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User Interface, Synchronized Windows, etc. Back to top
Features Edit I Embroidery Software Edit II Embroidery Software Design Author Embroidery Software Design Maxx Embroidery Software Design Maxx Pro Embroidery Software Design Maxx Expert Embroidery Software Benefits Page(s) in Manual
new 3D Space (Simulation, Modeling) included included included included included included View your design on 3D model, rotate to view from different angles  
  Zoom Options, Dynamic Zoom, Fit to... included included included included included included Viewing design or parts of design 3-20,21
  Auto Scroll included included included included included included Navigation inside design window 3-18
  Show / Hide Color Layers included included included included included included View individual design color or layers 3-12,13
  Slow Redraw, Redraw Speed included included included included included included Review design as if in production 3-19
  Ruler, Grid & Sub-Grid included included included included included included Ensure accuracy 4-43
  Measuring Ruler included included included included included included Ensure accuracy 4-46
  Embroidery Hoop Database included included included included included included Create, store and recall embroidery hoops to ensure production 3-24
  Show Hoops on Screen included included included included included included View embroidery hoops to ensure design size 3-23,24
  Auxiliary Reference Lines         included included Ensure accuracy 4-45,46
  Show / Hide Objects included included included included included included Isolate design elements 3-19
  Highlight Objects       included included included Node editing, grouping of objects 2-13
  Embroidery Simulation on Main Window         included included Stitch verification without sewing the design 3-11
  Satellite View       included included included See entire design in separate window 3-5
  Simulation View, Real Time, Print included included included included included included Stitch verification without sewing the design 3-5,6
  Object Sequence View       included included included View sewing order of objects in the design 3-7,8
  Drag & Drop Sequencing         included included Rearrange sewing sequence of objects 3-7,8
  Object Tree View, Simple/Advanced     included included included included View sewing order and properties of objects in the design 3-8,9
  Edit Sequence & Properties       included included included Rearrange sewing sequence of objects and change properties 3-8,9
  Stitch List View included included included included included included Exact selection of specific stitch or machine code 3-9,10
  Navigation Bar included included included included included included View design forward and back by stitches or colors 3-11,12
new Print Design Information Card included included included included included included Design accuracy for repeat orders 11-27
new Customize Design Information Card included included included included included included Design accuracy for repeat orders 11-32
  Object Inspector Quick View   included included included included included View primary properties of an embroidery object 3-26
new Object Inspector Advanced View   included included included included included View all properties of an embroidery object 3-26
new Browse Designs included included included included included included Thumbnails of previous designs for easy selection  
new Browse Images     included included included included Thumbnails of previous images for easy selection 5-4
new Motif Library included included included included included included Insert custom created or default symbols into designs 3-28
new Memory List         included included Insert saved memory blocks into designs 3-28
  Style Gallery       included included included Set parameter templates 3-29
  MDI (Multi Document Interface) included included included included included included Have multiple designs open at the same time 1-3
  Auto Save       included included included Automatically save designs  
  Undo included included included included included included Correct design mistakes without starting over 4-43
  Redo         included included Recover Undo changes 4-43
new Undo Mark         included included Highlight a specific undo to recover to 4-43
  Customize Toolbars & Shortcut Keys included included included included included included Customize for quick access to your favorite tools and functions 1-8
new = New Feature/Tool improved = Improved Feature/Tool included = Included Feature/Tool optional = Optional Feature/Tool
Lettering, Text and Monogramming Back to top
Features Edit I Embroidery Software Edit II Embroidery Software Design Author Embroidery Software Design Maxx Embroidery Software Design Maxx Pro Embroidery Software Design Maxx Expert Embroidery Software Benefits Page(s) in Manual
True Type Fonts 1 optional optional included included included included    
new Advanced Fill Styles for TTF 1 optional optional optional optional optional optional    
new Shadow & Trap Effects for
TTF 1		 optional optional optional optional optional included    
new True Type Font® Font Builder         optional optional Create your own custom keyboard fonts quickly and easily  
improved Monograms optional optional optional included included included   9-3
improved Team Names optional optional optional optional included included   9-3
improved 112 Pre-Digitized Fonts included included included included included included Increase design production with keyboard lettering 9-3
