Release Notes

Onscreen Manual

The Release Notes provide an overview of new and improved features

in the Wilcom EmbroideryStudio© e1.5 product range. 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.
Wilcom EmbroideryStudio© e1.5

Welcome to Wilcom EmbroideryStudio© e1.5, the leading embroidery

design software application for the decorated goods industry. No other
product on the market provides the flexibility of EmbroideryStudio e1.5 in
building designs for both embroidery and multi-decoration design.

While EmbroideryStudio e1.5 supports multi-decoration design, it is

tailored to the requirements of the embroidery specialist who requires a
powerful and complete toolset to edit and create high-quality,
production-ready embroidery. EmbroideryStudio e1.5 users are often
full-time digitizers or ‘power-users’ who understand embroidery, its
possibilities as well as limitations, and require full control of design and
editing processes. Such users generally want to invest time in creating a
perfect design (to their standards) which is as efficient as possible for bulk
production.

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 With this new release, EmbroideryStudio e1.5 provides a complete
embroidery design solution for embroidery professionals, but one which also
integrates with existing printing processes, enabling swift inter-conversion
of printing and embroidery designs, as well as full integration of
multi-decoration designs.

Caution Windows XP SP3 is the minimum operating system requirement

for installing the latest version of EmbroideryStudio e1.5.

EmbroideryStudio e1.5 product range

While EmbroideryStudio e1.5 remains as a suite of premium and
professional embroidery design systems tailored to the embroidery design
professional market, the range of products has been simplified to three
product levels. See EmbroideryStudio product range in the Onscreen Manual
for details.

Level Equivalent to old ...

1 ES21D
2 ES45
3 ES65

Note For an itemized listing of the new and improved features for each
product level, see Product Differentiation Table. For a complete feature
listing, see the EmbroideryStudio Onscreen Manual.

Summary of capabilities
Below is an overview of the new feature sets of Wilcom
EmbroideryStudio© e1.5.

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.

Integration with CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4

Wilcom EmbroideryStudio© e1.5 represents a departure from previous
versions of Wilcom ES embroidery software in providing seamless
integration with CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4, the most popular
vector-based drawing package for the decorated goods industry. For this

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 reason, EmbroideryStudio e1.5 offers a more efficient, user-friendly
approach to embroidery design by combining the embroidery capabilities of
Wilcom ES with graphical capabilities of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4.
See also Wilcom EmbroideryStudio© e1.5 interface.

Design modes
There are now two fundamental design modes in EmbroideryStudio e1.5:
 Graphics: This mode allows you to create and edit vector objects using
the CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 toolset.
 Embroidery: This mode allows you to create and edit embroidery
objects using the embroidery digitizing toolset.

Graphics mode

Convert tool

Embroidery mode

EmbroideryStudio e1.5 Graphics mode includes the entire suite of

CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 drawing tools which offer many
sophisticated techniques for drafting outlines and shapes on screen. Vector
graphics can then be converted to embroidery designs. Alternatively, using
Graphics mode, you can insert or paste third-party vector graphics such as
clipart for use in embroidery designs. Or, insert, paste or scan bitmap
artwork for use as digitizing templates or ‘backdrops’.

Note For a full description of the CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 tools,

refer to the electronic User Guide available via the Windows Start >
Programs group. Alternatively, use the onscreen help available from the
Graphics mode Help menu.

Inter-conversion of vector and embroidery objects

Through its integration with CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4,
EmbroideryStudio e1.5 now provides more powerful inter-conversion of
vector and embroidery objects by means of the new Convert tool located
on the Universal toolbar. In fact, entire vector drawings can be quickly and
easily converted to embroidery designs. The resulting objects take the
current stitch type, color and object properties set for the particular object
type (usually Fusion Fill). You can modify these properties as required. You
can also convert embroidery designs or objects to vector objects. See

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Converting vector and embroidery objects in the Onscreen Manual for
details.

Conversion of lettering in Graphics mode

The CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 drawing tools allow you to add and
format TrueType lettering on screen. Vector lettering can then be converted
to embroidery lettering with the aid of the Convert tool. Tool behavior
depends on the mode in which it is invoked and objects selected in the
design window. See Creating lettering in Graphics mode in the Onscreen
Manual for details.

Lettering objects selected Set of icons appears

Conversion to embroidery lettering can involve one of three types:

 For turning Satin lettering, use Tag as Turning Satin Lettering.
 For straight Tatami lettering, use Tag as Parallel Tatami Lettering.

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  For native embroidery lettering, use Tag as Wilcom Lettering and
select an embroidery alphabet from the dropdown list.

The text object is then ready for conversion.

Turning Satin
lettering

Parallel Tatami
lettering

Native Wilcom
lettering

Wilcom ConceptShare

Use View > Wilcom ConceptShare to enable collaborative creation and

approval of designs between designers, digitizers, and clients.

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 The new Wilcom ConceptShare feature enables
collaborative creation and approval of designs
between designers/digitizers and their clients and/or
co-workers, by providing interactivity in an online
environment, either live or via email alerts. Wilcom
ConceptShare can be used by
EmbroideryStudio e1.5 users to gain feedback from
customers for designs as well as provide final
approval via the Internet.
The feature is accessed via a dialog after pressing the
Wilcom ConceptShare button on the Standard
toolbar or via the View > Wilcom ConceptShare
menu item. The ConceptShare docker can be docked
or floated like the other modeless dialogs such as
Object Properties. The dialog allows you to:
 Go to Wilcom ConceptShare Home Page.
 Refresh the ConceptShare docker.
 Launch the current page in the default web browser.

Note The Wilcom ConceptShare docker is only accessible in Embroidery

mode.

New Auto-Fabrics
EmbroideryStudio e1.5 includes a powerful new Auto-Fabric feature
which allows you to choose a fabric type for the entire design. Objects are
then generated with customized settings based on the selected fabric type.
In addition, settings dynamically update when objects or designs are scaled
or reshaped. Dynamic updating of object settings can be disabled as

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 desired. See Auto-Fabric dialogs for details. See also Creating designs based
on fabrics in the Onscreen Manual.

Deactivate auto-fabrics
as desired

Monogramming

Use Toolbox > Monogramming to create personalized monograms using a

selection of pre-defined monogramming styles, border shapes and
ornaments.

The new Monogramming feature offers a simple way to create

personalized monograms with minimal manual digitizing, using a selection
of pre-defined monogramming styles, border shapes and ornaments,
together with a set of tools to help you place these elements. See also
Monogramming dialog. See also Monograms in the Onscreen Manual.

Borders stitched
first – 1, 2, 3
Ornaments
stitched next

Lettering
stitched last

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 The new feature creates a single ‘monogramming object’ comprising some
or all of the following elements:

Element Purpose
Lettering A single lettering object (initials or name).
Ornaments Up to ten ornament sets (each of which may comprise
multiple copies of a motif or embroidery design).
Borders Up to four concentric borders.

Assuming that all elements are present, the monogram is stitched in the
following order: borders (1, 2, 3, and 4), ornament sets, and lettering
object(s).

Improved color management

Color management in EmbroideryStudio e1.5 has been revised to be more
suited to professional users who commonly create large numbers of
colorways (up to 30 or more) in a given design. With this in mind, the
number of steps required to create and manage colorways has been reduced
to a minimum. The color management tools contain an improved Color
Palette toolbar and Color Palette Editor modeless dialog. This dialog
replaces the functionality of the Design Properties > Colorways tab and

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 Multi-Colorway Box in Wilcom ES 2006. See also Color Palette toolbar.
See also Threads & Colorways in the Onscreen Manual.

