With all of the features and tools of Edit I,Edit II, and Design Author, plus a vast set of tools for the creation of beautiful new designs by you. Design Maxx is the perfect choice for those new to digitizing who want more tools and features.
Keyboard Lettering
New and improved pre-digitized keyboard fonts let you quickly and easily add professionally digitized text to your design. Closest Point Connection allows you to sew out text with the least amount of trims possible.
TrueType© Fonts Lettering
Generate unique embroidery text in an array of shapes, sizes and layouts, or create custom layouts unique to your product or company. Merge lettering with stock designs with just a few clicks of your mouse.
Basic Editing
The editing power and flexibility in Version 8 is why Embroidery Office Edit I is rapidly becoming the ultimate choice in basic editing software packages. Sort by color, repeat designs in columns or rows, add text to designs, retouch stitches, auto kern text or manually adjust, plus so much more.
Advanced Editing
Advanced Block Editing tools make it easy to add density, enlarge, reduce or modify just the selected area, and allow you to edit your embroidery designs with confidence and ease. Scale blocks or entire designs with stitch count compensation; add, delete, and move individual stitches; convert expanded stitches to condensed stitches, and more!
Auto Digitizing
Automatically convert images and photographs to stitch files with AID II and Photo Stitch. Easily create artistic designs that appear to be cross stitched. Easy-to-use wizards guide you through each step in auto-digitizing, but what sets Design Author apart from other auto-digitizers is the ability to edit the design after it has been auto-digitized, right down to individual stitches. Ease of use plus full control of output makes Design Author the leading choice for the new digitizer.
Advanced Digitizing
Take full control with manual digitizing tools. Make changes to stitch type and direction, sew out sequence, stitch density, stitch length, pull compensation, and underlay to name a few. Also included are these creation tools: Manual Stitches to create travel stitches within designs; Column With Zig Zag; Path With Running Stitch to create travel or detail stitches; Path With Zig Zag to create zig zag columns with direction lines; and Path With E Stitch to create appliqué stitching. Area Tools include: Area With Zig Zag to create zig zag areas with direction lines; and Area With Pattenr to stitch large areas with complex fill patterns that can contain holes.
Monograms
Monograms have never been easier! Create beautiful pre-digitized sing, double, and 3-letter monograms quickly and easily.
Exclusive 3D Space - Only Available from Embroidery Office
New and exclusive to Embroidery Office Version 8 is the space simulator. This one useful tool can easily set you apart from your competition. Impress your customers by showing them what their design will look like in a realistic simulation rendered in full 3 dimensional space. Simulate your design on a cap at 270 or 360 degrees, or on a shirt front or shirt sleeve, then rotate and view from different angles for the full effect. You and your customers will be amazed by this new tool. There is no better way to tell how the design will look without actually sewing it out. Six simulation models included.