set measurement units

Measure distances on screen

Viewing Designs

Viewing design components

View embroidery components

View graphical components

Zoom & pan designs

Set up multiple views

Work with the Overview Window

Viewing objects & color blocks

View selected objects

View selected color blocks

Viewing stitching sequence

Simulate design stitchouts

Travel through designs

Select objects while traveling

Viewing colorways

Switch colorways

Change backgrounds

Change display colors

Viewing design repeats

Viewing design information

View design details in EmbroideryStudio

View design details in File Explorer

Preview design reports

Threads & Charts

Choosing threads

Select thread colors

Assign thread colors

Thread usage estimates

Recoloring consecutive objects

Managing thread charts

Edit thread colors

Create & modify thread charts

Copy colors between charts

Modify thread details

Definine custom thread chart files

Save default thread charts to template

Hardware & Software Setup

System Settings

General options

Automatic save & backup options

Pointer position display

Thread color handling for inserted files

Paste & duplicate options

Digitizing presets

Toolbar display options

Font list display options

Object property apply options

Other general options

View options

Design viewing options

Image viewing options

Show auto-start & end points

Grid display options

Ruler & guide display options

Scroll options

Reshape options

Warning options

Hardware Settings

Calibrating the monitor

Peripheral device connections

Setting up machines for Connection Manager

Set up machines

Automatic machine file naming

Setting up machines for Stitch Manager

Set up machines

Enter serial port settings

Doing runtime estimates

Configure machine runtime settings

Output design information to CSV

Print runtime estimates

Setting up scanners

Connecting digitizing tablets

Set up digitizing tablets

Customize digitizing tablet formats

Prepare enlargement drawings

Register enlargement drawings

Change drawing scales

Shift enlargement drawings

Use digitizing pucks

Machine Formats

Standard machine formats

Stitch & jump length settings

Trim functions

Color-change functions

Borer functions

End-of-design functions

Advanced machine formats

Color-change sequence

Start/end-of-design sequence

Speed options

Miscellaneous advanced options

Custom machine formats

Embroidery Digitizing

Stitch Types

Simple outlines

Simple run stitching

Stitch length settings

Run count setting

Sculpture run settings

Satin stitching

Applying satin stitch

Satin auto-spacing

Satin fixed spacing

Satin stitch count

Tatami stitching

Tatami density

Other tatami settings

Decorative embroidery

Decorative outlines

Border stitching

Patterned stitching

Curved stitching

Specialty stitching

Motif stitching

Digitizing Shapes

Embroidery digitizing

Digitizing methods

Reference points & reshape nodes

Join methods

Generate stitches

Digitizing with graphical tools

Digitize regular shapes

Digitize open & closed shapes

Digitizing outlines & details

Digitizing regular columns

Create columns & borders

Adjust column width & offset

Set corner fractions

Set angles & orientation

Digitizing irregular columns

Digitize columns of varying width

Create smooth joins

Digitize columns of turning stitches

Creating free-form shapes

Digitize free-form shapes

Add holes to free-form shapes

Set nominal angles

Adjust segment overlaps

Adjust travel margins

Object Properties

Basic concepts

Working with object properties

Change current settings

Change object properties

Copy properties

Working with fabrics

Change fabrics

Manage fabrics

Working with styles

Apply styles

Define styles

Modify styles

Assign favorites

Working with templates

Save current properties to a template

Create design templates

Modify design templates

Revert to the NORMAL template

Colorways

Creating colorways

Add colorways

Change color schemes

Color blocks & stop sequence

Design thread colors

Name design elements

Split color blocks

Fabric & product backgrounds

Set fabric backgrounds

Visualize products

Modifying Designs

Combining Objects

Combining objects & designs

Insert designs

Copy & paste objects

Duplicate & clone objects

Nest objects

Grouping & locking objects

Group & ungroup objects

Lock & unlock objects

Select objects within groups

Selecting objects by color or stitch type

Select objects by color

Select objects by stitch type

Sequencing embroidery objects

Sequence by cut-and-paste

Sequence with the Color-Object List

Sequence selected objects