The revised color management tools allow users to view at a glance:

 All groups of colorways and associated threads at the same time.
 The thread chart and code of all threads in each colorway’s palette.
 The intended background for each colorway.
You are also able to:
 Perform colorway creation and colorway palette editing via a single
modeless dialog.
 Assign or edit threads within the same dialog.

Whole shape underlay for branched objects and lettering

Right-click Stitch Effects > Auto Underlay to add underlay by segment.

For some time, Wilcom ES users have requested greater control over
underlay for lettering, particularly smaller lettering, in order to:
 Reduce bunching at segment joints.
 Eliminate unnecessary travel runs (and thereby stitch count).

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 Allow control over whether edge run to be stitched by segment or
around an entire branched object before cover stitching is applied.

Segment-by-segment, stitch count: 69

Whole shape, stitch count: 52

Normally underlay is stitched segment-by-segment before cover stitches

are sewn. EmbroideryStudio e1.5 now provides the option of creating
‘by shape’ first Edge Run underlays in lettering objects (except ‘As
Digitized’ lettering). This has the effect of calculating an outline underlay for
the whole shape rather than each segment comprising it. This in turn

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 reduces bunching, travel runs, and overall stitch count. See also Applying
automatic underlay in the Onscreen Manual.

Branched Fusion Fill

with Edge + Center Run
underlay ‘by segment’

Stitch count: 1060

Branched Fusion Fill

with Edge + Center
Run underlay ‘by
shape’

Stitch count: 957

‘By Shape’ underlay can also be applied to objects such as Fusion Fill as well
as branched column shape objects. See Digitizing Embroidery Shapes in the
Onscreen Manual for details.

Stitch count: 513 Stitch count: 465

Branched Input C with Edge + Branched Input C with Edge +

Center Run underlay ‘by segment’ Center Run underlay ‘by shape’

New Lap corner style

Smart Corners has been improved with the addition of a new ‘Lap’ corner
type suitable for ‘Tidori’ style stitching. This new corner style can be applied
to Input C and Appliqué objects. It is controlled by an on/off option under

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 the Smart Corner options. See also Controlling corner stitching in the
Onscreen Manual.

New Lap
Corner style

The main purpose of the feature is to generate corner cover stitching for
both Satin and Zigzag, and compatible tack stitching for appliqués. This
style of appliqué stitching typically uses a Zigzag stitch and does not turn
but sews parallel to the object line and crosses over at the corner point. Lap
corner also makes Input C more useful as a bordering tool.

Fusion Fill automatic angles

Use Toolbox > Free Shape Tools Flyout > Fusion Fill to digitize filled shapes
with turning stitch angles. Right-click to adjust settings for new or selected
objects.

In EmbroideryStudio e1.5, you can digitize complex shapes with turning

stitches with the Fusion Fill tool. Many shapes can be digitized with this
tool. This all-purpose tool now calculates multiple stitch angles
automatically according to the digitized shape. You have the option of
accepting calculated angles or digitizing your own. See also Digitizing free
shapes in the Onscreen Manual.

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Design editing features
Below is an overview of the improved editing features of
EmbroideryStudio e1.5:

Improved control points

The reference points you set when digitizing a shape become its ‘control
points’. These vary slightly with the object type. You use control points to
edit or transform objects. Most control points can be added, deleted, or
moved. Corner and curve points can be interchanged. Some control points
such as entry and exit points have a specific function and cannot be deleted.
Object editing has been improved in EmbroideryStudio e1.5 with the
implementation of color-coding of control point types. See also Reshaping &
Converting Objects in the Onscreen Manual.

Entry point

Exit point

Corner reshape node

Curve reshape node

Control handle

Stitch angle points

Design viewing
To view a design in multiple views, you can now employ the Split Window
command. Zoom, pan, and adjust viewing options in each window pane as

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required. See Zooming and panning designs in the Onscreen Manual for
details.

Double-clilck to
remove split bars

Bézier editing

Use Toolbox > Reshape Tools Flyout > Reshape Object to reshape selected
objects, edit stitch angles, and adjust entry/exit points.

The Reshape Object tool is an important tool in EmbroideryStudio e1.5.

Use it to add or delete reshape nodes on the object outline. For some
objects, you can also change corner reshape nodes to curves. While you
continue to click and drag reshape nodes to reshape object outlines, you can
now use Bézier control handles to change outline shapes. See Reshaping
objects with Bézier controls in the Onscreen Manual for details.

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Smooth curves

Use Toolbox > Reshape Tools Flyout > Reshape Object in combination with
Edit > Smooth Curves to remove unnecessary reshape nodes from vector
image objects.

Both vector and embroidery objects contain reshape nodes on their outlines.
On shapes where the angle changes constantly, the software may insert
hundreds of reshape nodes, making reshaping difficult. The improved
Smooth Curves command lets you apply curve ‘smoothing’ to embroidery
as well as vector objects. See Smoothing curves in the Onscreen Manual for
details.

New Knife tool

Use Toolbox > Edit Tools Flyout > Knife to cut objects along a digitized line,
preserving object type, stitch settings, and colors in resulting objects.

The Toolbox > Edit Tools Flyout > Automatic Knife tool operates on
Complex Fill and Fusion Fill embroidery objects to create turning stitch
objects and single angle objects with automatic overlaps.

EmbroideryStudio e1.5 provides two new cutting tools to assist in

semi-automated digitizing of both bitmap and vector artwork. With these
tools, you can cut embroidery patches into multiple objects with or without
overlaps. This is useful when editing complex objects generated by
automatic conversion. Where appropriate, resulting ‘fragment objects’
inherit the original’s object type, stitch parameters, and colors. Objects are

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re-sequenced after cutting to avoid trims and connectors. See also Reshape
tools.

The manual Knife tool cuts filled shapes into multiple fragments without
overlaps. Fragment objects are generated with stitching – parallel or turning
– appropriate to their shape. The tool cuts both filled and ‘fillable’ vector
objects as well as embroidery objects. The Automatic Knife tool assists
semi-automated digitizing from both bitmap and vector artwork. It operates
on Complex Fill and Fusion Fill embroidery objects only. See Cutting,
splitting and breaking objects in the Onscreen Manual for details.

New Break Apart tool

Use Arrange > Break Apart to split branched objects – monograms,

appliqués, lettering, etc – into component objects.

The Break Apart tool allows you to split branched objects – monograms,
appliqués, lettering, etc – into their component parts. The effect on these
objects is similar to the ungrouping operation. See Breaking apart branched
objects in the Onscreen Manual for details.

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 Caution When saved into earlier versions of the software, monograms,
appliqués, lettering, and branched objects may be subjected to the Break
Apart procedure by default.

New Combine Appliqué Components tool

Use Toolbox > Appliqué Tools Flyout > Combine Appliqué Components to
break apart multiple appliqué objects into component objects and combine
and resequence them for efficient stitchout.

A new Combine Appliqué Components tool breaks apart multiple

appliqué objects into their components – guide runs, cutting lines, tack
stitches and cover stitches – and combines and resequences them for
efficient stitchout. The end result is that the guide run of all appliqué objects
is stitched in one pass, followed by the tack stitch and then cover stitch. A
single frame-out movement occurs after guide run and tack stitch
components. See Combining appliqué components in the Onscreen Manual
for details.

Satin cover stitch

Zigzag tack stitch
Guide run and cutting line

Tip A new Break Apart command has also been added to the Arrange
toolbar with somewhat different functionality to the Combine Appliqué
Components tool. See also Arrange toolbar.

Miscellaneous improvements
EmbroideryStudio e1.5 also contains the following miscellaneous
improvements.