  Multi-Line Text, Multi-Color Text included included included included included included One step, time-saving text feature 9-6
  Auto Kerning & Character Spacing included included included included included included Correct text placement for individual letters 9-5,6
  Text from Pre-Digitized Embroidery Fonts included included included included included included Clean embroidered fonts with little or no editing required 9-2,3
  Standard Text Layouts included included included included included included Match text setup for Arcs, Stair, Regular box, etc. 9-9
  Kern Individual Letters included included included included included included Kern Individual Letters 9-14
new Resize Individual Letters included included included included included included Allow for push and pull of individual letters 9-14
new Edit Objects Inside Text included included included included included included Edit individual objects in text lines  
  Edit Stitch Setting included included included included included included Allow for clean embroidered text on all types of fabrics 9-8
  Adjustments & Compensation included included included included included included Allow for push and pull of individual letters 9-8
  Advanced Text Layouts   included included included included included Match text setup for User Baseline, Top and Bottom lines 9-9
  Create and Save Custom Text Layouts   included included included included included Create and save custom text layouts 9-10
  Break Up Text to Sections       included included included Individual node and section editing for each letter 9-13
new Create and Save Custom Fill Stitches       included included included Competitive advantage, create custom fill patterns 9-8
improved Break Up Monograms to Sections           included Custom modifications to monogram created from templates  
improved Convert True Type Fonts optional optional included included included included Unlimited font selection with four stitching modes 9-3
  Produce Monogram Design   optional optional included included included Allow for push and pull of individual letters 9-22
new Text Effects optional optional optional optional optional included Special effects for text such as shadow, perspective, custom, etc. 9-10
  Create Team Name Designs optional optional optional optional included included Import name list and use with name drop feature 4-46
new = New Feature/Tool improved = Improved Feature/Tool included = Included Feature/Tool optional = Optional Feature/Tool
Editing Back to top
Features Edit I Embroidery Software Edit II Embroidery Software Design Author Embroidery Software Design Maxx Embroidery Software Design Maxx Pro Embroidery Software Design Maxx Expert Embroidery Software Benefits Page(s) in Manual
  Select Stitch by Click included included included included included included Exact stitch selection for editing 7-3
  Auto Select Stitch (Next, Prev) included included included included included included Stitch navigation for editing 7-3
  Move, Delete, Add Stitches (w/wo compensation) included included included included included included Stitch by stitch editing 7-5
  Add, Delete, Edit Control included included included included included included Insert / delete trim codes, color stops, etc. 7-9
  Select All included included included included included included Global design selection for editing 7-11
  Select By Color   included included included included included Editing by blocks of colors 7-13
  Select by Start-End Point, by Navigation   included included included included included Stitch navigation for editing 7-3
  Select by Rectangle, by Coutour   included included included included included Block selection tool 7-11
  Select By Object   included included included included included Block selection tool 7-13
  Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Keep selection (crop) included included included included included included Block modification tool 7-13
  Move, Rotate, Scale (w/o density compensation) included included included included included included Block modification tool 7-19
  Mirror H, V, Fix Rotation, Angular Rotation included included included included included included Block modification tool 7-22
  Envelope distorion (bridge, panoramic, etc) included included included included included included Distort design to custom shape 7-20,21
  Scale Block with Density Compensation included included included included included included Resize objects with stitch count changes by scale 7-23
  Filter Small Stitches   included included included included included Prevents excessive stitches in small areas 7-26
  Change ZigZag properties (density, width, angle)   included included included included included Modifies only selected stitch type 7-25
  Smooth ZigZag border   included included included included included Cleans up irregular border widths 7-25
  Randomize ZigZag border   included included included included included Use a slightly random edge for artistic effects 7-25
  Change Pattern Properties (density, width, type)   included included included included included Modifies only selected stitch type 7-25
  Smooth Area-Pattern Border   included included included included included Cleans up irregular pattern borders 7-25
  Randomize Area-Pattern Border   included included included included included Use a slightly random edge for artistic effects 7-25
  Convert ZigZag to Pattern or Pattern to ZigZag   included included included included included Convert stitch types to correct stitch type for design size 7-23
new Convert Stitch Block to Objects (expanded to condensed)   included