Auto-sequence entire designs

Sequence by color

Sequence by selection order

Sequence by number

Transforming Objects

Arranging objects

Position objects

Align objects

Distribute objects evenly

Scaling objects

Scale objects interactively

Scale objects numerically

Scale objects by reference line

Make objects the same size

Rotating objects

Rotate objects interactively

Rotate objects numerically

Rotate objects by reference line

Rotate objects by reference line and angle

Skewing objects

Mirroring objects

Flip objects horizontally & vertically

Mirror objects around an axis

Productivity Techniques

Adding preset shapes

Add design borders

Digitize stars & rings

Digitize basic shapes

Adding & filling holes

Add & remove holes

Fill holes

Generating outlines & offsets

Simple offsets

Create outlines & offsets

Create negative offsets

Create offsets with open objects

Mirroring & reflecting selections

Mirror selections horizontally & vertically

Create multiple reflections

Create wreaths

Creating design arrays

Reshaping Objects

Reshaping embroidery objects

View control points

Reshape objects with reshape-nodes

Reshape objects with Bézier controls

Reshape Column C objects

Reshaping stars & rings

Reshape star objects

Reshape ring objects

Applying envelopes

Splitting objects

Break apart composite objects

Cut shapes manually

Cut shapes automatically

Shaping objects

Shaping tools summary table

Merge vector & embroidery objects

Trim vector & embroidery objects

Split vector & embroidery objects

Preserve original objects

Stitches & Machine Functions

Selecting & editing stitches

Select stitches by needle point

Select stitches with the Stitch List

Select stitches while traveling

Insert stitches

Edit stitches

Splitting objects

Editing machine functions

Machine function types

Insert machine functions manually

Edit machine functions manually

Filtering stitches & functions

Filter stitches by function

Filter stitches by stitch length

Digitizing manual stitches

Converting stitches to objects

Recognize object outlines

Process manual stitches

Stitch Quality

Underlay & Pull Compensation

Stabilizing with automatic underlay

Underlay types

Apply automatic underlay

Underlay by segment or by shape

Underlay margins

Run stitch underlay settings

Tatami underlay settings

Zigzag underlay settings

Compensating for fabric stretch

Apply automatic pull compensation

Adjust column width

Optimizing Stitch Quality

Controlling stitch direction

Reverse stitch direction

Reinforce outlines

Removing underlying stitching

Adjusting stitch angles

Add angles in stitch angles mode

Add stitch angles in Reshape mode

Adjusting stitch densities

Eliminating small stitches

Controlling corner stitching

Corner handling methods

Apply Smart Corners

Adjust smart corner settings

Round sharp corners

Reducing stitch bunching

Apply fractional spacing

Apply stitch shortening

Optimizing long satin stitches

Split satin stitches

Preserve long stitches

Embroidery Connectors

Types of connectors

Using automatic connectors

Use jumps as connectors

Use runs as connectors

Automatic tie-in settings

Automatic tie-off settings

Automatic trim settings

Adding connectors manually

Add tie-offs

Add trims

Add empty stitches & jumps

Add jumps with penetrations off

Adjusting travel run stitch length

Keeping or omitting last stitches

Minimizing connectors

Adjust entry/exit points

Apply closest join

Closest join limitations

Automatic branching

Apply automatic branching

Branch objects with the Color-Object List

Apply automatic underlay to branched objects

Decorative Embroidery

Patterned Stitching

Creating textures with tatami offsets

Create offset patterns

Create partition line patterns

Create random patterns

Creating textures with program splits

Apply program splits

Apply combination splits

Program split settings

Lay out program splits on-screen

Creating patterns with custom splits

Make split patterns

Edit split patterns

User-defined splits

Creating patterns with carving stamps

Apply predefined patterns

Use objects as carving stamps

Digitize custom splits

Add stamps to a library

Carving stamp appearance

Reshape carving stamps

Curved Stitching

Contoured fills

Digitize contour fills

Contour stitch settings

Offset fills

Spiral fills

Radial fills

Flexi-splits

Curved fills

Create curved fills with Florentine Effect

Create curved fills with Liquid Effect

Adjust curved fill settings

Apply curved fills to existing objects

Apply curved lines to multiple objects

Motif Stitching