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Join method
When you are digitizing closed objects, the new Closest Join method
automatically calculates the closest join between them, saving you having
to think about entry and exit points. When activated (the default), all newly
digitized objects are joined by this method. When deactivated, all newly
digitized objects are joined by the As Digitized method. This means that
you manually specify entry and exit points while digitizing. Objects are thus
joined from the exit point of the last digitized object to the entry point of the
new object. See also Setting other general options in the Onscreen Manual.

Closest Join on Closest Join off

Input C width guide

A new Show Input C Width Guide setting in the Options dialog activates
a special cursor displayed only with the Input C tool.

Show Input C
Width Guide

When digitizing an Input C shape, a circle

appears at the cursor position corresponding to
the current width setting in the Object
Properties dialog. This is useful when
digitizing a border based on a background
image. The width guide shows you where the
two sides of the border will be located when the
final stitching is generated. When the offset is
biased, two circles are shown, one for each
side. See Setting the ruler and guides display
in the Onscreen Manual for details.

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 Play button sounds
The Options > General tab contains a new Play Button Sounds option
to enable or disable beeping sounds made by the software in response to
mouse clicks and pressing Enter or Spacebar keys while digitizing. See
Setting other general options in the Onscreen Manual for details.

Play button
sounds

Disk and file support

EmbroideryStudio e1.5 includes the following changes to disk and file
support:
 ART50 BERNINA Embroidery Software design files are able to be read.

Note EmbroideryStudio e1.5 uses its own native EMB embroidery file
format which combines the advantages of outline files and stitch files.
Features of most third-party formats are supported. See Supported
embroidery file formats in the Onscreen Manual for details.

Inclusions
A new series of inclusions including embroidery designs, vector designs,
alphabets and motifs are supplied with the software.

New alphabets

Recommended Sizes
Stitch
Alphabet Sample Min Max Method
ins mm ins mm

Comics 0.4 10 2.0 50 CJ

Curly 0.4 10 2.0 50 CJ

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 Recommended Sizes
Stitch
Alphabet Sample Min Max Method
ins mm ins mm

Felt Tip 0.4 10 2.0 50 CJ

Free Style 0.4 10 1.6 40 CJ

Lazer 0.24 6 2.0 50 CJ

Racer 0.3 8 1.4 35 CJ

Thriller 0.4 10 2.0 50 CJ

Script4 0.8 20 3.2 80 CJ

Toon 0.4 10 2.0 50 CJ

Western 0.4 10 1.4 35 CJ

Woodstock 0.3 8 2.0 50 CJ

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Wilcom EmbroideryStudio© e1.5 interface
As mentioned above, there are now two fundamental design modes in
EmbroideryStudio e1.5:
 Graphics: This mode allows you to create and edit vector objects using
the CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 toolset.
 Embroidery: This mode allows you to create and edit embroidery
objects using the embroidery digitizing toolset.
EmbroideryStudio e1.5 has a multiple document interface (MDI), meaning
that it allows more than one document to be opened at a time. If multiple
documents are open, the current design mode – Graphics or Embroidery
– is maintained when switching between designs. See also Integration with
CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4.

Graphics mode
When the application is started in Graphics mode, it looks like this:

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 Embroidery mode
When the application is started in Embroidery mode, it looks like this:

Menu bar
Universal toolbar
Standard toolbar
View toolbar

‘Floating’ toolbar

Toolbox ‘Modeless’ dialog

Design window
‘Docker’ tabs

Toolbox ‘flyout’

Color palette

Status / Prompt bars

Note If a document displayed in Graphics mode contains multiple pages,

when switching to Embroidery mode, the design window will display only
the contents of the active page.

Application menus
A number of changes have been made to the menu structure in
EmbroideryStudio e1.5 with respect to ES 2006.

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File menu
A revised File menu contains the following commands:

Because of the integration with CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4, the

following items have been removed from the File menu:
 Save Bitmap As
 Export As
 Paper Tape
Note also these changes with respect to ES 2006:

Menu Item Note

Record In Database Records to DesignWorkflow e1.5 which provides support for
the latest EMB file version.
Import Embroidery Replaces the Insert > Embroidery File > DOS Disk menu item.
Embroidery Disk Moved immediately below the Import Embroidery menu item.

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Edit menu
A revised Edit menu contains the following commands:

Because of integration with CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4, the Paste

Vector function has been removed from the Edit menu. Also, Auto-Fabric
Assistant and Manage Auto-Fabrics are new commands which provide
access to the new Auto-Fabric feature. See Auto-Fabric dialogs for details.

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View menu
A revised View menu contains the following commands:

Note these changes with respect to ES 2006:

Menu Item Note

Multi-Colorway Box With improvements in color management, the old
Multi-Colorway Box has been removed. See Improved color
management for details.
Zoom Changed from Zoom Box. After the Zoom command is
activated, clicking and releasing the left/right mouse button will
zoom in/out the design window by factor 2x. Clicking and
holding the left mouse button has the same behavior as the
Zoom Box command in ES 2006.
Point & Stitch Moved from main menu to Toolbars sub-menu.
Toolbars Changed behavior – displays sub-menu instead of Toolbars
dialog. Also available as popup menu by right-clicking toolbar
docking area. See Toolbars menu for details.

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Menu Item Note
Object Properties Changed from Properties Window.
Display Options New command name. Same functionality as the Change
Background button on the Color Palette. See Color Palette
toolbar for details.

Toolbars menu
A new Toolbars popup menu replaces the Toolbars dialog. This can be
accessed via the View > Toolbars menu or by right-clicking anywhere on
the toolbar docking area.

The following items are now available in the Toolbar menu:

Menu Item Note

Point & Stitch Previously omitted.

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Menu Item Note
Property Bar New toolbar. See Property bar for details.
Stitch Effects New toolbar. See Stitch Effects toolbar for details.
Toolbox and New toolbar. See Embroidery mode toolbox for details.
Toolbox Flyout Bars

Note these changes also:

Menu Item Note

Color Changed to Color Palette.
Prompt Message Changed to Prompt Bar.
Status Line Changed to Status Bar.

Special menu
A revised Special menu contains the following commands:

The Special menu now includes the Cross Stitch option which has been
moved from the Insert menu.

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Arrange menu
A revised Arrange menu contains the following commands:

A new Break Apart command has been added to the Arrange menu. The
same tool is available on the Arrange toolbar. See Arrange toolbar for
details.

Design window popup menu

A revised design window popup menu contains the following commands:

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 Note these changes:

Menu Item Note

Properties Changed to Object Properties.
Zoom Box Changed to Zoom.
Break Apart New command, toolbar button also available on Arrange
toolbar. See Arrange toolbar for details.
Convert Changed to Convert.
Embroidery

Color-Object List popup menu

A revised Color-Object List popup menu contains the following
commands:

Note these changes with respect to ES 2006:

Menu Item Note

Properties Changed to Object Properties.
Break Apart New command, toolbar button also available on Arrange
toolbar. See Arrange toolbar for details.

Application toolbars
The organization of the toolbars in EmbroideryStudio e1.5 has in changed
in a number of important ways with respect to ES 2006.

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Universal toolbar
A new Universal toolbar provides the link between the new Embroidery
and Graphics modes.

Embroidery mode toolbox

In EmbroideryStudio e1.5, the Pointer, Input, Travel and Image
toolbars of ES 2006 have been consolidated into a single vertical ‘Toolbox’.
Related tools are grouped into ‘flyouts’. See Embroidery mode toolbox for
details.

Tip Flyouts can be dragged away from the Toolbox using grab handles
along the top of the flyout. When dragged away, flyouts function like
toolbars. Each has a Close button on the title bar.

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Property bar
In EmbroideryStudio e1.5, a new Property Bar contains the General
Properties controls. While still located by default at the bottom right of the
design window, you can now move and dock it like a normal toolbar. See
Embroidery mode toolbox for details.

The Apply and Cancel buttons are not available in the Property Bar.
Changes to the values are applied by pressing Enter on the keyboard. They
are discarded when you press Esc or clicks anywhere outside the fields.

Generate toolbar
A revised Generate toolbar contains the following tools:

Note these changes with respect to ES 2006:

Tool Note

Branching Moved from Standard toolbar.

Selects On/Off Moved from Standard toolbar.

View toolbar
A revised View toolbar contains the following tools:

Note these changes with respect to ES 2006:

Tool Note

TrueView Moved from the Standard toolbar.

Show Stitches Moved from the Standard toolbar.

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Tool Note
Moved from the Standard toolbar. Name changed from
Show Outlines
‘Show Embroidery Outlines’ to ‘Show Outlines’.
Show needle
Moved from the Standard toolbar.
Points
Show
Moved from the Standard toolbar.
Connectors
Show
Moved from the Standard toolbar.
Functions

Show Grid Moved from the Standard toolbar.

Show Rulers
Moved from the Standard toolbar.
and Guides

Show Bitmaps Moved from the Standard toolbar.

Show Vectors Moved from the Standard toolbar.

Show All Moved from the Standard toolbar.

Overview
Moved from the Standard toolbar.
Window

Stitch List Moved from the Standard toolbar.

Color-Object
Moved from the Standard toolbar.
List

Team List Moved from the Standard toolbar.

Object Moved from the Standard toolbar. Name changed from

Properties ‘Properties Window’ to ‘Object Properties’.
Wilcom
New toolbar button. See Wilcom ConceptShare for details.
Concept-Share
New toolbar button. Same functionality as command of
Slow Redraw
same name in View menu.

Stitch Types toolbar

The Stitch Types toolbar contains the following buttons. This toolbar has
been simplified and some commands moved to the new Stitch Effects
toolbar. See below.

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Stitch Effects toolbar
A revised Stitch Effects toolbar contains the following tools. These have
been moved from Stitch Types toolbar.

Note these changes with respect to ES 2006:

Tool Note

Mitre Corners New icon – replaces old ‘Smart Corners’ icon.

Cap Corners New icon – replaces old ‘Smart Corners’ icon.

Lap Corners New icon – replaces old ‘Smart Corners’ icon.

Note Smart Corners: removed from toolbar. See also New Lap corner
style. See also Object Properties > Smart Corners dialog.

Arrange toolbar
A revised Arrange toolbar contains the following tools:

Note these changes with respect to ES 2006:

Tool Note
Changed behavior from ES 2006 – only user-defined
Ungroup
groupings can now be ungrouped.
New tool: split branched objects – monograms, appliqués,
Break Apart
lettering, etc – into component objects.

Note these changes:

 Combine Appliqué Components: new feature. See New Combine
Appliqué Components tool for details.

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Tip There is also a new Combine Appliqué Components tool which
breaks apart multiple appliqué objects into their components – guide runs,
cutting lines, tack stitches and cover stitches – and combines and
resequences them for efficient stitchout. See also New Combine Appliqué
Components tool.

Color Palette toolbar

A revised Color Palette toolbar contains the following tools:

Note these changes with respect to ES 2006:

 The Color toolbar is now the Color Palette.
 The Background toolbar button is now Change Background.
 The Multi-Colorway Box button has been removed. See also Improved
color management.
 A spin button control replaces left and right arrow buttons.
 Double-clicking a palette color causes it to be selected and the Edit
Thread dialog displayed together with associated thread information.
 Right-clicking a palette color causes the Color Palette Editor to be
displayed.
 The Current Colorway dropdown list now includes a background image
and thumbnail of the design for each colorway, together with associated
color palette.

Old dropdown list

New dropdown list

Toolbar park
The Toolbar Park is not available in EmbroideryStudio e1.5.

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 Status and Prompt bars
The Status and Prompt bars and have been revised as follows:

Coordinates of current Length and angle of

needle position current stitch
Stitch type and
Stitch count current settings Current object Current fabric type
Status Bar
Prompt Bar
Current Function

The General Properties controls previously located at the bottom right of

the screen, have moved to the new Property Bar, allowing more space for
Status and Prompt bars. A Current Project/Fabric Type section has
been added to the Status Bar. See also Property bar.

Embroidery mode toolbox

In EmbroideryStudio e1.5, the Pointer, Input, Travel and Image
toolbars of ES 2006 have been consolidated into a single vertical ‘Toolbox’.
Related tools are grouped into ‘flyouts’. By default, the Toolbox docks
vertically to the left of screen, but can be floated, reconfigured, and docked
like any other toolbar.

Tools are accessed by clicking the flyout button. (A small arrow in the
lower-right corner of a button indicates a flyout.) With the exception of
Travel Tools, flyouts close as soon as you select a tool. The selected tool
becomes the active tool and its icon displayed in the Toolbox.

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Select tools
When floated, the Select Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Shortcut Note

Select Object O Select Object/Select Current are now split into

separate tools – previously accessed by
Select Current Shift+O left-click/right-click respectively.

Polygon Select Ctrl+L Polygon Select/Select Line are also split into
separate tools – previously accessed by
Line Select left-click/right-click.

Reshape tools
When floated, the Reshape Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Shortcut Note

Reshape
H Functionality unchanged.
Object / Values

Stitch Edit E Functionality unchanged.

Edit tools
When floated, the Edit Tools Flyout appears thus:

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This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Shortcut Note

Cuts objects along a digitized line, preserving
Knife object type, stitch settings, and colors in
resulting objects. See New Knife tool for details.
Automatically slices Complex Fill and Fusion Fill
Automatic embroidery objects into smaller turning stitch
Knife and single angle objects with automatic
overlaps. See New Knife tool for details.

Stitch Angles Ctrl+H Functionality unchanged.

Stitch/Function tools
When floated, the Stitch/Function Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Note

Tie Off Functionality unchanged.

Trim Functionality unchanged.

Empty Stitch
Function Empty Stitch Function / Empty Jump Function have split into
individual toolbar buttons – previously accessed by
Empty Jump left-click/right-click respectively.
Function
Keep Last
Stitch Keep Last Stitch / Omit Last Stitch has split into separate
toolbar buttons – previously accessed by left-click/right-click
Omit Last Stitch respectively.

Free shape tools

When floated, the Free Shape Tools Flyout appears thus:

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This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Note
Fusion Fill /
Functionality unchanged.
Values
Complex Fill /
Functionality unchanged.
Values

Column Shape tools

When floated, the Column Shape Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Shortcut Note

Input A Shift+A Functionality unchanged.

Input B Functionality unchanged.

Input C / Values Functionality unchanged.

Outline tools
When floated, the Outline Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Shortcut Note

Run / Values Shift+N Functionality unchanged.

Triple Run /
Functionality unchanged.
Values
Motif Run /
Functionality unchanged.
Values

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Tool Shortcut Note
Backstitch /
Functionality unchanged.
Values
Stemstitch /
Functionality unchanged.
Values

Manual tools
When floated, the Manual Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Note

Manual Functionality unchanged.

Triple Manual Functionality unchanged.

Circle tools
When floated, the Circle Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Note

Circle Functionality unchanged.

Star
Circle / Star are split into individual toolbar buttons – previously
accessed by left-click/right-click respectively.
Ring

Appliqué tools
When floated, the Appliqué Tools Flyout appears thus:

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This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Note

Auto Appliqué Functionality unchanged.

Combine Break apart multiple appliqué objects into component objects

Appliqué and recombine and resequence for efficient stitchout. See
Components New Combine Appliqué Components tool for details.

Create Special tools

When floated, the Create Special Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Note
Insert
Offset Functionality unchanged.
Object

Fill Holes Previously available only from the Insert menu.