Selecting & placing motifs

Motif runs

Digitize motif runs

Create graded motif runs

Reshape motif runs

Motif fills

Digitize motif fills

Motif fill settings

Lay out motif fills on-screen

Enveloped motif fills

Create graded motif columns

Create convex & concave effects

Create perspective effects

Custom motifs

Create & save motifs

Manage custom motifs

Specialty Stitching

Freehand embroidery

Freehand stitching techniques

Create freehand lines

Adjust freehand line smoothness

Organic stitching

Hand stitch effect

Jagged edges

String stitching

Open stitching

Decorative borders

Stippling effects

Maze fills

Trapunto open stitching

Gradient stitching

Accordion spacing

Color blends

Chenille patterns

Coil stitching

Square stitching

Cross stitch fills

Embroidery Lettering

Creating Embroidery Lettering

Creating lettering with CorelDRAW Graphics

Creating embroidery lettering

Select embroidery fonts

Add embroidery lettering on-screen

Create lettering with object properties

Adjusting lettering properties

Format lettering

Adjust spacing settings

Adjust letter spacings on-screen

Working with baselines

Apply baselines

Use predefined baselines

Editing Embroidery Lettering

Editing text

Modifying lettering

Adjust dimensions

Scale lettering

Transform lettering

Adjusting individual letters

Reposition letters

Transform letters

Reshape letters

Recolor letters

Adjusting baselines

Reshape baselines interactively

Adjust fixed-width baseline settings

Adjust curved baseline settings

Change letter orientation

Breaking apart lettering

Advanced Embroidery Lettering

Adding special characters

Insert symbols

Create flair script designs

Add monogram lettering

Use the Character Map

Applying stitch types & effects to lettering

Creating special effects with lettering art

Setting stitching sequence & join method

Adjust letter sequencing

Change lettering join method

Setting automatic letter kerning

Apply automatic kerning

Manage kerning tables

Edit kerning values

Setting automatic letter spacing

Setting lettering underlay

Team Names

Creating simple teamname designs

Create teamname objects

Import teamname lists with additional fields

Teamname templates

Use templates with teamname designs

Create custom templates

Modifying teamname designs

Managing teams

Outputting teamname designs

Create separate designs

Create a matrix of designs

Output teamname designs

Monogramming

Monogram designs

Monogram lettering

Monogram ornaments

Modify ornaments

Add ornaments

Create single ornament layouts

Multi-ornament layouts

Monogram borders

Change borders

Adjust border shape & offset

Add multiple borders

Custom Lettering

Converting TrueType fonts to embroidery

Convert letters on-the-fly

Convert TrueType fonts

Creating user-refined letters

Save user-refined letters

Manage user-refined letters

Creating custom fonts

Custom font considerations

Create custom letters

Save custom letters

Save custom fonts

Select custom fonts

Manage fonts

Merging fonts

Lettering Kiosk

Operations summary

Operating modes

Screen modes

Normal Kiosk operation

Troubleshooting long descenders

Creating two-line lettering

Personalizing monograms

Configuration options for supervisors

Create kiosk passwords

Set up machine connections

Set up thread colors

Configure kiosk character count limits

Change design location

Customize kiosk banners

Creating custom design layouts

Create new layouts from old

Create layouts based on templates

Create layouts with included design motifs

Include design backdrops

Digitizing with Artwork

Digitizing with Bitmaps

Choosing suitable artwork

Image preparation techniques

Preparing artwork for scanning

Loading bitmap artwork

Sample designs & artwork

Scan images

Insert bitmap images

Open graphic files directly

Add & match image colors

Preparing artwork for digitizing

Image transparencies

Crop bitmap images

Touch up bitmaps

Smooth bitmap images

Save artwork

Preparing images for auto-digitizing

Prepare bitmaps for auto-digitizing

Prepare photos for auto-digitizing

Preparing artwork for continuous embroidery

Digitizing with Vectors

Creating vector shapes in EmbroideryStudio

Create vectors

Color vectors

Loading vector artwork

Insert vector graphics

Import vector graphics

Auto-tracing bitmap artwork

Smoothing curves

Visualizing vector graphics

Automatic Digitizing

Loading & presetting artwork

Converting designs with CorelDRAW Graphics

Convert objects with CorelDRAW Graphics

Convert objects with Wilcom Workspace

Auto-digitizing artwork

Auto-digitize ‘instant embroidery’