Color
Functionality unchanged.
Blending
Stipple
Functionality unchanged.
Run

Borders Functionality unchanged.

Moved from Pointer toolbar (previously accessed by left-clicking

Backtrack
Backtrack/Repeat button).

Repeat As per Backtrack button.

Travel tools
When floated, the Travel Tools Flyout appears thus:

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This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Shortcut Note

Start / End
Home Functionality unchanged.
Design
Travel by
Shift+T Functionality unchanged.
Object
Travel by
Ctrl+Left Arrow Functionality unchanged.
Segment

Travel by Color Page Up Functionality unchanged.

Travel by
Functionality unchanged.
Function
Travel 1000
Functionality unchanged.
Stitches
Travel 100
Num - Functionality unchanged.
Stitches
Travel 10
Up Arrow Functionality unchanged.
Stitches

Travel 1 Stitch Left Arrow Functionality unchanged.

Note This flyout behaves differently to other flyouts in that it remains open
even after a tool is selected. The flyout closes only when you click outside
it. The tool displayed in the Toolbox does not change to reflect the tool
currently selected. Instead, the Start/End Design tool is displayed at all
times.

Drawing tools
When floated, the Drawing Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Note

Line Functionality unchanged.

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Tool Note

Polyline Functionality unchanged.

Polygon Functionality unchanged.

Ellipse Functionality unchanged.

Rectangle Functionality unchanged.

Smart Design tools

When floated, the Smart Design Tools Flyout appears thus:

This flyout contains the following tools:

Tool Note

Reduce Colors Functionality unchanged.

Sharpen Edges Functionality unchanged.

Smart Design Functionality unchanged.

Auto Trace Functionality unchanged.

Previously available in Insert Menu.

Photo Flash
Functionality unchanged.

Input Tool shortcuts

The F-Keys have been changed to access the Input tools, as shown below.

F-Key Input tool

F1 Help
F2 Fusion Fill
F3 Complex Fill
F4 Input A

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F-Key Input tool
F5 Input B
F6 Input C
F7 Appliqué
F8 Single Run
F9 Triple Run
F10 Motif Run
F11 Backstitch
F12 Stemsitch

Note F1 is reserved for Help as this is a standard Windows key

assignment.
The existing shortcuts for the following Input tools remain unchanged.

Shortcut Input tool

Shift+A Input A
Shift+N Run
A Lettering

The commands associated with F2~F10 keys in ES 2006 preserve their

original non-F-Key shortcuts as shown here.

Command Shortcut New Shortcut Note

Show All Design 0 (zero)
Zoom Factor F
Redraw Screen R
Previous View V
Center Current C
Stitch
Pan P
Zoom B Zoom changed from
‘Zoom Box’
Zoom In 2X Z Left mouse button after
pressing ‘B’
Zoom Out 2X Shift+Z Right mouse button
after pressing ‘B’

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Dialogs in EmbroideryStudio e1.5
Dialogs in EmbroideryStudio e1.5 have undergone a number of changes,
particularly in relation to color management and the new Auto-Fabric
feature.

Docking panes
In EmbroideryStudio e1.5, the Object Properties, Color-Object List,
Color Palette Editor, and Stitch List are all implemented as a ‘docking
panes’. Docking panes are only dockable at the right side of the design
window. They can also be floated either singly or as a group anywhere within
the design window.

Auto-Fabric dialogs
EmbroideryStudio e1.5 includes a new Auto-Fabric feature which allows
you to choose a fabric type. Objects are generated with settings customized
for objects based on selected fabric type. See also New Auto-Fabrics.

Auto-Fabric Assistant dialog

The Auto-Fabric Assistant dialog is accessed via the Edit menu. When the
Use Auto-Fabric checkbox is unticked, the Fabric panel is disabled and the

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Required Stabilizer panel does not show any values for topping or
backing. See Changing fabrics in the Onscreen Manual for details.

Deactivate auto-fabrics
as desired

Note Changing the current Auto-Fabric will affect all colorways in the
design.

Manage Auto-Fabrics dialog

The Manage Auto-Fabrics dialog allows you to create new styles
according to your own settings as well as modify existing ones. See
Managing fabrics in the Onscreen Manual for details.

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 Apply Fabric Settings dialog
The Apply Fabric Settings dialog allows you to apply fabric settings to
selected objects to return them to default values. See Applying fabric
settings to selected objects in the Onscreen Manual for details.

Monogramming dialog

Use Toolbox > Monogramming to create personalized monograms using a

selection of pre-defined monogramming styles, border shapes and
ornaments.

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The new Monogramming dialog opens with the Lettering tab selected.
This tab allows you to specify the characters in the lettering component of
a monogram. Two options are available: Initials and Name.

The Monogramming dialog is ‘modal’ meaning that you are not able to
select objects or operate any controls outside the dialog while it is open.
However, elements specified in the dialog are displayed instantly in the
design window, and any changes made to settings inside the dialog are
immediately visible. The dialog also contains Undo, Redo and Zoom
buttons. Undo reverses any changes made since the dialog was opened.
The normal shortcut keys – Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Y, Z, Shift+Z – can also be used
while the dialog is open.

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Object Properties > Smart Corners dialog
A new Lap Corners effect has been introduced to the Object Properties
> Smart Corners tab. See also New Lap corner style.

New Lap
Corner settings

 Smart Corners has now been split into three independent effects: Mitre
Corners, Cap Corners, and Lap Corners.
 Each of the effects has its own button in the Stitch Effects toolbar. See
Stitch Effects toolbar for details.
 Each of the effects has its own on/off checkbox. Note: This dialog also
includes fractional spacing.
 The Lap Corners effect is incompatible with Mitre/Cap corners. When
an object is selected which allows all three effects, turning on Lap
Corners will switch off the other two. Turning on Mitre or Cap corners will
switch off Lap Corners.
 If an object for which the Lap Corners effect is not applicable is
single-selected, the Lap Corners checkbox will be off and disabled.
Apart from Mitre Corners and Cap Corners, all currently supported Input C
stitch effects are supported with Lap Corners applied.

Options dialog
The EmbroideryStudio e1.5 Options dialog is essentially unchanged
except that it is now is accessed by means of the View > Design Options
menu item only and is no longer accessible via the Special menu. The View

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 Image tab has been redesigned slightly to draw a clearer distinction
between bitmap and vector images.

Display dialog
The Display dialog is essentially unchanged except that the Fabric option
is aware of the Auto-Fabric fabric selection. Consequently, the Browse
button takes you to an assortment of swatches relevant to your current
fabric selection. See Changing backgrounds in the Onscreen Manual for
details.

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 Design Properties dialog
The Design Properties > Information tab in EmbroideryStudio e1.5
has been redesigned to accommodate the new Auto-Fabric information. The
Stop Sequence and Summary tabs are unchanged.

Known limitations in EmbroideryStudio e1.5

The following are known limitations in EmbroideryStudio e1.5.

Conversion of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 Contour effect

When creating a CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 object with Contour effect
applied, an error may occur following a Break Apart operation. Any such
object which is not broken apart can be converted directly to embroidery
Run stitch similar to the Offset tool in Embroidery Mode. This means you
don’t have to break apart contoured objects in order to generate embroidery
run objects. If, however, a contoured object is broken apart and converted
to embroidery, the system may produce unexpected results. While most
object types can be broken apart and converted, ellipses and circles may
cause problems. The work-around is as follows:
1 Select the contoured object to be broken apart.

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2 Right-click and choose Break Contour Group Apart.
This will result in two objects – the original shape/curve and a group of
contours/offsets.
3 Select the object group, right-click, and choose Ungroup All.
These shapes/curves can now be converted to embroidery.

Note CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 Contour is not to be confused with

EmbroideryStudio e1.5 Contour Stitch effect.

Jagged Edge with Fusion Fill

When you regenerate stitches for some Fusion Fill objects with Jagged Edge
applied to one side, the effect may be reversed and applied to the opposite
side. While this is unexpected behavior, it is not technically a defect. When
a Fusion Fill object created in ES 9 is restitched in e1.5, it is stitched with a
new algorithm that includes improved travel runs. A consequence of this is
that the side that includes the Jagged Edge effect may swap when
converting Complex Fill to Fusion Fill. Note that this problem does not occur
with all Fusion Fill objects.

Sequin Run limitation

You cannot make a motif that includes Sequin Run. This limitation also
applies to lettering objects. The Special > Motif > Make menu item is
disabled if the selection contains a Sequin Run object.

Editing ‘ignored’ functions

The Edit Function dialog does not allow you to change the value of an
‘ignored’ function.

Inbro machine does not stop at a Stop Code

By default, Inbro machines automatically change needles without stopping
on a Stop code. This causes a problem for stops that are not color changes
– e.g. at the frame-out point of an auto-applique object. The Inbro format
does not support needle addressing; like Tajima, it has a single Stop code
for both stops and color changes. However, unlike the Tajima machine, Inbro
will not stop even if the machine operator has set the stop sequence to have
two consecutive stops using the same needle. On the Inbro Operating Box,
you can set a number of stitching parameters – e.g. Jumps for Trim, Max
Speed, etc. One of these parameters is Stop Code ON/OFF. By default, this
is OFF. You must turn it ON for the machine to stop at Stop codes.

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 Barudan FDR-II Chenille Combination limitations
 The Compact Palette tool on the Color toolbar is always disabled when
using the Barudan FDR-II Chenille Combination machine format.
 Define Stop Sequence is disabled when opening Barudan FDR-II
Chenille Combination designs.

Size limitation when saving JEF format

You should always auto-center a design before saving to JEF format. The
horizontal and vertical extents must be no greater than 70mm or 100mm
respectively from the center of the design. Anything greater than this would
not fit within any of the hoops supported by JEF V1.0. The biggest hoop size
is ‘Hoop B (140x200)’.

Limitations in ES Schiffli e1.5

The following are known limitations in ES Schiffli e1.5.

Default installation folder

If EmbroideryStudio e1.5 is installed in the default C:\Program Files
folder, some Schiffli Disk Converter (SDC) functionality does not work – e.g.
conversion to RCC. For optimum use with the ES Schiffli e1.5 option,
EmbroideryStudio e1.5 should be installed in a folder with a valid DOS 8.3
file path – e.g. C:\Wilcom.

Schiffli Disk Converter security

The ES Schiffli e1.5 Disk Converter (SDC) utility requires the dongle to be
present at all times. Currently, however, the program does not display a
warning message if the dongle is missing or timed out. If the program does
not run for any reason, check the dongle first.

Running 16 bit programs under Windows XP

Some non-Wilcom programs that use a ‘rainbow’ security device may install
this DLL and leave the registry corrupted. All file conversions performed by
the Schiffli Disk Converter (SDC) utility use 16-bit DOS sub-programs. If
you happen to have this registry problem, a message box will appear for
every file you convert. You must click ‘ignore’ to run the conversion.
There is a Microsoft support article ‘16 Bit MS-DOS Subsystem Error
Message’ which provides a workaround to fix the problem on your PC. Refer
to the Microsoft Support Site http://support.microsoft.com/ for further
information. Note, however, that Windows Registry fixes are not
recommended for novice PC users.

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 Product Differentiation Table

Capability Feature 1 2 3 Reference in Onscreen Manual

Basics Basic Procedures
Switch design modes Graphics Mode/ z z z Switching design modes
Embroidery
Mode
Undo/redo commands Undo/redo z z z Undoing and redoing commands
Create new designs based on fabrics ¿z ¿z ¿z Creating designs based on fabrics
Create new designs based on templates New z z z Creating designs based on templates
Save designs Save z z z Saving designs
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Display the grid Show Grid z z z Displaying the grid

Display rulers and guides Show Rulers z z z Displaying rulers and guides
and Guides
Display measurements z z z Measuring distances on screen
View designs Viewing Designs
Show/hide backdrops (bitmaps/vectors) Show z z z Showing and hiding backdrops
Bitmaps/Vectors
Show design outlines and stitches View tools z z z Viewing outlines and stitches
Zoom and pan designs Zoom ¿z ¿z ¿z Zooming and panning designs
Show design in Overview window Overview z z z Working with the Overview Window
Window
Show / hide selected objects z z z Viewing selected parts of a design
Show objects by color z z z Viewing design objects by color
Show design needle points, connectors and z z z Viewing needle points, connectors and functions
functions
Show multiple colorways Current z z z Viewing colorways
Colorway
Change background Display Options ¿z ¿z ¿z Changing backgrounds
z Included as standard  Cost option ¿ New/improved feature/option R Restricted functionality
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Change display colors Display Options z z z Changing display colors
Travel through designs Travel Tools z z z Traveling through designs
Simulate design stitchouts Slow Redraw z z z Simulating design stitchouts
Viewing color blocks with the Color-Object List Color-Object List z z z Viewing color blocks with the Color-Object List
Viewing color blocks with the Color Palette EditorColor Palette z z z Viewing color blocks with the Color Palette Editor
Editor
Show design information in Windows Explorer z z z Viewing design information in Windows Explorer
Show design properties z z z Viewing design information in EmbroideryStudio
Estimate total thread usage z z z Estimating total thread usage
Name design elements z z z Naming design elements
Preview production worksheet Print Preview z z z Previewing production worksheets
Select objects Selecting Embroidery Objects
Select multiple objects z z z Selecting multiple objects
Select individual objects Select Object z z z Selecting objects individually
Select objects by selection marquee Select Object z z z Selecting objects by selection marquee
Select objects with Polygon/Polyline Select Polygon Select/ z z z Selecting objects with Polygon/Polyline Select
Polyline Select
Select objects while traveling through a design Select Object z z z Selecting objects while ‘traveling’
Select next or previous object Select Object z z z Selecting next or previous object
Select objects with Selects On Selects On z z z Selecting objects with Selects On
Select objects by color z z z Selecting objects by color
Select objects by stitch type z z z Selecting objects by stitch type
Select objects by Color-Object List Color-Object List z z z Selecting objects by Color-Object List
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Digitize embroidery shapes Selecting Embroidery Objects

Convert vector and embroidery objects Convert/Retain ¿z ¿z ¿z Converting vector and embroidery objects
Graphics
Switch between fill and outline methods Generate z z z Switching between fill and outline
Stitches
Digitize shapes with fixed angle Complex Fill z z z Creating shapes with fixed stitch angles
Digitize shapes with turning angles Fusion Fill Rz ¿z ¿z Creating shapes with fixed stitch angles
Digitize objects with holes z z z Adding holes to free shapes
Digitize columns and borders Input C ¿z ¿z ¿z Creating columns and borders
Digitize columns of varying width Input A z z z Digitizing columns of varying width
z Included as standard  Cost option ¿ New/improved feature/option R Restricted functionality
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Digitize shapes with turning stitches Input B z z z Digitizing asymmetrical columns of turning
stitches
Digitize outlines and details Digitizing Outlines & Details
Digitize simple runs Run z z z Creating simple runs
Create motif runs Motif Run  z z Creating motif runs
Backstitch and Stemstitch Backstitch z z z Creating decorative outlines
Digitize individual stitches Manual z z z Digitizing individual stitches
Create embroidery fills Embroidery Fills
Satin stitch Satin z z z Creating Satin fills
Tatami stitch Tatami z z z Creating Tatami fills
Create motif fills Motif Fill z z z Creating Motif fills
Create spiral and contoured stitching Contour z z Creating Contour fills
Zigzag stitch Zigzag z z z Creating Zigzag and E Stitch fills and borders
E Stitch E Stitch z z z Creating Zigzag and E Stitch fills and borders
Manage threads and colorways Threads & Colorways
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Select colors and backgrounds z z z Selecting colors and backgrounds