Auto-digitize entire designs

Auto-digitize individual shapes

Auto-digitizing photographs

Auto-digitize with Photo Flash

Auto-digitize with Reef PhotoStitch

Auto-digitize with Color PhotoStitch

Embroidery Production

Design Hooping

Hoops & templates

Setting up hoop lists

Setting auto start & end

Selecting hoops automatically

Selecting hoops manually

Creating custom hoops

Custom hoop types

Define custom hoops

Design Reports

Outputting designs as images

Printing design reports

Print reports

Report types

Customizing design reports

General options

Barcode options

Colorway options

Zoom options

Design options

Information options

Blocks options

Stop sequence options

Machine Files

Opening machine files

Object recognition

Open machine files

Advanced recognition settings

Reassigning colors to machine files

Reading Melco CND design files

Convert CND files to EMB

Read CND files with color-merge TXT file

Create a color-merge TXT file

Embroidery Output

Sending designs to machine

Send designs to Connection Manager

Send designs to EmbroideryConnect

Send designs to Stitch Manager

Exporting designs for machine

Export designs to machine file

Save designs in Melco CND format

Save designs in Singer CSD format

Using embroidery disks

Read designs from embroidery disk

Format embroidery disks

Write designs to embroidery disk

Machine Networking

Network overview

What is an EmbroideryConnect network?