Assign threads to color palettes ¿z ¿z ¿z Assigning threads to color palettes
Match image colors to threads z z z Matching image colors to threads
Edit thread colors ¿z ¿z ¿z Editing thread colors
Set up colorways ¿z ¿z ¿z Setting up colorways
Name elements of color blocks z z z Naming elements of color blocks
Split color blocks z z z Splitting color blocks
Customize thread charts z z z Customizing thread charts
Properties, fabrics, styles & templates Properties, Fabrics, Styles & Templates
Modify current property settings z z z Modifying current settings
Change object properties z z z Changing object properties
Make selected object properties current Make Properties z z Making selected properties current
Current
Change default properties z z z Changing default properties
Change and manage fabrics Auto-Fabric ¿z ¿z ¿z Working with fabrics
Assistant
Apply styles Apply Style z z Applying styles
Defining new styles z z Deleting styles
z Included as standard  Cost option ¿ New/improved feature/option R Restricted functionality
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Assign favorite styles z z Assigning favorite styles
Merge styles z z Merging styles
Modify styles z z Modifying styles
Create design templates z z z Creating design templates
Underlays & pull compensation Underlays & Pull Compensation
Apply automatic underlay Auto Underlay ¿z ¿z ¿z Stabilizing with automatic underlays
Apply pull compensation Pull z z z Compensating for fabric stretch
Compensation
Manage automatic connectors Embroidery Connectors
Apply automatic connectors z z z Using automatic connectors
Add tie-offs and trims manually Tie Off z z z Adding connectors manually
Keep/omit last stitches Keep/omit last z z z Keeping or omitting last stitches
stitch
Set automatic start/end points Use Auto Start z z z Setting automatic start and end points
and End
Digitize with bitmaps Digitizing with Bitmaps
Insert/paste bitmap images z z z Inserting bitmap images
Crop bitmap images z z z Cropping bitmap images
Edit bitmap images in third-party applications z z z Editing bitmap images in third-party applications
Smooth bitmap images z z z Smoothing bitmap images
Prepare non-outlined images Reduce Colors z z z Preparing non-outlined images
Prepare outlined images Sharpen Edges z z z Preparing outlined images
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Digitize with vectors Digitizing with Vectors

Create vector outlines – open, polygon, squares, Drawing Tools   z Creating vector outlines
circles, etc
Insert / paste vector graphics z z z Inserting vector graphics
Color vector objects z z z Coloring vector objects
Shape vector/embroidery objects – merging, Shaping Tools  z Shaping vector and embroidery objects
splitting, trimming, etc
Automatic Digitizing Semi-Automatic Digitizing
Convert artwork to vector graphic Auto Trace  z z Converting bitmaps to outlines with Auto Trace
Convert artwork to embroidery objects Point & Stitch  z z Digitizing shapes with Point & Stitch
Match palette colors to an image Match to Palette  ¿z z Matching palette colors to an image
z Included as standard  Cost option ¿ New/improved feature/option R Restricted functionality
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Automatic digitizing Smart Design z z z Digitizing designs with Smart Design
Create embroidery from photos Photo Flash z z z Creating embroidery from photographs
Embroidery Lettering Embroidery Lettering
Create lettering in Graphics mode Universal Tools ¿z ¿z ¿z Creating lettering in Graphics mode
Create lettering in Embroidery mode Lettering z z z Creating lettering in Embroidery mode
Add baselines – horizontal, vertical, arc, circle, z z z Working with lettering baselines
custom
Format lettering – italic, bold, justified z z z Formatting lettering
Adjust letter spacing – overall, individual, line z z z Adjusting letter spacing
spacings
Edit lettering text Lettering z z z Editing lettering text
Scale lettering z z z Scaling lettering
Skew and rotate lettering objects z z z Transforming lettering objects
Adjust individual letters – reposition, transform, z z z Adjusting individual letters
reshape, recolor
Adjust and reshape baselines z z z Adjusting baselines
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Set lettering stitch types – Satin, Tatami, Zigzag Stitch Types z z z Setting lettering stitch types
Tools
Adjust lettering stitching sequence z z z Adjusting letter sequencing
Change lettering join method z z z Changing lettering join method
Set lettering underlay Auto Underlay ¿z ¿z ¿z Setting lettering underlay
Add special characters and symbols z z z Adding special characters and symbols
Create special effects with envelopes Envelope z z z Creating special effects with envelopes
Add multiple names to designs Team Names z z z Team Lettering
Custom alphabets Custom Alphabets
Convert TrueType fonts to embroidery alphabets Convert TTF z z z Converting TrueType fonts to embroidery
alphabets
Automatic letter kerning Auto Kerning z z z Automatic letter kerning
User-refined alphabets z z z User-refined alphabets
Create custom alphabets   z Creating custom alphabets
Merge alphabets z z z Merging alphabets
z Included as standard  Cost option ¿ New/improved feature/option R Restricted functionality
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Combine and sequence objects Combining & Sequencing Objects
Combine objects and designs – copy, paste, z z z Combining objects and designs
clone, etc
Resequence embroidery objects z z z Sequencing embroidery objects
Automatic object sequencing Branching z z Automatic branching
Arrange and transform objects Arranging, Scaling & Transforming Objects
Position, align and distribute objects z z z Positioning objects
Group and lock objects Group z z z Grouping and locking objects
Scale objects z z z Scaling objects
Rotate objects Rotate z z z Rotating objects
Skew objects Skew z z z Skewing objects
Mirror objects Mirror z z z Mirroring objects
Mirror-merge objects Mirror-Merge  z Creating reflected objects
Create wreath objects Mirror-Merge  z Creating wreaths
Create design arrays Mirror-Merge  z Creating design arrays
Reshape and convert objects Reshaping & Converting Objects
Reshape embroidery objects Reshape Object ¿z ¿z ¿z Reshaping embroidery objects
Reshape circle, star and ring objects Reshape Object z z z Reshaping circle, star and ring objects
Split embroidery objects z z z Splitting embroidery objects
Break apart branched objects Break Apart ¿z ¿z ¿z Breaking apart branched objects
Cut shapes manually Knife ¿ ¿z ¿z Cutting shapes manually
Cut shapes automatically Automatic Knife ¿z ¿z ¿z Cutting shapes automatically
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Add/adjust stitch angles Show Stitch z z z Adding stitch angles in Reshape mode
Angles
Smooth curves ¿z ¿z ¿z Smoothing curves
Change entry / exit points Show Start/End z z z Adjusting entry/exit points
Convert between embroider objects – Run, Convert z z z Converting between embroidery objects
Input C, etc.
Stitch quality Optimizing Stitch Quality
Adjust stitch density Process z z z Adjusting stitch densities
Remove small stitches automatically Small Stitches z z z Eliminating small stitches
Control corner stitching Smart Corners ¿z ¿z ¿z Controlling corner stitching
Reduce stitch bunching Shortening z z z Reducing stitch bunching
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Split long stitches Auto Split z z z Splitting long stitches with Auto Split
Preserve long stitches Auto Jump z z z Preserving long stitches with Auto Jump
Edit stitches and machine functions Stitches & Machine Functions
Select and deselect stitches z z z Selecting and deselecting stitches
Insert, move or delete individual stitches Stitch Edit z z z Editing stitches
Convert selected stitches to objects z z z Converting selected stitches to objects
Insert/edit/clear machine functions z z z Editing machine functions
Edit stitches and functions with Stitch List Stitch List z z z Editing stitches and functions with Stitch List
Specialized digitizing techniques Special Digitizing Techniques
Create circles, stars and rings Circle Tools z Digitizing circles, stars and rings
Reinforce outlines Backtrack / z z Reinforcing outlines
Repeat
Remove underlying stitching Remove  z Removing underlying stitching
Overlaps
Create offset outlines and filling holes Offset Object z z Creating outlines and filling holes
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Fill holes in Complex Fill objects Fill Holes Filling holes in objects
Add decorative borders to designs Borders z z z Adding decorative borders to designs
Textured fills Textured Fills
Create textures with stippling Stipple  z z Creating textures with stippling
Create textures with Tatami offsets Tatami Offset z z z Creating textures with Tatami offsets
Create textures with program splits Program Split z z z Creating textures with Program Split
Create textures with Flexi Split Flexi Split z z Creating textures with Flexi Split
Create user-defined split effects User-Defined z Creating user-defined splits
Split
Motif runs and fills Motif Runs & Fills
Create motif runs Motif Run  z z Creating motif runs
Create motif fills Motif Fill z z z Creating motif fills
Create 3D effects with motif fills 3D Warp z z Applying 3D effects to motif fills
Insert and manipulate single motifs Motif Run  z z Working with single motifs
Create motifs  z z Saving motifs
Create motif sets  z z Creating motif sets
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Artistic stitch effects Artistic Stitch Effects
Create Jagged Edges Jagged Edge z z z Creating jagged or fluffy edges
Create open stitching with Trapunto Trapunto z z Creating open stitching with Trapunto
Create Accordion Spacing Accordion  z Creating accordion spacing effects
Spacing
Create Color Blending Color Blending  z Creating color blending effects
Create curved fills with Florentine Effect Florentine Effect z z Creating curved fills with Florentine Effect
Create curved fills with Liquid Effect Liquid Effect z z Creating curved fills with Liquid Effect
Digitize appliqué Appliqué
Convert vector graphics to appliqué Convert ¿z ¿z ¿z Converting vector graphics to appliqué
Create appliqué designs Auto Appliqué ¿z z z Creating appliqué objects in Embroidery Mode
Create partial appliqué shapes Partial Appliqué  z z Creating partial cover appliqué objects
Recombine and resequences multiple appliqué Combine ¿z ¿z ¿z Combining appliqué components
for efficient stitchout Appliqué
Components
Digitize monograms Monograms
Create monogram designs Monogramming ¿z ¿z ¿z Creating monogram designs
Sequins and boring Sequins & Boring
Set up custom sequin palette   z Setting up custom sequin palettes
Create sequin runs Sequin Run   z Creating sequin runs
Digitize individual sequins Sequin Manual z z z Digitizing individual sequins
Convert sequin artwork to Sequin Run   z Converting sequin artwork to Sequin Run
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Scale and reshape sequin runs z z z Scaling and reshaping sequin runs
Digitize boring holes z z z Digitizing boring holes
Print design files Printing Designs
Print designs ¿z ¿z ¿z Printing designs in Graphics mode
Print / plot production worksheets z z z Printing production worksheets in Embroidery
mode
Print multiple colorways z z z Printing multiple colorways
Print color blocks z z z Printing color film
Send designs as email attachments z z z Sending designs as email attachments
Save designs as bitmap images z z z Outputting designs as images
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Print appliqué patterns z z z Printing appliqué patterns
Cut appliqué shapes z z z Cutting appliqué shapes
Output design files Outputting Designs
Stitch designs with Stitch Manager z z z Stitching designs with Stitch Manager
Stitch designs with Connection Manager ¿z ¿z ¿z Stitching designs with Connection Manager
Save designs for different machine formats z z z Saving designs for machine
Read/write embroidery disk z z z Reading and writing to embroidery disk
Stitch designs to machine with ES Machine z z z ES Machine Manager e1.5 Supplement
Manager e1.5 (1-4 machines only)
Read design formats Reading Files of Different Formats
Convert stitch files to EMB format z z z Opening stitch files in EmbroideryStudio
Open/save designs in Melco CND format z z z Opening Melco CND outline files
Color merge Melco CND files z z z Color merging Melco CND files
Reassign colors to stitch/CND files z z z Reassigning colors to stitch and Melco CND files
Change machine formats Machine Formats
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Output to different machine formats z z z Outputting to different machines