Usage scenarios

EmbroideryConnect components

Third-party components

EmbroideryConnect device

EmbroideryConnect setup

Basic device settings

Advanced device settings

Configuring EC device memory size

Tweaking machine compatibility

Configuring sub-folders for Barudan machines

Adjusting proxy & network adapter settings

Sending designs to EmbroideryConnect

Send designs to EmbroideryConnect device

Push designs to EmbroideryConnect design queue

View & manage designs on EmbroideryHub

Troubleshooting EmbroideryConnect

Reset the device

Update the firmware

File Management

Design Management

Design library layout

Viewing designs in network folders

Change design display

View design details

Group & sort designs

View zipped designs

Opening designs from Design Library

Filtering designs

Opening design files

Opening machine files

Opening graphic files

Opening new files from existing

Inserting designs with Embroidery Clipart

Viewing & managing design information

Summary tab

Design tab

Order tab

Thread Colors tab

Stitching tab

Runtime tab

Locating designs in the library

Searching the library

Adding folders to the library

Fast searching on shared network drives

Managing quotes & orders

Order details

Production jobs

Order tracking

Order tracking by job role

Converting designs

Outputting selected designs

Sending designs to machine

Print selected designs

Print design catalogs

Export design lists

Asset Management

Custom assets in EmbroideryStudio

Custom asset locations

Navigating to assets

Personal designs & artwork

Showing hidden folders

Product Visualizer Templates

Preparing samples

Choose suitable source images

Crop the image

Set image size

Set transparency

Converting to grayscale

Convert to grayscale

Adjust image brightness and contrast

Save as PNG

Preparing multi-color samples

Prepare the layers

Convert to grayscale

Save your layers

Deploying product templates

Copy to folder location

Test product templates

Standard Fonts

Roman fonts

Non-Roman fonts

Custom Fonts

Font considerations

Converting & editing TrueType fonts

Experiment with conversion settings

Refine turning stroke options

Convert entire TrueType font

Edit & repackage generated letters

Digitizing custom fonts

Set fabric, background & machine format

Set up grid & guides

Import & size the backdrop

Digitize the letters

Save custom font & letters

Test the font

Creating multicolor fonts

Import the embroidery ornament

Edit the font

Save custom font & letters

Test the font

Digitizing script fonts

Set fabric, background & machine format

Import & size the backdrop

Digitize the letters

Save custom font & letters

Test the font

Machine, File & Disk Types

Supported machine types

Graphics and multi-decoration file formats

Embroidery file formats

Wilcom file formats

Supported design file formats

Supported machine file formats

Supported bling file formats

Melco CND format

Conversion of Melco CND format to Wilcom EMB

Conversion of Wilcom EMB format to Melco CND

Best EmbroideryStudio input methods for Melco CND output

Gunold PCH format

Wilcom INP format

Supported embroidery disk formats

Applied Decoration

Mixed Decoration

Virtual embroidery

Output embroidery as virtual decoration

Output combined virtual embroidery & print

Output combined virtual & actual embroidery

Cording

Designing for cording

Create cording designs

Boring

Prototype boring

Select machine format

Digitize boring holes

Combine boring with other techniques

Productivity techniques

Boring output

Sequin Embroidery

Selecting sequin mode

Machine capabilities

Sequin machine formats

Select sequin-capable machines

Visualizing sequin designs

Setting up sequin palettes

Digitizing sequin runs

Sequin fixings

Apply sequin fixings

Set drop-stitch direction

Creating multi-sequin runs

Stacked sequins

Apply multi-sequin run patterns

Create multi-sequin run patterns

Editing sequin runs

Advanced Sequins

Creating sequin fills

Digitize sequin fills

Adjust sequin layouts

Adding sequin borders

Special sequin fills

Fancy sequin fills

Flip sequins

Creating multi-sequin fills

Editing sequin fills

Converting objects to sequins

Convert embroidery objects to sequins

Convert sequin artwork

Manual sequin digitizing

Digitize sequin drops with fixings

Insert sequin drops

Custom sequins

Create sequin shapes

Create sequin fixings

Outputting sequin designs

Bead Embroidery

Beading mode

Machine beading

Select bead-capable machines

Visualize bead designs

Creating bead runs

Set up bead palette

Digitize bead runs

Create patterned bead runs

Bead fixings

Bead fixing considerations

Apply bead fixings

Editing bead runs

Convert objects to bead runs

Edit bead runs

Manual bead digitizing

Digitize manual bead drops

Insert bead drops

Custom bead motifs

Bead encoding & decoding

Bling Digitizing

Bling production processes

Setting up bling palettes

Creating bling runs & fills

Digitize bling runs

Place rhinestones manually

Create bling fills

Add bling borders

Modifying bling objects

Transform bling-fill objects

Reshape bling-fill objects

Edit bling-fill objects

Convert objects to bling

Creating bling lettering