Modify standard machine formats z z z Adjusting standard machine format settings
Adjust advanced machine format settings (color z z z Adjusting advanced machine format settings
change sequence, start/end design, speed)
Create custom machine formats z z z Creating custom formats
Embroidery Clipart Embroidery Clipart
View and select embroidery clipart   z Viewing and selecting embroidery clipart
Search and sort embroidery clipart   z Searching and sorting embroidery clipart
Record designs to the clipart library   z Recording embroidery clipart
Assign keywords to clipart   z Assigning keywords to clipart
Add, modify and delete keywords   z Adding, modifying and deleting keywords
Import and export keywords   z Importing and exporting keywords
Set up hardware Setting up Hardware
Calibrate monitor z z z Calibrating the monitor
Connect embroidery machines z z z Connecting embroidery machines
Connect digitizing tablets z z z Connecting digitizing tablets
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System Settings Changing System Settings
Set design element view options z z z Setting design element view options
Set TrueView™ options z z z Setting TrueView options
Set display colors z z z Setting display colors
Set image viewing options z z z Setting image viewing options
Set grid options ¿z ¿z ¿z Setting grid display options
Setting auto scroll options z z z Setting auto scroll options
Set reshape options ¿z ¿z ¿z Setting reshape options
Set automatic save and backup options z z z Setting automatic save and backup options
Set pointer position display z z z Setting pointer position display
Set inserted embroidery file options z z z Setting inserted embroidery file options
Set paste position options z z z Setting paste position options
Set Object Property ‘apply’ options z z z Setting Object Property ‘apply’ options
Set other general options ¿z ¿z ¿z Setting other general options
Design Management (DesignExplorer e1.5) Design Management
View design thumbnails and summary z z z Displaying design thumbnails and summary
information information
View zipped designs in folders z z z Viewing zipped designs in folders
Change locales z z z Changing locale
Modify user preferences z z z Modifying user preferences
Customize design lists z z z Customizing design lists
View design properties z z z Viewing design properties
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Browse designs in folders z z z Browsing through designs in folders

Browse with slide show z z z Browsing designs using slide show buttons
Open designs in EmbroideryStudio e1.5 z z z Opening designs in EmbroideryStudio
Create new designs with custom templates z z z Creating new designs with custom templates
Run simple and complex sorts z z z Sorting files in folders
Limit file types displayed z z z Limiting file types displayed
Email designs direct z z z Emailing designs direct
Stitch and punch designs direct z z z Stitching and punching designs direct
Print production worksheets z z z Printing production worksheets
Print design catalogs z z z Printing design catalogs
Publish design catalogs for browser viewing z z z Publishing design catalogs for browser viewing
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Export design catalogs z z z Exporting design catalogs
Convert design files in folders z z z Converting design files in folders
Archive design files z z z Archiving design files
Rename, add and delete folders z z z Renaming, adding or deleting folders
Copy and paste designs z z z Copying and pasting designs
Rename designs in folders z z z Renaming designs in folders
Delete designs z z z Deleting designs
z Included as standard  Cost option ¿ New/improved feature/option R Restricted functionality
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