Outputting bling

Appliqué Embroidery

Creating appliqué embroidery

Convert vector graphics to appliqué

Digitize appliqué objects

Convert embroidery objects to appliqué

Adjusting appliqué settings

Add fabric swatches to appliqué

Adjust guide run settings

Adjust tack stitch settings

Adjust cover stitch settings

Adjust frame-out positions

Combining appliqué

Create partial cover appliqué

Resequence appliqué components

Outputting appliqué

Multi-Decoration Output

Multi-decoration types

Print designs

Appliqué designs

Bling designs

Printing designs in CorelDRAW Graphics

Exporting embroidery as vectors

Exporting multiple decoration files

Export design components

Set export locations

Export selected objects

File naming conventions

Outputting appliqué for production

Print appliqué patterns

Cut appliqué shapes

Outputting bling for production

Send bling to CAMS machine

Output to bling cutter

Convert bling for production

Chenille Embroidery

Chenille Basics

Digitizing for chenille

Chenille stitch types

Chenille fill patterns

Chenille input methods

Compound chenille

Chenille runs & borders

Chenille design parameters

Needle height

Stitch length

Other parameters

Visualizing chenille stitching

Handling chenille designs

Start a new chenille design

Standard machine formats

Open & save chenille designs

Chenille Digitizing

Creating compound chenille

Chenille fill pattern usage

Create compound chenille objects

Convert lockstitch to chenille

Creating chain-stitch fills

Creating narrow chenille shapes

Create narrow shapes of varying width

Create narrow shapes of constant width

Creating chenille borders

Compound chenille settings

Border settings

Other settings

Controlling needle heights

Chenille Lettering

Adding lettering to chenille designs

Scaling chenille lettering

Using other fonts with chenille

Chenille Output

Chenille machine formats

Switch machine formats

Combined chenille & lockstitch

Modify format for specific designs

Modify standard formats

Create custom formats

Check control commands

Machine format settings

Chenille machine format values

Minimal & maximal stitch values

Shortcut angle values

Color-change values

Trim functions

Needle height default

Borer functions

Color-change sequence

Start/end of design sequence

Chenille machine files

Read chenille designs

Chenille machine file encoding

Outputting chenille designs

Export chenille designs

Send chenille designs to machine

Output to Tajima chenille machines

Cross Stitch Embroidery

Cross Stitch Essentials

Opening ES Cross Stitch

Setting up work environment

Set design size

Adjust grid settings

Change hoop settings

Set background colors & fabrics

Working with backdrops

Insert bitmap images

View or hide backdrops

Scale & transform bitmap images

Viewing cross stitch designs

View stitches as crosses or tiles

View design information

Handling cross stitch design files

Generate stitches

Save cross stitch designs

Use cross stitch with EmbroideryStudio

Cross Stitch Digitizing

Digitizing with cross stitches

Set stitch color & type

Set stitch density

Digitize cross stitch fills

Digitize cross stitch outlines

Digitize single stitches or lines

Digitize circles

Digitizing backdrops automatically

Digitize images automatically

Flood-fill color blocks

Digitizing cross stitch letters

Cross Stitch Editing

Selecting & locking stitches

Select cross stitches with Select tools

Select cross stitches with Auto Select

Lock cross stitches

Simple stitch editing

Copy, cut & paste stitch blocks

Change stitch block settings

Erase fills & single lines

Transforming stitch blocks

Move cross stitch blocks

Rotate cross stitch blocks

Mirror cross stitch blocks

Special editing techniques

Rubber stamp fills

Create combination stitches

Add borders to selected areas

Adjusting thread colors

Change thread colors

Search for threads

Edit thread colors

Software Summary

Design Handling

Operating modes

Design management

View designs in network folders

Open design files

Manage design information

Add folders to the library

Print designs

Output designs

Embroidery clipart

Design information

Design information > Summary

Design information > Design

Design information > Order

Design information > Thread colors

Design information > Stitching

Design information > Runtime

Thread length calculation

Auto fabrics

Activate auto fabric

Create auto fabrics

Color palette

Edit thread colors

Select thread colors

Split color blocks

Change color schemes

Assign thread colors

Set color

Colorways & threads

Colorways

Change colorways

Create thread charts

Backgrounds & display colors

Visualize products

Machine formats

Design reading & writing

Open designs

Open options

Save design files

Export machine files

Melco CND files

Export multi-decoration files

Embroidery disks

Revert to factory settings

Design output

Send designs to Connection Manager

Send designs to EmbroideryConnect

Send designs to Stitch Manager

Send designs to Machine Manager

Capture design bitmap

Capture virtual decoration bitmap

Design reports

Hoops

Auto start & end points

Display hoops

Hoop setup

Create hoop

Hardware setup

Digitizer setup

Embroidery machine connection

Machine runtime setup

Screen calibration

Select scanner

Serial port setup

Tablet setup

System preferences

General options

Grid & guide options

Edit options

Export options

Reshape options

Scrolling options

Design viewing options

Graphics viewing options

Warning options

Guide position

Security device

Design Creation

Standard tools

Create new designs

Import embroidery

Graphics handling

Switch design windows

Import graphics

Bitmap properties

Prepare artwork

Match bitmap colors

Crop bitmap images

Create vector shapes

Input methods

Digitize outlines & details

Digitize columns of turning stitches

Create columns & borders

Digitize open & closed shapes

Digitize free shapes

Digitize regular shapes

Create freehand shapes

Stitch types

Simple runs

Decorative outlines

Satin stitching

Tatami stitching

Open stitching

Chenille-style patterns

String stitching

Patterned stitching

Contoured fills

Spiral fills

Maze fills

Offset fills

Cross stitch fills

Stipple fills

Motifs

Motif fills & borders

Graded motif columns

3D effects with motif fills

Place individual motifs

Create motifs

Stitch effects

Automatic underlay

Automatic pull compensation

Long stitches with Auto Jump

Fractional spacing

Stitch shortening

Smart corners

Jagged edges

Open stitching with trapunto

User-defined splits

Accordion spacing

Color blends

Flexi-splits

Curved fills

Hand Stitch

Radial fills

Carving stamps

Apply predefined patterns

Carving stamp > use patterns

Carving stamp > use objects

Carving stamp > digitize

Carving stamp > appearance

Automatic digitizing

Convert vector & embroidery objects

Smart Design

Photo Flash

Reef PhotoStitch

Color PhotoStitch

Create fills with Auto-Digitizing

Auto-trace bitmap artwork

Smooth curves

Design Editing

Object Properties

Object properties docker

Copy properties

Styles

Apply styles

Create styles

Add to favorites

Modify styles

View designs

Set measurement units

Display grids, rulers & guides

View embroidery components

View graphical components

Zoom & pan designs

Overview window

View designs with the Color-Object List

View designs by color

View design repeats

Selection tools

Select object

Select by color

Select by stitch type

Editing tools

Copy & paste objects

Undo & redo functions

Break apart composite objects

Cut shapes

Stitch angle tools

Reshape tools

Sequence tools

Sequence selected objects

Sequence by color block

Sequence by selection order

Sequence by number

Transformation tools

Flip objects horizontally & vertically

Rotate objects numerically

Skew objects

Transform by reference line

Arrange tools

Group & lock objects

Align objects

Distribute objects

Make objects same size

Mirror-merge tools

Mirror selections horizontally & vertically

Create design arrays

Create multiple reflections

Create wreaths

Shaping tools

Merge vector & embroidery objects

Trim vector & embroidery objects

Split vector & embroidery objects

Preserve original objects

Envelope tools

Generated outlines & fills

Simple offsets

Outlines & offsets

Parallel offsets

Hole tools

Add design borders

Connectors

Object properties > Connectors

Object properties > Travel runs

Apply closest join

Apply automatic branching

Stitch editing

Manual stitches

Select & deselect stitches

Keep or omit last stitches

Select stitches while traveling

Generate stitches

Split objects

Adjust stitch densities

Stitch list

Remove small stitches

Machine functions

Add jumps with penetrations off

Add trims & tie-offs

Add empty stitches & jumps

Insert machine functions manually

Edit machine functions manually

Digitize boring holes

Finalize designs

Travel tools

Simulate design stitchouts

Speciality Features

Lettering

Create lettering in CorelDRAW Graphics

Add embroidery lettering

Baseline settings

Letter spacing table

Letter sequence

Convert TrueType font

Create alphabets

Kerning table

Create user-refined letters

Teamname lettering

Team names

Teamname setup

Teamname matrix

Teamname save options

Monogramming

Lettering kiosk

Appliqué

Create appliqué embroidery

Convert vector graphics to appliqué

Remove underlying stitching

Show appliqué fabric

Send to appliqué cutter

Cording

Sequins

Set up sequin palettes

Manually digitize sequin drops

Digitize sequin runs

Digitize sequin fills

Change sequins & fixing stitches

Sequin patterns

Flip sequins

Modify sequin designs

Custom sequins

Insert sequins while traveling

Convert sequin artwork

Beading

Set up bead palette

Digitize bead runs

Edit bead runs

Digitize manual bead drops

Encode bead drops on output

Bling

Set up bling palettes

Place individual rhinestones

Create bling runs

Create bling fills

Create bling lettering

Edit bling-fill objects

Output bling templates

Output directly to CAMS machine

Chenille

Chenille stitch types

Compound chenille

Chenille needle height

Chenille stitch patterns

Schiffli

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Digitizing tools

ES e4.1 includes significant improvements in digitizing tools:

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